Manila Bulletin - Sep. 22, 2013

WAVE CATCHERS Little boys, daring to a fault, play with the big waves that crash on the seawall
l on the Navotas City waterfront yesterday, as super typhoon Odette (international name: Usagi) wrought havoc up north on the Batanes islands. Story on page 17. (Ali Vicoy)
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Another Pork Scam?

R470.7-M PDAF Of 3 Senators, 32 Congressmen Went To 11 NGOs
that three senators and 32 congressmen funnelled a total of P470.715 million to the Philippine Forest Corporation (PhilForest) the funds of which were eventually disbursed to 11 non-government organizations
Solon Rallies Support For PDAF Scrapping In 2014 Natl Budget

By CHARISSA M. LUCI
By ELLALYN B. DE VERA
Another investigation on alleged irregularities in the disbursement of pork barrel funds has uncovered
(NGOs) from 2010 to 2012, an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said yesterday. DENR Undersecretary Annaliza
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The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations is appealing to his colleagues to have faith
in their decision to scrap the P25.2billion Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and realign it to government agencies as the House of Representatives is set to approve
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Never PorkGet Calls For Pork Barrel Abolition

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Story on Page 13 By JENNY F. MANONGDO and JEFFREY G. DAMICOG
The crowd in the anti pork barrel rally in Rizal Park yesterday may be small compared with the first protest in August but the message echoed the same sentiment: Abolish the pork barrel system! Named the Never PorkGet rally, it was the
fourth protest in reaction to the P10billion pork barrel scam. Yesterdays protest was organized by the #abolishpork Movement which counted 32 multisectoral groups Groups joining the rally. Join Rally Among the militant groups were
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GOLD AWARD Manila Bulletin bagged the Gold Award for capturing a highly charged emotion of duty and exasperation an encounter between police authorities and informal settlers taken in 2012 by Linus Guardian Escandor. The award was conferred by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WANIFRA) during the Asian Media Awards. Story on page 14.
LOST BOYS A boy with his friend seems to point far in the direction of where he last saw his house standing amid 100 more that have now all gone up in smoke in Sitio Damayan, Barangay 105, Tondo, Manila in the wee hours of yesterday morning. (Jacquline Hernandez)
FVR: Collateral Damage Will Be Huge After Zambo Siege

By BEN CAL
about by the Zamboanga City standoff long after the bloody incident is over.
Former President Fidel V. Ramos has expressed great concern over the huge collateral damage to investments and tourism brought
5 More MNLF Fighters Slain

Now on its 13th day, five more Moro National Liberation Front
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Career Experts to Speak at MB Cebu Job Fair

By IRENE FERNANDO
Palace Blames GMA Again

By JC BELLO RUIZ
Professional development and human resource management experts will share their knowledge and experience to help jobseekers succeed in their career at the sixth Manila Bulletin (MB) Job Fair on September 24 and 25 in SM Cebu. Diosdado Bobot Codoy, HR Director of Cebu
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Poor GMA (former President Gloria Macapal Arroyo), she drew flak again from Malacaang yesterday for Justice Secretary Leila de Limas admission that she cant prevent personalities linked to the pork barrel scam from leaving the country. Following De Limas admission, Kabataan partyl(Turn to page 14)
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Tondo Fire Destroys 50 Shanties
At least 50 shanties were destroyed when a fire hit a residential area in Tondo, Manila the other night. Initial reports from the Manila Fire District showed that the fire started at 11:40 p.m. in Road 10, Sition Damayan, Barangay 105, Vitas, Tondo. (Rizal S. Obanil)
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Customs Implements Key Officials Revamp

By RAYMUND F. ANTONIO
Before the election ban prohibits transfer of government personnel, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) has undertaken a new round of revamp of key officials as part of its reform policy. Intelligence Division Chief Richard Rebong was transferred to the Office of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service Director Fernardino Tuason. A new Customs Personnel Order (CPO) was issued, bringing back Mimel Talusan and Christopher Bolastig in the unmanned X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) and Risk Management Office (RMO), respectively. Rebong said he would comply with the order of Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon. He said he filed a Motion for Reconsideration before the Civil Service Commission (CSC) on its earlier decision disqualifying him from the post. CSC ruled that he cannot hold the post due to lack of the required experience and training, and that his promotion violates the rules on the selection and promotion of government executives. His appointment upgraded him to Salary Grade 8 to 24 or more than three sal-
ary grade steps, a violation of Civil Service rules. Biazon designated Tuason as officer-in-charge of the Customs Intelligence Division. At the XIP and RMO, Talusan and Bolastig reclaimed their former posts as specified in another CPO to prevent disruption of Customs services in the ports. "The CPO for ICARE (Interim Customs Accreditation Registration) unit is the only one left and subject for approval by DOF (Department of Finance)," a source from the office of Biazon said. The three units were heavily affected by DOF's order for all Customs officials and personnel to return to their mother unit because they do not have a plantilla. This order removed district collector Ricardo Belmonte of the Manila International Container Port, who was transferred back to the Port of Cebu. His replacement will be Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Collector Carlos So. At the NAIA, Cebu District Collector Edward dela Cuesta will replace So while Rogel Gatchalian will be retained in the Port of Manila. They have until Sept. 27 to comply with the DO order.
BILLBOARD RULES Workers dismantle a billboard tarpaulin along Quezon Boulevard in Manila, Saturday. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and outdoor advertisers signed a Magna Carta spelling out new guidelines for constructing, installing, and displaying billboards and outdoor signs along roads and open spaces. (Linus Guardian Escandor II)
National News Pacquiao Wants R2.2-B Tax Assessment Cancelled

Boxing great and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao has asked the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) to cancel the more than R2.2 billion worth of deficiency taxes being imposed on him by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). The BIR assessment covered Pacquiaos alleged unpaid income taxes from his five title bouts in 2008 and 2009 in the United States as well as R32 million in deficiency value-added tax (VAT) as endorser of various products. Pacquiao paid the CTA last Aug. 1 an unprecedented R11 million in filing fee for it to hear the case. His wife, Sarangani Vice Governor Jinkee Pacquiao, was belatedly included by the BIR in the tax assessment. Through the Romulo Mabanta, Buenaventura, Sayoc, de los Angeles law firm, Pacquiao invariably described the BIR assessment as "arbitrary," "bloated," and "excessive." If required to pay the full assessment, Pacquiao said he would be returned to his humble beginning because the amount was more than his net worth. When contacted for comment, BIR legal officials simply said they have yet to respond to Pacquiaos protest through the Office of the Solicitor General. Pacquiao explained that he did not pay income tax for the cited twoyear period because the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had already collected the appropriate income tax from his earnings. He said under the bilateral tax treaty between Manila and Washington, he was no longer required to pay the tax here. The lawmaker cited Article 23 of the treaty which stipulates that income tax paid by Filipinos in the US
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is creditable against his income tax liability in the Philippines. But knowledgeable BIR sources said Pacquiao was slapped the huge back taxes because he did not inform the BIR, or apply the tax cred-
its from the US in his tax returns as required by the Tax Code. Records showed that Pacquiao engaged in the ring Juan Manuel Marquez, Brandon Rios and Oscar De La Hoya in 2008. In 2009 he fought Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto. Pacquiao said the prize money for the fights totaled to more than $28 million, of which the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collected $8.4 million, or about R395 million. What he paid to the BIR, he said, was value-added tax amounting to R12 million to cover the R114 million he earned from endorsing 14 products including Ginebra San Miguel, United Laboratories and Phoenix Petroleum. He said he was willing to settle the additional R32 million VAT deficiency assessment for the two-year period, but not the R2.2 billion alleged income tax debts which included interests and surcharges.
Recto Moves To Cut Red Tape In GSIS

By MARIO B. CASAYURAN
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto formally moved yesterday to cut red tape at the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in the collection of claims. Recto likewise sought a GSIS board that is more responsive and accountable. The Recto move was contained in his Senate Bill No.254 which he filed in response to complaints from public school teachers and other members of the state-run pension agency on the alleged red tape at the GSIS. The measure includes a firstever Members Rights and reform provisions. Under the Recto bill, all GSIS members are granted specific rights such as: (a) Right to courteous and responsive service; (b) Right to information; (c) Right to GSIS benefits; (d) Right to expeditious processing of claims; (e) Right to be heard; and (f) Special Rights for the elderly. The Senate bill also assigns to government agencies the main responsibility of remitting members contributions to GSIS within the prescribed time and format. Likewise, the bill grants the Regional Trial Court (RTC) to have concurrent jurisdiction over disputes arising from the grant of benefits to allow aggrieved GSIS members an alternative venue to appeal decisions on their claims for benefits aside from the GSIS. With this proposed law, Recto expressed hopes that the service delivery of GSIS to its approximately 1.68 million members, pensioners and beneficiaries would improve. The current GSIS charter does not carry a provision on the Bill of Rights of Members. With these rights, no member of
GSIS would sail into their sunset feeling bitter, empty and shortchanged by the same agency that they helped keep afloat through their monthly contributions, Recto said. Recto said any official or unit of the GSIS flouting the rights of GSIS members faces legal and administrative sanctions. The Senate bill also reconstitutes the composition of the GSIS Board of Directors and provides for two additional Board seats to be occupied by the Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary and the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), respectively in order to protect the interests of civil servants and public school teachers, who comprise 60 percent of GSIS members. Recto said the GSIS Board would have to be revamped to take in two new members to strengthen the ranks of government workers in the Board and ensure that their welfare is protected at all times. The current GSIS Board is composed of the GSIS president/general manager, president of the Philippine Public School Teachers Association (PPSTA) or the President of the Philippine Association of School Superintendents, two representing government employees, four from banking, finance and insurance sectors, and one lawyer-member of GSIS. Recto said the presence of the DepEd Secretary and CSC Chairman in the GSIS Board should ensure prompt delivery of services and benefits to teachers and provide greater voice to other civil servants through the stewardship of the CSC chief. The bill also removes the prescriptive period of four years for all members to file for their benefits or claims. Currently, GSIS members and their beneficiaries have only four years to file for claims for benefits.
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House Too Busy To Act On FOI Bill

By ELSON A. QUISMORIO
Congressmen said yesterday they could not act on the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill at the moment since they are preoccupied with budget deliberations. The lawmakers spoke even as the measures Senate counterpart breezed through the committee level earlier this week. House members are expected to continue plenary debates on the different components of the proposed 2014 national budget until they adjourn on Sept. 28 for a two-week break. After that, Rep. Teddy Baguilat Jr. (Ifugao, Lone District) reckoned it should
be time to get down to business and prioritize the much sought after yet controversial FOI in the Lower Chamber. Not much pressure now because were concentrating on the budget but after this month, focus will now be on the committee work for several important bills including FOI, answered Baguilat when asked about the mood in plenary following the developments in the Senate. Trying to secure funds for the pet projects affected by the abolition of the PDAF (Priority Development Assistance Fund) is the main preoccupation now, added Baguilat, who is among the authors of various FOI and pro-transparency bills filed in the House this 16th Congress.
Feast Of Our Lady Of Peafrancia Today

By CHRISTINA I. HERMOSO
A series of Pontifical Masses will be celebrated today at the Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Peafrancia in Naga City in Camarines Sur in solemn observance of the Feast of Our Lady of Penafrancia, devoutly called by the locals as Ina (mother), the highly revered Patroness of the Bicol Region. Today marks the 303rd year of widespread devotion to the Holy Mother in the region. Bishop Lucilo Quiambao will celebrate the holy mass at 6:30 a.m., to be followed by Caceres Archbishop Rolando Tria Tirona at 8 a.m. Bishop Jose Sorra will officiate the mass at 9:30 a.m., retired Caceres Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi at 11 a.m., while the evening mass will be celebrated
by Bishop Manolo de los Santos at 6 p.m. Rites in celebration of the feast were also held in other places like in Metro Manila, where triduum novena masses and a procession were organized by the Peafrancia Devotees Association in Metro Manila. Feast masses in honor of Ina were organized as well by Bicolanos and devotees who are now residing abroad such as in the United States. Meanwhile, thousands of homecoming Bicolanos and devotees witnessed yesterday the much-awaited grand fluvial procession along the Naga River that brought back the images of Our Lady and the Divino Rostro (Holy Face of Jesus) from the centuries-old Naga Metropolitan Cathedral to the Basilica Minore.
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WASHINGTON (AFP) House Republicans turned up the political
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heat by passing a spending plan that defunds President Barack Obamas health care law, a ploy that pushes government toward shutdown and possible default. Congress now has just nine days to breach a bitter ideological divide and approve a short-term federal budget before several government agencies and programs shutter at the beginning of fiscal year 2014 on October 1. Lawmakers voted Friday along party lines 230-189 to fund government operations at current levels through December 15, setting up a showdown with the Democratic-led Senate, which will consider and almost certainly reject the measure next week. The Republican bill includes a provision that strips funding for the health care law, which its critics have nicknamed Obamacare and which
House Vote Triggers Showdown Over Shutdown

the GOP has fought to repeal since its passage more than three years ago. Speaker John Boehner, whom Democrats accuse of caving in to extremists in his caucus, insisted the vote reflected Americans frustration with ill effects of the health law. Our message to the United States Senate is real simple: the American people dont want the government shut down, and they dont want Obamacare, Boehner said, to loud cheers from his Republican members. But with both sides insisting they will not blink in the face-off, the nation careened into fiscal whitewater. We really have no idea no idea how this is going to play out yet, a Republican congressional aide told AFP . Obama looked beyond the shutdown threat to a more portentous battle next month the need to raise the US borrowing limit, which Republicans have also vowed to try and block unless the health care law can be delayed by a year. The president, visiting a car plant in Missouri, accused Republicans of risking a tailspin for the still recovering US economy by putting partisan zeal ahead of the good of the nation. If we dont raise the debt ceiling we are deadbeats, Obama warned in a fiery speech, saying it was the height of irresponsibility for House Republicans to threaten a government default unless they get their way. Later, he telephoned Boehner to urge the House leader to fulfill Congresss role in paying the nations bills, but Obama also said he wouldnt negotiate with him on the debt limit, according to a Boehner aide.
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Marriott Hotel, will discuss how to adjust in a corporate world with the topic Preparing for the World of Work: Transition from School to Work which will be held in afternoon of September 24. Jeane Sanchez, general manager of Gateway Travel and Tours, will talk about Effective Resume and Power Interviews. Sanchez held leadership positions in People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP)Cebu, the MEPZ Human Resources Association, the Visayas Association of Quality and Productivity (VAQP), the Toastmasters Club and has been the national president of the Productivity Improvement Circles Association of the Philippines (PICAP). The second day will feature a seminar on preparing for a career in BPO industry. Joslyn Canon, call center manager of Qualfon Philippines, Inc., will discuss what to expect from this type of work. Qualfon is one of the distinguished names in the BPO and call center industry, particularly in Central Visayas. Canon will be followed by Gothong Southern Shipping Lines, Inc., AVP for Human Resources Josephine A. Enego who will share her insights on the topic, How to Climb the Corporate Ladder. Enego is a former director for Human Resources in Movenpick Resort and Spa and Hilton Cebu Resort and Spa. She has handled Human Resources and Facilities division for Rustans Department Store and Supermarket Cebu City. The two-day job exhibit will also feature Manila Bulletins official online job site, www.mbclassifiedjobs. com, where jobseekers can register, and directly submit their resumes for employee match-up. Officials of Manila Bulletin will grace the opening of the two-day job expo. MB Classifieds Advertising Vice President Lyne Abanilla will be joined by AVP for Classified Ads Geronimo Montalban and Cebu branch manager Jun Liberal. Like the Manila leg, the second part of the job fair will offer a wide array of employee opportunities for the Cebu applicants. These job positions will come from BPO, IT, retail, recruitment, manufacturing, and telecommunications. More than 25 companies will set up booths in SM Cebu. The first part of the MB Job Fair held last month at the SM North EDSA Skydome attracted more than 3,000 job seekers, with 453 applicants getting hired on the spot. Cebu is one of the primary destinations of foreign visitors. Around 1.7 million tourists arrived in the Central Visayas region during the first semester this year with 1.2 million going to Cebu. The MB Job Fair Cebu is supported by DOLE and POEA, with official event partners Transcom, Hinduja Global Solutions, Ipams.com, Sykes, JP Morgan Chase & Co., The Results Companies, PLDT Kaasenso, PC Express, Tempura Japanese Grill, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu and Murillos Export Intl. Media partners include Tempo, Balita, ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc., GSAT Direct TV, Yes! FM, Chalk Magazine, ANC, When In Manila, 96.3 Easy Rock, Bisaya, Lifestyle Network, and Jeepney TV. Another job fair will be held on October 15 to 16 at SM Sta. Rosa in Laguna.
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Merkel Favored For Third Term

BERLIN (AP) She enjoys overwhelming popularity and leads an economy that's the envy of Europe. But Angela Merkel is in a fight to clinch a new term for her ruling coalition in Sunday's national election, with polls showing her center-right alliance on a knife-edge as her junior partner's support slumps. Merkel and her conservative Christian Democratic Union appear likely to fend off a challenge from center-left rival Peer Steinbrueck and emerge as the biggest party in the lower house of Parliament, whose members choose the chancellor, making her the strong favorite to win a third term. But no single party has won an absolute majority in Germany in more than 50 years. And surveys show Merkel's coalition partner, the pro-business Free Democratic Party, has fallen from the nearly 15 percent support it won in 2009 to about the 5 percent level needed to keep any seats in Parliament. If Merkel's alliance falls short of a parliamentary majority, the likeliest outcome is a switch to a Merkel-led ``grand coalition'' of her conservatives with Steinbrueck's Social Democratic Party, the same combination of traditional rivals that ran Germany from 2005 to 2009 in Merkel's first term. That is unlikely to produce a radical change in government policies. However, it could signal a subtle shift in emphasizing economic growth over the austerity that Germany has insisted on in exchange for bailing out economically weak European countries such as Greece. Final results are due within hours of polls closing. But with margins so close, the country could still face weeks of protracted horse-trading before a clear picture emerges about the makeup and policies of Germany's next government. Merkel's center-right coalition might win re-election but ``it will be very tight,'' said Oskar Niedermayer, a political science professor at Berlin's Free University. Much may depend on the turnout among the nearly 62 million voters, about 70 percent in the 2009 ballot. In the days before the voting, prominent figures from all major parties have urged supporters to vote, with the projected outcome too close to take any chances. Given Merkel's popularity - polls show her with approval ratings of up to 70 percent - and the economic success enjoyed during what she calls the most successful government since reunification'' 23 years ago, it might seem surprising that the electoral outcome appears so cloudy. As chancellor, Merkel has won over Germans with her reassuring style, often appearing to be above the political fray. The eurozone's debt crisis has helped preserve her popularity, said Manfred Guellner, the head of the Forsa polling agency. She has repeatedly given people the feeling she's taking care that this abstract crisis doesn't rain down on their everyday lives,'' he said. Still, it is Merkel rather than her coalition that enjoys sky-high popularity. Voters haven't forgotten public coalition infighting that frequently marred the past four years. Much of the blame has gone to the Free Democrats. A new party, Alternative for Germany, which calls for an orderly breakup'' of the euro common currency zone and appeals to socially conservative voters, may sap votes from the ruling coalition parties. State elections in Bavaria last Sunday set off alarms for the Free Democrats, who lost all their seats in the legislature. Since then, they've been angling for votes from Merkel's party since German voters cast two ballots - one for a specific parliamentary candidate and another for a party.
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HE Philippines and Sri Lanka have a long history of friendship. The two countries observe their 52nd year of diplomatic relations on September 22, 2013. On this day in 1961, the Philippines opened a legation in the capital Colombo. Sri Lanka had a Charge d Affaires-level mission, which was upgraded to embassy level in 1964. An air transport agreement was signed on December 18, 1976 and a trade agreement was signed on December 8, 1992, providing for Most Favoured Nation Treatment in trade and economic partnership between the two countries. Two-way trade continues to grow. Philippine exports to Sri Lanka consist of machine parts and accessories, activated carbon, cotton, iron and steel, perfumes, food, electrical machinery, construction materials, textiles and yarns, powdered milk and cream, boxes, cartons, packaging material, paper products, flour, starch and malt extracts. Sri Lanka ships fabrics, tires, tea, gloves, apparel, clothing accessories, coats, jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, rubber tires, cucumber, gherkins, tower and cable cranes to the Philippines. Sri Lanka, through high-level visits by its officials to the country, has conveyed its appreciation for the assistance it received from the Philippines in global forums. Filipinos seeking to work in Sri Lanka are
given skills training and orientation prior to deployment. There are over 500 skilled overseas Filipino workers in Sri Lanka. More bilateral cooperation agreements are being worked out in education, science and technology, tourism, trade, agriculture, labor, construction and renewable energy. Two memorandums of understanding cultural cooperation and exemption of visa requirement are being worked out. The Manila Bulletin, led by its Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr. Emilio T. Yap, President and Publisher Atty. Hermogenes P. Pobre, Executive Vice President Dr. Emilio C. Yap III, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Cris J. Icban Jr., Business Editor Loreto D. Cabaes, Officers and Employees, Congratulate Their Excellencies Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III, H.E., Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Disanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne, and Philippine Consul General to Sri Lanka William John Terrence Perera and Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines Nawalage Bennet Cooray, in their efforts to strengthen bilateral and diplomatic relationship between the two countries, and to tap each others potential as trade, investment and tourism partners. CONGRATULATIONS AND MABUHAY!
ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST AT HOME, IN SCHOOL, AT WORK, FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF FILIPINO PEOPLE.
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ZAMBOANGA AND THE PEACE PROCESS

(Last of Two Parts) By FIDEL V. RAMOS Former Philippine President
OUR LADY OF PEAFRANCIA FEAST
Through Untrue
ARIAN devotees in the country, especially the Bicolanos, are celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Peafrancia, Patroness of the Bicolandia. The feast begins with a novena on the second Friday of September when the image of the Blessed Mother which Bicolanos revere as their Ina is transferred from her shrine to the centuries-old Naga Metropolitan Cathedral. In the procession, called traslacion, the images of Our Lady
of Peafrancia and of the Divino Rostro (the Holy Face of Jesus) journey to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Naga City for a Novena and Holy Masses. According to history, this tradition began in 1885 and ushers in a series of festivities not only in Naga City but in other places
in the province. On the feast day, a solemn fluvial procession will return the images to her shrine, with thousands of devotees and pilgrims from other places in the region in boats carrying lighted candles and banners and praying the rosary. This event is the largest and most popular religious event in the region. This year the Bishops of the Philip(Contd on page 12)
LESSON FROM MINDANAO TRUTH COMMISSION

By FR. ROLANDO V. DELA ROSA, O.P.
AST 16 September, FVR was the main speaker at the Asian Institute of Management on the topic ASEAN Leaderspeak: Preparing the Government, Business C o m m u n i t y, and Civil Society for Regional Integration. The audience of some 120 was led b y D r. S t e v e D e k r e y, A I M President; Prof. Poch Macaranas, former Foreign Affairs Undersecretary and expert on ASEAN, APEC, and UN issues; and included 20 Indonesians, two Chinese, two Malaysians, and other Asian graduate students. It was noteworthy that while our ASEAN neighbors, especially Thailand, are already in high gear in their preparations for the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015, we Filipinos are still unable to consolidate our various sectors into a national team that can actively and competitively play a leading role. Many participants were worried that the 2015 target would not materialize. Questions from media reporters likewise reflected these concerns, particularly because of the current shooting violence in Zamboanga City. As TV5s Maricel Burgonio (InterAksyon.com, 16 September) reported: Former President FVR said the Government should assign only one Chief to negotiate with Nur Misuari. That Chief Negotiator should be given full powers by Malacaang, Ramos said. Government forces on 14 September renewed their assault on Misuaris followers, as a supposed ceasefire agreement did not happen after Vice President Jejomar Binay announced it May isang boss lamang sa Pilipinas, hindi dalawa. Ang daming nakikisawsaw sa negotiation, naeepal-epal tuloy. Masama yun. (The Philippines has only one boss, not two. Many meddling in the negotiations got themselves criticized as scene-stealers. Thats bad.) Were dealing with lives of people, Ramos reiterated. Colonel Ding San Juan (retired) recalled a similar incident in August 1987 in his book, Demokrasya At Kudeta (Unang Bolyum) (2005) (as translated from Filipino), thus: Ramos castigated the civilians who meddle with military operations. He did not give names, but Ramos was referring to Metro Manila Governor and concurrent Makati Mayor Jojo Binay,
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Reflections Today
PARABLE OF THE DISHONEST STEWARD

LUKE 16:1-13
ESUS said to His disciples, A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property. He summoned him and said, What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward. The steward said to himself, What shall I do, now that my master is taking the position of steward away from me? I am not
strong enough to dig and I am ashamed to beg. I know what I shall do so that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may welcome me into their homes. He called in his masters debtors one by one. To the first he
said, How much do you owe my master? He replied, One hundred measures of olive oil. He said to him, Here is your promissory note. Sit down and quickly write one for fifty. Then to another he said, And you, how much do you owe? He replied, One hundred kors of wheat. He said to him, Here is your promissory note; write one for eighty. And
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HANDLING FEAR
By DR. JUN A. YNARES, M.D.
ADDY, are you afraid? Those were my eldest daughters words of concern. My wife and I were discussing ways to make sure the family remains safe in the face of a well-funded, recently uncovered assassination plot against me and my dad. My daughter overheard our conversation. She rushed over to me, hugged me, and whispered those
words to me. There was a long pause before I could answer her question. Dads are supposed to be brave and fearless, men were taught. But at that moment, I knew there was fear in my heart. The
details of the assassination attempts revealed to us by the widow of the hired killer who backed out and was later killed were just too vivid. The reality of a kill plot stared us in the face. Just a little, I told my daughter. I am a bit afraid, I said. Dont worry, daddy, my angel will
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Never On A Sunday
CASUS BELLI
By FORMER SENATOR ATTY. RENE ESPINA
ASUS Belli, according to the dictionary, means an event provoking war or used as a pretext for making war. The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) (See mnlfnet.com) claims that the Casus Belli is that the Philippine government have no respect for the September 2, 1996 Government Republic of the Philippines (GRP) Organization
of Islamic Conference (OIC) Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Jakarta Final Peace Agreement (FPA). Had the GRP done so there would have been no Zamboanga clashes.The incum-
bent PHL government disregarded the 1996 Peace Agreement forged during the Ramos administration. The GRP disregarded the advice of President Fidel V. Ramos to engage in peace dialogue with their Chairman Nur Misuari, regarding the complete implementation of the peace accord. The GRP also sidelined the 58-nation
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Gentle Breeze
WERE NOT HOLIER THAN THOU (1)

By ATTY. NELLY FAVIS VILLAFUERTE
ANY of us at one time or another have been hurt by comments of judgmental people, so called, about our moral or personal behavior. Ignoring and disregarding what Jesus said in the Holy Bible, as follows: Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged. And with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why
beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brothers eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou
hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye. (Matthew 7:1-5, King James Version) *** We may not realize it but many of us are far too quick to pass judgment on others. We condemn others; we belittle them; we find
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N March 1, 2004, the Mindanao Truth Commission (MTC), an independent investigative body, presented its findings regarding the series of mystery bombings in Mindanao that occurred a year earlier. To g e t t o the root of the problem, the MTC asked: Who will benefit most from these bombings? Among the usual suspects, one clearly stood out: those who want to justify the Balikatan Exercises which many Filipinos see as a ploy to continue the U.S. military presence in the country. Many dismissed this finding as another baseless conspiracy theory. But the MTC presented proofs to support its claim. Looking back, the Balikatan was a by-product of the Visiting Forces Agreement between the US and the Philippines. Hundreds of US troops have come to Mindanao since 2002 to participate in these joint military exercises.. While declaring that they will not engage in any combat operations, American soldiers came to Mindanao to help their Filipino counterparts primarily to acquire counter-terrorism skills, state-ofthe-art weaponry and gadgetry, and prepare them for war-related activities. Both the Philippine and US militaries have repeatedly described these exercises a resounding success. If it was indeed a success, why the continued depredations of the Abu Sayyaf group (with no more than 50 members), or the current hostilities in Zamboanga (started by a group of only 200 MNLF rebels)? On Day 12 of the fighting, Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, the Armed Forces spokesman, said that 164 of these MNLF men had been either killed, captured or had surrendered. If that is true, and with the training they had supposedly received from the Balikatan Exercises, why cant they capture the remaining 36, and immediately end this rebellion causing great misery to the civilian population In Zamboanga? Also, with the sophisticated surveillance mapping of Mindanao which the Americans can easily do through their satellites, why cant they help our military locate the precise whereabouts of the MNLF forces and the extent of their war capabilities? It can be recalled that a few weeks prior to the war in Zamboanga, a series of bombings had
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OUR LADY OF PEAFRANCIAS ORIGIN

By FR. BEL R. SAN LUIS, SVD
Be not among the winebibbers; Among riotous eaters of flesh Proverbs 23:30 The Holy Bible, King James Version N Associated Press (AP) article caught my eye early this week and I echo it today. Its not something esoteric. In fact, we know these already and maybe we just need to be reminded. Lindsey Tanners Bad habits age you by 12 years, study suggests highlights and my thoughts follow. So okay, to age fast (to feel 62, when youre just 50!), just combine the following habits:
NVESTORS expect 4 million Americans to initially enroll in the state insurance marketplaces created under President Barack Obamas Affordable Care Act, according to a sur vey re leased on Monday, as concerns mount that technical glitches could present obstacles to enrollment. The expectations of the investors - hedge funds, institutional clients and other investors surveyed by Citigroup, 56 in total fall far short of a Congressional Budget Office forecast that 7 million Americans will seek subsidized health coverage through the online exchanges. Starting on October 1, Americans have
LL roads lead to Naga City where the feast of the highly revered Our Lady of Peafrancia is celebrated today. How did the image come to the Philippines, specifically in Naga City? *** A Spanish government official from Pea de Francia, Salamanca, Spain, settled with his family in Cavite in 1712. One day, a son, Miguel Robles de Covarrubias, a seminarian studying at the Universidad de Santo Tomas, Manila, got very sick. He and his family prayed to Our Lady of Peafrancia whose picture he was clutching to spare his life. He made a vow
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ALL CITIZENS AND OFFICIALS SHOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER THE NATIONAL INTEREST IS ABOVE ALL PERSONAL AND OTHER INTERESTS.
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pines, in their appeal to all Catholics in the country to consecrate the nation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary said: Time and time again, we have experienced tremendous flow of divine grace through the intercession of Mary, our Mother. Such maternal care we continue to implore, especially in important events of our nation. As we celebrate today the Feast of the Blessed Mother of Penafrancia, we implore her intercession once more to bring peace to our land and to the whole world and to bring us closer to Jesus who is the hope of humanity. We pray and reflect on this role of Mary in our lives with the following prayer to Our Lady: I humbly beseech thee, O Virgin of Peafrancia to instill in those of us who venerate
thy sacred name which means hope this most important theological virtue with which we may strengthen our spirit amidst the innumerable perils in which we live. As strangers in this vale of tears and deprived still of a clear vision of our God and Creator and confiding in the power of our Lord for whom nothing is impossible in this life, we hope to refrain the impulses of our passions and tread peacefully the path that leads to eternal life, that thus through piety and devotion, we may all attain the beatitude for which we were created and wherein we shall live eternally grateful to thee for thine all powerful intercession. Amen. May we all have a meaningful and hope-filled celebration of the Feast of Ina! MABUHAY!
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PREPARING FOR DETERIORATING WEATHER Fishermen living along the coastal areas of Cavite started securing their small fishing boats after several areas in Luzon started experiencing the effects of typhoon Odette yesterday. (Ali Vicoy)
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Organization of Islamic Conference in conspiracy with Malaysia to implement per se the 2013 framework agreement on Bangsamoro with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The administration wanted the people to believe that the existing Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is a failed experiment that has to be replaced by a new concept autonomy embodying the future Bangsamoro. On the other hand the GRP through its Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) belies the MNLF statement, saying: (1) Theres no truth that the GRP is terminating the 1996 Final Peace Agreement (FPA). In fact it is pushing for the completion of the tripartite agreement review process. (2) What is the impact of the FAB (Final Agreement Bangsamoro) to the tripartite implementation review? We have always maintained that the FAB is inclusive of all the concerns of the Bangsamoro. The crafting of the Bangsamoro Basic Law is not just an exercise for the MILF. It is an exercise that seeks to respond to and / or address the aspirations of the en-
tire Bangsamoro. (3) Was the MNLF spurned while the government holds talks with the MILF? It is not true that GRP ignored the MNLF and Misuari. (4) In fact the Aquino government has made various efforts to ensure that the MNLF (both Misuari and Sema factions) are on board the peace process with the MILF. The GRP has invited both Misuari and Sema through the Indonesian facilitators to submit nominations to the transition Commission. Both of them declined. The ARMM government has likewise inked several agreements with the MNLF Leadership in the establishment of peace and development monitoring mechanisms. On the other hand GRP peace panel chief negotiator Miriam Coronel Ferrer said: We have said time and again that although we the government negotiating panel for talks with the MILF are talking to only one party among the many interested parties in Mindanao, we have conciously tried to ensure that both the processes and the outcomes will benefit all. She further said that those who alleged that government has ignored the FPA and or Misuari
have employed the age-old tactic of divide and rule, are naive of the situation, and regretfully spoke from ignorance. She added that contrary to claims, Misuari was given the opportunity to prove what kind of leader he is, but eventually failed. They missed out on what was common sense to a lot of ordinary people. They have forgotten that the FPA had been largely implemented with the creation of the Southern Philippine Council for Peace and Development... Coronel Ferrer at the same time said that the end goal of the negotiations is to produce a new set of government institutions that will fall under the rubrik of a Bangsamoro government that is part and parcel of the Philippine Republic. So there...from official statements of GRP officials and the MNLF, my readers can decide for themselves. Was Misuari ignored because of his failure as a leader of ARMM? Will the September 2, 1996 GRP-OIC-MNLF Peace agreement be respected? Would a new agreement replace it with the MILF installed to control the new Bangsamoro? rene.g.espina@gmail.com
that if cured, he would construct a chapel by the bank of Pasig River in Manila. *** Amazingly, Miguel Robles got cured and was eventually ordained a priest not in Manila but in the Ciudad de Nueva Caceres (Naga City). To fulfill his vow of gratitude, Padre Miguel constructed with the help of the town folks the chapel at the slope of Mt. Isarog. Also, he ordered a local artisan to carve an image patterned after the picture of the Lady of Peafrancia he always had with him. *** Miracles happened then and there. Among them is about a dog killed, its neck slashed in order to take out the poor animals blood used to coat the newly carved image. Dumped into the river, the dead dog became alive and swam to shore with hundreds of people witnessing the phenomenon. *** News of many other miracles spread like wildfire; so was the devotion to the Nuestra Seora. The official coronation of Our Lady of Peafrancia as Patroness of Bicolandia took place on September 20, 1924, her image enshrined in the sanctuary of the basilica. *** IMAGE STOLEN. On the morning of August 15, 1981, the miraculous image was stolen from her shrine. The entire region was shocked by the news and people
could not believe that such a sacrilegious act could happen. A little over a year later, however, the region rejoiced over the finding of the image. On September 8, 1982, Nativity of Our Lady, the image arrived in Naga on a motorcade from Manila and was reinstated at the basilica. *** In September, 2010, the devotion to Our Lady marked its 300th year or Tercentenary. The Church of Bicol gave thanks to the INA for all the blessings and graces received as enunciated in the Tercentenarys over-all theme: A Gift Received, a Gift to Share (Balaog Inako, Balaog Itao). *** Let us pray to our INA for all the numerous trials our country is going through, especially for peace in the strife-torn Zamboanga and hope for impoverished countrymen. *** THE LIGHTER SIDE. The Lord summoned St. Peter, heavens gatekeeper, saying: Who allowed these seedy people to enter here? Scratching his head, Peter sheepishly replied, Lord, I keep barring them away, but they go to the window and the lady keeps letting them in. *** What lady? the Lord said. Peter pointed at the woman whose back was turned. When the Lord found it was his own Mother, it was His turn to scratch His head!
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protect you, she said, very sure with her words. As I put her to bed that evening, my mind started to retrieve what it knew about the human state called fear. I believe no one can say he or she has never experienced fear. Or, that he or she is without fear. It is a natural human response. The innermost layer of our brain which biologists like to call the reptilian brain causes that nearautomatic response. When faced with danger, real or imagined, the reptilian brain goes to action. It commands the body to either fight or flee. In a way, fear is some kind of a survival gear. It helps us react with lightning speed to the stimulus of danger. It is a key to preserving ones life in the face of an imminent threat. It makes for reflex action, such as when we hit the floor when we hear an explosion, or when we instantly strike back at an attacker. I believe fear is different from being afraid. Fear is an auto-response. Being afraid is a decision. It is a decision to succumb to fear and be paralyzed by it. In short, I cant prevent myself from feeling fear. But I can decide whether or not to be rendered helpless by that feeling. My wife and I know that fear is inevitable. Somehow, we have decided to deal with it. By facing it, we have decided we wont be afraid. We outlined certain steps we must
take so that fear would not cripple us. First, we agreed on security measures. We made sure they are in place. Second, we outlined steps so that our daily movements are prudent and not vulnerable to being monitored. We mastered them. We even rehearsed them. Third, we made sure our family and those with whom we move and work every day has an efficient communication system. Fourth, we made an inventory of red flags situations and people which we must avoid in the meantime. These measures are products of clear thinking. Once done, we understood that we have migrated our inner selves from a state of panic to a state of logic. We were no longer controlled by the reptilian brain. We were using that outermost layer of the human brain biologists like to call the primate brain the seat of human reason. The measures are airtight. But not necessarily failsafe. We know that there may be gaps. Should the assassins spot the gap and take advantage of it, I can be hit. Thats where one more element to conquer fear has to come in. Its called Faith. It means relinquishing full control and leaving those that are beyond human management in the hands of
One more powerful. My family and I have to trust that nothing can separate us from the love of God. No, not even people conspiring to kill me. Facing the reality of imminent death forces one to do much thinking. And rethinking. It pushes one to reexamine life and to ask which of the many things in this world actually matter. There is a strong temptation to question the situation, to ask God why it had to be me. There are moments of anger, not necessarily against the kill-plot conspirators, but against the circumstances. But then comes acceptance. And then comes peace. Yes, it is possible to be at peace even in the face of imminent death. Perhaps, that is the peace which the Bible describes as one that surpasses all understanding. That is something way beyond the reach of a triggerman. An assassin cannot kill ones sense of peace. It is a gift no one can take away. Some say a person who succumbs to fear has died even before the bullet hits him. My family and I have decided we will live. We will not be afraid. We will wallow in Gods peace. For feedback, please email it to antipolocitygov@gmail.com or send it to #1 Mt. Cameron St., Fairmount Subdivision, Bgy. Dela Paz, Antipolo, Rizal
fault in them; we criticize them; we slander them without even giving a thought that we may be worse off than those whom we are judging in terms of our moral and personal behavior. Forgetting that passing final judgment on any person belongs only to our Lord God. Forgetting too that we are not in the condemning business. Yes, we enjoy playing god. We think our perceptions are perfectly correct like the prideful, judgmental, and hypocritical Pharisees of the Holy Bible who paraded their personal piety. The Pharisees exemplify people with the holier than thou attitude. *** Let me share with you a story narrated by Steve Covey, the author of the best-selling book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, about an experience he had on a New York subway one Sunday morning: People were sitting quietly. Some were reading newspapers, some were dozing, others were simply contemplating with their eyes closed. It was a rather peaceful, calm scene. At one stop a man and his children entered the car. The children were soon yelling back and forth, throwing things, even grabbing peoples newspapers. It was all very disturbing, and yet the father just sat there next to them and did nothing. It was not difficult to feel irritated. Steve could not believe the man could be so insensitive as to let his children run wild and do nothing about it. It was easy to see
that everyone else in the car was annoyed as well. So finally, with what he thought was admirable restraint and patience, Steve said to the man, Sir, your children are really disturbing a lot of people. I wonder if you couldnt control them a little bit more? The man lifted his gaze as if coming into consciousness for the first time and said, Oh, youre right. I guess I should do something about it. We just came from the hospital where their mother died about an hour ago. I dont know what to think, and I guess they dont know how to handle it, either. Steve says, Can you imagine what I felt at that moment? Suddenly, I say things differently. Because I saw differently, I felt differently. I behaved differently. My irritation vanished. I didnt have to worry about controlling my attitude or my behavior. My heart was filled with this mans pain. Feelings of compassion and sympathy flowed freely. Your wife just died? Oh, Im so sorry! Can you tell me about it? What can I do to help? (To be continued) *** This column continues to give out copies of the Holy Bible for free to those who cannot afford to buy their own copies. If interested, please send your letter-request to Ms. Nelly Favis Villafuerte, 5233 Fahrenheit St., Palanan, Makati City. Kindly mention if it is the Tagalog, English, Cebuano, or Ilocano Bible that is preferred. Be joyful and forgiving!
News 320 Pass Chemists Licensure Exam

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced the other day that 320 out of 571 examinees passed the Chemist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Chemistry in Manila earlier this month. The successful examinees who garnered the 10 highest places in the board exam are: 1. Miguel Francisco Martinez de Jesus from the University of the Philippines-Manila, 92.75; 2. Moises Jerome Mislang Garrero from UP-Diliman, 92.50; 3. Justine Mansilungan Kalaw from the University of Santo Tomas, 91.00; 4. Jan Patrick dela Cruz Calupitan from Ateneo de Manila University-Quezon City, and Timothy Dexter Tiu Tan from De La Salle University-Manila, both garnering 90.75; 5. Roosevelt Tonelada Tabag, Jr. from Tarlac State University, 90.50; 6. Eladio G. Monton Anino, V from UPDiliman, 89.25; Virgilio Dizon Ebajo, Jr. from Technological University of the Philippines-Manila, 88.25; 8. Dmitri Leo Mesoza Cordova from UP-Manila, Jameson Aguilar Eusebio from UST, and Janrick Nichol Ong See from UP-Manila, all 87.25; 9. Kenee Kaiser Suyo Custodio, UPDiliman, 86.75; and Emmanuel Vergara Carolino and Jeela Florence Aquino Lacsao, both from UP-Los Baos and garnering 86.50. The results were released in two working days after the last day of examination by the Board headed by Adoracion P . Resurreccion with Soledad S. Castaeda as member. The registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Cards (ID) and Certificates of Registration will be on September 24-25, 2013 at the Registration Division.
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(MNLF) fighters and a 71-year-old woman were killed yesterday as the Zamboanga standoff continues. There were five more of the enemies killed. This brings to 102 the number of enemies killed, Armed Forces public affairs office chief Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala said. The civilian, Norma Lladones, of Atilano Drive, Don Alfaro Street, Tetuan, Zamboanga City, was declared dead at the Western Mindanao Medical Center. Ramos expressed his concern last Friday before leaving for Singapore where he will attend a reunion with retired Armed Forces chiefs of staff of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The collateral damage will be huge and widespread even after the fighting between government forces and rebels of the MNLF is over, Ramos said. At the same time, Ramos said had the
government properly implemented the 1996 final peace agreement Mindanao would have been peaceful today. Ramos said the Estrada administration bungled it when then President Joseph Estrada waged an all-out war against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a breakaway Muslim rebels, in April 2000 instead of continuing the negotiations at that time. Another mishandling by the government was when Misuari was charged and detained in connection with the Cabatangan hostage incident in November, 2001. More than 100 people, including children were held hostage by MNLF forces in Cabatangan Zamboanga City on November 21, 2001. Ramos said that it was during his administration that the government and the MNLF signed a peace agreement to end the armed conflict in Mindanao.
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in Congress, was then a subject of a watchlist order in connection with an electoral sabotage case filed against her. Valte noted that it is not the first time that DOJ could not issue a watchlist order because of the SC ruling. There had been incidents after the Arroyo case wherein the DOJ could not prevent suspects from leaving the country because of the High Tribunals suspension of DOJs power, she said. BI earlier had issued a lookout bulletin against 35 personalities charged with plunder in connection with the pork barrel scam, but Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada, and Ramon Revilla Jr. were exempted from this order, citing respect to co-equal branch of government.
MB Lensman Wins Gold

By ANJO PEREZ
Manila Bulletin bagged the Gold Award for a highly-charged photo of an encounter between police authorities and informal settlers taken in 2012 by Linus Guardian Escandor. \ The award was conferred by the prestigious World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) during the Asian Media Awards. The photo captured the confrontation of duty and exasperation as policemen of Paranaque City tried to implement a demolition order on the houses of informal settlers. The encounter caused one dead resident and many hurt after the informal settlers barricaded a street and fought the officers. Escandor is a multi-awarded photojournalist. This is Escandors third award from the same awards body. He won the Silver and Bronze medals in the Asian Media Awards in 2008 and 2010, respectively. In 2007,
he won first place in the Spot News category of the international photo contest sponsored by the International Organization for Migration for his photograph of the Tropical Storm Ketsana mudslide. In 2009, Escandors photograph on climate change won a competition with that topic sponsored by National Geographic. The awarding body WAN-IFRA is the global organization representing more than 18,000 publications, 15,000 online sites and over 3,000 companies in more than 120 countries. The Asian Media Awards is the annual contest it organizes to give recognition to outstanding work in the media. It is participated in by hundreds of newspapers and magazines in Asia Pacific, South Asia and Middle-East, making it the most prestigious recognition of excellence for the news publishing industry in the region. This years WAN-IFRA Asian Media Awards was held Sept. 11, 2013 in Bangalore, India.
ist Rep. Terry Ridon criticized and urged her to exercise the same resolve she did when she prevented the former President from leaving the country in 2011. But Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte reminded Ridon that the Justice Secretary was disallowed by the Supreme Court from issuing watchlist orders and hold-departure orders after Arroyos camp questioned such authority before the High Tribunal. Following Arroyos petition, the SC issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the issuance of watchlist orders. Its not that the DOJ or the Bureau of Immigration are doing noth-
ing (to prevent the suspects from leaving the country), but a temporary restraining order has been issued against the watchlist order of the DOJ, Valte said in Filipino in response to Ridons accusation that personalities involved in the pork barrel scam are being given special treatment by the administration unlike in the case of Arroyo. Let us remind Congressman Ridon that the SC issued the TRO precisely because of the case of the former President, the petition that they filed in the Su preme Court, she added in an interview with government radio dzRB. The former President, now a representative of Pampanga province
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Bayan, Gabriela, Karapatan, Anak Pawis, International League of Peoples struggle, All UP Workers Union and Alliance of Health Workers, among others. The Manila Police District (MPD) estimated the number of rallyists at 1,800, a puny number compared to the 85,000 crowd in the August 26 march, the first anti-pork barrel rally in Luneta.
Corrupt System Preserved

Fr. Joe Dizon, a convenor of the organizing group, lamented that all post-Marcos governments failed to change and in fact even preserved the corrupt system. That is why we are here protesting still, 41 years after Martial Law. Suffering the most are the oppressed peasants, exploited workers, the rural and urban poor, the ordinary people, said Fr. Dizon of the Ardiocese of Imus, Cavite in a statement. Similar sentiments were also aired by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) who said little has changed from the Martial Law Era. Clearly the system is the problem. It is the system that needs changing, said Bayan chair Carol Araullo. Musicians who support the antipork barrel issue were also in Luneta yesterday. Among them were singer and theater actor Monique Wilson, voice coach Monet Silvestre, The Ryan Cayabyab Singers and Jograd dela Torre who performed his song Kawatan. The song has been a consistent tune in the four antipork barrel rallies since last month. Popular Netizen and celebrity and activist Mae Paner, known as Juana Change who wore came to the protest rally wearing an oversized orange prison shirt with a saw over her head bearing the word guilty. Sean Herbert Velchez, president of the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC) All Workers Union, said the health workers are one with the militant groups in demanding for the scrapping of the pork barrel. The POC is up for modernization under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement which, according to Velchez, threatens the welfare of the patients just as much
as it threatens the security of tenure of its workers. Velchez said the government should scrap the pork barrel system altogether and channel the money into the fund for basic social services.
Return What Was Stolen

This is called restitution, said Lingayen, Dagupan Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz, who participated in yesterdays rally in Luneta. According to the Ten Commandments, stealing is a crime and itong pork barrel equals pagnanakaw (the pork barrel equates to stealing), he said. The prelate explained that kung mabibilanggo man ang mga nagkasala, makuha rin ang mga pera na hindi sa kanila (if the criminals get convicted, the money that does not belong to them should be returned. Cruz cited that it is not right if those convicted still have the stolen money. Bayan Secretary General Renato Reyes also believes that the money siphoned from ghost projects from the Priority Development Assistance Progream (PDAF) should be taken back. But because of the slow justice system in the country, Cruz said he might not live to see the results.
Shades of Martial Law

Yesterdays event coincided with the 41st anniversary of Martial Law, a detail which many cited as bringing to mind the similarities between Martial Law period and the pork barrel issue. Carol Araullo, Bayan chairperson, said this problem is reminiscent of the Marcos period, where the guilty and oppressors remain unpunished. We need to sustain these protests until the guilty are punished, especially now that big issues are coming up such as that in Zamboanga. We are not going to stop protesting until the pork barrel system is eliminated completely, Araullo said. At 83, National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera commented on the similarities between the Martial Law period and the pork barrel issue. Magkaiba ang kondisyon pero ang epekto sa mamayan pareho. Ang mga mamayan ay pinagsamantalahan ng mga may kapangyarihan. (The conditions are different but the affects to the citizens are the same. The citizens were abused by those in power,) stressed Lumbera who was at the rally yesterday. Lumbera is chairman of the Artists of the Philippines, and a survivor of the Martial Law period.
on second reading the proposed P2.268-trillion national budget on September 27. Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab branded as baseless the fears of some his colleagues that the House continues to retain the PDAF and to tolerate the culture of influence-peddling under the panels amendments to the 2014 General Appropriations Act (GAA). They have nothing to worry. The budget is now in the hands of the regular implementing agencies. There is no more PDAF to speak since the committee on appropriations already recommended the scrapping of the PDAF as lump sum, he said in an interview. AsUngab rallies support for the scrapping of the PDAF, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., along with other House leaders, backed a petition seeking the lifting of the temporary restraining order (TRO) on the release of the remaining P14.27-billion PDAF
allocated for this year. Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone will file tomorrow, September 23, the petition appealing to the SC to show compassion for the 248,072 PDAF-funded scholars and needy patients. Evardone said the Office of Solicitor General (OSG) is drafting the petition. We already have affidavits from scholars and beneficiaries of medical assistance. The Solicitor General is drafting it, he said. We are hoping that the SC will listen to the cries of our constituents. If these scholars drop from schools, their future becomes uncertain, he said. Under the 2014 budget, Ungab explained that the discretion of the lawmakers is exercised during the budget authorization and not after the budget approval or during budget execution. On solons recommendations, Ungab said it is tantamount to influencing the accountable officers.
1,800 March to Mendiola

By noontime, the militant groups headed toward Mendiola to continue their protest actions. Manila Police District chief of Directorial staff Senior Superintendent Joel Napoleon Coronel said they have deployed a civil disturbance management team at the Mendiola bridge. By 3 p.m., Coronel said the crowd of protesters in Mendiola reached 1,800. He said several other rallyists waited at Mendiola bridge for the arrival of protesters who marched from Luneta after the morning activities. (With a report from John Nieves)
Another Pork...
Teh discovered the names of the lawmakers after she was appointed last August 30 as PhilForest officer-in-charge by DENR Secretary Ramon Paje when then PhilForest President Erwin Krishna Santos was requested to take a leave of absence while documents from the office are being secured to check on alleged irregularities in the course of implementing PDAF projects. I was tasked as PhilForests caretaker to ensure that we secure the documents from 2011 to 2012 and that we comply with the requirements of the Commission on Audit (COA), she said. Records gathered from PhilForest a subsidiary of the Natural Resources Development Corporation (NRDC), an attached agency of the DENR showed that as early as 2009, Senator Jose Jinggoy Estrada gave P10 million of his PDAF for the implementation of upland agroforestry program. In 2010, Sen. Gregorio Honasan gave P55 million to PhilForest for Upland Agro-Industry Development and Livelihood Project in Bataan.. He also allotted pork barrel funds in 2011 for three projects on agroforestry and jatropha plantation in Limay, Bataan; Gamu, Isabela; and Laguna, worth P50 million, P40 million, and P5 million, respectively. In 2011, Sen. Lito Lapid allotted P5 million for a jatropha plantation in Calamba, Laguna. From 2010 to 2012, the following congressmen allegedly funnelled their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) to the PhilForest: Cebu Rep. Eduardo Gullas P15 million, P5 million, P4 million Misamis Oriental Rep. Peter
Unabia P1.71 million Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali P5 million, P10 million, P15 million Negros Occidental Rep. Jose Carlos Lacson P10 million Basilan Rep. Hadjiman Hataman Saliman P11 million Agusan del Norte Rep. Potenciano Payuyo P5 million Misamis Oriental Rep. Salvador Cabaluna III P15 million, P7.5 million Basilan Rep. Michael Angelo Rivera P15 million, P7.5 million Bukidnon Rep. Jesus Emmanuel Paras P5 million Northern Samar Rep. Emilio Ong P13 million, P10 million Masbate Rep. Antonio Kho P15 million, P15 million Cagayan de Oro Rep. Benjamin Benaldo P5 million, P10 million Basilan Rep. Nicanor Briones P5 million Davao Oriental Rep. Nelson Dayanghirang P4 million Davao del Sur Rep. Franklin Bautista P1 million Agusan del Norte Rep. Jose Aquino P1 million, P2.425 million Misamis Oriental Rep. Yevgeny Vicente Emano P3 million Davao del Sur Rep. Marc Douglas Cagas P7 million Abono partylist Rep. Raymund Estrella P3 million North Cotabato Rep. Nancy Catamco P5 million, P4 million Cebu Rep. Ramon Durano VI P4 million, P5 million Oriental Mindoro Rep. Rodolfo Valencia P3 million, P2 million Rizal Rep. Joel Roy Duavit P10 million Zamboanga City Rep. Ma. Isabel Climaco P4 million
Ang Kasangga party-list Rep. Teodorico Haresco P1.5 million Lanao del Norte Rep. Fatima Dimaporo P5 million APEC partylist Rep. Ponciano Payuyo P2 million Quezon Rep. Lorenzo Taada P9.7 million Misamis Oriental Rep. Isidro Lico P4.5 million TUCP partylist Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza P13 million Palawan Rep. Antonio Alvarez P3.880 million Laguna Rep. Ma. Evita Arago P5 million COA found out that PhilForest has not properly accounted for disbursements in 2011. So far, the DENR has already completed evaluation of disbursement vouchers and documents of seven out of the 11 NGOs that received PDAF. The 11 NGOs that received PDAF are Philippine Environmental and Ecological Development Association, Inc.; Kabuhayan at Kalusugan Alay sa Masa Foundation, Inc.; Pangkabuhayan Foundation, Inc.; Kapusot Kapamilya Foundation, Inc.; Maharlikang Lipi Foundation, Inc.; Workphil Foundation, Inc.; Focus on Development Goals Foundation, Inc.; Itonami Foundation, Inc.; Livedures Foundation, Inc.; Kaagapay Magpakailanman; and Kasama Foundation. Teh cited that the memoranda of agreement of the NGOs and PhilForest look like a template.
Mostly are for jatropha plantation. If you read the MOAs of the NGOs, it says they should be able to establish nursery for five hectares and jatropha plantation for 20 hectares. It already looks like a template, she said. But based on the articles of incorporation of the NGOs, agroforestry program is not their nature of business, yet they were entrusted with funds to implement the project. She noted that the nature of business of the NGOs seems generic like to address poverty, undertake environmental protection, and conduct livelihood trainings. Their (NGOs) accomplishment report is vague. Some say they have distributed livelihood kits or seedlings. It does not have anything to do with the jatropha, she said. We have gathered the disbursement vouchers of 11 NGOs involved with PhilForest and so far completed the documents of seven NGOs. We hope to submit them partially to COA if Secretary Paje would approve it. But I think for the seven NGOs, we could already submit it to COA, Teh said. For the funds disbursed to these NGOs, at least we could show from the document that the money was actually released to, and properly received by the NGO, she added. But Teh said they have not yet established if the NGOs are connected or not to alleged pork barrel scam brains Janet Lim Napoles. Paje discovered the supposed irregularity in November, 2012 and
issued a memorandum to Santos to submit reports and audit findings, which were followed up last July. PhilForest has sent letters to NGOs to explain things like why they dont have signages in their offices. Some have already responded to the letters. They claimed that they are just poor NGOs so they have to stay with their officers houses to save money. Others said their offices were damaged by storm Ondoy. It means that their offices are still there. They are trying to justify that they are existing NGOs, Teh explained. We have noted lapses like under COA rules on disbursement of funds to NGOs, they need to go through the bids and awards committee headed by the PhilForest president, who will be screening their qualifications. Also under the guidelines they should have a three-year track record. Some of them dont have that. Paano nakalusot? The asked. The guidelines also include site inspections but if you look at their certificate of accreditation, theres no supporting evidence that there was a site inspection. There is also a provision in the guidelines that the NGO should be operating at least in one site identified as project area but that was also not established. They have identified project areas in Mindanao or Isabela, but their office are in Pasig or Quezon City. They have not established their presence in the project areas. There are also lapses there, she added.
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Hows the kasambahay?

By SAMUEL P. MEDENILLA
Risa Picara, 29, is now officially known as a household service worker (HSW), a title conferred by the Kasambahay Law (KL) passed early this year. She has only heard about the law from a television show. The law includes the following basic principles: freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor; the effective abolition of child labor; elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. I heard from the news, we will be able to receive benefits like membership in the SSS, Philhealth, and Pagibig, but that is the only thing I understood, Risa said. She saw a copy of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the KL in a newspaper but she didnt bother reading it since it was written in English. Risas employer, Mirates Pizarro, 53, said she browsed through the IRR in a newspaper. To me, it was written for a lawyer. A layman like me would have a hard time understanding it. I think there is a need for additional explanation, Mirates said.
The Benefits
Risa said the new law would have a minimal impact on her since she already enjoys most of its benefits from her current employer, whom she has already worked for 12 years. These benefits include being allowed to go to school, rest for eight hours, use the amenities in the Pizarro household for free and take days-off and vacation leaves with pay. I could even use the computer for Facebook and the television to watch the Maya and Sir Chief, Risa said referring to the popular soap opera Be Careful with My Heart.
Risa also receives a monthly salary of P4, 000, higher than the mandated P2,500 minimum wage for HSWs in Metro Manila. As a bread winner for her family in Iloilo, she sends most of that to her mother and youngest brother, who is still studying in high school. I usually send about P3,000, since I dont have much expenses here. Most of the things I use, like shampoo and toothpaste, which I need everyday are free, , Risa said. Mirates said except for some provision, she said she has been complying with the new law even before it has been implemented. We already provide Risa some of the benefits stated in the law like Social Security System (SSS) and Philhealth membership, and even the 13th month pay. But I didnt know we also need to provide her with a contract and a pay slip, Mirates said. Other HSWs were not as lucky as Risa. Bebeth Lahinvao, 38, and Lilia Boskino, 46, the law has only given them membership to SSS, Pag-Ibig Fund, and Philhealth. Bebeth said not much has changed in her working conditions even after the implementation of KL. She has no written employment contract, but at least she said her employer, whom she has only worked for a month, provides her with P3,000 monthly wage and a day-off. Lilia, who was just completing her registration at the SSS when interviewed, said she is unaware of the other provisions of the law. Lilia thinks the law will prevent employers from abusing her. My previous employers would lock me inside their house when they go out. They also didnt give me a day-off, she said.
Registration Woes
With the implementation of the KL last June, HSWs like Risa have
signed their first written contract stating the terms and conditions of their work. Basic information that needs to be stipulated in the contract, which should be written in a language or dialect understood by employers and their HSWs, includes the name, age, civil status of a HSWs as well as the address where they work. The contract should state the assigned duties for a HSWs, ranging from doing the laundry to household chores, a weekly day-off, and their work hours, which must provide them with an eight-hour rest period. It includes the wage rate, the day when wages will be paid, a statement which details overtime pay, if any, and the monthly deductions for social benefits, if applicable. Despite accomplishing the written contact, Mirates said they were not able to authenticate it at the local barangay as mandated. Mirates said the barangay was not aware of this when she inquired. Under the law, employers shall have the obligation to furnish a copy of the employment contract to the Kasambahay and to the Office of the Punong Barangay in the barangay where the employer resides. More than two months after KL was enforced, some barangays have not yet even started its official registration for HSWs. Under the Memorandum Circular no. 2013-61 of the Department of Interior Local Government (DILG), which was dated July 8, local government units (LGU), particularly the barangays, were required to set-up a Kasambahay desk last month for registration purposes. During the registration, employers will be required to submit an accomplished Kasambahay Registration Form and a Kontrata sa Paglilingkod sa Tahanan. The registration form will be re-
corded in the Kasambahay Master list, which will be regularly submitted to the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) in their city. The Master List will be used by DILG and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to monitor the status of the HSWs
their areas. We have started registration for Kasambahays as early as June 9 when representatives from PagIBIG fund visited our barangay, Geraldine said.
Employer-employee
Mirates also said the new law would be a big help especially if they will hire a new HSW. The additional pre-hiring requirements, like clearance from the NBI (National Bureau of Investigation), will support the credentials of an HSW, that she has no police record, she said. She said they would have to be careful in complying with the provisions of the KL since it imposes administrative penalties for its violators ranging from P10,000 to P40,000 depending on the nature of their offence. For some employers, like Norman Arcangel, 45, the new law requires him to pay for the penalty of the unpaid SSS contributions since January of his newly-hired HSW. It is a bit of hassle. Not only did we go to SSS to register our kasambahay, but we have to pay the penalty, Norman said.
No Kasambahay Desk
However, in baranggay 515 zone 51 of Manila, no such Kasambahay desk exists up to now. Brgy. Chairman Arnel Cuartero, 44, said they were not able to set-up the Kasambahay Desk because they only received the memorandum from the Manila Barangay Bureau only in the last week of July. They gave me the form and asked me to have it copied and distribute it to households with Kasambahays, As of now, the forms we distributed have not been returned, he said. He said they could not initiate it prior to receiving the memo from City Hall since they have no guidelines on its implementation. In baranggay Santa Terisita, Quezon City, the help desk officer Geraldine Santos also said they have not yet implemented the registration for the master list of Kasambahay in
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House Leaders Back DOJ Plan To Forfeit Scam Suspects Assets

By CHARISSA M. LUCI
House leaders, including the chairman of the House committee on appropriations, are supporting the move taken by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to forfeit the supposed ill-gotten assets of those involved in the supposed P10-billion pork barrel scam. Deputy Majority Leader and Citizens Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) party-list Rep. Sherwin Tugna, a lawyer, rallied behind the likely asset forfeiture initiative of the DOJ. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima conveyed the DOJ plan to Negros Occidental Rep. Mercedes Alvarez on Thursday night during the House deliberations on the proposed P2.268-
trillion national budget. We are fully supportive of that measure. The scam has tarnished not only those who are directly involved, but each and every member of the House of Representatives, Tugna said in an interview. If the evidence warrants and it is shown in the Sandiganbayan that the assets are proceeds of the plunder, the Court should forfeit it and restore it to the government and the Filipino people, Tugna pointed out. Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab, chairman of the influential House committee on appropriations who was dragged into the pork scam controversy, and Albay Rep. Al Francis Bichara, who chairs the House committee on foreign affairs, said Congress will not in any way stop the
DOJs forfeiture proceedings. I think we already have existing laws on that. Let us allow the wheels of justice to proceed, he said in a separate interview. Let the court decide, Bichara said. During the House plenary discussions on the General Appropriations Bill (GAB), Kabataan party-list Rep. Terry Ridon raised the possibility of initiating forfeiture proceedings against pork scam suspects. Alvarez, in response to Ridon, said the DOJ is seeking to pursue asset forfeiture proceedings against the pork scammers. Meanwhile, Malacaang said yesterday it is up to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to move for the issuance of a freeze order on
the assets of those allegedly involved in the P10-billion pork barrel scam. Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said it is leaving the matter to the AMLC since it has already moved for a freeze order on the bank accounts of businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, the alleged mastermind behind the P10-billion scam involving the pork barrel of lawmakers. Iiwan po natin yan sa AMLC kasi sila rin po yung gumalaw para doon sa pag-freeze at in-apply yan sa korte (Lets leave that to the AMLC because they are the ones who asked the court to freeze the assets), said Valte in an interview with government radio dzRB. The Court of Appeals (CA) earlier froze 40 bank accounts of Napoles. (With a report from JC Bello Ruiz)
US Envoy Joins Huge Manila Bay Cleanup Campaign

By MARIO B. CASAYURAN and ELLALYN B. DE VERA
Teams Formed To Hunt 3 Missing Policemen

By AARON B. RECUENCO
Police have created several tracker teams to account for the three missing policemen charged with multiple murder in connection with the controversial Atimonan rubout eight months ago. That incident left a suspected gambling operator and 12 others, including his police colonel companion, dead. At the same time, security measures have been intensified for the 10 remaining policemen restricted at Camp Crame to ensure that there will be no more escape. The Headquarters Support Service (HSS) has already been advised to tighten the security for them, said Senior Supt. Reuben Theodore Sindac, chief police information officer. A Quezon court issued on Friday an arrest warrant against the 13 policemen ordered charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) after an investigation pointed to a rubout military operation against a supposed high-powered firearms-carrying men in Atimonan on Jan. 6. The HSS is responsible for the security of the 22 policemen ordered restricted at Camp Crame in January following reports that the group of Supt. Hansel Marantan deliberately killed the group of Vic Siman over an illegal gambling turf war in Laguna. But Marantan, who is currently confined at the PNP General Hospital at Camp Crame for the bullet wounds he suffered in the supposed encounter, denied the allegation and insisted that the operation has long been planned and approved by his commanders. Even before the DOJ announced the filing of multiple murder case against Marantan and 12 others, it was found out that three of them are already unaccounted. First to disappear was Supt. Ramon Balauag, then intelligence chief of Quezon province, who has not return to Camp Crame since July 8. A month after, Police Officers 2 Nelson Indal and Al Bhazar Jailani also disappeared. It was learned that the two are Balauags personal security. We have not yet received a copy of the arrest warrant but as soon as we receive that, there will be a manhunt against them. All units of the police will be looking form them, said Sindac. Aside from Marantan, Balaug, Indal and Jailani, also charged were Chief Insp. Grant Gollod; Senior Insps. John Paolo Carracedo and Timoteo Orig; SPO3 Joselito de Guzman; SPO1 Arturo Sarmiento, Carlo Cataquiz; PO3 Eduardo Oronan; PO1s Wryan Sardea and Rodel Talento.
COASTAL CLEANUP Sen. Cynthia Villar and US Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. pick up trash at the Las Pias-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) on Sept. 21, 2013, as they join tens of thousands of Filipinos in a coastal cleanup campaign. (Ali Vicoy)
3 Recruit Agencies Licenses Cancelled

By RAYMUND F. ANTONIO
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has cancelled the licenses of three recruitment agencies for failure to protect the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) after they were deployed abroad. The ax fell on Crosswind International Manpower Services, Asean Management and Technical Services Inc., and Silver Horizon International Manpower Services. POEA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said their licenses were cancelled following the complaints of affected OFWs. In their affidavits, Lorena Saligumba and Diana Lalaine Castillo alleged that they were recruited to work in United Arab Emirates but
ended up working in Jordan as domestic helpers. Both of them said they were maltreated and abused by their foreign employers. According to Cacdac, Crosswind has committed acts of misrepresentation in the recruitment and deployment of the OFWs and violated the policy on pre-departure orientation seminar (PDOS). PDOS is a mandatory requirement for newly-hired Filipino overseas workers. It is the more appropriate venue to inform our OFWs about their rights as a worker and human being. Without the PDOS, the worker is deprived of the chance to be guided on how to assert their rights as overseas workers, and to know the available mechanisms to redress violation of their rights, Cacdac said.
On the other hand, the POEA cancelled the license of Asean Management and Technical Services Inc. on the grounds of illegal collection of placement fee and misrepresentation. In a complaint against his recruiter, Ricky Marcos said he was required to pay an additional P7,000 apart from P18,300 deducted by his employer from his first salary. His monthly wage was pegged at P22,500 as a driver. But the POEA found his recruiter submitted employment documents for painter decorative contrary to the position that Marcos applied for. As to the case of Silver Horizon, its license was cancelled by POEA for alleged misrepresentation, illegal exaction of placement fee, non-issuance of receipt, and unauthorized appointment of agents and employees.
US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas Jr. yesterday joined Sen. Cynthia Villar in leading a massive campaign to remove tons of garbage at the Manila Bay and surrounding areas in the Las PiasParanaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA). More than 100,000 Filipinos participated in the campaign as the world observed the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day. The garbage heaps were loaded into trucks during the celebration of the global event with the theme Working for Clean Beaches and Water. The Las Pias City government joined the 2013 ICC Day which has for its theme Bayanihan Para sa Malinis na Karagatan. Villar, managing director of the Villar Foundation, along with volunteers from various sectors, picked up garbage from Manila Bay and its shore in the LPPCHEA, known as the last bastion in Metro Manila. Other officials were present in the event. They included Presidential Adviser for Environmental Concerns Neric Acosta; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Demetrio Ignacio; DENR Director Ma. Theresa Mundita Lim; Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) Vice Admiral Danilo Cabalde, National Director and ICC Philippine Cocoordinator; PCGA Capt. Geronimo Reyes, ICC Philippines National Coordinator; Coca-Cola Philippines Corporate Affairs Director Juan Dominquez, and Coca Cola Public Affairs and Communications Vice President Adel Tamano. In his message, Thomas noted that over the last several years, the United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has devoted almost P2 billion to this effort to support the conservation program. Thomas also said he was impressed by the number of enthusiastic people who joined the event at LPPCHEA.
Palace Sees Devantes Case Resolution

By MADEL SABATER NAMIT
SELF-CONFESSED SUSPECT Samuel Decimo, 19, a suspect in the murder of account executive Kristelle Kae Devantes, is escorted out of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) building by NBI agents in Manila on Sept. 21, 2013. (Jacqueline Hernandez)
Malacaang expressed optimism yesterday that the breakthrough in the Kristelle Kae Devantes case will lead to the arrest of the other suspects. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte welcomed the latest development on the Kae Devantes case. One of the suspects in the killing of Kae Devantes, Samuel Decimo, is in the custody of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Hopefully this will be the start of getting the other suspects in custody as well, Valte said. Decimo confessed that he and five others robbed Devantes and killed her after she recognized one of the suspects. Earlier this week, President Benigno S. Aquino III raised the reward money for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators in the Kae Devantes case to P2 million. Devantes was a 25-year-old account executive of McCann Worldgroup Philippines., who was reported missing on Sept. 6 and whose body was found on Sept. 7 in Cavite. Her car, which had also been missing, was found in Pamplona, Las Pinas also on Sept. 7.
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U.S.-PH NAVAL TRAINING ABORTED
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT The deployment of four US naval ships participating in the Amphibious Landing Exercises (Phiblex) 2013 last Friday suffered a delay due to typhoon Odette. Lt. Theresa Donnelly, Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Public Affairs Officer of the USS Boxer, said yesterday that the exercise for the naval ships was put off by the ARG Commodore US Navy Capt. Malcolm Potts. Donnelly said that the decision was made from a ships perspective, but added that other exercises continued as scheduled. (Jonas Reyes)
17 SC Frees 107 Cavite Prisoners
By REY G. PANALIGAN
DARING CLEAN UP As many as 13,000 participants in the Zambales leg of the Shore It Up coastal clean-up activity brave the threat posed by super typhoon Odette to collect rubbish from the shores of Subic Bay and Olongapo City. (Jonas Reyes)
PEAFRANCIA DAY
NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur The 303rd veneration to Bicols patroness, the Nuestra Seora de Peafrancia, culminated in a colorful fluvial procession along Naga River yesterday, ending the nine-day novena ahead of her feast day today. Hundreds of thousands of devotees and pilgrims joined the procession after the Holy Mass at the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral which wound from Elias Angeles Street to the downtown, and to the danlugan by the Tabuco Bridge where the image of Ina and Divino Rostro (Jesus Christs Holy Face), was mounted on a pagoda for the fluvial procession. Hundreds of colorful boats accompanied the pagoda of Ina through the river to the landing close to the Basilica Minore, the home of Bicolandias patroness. (Sarah C. Imperial)
Super Typhoon Odette Devastates Batanes

By ELLALYN B. DE VERA
A total of 107 more prisoners, most of them with cases that have been pending for a long time before the trial courts, were released from detention centers in Cavite through the Supreme Courts (SC) Judgment Day project. Court Administrator Jose Midas P . Marquez said the prisoners released last Friday came from various Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facilities. The implementation of the project in Cavite was supervised by Marquez and Deputy Court Administrator Raul Villanueva. Last week, 61 prisoners one of them had been in jail for 17 years were released through the project from the Cavite provincial jail.
BULACAN ACQUIRES NEW C.T. SCANNER

BALAGTAS, Bulacan Before the distribution of PhilHealth cards to around 600 residents here last Friday, Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado announced that an advanced 16slice computerized tomography (CT) scanner will be installed in the Bulacan Medical Center. The governor thanked the Department of Health (DOH) for the donation which could create detailed images of a patients internal organs using X-rays with computer technology that help physicians more accurately detect tumors, heart diseases, internal injuries and causes of bleeding. (Freddie C. Velez)
Super typhoon Odette devastated Batanes yesterday, peeling roofs off houses, sinking fishing boats, cutting power lines and waterpipes, uprooting trees and crops, and destroying fish ports, but fortunately leaving no one dead. This was the strongest typhoon to hit Batanes in 25 years, Rep. Dina Abad said. In a text message, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, a Batanes native, said the super typhoon hit hardest starting at 1:30 a.m., with gustiness of close to 300 kilometers per hour (kph). The strong winds spawned waves as high as 8 meters, sinking fishing boats and destroying fishing ports, said Abad, quoting Mayor Max Babalo of the fishing town Sabtang. The ferocious winds of Odette swirled with fury like a tornado unroofing houses, especially those built of light materials and flattening crops
and plants along its path. Many residents were forced to abandon their houses at the height of the typhoon, the Cabinet secretary added, quoting Itbayat Mayor Reuel Ibaez. Itbayat was likely the municipality hardest hit by the super typhoon, he added. The capital town of Basco and its surrounding villages are now without power and cut off from water service. Rep. Abad said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) have been appraised of the situation. She has appealed for relief and rehabilitation assistance and the immediate restoration of electric and water services. In Pangasinan, foreign vessels enroute to Japan, Korea, and China sought refuge along the Lingayen Gulf. In Cagayan, scores of passengers were left stranded in the ports of Aparri and Santa Ana. In Aurora province, Odettes wrath
was felt as early as last Thursday when big waves capsized a boat transporting copra and dry goods from Palanan, Isabela to Dingalan Aurora. Four people who had gone missing from M/V Mike Rose 1 have yet to be found, said Senior superintendent Sotero Ramos Jr., Isabela Police Provincial Office (PPO) director. In Malacaang, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepositioned R113.58 million worth of emergency relief resources for areas affected by the typhoon. Odette weakened to 175 kph near the center after making landfall in Batanes, from maximum winds of 205 kph, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PAGASA added that it was expected to move out of the countrys area of responsibility by last night headed for Hong Kong. (With reports from Freddie G. Lazaro and Madel R. Sabater)
Psychic Saw Kaes Murder

By ANTHONY GIRON
IMUS, Cavite Believe it or not, a psychic in this city saw how 25-year-old advertising executive Kristelle Kae Davantes was killed even before the chilling revelation of arrested suspect, 19-year-old construction worker Samuel Decimo. David S. Langcay, 46, a known spiritist in Barangay Bucandala, here, said that through a spiritual medium, he saw how Davantes was abducted by five individuals near her home, including one who looked like a lesbian. He said he saw two cars and that Davantes was killed in one of them through strangulation and stabbing. Last Friday, Decimo who was arrested the day before for his participation in a jeepney holdup in Molino, Bacoor City, Cavite confessed that he was the one who stabbed Davantes but said two of his other companions strangled her. Decimo promised to squeal on his cohorts and said robbery was their motive.
FOUL PLAY?
BINALONAN, Pangasinan The finding of the body of a nanny at a compound in Sitio Libag, Barangay Sta. Maria, here, reeks of foul play, investigators revealed yesterday. Probers said they are digging deeper into the case of 54-year-old widow, Jocelyn S. Cabanayan, a native of Samar, whose body was found at 4 a.m. last Thursday at the terrace of the house of Marciana P. Vinluan. Prior to her reported death, a witness said Cabanayan had been crying. Probers are trying to figure out what it was that had been bothering the fatality, who had been a long time nanny of Councilor Josephine Caburnay. (Liezle Basa Iigo)
Carnap Duo Arrested In Benguet

By MAR T. SUPNAD
PRESERVING HISTORY The historical building built in 1922, which once served as the Municipal Hall of Bian, Laguna, undergoes major rehabilitation through the efforts of Mayor Len Alonte Naguiat, who said yesterday that it will best serve as a museum and library for students and tourists. (Rizaldy Comanda)
BATANGAS D.O.L.E. OFFICER SHOT DEAD

BATANGAS CITY A Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) employee was shot to death by unidentified assailants in Barangay 7, here, past midnight yesterday. Supt. Nicolas Torre, city chief of police, said DOLE 4-A Labor Officer Roy Atienza died on-the-spot due to several bullet wounds in the head and body. He was attacked at 12:20 a.m. on Canlapan Street. Torre said homicide probers are looking into personal grudge or work-related motives behind the attack. (Ferdinand F. Castro)
6 Killed In Pampanga Break-In

By FRANCO G. REGALA
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga A Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) was created yesterday to solve the family massacre that shocked this city with all police stations under the Pampanga Police Provincial Office (PPO) alerted for the immediate arrest of the killers of six members of a single household. Senior Superintendent Oscar D. Albayalde, PPO director, said SITG Edejar will be headed by Supt. Ricardo S. Pangan Jr., deputy provincial director for operations. The SITG has already collected pieces of evidence at the scene of
the massacre at 19 Molave Street, L&S Subdivision, Barangay Telebastagan, here, where armed robbers barged in around 8 p.m. last Friday and shot seven members of the household. First responders, led by Senior Inspector Erwin O. Marzan, found the bodies of the six fatalities, all with head shots and later identified as Corazon Salas-Edejer, 47, married; Kenneth Nolan S. Edejer, 19; Nelson H. Dominico, 17, the houseboy; a certain Kaykay, 27, the housemaid; Teresita Lansangan-Camiling, aged around 40, another maid; and Benigno Bong V. Ingar Jr., 52. The head of the family, Nicolas L.
Edejer, 42, was also shot and in critical condition at the Sacred Heart Medical Center, Angeles City, said Marzan. Investigators are looking into robbery and carnapping as the motive in the killing. Upon gaining entry into the Edejer compound, the gunmen shot every member of the household in sight until they reached the second floor to get the cash vault. The assailants also took other valuables, including the DVR Recorder of the familys closed-circuit television (CCTV) before making their getaway in the victims black Toyota Hi-Lux pick-up (TFO-540).
CAMP BADO DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet Barely a week on the job and the new regional director (RD) of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO-CAR) was reporting yesterday the neutralization of a notorious carnapping syndicate operating in the region. Chief Superintendent Roberto Soriano, PRO-CAR officer-in-charge, identified the arrested as Valentine Guinyawan Bugtong, 40, of Sitio Pilando, Barangay Gambang, Bakun town, Benguet, and Ryan Dantoni Guinyawan, 28, of Barangay Manatong, Suyo town, Ilocos Sur. Soriano also lauded Senior Supt. Rodolfo Azurin Jr., Benguet Police Provincial Office (PPO) director, and his men for recovering three other stolen vehicles in separate operations. Alert members of the Buguias Municipal Police Station (MPS) arrested Bugtong and Guinyawan after spotting them on the main road in Sitio Ambabag, Barangay Duwag in Mankayan, Benguet, while trying to retrieve a Toyota FX hanging on the parapet. Lawmen verified and confirmed that the vehicle with Plate No. TSG838 is registered to Roldan Sacla Payosen, of Bangao, Buguias and reported stolen, recently.
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Visayas News
VISAYAS NEWSBITS
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PNA) Dengue cases in Bohol are rising with 1,160 cases and eight deaths recorded from January to August, 2013. The numbers could be more if cases occurring in private hospitals are reported, according to Provincial Health Office head, Dr. Reymoses Cabagnot. PHO has yet to provide an updated list of towns affected by dengue cases during the said period although Cabagnot said it is urgent that concerned officials and townsfolk should not take dengue sitting down; active and sustained efforts to combat the disease are necessary, said the PHO. Within the period from January to July this year, Tagbilaran City recorded 161 cases, including one death, followed by Loon town with 107 cases. Talibon town is next with 67 cases; Dauis, 49; Jagna, 47; and Tubigon, 38. Other towns with cases in the double digits are Antequera, 12; Bacalyon, 20; Bien-Unido, 14; Calape, 18; Carmen, 14; Cortes, 16; Guindulman, 13; Getafe, 20; Loay, 12; Maribojoc, 17; and Panglao, 33. Alicia town, which was afflicted with 23 cases including one death in 2012, has, so far, no dengue case reported. The remaining 47 towns in Bohol
Dengue Alert Up In Bohol

Eight Deaths To Date, 1,160 Cases Recorded From January To August, 2013
all have single digit figures for dengue, that is, Alburquerque, 8; Anda, 1; Balilihan, 4; Batuan, 8; Bilar, 5; Buenavista, 4; Catigbian, 9; Candijay, 2; Clarin, 8; Corella, 4; Dagohoy, 3; Danao, 4; Dimiao, 5; Duero, 4; Garcia-Hernandez, 6; Inabanga, 2; Lila, 6; Loboc, 4; Mabini, 1; Pilar, 8; Pres. Carlos P . Garcia, 4; Sagbayan, 5; San Isidro, 3; San Miguel, 3; SEvilla, 9; Sierra-Bullones, 7; Sikatuna, 1; Trinidad, 8; Ubay, 6; and Valencia, 5. Those who passed away because of dengue came from the towns of Batuan, Bilar, Clarin, Pres. Carlos Garcia and this city but their identities were not divulged. Gov. Edgar Chatto and the PHO are calling for concerted efforts to combat the disease through sustained clearing and cleaning up of stagnant water in containers that might be the breeding place of the dengue-bearing aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Cabagnot said the PHO is intensifying its anti-dengue awareness and preventive campaign and urged the populace to practice the 4S Kontra Dengue strategy, that is, Search and Destroy, Seek early consultation, Selfprotective measures and Say no to indiscriminate fogging.
SERVICES CARAVAN
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte (PIA) The Department of Trade and Industry in Leyte (DTI-Leyte) spearheaded last September 1920 a caravan to increase peoples awareness of DTIs services and awareness on the fair trade law. The activity was held at the municipal building of Hilongos, this province. Araceli Larraga, Consumer Welfare Division (CWD) chief said the activities included Online Business Name Registration, DTIs newest means of registering business names which do away with many requirements; focus group discussion on the Local Regional Economic Development-Rapid Economic Appraisal (LRED-REA); SME Roving Academy where a training menu was presented to micro, small and medium scale enterprise owners; and a Retailers Forum updating retailers on the Fair Trade Law.
ACCOUNTANTS LAUDED
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occ. (PNA) Government accountants were lauded Friday by Mayor Monico Puentevella for their vital role in building economic institutions. In his message at the opening of the 13th Annual National Convention of the Association of Certified Public Accountants in Public Practice (ACPAPP) at L Fisher Hotel here, Puentevella expressed support for ACPAPPs advocacy of practicing professional and ethical standards, ensuring the soundness and viability of the countrys economic institutions. This years assembly, themed Championing the Practice of Accountancy: Professional Competence and Quality Service, gathered in Bacolod over 1,000 government accountants from all over the country.
C.Visayas NGOs All Legitimate DSWD-7

By PHOEBE JEN INDINO
WHERE NOVENA MASSES IN THE COUNTRY BEGAN Photo shows the Redemptorists St. Clements Church in La Paz district, Iloilo City, where the first novena mass in devotion to Mary, the Mother of Perpetual Help in the country was first held on May 13, 1946. The practice spread to and was popularized in the Redemptorists Baclaran Church, in Paraaque, Metro Manila which is recognized as among the most visited of all churches in the entire world. (Tara Yap).
Philippine Novena Masses History Revealed

By TARA YAP
BUGLASAN FESTIVAL
DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental (PIA) Some 22 local government units (LGUs) are expected to participate in this years Negros Oriental Buglasan Festival of Festivals on October 11-20 to be held in various venues in Dumaguete City. Negros Oriental Tourism Council (NOTC) chair Dr. Nick Elman said the main events will be spread out at Freedom Park, Sidlakang Negros Village and Rizal Boulevard to decongest the huge crowd. The Festival of festivals showdown, street dance, and king and queen pageant on October 18, Friday serve as festival highlights.
ILOILO CITY, Iloilo While Roman Catholic devotees in large numbers pack the Redemptorist Church in Baclaran, Paraaque for novena masses, particularly on Wednesdays weekly, it is interesting to know that the religious devotion in the country actually first started in Iloilo City. According to Fr. Ramon O. Fruto, the first Filipino Redemptorist priest in the country, a novena mass in petition to the Mother of Perpetual Help was first held on May 13, 1946 at the Redemptorist Orders St. Clements Church in this citys La Paz district. Fruto told this reporter that the
novena mass was a request by Roman Catholic Irish-American soldiers who hailed from Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and who were stationed on Panay Island in World War II. Officiated by Fr. Patrick Nulty, then the superior of St. Clements, the novena mass was requested for the soldiers fast and full recovery from their war injuries. The start of novena masses at St. Clements Church was modest enough not to hit the headlines, but it was here in Iloilo City where such masses first gained popularity, Fruto related. It was also said that the presence of Irish-American soldiers attending the novena mass made an impact
among Iloilos Ilonggo residents who later became devotees. Fruto also gave an account about how novena masses reached the now revered Baclaran Church. He said the initiative came from Fr. Gerard ODonnell, the Redemptorist superior assigned in Lipa, Batangas who visited St. Clements Church in the latter part of 1946. Fr. ODonnell was touched by the devotion of the people of Iloilo and he replicated the devotion in Lipa the year after, Fruto said. By 1948, ODonnell was assigned to Baclaran Church as its superior and pushed for the replication of the novena masses he first encountered while visiting Iloilo City.
CEBU CITY, Cebu Central Visayas ranks second among all regions in the country with the most number of non-government organizations (NGOs), an official from the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region VII (DSWD7) said. Our region is the second highest in terms of the number of registered NGOs nationwide, next to the National Capital Region (NCR) and we are proud that all of these have complied with the necessary requirements for operating, said DSWD-7 regional director Mercedita Jabagat, who made the statement in light of the pork barrel controversy involving fake NGOs. An NGO should have a Certificate and License to Operate for it to be regarded as a legal, legitimate organization acting as a welfare agency. The DSWD requires NGOs to secure a Certificate of Registration from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and/or the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA).
DUENAS ANIHAN
DUENAS, Iloilo (PIA6) This towns 11th Anihan Festival formally opens today with a grand parade, street dancing, and Anihan group presentation. This year, more tribes are expected to participate in the Anihan group presentation with the addition of two new tribes from six last year. The Anihan Group presentation is one of the highlights of the annual festival, attracting tourists and visitors for the past decade. It is participated in by groups from Duenas barangays and schools, depicting in their performances their history, tradition, practices and customs during and after the harvest season.
Coastal Cleanup
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu Over 20,000 volunteers were in beaches, coastal areas, waterways, and underwater dive sites yesterday to pick up marine trash and debris as the country joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day. An estimated 100 tons of trash were collected in a one-day simultaneous cleanup nationwide where most of the collected debris came from shoreline and recreational activities. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Central Visayas regional executive director Dr. Isabelo R. Montejo explained that the ICC was designed to make the public aware about how much trash we throw away ends up in and contaminates our water bodies. In Central Visayas, the event was held in three major river systems shorelines and four creeks, and riverbanks in over 20 cities and municipalities and 105 barangays across Central Visayas. Volunteer scuba divers also conducted underwater cleanup in various diving sites region-wide. "The ICC, being the worlds largest concerted volunteer effort for the environment, is not only about collecting trash," Montejo said, adding that it is actually a systematized effort that assists us in determining which policies to implement or strengthen to lessen the amount of trash, especially non-biodegradable ones, reaching our waters from human-based activities whether on land or elsewhere," he said. (Phoebe Jen Indino)
Fire Hits Cebus Kamagayan District

By MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR.
CEBU CITY, Cebu A threeyear-old boy who ran away from his parents burning house suffered first-degree burns while 20 houses were totally destroyed when fire hit Cebu's "red light" district late Friday afternoon.
Shaun Dolino, 3, was rushed to the hospital for burn injuries as he tried to save himself from the fire that hit the interior portion of Brgy. Kamagayan, said Senior Fire Officer 1 Lowel Opolentisima. The fire was tapped at 5:15p.m. and considered under control 24 minutes later. It started at the second floor of a two-story house owned by
one Zenaida Nunez. The cause of the fire was still being investigated. In under 20 minutes, the fire quickly spread to nearby houses mostly made of light materials, he said. Cebu City Fire Marshall Conrad Dublois raised the fire alarm to Task Force Alpha. Total damage was estimated at R150,000, he said.
SCOUTS JAMBOREE
BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar (PIA) Nearly 5,000 Boy and Girl Scouts with their officials are now gathered at the Youth Center Camp (YOCENCA), Brgy. Naparaan, in Salcedo town for a four-day jamboree. Department of Education Division Superintendent Bernardo Adina said this is so far the biggest Provincial Jamboree he has attended, with the most number of participants. I am happy that all 30 school districts in the province and 56 high school delegations responded positively to our invitation, Adina said. The event also marks the 50th founding anniversary of YOCENCA which is situated in a mini-forest two hours away south of Borongan.
THE CRIES OF THE INNOCENT AND HELPLESS Children cry while their parents watch helplessly as fire hits Kamagayan Village, considered the red light district in Cebu City, the other night. (Cheryl Baldicantos)
Mindanao News
MINDANAO NEWSBITS
ORGANIC FARMING
DUJALI, Davao del Norte This municipality and the province of Davao del Norte won in the recent regional level awards in the search for Organic AgricultureLocal Government Unit (OALGU) for their in promoting organic farming. The search aims to recognize the achievements of top performing LGUs and individuals in advancing organic farming in the country, and it also intends to strengthen the partnership of the Department of Agriculture and the LGUs in producing OA products, while gearing towards the conversion of at least five percent of the agricultural lands in the country to organic. (Cherry Mae Palicte)
Tourism Sector Launches Destination Mindanao

By CHERRY MAE D. PALICTE
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FISHING GROUPS
COTABATO CITY Officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) shifted their ghost-busting operation from spurious teachers and schools to ARMM farmers cooperatives suspected of infiltration by inactive or inefficient elements. The two ARMM agencies the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) have adopted a validation aimed at ridding more than a thousand fisherfolk groups of bad eggs, according to CDA Regional Administrator Abdulrashid Ladayo Sr. We will be conducting regular validation of cooperatives in the region. (Ali Macabalang)
DAVAO CITY The Region-11 office of the Department of Tourism (DOT-11) together with major stakeholders launched a weekend tour dubbed Destination Mindanao to allow tourists an opportunity to visit the islands top destinations like lakes, waterfalls, beaches, eco-marine parks, and heritage sites. The two-day one-night tour package, which includes hotel accommodation, transportation, meal tours, and insurance, can be availed for the price of P3,900 per guest. The Destination Mindanao, which is a public-private partnership among the Mindanao regional tourism offices, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), Asianet Travel and Tours, and Davao Metro Shuttle, Inc., endeavors to promote
Mindanao tourism. According to De Carlo Uy, president of Davao Metro Shuttle, Inc., the program is expected be the bridge to bring people to the various parts of Mindanao, and would help boost in making the region as a premier tourist destination in the Philippines. The DOT-10 said the key tourism destinations in Regions 10, 11, 12, and the Caraga Region like the Lake Sebu in South Cotabato, Tinuyan Falls and Enchanted River in Surigao del Sur, Dahican Beach in Mati, Davao Oriental, and the exciting sites in Camiguin will most likely be visited. For the comfort and convenience of the visitors, the Davao Metro Shuttle, Inc. committed to provide four shuttle coasters as vehicles for the various identified routes. Ciara Isabelle Uy, executive vicepresident of the Davao Metro Shut-
tle, Inc. told the Manila Bulletin that they have also coordinated with the police and military authorities in the various areas to assure the safety and security of the guests. Among the destinations that will be offered, Uy said, include the visit to Surigao del Sur on October 5 and 6, Surigao del Sur, Region-12 on October 12 and 13, Lake Sebu on October 19 and 20, and Mati in Davao Oriental on October 26 - 27. DOT-11 Director Art Boncato said the program promotes Mindanao to the national market, and intends to promote the region to be one of the futures venues for meetings and conferences. This is a great first move to reveal our best kept secrets to local and domestic markets, and this initiative deserves full support from all tourism stakeholders who care and believe in Mindanao, Moncato added.
BUTUAN CITY At least 118 various project are being implemented in the various conflict-affected and vulnerable areas in the Caraga Region. The projects include electrification program, construction of roads, water systems, multi-purpose centers, community production boosting, economic and service facilities, and other identified needs. Also included are school buildings, barangay health stations, small bridges, foot bridges, access trails, pre-and post-harvest facilities, small scale irrigations, multi-purpose facilities, drainage, river/flood control, sea walls, and sanitation facilities. According to Region-13 office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Director Minda B. Brigoli, these ongoing projects are located in the remote municipalities of Esperanza, Veruela, and La Paz, all in Agusan del Sur. While other ongoing projects are located in Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte; and San Miguel and Tagbina in Surigao del Sur. The objective of this program is to improve community resilience to conflict through reducing poverty, improving governance, and empowering communities, said Brigoli. (Mike U. Crismundo)
Social Pension
SURIGAO CITY At least 5,611 deserving senior citizens are now receiving their social pension under the Social Pension Program (SPP) of the Region-13 office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-13). In a National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) data, about 26,231 elders aged 77 years old and above are in the Caraga Region. DSWD-13 Director Minda B. Brigoli said the agency is in continuous engagement with the local government units (LGUs) to fast-track the distribution of stipends to the beneficiaries. We are redoubling our efforts, and we are continuing coordination with the LGUs to serve these poor senior citizens, said Brigoli. The governments SPP , which is implemented by the DSWD-13, provides a P500 monthly stipend to poor senior citizens as mandated by Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010. (Mike U. Crismundo)
T.E.S.D.A. PROGRAM
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY The Region-10 office of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA-10) is holding a series of competency assessment and certification across the region that started August 19 up to December 15, 2013, TESDA-10 Director Edgar Sales said. He said the National Competency Assessment and Certification is a synchronized conduct of competency assessment and certification in identified key qualifications. This is certainly an avenue that provides opportunity to those who wanted to upgrade their level of skills competency, Sales said. (Camcer Ordoez Imam)
LOCAL CRAFTSMAN Aside from farming, this villager in Barangay Kinuskusan, Bansalan, Davao del Sur, weaves the kalakat or decorative panel made out of bamboo to augment his familys income. (Alexander D. Lopez)
ComVal Gets Good Housekeeping Award

By ALEXANDER D. LOPEZ
RELIEF OPERATION
COTABATO CITY Organized Sama and Bajau residents appealed yesterday to higher authorities including Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Dinky Soliman to ensure a just rationing of relief food and goods among more than 70,000 people displaced in the Zamboanga City crisis. Please restore the relief supply (rationing) to the DSWD regional operations center because we found difficulty in coordinating with city social welfare office workers, Philippine Council for Sama and Badjau, Inc. president Hussayin Arpa said. The DSWD listed more than 70,000 displaced residents in the Zamoboanga crisis, some 6,000 of which belong to the Sama and Badjau tribes that Arpa is representing. (Ali Macabalang)
NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley The province of Compostela Valley (ComVal) recently received the Seal of Good Housekeeping Award with a corresponding reward of P60 million that will be allocated for the rehabilitation of the various road networks in the province. According to local officials, the award was conferred to the province by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). They said that this is not the first
time that the province of Compostela Valley received the award. In 2011, Governor Arturo Uy, and the 11 Mayors in the province received such award from the DILG with the corresponding reward of P3 million to the province, and P1 million for each of the 11 municipalities. The award is given to local government units (LGUs) with excellent performance on transparency mechanism in good governance and financial management. Last year, Compostela Valley was again awarded with such national recognition with an incentive prize of
P7 million that was appropriated for the various water system projects, which were implemented in identified villages in the province. It was learned that the P60 million reward that the province got will also used to finance the rehabilitation of the Bukal-Panoraon Road, which is expected to spur economic development in the area. The P60 million fund was provided by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), and the Department of National Defense (DND) under the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) Program.
Rural Service
BUTUAN CITY At least 1,703 far-flung villages benefited from the free medical and dental service conducted by the Police Regional Office 13 (PRO-13) in Barangay Nongnong, this city, yesterday. With the support of the city government led by Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr., the PRO-13 command group provided medical checkup for 437 villagers, dental checkup for 66 patients, while 100 availed of free haircut, 400 got food supplies and pack lunch, and 300 children benefited from the mass feeding. Amante said he was impressed by the prodigious effort of the PRO13 for offering various services to the residents of the remote areas in this city, which provided service for the delivery of basic services to the communities. This humanitarian effort is a big plus factor in winning the hearts and minds of villagers closer to the government, especially to the Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines, added Amante. For his part, PRO-13 director Chief Supt. Getulio P . Napeas emphasized the importance of the activity, and gave an assurance the PRO13 will continuously conduct medical missions in other remote areas of this city. (Mike U. Crismundo)
A.R.M.M. TEAM
KIDAPAWAN CITY Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman sent additional workers for its Humanitarian Emergency Assistance Response Team (HEART) in Zamboanga City. Hataman said the ARMMs mission is working closely with the government of Zamboanga City Mayor Isabelle Climaco to respond to the needs of thousands of villagers displaced by the armed fighting in the area and nearby Basilan province. At least 20 nurses and doctors, which comprise the medical group from the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) in Lanao del Sur, were sent to war-torn villages in Zamboanga City, the governor said. (Ali Macabalang)
RUBBER FARMING A plant nursery in Malasila, Makilala, North Cotabato, now offers budded rubber seedlings, locally known as cut-backs, after more farmers in the province have started to venture into rubber farming, which is considered as among the promising high-value crops in the area. (Alexander D. Lopez)
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Sports News
By WAYLON GALVEZ
Kings, Texters Clash Tonight

Games Today (Mall of Asia Arena) 4:15 p.m. Air21 vs Alaska 6:30 p.m. Talk N Text vs Ginebra
Ginebras LA Tenorio (left) steals the ball from Gary David of Globalport during PBA action Friday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.Globaport won,113-106, in overtime. (Bob Dungo Jr.)
The last play date of the elimination round takes an interesting twist as three teams shoot for crucial wins that will have a bearing in their bids to make the quarterfinal playoffs of the season-ending PBA Governors Cup today at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The first game pits Alaska (4-5) against Air21 (2-6) at 4:15 p.m., while the main game pits crowd-favorite Barangay Ginebra (3-5) against Talk N Text (2-6) at 6:30 p.m. Petron Blaze (8-1), San Mig Coffee (6-3) as well as Meralco (5-4) are already assured of the top three spots with twice-to-beat advantages in the quarterfinals that starts on Tuesday. Even though the Bolts lost to the Mixers last Friday, 88-87, they have a superior quotient in case of three-way tie. Globalport clinched the franchises first quarterfinal seat with a 113-106 overtime win against Barangay Ginebra. The Aces can force a three-way tie for third to sixth spots at 5-4 with defending champion Rain or Shine and Meralco. If that happens, the quotient system will be applied and the Bolts will clinch outright No. 3 and a twice-to-beat incentive, while the Elasto Painters and the Aces will clash in a playoff for the fourth spot and the last twice-to-beat. A setback, however, by Alaska will give Meralco and Rain or Shine third and fourth spots with the said incentives. The only thing that Air21 can do is to spoil Alaskas playoff bid for twice-to-beat, as a win will not be enough to qualify the Express in the quarterfinals.
Even it finishes in a three-way tie at 3-6 with TNT and Ginebra, Air21 has a lower quotient of -9 as compared to the Kings +13 and the Tropang Texters -4. With that, Ginebra and Talk N Text will clash in a playoff to decide the eighth spot. The nightsmarquee matchup is between Ginebra and TNT. Despite parading a new import in Courtney Fells, the Texters dropped their fourth straight game to Rain or Shine. If they lose, TNT is in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2009 Fiesta Cup. We have a hard road ahead, but we will just focus on whats in front of us, which is the game versus Ginebra, said Talk N Text coach Norman Black. We will worry about that is next if and when we get there. A win by TNT will force a tie with Ginebra at 3-6, and they will fight for No. 8 in a playoff tomorrow at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. Ginebra coach Ato Agustin said that they have to forget what happened about their game against Globalport, where they forced OT when Jayjay Helterbrand buried a late three-pointer in regulation but they failed to capitalize on the momentum in the extra period. We have to focus on this game. Yes we had our chance against Globalport but we did not make the plays, said Agustin, who is in his first conference as Ginebra coach. Now our focus is against TNT, and were looking forward to win. Ginebra import Dior Lowhorn is coming of a 41-point production in their game against Globalport, although reigning MVP Mark Caguioa again had a disastrous shooting of 5-for-17 from the field to finish with 11 points, while LA Tenorio fouled out in regulation 11 points and 11 assists.
Layoso, Arles To World Cup

Benshir Layoso and Mades Arles topped their respective divisions to capture the Bowling World Cup national titles last Friday at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. Layos, a 44-year-old member of the national team, beat fellow PH team member Raoul Miranda, 2-0 (225-211, 200-157) to rule the mens class, while Arles, a 25-year-old former Youth Masters titlist, shocked last years winner Krizziah Tabora, 2-1 (225-179, 175-217, 248-199) to reign in the distaff side. With their respective wins, Layoso and Arles earned the right to represent the country in the international finals at the Sibiryak Bowling Center in Krasnoyarsk, Russia on Nov. 1424. Sobrang saya ko. Nakuha ko rin ang gusto kong mapanalunan, tulad ng ibang bowlers, said Layoso. Arles, who teaches at Pares Roshill School in Antipolo City, said her triumph was unexpected but I am so happy. Layoso, Jeremy Posadas and Miranda advanced to the finals by posting scores of 6597, 6507 and 6432, respectively, after playing eight more games. Miranda nipped Posadas, 40-37, in the tiebreaker after they tied at 224 in the first game, and then won again, 237-188, to arrange the match with Layoso Tabora finished No. 1 with 5627, followed by Arles (5496) and veteran Liza del Rosario (5417) after rolling eight games each. Arles then knocked out Del Rosario, 2-1 (205202, 183-207, 218-207) to gain at shot at Tabora, who wound up 14th in last years international finals in Wroclaw, Poland. Failing to make the semifinals were Nicco Olaivar (6337), Sammy Say Sy (6327), J. Em Ang (6324), Jeff Carabeo (6294), Paeng Nepomuceno (6262), Lara Posadas (5374), Rachelle Leon (5307), Abbie Gan (5081), Jaymee Calderon (4960) and Myrna Bautista (4904).
France, Lithuania Dispute Euro Title

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) France ended Spains reign as European basketball champion Friday with a 75-72 overtime victory behind 32 points from Tony Parker to set up a final against Lithuania. Two-time defending champion Spain led by 14 points at halftime but Parker led Frances comeback after the break, and his 3-pointer with 2 minutes left gave France its first lead of the second half, 64-63. We wanted to be aggressive but until halftime we werent really playing, it was a nightmare, France coach Vincent Collet said. We talked about it during the break and we came back very different. They couldnt score for five minutes in the third and even when they started hitting shots again our spirit stayed the same. With the score level 65-65, Parker had a chance to win the game in regulation but his drive to the basket was blocked by Rudy Fernandez with 11 seconds left. Jose Calderon then missed a 3-point attempt at the other end. In overtime, Parker and Antoine Diot scored Frances last 8 points from the free-throw line to keep their team in front and Marc Gasol missed a desperation 3 at the buzzer after Rodriguez had missed a previous attempt to tie it. We had the last shots in both regulation and overtime but we missed, Spain coach Juan Orenga said. Diot was the only other French player in double figures with 10 points, while Gasol led Spain with 19 points and nine rebounds and Fernandez scored 17. Point guard Ricky Rubio was largely ineffective, with 2 points, one assist and four turnovers. We put a lot of intensity in the game and it allowed us to come back in the second half, Diot said. Spain beat France to win the title two years ago, but this time it was missing Pau Gasol and Juan Carlos Navarro. Spain will now play Croatia for the bronze before Sundays final. Its very disappointing to lose a game we led for 37 minutes. We played great defense in the first half but in the second we let them play their rhythm, said Rodriguez, who finished with 11 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds. Parker finished with five turnovers and only one assist, along with six rebounds. We were scared at halftime. Now, we have to control our joy. Two years ago we were so happy for having qualified for the Olympics that we botched the final, Parker said. Lithuania earlier reached its first final since winning the title 10 years ago by beating Croatia 77-62 and is looking for its fourth championship. Jonas Maciulis led Lithuania with 23 points, Linas Kleiza added 22 and Mantas Kalnietis had 18 as the three of them combined to outscore Croatia. Lithuania center Jonas Valanciunas provided some big defensive plays with five blocks, while Bojan Bogdanovic led Croatia with 15 points. It was a difficult game mentally because we knew how important it was, Maciulis said.
Stenson Up By 4
ATLANTA (AP) Henrik Stenson broke another club Friday this time by accident. And it didnt matter. Playing with only 13 clubs in the bag after his 4-wood broke on the practice range, Stenson made three birdies on the opening four holes to shoot a 4-under 66 and build a fourshot lead over Adam Scott after the second round of the Tour Championship. For all his birdies, the best move he made all week was deciding to put the 4-wood in his locker instead of carrying it with him. Stenson heard a funny sound after hitting five shots on the range and realized the clubs face had caved in. A television viewer who heard about the incident called the PGA Tour to see if the Swede had kept it in his bag, and officials checked with Stenson after his round. If he had left it in the bag without using it, Stenson would have been assessed a four-shot penalty the margin of his lead. If he had used the club, he would have been disqualified. Stenson was at 10-under 130 going into the third round and might be playing a course far less firm.
Dennis Orcollo and Lee Van Corteza cruised past Aloysius Yapp and Chan Keng Kwang of Singapore, 7-3, to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup of Pool yesterday at York Hall in London. The Filipino pair had little trouble dispatching their Singaporean counterpart as they displayed their accurate shots and witty tactics to arrange a duel with Miko Balazs and Gabor Solymosi of Hungary. Balazs and Solymosi beat Konstantin Stepanov and Ruslan Chinakhov of Russia, 7-4, as the unheralded Hungarian team became one of the unlikely quarterfinalists in the weeklong event. The winning team will take home the top purse of $60,000 (around P2.58
Orcollo, Corteza Reach Quarterfinals

million). In other results, Chang Jung-Lin and Ko Pin-Yi of Taiwan trounced Nick Ekonomopoulos and Alexander Kazakis of Greece, 7-1, while Naoyuki Oi and Lo Li-Wen of Japan stunned Shane Van Boening and Johnny Archer of the United States, 7-6. Niels Feijen and Nick Van den Berg of The Netherlands defeated Raj Hundal and Amar Kang of India, 7-5, and Darren Appleton and Karl Boyes of host England downed Fabio Petroni and Bruno Muratore of Italy, 7-5. Todays quarterfinal matches will be Race-to-9 affairs while the semis and finals will be held tomorrow. The final is a Race-to-10 showdown. (Jonas Terrado)
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V-League Quarters on Today
By kristel satumbaga
Games Today (The Arena, San Juan) 2 p.m. PNP vs Army 4 p.m. Smart vs Air Force
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Navys Mic-Mic Laborte scores against Philippine National Polices Ana Concepcion (left) and Frances Molina during their Shakeys V-League match yesterday. PNP won, 25-16, 2514, 17-25, 25-21, to advance to the quarterfinals. (Tony Pionilla)
Four teams, led by fancied squads Army and Air Force, resume their respective title bids when quarterfinal action blasts off today in the Shakeys V-League Season 10 Open Conference at The Arena in San Juan. The Lady Troopers clash with lastminute qualifier Philippine National Police Lady PATROLers at 2 p.m., while the Air Women collide with the dangerous Smart Net Spikers at 4 p.m. Both Army (6-1) and Air Force (5-2) are leaning on victories against their respective rivals in the elimination round. The Lady Troopers swept the Lady PATROLers, 25-14, 25-15, 2515, last Sept. 3, while the Air Women dumped the Net Spikers, 25-22, 25-18, 25-17, last Sept. 6. Despite being favored in their respective matchup, Army and Air Force, however, are still wary of their opponents now that the stakes are higher in the carryover quarters round. PNP caught the last quarters bus two days back with a 25-16, 25-14, 17-25, 25-21 triumph over Navy, and will lean anew on Thai spiker Patcharee Sangmuang and Frances Molina to do the damage against Army after combining for 43 points in their last match. Army, meanwhile, has a formidable squad composed of veteran tossers Tina Salak, Michelle Carolino, Rachel Daquis and Jovelyn Gonzaga, to name a few. Army coach Rico De Guzman said they still need to step up their game after being unsatisfied in their four-setter victory over Far Eastern University last Friday. Madali kaming mag-relax kaya yun ang kailangan naming i-improve. So far naman, kailangan naming ipagpatuloy lang yung receive, block and floor defense namin, said De Guzman. Air Force, which is leaning on a five-game winning streak, is also cautious of Smart especially with the presence of spiker Alyssa Valdez, who debuted with the team last week. Despite a 4-3 mark at fourth place, the Net Spikers are currently the leading team in digs, serves and receives. Valdez will join Sue Roces, Grethcel Soltones, Maru Banaticla and Thai import Lithawat Kesinee at the forefront of Smarts attack, while Air Force boasts on Judy Caballejo, Joy Cases, Maika Ortiz and Wendy Ann Semana. Meanwhile, PNPs Janine Marciano emerged the leagues top scorer after the elims, pooling 115 points and edging erstwhile frontrunner Chinese Coco Wang of Meralco, who had 114. Cagayans Thai import Kannika Thipachot finished third with 108 followed by Gonzaga and Molina with 107 and 102, respectively.
Spikers End Stint With Loss

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand The Philippine volleyball team came out flat in its final game as it absorbed a 25-19, 25-22, 25-16 beating from India to finish at 12th place in the 17th Asian Womens Volleyball Championship at the MCC Hall of the Mall here. The loss failed to avenge the Power Pinays defeat to the same Indian squad during the opener of the 16-team biennial meet. We tried out best, pero nangyayari talaga na lahat ng spiker mo walang laro, said PH team Nestor Pamilar, who tried to make the right combination to beat the Indians by shuffling his field but to no avail. Honey Royse Tubino topscored for the Power Pinays, but could only do eight points including seven attacks and one block. Aiza MaizoPontillas added six hits. May mga araw talaga na ganito: palo, receive, dig, drop, wala talaga eh. Kahit anong gawin ko, hindi ako makapuntos, said MaizoPontillas. Despite the loss, the Nationals jumped four notches higher after entering the tournament at No. 16. They have been unranked since 2005. Evelyn Celis of the sponsoring PLDT HOME Fibr broadband still lauded the Power Pinays effort despite being formed at the last minute. Itaas niyo mga noo niyo, said Celis. Malaking bagay ang 12th place para sa mga baguhang tulad niyo. Nandito lang kami para suportahan kayo. Maraming salamat sa dedikasyon ninyo, she added. Meanwhile, Thailand pulled off a stunning 19-25, 25-19, 25-22, 21-25, 16-14 over 12-time winner and defending champion China to advance to the finals. The Thais will face the winner between Korea and Japan for the crown.
Generals Shock Knights, 87-64

By CHRISTIAN JACINTO
Games Tomorrow (The Arena, San Juan) 4 p.m. St. Benilde vs San Sebastian 6 p.m. Arellano vs JRU
Emilio Aguinaldo College went on a shooting rampage in the second half to topple Letran, 87-64, last night in the NCAA basketball tournament at The Arena in San Juan. Trailing by two points at halftime, Jan Jamon buried three triples as the Generals outscored the Knights, 27-10, to take a 60-45 lead heading into the payoff period. In the fourth, it was all Emilio Aguinaldo as Jolas Paguia, Remy Morada and John Tayungtong took turns as the Generals led by as many as 25 points, 85-60, following a Paguia triple. The Generals had 10 three pointers in the second half. Coach Gerry Esplana had five players scoring in double digits with Paguia leading the way with 16 points. Tayungtong and Jack Arquero added 14 points apiece, Happi finished with 13 while Jamon scored all of his 11 points in the second half. The win was huge for the Generals campaign to the final four as they took solo fifth place and drew close to San Sebastian (8-5) with a 6-7. The loss, on the other hand, was a huge blow for Letran which fell to 10-3 and move into third place, half a game behind Perpetual Help (11-3). The Generals made good of their rough schedule, winning two out of three against Perpetual, San Beda and Letran, losing only to the Red Lions last week. In the other game, Juneric Baloria emerged from hospital bed to lead University of Perpetual Help past Mapua, 73-65. Baloria had just checked out of the hospital, showing no effects of a bout with the flu, firing 18 points, three steals and three blocks. The victorytheir third straight--
improved the Altas standing to 11-3. With Mapua keeping the game close in the first three quarters, Perpetual uncorked a 15-2 run bridging the final canto to extend its lead to 13, 65-52, 6:54 left in the game. The Cardinals took their 11th consecutive defeat for 1-12. Di pa rin bumibitaw ang mga player ko. Noong lumamang kami nang malaki sa fourth quarter, dinirediretso na namin, said Perpetual Help coach Aric Del Rosario. Harold Arboleda had a doubledouble performance for the Altas with 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Scott Thompson added 13 markers, nine board and five assists. Justin Alano chipped in 12 points and 10 boards, while Nosa Omorogbe made up for another rough shooting night by hauling 10 rebounds and dishing off 10 assists. Ang laking bagay si Scott (Thompson). Bumabalik na yung form niya at kinakausap siya nung mga kasama niya para bumalik yung kumpyansa
niya dahil kailangan na at pabigat na ng pabigat ang kalaban, Del Rosario said. Aside from flu, Baloria has been under the microscope the past days after rumors circulated in the internet questioning his eligibility of playing in the league, citing that the scoring leader was beyond the age limit. Baloria, however, let his hot hands do the talking on the court. The scores:
First Game PERPETUAL 73 Baloria 18, Arboleda 17, Thompson 13, Alano 12, Omorogbe 5, Elopre 5, Bitoy 3, Dizon 0, Bantayan 0, Lucente 0, Jolangcob 0 MAPUA 65 Braa 19, Biteng 18, Isit 10, Igahlo 8, Magsigay 4, Saitanan 4, Estrella 2, Gabo 0, Eriobu 0, Gonzales 0, Cantos 0 Quarters: 20-22, 37-37, 55-50, 73-65 Second Game EAC 87 Paguia 16, Tayungtong 14, Arquero 14, Happi 13, Jamon 11, Morada 9, King 3, Munsayac 3, Onwubere 3, Castro 1, Manga 0, Saludo 0. LETRAN 64 Cruz 18, Almazan 14, Nambatac 10, Tambeling 8, Belorio 8, Racal 4, Publico 2, Castro 0, Po 0, Luib 0, Olotu 0, Buenaflor 0, Gabawan 0. Quarters: 14-17, 33-35, 60-45, 87-64
La Salle Junior Golfers Dominate

AR Ramos played his best game so far in three rounds and helped La Salle Greenhills widen the gap in the Juniors division while La Salle Zobel made a double-digit lead in Midgets 2 at the resumption of the ICTSI-JGFP Inter-School Golf Championship recently. Ramos fired 52 points at the compact but tricky Aguinaldo course and La Salle Greenhills got the usual steady games from Miggy Yee (48) and Luigi Guerrero (46) to complete three rounds at 413 and far ahead of LSGH 2 which made 138 on similar 46s by Joni and Janco Pancho and Nikolo Gatmaytan for 364. That big round allowed LSGH 2 to breakaway from Ateneo 1 (121-344) in their expected race for second place. Not to be outdone were Jolo Magcalayo and Miguel Ilas who scored 34 and 28, respectively, to give La Salle Zobel an 18-point advantage in the Midgets 2 play of the series organized by the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines and backed chiefly by the International Container Terminal Services, Inc. The Zobel kids had a 134 total against the 116 of Ateneo which got 25 from Maio Castaneda and 23 from Miggy Roque. Yee and Magcalayo remained ahead in the individual rankings of the multi-division series also sponsored by the Pancake House Group, Sizzlin Pepper, Yellow Cab, McDonalds and the Philippine Golf Foundation. Weather-permitting, the Girls 3 field plays at Intramuros and the Midgets 1 at Ayala Greenfield today.
Perpetuals Justine Alano (left) scores off Jessie Saltana of Mapua during NCAA action at The Arena in San Juan. Perpetual won, 73-65. (Bob Dungo Jr.)
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rebounds while last years Rookie of the Year Jeron Teng finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds to help the Taft-based squad gain the bonus when their semis encounter with FEU formally starts on Wednesday. It was La Salles eighth straight victory dating back to the start of the second round, thanks to 11 triples and a relentless defense on FEUs top gunner and soon-to-be Most Valuable Player Terrence Romeo. Romeo finished with 22 points but missed 10-of-11 threes and 15-of-21 overall. We knew we got to hit those kinds of shots and we also want to limit
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Archers Hold Off Tamaraws

By JONAS TERRADO
Game Today (Smart Araneta Coliseum) 4 p.m. - NU vs UST (Final Four) (NU has a twice-to-beat advantage)
LA Revilla showed his shooting prowess to finish with 20 points as La Salle secured the twice-to-beat advantage in the UAAP Final Four by defeating Far Eastern University, 74-69, last night at the Mall of Asia Arena. In perhaps the best offensive performance of his four-year campaign, Revilla made most of the big minutes given to him by coach Juno Sauler by firing six triples including a shot that put a damper in the frantic comeback
attempts of FEU. Revillas open three from the left corner with 55.1 seconds remaining gave the Green Archers a 71-63 lead which was enough to put themselves one step closer towards a 15th finals appearance. The veteran guard, who was onand-off for most of the season, could only brag a smile of satisfaction after draining the all-important trey. Im just blessed that I was able to hit those open shots, said Revilla, who was a brash rookie when La Salle made its last finals cameo in a loss to Ateneo in 2008. Bulky power for ward Jason Perkins added 14 points and seven
the shots that (Romeo) takes, said Sauler, whose team led by 15 points twice before preventing FEUs late charge. FEU hastened its own downfall, failing to make a basket on four straight possessions that would have cut a 71-66 deficit in the dying seconds. The Tamaraws, known for their perimeter shooting, failed to show their strength the whole game. They went just 5-of-34 from rainbow territory. Graduating guard RR Garcia made 16 points, eight rebounds and three assists in a losing effort as the Tamaraws need to win twice in order
to reach the finals for the third time in the last four seasons. Meanwhile,National University tries to end the longest finals drought in UAAP history when it takes on University of Santo Tomas at the start of their Final Four showdown today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Led by two-time Most Valuable Player Bobby Ray Parks, the Bulldogs shoot for their first appearance in the championship round in 43 years against the underdog-yetdetermined Tigers in the lone 4 p.m. tussle. Armed with the twice-to-beat incentive, the Sampaloc-based Bulldogs of coach Eric Altamirano carries a psychological edge over UST by virtue of winning all of their two elimination round meetings. NU, also vying for its first title since 1954, finished the eliminations tied with La Salle and Far Eastern University for the leagues best record at 10-4 but gained the top spot by virtue of having the superior quotient. Should NU topple its nearby foes from Espaa anew, it will be the schools first finals berth since losing to University of the East in the 1970 title showdown held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Out to extend the Bulldogs 43year wait to make the finals are the Tigers, who squeaked past defending champion Ateneo to clinch the last Final Four berth. The scores:
LA SALLE 74 Revilla 20, Perkins 14, Teng 13, Van Opstal 6, Torres T. 6, Salem 6, Vosotros 4, Torres N. 3, Tampus 2, de la Paz 0. FEU 69 Romeo 22, Garcia 16, Belo 9, Tolomia 6, Mendoza 6, Pogoy 4, Hargrove 4, Cruz 2, Sentcheu 0. Quarters: 18-11; 37-27; 60-49; 74-69.
Pacquiao Still Hungry For Action

By nick giongco
Manny Pacquiao remains a force to be reckoned with, says two-division world champion Gerry Pealosa. Dismissing claims that Pacquiao has lost his passion for boxing, Pealosa says that is totally untrue as he has been spending some time watching the 34-year-old Filipino icons training in General Santos City. Manny still loves to box and I can see in his eyes that he wants to make a huge comeback, said Pealosa. Pacquiao is set to fight Brandon Rios on Nov. 24 in Macau, his first appearance since losing by sixth-round knockout to Juan Manuel Marquez on Dec. 8, 2012 in Las Vegas. Pealosa, 42, who retired a couple of years ago, says Rios is made-toorder for Pacquiao. Manny will turn him into a punching bag. Asked about Pacquiaos inactivity, Pealosa says it wont be a problem anymore because he started working out early. When a boxer is coming off a long layoff, all he has to do is report for training camp early so he can get rid of the (ring) rust. Thats exactly what Pacquiao did, according to Pealosa, who doubts whether Rios will be tough enough to withstand Pacquiaos best blows in their scheduled 12-round welterweight war that takes place at the CotaiArena. Manny has brought down and hurt guys bigger guys before...I dont think Rios can take Mannys punches. Pacquiao is a 4-1 favorite to put an end to his misfortunes. Before Marquez scored a onepunch knockout, Tim Bradley beat Pacquiao on a hotly-contested split decision six months earlier. In the next three weeks, Pacquiaos training will be supervised by Buboy Fernandez and Nonoy Neri. In the second week of October, lead trainer Freddie Roach will fly in from the US to begin the most crucial phase of the buildup.
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P/$ RATE STANDS AT P43.055/$1
The peso exchange rate stands at P43.055 to the US dollar last Friday at the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. (PDEx). The weighted average rate stands at P43.07.
MARKET & INVESTMENT
SITUATION DIFFERENT
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Dow Jones) Asias emerging economies are in a much stronger position than in the past, and the situation now is quite different to the Asian financial crisis, a senior official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Friday. In an interview, IMF Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara said that policy in those countries with current-account and budget deficits that have been worst affected by recent market turmoil was moving in the right direction, with the authorities there tightening monetary policy and working to establish fiscal discipline.
B.P.S. WARNING
The Department of Trade and Industrys (DTI) Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) urgently calls on importers who have failed to claim their Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) certificates that they have applied for, to immediately collect the said certificates from the BPS office at the DTI Main Office along Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City. Two hundred twelve unclaimed ICC certificates applied for by 54 importers of products under mandatory BPS certification were discovered during a periodic inventory check. DTI-Consumer Welfare and Business Regulation Group (CWBRG) Officerin-Charge Atty. Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba states, These importers are given 48 hours from the date of publication of the DTIs urgent notice to them, to collect their ICC certificates.
SIKAT PINOY NATIONAL HANDICRAFTS FAIR The Department of Trade and Industrys (DTI) Sikat Pinoy National Handicrafts Fair is ongoing from September 19 to 23, 2013, at the SM Megatrade Halls in Mandaluyong City. More than 300 exhibitors from 16 regions of the country are offering their wares for an early Christmas shopping spree. Furniture and furnishings, houseware and home decor, wearables and jewelry, as well as Christmas and holiday decor are some of the great finds featured. Photo shows Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory L. Domingo (center) leading the ceremonial lighting of the lanterns during the official opening. With him are (from left): Robert Young, President of the Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines; Mrs. Rowena Domingo; DTI Undersecretary Zenaida C. Maglaya of the Regional Operations and Development Group; and DTI Undersecretary Ponciano C. Manalo Jr. of the Trade and Investment Promotions Group.
DTI Confident Of Doubling Exports To $120 Billion By 2016

By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT
The government is not revising downward the $120-billion exports target by 2016 saying it is attainable given the improved local value-added in the countrys diversifying export products mix.
Senen Perlada, Director of the Bureau of Export Trade Promotion, said the doubling of exports target to $120 billion by 2016 will stay under the 2014-2016 Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP), which is still being crafted by the Export Development Council.
We are confident of hitting the target because we are on our way to recovery, Perlada said. Perlada explained that the countrys export product mix has diversified into a wide range of more local value-added products.
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Company Pushes P2.5-B Wind Project

By MYRNA M. VELASCO
APPLE BEGINS SELLING LATEST IPHONES

Apple Inc. began sales of its latest iPhones, hoping for strong demand to allay concerns about the companys position in the smartphone market. IPhone sales kicked off across Asia and Europe on Friday morning, with initial demand tilted heavily toward the higher end of the two models Apple is rolling out. The launch is expected to continue across the US Analysts expect Apple to sell at least as many iPhones over its launch weekend as it did last year, particularly because it is offering the devices to the Chinese market as part of the initial round of launches for the first time. (The Wall Street Journal)
NEW BRANCH
Moonleaf Tea Shop is strengthening its presence in the country as it launched its newest branch in Las Pias. Since opening its first shop in Maginhawa Street, Teachers Village in 2010, the brand has grown exponentially to 38 thriving tea shops all over the country. Moonleaf revives an authentic Taiwanese tradition with an innovative twist for the Filipino market. Conceptualized and managed by its Chief Operating Officer, 27-year-old entrepreneur Adrian Adriano, Moonleaf reflects the enthusiasm and youthful lifestyle of modern Filipinos. Moonleaf is about engaging the Filipino community.
Local firm Philippine Hybrid Energy Systems, Inc. (PHESI) is moving notches ahead into the implementation of the P2.5-billion first phase of its wind power project in Puerto Galera, Mindoro.
The proposed wind power facility will kick off with 16-megawatt capacity. Essentially, it will be a threephased development reaching total installed capacity of 48 megawatts. The developers move into construction came after it secured its confirmation of commerciality (CoC)
from the Department of Energy. The projects corporate vehicle PHESI, which is under CMC Asia Inc., has noted that it will be pursuing the wind facility in partnership with Berkeley Energy, a Dutch-registered company.
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CEB Grows Visayas Hub Passengers

The countrys leading low-cost carrier, Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) reported over the weekend that it increased operations from its Visayas hubs, in line with its continued push for more tourism and trade in the destinations it flies to. In a statement, the airline said that from January to August 2013, the number of passengers through the airlines Iloilo hub went up by 33%, while guests to and from its Cebu hub increased by 15%. Cebu remains the airlines second largest hub, with over 2.3 million CEB passengers passing through the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in the first 8 months of the year. Late last year, CEB doubled the routes it offered to and from the Iloilo International Airport. It provided direct connectivity to Tacloban,
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FANCY RICE
The Philippines is exporting next month 156 metric tons (MT) of Doa Maria premium rice to Dubai through French giant retailer Carrefour and 19.5 MT to Los Angeles, California. (Page B-2)
BUSINESS CHANNEL
The University of Pennsylvanias Wharton School, the worlds oldest collegiate business school, will be featured on a new Sirius XM Radio Inc. channel, letting listeners get business lessons directly from professors. Sirius will train Wharton faculty, such as finance professor Jeremy Siegel and sports-business expert Kenneth Shropshire, to host shows on the channel, the satellite broadcaster said today in a statement. Many of the live programs, which will cover everything from equity markets to retailing, will include call-in segments from listeners. (Bloomberg)
P17-B Mactan-Cebu Airport Bidding Set

By EDU LOPEZ
SM AWARD
The SM Xiamen Solar Panel Project recently received the Mall China Design Innovation Award during the Golden Mall Awards 2013 ceremonies held in Beijing, China. (Page B-2)
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has set the bidding for the P 17.5billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport project on Nov. 15, 2013 to allow bidders two months to prepare
more competitive proposals. We have been working hard to find the balance between government and private sector interests. This gives sufficient time for the bidders to finalize their proposals, said DOTC Spokesperson Migs Sagcal.
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ELECTRONICS EXPORTS
Electronics exports for the month of July 2013 showed a positive growth of 11.2% over the July 2012 figure. (Page B-3)
Development Cuts Poverty UN Report

By PETER JAMES SPIELMANN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) Developing countries have won greater access to technology, broader markets for their exports and gained some debt relief over the last year, a new UN report said.
But the report said the world must increase aid and push for a multilateral trade agreement to spur on more progress. The report was an update on Millennium Development Goal benchmarks set for the year 2015, and is part of a United Nations push to try to
reach them in the next months and to set new priorities for the next phase of development. World leaders agreed in 2000 on anti-poverty goals including cutting extreme poverty by half, halting the AIDS pandemic and increasing the number of people with access
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MARKETING AWARD
TeamAsias rising young leader, Bea Lim, received the Presidents Award, the highest level of academic achievement, at Emerson College this year. (Page B-3)
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SL Agritech Clinches Initial Export Orders For Fancy Rice

By MELODY M. AGUIBA
Editor: LORETO D. CABAES Asst. Editor: BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT E-mail: business@mb.com.ph
The Philippines is exporting next month 156 metric tons (MT) of Dona Maria premium rice to Dubai through French giant retailer Carrefour and 19.5 MT to Los Angeles, California. A purchase order for October to December this year has been clinched by SL Agritech Corp. (SLAC) with Carrefour which is hoped to be just a start of bigger and more regular export of the Philippine fancy hybrid rice. Carrefour is the largest retail group in Europe. This volume (156 MT) is just for market penetration. I hope (it will be bigger next time), said Donna T. Lim, SLAC assistant vice presidentsupply chain. The shipment is expected to benefit more farmers as fancy rice commands a higher price in the world market. She said price for this volume may be $1,250 per MT. Shipment is by the second week of October. The country presently has a ban
on the export of regular milled rice. But value added fancy rice is becoming the window through which Philippine rice is being known internationally. DA will not allow you to export at less than $1000 per ton. DA provided for us the opportunity to export rice when we shipped to Dubai the first time (last May), said SLAC Chairman Henry Lim Bon Liong. The county is further establishing its reputation as an amateur exporter of rice but with a kind of variety that can be liked not only by Filipinos but other nationalities. Initial target of the shipment of Carrefour, rated to be worlds second largest retailer chain just next to Walmart, are Filipinos in Dubai. The export to Los Angeles is being done through international trader Triple A. A different package has been designed by SLAC for the export to Dubai via Carrefour. Fifty percent (of the Dubai population) is Filipinos. Theyre eating rice that is imported from Thailand.
We did a little twist on our packaging to ask them to help support Filipino rice so they may support Filipino farmers, said Donna. The shipment through Carrefour involves eight containers of around 20 MT per container. Once SLAC stabilizes its shipment at around 160 MT per month from Dubai alone, yearly shipment stands at 1,920 MT. This will exceed Philippines originally set target by the Department of Agriculture to export 200 MT of rice by 2014. SLAC foresees that the distribution of Dona Maria through Carrefour to possibly reach other Asian and Middle East markets in the future. These may include Qatar, Saudi Arabia China, and Indonesia. The international market has apparently developed an interest in Philippine rice as DA officially adopted a rice export strategy particularly for fancy rice. DA facilitated shipment of an initial 35 MT to Dubai, 15 MT to Kuwait and Hong Kong, and 11.55 MT to Germany, Hong Kong, Macau, Canada, and the Netherlands.
SM XIAMEN WINS ENERGY AWARD SM Supermalls Vice President for Operations Steven Tan (left) receives Mall Chinas the Design Innovation Award from Ian Thomas, Chairman of Thomas Consultants Inc. of Canada during the Golden Mall Awards 2013 ceremonies held recently in Beijing China.
Pagcor Remits P1.07B To Treasury In July

By CHINO S. LEYCO
The national governments share from the revenues of state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) declined by 8.5 percent in July this year, data from the Bureau of Treasury showed. The governments share from Pagcors revenues during the month dropped by P100 million to P1.07 billion from P1.17 billion that the gaming operator and regulator remitted to state coffers in July last year. As a government-owned and controlled corporation, Pagcor is required by Republic Act 7656 or the Dividend Law to remit at least 50 percent of its annual gross earnings to the government. In January to July this year, Pagcor turned P8.02 billion to the treasury bureau as part of its share in the gaming agencys earning, almost unchanged compared with P8 billion in the same percent last year. Despite the expected increase in gaming revenues this year, Pagcor is expected to turn only P11.1 billion to government coffers in 2013, the same amount compared with the 2012 contribution target.
SM Xiamen Solar Project Wins Mall China Design Innovation Award

The SM Xiamen Solar Panel Project recently received the Mall China Design Innovation Award during the Golden Mall Awards 2013 ceremonies held in Beijing, China. The award highlights SMs long-term efforts and commitment to protect the environment, seeking new innovations as it builds its malls both in the Philippines and China. The Mall China Information Center (Mall China) is the first non-profit organization in Mainland China that serves Chinas retail property sector and is the largest shopping center group in China. Established in 2002, it has 700 corporate members including investors, developers, operators, retailers and relevant service agencies. Mall China launched the Golden Mall Awards to promote the best malls and encourage enterprises, which have made outstanding contributions to the development of shopping mall industry. After a rigorous selection, professional judges selected 7 projects to receive the Design Innovation Award. SM Xiamen was among those cited because of its great contribution to C02 emission reduction and energy saving. The new solar power generation project was launched in July 2013 in SM City Xiamen and SM Lifestyle Center with the installation of 3,740 solar panels with an area covering more than 10,000 square meters on their roofs. This makes SM City Xiamen the first Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) shopping mall in Xiamen and the only one in Fujian province that has received national capital support in 2013. The project generates an estimated 1.1 million kilowatt hours (KWh) per year. During its 25-year service period, its total generating capacity is about 27.5 million kWh, which means it can supply power for more than 137,500 bulbs lighting up together for 8 hours. This makes it as both an economical and an effective alternative to traditional energy generation. On the basis of the current power generation practices of Chinas coalfired power plants, this project can reduce about 385 tons of standard coal consumption every year. During its 25year service period, about 9,625 tons of standard coal can be saved. The SM Xiamen Solar Project is one of the many environmental efforts of the SM Supermalls.
Mini-Hydro Plant Augments Sorsogons Power Supply

By MYRNA M. VELASCO
A mini-hydropower facility developed by Sunwest Water and Electric Co. Inc. (SUWECO) has started augmenting power supply being fed into the distribution network of Sorsogon II Electric Cooperative. This was following the completion of testing and commissioning of the 600-kilowatt Cawayan Upper minihydro power plant sited in Guinlajon, Sorsogon City. According to the project developer, the electricity generation potential of the facility could reach an average 2.786 gigawatt per hour on an annualized basis. SUWECO president Jose Silvestre M. Natividad said the power plant started to generate and distribute power to SORECO II mid-August (this year). For the electric cooperative, general manager Percival G. Alvarez emphasized that the mini-hydro plants generation is a significant contribution to the utilitys peak demand of
12.406 megawatts. The project development pact for the Cawayan Upper mini-hydro facility considerably entails a joint venture, with SUWECO taking responsibility on the rehabilitation, development and operation of the power plant; while the EC is the capacity off-taker. SUWECO has been establishing itself as a key player in the smaller scale developments of hydropower facilities as well as other renewable energy (RE) technologies. Natividad noted that for now, their priority is to develop the hydro potentials and help electric cooperatives to rehabilitate and improve on their existing generating capacities. He stressed that they would pursue projects regardless of size, anchoring such on business belief that even smaller developments could set off ripple effect that can consequently uplift economic prospects in communities through all the direct and indirect benefits being flowed to the host sites.
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To Asian Economies
By TOM WRIGHT (THE WALL STREET JOURNAL)
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Fed Move Provides Breathing Room

The US Federal Reserves surprise decision not to pull back on a $85 billion monthly bond buying program offers some respite to Asian economies that have been under pressure due to concerns about an end to US easy-money policies. Barclays Capital, in a note, points out that Asian countries with large current account deficits notably India and Indonesia could see the most short-term benefit to their currencies, bonds and stocks from the Feds decision to leave its extraordinary monetary policies in place. Both these nations have faced massive selling of their currencies and have had to offer investors much higher rates to borrow money since the Fed intimated in late May it would soon begin winding down its bond buying. Thats because investors, anticipating higher US rates, began to reduce their exposure to morerisky emerging markets. India and Indonesia along with Brazil and Turkey were especially vulnerable because they import more than they export, making them reliant on foreign capital inflows to fund the deficit. The Feds latest actions may foster expectations that capital outflows from EM can stop or even reverse, Barclays said. This should be particularly supportive for the currencies and rates markets of countries with higher current account deficits.
Electronics Exports Growing 11.2% SEIPI

By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT
Electronics exports for the month of July, 2013 showed a positive growth of 11.2% over the July, 2012 figure. This contributed 39.1% to total exports revenue amounting to $1.9 billion, up by $1.7 billion registered in July 2012. Semiconductors are the biggest contributor among the major groups of electronic products. It contributed 26.1% to total Philippine exports. Semiconductors added $1.261 billion to the July, 2013 total. This is $83 million or 6.2% less than the $1.344 billion registered in July, 2012. The major players in the semiconductor space include Texas Instruments Phils. Inc., On Semiconductor Philippines Inc., STMicroelectronics Inc., Maxim, Amkor Technology Phils., and Analog Devices Philip-
pines. Analog Devices Philippines won the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) Employer of the Year award earlier this month. SEIPI is now monitoring other electronics, a growing segment which should form part of electronics exports. This segment is where electronics goods without individual tariff codes are grouped. The countrys top destination of exports (electronics and other exports) were Japan comprising 19.8%, followed by Peoples Republic of China with 13.2%, USA with 12.6%, Hong Kong with 8.5% and Singapore with 6.8% share. Other top ten markets were Australia (5.9%), Germany (4.0%), Netherlands (3.8%), Republic of Korea (3.8%) and Thailand (3.2%).
Filipino Marketing Professional Receives Highest University Honor

TeamAsias rising young leader, Bea Lim, received the Presidents Award, the highest level of academic achievement, at Emerson College this year. Lim, a Filipino native, is also graduating at the top of American university dedicated to the study of communications with a masters in integrated marketing communications (IMC) and a 4.0 grade point average. Currently the vice president for business development at TeamAsia, Lim intends to follow the footsteps of her mother, Monette IturraldeHamlin, the founder and president of the award-winning strategic marketing communications firm which pioneered and revolutionized events marketing and management in the Philippines. Lim began as the marketing director of the firm, and decided to continue her education with the intention of driving TeamAsias world-class IMC practice with her progressive leadership and deep knowledge of international trends. She will rejoin TeamAsia as its managing director. According to Assistant ProfesFilipino talent was. I am just very happy that this was appreciated by my mentors and peers from different parts of the world. Lim is one of the key people who spearheaded My Dream in a Shoebox, an initiative between TeamAsia and the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) to provide shoeboxes filled with school supplies to less fortunate children all over the country. The campaign, which has been running for four years, has made significant impact in the lives of the individual youth and institutions it has touched. Her return to the Philippines is well awaited and anticipated by the firm and its international clientele as it promises revolutionary insights and strategies from the young, talented mind. Her presence is expected to reaffirm TeamAsias vision to set the global standard for innovation in strategic marketing communications. Bea is, without a doubt, going to be a stellar marketing professional, said Emerson IMC graduate program director, LuAnn Reeb.
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The company said construction already started and it will take 18 months to bring it to completion and eventual commercial commissioning. The project is expected to be completed early 2015, 10 months ahead of the December 2015 previous target date, PHESI told reporters. The company vouched that its project is the first wind facility proposed for off-grid areas that had been bestowed with certificate of commerciality. Under the feed-in-tariff (FIT) system, off-grid areas cannot avail of the FIT Allowance (FIT-All) as investment incentive. However, there is a proposal being firmed up at the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) that off-grid areas must be given cash incentives
for deploying renewable energy (RE) systems into these domains. PHESI President and Chief Operating Officer Nicanor Villasenor said the project will complement the predominantly diesel power supply in Oriental Mindoro, noting that the added capacity from the wind facility will support the areas exponential economic growth. For many of the RE developers, they are seeing some opportunities in off-grid areas because the costs of energy to be matched in these jurisdictions are way more expensive than the FITs set for on-grid RE installations. After this venture, Villasenor indicated that the company will engage itself into other wind and mini-hydro projects not only in Mindoro, but may also scour for opportunities in the Asian region.
sor Kristin Lieb at Emerson, Lim is a brilliant, insightful, and consensusbuilding project manager, and an incredibly kind, generous person whose positive energy is simply infectious. Shes a credit to our institution and will reflect the absolute best of Emerson College as she moves forward in her professional life. I am very honored and humbled that Emerson College values my work and contributions to both the academic field and the community, Lim said, Being the only Filipino in the IMC class always pushed me to work harder and show how unique
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Puerto Princesa and General Santos, and pioneered the first international flights out of Iloilo to Hong Kong and Singapore. Previously, CEB only flew from Iloilo to Manila, Cebu, Davao and Cagayan de Oro. Meanwhile, the airline further strengthened its teeming Cebu hub, by launching more CEB routes from the MCIA. CEB launched direct flights from Cebu to Coron, Bangkok, Camiguin and Masbate in a period of nine months. It now flies from Cebu to 25 domestic and 5 international destinations.
We hope that our direct air linkages empower everyone to travel in the fastest way possible, and discover tourism and trade opportunities all over the Philippines. Cebu Pacific will always explore how else it can assist in the countrys tourism agenda, with the delivery of more brand-new aircraft until 2021, said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog. CEB currently operates more than 2,200 weekly flights to over 90 routes or city pairs. The airline flies to 34 domestic and 22 international destinations. Its newest international routes include Manila-Phuket, launched last August 16, 2013, and Manila-Dubai, to be launched on October 7, 2013.
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The electronics exports, which used to account for 70 percent of the countrys total merchandize exports, is now down to 40 percent of total. Accounting for 39.1 percent of the total exports revenue in July this year, electronic products emerged as the countrys top export with total receipts of $1.893 billion. It went up by 11.2 percent from $1.702 billion registered in July 2012. However, on a month-on-month basis, electronic Products was down by 5.7 percent from $2.006 billion posted in June 2013. Although electronics still remains as the countrys single largest nonfood exports, it has a very low local value added because most of its inputs are imported. Its local content has remained very low. But Perlada said the share of electronics was only reduced as more nonelectronics products with high local value added have made inroads in the exports market. Non-electronics are mostly agro-based products such as woodcrafts and furniture products. These indigenous products have high local content and translate to higher exports growth. In addition, for every percent increase in exports is an equivalent 157,000 jobs created,
Perlada said. We are confident we will be able to attain the $120-billion target. If we target only $100 billion, that is a walk in the park so we have to stretch our target, he said. Exporters, however, have a different take. Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr., president of the Philippine Exporters Confederation (PhilExport) told reporters earlier that the $120 billion exports target by 2016 maybe revised downward once the 2014-2016 Philippine Exports Development Plan (PEDP) is completed. We will take into consideration the fact that we are not going to meet our target for 2013. So, most probably the base will be lower and we might have to reassess the doubling of exports in 2016 to $120 billion, he said. The current PEDP has set a 10 percent growth this year from the $51.994 billion from $54 billion in total merchandize exports in 2012. But exporters have already conceded that they cannot meet the 10 percent growth this year considering that merchandize exports declined 3.4 percent in the first seven months of the year to $30.422 billion from $31.487 billion in the same period in 2012. To hit the 10 percent growth target, Ortiz-Luis said exports must grow by 15 to 20 percent each month for the rest of the year to hit an overall 10 percent growth in exports this year.
Ortiz-Luis said at the rate export is performing, it would be difficult to meet the $120-billion exports target by 2016. That doubling up is a risk, we probably will have to rework that, he added. Under the old PEDP , it targets 2014 total exports of $98.49 billion ($75.59 billion and $22 billion services) ; 2015 of $108.73 billion ($83.466 billion merchandize and $25.266 billion services); and 2016 of $120 billion ($92.179 billion merchandize and $27.884 billion services). If there are new inputs to help exporters, we might be able to adjust but all things being equal, no assistance from the government and global market is still down, we are seeing lower exports, he said. Unless somebody says mining will fly, but there is no clear direction in mining, he said. Aside from mining, export growth drivers being considered in the 2014-2016 PEDP include agriculture, services, furniture, garments, automotive and high value crops. We are looking for things that will drastically change the scenario, he said noting that a recovery of the EU and the US economies will be a big factor. ASEAN exports may also improve and the entire of Asia but exports to China have suffered because of the ongoing political tension. (BCM)
to clean water and sanitation. It said the lives of millions had improved as many countries reduced poverty, expanded access to clean water, and brought girls into the primary school system, and that provided hope that more of the targets could be met. UN Secretary-General Ban Kimoon introduced the report Thursday, saying We can do better. The best way to prepare for the post-2015 era is to demonstrate that when the international community commits to a global partnership for development, it means it. The UN report said that official foreign aid from governments fell for a second year in 2012, by 4 percent, to $125.9 billion, mainly due to the
European fiscal crisis. Bilateral aid to the 49 poorest countries fell 12.8 percent to about $26 billion, it said. This set a worrisome trend in which the richer countries may not be living up to the UN standard of setting aside 0.7 percent of the gross national product for assistance aid, said Olav Kjor ven, an assistant secretary-general and director of development policy at the UN Development Program: We see signs of it eroding, of it becoming weaker. Even with the European crisis, the Netherlands, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway and Sweden provide more than 0.7 percent of their budget in aid, the report said. Developing countries are getting greater access to major markets du-
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ment of certain real property taxes to government.
Sagcal said these changes were prompted mainly by the results of the one-on-one meetings conducted by the DOTCs special bids and awards committee (SBAC) over the past few months.
Based on the active participation of all seven pre-qualified bidders, the DOTC expects that the bid proposals will be more competitive, resulting in better bid offers to the government. (EHL)
ty-free. The report said the proportion of developing country exports that were duty-free rose more than 15 percent from 2000 to 2011, reaching 80 percent. By April, 2013, the report said, 35 of 39 of the poorest nations had reached the benchmark for getting debt relief. But the report points out that many Caribbean nations are reaching a budgetary crisis and
there are no debt-relief mechanisms in place for them. In poor countries, medicines are still too expensive, the report said. Lower- and middle-income countries have to pay three- to six-times the international reference price for patented medications, said Shamshad Akhtar, the assistant secretarygeneral at the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
But under new legal regimes, poorer countries can now manufacture low-cost generic medicines for their national market only, a way of reducing costs, said Pingfan Hong, chief of the UN Global Economic Monitoring Unit. The report found that essential medicines were available in only 57 percent of public and 65 percent of private health facilities in 2012.
GREENPEACE SHIP
MOSCOW (dpa) Environmental group Greenpeace said it would hold demonstrations Friday after the Russian Coast Guard stormed one of its vessels and detained 25 activists. The Coast Guard illegally boarded Greenpeaces ship, the Arctic Sunrise, late Thursday, the group posted online. Activists are currently being held at gunpoint. Solidarity actions will be held at the offices of Gazprom and the Russian embassy buildings around the world, the group said in a Russian-language statement.
VALE DIVESTMENT
BRASLIA (AFP) Brazils mining giant Vale announced a deal to sell a 35.9 percent stake in its cargo logistics firm VLI to Japans Mitsui and a Brazilian government fund. The transaction, valued at $1.232 billion, calls for the sale of a 20 percent stake to Mitsui for $678 million and 15.9 percent to the Caixa Economica Federal for $543 million, the worlds top iron ore producer said in a statement. Vale, which controls VLI, said it was also in talks to sell another 26 percent stake in the company to a consortiun led by Brookfield Brasil, a subsididary of a Canadian firm.
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TIACA Supports Global Solution To Aviation Emissions

By EDU LOPEZ
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), representing all segments of the air cargo supply chain, has reiterated its strong support for a global solution to aviation emissions. TIACA has endorsed the International Air Transport Associations (IATA) call for a single market-based measure (MBM) as a means of achieving this goal. It has consistently championed ICAO as the body to pursue a global agreement on aviation carbon emissions. The association has campaigned strongly against the controversial inclusion of aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and welcomed the European Commissions (EC) decision to postpone the application of the ETS to aviation. TIACA asked the EC to pursue a global agreement through ICAO, which was designated in The Kyoto Protocol as the body with authority to set international aviations greenhouse gas policy. Additionally, TIACA emphasizes that it is ready to join forces with ICAO and industry partners to undertake any efforts necessary to implement an Assembly decision to develop a single MBM. At the recent annual general meeting in Cape Town, IATA members overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution calling for the implementation of an aviation carbon neutral growth
strategy by 2020 (CNG2020). TIACA secretary-general Douglas Brittin said: This action by IATA members, which aligns with TIACAs longstanding objectives, is yet another sign of the strong commitment of the aviation industry to encourage and support a sustainable global standard for aviation emissions, which contribute only 2% of global man-made CO2 emissions. IATA has set out principles towards CNG2020 that we wholeheartedly support and TIACA, alongside IATA and other industry partners, is committed to working with ICAO on any necessary follow up from an assembly decision. We have repeatedly emphasized that the aviation and air cargo sectors have made significant progress over many years to implement green solutions partly because of the responsibility we all have to protect the environment but also because such efficiencies are vital in terms of cost efficiency. We are already delivering results and will continue to do so - and we now call upon global governments, through ICAO, to play their part by reaching a single, simple and sustainable agreement to help aviation achieve carbon neutral growth. This would be an historic agreement. We do not under-estimate that there are many challenges to overcome, but the time has come to make history, said Brittin.
JR TOKAIS HIGH-SPEED MAGLEV TRAIN ON A TEST RUN (EPA) Central Japan Railway Co.s L0 (zero) series magnetic levitated train is running on Yamanashi Maglev Test Line during a test run in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, Japan, September 19, 2013. The railway operator also known as JR Tokai announced on September 18, 2013 it will built six stations for the maglev trains to start its service between Tokyo and Nagoya, central Japan in 2027. The train is designed to run at speed of 500 km per hour and will connect 366km journey between Tokyo and Nagoya in about 40 minutes instead of one hour 41 minutes by present fastest Nozomi Shinkansen bullet train. The new Maglev trains are built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Nippon Sharyo Ltd.
Singapore Airlines, Tata Group Forming New Carrier In India

By KARTHIKEYAN SUNDARAM (BLOOMBERG)
Chinas Govt Carrier Seeks Japan Routes

By CHRIS COOPER and KIYOTAKA MATSUDA
Spring Airlines Co., Chinas biggest non-government controlled carrier, applied to offer domestic services from Tokyos Narita airport to serve growing demand for low-cost flights in Asias second-biggest economy. Spring Airlines Japan Co. plans to fly Boeing Co. 737 aircraft on three routes in Japan starting in May 2014, the company said today in a statement. Shanghai-based Spring Air will own 33 percent of the venture with Japanese investors holding the remainder.
Spring operates flights from China to Japans Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, and intends to add to low-cost carrier competition in Japan, where three budget carriers started services last year. Spring would be competing with ANA Holdings Inc.s Vanilla Air, which starts operations before the end of this year at Narita after the Japanese legacy carrier bought out AirAsia Bhd.s share of a low-cost carrier venture. We will work to cut unnecessary costs to offer low fares, Hiroshi Ugai, president of Spring Japan, told reporters in Tokyo today. He declined to say how much tickets would cost.
Singapore Airlines Ltd. tied up with Tata Group, owner of the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, to start an airline in India, its third attempt to tap the surging travel demand in the worlds second-most populous nation. Tata will hold 51 percent of the venture and Singapore Air the remainder, the airline said in a statement yesterday. The two companies entered into an initial agreement for a $100 million investment and are seeking government approval to set up the full-service carrier, to be based in capital New Delhi. Entering India will enable Singapore Air to get a foothold in a market where the number of air passengers is forecast to triple to 452 million by 2020. Asias third-largest economy last year permitted foreign airlines to buy stakes in local airlines, a move that brought in investments from budget carrier AirAsia Bhd. and Abu Dhabis Etihad Airways PJSC. This is terrific news for Indian aviation, said Mark D. Martin, chief
executive officer of Dubai-based Martin Consulting LLP . The Tata-SIA venture will provide the much-needed balance in Indian aviation space between full-service and budget carriers. Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs government changed laws last year to allow foreign airlines to buy as much as 49 percent in local companies, reversing a decade-old ban that had kept out carriers like Singapore Air from the Indian market. AirAsia also chose Tata for its venture in India. Tata Sons Ltd., the holding company for the group, owns 30 percent in the new discount carrier, which is awaiting final approvals to start operations later this year. Entering India is not without risks. Airlines have to confront the regions highest fuel costs, a depreciating currency and the lack of adequate infrastructure. Jet Airways (India) Ltd., the carrier that Etihad is investing in, hasnt made a group profit for six years. SpiceJet Ltd., controlled by billionaire Kalanithi Maran, posted losses for a second straight year in the period
ended March 31. Liquor baron Vijay Mallyas Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. grounded its planes last year after mounting debt and struggling to pay salaries. Indias economic growth has helped double airline-passenger traffic in the country over the past seven years. Five airlines operate in Indias skies now. The nations aviation rules dont bar companies from forming two ventures, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said yesterday. The Indian aviation industry is projected to experience future high growth rates, Singapore Air said in the statement. The recent Indian government decision to allow foreign airlines to invest up to 49 percent in Indian carriers provides an opportunity for SIA to participate directly in one of the fastest growing and largest aviation markets globally. Tata doesnt see a conflict of interest in partnering with Singapore Air for a full-service airline and AirAsia for a budget carrier, Mukund Rajan, a group spokesman, said in a phone interview. The $100 billion conglomerate has businesses ranging from automobiles, hotels, steel and software.
Slums Block Mumbai Airports Expansion Plan As Travel Booms

By KARTHIKEYAN SUNDARAM (BLOOMBERG)
NEW INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OPENED (Reuters) Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (2nd right) and former mayors Antonio Villaraigosa, James Hahn (left) and Richard Riordan (2nd left) stand on the tarmac as they take part in the ceremonies after a Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 broke through a giant ribbon as it slowly taxied to its gate for the ceremonial opening of the new international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, September 18, 2013. The event marked the opening of the first phase of the $1.9 billion Tom Bradley International Terminal.
Indias airlines are desperate to get space in Mumbai as travel demand surges. Standing between the carriers and their growth plans are a million people living in slums around the airport. Years of efforts to clear the tinroofed shanties that surround the aerodrome in Indias financial capital hit a road block when a company tasked with the job had its project terminated, prompting a court battle. A more than decade-old plan to build a second airport in the city thats home to billionaires such as Mukesh Ambani, has also gone nowhere. India ranked below Ethiopia and Namibia in the World Economic Forums 2012 score for quality of air transport infrastructure. Lack of airport facilities prompted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to set a January deadline to start work on Mumbais new airfield as he struggles to attract overseas investment and
revive growth in Asias third-largest economy. Delays and congestion at Mumbai airport may worsen as Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS forecast India will buy about $175 billion of aircraft through the next two decades to meet rising travel demand. Mumbai immediately needs to do something to ease the congestion at its airport, said Amber Dubey, a Gurgaon, India-based partner at KPMG. Else the city may choke. Passenger numbers at Mumbai International Airport Ltd., controlled by GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd., jumped 17 percent to 30 million in the 12 months ended in March from five years ago, as entry of budget carriers such as IndiGo spurred more Indians to choose airlines for long-distance travel. Out of 7,598 departures in July, 28 percent were delayed for reasons that included airport and air traffic control facilities. Almost a sixth of Mumbai airports 802 hectares (1,982 acres) of land is occupied by slums. The airport is working
on a plan to relocate squatters from 65,000 shanties as part of an upgrade that started in 2006, the operator said in a 2012 report. Mumbai Airport has served a notice of termination to develop the area to Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd., the builder said in a stock exchange filing on May 29. The company known as HDIL has initiated legal action against the cancellation, according to the filing. Constraints related to land are affecting expansion of the facility, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said Sept. 10. Vaibhav Tiwari, a spokesman at Mumbai International Airport, didnt immediately respond to e-mailed questions, two calls and a text message to his mobile phone. HDIL didnt respond to e-mailed questions. Some of Indias other main cities have already upgraded their airports. In 2010, New Delhi opened its new terminal built in 37 months that helped more than double the airfield capacity to 60 million passengers a year.
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rank the Philippines in the Top 5 worldwide, and either number one or two in Asia, as far as English proficiency is concerned. However, this doesnt take away the fact that it can still be a very confusing language for most of us. With the seemingly continuing decline in the quality of English language education in our country (thats just my personal opinion), and the negative effects of text messaging, a lot of people cant seem to distinguish between right or wrong anymore. It is obviously something that cant be solved in one sitting, but it would certainly help to look at one aspect of grammar at a time, figuring out exactly why one thing works instead of the other, explaining how it can be used, and identifying the appropriate contexts it can be used in. It would be beneficial for all of us to gain a better understanding of the language in a more user-oriented and non-academic way, and as a result, get to use it in a more effective mannergetting our point across the way we intend it to. And that is the rationale behind Grammatopia. Through this column, lets all try to get to the ideal (utopian!) stateto use the language properly and to be more confident in using it. Well start with the common grammar errors in subject-verb agreement, tense usage and consistency, and go on to prepositions and articles, and the like. We will also venture into the world of confusables like advice and advise (so well never interchange the use of one for the other), and get into common expressions and idioms that weve mangled beyond recognition and
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Making What You Love Work for You
Lilet S. La Via
ets face itEnglish is, and will continue to be, the dominant global language of business. This means that our proficiency in the language is of utmost importance if we want to remain as highly competent players in an increasingly competitive business environment, both here and abroad. Filipinos have been fortunate enough to be pretty fluent non-native English speakers because of our colonial past. This has been validated by various surveys and reports that
well tackle one thing at a time and slowly peel away at the layers that make the language difficult for us. We will discover its nuances and ultimately, use it as our primary tool to forge ahead in our careers and to empower ourselves as articulate and effective communicators.
Lilet S. La Via is a freelance training consultant specializing in English Proficiency, Personality Development and Business Communication programs for local and multinational companies, as well as educational institutions. She has recently ventured into Motivational Speaking, focusing on youth and womens groups. She lives her life using her own 3 Ps mantraa positive attitude, a passion for excellence and always living in the present. Need advice about communicating effectively and improving your personality? E-mail her at liletlavina@yahoo.com.
comprehension. Theres so much to learn, but
The Wealthy Are Financially Aware

BIZMAKER
Mark So
bought for you or any asset that you own, such as life insurance, medical insurance, car insurance, etc. Going back to financial basics, the first thing you need to do is to record what you are doing with your money today. Get a blank notebook and use this simple recording format: Date Item / Description everything that goes in and out of your wallet. In the example above, your salary is the only money that came in; the rest of the items show money going out. However, if you look closer, some of the items that went out actually went into savings and health protection. In Out Balance to see what you have done with your money for a month, every month for a whole year. So lets say you record everything you did for January 2013. You can now break it down into the six financial actions per month: When you analyze your financial activity, you will see that you are spending below your means. You have 20 percent of your earning saved up, but you also have no investing activities. You have not given anything to charity, but you have some financial protection. This gives you a good picture of where you In
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nother cornerstone for wealth building is becoming financially aware. The good news is that you dont need formal schooling for this. What I will share in this column is something that is practical and doable for those who really want to be smarter with their finances. Financial Basics: Six Financial Activities There are six activities that anyone can do with their money: Earn, Spend, Save, Invest, Give, and Protect. When I say protect, I mean any insurance that you
not all) of the six financial activities, starting with learning how to earn more than what you currently have. I suggest you go to my blog, www. wealthflowproject.com, and sign up for the wealth plan for free. Financial Intelligence Starts With Awareness Around 98 percent of people do not even know how much they spend every month; they also dont know how to invest or protect their money. As you can see, you dont need formal schooling to be financially smart. All you need is to start being aware of what you do with your money on a month-to-month basis and improving
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For those who are familiar with Excel or a similar spreadsheet program, you may use that as well. However, I suggest keeping a notebook with you so that it would be easier to start recording your financial activities. Then when you get home, go ahead and transfer whats in your notebook to your computer. Heres a sample of how you would fill up the form: The only rule here is to record
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Analyzing Your Financial Activities The end goal of this exercise is
are and what you need to improve on and strive for next month. If you want to be wealthy, you should try to increase as many (if
12 Things Stopping You From Being Promoted

o n t b e t h e g u y who claims certain tasks are not his job or the guy who constantly shows up late, because these guys are not getting promoted. A CareerBuilder study on more than 2,000 hiring managers and human resources professionals uncovered the top red flags when it comes to helping employees climb the career ladder. Additionally, the survey also found which attributes would make HR professionals choose one job candidate over another, equally qualified candidate. As it turns out, having a sense of humor and being well-connected to your local community is more important than you think. Rosemary Haefner, CareerBuilder s vice president of human resources,
shares that the key to getting a job is selling your personal brand. Employers are not only looking for people who are professionally qualified for the position, but also those who are going to fit in at the office, Haefner says. She adds that the process doesnt stop after one has secured a job. You want to treat your current job like an extended interview for the next job you want in the company, she advises. The study reveals the 12 biggest things stopping employees from being promoted. Avoid being any of the following, and your chances of promotion will be much higher: 1. Someone who says, Thats not my job (71 percent) 2. Someone who is often late (69 percent) 3. Someone who has lied at work
(68 percent) 4. Someone who takes credit for
other peoples work (64 percent) 5. Someone who often leaves work early (55 percent) 6. Someone who takes liberties with expenses charged back to the company (55 percent) 7. Someone who gossips (46 percent) 8. Someone who doesnt dress professionally (35 percent) 9. Someone who swears (30 percent) 10. Someone who doesnt say anything in meetings (22 percent) 11. Someone who has cried at work (nine percent) 12. Someone who has dated a co-worker (eight percent) On the other end of the spectrum, here are eight surprising traits hiring managers look for in candidates: 1. The candidate with the better
sense of humor (27 percent) 2. The candidate who is involved in his or her community (26 percent) 3. The candidate who is better dressed (22 percent) 4. The candidate whom I have more in common with (21 percent) 5. The candidate who is more physically fit (13 percent) 6. The candidate who is more on top of current affairs and pop culture (eight percent) 7. The candidate who is more involved in social media (seven percent) 8. The candidate who is knowledgeable about sports (four percent) Source: Human Resources Online (www.humanresourcesonline.net/ news/42073)
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How To Start A Party Needs Business

balloon and party needs business requires only a small capital to start, but there are plenty of opportunities to expand and make big profits. The demand is huge since many parents nowadays want to show their child that their party is no less complete than their friends. There are many ways to get into the party needs business; the usual path is through supplying balloons and balloon decoration. Below are suggestions to get you off to a great start: Find a high traffic location near middle or upper class neighbourhoods. While there are many potentially excellent locations that exist in lower class districts, it is
Seminar Tackles The Latest Philippine Financial Reporting Standards

anabat Sanagustin and Co., CPAs (MS&Co.), the Philippine member-fir m of KPMG International, will hold a seminar about the recent developments on Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS) entitled Are you in the Loop? A Seminar on PFRS Updates on September 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Intercontinental Hotel, Makati City. Speakers for this special seminar are from MS&Co.s roster of experienced professionals led by Audit/Technical Partner Enrico E. Baluyut. Other notable speakers are MS&Co. Quality and Risk Management Partner Oliver C. Bucao and Audit Directors Darwin P . Virocel and Vernilo G. Yu. Baluyut has been with MS&Co.
only logical to target the more affluent crowd because they are the ones most likely to host large parties. For start-ups, mall locations are usually too expensive. Have your store professionally designed. If you plan to set up a party needs store, it is best to invest in the services of a professional interior designer. An attractive store is the best selling tool and you will be able to sell more items. Note, however, that if you lack the funds, you could initially be home-based and just market effectively without a store. Lease or acquire a delivery van. Initially, you can make do with just inflating your balloons on-site, but there will be situations where this is not possible due to lack of time. If capital is still lacking, rent a van
when needed. Buy equipment needed. It is suggested that you start with a minimum of the following: a basic inventory of different types of balloons, a letterset for printing messages on the balloon, an electric compressor or heavy-duty hand pump, balloon sticks, and inks of different colors. Know how to do balloon decoration. Attend workshops on balloon decorating. Even if you plan to hire somebody else to do the job, this would enable you to see if your employee is doing the right thing and if the task is being done promptly. For those with limited funds, you can save on the cost of hiring personnel while the business is still small enough for you to handle.
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I use the term formula instead of plan because it implies something that must be quantified, even if only approximately. In making your business model, it is important that you pay special attention to the key factors that have the largest impact on profitability. The three factors we discuss below are crucial to almost any business. Your business model must be superior in at least one aspect and have a passing grade on the other criteria: Product or service offers a significant value advantage. This aspect of the business model is the easiest to understand but is, in fact, the most frequently violated. Too many entrepreneurs start a me too business with little or no improvement over the competition. It is so much easier to just imitate a successful business than to invest time and effort to come up with a superior product or service. If you will be going against an established competition, you must have a substantial value added or else people are unlikely to change their habits. You may be thinking what a significant advantage is. People have different perceptions of what is significant, and when the difference is in the area of subjective factors like taste, it is even more difficult to make conclusions. As a rough guide, if you have no other better idea for your particular business, you may use a 30 percent difference as a minimum definition of significant. Sufficient profit margins. It has often been stated that you need large profit margins to have a good business model. If it is possible to set prices high without suffering too much sales loss, then it may be a good strategy. However, much depends on the type of product, risk, investment involved, and many other factors. A 10 percent margin may be great if you have little risks and investment like in real estate marketing, but it would be a lousy mark-up for fashion items that may quickly lose their value. In this matter, a good indicator of sufficient margins is the going rate for that industry. As long as the market is not monopolized, there is strong tendency for margins to stabilize at the appropriate level. One problem with competing with an insufficient margin is that there is no buffer for contingencies. Another problem is
Coming Up With A Winning Business Model

BUSINESS COACH
Ruben Anlacan, jr.
oming up with a profitable business model is a necessary step before starting a business. However, even an established business may examine its current business model if positive changes can be made. But first, just what exactly is a business model? Business writers have numerous definitions about what a business model is. It would be helpful to first know what a business model is not. A business model is not a feasibility study. It is nearer in essence to a business plan, although it is not a business plan. Since there is no established definition, I would venture to suggest what I believe is the most useful description of a business model. For me, a business model is a formula on how a business will make money on a continuous basis.
that you may actually lose money after factoring all the expenses, like overhead, which are not included in computing the gross profit. Note that one of the most common causes of low profit margins is the inability to source inventory or production inputs at a low price. This is because in most cases, the biggest discounts are offered only to large buyers who can order in massive volume. Because of this, you may not be able to match the selling price of competitors. If your market is price sensitive, then it may not be possible for your business to survive. Customers that can be reached profitably. You may have a brilliant idea for a product and the market for it may be huge, but it is still very possible not to have a financially feasible way of reaching the customers. There are at least two major reasons why this could happen. The first is when you need to spend a massive amount on a mass media campaign. Even if you have the cash to advertise, your business may not be extensive enough to absorb the sales resulting from the promotion. For example, you may have only a few branches whereas
your competitor has hundreds or thousands blanketing the country. A second reason is when there are no marketing channels where you can target your customers. Marketing channels include magazine, television, radio shows, etc. where you can show your message to them. Having an excellent business model gives strong assurance that the business is likely to succeed. Before conducting a feasibility study or business plan, a winning business model must first be found so that you could determine quickly if your ideas have a chance of proceeding to the next level in the planning process.
Business and management consultant Ruben Anlacan, Jr. is the president of BusinessCoach, Inc. He discusses overviews and tips for business from the point of view of a small- or medium-scale entrepreneur who has started several successful enterprises. Those who wish to ask questions or to make comments may visit http://entrepcoach.blogspot. com or e-mail entrepcoach@ gmail.com.
Keeping People Safe At Work A Priority For Holcim Philippines

he first thing visitors notice when they go to a manufacturing facility of Holcim Philippines is how strictly the company implements its safety policies. Plant visitors who need to go outside the administrative building are required to use personal protective equipmenthard hats, steel-toed boots and reflector shirts or vests. If they go to the manufacturing areas, they will also be asked to put on dust masks, goggles, gloves and earplugs. At the gate, all non-plant employees are given a safety manual and briefed on how to conduct themselves inside the facility. The reminders continue inside the plant, as signage after signage prompt them to stay alert. Holcim Philippines exercises all these precautions because it is aware that like all heavy manufacturing operations, cement production necessarily involves safety risks. As such, it exerts tremendous effort to ensure that no one is harmed within
its sites or even when its products and raw materials are transported to and from its facilities. Passion for Safety is how the company describes this organizational mindset. All companies say that people are their most important resource and they translate this through competitive compensation and benefits. We do this as well at Holcim Philippines but, more importantly, we believe that taking care of our people begins by creating a safe working environment for them. Everyone who enters our facilities must leave in the same healthy condition as they arrived, says Carla Calimbas, vicepresident for Occupational Health
and Safety at Holcim Philippines. Passion For Safety Since 2007, the company has spent tens of millions to support its safety programputting in the necessary infrastructure, systems and processes, organizational and training support necessary to ensure compliance to stringent Holcim global standards. From a two -man operation, Holcims Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) team has grown to a team of 35 dedicated safety professionals. Apart from in-site safety managers, the team also employs technical experts such as Safety Application Specialists who undergo intensive training in managing highrisk operations like working at heights, demolition, excavation, and work in confined spaces. Each major facility has an emergency response team (ERT), whose members are trained in basic firefighting and medical rescue. As the plants also have their own fire truck and ambulance, it is not uncommon for the ERT to be the first to arrive in cases of emergencies or relief efforts in their surrounding communities.
Workplace safety has two critical components: a safety environment, and safety behavior, says Calimbas. Management works to ensure a safe environment, but each one is expected to look out for each others safety, she adds. Every month, the companys top executives and plant managers set aside half a day to discuss nothing but safety, including updates on the programs being done at the various sites to monitor and improve safety. Safety indicators are likewise incorporated in assessing the performance of all of the companys more than 1,600 employees. Holcim Philippines also counts on its people to help track safety incidents in its facilities by encouraging them to report these. Employees are also taught to report potential hazards or incidents that could have resulted to an accident. When a major incident occurs, the safety department sends out a company-wide bulletin that provides details along with steps on how to prevent it from happening again. Supplier Safety Safety efforts not only cover employees, but also extend to contractors and customers. Its an important element of the companys contractor management program, and is integrated in its accreditation and performance monitoring processes. Suppliers who wish to be accredited must meet the same stringent safety standards that are followed by employees, and any breach will be
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each financial activity every month. Although what I taught you is practical and doable, the hardest part is to have enough discipline to record your finances. But if you really want to get out of your financial situation and truly become wealthy, you will start recording as soon as you finish reading this article. Start Your Financial Recording Now As I said, financial education does not need to be in a formal school setting. It just takes your will to really want to be financially smarter. This article is meant to get you to act. Afterwards, and believe
me when I say this, once you know where you stand, you will have a very clear direction on how you will get to where you want to go.
Mark So is a fervent businessman, investor and educator. He is the chairman and CEO of Businessmaker Academya business, finance and corporate training center. He is the founder and chief forex trainer of Forex Club Asia, a trading club of Forex Traders across Asia. He is also the co-founder of HR Club Philippines, a network of professional HR practitioners in the Philippines. Mark, together with his wife, also created wealthflowproject. com, a website dedicated to teaching people how to effectively manage their finances. E-mail your comments and questions to markso@wealthflowproject.com or call (2) 687-4445/3416 /4645 for a schedule of his seminars.
cause for termination. As vehicle-related incidents account for most safety incidents, the company especially focuses on its haulers. Among other requirements, truck operators must provide personal protective equipment for their drivers and helpers, submit reports on the preventive maintenance of their fleets, follow specific rules on tarping and lashing, and ensure that their drivers complete a one-day Holcimhosted training seminar along with a defensive driving course from an accredited trainer. Our haulers are our business partners; we extend the same safe environment that we give to our employees and, at the same time, demand the same compliance. We may not be able to exert control on them especially when they are outside our facilities, but we hope that our constant reminders and efforts to raise safety awareness will influence behavior, she says. Calimbas says Holcim Philippines continues to make headway in developing a safety culture, but knows there is still a lot to be done in continuously ensuring the companys goal of zero harm. We cannot let up in our safety efforts because peoples lives are at stake, says Calimbas. But I think we are succeeding in driving home the point to our employees and business partners that all these safety regulations and policies are for their own benefit, as these are meant to keep them safe so they can go home to their families, he ends.
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Learn how to cost and price properly. Know how to include all the costs, including not only the materials used but also the labor cost needed. You must also canvass your competitors so that your pricing is not too high.
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Carry other profitable items and ser vices. You should sell complementary items. Usually the most profitable items after balloons are tables and chairs, since they are often in demand. You could also provide services like clowns and magicians. A balloon and party needs business is easy to start. With a little capital and plenty of determination,
you have a bright chance of success. Want to learn more about this venture? BusinessCoach, Inc., a leading business seminar provider, conducts seminars on How to Start a Balloon and Party Needs Business. Contact (2) 727-5628/8860, (915) 2050133 or visit www.businesscoachphil. com for details.
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by professional organizations such as the Philippine Institute of CPAs (PICPA) and Association of CPAs in Public Practice (ACPAPP), among others. Bucao is the Deputy Head of the Department of Professional Practice of MS&Co. He is also a resource speaker for various continuing professional education seminars on topics such as IFRS/PFRS, ISA/PSA, and Ethical Standards. In addition, he has vast experience in teaching accounting and auditing courses in universities and CPA review schools. Virocel has over 15 years of experience in financial statement audit, risk management, design of internal control system and due diligence reviews of various companies in
diverse industries. He has undergone IFRS training locally and abroad making him knowledgeable in both IFRS and US GAAP audit and review engagements, and in the resolution of complex financial reporting and audit issues. Yu has more than a decade of experience in financial statement audit of various companies in diverse industries such as pharmaceutical, manufacturing, service, retail, and mining. Chief financial officers, finance supervisors and managers, auditors and accountants will benefit from the seminar. Participants can also learn more about the proposed new standards on leases and revenue. Interested parties can call (02) 8857000 local 218 and 226, or visit www. kpmg.com.ph for more details.
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Breastmilk is still the best, so mothers must be encouraged to continue breastfeeding. This was stressed by Evalinda Jimeno, a social worker of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) that earns the admiration of many evacuees at the Joaquin F. Enriquez Sports Complex or grandstand that shelters thousands of evacuees in Zamboanga City. According to tje DSWD, Jimeno won the admiration when she breastfed a hungry baby of one of the evacuees at the newly installed Women Friendly Space at the grandstand. Jimeno, a social worker of Zamboanga Sibugay, did not hesitate to offer herself to breastfeed hungry babies in between her task of registering evacuees for the family access card. Jimeno is a lactating mother who
Social Worker Breastfeeds Displaced Hungry Babies

chose to share her breast milk to babies in dire need of milk. In front of evacuees, she willingly took one baby at a time and breastfed them, without any inhibitions. Jimeno said that although the DSWD has enough supply of milk for children zero to six years old, she emphasized that breast milk is still the best, so mothers must be encouraged to continue breastfeeding and be like her who will unselfishly nourish their babies with the free breast milk of a mother. I hope that my simple act of breastfeeding will make them realize that babies need a mothers milk, Jimeno said. Jimeno also said that she breastfed all her children, including the youngest who is just six months old. As social workers, we should continue to explore all possible interventions to cater to the needs of clients especially during critical times, such as this, referring to the ongoing skirmishes between government troops and the Moro National Liberation Front-Misuari faction. Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman agreed with Jimeno on the importance of giving breast milk to infants. We set-up a Women Friendly Space at the evacuation center where mothers can breastfeed their babies. We also continue to provide feeding to lactating mothers to help them produce their own milk, Soliman added. The DSWD chief also added that there are presently 22 lactating mothers at the evacuation center. (Philippines News Agency)
2 Suspected Rebels Killed In Surigao

Soldiers killed two suspected communist rebels after almost an hour of gun battle in a remote area of Surigao City, a police official said yesterday. Supt. Martin Gamba, spokesman of the Caraga Regional police, said the gunfight also resulted in the recovery of six high-powered firearms and several explosive materials. He said the clash erupted at the Upper Sangay area in Barangay Anomar when elements of the 30th Infantry Battalion chanced upon some 20 communist rebels on Friday morning. The exchange of gunfire lasted for about 45 minutes, there was no reported casualty on the side of the soldiers, said Gamba. Recovered at the clash sites were four M16 Rifles, two M16 long magazines, four rifle grenades, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), four ICOM radios, medical kit, seven backpacks with personal belongings, and some documents, according to Gamba. Gamba said they got the report after the military coordinated with the local police for the conduct of checkpoints. Checkpoints were immediately set up in exit and entry points near the encounter site in coordination with our military counterpart, said Gamba. We have also checked persons confined in hospitals with gunshot wounds, he added. The New Peoples Army has been waging more than four decades of armed struggle against the government, which recently further intensified after the peace process hit a snag. The military said there are only about 4,000 communist rebels across the country, most of them in the eastern part of Mindanao. (Aaron B. Recuenco)
Manila Hosts International Conference On Nuclear Medicine

More than 600 specialists in nuclear medicine from over 54 countries will gather in Manila for the 8th International Conference on Radiopharmaceutical Therapy on November 17-21, 2013. Dr. Emerita Barrenechea, chair of the conference organizing committee, said this is the first time that the international gathering of leading nuclear medicine specialists will be held in this country. The conference will be hosted by the Philippine Society of Nuclear Medicine (PSNM) under the auspices of the World Association of Radiopharmaceutical & Molecular Therapy (WARMTH). The association previously held conferences in Cyprus (2005), Mongolia (2007), India (2008), Colombia (2009), South Africa (2010), Vietnam (2011) and Finland (2012). A joint statement by WARMTH P r e s i d e n t R i c h a r d P. B a u m , WARMTH Executive Director Ajit Kumar Padhy and Dr. Barrenechea listed the objectives of the 8th ICRT as follows: 1. To evaluate the current status of nuclear medicine in general and Radionuclide Therapy and molecular imaging in particular. 2. To disseminate the concept of Theronostics in the management of diseases using molecular imaging as a premier diagnostic tool to aid therapy. 3. To exchange information on the current advances in the fields between scientists from developed and developing countries. 4. To interact with user groups (internists, oncologists, endocrinologists, rheumatologists, pediatricians, orthopedics, surgeons, etc. 5. To bring them the most important information in these fields. 6. To define future directions. The major emphasis of the meeting will be to involve the end-users and stakeholders of therapeutic nuclear medicine as outlined above, to enhance awareness and to sell the technology to our clinical colleagues the WARMTH officers said. The meeting will cover the entire range of Theranostics in the field of nuclear medicine, including basic sciences, instrumentation, radiobiology, radiopharmaceuticals, dosimetry and molecular imaging. These will be achieved through a number of plenary lectures, oral and poster presentations, symposia and seminars, interactive sessions and audiovisual presentations.
Petrochemical Firm Pursues Region-Wide Philippine Recruitment

The search for Filipino talents by SADARA Chemical Company in Jubail, Saudi Arabia is on. SADARAs Resource Team will conduct Philippine Recruitment by the 3rd week of September 2013. Saudi Aramco, renowned as worlds leader in oil and energy and Dow Chemical Company, USA, for science and technology have formed the alliance towards SADARAs founding. Envisioning SADARA is a world scale integrated chemicals complex equipped with state-of-the-art systems. Presidential Awardee Industrial Personnel And Management Services, Inc. (IPAMS) has been commissioned as its Recruitment Agent in the Philippines in line with the dissemination of job opportunities and search for candidates. Should you be an asset and would want to be a pioneer employee of SADARA, incur no expenses: neither placement fees nor salary a deduction is the right path towards employment. Visit www.ipams.com. Check SADARAs current job openings and IPAMS provincial sourcing schedules in Cebu, Isabel Leyte, Ormoc, Iligan and Cagayan de Oro cities: To be in contention, candidates with appropriate experience in oil, petrochemical and parallel industries must apply immediately.
Animal Welfare Week 2013 Slated

The Department of Agricultures Bureau of Animal Industry Animal Welfare Division and Animal Kingdom Foundation Inc. (AKF) kicks off this years Animal Welfare Week celebration with a grand opening salvo entitled Sa Bansang Progresibo, Pagpapahalaga sa Hayop ay Aktibo in their effort to raise serious awareness and consciousness for the welfare of all companion and farm animals nationwide. The event is spearheaded by the Bureau of Animal Industry Animal Welfare Division and Animal Kingdom Foundation Inc., in full support of various local governments units, Dept. of Agricultures regional animal welfare offices, local and regional veterinary agencies, active animal welfare NGOs, concerned peoples and private organizations and diverse animal groups. The historic and national event will be highlighted with a historic parade around the Quezon Memorial Circle on Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. Joining are the drum and bugle corps of the PNP Camp Crame battalion. Following the parade is a special opening remark by QC Mayor Herbert Bautista and several LGU Department officers to officially memorialize Animal Welfare Week 2013. A festive line up of programs, pocket activities, open bazaar and trade fair have been prepared to run from late afternoon until mid evening. The event is expected to strengthen the human-pet bond and uphold genuine responsibility in raising their pet companions and breeding stocks.
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PUJALTE...
DELA ROSA...
Smoking. Drinking excessively. Inactivity. Poor diet. Smoking. Unless youre a lawyer for tobacco companies, you will agree with the accepted connection between smoking and chronic illness that includes cancer, usually of the respiratory system. Now if cancer doesnt get you, chronic smoking damages your lungs anyway, leading to emphysema (smokers cough) and eventually obstructed lungs. Too much drinking is? When the commercial ends with Drink Moderately, what does it mean exactly? Safe alcohol consumption is about two drinks a day for men and one drink a day for women. One drink is
a 12-ounce bottle of beer, one 5-ounce glass of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits. The salutary effects of alcohol begin in these amounts. In theory, alcohol changes the blood chemistry to reduce the risk of blood clots in heart vessels. But for most of us who drink too much anyway, we destroy the liver and the brain. An alcoholic eventually becomes a social pariah and becomes unproductive. Inactivity. This is merely a demonstration of Newtons First Law of Motion that states: a body at rest tends to stay at rest (and conversely), a body in motion tends to stay in motion. We all know the feeling of having cocooned in our favorite seat, with the remote, chips and drinks on hand. It really will take an earthquake to make us get up. The only problem is that
the human body was not designed to recline indefinitely. It was made to move. Studies reveal that as little as two days of complete bed rest inactivates muscles into atrophy. Poor Diet. Generally a poor diet is: too much meat (specifically processed meats like hotdogs and sausages), too much starch as rice, bread, and potatoes, and a lack of vegetables and fruits. Most of our traditional Filipino foods are laden with fat and calories. You only need to think of lechon, kare-kare, menudo and sisig, and adobo. To reverse aging, do these: stop smoking, exercise, limit drinking (alcohol) and improve your diet (less meat, more fish, vegetables and fruit, less starch and refined sugar). E-mail: jspujalte@gmail.com
rocked Mindanao killing more than 15 innocent civilians and wounding several others. This was almost a dj vu of the 2003 events. Military weapons, unless used, are dead capital and investment. To speed up the turn-over time of this capital, there has got to be war (as the one raging in Zamboanga) or severe threat (as the much-hyped belligerence of China) to threaten the security of prospecrive buyers,
like the Philippines. Aside from the pork barrel scammers who need something to distract the people from their scandalous greed, the ones who benefit most from the war in Zamboanga are those who want to extend their hegemonic presence in this region, while profiting greatly from a lucrative arms market fuelled by wars that they themselves have created or abetted.
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Mandaluyong Mayor Ben Abalos, and Transportation Undersecretary Carlos Fernandez who were in camouflage uniforms and flak vests while armed with Uzi or Armalite rifles. Our Peace Process, 1992-1998 With the ongoing (worsening?) Zamboanga City siege which has become a humanitarian crisis, let us recall the report of Ambassador/Ret. Gen. Manuel T. Yan, Presidential Adviser for the Peace Process (19942001) and Baron (No. 1) of the PMA Class of 1941, recorded in Chapter 8 of The Ramos Presidency and Administration: Record and Legacy, 1992-1998 edited by Dr. Jose Abueva (UP Press, 1998), to wit: When Marcos fled the country in 1986, he left behind a legacy of corruption, human rights abuses, a devastated economy, a huge foreign debt, and two raging rebellions. First, the Communist insurgency, the seeds of which were nurtured over generations by unjust social and economic structures that locked the majority of Filipinos in abject poverty. Second, the Muslim rebellion, which was a response to the same injustices, coupled with growing aspirations for cultural self-determination. Thus, when Corazon Aquino assumed the Presidency in 1986, among her first official acts were for peace and reconciliation. She ordered the release of all political prisoners, granted amnesty, and engaged in peace negotiations with the Communist insurgents and Muslim secessionists. It was also during her term that a third threat emerged. The series of coup attempts perpetrated primarily by the Reform the Armed Forces Movement demonstrated that the authoritarianism of the martial law regime did not disappear with Marcos flight to Hawaii. Thus, when President FVR assumed office in 1992, the Philippines was faced with three armed conflicts, all of which posed a threat to the countrys national security and development. Recognizing that political stability and national unity were prerequisites to economic development and prosperity, FVR prioritized the pursuit of peace. The National Unification Commission and Peace Consultations. Immediately following his first SONA in July 1992, FVR created the NUC with Atty. Haydee Yorac as Chair to formulate and recommend a process/programs that would lead to a just, comprehensive and lasting peace. The President instructed the NUC to consult with concerned sectors of society, a clear statement that peoples participation and empowerment were crucial aspects thereof. Accordingly, the NUC embarked on a nationwide series of public consultations to determine peoples perception of the root causes of armed conflicts and social unrest. On 01 July 1993, the NUC submitted its report entitled The Pursuit of A Comprehensive Peace Process. With the end of the NUCs term, the governments peace effort moved to a higher stage. FVR promulgated Executive Order 125 on 15 September 1993, Defining the Approach and Administrative Structure for the Governments Comprehensive Peace
Efforts with three principles: (1) The peace process must be community-based, defined not by Government alone, nor by the different contending groups only, but by all Filipinos as one community. (2) It must forge a new social compact for a just, equitable, humane, and pluralistic society. (3) Finally, it must provide a principled resolution of the armed conflicts, with neither blame nor surrender, but with dignity for all concerned. EO 125 further mandated that the governments efforts must be pursued along Six Paths To Peace. Path 1: Reforms To Address The Root Causes Of Armed Conflicts And Social Unrest. The First Path calls for the vigorous implementation of socio-economic-political reforms to address the root causes of violent conflicts and social unrest. The Social Reform Agenda, launched in June 1994, served as the central mechanism for putting in place needed reforms. Path 2: Consensus-Building And Empowerment For Peace. The Second Path includes continuing consultations at national and local levels to build consensus for peace and development, and mobilize peoples participation. Path 3: Peace Negotiations With Rebel Groups. The pursuit of peaceful settlements with rebel groups is the Third Path, with the Government engaged in simultaneous but separate negotiations with different groups. The objective of government negotiations is to forge an honorable settlement that addresses the rebels legitimate grievances, contributes to the reform of society, ends the armed conflicts, and facilitates the rebels reintegration into mainstream civil and political life. The implementation of the GRPMNLF Peace Agreement is monitored by a Joint Monitoring Committee with representatives from the GRP , the MNLF, and the OIC represented by Indonesia. A bill seeking the amendment of the Organic Act (R.A. 6734), now undergoing deliberations, has been introduced in the Lower House. Talks with Military Rebels. The General Agreement for Peace was signed on 13 October 1995. Its key provisions include: cessation of hostilities; national reforms; disposition of weapons and other materials; amnesty; and disposition of military, police, and civilian Government personnel. Talks with the CPP/NPA/NDF. Since the resumption of formal talks in The Hague in June 1996, the GRP Panel conducted both discreet and formal talks with the National Democratic Front Negotiating Panel between February 1997 and January 1998, producing positive results towards a final peace agreement. Talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Following the signing of the Peace Agreement with the MNLF, the Government embarked on peace negotiations with the MILF. To facilitate the negotiations, a joint GRP-MILF Technical Committee was formed on Cessation of Hostilities and Agenda-Setting. On 18 July 1997 the GRP-MILF General Agreement for the Cessa-
tion of Hostilities was signed in Cagayan de Oro, and its Implementing Guidelines and Ground Rules signed on 14 November 1997. Path 4: Reconciliation, Reintegration, And Rehabilitation. The implementation of programs for reconciliation, reintegration into mainstream society, and rehabilitation constitutes the Fourth Path to peace. It provides for the legal status and security of former rebels, as well as community-based assistance programs to address the economic, social, and psychological rehabilitation needs of former rebels, demobilized combatants, and civilian victims. Path 5: Conflict Management And Protection Of Civilians Caught In Armed Conflict. The Fifth Path seeks to ensure the welfare and protection of civilians and reduce the impact of armed conflicts on them, recognizing the possibility of continuing hostilities. This includes the strict implementation of laws and policies for human rights protection, human rights education for military/ police personnel, delivery of basic services, and recognition of Peace Zones. Path 6: Creating A Positive Climate For Peace. The Final Path seeks to build, nurture, and enhance a positive climate for peace. This includes continued confidence-building measures between the Government and rebel groups. The Sixth Path also includes peace advocacy and education within the rest of society. A major goal is the development of a culture of peace, non-violent conflict resolution, and social change. What Remains To Be Done? Efforts shall be focused on the enhancement and strengthening of peace programs which should be continued by the next Administration. Specifically, the following directions should be taken: The OPAPP should endorse for support of the incoming Administration priority legislative measures vital to the peace process. The amendments to R.A. 6734 should continue to be strongly supported by the next Administration as a vital commitment of the Government to attain a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace in Southern Philippines. Concluded Chairman/Chief Negotiator Manuel Yan: We can humbly state that we have made significant gains in the peace process. We have signed peace agreements with the MNLF as well as the military rebels. We have put in place mechanisms and processes for the implementation of these agreements. Soon, we shall sign a human rights agreement with the NDF which will move us closer to a comprehensive peace agreement. But our gains must not be measured alone by the strides we have made in the negotiation process. We have also made advances in the more dynamic dimensions of the peace process those which involve the continuing partnership between Government and civil society, and the building of a culture of peace in our country. MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE PEACE PROCESS. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT NURTURING AND SUSTAINING A CULTURE OF PEACE THAT IS SO ESSENTIAL TO THE GROWTH OF
the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently. For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light. I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great ones. If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? If you are not trustworthy with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours? No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. REFLECTIONS Prepare a full account of your stewardship. Jesus points out to us that we are all stewards of everything we have. He refers especially to our stewardship of money. Whatever money we have, we have from God, and God gives it to us in trust, and we are only stewards of it and not the real owners. Money is not the most important of Gods gifts (though admittedly we see
money more easily as grace when we get it). If we are trustworthy with money, we can be trusted with other bigger gifts, but if we are dishonest with money, we shall be dishonest also when it comes to bigger matters. The way we deal with money is a good test of how good stewards we are of Gods gifts. So, how do you deal with money? It is good to earn money for a living. It is right to save money. But it is not good to use money only for our own benefit. Our use of money should also be beneficial to others. Thus, it is not good to hoard money. Nor is it right to spend it lavishly for luxuries that are meant for show. But it is good to save money for future necessities and emergencies. It is right to use money in business that will likely bring profit. It is good to make profit.And it is commendable to share what we have earned for the uplift of our fellow men and women and for the evangelization of people. How do you handle money? Has it become Gods rival for you? SOURCE: 366 Days with the Lord 2012, ST. PAULS Philippines, 7708 St. Paul Rd., SAV, Makati City (Phils.,); Tel.: 895-9701; Fax 895-7328; E-mail: books@stpauls.ph; Website: http://www. stpauls.ph.
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six months to enroll for coverage in 2014. The progress of enrollment is being closely watched by Wall Street, as the coverage means new paying customers for insurers and hospitals. Citigroup analysts Gary Taylor and Carl McDonald called the investor projections modest. We are optimistic that final 2014 enrollment will exceed low expectations, propelling healthcare provider stocks, such as hospitals, the analysts wrote in their report. Accordingly, wed be aggressive buyers if initial enrollment is disappointing this fall. Of the 4 million expected by investors to enroll, 2 million to 3 million are projected to be previously uninsured, according to the survey. The CBO projection includes 4 million previously uninsured people signing up and 3 million enrollees who had been covered through either employer or individual plans, according to the Citigroup note. Tim Nelson, a healthcare analyst at Nuveen Asset Management, said investors lower expectations likely stemmed from news reports of delays in certain aspects of the law and other suggestions that the government may not be ready. Such concerns have weighed on hospital sector shares. All the headlines say the implementation is slower, the software doesnt work, the security isnt there, said Nelson, who was not part of the Citigroup survey. All this tells the average investor that things will be slower to evolve than we might expect. The projections also could reflect cautious commentary from various
OUR COUNTRY IS A TASK TO BE CARRIED OUT NOT ONLY BY THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION: IT IS THE COLLECTIVE TASK OF ALL FILIPINOS. Please send any comments to fvr@rpdev.org. Copies of articles are available at www.rpdev.org.
healthcare companies about the exchanges, said Les Funtleyder, a healthcare strategist with investment firm Poliwogg. In general, corporate projections are at the low end, and investors for better or worse are taking the companies at their word, said Funtleyder, who did not take part in the survey. I have not heard any company with overly optimistic projections about the exchanges. Investors surveyed expect 500,000 to 650,000 people to sign up in October. Enrollment to receive benefits in 2014 will run through March. Given probable technical glitches and functionality issues, this expectation does not appear to be as conservative as the full 2014 outlook, the Citigroup analysts said. Asked whether they expect technology problems to materially delay or otherwise affect 2014 enrollment, 46 percent of investors surveyed replied yes while another 27 percent said maybe. The implementation of the exchanges involves a mammoth information technology effort, and state and federal officials have been racing to ensure the exchanges will function properly on day one. Earlier this summer the Obama administration delayed until 2015 a requirement that employers provide coverage to workers. But investors doubt the government will push back a requirement that individuals buy coverage starting next year. According to the survey, 81 percent of investors said they do not expect the administration to delay the so-called individual mandate. The provision, which requires people to pay a penalty if they do not buy insurance, is meant to ensure that healthy people also buy coverage and thereby keep overall premiums in check. The investors believe that the period to enroll will widen. A majority - 55 percent - said they expect the administration to extend the open enrollment period beyond March.
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Burglars Kill 6 In Pampanga

By AARON B. RECUENCO
Suspected burglars killed six people in a robbery on a house of a businesswoman in San Fernando City in Pampanga on Friday. Supt. Ana Liza Guzman, spokesperson of the Pampanga provincial police office, said the husband of 47-year-old businesswoman Corazon Edejer was found alive although he suffered a bullet wound in the head. Guzman identified the lone survivor as 42-year-old Nicolas Edejer who is now recuperating in a local hospital. Aside from Corazon, also killed were her son Kenneth Nolan, 19; helpers Nelson Hidalgo, 17; a certain Kakay, 27; Teresita Camiling, 40; and one Benigno Villanueva, 52. They were all shot in the head, said Guzman. Robbery immediately surfaced as the motive since the vault, which is kept at the second floor, was found at the ground floor. It was learned that the Edejers are engaged in selling milkfish (bangus) at the local market.
Guzman said local police learned of the incident through a telephone call from a person who found out the incident at around 6 p.m. on Friday inside the victims house at the L and S Subdivision. The bodies of the Edejers were found in separate rooms, while others were found in the various parts of the house. The target was probably the cash and valuables inside the vault. But
they probably decided to leave it because they were not able to open it, said Guzman. The robbers also took the DVD recorders of the houses closed-circuit television Cameras (CCTV). They then fled through a pick-up of the victims, which was later found abandoned in Concepcion, Tarlac. Guzman said two persons have already been invited for questioning.
Butuan Police Commander Survives Ambush

A station commander in Butuan City survived an ambush attempt perpetrated by suspected communist rebels on the convoy of police and military operatives on Friday afternoon. Chief Insp. Ave Mario Ramero, commander of Station 5 of Butuan City, was on his way back to the police station from a medical and dental mission when they were waylaid by a group of rebels in Barangay Bitanagan in Butuan City. Supt. Martin Gamba, spokesman of the Caraga Regional Police, said it was actually a convoy of police and military vehicles that was attacked by the rebels. The convoy attended MedicalDental Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) in Barangay Nongnong in Butuan City, and while on their way to their respective camps, they were ambushed, said Gamba. A brief gun battle then ensued that ended when the attacking rebels withdrew toward the mountainous area of Butuan City. The exchange of gunfire lasted for about three to five minutes with no casualties reported on both sides, said Gamba. The eastern part of Mindanao is one of the remaining strongholds of the communist rebels whose strength is estimated to be at 4,000 from the peak of 28,000 in the 1980s. Peace talks between the government and the communist rebels recently bogged down over what government negotiators described as impossible demands of the latter, like release of all arrested rebels, and stoppage of the conditional cash transfer for the poor. (Aaron B. Recuenco)
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Emmie Abadilla
TRAVEL UNDER DURESS: a f o s n o i s s e f Con r e t s i L t e k c u B

(Part 1)
Santorini Island in Greece
scribbled my first travel never been outside their birth bucket list at age 11 be- cities themselves. But even then, Im a veteran cause doctors said Ill be of vicarious pleasures. dead before Im 12. Pretending to be all grown up, Not fair, I seethed, to kick the bucket when I havent a rich adventuress embarking ventured outside my birthplace on a grand tour, I typed letters yet, much less explored the best inquiring about my dream destinations to embassies, chambers places on earth. Dying didnt scare me. Not having lived enough, not seeing the world, the The author at the Rocky journey ended before it Mountains, Canada began thats my greatest regret. Its hard on my parents though. Ma couldnt stop crying. Pa prayed and fretted. Me? I picked a gown. Dress me up before you put me in the box, Ma, I said. Make me look like a debutante. No flowers. No dirge. Play the fiddle for my send-off, Pa. Burn all my diaries. Let the cats of commerce and tourist estabinherit my bed. In the meantime, Im sup- lishments overseas. I was ecstatic when Pa handposed to have a yearno more, no less. I can amuse myself with ed me my first response mail a fat envelope from Africa with lists. I scribbled what I wanted to a prospectus of safaris, glossy do in far-off places. My parents booklets showing big cats, wilddont have the money to send me life migrations, grass huts and anywhere, of course. Theyve savannahs.
The postman marvelled at the volume of my letters. This little girl was swamped with packets crammed with price lists, proposed itineraries, brochures of breathtaking landscapesgolden dunes and red rock canyons, emerald seas and ice-capped mountains. Then doctors disclosed my X-ray plates got switched with a terminally-ill girl my age. Im not going to die after all. But Ill still die one day. Thats for sure. Better live to the hilt while I can. It took me over three decades to check off everything in my childhood bucket list. But its done. The second item on my line-up canyoneering in Utah and Arizona was the first thing I accomplished. It helped that I got a free round trip ticket and friends in the U.S. Item number 10, travelling from Batanes to Tawi-Tawi, took
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The gondolas of Venice, Italy
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Consuegra La Mancha in Spain, the inspiration for Don Quixote
Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic
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Angkor Wat at dawn
Lagen Island, El Nido, Palawan
10 years. In the intervals, I got my scuba divers license, swam with whale sharks, surfed, parasailed, bodyboarded, explored forests, caves and mountains all over the archipelago. City destinations proved easier than wilderness trips. I breezed through watching Broadway shows and browsing the Metropolitan Museum in New York, visiting Hollywood and touring the homes of film greats in Beverly Hills, California, making the rounds of theme parks in Orlando, Florida and watching Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas, Nevada. In Cambodia, I temple-hopped across three cities, lingering in the Angkor temples. In Thailand, I trekked the wilderness, saw my first wild tiger and lived among Buddhist monks. I visited Borobudur and got my wayang kulit (shadow) puppet in Indonesia, and studied falconry in Singapore. In Beijing, I climbed four sections of the Great Wall of China, gawked at the treasures of the Kremlin Armoury in Moscow, sailed along the Nile in Egypt, gazed at Tutankhamuns golden mask, and visited the pyramids and the Valley of the Kings. In Turkey, I went to Hagia Sophia and viewed sacred relics in Istanbul, prayed in the Blessed Virgins
last home in Ephesus. I backpacked in 12 countries in Europe, deserttrekked in Dubai, rode the transSiberian train, gallivanted in Ulaan Bataar, the worlds coldest capital, and hunted with golden eagles in Ulgii, Mongolia. What followed was glaciertrekking, climbing the Rockies and backpacking in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. I hand-fed wild dolphins in Tangalooma, Australia. I climbed Japans sacred Fuji-San and temple-hopped in Kyoto. I cared for exotics big enough to kill me in my volunteer vacations orphaned tigers, abused lions and leopards as well as traumatized elephants in Thailand, more big cats in Nevada and Africa. The moment I started checking off the really dangerous items on my list the ones that required waivers when youre killed, a number of friends suspected Im sort of cramming because Im dying soon. Odd, its when people learn how little time they have that the travel bug bites hard. Ive come across terminally ill globe-trotters seizing on brief remissions to complete their bucket lists. One guy, who slaved away at his business all his life, sold everything he owned and vowed to spend his last penny on the road before he croaks. The worst cases coerced their tourist guides to stand in as caregivers. In my latest safari, a fellow traveller flaunted her still fresh scars. Surgeons carved her up from chest down below the navel to remove a
malignant mass and half her diseased organs. Afterwards, they told her to put her affairs in order. Instead, she drew up her bucket list and set off. Incidentally, the first item on my childhood line-up wildlife safaris and dives with great white sharks in Africa - was the second to the last I crossed out two months ago. The very last was watching the Lotus Formula 1 team race in Singapores Grand Prix this weekend. And now, its time for a new bucket list the second and the ultimate. As could be expected, the roster will be longer now and harder. Im not as strong as before. I cant heft heavy backpacks over the mountains the way I used to, workout six hours straight daily or run so many kilometers. Ive acquired lots of injuries through the years, among them, 17 stitches on my left hand from a cougar bite, wrist bones still separated, damaged shoulders, fractured leg bone from a race, plus extra weight from surfeits of hotel meals. Funding remains to be a huge headache. Yet I dream on. Ive seen so much. I need to see more. Its the old rule: the more you learn about less and less. Im still hungry for life and that hunger will never be appeased. (TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK) (For questions, comments, suggestions, etc. please contact the author at emmieabadilla@yahoo. com.)
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Teachers They Are More Than Baby Sitters And Surrogate Mothers
ow often do you pause and wonder what ever happened to all your favorite teachers? Six years of my childhood in the classrooms of the classic Gabaldon-style Las Pias Central Elementary School convinced me very early that teachers must come from a special place in heaven. And I do not mean just teachers. Public school principals, at least in my days, were likewise made of extraordinary stuff. Maybe its because there were fewer students in public elementary schools in the 1950s; there were 40 children at the most per section, and only three sections per grade. All the teachers knew us and our parents by name. Classes were morning and evening, with a lunch break at noon. Everyone ate a packed lunch, usually rice and a viand wrapped in banana leaves. We all drank from a very old water fountain, and saved our 10 centavos baon for afternoon snacks of homemade native merienda sold by neighbors outside the school gate. NO JUNK FOOD Our school administrators made sure there were no junk food or dangerous toys peddled by vendors in the vicinity. The closest to junk was peeled
green mango halves spread with sauted bagoong. More often than not, mid-day recess food from vendors was all kinds of rice cake: bibingka, puto, kalamay and biko. Alternatively, there could be suman -- sticky rice or grated cassava steamed in banana leaves. A small canteen adjacent to the Home Economics building sold hot merienda, which Grade 5 and Grade 6 female students learned to cook in the school kitchen, under the patient guidance of HE teacher Miss Pasco. Ginatang Bilo-Bilo, Goto, Alpahol, Miswa and macaroni soup were sold to students for five centavos per bowl, barely enough to cover the cost of ingredients. The canteen was operated not for profit but to teach us girls the rudiments of cooking. CUT AND SEW Miss Pasco also introduced us to the sewing machine. Our curriculum required us to learn the basic embroidery stitches in Grade 4, in preparation for making wearable apparel the following school year. The first weeks of Grade 5 HE were spent learning all the parts of a sewing machine, and mastering the contraption enough to be able to thread it with ones eyes closed. It was, naturally, a classic foot-pedaled Singer sewing machine. PATTERNS Before we could cut fabric for an apron, our first
project, we had to learn how to make a pattern using Manila paper and a pencil. The pattern was later traced on recycled flour sacks, the material for our apron. By Grade 6, we were ready for the supreme test: a dress! We had saved all summer to purchase material for the first dress we would ever make. Mother took me to the Pasay public markets dry goods section to buy the cloth. Miss Pasco estimated that my chosen design would need three yards of cotton cloth 36 inches wide. She strictly required that the thread for sewing be an exact match to the color of the cloth. A PERFECT DRESS At the end of the school year, my dress was finished and ready to wear. It
had a shirt collar, short sleeves, and a full pleated skirt. It was the most beautiful dress I had ever seen! LESSONS LEARNED -- Years later, my knowledge of food would take me places and give me adventures beyond my wildest dreams. I also established Sulaiman Boutique in Malate, the first clothes and accessories boutique in the Philippines, with handmade and recycled vintage clothing that were featured on the covers of Panorama and many fashion magazines. Later I even designed and crafted bikinis for a sexy noontime fashion show at Pepes, a dinner-dance upscale restaurant along Roxas Boulevard. All of these started with lessons from my HE teacher, Miss Pasco,
who I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart as we observe National Teachers Month. God bless all the teachers.
International Travel Festival LuresGlobal And Local Exhibitors In December

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lame it on the countrys longest Yuletide season or the fun in the Philippines gaining global recognition, but all roads this early seem to lead to the SMX Convention Center Manila for an international travel festival come December. And international that festival is certain to emerge, with worldwide service provider Amadeus and the British, Turkish and European chambers of commerce setting the pace for the influx of other Manila and foreign-based global exhibitors in the event. This Christmas gathering of global tourism players is matched only by the convergence of their similarly increasing number of local counterparts at the festival
led by the various regional offices of the Department of Tourism nationwide and its attached agency Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority. The local exhibitors include tourism destinations in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao from Cagayan Valley in the North to Palawan in the West, all the way to South Cotabato, Cotabato City, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City in Region 12. Thus, the nation is bound to see a vast cosmopolitan crowd whirling around the scene of the International Travel Festival (ITF) 2013, now covering, not only what used to be a solely inbound promotional event dubbed Travel Philippines Show, but also outbound travel named Euro-AmeriAsian Travel,
Trade & Cultural Expo. So expect both inbound and outbound tourism destinations featured in the ITF, said chief executive officer Mitch Ballesteros of expo organizer Exlink Events. The fast growing registration of participants in the festival affirms the global tourism industrys increasing momentum for sustained growth, with vacationing OFWs (overseas Filipinos worldwide) adding impetus to the phenomenon, Ballesteros said. Practically promoting a genuine two-way tourism traffic, the ITF is seen to contribute substantially to the continued rise in global tourism, now reportedly worth an estimated $1.15 trillion from a yearly revenue hike of 1.5 percent over the past five years.
Ballesteros said the outbound trips of foreign-based international airlines flying Filipinos to overseas destinations would also have a beneficial impact on inbound travel since they would have to promote the Philippines in their home countries to be able fill up airline seats on their return flights. Thus, the net effect of brisk inbound and outbound travel is a thriving tourism industry that gets a boost from both ends, Ballesteros earlier explained, citing tourisms total contribution of $6.3 trillion and 255 million jobs to the global economy in 2011 alone. To participate mostly in the ITF, therefore, are numerous exhibitors involved in both inbound and outbound businesses such as airlines, international hotel and resort
chains, travel agencies, tour operators, MICE (meetings, incentive travel, conventions and events) organizers, shopping malls and global retail brands. Also expected to participate in the ITF on December 10 to 11 are transfers and transport firms, cruise ships and domestic passenger vessels, telecommunication companies, destination owners and managers, banks and financial institutions, and the academe and various service providers, among many others. More information about the ITF can be obtained from Exlink Events (tel: 632 6433887; mobile: 0920 9242532, 0920 9814376; email:info@ exlinkevents.com; or visit www.exlinkevents.com).
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G1 Sunday, September 22, 2013 Editor: ISABEL C. DE LEON
RAISING
Text by MA. GLAIZA LEE Photos by CARLO SUERTE FELIPE
Crustaceans
Here, the shrimp are organically grown.
o, the waiter just served you shrimp scampi for appetizer. The crustaceans in your cocktail are large and tasty, cooked right with its pinkish hue. Before you take the shrimp off the plate and begin to eat it, you wonder how these creatures are raised and farmed. And then, a realization hits you: you actually don't know anything about raising and farming them. So, how does one raise crustaceans? Shrimp is actually the most valuable marine product in the world today. The total global shrimp production reached more than 1.6 million tons in 2003. Two years later, in 2005, shrimp farming was a US$ 10.6 billion industry, with a growing rate of approximately 10 percent annually -- one of the highest growth rates among the aquaculture produce. The aquaculture business for the cultivation of shrimp or prawns for human consumption began in the 1970s and grew steeply to match the market demand around the globe, particularly in the US, Japan and Europe. About 75 percent of the total production comes from Asia, particularly China and Thailand. The rest is produced in Latin America, with Brazil, Ecuador and Mexico as the largest producing countries. When shrimp farming began, the aqua-culturists followed the traditional way of harvesting and raising them. Through local ingenuity to improve their living conditions, the aquafarmers created small-scale ponds that produced low-
Former COMELEC chairman Benjamin Abalos feeding the shrimp
Abalos prepares the freshly caught shrimp. Inset: The succulent crustacean
yields, just sufficient enough to meet the needs of the community. They used the rice paddies for shrimp farming during off-season. They started building ponds near the mangrove areas because there was an abundance of natural wild shrimps. The juvenile shrimps were trapped in the ponds and grown on natural organisms in the water until they were ready for harvesting. When the demand for shrimps surpassed the supply, the population of the wild crustaceans was no longer enough. More productive practices were introduced to serve the global n e e d . Tr a d i t i o n a l s h r i m p far ming was replaced with extensive modern farming, creating larger ponds. They increased the yield by creating larger ponds. They did this by clearing huge mangrove areas and converting them into shrimp farms. Slowly, the shrimps were raised on artificial feeds in ponds. But through the years, there had been an increase in ecological problems, coupled with repeated disease outbreaks. The consumers, concerned organizations and government, criticized how the ponds were created and managed. These led to changes in the industry in the late 1990s. The industry
eventually developed and promoted more sustainable farming practices. Most reverted to traditional shrimp farming practices, which means not overstocking the ponds and not using harmful chemicals and fertilizers. One such farm is the Abalos Aqua Farm in Zambales. Owned and managed by former COMELEC chairman Benjamin Abalos, the farm hopes to produce enough shrimp in the most environmentally and socially friendly ways. Located near the open sea, the ponds were constructed without harming the natural ecosystem and cutting down the mangroves. Abalos believes that the drawbacks of chemically-grown shrimps or food in general, have become increasingly unappealing to the consumers who want to know how and where their food is produced. In shrimp farming, the life cycle of the shrimps is controlled. Shrimps mature and breed only in a marine habitat. "This is how nature works: there are three initial ponds. One pond is filled with the female shrimps. The other pond is filled with male shrimps. We look at the first pond and see whether female shrimps are ovulating, ready for mating. We take the mature female shrimps out of their pond and cut one of their eyes. We put them in the next pond where the male shrimps are. Why do we need to cut the eyes? So that the females won't run away from the males," shares Abalos. After the females and males have mated, the females are placed in the
third pond where they will lay the eggs. A female shrimp can lay about 100,000 to 500,000 eggs, which will hatch after approximately 24 hours into small nauplii. Then, the naupliis will then feed on the yolk reserves within their bodies so that they can metamorphose into zoeae. In the second larval stage, the shrimp will eat the algae and change into mysis. During this stage, the mysis will look like baby shrimp. They will again feed on algae and plankton for the next three or four days before they will metamorphose into the postlarvae, juvenile shrimps, and finally into adult shrimps. "The hatcheries usually breed the shrimp to produce nauplii or even mysis, which they will sell to the shrimp farms. The nurseries are usually where one grows the postlarvae and get them accustomed to the marine conditions of the grow-out ponds. In the ponds, they are raised from juveniles to the marketable size, which takes at least three months," says Abalos. So, how do you know that the postlarvaes are ready to be transferred to the grow-out pond? You know it when their gills have branched out. The growth of the shrimps is controlled to improve the size quality (uniform-sized shrimps) and better natural predator control. By controlling the factors inside the ponds, one can accelerate the growth and maturation of the shrimps. The shrimps are usually harvested by
fishing them from the ponds using nets or by draining the ponds. Usually the water quality is an obvious major concern in any aquaculture facility, but the Abalos aqua farm doesn't have that as a challenge. "We organically grow the shrimp. They are probably the most spoiled shrimps. We feed them with herbs. We don't use chemically-manufactured antibiotics, pesticides and fertilizers. One of the conditions when we hired our Taiwanese technician who has studied and worked with the Palau government in their aquaculture industry was we will run the shrimp farm organically which means no chemicals," shared Abalos. He adds: "He feeds the shrimps with organic feeds. He adds his own mixture, with his secret recipe, consisting of various herbs and spices. Sometimes, he would mix cinnamon, calamansi, and turmeric, among others. He doesn't use chemicals. Our technician explains that when one uses chemical fertilizers in the pond, the water that is channeled out of the pond to the sea through the sluice gates can cause great damage to the environment. The chemicals kill the corals, turning them white. Corals are the natural habitat of marine animals such as fishes." Wide channels are built around the ponds. They allow the ponds to hold sufficient water during low tide to sustain the shrimps. At high tide, the gates of the channels are opened so that new water enters the ponds, and the old water returns to the sea. The water in the ponds comes and goes to the West Philippine Sea. While the initial capital for organic shrimp farming is quite steep, this kind of aqua-farming eliminates several production risks, lessens pollution, and helps the environment. More and more people are becoming discerning in their food choices, choosing organically grown and environmentally-friendly produce.
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DC Shoes has recently concluded the highly anticipated 2013 South East Asia Tour. The tour spanning across three different countries, brought DC's world-renowned skate team to Philippines, Singapore, and Indonesia. On the tour, South East Asia skate fans had the chance to get an up close and personal DC skateboarding experience through instore signings and skateboarding demonstrations. One highlight of this year's tour is the inclusion of DC's Nyjah Huston, who recently won ESPN's Action Sports Athlete Of The Year award. Also joining Nyjah were Wes Kremer, Matt Miller, Cyril Jackson, Tommy Fynn and Jake Hayes. This tour had a unique element in each city forthe DC team. In Manila, Philippines, a custom made park was built inside South East Asia's largest shopping mall, the SM Mall of Asia. In Singapore, the DC team did a demo at Somerset Skatepark, which is situated only a short stroll from the world famous shopping strip of Orchard Road. In Jakarta the demo took place at Green Skatepark, an expansive recreational park in Jakarta's east. Indeed, DC held one heck of a skate event not only for fans of the brand but most especially to those who have been pursuing skateboarding. According to Eunice Quilantang, skateboard athlete for DC Shoes' Philippine team, liThe DC Shoes South East Asia Tour was a once in a lifetime experience. Bringing the superstars of skateboarding to town was really an eye opener
to us skateboarders and I am still in shock. I've never imagined that I would be given a chance to skate with them. For me, this is the best demo that had happened in the Philippines; DC Shoes will always be the best:' More than showing everyone what they've got, each stop also included a meet and greet session with the DC team at one of DC's flagship stores where fans got an opportunity to have photos with the pros, receive autographed memorabilia, and enjoy an overall awesome experience. Through the event, two of DC Shoes' skateboard superstars also took the chance to promote their very own signature model shoes. There is the DC Nyjah S of which the release was way beyond monumental. Nyjah is known best for his never-before-done tricks, but he leaves another mark in skateboarding history by bringing to life one of DC's most impactprotective skate shoes. Available in Athletic Red and Black colorways, the DC Nyjah S is part of DC's Fall 2013 collection. A high-cut version named DC Nyjah Hi is also available in black/gold and white/black/red. On the other hand, also busy promoting while doing his thing at the demo series is Wes Kremer. Wes and the DC design squad worked closely together to create the Wes' signature model shoe - the Wes Kremer S. Featuring a Super Suede toe, engineered lace protection system, and an Impact Ssock liner for protection
and comfort, the pair is an instant hit. DC also came up with the "Yes on Wes!" campaign to launch the new shoe in the market. Both skaters were psyched to promote their new shoes and what better way was there tha n to do so during the tour. Wes and Nyjah are thrilled to announce that both models are available across all DC channels nationwide. Wrapping up the DC SEA TOUR 2013, Sammy Gosling, DC South East Asia Marketing Executive stated, "Skateboarding in South East Asia is taking off and the skate community is becoming increasingly global due to social media. The local skate communities follow the global athletes such as Nyjah Huston online so it is greatforthem to get an opportunity to mingle with them in the flesh. By continuing to invest in the development of skateboarding in the region we hope to see a skater from South East Asia rise to the top of the world's skateboard rankings in the future:' "We were very much pleased with the turnout of the skate tour in Manila. The athletes received a warm welcome from their Filipino fans, and expressed that the skateboarding exhibition at SM Mall Of Asia is the biggest crowd they have seen for a skate demo internationally. The emergence of international celebrities and athletes visiting our country the past year has made Philippines a destination for arts, music and action sports:' shared Edilyn Yu, DC Shoes Philippines' brand associate, "DC's goal is to cultivate a healthy community for skateboarding
and for this community to grow. The DC South East Asia Tour 2013 is for Filipino skateboard riders and enthusiasts alike, to bring the skateboarding community together and to encourage Filipinos to pursue their love for the sport, that one day, a Filipino skateboarder may join the international scene as well:' The DC South East Asia Skate Tour-Philippines was made possible by SM Mall Of Asia, Hyatt Regency Hotel Manila, Clavel Magazine, Speed Magazine, Status Magazine, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin and Philippine Star. DC Shoes is available at SM Mall Of Asia, SM Aura, SM Pampanga, SM North Edsa - The Annex, SM Cebu, SM Megamall, Trinoma, Eastwood Citywalk 2, Gateway Mall, Festival mall, Robinsons Ermita, Robinsons Galleria, Harbor Point Subic, Nuvali Solenad 2, Shangrila Plaza Mall-East Wing, Ayala Cebu, Centrio CDO and Abreeza Davao.
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scenes christian de leon espiritu
Henry and Jojo Sabarte with Mayene Carmona
Carissa Cruz de Guzman, Joanna Matschuk, and Marissa Fenton
Albert Andrada, Rene Santos and friend
n this country, the fashion show plays second only to what admittedly is our national sport, namely basketball. Once again this was proven to be accurate when SALON drew the welldressed men and women who found their way to the Rigodon Ballroom of the Hotel Peninsula where the fashion show in question took place. The attendance could not be any bigger. What with four of the countrys tried and tested fashion designers as the chosen talents to be featured in SALON. The ballroom carpeted in pristine white for the occasion was the very contemporary out of this world setting for the fashion review starring Cesar Gaupo, Lulu Tan, Dennis Lustico and Jojie Lloren, not necessarily in that order. As local tradition would have it, this gala fashion show was preceded by heavy cocktails gorged in by all the guests at the lobby of the Peninsula Hotel. While at it, everyone who attended the affair had their wishes
and the C h o s e n Fo u r
fulfilled. Yes, to see and be seen. The fashion to do was staged the very manner I. Magnin & Co. in SanFo, or Saks Fifth Avenue in New York present salon shows where the penultimate intention is to display to sure buyers or faithful clienteles what the house at the moment has in store. To p r i m e o f f S A L O N , choreographer Ariel Lozada curated two models for each designer on blocks along the path of the show. Motionless they stood like they were mannequins and after some moment, the four individual collections were presented one after the other. Some interesting numbers gained close scrutiny in almost total silence yet when some biglagenic numbers appeared, they were instantly electrified and broke the silence with generous applause. Bravo! As we were writing this, SCENES was told the four talents are being swamped with orders! Mission accomplished.
Kaye Tinga and daughter, Linda Leya, Tina Jacinto, Melanie Marquez and CE
Inno Sotto, Irene Araneta, Joey Yupangco, Pia Benitez Gutierrez and Gingay dela Merced
Ariel Lozada, Izza G. Agana, Fred Peralta, Jae
Arturo Go, Larry Leviste, Melanie Marquez and Ronald Arnaldo
Charito Aguilar, Cesar Gaupo and Mary Grace Pleno
Bea Lucero Lhuiller and her friends
Mia Borromeo, Frannie Jacinto and friends
Sally Navarro and daughters
Wig Tysman, Bella Yuchengco, Suzy Quiros and Albert Avellana
Oysters Galore
at Circles Cafe
WOMAN ABOUT TOWN HEIDI NG
have loved oysters since I was young. I did not have to acquire a taste for it at all. The first time I had it, I was hooked. My family loved going to the Rotisserie at the old Manila Pavilion hotel at UN Avenue. It was a dark room with leather chairs, hanging wooden lamps, and luxurious fittings. The Rotisserie had the best cream of Agnes Sorrel Soup, fresh Caesar Salad made in front of our table, fantastic Oysters Rockefeller, and the juiciest Prime Rib. This is where I developed my life-long affair with oysters. Oysters are fantastic food. Jonathan Swift, the famous writer, was quoted as having said, "He was a bold man that first ate an oyster." The succulent oysters are only 110 kilocalories per dozen, and contains a surprisingly good amount of nutrients like selenium, iron, calcium, zinc,vitamin A and vitamin B12, which I am deficient of, thus my perennially chapped lips. My favorite varieties are Shigoku, Zen, and Kumamoto oysters. I seem to have an affinity with Japanese named oysters. I also like the Kusshi, small oysters which are easiest to shuck. They have the intense flavor of umami that is compounded with a sweet taste, and a lingering after taste. There are three things that excite me when I read menus in a restaurant--- oysters, foie gras, and carpaccio. And I am glad that at the Makati Shangri-la's venerable Circles restaurant, I can
get two out of three of my favorite foods. In fact, Mondays are oysters galore days at the ShangriLa as they offer fresh oysters flown in from all over the world, more notably, France. I miss the Roxas oysters though, because I personally think they are good, and tasty. But at Circles, the oysters part of the menu are all imported. They serve it raw, with choices of cocktail sauce, red wine vinegar, a slice of lemon wedge or a dash of Tabasco. They can also bake it, steam it, grill it any way you want it. I personally like it with a lot of baked cheese and spinach. I love raw oysters but news of it not being the best way to eat them have made me more careful because of fear of foodborne illnesses. This is why having oysters at clean and safe restaurants is a must. Circles, to me, is a safe bet to have my eat-all-you-can fill of the mollusk, and I think you will agree. Follow me on twitter @iamheiding, instagram imwanderwoman, blog imwanderwoman. blogspot.com
Oysters done in different ways are available at Circles every Monday evening.
Oysters from France and ot her parts of are flown in Europe fresh every week for Oys Mondays at ter Circles Even t Cafe.
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H1 Sunday, September 22, 2013 Editor: ISABEL C. DE LEON
The Drive Of
Felipe Massa
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Driving a Formula 1 car is not as easy as it looks.

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hen Scuderia Ferrari driver Felipe Massa walked up the stage at SM MOA's Atrium Tu e s d a y n i g h t , Formula 1 fans rose in exuberant applause. The young Brazilian beamed and waved in appreciation. This was his first visit to the Philippines, arranged by petroleum giant Pilipinas Shell, who persuaded him to make a quick pit stop in Manila on his way to the Singapore Grand Prix. Pleasantries exchanged, he remarked: "Sometimes people think that I'm just driving a car and having fun." We l l , y e s , f r o m a l a y m a n ' s perspective, F1 drivers appear to have all the fun. They're like rock stars, sauntering about in the paddock in their red or blue or white fire resistant Nomex overalls. Crash helmets bearing the team icon, as well as sponsors' logos, are crucial for protecting their heads; once worn, these racing "hard hats" also add to their mystique. During the actual race, they zoom through laps as if at nonchalant play; viewers hold their collective breathes as one car attempts to overtake the other at the DRS zone, then release their anxiety once their favorite driver crosses the chequered flag first on the last lap. Winners stride the victors walk lined with lovely ladies; and after trophies and speeches have been presented, magnum bottles of champagne are popped for drinking and dousing each other with. But what really goes on inside the cockpit of a Formula 1 car? It's not as cool as it looks. Literally. For one, it's quite hot in there. On a video entitled "F1 - The Physical Effects on a Driver" (www.stableroad.com), the cockpit was described as a "high speed furnace". Different heat sources surround the driver.
Massa: "I don't want to be part of Formula 1 just to be there on the grid. I want to be there to fight for the best results possible."
At each corner, there are tires spinning friction at 100 degrees C; brakes release temperatures of 1,000 degrees C. On either side of him are water, fuel and oil regulators; at the back of his seat is the front of the fuel tank exuding 60 degrees C. There are also various electronic equipment in the cockpit that produce their own heat. Plus the regulation four layers of fire proof clothing that protects him but makes him sweat profusely. It doesnt help that the air dynamics clash and swirl, stifling the very air he breathes. And in an ironic tug-ofwar between safety and comfort, the seatbelts are constantly pushing into him, hurting him when he brakes; but it has to be tight to hold him in place, otherwise he will be bouncing around at every turn. Throughout all that heat and discomfort, his mind is racing to calculate distances from other cars, his hands are wrestling with the controls on his gearbox, his heart rate increases from 170 to 190 beats a minute, and he is subjected to enormous pressure as the car
can generate five times the force of gravity, especially when braking and cornering. Whew! No wonder at the end of each race, in the small room where winners wait to assume their positions on the podium, the exhausted drivers' first impulse is to reach for that bottle of water and dry off with a towel. On the lighter side, Massa has other interests to balance off all the stress of his day job. He engages in other sports like football (of course, Brazil!), tennis, waterskiing, and go-kart racing. He also loves to go to the cinema, dine out with family and friends, and spend good quality time with his loved ones. Massa exclaims with a grin: "I am a normal boy!" Just recently, however, Massa announced his departure from Ferrari by the end of this season. He intends to continue with F1 next year, but with another team, perhaps Lotus, Williams or Sauber. In a world of fast cars and even faster turns and spins, changes like this are bound to happen. Some pundits say that it
was a matter of time before he sped off to another team, considering the sort of volatile dynamics in the racing world. At the tail end of the event at MOA, someone dared to ask Massa this burning question: "Is Fernando really faster than you?" (Fernando being Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso, who is believed to be highly favored by the powers that be). To
which the charming Massa replied: "No." Fans agreed wholeheartedly with cheers. Not too shabby for the boy who started go-karting at the age of eight, consistently edging his way to pole position and spots at podium, earning his first win at the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix while his last win was at the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, and currently ranked number 7 in drivers' standings for F1 2013 season with 79 points. Moving forward, Massa remarks on skysports.com: "I know I have a lot to do still. I want to find a good car. As I've said many times, I don't want to be part of Formula 1 just to be there on the grid. I want to be there to fight for the best results possible. I want to have the best opportunity to fight for victory, fight for the Championship and fight for the best for me.
Bantering with event host Drew Arellano (at left)
Off-track, he is "just a normal boy."
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FINDING UTOPIA
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The Globe Payment Machine that issues an actual receipt - another first in PH telco
The wide roster of mobile devices which customers can experience, check out, and play with
Life-size LED screens provide a visual treat among customers Meet the Globe Store Team at TGT in their French-inspired uniforms
hink Utopia or do a Plato and imagine Atlantis. A perfect place. But its not home. Its a work place and the best word to describe it is utopian. Youll find this perfection at the heart of the Bonifacio Global City, a glass tower its inhabitants lovingly call TGT. TGT stands for The Globe Tower, a 28-storey that Globe employees call second home. Why? They are comfortable there, they have the best space, the place is buzzing with energy and enterprise, and they get to mingle with the bosses. Here, there are no ivory towers. The multi-level structure offers top service on every floor. From the Hungry Hound Pub on the Ground Level, a flight of stairs made of recycled wood will lead you to The
Hanging lights exude warmth and energy
Self-service counters in the form of mobile phone booths welcome customers at the Globe Store
Subscribers can indulge on stylized classic Moooi chairs by Marten Baas
Globe Store. A stunning restatement of what a telecoms store should look like, according to its architect J. Antonio Mendoza. If youve grown tired of waiting in line at other Globe stores in the metropolis, youll find The Globe Store a welcome reprieve. No long waits, there are even payment machines which are the first to issue ORs (official receipts). Once seated on the Smoke Chairs designed by Maarten Baas for Moooi , youll have
the inclination to sing Beauty and the Beast because of the candelabras holding the counter numbers that remind you of Lumiere. Maridol D. Ylanan, head of the Store Transformation Department, reveals that in keeping with current and popular demands for creative re-use, the Globe Store uses recycled and sustainable materials; the re-use of old wood is ingenious, and adds an eclectic touch to the modern world of telecommunications.
The stylized classic Moooi chairs and other implements here are made of recycled wood from a century-old house, she added. But the stores conversation piece is Jaime Zobel de Ayalas NAT 00237 photograph on the glass wall divider. Going up several floors on TGT, youll find heaven on the 8th level where employees and officers converge at the huge entire floor devoted to dining. Here youll find Starbucks, Wendys, a happy
bakeshop (the breads were smiling and in rainbow colors too), and sections offering Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Pampango cuisines with complete meals at P59 each, which is a steal, right? For employees who have home-cooked food with them, there are sections with microwave ovens to heat up their food. Feeling decadent, go down the ground floor for the scrumptious duck fat-fried frenchies and oyster burgers. For after work degustation, hie off to Bar 917 (Globes famous first three numbers) which is also called Niner Ichi Nana. On several floors are BPI ATM machines, free-flowing coffee and iced tea and candies, and a minihospital with two beds for the employees, a doctor, and a pharmacy that dispenses free medicine to them from Unilab.
World-Class Lounge For World-Class Travelers

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contemporary design punctuated by sun beams, aircraft-inspired lounge, ample storage space for bags and coats, shower stalls, and a mini theater are among the new amenities Philippine Airlines (PAL) Mabuhay Class passengers can enjoy at the newly renovated Mabuhay Lounge located at the North Wing of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2, Pasay City. Designed by Warren FosterBrown from the award-winning Singapore-based interior design firm FBEYE International, the new 520square meter business class lounge was unveiled and officially opened Monday, September 16, after closing for renovation for a month. The new lounge that features a reception area, dining area, buffet table mini-theater and restrooms with shower stalls, is inspired by a combination of different airport lounges seen around the world. The new look and feel of the lounge coincides with PAL s growth strategy and is the latest of many service enhancements the flag carrier has made over the past year. In a statement, PAL president and chief operating officer Ramon S. Ang said the reinvigorated and maximized lounge highlights the airlines objective of keeping in step with the worlds leading and best airlines.
We o f f e r our valued passengers a pleasant experience, marked by warm and Dining, buffet, hospitable service, and high-quality amenities and features. This is our way of extending to our customers the brand of service PAL has been known for, before they even board their flights, Ang said. According to PAL senior vice president for airline operations Ismael Gozon, the new lounge now provides a bigger space for dining and more spacious lounge area for passengers who want to relax and watch a movie. As passengers walk through the corridor towards the lounge, an illuminated sun beam, reminiscent of PALs logo, on the ceiling welcomes guests to the reception area, similar to a hotels front desk. The main attraction of the lounge, the Flights of Fancy is a mini-theater that gives passengers a complete cinema experience. A concept take from PALs onboard entertainment, the theater features aircraft-inspired chairs with leather cushions, fabric wall padding and soft lights. Meanwhile, beige leather-covered
bar areas
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seats add a touch of elegance to the new dining area that can sit 80. The long bar table, which is great for passenger interaction has been dubbed as the most popular space for passengers. We also have a wider menu selection now that PAL catering has partnered with San Miguel Purefoods Inc. Passengers can now enjoy hot sandwiches from our Panini bar or enjoy a hearty bowl of Arroz Caldo, a certified favorite from the lounges
buffet, Gozon said. For more privacy, Gozon said passengers may opt to go straight to the library area located at the far end of the lounge. Sofa seats in the library boast of warm brown and cream hues are perfect for comfort and relaxation. Each seat has a lamp for those who would like to read through the wide selection of magazines and books. I am confident that after you see and experience the modern features
and amenities of this lounge, many of which have never been seen in a Philippine airport, you will agree that it truly is world-class, Gozon said. Anchored on the vision of the San Miguel Group, one of the countrys most diversified conglomerates, PAL is raising the standards of passenger service to new levels of excellence through product innovations that cater to specific passenger needs, complemented by a comprehensive fleet and route network expansion.
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Philposts Cesar Sarino; PNoys Leadership

defend her with his life if called exposed many people to danger, for it! including local officials and Binay earned the nickname media personnel themselves Rambo-tito from that show of When he showed up for a bravery for his president! press briefing last Thursday, *** it was clear that he was firmly Our media forum, Bulong in command of the situation, Pulungan sa Sofitel had declaring he would not leave Philippine Postal Savings the city and the displaced until Bank CEO and president, the skirmishes were over and Cesar Sarino as lone guest last the last armed rebel had been week. Cesar was President captured. He reiterated his Cory s DILG secretary. He concern for the safety of the also ser ved as head of the hostages, his first priority. GSIS under President Fidel He was satisfied at the Ramos and was presidential way the concerned cabinet adviser to President Gloria secretaries had been delivering on Southern Tagalog where their services as he expected he instituted agriculture and them to, including the local livelihood programs. In all his government officials. There positions in government, Cesar was enough money for the ser ved well and honorably. immediate needs of the He crafted the GSIS Act of evacuees, he assured them, and 1996 which was a landmark they would be helped in terms of pension legislation increasing livelihood and re-building their PhilPost Savings Bank CEO and the monthly retirement benefits communities. of government workers by as P-Noy pointed out that funds President Cesar Sarino (Joseph Muego) much as eighty percent! were available and they would At present he is a be used judiciously. I liked it Commissioner of the EDSA People **** when he apologized to the more than As for intrigues being sown Power Commission and president of a hundred thousand displaced people caught in between the rebels and the between VP Binay and P-Noy, I its foundation. He is also a lecturer responding government forces. He tend to believe Jojo Binay when he in Ateneo and FEU Among the government-owned then appealed to the holdouts to proclaimed his close ties and loyalty to the Aquio family. I remember banks, PhilPost is the smallest, surrender already, and pronto! Many lives were already lost, he during the 1989 bloody coup when and the least known but that has warned, and many more would be Jojo, then mayor of Makati showed not deterred him into turning the added to the toll if the fighting went up in full battle fatigues in the dead institution around with creative on. He asked them to value their own of the night at the Guest House, plans. For instance, he has tied up lives, a veiled threat that they could complete with camouflage black be wiped if they persisted on fighting paint on his face, ready, he declared with the Philippine Postal Service, to an amused President Cory, to a sister corporation, to make the the military. postal outlets in the remotest areas of the country into branches for the bank. Cesar s mantra is PhilPost Bank will go to the un-banked areas to serve the people. This means that the public may now send their padalas of cash not only thru money orders as was done in the postal service before, but much the same way as commercial money transfer on the same day and much cheaper too, he promised. Cesar has also helped streamline the operations of the postal service and the bank (which was closed twice in the past), instituted costcutting measures and put in several innovative marketing approaches to both institutions. The bank has a new stylized logo which symbolizes not only its public character but the revitalized dynamism and speed of service it offers. Cesar is excited at the prospects of the PhilPost Bank and the Philippine Postal Corporation taking flight and regaining the publics trust and confidence. He looks forward to being able to lend more money to small and medium businesses in the countryside and to their local government units. A mayor of a fifth-rate municipality in Bicol, Remegio Villaluna, who was in the audience, was enthusiastic about PhilPost Banks thrust. He affirmed Cesars contention that the savings bank would be able to expand its base and help the local people when their plans would come to fruition.
ANGEL THOUGHTS
Whoever is trying to bring you down is already below you! Pempe Rodrigo
odays Angel thoughts should be comforting to those constantly under attack from their critics. So just say a prayer and offer up what is hurled against you and do what you have to do. We commend the resolve and bravery of President Noy in deciding to stay in Zamboanga City to personally oversee the governments efforts in the containment of the rebel forces of Nur Misuari. This man is really out to create mischief! Some of us very knowledgeable in warfare analysis in social media are carping about the 100 or so lives lost in the skirmishes in beautiful Zamboanga City (from where my favorite sardines come from) even with P-Noy personally there. But imagine how much more damage Misuaris rebels could have inflicted without the Chief Executives handson and firm leadership to solve the crisis with the least number of casualties? Why were there no sightings of P-Noy during those days? Because, if he moved around and showed himself for the sake of print and broadcast media, he would have
HAVING A BALL TINA HIDALGO JACINTO
Miss Universe Margies Birthday Bash
Gaiety was the keynote of the evening with a fun re-enactment of the Miss Universe beauty pageant proclamation night, with from left: Virginia Lane as Miss USA, Cora Corpus as Miss Norway, Vickie Perez de Tagle as Miss Philippines, Carmita Francisco, partly hidden, as Miss Israel and Nina Halley as Miss Spain
n the realm of elegance and beauty, her name evokes the title Miss Universe 1973, yet Margie Moran Floirendo continues to make her mark as a civic leader dedicated to the pursuit of her noble advocacies. Margies 60th birthday bash Saturday Night Forever was the thrill of sharing joy and fun and in the process donating to a good cause. In lieu of gifts, donations to Ballet Philippines Foundation Inc., of which Margie is the President of Ballet Philippines, and to Habitat for Humanity Philippines were suggested. Glitz and glam at White Space was reminiscent of Studio 54 disco days, madly pulsing with a lit up dance floor, mirror ball and laser lights. Everyone felt the excitement with DJ Eddie Boy Santos 70s music. Among the A-listers were: Maricris Zobel and Mayenne Carmona in palazzo, Carol Garcia in psychedelic beaded top and Jojo Zabarte, Iso Montalvan and Carmita Francisco in minis. Romulo Caf provided the
hors doeuveres. A fun re-enactment of her proclamation night as Miss Universe 40 years ago in Greece was done with close friends Virgie Lane as Miss USA, Nina Halley as Miss Spain, Cora Corpuz as Miss Norway, Carmita Francisco as Miss Israel, and Vicky Perez de Tagle as Miss Philippines. Comedy queen Mitch Valdess amusing spiel on the 70s, with a weed rolling demo elicited guffaws from the crowd with more entertainment numbers from the iconic dance duo Aldeguer sisters Terry and Laly of the 60s and talented singer Cocoy Laurel. Apl de Ap of the Black Eyed Peas rendered two songs and two bands Mulatto and Juan Miguel and his Authority band had revelers on the dance floor. Ballet Philippines supporters are: David Lim, Peter Coyiuto, Tony Cojuangco, Virgie Lane, Greg Yu and Ernest Escaler. (For comments: www. tinajacinto.com and like me at fb: www. facebook.com/tinahidalgojacinto)
Margie executes intricate tango steps in a fiery dance exhibition.
Shades of the Sixties: the famed Aldeguer Sisters give a rousing dance number
Margie Floirendo, center, with Marivic Rufino, the Lady HB, Mayenne Carmona and Lulu Tan Gan
Ernest Escaler, Mia Borromeo, editor at large, Philippine Tatler, David Lim and Peter Coyiuto
Tony Cojuangco, Gretchen Barretto and Margie Floirendo
Virginia Lane, Ambassador Delia Albert and The Lady HB
Marivic Vazquez and Jose Mari Trenas
Mike de Jesus, former Miss Universe Gloria Diaz and Rupert Jacinto
Margies Davao friends: Baby Montemayor, Lilian Abella, Jackie Dizon, Lena Benedicto, Iso Montalvan and Marl Mendoza
Bob Miller and Ito Curata
Gina Aboitiz, The Lady HB and Naynay Velez
Beauteous birthday celebrator Margie Floirendo being sung to by balladeer Cocoy Laurel
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How neutral faves get a smart upgrade at the Salon fashion show
ake it from four of the countrys most well-loved designers to treat us to an exclusive night of fashion previews at The Peninsula Manila last September 12. Giving support to Lulu Tan-Gan, Cesar Gaupo, Dennis Lustico, and Jojie Lloren were Manilas stylish set, mostly dressed in classic neutral hues that added to the elegant evening affair. Discover how these fashionable guests gave these timeless tones a modern vibe. Follow @janekingsucheng on Instagram and her blog www.luckyjanie.blogspot. com
Classics
Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez is definitely not afraid of drapes and figure-hugging pieces, as seen on her svelte figure in this silk jersey number. Slim gold strappies complement her clean and no-fuss look
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Foodie Alexandra Rocha gives her crisp white trapeze dress some contrast with textures via matching snakeskin clutch and platform sandals
Izza Gonzales-Agana stands out with her ethnic-print dress. A shimmering clutch and gladiator heels intensifies her Pinoy-pride style
Jessica Kienle shows off graceful curves via this knit and lace dress by Lulu Tan-Gan Ruby Gan accentuates her black Jil Sander dress with Louboutin nude pumps, so as not to detract the focus from the outfit. The Zara horsehair clutch is to lend a pop of color to my otherwise sedate outfit
Lourd Ramos adds a little fun to his white button-down polo via a pants-and-skirt combo, all from Marc by Marc Jacobs. A leopardprint clutch adds to this quirky ensemble
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Pearl ring Dress in sorbet blush
Bag in aquatic mist
Jeweled flats
Jeweled clutch in peach
Lace dress in Chantilly cream
Dress in landscape floral
DELICATE ELEGANCE
Show off your feminine side with florals and pastel shades
ver News Botanica collection is inspired by bouquets of blooms and Monets landscapes. Watercolor floral silk prints flow on evening gowns, with cocktail dresses featuring lace, crochet and delicate embroidery details. Flounces and ruffles create beautiful movement in the softest of shades. The outfits are complemented by flats and clutches with sparkling jewels, petal shapes, and pearls.
Ever New is located at Bonifacio High Street, Power Plant Mall, The Podium
Hairclips with blue and pink stones
Earrings in pink opal
Necklace in mint Jeweled heels in midnight
Gown in water floral
Pearl clutch
Sundress in floral print
Unilever Powers Up 1 Million Teens to be
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The Philippines has 6.6 million Teensthe 11th biggest Teen population in the world. Teenage years are some of the most remarkable in a persons life. The physical changes can be shocking even overwhelming, so Teens become extra conscious and take extra care about how they look. Their world expands beyond family, as friends become more pivotal in their lives. Teens start discovering new interests & adopting new hobbies. The reality of being a grown up and the possibilities that the future holds dawn on them. Questions, uncertainties, and unfortunately even selfdoubt, may also come knocking. With the proper guidance, Teens are able to embrace this time with ease and have more fun. Give them ways to comfortably cope with the inevitable physical changes by teaching them about new personal care habits. Warn them about bullying others by establishing how bad it feels to be bullied and instead, inspire them to see the goodness in others because it makes being kind easier. Help them chart their path & future by making them realize WKHLUVWUHQJWKV SDVVLRQV*LYHWKHPWKHFRQGHQFH inspiration to do more of the things that will get them closer to their dreams.
Cream Silk ambassador, Ariella Arida, Bb. Pilipinas 2013
Rexona celebrity Celebrity and ambassador fashion blogger Dani Barretto Bianca Gonzalez
ABOVE: The #TeenWeekPH kick-off event was attended by (left to right) Unilevers Marketing Manager for Oral Care and Deos Neil Trinidad, Marketing Director for Skin Mian Datu David, #TeenWeekPH Project Lead Kay Paras, PR Head for Personal Care Apples Aberin, Cream Silk ambassador Bb. Pilipinas Universe 2013 Ariella Arida, Ponds Beauty Council ambassador Laureen Uy, celebrity and fashion blogger Dani Barretto, Rexona teen ambassador Elmo Magalona, Ponds endorser Julia Barretto, Unilever Philippines Vice President for Personal Care Gina Lorenzana, Marketing Director for Hair Dorothy Dee, and Ponds Senior Brand Manager and #TeenWeekPH Head Cesca Silvestre. LEFT: Leading the #TeenWeekPH Oath to promise to live every week as if it were #TeenWeekPH were (left to right) Bianca Gonzalez, Dani Barretto, Elmo Magalona, Julia Barretto, Laureen Uy, and Bb. Pilipinas Universe 2013 Ariella Arida
Enter #TeenWeekPH
If we could have it our way, we want teenage years to beawesome not awkward, worth reminiscing about not forgetting, and the set-up not the setback for future greatness.
This nationwide, week-long program of Ponds, Cream Silk, and Rexona will happen in 300 schools nationwide with live updates in www.TeenWeekPH.com
Left to right: Rexona celebrity ambassador Elmo Magalona, Ponds endorser Julia Barretto and Ponds Beauty Council ambassador Laureen Uy
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On #MoveupMonday, Teens will learn about adopting the proper personal care regimen that will make them look & feel good about themselves. They will also be given the perfect formula on how to kick off their week right.
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Teens will get hygiene kits to be well-groomed and primped all the time and learning modules will be conducted for each day of the week, composed of fun learning activities and edutaining (educational + entertaining) videos, featuring Julia Barretto for Ponds, Elmo Magalona & Coach Rio for Rexona, and Heart Evangelista, Rissa Manaquil-Trillo, and Bb. Pilipinas 2013 Ariella Arida for Cream Silk.
#MOVEUPmonday #TREASUREtuesday #WOWwednesday #THINKBIGthursday #FORWARDfriday

On #WowWednesday, Teens are inspired to let Ponds take care of their skin & pimple worries, so they can focus on enhancing their assets & best features. #LiveBeautiful with Ponds!
On #TreasureTuesday, Teens will learn to appreciate the uniqueness & goodness in each person to create only friends & no enemies for life. This will help them break the ice and start gaining new acquaintances.
On #ThinkBigThursday, Cream Silk empowers Teens to dream big and set clear ambitions by recognizing their passions and leveraging their strengths to be #BeyondBeautiful. Standing out means pursuing your passion... and looking good while youre at it. Remember, ones chances of success increase when one looks great working it! Given Teens ubiquitous presence online, #TeenWeekPHs digital assets were also launched, encouraging teens to stay tuned for posts and promotions about #TeenWeekPH all over
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and its dedicated website http://www.TeenWeekPH.com The idea of a brighter future is just within every teenagers reach if they will only be optimistic that theres more to life than stress that the real world brings and always keep in mind that all success stories start with good habits.
Student & faculty representatives from participating schools enjoyed the preview of the activities that will be rolled out during #TeenWeekPHs activation from September 23 27. Teens engaged in various fun activities, and were entertained by Ateneo CADS, Kundirana and teen heartthrob Elmo Magalona. As an added treat, #TeenWeekPh, together with LG Philippines, selected lucky students who went home happy with the new LG Pocket Photo printer.
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Lombardo neoprene tote in red
Sarina clutch in taupe
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Designer Raf Totengco gets ideas wherever he goes
afs fall/winter collection was inspired by a myriad of references. Raf Totengcos love for graphic elements continues with works from artist Sonia Delaunay, architects Jean Arp who designed Caf Aubette in Starsbourg and Tobias Rehberger who recently recreated a second edition of Bar Oppenheimer in Frankfurt to Hotel Americano in his neighborhood. A recent trip to Venice yielded even more design elements with the photographs the designer took of the mosaic marble floors from the different churches he visited. Photos of vintage fashion from Ladies Home Journal and Vogue as well as images of Lee Radziwill, Debbie Harry, Eartha Kitt, and Barbara Streisand, all sporting leopard prints only reinforced his belief that leopard is a classic; always and forever. Raf is available at Rustans Makati and Shangri-La Plaza
Bryn dowell bag in green
Lizelle minaudire in radiant
Sam cross-body in purple
DARK ANGEL
Achieve fierce with this new collection
ars introduces a collection with intense hues in matte finishes. Created by founder and creative director Franois Nars, the collection heralds the seasons arrival with shades ready to make a sultry statement. It features dark, smoky eyes in shades of gray and navy, along with well-defined eyebrows. The lips veer from demure to dramatically decadent reds. Nails in regal purple or understated dove gray complete this minimal yet luxurious look. Nars is available at Rustans
Kamchatka Single Eyeshadow (P1,350)
Limited-edition Mysterious Red velvet matte lip pencil (P1,450)
Namibia Single Eyeshadow (P1,350)
Limited-edition Fury nail polish (P995)
Limited-edition Galathe Nail Polish (P995)
Limited-edition La Paz Pure Matte Lipstick (P1,450)
Via De Martelli Larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner (P1,350)
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Noting how challenging it is to constantly be a different person in real life and on set, in the same interview, the 32-year-old actor also admitted, Dumating ako sa point na nasabi ko sa sarili ko na wala nang ikauunlad ang career ko. With My Husbands Lover, naramdaman ko na bumalik yung pagmamahal sa akin ng tao. Sobra nila akong tinanggap. Dennis, who has been tagged as a ladies man in the past, said, Feeling ko nakalimutan bigla ng mga tao ang lahat ng palpak na ginawa ko noon. (Photos by Mattheus Mopera)
Carla, Dennis Weigh In On MHL End

By JECELYN V. MACAHINDOG
he hit series My Husbands Lover is about to end and anticipation is running highamong fans and the shows cast alike. Lead star Carla Abellana, who plays the perfect wife Lally, thinks that whoever wins the husband, Vincent (played by Tom Rodriguez), in the end will be in a win-lose situation. Kaya mas gusto kong neither kay Lally or Eric (Dennis Trillo) mapunta si Vincent, she told Bulletin Entertainment and select members of the press during Fridays MHL set visit in Quezon City. Obviously hindi naman pwedeng ituloy lang nila yung marriage nila kasi ganon na naman Vincent will be living a lie and pretending for the rest of his life di ba? So wag na kasi hindi mo na mase-save yung marriage. He can still be a father (to his kids) but hindi na husband (to Lally). She continued, Eric naman , of course, is Vincents first love. Siya talaga ang nasa puso ni
Vincent, pero hindi ko din alam kasi and comments... Im aware pero I dont bands Lover as his biggest break so far, credits the cast and crews efforts minsan, nagkakasakitan din sila. let it get into my head, Carla said. Dennis, on the other hand, wants Dennis, who considers My Hus- for the shows success, and commends his Bhe Tom as well. Vincent to choose his family Reacting to being over Eric. Ayokong sirain ni praised for his natural Eric ang pamilya ni Lally, portrayal of a gay man, he said. Dennis commented, Dennis added, (Eric) can For me, its a good thing go abroad, maybe (to) Canada na confused ang audiand doon, maghanap na lang ence kung bading ba siya ng gay na gwapo! Basta talaga ako o hindi. kahit ano pa ang ending ng story, for sure, marami ang magre-react. Now down to its last three weeks, the series lead stars are aware that they will be ending on a high note. I dont think about it (success) too much kasi yung focus ko talaga ay sa show, although nababasa ko Dennis Trillo CARLA ABELLANA naman yung feedback, reviews
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Now showing across the Philippines, Insidious: Chapter 2 is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.
INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2
haunted family struggles to uncover a terrifying secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world in Insidious: Chapter 2, the latest nerve-twisting horror thriller from director James Wan (The Conjuring). The first Insidious centered on the troubles of the Lamberts, a suburban family who leave their haunted house for a new home, only to learn its not their house that is haunted its their eldest son. Insidious: Chapter 2 rejoins the family as they try to put their recent troubles behind them, but discover that the spirits that have tormented them are far from finished.
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(NOTICE TO MOVIEGOERS:The schedules of showing are subject to change without prior notice. Sometimes a movie is pulled out earlier than its stipulated days of showing due to sudden change in exhibition contract or poor performance at the boxoffice. The following schedules are provided us in advance by exhibitors. You may call the theaters for confirmation.)
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Tuesdays With Gary V. Candy Pangilinan Candy Pangilinan
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eauty queentur ned actress Precious Lara QuigamanAlcaraz is hands-on in taking care of Noah Lamar, her first born with actor-businessman Marco Alcaraz. Actually kumuha lang kami ng yaya ( nung ) six months (na si Noah). Nag-try kami kumuha before pero pinainom niya yung baby ko ng breast milk galing sa freezer na hindi
PRECIOUS LARA QUIGAMAN
niya hini-heat, kaya wala pa siyang one week. Kaya natakot ako feeling ko laging walang makakapag-alaga sa anak ko kundi ako lang, Lara told Bulletin Entertainment and select members of the press during the launch of Bio-Oil held at the Isla Ballroom, Edsa Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City. The Juan dela Cruz star gave birth to Noah on Nov. 10 last year, four months after she tied the knot with Marco. Their parenting style, she said, involves a bit of tactic. Kasi kapag sinabi mong no, di pa naman niya naiintindihan. So dini-distract lang namin siya para hindi niya gawin yung ayaw namin. She admitted that during her pregnancy kain lang ako nang kain because she believes kailangan ng baby yan halo-halo, bilhan mo ako! That is why when she was asked to become the ambassadress of Bio-Oil, a skin care oil that helps improve the appearance of scars, stretch marks and uneven skin tone, she immediately said Go! Ganun na agad ako kasi talagang problema ko yung stretch marks talagang nagka- stretch marks ako... (dahil from ) 110 (I went up) to 160 pounds. Being the new face of Bio-Oil, Lara shared, Makakatulong siyang i -improve yung appearance kasi siyempre yung stretch marks ko sobrang dark. It really helped na mag-lighten yung stretch marks pero it will not make it go away. Actually feeling ko na-imagine ko lang kasi ang problema ko; hindi (naman) ako nag-before picture. So ako pahid lang ako nang pahid. Sabi ko ay naglalighten, the 30-year-old actress said.
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FASHION PULIS mike lim
Still A Miser Despite Success

nother Tight-fisted Actor (TA) went on radar. TA star had a string of beautiful and controversial relationships before he finally settled with a Charming One (CO). Even at the height of his popularity, TA the miser knew no bounds that even friends were aghast like when he would shamelessly ask for discounts at fast food restaurants even when fans and customers craned their necks to catch a glimpse of him. Sometimes these fans made him feel ill at ease that he would want to get out of the restaurant asap, yet could not, because he would still want to wait for his loose change. Even his kids are supposedly not spared from his tight fists. Before TA buys them anything, he would seem to count like more than a hundred
times before he gives in, because he said that by doing so, the chances that he will regret the purchase are nil. A source said that TA went to a gadget store in a high-end mall to buy himself a pricey cellphone unit. Just before the warranty expired, TA went back to the store to say that there was something wrong with the phone. The Store Manager (SM) happily assisted TA. After checking on the phone, TA was told that it would be fixed and he was given a turnaround time to claim it back. However, TA requested if it was possible for SM to personally deliver the gadget to his house. SM was hesitant at first but TA was so persistent. Days after, SM delivered the phone to TA after work hours. He was overwhelmed by TAs big and beautiful abode. After inspecting the phone to his satisfaction, SM had the shock of his life when TA handed him a 20-peso bill as a token of appreciation. Im stingy and Im proud of the reputation. Ingvar Kamprad
(Illustration by Rod Caalita)
His Self-centered Jive When famous personalities acknowledge that they studied in a particular school, they are usually the toast of the said school. Students look up to these famous personalities and dream to be as successful as they
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By ANNIE S. ALEJO
RiRi Does A Twerkie... And Then Some
are. Often, students value every advice these famous personalities impart, and respect them for their achievements. Take the case of how a group of young people looked up to engaging performer (EP), but only to end up disappointed. Having studied in a top university and being a member of a student group, EP was tasked to direct a project. During rehearsals, the students listened enthusiastically as EP recalled his start and his struggles in show business. After a while, the students realized that during their meetings, all EP did was brag about his achievements. Instead of inspiring the students, EP turned off some of them. Because of fortuitous events, the schedule for the project was messed up, and most promises of EP were not delivered. Added to this problem is the claim
that EP was a tightwad. Moreover, the students had to work among themselves to stage the project because EP was too busy with his commitments to be 100% hands-on on a student-led project. One of the topics that EP bragged about was his impending movie, in which he was going to be the lead star. He talked about the project as though it will become a sure hit. However, news leaked that another comedian (AC) had replaced EP in the lead role. EP allegedly reacted by saying that AC was richer and more powerful, and capable of influencing the decisions of the production. Obviously, EP thought of himself less in terms of the wealth and power of AC. However, EP added that he at least shares his blessings. Is EP still bitter about AC replacing him in the movie? Does his reaction imply that he is not so fond of AC even if they work in the same network? Will EP ever have his own solo movie and become as popular as AC? Perhaps, EP should start by showing humility and keeping his promises to whatever commitment he makes on projects, especially when they involve students. True humility is intelligent self-respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be. Ralph W. Sockman
o how was your Twitter feed after Rihannas concert? If you were inundated with #Rihanna and #DiamondsWorldTour posts or variations thereof, then as Pinoy fans, you must have been one of the thousands that turned up at SM Mall of Asia last Thursday for a pretty good time. If not, well, theres always social media to bum you out a bit for not being there. Rihannas second time in Manila proved oddly reminiscent of her first (in 2008), her show being a straight-out sing-and-dance affair with energy that kind of ebbs and flows. What the Diamonds World Tour has to its advantage, though,
During the rearranged beatis she now has more hits to dish out driven, bass-heavy version of Umand drive her fans nuts. A little over two hours from the brella, the revelers up front, includtime stamped on our tickets; after an ing celebs like Vice Ganda and Anne Curtis, got a few seconds of screen endless parade of people in their party best the shortest shorts, the highest time along with many others who heels, the tightest pants, the flirtiest managed to plant themselves beskirts, the barest backs and the oc- hind the security barricade in front casional well-dressed men thrown in of the stage. This area, of course, is the mix; and after an hours worth of filled with a handful of other local genre-busting DJ-ing from opening celebrities and, we surmise, some act GTA, the screaming began. When lucky winners from PLDT Home, which actually gave away Front the house lights dimmed, most people on ground level rushed towards the Row VIP tickets to new and current stage. Thanks to these folks deter- subscriber to its PLDT Fibr broadband service. Not mined to be in bad, considering party mode, Some twerking moves they got to shake the reception will not ruin a Rihanna Rihannas hand must have show; in fact, some pop when she came been quite a down from the kick for Rihanstars may learn a thing stage and walked na. or two about how to along the barriThe sparse shine bright, just right cades. stage showed Although the signs of life as the LED-decked center set rose to party crowd up front might not reveal Rihanna. Met by a hearty roar have noticed, it was astonishing of approval from her fans, the pop to see most people at the back and the upper and lower sections star clad in an immaculate white, seated or watching somberly duralmost ghetto chic ensemble of a onepiece swimsuit type top, knee-length ing huge chunks of the show. Even jersey type bottoms, jacket, hi-cut the most popular numbers would treads and some accessories kicked mostly drive the crowd into frenzy off with about three numbers, for a few seconds, after which including Birthday Cake, the energy would somehow dip before pausing to address midway through the number. Still, the crowd: Manila, howre with a setlist that includes big hits you all feeling tonight? This like Whats My Name?, Love is my second time here; the The Way You Lie, We Found first time was a really long Love, S&M, Dont Stop The time ago, but I did not forget Music, Hate That I Love You, Backed by a live band, a handful and Only Girl (In The World), of dancers and some back-up singers as well as ballad faves like What who took over minor vocal chores Now and Take A Bow in a conwhen Rihanna left the stage and in cert of roughly two dozen songs, instances when lines in her songs hit there isnt much to ask for. You some high notes the straightforward could have downloaded them all show featured no other movable sets from Smart Music at only R10 per (think Lady Gagas awesome castle), song charged to your prepaid and fancy lighted and pyrotechnics-rigged postpaid account (and you can still catwalk (NKOTBSB), a satellite stage do so long after the show), but its (Jennifer Lopez) or even costume nothing like seeing her perform changes (not counting how RiRi re- them live. Rihanna herself would moved one item of her clothing at cer- dub her own concert much later tain points in the show until she was that night on Instagram as Thrilla down to the one-piece by shows end). in Manila hows that for ThrowShe did have those fiery effects that back Thursdays? punctuated some song numbers, as On encore, she came back on well as a stunning guitar player whose stage to perform Stay just a girl, wailing solos filled the in-betweens her voice and the spotlight, exhibitwhen Rihanna left the stage. Still, the ing more real and raw emotion than audience came for the songs and she in any other number that night. By did deliver the hits not to mention, the time she hit her farewell piece bits of twerking added to her mostly Diamonds, with her devoted wavimprovised dance steps, far better ing their arms in the air, Rihanna and tastier than anything recently had given her fans something more performed on that VMA stage. precious than any material thing.
RIHANNA dubs her show Thrilla in Manila on Instagram (Photo by Jasper Lucena)
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The Way To Serangoon Road

By JOJO P. PANALIGAN
INGAPORE In the pilot episode of Serangoon Road, HBO Asias first original drama series catering to audiences in the region, the breathtaking opening scene that required 14 stuntmen, 50 extras, eight special effects technicians and five cameras to accomplish, instantly and strongly reminds that it comes from the same cable channel that produced such huge productions as Game of Thrones and The Sopranos. During the press conference that Bulletin Entertainment attended at Raffles Hotel recently, Serangoon Road actor Chin Han, who starred in the international movies The Dark Knight and Contagion, couldnt help but underscore this magnitude by commenting on the question that suggests the 10-episode HBO Asia series had a small set compared with the big-budgeted ones in Hollywood. Its not actually a small set. You have lot of buildings, a lot of structures at the back lot, and there were days that we had 100 extras, he pointed out. Not to mention having 103 locations (in Singapore and Batam, Indonesia), an Art Department that grew to 100 by the end of production, 12 genuine working vintage cars, and a stunt team of people who were involved in Thor, Star Trek and Battleship. Viewers would certainly marvel at how the HBO Asia team recreated the exterior shots of the Duke Hotel, Changi Prison and the Singapore Harbour from years back. And thats really where the thrust lies: More than the grand technical aspects of the show is a story set at a time in Singapore history that awarded Australian actor Don Hany believes formed the country as it is today. The story of Serangoon Road happens in the 1960s when the British colonial rule was coming to an end and independence was on the horizon for the island state. The title came from one of the earliest roads built in Singapore; a key thoroughfare that made it a melting pot of people from all walks of life. The story of Serangoon Road may be fictional but it is grounded on historical facts. Han said: It is a part of Singapore history that is seldom talked about the period that came after the Malayan Emergency. It was when the characters in the series started forming their friendships. According to a release, Serangoon Road is about investigator Sam Callaghan (played by Hany) who agrees to help Cheng Detective agency owner Patricia Cheng (Joan Chen, who was unable to attend the press
CAST MEMBERS (from left): Ario Bayu, Pamelyn Chee, Chin Han, Don Hany and Alaric Tay
interview) after her husband is killed while working on a case. Earlier, Sam was dishonorably discharged from the military after being caught up in the Malayan Emergency so he seeks redemption by working for the agency which handles cases that range from straying spouses and petty fraudsters to conspiracies and events with international implications. The other characters in Serangoon Road played by actors who attended the presscon were: Kay
Song (Han), the ambitious grandson of the head of a Secret Society who eyes even larger opportunities to take the organization into new directions; Kang (Alaric Tay), a former communist whose gambling problems runs the risks of his friendship with Sam and his debt to Kay; Su Ling (Pamelyn Chee), who gets involved with an ambitious CIA upstart; and Inspector Amran (Ario Bayu), the first Malay inspector in the
Colonial-run police force who constantly threads the fine line between upholding and enforcing the law. These actors say that working on Serangoon Road, which took three years to prepare and six months to shoot, felt like being in an artistic village in that everyone from the cast
to the crew was collaborative if not communal with their efforts. The key actors had long dinners just to discuss script and stuff and the research they did on Singapore had them reflecting how it had become the super power that it is today. They also talked about the easy camaraderie they built and how they learned from each other once the ice had been broken. Serangoon Road is the channels first co-production venture with Australian Broadcasting Corp. Television (ABC TV), and the first co-production in both Singapore and Australia on TV. It is said that the project is in response to demand for regional content that appeals to a global market. Serangoon Road airs on HBO/ HBO HD tonight at 9 p.m. HBO Asia is Channel 39 on Destiny Cable, Channel 43 on Parasat Cable TV, Channel 54 on SkyCable, and Channel 71 on Cignal Digital TV.
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ichelle (played by Lovi Poe) finally begins work as a substitute teacher in GMA News TVs original series TITSER, balancing this with heavy requirements on her final year in Sibilan University. As a teacher, Michelle encounters students whose heartbreaking stories mirror her own childhood.
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Meanwhile, Teacher Sandra (Agot Isidro) finds her heart melting after patient pursuit by the Coop President Sir Gil (Gardo Versoza). Kurt Reyes (played by Mikael Daez) returns to the series to investigate the overcharging of students in Sibilan University. TITSER airs this Sunday at 7:15 p.m. only on GMA News TV.
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a time when Rosanna is out of work and out of circulation, too. Too often, we hear of actors turning unprofessional, turning up for work very late or not at all. Some throw tantrums on the set, behave like divas, or make life difficult for the production staff. The Rosanna Roces incident should remind them that signing a contract with your employer is no walk in the park. Coming with the perks is a set of duties that one must not only respect but also love. Many times, actors realize this late in the day, when theyre past their prime and are no longer in demand, sigh. LOVE YOUR WORK: Stars misbehaving are a common occurrence in show business, where egos bloat with increasing pay checks and dizzying popularity. We hear of young actors neglecting their duties as soon as they fall in love or into bad habits (drugs, alcohol, sex). They lose both focus and balance. What they dont seem to realize is that being in the limelight is in itself a responsibility. It is an opportunity not easily available to anyone, so that one has to treasure breaks coming his way. How? By being accountable for his actions. Actors are told this advice time and again: Love your work and it will love you back. Unfortunately, many lucky ones gloss over this reminder. They get drowned in a glass of water (nalunod sa isang basong tubig), meaning to say they lose their senses after experiencing only a little amount of success. QCINEMA TAKES OFF: The flourishing of more and more indie film festivals can only augur well for further growth of Filipino movies. Now, whos still saying that Filipino movies are down and out, or that the local film industry is dying? Following traditions in excellence by Cinemalaya, Cinema One, Sineng Pambansa, and Cine Filipino, the Quezon City government announced last week that it is mounting QCinema or the Quezon City Film Festival on Oct. 3-5 at Trinoma. The filmfest is in celebration of QCs 74th founding anniversary on Oct. 12. Three new films take the centerstage in the 3-day filmfest, envisioned by QC Mayor Herbert Bautista as a way to boost production of quality films. Their scripts were chosen by the Quezon City Film Development Commission in 2012. Their directors were given a grant of R800,000 each to produce their dream films. The films are Hello, World by John Elbert Ferrer, Lukas Nino by John Torres, and Gaydar by Alvin Yapan. In the early 70s, Quezon City followed Manila in holding its own film festival, although it ran for only a few years. The QC Film Festival is credited for being the first filmfest to recognize the acting talent of thenteenstar Nora Aunor, who won her very first best actress award through the film, And God Smiled At Me. Indie film festivals such as the
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A Warning To Stars Misbehavin

moviegoer NESTOR CUARTERO
she goes with the flow as GMA assigns an afternoon slot for her new teleserye with Sid Lucero, Magkano Ba Ang Pag-ibig?, which premieres Sept. 30. Caterer to the Stars Juan Carlo formally opens its new building and commissary onOct. 3 in Soro-Soro, Batangas City. The occasion coincides with the birthday celebration of lady of the manor, Teresita del Rosario. Taiwanese superstar Wakin Chau, also known as Emil Chau, hits it off with Manila fans in a special engagement Oct. 5, 8 p.m. at the Resorts World Manila. Wakin has over 40 albums with hit songs like Hua Xin and Wang You Cao to his credit. (nescuar@yahoo.com)
UST A THOUGHT: Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results. Willie Nelson
QC Mayor Herbert Bautista
LESSON TO THE STARS: Actors contemplating on misbehaving, like not fulfilling their obligations or stepping out of their contracts, can learn a thing or two about the recent decision handed down by the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City on Rosanna Roces. The court ordered the inactive actress, Jennifer Molina in real life, to pay GMA Network R1,500,000 representing liquidated damages, R400,000 as exemplary damages, R100,000 as attorneys fees and cost of suit. The case stemmed from Ms. Roces failure to report for work on Startalk in 2004 despite the existence of a live contract. Instead, she appeared on rival show, The Buzz, while claiming that she had retired from show business. It took a long time nine years, in fact before a decision finally came down, but it did. The decision came at
ones we already have offer a good reason to think more positively about the state of Philippine films today. At a time when people claim the industry is down and out, a total of 46 new titles has been added to the list of Filipino films made in 2013, courtesy of Cinemalaya, Cinema One, and Cine Filipino. Ten more new titles were added to the list by the just concluded Sineng Pambansa, all-masters edition, bringing the total to 56. These new films may not make money, much less, tons of money at the box office. From their ranks, however, rise the award-winning films that bring prestige to the country on the international stage. BY THE WAY Heart Evangelista isnt time-conscious. Although a primetime queen in her own right,
HEART EVANGELISTA
Katrina Halili Offers Prayers Of Strength For Sen. Bong

SCUTTLEBUTT SHIRLEY MATIAS-PIZARRO
atrina Halili said that she can only offer prayers of strength at this time for embattled Sen. Bong Revilla now that he finds himself (along with Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile) at the center of a wide-scale controversy regarding the PDAF scam allegedly perpetrated by Janet Napoles. Katrina remembers how Sen. Bong became her ally and ardent supporter during her fight against former Dr. Hayden Kho Jr. at the height of the
sex video scandal a few years back. po akong plano at paghahanda. May Lucero, Isabel Oli, Ana Capri, Pen Sen. Bong took to the Senate floors mga gastusin din po ako sa mga Medina, Shamaine Buencamino, Luz ipinapagawa namin sa Palawan, Valdez, and Vangie Labalan, among Katrinas fight and generated support others. It airs on weekdays on afterfor her during her most trying time. she said. Kris and Katrina are not living noon primetime under the direction of She has not forgotten that. We spoke with her during the together but she declares that it is Maryo J. Delos Reyes on GMA-7. press conference of her new soap op- a parental partnership that they era, Magkano Ba Ang Pag-ibig? on share. Ai Ai Delas Alass Career Is GMA-7 starring Still On The Upswing Heart Evangelista a few days ago. Katrina Although Ai Ai delas Alas love life said, Alam ko may not exactly look like it is in the na mabigat ang best of conditions, her career remains pinagdadaanan to be on the upswing. niya ngayon. She has a new movie coming up Dasal lang. May soon, the hilarious Kung Fu Divas katapusan din opposite Marian Rivera, and this ang pagsubok, early, observers are saying this ones she said. another sure fire hit as it indeed offers To d a y, K a a thrilling freshness in the team-up of trina looks every the two divas. bit an accomDirected by Onat Diaz, Kung Fu plished woman. Divas opening on Oct. 2 is a joint Although she production of the O&Co. Picture Faclaid low from her tory Inc., Reality Entertainment, Ai showbiz career Ai, Marian and Star Cinema. for a little while, Both Ai Ai and Marian say they Marian Rivera and Ai Ai Delas Alas she bounces off were able to forge a close friendwith renewed sense of value for herOn her new soap, Katrina said ship when they did this movie. Ai Ai self and optimism for her new life role she will be away from her baby at said, Mas nakilala ko si Marian at as a mother. Masaya ako sa buhay least three times a week and she is nakita ko na mabait na tao siya. ko ngayon. Masaya ang may bata sa also happy to be back in the grind. Totoong totoo, kaya minsan namibahay, she said referring to her one- I play one of the three contravidas misinterpret. But once you get to year-old bundle of joy by boyfriend in Hearts life on this soap. Siguro know her, napakabait. Isa ito sa mga Kris Lawrence. Parang every day, may nakakatuwa siyang natututuhan. Its always nice to come home knowing she is there. Katrina says her daughter is a very good girl. Hindi siya mahirap alagaan. Hindi siya iyakin. Nasa playpen lang siya at nanonood ng Dora, The Explorer okay na siya, she said. The proud mother also says her daughters face changes as she grows. Noong baby pa siya, si Kris ang kamukha niya. Pero ngayong lumalaki nagiging ako na ang kamukha niya, she said. TGIFridays Asia-Pacific Bartender competition champion Genrev Now that she is back workBascano (center), flanked by (left) Japans Koki Yokoyama and (right) ing, Katrina confesses she Koreas Daniel Lee who won 2nd and 3rd honors, respectively misses the little girl. Kaya ibinili ko siya ng iPad para masyadong mahirap itumba si ipinagpapasalamat ko sa trabahong pwede kami mag-Facetime. Heart kaya kailangan tatlo kam- ito. Nakakasalamuha ako ng mga Kapag break sa work, pwede ing contravida sa kanya, she said taong nagiging kaibigan ko. Isa si ko siya makausap. laughing. The other two contravidas Marian dito, she said. Katrina brushes aside are Celia Rodriguez and Alessandra To add to this blessing, the counquestions of her possible de Rossi, who, like Katrina have also try's box office comedy queen rewedding to Kris. Hindi pa po played the role of Valentina before. cently signed up as an endorser for ngayon. Marami pa po kamThe other members of the cast of a food supplement called Laminine ing dapat gawin. Marami pa Magkano Ba Ang Pag-ibig? are Sid with Forever Rich Philippines, Inc.
KATRINA HALILI in Magkano Ba Ang Pag-ibig? on GMA-7s afternoon primetime
(FRPI) headed by its CEO Ms. Susan Barlin. Philippines Bags TGIFridays Asia-Pacific Bartenders Title With his bottle-spinning, drinktossing and flawless flair, Philippine pride, Genrev Paul Bacasno wowed the crowd and got the judges nod to win the much-coveted title of Asias bartending king at the recently concluded 2013 TGIFridays Asia-Pacific Bartender championship. As overall champion, Bacasno, also known for his monicker The Revolution earned the right to represent TGIFridays Philippines in the World Bartender Championship to be held in Dallas, Texas in March, 2014. Winning is not new to Genrev. He represented Fridays Philippines at the Asian Bartending Competition in Melbourne, Australia last year where he emerged 2nd runner-up. Genrev will also be attending this year the Global International Conference in Orlando, Florida, a business meeting of all TGI Fridays owners together with Marketing Training and where bartender winners from around the world will be presented. Koki Yokoyama from Japan and Daniel Lee from South Korea won second and third honors, respectively besting contenders from Australia, India and China. 1st Akapela Open Extends Deadline For Entries Good news to a cappella singing groups who are fans of the movie Pitch Perfect and Sing-Off. The submission of entries to the 1st Akapela Open has been extended to Sept. 28! If you are a 3-12 member a cappella singing group whose members are 18 years old and above, simply upload your performance video to the official website of the national competition, akapelaopen.com. The rare event for a capella music enthusiasts is being presented by The Music School of Ryan Cayabyab, The PLDT Smart Foundation and One Meralco Foundation in cooperation with the Philippine Choral Directors Association and 105.1 Crossover.
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Entertainment-Filled Event In Iriga City

FORMER Iriga City Mayor Madel Alfelor, Noel Cabangon, Angelika dela Cruz, Iriga City Mayor Ronald Felix GangGang Alfelor, Sam Concepcion, Douglas Nierras
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RIGA CITY The recent 45th Charter Anniversary Celebration of Iriga City, celebrated every Sept. 3 featuring a civic parade, a majorette and drum and lyre corps competition, was to say the least, another memorable and entertainmentfilled event. The pomp and pageantry depicting tradition and the colorful costumes showcased by the participating and competing groups were as usual well-prepared and expected and therefore no longer a surprise even to the guests. It was the first big event spearheaded by the neophyte city mayor, Ronald Felix GangGang Alfelor and so his excitement and hard work were understandable but of course, his sister, Madeleine Alfelor-Gazmen, who was Irigas indefatigable mayor for three terms was there to provide all the help and support the new mayor needed. And as in previous years, in all of Irigas significant events, the entertainment component was not forgotten. Invited to perform for the Irigueos after the parade and the competitions were Noel Cabangon, Angelika dela Cruz (her husband, by the way, was a former classmate of Mayor GangGang at Claret) and Sam Concepcion whose performances highlighted the competition and delighted the students/ participants. Also invited to judge in the competitions was dance icon Douglas Nierras, who by the way, trained Irigas homegrown talents called the MAG Dancers (named after then Mayor Madeleine Alfelor-Gazmen). Mayor GangGang will continue to support and promote the arts and culture of the city, including of course the dance group founded by his sister who during her tenure as city executive received numerous awards, including the PNP Best Local Chief Executive Award (the only mayor awardee in the Bicol Region) in 2011. Mayor GangGang, 36, has vowed
MAYOR Ronald Felix Ganggang Alferor with the first prize winner Iriga Central School which received R50,000 cash and a trophy (Photos by Ariel Reyes)
IRIGA CITY MAYOR Ronald Ganggang Alfelor with wife Grace and children Stephanie Claire (eldest) and Sophia Margaux (Photo by Vicentito V. Kasilag)
to continue the projects that were started but werent finished by Mayor Madeleine like the Organic Demo Farm for which Mayor GangGang has grown very passionate about, and a Call Center that would provide employment to the unemployed Irigueos, which she said was only 20%. So they will also give jobs to people from nearby towns. Incidentally, the winners of the majorettes and drum and lyre corps competitions were: Best Human LED, DBC/DLC Majorette (Elementary Level), 1st Iriga Central School, 2nd San Isidro Elementary School and 3rd Iriga South Central School. Best Human LED, DBC/DLC Majorette (Secondary Level), 1st Rinconada Technical Vocational School, 2nd San Antonio National High School, and 3rd Santiago Integrated School. Best Marching Unit: 1st Rincon-
ada Technical Vocational School, 2nd Zeferino Arroyo High School and 3rd Holy Trinity College. Fancy Drill with Dance: 1st Holy Trinity College, 2nd San Antonio National High School and 3rd Eusebio Paz Arroyo Memorial School. Best Majorette Leader: Elementary Iriga Central School and Secondary Zeferino Arroyo High School Dormitoryo, GMAs Newest Weekend Series With suspense-filled plots and twists, Dormitoryo will be another show to watch out for every Sunday on GMA Network. The Networks newest weekend series starts airing today after Sunday All Stars. Dormitoryo is topbilled by GMAs teen stars Lauren Young, Joyce Ching, Winwyn Marquez, Ruru Madrid and Enzo Pineda. Completing the cast are Mayton Eugenio, Annicka Dolonius, Ash Nordstrom and Mel Kimura. The series focuses on the search of Hazel Mendoza (Lauren), an incoming freshman Mass Communication student at Branwood College, for answers on the death of Maika Benitez (Winwyn) who died in the same dormitory shes staying at the Holy Spirit Manor. It may just be a mere accident for the police but the dormers have a different speculation on Maikas death. Tickling Hazels curiosity more is her snappy roommate Weng Dimagiba (Mayton) who believes that Maikas ex-boyfriend Burn Chavez (Enzo) was
the one who pushed Maika into committing suicide. On her way towards unraveling the cause of Maikas death, Hazel eventually meets Burn who used to have a secret relationship with Maika. As he tries to help in the case, this heartthrob varsity player soon develops feelings for Hazel. Ready to comfort Hazel is her batchmate Charlie Chavez (Ruru). Dormitoryo is from the original concept of the award-winning director Jun Lana who also directs the series. JAM Supports GMA Foundations Oplan Bayanihan JAM Liner, one of Southern Luzons leading bus companies, has showed its full support for the GMA Kapuso Foundations Oplan Bayanihan. Oplan Bayanihan was launched to reach out to hundreds of thousands affected by the ongoing habagat (southwest monsoon) that has triggered flash floods and mudslides throughout the country. JAM Liner buses were deployed to pick up and distribute relief goods, while JAM volunteers contributed their time and effort in re-packing and preparing the items. This is just one way that JAM lives up to its motto, JAMpackedsaserbisyo, JAMpackedsasaya which has made it one of the most-loved transport operators plying the Manila to Laguna, Batangas, and Quezon route.
In other news, JAM Liner also provided buses to ferry Pasig schoolchildren to a stimulating day at the famous Mind Museum in the Global City, Taguig. Dubbed as Project Edukiddo: Minds at Work, a project of the Jaycees-Ortigas Chapter, it targeted deserving kids from Brgy. Pinagbuhatan in Pasig City, which has the highest concentration of indigent families as well as informal settlers in that city. JAM Liner further supports the GMA Kapuso Foundations call for items to prepare for other disasters such as rice, instant noodles, canned goods, bottled water, clothes and rubber slippers, as well as mats and blankets continues. Donations in cash and kind may be dropped off at the GMA Kapuso Foundation office, Mondays to Fridays, from 9 a.m to 6 p.m, at GMA Network Drive corner Samar Street, Diliman, Quezon City; or at the GMA Kapuso Foundation at the GMA Compounds, 366 Tandang Sora, Brgy. Culiat, Quezon City. Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, Sept. 22, go to Ms. Nene Leonor, Dolly Anne Carvajal, Elizabeth Cristobal, Mrs. Baby Liban, Violy Sevilla, Marg Hubilla-Ordiales, Jinia Samad, Rashid Mathew Dayot, Cristina Tan Yao, Emmie Domingo of Filscap, Pitay Reyes-Vitan, Nicky Tesoro, Cristina Francisco of PCSO GMs office, Martin D. Bautista, Ivy Valencia, Hong Hai and Caroline Riggs of Star Magic
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Daniel Padilla And Ser Chief Fill ASAP 18 With Music, Magic And Romance
Daniel scores a gold record award for his sophomore album DJP , while Ser Chief serenades fans with the launch of his eponymous debut album under Star Records. Enjoy a sneak peek of Charice and Aiza Seguerras upcoming concert Power of Two, followed by the romantic production number of teleserye love teams Julia Montes and Enchong Dee of Muling Buksan Ang Puso, Andrea Brillantes and Bugoy Cario of Annaliza, and Daniel and Kathryn Bernardo of Got to Believe. The whole ASAP Kapamilya will also throw a grand triple birthday bash for Zia Quizon, Robi Domingo, and Jericho Rosales. Meanwhile, witness the worldclass vocal battle of The Voice of the Philippines top 8 artists Thor, Janice Javier, Morisette Amon, Klarisse de Guzman, Paolo Onesa, Myk Perez, Mitoy, and Radha, together with the ASAP 18 music icons Martin Nievera, Lani Misalucha, Zsa Zsa Padilla, and Gary Valenciano. Get ready for a mind-blowing Supahdance experience from Iza Calzado, Gerald Anderson, Maja Salvador, Shaina Magdayao, Erich Gonzales, Nikki Gil, Rayver Cruz, Empress, John Prats, Iya Villania, Joseph Marco, Sam Concepcion, and Karylle; together with Saicy Aguila, Aiko Climaco, Sunshine Garcia, and Jopay Paguia. The show also pays tribute to the music of OPM icon Hajji Alejandro; and holds a musical throwback treat from Piolo Pascual, Erik Santos, Jed Madela, Angeline Quinto, and ASAP Sessionistas. ASAP 18 airs at 12 noon on ABS-CBN.
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Multi-awarded fashion designer Rajo Laurel
By RACHEL C. BARAWID, SARA GRACE c. FOJAS and Angelo g. garcia Photo by ANDREW PAMORADA
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We just have to let them know that there is a Philippine fashion industry. We have to showcase the things that make us unique.We have to give them the curiosity to know more about us.
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ashion designer Raymund Joseph Rajo Laurel has seen it all. He has been to fashion capitals of the world like Paris, New York, and London. He has represented the Philippines in various fashion exhibitions and competitions. Just recently, he was handpicked by UK-based Toni & Guy Salon to join its anniversary celebration at the London Fashion Week. The Students and Campuses team got a chance to talk to the very busy designer the day after he got back from a long-haul flight from London. Before we even started the interview, we already got a glimpse of the humility and work ethic of one of Asias fashion icons. Rajo confessed that it was difficult for him to get out of bed because of back pains, thus coming in late for our morning appointment. But it was nice that he still accommodated the team in his fashion store and office, the House of Laurel in Rockwell, Makati. First and foremost, Id like to apologize for being late. I just came back from Europe and I underestimated or overestimated my body capacity. I woke up with a really bad neck pain and I couldnt get up. Tapos sabi nila nandito na raw kayo so I had to call in my assistant, Bihisan mo nga ako. Hindi ako makatayo! (laughs), says the 41-year-old designer. Rajo is used to hard work. While some may see the fashion industry as glamorous, people dont see the hard labor that goes into every outfit from its conception to the manufacturing process. This was revealed to the public in Project Runway Philippines, where Rajo was one of the judges. His hardwork, ingenuity, and solid business background are the reasons why Rajo is considered one of the most accomplished designers of his generation. He has received numerous awards including People of the Year Award by People Asia Magazine in 2008; Ten Outstanding Young Men Award in 2009; and Asian Top Designer of the Year by Fashion Asia which was organized by Asian Fashion Media Association (AFMA) in China in 2010. His designs have graced local and international magazines. His Insecticide collection, for instance, was featured in the American fashion trade journal Womens Wear Daily (WWD). His clothes are a favorite among local celebrities. Even American top model Tyra Banks has
STUDENTS AND CAMPUSES (SCB): You were the guest speaker at iAcademys recent lecture series. Was that your first time to hold a talk to students? RAJO TEVES LAUREL (RTL): No, not really. I talk to young people periodically when Im given the chance. But that talk was nice because I was given the opportunity to inspire people by telling them about my journey. SCB: Did you ever consider teaching? RTL: Its a hard decision to make because its life-changing. I think if not for my teachers, I wont be where I am because of the things they shared with me. Kaya ayoko pumasok na parang hilaw, at saka gusto ko talaga kapag pumasok ako, Im prepared. SCB: You represented the country in several competitions. How was that experience? RTL: You know, in my handler, it says Rajo Laurel, Filipino fashion designer so wherever I go, I try to represent myself as Filipino first. I think thats what the biggest names in fashion should do, to tell the world where youre from. When youre a designer, and youre just starting out, you should essentially present yourself not as Rajo Laurel but as a Filipino. Kasi yun ang unang tanong, Whats your name? Where are you from? Sometimes pa nga, Where are you from? na, hindi pa tinatanong ang pangalan mo. So in my experience, thats what I do first and Im very proud to do that. Second, its very humbling. And third, its almost like a calling because my success is everyones success. At the recent Tony & Guy celebration in Europe, they asked me, Where are you from? Im from the Philippines and theyre like, Wow, thats so far. Yun! Thats just the conversation. Its generally human attribute to be able to have that. SCB: What did you do in Europe? RTL: I was invited by the Tony & Guy salon to their 50th anniversary celebration. It was quite impressive. They have about 180 salons all over the world and they got a representative from the fashion industry from each nation to join the celebration. There were about 4,000 people there. I was chosen to represent the Philippines. So I guess, parang Ms. Universe (laughs). It was a really nice experience because it started the fashion week. Tony & Guy is the official hair sponsor for the London Fashion Week. Theyre trying to really put their connection in fashion solidly. That was the essence and that was why I was there. It was also a chance for me to go back to London and get into the action of fashion week. It was tiring because it was like an amazing race, trying to get into one gallery to the next. So that was fun. SCB: Youve been to a lot of these countries that are big in fashion. Whats their perception of Philippine fashion? Do they even know we exist? RTL: Yes, they know where the Philippines is and thats probably one of the things that we have and I have as a person. We really just have to let them know that there is a Philippine fashion industry. We dont wear bahag all the time. There is that particular perception but with the advent of technology, its far easier to tell them about us. When they start seeing what we do online, they say, Wow, thats fantastic! SCB: But do they know about the work and talent of the Filipino? RTL: It depends. Some do, some dont. Theyre familiar with our culture and our beaches. But again, its up to us to inform them, and it depends on what they like. For instance, if they like literature, then you share your literature. I was sharing this wonderful book, The Mango Bride which just won the Palanca award, to people. Sa airplane, yun yung binabasa ko. I loved it. If they like food, I automatically say, You have to try our adobo. If you like fashion, then this is what we do. So I guess, branding ourselves is very important. I always say that one of the saddest things that has happened in the Philippines is that we have a very bad PR. They all think that were at war. They all think theres a lot of death and destruction here. There probably is pero kahit naman saang lupalop ng mundo may ganun. Theres always doom, but theres also a lot of sunshine. SCB: So how do you counter that perception when youre in these events? RTL: You basically put your best foot forward. We are all ambassadors of our country and the only way to change that is to actually meet somebody from here who loves his country. First and foremost, I think one of the most important things is you have to love your country. You have to have a sense of nationalism, not just because its cool or hip but because its true, because this is our country. Thats why pag may nangyayaring kalokohan sa ating gobyerno, we have to take a

worn his designs. For Rajo, a proud member of the Laurel clan his great grandfather is former Philippine President Jose P . Laurel the love for fashion all started in theater. He entered the theater at age seven, starring in productions alongside Lea Salonga and Menchu Lauchengco. But it was the theaters grandiose costumes that captured his interest. Later, he would be drawing his own designs on Math notebooks and transforming his sisters Barbie dolls into mini fashion mannequins. His parents let him be and didnt stop his creativity. The beauty about it is that my parents gave me that go-signal. Sige, mag collect ka diyan ng Vogue magazines hanggang magsawa ka. Sige, mag-drawing ka lang ng mag-drawing. But of course they had reservations because they didnt think at that time that this was a viable career. Dahil matigas ang ulo ko, hindi ako nakikinig, I pursued it, he shares. He went to the US to study at the New York Fashion Institute of Technology, and later took his fathers advice to get a business degree at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. He admits that the degree helped his business, the Rajo Laurel Group, grow to where it is today. Being in the industry for 20 years now, Rajo has not only diversified into other merchandise but has also given back. In fashion, he continues to support the careers of young designers by carrying their designs in his boutique. Rajo also helped established Rags2Riches, a social enterprise that provides livelihood to women in poor communities in Payatas, Quezon City through the production of beautiful handmade bags and other products made out of rags. Recently, Rajo took time to share his experiences and business practices with young designers, fashion students and professionals at the iACADEMY School of Continuing Education as part of its iNSPIRE series. In this 60 Minutes interview, the self-confessed multi-tasker would scribble notes on his work sheet while giving us a detailed look of the local fashion industry. A staunch nationalist, Rajo enumerates the greatness of the Filipino, and the Pinoy designers whom if given the chance, would certainly make it big in the global fashion industry. (Angelo G. Garcia)
thats just a third of the whole situation. Philippine fashion has changed in many ways. A lot of people respect it already. But this is not a cottage industry S C B : D o i n g Pr o j e c t R u n w a y where people can just come and go, or that some say, ah ano lang yan, thats something you do at home. A lot of people are now looking at it as a viable source of income. You must remember that for a time, this nation was all about manufacturing. Ang galing natin. So nandun talaga yung intrinsic quality, yung galing sa pagbuburda, sa pagbead. Yan yung mga lakas natin kaya yan yung ipapakita natin ngayon sa Whats nice about Project Runway is mundo. that it unveiled the mystery kung gaano kahirap yung ginagawa namin. It gives SCB: What is our value on what we do, that being a designer countrys edge is not all glamour but hard work. when it comes to fashion? RTL: I think our countrys edge is our Philippines, did that bring out more adaptability. We are truly the first global young designers? citizens. Apart from being overseas RTL: Whats nice about Project Runway workers, why do you think we are is that it unveiled the mystery kung everywhere? Because we can easily gaano kahirap yung ginagawa namin. adapt, we have that particular gift of just Yes, it created interest but it also opened being able to blend. We are never like the the window to the backroom kung baga. Chinese or even the Jews that needed Siyempre nakikita lang nga tao yung to congregate or group together. Thats glamour, yung kabonggahan ng fashion why they built their ghettos. We Filipinos, show and whatnot. Hindi nila nakikita, kahit saan tayo itapon, mabubuhay Sige nga manahi ka diyan, kailangan tayo, para tayong mga kabute. We strive, na ni Mrs. Chua yung dress niya in we survive, and we become amazing. three days. (Laughs) Kaya mo yun na I always go back to food because I nagdudugo-dugo na kamay mo? love food eh. For instance, kung gusto It gives value on what we do, that nating magluto ng Japanese food, kaya being a designer is not all glamour but natin magluto ng Japanese. Gusto hard work. A lot of the kids think I want mo Chinese? Kaya natin magluto ng to be a designer kasi marunong ako mag Chinese. Gusto mo mag Spanish? Kaya drawing. Ang sinasabi ko sa kanila, ko mag Spanish. In the same way, the ang drawing is just two percent of the designer is like that but he puts his own entire pie of this particular career. Yes, its spin to it. important because its a way to transfer Because of our rich history, and your vision into a two-dimensional work. our being a product of colonization, But its another thing to make that twomarami tayong puwedeng hugutin in dimensional into a three-dimensional terms of inspiration. Umikot ka lang sa work. It takes a lot of skill, technique, Pilipinas, ang dami mo nang makikitang intelligence, and know-how to do that. inspiration. Saan ka makakakita ng It also takes a while to do that. So thats nation na tumingin ka sa southern part a particular aspect that I love in Project may Muslim; umakyat ka sa Baguio, Runway Philippines. ethnic; sa Manila its a combination of all; pumunta ka sa Vigan, Espanyol. STATE OF PHILIPPINE FASHION Whoever colonized us, I love that they SCB: How has Philippine fashion brought a little bit of their home here evolved over the years? which influenced us to become who we RTL: Aray, talagang matanda ka na! are. Thats what makes us amazing as (laughs). Ayoko yatang sagutin yan brilliant designers and as people at the (laughs). It has grown by leaps and same time. bounds. Ive been in the industry for 20 years. From the 80s and 90s, to the 2000 and by now, its getting to be at a SCB: But how is the local industry place where I think if we play our cards faring at this time that there are a lot right, we will have a chance. We have of foreign brands coming in? an opportunity. We have one of the most R T L : Siyempre, nakakaantig, talented designers here. Its just a matter nakakakaba. Ang lalaki ng mga brands of harnessing that towards a bigger such as Forever21. But it pushes the plane. Kung ano ang kaya nilang gawin designer to become better. Its not just sa Paris, mas kaya pa natin gawin because its mura it means its going to be dito, to think that a lot of our skills is just bought. Of course, price is very important ouido. Hindi yan parang pinag-aralan. but it challenges you more. Kasi andito Pero Im lucky kasi nakapag-aral ako na yung malalaking brands na dati rati ng fashion. So yun yung gusto kong hindi tayo pinapansin. Kaya nga tayo makita. But the strength of my business gumaganda manamit eh kasi nandyan really began because its a business. na. There are already these options. So I think of it as that. Obviously, there is (Contd on page L-4) artistry, creativity, and skills involved but And that begins the curiosity to know more about us, more about you.
yung gagawin kong paraan para mapaganda ang kapaligiran ko. Kailangan ang bawat tao isipin kung ano ba talaga ang mahal nila. Magaling ka magluto, e di ipakita mo. Magaling ka kumanta, yun yung ipakita mo. You know, there are snippets of amazingness in everything that we do as Filipinos and thats what we have to showcase.
ON MAKING IT BIG SCB: In the fashion industry, you have to be unique as a designer. Is there a specific Filipino brand that were known for? RTL: Its not a specific thing but it begins with identity. Thats the reason I always try to do branding because thats what sets it apart. Im not talking about traditional costumes. What I mean by that are the things that make us unique our embroidery. Little elements and we try to modernize that. Hindi yan puwedeng iniisip mo na magfafashion show tayo, mukha tayong naka-singkil. Thats just a little bit of that particular essence that makes us Filipino but not necessarily terno. If you take a look at my current collection called UNTITLD, youll see that its still a combination of different things but because its Philippine-made, its Filipino. SCB: Is it hard to penetrate the international market? RTL: Yes, it is very difficult to penetrate the international market because it takes a lot of time, money, and patience to enter it. I tried but to penetrate the international market is a continuing process. Hindi puwedeng pumasok ka diyan bibilhan ka na. Its a different psyche. You cant just show your work and expect all the buyers and the press to look at you. You need a little bit more of a deeper pocket. If youre lucky, yes, but it has to be sustainable. Thats why there are a lot of young designers all over the world na nawawala dahil wala silang masyadong pera to continue. So you have to be smart and know how to play the game. With that being said, the Philippines is part of the international market. So theres no shame in being part and parcel of this particular world. Everybody wants to be in Asia. Every single person I spoke to internationally, lets say from New York, London, or Paris, is very interested in Asia. Kasi tayo ang may pera eh. Im not kidding. Pag pumunta ka sa mga tindahan, ang mga bumibili kakulay natin. I noticed that myself. Pag pumasok sila sa tindahan dati rati hindi ako pinapansin. Ngayon pag pumasok ako ng tindahan (chuckles), dalawang tao ang umaalialigid sa akin. Tumitingin lang naman ako, napepressure tuloy ako (laughs). But thats true because our economy is doing very well and the region is doing well. So its exhilarating and wonderful to know that the concentration of the world is suddenly towards Asia. To be part of that is already an opportunity that we must try to capture.
SCB: But how do you stand out, considering that there Ninanakaw ko yung Barbie ng mga are so many kapatid ko, and at night I would make Filipino clothes. Its like the story of those little fashion elves, when they wake up, iba na itsura ng designers Barbies nila! who all want to make it big stand. We cannot just ignore it and let it internationally? happen because kasalanan din natin RTL: How do I stand out? For me, I stood yan pag walang nangyayari. out because Im Filipino. In the global Siyempre ang kakayahan ko sa setting, if youre there and you say youre fashion and fashion business. So yun a Filipino, they ask, Whats Filipino?
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Jesse Robredo Caravan inspires Cebu youth

By SHYLYNNE D. CASTILLO
he late Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo may be gone but his family and friends hope that his ideals and legacy will continue to live on and imbibed by the youth today. This is the reason the Kaya Natin! Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership (KN), together with the Ateneo School of Government (ASoG) and the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) is conducting the Jesse M. Robredo (JMR) Caravan of Good Governance in academic institutions all over the country. Last Sept. 4, the JMR Caravan was held at the University of San
Carlos (USC) and University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) in Cebu City. The caravan seeks to promote and proactively advocate among the youth in colleges and universities the Jesse Robredo brand of leadership. Moreover, it aims to inculcate in the hearts and minds of young Filipino leaders the values and principles that he had stood for and lived out. Kaya Natin! champions of good governance led by former Quezon Rep. Lorenzo Taada III and former Saranggani Governor Miguel Rene Dominguez were the main speakers who spoke before thousands of students. Both of them worked closely with Robredo. Taada was his fellow stalwart at the Liberal Party while Dominguez was a fellow board member of Synergeia Foundation.
In his talk, Dominguez mentioned that the life of Robredo was one that can be a source of inspiration for the youth to regain interest in advocating an active citizenry. Meanwhile, Taada emphasized that to ensure a matino and mahusay leadership, the country needs people participation in government. A 20-minute documentary on the life and leadership of former Naga City mayor was also shown to the students. The documentary focuses on the various advocacies of Robredo for the urban poor, persons with disabilities and education. We hope
UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSERECOLETOS student leaders with Rep. Tanada during the Jesse Robredo caravan.
that by establishing partnerships with tertiar y institutions, we will be able to reach more young Filipino leaders and help them become real catalysts for change, said Joey Sta. Isabel, program officer of the caravan. To g e t h e r, w e c a n most certainly build a network of dynamic young leaders who can actively support, ensure and promote good governance in the country. The JMR Caravan in Cebu was made possible through the partnership of KN, ASoG, CEAP, USC Carolinian Political Science Society, Department of Political Science headed by PoSc chairperson Grace Magalzo, USJ-R College of Arts and Sciences, Political Science Society, and the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy headed by Glenn Pajares. In the coming months, the caravan will be visiting more schools, colleges and universities such as Pasig Catholic College, Assumption
STUDENTS from the University of San Carlos in Cebu listen to the Kaya Natin! champions, former Sarangani Governor Migs Dominguez and former 4th District of Quezon Rep. Lorenzo Taada III as they talk of the values espoused by the late Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo.
College, Cavite State University, DEBES Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology, Masbate School of Fisheries, University of San Agustin, Occidental Mindoro State College, and San Jose National High School. For more information, call Joey Sta. Isabel at (02) 990-3282 or email jmrfyouth@gmail.com .
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again, how do you combat that? Go back to desire. Nandyan si Zara, si Forever21, si Uniqlo, pero lahat ng tao may ganyan. But if you limit your pieces and make it really design-driven, what do you think would be more desirable? Is it going to be something that is kakaunti lang or Forever21 na million ang meron? It just boils down to that.
EXPERIMENTING WITH BARBIE DOLLS SCB: When did that love for fashion start for you? RTL: (While scribbling notes for work) In theater. My grandmother founded Repertory Philippines and back then, bibo na ako. Mahilig ako kumanta so sinabak nila ako sa theater. In fact, my first production was The King and I and it was a stellar cast. Sabay- sabay kami, sina Lea Salonga, Menchu Lauchengco, Raymond Lauchengco. SCB: How old where you then? RTL: As an impressionable seven-yearold gay boy, I fell in love with the pageantry of the costumes. Kasi nakikita ko eh. Si Anna, normal lang ang itsura kapag nagrerehearse pero pag production na aba para nang prinsesa! The power of that transformation from clothing was drawn to me and I just kept on loving it until I realized what it was. I never stopped. The beauty about it is that my parents gave me that go signal. Sige, mag collect ka diyan ng Vogue magazines hanggang magsawa ka. Sige, mag-drawing ka lang ng mag-drawing. But of course they had reservations because they didnt think at that time that this was a viable career. Dahil matigas ang ulo ko, hindi ako nakikinig, I pursued it. My father was smart enough to say Listen, you need a business degree. You cannot go to this, art ka lang ng art. And true enough, I came back after New York and I enrolled at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde for a business degree, which helped me propel the business forward. SCB: Is it true that you made clothes for the Barbie dolls of your sisters? RTL: Ah yeah! Ninanakaw ko yung Barbie nila. I would steal them and at
By Sara Grace C. Fojas
STYLE AND SUBSTANCE Rajo Laurel's life may be glamorous but he makes sure that he also voices out his opinion as a Filipino citizen. Photos show (clockwise from above) Rajo working on a dress; with American actress and fashion icon, Sarah Jessica Parker; with fashion journalist and judge of the original Project Runway, Nina Garcia; as a young talented boy; and with his friends at the Million People March. (Photos from www.rajolaurel.com/blog/)
night I would make clothes. Its like the story of those little elves and when they would wake up, iba na itsura ng Barbies nila. Ginagamit ko kung ano makita ko sa bahay like medyas. My sisters hated me. Kasi ang uso noon punk so I cut their hair and painted it green, and the lips black so iba na itsura nila. Pag nakita na nila, sisigaw at iiyak na yan. Kuya Rajo! Eventually, I decided to buy my own Barbie, again going back to desire of having one. Once I found ways to make money, thats when my entrepreneurial skills began. My mother was also the one who reminded me of that. Dahil hindi ako makabili ng Barbie, ang ginawa ko, nangolekta ako ng kuting sa village namin. Nilagyan ko ng ribbon at pinabanguhan ko. Tapos binenta ko sa mga kaklase ko! At the end of one week, may pera na ako to buy my own Barbie.
it. Hindi naman kami mahilig magtapon eh. I have a feeling andiyan pa yun. If not, its just part of my memories.
SCB: We learned that you also have sketches on your Math notebooks? RTL: Yes! Yan naitago ko. SCB: Youre also one of those designers who really make an effort to reach out to the masses. What made you decide to be more accessible? Yung iba kasi may niche market, like puro pang kasal lang. RTL: Thats one of the things that I was very, very, lucky with again. SCB: Was that your goal? RTL: Thats part of the plan. I think designs for everyone. Hindi mo masasabi ang mentality. Of course, fashion is a luxury but its also a necessity. Kasi lahat naman tayo nagigising, tinitingnan ang closet, Anong gusto kong suotin ngayong araw na to? All of these are intangible things that make us feel better and good about ourselves. Essentially, if you think about it, were a 103+ million people,
SCB: Maabilidad na pala kayo nun... RTL: Ay oo! Yun ang kailangan natin. SCB: Have you kept those Barbie dolls? RTL: I hope its somewhere there. Ill find
udding f a s h i o n designer Judy Alcoriza got more than what she expected at the iAcademys iNSPIRE forum last Friday in Makati. The forum featured Rajo Laurel, one of the countrys top fashion designers, who shared valuable fashion tips as well as his journey to the top of the industry. It was very inspiring. You dont really need to care about what people think. While theyre views can be helpful, its more important that you do what you want, shares Alcoriza when asked what she learned from the talk. Laurels lecture is the first in a series of talks by various industry practitioners. It aims to share their success stories and inspire people to break barriers in their own fields. Were looking for people who can give us success tips that theyve used in their lives and that others can apply in their respective careers. Basically, thats where it (the forum) came from, says Tina Vitas, executive director of iAcademy School of Continuing Education.
Fashion 101
Rajo Laurel shares the business of fashion to aspiring and new designers
about to become 104 in a couple of months. Ang dami nun ano? Lahat naman kailangan ng damit. Again, its going back to business. Hindi naman puwedeng puro pang kasal kasi kakaunti lang ang puwedeng makaafford ng pangkasal na gagawin ko. Its the skill that you have to pay for, thats why it becomes expensive. Im not apologizing for why its expensive, but you have to realize that theres a lot of people that will spend good hard-earned money on well-designed pieces. But you need to structure that in a particular avenue. Thats why Im very fortunate that I am a part of Bench, Plains and Prints and many other collaborations that made it more accessible. For instance, I love the reaction when somebody loves a shoe that I made which they got for P900. Its the mere fact that they cherish that and they love that. Kasi pinag-ipunan yan eh. Just imagine the desire to have that particular design pieces made by designers. Its heartwarming. Its almost not the same as having your wedding gown but its the same thing (laughs). Its something that makes you feel good, and special. Clothing is like armor, if you think about it. For instance, if they ask, why did you wear that? It makes me feel good, nakakapayat, nakakaganda, nakakaalindog or whatnot. As a designer, those are the things that you check in terms of your tick box. Is it flattering? Then you think about the other things, and the whole cycle of thought continues. But intrinsically, it all begins with desire.
grow. And then all the different lines. Maternity. Nagkaroon ng babies yung mga kapatid ko, nagtahi ako. Tumaba sila, nagkaroon ng line. Yung Rajo Man naman, nainggit yung kapatid kong lalaki, bakit siya wala.
SCB: So thats how it started, with your own family? RTL: Yes, sa family. That is why when we say this is the House of Laurel, its literally the house of Laurel. My sister has a salon here. Shes a make-up artist. I work with my cousins. My mom is here every Thursday because shes my CFO (chief financial officer). Im just the face and I have my entire family behind me. SCB: So this is where your success comes from... RTL: I believe so. Its not always easy working with your family. But I think our success is because we respect one another. SCB: The house also carries other designers RTL: Yes. The house carries a lot of young and up-and-coming designers. Im very proud to be the first person to stock Bea Valdez, Joyce Makitalo, Nicole Whisenhunt, Charina Sarte, and Puey Quinones. I think its an avenue. Eventually, I want to be able to gather together everyone. Other designers also want to do this pero hindi lang nila alam kung papaano. I dont know anybody who doesnt want somebody else to be successful. In my case, Im very grateful. Busog na busog na ako sa blessings ko. Ever since naman, I didnt have the desire to dress everyone up. Thats hard. Kahit sa Pilipinas pa lang. Hindi ko pinangarap na damitan ang buong mundo, mahirap yun. Gusto ko lang damitan yung mga taong gustong pumunta sa akin. But there are a lot of designers that need to be noticed, need a break, need that little nudge. And then watch them fly. To be part of that little journey is a great experience. Their success is already a compliment. In the same manner, there were a lot of people that helped me, apart from my family. Sila Pepito Albert, Joey Espino, all these people. SCB: So youre just paying it forward? RTL: Absolutely! I think its a way to do it, going back to nationalism. In order to become a successful person, you should share that success. Kung ikaw lang ang successful, parang ang lungkot naman nun. Eh kung lahat kayo, masaya, masagana, eh di mas maganda. SCB: Is Rags 2 Riches (a social enterprise he co-founded) still operational? RTL: Yes, super operational. I just got back from London and I saw our products in Anthropology. I was so excited. I did a little jump kasi nakakahiya naman kung nagsisigaw ako dun. We are very successful. Were launching our new fall collection with Liz Uy as our endorser. Taray! We are now about 440-strong people. We started out with only 20 housewives of Payatas. We didnt only improve the lives of the communities there but also improved their mindset altogether. Hindi lang kasi pera ang importante pero yung marealize nila na may pag-asa.
RAJO LAUREL tells his audience that the most successful and respected people are those who do not care what other people think. (Photo by Jim Punzalan)
INNER SANCTUM During the talk, Laurel advised the audience to find their inner sanctum where they can think and develop their creativity. It can be a comfortable place in the house which can also be turned into a work area. Traveling and experiencing new things can also contribute to learning and honing ones talent. Whether be it your room, desk, or even just a little closet, make that space yours so that you can utilize it as an area where you can actually think. Thinking is a very important process in the creative journey, Laurel points out. According to him, a person should also be willing to get out of his or her comfort zone, and surround himself with people who can give constructive criticisms in his work. This will help him become better at what he does. THE FASHION GAME Laurel started his business with couture
or made-to-order gowns (Rajo Laurel), to uniforms (Laurel Et Ross, and to ready-to-wear (House of Laurel). He also teamed up with the major stores in the country like Bench, Shoe Mart, and Plains and Prints. From dresses to shoes, jeans, and perfume, Laurel has ventured into other merchandise. He now has his own cake line, hamburger line, and soon, a school supply line at National Bookstore. You can do everything that you put your mind into, its just that you have to make sure that everything else is charted out properly. But in whatever journey you want to create, you have to do it in a particular process, he says. The fashion icon also admitted that he had his share of failures before reaching the top. This made him stronger and more determined to succeed. The reason why I became who I am today is because fashion for me is more than just my career. It is really my life, says Laurel.
ALL IN A DAY As one of Asias esteemed fashion designers, Laurel may seem to have a very tight and unpredictable schedule.
But on the forum, people were surprised to find out how routinary and relaxed his days are. He wakes up at 7 a.m. then does a good morning Instagram to set his positive mood. He works at his office before 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. At night, he works out and attends functions and parties. If theres no event, he goes to bed early. Its very routinary and Im happy with routine. The more creative you are, the more you discipline yourself into compartments, he says. In the business of fashion, or in any career, there would always be negativity and people who would let you down. The best response, Laurel adds, is to just ignore them and continue what youre doing. If somebody thinks they are better than you then let them think that way. Theres always going to be hierarchy. Theres always going to be politics. Dont mind them. Concentrate on what youre doing and basically respect them, their space, and their circle. Huwag mo na lang silang pansinin because the more you acknowledge that particular negative energy, the more it becomes a burden, he says.
SCB: When did you decide to venture to different things like cakes, uniforms, bags? RTL: Its organic. A lot of the things I do are opportunities given and how I approach that is basically, sige, sila ang lumapit eh. Parang naisip nila, Gusto mo ba gumawa ng cake sa Red Ribbon? Okay, lets do it. Papaano ba gawin yan? Sinasabi ko sa kanila, O, never pa ako gumawa nito. Its my first time. Im like a child who starts to educate myself again. Bago ko ginawa yung cake, nag factory visit ako, tiningnan ko kung ano puwede kong gawin. And then from there, I learned. Yung uniforms naman, organic din yun. My friend works at the Philippine Plaza. Luma na talaga (laughs). Sabi niya, kailangan nila ng uniform. Sabi ko, hindi naman ako marunong gumawa ng uniform. Thats not my forte. Sinubukan ko almost 10 years ago. Awa ng Diyos, it went okay. Of course, there were a lot of trials and errors and from there, you proceed. I was not afraid to try, more so I was never afraid to fail. These particular projects are business projects. Mas marami akong natutunan kapag nagkamali ako. Kasi minsan hindi mo alam kung bakit ka naging tama pero alam mo kung bakit ka nagkamali. And thats what I use when I educate myself. Its the same technique as trial and error. So the opportunities just arrived. The ready to wear clothing. Hay naku Rajo, napapagod na kami pabalik-balik dito for fittings, sabi ng kapatid ko. Mag ready to wear tayo. Kung nagkasya, bilhin, kung hindi nagkasya eh di maghanap ng iba. It developed. In fact, were making that part of my business
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Top 10 Tips To Get Hired In The Digital Age

By Jhoanna Gan-So
he Digital Age is a great equalizer. It has opened up and given people access to more job opportunities locally and globally. Whether rich or
poor, young or old, foreign or local, you can now apply for a job with just a click of the mouse. But to get the best job that is right for you, you will have to know how to work with it. Here are my top 10 tips to boost your job hunt in the digital age: Get digital. Obvious as it may sound, there are still people who have
not arrived at the digital age. Some simply cant afford it, while others feel too old for it. Since most companies now require you to e-mail your resume to apply for a job, you will have to find a way to get Internet access or learn how to work with a computer. Find job opportunities online and offline. There are many jobsites
online that you can try but not all have updated listings. When searching, look at the most recent postings. HR Club Philippines job board called jobwebby.com, for instance, displays the date when the jobs are posted; this allows applicants to only apply for the most recent and available jobs. Aside from online sources, dont forget
to search through reliable offline sources. Manila Bulletin offers fresh job listings all the time and youll be able to see who the most aggressive recruiting companies are by looking at the size of the job ads. Clean up your social media (Turn to page SS-2)
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Manila Bulletin 6th Job Fair-Cebu leg
Speakers Profile
September 24 to 25, 2013 Trade Hall, SM Cebu Professional development and human resource management experts will share their knowledge and experience in having a successful career. Diosdado Bobot Codoy HR Director, Cebu Marriott Hotel Topic: Preparing for the World of Work: Transition from School to Work September 24 Jeane Sanchez General Manager Gateway Travel and Tours Topic: Effective Resume and Power Interviews September 24 Joslyn Canon Call Center Manager Qualfon Phillipines, Inc. Topic: Preparing for a Career in BPO Industry September 25
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(From page SS-1) space. Recruitment officers are also going digital. They do background checks using social media. So clean up your FB account and put up decent happy photos. Set your privacy settings properly so that the public can only see what you want them to see. Do not Friend everybody. Be more discerning. Build your social network. Keep in touch with friends and acquaintances, including old bosses and college professors through social media. If you have managed to give them a good impression and maintained a good relationship with them, they may be able to refer or tap you for job opportunities that come their way. Observe social media etiquette. Remember that Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites are not your personal private diaries. Avoid posting negative shout-outs and controversial things about yourself or other people. Recruitment officers or friends of friends may use this as a yardstick to measure your emotional maturity level. Practice e-mail etiquette. When e-mailing your resume, personalize it and address your letter to the HR manager of the company that you are applying for.
Josephine A. Enego AVP for Human Resources Topic: How to Climb the Corporate Ladder September 25
Avoid mass-sending your resume and putting all the e-mails in the CC field. Add a short message that clearly states the position you are applying for. This will make things easier on recruitment officers. Observe text etiquette. When you text recruitment officers, be polite and courteous. Try to text in complete sentences. Avoid jejemon, cutesy or crass words. Be formal. Spellcheck. We now have spellcheck. Before sending out your e-mail and resume, be sure that your document is correctly spelled. Proofread before sending in your application. Add your personal touch. Since the digital world can sometimes feel cold and impersonal, it is important that you add your personality into your electronic correspondences. Always start and end with a pleasant greeting. Send a thank you text message after your interview. These little personal touches will get you remembered. Show up. Digital is digital. You can only get to first base with it. After sending your application, the next step is to prepare for the interview. If the interview is online, then present yourself well. If it is offline and you are asked to come over for an interview. Show up. Opportunities are given to those who show up.
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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT Sunday, September 22, 2013
On Managing Your Time Well

By Jhoanna Gan-So
often hear people complain that 24 hours in a day is not enough. I sometimes feel the same. But if you think about it, the 24-hour daily time we get is constant. Whether you are young or old, rich or poor, healthy or sick, we all get the same amount of time to do what we need to do on a single day. How many days you get in your lifetime varies, but the hours per day are the same. The real solution for people who feel they always lack time is not really having more time, but managing it properly. Here are some tips on good time management: Take stock. If you are always running late, not meeting deadlines or not getting enough rest because of the tons of things you have to do, it is time to take stock. Step back, find a quiet moment, and list down the things that you usually do on a typical work day. Make a time logan inventory of every activity you do, from sleeping, waking up, eating, answering e-mails, working, commuting, etc. Note down how much time you use up for each activity. This should give you an idea if you are spending your time wisely. Avoid time-wasters. When you take stock of your time, you will see what your time-wasters are and be able to adjust your activities accordingly. For instance, if your work involves a lot of waiting time at a clients office or bank (like med reps, sales persons or office assistants), you can bring a book or perhaps listen to an audiobook so that you can learn while you wait. Or if you find that you are wasting so much time playing Candy Crush, for instance, you might want to multi-task and upload your family photos in your Flickr account while doing so. This way, you are still productive during time-consuming activities. Create a to-do list. This will help you plan your work day and ensure that you remember to do the things that you set out to do. A simple pen and paper or notebook is all you need. Try to limit your list to not more than 10 items per day. This way, you do not get overwhelmed. Look for shortcuts. If there is a way to do things quicker and with less effort, but still maintain the same
quality of work, do it. If it means finding new ways of doing things, delegating or systematizing routine work, go for it. If it means using a gadget or tool to cut the work time into half, invest in it. Every day we come across opportunities to make life easier. Our whole society has evolved because people from different centuries have sought faster and better ways of doing things. So take short cuts if they get the job done. Prioritize and balance. You do not have to do everything at the same time. When you do your list, prioritize the most important and urgent activities. Discern what is most important to you. Many people tend to prioritize their work over their families, forgetting the fact that they are working because of their
families. Many people also prioritize work over their health, forgetting that it is wise to invest in health. So do seek a more balanced use of your time. If you need to include spending time with your loved ones or going to the gym in your to-do list, do it. At the end of the day, and at the end of your life, you will not be asked how much time you spent working for money. What will matter most is the time you spent with people that you care about and your lifes vocation. So make time for them and make the most out of your 24-hour day.
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What Your Boss Really Wants From You

By Ruben AnlAcan
ike it or not, unless you are in position in sales, where performance can objectively be quantified, your future in any company lies with your boss subjective assessment. Ultimately, it is your managers opinion of your work that will determine whether you get promoted, get additional benefits or get fired. It may seem a simple matter to please your boss, but in practice it is full of invisible landmines, especially for those who
have no experience managing other people. There are numerous ways to improve your boss satisfaction with your work by deciphering some of the expectations. Do what the boss is instructing you now and not after you finish your other tasks. Unless there are urgent tasks, you must assume that she wants you to do the latest task she is assigning you. Do what the boss wants immediately and not after you finish what you were doing. It is irritating to the extreme for a boss request to be put on hold. I know of a senior employee who was terminated for refusing to
follow her boss order because she wanted to finish an important task she was working on. It turned out that the employer had a different idea of what was more important. Still, there are cases where you are not able to do the request at once, but even then, you must explain the situation and let your boss decide what should be done first. Do not put your boss on the spot. Another pet peeve of managers is when you put them in a situation where they will encounter problems. This is a frequent situation with frontliners dealing with demanding customers who insist on getting something that is forbidden by company policy.
Technically, you may be following the rules if your boss has the authority to override the rule, but by letting your boss face the irate customer, you are putting her in a difficult situation. By all means, handle the problem yourself without overreaching your authority. Try to see the big picture. To have a better grasp of how higher management thinks, try to look at your work in terms of its impact on several dimensions: on its long-term significance, its bottom line (how much earnings or cost savings it will bring), and on how it affects other aspects of operations. Do not be afraid to ask for
clarifications. Do not make wild guesses when you can simply ask. Rest assured that if there were an ambiguity in the instructions to a critical task, your boss would love to hear you ask for more information. If there is any instruction that is unclear, you must not be too shy to ask for more details or to have the instruction repeated. Observe your boss preferences. What is appreciated by other managers may be repugnant to others. Despite claims of objectivity, it is impossible not to be swayed by personal preferences. At work, you should focus on learning how your boss would like subordinates to behave.
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Accenture Philippines In place since 1985, Accenture Philippines is a pioneer of Accentures Global Delivery Network of more than 50 delivery centers around the world. These centers are committed to deliver excellence in technology and outsourcing to help our clients become high performance businesses. What began as an offshore application development center catering to internal business requirements, the Philippines delivery center has grown to be one of the largest nodes in Accentures global delivery network. With more than 30,000 professionals in Metro Manila and Cebu, Accentures Philippine operation is made up of the largest and one of the most mature ITcompanies in the country, the largest 3rd party non-voice provider, a growing contact center operation and Management Consulting practice. We have a long and successful track record of delivering complex technology-based solutions and outsourcing capabilities. Through our global network of delivery centers, we have created a competitive, cost-effective solution delivery approach. This approach capitalizes on proven, repeatable assets, methods and tools combined with highly-skilled technology specialists who share knowledge and best practices across facilities and clients. Accenture Philippines works with an international client base in Europe, Asia and North America, a large number being 500 Fortune Global companies. Our goal is to help these clients perform at their highest level. Our endeavor to deliver the best in IT outsourcing, data/non-voice business process outsourcing and contact center operations has merited recognition by the industry and the government. In 2012, Accenture in the Philippines scored a double win. It was named BPO Company of the Year at the 2012 International ICT Awards by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPA/P)the first company to win the award twice. Accenture Philippines won the first BPO Company of the Year award in 2007. For the third time, the company was proclaimed Outstanding Employer by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), a feat that it first achieved in 2008, then again on 2012 and most recently in 2013. Earlier on in 2011, the PEZA elevated Accenture to the Hall of Fame for winning the Outstanding Exporter Award for three years (2008, 2009 and 2010), and gave the company its first Outstanding Community Project Award. Author Solutions Author Solutions is a book publishing company created by authors, for authors. By focusing on the needs of creative writers and artists, and on how print on demand technology and new approaches can be applied in the publishing industry, we provide authors publishing services to help them get published. Whether you are writing a book, promoting your work, or searching for online publishing services or a self publisher to publish your book, Author Solutions comprehensive range of publishing, editorial, add-on and marketing services enable you to customize your self-publishing experience. Our proficient team of publishing professionals are available every step of the way to guide you through the self-publishing process. Comglasco AG Comglasco AG is one the largest provider of innovative products and services supporting the automotive, advertising and architectural industries. Established in 1988 as Commercial Glass Corporation, it has marked its expertise in trading of automotive glass and glass part accessories. In 2003, the Company underwent a dynamic transformation as it changed its name to Comglasco AG Corporation and began diversifying its product lines. From a traditional base of automotive glasses, now Comglasco AG caters to a boarder market carrying products on architectural glasses, acrylic sheets, solar window films, automotive glasses, aluminums composite, laminated glass, tints, rubber weather strips, fiber glass laminated, sealants and advertising materials. To date, the company has expanded its operations nationwide, with additional warehouses and branches through out the country. Convergys At Convergys, we value you. In all of our ventures, one principle has continually guided us to always focus on our people. Recognizing the value of each of our employees led to our capability to distinguish hard work and inspire growth. Our people are heroes. Their hard work and dedication have brought us: Global leadership for more than 25 years, 3-time International ICT Awards BPO Employer of the Year, Fortune Most Admired Company for 9 consecutive years, PEZA Hall of Fame status, and just recently, 2013 Frost & Sullivan Philippines Market Share Leadership Award. With Convergys, it is you who matters, who counts. Our business revolves around you and how we can supply the infinite possibilities you deserve. Now, let us provide you the opportunity to become part of the 35,000 and growing number of Convergys heroes! DDT Konstract, Inc. DDT KONSTRACT, INC. (DDTKI) is a duly registered corporation in the Republic of the Philippines, with principal office address at Unit 401 Lancaster Hotel, 622 Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City. The company started as a modest subcontractor and gradually worked our way to become an AAA Contractor. In a span of only twelve (12) years from its inception last April 8, 1998. From a humble beginning up to the present, we never lost focus of our corporate philosophy of partnering with our clients, professionals in the construction industry, sub-contractors and suppliers as well. From experience we endeavour to share our knowledge as a means of giving back to the industry that gave us a niche in construction. As service oriented organization, we give utmost importance to client satisfaction by continually improving the means of delivering our projects, in the safest way possible, of highest quality attainable, shortest time achievable, at a reasonable cost. Most importantly, the whole organization including the workers that make it possible for the work to get done are given due recognition and incentives. Deltavir Deltavirs driving philosophy is service. More than just smiles and that extra warmth, services to us means providing our clients with competent and productive people that fit the clients needs and blends with the clients organization. Also, Deltavir is providing the service on time and at reasonable costs. In every recruitment plan, Deltavir has the clients best interests to heart. Managing the operation of a project or the dayto-day concerns of a business is not an easy task. Orchestrating men and machines to operate like a well-oiled machine requires precisely engineered equipment, a cadre of the right people to make it work, and a troop of service people to ensure that the work flows smoothly, all the time. Deltavirs role is to find the right people for you.... technically competent, productive people, with the right attitude to meet your requirements. We understand your concerns. We have been in the business for over a decade, with an impeccable track record that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) can attest to. We have dealt with, and satisfied the most demanding clients from Saudi Arabia, Japan, and the U.S. Trust Territories. We can help you because we understand the business, and we have the experience, competence, and organizational capability to meet your most discriminating needs. We believe that their success is also our companys success! EXL SERVICE PHILIPPINES INC. EXL SERVICE PHILIPPINES INC. or EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a leading provider of Transformation and Outsourcing services to Global 1000 companies in multiple industries including insurance, banking, financial services, utilities, transportation and travel. Our solutions integrate our knowledge and experience in Decision Analytics, Financial & Risk Management, Operational & Process Excellence, Re-engineering and Integrated Transaction Processing to provide our clients with immediate business impact and long term financial value. We customize our solutions to improve the economics of business performance, transform organizations to be leaner and more flexible and provide a competitive edge in the marketplace. EXL leverages its highly qualified and experienced professionals at its offshore, near-shore and onshore to address our clients present challenges and prepare them to Go Next. Now. to effectively address future challenges. EXL is a U.S. company that was incorporated in 1999. Our headquarters are based in New York City and we operate 15 state-of-the-art delivery centers in India, the Philippines, US, Czech Republic, and Romania with sales offices in New York, New Jersey, London and Berlin. Here in the Philippines, we are located right beside Mall of Asia, Pasay City, Manila and at 17F The Link Bldg. Cebu IT Park, Lahug, Cebu City. FirstSource Solutions Firstsource is a leading global provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) services offering a wide range of services across banking and financial services, telecommunications and media, and the healthcare industry. Firstsource provides services throughout the customer lifecycle, including customer acquisition, customer care, billing and collections, transaction processing and business research and analytics. To learn more about us, visit www.firstsource. com. Firstsources brand equity allows the company to attract the best talents. A culture of professionalism, meritocracy, innovations and multi-disciplinary interactions allows Firstsource to attract the best talent across levels. The company believes in investing in its people and works hard to retain them. Firstsource invests considerable resources into training to enable employees to acquire multiple skills and knowledge across technical and managerial roles. This further offers them opportunities for vertical and lateral growth. Gothong Southern We exist because we care. Our company, Gothong Southern, is in the business of shipping, logistics, and port services, providing solutions for efficient and timely movement of goods and information. Our head office is in Cebu City with branch offices operating in Manila and CDO. We have logistics and shipping agents in practically every major city in the country. Guided by our core values that are fueled by our passion, we continue to provide excellent service that ensures total customer satisfaction. We focus on developing our human talents and enhancing our operating systems that make our company one of the best in the industry. Hinduja Global Solutions Hinduja Global Solutions is a publicly traded company listed in the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India. Counted among Indias Top 150 Companies, HGS has a market capitalization of about US$ 350 million. Its core business being IT and IT-Enabled Services, Hinduja Global Solutions primarily provides time-efficient and cost-effective business solutions in business process outsourcing, both voice and data. The company serves some of the biggest corporations in a diverse range of industries across the globe from eight cities namely, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Manila, Mauritius, New Jersey and Toronto. Hinduja Global Solutions parent company is the Hinduja Group, a transnational investment banking and trading conglomerate with presence in over 50 countries in five continents. Established in 1914, the Hinduja Group now has a workforce of more than 32,000 deployed worldwide, and a multi-billion dollar annual turnover. Hinduja Global Solutions Limited was envisioned in mid-2004 when Hinduja completed the acquisition of Customer Contact Center (C-Cubed), the recognized pioneer in the Philippine contact center industry. Over the past two years, Hinduja has not only integrated the business under a common umbrella but also accelerated the growth in business to a staggering 140 percent in terms of employment. Full-scale operations started in March 2006 at Hinduja Cyberpark, a 2,000-seat state-of-the-art call center facility located in Quezon City. Occupying an area of more than 10,000 square meters, the Cyberpark is Hindujas single largest facility outside India. INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY CONCEPTS INC. With 5,693 stores in 85 countries, we aim to bring fashion and lifestyle forward and we count on professionals like you to transmit the excitement that our companies possess. We are currently recruiting for the most committed professionals who adore fashion and thrive on the challenge of working in a high-energy business who are willing to share our vision of creating new concept in customer service IPAMS IPAMS is the number one Philippine- and POEA-licensed recruitment agency specializing in the career placement of Filipino professionals and workers. IPAMS has been recognized by its valued clients worldwide and has been a consistent recipient of Awards of Distinction by the POEA, the most recent and highest of which is the Award of Excellence conferred by the Philippine President in 2010. Since 1972, IPAMS has maintained its impeccable and ethical standards of practice. IPAMS upholds its reputation as the unparalleled provider of professional counsel and assistance in Labor Relations, Overseas Recruitment, and Personnel Management. JEBSENS MARITIME, INC. Jebsens Maritime, Inc. (JMI ) is the crewing arm of Aboitiz Jebsen Company Inc., a joint venture company between the Aboitiz Group of the Philippines and Jebsens Shipping Group of Norway. With more than 30 years in the manning industry, Jebsens Maritime has been a consistent Top Performer Awardee and a proud recipient of the POEA Award of Excellence for five consecutive times. For this stellar performance, JMI was bestowed the Presidential Award by the POEA. For prioritizing the welfare of its seafarers, the business partners of JMI were also honored by the POEA with the Ministerial and Presidential Award during the last International Maritime Employers Awards in 2005. The company is ISO 9001:2008 certified by the American Bureau of Shipping and has an MLC 2006 Compliance Certificate issued by the Germanischer Lloyd in October 2011. Through its parent company, Aboitiz Jebsen, JMI is one of the few crewing companies that has its own training center, the AJ Center for Excellence, equipped with modern marine simulators and operated by a dynamic fleet of young, professional trainors , majority of whom are PMMA alumni. Furthering its passion for excellence, Aboitiz Jebsen also established a partnership with the PMMA Training Center for basic and advanced safety courses. Today, the company provides professional crew management services for 400 ocean-going vessels and has a pool of over 8,000 officers and crew. With offices in Manila, Cebu and Iloilo, the company prides itself in its high crew retention rate attributed to family welfare activities, career development programs and exemplary employment practices. For more information, please visit our website www.abojeb.com JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a leading global financial services firm and has been doing firstclass business for more than two hundred years. One of the oldest financial institutions in the U.S., JP Morgan provides a full scale of banking services to millions of consumers across its six lines of businessinvestment banking, asset and wealth management, treasury and securities services, retail financial services, commercial banking, and card services. With an asset worth $2.3 trillion, the firm operates in more than 60 countries with more than 260,000 employees. It began its operations in the Philippines in 1961 with a representative office. Since then, the firm has expanded its presence into a fully integrated franchise, comprising investment banking, treasury and securities services, equity sales and research and trading operations. Currently, it operates in Makati (Philamlife Tower), Bonifacio Global City (Net Quad and Net Plaza) and Cebu (eBloc Tower). JS Contractor, Inc. JS Contractor, Inc. was formally founded on September 27, 1977 and is the first land-based recruitment agency in the Philippines to be accredited with ISO 9002 standards.It sources, screens, selects, processes, and deploys competent Filipino manpower to any part of the world. To provide jobs for people and the right people for jobs overseas has been our unchanged and tested goal and philosophy. We seek to provide outstanding customer service by sourcing from across the country the diverse Filipino skills and talents and bringing together the highest caliber candidates for overseas deployment. This is attained through our provincial branch offices (Cebu and Aklan), our computerized applicant inventory, our online registration, professional screening, trade testing, and continuous quality control. To date, we are one of the largest supplier of Filipino workers in the Philippine overseas recruitment industrya feat achieved through responsiveness, care, and professionalism we have demonstrated to satisfied clients and candidates over the years. LEAD Resources Management Corporation LEAD Resources Management Corporation is a duly registered and accredited recruitment agency in the Philippines which is primarily engaged in the supply of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). The OFW covers a wide range of categories to include the highly qualified professionals, skilled, semi-skilled, unskilled workers, talents and entertainers for overseas employment. Founded in 1976, LEAD Resources Management Corporation has reached the loyalty of principals from countries from the Middle East, the ASEAN region, Asia-Pacific Region, North America and Europe. It covers the broadest range of service in diverse fields. LEAD Resources Managment Corporation has been continuously setting the standards by utilizing a recruitment system adapted to specific environmental conditions and is tailored to the requirements of its prestigious and selected clientele. The pre-selection of its employers or contract workers involves the following standards: background check on educational attainment and work experience, battery of tests, auditions, and in-house training, situational orientations, productivity, job briefing and workplace discipline. As a stable organization, LEAD Resources Management Corporation maintains a manpower pool, an impressive databank of qualified candidates and an adequate number of professional management teams backed by highly qualified line and staff employees, experienced in the entire process of manpower recruitment and development. Being a dynamic business organization, LEAD Resources Management Corporation recognizes the value of social responsibility and upholds its continuous partnership with the government. As such, LEAD contributes and advocates projects to alleviate the countrys economic growth and stability. Monark Equipment Monark Equipment is the sole authorized dealer of Caterpillar, a $30B world leader in construction equipment, industrial, natural gas and marine engines, generator sets and various materials handling equipment. Monark is the industry leader with P1687.2M sales in 2006 and is among the 500 top corporations. It has 13 branches locations, five CAT rental stores, and a fleet of 122 CAT gensets, 181 CAT machines and 40 allied rental unit of cranes, tower lights, aerial platforms, etc. It sells approximately 168 gensets, 13 marine engines, 60 machines and P945,047,129.28 worth of partsserving key markets such as construction, mining, forestry, agriculture, marine and government. It is expanding coverage in high growth sectors like manufacturing, retail trade, telecommunications, transportation, materials handling and real state. To better serve these markets, Monark Equipment carries a wide range of allied products such as CAT forklifts, Tadano cranes, Western Star Trucks, Genie aerial work platforms, Bitelli paving products, Putzmeister concrete pumps, Linoff asphalt plants, Liebherr tower cranes, Ceccato air compressors and Michelin earthmovers tires. Its wholly owned subsidiary is the master distributor of FG Wilson Genset, an AISF Woodward Governors and a dealer of Baldwin Filter. Qualfon Qualfon has been in the business of servicing our business process outsourcing (BPO) clients since our founding in 1996. We began as an IVR provider for clientsincluding a global stock exchangeand soon after partnered with companies like IBM and AT&T to provide sales and customer support for ISP services. From the beginning, we have focused on taking care of our people and, in return, they take great care of our clients and their customers. The performance of our people has made us one of the fastest-growing BPOs. Today, we have more than 10,200 employees servicing our international base of clients. We operate in the Philippines, Guyana, Mexico, Costa Rica, the United States, and China. Our Chief Operations Officer, Alejandro Romero, has been here since day one and has been involved in opening each of our centers, continuing to provide top-ranking performance for our clients. Stream Stream is a customer-driven global leader of business process outsourcing (BPO) that provides sales, customer care, technical support and complex outsourcing services. Its sales, customer care and technical support services professionals treat clients customers like their own, enabling Fortune 1000 companies to increase revenue generation, operational efficiencies and brand loyalty. Stream blends individualized services with a global, standardized delivery model and sophisticated technologies via a highly skilled multilingual workforce of more than 33,000 employees supporting 35 languages across 49 locations in 21 countries. Stream opened its Philippines operations to provide additional cost-effective contact center and BPO service options for its global clients. Its two facilities located in Quezon City, offer more than 3,000 service professionals providing multilingual support for many Fortune 500 companies. Sun Cellular Sun Cellular, a member of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company Group, is one of the Philippines leading mobile telecommunications companies. It offers a wide range of service innovations for mobile telephony from voice, messaging and international roaming services, to wireless broadband and value-added services for consumers and businesses alike. As a renowned frontrunner in the industry, Sun Cellular has pioneered significant breakthroughs like unlimited services and the Anti-Bill Shock charging system which continue to encourage the market to warmly embrace mobile technology. It has received accolades over the years with awards such as the Philippines Mobile Service Provider of the Year for 2011 and 2012 by the esteemed Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Best Practices Awards in Singapore. Sun Cellular offers the latest in GSM technology, providing voice services (local, national, international calling), messaging services (short text or multimedia messaging), outbound and inbound international roaming, broadband wireless technology, and value-added services such as Mobile Internet, and up-to-date downloadable content like ringtones, dial-tunes, picture messages, and logos. Sun Cellular pioneered the 24/7 intra-network unlimited wireless services by introducing 24/7 Call and Text Unlimited (CTU) and 24/7 Text Unlimited (TU) services in the countrys mobile telecommunications industry. Sykes Officially recognized as a pioneer in the call center industry here in the Philippines, Sykes Asia has shown its support to the indusrty for the past 15 years. Sykes provides Fortune 500 companies exceptional contact management solutions. Sykes supports the Filipino community by helping less fortunate children have better access to education. Most of all, Sykes support its employees by giving them the power to choose their salary, by providing them mentoring programs for career growth and by encouraging them to pursue their passions. With more than 30 years of combined experience, Sykes is a global leader in providing customer contact management solutions and services. Our 46,000 employees worldwide service Fortune 500 companies from different industries: finance, communications, technology and healthcare. In the Philippines, Sykes made history by being the first call center to support Filipino talent in 1997. With only 14 employees, Sykes began operations in the Philippines. But through its commitment to excellence, innovative process and committed team, Sykes rapidly expanded its business operations across Metro Manila, more than doubling its man power in less than 10 years. In 2003, Sykes celebrated yet another milestone as it becomes the first call center to set foot in Cebu. Now on its 15th year, Sykes has a team of almost 15,000 capable and dedicated employees working in different sites to support clients across the globe. Sykes has offices in Manila and in Cebu. TECHNO-TRADE RESOURCES, INC. Necessity is the mother of inventions.... Out of the necessity to find the ideal roofing, TechnoTrade Resources was established in August of 1988. Its goal is to produce the ultimate roofing that can withstand the harsh elements of time. After years of intensive research and products testing, searching worldwide to look for the best machinery and finest raw materials, Techno-Trade was confident that they found a solution to achieve their goal. METALPLAS was born - Roofing that can never rust and will not become brittle after a long period of time. From then, Techno-Trade diversified to produce other products such as PE-TECH high density polyethylene pipes, Cortech flexible electrical conduit pipes, Sanitech and PVC TECH sanitary pipes. Its application can be for agricultural, industrial, commercial or residential uses. Being one of the most modern plastic factories in Asia, located in a vast area in the heart of Davao City, Techno-Trade utilizes state of the art plastic processing equipment from the best plastic machinery manufacturer. Its raw materials are imported only from famous plastic raw materials producers to ensure that our customers obtain the best plastic construction material in the market today. It has offices in Manila, Cebu and Davao to cater to the needs of its customers all over the Philippines. Teletech For 30 years, TeleTech and its subsidiaries have helped the worlds most successful companies design, build, implement and manage superior customer experiences across the customer lifecycle in order to drive shareholder value. As the go-to partner for the Global 1000, the TeleTech group of companies delivers technology-based solutions that maximize revenue, transform customer experiences and optimize business processes. From strategic consulting to operational execution, its more than 44,000 employees drive success for clients in the communications and media, financial services, government, healthcare, technology, transportation and retail industries. Its companies deliver award-winning integrated solutions in support of customer innovation, revenue generation, technology innovation, enterprise innovation, learning innovation and professional services. The Results Companies The Results Companies is a leading-edge customer contact solutions provider for many Fortune 500 companies. Established in 1990, The Results Companies provides services through over 5000 CSRs located in 15 locations worldwide. Results is a well-established organization delivering the best in service, performance, technology, and value to its customers. We offer complete call center solutions from IT, Telephony, Data and Reporting to Training, Quality and Center Management needs around the globe. Results started its first contact center in Manila on May 18, 2009. It has since then employed over 2100 employees over the past 3 years. The site of the operations started from Ortigas Building and then moving on to Silver City Mall located in the heart of Ortigas Centers business hub, continuously growing, we currently have sites in 1880 building in Eastwood and Q Plaza in Cainta. To date, Results Manila Inc. is gradually expanding its client base and accumulating business from top corporations in the United States. This expansion is accompanied by job opportunities for Filipino graduates and graduating students who would like to build their career in the contact center industry. Transcom Transcom is a leading global Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Credit Management Service (CMS) provider, delivering cost-effective solutions while optimizing efficiency and quality for our clients. Transcom also provides CRM consulting, translation and interpretation, and legal services. We have expertise in a wide range of industry sectors including telecommunications, the financial industry, travel & leisure, utilities and retail/consumer goods. Our 20,000+ professionals serve over 120 major clients in more than 30 languages. Through our unique corporate culture, processes and technology, we consistently provide seamless, highquality solutions. Transcoms global footprint is one of the largest in the industry, with 75 sites in 29 countries worldwide. The Transcom values of Honesty, Passion, Fun, Innovation and Excellence were designed to encourage, guide and inspire the actions we take every day. Our ultimate goal is always to excel by being honest, passionate and innovative while enjoying what we do. Transcoms Executive Management team consists of industry leaders and innovators, each of whom has deep market and service area expertise. Our local management team comprises a unique combination of internationally experienced customer relationship and credit management specialists with senior operational, financial and investment experience from their respective business area. UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealth Group is the most diversified health care company in the United States and a leader worldwide in helping people live healthier lives and helping to make the health system work better for everyone. As a global leader in health care, we have offices in 18 countries. The Philippines is one of those 18 countries with an office in Manila. We are committed to introducing innovative approaches, products and services that can improve personal health and promote healthier populations in local communities. Our core capabilities in clinical care resources, information and technology uniquely enable us to meet the evolving needs of a changing health care environment as millions more enter a structured system of health benefits and we help build a stronger, higher quality health system that is sustainable for the long term. Wipro BPO PHILS INC. Wipro is one of the worlds leading IT and BPO organization with approximately 100,000 employees spread across India and the globe and revenue of approx $5.0 billion in IT, BPO and R&D services (Wipro Limited) * Rated as Indias most valuable IT Outsourcing and Business Process Outsourcing Company. * Client base includes over 200 Fortune and 1000 Global firms across Americas, Europe, and Japan * CAGR of 36.5% in the last 5 years with 61 years track record of growth and profitability * Part of NYSEs TMT (Technology-Media-Telecom) Index * Wipro BPO currently manages over 115 different processes on behalf of 40 clients across geographies. * Total of 15 delivery centers located in Brazil, China, Mexico, India, Poland, Romania, US and the Philippines Wipro BPO Philippines has offices located in Manila and Cebu. It was awarded the Best New BPO Locator for the year 2009 by BPAP and is an ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified company. Our achievement has been possible with Wiproites leading the way focusing on three main principles:Intensity to Win, Act with Sensitivity, and Unyielding Integrity.
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National Book Store Redefines Reading With Kobo

Text by LOISA INCIONG
our years ago, a new era of reading books emerged. Books were not read on paper but on an electronic device. Even back then everybody knew that there was something there but nobody knew what it was and nobody knew where it was going. It was certainly something that one has to look at, especially if youre in the book and publishing business. So National Book Store, the largest book store chain in the Philippines with over 150 stores nationwide started to take a look at it. They werent sure what they were going to do but they knew they have to start something and thats how they realized they have to go digital, into the world of e-books. According to NBS Marketing Director Miguel Ramos, There was a time in the industry when there were hundreds of e-readers coming out. At that time everybody was talking to everybody. And as we talked to more and more people, as we talked to more and more publishers, they all said the same thing, that we should go talk to Kobo.
Malcolm Neil (Director of Publisher Relations, Kobo), Miguel Ramos (Marketing Director, NBS), Alfredo Ramos (President, NBS), Mark Steen (Director of Business Development), Stephanie Ogden (Managing Director for Southeast Asia, Kobo), Xandra Ramos-Padilla (Purchasing Director, NBS), Todd Humphrey (EVP of Business Development, Kobo), Presentacion Ramos (Vice President, NBS).
Meanwhile, four years ago, Canadas largest book store called Indigo was looking at how they would go digital. They saw the transformation coming as physical books moved toward digital. They wanted to be a part of that transformation, to supplement physical books, to offer readers a way to read any book, on any device, anywhere in the world and thats how Kobo started. Today after three and a half years after launching Kobo independently, they are now one of the worlds fastest growing e-reading services offering approximately four million e-books, magazines, and newspaper to 60 million readers in 190 countries. Along with that Kobo also have top ranked IOS and Android apps downloaded million of times and they have sold millions of e-reading devices and tablets as well. Kobo knew that the transformation to go digital was not only going to be massive but it needed to be done in a global way. They knew they have to go all the way from the towers of Toronto, to the hills of India, to the beaches of the Philippines and touch readers all over the globe. And so they decided to move into markets. The Philippines is actually the 14th country they have formally launched their Kobo devices, its their 2nd country in Asia, after Japan. Kobo executive vice-president for business development, Todd Humphrey explained that when they look at moving into a new market like the Philippines they always do a lot of
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Kobo Executive Vice-President for Business Development Todd Humphrey explains the importance of books.
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research. We talked to the people in the publishing community, we talked to readers and customers. There was only one name weve heard and thats National Book Store. The launch of Kobo here in the country is a culmination of a three -year search of National Book Store for the right digital partner. The Future of E-Books and Physical Books NBS Purchasing Director, Xandra-Ramos Padilla emphasized that the decision to go digital does not mean abandoning the sale of physical books in the market. I believe that a lot of sales coming from Kobo will be incremental sales, books that we havent had access to or we cant stock in the stores because theres only one person looking for it and they can find it in Kobo. Were still National Book Store. Were still printing and publishing books, and now we can have it as e-books as well. Ramos agrees, Our job as a book store is to offer the choice to the consumer. If you want to read e-books we have e-books, if you want to read physical books we have physical books and its up to the consumers to decide on how they want to read. He added, I dont think e-books will affect the sales of physical books, if anything, it enhances it. From Kobos experience, its very rare that the people who buy e-books will just buy e-books. Normally theyll buy ebooks and theyll buy physical books so youre actually making more sales than losing it. Were very optimistic about it. Kobo and National Book Store Stand for Readers Indeed, at the end of the day, the center of National Book Stores advocacy is to get people to read. Ramos explains, It doesnt matter if youre reading a Pulitzer-prize-winning book or Twilight or 50 Shades of Grey or Harry Potter as long as people
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Daphne Osea-Paez hosted the intimate launch of Kobo devices at Writers Bar in Raffles Makati.
read. Doing an e-Book and e-Reader with Kobo is just another way to promote our advocacy. Similarly, reading is also at the center of Kobo. Their name, Kobo is actually an anagram for book. Humphrey noted, books are carriers of civilization. If you think about what carries thoughts and ideas forward, it is the written word. Books allow people to learn, they allow for communication and conversation. Its such an important part of civilization. Kobo is all about reading. Its about servicing the readers and that is actually why weve partnered with National Book Store because they do as well. Kobo stands for readers. National Book Store stands for readers. We couldnt be more thrilled to be here.
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Miguel Ramos (Marketing Director, NBS), Xandra Ramos-Padilla (Purchasing Director, NBS), Daphne Osea-Paez, Todd Humphrey (EVP of Business Development, Kobo).
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nthusiastic Filipino digital readers can now access over 4 million digital book titles across 68 languages from around the globe, including international and local bestsellers. This had been done through a partnership of the countrys largest bookstore chain, National Book Store and Kobo Inc., a Canadian-based company which offers e-Reading services. The companies offer three of Kobos top-ranked eReaders that would suit any reading habitanytime of the day (and even night). All of the devices will be exclusively available at selected National Book Store locations and Powerbooks. It will also be available online via nationalbookstore.com. The three devices being exclusively offered are the Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo and Kobo Arc.
Kobo Touch
Kobo Touch eReader, the first of its kind promises the most natural reading experience. It is equipped with a no-glare crisp 6 Pearl E Ink Touchscreen. The E Ink technology is actually tiny particles of ink mixed in with each pixel on the screen offering the closest experience of reading print in paper even in direct sunlight so readers dont have to worry on eyestrains. It is highly portable weighing only 185 grams and can hold up to a thousand e- books with its 2 GB storage. Memory can expand to 32 GB with a micro SD card.Battery charge can last up to 1 month, depending on the readers usage. With access to more than 4 million bestselling
eBooks, newspapers and magazines, readers can track their reading statistics, share what theyre reading and even their favorite passages. For better reading experience, Kobo Touch supports highlights and bookmarks so readers can easily revisit their favorite pages and passages. It also features automatic bookmarking for the last page read. The Touch supports EPUB, PDF, MOBI, JPEG, GIF,
PNG, TIFF, TXT, HTML, XHTML, RTF, CBZ and CBR file types. It also supports Adobe DRM. Choice of either 11 fonts or 24 fonts sizes is also available for a customized reading experience. Despite being a dedicated eReader, Kobo Touch also has games like Chess and Sudoku. The device will be locally available starting on September 20 with a price of P4,599.
Kobo Glo
With its revolutionary ComfortLight technology, its anti-glare 6 XGA high-resolution E Ink screen can be illuminated with a soft, adjustable glow so reading any eBook anytime of day or night would be of much comfort. The said technology has a micro-thin hard coating for even light diffusion and durability. With ComfortLight turned on, battery would last for one month. Like Kobo Touch, it weighs 185 grams with an internal memory of 2 GB that can hold 1,000 eBooks. It also has an option to expand memory for up to 32 GB with a micro SD. Wi-Fi connection gives access to nearly 4 million books, newspapers and magazines with over 1 million free titles. Glo has the ability of highlighting texts, tying notes and sharing to Facebook. It has advanced features of predictive search, double-tap PDF zoom in and page turning. It is also a type genius, having 7 font styles with 24 font sizes and exclusive weight and sharpness settings. Kobo Glo will also be available in selected National Book Stores and Powerbooks branches starting September 20 for P6,599.
Kobo Arc
For readers who want full multimedia experience, this device would be the perfect multimedia tablet offering with great ways to discover content from books, movies, TV shows and music to web pages. This 7 Android Jelly Bean 4.1.1 Google-certified tablet is perfected by Kobos exclusive interfaceTapestries which uses cross-media engine to recommend related content based on what the readers pin on it. Arc has an IPS LCD screen optimized for 178 degree viewing angles. The glass is durable and is resistant to damages, scratches, bumps and drops. Games and apps integrated on the device is powered by 1.5 GHz dual-core processor with 1 GB RAM. Apart from its full multimedia experience offering, what sets the Kobo Arc apart from the Touch and Glo is its 1.3 megapixel forward-facing camera. Storage capability options are 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB. Battery charge is up to 10 hours with continuous reading and video streaming with the WiFi turned off. Aside from the Kobo bookstore with nearly 4 million books, newspapers, magazines and over 1 million free titles, the tablet also has access to over 600,000 games and apps from Google Play Store. The device has preloaded apps like Facebook, Twitter and Skype. Music can also be streamed from 7Digital and Rdio, magazines and newspapers can be accessed through Zinio and PressReader. Arc also include Google apps like Google Play, Gmail, Youtube, Google Maps, StreetView, Calendar, Contacts, Google+ and Google Chat. Supported file types for the books are ePUB including fixed layout and enhanced ePUB. Images with JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP and WEBP formats are also supported. Audio files like MP3, AAC, 3GP , MP4, M4A, FLAC, OGG, WAV and MID and 3GP and MP4 video
formats are supported as well. Kobo Arc will be available for P9,149 in selected National Book Store and Powerbooks branches starting September 20. Philippines is actually the 14th country to launch Kobo devices. With Kobo and National Bookstore, consumers can - for the first time ever access world of world of international content and look forward to their local authors and publishers making their work available in digital formats. We are committed to delivering a world-class eReading experience to the Filipino
market, and look forward to working with National Book Store as we help people read more any time, any place, and on any device, said Todd Humphrey, Executive Vice President of Kobos Business Development. National Book Store takes pride in being the first to bring Kobos world class digital reading experience to the Philippines. These cutting edge eReaders will certainly provide a new way for Filipino students and book lovers to enjoy books, magazines and newspapers, said Xandra Ramos-Padilla, NBS Purchasing Director.

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