Duterte mum on `druggie mayors` but vows

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= Tuesday, July 26, 2016
PNP confirms
drug lord’s
link to illegal
gambling
By Jennifer P. Rendon
THE POLICE Regional Office (PRO-6) indeed ordered
a relentless campaign against
illegal gambling alongside the
drive against illicit drugs.
Why?
Chief Superintendent Jose
Gentiles, PRO-6 director, said
they established links of drug
personalities to the illegal numbers game.
“Nalaman ko dito sa Region 6 na ‘yung illegal drugs
personalities who fund it (illegal drugs) also fund illegal
gambling,” he added.
Gentiles said he already
confirmed that the same person
financed the illegal gambling
operations, particularly in Iloilo
province.
He later identified that financier as an identified drug lord in
Iloilo City.
Iloilo province has been
actively striking “bookies” bet
collectors last week.
But while it seemed to be orPNP confirms /p10
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‘SHOW NO MERCY’
Duterte mum on ‘druggie mayors’
but vows sustained drive vs crime
By Louine Hope Conserva
DESPITE MOUNTING
anticipation by the public, Pres. Rodrigo Duterte did not mention in
his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) the
23 mayors in the country
allegedly linked to illegal
drug trade.
‘WE HEAR YOU’ Employees of Iloilo provincial government take time to listen to the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of
President Rodrigo Duterte, July 25, 2016. (Ricky D. Alejo/Erik de Castro/Reuters)
But Pres. Duterte justified
the manner of dealing with
illegal drugs and crimes under
his administration, particularly the killing of drug users
and pushers in several police
operation.
“We will not stop until the
last drug lord, the last user and
the last pusher have surrendered or were put behind bars
SHOW NO/p10
More cops probed for partying with ‘drug suspect’ NIA welcomes DA chief’s
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posed of seven policemen while the second might have wanted Maymay’s position. If
go signal for megadam
group includes four more officers.
not, he allegedly wanted a “juicy” position
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ennifer
endon
THE ILOILO City Police Office (ICPO)
has deferred its decision on policemen
who were investigated for “partying” with
a suspected drug personality.
Senior Superintendent Remus Zacharias Canieso, Iloilo City police chief, the
delay came in the heels of another batch
of policemen who were also at the party
but were not included in the first group of
policemen who are under probe.
Canieso said the first group was com-
“Sinabay-sabay na natin lahat. They
were just identified because of the reports
coming in to my office,” he added.
Canieso also refused to answer speculations that the first batch of policemen,
particularly Chief Inspector Rio Maymay
of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO),
was made to appear to have links with the
drug personality.
The person who allegedly “reported”
their presence is also a police officer who
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in ICPO.
“I won’t answer to speculations. If it
has not been proven, it’s a mere hearsay,”
Canieso said.
The ICPO last week ordered Maymay
and several others to explain their presence
at a baptismal party where suspected drug
peddler Arian Orbe was also present.
The event happened at the poolside
of Austery Subdivision in Barangay
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the project as it was conceived under the administration of former
president Benigno Aquino III.
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Cops told to explain
Esplanade stabbing
Negros shabu supplier
have protectors – mayor 2
By Dolly Yasa
BACOLOD City – An alleged
shabu supplier in Silay City,
Negros Occidental who recently surrendered to the police
and Mayor Mark Golez, have
protectors.
Golez said he was dismayed
that the protectors of alleged
drug personality Alain Gamboa
are people we knew.
“They are persons we know,”
Golez said but declined to name
them.
He also revealed that Gamboa distributed four kilos of
shabu a month in Silay City.
The mayor also said he was
surprised that Gamboa was not
included in the drug watchlist
of the local PNP.
“The source of shabu being
distributed by Gamboa was
also traced to have originated
from the Bilibid prison, which
also being transported from
Manila to Negros via roro vessels,” Golez added.
Aldrin Dejelo, who ranked
number 3 in the drug watch list
of Silay PNP, also followed the
footstep of Gamboa. He also
surrendered two firearms and
a fragmentation grenade.
Dejelo said he surrendered
because he was afraid to be
killed.
Golez said the police continue to monitor the movements
of Gamboa and Dejelo despite
their pledge to support the
government anti-illegal drug
campaign and to stop their illegal activities.
More than 300 drug pushers
and dependents in Silay City
have already surrendered to
the police.
But Golez said he believes
that there are still more than
1,000 pushers and users in
Silay City.
He also revealed that they
have received information that
the number two drug personality in Silay City is planning to
surrender.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016
By Maricyn A. De los Santos
Police were ordered to explain a deadly
stabbing incident at the Iloilo Esplanade
in Iloilo City over the weekend.
On July 25, 2016, Mayor Jed Patrick
Mabilog said 15 police officers from Molo
and Mandurriao police stations assigned
at Esplanade were ordered to explain their
the daily
location and their actions when a 15-yearold student was stabbed while walking
at the linear leisure park evening of July
23, 2016.
“Gina pa explicar subong (July 25) ang
15 ka mga kapulisan sang distrito sang
Mandurriao kag sang Molo nga naka duty
sa Esplanade kung diin sila kag ano ginahimo nila sang natabo ini nga insidente,”
the mayor said.
Mabilog also condemned the proliferation of gangs that result to gang wars and
deaths.
“Amo man ni sila nga mga gang ang
naga butang sang graffiti sa aton mga
dalanon bilang parte sang ila initiation,”
he said.
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Habal-habal driver shot dead
A HABAL-habal driver was killed in a drive-by
shooting noon of July 25 at Banate, Iloilo
Police identified the victim as Eduardo Binobo
Jr., 36, of Barangay Juanico, Banate.
Inspector Fernando Punzalan Jr., Banate
police chief, said Binobo was sitting in a waiting shed when two men on another motorcycle
passed by.
The back rider allegedly alighted from the
Habal-habal/p10
WV cops to raise bar vs illegal drugs
By Jennifer Ponsaran-Rendon
STARTING THIS week, the Police Regional Office
(PRO-6) vowed to raise the bar in its campaign against
illegal drugs.
“Expect more operations. Expect more arrests,” said
Chief Superintendent Jose Gentiles, PRO-6 director.
Along with the public being made aware of the plan,
Gentiles also told policemen to be ready to engage as
they step up their anti-illegal drug drive.
“Kung may mabubuwal man, hindi po tayo ‘yun
(If someone will fall, it won’t be us),” he announced
during the flag raising ceremony July 25, 2016.
Gentiles also acknowledged that the campaign is
double whammy on the part of the PNP.
“It’s damn if you do, damn if you don’t,” Gentiles
said but he vowed to abide by President Rodrigo
Duterte’s pronouncement to rid of illegal drugs in 3
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to 6 months.
In Western Visayas, there were no reports of extrajudicial killing (EJK) “kasi hindi sila nanlaban,” he
added.
Gentiles also addressed observation that there were
not much of a firefight during drug stings because they
were just running after small-time drug peddler.
“The use of firearms is dictated by the situation. Ang
WV cops/p10
‘Drug
suspect’
found dead
in Antique
AN ALLEGED drug personality in Ibajay, Aklan was found
dead morning of July 22, 2016
in Antique province.
The body of Ruther James
Sabado, a resident of Barangay
Agbago, Ibajay, was found at
the inland village of Sta. Cruz
in Pandan, Antique.
According to reports, Sabado suffered multiple gunshot
wounds on different parts of
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More cruise ships to
visit Boracay in 2016
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FOUR TO five more cruise ships are
expected to visit Boracay Island in 2016,
according to the Department of Tourism
(DOT-6).
Seven cruise ships have already visited
the island in the first half of the year, said
Director Helen Catalbas.
“We expect that four or five ships will
come here, granting that the weather is fine.
Sometimes, schedules of cruise ships are
cancelled or postponed because of inclement weather conditions,” she said.
Last year, nine ships made Boracay their
port of destination and brought in 15,000
passengers including crewmembers.
The ships are MC Costa Victoria, MS
Europa, MS Celebrity Century, Seabourn
Sojourn, MS Celebrity Century, Seven
Seas Voyager, Legend of the Seas, Silver
Shadow, and MS Europa.
“They are big spenders. So even if they
only stay for eight or 12 hours, they spend
a lot in the port of call,” she said.
Catalbas said they are awaiting the result of the visit and analysis of some DOT
cruise consultants on Iloilo ports.
“There are also cruise ships we call ‘expeditions’ eyeing Northern Iloilo, because there
we don’t need a big pier. Expeditions can have
beach landing. And also same with mainland
Aklan like Kalibo,” Catalbas added.
Boracay is now considered a major
destination in the country when it comes
to cruise shipping, said the director.
Minor falls into deep well, dies
By Jomarie A. Billones
ROXAS CITY, Capiz – A 13year-old girl died after she ac-
cidentally fell into a deep well
afternoon of July 24, 2016 in Poblacion President Roxas, Capiz.
Police reports indicated that
the victim went out for an errand
but she did not return home.
The family got shocked upon
learning that the victim fell into
an abandoned deep well.
The police are still determining if there was foul play in the
incident.
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Miss U hosting boon
to Boracay tourism
By Leonard T. Pineda I
THE PROPOSED hosting of
the Miss Universe pageant in
2017 in the Philippines will further boost the tourism industry
in Boracay Island, according
to the Department of Tourism
(DOT)-6.
DOT said if hosting of the
world’s most prestigious pageant will push through next
year, Boracay Island is eyed as
one of the tourist sites where
segments of the month-long
contest will take place.
Lawyer Helen Catalbas,
DOT-6 regional director, said
the big event will pave way
for an immense exposure for
the region particularly the little
island of Boracay.
“This will be another chance to
showcase our hospitality, attractions, and services,” she said.
Boracay was recently rec-
ognized as one the world’s best
islands by New York-based
magazine Travel + Leisure.
Along with Palawan and Cebu,
Boracay landed in the international travel magazine’s list with
Palawan clinching the top spot.
Boracay clinched the second spot
while Cebu ranked sixth.
Catalbas said the Philippines
is ready to host the pageant
again after the 1974 and 1994
editions.
“It is timely that we have
the reigning Miss Universe Pia
Wurtzbach,” she said.
Meanwhile, DOT Secretary
Wanda Corazon Teo said they
are focusing on sponsoring the
Miss Universe pageant with
the plan and sources of funding in tow.
Teo added that the hosting of
the pageant will have a greater
impact to the country’s tourism
promotion efforts. (PIA)
Republic of the Philippines
Province of Iloilo
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The Sangguniang Bayan ng Oton has just revised the Investment and Incentives
Code of the Municipality known as ORDINANCE NO. 2016 – 292 entitled: AN
ORDINANCE REVISING THE INVESTMENT AND INCENTIVES CODE OF
THE MUNICIPALITY OF OTON, ILOILO.
The passage of this code is in line with the policy of the Municipality to encourage both local and foreign investments in its jurisdiction that will result in the
mutual benefits of its citizens and investors, taking into account the principles of
sustainable development, wise utilization of natural resources, equitable distribution of wealth and holistic human resource development: to accelerate the sound
development of the municipal economy, in consonance with the principles and
objectives of economic nationalism, and in pursuance of the planned economically feasible and practicable establishment of industries; to encourage Filipino
and foreign investments as hereinafter set out, in projects to develop agricultural,
processing and manufacturing industries which increase municipal income, bring
about economic upliftment, provide more opportunities for employment, and raise
the standard of living of the people of Oton; to welcome and encourage foreign
capital to establish pioneer enterprises that are capital and labor intensive and
would utilize a substantial amount of domestic raw materials, in joint venture
with substantial Filipino capital whenever available; to attract investors through
efficient and effective governance, insuring management continuity of policies,
providing fiscal and non–fiscal incentives, supportive and facilitative political
climate, and providing adequate support promoting political stability.
This Investment and Incentives Code has 10 Articles with sub-sections to wit:
ARTICLE I - TITLE, DECLARATION OF POLICY, PURPOSE OBJECTIVE
AND GOAL
ARTICLE II- DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS
ARTICLE III - LOCAL INVESTMENTS AND INCENTIVES BOARD (LIIB)
ARTICLE IV- THE LOCAL ECONOMIC AND INVESTMENTS PROMOTION
CENTER (LEIPC)
ARTICLE V - LOCAL INVESTMENT PRIORITY AREAS (LIPA)
ARTICLE VI - QUALIFICATIONS
ARTICLE VII - INCENTIVES TO REGISTERED ENTERPRISES
ARTICLE VIII - MANDATED APPROPRIATION
ARTICLE IX - REPEALING, SEPARABILITY CLAUSES AND JUDICIAL
RELIEF
ARTICLE X - EFFECTIVITY
This was sponsored by Hon. Juan Miguel M. Flores and Seconded by Hon.
Rodolfo Z. Alconga, Jr., Co- sponsored on the floor by Vice Mayor Jose Neil P.
Olivares; Enacted on June 22, 2016; Approved Unanimously by all the members
present. Approved by the Local Chief Executive Vicente B. Flores, Jr. on June 30,
2016 and posted on conspicuous places since June 30, 2016.
KERRY ANN T. LACIFICAR Secretary to the Sanggunian
VICENTE B. FLORES, JR.
Vice Mayor
THE DEPARTMENT of Science and Technology (DOST)-6 launches the Western Visayas Food
Innovation Center at the opening of the National Science and Technology Week, July 25, 2016 at
SM City Iloilo. In photo are keynote speaker Dr. Doralyn S. Dalisay; Dr. Rogelio Artajo, president of
Guimaras State College (center); and DOST-6 regional director Rowen Gelonga. (Ricky D. Alejo)
Suspected drug pusher
nabbed in Roxas City
By Jomarie A Billones
ROXAS CITY, Capiz – A total of 13 sachets
of suspected shabu were recovered from a suspected pusher during a buy-bust operation last
week here.
Manuel Bason, 42, Salocon village in Panitan, Capiz is facing charges for violations of
Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous
Drug Act of 2002) following his arrest on Washington Street, Barangay 7.
The operation was conducted by the Provincial Anti Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task
Group (PAIDSOTG) under Inspector Myles
Dieron
Bason was earlier arrested for the same offense but he was freed after his case was subjected to automatic review.
The suspect was subjected to surveillance
since his release from police custody but he
went missing from Philippine Railway and was
later found renting an apartment on Washington
Street.
Dieron said the apartment Bason rented could
be considered drug den because the illegal drugs
were stocked in the place.
Bason denied he was into illegal drug trade
although he did use drugs.
He clarified that the he did not rent the apartment owned by the brother of Brgy. 7 village
chief Rolando Luda.
Meanwhile, another drug personality
was arrested by the police afternoon of July
22, 2016 in the public market of Ivisan,
Capiz.
Gilmar Caguitquit Cezar of Ilaya-Ivisan
village in Ivisan town did not resist when he
caught dealing with a poseur-buyer who happened to be a member of the Ivisan Municipal
Police Station.
Recovered from Cezar six sachets of suspected shabu and P300 marked money.
Student robbed in Boracay
A STUDENT was robbed in
Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan
over the weekend.
Jacob Lopez, 18, of San
Pedro, Laguna lost P4,500
cash and personal belongings
to still unidentified riding-intandem robbers, according to
Aklan Police Provincial Office
(APPO).
Lopez, who is in Boracay for
an on-the-job training (OJT),
was also mauled.
The suspects are still at-large
as of press time.
Wanted person nabbed
ROGER Tambong, 29, of
Brgy. Libang, Makato, Aklan
was arrested in a police opera-
tion Sunday.
According to Aklan Police
Provincial Office (APPO),
Tambong is accused of homicide, with a case filed against
him before Regional Trial Court
Branch 13 in Culasi, Antique.
The court recommended a
P40,000 bail for his temporary
freedom.
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Iloilo City
5 eyes P5-M
fund for drug
rehab program
DOH sets aside P500M
for rehab centers
THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DOH)
has proposed a P500-million budget for
treatment and rehabilitation centers nationwide to cater to thousands of illegal
drug surrenderees.
The amount will be taken from the
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
(Pagcor) since there is no budget intended
for it in the General Appropriations Act.
Health Secretary Paulyn Jean RosellUbial recognized that while there are existing rehabilitation centers, the facilities are
City to ink
partnership
for integrity,
jobs
By M. A. De los Santos
THE ILOILO City Government will develop integrity
mechanisms in cooperation
with civil society, business
sector and decision-makers in
the metro.
This, after Sangguniang
Panlungsod (SP) recently authorized Mayor Jed Patrick
Mabilog to sign in behalf of the
city government the memorandum of understanding (MOU)
and Integrity Pledge for Jobs
Project with Partnership for
Integrity and Jobs (Project I4)
Consortium.
The MOU will pilot the
project dubbed “Partnership
for Integrity and Jobs Creation
- Local Governments and Civil
Society Cooperate for Integrity and Transparent, Effective
Small Business Registration
Procedures (Project I4J).”
Project I4J aims to contribute to the reduction of poverty
in the Philippines through integrity and the sustainable
creation of jobs.
Started in 2014 by Konrad
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Estancia
-Cebu
RoRo
launched
A ROLL on-roll off (RoRo)
vessel connecting Estancia in
Iloilo and Tabuelan in Cebu
was launched July 18, 2016.
LCDR Ramil Palabrica,
PCG Iloilo station commander,
confirmed that MV Navistar
started to ply Estancia-Cebu
route.
Palabrica said the RoRo
route is expected to boost tourism in Northern Iloilo.
“Isla Gigantes is very popular among tourists. Now, tourists from Cebu can bring their
families on-board the RoRo
vessel, he added. (Maricyn A.
De los Santos)
not enough to cater to thousands of illegal
drug users who surrendered to the police.
Ubial cited the case of the regional
Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in
Pototan, Iloilo which only has 50 beds.
Ubial said they will be expanding
it to cater to 100 drug dependents in
Western Visayas.
“The chiefs of 14 treatment and rehab
centers across the country met on July
15 and they came up with a total budget
proposal of P500 million. Last week,
I met with PAGCOR assistant vice
president Arnell Ignacio and I already
requested the amount for augmentation
of our treatment and rehab centers,” she
said during her visit with Gov. Arthur
Defensor Sr. on July 19, 2016.
The treatment and rehab center is part
of the residential program of DOH.
COMMUNITY-BASED
TREATMENT
Ubial is also advocating for communitybased treatment centers which will maximize
the barangays’ facilities for rehabilitation.
“Right now we have the algorithm
to those who surrender. First, they will
undergo testing. Those tested positive
will be assessed whether they need residential care or they can be rehabilitated
using the community based program.
While those who were tested negative
will undergo brief intervention and
counseling,” she said,
For the community based program,
Ubial said they have already formulated
manual of operations and will be seeking the help of accredited physicians,
municipal health officers, nurses, and
social welfare officers to do the assessment and counseling.
By M. A. De los Santos
THE ILOILO City Government
is allotting about P5 million for
the city’s drug rehabilitation
program.
Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog
said the fund will be sourced
from the city’s Peace and Order
Fund.
Mabilog said the city plans
to put up community barangay
center in the metro’s seven
districts.
Each drug rehab team per
district will be manned by a
psychologist, nurse, peer facilitators, and office staff.
Each center will have a budget of P3,100 per month.
“We are looking for seven
psychologists, seven nurses, 21
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Duterte gives Yasay
a graceful exit
N
OW I see how astute President Duterte is.
He can appear to be assuring you of his trust and confidence while actually cutting your neck.
That was what his July 19 video statement released by Malacañang on the status of Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr.
showed.
In the video, a very formal Duterte in barong tagalog with the
emblem of the President of the
Ellen Tordesillas Republic of the Philippine behind and in front of him, said:
“I would like to arrest a few
rumors going around that Secretary Yasay of the Department
of Foreign Affairs is on his way out. I would like to assure the
Secretary that he is in good company and there is no truth to the
rumor that there is a plan for his ouster, far from it actually.
“I would like the Philippines to know that I personally pleaded
with Secretary Yasay to join the government because he us competent, honest, and he knows his business. He has a professorial
job on the western side of the United States.
“He knows whereof he speaks. So hindi totoo yan.
“Although there’s a caveat. Actually, Secretary accepted the
position on the condition that he will only serve for a few months,
not even a year because he has contractual obligations to teach,
professorial chair, well most universities in the western side.
California, Hawaii and somewhere else.
“Let me douse cold water on the rumor and arrest the circulating. It’s not good.
“Yasay speaks for me. Everything that he says in public both
national and international comes from my guidance. And he has
my backing and full support. And I said, I place my entire trust in
him to take care as being the spokesman for our foreign affairs.
“Sana matapos na iyang haka-haka. Maraming Salamat.”
So Yasay stays put as DFA secretary for now. But he will be out
soon,“For a few months, not even a year,” Duterte said.
That’s exit. Duterte just made it graceful.
That’s sooner than what Yasay expected who was presumed to
be holding the DFA position until the one-year ban on defeated
vice presidential candidate Alan Peter Cayetano expires.
Cayetano becoming foreign secretary is not being mentioned
now. Besides, it’s doubtful if Cayetano is interested to be the
country’s chief diplomat.
DFA would not serve Cayetano’s higher political ambitions
unlike the Department of Interior and Local Government which
gives one direct contacts with local government that would be
useful in future electoral exercise.
Controversy hounded Yasay from the moment his name was
mentioned as the next foreign secretary. There was no lack in
materials against him. There’s the Banco Filipino case and his
controversial stint as chairman of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Being passed around through email are records of Yasay’ s
unpaid tax debts and mortgages in the United States going back
to the 1990s. He has also been delinquent in the payment of his
New York bar dues.
Definitely, Yasay is not the worst foreign secretary. DFA has
had its share of incompetent secretaries.
But Yasay’s major flaw is, he talks to media too much. That’s
a catastrophe if you are ignorant about the subject you are talking about.
And he has very bad timing.
Before the July 12 release of the decision of the Permanent
Court of Arbitration on the case filed by the Philippines against
China on the disputed waters in the South China Sea, Yasay
talked about engaging in bilateral talks and joint exploration
with China.
He revealed that he rebuffed the pressure of the ambassadors of
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Commentary
SWM on the garbage
I
bage problem would not have reached this
critical level had the board functioned as
it should.
The board is overloaded with almost
every agency of the government with
anything to do with garbage. Again, the
garbage mounds indicate that these agencies had not done their job well.
Take the case of the Association of
Barangay Captains. I had written time
and again about the barangay chairmen
as the first line in garbage collection. In
fact they have a share in the garbage fee
but why are there garbage mounds in the
city? The only reason: negligence by the
barangay to at least report and insure that
the contracted garbage collector remove
the trash daily. Had the barangay chiefs
educated their constituencies to do their
share in making their communities clean
we would not be in this mess. The rubbish
tells us they have not enforced the laws and
ordinances even on business or household
refuse and litters.
Informing the collector appears important. At least after I mentioned the garbage
T IS HEARTWARMING for the people
of Bacolod to read that Mayor Evelio
Leonardia has reorganized the city’s
Solid Waste Management (SWM) Board to
deal with the aggravating problem of garbage, but...
One thing
civilized
people hate is
filth whether
at home or
in the public
places. How
we hated that
the city swam
on garbage
Modesto P. Sa-onoy u n d e r t h e
previous administration
save a few
favored subdivisions.
The SWM board was mandated by law
but have we heard of this before? Perhaps
but observation shows the board has been
practically useless or negligent. The gar-
Focus
in Lacson Street towards Barangay Bata
the mound of trash was leveled though not
totally cleaned. Did they leave something
for the rats, the cats, the vermin and the
maggots? Two days later the mound was
back
The board has a representative of the
Department of Public Services. Need we
cite its failure considering the garbage
situation? DPS is considered “dumping”
ground for “unwelcome” permanent city
employees that probably explain why the
department is not functioning as it should.
This department is vital in the enforcement
of the ordinance on garbage because it has
an army (at least on paper and public perception) of workers. If the city is unclean,
need we look elsewhere for blame?
One of the decisions reached by the
board is that it directed the Bids and
Awards Committee to conduct bidding
for a garbage collection contract that will
replace the present one by September 2.
What are the conditions of this contract?
In the case of present contractor the public
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Don’t underestimate
the ripples from Brexit
I
T MIGHT not be wise to underestimate
the potential impact on the Philippines
of Britain’s exit (Brexit) from the
European Union (EU). The incoming top
official of the Department of Trade and Industry has been quoted by media reports as
saying that the effects of
Brexit on the Philippines
Jose
will be “minimal”.
Judging by the reaction of the financial
markets across the globe
to the ‘Leave’ vote, the coming economic
fallout is bound to hit the Philippines in any
number of ways. Britain is a highly globalized economy and the Brexit vote’s effects
are bound to come from different directions
that may not be obvious to some.
The Philippines may experience this
Brexit tsunami—not mere ripples as some
analysts insist—not only from Britain and
the rest of the United Kingdom directly
but from other countries and regions that
have economic ties with the new Europe
divorcee.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor
Amando Tetangco cites a need to “watch
the [Brexit] impact on [the Philippines] via
contagion from moves in the US dollar”.
In the hours after the result of the
‘Leave’ or ‘Stay’ referendum, the British
currency, the pound sterling, took a beating
in the markets, plunging to a 31-year low
against the US dollar. That means instant
losses for businesses or economies with
large revenues coming from British corporations or industries. Share prices of UK
companies wobbled on equities markets,
and a number of large British companies
immediately announced plans to amend
future expansion plans.
On the other hand, fund managers escaping from the pound put their money on
the Japanese yen, pushing up above 100 its
rate against the dollar.
As a result of these movements, the
British pound was fetching around P63P65 just after the Brexit referendum from
P67.50 last week. It is also now costly for
holders of Philippine pesos to purchase
Japanese yen, at around P0.46-P0.47 per
Japanese yen compared to last month’s
P0.42-P0.43.
With a deployment rate of over 30,000
individuals a year, the number of Filipinos
in Britain is estimated at around 250,000.
They send home through the banking
system more than $1.53 billion a year,
representing about 6 percent of all OFW
annual remittances.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows
into the Philippines from the UK totaled
$373.16 million in 2015, a big leap from
$141.94 million in the preceding year. In
the first three months of 2016, there was a
slowdown to $5.65 million from the yearago $16.27 million. In the whole of 2015,
UK direct investments comprised 6.5 percent of the total overall for that year.
In terms of merchandise trade, total
Philippine exports to the
M. Galang UK in the first four months
of this year amounted to
$150.61 million (0.9 percent of the total) while
imports reached $168.05
million (0.7 percent of the total imports).
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OUTLOOK GLOOMY
If the UK’s unbundling from the EU
results in a recession, these investments
and trade numbers could only go down
some more. But it is the hiring of Filipinos
and their remittances that could be hardest
hit. After all, immigration was the biggest
issue that the Britons had with the EU that
led to the Brexit phenomenon.
If the Brexit shockwaves lead to a general weakening of the EU community, as
some economists suspect, the Philippines
could also take a hit as a result. The EU
nations combined for $317.2 million of
annual FDI flows into the country last year,
according to Bangko Sentral data.
A survey by the fDi Magazine shows
that 60 percent of emerging market companies in the UK “do so primarily as part
of a regional European strategy”, writes
Courtney Fingar in the latest issue of the
publication that focuses on foreign direct
investment flows worldwide.
“While certainly some small companies
and entrepreneurs say they welcome the
idea of being free from Brussels-born red
tape, others are in a panic. Freedom from
EU does not necessarily mean less, or better, regulation, and it can instead mean new
barriers that could break small businesses,”
Fingar says.
After the exit from the EU, foreign
investor companies now risk losing
preferential access to European markets.
These fears were raised during the campaign period leading to the referendum,
but the business leaders’ appeals fell on
deaf ears.
Analysts at the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) have projected that a long
period of negotiations for new trade
relations with the EU would leave an
inward-looking Britain saddled with a
weak currency that could ignite a financial
crisis and limit investment and consumer
spending.
In that kind of a scenario, the IMF
predicts Britain plunging into a recession,
with unemployment expanding, real wages
stagnating, and inflation gaining speed.
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is not aware of the terms, at least the fine prints. One condition
that came out in the news is that the contractor is paid by the
truck delivered regardless of the volume that it delivered. This is
illogical and open to abuse and corruption. A garbage truck can
deliver half a load and get a full payment. In fact I was told the one
condition in the contract is for the contractor to have compactors.
Was this complied with?
This system is one reason that the budget for garbage ballooned
from a monthly fee of P9 million 2013 to P30 million in 2016
and yet the city is awash in trash. The City Legal Office should
look into possible violations of the contract because the present
contractor might bid for the new one.
In the past the collector was be paid by the volume it delivered.
I think it should not just be volume but weight as well. This is
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countries pushing the issue of
freedom of navigation in South
China Sea (United States and
Japan) for him to issue a strong
statement against China when
the Arbitral Court’s decision
comes out.
He was seen as pro-China
so much so that he was cruci-
fied when he didn’t look joyful
while reading the DFA statement on the Arbitral Court’s
decision that overwhelmingly
favored the Philippines.
Then perhaps to negate his
pro-China image, he spilled to
media his conversation with
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang
Yi on the sidelines of AsiaEurope Meeting in Mongolia.
A report that came out this week in The
Wall Street Journal, authored by Greg
Ip, said that the greater consequences of
Brexit would be “more subtle, gradual,
and global.”
Brexit, the article said, is the “starkest
repudiation yet” of the post-war consensus favoring ever-deeper global integration, noting further that that consensus is
“already fraying” in the face of growing
protectionism and anti-immigrant sentiment worldwide.
“A further unravelling would undermine
global growth prospects already clouded by
aging population and miserable productivity,” the WSJ analysis said.
Why have the Britons ignored these
warnings from prominent world leaders
(from US President Barack Obama to Pope
Francis) and opted to deliver their country
into a state of uncertainty?
POPULIST REVOLTS
Anatole Kaletsky, a noted economist
who used to write for the Financial Times
and the International New York Times,
said in a think piece he wrote for Project
Syndicate last week that the Brexit referendum is part of a global phenomenon:
“populist revolts against established political parties, predominantly by older, poorer,
or less-educated voters angry enough to
tear down existing institutions and defy
‘establishment’ politicians and economic
experts”.
A common feature in rich countries seeing these populist rebellions is although unemployment rates are low, many of the jobs
created pay low wages, and “immigrants
have displaced bankers as scapegoats for
all social ills,” said Kaletsky.
Following Brexit, he added, financial
markets and businesses around the world
will be “shaken out of their complacency”
about populist insurgencies. “These heightened market concerns will, in turn, change
economic reality. As in 2008, financial
markets will amplify economic anxiety,
breeding more anti-establishment anger
and fueling still-higher expectations of
political revolt.”
“The threat of such contagion means a
Brexit vote could be the catalyst for another
global crisis,” Kaletsky concluded. “Those
who vote for populist upheavals will have
no one but themselves to blame when their
revolutions go wrong.”
In the Philippines, a new government
— itself swept to power by a populist
movement — will take the reins of power
on June 30. It should tread most carefully
in an immensely fragile and angry global
environment caused by Brexit. (ABS-CBN
News)
just a thought. The point is the new board should insure that the
city does not get another ride with a bigger budget and a smelly
and ugly city.
One obnoxious practice of the garbage collector is to operate
during day time. How many times have we followed an odious,
open garbage truck? The city should insist that the collection
should be done as it was many years back, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
the following day. Spare the citizens from the ugly sight especially
because the trucks are not covered.
While there is a secretariat, who or what agency is directly
responsible for the enforcement? It is supposed to be the DPS
and the barangay. But who oversees the DPS and the barangay?
To whom the citizens can complain?
SWM should show its teeth, be forceful, demand compliance
and impose penalties. Without these the Board is just another big
bore.
He said that he rejected Wang’s
proposal that bilateral talks
between the Philippines and
China would not be based on
the Arbitral tribunal’s ruling.
One can’t have a secretary
of foreign affairs that conducts
dealing with other countries
through media. Other diplomats
would be scared discussing
sensitive matters with him.
Duterte talks of Yasay having commitments for a teaching
job in the United States – “California, Hawaii and somewhere
else.”
School term in the U.S.
begins in September. That
means Yasay will only be up to
September? The next question:
who will be the next foreign
secretary?
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Our life in public
W
E NEED to give due attention to this aspect of our
life. Our life in public is an integral and unavoidable
part of us.
In the first place, to be born we need to have parents and a
family, then a community, a school, a market, a church, etc. We
can never be alone. Our life is at once private, individually ours,
and public, always with others,
if not physically then at least
intentionally.
Thus we need to know the
purpose of our life in public, what
it involves, what it requires, what
duties we have toward it, what
benefits it can give us and what
dangers it can pose.
I think that as we develop fast
because of our technologies, we
Fr. Roy Cimagala have to know how to pull the
many levers at hand to reach our
proper goal.
For example, how do we handle the many inter-generational and inter-cultural demands of our
times? Our public and social life now has certain complexities
unknown before. It now is much more diverse. And we need to
master them, and not be their slaves or pawns.
It’s a pity to see many people, especially the young, getting
lost in the dizzying swirl of our life in public. Many of us are
left badly equipped to tackle the intricacies involved. There’s the
pressure of the peers and “barkada,” the pull of the mob, the lure
of the entertainment world, the tricks and ambitions of business
and politics, etc.
We often get stuck in the externals and appearances without getting into the essence of things. Our reactions are mainly knee-jerk and
Pavlovian. We hardly think, we barely reflect and study things.
We generate a lifestyle based mainly on feelings and impressions, often fleeting and unstable, rather than on one that has a
solid foundation, able to guide us consistently through the different
phases and situations of our lives.
As a result, we enter into a spiral of a worldly way of life with
barely any soul in it. We begin to treat each other merely as facades or masks, quite plastic. Pretensions and hypocrisy become
salient features of our society, begetting the other forms of deceit
and conceit.
Instead of being persons, we become simply as actors, performers or robots. Our heart is slowly turned from flesh to stone. We
become users, manipulators and exploiters of others. The others
become mere objects, products, statistics.
Subjectivity, where respect for everyone’s spiritual character
and personhood should be enhanced, ebbs away. Instead, objectification of persons takes place, drying us up to make us things
instead of persons.
The dynamics created by this set-up allows people to swing
from self-absorption to self-assertion, from self-seeking to selfFocus/p10
Reflections
NUJP statement
on the signing of
EO on FOI
T
HE NATIONAL Union
of Journalists of the
Philippines welcomes
President Rodrigo Duterte’s
signing of the executive order
on Freedom of Information, the
swift fulfillment of a promise
he made during his campaign.
This is a gesture
we are sure not
only media but
everybody who
believes transparency and accountability indispensable to good
governance and
democracy highly
appreciates.
Although the
bill seems better
than the version
of the bill that
the previous administration had endorsed in
Congress, we hope that any
exceptions to the EO’s coverage will not dilute its essence
and intent.
At the same time, we urge
Congress to enshrine Freedom
of Information as part and
parcel of governance in our
country through legislation.
We further call on government to expand and strengthen
freedom of the press and of
information through the following:
· by working to end media
killings and to solve past murders, bring the
perpetrators
to justice and
put an end to
the culture of
impunity that
has marked
the continued
disregard for
human life and
human rights
in our land.
· by doing
away with all
laws that suppress free expression, such as the criminal
libel law, and enacting measures
that strengthen the same.
NUJP calls on every freedom
loving Filipinos to vigilant that
whatever gains are made are
protected and should continue
to expand the borders of press
freedom in the country.
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8
By Bombette G.Marin
Photos by IFDC
T
he Iloilo Fashion
Designer Council is an
Iloilo-based non-profit
organization established in
2016.
It was conceived with the
aim to help facilitate Ilonggo
designers and to work for the
development and growth of the
fashion industry by adhering to
socially responsible practices
and promoting the beautiful
image of Iloilo.
The council’s corporate social responsibility is in support
of Iloilo’s weaving industry
particularly in the towns of Miagao, Oton, Badiangan, Duenas
and Igbaras.
The group would like to
initiate a project to help local
weavers in terms of producing
new design patterns and color
matching.
By joining the upcoming
Indigenous Fiber Fashion Fair
on August 7, 2016 where they
will showcase their fashion
forecasts using hablon and
patadyong, the IFDC has taken
its initial steps to transform its
vision into reality.
Presently, the council has
seven members – John Montinola, Ian Jorda, Jun-G Candelario, Paul Conte, Binky
Pitogo, Lexter Badana, Hello
Hello and Audrey Rose Albason.
JOHN MONTINOLA
launched his first hablon and
patadyong pieces in Tumandok
Fashion Show in 2004. With
much enthusiasm and acclaim,
his all-female collection reflected his uncompromising
dedication to creating innovative designs using the paintings
of National Artist Fernando
Amorsolo as his inspiration. A
fashion and accessory designer,
hair and make-up artist, chef,
Montinola is currently the image consultant of IMG (Iloilo
Models Guild).
JUN-G CANDELARIO
is one of the mainstays of
the annual Indigenous Fiber
Fashion Fair. He started out
in the fashion industry as a
festival costume designer in
his hometown in Lemery, Iloilo
and presently one of Iloilo’s
most-sought after full-fledged
fashion designer. He learned
basic dress-making as an elective during his high school
days at Lemery National High
School and showcased his very
first gowns and festival attires
BINKY Pitogo masterpiece
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in local pageants. He has a degree in BS Architecture at the
University of San Agustin.
IAN JORDA is a fashion
designer, foodie, teacher and
an event specialist. His interests
spans from art, fashion, travel
and wellness. A graduate of
BS Hotel and Restaurant Management at Central Philippine
University in 2004, Jorda had
a comprehensive career as a
hotelier-seafarer with Costa
in Europe and a Professor.
His fashion portfolio includes
corporate attire, bridal design,
resort wear development and
visual merchandising. Presently, he is working as a Creative Director for TMX Travel
and Marketing Experts at the
ground floor of Amigo Mall.
BINKY PITOGO has a Certificate course in Clothing Technology at the very prestigious
School of Fashion and the Arts
(SoFA), a design Institute in
Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City,
Manila that specializes in design education. The clothes she
designed were then sold online
through Multiply. Her clothes
speak of elegance, confidence
and dauntlessness without trying too hard. Her clothes make
her clients look effortlessly
chic. She loves experimenting
with beautiful printed fabrics
mixed and matched or with a
combination of different textured details. Binky believes
that what a woman wears says
a lot about her.
PAUL CONTE was the
Grand Winner in the 5th Robinson’s Place Iloilo Design
Lab Competition in 2011. He
actively participates in various
mall and corporate shows in
Iloilo City. He takes pride in
joining the annual Indigenous
Fiber Fashion Fair in 2012 and
Iloilo Designers Week from
2012-15. His design aesthetic
is feminine with alluring silhouettes. His growing collection epitomizes versatility and
sartorial grace. Celebrities like
Heart Evangelista, Lovie Poe,
and Divine Lee have worn his
pieces.
LEXTER BADANA took
dressmaking and pattern making at Slim’s Fashion and Art
School in Manila for the past
years to improve his skills in
this area. He was among those
who were qualified for the
Slim’s Annual Student Work
Exhibit at the Fashion Hall
of SM Megamall in Manila
last year. His design aesthetics include classic silhouettes,
tailored menswear and eve-
ning wear for men women
with emphasis on patterns and
construction. He is also a risktaker and loves experimenting
with playful details. Among
his favourites are designers
Cristobal Balenciaga, Coco
Chanel, Oscar dela Renta. The
designer was featured twice at
the annual Indigenous Fiber
Fashion Fair.
HELLO HELLO is an independent clothing brand that conveys modernity in a relatable,
yet creative style. Intermixing
travel, art and culture as influences, the brand takes pride in
its innovative and fresh take on
ready-to-wear clothing. Resort
wear is at the foundation of this
label’s design aesthetic but its
effortless garments can be worn
anytime and anywhere appropriately, may it be a night beach
party or a brunch with friends in
a stylish urban setting.
AUDREY DUSARAN-ALBASON studied Fashion Design and other fashion-related
subjects from the note-worthy
Fashion Institute of the Philippines (FIP) in Manila. She debuted her graduation collection
at the SM Mega Fashion Hall
in 2014. Her internship under
renowned fashion designer
Francis Libiran honed her skills
in design and pattern-making.
Describing her aesthetic as
“feminine-eccentric”, she loves
mixing classic silhouettes with
contemporary embellishment
techniques and hand-crafted
details. She was the featured
designer in the 2016 ICONS
fashion show by the Women
Lawyers Association of the
Philippines-Iloilo Chapter.
See more of their designs
in the 9th Indigenous Fiber
Fashion Fair on August 7, 2016
at 6 p.m., SM City Iloilo Event
Center.
The event is organized the
Provincial Tourism Office of
the Iloilo Provincial Government and SM City Iloilo in
partnership with the Department or Trade and Industry,
the Department of Tourism
Regional Office, LGU-Miagao,
LGU-Oton, LGU-Duenas,
LGU-Badiangan, Tinukib and
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NO LETUP
Duterte
declares
ceasefire Duterte: We will not stop until last
with
drug pusher, drug lord put behind bars
CPP-NPA
MANILA – President Rodrigo
Duterte on Monday declared
a unilateral ceasefire with the
Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s ArmyNational Democratic Front
(CPP-NPA-NDF).
Duterte made the announcement before a joint session
of Congress during his first
State of the Nation Address
(SONA).
“I am announcing a unilateral ceasefire with the CPP-NPANDF effective immediately,”
he said.
He added: “I expect and
call on our fellow Filipinos in
the National Democratic Front
and its forces to respond accordingly.”
Duterte also vowed to work
for a “permanent and lasting
peace” before he ends his term
in 2022.
“That is my goal, that is my
dream,” he said.
The Armed Forces of the
Philippines expressed support
to Duterte’s declaration of
peace.
“The Commander in Chief
has initiated a very bold move
and we fully support him in
his effort to bring sustainable
and lasting peace to our whole
country,” military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla
said.
Padilla said that the AFP will
“abide by the Commander-inChief’s instruction.”
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MANILA – President Rodrigo
Duterte on July 25, 2016 reiterated that his fight against
criminality, illegal drugs and
corruption will be “relentless
and sustained.”
In his first State of the Nation Address, Duterte urged the
Philippine National Police and
local government officials not
to “lower their guard” against
crooks.
“There will be no let up in
this campaign. Double your
efforts, triple them if need be.
We will not stop until the last
drug lord, last financer and
last pusher have surrendered
or put behind bars or below
the ground if they so wish,”
the President, drawing loud
cheers from the packed Batasan
Pambansa.
PNP chief Ronald “Bato”
dela Rosa was also seen clapping and grinning from ear to
ear.
Since July 1, the PNP has arrested 3,213 drug personalities
nationwide and killed 239 drug
suspects in police operations.
A total of 120,038 voluntarily yielded to authorities, among
them, 112,902 drug users and,
7,107 pushers.
Duterte also encouraged law
enforcement personnel to do
their jobs well, saying he will
be with them “all the way.”
“Abuse your authority and
there will be hell to pay for
you will become worse than
criminality itself,” he said.
The President ordered the
National Police Commission
to expedite the investigation
and adjudication of administrative complaints against
police officials believed to be
involved in criminal activities
and prescribed rules for lifestyle checks for policemen.
He directed the Department
of Interior and Local Government to “strictly monitor” how
local government units perform
their supervision of the police
and vowed to create an interagency committee on illegal
drugs.
“In this quest, I will put at
stake my honor, my life and
the presidency itself,” Duterte
said.
“I repeat. Do not do drugs
because you will be the solution to the drug crisis that has
engulfed the nation.” (GMA
News)
PHL to use South China Sea
ruling to resolve sea dispute
MANILA – The Philippines will utilize the favorable
ruling of its international arbitration case against China
in efforts to peacefully resolve the country’s territorial
disputes, President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday.
“We strongly affirm and respect the outcome
of the case before the Permanent Court of Arbitration as an important contribution to the ongoing efforts to pursue a peaceful resolution and
management of our disputes,” Duterte said in his
first State of the Nation Address (SONA).
Duterte was also heard mistakenly pertaining
to the South China Sea as the China Sea.
“With regards to the West Philippine Sea otherwise known as China Sea, we strongly affirm
and respect...,” he said.
Duterte said that the country will continue to
deepen its dialogue with partner nations in building a greater understanding on humanitarian and
disaster response, and anti-terrorism efforts.
“We will continue to expand a better understanding on operation on human assistance,
disaster response, maritime security, and counter
terrorism. We shall deepen security dialogue with
partner nations to build a greater understanding
and cooperation,” Duterte said.
Also on Monday, the Philippines dropped its request to mention the landmark ruling of the Haguebased Permanent Court of Arbitration in the joint
statement of the Association of South East Asian
Nations in Laos. (GMA News with Reuters)
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He said police were already
ordered to investigate the incident and curb gangs. Students
who converge in public places
will also be frisked.
“Paga-sugdan ang pag
arikisa sa mga kabataan nga
naga tumpok sa mga publiko
Habal-habal...
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vehicle, approached the victim,
and pumped three bullets at his
direction.
Binobo sustained a gunshot
wound on the right side of
his head. He was rushed to
Barotac Viejo District hospital
Drug...
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his body.
Police recovered 10 empty
shells of caliber .9mm ammunition and one empty shell of
caliber .45 ammunition.
WV
cops...
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paggamit ng baril is based on
the doctrine of self-defense,”
he said.
“In fact, ‘yung situation, if it
doesn’t call for it, it’s not right,
it will never be right. Kaya
nga ang sinasabi, kaming mga
pulis ay hindi maliligaw kung
susundin po ang lahat ng values
ng PNP, which is service with
honor and justice.”
Since the start of PNP’s
Double Barrel project, only two
alleged drug personalities were
killed in Region 6 after they
allegedly fought back at police
operatives who were about to
arrest them.
At around 9:40 p.m. of July
18, Freddie Sumbing alias John/
Lando, 30, Barangay Rizal
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Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), the
three-year project is co-founded
by the European Union and the
German Ministry for Economic
Cooperation and Development
through KAS.
The said project will develop
integrity mechanisms and models of transparent and effective
small business and investment
registration and promotion
procedures, particularly the
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peer facilitators, and seven utility and office staff. They will be
trained by psychiatrists before
they are deployed,” he said.
The center will cater to drug
users who surrendered to the
police, whose dependency to
drugs is “mild to moderate” per
Department of Health (DOH)
standards.
As the number of drug users
who surrendered are beyond
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promotion. Thus, the truly
human ways to link us into
communion with others start to
disappear. It’s all about the ego.
The “we/us” vanishes.
The field gets littered with
the remains of envy, greed,
lust, sloth and other capital sins.
And, sad to say, there are many
exploiters and predators in this
field who take advantage of the
situation and the vulnerability
of the weak and the gullible.
We need to expose them and
their tactics.
We have to put a stop to this
vicious cycle, and reverse it to
become a virtuous cycle. This
will depend on whether we
first establish and strengthen
our personal relationship with
God.
nga mga lugar,” he added.
Mabilog called on school
principals to call the attention
of students who are suspected
involved in gangs while the
City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) will
call the attention of parents.
The victim was a 4th year
high school student of Iloilo
National High School.
His friends said they were
caught in a fight between other
two groups. One group thought
the victim was a member of the
rival gang.
Suspect John William Deraco, 22, of Wilson, City Proper
was arrested at Tanza Timawa,
City Proper July 24.
but was later declared dead on
arrival.
Punzalan said the suspects
were both wearing crash helmets and rode a black Kawasaki Baja motorcycle.
They fled after the incident.
Police are conducting a hot
pursuit operation as of this
writing.
Punzalan said they already
have leads but he did not elaborate.
He said the shooting incident
is due to personal grudges.
Habal-habal is a passenger
motorcycle commonly used in
far-flung areas.
Sabado was allegedly on the
watchlist of illegal drug personalities in Ibajay, Aklan.
According to relatives, he was
last seen alive around 9 p.m. of
July 21. He allegedly claimed that
he will go out for an important
transaction.
Meanwhile, residents of Pandan claimed to have heard gun fire
around 10 p.m. of the same day.
Police have yet to release the
investigation result on Sabado’s
death.
Pala-Pala, City Proper, Iloilo
City was killed in a buy-bust
operation at Arevalo district.
Sumbing allegedly pulled a
grenade from his pocket when
a police poseur buyer declared
his arrest.
Hours before that, another
suspected drug pusher was
killed after a buy bust operation
at Barangay Malitbog Centro,
Calinog 3:45 p.m. of July 18.
Just like Sumbing, Panfilo
Artuz, 44, was also armed with
a hand grenade
Earlier, the PNP National
Headquarters also cited reports
that PRO-6 has yet to deliver
good numbers in terms of its accomplishment in illegal drugs.
“I’m still in my learning
curve. Sinabi ko naman noon,
I am new to the region. I have
to be very careful of my actions. So, pinag-aaralan ko pa,”
Gentiles said.
But starting this week, he
vowed to peak up on the statistics of accomplishments.
Gentiles said they are processing the information gathered from Oplan Tokhang.
As of July 17, PRO6 recorded that some 12,531 pushers and users alike surrendered
through Tokhang.
Gentiles said they noted that
less than 10 percent of those
who surrendered were listed as
illegal drugs personalities.
“We’re reviewing actionable
intelligence. That’s why we
should expect more operations
to come,” he added.
creation of Integrity Circles;
conduct of an independent assessment of the problems in
business registration, business
promotion, and sustainable development; training of political
leaders, civil servants, members
of civil society and business
representatives in the implementation of integrity mechanisms and models of transparent
and effective small business and
investment registration procedures; among others.
It aims to include Iloilo
City as a key player for clean
administrative procedures into
the Integrity Initiative set up
by the European Chamber of
Commerce of the Philippines
(ECCP) and the Makati Business Club.
It recognizes the role of local
government units as a sustainable network for self-obligation
and monitoring of transparent
and uncorrupt structures and
procedures.
the capacity of rehab centers in
the city, their dependency will
be assessed to determine who
needs the immediate and center
intervention, he explained.
“Those who can afford and
don’t want to avail of government interventions can seek
medical help from private
centers,” he said.
Treatment may last from three
to six months. The clients will be
under observation for a year.
The rehabilitation process
includes social, spiritual and
livelihood interventions.
Mabilog said those who will not
comply will be reported to the police.
“This week, we will design
the program. If approved by
Sangguniang Panlungsod, we
will hire and train staff, then
we can start the rehabilitation
process,” Mabilog said.
The mayor earlier announced
the city government’s partnership with Dr. Ruel Malata, an
addiction specialist.
We have to be most wary of
the rise of secularism and relativism in society. They come as
a result precisely of setting God
aside from our life in public.
And so, we can see in many
countries today delicate moral
issues that need to be resolved
very clearly: abortion, confusion about sexual identity
and human nature, divorce,
disconnection of science and
technology from morality,
lack of respect for freedom
of conscience, questionable
educational thrusts in schools,
etc.
These issues are slowly invading our shores, and we just
have to strengthen our faith,
especially that of our leaders,
for this eventuality.
Faith and religion are always involved in these issues.
While these issues have to be
considered under many aspects,
we have to understand that the
considerations of faith and
religion, being so basic in us,
should be given priority.
It’s in our faith and religion
that the fundamental and ultimate meaning of the issues are
given. It’s where our ultimate
common good is determined.
The practical, the legal, the
social, cultural and historical
aspects have to somehow defer
to them.
Contrary to some views,
being consistent to one’s faith
and religion in public office
does not make him a fanatic,
fundamentalist or detached
from reality. Quite the opposite
is true.
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or below the ground if they so
wish. Show no mercy to them
because they are not doing any
mercy to us anyway,” he said.
He also criticized the media
for demanding that the “big
fish” or drug lords be arrested
saying “they are no longer in
the country.”
He committed to respect
human rights but said it should
not be used to “destroy the
country.”
‘’Human rights must work
to uplift human dignity, but
human rights cannot be used as
a shield or an excuse to destroy
the country,” he added.
He ordered the Philippine
National Police and other officials to do their job in the
campaign and they will have
the unwavering support of the
Office of the President.
But the President said he
wants transparency within
the PNP, thus, he ordered the
National Police Commission
to hasten the investigation of
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dinary police operations, there
were reports that it could just
be a tip of the iceberg.
Some reports even pointed
to a policeman assigned at the
Iloilo Police Provincial Office
(IPPO) whose negotiating with
known illegal gambling personalities for some “goodwill
money.”
“’Yan ang bagay na iimbestigahan ko pa. Hindi ko pa
narinig ‘yan,” Gentiles admitted.
Reports also pointed to a
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Dungon-C, Mandurriao district
on July 10.
The party was allegedly
hosted by a Police Officer 1
Arnie Luminario.
Maymay, the former commander of Luminario at Molo
Police Station, stood as one of
the godfathers.
Orbe, 39, of Bakhaw village,
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But in a press statement,
Ilonggo senator Franklin M.
Drilon, one of the proponents of
the project, said Piñol already
gave his go signal for the megadam project.
“I thank Secretary Piñol for
his support and commitment
to continue the implementation of the Jalaur project. His
backing is vital for the smooth
execution of this decades-old
project, which was mandated
by Republic Act 2651 in 1960,”
Drilon said.
In the same press statement,
Drilon said Piñol made the
assurance during the latter’s
courtesy visit last week.
Drilon hopes that NIA,
which is the implementing
agency, and other agencies
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He, however, clarified that
troops will remain on “alert and
vigilant and ready to defend itself
and pursue attackers if confronted
by armed elements of the NPA.”
“The government has shown
its sincerity and we expect no less
from the other party,” he added.
For his part, Philippine
Army spokesperson Col. Ben-
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cases on criminal activities and
illegal activities against police
officers in the court.
Lifestyle check among police personnel was also ordered.
The Department of Interior
and Local Government (DILG)
was directed to perform their
supervision power over police
and local government units.
He reiterated his call to “not
use drugs.”
Duterte also cited the construction of additional rehabilitation centers, use of military camps as rehab centers,
prioritizing rehabilitation of
drug users, mandatory education on the evil of illegal
drugs.
Gianina Rurth Garpa-Pingul
said she was disappointed but
she lauded the President for
his plan to put up additional
rehabilitation centers for drug
dependents.
“It goes to show that despite
him being criticized for the
body count related to drugs, he
prioritizes rehabilitation instead
of eradication,” she said.
Pingul is also counting on
the President’s vow of ensuring
a “clean government.”
“I hope that the rest of our
public servants follow suit,”
she added.
Rep. Ferjenel Biron (4th district, Iloilo) said Duterte was
more careful and prudent not
to name the mayors.
“I don’t think the president
find it fitting to mention them
in his SONA. Perhaps he will
mention them in his other public pronouncements. Let us just
wait,” he said.
Biron rated the President’s
speech at 8.5 on a scale of 10.
He said Pres. Duterte’s
speech was down to earth and
straightforward and he was able
to put in a nutshell his policies
on illegal drugs, criminality,
and corruption.
But Biron said the president
failed to elaborate specific actions on these issues and failed
to emphasize his stand on the
Philippine-China dispute over
the South China Sea.
tions in Iloilo province, especially in the 1st, 3rd and 4th
districts, as another reason for
the intense operations against
illegal numbers games.
According to sources, the
main protector is a ranking
police official who demanded
P1 million to 2 million in
“goodwill money” from each
operator and a 5 percent cut
from weekly revenues.
Two “bagmen” or revenue
collectors are involved in the
new gambling group – one a retired military official who suffered a major setback against
the New People’s Army when
he headed a battalion in Iloilo
in the early part of 2000. He is
classmate of the ranking police
official.
The other “bagman” is allegedly a known cockfight
aficionado.
The financier or point man is
related to a political behemoth in
Iloilo. This financier already bankrolls two alleged illegal gambling
operators in the 3rd district.
Aside from the two operators in the 3rd district, a former
municipal official is in charge
of the 4th district and the towns
of Zarraga, Leganes and New
Lucena in the 2nd district.
Mandurriao was later arrested
by elements of the Regional
Anti-Illegal Drugs Special
Operations Task Group (RAIDSOTG) 6.
But Maymay said he could
not possibly arrest Orbe because he doesn’t know him.
While Luminario admitted
to have known Orbe, the latter
alleged that he was not aware
that he was the subject of arrest
warrants.
It can be noted that RAIDSOTG operatives served three
arrest warrants against Orbe.
Police records showed that
the suspect is respondent to
Criminal Case Nos. 15-76396,
15-76226, and 15-76227 for
violation of Sections 5, 6, and
11, Article II Republic Act 9165
(Comprehensive Dangerous
Drugs Act).
involved in the project “can
now get back to their feet and
proceed with its implementation.”
NIA-6 regional director Gerardo Corsiga said he welcomes
this latest development.
“We thank Secretary Piñol
for his support for JRMP. We
believe that this project will
support the programs and policies of the Duterte administration for agriculture especially
on making the country rice
sufficient in two years and
support the provision of free
sufficient and efficient irrigation system for our farmers,”
Corsiga said.
JRMP II, touted as the first
large-scale reservoir dam outside of Luzon, aims to provide
uninterrupted irrigation water
supply to 32,000 hectares of
farm land, benefit more than
25,000 farmers, increase the
irrigated lands in the region by
around 10 percent; increase the
annual regional rice production
by around five percent; and
increase employment opportunities.
Earlier, Drilon said construction of the project might
start third quarter of the year.
NIA is awaiting the concurrence of the Korean ExportImport Bank and Economic
Development Co-operation
Fund (EDCF).
The Korean Exim Bank is
funding the project through an
P8.9-billion loan. The remaining amount will be shouldered
by the national government.
“We are also waiting for the
winning Korean contractor,”
Corsiga added.
jamin Hao said: “The Philippine Army will fully support
the unilateral ceasefire directive
of the President. It is aligned
with our objective of achieving
peace in our country.”
The communists’ armed
wing, the New People’s Army,
is believed to have fewer than
4,000 gunmen today, down from
a peak of 26,000 in the 1980s,
according to the military.
But it retains support among
the deeply poor in rural areas, and
its troops regularly kill security
forces while extorting money from
local businesses. (GMA News with
Agence France-Presse)
COMMUNIST
REBELLION
The communist rebellion
has killed about 30,000 people
since the 1960s.
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Team USA romp past
China in Rio warm-up
THE USA, warming up for a run at their
third straight Olympic men’s basketball
gold, romped to a 106-57 friendly victory over China on Sunday, July 24,
2016.
The game at Staples Center, home
of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and
Los Angeles Clippers, was a preview of
the teams’ scheduled August 6 clash in
Rio de Janeiro, in the first-round opener
for each.
Kevin Durant, the erstwhile Oklahoma City Thunder star who rocked the
NBA with his recent decision to depart
for rivals Golden State via free agency,
came off the bench to lead the USA with
19 points.
Warriors sharp-shooter Klay Thompson contributed 17, also off the bench.
Yi Jianlian, now plying his trade in
the Chinese Basketball Association after playing for four teams in five NBA
seasons, led China with 18 points and
seven rebounds.
Yi earned most valuable player
honors in the Asia Championship last
October, leading China to a victory over
the Philippines in the final that secured
their Olympic berth.
Guo Ailun, another key piece of that
unbeaten Asia Championship team,
scored five points and pulled down five
rebounds.
Zhou Qi, the towering 2.17m (7ft
1in) 20-year-old drafted in June by the
Houston Rockets, was limited to two
points in just under 19 minutes off the
bench.
But Sunday’s result showed how
much work China have left to do – and
how heavily favored the United States
must be to capture another Olympic
crown.
The United States seized control
from the opening tip and led 55-29 at
halftime.
China connected on just 30.9 percent
of their shots, and 26 Chinese turnovers
led to 36 US points.
DeMar DeRozan scored 13 points for
the US and DeMarcus Cousins added 12
points and seven rebounds.
The Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan
chipped in a dozen points and blocked
three shots -- including a block on
China’s first possession.
The game was the second of five
exhibitions scheduled over 11 days prior
to Team USA’s departure for Rio.
They cruised past Argentina 111-74
on Friday and will take on China again
on Tuesday in Okaland, California, before playing Venezuela in Chicago and
Nigeria in Houston.
Venezuela is also in the first-round
group with the USA, China, Australia,
France and Serbia. (Agence FrancePresse)
Ginebra import still
adjusting to PH weather,
succumbs to cramps
JUSTIN BROWNLEE’S debut
for Ginebra did not go as the Gin
Kings hoped as the former St.
John’s University forward suffered cramps in overtime of their
game against Alaska and had to be
subbed out in a crucial moment.
Brownlee, who came in as a
replacement for the injured Paul
Harris, finished with 31 points
and 13 rebounds in just 29 minutes and 39 seconds of playing
time, but was still clearly adjusting to the pace of the game.
In overtime, he came down
with a case of the cramps and had
to be helped off the bench while
the Gin Kings were trailing by
two, 96-98, with 3:41 left to play.
Brownlee was not sent back
in again, and the Aces pulled
out the 109-100 triumph to
hand Ginebra their first loss of
the PBA Governors Cup.
“’Yung imports nila may
cramps, and ‘yung import
namin, fresh,” Alaska coach
Alex Compton answered when
asked what made the difference
in the overtime period. “You can
see the difference in the game
when the imports go out.”
Alaska’s import, LaDontae
Henton, had 29 points and nine rebounds, including a crucial threepointer in the extra period that
gave the Aces a 101-96 lead with
3:07 to go. (ABS-CBN News)
GINEBRA import Justin Brownlee (32) is defended by Alaska import LaDontae Henton. (Courtesy of the PBA Media Bureau)
blanket ban
for Rio
Olympics
T H E I N T E R N AT I O N A L
Olympic Committee (IOC)
has rejected clarion calls for
Russia to be banned from next
month’s Rio Olympics over
the nation’s doping record,
offering athletes a lifeline
by ruling that decisions on
individual competitors will be
left to the international sports
federations.
The IOC’s decision on
Sunday, less than two weeks
before the Rio Games opens
on Aug. 5, follows the World
A n t i - D o p i n g A g e n c y ’s
(WADA) call for a blanket ban
in response to the independent
McLaren report that found
evidence of state-sponsored
doping by Russian athletes
at the 2014 Winter Olympics
in Sochi.
“I think in this way, we have
balanced on the one hand, the
desire and need for collective
responsibility versus the right to
individual justice of every individual athlete,” IOC President
Thomas Bach said on a conference call.
“In this way we are protecting the clean athletes because
of the high criteria we set. This
may not please everybody, but
this result is one which is respecting the rules of justice and
all the clean athletes all over
the world.”
WADA and 14 national
anti-doping organizations had
urged the IOC to impose a
blanket ban in the wake of the
damning McLaren report, but
former Olympic fencing champion Bach said that Russian
sportsmen and women “will
have to clear the highest hurdle
to take part in the Olympics”.
(Reuters)
PH’s Mighty Sports outlasts
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MIGHTY SPORTS, the Philippines representative to the 2016 William Jones Cup, opened
their campaign on a winning note by outlasting
Chinese Taipei-A, 89-81, at the Xinzhuang Gym
in Taipei evening of July 24, 2016.
Mighty Sports leaned on their imports to overhaul a double-digit deficit at the end of the first
quarter and used a 26-10 second period to head
into the break with a 40-37 advantage.
They broke the game open in the third quarter,
eventually leading by as much as 18 points, 61-
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appear too concerned about the
now-Senator Pacquiao, instead
leaving it up to his promoters
and trainers to handle the issue.
“If (Top Rank chief executive) Bob Arum wants that fight,
and my coaches want that fight,
that’s something we’ll talk
about later,” Crawford said, as
quoted by Boxing Scene.
“I let my coaches handle
that. I am a fighter and I will
fight anybody,” added Crawford, who was 20 knockout
victories in his record. “I’m
happy, and I’m about to go on
vacation.”
“We not worried about Manny Pacquiao right now,” he
stressed.
Crawford, however, made
it clear that if he does fight
Pacquiao, “it will be at 140
43, before Chinese Taipei made one last run in
the fourth period.
Chinese Taipei’s hot shooting from beyond
the arc allowed them to come to as close as four
points, 69-73, with still over three minutes left,
but Mighty Sports made enough free throws to
hold them off.
Dewarick Antwain Spencer led Mighty Sports
with 27 points built on five three-pointers.
They next faced South Korea on Monday, July
25. (ABS-CBN News)
(pounds),” a condition that
chief trainer Freddie Roach has
no issues with.
“I think 140 pounds is where
we would see the best Pacquiao,” Roach, who helped
Pacquiao reach the pinnacle of
boxing, told Boxing Scene in a
separate report.
“At 147 pounds (welterweight), he’s not bad, but I think
his ideal weight is 140, where
the speed and power will be
combined better,” he added.
However, Roach’s dream is still
to see Pacquiao make his comeback against Floyd Mayweather
Jr. in a rematch of their May 2015
“Fight of the Century.”
“To me, I would love it if he
would return, and do it against
Floyd Mayweather, but that still
seems remote,” he admitted.
“If he can’t do that, then we
can do it at 140 pounds. That’s
where I like to see him,” he
added.
Pacquiao fought at 140
pounds only once in his career,
but it was perhaps his most devastating performance. He brutally knocked out Ricky Hatton
in the second round of their bout
to win the IBO and The RING
light-welterweight belts when
they fought in May 2009.
He then moved to welterweight, where he campaigned
for most of the remainder
of his career until his retirement in April 2016 following
a unanimous decision win over
Timothy Bradley.
However, Pacquiao’s promoter, Arum, has indicated
that the boxer intends to make
a comeback later this year, and
has already reserved the Thomas
& Mack Center in Las Vegas for
November 5. (ABS-CBN News)
Telecasts:
Sunday
10 a.m. to 12 noon
and 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Tuesdays
8 p.m. to 10 p.m.;
Thursdays
12 noon to 2 p.m.;
Saturdays
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Hosted by
Dr. Perla S. Zulueta
and Atty. Janne Baterna
Crawford
open to
Pacquiao
fight at
140 pounds
UNBEATEN fighter Terence
“Bud” Crawford became the
most likely opponent for Manny
Pacquiao when he outclassed
Viktor Postol to unify the WBO
and WBC super lightweight
belts on Saturday night in Las
Vegas.
Crawford twice knocked
down in the fifth round Postol
en route to a unanimous decision victory, the 29th straight
of his professional career. It
was also Postol’s first loss in
29 matches.
The Nebraska-born Crawford thus set up a potential
showdown against the “Pacman,” who is tipped to make a
boxing comeback in November
after announcing his retirement
in April.
As he basked in his victory
over Postol, Crawford did not
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Sta. Barbara booter to
represent PH in int’l tilt
By Elyrose S. Naorbe
A 14-YEAR-old football player from Sta. Barbara,
Iloilo is among the 18 players included in the Philippine U14 Boys National Football Team that will play
in the AFC U14 Regional Festival of Football 2016
in Brunei Darussalam, July 24 to 31.
John Harrian Sed, a Grade 8 student of Sta. Barbara
National Comprehensive High School (SBNCHS), is
the fifth booter to be part of the Philippine Football
Team since the Sta. Barbara Futbolilits Program was
organized in 2012.
SB Futbolilits Program conducts regular football
clinics and tournaments during summer and school
breaks. The activities are spearheaded by a group
of active and retired football players who volunteer
to teach the basic football skills and scout potential
players for higher DepEd and Philippine Football
Federation (PFF) tournaments.
Sed started playing football at 8 years old in Santa
Barbara, a town where football is a way of life and
attracts small kids to play in the community football
field every afternoon and weekends.
He also joined various invitational tournaments and
games as a member of the SB Team. He finished his
elementary education in Agutayan- Lupa Elementary
School where he and his family reside.
The eldest of the three siblings, Sed also joined
in the Iloilo Provincial Meet for two consecutive
years. He was chosen to participate in the Palarong
Pambansa for elementary football as a member of
the Region 6 team in 2015 where they won a silver
medal.
He is always a part of the Iloilo Team in his age
category for the annual Festival of Football spearheaded by the Philippine Football Federation in San
Carlos City.
This year, after a series of try outs in Iloilo and Negros Occidental, he will finally represent the country,
wear the national colors and play as a defender in the
international tournaments.
“With great pride and honor, all his teammates,
mentors and supporters are sending their prayers and
good wishes for him and Team Philippines,” said SB
Futbolilits president Rowena Sumagaysay.
PH settles for silver in FIBA Asia 3x3 Under-18
THE PHILIPPINE team settled for a silver
medal in the FIBA Asia 3x3 Under-18
Championships after bowing to Qatar,
9-21, in the Finals on Sunday night July
24, 2016, in the Gem-In Shopping Mall in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The second-seeded Philippine team, led by
National University Bullpup John Lloyd Clemente, advanced to the Finals after a thrilling
21-20 win over the host nation in the semis.
The young Filipinos trailed most of
the way before Clemente sparked a rally,
and capped the comeback with the game-
winning two-pointer.
However, they ran out of steam against
the defending world champions Qatar team
in the Finals, as they fell behind 6-15 early
and never recovered.
“It was a tough loss. They overpowered
us inside the paint, but I still saw that the
boys held their own against those giants,”
coach Anton Altamirano told Tiebreaker
Times. “Qatar is the world champion, so
they’re supposed to win, but we were there
to give them a run for their money.”
The other members of the Philippine
team were NU’s Rhayyan Amsali, John
Martin Galinato, and Kyle Christian Tan.
The Philippines finished the tournament with a 5-2 record, while Qatar was
unbeaten, winning all seven of their assignments. Malaysia claimed the bronze
after beating Japan, 21-14, in the battle
for third place.
Clemente was named to the All-tournament Team along with Qatar’s Alen Hadzibegovic and Malaysia’s Yee Tong Heng. Heng
also earned MVP honors after leading the
tournament in scoring. (ABS-CBN News)
ANDY KEOGH of Perth Glory controls the ball against UFL AllStars’ Jason de Jong. (UFL photo)
Perth Glory nips
UFL All Stars
PERTH GLORY picked up the
first win of its pre-season tour
of the Philippines after rallying past the United Football
League All-Stars, 2-1, before
a big crowd at Rizal Memorial
Stadium, July 23, 2016.
Former Ireland international
Andy Keogh struck the winner at the stroke of halftime
as Glory fought back from a
goal down to win the friendly
match highlighting UFL AllStar weekend.
Kaya striker Louis Clark put
the hosts in front in the 13th
minute, before Chris Harold
equalised for Glory nine minutes later.
“I thought they did well they
worked ever so hard,” said
Glory coach Kenny Lowe, referring to the UFL All-Stars.
“We controlled the game.
We controlled the tempo. They
(UFL All-Stars) play a decent
brand of football. it was enjoyable match to watch.”
Glory, which finished fifth
in the A-League last season,
battled Global to a scoreless
draw last Wednesday.
UFL All-Stars coach Simon
McMenemy of Loyola hailed
his players for putting up a
brave fight despite not being to
train together as a squad.
“The selections we made,
they worked so hard today to
try get a result and i think that
they were unlucky not to get
something from the game,”
said McMenemy. “The (2-1
scoreline) doesn’t do our players enough justice because in
the first half, on another day
we could have been 4-1 up at
the half. But overall I’m happy
and pleased with the boys. They
were tested today. Everybody’s
happy and everybody wins.”
The UFL All Stars actually
had Matthew Acton to thank for
early on, after the Kaya stopper
denied Keogh from the spot in
the third minute.
Kouichi Belgira brought
down Harold inside the box,
forcing referee Steve Supresencia to call a penalty.
Glory dominated possession
for most of the match with the
UFL All Stars threatening on
the counterattack.
The All-Stars had the better
opportunities in the first half
with Tahj Minniecon of Loyola
skying an effort at the far post
and saw another shot cleared
off the line by Josh Risdon.
Robert Lopez Mendy also
bungled a big chance when he
curled a left footed shot wide
after the All-Stars won the ball
on Perth’s own half. (UFLPH.
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Visayas tourism
Nationwide replication of Western
capacity gets high scores
Negros livestock program
By Max N. Macahilo
THE NATIONAL government plans to
replicate nationwide the advanced and
successful animal and livestock programs of the Negros Occidental provincial government.
Negros Occidental Provincial veterinarian Renante Decena, said animal and
livestock programs such as cattle development, dairy production, swine, artificial inseminations, free-range chicken
and pekin duck raising as well as the
paravet development will be replicated
in all regions and provinces of the country as soon as they finish their inspection and evaluation of the program in
the coming weeks.
Decena and Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. recently met
with Department of Agriculture (DA)
Assistant Secretary Enrico Garzon in
General Santos City.
He said the meeting was called by
DA Secretary Manny Piñol to find out
the best agricultural and livestock practices in the country for possible implementation.
“The national government was impressed with the livestock programs and
performance of the province in terms
of production and development,” he
added.
Aside from livestock, other regions
are also encouraged to come up with
programs and practices that can boost
food production and further the agricultural technology.
“Marañon said that Negros Occidental will provide trainings for provincial
or regional staff for those which are willing to train on animal and livestock,”
Decena said.
Also tackled during the meeting is the
planned decentralization of projects and
programs from the DA national offices.
“Bureaucracy has delayed the implementation of the programs and thus it
power and authority to implement it
should instead be given to the provincial government. The move was to directly hand over the projects including
the fund to the local government to ensure faster implementation and to improve the delivery of basic agricultural
services going through the federalism,”
Decena said.
Under this scheme, readiness plays a
big factor in getting the project.
“Mayors who have ready programs
and available facilities will be catered
first by the provincial government,” Decena added.
The mandate is to give livelihood and
to alleviate poverty among people in the
rural area adding that there should be a
motivation within the barangay to level
up to reach the 100 percent food security target to eradicate hunger.
Decena pointed that the agriculture
department is hiring new blood for the
rigorous job of saturation of the projects
in the upland areas where agriculture
thrives.
“Expertise is needed and we must
hire new, competent, highly trained and
motivated workers,” he added.
To date, the provincial government
has already trained some 1,400 paravets
to act as frontline people within the barangay level.
Paravets will soon be named “Barefoot Technicians” when replicated nationwide as what Garzon wanted them
to be called.
Decena claimed that the province
was the pioneer in the development of
paravets which already was replicated
in Iloilo, Capiz, Ifugao and soon the
whole country.
WESTERN Visayas is one
of regions with the highest
contribution to the Travel
and Tourism Statistics and
the 2015 Yearend Report released by the Department of
Tourism-Tourism Development Planning (DOT-TDP).
In 2015, the Philippines’
inbound visitors reached 5.36
million gaining $5-billion revenues from foreign tourists.
Kalibo and Iloilo International Airports posted 512,863
arrivals according to the arrival/departure cards with
10,961 air seats per week,
placing third next to Manila
and Cebu.
The region’s hosting of
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings also
created a stir, putting Boracay
Island and Iloilo on the list of
meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions and leisure
destinations in the country.
DOT6 regional director
Helen J. Catalbas emphasized
that this huge success is the
result of good public-private
partnership in the tourism
sector of Western Visayas.
“Western Visayas is among
the huge beneficiaries of the
intensified promotions brought
by ‘It’s More Fun in the Philippines’ and ‘Visit Philippines’
campaigns. With the support
of private sectors and the tourism offices around the region,
Western Visayas was able to
exceed its tourist arrivals target in 2015,” Catalbas said.
Catalbas added that despite not having a port for
cruise ships, Western Visayas
welcomed in 2015 nine cruise
ships with a total of 11,040
passengers and 4,604 crews.
Also, Region 6 has 1,004
accommodation
establishments with 21,320 rooms according to the Accommodation Capacity Survey 2015.
“We believe that through
the leadership of the new
administration and the unswerving support of local
governments and private
sector in Western Visayas,
these increasing numbers will
result to more jobs, investments and revenues that will
position Region VI among
the top tourist destinations in
the ASEAN region,” Catalbas
said.
Court upholds phaseout Analyst: PHL poised for more investments under Duterte
of ageing buses
THE COURT of Appeals has upheld the government’s phaseout of ageing passenger buses, saying public safety trumps
business interests.
The court rejected an appeal by the National Confederation of Transport Workers and the Samahan ng mga Operator, Tsuper at Konduktor ng mga Mini Bus sa Katagalugan
that questioned two transportation department orders for the
phaseout of 15-year-old buses.
“In the exercise of police power, property rights or individuals may be subjected to restraints and burdens in order
to fulfill the objectives of the government...the right to life
enjoys precedence over the right to property,” according to
the July 1 decision of the court’s 12th Division.
“While we truly commiserate with the plight of the petitioners who are affected by the assailed issuances, we cannot
legally bar respondents [DOTr] and LTFRB from exercising
their mandate crafting and achieving the effective implementation of a comprehensive and rationalized national land
transport plan,” it added. (ABS-CBN News)
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte’s decisive brand of
leadership and his pledge to
cut red tape and reform the
tax system is likely to attract
more investments in one of
Asia’s fastest-growing economies, an analyst said.
The 71-year-old leader is
expected to outline his priorities in an annual address
to Congress on Monday, his
first major speech since assuming office last month.
“There is incredible excitement, there is incredible
hope. Given the past ways
in which President Rodrigo
Duterte managed his local
government policies, people
are looking for that style of
getting things done,” Frost
& Sullivan global president
and managing partner Aroop
Zutshi said.
Duterte’s promise to cut
red tape got a boost last
week after the trade department announced it would
cut the process of setting up
a business to one day from
one week.
The President’s economic managers also said they
would raise infrastructure
spending to as much as sev-
en percent of gross domestic
product within his term and
reduce income tax rates to
25 percent from as high as
32 percent.
Zutshi said the country’s
creaking infrastructure and
financial inclusion remained
key challenges for Duterte,
which he should address in
his State of the Nation Address. (ABS-CBN News)
Legislative franchise for mining companies eyed
HOUSE Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on
July 25, 2016 proposed requiring mining companies to secure a franchise
from Congress before they are allowed
to operate to ensure their compliance
with safety standards.
President Rodrigo Duterte has spoken against mining that destroys the
environment and the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
has suspended six mining operations in
the last month.
Mining companies also should not
export ores and instead process them
locally to give more jobs to the poor,
Alvarez said, as he outlined the new
government’s legislative agenda.
“As for mining, we would like to see
mining companies securing a legislative franchise before they are allowed
to operate,” Alvarez said.
“That way, their activities will be
subject to legislative oversight and
their franchises can be revoked by the
oversight body instead of a probably
bribable bureau in an obscure DENR
office if they violate the terms and conditions thereof,” he said.
Discouraging ore exports, Alvarez
said, was “one way top give jobs to our
people instead of enriching only the
stockholders of mining companies.”
(ABS-CBN News)
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MOTORISTS WILL once again
be greeted by an oil price rollback this week, following the
announcements of at least six
oil firms on July 25, 2016.
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum
Corp., Flying V, Phoenix
Petroleum Philippines Inc.,
Chevron Philippines Inc. (Caltex), Eastern Petroleum Corp.,
and SEAOIL Philippines Inc.
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PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte’s relentless
anti-narcotics campaign, which has left hundreds killed in less than a month, will protect
“human capital” that has drawn investors to the
country, an economist said Monday.
Nightly raids in shanty towns since the 71year-old Duterte assumed office last month have
led to the shooting of drug suspects, allegedly
for resisting arrest, according to police.
Some of the deaths were apparently at
the hands of vigilantes who left their victims
sprawled on sidewalks, their heads wrapped
in packing tape and remains covered in cardboard.
“It’s not just anti-crime in my view. It’s actually pro-better governance to the extent that
you’re mitigating the risk of narco-politics,
the threat of bad governance and corruption at
the local level,” Ateneo School of Government
Dean Ronald Mendoza said.
“Also, you’re protecting human capital, because you’re protecting our youth from the
threat of drugs. These are things that are aligned
with some of the concerns of investors,” he told
ANC.
Improved security will likely boost the tourism industry, Mendoza said.
But Duterte needs to address concerns the
killings have been made in disregard of the
country’s laws, De La Salle College of St. Benilde lecturer Marilyn Alarilla
“Initially, there is a positive response on the
forceful action on anti-illegal drugs. We have to
see that whatever the government does, we have
to follow the rules and the rule of law,” she said.
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will cut down gasoline prices by
P0.10 per liter, and diesel prices
by P0.35 per liter.
Shell, Flying V, Chevron, and
SEAOIL will also bring down
kerosene prices by P0.30 per
liter.
The oil price adjustments will
take effect 6 a.m. Tuesday, July
26, for Shell and Phoenix, while
all the rest will implement the
changes on 12:01 a.m. on the
same day.
Latest data available from the
Department of Energy shows
that diesel prices in the country
currently range from P24.70 to
P28.10 per liter, and gasoline
from P34.25 to P41.30 per liter.
(GMA News)
Bank hacks raise fears for financial sector
A SERIES OF spectacular cyber attacks
against banks, resulting in the theft of tens
of millions of dollars, has heightened fears
for an industry becoming an increasingly
attractive target for hackers.
Banks in Bangladesh, the Philippines,
Vietnam and Ecuador have been victimized over the past year in the attacks on the
global interbank service known as SWIFT,
and some analysts expect more attacks to
become public.
After news of the $81 million heist from
Bangladesh’s central bank became public
in May, SWIFT said the incident was “not
a single occurrence, but part of a wider
and highly adaptive campaign targeting
banks.”
Since then, officials said banks have also
been hit in the Philippines and Vietnam.
Meanwhile Ecuador’s Banco del Austro
claimed in a lawsuit that hackers made off
with more than $9 million through fraudulent SWIFT transfer requests.
Cyber security specialists say these attacks are likely just the tip of the iceberg,
and expect more revelations.
“Cyber criminals are no longer targeting
grandmothers at home for small amounts,
but going directly where the money is,”
said Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, a researcher with the security firm Kaspersky.
Guerrero-Saade said it’s not clear where
the attacks are coming from, but that the
hackers are using techniques similar to
those developed for cyber espionage.
“I don’t think this implies it’s nationstates, it’s more of an evolution,” the analyst said. “It’s criminal actors taking on
some of those techniques.”
Kaspersky researchers last year uncovered a hacker group which targeted banks
in Eastern Europe, estimating losses totaling up to $1 billion.
Dan Guido, co-founder of the security
firm Trail of Bits and hacker-in-residence
at New York University’s engineering
school, said the recent security breaches
are not surprising.
“I didn’t think it would take this long,”
Guido said.
“There are a large number of attacks like
this possible if someone has the resources
to do it.”
Guido said a relatively small team of determined hackers could carry out the kind
of hacks that went through SWIFT, or the
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial
Telecommunication, a Brussels-based network which is used by more than 11,000
financial institutions in 200 countries.
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The blame, Guido said, rests squarely
with SWIFT for failing to bolster its software or require more secure hardware.
“It’s clearly within their control to have
prevented incidents like this,” Guido said.
“They could have had more aggressive
security requirements, they could have had
protective hardware.”
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hired cyber security firms BAE Systems
and Fox-IT while creating its own security
intelligence team in an effort to thwart attacks.
In the United States, concerns have been
raised among officials, industry leaders
and lawmakers about potential threats to
banks from hackers.
Data breaches in the past affected some
tens of millions of JPMorgan Chase customers, and accounts from financial giant
Morgan Stanley. And a congressional report in June found “major data breaches”
at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Senator Tom Carper last month asked
the Department of Homeland Security for
a briefing for an investigation into vulnerabilities of the US financial system.
The American Bankers Association in
July joined with other financial and security organizations to warn of possible risks.
“While recent events targeted national
financial institutions with access to a global payment network, financial institutions
should assess the risk of all critical systems to ensure appropriate controls are in
place,” said the warning, calling for a series of new controls and safeguards against
cyber attacks.
DOING RECONNAISSANCE
Christiaan Beek of Intel’s McAfee Labs
said the hackers that targeted SWIFT were
well organized and resourceful.
“We can see that the attackers have done
their reconnaissance properly and may
have used an insider to get the details they
needed to prepare their attack,” Beek said
in a blog post.
“The attackers have a very good understanding of the SWIFT messaging system
and how to manipulate the system to prevent the detection of their fraudulent attempts of transferring the money.”
Researchers at the security firm Symantec concluded that malware used in
the bank hacks shared code with that used
in the massive 2014 cyber attack against
Sony Pictures.
Guido said it is entirely plausible that
US banks could face similar attacks.
“I don’t see why it can’t happen here,”
he said.
“There are a lot of smaller banks that
don’t have expertise and guidance to protect their interconnections.”
Guerrero-Saade said a key part of staying ahead of hackers is sharing information
about threats to enable security solutions,
since many companies fear disclosure
would hurt their business.
“Sadly most companies don’t tend to
be very forward looking, they think that
if they don’t sound the bell themselves no
one will find out,” he said.
“It’s much better for us to get ahead
of this as an international community.”
(Agence France-Presse)
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SOLUTIONS
By Terence Adelle de la Cruz
EDUCATION supervisors and teachers from various town and cities in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City with resource speake
Jocelle Batapa-Sigue and DICT Visayas Cluster 1 Director Frederick Amores.
DICT pilots GAD
Forum in Bacolod
THE VISAYAS Cluster 1 of the newlycreated Department of Information and
Communications Technology (DICT)
held its first set of gender and development (GAD) training in Bacolod City last
July 18 and 19, 2016.
Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, ICT and GAD
advocate and former Bacolod city councilor served as resource speaker on Republic Act No. 10175 (Cybercrime Prevention Act) and discussed Republic Act
No. 10627 (Anti-Bullying Act of 2013)
with emphasis on Cyber-Bullying.
Lawyer Arnel Sigue, former associate
prosecutor and executive director of the
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI),
gave a lecture on Republic Act No. 9208
(Anti-Trafficking in Persons of 2003) and
Republic Act No. 10364 (Expanded TIP
Law) and Republic Act No. 9775 (AntiChild Pornography Law of 2009) with
emphasis on Cybersex and Child Online
Pornography.
The first day was attended by barangay
officials in Bacolod and the second day
by teachers and supervisors from all divisions of the Department of Education in
Bacolod and Negros Occidental.
The DICT was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 10844 which took effect
on June 9, 2016.
DICT Visayas Cluster head Frederick
Amores said the same workshop will be
also held in Siquijor, Capiz, Aklan and
Iloilo in the coming months.
During the workshop, an overwhelming suggestion of the participants was for
continuous training and capacity development activities for barangay officials and
members of the academe on cybercrimes
since these are contained in new laws.
Sometimes, we feel that life overwhelms us with heartbreaks
and surprises. Sometimes, we feel like giving up when we are
in a bind; but the truth is, even if there are no definite answers
to life’s challenges, we can certainly plan ahead for viable solutions.
At work for example, there are certain compromising situations we find ourselves in. However, if we have foresight, we
can easily avoid these traps. Allow me to share my principles in
the workplace.
P-Program your every task in the office or at home
L-Love your work so that you’ll have the full energy to do it
A-Acknowledge God in every blessing or challenge encountered
N-Nicely cater to your costumers/clients considering their
convenience; but
N-Not to sacrifice the standards set by the company
I-Initiate some steps or approaches to cope with the multitasks you’ll be doing
N-Never compromise your own values
G-Guide and extend assistance to co-workers who need your
expertise
S- Surrender to God whatever difficulty you are in
O-Objectively assess the data/information of your clients for
the benefit of your company
L-Look into different angles of possibilities that may occur
in your job
U-Unique dealing or approaches for every individual
T-Time element is very important. Submit reports on or before the due date. Late reports affect the entire system
I-Integrate positive values in the workplace and remember
that ICT skills is of great importance
O-Own it! Make sure that you have a sense of ownership in
our job.
N-Nurture yourself with the life skills acquired with experience
S- Solution is at hand. Success is just an inch away from you!
This acrostic of PLANNING SOLUTIONS has been my
guide since I started working. I can personally attest that it gets
the job done with good results. When you embody professionalism, not only does it make your job easier and faster to finish,
it also gains trust of your supervisors and respect of your coworkers. There is no need to despair. To succeed in life, we only
need to carefully plan for workable solutions.
Lola Aida gets her pension
CHIEF Superintendent Jose Gentiles (right), acting director of Police Regional
Office-6, congratulates the newly promoted Chief Inspector Herman Celiz Jr. of
the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) during the donning and pinning of ranks,
July 25, 2016 at PRO-6 parade ground in Camp Martin Teofilo B Delgado, Iloilo
City. (Photo by R. Orleans/ORD/ PRO-6)
149 PRO-6 cops promoted
ONE HUNDRED forty nine Police Commissioned Officers (PCO) and Police
Non-Commissioned Officers (PNCO) under Police Regional Office 6 were promoted to the next higher rank July 25, 2016 at Camp Delgado, Iloilo City.
Chief Superintendent Jose Gentiles, PRO-6 acting director, administered the
oath-taking and led the pinning of rank insignias on the newly promoted police
officers.
The newly-promoted officers include 34 Chief Inspector, 53 Senior Inspector,
9 Inspector, 49 in the Special Action Force (SAF) and 4 from Regional Health
Service 6.
PRO-6 also awarded Medalya ng Papuri or the PNP Commendation Medal to
Chief Inspector Cyril Octavio, SPO4 Felix F Perez, PO3 Luche Joy Mansoy and
PO1 Maricel Celestial, all of Miagao Municipal Police Station, for the successful
arrest of Mercedo Estocado at Tambong village, Migao, Iloilo last June 6, 2016
for the crime of Rape (4 counts) in relation to Republic Act 7610.
FINANCIAL resources cannot
measure a person’s sense of responsibility and determination to
survive.
In fact, there are a lot of people
who lack financially but are willing
to change their fate regardless of
age, even the elderly.
Before, only members of GSIS,
SSS and Philippine Veterans Association Office (PVAO) receive
pensions.
These days, the government
provides social pension to indigent
senior citizens amounting to P500
as provided by Republic Act No.
9994 (Expanded Senior Citizens
Act of 2010).
Aida A. Geacanida, 77, received her quarterly social pension
amounting to P1,500 on July 7,
2016.
“Kabalo man ko mag budget,
bakal ko naman bugas kag sud-an
(I know how do budget. I buy rice
and viand),” she said.
This is the first time she availed
of her pension via door-to-door distribution.
Lola Aida can be seen selling
mangoes and santol beside Iloilo
City National High School.
She lives in Sto. Nino, Arevalo
and has three sons and five daughters.
Her husband died because of liver disease, leaving her on her own.
Her son and daughters got married
and lived separately. They visit her
but not all the time.
Sidewalk vending has been her
source of income for many years,
even when her husband was alive.
Her mangoes and chicos sold in
LOLA Aida Geacanida sells mangoes and chico in front of Iloilo City National
High School.
plastic bags cost P5. She said the
fruits are sold out during classes.
Every 3 a.m., she would go to
the market to buy bags of mangoes
and chicos before proceeding to
ICNHS onboard a traysikad to put
up her stand.
She goes home at 5p.m. when
her goods are all sold.
Basically, she consumes her
P1,500 pension by using P1000 to
buy those mangoes as capital and
P500 to buy her kilos of rice and
her viand.
She is also a hilot to add to her
income. Lola Aida is very happy
because of the Social Pension Program as it helps her a lot.
“Makabulig gid ni sa amon nga
mga tigulang, kapigado gid subong ,” she added. (DSWD-6/Valen
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Piolo speaks up on
says his parents approve of
viral photo with son Inigo girlfriend Kat Ramnani
Christian Bautista
MANILA – Piolo Pascual shrugged off
malicious comments after a photo of his son
Inigo embracing him while sleeping made the
rounds online.
The photo was originally shared by Piolo’s
long-time personal assistant Moi on her
Instagram page three days ago.
In an interview with entertainment site PEP,
Piolo said he does not think there is a need for
him to address the comments.
“Kumbaga hindi ko na pinagtakahan
‘yun. ‘Yun talaga ‘yung nature ng tao eh,
mapagmasama, ‘yung mapagduda,” he said,
Piolo added that his detractors could say
whatever they want.
“My son didn’t see me for two months,
you know, so ganun kami. Ganun kami kaaffectionate sa isa’t isa, so mainggit na lang
sila, di ba?” he said.
Having been in showbiz for over a decade
now, Piolo said he is already used to people
making up stories.
“Sa tagal ko ba naman sa industriya, papatol
pa ba tayo? Ipinagkibit-balikat na lang ‘yun at
mas maraming may kuwentang gawin sa buhay
kaysa pumatol,” he said. (ABS-CBN News)
Karla reacts as Kris eyes TV return
MANILA -- Karla Estrada, one of
the hosts of morning show “Magandang
Buhay,” feels there is no reason for her
to worry amid reports that Kris Aquino
is set to return to television after her
months-long break.
Aquino’s previous show on ABSCBN, “Kris TV,” aired its last episode in
March and was replaced by “Magandang
Buhay,” which Estrada co-hosts with
Melai Cantiveros and Jolina Magdangal.
Last week, however, Aquino had a
meeting with ABS-CBN executives to
discuss her TV comeback.
Since then, Aquino and ABS-CBN
have yet to confirm if the two parties
have come to an agreement.
In an interview with ABS-CBN News
on Monday at the set of her sitcom “Funny
Ka, Pare Ko” with Bayani Agbayani,
Estrada revealed that it’s been awhile
since she last talked with Aquino.
“Kung ako, hindi ako nag-aalala,
ewan ko lang sa lahat,” she said. “Kung
nasaan man kami ngayon, kung ano man
ang trabaho, ‘yun po ay ibinigay sa amin
bilang kasama sa kontratang pinirmahan
namin sa (ABS-CBN). Lahat ‘yon ay
trabaho at ang nagde-desisyon noon ay
boss.”
But Estrada stressed, that as a friend,
she’s happy that Aquino is resuming her
TV career as she denied that she feels
threatened.
“Nakita niyo naman kami, kapag
napapanood niyo ang ‘Magandang
Buhay’ para lang kaming nagsisipaglaro
doon, o di ba? Okay kami, masaya,” she
said.
Even if Aquino returns to her morning
time slot, Estrada said she is also sure
that management knows what is the best
time slot for their show.
“I’m sure alam ng ABS-CBN kung saan
din kami magandang ilalagay. Ngayon pa
nakakatuwa na namamayagpag kami sa
rating. ... Pero talagang tuwang-tuwa sila
kasi ngayon lang nag-rate ng ganoong
kataas ang morning show -- pumapalo
kami ng 10% pataas, minsan nagdodose,” Estrada noted. (ABS-CBN News)
Inamin ni Christian Bautista na “less than a year” na silang
magkasintahan ng non-showbiz girlfriend niyang si Kat Ramnani.
Sa panayam ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal),
ibinahagi ng Kapuso singer-actor na boto ang kanyang mga
magulang kay Kat.
“Oo, nakilala na nila [si Kat],” nakangiting sabi ni Christian.
Nag-swak daw kasi agad si Kat sa pamilya ni Christian.
Pagtukoy pa ng binata sa impresyon ng kanyang mga magulang
kay Kat, “She’s very fun to be with, she’s smart, she loves sports—
our family loves sports.”
Sa edad na 34, hinihiling na ba ng kanyang mga magulang na
lumagay siya sa tahimik?
Sagot ni Christian, “Wala pa naman. I think mas sa girls
tinatanong yung ganun.
Kaming mga boys, chill lang.”
Bagamat wala pa siya planong magpakasal sa ngayon, siniguro
ni Christian na masaya siya sa piling ng non-showbiz girlfriend.
LOVE AND COMPATIBILITY. Magkasundo raw sila sa
maraming bagay.
Sa katunayan, nagkakilala ang couple sa isang mystery game
group kung saan hinangaan agad ni Christian ang galing sa problem
solving ni Kat.
Kuwento ni Christian, “A friend brought her. I didn’t know she
was gonna come.
“In my head, I was thinking, ‘She’s cute.’
“And then we were put in a situation where we have to solve
problems as a group.
“Medyo nerdy, medyo geeky… And she was very good. Tapos,
yun na.”
Paano niya mailalarawan ang sarili bilang nobyo?
“Lahat tayo may love language. Ang love language ko is
service.
“Ibig sabihin nun, parang driver ako lagi.
“Service, so ibig sabihin kung meron akong time na magsundo,
kung meron akong time na mag-ayos ng nasirang lock.
“Hindi ako masyadong gifts. More on how can I help you? Kasi
ganun din siya.”
Isa sa napuntahan ng couple ay ang Balesin Island Club, isang
exclusive resort na matatagpuan sa Polilio, Quezon.
Sabi ng Kapuso singer-actor, “Bawal. Super strict.”
Hindi naman daw isyu ito dahil naiintindihan ng nobya ni
Christian ang demand ng kanyang trabaho.
Sa katunayan, hindi raw selosa si Kat na bukod sa pagiging
music head ng isang telecommunications company ay isa ring parttime model.
“Sakto lang naman [pagiging selosa niya]. She knows naman.
“Nakita na niya lahat ng music videos ko [with some leading
ladies] dati.
“I think she knows na what she’s getting into. She’s very
understanding.” (PEP.ph)
Avoid extremes today: pushing too hard to get your way
OR giving up, believing you can’t do anything. Energetic
practicality works.
Don’t push aside compliments. You deserve them. Strive to
appreciate yourself more.
Filing cabinets, lists, or closet dividers loom large in your
future. Time to focus on order and organization.
Ai Ai delas Alas
now free to remarry
MANILA – Ai Ai delas Alas took to Instagram to announce that
her divorce with former husband Jed Salang is now recognized
in the Philippines.
On Saturday, the comedienne shared a picture of a letter from
her legal counsel which came with a copy of the decision of the
Quezon City Regional Trial Court.
The letter dated July 22, 2016 said the trial court has already
granted delas Alas’ petition “to enforce the foreign Divorce
Decree in this country” thereby allowing the actress to remarry.
In the caption of her post, delas Alas wrote, unedited:
“Hahahahhaa wohoooooooooo finally -- mega super single na
ko... Yesssssssss!!!!!!”
She, however, clarified in another post that she is still in a
relationship with her boyfriend, Gerald Sibayan.
Nonetheless, delas Alas said she does not have plans of
marrying again soon.
“PERO D PA DIN AKO MAG PAPAKASAL MATAGAL
PA - Ang kagandahan lang malinis at walang wala na akong
problema kung magpapakasal ako,” she wrote, unedited.
Delas Alas married Salang in Las Vegas on April 3, 2013.
They separated after less than month, with the actress accusing
him of physical abuse.
Feeling stuck in ruts feels unbearable today. Exercise
caution in what you say and do. Rash acts or words might
be regretted later.
Fun with friends! Sociability, laughs, and recreation are
highlighted. Be casual and carefree.
A major project begins today. Don’t feel overwhelmed; you
will do a marvelous job!
Today you feel caught between emotional needs for warmth
and excitement versus logical needs to face facts. Go for
both.
Take stock of your vocational position today. Look for
avenues to gain more power. Take a step closer to what
you want.
Suit yourself as much as possible today. Compromise does
not come easily, so do your own thing without battling with
others.
You come across as intense when expressing yourself
today. Arguments are possible if you get carried away.
Words have power.
Sales ability is higher than usual today. Can you turn it into
a source of income? Look around for what you can offer.
Personal independence and freedom are especially
important today. You could do something to help change
society.
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OPNOTCH Makati-based dentists, Dr. Rico Martin Boy and wife Dr.
Axel Trecho-Gerochi along with Jo Ann Billena Gerochi recently jetted
in to Iloilo City to celebrate the baptism of their second child, Alessia
“Baby Iya”.
Dr. Rico’s dad, legal eagle Romeo “Roming” Gerochi’s, added more fun as
he celebrated his 67th birthday, dahlings!
After the baptismal rites at Mandurriao Parish Church, a festive and colourful
dinner followed at the Gerochis’ sprawling mansion with delectable fares
especially prepared by Chef Wilson Esperancilla.
The inclement weather did not dampen the spirits of well-wishers who were
warmly welcomed by Atty. Roming and wife Psyche Gerochi to a night of
music and camaraderie among close pals and family.
DRS. RICO Martin and Axel Gerochi and daughter Iya with godparents (from left) Jackson Lee, Engr. Alijan
Saban, Punong Barangay Paul Leonard De Oca, Anton Miguel Trecho, Dr. Steve Reyes, Joanary Joy Go, Joyce
Tolentino, June Mae Trecho, Marion Watson, Ailyn Baylon Dollete and Dr. Erla Joy Bais-Garcia.
The birthday celebrant with Arwen Barrions, Fred Javellana, Prosecutor Pama, Your
Pagemaker, Robert Young, Rudy Lee, Col. Archie Segumalian, and Jun Javier
THE Gerochi family: Arianne Gerochi, Aiza Gerochi, RR Gerochi (Aiza’s daughter), birthday
celebrant Atty. Romeo Gerochi with wife Psyche Gerochi and granddaughter Alessia “Baby
Iya” Gerochi, Dr. Rico Martin Gerochi and son Rix Alessandro “Icoy” and Dr. Axel Gerochi.
(Seated) Ma. Lorelei Fuentes, Dr. Ivan Luke Fernandez, Angelica Atas (standing) Dr. Andrei Pama,
Dr. Rico Martin Gerochi and Dr. Amando Fuentes
JENNIFER Bonite, Cilyn Dollete, Junever Dollete, German Dollete, Engrs. Aujan Saban
and James Ian Saban
RENE and Annalyn Hierro
ROSSETE Jakat, Psyche Gerochi, Lourdes Araneta, and
May Ann Soropia
(Standing) JAMES Gepullano, Aiza Gerochi, couple Axel and Rico Martin Gerochi (Seated) Joanary Go, Joyce
Tolentino, Cecile Castro, Atty. Mariannie Tanate, and Coleen Grace Servando
IVY Rose De Oca, June Mae Trecho, Remedios Trecho, MM de Oca, Paul de Oca, Erma
Trecho, Margie Encantro Dr. Axel Gerochi with daughter Iya and Arianne Gerochi
MERCEDES Nava and Julieta Nava
LOVELY couple Drs. Axel and Rico Martin Gerochi with son Icoy and newly baptized daughter Alessia “Baby Iya” and Fr. Win.
BOY and Jo Ann Billena
RUBY Delicana, Atty. Gerochi and Helen
Stummer
THE Gerochis with Salvador and Grace Samelo, Jayson Vencer and Rey Sasonc

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