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rainshowers and/or thunderstorms
over tanim-bala
Street dwellers to get P4,000
each to rent homes during APEC
By ELLSON A. QUISMORIO and ANNA LIZA V. ALAVAREN
Shameful.
Thats how the opposition United
Nationalist Alliance (UNA) described
the governments plan to hide street
dwellers by giving them money to rent
temporary homes during the upcom-
APEC LIGHTS Under the awesome lights, the stage is being set for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit at
the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City, yesterday. (Ali Vicoy)
Parties must agree on how to resolve disputes,
says Chinese official
UNITED NATIONS (AP) A Chi-
nese official praised the United Nations
International Court of Justice on Thurs-
day and called the Chinese government
an active advocator for peaceful settle-
ment of disputes but he stressed that
all parties must agree on the means to
settle differences.
The comments by Xu Hong, direc-
tor general of the Foreign Ministrys
Department of Treaty and Law, were
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GOD BLESS THEM Personnel of the Office for Transportation Security (OTS), at the center of the tanim-bala
controversy, resort to prayer as a Holy Mass is held at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport yesterday, before
proceeding to their work stations with pink armbands and ribbons (inset) as a silent protest to accusations they
are behind the sinister extortion scheme. (Ariel Fernandez)
ing Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) Summit.
Window dressing poverty remains
as this administrations biggest moral
scandal. And now it is resorting to the
same tactics it did when Pope Francis
made as China is embroiled in disputes
with several of its neighbors over its
claims of sovereignty to almost all of
the South China Sea.
Last week, over Chinese objections,
another international tribunal, the
Permanent Court of Arbitration, ruled
it had jurisdiction in a case brought
by the Philippines against China over
competing maritime claims.
China has declared that it will not
Mindanao Manila
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rainshowers and/or thunderstorms
and/or thunderstorms
visited Manila in January, Mon Ilagan,
UNA spokesman and provincial coordi-
nator, said.
This developed as the officials an-
nounced that access to some of the busi-
est thoroughfares in Metro Manila will
be limited to give way to the delegates
attending the APEC Summit
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take part in arbitration with the Philip-
pines, insisting on one-on-one nego-
tiations with smaller rival claimants
which analysts say would give Beijing
the advantage because of its sheer size
and clout.
Xu told a UN General Assembly
meeting on the International Court
of Justice the UNs primary judicial
branch that China stands for prop-
er settlement through negotiations,
dialogue and consultations.
But he said the means of
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Airport security
officials face
House grilling
over illegal
drugs carried
by four Pinays
By ARIEL FERNANDEZ
and BEN R. ROSARIO
E
mployees of the Office for
Transportation Security
(OTS) yesterday held a silent
protest at the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport (NAIA) over alle-
gations implicating them in the tanim-
bala (bullet-planting) scandal that has
already tainted the image of the country
in the international community.
Wearing pink armbands, the OTS
employees decided to gather in a holy
mass officiated by airport chaplain
Rev. Fr. Ananias Sonny Merida at the
NAIA Terminal 2 as they condemned
sweeping allegations portraying that
all of them are involved in the bullet
-planting mess.
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lIFESTYLE
Young
Fashionistas
Senate OKs bill
granting P2,000
increase in
Celebrating
seven decades
of game-
changing style
SSS members C-1
pensions
By MARIO B. CASAYURAN
entertainment
Cookin up some
Senators Cynthia A. Villar and
rhythms and beats
Teofisto Guingona III said yesterday the
passage on second reading last Wednes- It has captivated over 10 million audiences
day of Senate Bill 2888 raises the hopes in more than 250 countries since 1997. Now,
of estimated two million Social Security Filipino people will get the chance to watch
Cookin Nanta, Koreas No. 1 non-verbal show,
System (SSS) pensioners who mostly from Nov. 10 to 15 at The Theatre of Solaire.
rely on their monthly allowance for
medicines and daily necessities.
Guingona and Villar, authors of the
SSS measure, said they are confident
that the Senate will be able to pass
the bill on third and final reading next
week.
The Senate hopes to adopt the ver-
sion of the House of Representatives so
that there will be no need to convene the D-1
bicameral conference committee and
fast-track approval of the bill by both
Houses of Congress, Villar said. business
A Congress-approved bill then goes Meralco rates up
to Malacaang for approval or veto.
by P0.13/kwh this month
The measure seeks to direct the
SSS to give to all SSS retirees
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An as Ty family consolidates
Book reveals insurance business
Pope Francis Sin tax collection tops
P104B, exceeds
fury over target anew
B-1
handling of
Vatican finances No hike in
Customs tariff
VATICAN CITY (AFP) May the
Lord forgive us, but we dont pay!
rates Palace
Those were the dramatic words
Pope Francis used to demand a clamp-
down on uncontrolled spending by the By GENALYN D. KABILING
Vatican just months after his election
in 2013. No increase in Customs tariffs could
Having discovered an out of con-
trol system, the Argentinian pontiff let
rip over how the top tier of the Church
be implemented without the approval of
Congress, a Palace official insisted on
Friday in the wake of concerns raised
was headed for financial meltdown be- by some sectors about the supposed
cause of a bloated payroll, unchecked hike on shipment costs of balikbayan
spending and shady deals with over- boxes.
charging contractors. Deputy presidential spokeswoman
It was supposed to be a blast Abigail Valte admitted the Palace is
only for the ears of a handful of car- unaware about the supposed higher
dinals and other officials appointed Customs levies on balikbayan boxes and
to a special commission, COSEA, would still verify the matter with the
charged by the new pope with making Department of Finance (DOF).
proposals for reform of the Vaticans We also want to know more about
5 economic and administrative
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Comelec seals OMR Lim said.

Comelec was able to directly award the contract to Jam Liner after
the two failed public biddings for securing the OMR warehouse.

warehouse deal By SAMUEL P MEDENILLA

Republic Act No. 9184 authorizes government agencies to award
contract to a technically, legally, and financially capable supplier,
in case of two failed public biddings.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has finally secured a

warehouse for its 93,977 additional optical mark reader (OMR) ma-
chines which will be used for the 2016 elections.
The poll body announced it has already awarded the storage
contract for the new OMRs to Jam Liner for P69 million.
The cost of the contract was slightly lower compared to its ap-
proved P70,181,149 budget for the project.
The warehouse
facility, after lengthy
discussions, has been
awarded. So, the new
warehouse will be
located in Sta. Rosa,
Laguna, Comelec
Chairman Andres
Bautista said in a
press conference.
Under the agree-
ment, Jam Liner will
allow Comelec to use
its 48,000 square me-
ters facility to store
the OMRs for one
year.
Comelec Com-
missioner Christian
Lim said they are
now preparing the
site for the arrival of
the OMRs.
There is a lot of
work that needs to
be done in terms of
civil work... (But) we
want to make sure
that the warehouse
will be ready for pro-
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viable tax reform measure
By Hannah L. Torregoza taxed with a fixed amount of P125,000 plus 30 percent of the excess over
plus the 32 percent of the excess over P570,000;

T
he Senate committee on
ways and means has filed a
new income tax reform mea-
sure that seeks to adjust the
levels of taxable income to inflation.
Senator Juan Edgardo Angara
said the new tax reform measure is a
more viable proposal for the remain-
ing time of the Aquino administration
than the initial measure they earlier
presented but was thumbed down by
Malacaang.
The new bill, Senate Bill No. 3003,
Angara said, seeks to make the tax
system more equitable and progres-
sive, retaining the seven tax brackets
but with some notable adjustments.
While our initial proposal was to
lower the tax rates across-the-board
and compress the tax brackets from
seven to five, adjusting income taxes
to take into account inflation is a more
viable proposal for the remaining
time of the present administration,
Angara said.
This is the minimum position our
government can take in reforming
our outdated and unjust tax system,
he said.
Uniform and equitable taxation
In the explanatory note of An-
garas new income tax reform bill,
he emphasized that the Constitution
mandates that the rule of taxation
shall be uniform and equitable, and
that Congress shall evolve a progres-
sive system of taxation wherein the
tax rates imposed must be based on
the individuals capacity to pay.
Angara pointed out that P500,000
in 1997 does not have the same value
today due to inflation.
Under the National Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1997, individuals with
taxable income of over P500,000 are
P500,000.
Taxable income refers to an in-
dividuals gross income less the
deductions and/or personal and ad-
ditional exemptions. Presently, the
Philippines has the second highest
individual income tax rate in the
ASEAN region, next to Thailand and
Vietnams 35 percent.
P1 in 1997 when adjusted for in-
flation is now worth only 44 centavos.
Middle-income earners, who were
mostly taxed at 25 percent in 1997, are
now pushed into the top tax bracket at
32 percent together with the billion-
aires of our country because of our
outdated tax system. Is this equitable
and progressive? Clearly, it is not,
the senator explained.
Tax bracket adjustments
So under the new bill, the seven
tax brackets will be retained but with
the following proposed adjustments:
Bracket 1: Those earning not over
P23,000 would pay a fixed tax rate of
five (5) percent;
Bracket 2: Those earning over
P23,000 but not over P68,000 would
pay a fixed tax of P1,100 plus 10 per-
cent of the excess over P23,000;
Bracket 3: Those earning over
P68,000 but not over P160,000 would
pay a fixed tax of P5,600 plus 15 per-
cent of the excess over P68,000;
Bracket 4: Those earning over
P160,000 but not over P320,000 would
pay an excess tax of P19,400 plus 20
percent of the excess over P160,000;
Bracket 5: Those earning over
P320,000 but not over P570,000 would
pay a fixed tax of P51,400 plus 25 per-
cent of the excess over P320,000;
Bracket 6: Those earning over
P570,000 but not over P1.2 million
would pay a fixed tax of P114,000
Bracket 7: Those earning over
P1.2 million would pay a fixed tax of
P300,000 plus 32 percent of the excess
over P1.2 million.
Correct system
In effect, we are reducing the
tax burden of our workers as most of
them will be pulled back to their origi-
nal tax brackets in 1997. Tinatama
lang po natin ang sistema (We are
just correcting the system), Angara
stressed.
Because if we leave our brackets
without provisions for indexation or
automatic adjustment, our workers,
despite an increase in their salaries,
will make less money in real terms
than in 1997 because of inflation and
as a result of being in a higher tax
bracket, the senator added.
President Aquino and his fiscal
managers have rejected proposals
to lower income tax rates fearing a
possible reduction in the countrys
revenue of up to P30 billion, which
may in turn result to having a nega-
tive factor in the event credit rating
agencies start evaluating the coun-
trys economic performance.
Palace officials are instead push-
ing for the passage of the Salary
Standardization Law (SSL) IV that
would increase the salaries of 1.3 FOR FALLEN 44 Former president Fidel V. Ramos reacts with jubilation after
million government employees but the ceremonial tee-off of the 1st FVR Golf classic at Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club in
would cost the government more than Quezon City yesterday morning. Proceeds of the golf tournament will be turned
over to the families of the 44 Special Action Force commandos killed in action in
P50 billion. Maguindanao last January. The SAF was founded by the 87-year-old Ramos during
Angara had said he hopes the his stint as Philippine Constabulary chief. (Mark Balmores)
President would approve the bill be-
fore the year ends as most lawmakers
would be busy preparing for the May,
2016 national and local elections. He
said he would discuss the new pro-
PAGASA modernization
posed income tax reform measure
with Rep. Miro Quimbo, his counter-
part in the Lower House.
bill signed into law
The public can now look forward to spend P3 billion for needed equipment
a more improved weather information upgrade and manpower training.

Miriam set to contest PH-US defense pact
By Mario B. Casayuran
Senator Miriam Defensor San-
tiago announced yesterday that she
would return to the Senate on Mon-
day to sponsor on the Senate session
hall a Sense of the Senate resolu-
tion that any treaty or international
agreement, including the Enhanced
Defense Cooperation Agreement
(EDCA) with the United States re-
quires Senate concurrence.
Santiago, chairwoman of the Sen-
ate foreign relations committee, will
submit the resolution for adoption
by the majority amid reports that
the Supreme Court is set to rule on
the validity of the EDCA prior to the
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) Summit on November 18
to 19.
A noted constitutionalist, San-
tiago claimed that the Malacaang
decision to implement the EDCA
without Senate concurrence, and to
downgrade it for signature not by
President Aquino and US President
Barack Obama but only by a Cabinet
official and the US Ambassador is
a betrayal of a co-equal branch of
government.
Obama and Russian President
Vladimir Putin, along with other
heads of state of APEC members, will
be in the Philippine for the Summit.
The use of guile in diplomacy
should be limited to state-to-state
situations, and should not include a
situation involving only two branch-
es of the same government, she
added.
Santiago has earlier sent to the
Supreme Court a copy of the pro-
posed Senate resolution on EDCA.
A sense of the Senate resolution is
a strong statement from the legisla-
tive body.
The Santiago resolu tion, in par-
ticular, decries how the Senate, with
which the President shares treaty-
making powers, was sidestepped
on the EDCA signed by Manila and
Washington in April 2014.
It was clarified in the Santiago
resolution, however, that the Senate
is not forcing the President to submit
any treaty to the Senate for concur-
rence, abiding by the Supreme Court
ruling in the 2005 case of Pimentel v.
Office of the Executive Secretary.
By this resolution, the Senate
merely takes a definitive stand on the
non-negotiable power of the Senate to
decide whether a treaty will be valid
and effective, depending on Senate
concurrence, the resolution said.
Santiago nonetheless claimed that
the Palace decision to implement the
EDCA without Senate concurrence,
and to downgrade it for signature not
by the two presidents but only by a
Cabinet official and the US ambassa-
dor, is a betrayal of a co-equal branch
of government.
This contretemps does not in-
dicate good faith on the part of the
two presidents. The use of guile in
diplomacy should be limited to state-
to-state situations, and should not
include a situation involving only two
branches of the same government,
Santiago has earlier said.
Besides Santiago, 12 senators have
signed Senate Resolution No. 1414.
These are Juan Edgardo Angara,
Pilar Pia S. Cayetano, Joseph Vic-
tor Ejercito, Jose Jinggoy Estrada,
Teofisto Guingona III, Man-
uel Lito Lapid, Marcos,
Sergio R. Osmea, Aquilino
Pimentel III, Ralph G. Rec-
to, Ramon Bong Revilla
Jr., and Cynthia A. Villar.
system with the signing into law of the
bill modernizing the Philippine Atmo-
spheric, Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration (PAGASA),
Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph
Recto said yesterday.
Recto lauded President Aquino for
enacting the PAGASA Modernization
bill into law and which is now officially
Republic Act (RA) No. 10692.
Thank you Mr. President. Because
when you signed this into law, we can
now strengthen PAGASA and use it as
a shield against typhoons and other
natural calamities due to the changing
climate, said Recto who is the bills
principal sponsor.
Recto said his office has been noti-
fied that the President has signed it
even though copies of RA 10692 have
not yet been officially transmitted to
both Houses of Congress.
Recto said House Speaker Feliciano
Belmonte, Senate Majority Leader
Alan Peter Cayetano, Senate Minority
Leader Vicente Sotto, House Majority
Leader Neptali Gonzalez and House
Minority Leader Ronaldo Zamora,
likewise, pushed for the passage of the
measure.
He said the Houses decision to just PAR yearly.
approve the Senate version of the bill
helped expedite the passage of the bill
into law.
He said Aquinos signing of the mea-
sure puts the weather bureau on a long-
term track of modernization beginning
with an initial authority to request and
The PAGASA Modernization Law
will have seven modernization com-
ponents: equipment and operational
techniques, data center, information
services, human resources, regional
and field weather presence, research
and global linkages.
The cost of immediately needed
equipment and buildings is P3 billion,
based on a preliminary shopping list
PAGASA has submitted to the Sen-
ate. To finance this and the agencys
future needs, the Senate bill taps both
budgetary and off-budget sources,
Recto said.
Included in the latter is a proposed
P3 billion from the gross income of
Pagcor, to be taken from the 50 percent
share of the national government.
According to Recto, the moderniza-
tion plan also addresses personnel
welfare issues by providing funds for
compensation adjustments, training
and scholarships to prevent brain
drain.
The prescribed personnel reten-
tion scheme, Recto said would pre-
vent the phenomenon of more and
more PAGASA personnel leaving the
Philippine Area of Responsibility or
Investments in PAGASA are
dwarfed by the damages caused by
typhoons in this climate change era
when theyre coming in at unexpected
places, unexpected strengths, and un-
expected times, Recto said. (Hannah
L. Torregoza)

School activities slated for against drug abuse through symposia,

drug abuse prevention week
By MERLINA HERNANDO-MALIPOT
Education Secretary Armin
Luistro enjoined all public and
private elementary and secondary
schools to organize educational
and social activities during the
celebration of the 2015 drug abuse
prevention and control (DAPC)
week.
Slated from November 15 to
21, Luistro said that the celebra-
tion is pursuant to Presidential
Proclamation No. 124 issued on
November 2001 declaring the
Third Week of November of Ev-
ery Year as DAPC week.
With theme, Lets Develop
Our Lives, Our Communities,
Our Identities Without Drugs,
Luistro in DepEd Memo No.
129 series of 2015 said that the
celebration of DAPC aims to
make people aware of the dan-
gers posed by drug abuse and to
further strengthen their resolve to
do their share in the fight against
this menace.
Before the celebration of the
DAPC week, Luistro said that
schools may put up bulletin dis-
plays depicting the theme in
strategic places in the schools and
in the community, participate in a
radio broadcast announcing the
upcoming DAPC week celebra-
tion or coordinate with the local
government units (LGUs) such
as the municipal and barangay of-
ficials, parents-teachers associa-
tions (PTAs) and non-government
organizations (NGOs) related to
the weeks activities.
D u r i n g t h e DA P C w e e k
celebration, Luistro said that
among the suggested activities
for schools may include holding
of interfaith services to mark the
beginning of the week, conduct
of school-community parade and
literary-musical program and hold
intensive educational campaign
seminars, film showing, community as-
semblies, school PTA meetings/confer-
ences and print broadcast media.
Schools, Luistro added, may also
conduct contests such as slogan and
essay writing, poster-making, draw-
ing, sketching, composition of jungles,
rhymes and songs or hold exhibits and
shows to be participated by all sectors
in the community.
Teachers, Luistro urged, may also
integrate drug abuse prevention
messages and concepts in appropri-
ate subject areas at the elementary
and secondary levels as well as in the
school papers or organs.
Schools may also award certificates
of recognition to outstanding organiza-
tions which have made significant con-
tributions toward the prevention of drug
and substance abuse in the schools and
in the community or mobilize all school
organizations and scouts in the drug
abuse prevention activities.
Luistro said that National Drug
Education Program coordinators from
the schools division and regional of-
fices are also enjoined to reach out or
coordinate with the different LGUs and
NGOs before and during the DAPC
week celebration.
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Silent protest over...
We decided to pray to-
gether as we all know that it
is only God who can help stop
these accusations against us
as well as the tanim-bala
scam, said Edgar Anas, na-
tional president of the OTS
employees.
He also appealed for un-
derstanding and asked ev-
eryone to wait for the results
of the investigation being
conducted by the National
Bureau of Investigation
(NBI).
President Aquino has
already directed the NBI to
investigate the tanim-bala
scam, stressing that they
should watch the watchers
(airport screeners).
Deputy presidential
spokeswoman Abigail Valte
said the President wanted to
ensure that nobody is abus-
ing the security measures
in place at the countrys
airports.
Tanim-bala probe
As this developed, air-
port security officials are
set to undergo exhaustive
grilling at the House of Rep-
resentatives for failing to
stop four Filipinas from
slipping out of the country
with large amount of illegal
drugs, while showing keen
alertness in finding bullets
from other outbound pas-
sengers.
Reps. Win Gatchalian
(NPC, Valenzuela City) and
Roy Seeres (OFW party-
list) said officials in charge
of carrying out security
measures in the countrys
international and domestic
airport owe the public an
explanation for allowing the
Filipinas to slip past X-ray
screeners of the OTS.
Gatchalian said the ad-
mission of OTS head Roland
Recamono that he was not
aware of the Filipinas plight
is surprising.
Foreign Affairs officials
have disclosed that four
Filipinas were arrested in
Hong Kong for allegedly
trying to smuggle a total 2.5
kilos of cocaine.
This is the height of
incompetence, if not stupid-
ity. Here our OTS screeners
are having a grand time
finding bullets in several
luggage and yet, they fail to
detect the 2.5 kilos of cocaine
that also passed through
their X-ray machines, said
Gatchalian.
Gatchalian and several
other lawmakers have called
for a congressional inquiry
into the so-called tanim-ba-
la scheme of extorting mon-
ey from outbound passengers
at the NAIA terminal.
Diversion tactic?
Gatchalian aired suspi-
cion that the tanim-bala
incidents may have been a
Parties must agree on
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settling disputes should
be based on sovereign
equality and in full respect
for the wish of the states
concerned.
China, the Philippines,
and four other governments
have overlapping claims
across the vast South China
Sea. Some disputed areas
are believed to sit atop vast
undersea deposits of oil and
gas and straddle some of the
worlds busiest sea lanes.
Massive land reclama-
tion by China over the past
18 months in the South Chi-
na Sea has rattled countries
in the region and caused
concern in the United
States, which supports the
freedom of navigation and
overflight in the area.
Last week, a US Navy
destroyer, the USS Lassen,
challenged Chinas claim
to a 12-mile (19-kilometer)
territorial limit around Subi
Reef in the Spratly Islands.
While the Permanent
Court of Arbitration has
taken up the Philippines
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mere diversion for the illegal
drug smuggling incident in
Hong Kong.
The Department of For-
eign Affairs (DFA) has con-
firmed that there were four
Filipinas arrested for the
foiled smuggling of 2.5 kilos
of cocaine. Sheryl Chua,
Marilou Thomas, Remelyn
Rogue and a dentist identi-
fied as Dr. Ana Loella were
arrested when they arrived
in Hong Kong via Cebu Pa-
cific flight 5J 142 on Septem-
ber 26.
It is really surprising
how 2.5 kilos of cocaine
were able to slip past two
X-ray machines manned by
airport screeners. Even the
drug-sniffing dogs failed to
do their jobs to detect illegal
drugs, Gatchalian said.
He said that the bullet-
planting scheme allegedly
being done by employees of
the OTS, which is under the
Department of Transporta-
tion and Communications
(DOTC), has worsened the
reputation of NAIA among
local and foreign travelers,
as the airport, still the 8th
worst airport in Asia, has
yet to improve its current
infrastructures.
NBI probe
With the NBI investiga-
tion, the government ex-
presses hope this will ad-
dress the incident.
Valte said the NBI has
already started its own in-
vestigation into the cases of
bullets planted on passen-
gers bags by alleged erring
airport personnel as a form
of extortion.
We know that the NBI is
already on deck to conduct
their own investigation, kasi
nga ang bilin ng Pangulo,
you have to watch the watch-
ers, Valte said in a Palace
news conference.
Its a general statement
for government that while
there are security mea-
sures, we also have to make
sure that these measures
are implemented properly,
and that no one is taking
advantage, she added.
As this developed, Air-
port General Manager Jose
Angel Honrado assured that
authorities are exerting all
efforts to address the com-
plaints and allegations of
tanim-bala.
He also encouraged air-
port employees to continue
performing their duties and
responsibilities by ensuring
the safety of passengers
despite insults and accusa-
tions hurled against them.
Honrado also called on
all airport employees to
be vigilant and report all
anomalous activities to law
enforcement agencies. (With
a report from Genalyn D.
Kabiling)
dispute with China, there
have not been any cases yet
at the International Court
of Justice or ICJ, whose
main function is to settle
legal disputes submitted by
countries.
Noting recent ICJ re-
ports citing difficulties in
terms of human and fi-
nancial resources, Xu told
the General Assembly that
China believes the court
should have the resources
it needs to carry out its ef-
fective and high-quality
judicial activities.
China is consistently
committed to settling dis-
putes through friendly con-
sultations and will as always
support the ICJ in fulfilling
its mandate, he said.
Yet, China has not made
a statement recognizing the
ICJs jurisdiction.
Hypothetically, however,
another state could bring a
case to the court, based on a
treaty to which China is party
and which says that disputes
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Palace warns youths
going to Kalayaan
Malacaang welcomed the plan of
youth volunteers to go to Kalayaan
Island Group to assert the countrys
territorial rights over the West
Philippine Sea, but warned them
about certain physical limitations.
We understand their intention but
there are physical limitations on
what can and cannot be done. So
I will leave it to them to determine
how they will go about, Deputy
Presidential Spokeswoman
Abigail Valte said. Around 10,000
young Filipinos intend to travel
to Pag-asa Island to support the
countrys territorial claim over the
West Philippine Sea amid Chinas
aggressive incursions into local
waters. The group, mostly college
students and professionals,
reportedly plan to stay in the island
from November 30 to December
30 in the protest dubbed Kalayaan
Atin Ito. (Genalyn D. Kabiling)
PAGASA expects 2
storms this month
One or two more tropical storms
are expected to hit the country this
month, the Philippine Atmospheric
Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration (PAGASA)
said. State weather forecasters said
that the next tropical storms will be
named Marilyn and Nonoy the 13th
and 14th to hit the Philippines this
year. Meanwhile, PAGASA said that
here will be a storm-free weekend but
cloudy skies with light to moderate
rains and isolated thunderstorms
will be experienced over Bicol region,
Eastern Visayas, Caraga and the
provinces of Aurora and Quezon.
(Chito Chavez)
SEC files charges
vs scam suspects
The Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) yesterday lodged
a criminal complaint before the
Department of Justice (DOJ) against
the incorporators of a fly-by-night
investment company. The victims
of the aforementioned investment
company were mostly overseas
Filipino workers (OFWs), and
policemen, who invested millions
of pesos in non-existent securities.
Charged before the DOJ for violation
of Section 8 and 28 of the Securities
Regulation Code (SRC) were
Properous Infinite Philippine Holdings,
Corp. (PIPHC) incorporators Kevin
Miranda, Ryan Manuit, Charles Juiz
Padilla, Rabel Ymas, John Rafael
Calicdan, Paul Alviar. Section 8 and
28 of the Securities Regulation Code
(SRC) which carries a fine of nore
more than P5 million or imprisonment
of seven to 21 years, or both. Lalaine
Monserate, assistant director of
Enforcement and Investor Protection
Department of the SEC, said PIPHC
had earlier used the name EmGoldex
Philippines and Global Intergold (GIG)
to sell and distribute unregistered
securities to the public without a
license. (Leonard D. Postrado)
SC questions judge
in Delfin Lee case
The Supreme Court (SC) decided
yesterday to require Pampanga
Regional Trial Court (RTC)
Executive Judge Divina Luz Aquino-
Simbulan to answer the criminal
and administrative charges filed
against her by detained real
estate developer Delfin S. Lee.
Court Administrator Jose Midas
P. Marquez said Simbulan will be
given the opportunity to present
her side regarding Lees accusation
that she violated the Anti-Graft Law
and the code of conduct for lawyers,
and ignorance of the law when
she transferred him to a smaller
detention facility of the Bureau of
Jail Management and Penology
in San Fernando City or in Arayat
town. He had opposed the proposed
transfer on grounds of security and
arbitrariness. Court Administrator
Jose Midas P. Marquez, who
supervises all lower courts for the
SC, said the High will definitely give
the respondent an opportunity to
present her side if upon review, it
will appear that there is merit in the
allegations. (Rey G. Panaligan)
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By JUN RAMIREZ
O
mbudsman Conchita Carpio-
Morales has ordered the
dismissal from the service of
eight Commission on Audit
(COA) auditors and personnel for grave
misconduct for allegedly receiving addi-
tional compensation and bonuses from
the Local Water Utilities Administration
(LWUA) from 2006 to 2010.
The anti-graft czar identified the
auditors as Juanito Daguno Jr., Pro-
ceso Saavedra, Teresita Tam, Corazon
Cabotage, Evangeline Sison, and Vilma
Tiongson.
Also dismissed were COA data
machine operators Violeta Gamil and
Roberto Villa.
The dismissal order carried the
additional penalty of permanent dis-
qualification from reemployment in the
TACTICAL CONVOY DRILL Quezon City Police District-Tactical Motor Riders Unit personnel participate in a tactical convoy
drill, yesterday, at Camp Karingal in Quezon City. The tactical convoy drill is part of the units preparation for the Asia Pacific
Economic Cooperation that will be held in Manila from November 17 to 20, 2015. (Camille Ante)
Menorcas lawyers face disbarment cases
By LEONARD D. POSTRADO
Twin disbarment cases were filed
against the lawyer of two expelled
ministers of Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) for
committing alleged gross misconduct
and violated her oath as a lawyer.
The first disbarment case against
lawyer Trixie Cruz-Angeles was filed by
Rosalie Yanson, mother of the househ-
elp of the Menorcas, who accused her of
aiding Menorca in the continued illegal
detention of her daughter.
On the other hand, Atty. Randy Ser-
Lumad protesters in Manila hit amended permit for APEC Summit
By ARGYLL CYRUS B. GEDUCOS
The Lumad contingents of the Ma-
nilakbayan ng Mindanao 2015 caravan
slammed yesterday the order of Manila
Mayor Joseph Estrada to move up the
deadline of their permit to hold camp at
the Liwasang Bonifacio from Novem-
ber 22 to November 12.
The Lumad people who are camp-
ing out at the Liwasang Bonifacio
raised their Dont Evict the Lumad
banners in reaction to the amended
permit date.
In the new order, Estrada stated
that the Lumad would move their
camp and protest to Plaza Morga in
Tondo, Manila to ensure public safety
and security during the forthcoming
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) Leaders Meeting on Novem-
ber 16-20.
The mayor s move is aimed at
keeping major streets of Manila, par-
ticularly the Liwasang Bonifacio which
is near the United States Embassy,
Manila Post Office, Manila City Hall,
MILFs No. 2 calls on
PNoy to get BBL passed
By EDD K. USMAN
The second highest-ranking leader
of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
(MILF) called on President Aquino
yesterday to exercise and show politi-
cal will in order to pass the Bangsam-
oro Basic Law (BBL).
Ghazali Jaafar, MILF vice chairman
for Political Affairs, made the call as
the proposed law designed to establish
a Bangsamoro government continues
to face uncertainties in the halls of
Congress.
Maybe the President is serious and
sincere, but you still have to address
the Mindanao issue. The Bangsamoro
government service and seizure of the
retirement benefits.
Morales said the respondents
are also facing graft and corruption
charges, together with COA execu-
tives Edna Anical, Thelma Baldovino,
Evelyn De Leon, Nestorio Ferrera,
Zoharayda Obog, Ligaya Principio,
Jesusa Punsalan, Paulino Sarmiento,
in connection with the multi-million
grant of additional compensation and
bonuses.
Ombudsman Morales also found
LWUA executives Lorenzo Jamora,
Wilfredo Feleo, Orlando Hondrade and
Daniel Landingin guilty of simple mis-
conduct and ordered them suspended
for six months without pay.
Investigation disclosed that Jamora
and other LWUA officials approved and
signed letters of instructions directing
the issuance of checks covering the
rano lodged a disbarment complaint
against Angeles and her law partner,
Atty. George Ahmed Paglinawan, this
time for violating the subjudice rules
of the court.
Both disbarment cases were filed
late Thursday afternoon before the Of-
fice of the Bar Confidant of the Supreme
Court (SC).
In the first complaint, Rosalie, moth-
er of Abegail Yanson, accused Angeles
of willfull violation of her oath as a
lawyer and the rules of ethics under
the Code of Professional Responsibil-
ALTERNATIVE CLASSES Professors from different schools and universities in
Manila hold alternative classes for the Lumads in their campsite at Liwasang-
Bonifacio, Manila on Thursday to protest the encampment of soldiers on Lumad
schools, resulting to their evacuation. Yesterday, Lumads slam Manila Mayor Joseph
Estradas order to move their camp in Tondo, Manila and shorten their stay at the
Liwasang Bonifacio. (Federico Cruz)
and Malacaang, clear for traffic.
Estrada also said that he has al-
ready allowed them to stay, but hopes
needs a government, he said at the
Tycoon News Forum in Malate, Manila,
recently.
He said it is not the Quran (Islamic
Law) the MILF is demanding, adding
we are not asking for independence.
The President, he added, has many
commitments, hopefully he will have
the political will. Can he exercise
political will over his allies, can he do
that?
Jaafar recalled that Aquino made
a commitment to certify as urgent the
BBL, but he has not done it yet.
We still hold on to the peace pro-
cess; but everything has an end, only
God has no end, he said.
alleged irregular bonuses for LWUA
and COA personnel from 2006 to 2010
totaling P25 million.
Based on the records of the COAs
Human Resource Office, Anical re-
ceived P789,000; Baldovino, P886,000;
De Leon, P517,000; Daguno Jr., P615,000;
Ferrera, P961,000; Gamil, P834,000;
Obog, P658,000; Principio, P642,000;
Punsalan, P602,000; Saavedra, P692,000;
Sarmiento P703,000; Tam, P592,000, Vil-
la, P650,000; Cabotage, P542,000; Sison,
P183,000; and Tiongson, P164,000.
The joint resolution narrated that
the amount given were huge and
arbitrary, such that a COA machine
operator assigned at LWUA received
as much as P140,000 and P43,000 in
November 2006 alone.
They each received bonuses twice a
month in November; 2006; September
and December, 2007; September and
mendation of the Philippine Association of
ity for continuously detaining her
daughter.
Abegail was one of the witnesses of
Menorca. But the complaint of Rosalie
stemmed from the incident during the
CA, when Angeles allegedly prevented
her from getting near her daughter,
whom she did not see for a long time.
Atty. Serrano stressed that the
license of both Atty. Angeles and Pagli-
nawan should be revoked for violating
Rule 13.02 of the Rules of Court, which
bars lawyers from speaking to members
of the media about the pending cases.
cial permit for the Lumad Camp at
that they will not abuse the permit
given to them by greeting the APEC
leaders with protests.
SUPPORT FOR B.B.L. Trade and Industry Undersecretary Ernesto Ordoez (right),
joined by Ghazali Jaafar (left), vice chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
(MILF) Central Committee, during a forum at Remedios Circle in Malate, Manila,
yesterday, shows a statement of support for the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic
Law from 14 business organizations, backing the government in its fulfillment of
the peace process. (Ali Vicoy)
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December, 2008; and March 2010.
The resolution added that their
patent disregard of the existing policy
of their own institution against the
practice of receiving additional compen-
sation cannot be deemed a mere lapse
of judgment. Respondents, being state
auditors and employees of COA itself,
are presumed to know the prohibition.
COA auditors and employees were
obviously motivated by malicious intent
to favor self-interest at the expense
of the public and that their acts are
contrary to accepted rules of right and
duty, honesty and good morals, said
Morales.
As for Jamora and other COA execu-
tives, their stamp of approval and autho-
rization for fund disbursement as payment
for the questioned benefits is a clear trans-
gression of the Salary Standardization
Law and other COA regulations.
Bar exams
kick off
tomorrow
By REY G. PANALIGAN
A total of 7,146 law graduates will take
the bar examinations starting tomorrow
until the fourth Sunday of this month at
the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in
Manila.
Bar Confidant Cristina Layusa said
this years bar examinations committee
chairperson is Justice Teresita J. Leon-
ardo de Castro.
The holding of the bar examinations by
the Supreme Court (SC) has been moved
from October to November on recom-
Law Schools (PALS) due to the academic
calendar shift of most law schools and its
effect on the examinees review period.
Tests begin at 8 a.m. and ends at noon,
and at 2 p.m. until 6 p.m.
Tomorrows examinations will be on
Political Law and Public International
Law in the morning and Labor and Social
Legislation in the afternoon.
No parking, roads closed
The Manila District Traffic Enforce-
ment Unit (MDTEU) has totally barred
parking in the vicinity of UST, specifically
Espana Boulevard, A. H. Lacson Avenue,
Dapitan and P. Noval Streets, during the
bar exams.
The MDTEU traffic advisory stated no
parking from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on November
8, 15, and 22, the dates of the bar exams.
Likewise, the following areas will be
closed to vehicular traffic: the Stretch of
Dapitan St. from A. H. Lacson Ave. to P.
Noval St. and Stretch of P. Noval St. from
Dapitan St. to Espaa Boulevard. (With a
report from Jenny F. Manongdo)
However, the Lumad group said the
caravan is a legitimate protest against
the APEC-prescribed mining activities
and plantation expansions in Mindanao
that resulted to the numerous attacks
on their people, schools and indigenous
communities.
Unsanitary, unsightly
Meanwhile, it was also revealed
that the Manila Police District (MPD)
recommended against giving a spe-
Liwasang Bonifacio.
In a letter to Estrada and Bureau
of Permits Assistant Director Senen
Tomada dated Sept. 22, 2015, Chief
Superintendent Rolando Z. Nana, MPD
director, said that granting the special
permit to the Lumad protesters will
raise different concerns.
Nana said in his letter that the long
duration of the camp will disrupt the
normal economic and social activ-
ity around the area and will cause
unsanitary environment. It will also
affect public safety and order, and the
tourism industry in the city.
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10 Pinay
trafficking
victims in
Iraq rescued
By MADEL SABATER - NAMIT toring the establishment as early as June
this year when two Filipinas ran away

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en Filipina trafficking victims and reported the exploitation and abuse
are now on their way back to they suffered from their employer. The
the Philippines after they were two were eventually repatriated after the
rescued by officials from the Embassy sought the assistance of the
Philippine Embassy in Baghdad and au- Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the
thorities in Iraqs Kurdistan region. Kurdistan Regional Government.
In a statement, the Philippine Em-
bassy expressed its appreciation to the
Kurdistan Regional Government for the
successful rescue of the 10 Filipinas as
well as for the arrest of their employer
and the closure of his establishment.
Our 10 kababayans are now on their
way home because of the strong support
and cooperation extended to us by the
Kurdistan Regional Government of the
Republic of Iraq, Philippine Embassy
Charg dAffaires Elmer G. Cato said.
The Philippine Embassy also ex-
pressed its appreciation to the Interna-
tional Organization for Migration (IOM)
for the crucial role it played in the repa-
triation of the victims who were subjected
to exploitative and abusive conditions
at a spa in Erbil owned by a Lebanese
national.
Citing statements given to the Em-
bassy and Kurdish authorities, Cato said
the 10 Filipinas worked 12 hours, seven
days a week with only three hours off once
a week. They were paid only $300 monthly
of the $500 that was promised them and
get deductions ranging from $100 to $500
for infractions such as smoking, taking
naps or even failing to clean the toilet
properly.
Cato also said the women were
subjected to what is tantamount to debt
bondage.
For the small amount they were
making, there was no way these women
would have been able to raise the $10,000
their employer wanted them to pay if they
return to the Philippines before the end
of their two-year employment contract,
Cato said.
The Embassy said it has been moni-

PHs 2015
Ms. Intl
bet lands
in top 10
By Robert Requintina

Janicel Lubina finished in the Top 10

and won a special award in the 2015 Miss
International beauty pageant in Tokyo,
Japan Thursday night.
The Palawan beauty was named Miss
Best Dresser in the 55th edition of the
beauty pageant. She also wore a carnival
queen-inspired national costume cre-
ated by top-notch fashion designer Leo
Almodal.
Edymar Martinez of Venezuela was
crowned 2015 Miss International.
Had Lubina won the pageant, the Phil-
ippines would have tied with Venezuela for
country with the most number of win in
Miss International contest with six.
Venezuela now has seven Miss Inter-
national titles while Philippines has five.
First runner-up was Miss Honduras
while Miss Kenya was second runner-up
followed by Miss Vietnam, third runner-up
and Miss USA, fourth runner-up.
Lubina, 21, also got emotional and
chocked during her speech for the Miss
International contest.
To represent the Philippines here in
Miss International is a great honor and an
achievement for me. As a simple woman
who came from a poor family, my dream to
have a better life for my family motivates
me to never give up. At a young age, I had
to work at the rice fields to help my parents
while taking care of my brothers since my
parents were working, Lubina, who once
worked as a household helper, stated in
her pageant speech.
Life is full of challenges and hardships
but I never stopped dreaming and work-
ing hard to achieve my goals in life. I want
to be an inspiration to young people that
nothing is impossible. Keep following your
dreams and have strong faith in God. If I
become Miss International, I would like to
share my story to the world that poverty is
not a hindrance to achieve success in life,
Lubina added.
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Police eyeing seven election hotspots in ComVal
By ALEXANDER D. LOPEZ
D
AVAO CITY Authorities in
the province of Compostela
Valley are now eyeing seven
towns that could possibly be
included in their list of hotspots in the
upcoming national and local elections
Silver lining
seen in smear
drive vs Grace
By BEN R. ROSARIO
There is a silver lining in the black pro-
paganda allegedly being waged against
the presidential candidacy of Senator
Grace Poe and her camp looks at it as the
brighter side of the sinister plot.
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatch-
alian, acting as Poes spokesman, admit-
ted in a media forum that the smear drive
against Poe and even her family is clearly
well-organized and unrelenting but the
independent presidential candidate
would rather not point to any camp as the
mastermind.
We are aware of this but at the back
of all black propaganda is a silver lining,
said Gatchalian.
Because of the barrage of black pro-
paganda, we are being given free airtime
in the media outlets to clarify the issues.
Thats the silver lining. We are given more
reason to speak about our platform, he
said.
The filing of a series of cases ques-
tioning her citizenship and residency
as part of the smear campaign is being
investigated by Poes lawyer, admitted
Gatchalian.
However, he said they are confident
the cases will be dismissed.
The camp of Vice President Jejomar
Binay, one of Poes main rivals for the
presidency, has decried the Senate probe
and criminal cases recently filed against
him and members of his family as part
of a well-financed campaign to vilify his
character and derail his presidential
bid.
Gatchalian said Poe will never use
those tactics against her rivals.
He also assured that Poe will not
point an accusing finger at the Liberal
Party or any other rival groups as the
culprit.
Hindi namin gawain ang magturo,
Gatchalian told reporters during the
Usaping Balita News Forum in Quezon
City.
He added: We are not going to use
those tactics. We are just going to remind
the people that they should not succumb
to the black propaganda, smear campaign
or squid tactics being employed against
our candidate.
However, Gatchalian confessed that
one misgiving that bothers Poe is the
alleged effort by detractors to place her
family, including her two minor children,
in the middle of the smear drive.
Nalulungkot kami na pati ang pami-
lya ni Sen. Poe ay nadadamay, hindi
naman po sila ang kandidato. Pati yung
mga menor de edad na mga anak ni Sen.
Poe ay dinadamay sa usaping ito. Wala
namang silang ambisyon na tumakbo for
public office, he said. (We are dismayed
that even the family of Sen. Poe is being
dragged into politics. They are not candi-
dates. Even the two minor children are
being dragged into this. They do not have
political ambitions)
If you look at it, lahat ng (all the) al-
legations nila parepareho ang sinasabi
(are the same). If one goes to court, you
are trying to clarify something, but they
did not stop there, there are no new alle-
gations, they are pretty much the same,
said Gatchalian, former spokesman of the
Nationalist Peoples Coalition.
3 Cavite district representatives running unopposed
By ANTHONY GIRON
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite
Three incumbent district representatives
are sure winners in this historic province
as they are without opponents in the 2016
elections.
Lawyer Juanito V. Ravanzo Jr., provin-
cial Commission on Elections (Comelec)
supervisor, said that no one had vied
against Alex AA Advincula of the Lib-
eral Party (LP), 3rd District (Imus); Luis
Jonjon Ferrer of the National Unity
Party (NUP), 6th District; and Abraham
Bambol Tolentino, also of the LP, 7th
District.
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in 2016.
Sr. Supt. Albert Ferro, chief of the
Philippine National Police (PNP) in
Compostela Valley told reporters that
of the seven towns, only six have been
identified: the municipalities of Pantu-
kan, Maragusan, Monkayo, Montevista,
Compostela and Laak.
ALL FOR MAR Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Mar Roxas with LP stalwarts Pangasinan congresswomen Gina De Venecia,
Baby Arenas, and Marlyn Primicias-Agabas and members of the Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association-Rescue (TODA-RESCUE)
in Dagupan City recently. (Jojo Rioza)
3 Pangasinan congresswomen rally behind Mar Roxas
By LIEZLE BASA INIGO
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan
Three lady solons from Pangasinan
were united in declaring their support
for Mar Roxas, the administrations bet
for president in 2016.
Congresswoman Gina Manay
De Venecia, together with congress-
women Marlyn Agabas and Baby Arenas
promised to deliver the votes from the
province for Roxas during his recent
Bongbong Marcos wants DOLE if elected VP
By ERWIN G. BELEO
LUNA, La Union If elected vice
president in next years election, Sena-
tor Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr.
will ask for the position of secretary of
the Department of Labor and Employ-
ment (DOLE) to create and improve
programs for employment and liveli-
hood.
I prefer DOLE because one of
the biggest problems of our country is
unemployment. I see that theres a lot
CIDG nabs LP mayoral candidate for ammo stash
By MAR T. SUPNAD
ORION, Bataan A mayoralty
candidate of the Liberal Party was
arrested yesterday morning after the
Criminal Investigation and Detec-
tion Group (CIDG) confiscated two
guns and bullets when they raided his
farmhouse in barangay Bilolo, a charge
Ravanzo said that independent Pedro
Ligsa Lopez, the supposed lone opponent
of Tolentino had backed out of the race by
withdrawing his certificate of candidacy
(CoC) at the last minute.
No one filed CoCs for the 3rd and 6th
District congressional slots, he said.
Ravanzo said that the Oct. 12-16 CoC
filing closed with a total of 46 candidates
vying for gubernatorial, vice gubernato-
rial, provincial board and the congres-
sional district seats.
The Comelec official list showed that
candidates belong to LP, NUP, United
Nationalist Alliance (UNA), Lakas-
Christian-Muslim Democrats, Nationalist
He also pointed out that no election-
related atrocities were recorded by
their office in the said towns as of the
moment.
The PNP, he added, is also validat-
ing reports that some politicians have
started hiring men for their private
armies.
visit here.
De Venecia said they support Roxas
citing his performance in the government
and his contribution to the province.
Supportive sa atin si Mar. Nandi-
yan ang P29 milyon na road project,
classrooms, madali siyang lapitan
nung nasa DILG siya. Ang Dagu-
pan, 4th, 6th district, at 3rd district
susuportahan si Mar. Siya ang kuya ng
bayan. Si Mar Roxas madaling lapitan
at tunay na magpapatuloy ng daang
to be done (in creating more jobs) and
theres no need to craft new laws and
policies. We just have to improve the
programs, Bongbong said during his
visit here over the weekend.
Bongbong said he wants the govern-
ment to train and prepare workers to
enter the private sector.
Government infrastructures should
be helping the small and medium en-
terprises to increase our economy,
which in turn, will create more jobs. We
have so many ideas to be done in terms
which he denied.
Pepe Santos, town mayor for 2010-
2013, said that he had no knowledge
that his caretaker in his farm house al-
legedly hid two guns and bullets inside
his rest house in the remote barangay
that prompted the CIDG to search his
house resulting in the confiscation of
a caliber .22 rifle and caliber .9mm
Peoples Coalition (NPC) and Naciona-
lista Party.
A surprising development, according
to Comelec, was that many independent
candidates are running for the different
provincial and local posts.
For governor, three independent can-
didates, namely: Roberto Gernale Borral,
Richard L. Balanzag, both of Dasmarinas
City, are competing against incumbent
Gov. Juanito Victor Jonvic Remulla Jr. Ferrer and Tolentino, are: 1st District:
of UNA-Partido Magdalo.
No candidate from LP or its allied
party had vied against the 48-year-old Re-
mulla who is running for his final term.
For vice governor, three independents
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Another factor that the PNP in
Compostela Valley is considering in the
list is the presence of lawless elements,
including the communists New Peoples
Army (NPA).
The concentration of guerrilla fronts
in Mindanao is considered high in Com-
postela Valley as cited in recent reports
matuwid, De Venecia said as she
welcomed Roxas in Dagupan City.
De Venecia even said that Roxas
is the most qualified and ready to ad-
dress crisis in every sector.
Mabilis na ang pagunlad, handang
humarap sa modernong panahon, si-
galot sa Tsina ay kaya nyang harapin,
terorismo sa ISIS at may malawak na
kaalaman si Mar Roxas. Hinog na at
handang handa na. Subok na, De Vene-
cia added.
of employment. I can use my trainings
on economics, Marcos said.
Aside from DOLE, Bongbong said
he also would like to become head of
the Department of Transportation and
Communications (DOTC).
I see lots of problem at the DOTC
and I want to fix them if given the
chance, Marcos said.
Marcos met with barangay health
workers here at the Ortega Cultural and
Sports Center accompanied by local of-
ficials led by Mayor Pablo Ortega.
with bullets.
Chief Inspector Reynold Macabi-
tas, CIDG provincial officer, said that
the two other guns- both caliber .45 pis-
tols- that were confiscated inside the
house of Santos in barangay Balagtas,
were licensed.
However, the two other guns taken
from the suspects farmhouse did not
are also competing against incumbent
Ramon Jolo Revilla III (Lakas-CMD),
Remullas running mate. They are 7th
District Board Member Irene de Padua
Bencito, one Severina Vinluan Saulog,
and Eduardo Bautista de Asis.
The 28-year-old actor-politician Re-
villa is seeking a second term as vice
governor.
The Comelecs official list of candi-
dates showed that those competing for
the provinces congressional district
seats, aside from unopposed Advincula,
B. Lara, Valeriano Baraza Encabo, both
incumbent Rep. Francis Gerald Boy
Blue Abaya and Marina Rieta Granados
(NPC)--2nd District: outgoing Bacoor
City Mayor Strike B. Revilla and Mark
Orline Santarin Buena (LP)--4th District:
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by the Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP).
He said the PNP is working closely
with the AFP to address the problem
of insurgency in the area, including
the reported permit to campaign that
is being imposed by the NPAs during
the election period.
Binay camp
says CCT
rumor
intended
to hurt his
presidential bid
By ELLSON A. QUISMORIO
Vice President Jejomar Binays
camp claimed on Friday that the
r umor about his alleged plan to
cease aid for beneficiaries of the
Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) is
a nationwide effort to hurt his presi-
dential bid.
We have been receiving reports
that in L eyte, r umors are being
spread that the Vice President will
not continue the CCT program, law-
yer Rico Quicho, the Vice Presidents
spokesperson for political concerns,
said.
This is not the first time we
have heard of this. In Bicol, Western
Visayas, and Central Mindanao, we
have received reports of organized
rumor brigades targeting CCT ben-
eficiaries, Quicho said.
The United Nationalist Alliance
(UNA) standard-bearer was in Leyte
most of the week attending sorties
ahead of the 2016 presidential race.
The Vice President has repeatedly
denied halting cash aid for indigents,
saying that the rumors are just meant
to hurt his Palace bid.
Again, we wish to reiterate that
the Vice President will continue the
CCT, but with improvements, Quicho
underscored.
The CCT is currently referred
to under the Aquino administration
as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino
Program or 4Ps.
These rumors have been recur-
rent. We have received similar reports
in the other places the Vice President
has visited, which reinforces our
belief that this is a sustained drive
to again smear the Vice Presidents
name, said Quicho.
Such dirty tactics cast doubt on
the statements of others that they
will ensure clean elections, added
the lawyer.
Binay has vowed to improve the
CCT system to prevent several in-
stances of non-payment and under-
payment of beneficiaries, as well as
the reported double entries and inac-
curacies in the beneficiaries list.
Binay also said that he would
make 4Ps available to those who truly
need it, and prevent its use as a tool
for politicking.
have licenses and were confiscated.
The CIDG officer admitted that the
suspect was not inside the farmhouse
when they searched it.
A former US Navy officer, San-
tos said that he was never involved
in any trouble as manifested by his
town mates and his good record in
his town.
outgoing Dasmarinas City Mayor Jenni-
fer A. Barzaga and Alen Redota Manzano
(Ind.)-5th District: re-electionist Roy M.
Loyola and Ruben Montoya Madlansacay
(NP).
Twenty-three candidates are vying for
the seven districts two provincial board
seats. The only unopposed board can-
didates are incumbent Larry Boy Nato
(LP) and former Imus Mayor Homer T.
Saquilayan (Ind.) of the 3rd District.
Vying for the 4th District (Dasmari-
nas) board seat are re-electionist Teofilo
of NUP and one Laut O. Guimbaanan
(Ind.-Partido Bagong Maharlika) and for
7th District are Jasmin Manalo Manahan
(Ind.), Reinalyne Varias Vidallon (UNA)
and Virgilio Tolentino Ambion (LP).
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Venezuelan
president to
ax moustache
if he misses
housing target
CARACAS (AFP) Venezuelan
President Nicolas Maduro pledged
Thursday to cut off his moustache if
the government fails to meet a goal
to provide a million new homes by
years end.
If by December 31 I have not
turned over home number one mil-
lion, I will cut off my moustache in
self-punishment so everyone will know
that I failed, Maduro said.
He was referring to an ambitious
housing construction project launched
by Hugo Chavez in 2011 to relocate
thousands of families that lost their
homes in devastating flooding in
2010.
Chavez, who died in 2013, pledged
to build three million homes by 2019.
Maduros government says that so
far it has handed over 800,000.
Homes
submerged,
people missing
after dam burst
in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) A dam
burst at an iron ore mine in southeast-
ern Brazil, flooding a small town nearby
and submerging homes and vehicles. At
least one body has been recovered and
authorities said an unknown number of
people were missing.
Rescue teams were searching for
bodies or survivors from Thursdays di-
saster. Residents living in an area down-
hill from the dam were told to evacuate
to higher ground.
The Civil Defense agency of Minas
Gerais state said one body had been re-
covered but officials had yet to determine
how many people were missing.
Police, firefighters, and local officials
said they could not confirm any reported
death tolls or victims.
Images from Globo TV showed the
area of the operation overrun with water
and clay-red mud, with large vehicles
tossed on their sides.
A small cluster of homes and about
400 people live in the small town of Bento
Rodrigues, about 7 kilometers (just over
4 miles) beneath the dam that burst. Im-
ages showed the town flooded with mud
and water.
Authorities said the dam was built
to hold back water and residue from
mining operations, a mixture that can
often be toxic.
The Samarco mining company said
in a statement on its website that it was
making every effort to prioritize care
to people and mitigate damage to the
environment.
It is not possible at this moment
to confirm a cause ... nor if there are
victims, it added.
Samarco is jointly owned by Brazilian
mining company Vale and Australias
BHP Billiton.
A statement from the city hall of
Mariana, a city of about 40,000 people 300
kilometers (185 miles) north of Rio de Ja-
neiro, said the dam ruptured at 4:20 p.m.
in an area roughly 20 kilometers (over 12
miles) from the city center.
Seattles gum
wall to be
cleaned after
20 years
SEATTLE (AP) After 20 years of
people sticking their gum to the walls of
an alley by Seattles Pike Place Market,
officials say it is time for a cleanup.
Pike Place Market announced this
week it will take down the estimated
1 million pieces of gum off the walls of
Post Alley. Known as the gum wall, the
sticky landmark has become a popular
attraction to visitors and locals.
Besides gum, people leave pictures,
business cards and other mementos.
Some pieces of gum were shaped into
hearts and messages.
Tourist Katri Mattsson said the gum
wall was pretty gross, but also in way
very impressive.
The market has hired a contractor
that will use steam to melt off the gum, be-
ginning Nov. 10. Pressure washing dam-
ages the historic building too much.
Yellow Magenta Cyan Black
UN nixes death penalty
By MADEL SABATER NAMIT
T
he United Nations (UN) on
Thursday said there is no
room for death penalty in the
21st century, as it cited declin-
ing support for capital punishment.
Ivan imonovi, Assistant Secre-
tary-General for Human Rights of the
United Nations, said there has been
a decline in the number of countries
upholding capital punishment in the
last 40 years.
He said that in 1975, about 97 percent
of countries were executing criminals
but in 2015 only 27 percent of countries
handed down the death penalty.
The UN will soon be launching the
book Moving Away from the Death
Penalty: Arguments, Trends and Per-
spectives.
According to the UN official, though
Sun stripping away Martian atmosphere, leaves it a dry planet NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL (AP) The
National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministrations (NASA) Mars-orbiting
Maven spacecraft has discovered that
the sun likely robbed the red planet of
its once-thick atmosphere and water.
On Thursday, scientists reported
that even today, the solar wind is
stripping away about 100 grams of
atmospheric gas every second. Thats
about a quarter-pound a second lost to
the stream of charged particles shoot-
ing away from the sun at 1 million mph
(1.61 million kph).
Big solar storms traveling at twice
that speed increase the escape rate by
10 to 20 times and more. Because of
their prevalence billions of years ago,
these storms would have been enough
to gut the atmosphere of ancient Mars
and transform it from a moist, warm
place potentially capable of microscop-
ic life to the cold, dry desert of today.
I cant help but imagine ham-
burgers flying out of the Martian
atmosphere, one per second, Maven
scientist Dave Brain told reporters
with a smile. ``Its instead oxygen
and carbon dioxide that are leaving
the planet, which are important both
for water and for the climate of the
planet overall.
These latest Mars findings by
robotic scouts such as Maven are a
key part of NASAs push to send hu-
man explorers to the red planet in the
2030s. Just over a month ago, the Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter revealed
evidence of salt water trickling down
Martian slopes, at least in the summer.
Designer immune cells
clear babys leukemia
LONDON (Reuters) A baby
whom doctors thought almost cer-
tain to die has been cleared of a pre-
viously incurable leukemia in the
first human use of an off-the-shelf
cell therapy from Cellectis that cre-
ates designer immune cells.
One-year-old Layla had run out
of all other treatment options when
doctors at Britains Great Ormond
Street Hospital (GOSH) gave her
the highly experimental, genetically
edited cells in a tiny 1-milliliter in-
travenous infusion.
Two months later, she was can-
cer-free and she is now home from
hospital, the doctors said at a brief-
ing about her case in London on
Wednesday.
Her leukemia was so aggres-
sive that such a response is almost
a miracle, said Paul Veys, a profes-
sor and director of bone marrow
transplant at GOSH who led the
team treating Layla.
As this was the first time that
the treatment had been used, we
didnt know if or when it would
work, so we were over the moon
when it did.
The gene-edited cell treatment
was prepared by scientists at GOSH
and University College London
(UCL) together with the French
biotech firm Cellectis, which is now
funding full clinical trials of the
therapy due to start next year.
It is designed to work by adding
new genes to healthy donated im-
mune cells known as T-cells, which
arm them against leukemia.
Using a gene-editing technology
called TALEN, which acts as mo-
lecular scissors, specific genes are
then cut to make the T-cells behave
in two specific ways: Firstly, they
are rendered invisible to a powerful
leukaemia drug that would usually
kill them and secondly they are
reprogrammed to only target and
fight against leukemia cells.
World News
there is a drop in the number of docu-
mented executions, there is a possibility
of several executions being conducted
which are not registered or reported
accurately.
imonovi said that in 2014 there
had unfortunately been a 28 percent
increase in the number of people con-
demned to death.
It represents an overall increase
in member states resorting to death
penalty to prevent terrorism or drug
related offences, he explained.
imonovi said that one of the big-
gest drawbacks of death penalties is the
wrongful conviction of suspects.
He added that advancement in the
field of investigation, such as DNA test-
ing, has shown evidence that wrongful
convictions do happen as there is no
perfect justice system.
He said that the biggest challenge
SUN AND MARS Director of planetary science at NASA headquarters Jim
Green (left), with Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) principal
investigator Bruce Jakosky (right), delivers remarks during a press conference
at NASA headquarters in Washington DC, USA. (EPA)
NASAs next mission begins in March
with the launch of another orbiting
explorer.
Principal scientist Bruce Jakosky
and his team reported that during mas-
sive solar ejections of gas in March, the
spacecraft noticed oxygen ions were
flung higher into the atmosphere than
expected. At the same time, streams of
fast-moving magnetic activity shot 3,100
miles out into space.
That led the researchers to conclude
Mars atmospheric decline may have
been driven in large part by major solar
events such as this, early in the planets
history.
The atmosphere likely would have
Other drugmakers including No-
vartis, Juno Therapeutics and Kite
Pharma have tested genetically
modified T-cells extracted from
an individual patient. However,
this is the first time cells from a
healthy donor have been used in a
process could lead to a ready off-
the-shelf supply for use in multiple
patients.
Some scientists have questioned
Cellectis approach because of
potential problems with patients
rejecting foreign cells.
But the French biotech, working
with the US giant Pfizer, as well as
Novartis believes its method is faster
and cheaper than creating single
patient-specific gene therapies.
Results from Laylas case were
due to be presented at the Ameri-
can Society of Hematologys annual
meeting in Orlando on Wednesday.
This is a landmark in the use of
new gene engineering technology
and the effects for this child have
been staggering, said Waseem
Qasim, a professor of Cell and Gene
Therapy at UCL and immunologist
at GOSH who worked on her medi-
cal team.
If the success in this case is
sustained and replicated in other
patients, he said, the therapy could
represent a huge step forward in
treating leukaemia and other can-
cers.
Matt Kaiser, head of research at
the leukemia and lymphoma char-
ity Bloodwise, said that while the
concept of editing immune cells to
recognize and hunt out leukemia
cells is very exciting, patients and
their families should note that the
technique is still in the very early
stages of development. fiscal gap but later found it was highly
We need to establish whether it
can offer a long-term cure, whether
there are any side effects and which
patients are most likely to benefit
from it, he said.
Saturday, November 7, 2015
of death penalty is its finality; as there
is no way of rectifying the verdict even
after the person is found innocent after
execution.
imonovi further said that ac-
cording to several studies, there is no
convincing evidence of any deterring
effect death penalty has on crimes
committed.
However, there is conclusive evi-
dence that there is a correlation be-
tween death penalty and discrimination
and unequal treatment against vulner-
able groups, he said.
imonovi also said that in most cas-
es, people who end up getting executed
are poor, or those in vulnerable groups
or the socially- disadvantaged minority
groups or have mental disabilities.
Just last month, the Philippines
signed a joint declaration for the world-
wide abolition of death penalty.
disappeared over a period of a few
hundred-millions years. Mars no longer
has a global magnetic field, but when it
did 4 billion years ago, that would have
prevented this wholesale loss of atmo-
sphere, the researchers said. Earths
strong magnetic field seals in our own
atmosphere, preventing direct erosion
by the solar wind.
Jakosky said further analysis will
allow scientists to better define the at-
mospheric escape rate of ancient Mars.
In any event, given the current loss, the
existing thin atmosphere would be gone
in another few billions of years, he noted,
although the gas is also locked up in the
polar caps and in the subsurface.
Greece approves
reform bill, eyes
bailout tranche
ATHENS (Reuters) Greeces
parliament approved early Friday a
bill with reforms prescribed by the
countrys international lenders, ahead
of a euro zone finance ministers meet-
ing in three days which will decide
if Athens qualifies for fresh bailout
funds.
Greece needs to legislate a series
of reforms to pass the first review of
a new bailout worth up to 86 billion
euros it signed up earlier this year. It
must also revamp its banking system
by the end of the year to start talks on
much-needed debt relief which Prime
Minister Alexis Tsipras has made a
priority.
A majority of lawmakers in the 300-
seat parliament approved a bill which
improves on previous legislation for
the calculation of pensions, forces
Greece to comply with EU energy
efficiency rules, lifts obstacles for
the sale of Greeces largest port and
scraps tax breaks for farmers.
Passing the bill was crucial, but
there are still issues holding up a re-
view which can unlock 2 billion euros
of aid, a sub-tranche of an initial 26
billion installment. Greeces compli-
ance assessment to date is set to be on
the agenda of a session of euro zone
ministers, known as the Eurogroup,
on Monday.
Athens and its lenders are still at
odds over an effective mechanism for
Greeces troubled banks which will
be receiving bailout aid to address
non-performing loans affecting busi-
nesses, but also thousands of mort-
gage holders.
A 23 percent VAT tax on private
education is also a thorn in talks
with lenders. Athens signed up to the
measure to plug a 300-400 million euro
controversial in a country where par-
ents supplement perceived shortcom-
ings in the state education system with
extra tuition, and is now trying to find
other ways to raise the revenue.
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29 stranded whales
die in remote bay
WELLINGTON (PNA/Xinhua)
Twenty-nine pilot whales have
died after a mass stranding
on a remote beach on New
Zealands southern Stewart Island,
conservation officials said Friday.
The pod of dead and dying whales
were discovered late Tuesday at
Doughboy Bay, on the west of
Stewart Island, by two people hiking
through the area, according to the
Department of Conservation (DOC).
It was two days before the hikers
could raise the alarm and two DOC
staff immediately flew to Doughboy
Bay to assess the situation. Eight
of the whales were still alive when
we arrived, Stewart Island DOC
ranger Phred Dobbins said in a
statement. However, refloating
them was not an option given
the length of time they had been
stranded in hot, dry conditions.
With the tide well out, we saw little
hope of keeping the animals alive
until enough rescuers could be
flown in to assist, he said. The
DOC staff decided to euthanize the
eight whales to end their prolonged
suffering. The whales would be
left to decompose naturally on the
beach, due to the remoteness of
the site.
Egyptian court
postpones
Mubaraks trial
CAIRO (PNA/Xinhua) Egypts
Cassation Court on Thursday
postponed the trial of former
president Hosni Mubarak over
the killing of protesters in January,
2011, reported the state-run MENA
news agency. The trial, the third
and final one, was postponed to
Jan. 21, 2016, just days before the
anniversary of the start of the 2011
upheavals. This constitutes the
third time the case is heard in court
since Mubarak was deposed in
2011. However, this time Mubarak
faces the court alone as all other
defendants were acquitted. The
postponement was due to the
need to relocate Mubaraks retrial
at the Cassation Court, located in
downtown Cairo, MENA said. During
Thursdays session, which began
without Mubaraks presence,
the judge read a note sent by the
Maadi Armed Forces Hospital,
where Mubarak is serving a jail
sentence over corruption charges,
saying Mubarak could not stand
trial due to his poor health.
Passenger train
collides with
military truck
MUNICH (PNA/Xinhua) A
passenger train collided with a US
military truck at a railroad crossing
late Thursday night in the southern
German municipality of Freihung,
killing one person and injuring 21
others, local media Oberpfalznetz.
de reported. According to the
local police, the military truck with
two people inside was crossing
the railroad when it got stuck.
The regional train came shortly
afterward and collided with the
truck. Instead of an earlier reported
explosion, a fire broke out after
the collision, and the local police,
firefighters and rescue workers
launched large-scale rescue
operations immediately. Some
heavily injured people have been
sent to hospital by helicopters. The
police said that up to 50 people
were in the train, without a detailed
overview currently. The affected rail
line has been completely closed
following the incident.
5 dead after
explosion causes
mountain slide
LANZHOU (PNA/Xinhua) Five
people have died after being buried
by a landslide on a mountain
caused by quarry explosion in
northwest Chinas Gansu Province,
local authorities said Friday. The
incident happened in Yongdeng
County in Lanzhou, the provincial
capital, around 6 p.m. on Thursday.
The five workers from a local mining
company were working at the
quarry, where explosion are part
of their daily duties. The explosion
triggered the mountain collapse
at about 6 p.m. Rescuers had
recovered all of the five deceased
as of 5:30 a.m. on Friday. The
accident is under investigation.
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duty in Mexico since 2010, 89 percent of which no press freedom where journalists work in
cases remain unsolved. In Yemen, there have fear, the IFJ said.
reflections today For a country that prides itself as a bastion
been 15 killings since 2011. In Ukraine, eight
have been killed since 2014. The Philippines of press freedom, this call should not be ignored
Application of holds the record: 170 journalist killings includ- by our government.

the parable of the Our Daily journey

dishonest steward
Luke 16:9-15 REFLECTION
Bless the Lord
GOD KNOWS YOUR HEARTS. The

J
esus said to His disciples: 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
Pharisees, who are described as lovers of
money, respond with disdain to the teach-
ings of Jesus on the right use of wealth.
They take Jesus words as an attack on
them. Jesus criticizes the Pharisees who
Read: Psalm 103 and guarantee a huge crop. Gods blessing could
Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my make even Jobs situation tolerable, and after his
whole heart, I will praise His holy name (v.1). test the Lord blessed Job in the second half of his
life even more than in the beginning (Job 42:12).

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. The Pharisees, who
loved money, heard all these things and
sneered at Him. And He said to them,
You justify yourselves in the sight of oth-
ers, but God knows your hearts; for what
is of human esteem is an abomination in
the sight of God.
seek justification before the people. His
response is more in terms of Gods moral
assessment as contrasted with merely ex-
ternal human judgment. We cannot be justi-
fied by external performance without purity
of intention. The life of a disciple must be
one of faithful attention to the frequent and
familiar tasks of each day, however small
and insignificant they may seem. God sees
into our hearts, and it is what resides there
that is important for God.
Let us do our daily work with the best
of intentions and leave the rest to God.
SOURCE: 365 Days with the Lord
2015, 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.
H
ave you sung Matt Redmans inspir-
ing song, 10,000 Reasons? Matt said
he based the song on Psalm 103, which
lists many and various reasons to bless
the Lord. The New International Version and New
Living Translation translate Psalm 103:1 as praise
the Lord, but the Hebrew literally says, O my
soul, bless the Lord. Do you wonder what that
means?
To bless means to bestow good on someone,
which is why you cant read too far in the Old Tes-
tament without someone begging the Lord for His
blessing. Abraham pleaded with God, May Ishmael
live under Your special blessing! (Genesis 17:18).
Jacob battled Esau over the blessing and clung to
the divine wrestler, insisting that I will not let you
go unless You bless me (32:26). These saints knew
that Gods blessing was the secret to their success,
for only God could open wombs, shut out enemies
We understand how God blesses us by giving
us good things, but how can we bless God? What
good could we possibly add that He doesnt already
have? Only one thing: Reputation. Psalm 115 says
that when the nations ridicule the Lord, saying,
Where is their God? (v.2), we respond by blessing
(the Hebrew term in v.18) the Lord for His countless
blessings on us. And so we make His name great.
God blesses us by conferring good things; we
bless Him by praising the good we see in Him.
Want to add to the fame of the Lord? Sing 10,000
Reasons again, this time with feeling. Mike
Wittmer
2015 ODB Ministries, 3000, Kraft Ave. SE,
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49555-0001, USA. Used
by permission. For this and other materials
contact ODB Ministries at 322 P. Guevarra, San
Juan City (Phils.); Tel.: 722-2010.
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word alive
Poverty no excuse in giving
By Fr. Bel San Luis, SVD
O T
ne night years ago, a
stormy rain stranded a
couple on a remote coun-
try road. Unable to go any
farther, they got out of their car and
walked towards a dimly-lit farm-
house.
***
When they reached the house, an
elderly couple, carrying a kerosene
lamp, met them at the door. Explain-
ing their predicament, the young
man asked: Could we spend the
night with you? A place on the floor
or a few easy chairs will do.
***
Seeing their condition, the elderly
woman said, Why surely, children.
We just happen to have a spare
bedroom.
The next morning the newly-
weds got up early and prepared to
leave without disturbing the elderly
couple.
***
They dressed quietly, put P500
on the dresser, and tiptoed down
the stairs. When they opened the
door to the living room, they found
the old couple asleep in the chairs.
Theyd given the newlyweds their
only bedroom.
***
This heartwarming story is a
moder n illustration of the poor
Swimming against the Current
Basic requirements
for the journey
By Jesus P. Estanislao
G
ood governance is one
side of the coin, whose oth-
er side is anti-corruption.
To pursue a program for
good governance (or anti-corrup-
tion), any enterprise or institution
would have to think long term: Such
a program takes a reasonably long
time to make a difference and eventu-
ally succeed.
With such a reasonably long time
horizon, good governance can be
viewed as a journey that may involve
several hundred kilometres. In un-
dertaking any journey, it is essential
that we know what our destination is.
The destination of any governance
journey is marked out by a dream:
this dream is what we see the en-
terprise becoming at some time in
the future, long enough to bring out
the best elements and highest ide-
als of the many people with stakes
in the enterprise. That dream or
vision needs to be broadly shared,
since it puts in bold relief what the
common good of the enterprise
may actually bring about for all those
who put in personal sacrifices for its
eventual delivery.
A dream about the common good
or a shared vision for the enterprise
is the first requirement for undertak-
ing any governance journey. Many in-
dividuals from within the enterprise
may participate in, and contribute
towards, formulating the enterprise
Pagbabago
Claims and counter-claims
By Florangel Rosario Braid
L
ast Thursday, at a forum
convened by the Asian In-
stitute of Journalism and
Communication (AIJC), Su-
preme Court (SC) Senior Associate
Justice Antonio Carpio, todays fore-
most expert on the dispute between
China and the Philippines over the
West Philippine Sea, presented im-
plications and clarifications on the
recent ruling of The Hague-based
Permanent Court of Arbitration.
The ruling was that the court has
jurisdiction to hear the Philippine
maritime claims against China over
these maritime waters. With some 50
members of local and international
media at the forum, Justice Carpio
provided the background on the
complaint filed by the Philippine
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widow in the gospel of this 32nd Sun-
day of the year. Christ in the gospel
praises the poor widow who drops
only two small copper coins (a few
centavos) in the temple treasury,
unlike the others who put in their
surplus money (Mk 12,43).
Although very poor, she put all
she had to live on.
***
The first lesson we can learn is
you dont have to be wealthy in order
to give to charity or help people. The
example of the poor widow poignantly
illustrates this. There are those who
say, Ill give when I become rich or
win the lotto or when I receive my companys names published or im-
retirement pension.
***
The question is, what if you dont
become rich or win in the lottery or
die before your retirement, does it
mean you wont give to your church
or help your needy brethren at all?
Rich or poor, were called to prac-
tice charity motivated by Christs
teaching.
***
The second lesson the L ord
teaches is that our giving is more
meaningful and meritorious when
it is accompanied by some pain or
sacrifice.
The rich in the gospel did not
have this. They gave away only what
was extra or disposable.
***
vision. But at the end of the day, this
is an essential task that the leader
of the enterprise (one charged with
its leadership function) needs to take
on. It is a leaders primary duty to
articulate a vision for the enterprise,
and to set a clear direction towards a
given North Star, where the enter-
prise should head towards, moving
forward into the future.
In articulating a vision, the leader
needs to take into serious account
two fundamental elements that
help shape the basic identity of the
enterprise.
The first of these is the enterprise
mission. In many instances, such a
mission is mandated by law. In ev-
ery instance, mission identifies its
core purpose or essential function.
What is the enterprise for? What
is it supposed to do? What positive
difference is it expected to make?
Going by the dictum, tell me what
you do, and I will tell you who you
are, the enterprise mission defines
in a very fundamental manner what
the enterprise is. It is in this light
that an enterprise mission does not
change; it is not time-bound, in much
the same way that the basic identity
of any person does not change with
the season or with changing circum-
stances (much less with changes in
leadership at the top).
The second is the set of core
values that the enterprise professes
and wishes to be known by. These
values from part of the fundamental
government showing a replica of the
Murillo-Velarde map, the original
of which was purchased at an auc-
tion by AIJC Chair Mel Velarde who
donated it to the National Museum.
Velarde gave the introduction to the
forum where Carpio discussed some
implications on the ruling.
In justifying the Philippine strat-
egy in approaching the dispute issue,
Justice Carpio paraphrased Sun
Tzu who said it is better to defeat
the enemy in the courtroom than to
defeat him in the battlefield. Since
the Philippines is unable to match
China militarily, economically, and
diplomatically, it decided to bring
the case to the UN tribunal. In its
argument, it noted that Chinas
incursion and subsequent actions
around Scarborough Shoal violate
the UNCLOS (United Nations Con-
Black
Views Features
There are some people, for in-
stance, who give away used items
to indigents or calamity victims.
Thats fine.
But some of the items donated
are practically useless or unusable.
The shoes have holes and the clothes
are virtually rags smelling of un-
derarm alarms and BOs! Common
sense tells us that such giving de-
feats the spirit taught by Christ.
***
STRINGS ATTACHED? When
we donate money for charity, whats
our real motive? Is it because we
want our names or our familys or
mortalized? Do we donate to charity
because it is tax deductible? Or,
do we give gifts to our boss because
we want something in return like a
salary raise or promotion?
***
If such be our motive, then our
giving is self-serving; it has strings
attached. Christ teaches, When you
give something to a needy person,
do not make a big show of it as the
hypocrites do (Mt 6,2).
What kind of giver are you?
***
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IBC 13 (channel 15 cable) at 7-8 a.m.
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character of the enterprise: Again, a
somewhat similar dictum holds, and it
goes as follows, tell me what values
you seek to live by, and I will tell you
who you are. In fact, values provide
a sound foundation for any enterprise.
They represent the highest ideals and
the deepest convictions that should
guide everything that the enterprise
does. They give rise to the healthy,
positive, dynamic forces that would
propel the enterprise towards the
continuing pursuit of its mission and
the eventual realization of its vision.
The enterprise vision is time-
bound: by a certain date sometime in
the future, it has to be realized. But
for inner consistency, such a vision
has to have basic alignment with the
enterprise mission and its properly
chosen and deeply held core values.
It is this inner consistency between
shared vision, enterprise mission,
and core values which give a clear di-
rection to any governance program.
Not only is the destination set (and to
be arrived at following a set schedule
or time line); the core purpose of the
enterprise is affirmed, and the core
values of the people working in the
enterprise are confirmed also.
In meeting the first essential re-
quirement of a governance program
by articulating a shared vision, an
enterprise ends up having a clear
governance charter: It includes along
with enterprise vision, a properly
articulated enterprise mission and
a set of core values as well.
vention on the Law of the Sea) and
the International Regulations for the
Prevention of Collisions at Sea.
Justice Carpio provided a time-
line on the claim and counter-claim.
China, in its Note Verbale, explained
its rationale by referring to what it
describes as its Adjacent Relevant
Waters and historic rights. In this
first phase which concern jurisdic-
tion, China raised two issues sov-
ereignty and that the claim involved
sea boundary delimiatation.
The arbitral court ruling on these
two issues were that the determi-
nation of maritime entitlement is
neither a sovereignty nor a boundary
delimitation issue, but a merits de-
termination issue. The tribunal did
not consider the 9-dash-line material
and therefore totally ignored it
Among the concerns raised dur-
Saturday, November 7, 2015 11
Medium Rare
Listen to him!
By Jullie Y. Daza
he quotable DOTC Sec-
retary Abaya is at it again.
Listen to him telling the
world that the tanim-bala
extortion scheme at the airport has
been blown out of proportion!
What does he mean? That its not
fatal to scare passengers out of their
wits when they show up with luggage?
That being detained for questioning
and missing a flight for which the
passenger has painstakingly prepared
and paid is no big deal? That their
fears are exaggerated when they
could, like him, play it cool as help
will come from an angel of DOTC or
an Angel Honrado of the Manila Inter-
national Airport Authority? That even
the UN is overreacting to the panic?
At least the UN showed timely con-
cern for their staff by warning them
immediately about this latest shame
and scandal to befall the airport
named after the father of his boss.
Secretary Abaya, in contrast, took
his time reacting after the first reports
came out of the nightly tv news in
September a response that was too
little, too late, and now too lame. What
plain view
The quick solution
to tanim-bala
By ATTY. Romeo V. Pefianco
T
he bill sponsored by Rep.
Leni Robredo seeking to de-
criminalize possession of up
to three bullets of any caliber
and a similar measure proposed by
Sen. Bam Aquino to decriminalize
the acquisition, possession, and car-
riage of three bullets or less deserve
the full support of Congress and the
President. One to three bullets of any
caliber found in a plane passengers
bag, luggage, or backpack cannot
create a rebellion here or abroad. We
assume that the NAIA authorities will
confiscate the bullets to prevent their
use by the passenger for an illegal
purpose.
For amulets only
In the last few days of investiga-
tion, a few passengers admitted to
converting the bullets into amulets to
protect the person wearing it against
illness, bad luck, or misfortune. In the
coastal villages in the provinces, we
see men, women, and children wearing
amulets to give them luck for a boun-
tiful harvest of fish and protect them
against danger from unexpected bad
weather. They wear amulets of one or
three bullets like a necklace.
Our actors wear amulets
In the movies of popular actors
Ramon Revilla and Jess Lapid, vari-
ous characters wear bullet amulets
to protect them against bandits and
bad members of a clan. The late actor
Manuel Conde started wearing bullet
amulets as a clan chief and warrior.
To amuse foreigners
Our foreign workers tell stories
about our actors and their box office
flicks where warriors or clan members
show amulets as necklaces made of
pistol or rifle bullets to amuse their
ing the open forum were the possibility
of cooperation with China, considering its
power, and that it might be realpolitik
to take this course of action; the issue
of how we may be able to ensure that
China would follow the UN tribunal rul-
ing if we win the battle (Justice Carpio
was confident that we would win); and
when we could expect the ruling. On the
first concern, Justice Carpio noted that
the UN laws are explicit about illegal
occupation of territory. On approximate
time of decision on the final ruling, he
thinks it could come out even before the
May election next year. He, therefore,
hopes that the presidential candidates
would include this concern in their cam-
paign agenda. There is nothing wrong
with continuing our talks with China,
he added. What should not happen is to
withdraw the case.
To this critical issue, there are sev-
eral others that should be on the priority
agenda of government. One is to restore
our national and global competitiveness.
The recent World Bank survey showned
that there was a slide of 6 notches from
a 95th rank in the ease of doing busi-
ness to 103rd out of 189 economies in
the 2015 National Competitiveness study.
L
is it about this Cabinet secretary that
he cannot understand the problems of
the most ordinary, most hardworking
people of this country? Not only does
he lack sympathy and empathy, hes
just totally out of it! Nothing in his ge-
netic makeup predisposes him to his
role-playing as a servant of the people.
His statements hurt his constituents,
including the OFW heroes of the age
of migrant labor whose massive num-
bers more than 2,500 leave by plane
every day put them in the category
of the most vulnerable.
DOTC records show that since
2012, a few thousand persons were
caught, each with a bullet one bul-
let each at the airport. But because
figures add up to only .008 percent
of the total, the excuse is that those
were nothing more than isolated
incidents.
Maybe thats Mr. Abayas problem.
The man uses cold math to solve peo-
ple problems. He could take a lesson
from Public Attorney Percida Acosta,
who rushed to the airport Wednesday
night to rescue two bewildered, be-
draggled, elderly passengers from a
security virus thats its own brand of
terrorism.
foreign friends and employers.
The investigation of tanim-bala
at NAIA does not indicate that Fili-
pino passengers bound for different
countries were one in conspiring as
criminal elements. The bullets found
in their possession were meant to ex-
tend our strange culture abroad. The
one danger they face is a strict rule
against possession of bullets in Hong
Kong, Singapore, and other European
countries that carries a harsh penalty
of long imprisonment, loss of employ-
ment, and deportation.
Stopping a scandal
The two bills filed by Rep. Leni
Robredo and Sen. Bam Aquino can
put a complete stop to a scandal that
paints a bad image for 101.6 million
Filipinos and give our tourism industry
not more but LESS fun in the Philip-
pines. This means loss of cash income
from tourists by the billions.
Belt tightening
After this bill is signed into law
commerce in plastic covers and tapes
will stop. Our porters in all airports will
become useful to passengers again.
One of them claims an experience as
porter of 26 years at NAIA and on TV
he was teary-eyed when passengers
started pushing their own carts. For
the first time, he said, his family and
children were forced to tighten their
belts. He blames tanim-bala for their
misfortune and the suspicion that
most porters support the racket.
Business as usual
The Robredo -Aquino bill is a
fast solution to restore order and
discipline at NAIA and all airports
nationwide. The bill will only confis-
cate the bullets without questions
and business as usual will follow.
(Comments are welcome at rom-
ing@pefianco.com)
It will be remembered that we moved
up by 10 notches in the 2012 global
competitiveness survey.
Presidential candidate Mar Roxas
suggests that we could address the
competitiveness issue, specifically
ease of doing business, by setting
up a Department of Common Sense.
Among others, this department would
streamline processes that have
discouraged national and foreign in-
vestors such as barriers in securing
business permits, improving Internet
speed, and reducing costs of electric-
ity and other essentials in setting up
business enterprises. Budget Secre-
tary Abad has released more than
95% of the budgets allocated to all
departments to encourage spending
on programs and projects that would
spur productivity and growth.
Likewise, Congress and business-
men urge the passing of the Bang-
samoro Basic Law (BBL) and the
Freedom of Information (FOI), two
laws essential in providing peace and
stability as well as addressing issues
of transparency and corruption.
My email, florangel.braid@
gmail.com
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Hotspot
Poe as candidate for change
By Tonyo Cruz
E I
arlier this year, Presi-
dent Aquino and other top
Liberals publicly courted
Senator Grace Poe to join
their party to be their vice-presiden-
tial candidate. In fact, there were
many Liberals who preferred Poe
as the Liberal standard-bearer over
Mar Roxas because he remained
weak in all polls and in many other
criteria despite so many opportuni-
ties thrown his way.
The very public courtship went
on for months: There were one-on-
one meetings between Aquino and
Poe, between Roxas and Poe, and
among the three of them. It was a
love fest, with the entire propaganda
machinery of government and of the
Liberals going gaga to help convince
Poe that she would be better off as
Roxas runningmate.
During this courtship and love-
fest, not a single high-ranking Lib-
eral or administration official raised
questions or suspicions on Poes
citizenship and residency. Not Presi-
dent Aquino. Not Roxas. Not even
the most diehard Yellow Army trolls.
They were all professing the belief
that a Roxas-Poe tandem was perfect
and we should point out have
all the constitutional and political
qualifications.
This courtship is perhaps one of
Poes strongest arguments against
those who wish to foment suspicions
about a supposed disqualification.
And a reminder to Yellow trolls and
the others who spread rumors about
questionable citizenship.
For if the President went out of
his way to convince her to be the
Liberal vice-presidential candidate,
it was obvious that Aquino and the
LP assumed that Poe meets the con-
stitutional qualifications to be presi-
dent. Lawyers and legal advisers of
both the Palace and the party would
have advised against a presidential-
level courtship of Poe had due dili-
gence found her unqualified.
More than this, Poes rejection of
Aquino and Roxas is perhaps her first
great decision as a presidential can-
didate. It means a whole lot that she
found it better to run independently
of or opposite to the Liberals and the
so-called Daang Matuwid coalition.
Poe is obviously intelligent and
AWARENESS
Addressing micronutrient
malnutrition by food fortification
N
ATIONAL Food Fortifi-
cation Day is annually
obser ved on November
7, pursuant to Executive
Order 382 issued on October 9, 2004,
to focus on micronutrient sufficiency
and its role in overall physical and
mental health and wellness of Fili-
pinos. Micronutrient deficiency is a
health problem addressed by pro-
grams such as long-term food fortifi-
cation, especially among vulnerable
sectors pregnant/lactating mother,
young children, elderly, and the sick.
Food fortification, one of impact
programs of Philippine Plan of Action
for Nutrition, is adding the three most
important micronutrients vitamin
A, iron, and iodine to food widely
consumed by specific at-risk groups.
Problems of vitamin A deficiency, iron
deficiency, and iodine deficiency can
be remedied by food fortification.
Micronutrient deficiencies can
result in growth retardation, under-
historic referendum
Gay marriage signed
into law in Ireland
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UBLIN, Ireland (AFP)
Same-sex marriage was
signed into law in Ireland
on Thursday, five months
after a historic referendum saw the
traditionally Catholic nation become
the worlds first country to vote for
gay unions.
The Presidential Commission
today signed the Marriage Bill 2015
into law, the presidents office said
in a statement, paving the way for the
first weddings within a month.
Ireland voted 62.1 percent in favor
of allowing marriage between two
Yellow Magenta Cyan
has a heart for the people she wishes
to lead as president. She showed
this by rejecting the idea of running
under the Liberal Party. For how can
she possibly campaign for change
and be faithful to her stature as an
independent-minded leader if she
accepted the invitation of Aquino and
Roxas to form a tandem to continue
Daang Matuwid?
Truth to tell, Poes kaunlarang
walang maiiwan is a whole lot better
than Daang Matuwid. Truth to tell,
neither Poe nor any self-respecting
citizen could only declare that the
country deserves six more years of
the past five years. Truth to tell, more
and more citizens now look up to Poe
as the principal standard-bearer of
change.
Poe wouldve lost much of the
goodwill from the public had she
decided to run alongside Roxas. And
Roxas wouldve used her to the hilt to
deodorize the putrid record of Daang
Matuwid, in the same way the Liber-
als are now using Leni Robredo.
For Poe, it would be worse be-
cause going with the Liberals would
have meant that she would eat many
of her own words words of disap-
pointment over Aquinos refusal to
endorse the Freedom of Information
bill, words of frustration over the
dismal state of the MRT, and words
of concern over lumad killings.
Now leading all the candidates,
Poe is in a position to determine the
tempo and talking points of the presi-
dential elections. Citizens expect
her to boldly speak and present bold
plans addressing the most urgent
national concerns.
It would be great if she proclaims
that a Poe presidency will be the
end of a Daang Matuwid known
for its incompetence, arrogance,
corruption, opportunism, venality,
and brutality. It would be great if
she presents possible names to a
Poe cabinet, if only to highlight the
urgent need for regime change.
A disenchanted and furious citi-
zenry cannot wait for the political
exit of Abaya, Abad, Honrado, Lina,
Purisima, Soliman, Lacierda, and
Aquino. Roxas the standard-bearer
of the status quo would most prob-
ably reappoint and protect this cast
of shady characters. Can Poe prom-
ise that a Poe administration would
exclude them and even run after
weight, and poor mental health. A
survey showed that 20.2% or two out
of 10 Filipino children aged five and
below are underweight and 33.6% or
three out of 10 are under height for
their age.
Food fortification covers imported
or locally processed food for sale or
distributed in the country except di-
etary supplements; those for export
or for use in production of other food
products, such as beverages; brown
rice, and glutinous rice.
Food fortification policy was initi-
ated through Republic Act (RA) 8172
in 1995 promoting salt iodization
and RA 8976 in 2000, the Philippine
Food Fortification Act, calling for
mandatory fortification of salt with
iodine, rice with iron, wheat flour with
vitamin A and iron, cooking oil with
vitamin A, and refined sugar with
vitamin A, to make up for deficiencies
in the Filipino diet. RA 8976, which
strengthened the program, consists
people without distinction as to their
sex in May, the first time anywhere
that gay marriage has been legalized
in a referendum.
The presidents endorsement was
the final hurdle for the bill after legal
challenges briefly delayed the legisla-
tion from coming into effect.
The first ceremonies should be
possible by mid-November, according
to Justice Minister Frances Fitzger-
ald.
Senator Katherine Zappone, who
had long campaigned for her Canadian
marriage to her wife to be recognized
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many of them for crimes while they
are in office?
This week, Poe and r unning
mate Chiz Escudero signed a pact
with the Makabayan coalition. The
pact stated the tandems commit-
ments and pledges which could
all be summarized in two phrases:
regime change and progressive
reforms.
Come to think of it, the basis of
the alliance between Makabayan
and Poe-Escudero is exactly what
we need. And that is regime change
with wide-ranging reforms beneficial
to the poor, the marginalized, the
middle class, and entrepreneurs.
If the citizens vote overwhelm-
ingly for them, Neri Colmenares
should also be able to take his oath
as senator and pursue the spirit and
substance of the pact together with
scores of new Makabayan party-list
representatives.
Many things can still happen
between now and Election Day. The
Liberal coalition could collapse. The
opposition could consolidate behind
a common candidate. Citizens,
meanwhile, could form a movement
for change to propel this process,
stop the administrations lies, and set
the stage for regime change.
Poe can hasten this process by
leading the way, speaking out for
change, presenting a compelling plat-
form, uniting the opposition, forging
the broadest-possible coalition of all
Filipinos seeking change, and inspir-
ing more people to take an indepen-
dent and progressive stand.
That would be presidential. And
that would also protect Poe from
the most desperate measures the
administration and other enemies
of change could possibly hatch. Ter-
rified that change will sweep them
away, they would do everything to
stop regime change and progressive
reforms.
Change doesnt come easily. The
candidate for change and the people
who want change should fight the
politics of fear, forgetfulness, in-
trigue, division, and cynicism. The
citizenship case and rumors about
disqualification are expressions of
the awful politics we must defeat.
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of two components: Voluntary food
fortification, in which manufactur-
ers fortify their processed food and
foodstuffs based on Department of
Health-Food and Drug Administra-
tion (DOH-FDA) guidelines; and
mandatory fortification of staple food
based on DOH standards.
Fortified food such as fruit juice,
fish and meat products, instant noo-
dles, cheese, and infant food, bears
the DOH Sangkap Pinoy Seal (SPS)
in the packaging. Consumers should
look for products with SPS during
shopping; there are 139 processed
food products with SPS, 37% of which
are snack food.
Food fortification provides every
Filipino with 50% of Recommended
Dietary Allowances (RDAs) to en-
hance their quality of life and prevent
micronutrient malnutrition. RDAs are
levels of nutrient intakes adequate to
maintain health and help the body
function normally.
in Ireland, called it a defining mo-
ment.
It is a deeply emotional moment
for those of us who have campaigned
for so long, Zappone said.
This victory truly belongs to the
nation, it is a moment for us all.
In a memorable moment that un-
folded live on national television after
the referendum result was announced,
Zappone proposed to her wife Ann
Louise Gilligan to re-marry her under
Irish law.
International gay rights campaign-
ers congratulated efforts by Irish
its the small things
Remembering
By Alex M. Eduque
am writing this on the first
Monday of November which
this year also happens to be All
Souls Day. Amidst the Hallow-
een festivities that transpired this
past weekend, I think it is important
that we not forget what it is we truly
celebrate (rather pray for and com-
memorate) this time of year. Undas
as we call it here in the Philippines
is after all, about remembering our
beloved departed and those who
have gone before us. And while we
remember them in our hearts forever
on many more days and occasions,
let us not forsake lighting an extra
candle, visiting the cemetery, or tak-
ing a moment more to pray for them.
Having lost quite a number of loved
ones in my life, I cannot help but
ponder what it is I miss most about
them and what it is that meant most
to me because clearly, there are too
many. But as I reflect today on what
it is Id like to share (or gently nudge
back into the consciousness of those
around me) on making the most out
of the time we have on earth with
our nearest and dearest, these three
come to my mind.
Make Memories long and last-
ing ones that you will remember for
a lifetime. Ive realized that while
material gifts make for beautiful mo-
mentos, nothing comes close to the
times Ive shared with my departed
loved ones those are the ones I
forever hold closest to my heart and
which most vividly paint pictures in
my mind. As I reminisce and talk
to others about them, flashbacks of
even the most unexpected conver-
sations come to mind, creating the
most beautiful anecdotes, which
at the time, I never thought would
mean so much. Travel together.
Talk. Sometimes it means putting
your phone down for a while longer
to live in the moment and savor the
moment. Embrace it and dont take
it for granted. Memories end up in a
bank and once theyve been placed
there, they can seldom be erased.
For the most part, that is the great-
est thing about them.
Dont be afraid or hesitate to say
unusual phenomenon
El Nio covers
arid Atacama
desert in flowers
By Jaime Esquivel
C
OPIAP, Chile (AFP)
Heres a softer side to the
disruptive weather phenom-
enon known as El Nio: An
enormous blanket of colorful flowers
has carpeted Chiles Atacama desert,
the most arid in the world.
The cyclical warming of the central
Pacific may be causing droughts and
floods in various parts of the world, but
in the vast desert of northern Chile it
has also caused a vibrant explosion of
thousands of species of flowers with an
intensity not seen in decades.
Yellows, reds, purples, and whites
have covered the normally stark land-
scapes of the Atacama, where tem-
peratures top 40 degrees Celsius (104
Fahrenheit) this time of year.
From violet-and-white Chilean bell
flowers or countryside sighs (Nolana
paradoxa) to red lion claws (Bomarea
ovallei), to yellow Rhodophiala rhodolir-
ion, they have filled the normally pale
desert valleys with rivers of color.
This year has been particularly
special, because the amount of rainfall
has made this perhaps the most spec-
tacular of the past 40 or 50 years, said
Raul Cespedes, a desert specialist at
the University of Atacama.
El Nio, which wreaks havoc on
world weather patterns every two to
seven years, has hit particularly hard
this year, causing unusually heavy rain-
fall in the worlds driest desert.
That has caused dormant flower
bulbs and rhizomes underground
activists to win public support for a Yes
vote in the referendum.
Tribute must also be paid to national
politicians in Ireland, as all the main
political parties put aside their partisan
differences to campaign for the greater
goal of equality, Evelyne Paradis of the
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans
and Intersex Association said.
Marriages between same-sex couples
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Saturday, November 7, 2015
I Love You and mean it when you
do. Say it now and never postpone it,
because before you know it, it might
be too late. Whatever language of
love you are accustomed to, dont be
afraid to show it or express it. A hug
can speak a thousand words, just as
much as an I Love You can change
someones world. Trust me when I
say that when I look back to every Te
Amo I uttered to my late grandmother
while she was still around, it leaves
my heart with so much joy. Knowing
that when she was alive, and when I
had the chance to, I would tell her I
love her Every. Single. Day.
Live the Lessons and dont ever
let it go. As much as some of us hate
to admit it, truth is, wisdom really
comes with years. And no teacher on
this earth can compare to first-hand
experience. Think back to those casu-
al conversations youve shared the
many laughs and tears that went with
it. A myriad of learnings must have
come out of it. Live those learnings
and dont let it go. Its the best way
to keep their memory alive. Dont let
the lessons die with them. Let those
principles govern your every day.
Constantly check back on your moral
compass every step of the way. Would
your actions have made them happy?
Would they have been proud? You
know the answer in your heart. The
choice is now yours to take and the
decision is yours to make.
For those of you who still have
your nearest and dearest complete
with you, while it is nostalgic to
remember, nothing comes close to
having them here on earth and be-
ing physically together. Make the
most out of every moment of every
day. And thats really all I have to
say. To those like me who have lost a
number of loved ones, dont ever let
their memory sadden you because
your happiness would lighten up their
days, remember? Channel the energy
towards doing something for the
greater good. Something you know
they would be proud of. Think back
to fond memories and smile. Allow
it to envelope and warm your heart.
Its the kind of re-assure you seek
and you need to remind you that only
brighter days are ahead.
stems that grow horizontally to ger-
minate.
When you think of the desert,
you think of total dryness, but theres
a latent ecosystem here just waiting
for certain conditions to arise, said
Cespedes.
The desert flowers are perhaps
natures consolation for what has been
a devastating year for Atacama.
They first bloomed in March, after
heavy rains that caught the region by
surprise and caused massive floods that
killed more than 30 people.
They are now blooming for the sec-
ond time this year, at the outset of the
southern hemisphere summer.
This is a very unusual phenom-
enon. Because of the floods in March
there was an exceptional winter bloom,
which had never before been recorded...
and then there was another bloom in
spring, said Daniel Diaz, director of
the National Tourism Service for Ata-
cama region.
Two flowerings a year is very
unusual in the most arid desert in the
world, and thats something weve
been able to enjoy this spring, along
with people from all over the world.
Theres a lot of interest in seeing it,
he told AFP.
The region has seen a 40 percent
increase in tourists since the flowers
began blooming.
It is so unusual, yet so real, said
British tourist Edward Zannahand,
who made a special stop in Atacama on
what he described as a road trip around
the world.
that took place outside of Ireland will
now be recognized under Irish law.
Couples already in civil partner-
ships, which were introduced in Ireland
in 2011, will be able to marry within
weeks.
Mays referendum generated a
lively and at times divisive debate
in Ireland, which only decriminalized
homosexual acts in 1993.
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La Union and Ilocos Sur end
century-old boundary dispute
By ERWIN G. BELEO
S
AN FERNANDO CITY, La
Union The neighboring prov-
inces of La Union and Ilocos
Sur finally came to terms last
Thursday and settled their century-old
boundary dispute with the signing of a
memorandum of agreement (MOA) de-
fining their respective territories split
in the adjoining towns of Sudipen in La
Union and Tagudin in Ilocos Sur.
In a ceremony at the Capitol here,
Governors Manuel C. Ortega of La
Union and Ryan Luis V. Singson of Ilo-
cos Sur signed the agreement for the
establishment of a borderline along the
Amburayan River which permanently
divides the towns of Sudipen and Tagu-
din.
The boundary line along the Am-
burayan River was established by a
composite team chaired by the Depart-
32 nabbed
in raid of
Mariveles
drug den
By MAR T. SUPNAD
MARIVELES, Bataan The
Bataan Police Provincial Office
(PPO) scored big-time in its anti-
narcotics campaign the other day,
arresting 32 suspected drug push-
ers and users in an alleged drug den
in this town.
Senior Superintendent Rhodel
Sermonia, PPO director, said the
one-time, big-time operation in
Barangay Poblacion in Mariveles,
Bataan which even impressed
Governor Abet S. Garcia was cov-
ered by a search warrant issued by
the local court.
The Mariveles Municipal Police
Station (MPS), led by Supt. Hercu-
les Ileto, was joined by operatives
from the Special Weapons and Tac-
tics (SWAT), the Provincial Police
Safety Command (PPSC), and Pro-
vincial Intelligence Branch (PIB)
in swooping down the alleged drug
den.
The biggest haul of illegal drugs,
however, was carried out on Bonifa-
cio Street, this town, recently by the
Limay MPS, led by Chief Inspector
Don Dicksie de Dios. That operation
netted one of the 10 most wanted
drug personalities in the province.
Antipolo now
offers free
public Wi-Fi
By NEL B. ANDRADE
ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal Stu-
dents who need to access the In-
ternet through their mobile devices
need not go to computer shops to
get Internet connection.
The city government has an-
nounced that free Wi-Fi connection
can be enjoyed by the public initially
at Sumulong Park, the citys prom-
enade and parking area near the
Antipolo Church and the city hall.
Mayor Casimiro Junjun Ynares,
III said the free wi-fi connection was
the product of a memorandum of
agreement between the city govern-
ment and private company, BC Net,
Incorporated.
We are aiming to become
Smarter City. The free public Wi-
Fi in the park will be of great help
to the students who need internet
access in their research work and
studies, Mayor Ynares said.
To gain access to the free Wi-Fi,
first time users should register their
name, age, address, mobile number
and email address to the site to en-
joy a one hour free internet connec-
tion.
Upon registration, the user will
receive a username and password
which he will use in connecting to
the free Wi-Fi.
Ynares and the city officials
who were instrumental in making
the project a success, believe that
the free internet connection for the
public will also boost the communi-
cation process, whether in business
or personal, which will later result
in economic progress.
Yellow Magenta Cyan
ment of Environment and Natural Re-
sources (DENR).
The technical description of the
DENR, together with the proposed
map in relation to the boundary lines
along the River in Tagudin and Su-
dipen are hereby accepted and adopted
by the parties as the true and correct
boundary lines in the two municipali-
ties, read part of the agreement.
This is a win-win solution to solve
our long time boundary dispute its
(agreement) for economic gains for
both of us and to avoid the long process
in court, said Gov. Singson.
Aside from Singson and Ortega,
those who signed the MOA were Mayor
Jose Bonuan of Tagudin, Mayor Wendy
Joy Buquing of Sudipen, and Paquito
Moreno, DENR regional executive di-
rector.
We are glad that the dispute has
been resolved. We have no more prob-
After 2 years, Rosario keeps Yolanda
survivors in warm and caring embrace
By ANTHONY GIRON
ROSARIO, Cavite This coastal
municipality is commemorating this
weekend the Yolanda tragedy that
hit the Visayas region and sent hun-
dreds of survivors seeking refuge in
this town two years ago.
Mayor Jose Nonong Ricafrente,
Jr. recalled yesterday how Rosario was
the only municipality outside Region 8
(Eastern Visayas), which was worst-
hit by the super-typhoons onslaught,
that adopted and continued to support
until this day the displaced survivors
from the region.
The survivors, about 95 families
or over 370 individuals, now live in a
Anti-vice agents arrest 19 suspects in Bulacan
By FREDDIE C. VELEZ
BUSTOS, Bulacan Police opera-
tions against illegal gambling, conduct-
ed by the Regional Special Operations
Group (RSOG) and Bulacan police,
resulted in the arrest of 19 operators
of illegal gambling and the seizure of
three firearms in Barangay Poblacion,
here, the other night.
Chief Insp. Lovell U. Dalisay, Pro-
vincial Special Operations Group
(PSOG) chief, said 19 suspects were
arrested in a joint police operation
against on-line sabong through sat- Sto. Tomas, 36, of Barangay Tibag,
ellite broadcast by the RSOG, backed
SYNERGY FOR BUSINESS GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS Provincial Government of Bulacan headed by Gov. Wilhelmino M. Sy-
Alvarado poses with pride and honor after being recognized as the Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit (LGU) by the
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) for its commendable efforts in consistently advocating the promotion and
development of the micro, small and medium enterprises at the 41st Philippine Business Conference and Expo held recently
at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, Newport City Complex, Pasay City. (Freddie C. Velez)
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lem with regards to quarrying and fish-
ing. We already know our boundaries,
Buquing said.
BOUNDARY AGREEMENT Governors Manuel Ortega (third from right) of La Union
and Ryan Luis V. Singson (second from right) of Ilocos Sur flash the memorandum of
agreement (MOA) they just signed which defines the geographical boundary between
the two provinces, last Thursday. (Erwin G. Beleo)
community in the municipalitys Isla
de Bonita (Island of Beauty) that they
can call their own, said Ricafrente.
Isla de Bonita Barangay Chairman
Nestor S. Llanoza said that the local
government will offer a Holy Mass by
sunrise tomorrow and a simple pro-
gram will follow to pay tribute to sur-
vivors and those who perished in the
typhoon.
By sunset, Llanoza said that a song,
dance, and fun games program would
be rendered for the survivor-families
on the beachside.
There were originally 88 families
from Leyte, Samar and Iloilo who mi-
grated and settled on Isla de Bonita,
but more came because of the food,
up by Bulacan police officers.
Sr. Supt. Ferdinand O. Divina, Bu-
lacan Police Provincial Office (PPO)
director, identified the arrested as
Marlon Cruz, 27; Melvin Cruz, 26;
Ferdie Cruz; Erick Villalon, 32, all of
Barangay, Malamig, Edwin Reobaldo,
46, of Barangay Poblacion, Bustos;
France Carlo De Guzman, 21, of Taboc,
Angat; Levi Tecson, 36, of Bahay Pare,
Candaba, Pampanga; Rufino Cruz, 47;
Luisito Gregorio, 37; Alden Jumaoas,
30, of Tanawan, Bustos.
Others arrested were Armando
357 revolver, and a .38caliber revolver,
Bustos; Maximo De Guzman, 49, of
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Officials clarified that there are no
residents affected in the area with re-
spect to the voting aspect.
shelter, and livelihood support given to
them by Ricafrentes administration.
The survivors were given food,
clothes, and cottages and woods to
build their homes. Jobs and education
for wanting settlers were rendered
by the local government with the as-
sistance of some companies and com-
mercial establishments in the munici-
pality.
The men and women were em-
ployed at factories at Economic Pro-
cessing Zone Authority (EPZA)-Rosa-
rio, SM mall, Yazaki, a Japanese firm
in capital Imus, and other industrial
and commercial establishments. The
other migrants now live as fishermen
or fish vendors.
BURNING MARI-
JUANA Some P6.9
million worth of
marijuana, to-
gether with shabu
and other illegal
drugs, are burned
by the Philippine
Drug Enforcement
Agency (PDEA) in
Cordillera at Camp
Dangwa, yester-
day. The burning of
narcotics is led by
La Trinidad Mayor
Edna Tabanda,
PRO-COR Director
Ulysses Abella, and
PDEA-CAR Director
Jovinal Azurin. (JJ
Landingin)
Talampas, Bustos; Florante Lopez,
Jr., 39, of Plaridel; Reynaldo Caluag
Jr., 38, of Bustos; Christoper Correa,
of Norzagaray; Edgar Mendoza, 43, of
Bustos; Richard Delos Santos, 33, of
Candaba, Pampanga; Benjamin Laqui,
26, of Candaba, Pampanga; and Herm-
ie Anas, 36, of Bustos, Bulacan.
Based on the report, the suspects
were arrested while they were caught
in the act of betting in game of cock-
fighting which is broadcast online.
Delos Santos, Laqui, and Anas
yielded a .45caliber pistol, a Magnum
Import Commodity Clearance (ICC)
respectively.
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Laguna lady cop
caught shoplifting
A female police officer assigned
to the Nagcarlan Municipal Police
Station (MPS) in Laguna, was
arrested for alleged shoplifting at a
shopping mall in Cubao, Quezon City
last Wednesday. PO1 Irene Pelagio,
26, of Pasig City, was accosted by a
mall guard around 4:30 p.m. after
walking away from a boutique with
P5,000 worth of unpaid womens
clothes. The clothes were recovered
in her bag, said SPO2 Cristituto
Zaldarriaga, the case investigator.
(Francis T. Wakefield)
Rimat ti Amianan
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan The
Rimat ti Amianan (Brilliance of the
North) trade fair opened last Tuesday
at the Big Atrium of the CSI City
Mall, here, will run until November
13, the Department of Trade and
Industry Regional Office 1 (DTI-1) said
yesterday. DTI-1 Chief Natalia Dalaten
said 46 exhibitors from all over the
region are participating in the 10-day
fair which is now on its second year in
the province. The trade fair, launched
in La Union 14 years ago, aims to
promote Region 1s products. (Liezle
Basa Iigo)
4 new Ilocos N.
museums to open
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte Four
new museums will be opened
across the province next week. The
provincial government realized the
establishment of local museums after
the continuing influx of tourists to
the province after the launch Paoay
Kumakaway! tourism brand in 2012.
Among the museums that are set
to open this month are the historic
Paoay Convent Ruins on Nov. 12;
Balay Dingras on Nov. 13; and Taoid
Museum in Laoag City and the newly
restored Burgos Lighthouse Museum
both on Nov. 14. (Freddie G. Lazaro)
Dolphin dies
BADOC, Ilocos Norte The rescued
wounded risso dolphin died a few
hours after being rescued by locals
in the coastal water of Barangay
Saud, Badoc town last Thursday.
The three-meter risso dolphin
had multiple wounds in its body
when it was seen at the beach last
Wednesday. Arthur Valente, fishery
regulation officer of Ilocos Norte,
said the dolphin sustained its
injuries when it lost its direction and
got stranded on corals and stones
at the beach. (Freddie G. Lazaro)
Christmas lights
may pose danger
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay The
Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI) has intensified monitoring
the sale of Christmas lights in
Bicol in a bid to rid the market of
uncertified electrical products. The
DTI enforcement team, headed by
DTI Provincial Director Rodrigo M.
Aguilar, inspected 10 establishments
found to be selling substandard
Christmas lights without the proper
stickers or stickers that were faked.
Aguilar warned consumers that
these products are sold very cheap
around P60-P80 per pack but
likely to be defective and cause fires
as opposed to certified ones that
range between P300 and P500 per
pack. (Sarah C. Imperial)
MIMAROPA Festival
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro
This city will play host to the first
MIMAROPA (Mindoro Oriental,
Mindoro Occidental, Marinduque,
Romblon, Palawan) Festival,
considered as the regions festival
of festivals which opens on Monday.
Oriental Mindoro Gov. Alfonso V.
Umali, Jr. said the festival will be an
avenue to showcase the regions
best products in terms of agriculture,
tourism trade. One of its goals is
to strengthen cooperation among
regional offices and local government
units in MIMAROPA, said Umali. (Jerry
J. Alcayde)
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PCA: 1.88 million
trees replanted
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte At least 1.88
million trees have been replanted
in Eastern Visayas, two years after
super-typhoon Yolanda ravaged
the region, representing 14 percent
of the targeted 13 million trees, the
Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)
reported. PCA Regional Manager
Reynato Dubongco said replanting
efforts in the first two years have
been slower than expected since the
priority was debris clearing. During
the first year after the typhoon,
farmers were not yet ready to plant.
In the second year, we continue with
debris clearing. We also encountered
problems on planting materials
shortage, Dubongco said. (PNA)
Expo features best
of Aklan products
ILOILO CITY, Iloilo The innovative
products of some 30 Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
from the province of Aklan will be
in the spotlight when the Aklan
Product Exposition 2015 opens here
on November 17. Organized by the
Department of Trade and Industry
and the Hugod Aklanon Producers
Association, Inc. in partnership with
the provincial government of Aklan,
the product expo will showcase
distinctive and quality woven
wearables, decors and housewares
products of the participating MSMEs.
It will also put on display and make
available for sale the recognized
meat and bakery products and
health and wellness and tourism-
related and support products of
Aklan. (PIA-6)
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PRC cites lessons learned from Yolanda
By BETHEENA KAE UNITE pine Red Cross (PRC) said a higher the example so that all will rally through City.
sense of urgency is what the Philippines them, said PRC Chairman Richard Gordon said that one of the prob-
T
wo years after super-typhoon and the government need in order to Gordon at Thursdays event to com- lems with the countrys response during
Yolanda spawned tragedy in rise over disasters. memorate the Yolanda tragedy, dubbed typhoons or earthquakes is the govern-
Tacloban City and the rest of We need a higher sense of urgency Ceaseless Recovery and Renewal: Two ment having many faces.
Eastern Visayas, the Philip- so that the government should serve as Years after Yolanda, in Mandaluyong An organization has got to have a
face, he said, noting that when there
is a disaster, you do what you must
do, dont wait for everything to be
perfect.
Looking back, Gordon recalled how
DCOR BY the PRC responded in the aftermath of
HAND This
nativity Yolandas onslaught as it left cold bod-
scene made ies and displaced survivors in ravaged
out of abaca towns.
rope and Citing PRC records, he said a total
fiber is just
one of the of 66,011 homes were already built for
Christmas the super-typhoon Yolanda victims out
decorations
of the 80,203 target which is being imple-
sold on the
roadside mented until the end of 2016. These
of Sogod, shelters are designed to be disaster-
Cebu. resilient and withstand typhoons stron-
Residents ger than Yolanda.
of the
northern The PRC chief noted that the ben-
Cebu town eficiaries themselves were part of the
are famous building process from consultation of
for these
types of the design up to the actual building of
handicraft. the houses.
(Juan Carlo What we are doing is not just build-
de Vela)
ing shelter for the families affected.
More importantly, we are giving back
their dignity, said Gordon.
We have to learn from this (super-
typhoon Yolanda). We cannot sit on a
corner and cry or kill over and die, he
USAID to make entrepreneurs out of 10,000 Ilonggos added.
The provinces of Aklan, Antique,
Capuz, Cebu, Eastern Samar, Iloilo,
By MADEL R. SABATER-NAMIT Iloilos poorest households, improving It is our hope that through our Leyte, Palawan, and Western Samar
access to health, providing opportunities partnership with International Care and the cities of Bogo, Ormoc and
The United States Agency for In- for entrepreneurship, and bolstering Ministries, we can help build the en- Tacloban were the beneficiaries of the
ternational Development (USAID) families with basic resources to stabilize trepreneurial skills of the marginalized shelter project that was supported by the
launched a 17-month project that aims to their lives. communities of Iloilo, Andoseh said. International Red Cross Cresent Move-
empower 10,000 people in the province of USAID Philippines Acting Chief for This work is consistent with the ment composed of the International
Iloilo through entrepreneurship. the Office of Economic Development United States governments Partnership Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),
The project will be implemented in and Governance Dr. Stephen Andoseh, for Growth, a bilateral engagement that International Federation of Red Cross,
partnership with International Care and ICM Chair of the Board of Directors sharpens the focus of our assistance to Red Cresent Societies and several inter-
Ministries (ICM). David Sutherland, together with repre- propel inclusive economic growth in national Red Cross organizations.
According to the US Embassy in sentatives from Iloilo local government priority countries like the Philippines, Yolanda victims also received help in
Manila, the project will deliver an in- units, participated in the launching he added. restoring their livelihoods through skills
tensive 16-week training program to ceremony in Iloilo City. ICM has been working in the Phil- and enterprise development trainings
ippines since 1992, with while 410 classrooms were rehabilitated
a focus on helping Fili- through the PRCs Haiyan Recovery
pinos who live on less Program.
than 50 US centavos per Gordon said PRC does not just want
day (approximately P23) to give these people canned goods and
to lift themselves out of rice but want them to be equipped in
poverty. restoring their own lives through liveli-
In the last few years, hood trainings.
ICM has achieved a The 30 square-meter typhoon-
95 percent increase in enhanced housing units were strategi-
household income of par- cally located 200 meters away from the
ticipants, in addition to sea and close to the farming areas and
significant improvements main barangay roads.
in health and well-being. Gordon said the gains are not just
In Iloilo, USAID and about the hopes of the victims being
ICM will assemble com- restored, but also the enabling of the
munity groups in nearly PRC to improve on its system in rescu-
90 geographically isolated ing people caught up in disasters.
and disadvantaged areas. This is why the International Com-
These groups provide mittee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that
a safe environment for the Filipino volunteers and the PRCs
individuals to establish calamities and disasters response can
micro-entrepreneurships be a template for all the Red Cross or-
while improving their ganizations around the world because of
health and literacy. its competence and experience.
ROAD REHABILITATION Department of Public Works and Highways
(DPWH)-Eastern Samar District Engineer Manolo Rojas explains the
work being done on this section of the approach to the Lawa-an
Bridge in a bid to speed up traffic and aid economic activity in the
seven towns of the province. (Restituto Cayubit)
E. Samar road rehab
promises economic leap
By RESTITUTO A. CAYUBIT
BORONGAN, Eastern Samar Increased economic activity
is expected in seven southern municipalities of this province once
the rehabilitation of the Guinapundan-Lawa-an Road, a national
highway, is completed.
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Eastern
Samar District Engineer Manolo Rojas gave local newsmen a tour of
the road rehabilitation project to see the progress of the construction
work particularly on the approach to the Lawa-an Bridge.
Rojas pointed out that with the improved road condition along
the national highway, more vehicles, especially cargo trucks, may
ply with better ease along the route and subsequently encourage
businessmen to explore the seven southern towns of Lawa-an, Ba-
langiga, Giporlos, Quinapundan, Salcedo, Mercedez and Guiuan.
Rojas said that the project which is expected to be finished
this year, is a P35-million preventive maintenance project based
on the pavement management system/highway development and
management.
The DPWH District is conducting reblocking of shattered blocks
without asphalt overlay on intermittent or selected sections of the
road, he added.
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Caraga boosts
assistance
programs
for Lumads
By MIKE U. CRISMUNDO
PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan
del Sur The government is currently
working to address the issues and con-
cerns of the Lumads in an effort to uplift
their living condition in their respective
highland communities.
Aside from the delivery of basic
services, the government will establish
various infrastructure projects such as
roads leading to tribal communities,
water and light systems and school
buildings.
We are also on the move to strength-
en the ancestral domain sustainable de-
velopment program and protection plan
for them (Lumads), stressed Agusan
del Sur Gov. Adolph Edward G. Plaza.
To immediately address their (Lu-
mads) concerns, the government will
also strengthen the Lumad Caraganon
Welfare Desks (LCWDs) that will be
established at various local government
unit offices and provincial and municipal
police stations.
Under the Upland Sustainable Agro-
Forestry Development (USAD) program,
the provincial government of Agusan del
Sur spearheaded by the provincial gov-
ernor will implement various economic
development programs in at least 70
upland barangays in the province.
During a meeting with a hundred
tribal chiefs, elders, LGU officials and
ranking police and military command-
ers and members of the peace council
held at the Datu Lipus Makapugong
Social Hall at the Agusan del Sur Police
Provincial Office at Patin-ay here on
Tuesday, other issues and concerns and
action plan were also discussed and im-
mediately acted upon.
The meeting also seriously dis-
cussed issues affecting the lives, rights,
living conditions and safety of the tribal
communities here in the region.
It also discussed the issue involving
Lumad killings perpetrated by lawless
elements, the appropriate police ac-
tions and status of the investigations of
the cases.
ECO-
FRIENDLY
RIDE With
gasoline
prices
soaring,
these
Ozamis City
commuters
and bicycle-
powered
tricycle
drivers find
cheaper
and more
environment-
friendly
means of
moving
around the
city. (Keith
Bacongco)
Dismissed mayor is Ali, not Mamintal
By ALI G. MACABALANG
COTABATO CITY Lanao del Sur
provincial officials yesterday corrected
several media reports which errone-
ously referred to the late Lanao del
Sur governor as the municipal mayor
ordered dismissed by the Ombuds-
man.
Department of the Interior and Lo-
cal Government-Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao (DILG-ARMM)
officials said the incumbent mayor
of Ditsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur
ordered dismissed is Ali Adiong, not
PhilHealth cites LGU, media in health insurance info drive
The recently concluded Social
Health Insurance Education Se-
ries (SHInES) in the Caraga region
was considered a huge success as
evidenced by the large number of
participants.
The two-day orientation held at
the Almont Inland Resort in Butuan
City, brought in some 400 participants
from local government units (LGUs)
members of the media, academe,
national government agencies and
non-government organization region-
wide.
About 27 media practitioners from
different tri-media outfits, 58 informa-
tion officers of government and non-
government offices, and representa-
tives from civic organizations and
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MAGUINDANAOS PINK MOSQUE Tourists and even locals find time yesterday to take snapshots and admire the pink mosque
in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao. (Alexander D. Lopez)
Tower attacks to worsen
Mindanao power shortage
By NONOY E. LACSON
T
he erratic power supply situ-
ation in Mindanao was sent
reeling anew when 78 mega-
watts (MW) of power supplied
by Agus 1 and 2 Hydro Power Plants
were lost to the grid following attacks
on two towers of the National Grid Cor-
poration of the Philippines (NGCP) in
Patani, Marawi City last week.
NGCP regional Corporate Commu-
nications and Public Affairs Officer Beth
A. Ladaga said the projected system
deficiency was 150 MW, lengthening the
power interruptions endured by some
areas in Mindanao by an additional two
hours daily during peak hours.
With the return of the generating
facilities of STEAG and Mt. Apo last
Wednesday, the power interruptions
experienced by end-consumers will
now vary, depending on their respec-
tive distribution utilities, according to
Mamintal Adiong as mentioned in the
reports.
Salma Jayne Alonto-Tamano, Lanao
del Sur provincial information officer,
said that what displeased the Adiong
family and Muslim communities was
the use by a broadcast news network of
the photo of incumbent Gov. Mamintal
Bombit Adiong Jr. in reference to the
dismissed town mayor.
The incumbent governor is the son
of the late Mamintal Adiong, an unde-
feated congressman and governor of
Lanao del Sur whose career had never
been tarnished until his demise a de-
the academe attended the SHInES
for the multi-sectoral audience held
on the first day.
The SHInES for local chief execu-
tives gathered almost 250 participants
that included 15 mayors and represen-
tatives from the different LGUs in the
region, and the governor of Agusan
del Norte.
PhilHealth officers and staff mem-
bers from various local health insur-
ance offices in the region also came to
learn more about new developments
and updates on membership and
benefits.
PhilHealth Regional Vice Presi-
dent for Caraga Johnny Sychua wel-
comed the participants to the SHInES
for Media and gave a rundown of the
Mindanao News
Ladaga.
This is the 7th tower toppled by
lawless elements in 2015 alone. We
are very concerned that this situation
seems to be escalating, the company
stressed.
Another tower, Tower 21, was also
bombed, but fortunately, the structure
was not toppled. With the help of the
local authorities, several other bombs
were found on our facilities, but these
did not detonate and were safely dis-
posed of, Ladaga added.
NGCP is appealing to the public to
help monitor the safety of the towers
so that transmission services remain
uninterrupted.
If anyone sees anything suspicious
at or around our towers and facilities,
please inform us immediately, she
pleaded.
To hasten the restoration of trans-
mission services to affected areas,
NGCP will attempt to energize its Baloi-
cade ago, the Adiong clan said.
The reports said Ombudsman
Conchita Carpio Morales approved the
dismissal of three mayors in Mindanao
Oscar Moreno of Cagayan de Oro
City, Vicente Fernandez of Matanao,
Davao del Sur, and Mamintal Adiong
of Ditsa-an Ramain, Lanao del Sur
alongside 27 other local officials in
relation to administrative cases filed
against them.
Mayor Adiongs dismissal stemmed
from an administrative suit accusing
him of allegedly ordering the burning
of a truck owned by a private firm.
topics to be discussed.
We want to share with you the
importance of this activity, why we
are conducting this for all of you, since
you are our partners in sharing the
right information to our members,
Sychua said.
He added that, our agenda include
IECs on ALAGA Ka series, ReachOut,
and other relevant activities that we
regularly conduct.
Ramon F. Aristoza Jr., PhilHealths
Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer, urged the media
not only to help PhilHealth in pro-
moting the National Health Insurance
Program but also help us curb and
report fraud.
He said that this activity brings
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Agus 2 line, which was earlier disabled
because of uncooperative landowners
who are preventing NGCP from con-
ducting much needed vegetation clear-
ing activities.
The Armed Forces of the Philip-
pines is currently assisting NGCP in
expediting restoration work.
Duterte rules
out ransom
for Samal
kidnap victims
By ALEXANDER D. LOPEZ
DAVAO CITY Mayor Rodrigo
Duterte recently reiterated the govern-
ments no-ransom policy when pressed
for comment on the recent video posted
on the social media showing the for-
eigners abducted in a resort in the
Island Garden City of Samal with their
captors demanding a P1-billion ransom
for each.
We will inform their governments
about that ransom demand but for
the city government of Davao and the
Philippine government we continue
to stand with our no-ransom policy,
Duterte stressed.
Duterte pointed out that the Philip-
pine government does not have any
intention to negotiate with the Abu
Sayyaf Group (ASG), believed to be
responsible for the abduction of two
Canadians and a Norwegian and a Fil-
ipina at the resort in Davao del Norte
last September 21.
The government will not give in to
the demands of the kidnappers, Du-
terte said, reiterating that the kidnap
victims are not sacrificial lambs and
should be released as the government
will not pay any ransom.
Two videos circulated in the social
media, the first last October 13 and
the last one last November 4 showing
kidnap victims John Ridsel and Robert
Hall of Canada and Kjartan Sekkingstad
of Norway surrounded by their abduc-
tors pleading for help and the payment
of the ransom demand for their immedi-
ate release.
After the second video was released,
authorities reiterated that the govern-
ment is exerting its efforts to pinpoint
the exact location of the victims for
rescue operations.
Here in Davao City, the Police Re-
gional Office in Region 11 (PRO-11) said
the government must first determine
the authenticity of the released video.
in the intended participants as advo-
cates of the program.
For the last seven months we
have been going around the country
to conduct this activity to really impart
the importance of the new NHI Act
of 2013 which espouses a paradigm
shift in the implementation of the
program, PhilHealth President and
Chief Executive Officer Alexander A.
Padilla said.
Five years ago, PhilHealth was
giving out P300 to P400 million a week
but at present, we are paying about
P1.7 billion a week in reimburse-
ments, he added.
With this trend, PhilHealth benefit
payments may reach around P100 bil-
lion at the end of this year.
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Safe Christmas lights
DAVAO CITY The Bureau of
Philippine Standards (BPS) allows
only Christmas lights/lighting
chains with Import Commodity
Clearance (ICC) issued from
January 2013 up to the present
to be sold in the market, the
Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI-11) reminded consumers
yesterday. DTI-11 added that
consumers should also check
other important labels stipulated
in the package of Christmas lights
including the name, address
and trademark of the importer
or the distributor of the product
to easily track the distributor for
possible complaints. We must
be cautious when buying their
Christmas lights to start the
season, the DTI-11 stressed, and
added that consumers should
also look for the ICC sticker either
on the wire or on the package of
the Christmas lights to ensure
that the product has passed
safety tests. The recommended
usability period for Christmas
lights is three (3) years, the
agency emphasized. (Alexander
D. Lopez)
Surigao pusher falls
BUTUAN CITY Police arrested
a notorious illegal drugs dealer
in Carrascal town, Surigao del
Sur, a regional police spokesman
reported yesterday. Supt. Martin
M. Gamba, spokesman of
Police Regional Office 13 (PRO
13), identified the suspect as
Wilbert P. Cubero, alias Loloy,
32 of Barangay Poblacion,
Carmen, Surigao del Sur. He
was arrested when elements
of Carrascal Municipal Police
Station anti-illegal drug task
force conducted a raid after
securing a search warrant from
Judge Ambrosio N. Moleta of the
1st Municipal Circuit Trial Court.
Seized from the suspects were
8 heat-sealed sachets of shabu
with an estimated street value
of P94,400.00; 1 small yellow
magnetic case, one black wallet
case key holder, P6,000 cash,
a .38 caliber revolver without
serial number loaded with 6 live
ammunition, assorted drug-using
paraphernalia and one white
motorcycle. (Mike U. Crismundo)
42nd Maguindanao
anniversary
COTABATO CITY Leaders and
residents of Maguindanao
will celebrate this month the
provinces 42nd foundation
anniversary with simple but
meaningful activities starting
this weekend up to the fiesta
proper on Nov. 22, organizers
announced yesterday. Festivities
will kick off this Sunday with a
mountain bike challenge among
cycling enthusiasts from various
provinces and cities of Mindanao
representing peace advocates in
government and private sectors,
Lynette Estandarte, a key
member of the commemoration
committee, said. Maguindanao
officials said they prefer a simple
but meaningful celebration in
deference to prevailing concerns
in the region such as natural
calamities and the Mamasapano
skirmish early this year. (Ali G.
Macabalang)
Rubber conference
ZAMBOANGA CITY About 750
rubber farmers nationwide
will converge in Davao City
on Tuesday for the Philippine
Rubber Investment and Market
Encounters (PRIME). Department
of Trade and Industry regional
director for Zamboanga
peninsula and National
Coordinator for Rubber Industry
Cluster Dr. Sitti Amina M. Jain
said Mindanao is producing
about 99 percent of the
countrys rubber requirements
and is now eyeing to become
the countrys rubber product
manufacturing hub. The rubber
farmers conference in Davao
City will be held from Nov. 10-11
at the SM Mall-Lanang. We
are inviting buyers, producers,
and manufacturers for business
and market matching, Jain
said. The governments vision
for the rubber industry is for
local producers to venture into
manufacturing and that by
2030, the Philippines will be
able to position rubber products
in the world market, Jain added.
(Nonoy E. Lacson)
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Robin Padilla surrenders firearms
By ELENA L. ABEN
T
he Philippine National Police
(PNP) campaign against loose
firearms got a big boost on Fri-
day after actor Robin Padilla
went to Camp Crame and surrendered
four of his long firearms.
Padilla, who admitted that he is a
gun collector, was accompanied by his
lawyer Philip Jurado when he went to
the PNP Firearms and Explosives Of-
fice (FEO) in Camp Crame to turn over
his guns for safekeeping while he works
on the renewal of their licenses.
Street dwellers to get...
from November 16 to 20.
According to the Metropolitan Ma-
nila Development Authority (MMDA),
designated APEC lanes will be set
up along the Epifanio Delos Santos
Avenue (Edsa) during the duration of
the summit: two innermost lanes from
Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong City
to Mall of Asia (MOA) in Pasay City on
both directions will strictly be used for
authorized vehicles. Both directions of
Roxas Boulevard, from Katigbak Drive
to NAIA Road, will be fully closed.
Band-aid solution
Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick
Pabillo confirmed that the Department
of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) is giving homeless families
P4,000 to rent a temporary home during
the APEC Summit, said UNA, the party
of opposition standard bearer Vice Presi-
dent Jejomar C. Binay.
Bakit kailangan mong itago sila?
Para ba pagtakpan ang kapalpakan ng
gobyerno? (Why do you need to keep
them out of sight? To hide governments
own failure?), Ilagan asked, adding Yan
ang nakakahiya (That is shameful).
Among the VIPs expected to be in
the Philippines for the economic meet-
ings are United States (US) President
Barack Obama and Russian President
Vladimir Putin.
Ilagan said that the government is
willing to spend billions to host the Sum-
mit P7.9 billion to be exact but cant
put together a comprehensive plan to
alleviate poverty and hunger.
He noted that the P4,000 temporary
housing assistance given by DSWD is at
best a palliative or band-aid solution timed
to make the administration look good in
front of the visiting world leaders.
A recent Social Weather Stations
(SWS) survey showed that hunger inci-
dence in the country has increased from
12.7 percent in the 2nd quarter to 13.5
percent in the 3rd quarter of 2015.
Another SWS survey showed that 11
million Filipinos considered themselves
as poor.
SWS said that in 2014, 54 percent of
Filipinos considered themselves poor, a
six percentage point rise from 48 percent
Book reveals Pope...
structures.
But someone in the room was se-
cretly recording.
Two years later, the transcripts
are reproduced in a new book by one
of Italys best-known investigative
reporters.
And according to Gianluigi Nuzzi,
author of Merchants in the Temple,
Francis is still fighting a war of attrition
with vested interests inside the Vatican
and it is far from clear if he is winning
his battle to change the Church.
So far Jorge Bergoglios efforts to
remove the Merchants from the Temple
have been insufficient, Nuzzi writes in
the final section of the book.
The conclusion is a reference to the
biblical story of Jesus driving money-
changers and other traders out of the
Temple in Jerusalem to make the point
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When asked why he decided to sur-
render his firearms, the actor replied, I
was listening to the advice of my lawyer,
Atty. Jurado. He said theres a new law,
Republic Act 10951 (the Comprehensive
Firearms and Ammunition Act), that
will affect me.
The actor admitted that the docu-
ments covering the four long firearms
have already expired.
It is hard that somebody is knock-
ing on your door I have to show that
I am following the law, added Padilla,
who served a two-year sentence in the
90s after he was convicted on an illegal
1
in 2010, the year President Benigno S.
Aquino III was proclaimed took over in
Malacaang.
Traffic plan
The MMDA also released a traffic
plan during the event.
At the vicinity of the Cultural Center
of the Philippines (CCP), total road clo-
sure will be enforced on Vicente Sotto
Street, Bukaneg Street, J.W. Diokno Bou-
levard Bridge, Buendia Avenue Exten-
sion, and M. Jalandoni Street.
Instead of passing through Roxas
Boulevard, the MMDA advised motorists
to take the following alternate routes:
(Southbound): From P. Burgos, take
Orosa St., turn right to Kalaw Avenue,
turn left to M.H. del Pilar, left to Quirino
Avenue, turn right to F.B. Harrison, to
EDSA, to destination.
(Nouthbound lane) From EDSA, turn
right to F.B. Harrison, straight to Mabini
St., right to Kalaw Avenue, turn left to
Orosa St., to P. Burgos, to destination.
(Both northbound and southbound):
From EDSA, turn right to Taft Avenue,
to Manila City Hall, to destination and
vice versa.
MOA area
At the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena, roads
to be closed from November 18, 6 a.m., are
Diokno corner Seaside Boulevard; Coral
Way corner Seaside Blvd., EDSA corner
Macapagal Avenue; Macapagal corner
Coral Way; Diokno corner Aseana, and
Macapagal corner Bradco.
Those who will be affected take the
following alternative routes:
Public utility buses from Edsa are al-
lowed to pass through Roxas Boulevard
going to the Baclaran Church.
Motorists and other public utility
vehicles (PUVs) from EDSA can turn
right at Macapagal Boulevard, turn left
as Seaside Boulevard to MOA.
From MOA, motorists and other
PUVs can take Seaside Blvd., left at
Diosdado Macapagal Blvd., left at Gil
Puyat (Buendia Ave.) to destination or
left at EDSA to destination.
Truck ban
For truckers, a daytime truck ban
1 and says it raised 378 million euros in
that commercial activity should have no
place in a sanctuary for worship.
Disappearing donations
Speaking at a book launch press
conference on Wednesday, Nuzzi said
the popes commission on financial re-
form immediately ran into obstacles.
But not before they had made some
illuminating discoveries.
For every 10 euros donated by the
faithful around the world under the
centuries-old Peters Pence donation
scheme, six were used to plug holes in
the Vaticans finances, Nuzzi said.
Two went to a reserve account al-
ready in credit to the tune of 400 million
euros and only two to the pope for the
good works it is meant to finance.
Another book published this week
by Emiliano Fittipaldi makes a similar
News
possession of firearms case.
As part of its campaign against
loose firearms, the PNP leadership has
mandated its personnel to knock on the
doors of gun owners and remind them
to renew their papers.
Padilla said that in depositing his
firearms to the FEO, he wanted to prove
that he was not a threat and that he was
merely a gun collector.
He also said that he no longer wants
to return to prison. The firearms sur-
rendered by the actor were part of his
collections and used in some of his
action films.
SOLARZ
COURTESY CALL
President Aquino
receives a book
from Stephen
Solarz Memorial
Fund founder
Nina Solarz, wife
of the late US
Congressman
Stephen Solarz,
during a courtesy
call at the
Music Room in
Malacaang
yesterday. Solarz
is in Manila in
search of a young
Filipino doctor for
an International
Fellowship
Program in the
Thoracic and GI
Oncology Branch
of the National
Cancer Institute
in Maryland.
(Richard Vias)
rule will be enforced along south truck
routes. Truck drivers will only be allowed
to use the route from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
expect on Roxas Boulevard where a 24-
truck ban from November 17 to 20.
Truckers affected by the modified
truck ban can use the following alternate
routes:
From Port of Manila straight to R10,
right to C3, left to A. Bonifacio Avenue,
take right turning flyover toward Quirino
Highway, right to Mindanao Ave., left to
Congressional Ave., right to Luzon Ave.
straight to Katipunan/C5 to (SLEX/MCX)
destination (vice versa).
Cabinet Secretary Rene Almendras
and MMDA urged the public to help
clearing roads and give courtesy to the
delegates.
MMDA Chairman Emerson Carlos
said plastic barriers and cones have
already been lined up along the stretch
of EDSA where the APEC lanes will be
set up and Roxas Boulevard which will
be closed during the duration of the
APEC event.
We have been conducting traffic
simulations regularly. We are ready for
the APEC, Carlos told a media brief-
ing.
Even though Malacaang has de-
clared the APEC duration as non-work-
ing days, Carlos said there are still some
workers of private companies, particu-
larly business processing outsourcing
firms who continue to report for work.
We expect other companies to vol-
untarily close their offices. Some people
may take the whole week off for a much
needed vacation, he said. in a Palace press briefing.
Absolute road closures
While there are designated APEC
lanes, Almendras said the public should
also anticipate absolute closures on
EDSA on certain periods to enable del-
egates to travel with minimal trouble.
When there is a very, very important
person is passing through, there will be
absolute closures. There will be periods
when vehicles will not be allowed to move
from Shaw Boulevard southbound. We
cannot predict when, said Almendras.
The APEC delegates have their own
protocols and they are used to a certain
amount of security and leniency and
flexibility. Thereby that protocol is some-
thing we have to give to them when they
claim about the Peters Pence scheme
2013.
One of the most intriguing episodes
recounted by Nuzzi occurred in March
2014, when a safe being used by the CO-
SEA commission was broken into.
A swath of documents was removed
and replaced by decades-letters from
suspected mafia banker Michele Sindona
to senior members of the Vatican hierar-
chy. Sindona died after being poisoned in
prison in 1986 shortly after threatening
to make explosive revelations.
My interpretation is that this (the
break-in) was clearly designed as a
message of intimidation, Nuzzi said
Wednesday.
COSEA was wound up shortly after
that episode and it is not surprising the
reform process slowed, Nuzzi said.
Feeling betrayed
A Vatican spokesman on Wednes-
Meanwhile, FEO director Senior
Supt. Elmo Sarona reiterated the PNP
warning to all gun owners in the country
that expired licenses must be renewed
otherwise their firearms would be
confiscated.
We gave a warning that firearms
must be registered or renewed within
five years, otherwise, the firearms
will be deemed abandoned and will be
confiscated in favor of the government.
So hopefully, we will be able to renew it
within five years time, he said.
He also said they would look into
Padillas case, noting that the actor had
Senate OKs bill granting...
an across-the-board P2,000 increase in
their monthly pension.
The plight of our senior citizens is
just as urgent and necessary as in other
sectors of the society. In their old age,
their situation becomes more dire with
each passing day, and this modest ad-
dition is definitely a huge leap in all the
years they have simply been waiting,
Guingona said.
Guingona said the last increase in
SSS pensions which amounted to 10
percent was obtained by SSS pensioners
almost 20 years ago. Pensioners with 10
years of credited service will get P3,200
every month from the existing P1,200.
This is the fruit of decades of their
labor and it is just right that we give
them what they have worked so hard
for. Second-reading approval is good
news but I think they deserve better
come here, Almendras stressed.
Seeking for publics understand-
ing for the inconvenience, Almendras
warned the people to avoid areas where
APEC related activities will be held.
The country is hosting a very big
event. So many important people that
we need to make sure are going to be
safe and can move around normally in a
way they are able to move. So we really
like to appeal, if you dont really have to
do anything absolutely urgent in these
areas, then dont go, Almendras said.
He said frequent road closures are
to be expected on November 17 when
majority of the delegations are set to
arrive and when delegates are being
moved from one venue to another to at-
tend various meetings.
APEC Zone
From Makati going to the APEC
zone, which is the PICC (Philippine In-
ternational Convention Center) and MOA
, there will be a lot (of closures) because
you have more people, more heads of
states that are staying in Makati. Every
No hike in Customs...
pagkakaalam ko, hindi ho pwedeng
magtaas ng tariff nang wala hong ap-
proval either via treaty or by Congress
[We also want to know more about it.
To my knowledge, tariffs could not be
increased without the approval either
via treaty or by Congress], Valte said
raised the duties on 20-foot containers
Valte noted that the supposed
higher Customs duty on incoming car-
gos was discussed in a recent House of
Representatives but we are trying to
verify the information.
Kasi ang nakalagay doon sa report
nagtaas na. Hindi naman po pwedeng
mangyari yon kung hindi po sumasang-
ayon yung Kongreso [The report indi-
cated there was already an increase
but that cannot happen without the
approval of Congress], Valte said.
Nonetheless, we have already
asked the Department of Finance about
it and they want to know more so we can
give you a definitive answer on this,
he added.
Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Neri
day dismissed the content of the
two new books as out of date and
biased, claiming that Franciss re-
forms had already addressed many
of the issues raised.
But with its verbatim reproduc-
tion of the popes private comments,
Nuzzis new book has evoked painful
memories of the 2012 Vatileaks
scandal centred on documents fed
to the media by then-pope Benedict
XVIs butler.
Nuzzi also played a central role
in breaking that story, which contrib-
uted to Benedicts shock decision to
retire the following year.
Vatican authorities this weekend
arrested an Italian PR expert and a
Spanish priest on suspicion of steal-
ing and leaking classified documents
to the media.
Church officials have not explic-
itly accused either Francesca Cha-
ouqui or Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda
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Saturday, November 7, 2015
been a convict.
One of our requirements to be able
to have an LTOPF (License to Own and
Possess Firearms) is you should not
have been convicted of a crime with a
penalty of two years or have a pending
case involving an offense with a penalty
of more than two years, Sarona said.
The fact is Mr. Robin Padilla has
been convicted of a crime with a penalty
of more than two years. So it poses legal
question for his application for LTOPF.
We will have it studied by our legal divi-
sion, by our legal service, he added.
Sarona said that at least 95, 000 gun
owners with expired licenses have al-
ready applied for LTOPF, representing
18 percent of the total number of gun
owners whose permits and licenses
have expired.
1
news; were doing them a disservice if
we dont act now, he added.
Villar said she is optimistic that we
will be able to submit this bill for the
Presidents signature before the end
of the year.
Villar, chairwoman of the Senate
Committee on Government Corpora-
tions and Public Enterprises and
principal sponsor of the bill in the Sen-
ate, said her office has been receiving
numerous calls and letters inquiring
about the bill.
It is a sad reality that most of our
retired workers rely solely on their
monthly pension for their upkeep. We
must also consider that many of them,
given their old age, may even have
maintenance medicines and special
requirements that add to their daily
living expenses, she added.
time there is that kind of a movement,
we will have to close some stretches for
about 30 minutes, said Almendras.
Amid the negative reactions about
their traffic preparations, Almendras
said the country is not trying to avoid
traffic or show the world that traffic is
good in Manila.
However, he said, these are not ordi-
nary people therefore we need to afford
them the flexibility that their teams are
used to when it comes to movements,
he noted.
Twenty heads of APEC member
countries are expected to arrive in
Manila.
The public should also expect con-
gestion even in the evening since there
are reception events scheduled up to
late at night.
Simultaneously, 21 convoys and
thousands of entourage will be mov-
ing back in different occasions, said
Almendras.
Those going to the airport are ad-
vised to anticipate traffic delays so the
should carefully plan their trips.
1
Colmenares had earlier called on
Customs chief Alberto Lina to justify
the bureaus move to raise the cost
of shipping of boxes sent by overseas
Filipino workers to their families in
the country.
The Customs agency reportedly
to R180,000 last month. The duties were
earlier raised from R80,000 to R120,000
per container last August.
The BOC may have its technocratic
reasons for doing this and they may, af-
ter all, be valid. But that will not suffice
to avert the emotional public response
when it comes to these (balikbayan)
boxes, Colmenares said.
The alleged higher Customs duties
on balikbayan boxes came a few weeks
after the BOC drew flak for the random
inspection of balikbayan boxes. Such
practice has been halted by President
Aquino following complaints from OFW
groups and other sectors. For now,
balikbayan boxes go through only X-ray
and K-9 screening.
of being behind the papal wiretap
but have appeared to link the pair to
the content of Nuzzi and Fittipaldis
books.
Chaouqui claimed in an interview
on Wednesday that it was the priest
who had made the illicit recording.
She is thought to be cooperating with
the Vatican investigation and has
been released from detention, while
Vallejo Balda remains in prison.
Franciss allies insisted that the
leaks scandal would not affect his
determination to push on with his
reform agenda.
But Italian archbishop Nunzio
Galantino acknowledged the pope
must be feeling betrayed.
I put myself in his shoes. No
child of the Church, faced with such
attacks, could remain indifferent,
Galantino said. Some people are
clearly afraid of the renewal process
the pope is carrying out.
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basketball
Jumbo wins,
Caida loses
Jumbo Plastic Linoleum streaked
to its fifth straight win with a 76-63
thumping of Sta. Lucia while Cagayan
Valley stunned erstwhile unbeaten
Caida Tiles in the PCBL Founders Cup
on Thursday at the JCSGO Gym.
Mark Lopez stepped up when it mat-
tered the most, delivering seven of his
15 markers in the final quarter as Jum-
bo Plastic outscored Sta. Lucia, 23-13,
in the fourth quarter to tie Caida Tiles
for the lead with similar 5-1 cards.
Lopez was ably supported by ex-
pro Marcy Arellano and John Lopez
as they joined hands in a crippling 13-0
run to help Jumbo Plastic pull away,
74-61, entering the final two minutes of
the game.
The Rising Suns, on the other
hand, got a big lift from Mark Brana
to end Caida Tiles five-game winning
streak, 81-77.
Brana tallied 12 points, includ-
ing the crucial jumper in the last 28.9
seconds to seal the deal for the Rising
Suns.
tennis
Lim outlasts
Japanese foe
AJ Lim withstood
the strong challenge
of 13th seed Yunosuke
Tanaka in the opening
set to hack out a 7-5,
6-2 win and advance to
the quarters of the 2015
Seogwipo Asia Oceania
AJ LIM Closed Junior Champi-
onships Thursday in South Korea.
Lim and his Japanese rival fought
furiously in the first 10 games, holding
their serves and producing winners
before the top Filipino junior player
came through with crucial shots to fi-
nally tame his rival.
While Lim was able to sustain his
solid form, the Japanese was already
a spent force midway through the sec-
ond set that saw the youngest PCA
Open champion score almost at will.
Lim, who is currently ranked No. 24
in the world with Wilson International
and Philippine Sports Commission as
his sponsors, will next face Korean
seventh seed and doubles partner
Chan-Yeong Oh.
In doubles, Lim and Oh cruised to
the semis with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Seon
Yong Han and Seong Taek Im.
MOTO RACING
Torres eyes
title double
Willie Torres of W Autosport Rac-
ing goes for a title double as he dis-
putes the coveted Yokohama GT Driv-
er of the Year award with GT200 driver
Richmond dela Rosa in the final leg of
the 2015 Yokohama Philippine Grand
Touring Car Championships Series
tomorrow at the Clark International
Speedway.
While he is already assured of win-
ning the GT300 crown, Torres is still
determined to win the Driver of the
Year award to cap a memorable year.
Torres, however, needs to beat Dela
Rosa convincingly in the 27-lap event
10 in the morning (Sprint) and 17 in the
afternoon (GT Main races) to crown
himself the Driver of the Year.
Torres is way ahead over champi-
on Dondon Portugal in the GT300 but
trails Dela Rosa by 11 points for the
overall crown in the event sanctioned
by the Automobile Association Philip-
pines (AAP), and sponsored by Yoko-
hama, the official tires and Sparco.
With 60 points up for grabs in this
final showdown, Torres must win both
the Sprint and GT Main races to join
the elite circle of circuit racing cham-
pions in Philippine Motorsports his-
tory.
golf
4x4 Invtl at Eagle Ridge
The 4x4 Invitational, a four-day
member-guest tournament present-
ed by Concepts Golf Management,
tees off at the Eagle Ridge Golf and
Country Club in Gen. Trias, Cavite
today.
The 300 two-man teams in the
event presented by Concepts Golf
Management, will be divided by
handicaps as to determine if theyll
play either the Norman, Faldo, Aoki
and Dye layouts.
The Stableford Scoring at the
Norman and Faldo are based on
aggregate while Aoki and Dye will
Yellow Magenta Cyan Black
golf
Ilas rules Ambank tilt by 9
Bernice Olivarez-Ilas shot another
one-over 73 to win the Ambank-Sport
Excel International Junior Champi-
onship in emphatic fashion, beating
Malaysian Winning Ng by 9 shots on
Thursday at the Templer Park Coun-
try Club in Selangor, Malaysia.
Ilas had one birdie and two bogeys
but the young The Country Club ace
still won the girls 13-14 crown pulling
away as Ng and the rest of the field
continued to struggle at the tough,
hilly par-72 layout.
Bernice has recovered from her
injury early this year and she played
excellent this week given the adverse
playing conditions, said TCC Coach
Bong Lopez. I expect her to
get better in her next
NBA
Rose outshines Durant
COMPLETE RESULTS
Chicago 104, Oklahoma City 98
Miami 96, Minnesota 84
Charlotte 108, Dallas 94
Utah 96, Denver 84
Portland 115, Memphis 96
volleyball
Malolos hosts Spike on Tour
Games Today
(Malolos Convention Center)
1 p.m. Philips Gold vs Meralco
3 p.m. Cignal vs RC Cola
The historic city of Malolos in Bu-
lacan becomes a volleyball battlefield
as Cignal tackles a struggling RC Cola-
Air Force in a bid to secure the second
semifinal slot of the 2015 Philippine
Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix women's
volleyball tournament today at the
Malolos Convention Center.
Action starts at 3 p.m. following
Swiss Roger
Federes wipes
his face after
losing to
American John
Isner, 7-6, 3-6,
7-6, in the third
round of the
Paris Masters
on Thursday.
(AP)
be best ball and scramble, respec-
tively.
A maximum score of 6-under
shall be enforced in aggregate. It
will be 10-under in the Scramble and
7-under in best ball.
Inquirer Golf, Purefoods, Kambal
Pandesal, WGC Golf, LK Golf, Sta.
Lucia, Turf Company, Interconnect
Systems, Isuzu, Flying A Intl., Agus-
tin Realty, Autohub, and Megafiber
are sponsors.
Each player will receive a Pin-
seeker Range Finder as giveaway
upon registration.
Sports
tournaments.
Ilas nursed a one-shot lead after
an opening 74 but pulled away by five
with a gutsy 73 in the second round
then coasted to victory with another
one-over card for a 220 total. Ng failed
to familiarize herself with the course
and finished with back-to-back 77s for
a 229.
Meantime, Princess Superal fell
short of her bid in the 15-18 division,
bowing to Ashley Lau in the second
playoff hole.
Superal, one down after two
rounds, rallied with a two-under 70
to force a playoff at 216 with Lau, who
finished with a 71 in the 54-hole tour-
nament..
Both players made regulation par
Chicago
star Derrick
Rose goes
for a reverse
layup against
Oklahoma Citys
Steven Adams
during the Bulls
104-98 victory
in a game which
Rose scored 29
points. (EPA)
the collision between Philips Gold and
Meralco in the 1 p.m. first game of the
interclub tournament presented by
Asics and backed by Milo.
It will be the leagues first Spike
on Tour this conference after making
stops in Cebu City, Ilocos Sur, Muntin-
lupa City, Binan City, Imus and Quezon
Province.
This is part of our mission of
bringing world-class volleyball action
closer to the fans, said PSL president
Ramon Tats Suzara, adding that the
golf
SAF 44 orphans get FVR help
Former President Fidel V. Ramos
led a group of amateur golfers who
participated in the 1st FVR Golf Clas-
sic held yesterday at the Camp Agui-
naldo Golf Club in Quezon City.
Organized by the G Men Golf Club
which Ramos serves as founding
chairman, the event was held to raise
money for a scholarship fund that will
benefit the orphans of the SAF 44.
Its a very small effort, but unless
we do this, we will not be completely per-
forming our duties as loyal and efficient
citizens of our republic said Ramos.
Future tournaments will benefit
the children of the AFP, PNP, Philip-
pine Coast Guard and other service
personnel who died in the line of duty
during combat and law enforcement
boxing
Fans prefer
Crawford as
Pacquiaos foe
By NICK GIONGCO
A poll being ran by the online edi-
tion of The Ring magazine has unde-
feated American Terence Crawford
leading the list of candidates being
eyed to battle Manny Pacquiao in his
ring return in April 2016.
Of the 5,426 surveyed, Crawford
got 1,454 votes (26.8 percent) while
Saturday, November 7, 2015
on the first extra hole on No. 18 before
the match was called off due to heavy
rain. At resumption, Superal hit an er-
rant drive and limped with a double-
bogey, enabling Lau to run away with
the title with a par.
Superal also settled for second in
team play in partnership with Indias
Arjun Prasad.
Over in Thailand, Sam Mar-
tirez and newly crowned Thailand
Ladies Amateur champion Pau-
line del Rosario struggled with
75 and 79, respectively, to fall be-
hind Taiwanese Hsuan Chen and
Taglao Jeerav of Thailand, who
sizzled with identical 68s in the
first round of the Thailand Junior
World Championship.
C
HICAGO (AP) The Chica-
go Bulls let the lead slip away.
Derrick Rose wouldnt let the
game get away, too.
Rose came up big down the stretch
to score 29 points and Jimmy Butler
added 26 to lead the Bulls to a 104-98
victory over Kevin Durant and the
Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday
night.
Whether he can consistently play
like a superstar still remains in ques-
tion. But Rose sure looked like his old
MVP self as he scored 10 points over
the final 3 1-2 minutes to lift the Bulls
after they blew a 10-point lead in the
fourth quarter.
For him to have a game like this, I
know this is a huge confidence boost-
er, coach Fred Hoiberg said.
Oklahoma City tied it with just over
5 minutes left in the game. But Roses
performance in the closing minutes
helped offset Durants 33 points and
lifted the Bulls after they got blown out
at Charlotte two nights earlier.
Chicago was clinging to a 98-96 lead
when Rose buried consecutive jump-
ers to make it a six-point game with
just over a minute remaining.
After Durant hit a jumper, Pau Gas-
ol nailed a sweeping hook with 38.4 sec-
onds left, sealing the win for the Bulls.
Rose, still wearing a face mask after
next Spike on Tour will be held in Lipa
City in Batangas next weekend.
After coming up with a five-game
sweep of the first round, Cignal was
billed as the league's heaviest con-
tender.
But the HD Spikers suffered some
hiccups in the second round as they
suffered a pair of sorry setbacks
at the hands of reigning champion
Petron and darkhorse Foton before
the league took a seven-day break last
week.
operations.
Membership to the G-Men Golf
Club, with its members composed
mostly of retired AFP and PNP men,
is open to all golfers who are at least 50
years old and are not former or active
professionals, members of the Philip-
pine pool of amateurs, or caddies.
The 1st FVR Golf Classic was spon-
sored by San Miguel Corporation, Mit-
subishi Motors, Stradcom, Toyota, and
Manila Bulletin.
Other backers of the event were
PR Savings Bank, PSSLAI, AirAsia,
Philippine Airlines, Air 21, Burger
King, Megawide, Hannahs Beach Re-
sort and Convention Center, EMME
Security Group, Precision Munitions,
and BSBP.
British-Pakistani Amir Khan, another
frontrunner for the Pacquiao payday,
got 1,251 (23.08 percent).
Interestingly, there were still those
who batted for Floyd Mayweather, who
received 1,106 votes (20.38 percent).
Also receiving votes but not as
many as the trio include Mexican
counter-puncher Juan Manuel Mar-
quez (9.44 percent), Adrian Broner
(8.22), Argentine strongman Marcos
Maidana (7.06), former sparmate Rus-
lan Provvodnikov (3.64) and Tim Brad-
ley (1.4).
Pacquiao is still weighing his op-
tions but an announcement could be
made before the month ends with Hall
of Fame promoter Bob Arum and Pac-
quiao adviser Mike Koncz handling the
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Bernice Olivarez-Ilas
missing almost the entire preseason
because of a fractured left orbital,
found his rhythm after three straight
single-digit scoring games. Butler set
a career-high with 21 first-half points
and hit four 3-pointers in the game,
and the Bulls got back to winning after
getting squashed by Charlotte 130-105
on Tuesday night.
Russell Westbrook had 20 points
and 10 assists for Oklahoma City while
Serge Ibaka scored 17. But the Thunder,
playing their fourth game in five nights,
came up short down the stretch again
and dropped their third straight. They
blew a late eight-point lead in a 105-98
loss to Toronto on Wednesday night.
HEAT 96, TIMBERWOLVES 84
In Minneapolis, Dwyane Wade,
showing no ill effects from a migraine
headache two days ago, scored 25
points to lead Miami.
Chris Bosh had 16 points and 12
rebounds for the Heat, who were play-
ing one day after reserve guard Gerald
Green was hospitalized for unspecified
reasons. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra
said Greens condition had improved
by Thursday, but it remained unclear
why he was hospitalized and how long
he will be away.
Shabazz Muhammad had 14 points
and six rebounds on a brutal shooting
night for the Timberwolves.
basketball
Judiciary
battles HOR
Games Tomorrow
(Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig City)
2 p.m. MMDA vs Ombudsman
3:30 p.m. DOJ vs GSIS
5 p.m. Judiciary vs HOR
Defending champion Judiciary
tries to close out its first round cam-
paign on a winning note as the Magis
collide with the House of Representa-
tives (HOR) Solons tomorrow in the
4th UNTV Cup at the Ynares Sports
Arena in Pasig City.
The Magis must beat the Solons
in their 5 p.m. showdown if they want
to turn their fortunes around after
a poor start in the tournament or-
ganized by UNTV headed by Daniel
Razon for the countrys public ser-
vants.
Banking heavily on the hot shoot-
ing of guard Warren Ybanez, the Mag-
is ended a three-game losing run with
an 89-83 win over the Ombudsman
Graft Busters in Group B action last
month.
In other Group B match, MMDA
collides with still winless Ombudsman
while Department of Justice tackles
Government Service Insurance Sys-
tem in a battle of Group A teams with
1-3 records.
Armed Forces of the Philippines
completed a five-game sweep of Group
B elims with a 107-94 triumph over
Ombudsman last week.
Terence Crawford
negotiations.
Khan says he has already
stamped his approval for a Pacquiao
fight but it will be all up to the fight-
ing congressman if theyll end up fac-
ing each other on April 9 at the MGM
Grand in Las Vegas.
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uaap
FEU goes for
semis bonus
against UST
By CHRISTIAN JACINTO
Games Today
(Smart Araneta Coliseum)
2 p.m. UE vs Adamson
4 p.m. FEU vs UST
V
engeance will be Far Eastern
Universitys (FEU) objective
besides the bonus of clinching a
twice-to-beat advantage in the
Final Four when it faces first round tor-
mentor University of Santo Tomas (UST)
today in the UAAP basketball tourna-
ment at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The Tamaraws, who have won nine
straight games after a 1-1
start, has a league-best UAAP Team Standings leagues top contenders.
10-1 record, but still need to
come out sharp against the X-FEU
X-UST
Growling Tigers as they X-Ateneo
are coming from a break of La Salle
NU
almost two weeks. UE
Game time is at 4 p.m. UP
Though still at No. 2 Adamson
X-clinched Final Four berth
with a 9-3 record, UST is
aiming to regain its form
after suffering a shock 91-77 defeat
last Wednesday from lowly University
of the East (UE), a team that is fight-
ing for its life.
UST has lost two of its last three
games but FEU coach Nash Racela is
not taking chances against a team des-
perate to bounce back and gunning for
a twice-to-beat edge.
Its clear with the players that ev-
ery game, well try to win regardless of
our standing. Were still not assured of
the top two, well just play the remain-
ing games the way we played before,
basketball
Gilas prep for
Rio Olympics
starts Monday
By WAYLON GALVEZ
National team coach Tab Baldwin
will have a meet-and-greet encounter
with potential members of Gilas Pilipi-
nas on Monday as preparations get un-
der way for the countrys bid to nail a
seat in the Rio Olympics next year.
Unlike the FIBA Asia campaign
two months ago where the Philippine
team had less than three months to get
ready, Gilas will have a longer prepara-
tion for the new task at hand getting
one of three remaining slots for Rio
which will be disputed in an Olympic
Qualifying Tournament in three sepa-
rate venues in June next year.
After missing an outright Olympic
slot when Gilas settled for the silver
medal against China in the FIBA Asia
finals, the Samahang Basketbol ng
Pilipinas (SBP) was able to get the full
commitment of the PBA for the Olym-
pic qualifier, lending all the players the
Gilas coaching staff asked for to try-
out for the team.
Thus, new faces will be joining old
ones for the more difficult campaign
ahead.
Just like in the previous national
teams, its getting to know each other
again between the players and coach
Tab Baldwin, said team manager
Butch Antonio yesterday.
Expected to attend are the 17 PBA
players approved by the league board
led by back-to-back MVP June Mar Fa-
jardo of San Miguel Beer.
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said Racela.
Were concerned because UST
beat us in the first round, the goal is
to win this game. Well prepare for
Kevin Ferrer, (Ed) Daquioag, (Karim)
Abdul, Marvin Lee and (Louie) Vigil,
yan yung mga players na naglalaro ng
maayos sa kanila.
In the first round, Daquioag ex-
ploded for 12 of his 18 points in the
fourth quarter as UST eked-out a 72-71
thriller last Sept. 9. The game also saw
FEU lose following a maze of errors,
10 by ace guard Mike Tolomia.
FEU has never lost since while
UST became one of the
W L While many pundits are
10 1 also looking at this contest
9 3
8 4 as a potential finals pre-
5 6 view, Racela doesnt want
5 7
4 7 look at it that way.
3 8 Another defeat will re-
2 10 duce USTs hold of second
place to a half-game, open-
ing the door for streaking
Ateneo in their battle for the semifi-
nals bonus.
UST coach Bong Dela Cruz, how-
ever, is more concerned on his teams
performance.
Basta ang concern ko lang is yung Far Eastern University (FEU) hopes to contain University of Santo Tomas (UST) Ed Daquioag (center) in their UAAP clash today at the Smart
team namin. May gameplan kami na kai- Araneta Coliseum. (Ernie U. Sarmiento)
langan i-execute and in this game kailan-
gan namin makabawi, said Dela Cruz.
UE faces lowly Adamson in the
basketball The Philippine youth team vented BritAma Arena in Jakarta, Indonesia.
2 p.m. opener with the Red Warriors
looking to use their win over the Tigers
Batang Gilas its ire on Thailand as it cruised to an
81-46 victory in the classification round
The squad known as Batang Gilas,
whose title bid ended with a 73-66 defeat
as a springboard to keep their Final for 5th to 8th places of the FIBA Asia to Japan in the quarterfinals, goes for a
Four hopes alive. blasts Thais U-16 Championship yesterday at the 5th place finish against Lebanon today.
PBA
Dubai showdown under way
By TITO S. TALAO the scheduled 7 p.m. Smart Bro-PBA
Philippine Cup game between the
pecially at the expense of winless Ba-
rangay Ginebra and coach Tim Cone,
out for the Aces.
A major traffic snarl in downtown
Game Today Aces and the Kings will start at 11 p.m. their former mentor, provides a sali- Dubai caught the Alaska bus that was
(Al Wasl Sports Club, Dubai)
11 p.m. Alaska vs Ginebra (PH time)
Manila time, a full day after Alaska vating thought as well and the motiva- to carry them to the facility last Thurs-
battled Manny Pacquiaos Mahindra tion could be enough for the Aces to day, forcing the Aces to spend six hours
Enforcers at the same venue. keep the engine running. on the road before reaching the place.
When the Alas- As this was getting written yester- A Mahindra upset, meanwhile, Last night were able to find the
ka Aces take on the day, almost 12 hours remained before could have dire consequences for the gym after a lot of effort. We stayed in the
Barangay Ginebra Alaskas Sonny Thoss walked up to Kings, who would have to face an Aces bus for about six hours. Hindi maganda
Kings before mid- center-court against perhaps Mahin- team that will scrape and claw in des- sa katawan ng mga players, said Comp-
night today, they dras Aldrech Ramos for the inaugural peration to salvage a win in the desert. ton. We brought Manila traffic with us.
will have played jump ball, with no way of knowing if Alex Compton, the Aces coach, Compton hopes they dont relive
the Mahindra En- somebody dodged the bullet or got hit. hopes to buck the trend materializing the same nightmare in the short time
forcers some 24 Assuming Alaska beat Mahindra, early in the season. given to prepare for the Kings, virtual-
hours earlier. How which shouldnt come as a surprise Barako beat Ginebra, Blackwater ly a walk-through Saturday morning.
they fared against owing to their rosters and team stand- beat Meralco. I hope we dont say Ma- Ginebra, meanwhile, is coming off
COMPTON that team will de- ings, the Aces will come into the Gine- hindra beat Alaska, Compton said on back-to-back losses 86-78 against
termine their state bra game tonight a little sated, having the eve of their game against the En- the Star Hotshots and 82-79 against
of mind as they play their second game gone on to tie Rain or Shine atop the forcers. Everybody is getting better. the Barako Bull Energy and has
in as many days at the Al Wasl Sports leaderboard with 3-0 slates. Theres not an easy game. the enviable task of showing how far
Club in Dubai. On the other hand, the prospect of Neither was there an easy way to it has come to mastering the triangle
With the four-hour time difference, going 4-0 to start the conference, es- get to the practice gym, as it turned offense.
VOLLEYBALL
Crucial Shakeys V-League game today
Game Today
Janine Marciano, the Ultrafast Lady counter crucial with the winner closing tory to complete a personal grand slam
(The Arena, San Juan) Hitters turned back the University of in on one of the semis seats in the sea- after steering PLDT to the Open Con-
12:45 p.m. PLDT vs Navy
the Philippines Lady Maroons, 25-12, son-ending conference of the league ference title and National University to
22-25, 25-15, 25-17, last week to tie their sponsored by Shakeys and presented the Collegiate Conference crown.
PLDT Home Ultera and Philippine victims at second at 2-1. by PLDT Home Ultera. Meanwhile, Cignal seeks to join un-
Navy clash in a key matchup for teams The Lady Sailors, on the other The loser will fall in a mad scram- beaten Air Force in the semifinals as it
gunning for at least a semis play-off hand, blasted the Kia Forte, 25-18, ble with Coast Guard and Kia Forte for tackles a struggling Navy side at 5 p.m.
today in the Shakey's V-League Sea- 25-23, 25-21, last Oct. 25 but fell to the the fourth and last semis berth. today in the Spikers' Turf Season 1-Rein-
son 12-Reinforced Conference at The league-leading unbeaten Army Lady We will go for it (win) but we have forced Conference at the same venue.
Arena in San Juan. Troopers, 14-25, 17-25, 14-25, last week to continue to play aggressive, said Sta. Elena and Instituto Estetico
Relying heavily on the power- to fall a 2-2 (win-loss) slate. PLDT coach Roger Gorayeb, seeking Manila boot each other out in the semis
hitting pair of Gretchel Soltones and That makes their 12:45 p.m. en- to become the first coach in league his- race as they tangle in the 3 p.m. opener.
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News In Brief
P/$ rate closes
Meralco rates up by P0.13/kwh this month
For the average customer class plus the combined P0.02 per kwh in- er producers, the upward adjustment in
at P46.935/$1 By MYRNA M. VELASCO
within the 200-kilowatt usage bracket, crease in taxes and other charges such charges had been P0.10 per kwh; while for

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The peso fter several months of down- the estimated increase in the bills would as system loss and subsidies. its power supply agreements (PSAs) with
exchange trend on its pass-on rates, the be P26, according to Meralco. Meralco has noted that within this privatized generation companies, the cost
rate closed customers of Manila Electric The company has emphasized billing month, the billed charges from hike was just at a slight P0.02 per kwh.
unchanged at Company (Meralco) will see though that despite the adjustment the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market This was primarily due to lower dis-
P46.935 to an increase of P0.13 per kilowatt hour the overall rate remains to be the sec- (WESM) had climbed substantially by patch of the plants, which was partly offset
the US dollar yesterday at the Phil- (kwh) in their electric bills this month. ond lowest since January, 2010. P1.19 per kwh. by lower natural gas prices, the utility firm
ippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. The utility firm explained that the The other cost components which This was mainly due to increased has expounded.
(PDEx) from P46.935 the previous rate hike was primarily driven by the had caused up-tick in this months bill- outages of a number of power plants In the coming months, given the very
day. The weighted average rate increase in the generation charge com- ing include the P0.02 per kwh hike in the during the October supply month, it dry season triggered by the El Nio phe-
appreciated to P46.902 from ponent of the rates, which had gone up ancillary service charge of the National stressed. nomenon, it is expected that the rates may
P46.906. Total volume amounted by average P0.09 per kwh. Grid Corporation of the Philippines; For its contracted independent pow- still be on uptrend.
to $590.8 million.

Local shares Market and

close lower
Local shares continued their
downward trend yesterday in what
brokers said was a continuing cor-
rection. The benchmark Philippine
Stock Exchange index (PSEi) com-
pleted a three-day losing streak,
losing 4.25 points, or 0.06 percent,
at 7,118.20, while the wider All
Shares index ended 5.02 points
lower, or 0.12 percent at 4,103.47.
Except for financials and property,
most of the sectors were still on the
red side. Activity ended lower at P5
billion, while breadth was negative
as decliners outnumbered gainers
anew, 94 to 59, while 57 issues
were unchanged. (MBM)
GIR inches up
to $81.14 billion
The countrys gross international
reserves (GIR) increased to $81.14
billion as of end-October, from
$80.55 billion in the previous
month. The Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas (BSP) in a statement, and
quoting Governor Amando M. Tet-
angco Jr. said the foreign exchange
and assets reserves remains suf-
ficient to cover 10.4 months worth
of imports of goods and payments
of services and income. It is also
6.1 times equivalent to short-term
external debt on original maturity,
and 4.4 times on residual maturity.
Tetangco said GIR increased due
to governments net forex currency
deposits, revaluation adjustments
on the central banks gold holdings
and also because of income from
investments abroad. As of end-
October, the BSPs gold reserves
amounted to $7.18 billion, more
than the previous months $7 bil-
lion. Its total foreign investments,
in the meantime, reached $71.44
billion from $70.79 billion in Sep-
tember. The BSP will revise the cur-
rent GIR forecast of $81.6 billion
for 2015.
Investment
0.06%
Philippine Stock Exchange
PSEi: 7,118.20 (-4.25% pts)
Value: R5.037 billion
Volume: 793 million shares
Gainers: 59; Losers: 94
Unchanged: 57
Composite Index (October/November)
BSP RECEIVES GOOD GOVERNANCE AWARD The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) through BSP Governor Amando M.
Tetangco Jr. (fourth from left) receives the Islands of Good Governance Award from the Institute for Solidarity in Asia, the
Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) and the National Competitiveness Council. BSP Deputy Governor Nestor Espenilla
Jr. (second from left) holds the special citation which praised the BSP for its contribution to strengthening Filipino
institutions, communities and individuals by ushering in greater financial inclusivity through policies and regulations
that have reaped global recognition as it practices transformative and sustainable governance and addresses outside
pressures with integrity, courage and perseverance. ICD Chairman Francis Estrada (third from left) said it is difficult
to think of Islands of Good Governance in our country without thinking of BSP. Also present at the awarding ceremony
were (from left) BSP Corporate Planning Office Director Helen Montalbo, global good governance and anti-corruption
champion Dr. Robert Klitgaard, and Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Laura del Rosario.
AXA to acquire Charter Ping An as Ty
family consolidates insurance business
Charter Ping An to AXA is a strategic currently are.
By JAMES A. LOYOLA
move for the GT Capital and Metrobank AXA is currently the second largest
AXA, a global leader in insurance, is Groups, which combined own 53.5 per- life insurance company in the Philip-
entering the general insurance business cent of AXA Philippines. Metrobank, pines, based on Total Premium Income.
in the Philippines with the planned P2.3 through FMIC, owns 28.2 percent, while It has been operating in the country
billion acquisition of Charter Ping An GT Capital holds 25.3 percent. since 1999, focused on the life insurance
Insurance Corporation (Charter Ping Completion of the transaction is business and providing solutions for sav-
An), the non-life insurance company of subject to customary closing conditions, ings and investments, health, education,
GT Capital Holdings, Inc. (GT Capital). including the receipt of regulatory ap- income protection, and retirement.
Philippine AXA Life Insurance Cor- provals, and is expected to take place Charter Ping An is a leading non-life
poration (AXA Philippines) is a joint ven- in the first quarter of 2016. insurance company in the Philippines
ture between GT Capital, the global AXA GT Capital said in a disclosure to the that provides fire, motor car, marine car-
Group, and Metropolitan Bank & Trust Philippine Stock Exchange that, until go, personal accident, bonds, casualty,
Co. (Metrobank) subsidiary First Metro then, all operations of Charter Ping An and engineering insurance products.
Investment Corporation (FMIC). and AXA Philippines will be business as It is currently the
The move to sell 100 percent of usual and shall remain separate, as they fourth largest non-life B-11

Reinsurers see
negative outlook
Asia Pacific reinsurers will continue
to face fierce competition in the
next two years with little respite in
sight, according to a report by debt-
watcher Standard & Poors Ratings
Services. Base on its Asia Pacific
Reinsurers Face An Earnings And
Growth Crunch report, the rating
agency noted that credit conditions
for the region will remain negative
over the next 12 to 24 months,
adding they expect weakening pric-
es to continue to affect operating
performance into 2016 and possi-
bly erode capitalization. According
to the report, Asia Pacific reinsur-
ers performance has been more
volatile because of weaker prices
in most markets. Capitalization
levels have also come down due to
growth and higher risks. (CSL)
Sin tax collection tops P104 B, exceeds target anew
By CHINO S. LEYCO
Tax revenue from so-called sin
products exceeded the Bureau of In-
ternal Revenues (BIR) target by more
than a fourth in the first three-quarters
of the year due to strong sales of ciga-
rettes.
Data from the Department of Fi-
nance (DOF) showed that collections
from excise tax on tobacco and alco-
holic products reached P104.28 billion
in January to September, higher by
28 percent compared with P81 billion
target for the period.
The end-September sin tax reve-
nues also grew 14 percent year-on-year
from P91.64 billion.
Based on the DOF data, excise
tax on tobacco products surpassed its
P49.79 billion target by 49 percent to
P74.5 billion, just enough to compensate
for BIRs lower-than-expected collec-
tion from alcoholic beverages.
Revenues from alcohol missed its
P31.19-billion goal at end-September by
4.5 percent to P29.78 billion.
Year-on-year, revenue from sin
taxes on cigarettes and alcohol in the
first three-quarters jumped 14.7 percent
and 11.6 percent, respectively.
BIR Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-
Henares said the government expects
higher sin tax collection in the final
three-months of the year as manufac-
turers are expected to front-load pro-
duction ahead of next years rate hike.
Since Republic Act No. 10351 or
the Sin Tax Reform Law took effect
in 2012, the government has been en-
joying above-target collections from
tobacco and alcoholic products despite
the alleged proliferation of untaxed
cigarettes.
Under RA 10351, cigarette packs
with a retail price of below P11.50 are
taxed P21 this year, up from P17 last
year, while those that are priced P11.5
and above are slapped P28, slightly up
from P27 in 2014.
Fermented liquor that cost less than
P50.60 per liter are now taxed an ad-
ditional P19 (from P17 last year), while
those priced above P50.60 are slapped
P22 (from P21).
Distilled spirits, meanwhile, are
levied P20 plus 20 percent of the net
retail price per proof, from P20 plus 15
percent last year.
Earlier, BIR tightened its monitor-
ing of tobacco manufacturers, import-
ers and distributors following the dis-
covery of some untaxed cigarette packs
in several parts of the country.
Jacinto-Henares reminded all busi-
nesses involved in the tobacco industry
to strictly comply with the require-
ment of affixture of internal revenue
stamps.
According to UK-based Oxford
Economics illicit cigarette consump-
tion in the Philippines rose last year,
accounting for 19.4 percent of total
consumption, and costing the govern-
ment an estimated P22.5 billion in lost
tax revenue.
Domestic illicit, or cigarettes that
are manufactured by the trademark
holder, but are illegally sold and con-
sumed in the same market, without
the payment of excise taxes and value-
added tax (VAT), accounted for 19 billion
of the estimated 102.3 billion cigarettes
consumed in 2014.
J a c i n t o - H e n a r e s , h o w e v e r,
shrugged off the Oxford Economics
report, saying it is funded by one ciga-
rette company.
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IPO of construction firm
By MADELAINE B. MIRAFLOR
T
he biggest initial public offering
(IPO) of the year, which belongs
to the diversified construction
firm D.M. Wenceslao & Associ-
ates, Inc., has already been given the
green light to proceed but as to when
it will take place is still something to be
finalized by the company.
In its recent en banc meeting, which
ended Thursday evening, the com-
missioners of the Securities and Ex-
change Commission (SEC) approved
the P21.7-billion maiden share sale of
D.M Wenceslao, leaving behind only six
unapproved IPOs.
D.M. Wenceslao will particularly sell
429.2 million shares, with an overallot-
ment of 64.4 million shares, to the public
at a maximum price of P44 per share.
At least 70 percent of these shares,
consisting of 300.419 million shares, will
be sold to international investors, while
the balance will be allocated to domestic
investors and trading participants of the
local bourse.
No updated timetable for the offering
has been filed to the SEC yet.
Supposedly, the company will set the
final offer price for the deal on November
20, while the offer period is targeted to
be on November 24 to December 1. The
target listing date of the shares at the
Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) would
be on December 8.
In order to proceed, D.M. Wenceslao
would still have to bag the approval of
the PSE.
D.M. Wenceslao was founded in 1960
as a general construction firm but it has
already diversified over the years, involv-
ing itself in land banking business, real
estate development, land development,
and mass housing.
Bulk of the proceeds from the share
sale will be used by the company to bank-
roll certain pipeline of project develop-
ments such as the construction of its 10
planned real estate projects.
WESMs independent
market operator hangs
By MYRNA M. VELASCO
Another administration will end
its reign next year, but the Wholesale
Electricity Spot Market (WESM) still
fails to transfer its management and
supervision to an independent market
operator (IMO).
Given nagging questions on the spot
markets IMO shift, Philippine Electricity
Market Corporation (PEMC) President
Melinda L. Ocampo has indicated that
PEMC is now up for it and had already
submitted final recommendations to the
Department of Energy (DOE).
Were done with several public
consultations were just awaiting
for the DOE. That will now depend on
their determination, she told reporters
recently.
The changeover of the WESM man-
agement to an IMO will similarly propel
the governments exit from its adminis-
tration of the power spot market.
That should have been a milestone
achieved as early as 2008 or two years
after the WESMs commercial opera-
tion or during the tailend of the Arroyo
administration.
However, the government opted to
commission a study first that will aid
Sumitomo Wiring expands
plant in Hermosa, Bataan
By MAR T. SUPNAD
HERMOSA ECONOMIC ZONE,
Bataan A Japanese firm operating
at the economic zone in Bataan has
expanded its operation and is expected
to hire another 2,500 workers.
The ground-breaking ceremony
recently was led by top executives
of Japan-based Sumitomo Wiring
Systems, (SWS) Ltd. Tatsuya Ikeda of
SWS Japan, SPWS President Takeshi
Morikawa, Seigo Takashi, Managing
Director & CEO of Kajima Overseas
Asia and Takuro Suzuki, Bataan
Governor Abet Garcia, Hermosa co-
ordinator and commercial pilot Jopet
Inton, and first district Rep. Herminia
B. Roman.
SPWS mother company, Sumitomo
Wiring Systems, Ltd., was founded
in 1917 based in Yokkaichi, Japan,
manufactures and sells wiring har-
nesses, harness components, and
other electric wires for automobiles
and office equipment in Japan and with
subsidiaries in the Americas, Europe,
Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
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We intend to use a majority of our
net proceeds from the offer to fund the
development of our pipeline projects,
purchase land assets through share
acquisitions, development infrastructure
within Aseana City and for other general
corporate purposes, the company told
the SEC.
DM Wenceslao owns more than 200
hectares of property within the Aseana
City, beside Entertainment City.
The joint global coordinator and
bookrunners tapped for the transaction
are BPI Capital Corp., CLSA Limited,
Deutsche Bank AG. Hong KOng Branch
and Maybank Kim Eng Securities Pte.
Ltd., while the international lead manag-
ers are CLSA Limited, Deutsche Bank
AG, Hong Kong Branch, and Maybank
Kim Eng Securities, Pte. Ltd.
BPI Capital Corporation and May-
bank ATR Kim Eng will also serve as
domestic lead managers and underwrit-
ers for the transaction.
Only two companies have so far
debuted on the stock exchange since
January this year. These are Crown
Asia Chemicals Corp. and SBS Philip-
pines Corp.
Last week, SEC approved the P242-
million planned maiden share sale of
property developer Italpinas Develop-
ment Corp. (IDC), while in October, two
of this years biggest IPOs, which belong
to construction firm Datem, Inc. (P5 bil-
lion) and Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc.
(P6.17 billion), have also been given a go
signal to proceed.
This now leaves only six pending IPO
applications filed within the SEC.
The remaining IPOs that are yet to
secure the approval of the SEC are the
newly filed P1.51-billion IPO application
of TVI Resource Development Philip-
pines, Inc. (TVIRD), Philippine Primark
Properties, Inc. (P1.19 billion); Pointwest
Technologies Corp. (P2.86 billion); Gweilo
Corp. (P95 million); Philstocks Financial,
Inc. (P190 million); and Green Power
Panay Philippines, Inc. (P290 million).
them as to what form the IMO would be
and how its management and board shall
be constituted.
When the proposed IMO Board
framework was presented to the in-
dustry last year though, it had drawn
opposition from the players of the power
industry.
Industry players opined that since
the board memberships will be scouted
from various disciplines, they may not
necessarily have expertise in electricity
spot market operations which is crucial
in ascertaining operational dilemmas as
well as other problems that may strain
the entire industry.
Under a draft Circular earlier is-
sued by the energy department, the
IMO Board shall be composed of seven
members to be selected from array of
stakeholders.
It shall include an economist with at
least five years experience, a member
of the academe who has a doctorate
degree; a finance person who shall also
have five years of experience; a lawyer
who shall be a senior partner of a law
firm for at least 15 years; an engineer
who has expertise in the operation of
transmission or generation systems; and
a director of a publicly-listed company.
Mayor Danny Malana said that
Hermosa Ecozone has now more than
10,000 workers and some more have
expressed their desire to invest here
in the coming years due to its acces-
sibility to Metro Manila with 1 hour
15 minutes ride only; Clark which is
25 minutes away and nearby SBMA
which is only 12 minutes away.
Large part of Hermosa also forms
part of SBMA and that 75 percent of
its total land area belongs to Bataan
province.
The first SPWS plant facility in
Hermosa started in 2011 which became
operational in 2012 and presently em-
ploy more than three thousand work-
ers and recruitment for more workers
in this Ecozone continues not just for
SPWS but for a number of locators who
recently poured their investments in.
Governor Garcia lauded the top
Japanese company executives for
their expansion of SPWS, saying this
new development will further boost
the provincial governments vision
for Bataan to be the preferred eco-
industrial investment site.
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I
m supposed to write Part 3 of the
Dilemma of Go Negosyo Act this
week as a continuation of Part II
appearing last week in this column.
Due to the increasing number of people
experiencing the initial symptoms of
dengue fever nowadays (like sudden
onset of recurring fever, body aches,
headaches, muscle pains, and a skin
rash that closely resembles measles)
I am deferring for next week Part III
of the discussion of Go Negosyo Act.
And instead share with the readers of
this column the healing power to cure
dengue fever of some herbal remedies.
Considering that there is no vaccination
for dengue fever. Also, antibiotic cannot
treat dengue fever since dengue fever is
caused by virus.
Many of us know that dengue fever is
contracted from the bite of an infected/
striped Aedes aegypti mosquito that
has previously bitten an infected person
(a mosquito becomes infected when it
bites a person with dengue fever in their
blood). Many do not know that just one
mosquito bite can inflict dengue fever.
Dengue fever cannot also be spread
directly from one person to another
person. But rather from one person-to-
mosquito-to another person.
As a public service, I am sharing with
you two herbal home remedies for den-
gue fever that is already known to many
to familiarize and acquaint others of the
curative effect of herbal remedies:
One is camote (kamote), sweet po-
tato, yam. Theyre one and the same.
This is a plant that was introduced dur-
ing the Spanish period to our country.
Camote which is a native to tropical
America is scientifically known as Ipo-
CNPFs 555 Sardines capitalizes on
Maine Mendozas social media stardom
Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CNPF),
the Philippines largest canned food
company, has recorded a bump in aware-
ness of its 555 Sardines brand on the
back of its new commercial featuring
Twitters third-fastest rising celebrity
Maine Mendoza.
We have not seen anything like this
in terms of response. The response
was immediate said Gregory Banzon,
CNPFs vice president for global brand-
ing.
Banzon said: Its too early to say
exactly how much tailwind well be get-
ting, but Maine has definitely increased
our presence in social media.
The 30-second clip began airing
on Oct. 3, and was later uploaded on
Facebook and YouTube. In two days,
LOAN-SIGNING Present during the signing of the loan agreement are (seated, from left): DBP senior assistant vice
president Romeo Carandang; DBP first vice president Daniel Gonzales; MMPC chairperson Victoria Ferrer; DBP executive
vice president Benel Lagua; MMPC general manager Rufo Catambing; and BSP deputy director Louella Leones. Standin
at back (from left) are: DBP officers and staff (Jayson Laureta, Kirsten Beatrix Remollo, Bea Maria Macalaguim, Aldwin
Christian Yam, Jennifer Amparado, Atty. Wilfimell Macaraeg); PCSF account development officer Allan Bartolome; BSP
project manager Rommel Resteras; and PCSF chief executive officer Edmund Mendoza.
DBP finances P50-million poultry project
In partnership with the Pangasinan
Credit Surety Fund (PCSF) and the
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the
Development Bank of the Philippines
(DBP) has approved a seven-year term
loan of P50 million to the Malingas
Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MMPC).
Proceeds of the loan shall be used for the
construction of two single deck tunnel
ventilated poultry buildings in Malasiqui,
Pangasinan with a maximum capacity
of up to 120,000 birds, and for additional
working capital.
The project promotes a cleaner
environment through the use of tunnel-
ventilated technology and a solar power
moea batatas.
Here in our country, camote is a
popular plant basically for its edible root
and its leaves. The young leaves are
known as camote tops.
Some years ago, my sister who is
a medical doctor who practised in the
United States for more than 35 years
told me that she had received e-mail
testimonies from her friends in US
about the miraculous healing of camote
leaves to cure dengue fever. The afflicted
children of my sisters friends in the US
just ate camote tops the night before and
the next day, their platelet count which
continued to drop rose to normal level
(an adult has a normal platelet count
of about 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per
microliter).
Coincidentally too, a friend of mine
told me that her young child with symp-
toms of dengue fever was also fed
blended camote leaves. Next day, the
childs platelet count went up to normal
level and was immediately healed.
Two years ago when my grandson
was having the initial symptoms of
dengue fever for four days. Laboratory
tests also showed that his platelet count
was low and got lower the next day. I
immediately tried the camote treatment
by blending the camote leaves and my
grandson consumed one big pitcher
for one day. Unbelievably, his dropping
platelet count incredibly rose to normal
level the next day.
Just last week, I advised a friend of
mine who was having recurring fever
and headache for four days to drink
the juice of boiled camote leaves (one
pitcher for one whole day). The next day,
my friend was up and well. She already
went to Office.
For those having the symptoms of
dengue fever, I am not advising you to
drop whatever formal medicine you are
presently taking as advised by your doc-
tors. Probably, you can take the camote
juice as a supplement. No harm.
The other herbal remedy for dengue
fever is papaya leaves. I have been hear-
ing from many of my friends about the
curative effect of papaya leaves. For veri-
fication, I researched in the internet and
this is the information that I found:-
While the plants leaf of papaya is
well known for its curative properties in
over 800,000 had already viewed the
commercial on the official 555 Sardines
Facebook page.
That is about three times more
than the views of a regular post, said
Banzon.
The video was as widely successful
on YouTube, with comments that gener-
ally commend Mendozas performance
and offer a positive view of the brand.
Many have said that they have
switched to 555 because of the com-
mercial.
One post exclaimed: My son didnt
eat sardines, but since he saw Maine, 555
has become his favorite.
Another one commented: Im eating
canned sardines from now on.
In the commercial, Mendoza lipsyncs
system.
The climate-controlled system of
tunnel vent technology manages the
temperature and humidity inside poultry
buildings, and improves harvest recov-
ery rate up to 96%. It also helps eliminate
foul odors caused by wet manure and the
attraction of flies. The solar power sys-
tem, on the other hand, lessens reliance
on fossil fuel as an energy source.
According to PCSF chief executive
officer Dr. Ed Mendoza, The loan pack-
age approved by DBP using CSF Surety
Cover is a breakthrough in financing
agri-based medium-scale enterprises
owned and managed by farmers cooper-
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diseases like malaria and cancer, Dr
Sanath Hettige, a general physician
in Sri Lanka, found that the juice of
young leaves can be used to treat
dengue. His paper was published
in the Sri Lankan Journal of Family
Physicians in 2008.
The young leaves from a fruit
bearing papaya plant should be used.
According to Dr Hettige, the leaves
of the Red Lady papaya plant (found
commonly in India) are more effec-
tive. The important fact is that one
should choose leaves that are not too
old, neither too young. Now, take only
the leafy part and not the stalk and
wash them well with water. Crush
the leaves using a wooden mortar and
pestle without any additives like water,
salt or sugar. Once they are crushed,
squeeze out the juice with clean hands
and drink it two times a day. Do not
add any salt or sugar to the drink. Ac-
cording to Dr Hettige, an adult should
have 10 ml of the juice twice a day
(or at eight hour intervals), children
between the age of five and 12 should
have 5 ml of the juice twice a day and
those below 10 years of age should be
given 2.5ml of the juice.
According to Dr Sanath, it is best
the patient start having the juice as
early as possible. This means that
when they notice the first symptoms
of dengue fever (when their platelets
show a decline in numbers below
150000 cu mm or when the packed
cell volume goes above 10%). It is also
beneficial at later stages, but if the
condition has progressed and has led
to organ failure, the juice is not very
effective. You may also like to read
about these 5 amazing tips to improve
your immunity. (Reference: http://
www.thehealthsite.com/diseases-
conditions/can-papaya-leaves-help-
cure-dengue/)
Hopefully, many of my readers will
find this article informative. If this is
so, I hope they will share this article
with others especially those who can-
not afford the cost of expensive tradi-
tional medicine.
Have a joyful day! (For com-
ments/reactions please send to Ms.
Villafuertes email: villafuerte_nel-
ly@yahoo.com).
six acts in the unique style that has made
her an Internet darling, as she is torn
between the classic version in Tomato
Sauce and the newer Fried Sardines.
Banzon said the 20-year-old Men-
doza is the perfect fit for 555 Sardines,
Century Pacifics first brand, which
began selling in 1983.
We saw how Maine's humble, whole-
somely attractive and funny persona
connected very strongly with the masa
consumer. We saw her as a perfect en-
dorser to showcase the brand's top two
best sellers, he said.
Apart from 555, CNPF is also the
company behind other household brands
such as Century Tuna, Argentina Corned
Beef, Angel Milk and Birch Tree Milk
Powder.
atives. It demonstrates the seriousness
of the government, and DBP, in bringing
about inclusive growth in the country-
side. Furthermore, timely approval and
release of loan proceeds speaks well of
the efficiency, dedicatedness and pro-
fessionalism of DBPs Small & Medium
Investment & Loans for Entrepreneurs
(SMILE) department.
At the same time, MMPC chairper-
son Victoria Ferrer and general man-
ager Rufo Catambing also expressed
gratitude to DBPs SMILE department,
for approving and releasing our loan in
more or less one month only. You helped
us small cooperative farmers a lot.
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Yolanda rehab progress painfully slow

By TED ALJIBE in a brick-and-tin structure built on the 65,000 homes.
same site as their previous home that Yet, the government has come

T
ACLOBAN, Philippines (AFP)
Two years after a super-
typhoon devastated the Phil-
ippines and sounded a global
alarm on climate change, a massive
rebuilding program has had big suc-
cesses but at least one million survivors
are still without safe homes.
In Tacloban, a major coastal city
that was nearly completely destroyed
and where thousands died, restaurants
and shops are bustling again showcas-
ing the best of a remarkable resurrec-
tion for many communities.
But on the city's outskirts and
elsewhere, many people endure deep
poverty as they live in flimsy new homes
that make them extremely vulnerable
to future storms that will inevitably
whip in off the Pacific Ocean.
More than 7,350 people were killed
or left missing after Super-Typhoon
Haiyan (local name:Yolanda) struck
the Philippines on November 8, 2013,
with the strongest winds ever recorded
on land.
Tsunami-like storm surges higher
than trees exacerbated the disaster,
demolishing communities on central
Philippine islands that were already
was wiped out by the storm surges.
''We were poor, but now we're poorer.
Life is hard but I have to be strong for
my grandchildren,'' said Bascal, who
earns about 20 pesos (50 cents) a day
selling biscuits, chips, soap and other
daily goods from her home.
President Benigno Aquino's gov-
ernment launched a P150-billion ($3.2
billion) reconstruction program for
the disaster zones, which the United
Nations has praised for its efficiency in
some key sectors.
About 60 percent of that money has
been spent, much of it on roads, bridges
and schools, according to Economic
Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisa-
Arsenio Balisacan
can, who is in charge of the recovery
among the nation's poorest. program.
''I cry almost every night. Jesus, Money has also been used for start-
Mary and Joseph, how are we going up capital for survivors to start small
to survive,'' Esliba Bascal, 59, who lost businesses, as well as farm and fishing
her son and home in the disaster and supplies.
now lives in a makeshift dwelling just A resilient local private sector and
outside Tacloban, told AFP last week. hundreds of millions of dollars in aid
Like many others, Bascal's hopes from the international community has
for a new government-provided house also been extremely important.
in a safe place have not come true. The Red Cross, for example, said it
She lives with her husband, widowed had given cash assistance to more than
daughter-in-law and six grandchildren 90,000 families and rebuilt or repaired
under fire for not doing enough
to help the more than one million
survivors it identified as living in
coastal areas who were vulner-
able to future storms and needed
to be resettled.
Out of the 205,128 families liv-
ing in the path of future storms,
just 928 have been transferred to
permanent shelters, according to
the government.
The government calculates an
average of five people per family.
Many of the others who have
yet to receive new homes are sim-
ply living in repaired or rebuilt homes, locations well away from the coast.
like Bascal. The coastal areas are the main
The government is aiming to re- hubs of the regional economy, and
locate nearly 100,000 families by next people cannot afford to travel long
year, with the project to be completed distances.
by 2017, Chito Cruz, chairman of the ''We have accomplished much over
Housing and Urban Development the last two years, but there is still a
Coordinating Council, told reporters lot that must be done,'' Balisacan said
this week. in a briefing on the recovery program
Cruz said one of the reasons it was this week.
taking so long to relocate people was be- But he also emphasized Haiyan had
cause buying safe new land from private turned cities and towns into ''waste-
title holders was extremely difficult. lands, and that even the US govern-
Locals also complain that the pro- ment struggled after Hurricane Katrina
posed resettlement areas are in isolated caused massive damage in 2005.

Sarabia Jewelries pushes

expansion, new designs
eyed to double sales
By MADELAINE B. MIRAFLOR
A new brand has been established
under Sarabia Jewelry, the luxury
heritage jewelries store that was estab-
lished in 1945, to tap selected younger
and middle age markets both here
and abroad that are willing to spend
money for keepsake and customized
jewelries.
Kathy and Kathy, founded by Kathy
Gregorio-Aover and Kathy Sarabia-
Babst, is the only jewelry store in the
country that sells purely handmade
charms, ornaments, necklaces, brace-
lets, rings, among others.
Babst said in an interview that the
company sold 270 pieces in its first
year of operations and it is planning to
double, if not triple its sales moving
forward, which will be supported by the
anticipated consumption growth during
Christmas season.
This coming year, we really want to
expand our market. We just turned one.
We really want more Filipinos to know
more of our products especially the
Ilonggo talent, that we can also create
designs and pieces. Basically, we want
to expand our market nationwide and
internationally, she further said.
To date, the company already has
clients here and abroad, especially in
Europe. As the company grows, it also
intends to increase its customer base
overseas.
Aover said as the company enters
international markets, Kathy and Kathy
will also start incorporating Filipino raw
materials in its jewelries.
We already found our niche. Those
are basically the people who are looking
for gift items. We have our sentimental
collections, these are keepsake lockets.
So we brought back the heritage lockets
and redesigned it to make it look more
contemporary yet classic. We also have
our gentlemens collection, which are
personalized. And then we also have
religious medallions. All made by local
artisans, Babst said.
First and only in PH
As of now, Kathy and Kathy is the
first and only jewelry store in the Phil-
ippines that doesnt mass produce and
sells only customized and handcrafted
jewelries.
There is really none that I know
of who can really say that their entire
collection is handmade. Im sure there
are a lot of jewelry makers especially
in Manila but all of them, they have
specialties, they design based on their
inspirations, but none of them really
advertised the same, that everything
is handmade. As far as I know, its just
us, Aover said.
We make handcrafted pieces based
on our clients design. It can be custom-
ized based on the metal that they like,
the birthstone. We only make upon
request. It should be their own story.
They can change the middle image. It
can be religious, it can be engraved,
she added.
Its parent brand, Sarabia Jewelry,
was founded in Iloilo by Babsts grand-
mother, Amparo Sarabia, in 1945. The
company already has seven branches.
Seventy years since the establish-
ment of the name, Babst and Aover
decided to expand the brand and built
Kathy and Kathy.
[In Kathy and Kathy] we have
five local artisans that we support.
Everything is proudly Pinoy made,
Babst said.
Our advocacy is every time you
buy our products, you help preserve
the art of handcrafted jewelry because
right now everything is mass produced.
So with us, our workers still have jobs
because they really make everything.
We dont use machines, Aover fur-
ther said.
Shown from left at the signing of the loan agreement are: Ms. Liza Futol, FFCs treasury manager; Ms. Vilma Calderon,
Landbank Vice President; Arturo Samia Jr, FFC Vice President; Ms. Cecilia Borromeo, Landbank Executive Vice President;
. Eric Cruz, FFC Chairman and President; Edward John Reyes, Landbank Senior Vice President; Mike San Diego, FFC Chief
Finance Officer and Alvin Apalaypayon, Landbank Account Officer.
Frey-Fil gets P500-M Landbank credit line
Land Bank of the Philippines re- ing a principal objective of developing facilities nationwide to better serve
cently granted a P500-million credit the use of pre-stressing in traditional the needs of the growing construction
line to Frey-Fil Corporation (FFC) un- reinforced concrete structures. industry.
der the banks builders program. The The company has expanded the The company is a ISO 9001-2008
credit line will fund the companys application of a pre-stressing meth- Certified construction company with
growth and working capital require- odology to both cast-in-place and triple A General Engineering Con-
ments, which include short-term loan pre-cast concrete structures and has tractors License issued by the Phil-
line, facilitation of trade transactions diversified into the area of architec- ippine Contractors Accreditation
and provide bank guarantee via Stand- tural pre-cast concrete. Board. Recent and ongoing projects
by Letters of Credit. FFC has acquired competence and of the Company include general build-
FFC, formerly Freyssinet Filipinas expertise in the field of pre-cast and ings, bridges, skyway, harbor and
Corporation, was established in 1974 pre-stressed concrete and is currently ports and foundation works of which
as a post-tensioning contractor hav- operating business offices and plant majority are government projects.
Maynilad builds P1.43-B sewage
treatment plant in Paraaque
West Zone concessionaire
Maynilad Water Services, Inc.
(Maynilad) recently held a
groundbreaking ceremony to
mark the start of the construc-
tion of its P1.43-billion sewage
treatment plant (STP) in San
Dionisio, Paraaque City.
The new treatment facility
can treat up to 76,000 cubic me-
ters of wastewater per day, and
will help ease pollution loading in
Manila Bay. Once completed, it
can serve approximately 110,000

Govt extends P1.3-B households in Barangays San

agri assistance to
Northern Mindanao
The government, through the
Department of Agriculture (DA), pro-
vided more than a billion pesos worth
of assistance to Northern Mindanao to
help develop the province's agriculture
sector.
A statement showed that the DA-
Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RF0 10)
just turned over more than P1.3 billion
worth of projects and interventions to
the local government units and farm-
ers in Northern Mindanao to further
mechanize and upgrade the agricul-
ture sector of the region.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso
Alcala and Undersecretary Emer-
son Palad facilitated the turnover of
machineries, equipment, projects,
livestock and seeds to beneficiaries
under the Agri-Pinoy rice, corn, live-
stock and high value crop development
programs (HVCDP), the Philippine
Rural Development Project (PRDP),
and other special projects of the de-
partment.
"In fact, what we are giving today is
quite huge. Today, we will not be only
giving a small worth of projects, but
an amount of more than P1.3 billlion
for your region, Alcala said.
The machineries and equipment
that were turned over include six
mini four-wheel drive tractors, two
combined harvesters, and 16 turtle
type power tillers for rice beneficia-
ries; seven hand tractors for HVCDP
beneficiaries; and nine farm tractors,
four cassava diggers, five cassava
graters and two grain dryers for corn
beneficiaries.
Three multi-purpose drying pave-
ments were also awarded to the Pay-
apa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PA-
MANA) project. In total, the mentioned
facilities amount to P34.9 million.
Farm-to-market road (FMR) proj-
ects were also turned over to Cami-
guin amounting to P40 million; PRDP
sub-projects worth P1.2 billion; and
initiatives under the Bottom-up Bud-
Dionisio, Sto. Nio, San Isidro,
Moonwalk, San Antonio, Marcelo
Green, BF, La Huerta, and Don
Bosco in Paraaque City.
The Paraaque STP, which
is part of Maynilads program to
expedite the provision of sewer-
age and sanitation services in Maynilad Program Management Officer Ulysses Tatel (second from left) leads the
Metro Manila, is funded by the groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of Paraaque STP construction. With
Japan International Coopera- him are (from left) Brgy. San Dionisio Environment Committee Chairwoman Erlina
tion Agency (JICA) through the Calasan, JFE Engineering Corp. Project Manager Raul Bernal, and Original Engineering
Development Bank of the Philip- Consultants Co., Ltd. Construction Manager Virgilio Agustin.
pines (DBP).
We have already completed the from the Paraaque STP, the company Andres & Sta. Ana), Quezon City (west
construction of several STPs at the is also building STPs in Valenzuela, of San Juan River, West Avenue, EDSA,
San Juan River Basin in Quezon City. Pasay, Muntinlupa and Valenzuela, as Congressional, Mindanao Avenue,
Now, we wish to accelerate the comple- well as a septage treatment facility in the northern part starting from the
tion of this STP in Paraaque, which Las Pias. Districts of the Holy Spirit & Batasan
will help to reduce harmful pollutants Maynilad is the largest private wa- Hills), Makati (west of South Super
being discharged to rivers and creeks ter concessionaire in the Philippines in Highway), Caloocan, Pasay, Paraaque,
and, eventually, to Manila Bay, said terms of customer base. Las Pias, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela,
Maynilad president and chief executive It is the concessionaire of the Navotas and Malabon all in Metro Ma-
officer Ricky P. Vargas. MWSS for the West Zone of the Greater nila; the cities of Cavite, Bacoor and
Maynilad has earmarked P2.8 bil- Manila Area, which is composed of the Imus, and the towns of Kawit, Noveleta
lion for its wastewater programs. Aside cities of Manila (all but portions of San and Rosario, all in Cavite Province.
geting (BUB) project with an amount Besides these, five carabaos, five A groundbreaking ceremony for
of P12.9 million. heads of cattle and three packets of the construction of 2 FMRs for the
Indemnity checks worth P1.7 mil- goats, as well as 100 bags of rice seeds municipalities of Manolo Fortich,
lion from the Philippine Crops Insur- and 100 bags of open-pollinated variety Bukidnon and Calamba, Misamis Oc-
ance Corporation (PCIC) were also corn seeds, amounting to P6.76 thou- cidental, totaling to P1.3 million, was
distributed. sand, were also awarded to farmers. also conducted. (MBM)
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PHILIPPINE STOCK EXCHANGE World

5

November 6, 2015
52 Weeks PAR 2012 PREV PE
November 5, 2015 closings
HIGH LOW STOCKS VALUE EPS CLOSE OPEN HIGH LOW CLOSE VOLUME VALUE RATIO
FRANKFURT LONDON
****BANKS****
74.8 46.7 ASIA UNITED 10.00 5.2 49.35 49.35 49.4 49.25 49.4 13,600 670,555 9.50
124.4 90.5 BDO UNIBANK 10.00 6.27 100.2 100.8 103.1 100.7 102 2,357,730 240,146,291 16.27 0.39% 0.75%
107 80 BANK PH ISLANDS 10.00 4.62 84.3 84.3 84.9 83.75 84.8 1,934,140 163,389,451.50 18.35
49 39.95 CHINABANK 10.00 3.08 40.25 40 40 40 40 64,100 2,564,000 12.99
DAX FTSE
27.5 18.02 EAST WEST BANK 10.00 1.84 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.5 19.5 105,500 2,061,776 10.60 10,887.74 6,364.90
100 75 METROBANK 20.00 7.15 84.2 84.5 86.5 84.5 86.5 959,800 81,768,054.50 12.10
20.8 14 PB BANK 10.00 1.1 18 18 18.28 18 18.24 100,000 1,817,760 16.58 (42.50) (-47.98)
87.5 49.5 PHIL NATL BANK 40.00 4.6 53.5 53.3 53.5 53.2 53.5 235,560 12,597,131.50 11.63
175 82.5 PHILTRUST 10.00 1.01 122 - - - - 0 0 120.79
53.4 29.25 RCBC 10.00 3.11 32 32 32 31.45 31.6 9,300 293,715 10.16

NEW YORK PARIS

180 119.5 SECURITY BANK 10.00 11.88 141.9 142.9 142.9 141.9 141.9 377,790 53,790,507 11.94
116.9 49.8 UNION BANK 10.00 7.94 57 57 57 56.8 57 5,710 324,572 7.18

**** OTHER
**** OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS **** FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
****
8.9 2.2 AG FINANCE 1.00 0.13 2.8 2.61 2.79 2.61 2.79 33,000 89,150 20.38 0.02% 0.64%
3.5 1.2 BRIGHT KINDLE 0.55 -0.00009 1.77 1.75 1.88 1.75 1.77 555,000 986,590 -19537.09
2.55 2.11 BDO LEASING 1.00 0.23 2.45 2.5 2.51 2.5 2.51 89,000 222,840 10.91 Dow Jones CAC40
17 12.02 COL FINANCIAL 1.00 0.56 15.68 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 10,500 162,750 27.68 17,863.43 4,980.04
2.95 1.02 IREMIT 1.00 0.02 1.69 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 32,000 54,400 85.00
0.88 0.35 MEDCO HLDG 1.00 -0.01 0.6 0.56 0.59 0.56 0.56 607,000 341,220 -57.00 (-4.15) (31.75)
361.2 283 PHIL STOCK EXCH 1.00 11.81 300 300 303 300 301 740 222,360 25.57
1,620.00 1,000.00 SUN LIFE 0.00 115.81 1,535.00 1,530 1,530 1,525 1,525 90 137,550 13.17
3.4 2.83 VANTAGE 1.00 0.26 3.1 3.01 3.01 3.01 3.01 1,000 3,010 11.58

Asia-Pacific
**** ELECTRICITY,
**** ELECTRICITY, ENERGY, POWER & WATER *** * ENERGY, POWER & WATER ****
2.36 1.41 ALSONS CONS 1.00 0.06 1.56 1.57 1.57 1.56 1.57 53,000 82,750 26.17
47 40 ABOITIZ POWER 1.00 2.27 41.4 41.5 42 41.15 41.3 1,705,800 70,558,740 18.22
9.13
31.8
5.14
21.3
ENERGY DEVT
FIRST GEN
1.00
1.00
0.62
0.05
6.52
25
6.44
25
6.51
25.3
6.37
24.2
6.44
24.2
12,206,300
2,959,900
78,647,297
72,116,870
10.39
10.56 November 6, 2015 closings
109 65.3 FIRST PHIL HLDG 10.00 10.1 69.7 69.75 70.85 69.6 69.6 100,490 7,009,987 6.92
6.4 2.63 PHIL H2O 1.00 0.19 4 4 4 3.8 3.8 25,000 97,000 21.05
331
33.9
250.2
20
MERALCO
MANILA WATER
10.00
1.00
16.02
2.36
325
23.45
324.2
23.4
327
24.3
323
23.4
326
24.25
389,840
3,224,600
126,847,770
77,409,415
20.32
10.21
BANGKOK hong kong
11.94 6.75 PETRON 1.00 -0.15 8.36 8.36 8.42 8.31 8.35 1,461,800 12,201,666 -55.67
4.4 2.95 PHX PETROLEUM 1.00 0.4 3.69 3.7 3.7 3.65 3.7 53,000 196,000 9.13
5.4 3.8 SPC POWER 1.00 0.89 4.09 3.82 4 3.8 4 65,000 257,600 4.48 0.02% 0.80%
2.58 1.65 TA OIL 1.00 0.04 2.17 2.19 2.19 2.14 2.17 3,379,000 7,285,880 54.25 SET
Hang Seng
**** ****
**** FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO FOOD, BEVERAGE & TOBACCO ****
1,413.41 22,867.33
2.45 1.11 AGRINURTURE 1.00 -2.01 1.81 1.81 1.9 1.65 1.88 231,000 415,380 -0.90 (0.25)
20.6 15.68 CENTURY FOOD 1.00 0.76 18 18 18 17.76 17.9 1,032,100 18,481,840 23.63 (-183.71)
17.26 9.48 DEL MONTE 0.01 1.24 10.5 10.5 10.5 10 10.06 5,800 58,812 0.20
23.15 9.2 DNL INDUS 1.00 0.76 9.46 9.46 9.66 9.31 9.43 7,106,300 67,193,354 12.42
11.9 6.8 EMPERADOR 1.00 0.41 8.74 8.77 9.1 8.77 8.9 2,899,200 25,935,349 21.83
1.33
16.5
0.84
9.52
ALLIANCE SELECT
GINEBRA
1.00
1.00
-0.01
-2.84
0.87
11.8
0.88
11.8
0.88
11.8
0.88
11.7
0.88
11.7
26,000
2,800
22,880
32,960
-1.63
-4.15
kuala lumpur MANILA
241 175.5 JOLLIBEE 1.00 5.08 207 205.6 208.6 205 207.4 567,280 117,595,350 40.51
35.5 17.3 MAXS GROUP 1.00 -0.05 24.1 23.65 23.95 23.5 23.95 223,600 5,340,870 -472.00
232 129.5 PUREFOODS 10.00 16.11 136 136 136 133.5 134.5 13,280 1,784,884 8.29 0.17% 0.06%
5 3.87 PEPSI COLA 0.15 0.22 4.17 4.18 4.2 4.18 4.2 205,000 856,960 19.00 Phisix
6.09 3.9 RFM CORP 1.00 0.25 4.13 4.12 4.14 4.12 4.13 157,000 647,630 16.48 KLCI
0.237 0.128 SWIFT FOODS 1.00 -0.003 0.153 0.151 0.155 0.15 0.15 7,610,000 1,150,200 -51.00 1,685.70 7,118.20
234 173 UNIV ROBINA 1.00 5.3 206.4 206 206.4 203 206 289,200 59,489,134 38.94
1.09 0.6 VITARICH 1.00 0.21 0.69 0.68 0.69 0.68 0.69 414,000 282,640 3.29 (-2.84) (-4.25)

**** CONSTRUCTION,
**** CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE & ALLIED INFRASTRUCTURE
SERVICES **** & ALLIED SERVICES ****
SEOUL shanghai
15.3 7.92 ASIABEST GROUP 1.00 -0.01 11 11 11.1 10.8 11 3,300 36,300 -1100.00
2.74 1.15 DAVINCI CAPITAL 0.02 -0.002 1.68 1.68 1.68 1.63 1.64 476,000 781,750 -815.00
11.58 6.66 EEI CORP 1.00 0.89 7.18 7.15 7.15 6.6 6.6 3,128,100 21,467,199 7.53
15.3 12 HOLCIM 1.00 0.8 14 13.32 13.32 13.32 13.32 5,900 78,588 16.65
27.55 11.32 LBC EXPRESS 1.00 -0.38 11.8 11.76 11.8 11.72 11.72 19,400 227,782 -31.05 1.91%
9 5.1 MEGAWIDE 1.00 0.34 6.43 6.38 6.38 6.25 6.25 5,100 31,930 18.91 0.41%
15 10.04 PHINMA 10.00 0.95 11.94 11.94 11.94 11.94 11.94 5,000 59,700 12.57 Kospi Composite
2.2 0.8 TKC STEEL 1.00 -0.23 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 26,000 31,200 -5.22 3,590.03
1.77 0.9 VULCAN INDL 1.00 -0.01 1.33 1.33 1.37 1.28 1.28 1,217,000 1,590,990 -129.00 2,041.07
**** CHEMICALS **** **** CHEMICALS
**** (-8.34) (67.21)

3.33 1.5 CROWN ASIA 0.00 1 2.48 2.46 2.46 2.41 2.45 302,000 734,440 0.00
2.89 1.06 EUROMED 1.00 0.05 1.66 - - - - 0 0 33.20

SINGAPORE SYDNEY
3.45 1.83 LMG CHEMICALS 1.00 -0.01 2.15 2.01 2.01 2.01 2.01 5,000 10,050 -201.00
4.5 1 PRYCE CORP 1.00 0.15 2.45 2.47 2.47 2.42 2.42 197,000 479,930 16.20

**** ELECTRICAL
**** ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT **** COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT ****
65.8 38 CONCEPCION 1.00 1.88 46.3 46 46 45.8 45.8 110,000 5,040,000 24.36
8.72 5.01 INTEGRATED MICR 1.00 0.75 6.15 6.15 6.23 6.12 6.23 345,400 2,137,749 8.19 0.37% 0.42%
4.18 0.43 IONICS 1.00 0.05 2.48 2.59 2.59 2.35 2.35 6,169,000 14,951,400 48.20 Straits T S&P
3.4 1.91 PHX SEMICNDCTR 1.00 0.39 2.07 2.05 2.08 2.03 2.05 261,000 534,910 5.28
36 12.2 CIRTEK HLDG 1.00 0.89 24 23.95 23.95 21 21.5 985,500 21,459,590 24.72 3,012.37 5,215.00
**** OTHER INDUSTRIALS **** **** OTHER INDUSTRIALS

**** (-11.28) (22.00)

3.28 1.55 SPLASH CORP 1.00 0.02 2.28 2.28 2.32 2.2 2.25 261,000 587,920 114.00

**** HOLDING FIRMS **** **** HOLDING FIRMS ****
TAIPEI TOKYO

0.53 0.385 ABACORE CAPITAL 1.00 0.05 0.395 0.39 0.4 0.39 0.4 350,000 136,950 8.00
823.5 648.5 AYALA CORP 50.00 29.83 787 790 790 785 786.5 232,330 182,820,150 26.38
59.2 48.1 ABOITIZ EQUITY 1.00 3.32 56.15 56.15 56.55 56.15 56.15 430,280 24,173,828.50 16.94
27.95 15.16 ALLIANCE GLOBAL 1.00 1.31 18.68 18.68 18.68 18.18 18.52 6,105,400 113,101,176 14.00
7.25 6.01 ANSCOR 1.00 1.63 6.36 6.36 6.36 6.36 6.36 1,500 9,540 3.90 1.77% 0.78%
2 1 ANGLO PHIL HLDG 1.00 0.31 1.23 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 14,000 15,600 3.97 W Index Nikkei
3.4 0.22 ATN HLDG A 1.00 1.03 0.255 0.26 0.26 0.255 0.255 160,000 41,000 0.25
3.35 0.22 ATN HLDG B 1.00 1.03 0.255 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 100,000 25,000 0.25 8,693.57 19,265.60
9.78 6.35 COSCO CAPITAL 1.00 0.54 7.57 7.57 7.65 7.45 7.65 1,188,500 8,973,694 13.94 (-156.61) (149.19)
16.6 10.4 DMCI HLDG 1.00 0.81 12.5 12.78 13.2 12.4 13.1 7,669,800 99,501,804 15.88
4.92 2.26 FILINVEST DEV 1.00 0.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 92,000 349,600 9.50
4.5 2.85 FJ PRINCE B 1.00 0.2 4 4.3 4.59 4.3 4.5 8,000 35,960 22.50

Top Gainers
0.48 0.173 FORUM PACIFIC 1.00 -0.02 0.25 0.245 0.25 0.245 0.25 670,000 164,500 -12.25
1,455.00 1,018.00 GT CAPITAL 10.00 52.51 1,362.00 1,363 1,365 1,358 1,360 134,215 182,816,340 25.92
7.5 5.5 HOUSE OF INV 1.50 2.01 5.84 5.81 5.81 5.75 5.75 447,100 2,583,220 2.89
76 61 JG SUMMIT 1.00 2.6 74.8 73.9 73.9 73.35 73.5 1,391,990 102,405,449 28.33
0.91 0.53 LODESTAR 0.10 -0.003 0.78 0.76 0.79 0.76 0.78 250,000 190,210 -260.00
9.25 5.14 LOPEZ HLDG 1.00 0.88 7.57 7.27 7.65 7.27 7.65 5,431,900 41,113,601 8.57
16.98 9.79 LT GROUP 1.00 0.41 12.18 12.32 12.42 12.2 12.2 2,789,300 34,418,258 30.15 STOCKS PRICE %CHG
0.7
9.59
0.47
4.9
MABUHAY HLDG
MINERALES IND
1.00
1.00
0.05
0.09
0.52
9.59
0.53
9.59
0.53
9.64
0.53
9.5
0.53
9.64
20,000
2,046,300
10,600
19,692,865
10.60
106.11 PRIME MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. 1.49 7.97%
4.25 1.99 MJC INVESTMENTS 1.00 -0.01 2.8 3.01 3.01 3.01 3.01 3,000 9,030 -280.00 THE PHILODRILL CORPORATION 0.014 7.69%
5.58 4.2 METRO PAC INV 1.00 0.31 5.35 5.3 5.37 5.24 5.3 19,836,200 105,062,048 17.10
0.058 0.028 PACIFICA 0.01 -0.00003 0.031 0.031 0.032 0.03 0.03 21,900,000 668,200 -1066.67 MJC INVESTMENTS CORPORATION 3.01 7.50%
2.54
1.68
0.62
1.08
PRIME ORION
PRIME MEDIA
1.00
1.00
0.09
0.01
1.95
1.38
1.94
1.39
1.96
1.59
1.94
1.35
1.96
1.49
749,000
480,000
1,459,140
693,070
21.67
-153.00
MANILA BULLETIN PUBLISHING CORP 0.63 6.78%
3 2.26 REPUBLIC GLASS 1.00 0.2 2.83 2.85 2.85 2.8 2.83 75,000 210,630 14.00 MELCO CROWN (PHIL) RESORTS CORP 3.57 6.25%
974
81
766.5
43.5
SM INVESTMENTS
SAN MIGUEL CORP
10.00
5.00
35.66
3.61
888
50.35
870
50.35
870.5
50.35
863
49.6
869
49.8
189,080
142,580
164,158,985
7,135,518
24.28
13.78 BERJAYA PHILIPPINES, INC. 27.00 5.88%
128.1 63 TOP FRONTIER 1.00 10.17 83.5 83.2 83.2 79.5 79.5 76,920 6,234,774.50 7.82 IRIPPLE, INC. 57.60 5.49%
0.71 0.26 UNIOIL HLDG 1.00 -0.002 0.325 0.325 0.33 0.325 0.33 620,000 202,700 -158.93
0.425 0.2 ZEUS HLDG 1.00 -0.0003 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 50,000 15,000 -1071.43 DMCI HOLDINGS, INC. 13.10 4.80%
**** PROPERTY **** **** PROPERTY
****

AGRINURTURE, INC. 1.88 3.87%
41.4 32.4 AYALA LAND 1.00 1.05 36.5 36.5 36.9 36.25 36.65 7,311,800 267,936,695 34.95 ATLAS CONS. MINING & DEVT CORP 5.85 3.54%
1.71 1.03 ARANETA PROP 1.00 0.04 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 3,000 3,450 28.75

Top Losers
5.25 2.92 BELLE CORP 1.00 0.22 3.57 3.46 3.46 3.42 3.44 118,000 406,350 15.73
1.23 0.55 A BROWN 1.00 0.001 0.99 1.01 1.07 0.98 0.98 14,429,000 14,649,410 765.15
0.166 0.098 CROWN EQUITIES 0.10 0.001 0.127 0.127 0.127 0.127 0.127 10,000 1,270 91.37
5.59 4.6 CEBU HLDG 1.00 0.28 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.08 5.1 41,065,400 209,432,854 18.14
0.66 0.38 CYBER BAY 1.00 -0.04 0.48 0.48 0.495 0.48 0.48 7,430,000 3,604,250 -12.00
25.9 7.2 DOUBLEDRAGON 0.10 0.28 20.75 20.5 21 20 20.7 811,500 16,526,965 73.93 STOCKS PRICE %CHG
1.02 0.73 EMPIRE EAST 1.00 0.03 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 469,000 417,410 29.67
PHILIPPINE ESTATES CORPORATION 0.245 -12.50%
0.24 0.159 EVER GOTESCO 1.00 0.03 0.164 0.164 0.164 0.164 0.164 230,000 37,720 5.47
2.1 1.42 FILINVEST LAND 1.00 0.19 1.75 1.74 1.75 1.72 1.75 10,516,000 18,285,680 9.16
1.85
10.5
1
6
GLOBAL ESTATE
8990 HLDG
1.00
1.50
0.07
0.62
1.23
6.42
1.25
6.43
1.26
6.58
1.23
6.43
1.23
6.54
11,096,000
172,300
13,856,610
1,123,433
17.57
10.48
CIRTEK HOLDINGS PHILIPPINES CORP 21.50 -10.42%
1.8 1.2 IRC PROP 1.00 0.05 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28 114,000 145,920 25.60 ORIENTAL PEt. AND MINERALS CORP A 0.010 -9.09%
1.62
5.94
0.81
3.76
CITY AND LAND
MEGAWORLD
1.00
1.00
0.09
0.67
0.94
4.66
0.94
4.66
0.95
4.71
0.93
4.65
0.95
4.65
51,000
18,561,000
48,120
86,707,800
10.56
6.97 EEI CORPORATION 6.60 -8.08%
0.155 0.076 MRC ALLIED 0.20 -0.01 0.089 0.088 0.088 0.083 0.084 7,560,000 641,790 -8.50 PAL HOLDINGS, INC. 4.55 -6.95%
LMG CHEMICALS CORPORATION 2.01 -6.51%
0.42 0.23 PHIL ESTATES 1.00 0.01 0.28 0.275 0.275 0.245 0.245 5,130,000 1,288,950 24.50
9.44 2.69 PRIMEX CORP 1.00 0.01 8.45 8.4 8.49 8.4 8.4 25,700 216,610 845.00
33.25
0.64
23.6
0.37
ROBINSONS LAND
PHIL REALTY
1.00
1.00
1.16
0.02
30.1
0.51
30.6
0.51
30.6
0.51
29.9
0.49
29.9
0.49
1,992,000
253,000
60,248,870
127,970
25.95
25.50
MARCVENTURES HOLDINGS, INC. 2.83 -5.98%
2.29 1.4 ROCKWELL 1.00 0.26 1.5 1.51 1.51 1.49 1.5 287,000 429,010 5.77 MRC ALLIED INCORPORATED 0.084 -5.62%
4.9
1.02
3.02
0.64
SHANG PROP
STA LUCIA LAND
1.00
1.00
0.57
0.07
3.09
0.77
3.04
0.75
3.2
0.75
3.04
0.73
3.09
0.73
625,000
4,150,000
1,901,440
3,047,840
5.56
10.71 LIBERTY TELECOMS HOLDINGS, INC. 4.20 -5.62%
23.2 15.72 SM PRIME HLDG 1.00 0.66 21.7 21.7 22.2 21.5 21.8 6,981,900 152,281,090 32.95 IONICS, INC. 2.35 -5.24%
8.49 4.1 STARMALLS 1.00 0.05 8.18 8.17 8.21 8.17 8.18 624,300 5,106,883 163.60

Most Active
1.75 0.65 SUNTRUST HOME 1.00 0.01 1 1 1.05 0.98 1 2,131,000 2,148,480 100.00
8.59 4.89 VISTA LAND 1.00 0.67 5.74 5.8 5.81 5.7 5.79 14,816,200 85,460,525 8.66
**** MEDIA **** **** MEDIA
****

68.1 44.5 ABS CBN 1.00 2.87 67.8 67.85 68.1 67 67.1 54,500 3,696,596 23.59
7.6
0.79
5.95
0.55
GMA NETWORK
MANILA BULLETIN
1.00
1.00
0.21
0.03
7.42
0.59
7.5
0.61
7.6
0.63
7.4
0.61
7.42
0.63
597,800
28,000
4,495,825
17,310
35.76
20.67
STOCKS VOLUME VALUE
PLDT COMPANY COMMON 247,170 501,453,560.00

**** TELECOMMUNICATIONS **** **** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ****
2,720.00
5
1,642.00
1.91
GLOBE TELECOM
LIBERTY TELECOM
50.00
1.00
100.6
-0.14
2,158.00
4.45
2,156
4.52
2,174
4.68
2,146
4.2
2,158
4.2
25,560
7,113,000
55,225,990
31,521,820
21.55
-31.86
AYALA LAND, INC. 7,306,800 267,752,945.00
3,214.00 1,990.00 PLDT 5.00 157.51 2,102.00 2,064 2,068 1,990 2,026 247,190 501,504,460 12.89 BDO UNIBANK, INC. 2,357,730 240,146,291.00
**** INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ****
**** INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

**** CEBU HOLDINGS, INC. 41,065,400 209,432,854.00
7.4 4 DFNN INC 1.00 -0.74 5.9 5.9 6.01 5.9 5.95 45,300 267,663 -8.05 AYALA CORPORATION 232,330 182,820,150.00
GT CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. 134,215 182,816,340.00
0.82 0.138 ISLAND INFO 0.01 0.00001 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.177 0.177 4,730,000 843,140 14506.15
2.28 1.2 ISM COMM 1.00 -0.31 1.48 1.49 1.73 1.45 1.45 22,428,000 36,021,570 -4.97
0.475
1.29
0.27
0.4
MG HLDG
NOW CORP
1.00
1.00
-0.004
0.03
0.275
0.83
0.275
0.83
0.285
0.87
0.27
0.82
0.28
0.83
1,570,000
7,716,000
427,300
6,522,020
-76.86
28.33
SM INVESTMENTS CORPORATION 189,080 164,158,985.00
22.9 5.6 PHILWEB 1.00 0.77 20.1 20 20.25 19.44 20.25 41,300 828,392 26.10 BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 1,934,140 163,389,451.50
4.9 1.14 YEHEY CORP 1.00 0.01 3.99 3.99

3.99 3.9 3.9 260,000 1,022,910 396.00
SM PRIME HOLDINGS, INC. 6,481,900 141,381,090.00
**** TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ********TRANSPORTATION SERVICES **** MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY 389,840 126,847,770.00
11.6 2.3 2GO GROUP 1.00 0.34 8.62 8.61 8.61 8.44 8.45 217,600 1,853,497 25.21
99.5 71 CEBU AIR 1.00 1.41 88.75 88 89.4 87.05 88.95 314,760 27,802,920 62.55

Dividends
119.5 71.2 INTL CONTAINER 1.00 0.08 71.9 72 73 71.05 71.2 966,270 69,034,075.50 21.44
2.64 1.8 MACROASIA 1.00 0.09 2.29 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 111,000 254,480 25.56
6.21 3 PAL HLDG 1.00 0.01 4.5 4.89 4.89 4.53 4.55 6,000 27,580 490.00
1.97 1.1 HARBOR STAR 1.00 0.21 1.22 1.19 1.19 1.19 1.19 17,000 20,230 5.67
**** HOTEL & LEISURE **** *** HOTEL & LEISURE
**** EX-DIV RECORD DATE
SYM TYPE VALUE DATE DATE PAYABLE
0.123 0.052 BOULEVARD HLDG 0.10 -0.001 0.056 0.056 0.058 0.056 0.056 26,840,000 1,515,960 -47.50
0.44 0.165 WATERFRONT 1.00 0.004 0.325 0.325 0.34 0.315 0.335 770,000 247,900 85.00 STI Cash (R0.02) Oct 07, 2015 Oct 12, 2015 Nov 5, 2015
**** EDUCATION **** **** EDUCATION

**** IPO Cash R0.06 Oct 12, 2015 Oct 15, 2015 Nov 5, 2015
12 8 CENTRO ESCOLAR 1.00 0.81 9.94

- - - - 0 0

12.27 ACPB2 Cash 5.5750% Oct 07, 2015 Oct 12, 2015 Nov 5, 2015
0.82 0.43 STI HLDG 0.50 0.07 0.495 0.485 0.5 0.485 0.49 2,390,000 1,177,050 7.07 LFM Cash (R1.00) Oct 12, 2015 Oct 15, 2015 Nov 6, 2015
**** CASINOS & GAMING **** **** CASINOS & GAMING
****
RFM Cash R0.030876 Oct 12, 2015 Oct 15, 2015 Nov 10, 2015
30 20.5 BERJAYA 1.00 1.3 25.5 27 27 27 27 100 2,700 20.27 ACPB1 Cash 5.2500% PS Oct 21, 2015 Oct 26, 2015 Nov 11, 2015
15.26 4.83 BLOOMBERRY 1.00 0.38 5.78 5.8 5.93 5.79 5.79 5,918,700 34,678,937 15.42 ACPB1 Cash 5.2500% PA Oct 16, 2015 Oct 21, 2015 Nov 15, 2015
0.017
12.28
0.01
7.1
IP EGAME
LEISURE AND RES
0.01
1.00
-0.001
0.52
0.011
9
0.01
9.02
0.011
9.02
0.01
9
0.011 155,500,000
9.02 15,900
1,560,800
143,346
-11.00
17.31 AUB Stock 50% Oct 26, 2015 Oct 29, 2015 Nov 26, 2015
15.2 3.23 MELCO CROWN 1.00 -1.35 3.36 3.4 3.65 3.4 3.57 17,038,000 60,191,290 -2.67 **PS - per share **RPA - rate per annum **POS - per outstanding share
2.46 1.8 MANILA JOCKEY 1.00 0.002 2 1.97 2 1.97 2 119,000 235,000 1111.11
2.28 0.94 PREMIUM LEISURE 0.25 0.09 1.08 1.07 1.09 1.06 1.08 13,301,000 14,421,200 12.00 **PCS - per common share **DRPA - dividend rate per annum **POCSS - per outstanding share (special)
9.1 3.18 TRAVELLERS 0.10 0.35 4.37 4.35 4.35 4.22 4.35 1,788,000 7,775,200 12.29 **PPS - per preferredshare **PDPS- per day per share **POCSR - per outstanding share (regular)
**PSR - per share (regular) **PDPOS- per day per share **STA - subject to approval
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PHILIPPINE STOCK EXCHANGE China Banking 9-month

november 6, 2015 profit rises 8% to R3.6B
52 Weeks PAR 2012 PREV China Banks total operating
PE By JAMES A. LOYOLA
STOCKS VALUE EPS CLOSE OPEN HIGH LOW CLOSE VOLUME VALUE income reached R14.12 billion,

C
HIGH LOW RATIO
hina Banking Corpora- up 5 percent year-on-year. The
tion (CBC)registered an growth of operating expenses
**** RETAIL **** **** RETAIL
****

8 percent improvement (excluding provision for impair-
5.06 2.95 CALATA CORP 1.00 0.35 3.51
3.5 3.59 3.5 3.5 162,000 569,150 10.23 in consolidated net in- ment and credit losses) was
43.95 29.8 PUREGOLD 1.00 1.63 35.1
35.4 35.4 35 35.15 2,156,600 75,861,700 21.66
90.1 63.8 ROBINSONS RTL 1.00 2.6 72.5
75.2 75.2 73.1 74.45 66,000 4,911,617.50 28.46 come to R3.64 billion in the first nine controlled at 6 percent to R9.21
185
11.6
79
5
PHIL SEVEN CORP
SSI GROUP
1.00
1.00
1.91
0
100.5
104.9
5.03
5.03
104.9
5.1
100.5
4.98
100.5
5.05
1,260
14,812,400
127,168
74,243,313
52.92
0.00
months of 2015, driven by stronger billion even as the Bank contin-
**** OTHER SERVICES **** **** OTHER SERVICES
**** lending and lower cost of funding. ued to strengthen its operations

0.88 0.5 APC GROUP 1.00 0.02 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.57 0.58 792,000 458,890 29.00 In a disclosure to the Philip- with new technologies and more
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**** MINING ****
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10.26 3.5 BENGUET A 3.00 0.51 5.6 5.81 5.81 5.7 5.7 6,300 36,046 11.37
9.59 5.11 BENGUET B 3.00 0.51 5.9 5.83 5.83 5.71 5.71 1,400 8,132 11.37 On the other hand, interest Net loans climbed 5 percent to
1.15
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1.00
1.00
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0.12
0.67
0.72
0.66
0.72
0.69
0.75
0.66
0.72
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519,000
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expense dropped 6 percent as a R287.43 billion, driven by the strong
9.65 5.28 DIZON MINES 1.00 -0.09 8.88 8.9 9 8.6 8.8 42,700 369,940 -96.44 significant block of high-cost funds growth of the Banks consumer
3.68 0.82 FERRONICKEL 1.00 0.24 0.87 0.87 0.88 0.82 0.83 52,779,000 44,532,980 3.46
0.48 0.27 GEOGRACE 1.00 -0.09 0.315 0.315 0.315 0.305 0.305 90,000 27,600 -3.39 (time deposits) was replaced by low- and commercial loans, up 24 per-
0.325 0.177 LEPANTO A 0.10 -0.02 0.191 0.19 0.192 0.19 0.19 5,130,000 975,500 -9.60
0.325 0.182 LEPANTO B 0.10 -0.02 0.205 0.205 0.205 0.205 0.205 1,000,000 205,000 -10.25 cost CASA (checking and savings cent and 11 percent, respectively.
0.019 0.095 MANILA MINING A 0.01 -0.0001 0.012 0.01 0.011 0.01 0.011 14,400,000 144,300 -120.00 accounts), which grew 16 percent. Total deposits inched up 2
0.019 0.01 MANILA MINING B 0.01 -0.0001 0.012 0.011 0.012 0.011 0.012 900,000 10,200 -110.00
7.09 1.88 MARCVENTURES 1.00 0.46 3.01 3.02 3.09 2.83 2.83 370,000 1,093,510 6.35 This led to an improved net percent to R392.07 billion, under-
4.27 2.11 NIHAO 1.00 -0.05 3.07 3.07 3.13 3.03 3.1 57,000 174,850 -62.40
49.2 6.32 NICKEL ASIA 0.50 2.26 7.96 7.81 7.86 7.75 7.78 3,917,000 30,519,901 3.45 interest margin of 3.36 percent pinned by the 16 percent increase
0.85 0.5 OMICO CORP 1.00 -0.004 0.62 0.61 0.61 0.61 0.61 100,000 61,000 -157.05 from 3.23 percent for the same in CASA to R218.08 billion, which
2.65 1.18 ORNTL PENINSULA 1.00 0.9 1.44 1.43 1.44 1.4 1.44 84,000 118,350 1.57
9.72 4.64 PX MINING 1.00 0.2 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.12 5.15 75,800 389,803 25.60 period last year. led to a better low cost to total
169.6 110.8 SEMIRARA MINING 1.00 6.42 137 135 137 134 137 161,070 21,993,446 21.21
Non-interest income dipped deposits ratio of 55.62 percent ver-
**** OIL **** **** OIL **** 3 percent to R2.96 billion as trad- sus 48.79 percent year-on-year.
0.32 0.18 BASIC ENERGY 0.25 -0.001 0.213 0.22 0.22 0.212 0.212 30,000 6,440 -212.00
0.016 0.008 ORNTL PETROL A 0.01 0.00002 0.001 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 28,100,000 281,000 10.00 ing gains declined 5 percent to Total capital funds stood at
0.017 0.009 ORNTL PETROL B 0.01 0.00002 0.001 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 100,000 1,000 10.00
0.027 0.0085 PHILODRILL 0.01 0.002 0.013 0.013 0.014 0.013 0.014 35,200,000 462,500 6.50 R365.22 million, offset by the 15 R57.74 billion, up 6 percent. The
6.68 3.03 PETROENERGY 1.00 0.03 3.99 3.99 4 3.99 4 3,000 11,990 2.90 percent increase in earnings Banks CET 1/ Tier 1 and total
6.71 1.15 PX PETROLEUM 1.00 -0.13 1.52 1.55 1.55 1.49 1.5 310,000 465,850 -11.54
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NO. OF ADVANCES: 59
NO. OF DECLINES: 94 ''stock connect'' between Shang- Investors cheered the news
Financials 1,564.7 1,577.64 1,561.83 1,577.61 1.13 17.63 9,037,495 701,075,618.27
Industrials 11,467.88 11,495.24 11,440.01 11,477.43 (0.1) (12.33) 60,127,630 886,314,350.44 NO. OF UNCHANGED: 57 hai and its special administra- on Wednesday. By midday, the
Holding Firms 6,666.22 6,670.89 6,635.56 6,664.97 (0.08) (5.55) 74,072,610 1,264,519,757.29 NO. OF TRADED ISSUES: 210 tive region of Hong Kong in late Shenzhen index surged 3.34
Property 3,053.58 3,073.9 3,039.96 3,058.02 0.27 8.28 157,553,126 946,464,985.95
Services 1,625.25 1,630.28 1,604.22 1,614.12 (1.4) (23.05) 292,765,475 1,098,083,858.29 2014, opening up its closeted percent and the Shanghai index
Mining & Oil 11,454.54 11,473.63 11,310.62 11,438.58 (0.37) (42.51) 197,992,351 105,651,761.31 share market to the outside jumped 2.58 percent.
SME 2,071,800 34,628,925.00 FOREIGN BUYING
ETF 3,750 436,300.00 R 2,376,667,993.51 world and giving foreign inves- ''This is giving a big psycho-
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All Shares 4,105.45 4,109.75 4,094.2 4,103.47 (0.12) (5.02)
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Momentum builds
for reviving US
Export-Import Bank
By ANDREW TAYLOR
WASHINGTON (AP) Congressio-
nal backers of the US Export-Import
Bank are close to reviving it four
months after conservative foes ensured
that its charter expired.
The bank helps overseas buyers
get financing to purchase US exports,
and a provision reauthorizing it was at-
tached to a popular but unrelated high-
way measure that the House passed
363-64 on Thursday. The bank enjoys
widespread support in the Senate, and
the provision is a good bet to survive
negotiations on a final bill.
The bank's charter expired June 30,
and it has been unable to approve new
financing applications since then.
The Export-Import reauthorization
has had a tortuous path. Opposition
from key committee chairmen and top
House leaders like Majority Leader
Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, kept
legislation reviving the bank from a vote
for months.
Supporters, with tacit encourage-
ment from former House Speaker John
Boehner, a Republican, finally mounted
a petition drive to force a vote, and the
measure sailed through the House last
week by a 313-118 vote with a majority
of Republicans controlling the chamber
voting in favor.
Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin,
opposes reauthorizing the bank but
he did not use his new power to try to
interfere with its renewal.
Giants tighten grip
on Internet economy
By DON CLARK
and ROBERT MCMILLAN
The Wall Street Journal
Computing hardware has long
served as the critical backbone of busi-
ness operations. Today, the Internet
economy is powered by an infrastruc-
ture that has become virtual, and is
controlled by a small handful of tech
giants.
These companies are delivering
online search, messaging, advertising,
applications, computing and storage on
demand which has positioned them not
only to empower business but to extract
extraordinary value as it grows.
The latest evidence comes in the
form of record earnings and towering
stock-market valuations. Facebook, Inc.,
for example, on Wednesday reported
a 41% surge in quarterly revenue that
was propelled by a dramatic rise in ad-
vertising on mobile devices. The social
network's shares rose 5.4% Thursday,
reaching an all-time high and pushing
the its valuation above $300 billion.
The company's strong numbers
come on the heels of equally impressive
results and upward stock movements at
Google parent Alphabet, Inc., Microsoft
Corp., and Amazon.com, Inc., which
have built online platforms that allow
them to profit as consumers and compa-
nies seek to connect with others.
Anyone building a brand, for ex-
ample, can't ignore Facebook's highly
engaged daily audience of 1 billion.
Anyone starting a business needs to
make sure they can be found on Google.
Anyone with goods to sell wants Amazon
to carry them. Any mobile app maker
needs to be available in Apple, Inc.'s or
Google's online stores. Any marketer
with a video to promote needs to be on
Google's YouTube, while producers sell-
ing music, film, and television distribute
their works through Apple's iTunes or
Amazon Video.
The giants have spent billions of dol-
lars on computing hardware and data
centers that run their own operations
while increasingly providing free or
low-cost services for startups and many
large corporations. Many longtime Sili-
con Valley executives are convinced that
these companies have become funda-
mental to the business landscape.
"You are seeing ecosystems built
around all of these companies now," said
Enrique Salem, a managing director at
Bain Capital Ventures and the former
chief executive of Symantec Corp.
"There is a platform shift happening."
Put another way, they own the digital
equivalent of railroad lines just as the
Web enters a new phase of growth.
"We're just having an expansion of
the total size of technology whether
it's cloud computing, whether it's de-
vices, whether it's social networks," said
Aaron Levie, chief executive of online
file-sharing company Box, Inc., one of
the sector's new entrants.
As revenues roll in, the giants can
spend more money than rivals to im-
prove their services.
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On Wednesday night, bank support-
ers easily beat back a series of amend-
ments they said were aimed at derailing
the bank's reauthorization.
Understand the real purpose of
these amendments. If it were to perfect
the bill, then the authors would have
been working with us six months ago
or three months ago, said Rep. Frank
Lucas, a Republican.
In the Senate, Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell, a Republican, or-
chestrated its addition to the highway
measure despite his opposition to reau-
thorizing the bank's charter.
The bank helps finance sales of US
exports to foreign customers through a
variety of steps, including loan guaran-
tees, direct loans and credit insurance.
Much of the bank's financing benefits
large corporation such as The Boeing
Company, General Electric, and Cater-
pillar Inc. Republican-friendly business
groups like the US Chamber of Com-
merce and the National Association of
Manufacturers have stressed the role
the bank plays in helping small busi-
nesses. Supporters say the bank helps
sustain tens of thousands of manufac-
turing jobs.
Opponents, including many tea
party Republicans and outside groups
like the Heritage Foundation, say it
practices crony capitalism, awarding
most of its financing to well-connected
corporations. They maintain it gives an
unfair advantage to foreign competitors
such as airlines.
"All of these companies are oper-
ating in industries where scale is re-
warded and where there is a very high
level of capital intensity required to even
hope to compete," said Karl Keirstead
a senior analyst with Deutsche Bank
Securities.
Facebook, which says 1.55 billion
people logged in during the month of
September, has become particularly
important as an advertising venue. The
social network appears to have captured
the market for ads on smartphones,
which accounted for 78% of its ad rev-
enues in the most recent quarter, up
66% from a year earlier. It also hosts free
pages for 45 million small and midsize
businesses, allowing them to interact
with potential customers world-wide
free of charge.
Amazon's market value has nearly
doubled in 2015 largely on the strength
of its cloud-computing business. Besides
online shopping, the Seattle-based com-
pany pioneered the business of selling
metered computing and data storage to
other companies. Its cloud unit, Amazon
Web Services or AWS, claims more than
1 million active customer accounts, in-
cluding high-profile startups like Uber
Technologies, Inc., Airbnb, Inc. and
Pinterest, Inc. as well as government
agencies and many well-established
companies.
Google and Microsoft, meanwhile,
have spent aggressively to build rival
cloud services. They have matched AWS
in cutting prices, adding new data cen-
ters and online software offerings and
internally developed innovations that
go far beyond raw computing.
At Microsoft, CEO Satya Nadella
has pushed hard on cloud services to
reduce the software maker's reliance
on the shrinking PC business. While
its Azure service offers special advan-
tages to longtime users of its Windows
and Office software, more than 40% of
its revenue comes from startups, said
Takeshi Numoto, a Microsoft vice presi-
dent in charge of cloud and enterprise
marketing.
But older companies also are joining.
ThyssenKrupp AG, a German indus-
trial conglomerate that makes eleva-
tors among other things, collaborated
with Microsoft to create a cloud-based
system that gathers data such as how
often and quickly doors open and close,
said Patrick Bass, chief executive of the
company's North American unit.
Not that all computing jobs are mov-
ing to the cloud. Companies in industries
like financial services and health care
are expected to keep most operations in
their own data centers, partly because
of regulations about how they handle
transactions and customer data.
But cloud backers believe many of
those barriers will fall. Rob Alexander,
chief information officer of Capital One
Financial Corp., said last month that
the new security safeguards developed
with AWS's cloud service should let the
credit card company operate even more
securely in the cloud than on its own
computers.
Business News
China and Japan face off in
new Asian infrastructure race
By ENDA CURRAN
(Bloomberg News)
W
hen the Japanese and Phil-
ippine governments ink a
$2-billion loan agreement
later this month for a ma-
jor rail project, it will mark the biggest
expenditure of its kind between the two
nations.
More importantly, it will signal the
latest phase in Asias infrastructure
boom.
Across the region, lenders including
the governments of China and Japan are
promising hundreds of billions of dollars
in spending to upgrade and construct
roads, ports and railways. The antici-
pated facelift should be a boost to Asian
economies seeking new growth engines,
especially as China heads for its slowest
annual expansion in 25 years.
Yet the countries are grappling with
how to ensure that the projects are de-
livered in a region dogged by everything
from corruption and dubious governance
to inhospitable terrain and complicated
land rights. Asia needs improved gover-
nance well designed and transparent
regulations and an intolerance of cor-
ruption, International Monetary Fund
Managing Director Christine Lagarde
said in a speech in Jakarta on Sept. 2.
This kind of investment is inherently
difficult and challenging, said Matthew
Goodman, senior adviser for Asian eco-
nomics at the Center for Strategic and
International Studies in Washington.
The fundamental problem in Asia is
the lack of bankroll-able projects and
the ability to execute rather than a lack
of money.
The new infrastructure drive is in
part led by the China backed $100-billion
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Officials in Beijing also are establishing a
$40-billion Silk Road infrastructure fund
to overhaul creaking roads and bridges
along the ancient trading route and have
spearheaded the $50-billion BRICS Bank,
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Editor; Mr. Andreas Klimsa, The Asian Banker Associate Director.
Details of TPP accord
herald Congress debate
By PAUL WISEMAN
and ELAINE KURTENBACH
WASHINGTON (AP) Details of
a sweeping Pacific Rim trade deal
released Thursday set the stage for a
raucous debate in the US Congress but
also may provide reassurances to those
who worried the agreement could gut
protections for the environment, public
health and labor.
The text of the Trans Pacific Partner-
ship (TPP) agreement between the US
and 11 other Pacific Rim countries runs
to 30 chapters and hundreds of pages. It
is mind-boggling in its detail, laying out
plans for handling of trade in everything
from zinc dust to railway sleepers and
live eels.
Governments of the 12-member
countries released the complete text
online Thursday, making public the
specifics of an agreement that critics
complain was forged in secrecy.
The documents show the pact
reached Oct. 5 in Atlanta is chock full of
good intentions. Negotiators agreed to
promote environmental sustainability,
respect the rights and needs of indige-
nous peoples, and temper protections for
drug patents with safeguards for public
health and access to medicines.
It also emphasizes the intention of
the trading bloc to abide by earlier com-
mitments made under the World Trade
Organization and other international
treaties.
another development lender.
Chinas development funding push
has spurred a riposte from Japans
government. Last month Japanese
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited five
Central Asian nations over five days,
accompanied by construction and en-
gineering executives in a bid to make
progress in an area targeted by Chinas
Silk Road initiative. Abe vowed in 2013
to expand infrastructure exports to 30
trillion yen ($248 billion) from 10 trillion
yen, by 2020.
Asia is looking at a new infrastruc-
ture race, said Ben Simpfendorfer,
founder of research firm Silk Road As-
sociates in Hong Kong, which advises
multinational companies on expansion
strategies in Asia and the Middle East.
The bigger unknown is to what extent
politics will play a role in big-ticket infra-
structure deals.
The Chinese and Japanese funding
comes alongside the usual list of infra-
structure lenders including the Asian
Development Bank, which earlier this
year overhauled its development fund to
boost annual lending and grant approvals
by 50 percent. The World Bank in May
pledged as much as $11 billion in new
financing for Indonesia and said it was
one of its largest financial commitments
anywhere.
The infrastructure needs in Asia
are gigantic, said Shang-Jin Wei, chief
economist at the Asian Development
Bank in Manila, which has estimated
around $8 trillion is needed. All of the
multilateral banks put together can only
hope to supply a fraction of it.
Indonesia, for example, needs 5,519.4
trillion rupiah ($409 billion) over the next
five years to finance its infrastructure
needs, Indonesias then planning minis-
ter, Andrinof Chaniago, said in November
last year.
Indonesias planning ministry said
then that its plans included:
30 new dams and 33 hydroelectric
power stations
That's no guarantee the pact won't
raise hackles with US lawmakers who
have questioned whether it will help US
exports and create jobs or just expose
more American workers to low-wage
competition, giving multinational cor-
porations excessive power.
Under a trade law passed earlier this
year, President Barack Obama must
give the public time to review the text
before he signs the agreement and
turns it over to Congress for approval.
Lawmakers can't nitpick the deal with
amendments. They must simply vote
yes or no. Congress is likely to take up
the issue next year in the heat of the
presidential election campaign.
Obama faces fierce resistance to the
deal from within his own Democratic
Party. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is
running for the Democratic presidential
nomination, has said she's against it.
Her opposition may make it harder for
Obama to round up votes.
If all 12 countries have not ratified
the agreement within two years, pro-
visions allow for it to take effect if six
countries comprising 85 percent of the
GDP of the bloc have signed. That means
US ratification as the world's biggest
economy is essential.
Apart from the US, countries in the
trade pact are Japan, New Zealand,
Australia, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Canada,
Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam and Ma-
laysia.
The White House says the deal
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Saturday, November 7, 2015
Rehabilitation of 3.3 million hect-
ares of irrigation networks
Construction of two 300,000 barrels-
per-day oil refineries
Lifting the electrification ratio to
96.6%
2,650 kilometers of new roads
15 new airports, 24 new ports, and
3,258 kilometers of railway in Java, Su-
matra and Kalimantan.
These plans face significant obsta-
cles, such as acquiring land on which to
build large-scale projects. Construction
of a $4-billion coal-fired power plant in
Batang by Japans Electric Power De-
velopment Co., Itochu Corp. and a unit of
Indonesias PT Adaro Energy has been
long delayed as farmers held out against
selling their land.
In Vietnam, the government wants
to increase the distance of its highways
to about 2,000 kilometers by 2020 from
about 700 kilometers currently, according
to the Vietnamese transport ministrys
website. Authorities on Oct. 25 started
building a $69.5-million road in Ho Chi
Minh City to connect the countrys eco-
nomic hub to a national highway and
help ease traffic congestion at the citys
southwest entrance, according to a post-
ing on the website.
Philippines President Benigno Aqui-
no III is set to decide this month on
whether to approve seven projects worth
P170 billion ($3.6 billion), including an
upgrade to Manilas airport, a road con-
necting two expressways in the Philip-
pine capital and a gas pipeline.
The scale of financing needed for
these projects means governments will
increasingly look to Asias biggest pow-
ers for assistance.
China and Japan tensions are
likely to increasingly play out as govern-
ments lobby for big-ticket infrastructure
deals, Simpfendorfer said. But thats a
healthier source of tension than armed
territorial conflicts, and still leaves the
door open to private-sector collabora-
tion.
eliminates more than 18,000 taxes that
countries impose on US exports. The
agreement also calls for labor protec-
tions such as ensuring that workers
in member countries have the right to
form unions.
Those opposed to the deal contend it
will force American workers to compete
even more directly than they do now with
workers in low-wage countries such as
Vietnam.
They also complain that the agree-
ment goes beyond traditional trade
issues such as tariffs and import quotas
and includes giveaways to powerful busi-
ness lobbies.
The input from big businesses, such
as pharmaceutical companies, record-
ing studios, agribusinesses and other
multinationals is evident in the myriad
details laid out in the document. But
negotiators reflected an awareness of
those concerns with meticulous refer-
ences to the rights of each country to
protect its own sovereign powers and
best interests.
In response to US pressure, TPP
countries agreed to give drug companies
about eight years of protection from
cheaper competitors for biologics, which
are ultra-expensive medicines produced
in living cells. The industry had sought
12 years protection.
The agreement stresses that its pro-
visions on patents for medicines do not
and should not prevent a Party (country)
from taking measures to protect public
health.
The agreement says it should be
interpreted and implemented in a man-
ner supportive of each Party's right to
protect public health and, in particular, to
promote access to medicines for all.
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Life gets
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AGRI PLAIN TALK
ZAC B. SARIAN
Caraga
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ife of farm families in Caraga,
the second poorest region
in the country, is becom-
ing much better, thanks to a
four-year program funded by USDA
and implemented by Winrock Inter-
national.
This is the Philippine Cold Chain
Project which was started in Septem-
ber 2013 in the two Agusan provinces,
two Surigaos and Dinagat Island. Near-
ly 30% of the population in Caraga lives
below the subsistence threshold, most
of them coming from the indigenous
communities, upland settlers, landless
farmers and small fisherfolk.
In the last two years of the projects
implementation, life has become much
better for the farm families, according
to Jim Orprecio, deputy chief of party.
A three-pronged approach is being
implemented to increase farm produc-
tivity and income. Where it is appropri-
ate, vegetable and fruit production is
being pursued. The project has part-
nered with East-West Seed Company
GREEN FEED Photo shows a caretaker feeding green feed to supplement the com-
mercial feed. This helps reduce cost of production and thus increase profit for the hog
raisers.
HYBRID AMPALAYA This couple are showing their bumper harvest of ampalaya.
This is one vegetable that is profitable to grow. It fetches a high price and it is in big
demand
HYBRID TOMATO This couple are posing with their DMax hybrid tomato from East-
West Seed Company. This is a high-yielding variety that can be grown both in the dry
and wet seasons. It could be a money-maker for the growers
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to provide the technical expertise and
improved vegetable seeds for the farm-
ers to grow.
Jim has observed that previous to
the project, vegetables have to be im-
ported from neighboring provinces like
Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental or Davao.
Today, many of the residents are pro-
ducing vegetables not only for their own
consumption but also for sale. A Sunday
market is now operational around the
church where the vegetable growers
sell their harvests. The farmers now
produce hybrid varieties of tomato,
eggplant, ampalaya and other favorites.
The beauty about vegetables is that it
takes only a short time before they are
ready for harvest. And there are variet-
ies that can be grown year-round.
PIGGERY Jim is very upbeat
about what the project has done in
swine raising in cooperation with
Pilmico, a leading livestock feed manu-
facturer. Pilmico is not only the source
of balanced feeds, it also provides the
guidance to help the farmers raise their
BREEDER PIGS WITH SUPERIOR GENETICS These are the breeder pigs with improved genetics that produce the piglets that are
raised as fatteners by farm families under the Philippine Cold Chain Project in the Caraga Region. A total of 450 superior female
breeders are producing the piglets for the PCCP project.
farm animals.
Swine raising is being implemented
in 260 barangays, organizing the raisers
in groups so they can more conveniently
avail themselves of training, inputs and
credit from microfinance.
From the start, the strategy was
to introduce improved breeds that will
grow faster than the pigs traditionally
raised in the area. This means the intro-
duction of selected breeders which are
grown in multiplier farms numbering
120 with a total of 450 superior gilts.
These multiplier farms produce the pig-
lets that are fattened by the families.
Beginners may start with three
fatteners. As they gain experience
and capital from their sales, they can
increase their fatteners to six, then to
9. Why increments of threes? Because
the housing is modular. New pens could
be added to the old one that will accom-
modate three weanlings.
The multiplier farms can make good
income. Usually, one sow will produce
18 piglets in one year. The ongoing price
for piglets in Caraga is R2,500 for the
first 10 kilos. Additional kilos above that,
the price is R200 per kilo.
To complement the superior gilts,
the project has also introduced 15 high
quality boars as source of semen for
artificial insemination. More than 200
a.i. technicians have been trained, ac-
cording to Jim.
The result of the swine upgrading?
In the past, Jim said, the traders would
only pay R80 per kilo to the backyard
raisers. Today, the price has leveled to
the price of commercially grown hogs
at R110 per kilo liveweight .
FISHERFOLK The fisherfolks
are also being given new money-making
opportunities. The Department of So-
cial Welfare and Development (DSWD)
is providing R20,000 per beneficiary to
put up a fishcage for raising bangus
or tilapia. In a growing period of four
months, the fish farmer can harvest 4 HYBRID EGGPLANT A farmer poses with his hybrid eggplant from East-West Seed.
to 5 tons of fish, according to Jim. The Hybrid seeds produce higher yields and they can also be grown year-round, thus giving
expenses are paid after harvest. the farmer opportunity to generate income throughout the year.
FISHCAGE The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is providing R20,000 to participating fisherfolk in their
program to finance fishcage farming of bangus or tilapia. In a growing period of four months, the fish farmer can harvest as much
as four to five tons of fish. The expenses on feeds and other inputs are payable after harvest.
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RedCoconut
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Cebu City 233-1811 Mactan, Cebu 340-0211 Dumaguete City 422-4000

(036)2883764
288-3764

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(036) 288-3507
288-3758
Malay, Aklan 288-1448
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Boracay Mandarin (036) Water Colors Boracay
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422-8833 Cebu City RedCoconut 288-3444 (036)2883208Dive Resorts 288 -6745
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253-1105
Bacolod City 708-8889 BeachHotel
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Aklan (02)567-1672

(036)2884288
Boracay Island, to 6746
WillysBeachClubHotel
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to 74 Pension Bacolod 433-3377
(034)
(036) 288-3507
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(036)
288-3794
Iloilo City 335-0166 Iloilo City 337-0736 Bacolod City 434-7065
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Mactan, Cebu 505-9800

M indanao

(035)422-9820 09088202123 812-5821

Dumaluan Beach Resort (038) Iloilo Grand Hotel

(033) Radisson Blu (032)
Cohiba Villas
WillysBeachClubHotel
(036)
Panglao Island 502-9092 335-1801 Hotel & Resort
Boracay Island
(036)2883794to97
Iloilo City to 04 Cebu City 402-9900
288-4792
Sitio Bolabog, Boracay Island
http://www.cohibavillas.com
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skype: cohiba.villas-boracay
Tel. Fax: +63 36 288 4792
Mobile No.:+63 9177230649
RegencyLagoonResort
The Marco Polo-Davao (082) (083) Hill Park Inn (064)
New Dawn Pensionne Southern Tourist Inn (082)
Cresta Del Rio Splash Resort 228 8998 and Restaurant 229 8550 (036)2882828 857-1776
Davao City 221-0888 Koronadal City 228 7160 Midsayap, Cotabato
229 6018
0917721 2813
Cagayan De Oro City 09229192806 Davao City 221-7431
Apo View Hotel (082) D'Counter Executive (082) Hillsview Inn & Inland Resort 0999 880 4526 Le Grand Suites (083) Sunflower Hotel (082)
221-6431to 40 City Heights, General 221-5011

Davao City 226-2045 Trento, Agus and Del Sur 0948 788 4255 301-2289 Davao City
Davao City 221-2281 221-8651 Santos City 09173313800 305-3531
1st Avenue Apartel / Inn (088) D'leonor Hotel Hotel Angelo (064) 229-9436 (083)
221-3224 J. P Laurel (082) and Restaurant 521-4090 Le Reve Resort 09399062218 Sydney Hotel 552-5479
Sumpong, Malaybalay 09177229850 Avenue, Davao City 221-1160 Midsayap, Cotabato
09461911409
09205555049 North Cotabato 09399052343 General Santos City 552-5480
552-5481
2nd Avenue Hotel D'leonor Inland Resort (082) Hotel De Crisbelle (082) Marex Beach Resort (0928) Square Suites (083) 552-5127
Quirante Ii, Tagum City 655-6238 Buhangin, 302-6158
Davao Del Sur 553-5473 Island Garden City Of Samal 732-1893 General Santos City 09228362516
Davao City 302-6152 553-5970 302-1460 09126007323
Almont Hotel's (085) 09267921478 Marianne Suites T'boli Hotel (083)
ALM NT Inland Resort
Butuan City 342-7414
Dmorvie Suites
Yacapin Branch Cagayan De Oro City
(088)
856-9080
Hotel De Susana & Restaurant
Valencia City, Bukidnon (088)
828 4482
A. Luna Streets,
Cagayan De Oro City
(088)
880-2123 and Restaurant
General Santos City
302-2648
553-7586
302-6652
ALU Hotel Davao (63 82) Dmorvie Suites (082) Hotel Elena (082) New Estrella (08822) TCC Condo Hostel (082)
corner Padre Faura 227-5232 NEW ESTRELLA TOWNHOUSE Townhouse 745-126
Street, Davao City 226-3756
Capistrano Branch Cagayan De Oro City 852-2015 Davao City 233-1941 JulioPacanaSt.Licoan,CagayandeOroCity Cagayan De Oro City (088) 852-1441 Toril, Davao City 291-3800
(083) (082) The Dynasty Court (08822)
Amandari Cove 554-2654 Dmorvie Suites (082) Hotel Esse 227-3773


Mis.Or.Philippines Orchard Hotel (082) Hotel 72-4516
General Santos City 826-1074 Lapasan Branch Cagayan De Oro City 856-7197 Davao City 295-3485 Tel.#(08822)745126/(088)8521441 Bajada, Davao City 300-8855 Cagayan de Oro City
826-1070 09227152573 72-7825
Arnaldo's (082)
Dmorvie Suites (082) (083) (88) 880-0000 The Farm @ Carpenter Hill (083)
Hotel and Restaurant 553-3314
221-0075 Hotel San Marco 301-1818 Limketkai Luxe Hotel Koronadal City, South 228 1888
Digos City 553-3411
0999 993 9060 C.M. Recto Davao City 09425918521 General Santos City 09228217332 Cagayan De Oro City (02) 779-5240 Cotabato
228 9010
09189210425
Dmorvie Suites (082) Hotel Sogo (088 ) (082) (063) (82)
Anisabel Suites (+6382) 852-0383 Palm Residence Inn 305-0505 The Manor Hotel 221-2511
Davao City 225-8114 San Pedro Extension, Davao City 285-3756 Cagayan De Oro City (02) 401-9285 Davao City 222-5225
09175684720 Davao City to 13
Ariano's Inn (085) (082) (088) The Margarette (088) 238-5236
And Restaurant 342-7462 Dmorvie Suites Iligan Branch (063) Hotel Uno 282-1111 Paras Beach Resort 387-9117 Business Hotel 09066437648
Butuan City 225-9431 Iligan City 223-3255 Davao City Yumbing, Camiguin 09177152285 Maramag, Bukidnon
09175498841
09255111011 09268446952
(081) (086) (+6385)
Azienda Meo (082) Davao Fortune Inn H
O T E L

Hotel Tavern 826-3280 Paseo De San Francisco Suites 343-8048 The Metropolis Suites (082)
Apartelle 284-6689
Davao City TAVERN Surigao City (0922) Agusan Del Sur (+63999) Davao City
282-8000
Davao City 227-4119 221-0819 849-6443 309-1065 321-2874
Bahay-Bakasyunan (088) Duka Bay Resort Duka Bay Resort (088) Ice Castle (083) Paradise Island (082) The Old Barracks Suites (064)
Sa Camiguin 387-0131 Medina, Misamis Oriental
331-2288 Experience Hotel 554-4423 Park & Beach Resort Kidapawan City
Misamis Oriental 233-0251 288-1299
(088) 857-5488

Misamis Oriental 09177212798 0917-483268 General Santos City 826-9026 Samal Island Davao
09198239094

(085) (083) Infinity Suites

(082) Park Inn (082) (082)
Balanghai Hotel / Mazaua Island Resort 342-3064 Driggs Pension House 553-0088 285-0001 By Radisson Davao 272-7600 The Peridot Suites 305-6530
Butuan City 345-5864 General Santos City Bo. Obrero, Davao City 285-0002
Davao City 272-7601 Davao City 305-3812
09179089731 285-0005
(064) (084) 655-6115 Innside Room Hotel (084) (086) 231 The Pinnacle (+6382)
Beldent Star Hotel Eagle's View Hotel
Gingoog Mountain Air Hotel & Eastland Restaurant

0929-979-4919 Parkway Hotel Hotel And Suites 300-1881

200-3698
Gingoog City

Tacurong City
(088) 861-1359
8842-7999
Fax: (084) Tagum City, 216 4553 Surigao City 5116 / 231 300-5885
BELDENT STAR HOTEL
200-4734 Dalisay Road, Tagum City
Eagles View Hotel 655 6114 Davao Del Norte 09228625339 5141 to 46 Davao City 221-3025
(082) 234-1399 (082) 221 2729 Isla Jardin Del Mar (083) The Ritz Hotel (082)
Big Apple Hotel 234-1339 Fax: El Bajada Hotel +63 927 9795179 Gumasa, 893 0032 Paulas Hotel 567-1135 at Garden Oases 228-6885
Davao City (082) 234-8459 Bajada, Davao City +63 920 2473002 09197687544 Misamis Oriental 09174308131
09199101281 +63 923 8063887 Sarangani Province 09067652174 Davao City to 87
Bluejaz Beach Resort (082) Embassy (085) (087) (0882)
and Water Park 304-650 Hotel and Restaurant 342-5883
Iyle Londoners Inn
388-4615 Pearl Farm Beach Resort (082) The Vip Hotel
727-360
Island Garden City Of Fa x ( 0 8 2 ) Province of Davao Oriental Davao City Cagayan De Oro City
Samal, Davao 300-6327 Butuan City 225-9560 09156189085 221-9970 726-080
Blue Velvet (082) Jade Dragon's Suites (082) (082) (083)
(082)
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BlueVelvet Hotel and Caf Hotel and Caf 300-2000

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Emma Victoria's Inn Aurora Jacinto Street, 224-1390 Pearl Suites 282-1294 Tierra Montana Hotel 554-7733
300-8800 Davao City Davao City
Davao City 305-2888 297-5523 Davao City 224-1391 09301269185 General Santos City 553-0553
Bonhomie Leisure and Resort
09331123067
Enricos Inn and Apartelles
(082)
297-7692
Jovinaj (083) Pearlmont Inn (088) Tune Hotel (088)
Davao Oriental
(082)
Davao City 321-1042 Traveler's Inn 303-5314 Cagayan de Oro City 856-2653 Cagayan De Oro 880-0888
284-1847 09189003792 General Santos City 0923717 0389 to 55 09178514308
Cabua-An Beach Resort (088) Executive Hotel (088) (082) (082) (082)
387 2103 521-0360 Jazzy James Country Hotel 227-0788 Ponce Suites Hotel 227-8161 Tune Hotel - Davao City 224-0577 to 78
Mambajao, Camiguin 09197257402 Ozamis City 09177220360 Davao City 305-1847 Bajada, Davao City 227-9070 0916 550 8863
Camp Anatolia
Kimagango, Midsayap 09399168034 Executive Pension (088)
856-4360
Jienos Garden Beach Resort
Pantukan, Compostela (0929)

Pryce Plaza Hotel (08822)
726-464
Uptown Condotel
Xavier Estates, Cagayan
(088)
851-1800
North Cotabato 09129496400 Cagayan de Oro City 09177004360 Valley 969-0806 Cagayan De Oro City (088) 858-3131 De Oro City 09088881800
Casa De Rosario (082) Family Country Hotel (083) Magnaga Waters (084)2166379 Victoria Suites Hotel (088)
Residence Inn 295-9155 Convention Centre 552-8895 Beach Resort (0917)7191956 Precious Garden Of Samal (082) 857-4447
282-4822 FCH to 97 www.precious-garden-samal.com 303-2818 Cagayan De Oro (08822)
Davao City 282-4771 General Santos City 301-0774 Compostela Valley (0923)2802018 72-2222
Casa Ruby (082) Florotel Gensan (083) Mallberry Suites (088) PTCHostel Villa Paraiso Resort (088) 387-0419
Pension House 226-2335 Duka Bay Resort
Business Hotel 09176347037 and Apartelle 387-0420

PENSION HOUSE
Davao City 09189425442
Medina, Misamis Oriental
(088) 857-5488
General Santos City 554-0880 Cagayan de Oro 855-7999 Agusan Del Sur 09179111252 Mambajao, Camiguin
09173089293
09999906543
(082) (088)
Azucena
Casa (088) (088)
Casa Azucena
09198239094

856-3402 Frances Inn 295-6463 Marco Hotel 855-5959 Rhapsody Suites 857-1101 Uno Business Hotel & Cafe
828-3544
Cagayan De Oro City 09236593973 Ecoland, Davao City 301-8549 Cagayan De Oro City 09177027002 Cagayan De Oro City 09328469358
Hagkol, Valencia City
09175395678
Chali Beach Resort (088) Gingoog Mountain Air Hotel (088) (+63-82) Roadhaus Hotel (083) 553-8888 (082)
Zone -3, Cugman, 855-2108 & Eastland Restaurant 861-1359 Mergrande Ocean Resort 298-4100
(+63-82) Dadiangas City Heights, 553-5335
Telefax No.
We R Inn Hotel 227-9328
09199252808
Cagayan De Oro 855-5941
to 42 Gingoog City 8842-7999 Davao City 298-4101 General Santos City 553-1771 City Center, Davao City 09228418102
Chateau Del Mar (082) Goat 2 Geder (085) Microtel Inn and (082) (088)
Resort Hotel 234-3472 Gingoog Mountain Air Hotel & Eastland Restaurant
Hotel and Restaurant
GOAT 2 GEDER
341-7871 Suites Davao Secret Cove Beach Resort 387 9084 Willshire Inn / Will's Place 09176320635
Lizada Beach, Davao City 305-8998 Gingoog City

Butuan City 341-1657 Davao City 233-2333 Camiguin Island 387 9184 Cagayan De Oro City 09176320650
235-2516
(088) 861-1359
8842-7999
(084)
City View Pension Hauz
(083) 552-7337
301-6096
Grand Men Seng
Hotel
(082) Molave Hotel 655-6938 Sequoia Inn (082) Woodland Tourist Inn
Alunan Highway,
(064)
477-0488
General Santos City 303-1588
0923 2327 120 Davao City 221-9040 Tagum City 655-6939
655-9379 Davao City 300-3636 Tacurong City 09429243041
Cotabato Diamond Hotel (064) Greenstate Suites (083) My Hotel (082) Seda Abreeza (6382)
421 6170 228-5409 300-4040 Davao City
Cotabato City 421 5118 Koronadal City 520-1816 Davao City
222-2021
322-8888
Country Village Hotel 858-3004 Hannie's Inn (082) (082)
297-3315 to17 Maxze Bed & Breakfast 233 0071 Sonreir Apartelle 09477910147
Cagayan De Oro City 858-3006 Davao City 297-3485 Davao City 09998863306 Calinan, Davao City 09233327698
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AXA to acquire...
insurance company in terms of Net
Premiums Written and Premiums
Earned, and is fifth in Gross Premiums
Written.
We are very excited about this
development, as now we can offer our
customers a complete suite of protec-
tion products, said AXA Philippines
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president Rien Hermans.
He added that with the entry into
non-life insurance, we see AXA Philip-
pines building on the top five position of
Charter Ping An and definitely become
a major player and be a top three com-
pany in a few years.
By consolidating its life and non-
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Standard Chartered cuts 15,000 bank jobs
LONDON (AFP) Stan-
dard Chartered is to axe
15,000 jobs and raise $5.1 bil-
lion, the Asia-focused bank
said Tuesday as it revealed it
was facing British probes, in-
cluding one over anti-money
laundering oversight.
Posting a third-quarter
loss, the British bank said
the job losses were part of a
major restructuring that will
cost around $3.0 billion (2.7
billion euros).
''The business environ-
ment in our markets remains
challenging and our recent performance
is disappointing,'' Standard Chartered's
life insurance businesses, GT Capital
further strengthens its presence in
the countrys underpenetrated yet fast
growing insurance industry, explained
GT Capital and FMIC chairman Fran-
cisco C. Sebastian.
Saturday, November 7, 2015 B-11
recently-appointed chief executive Bill
Winters said in a statement.
''The plans we have outlined today
significantly reallocate resources.''
The bank reported an unexpected
pre-tax quarterly loss of $139 million
compared with a $1.53 billion profit a
year earlier.
Revenue slid 18 percent and impair-
ment losses more than doubled to $1.23
billion.
Standard Chartered said it would
seek to raise $5.1 billion in capital from
issuing new shares, while also ramping
up its cost-cutting efforts.
It added it was refocusing on ''afflu-
ent retail clients'' rather than corporate
and institutional banking businesses
He noted that, we will clearly ben-
efit from the global insurance expertise
of AXA, the local market knowledge and
network of Charter Ping An, and the
cross- selling opportunities among our
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EU holds
higher
education
fair today
In a bid to provide more opportunities
for Filipinos who wish to pursue higher
studies, the European Union (EU) will
be holding the annual European Higher
Education Fair (EHEF) on November 7
at the Dusit Thani Manila.With this years
theme of Quality. Mobility. Innovation,
the one-day fair will feature more than 20
universities and colleges from Belgium,
Denmark, Czech Republic, France, Ger-
many, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain,
Sweden, and the United Kingdom offering
enrollment opportunities for Masters
and Ph.D. programs.
In its fourth year, participating educa-
tional institutions at the EHEF are eyeing
the inclusion of mobility opportunities
across the EU and a better platform for
dialogue to further strengthen partner-
ship between the EU and the Philippines.
EHEF Philippines 2015 also includes
lectures on the European educational
system and way of life to prepare appli-
cants who aspire to enroll in any of the
participating educational institutions.
and would exit or restructure $100 bil-
lion of assets.
The bank had already in January an-
nounced plans to axe 2,000 jobs around
the world in 2015 to make savings of
$400 million. It had cut also 2,000 jobs
towards the end of last year.
But Winters, former co-head of JP
Morgan, has gone far deeper with the
cuts since taking the reins from Peter
Sands in June after shareholder calls
for a boardroom cull following profit
warnings.
Under severe pressure, the bank's
bosses gave up their bonuses after
profits fell by more than a third in 2014
to $2.51 billion.
In a further blow to the bank, Win-
ters revealed that Britain's financial
watchdog has opened investigations
into dealings at Standard Chartered.
''We have two investigations with
the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority)
related to sanctions compliance and
anti-money laundering oversight,'' he
said in a conference call.
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TPP partners pledge not to cheat on currencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) Pacific
trade partners have pledged not to delib-
erately weaken their currencies to win an
export edge as part of a new free trade
pact, the US Treasury said.
All 12 members of the Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP) promised to publicly
report data on currency intervention and
foreign reserve holdings, as part of a dec-
laration accompanying the deal.
The new rules fall short of the trade
sanctions that US unions, car makers such
as Ford Motor Co. and some lawmakers
demanded for countries which devalue
their currencies in an effort to make their
exports cheaper.
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A senior US Treasury official said,
however, that countries would have to
defend their policies in front of a group of
peers, with meetings of TPP officials on
currency and economic policy scheduled
at least once a year.
"It will put a great deal of pressure
on them with regard to the policies they
are undertaking," he told reporters,
in comments approved for release on
Thursday.
"If a country within TPP, let's say in
Southeast Asia, is taking steps to devalue
their currency, while that's a problem for
us, it's probably even a larger problem
for the other countries in TPP that are in
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Toyota earns
$10.35 B
in first
6 months
TOKYO (AFP) - Toyota reported a half-
year jump in profits even as car sales declined
in most regions, as it moves to cut costs and
squeeze more productivity out of its plants
worldwide.
The world's top automaker said its net
profit rose nearly 12 percent to 1.258 tril-
lion yen ($10.35 billion) in the fiscal first half
through September, with a weak yen also
helping boost the bottom line.
Toyota's quarterly profit rose 13.5 per-
cent to 611.7 billion yen ($5.0 billion) and the
automaker kept its annual earnings forecast
unchanged despite trimming its expectations
for vehicle sales.
The company said its earnings for the
July-September quarter benefited from cost
cuts and a favorable exchange rate. The profit
was up from 539 billion yen the previous year,
but a little short of the 615 billion yen ($5.1
billion) average forecast in a FactSet survey
of analysts.
Toyota sold 42,000 fewer vehicles at 2.48
million vehicles in July-September compared
to the same period last year, with sales falling
in Europe and Asia, including Japan. But the
value of its sales increased 8 percent to 7.1
trillion yen ($58.5 billion), showing the weak
yen impact.
The cheap yen, a boon for Japanese ex-
porters such as Toyota Motor Corp. because
it boosts the value of overseas earnings,
added 160 billion yen ($1.3 billion) in operat-
ing profit for the quarter. The yen traded
above 120 to the dollar during the quarter
compared with 101-102 for much of the same
quarter last year.
Toyota, which makes the Prius hybrid,
Camry sedan and Lexus luxury model, kept
its profit forecast for the fiscal year through
March unchanged at 2.25 trillion yen ($18.5
billion).
But Toyota trimmed its fiscal year vehicle
sales forecast to 10 million vehicles, down
from its previous forecast for 10.15 million
vehicles. It sold 10.17 million vehicles for the
fiscal year ended March 2015.
Toyota, the world's top automaker in
terms of global vehicle sales for the last
three years, was outpaced by Volkswagen
AG for the first half of the calendar year. But
it regained that crown after the first three
quarters, thanks partly to the scandal over
emissions tests unfolding at the German
rival.
Toyota's initiative to make common some
of the basic parts on which its sprawling range
of models is built, called Toyota New Global
Architecture, helped to reduce costs.
The new Prius is the first model to be
completely manufactured under that system.
The fourth-generation Prius goes on sale in
Japan in December, and rolls out in the US
and other markets early next year.
Recently, Toyota outlined an ambitious
plan to produce almost only hybrid and fuel
cell cars by 2050.
The Corolla sedan and Prius hybrid
maker's revenue for the period rose almost
nine percent from a year ago to 14.09 trillion
yen.
Toyota, however, sold slightly fewer cars
globally at 4.98 million units, and trimmed its
full fiscal year sales target.
their region."
The pledge echoes a non-binding
commitment by Group of Twenty (G20)
members, including the larger TPP
partners, not to engage in competitive
devaluations.
Most TPP countries already report
reser ve holdings to the International
Monetary Fund, but the Treasury official
said Malaysia and Singapore would pro-
vide data on currency intervention for
the first time.
The rules will come into effect at the
same time as the wider trade deal and
also apply to new members, which might
include Indonesia and eventually China.
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Ex-cop arrested
for extortion
A
former police officer was
nabbed af ter extorting
money from a truck driver
in Navotas City yesterday
morning.
Truck driver Pablo Mensorado,
55, of Caloocan City, reported to
police that Romel Garcia, 40, of
Barangay Tagalog, Valenzuela City,
identified himself as a police officer
and demanded money from him.
Mesorado said the suspect was
also extorting money from other
truck drivers along C-3 road in Baran-
gay North Bay Boulevard-South.
At around 1:15 a.m., patrolling
Jeepney driver hacked
by irate co-worker
An old grudge drove a drunk
jeepney driver to hack his neigh-
bor and fellow driver in Tondo,
Manila, Wednesday evening, police
reported.
Initial investigation showed
that the victim, Arnel Camiling, 32,
and suspect Narciso Pitugo Jr., 41,
were having an argument when the
latter, who was reportedly already
drunk, drew a bladed weapon and
repeatedly hacked the former.
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policemen approached the suspect
near C-3 road. But when Garcia saw
them, he fled on board his motor-
cycle.
Garcia was arrested after he lost
control of his vehicle and struck a
truck.
Probers said the suspect used
to be a Caloocan City police officer
who was sacked for being absent
without leave.
Garcia, who other truckers said
usually waits for victims in the area,
was also caught wearing a police-
mans T-shirt while carrying out his
nefarious activities.
Camiling was r ushed by by-
standers to Justice Jose Abad
Santos Mother and Child Hospital
due to several hack wounds.
Camiling later on told police
that he and Pitugo have a long
standing dispute but did not elabo-
rate.
Police also said that Camiling
is no longer interested in filing a
formal complaint against Pitugo.
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The suspect is currently detained at
the Navotas City Police headquarters. (Jel
Santos)
Weekend
road repairs
The Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) started concrete re-
blocking and repair work along two sec-
tions in EDSA yesterday while another will
be started along C-5 road this weekend.
DPWH said it started the re-blocking and
repair activities at EDSA-southbound lane
between Scout Borromeo and Timog Avenue
and the northbound lane between New York
Street and K-10 Street at 10 p.m. yesterday
and this weekend, it will conduct the same
procedures at C-5 road particularly the
northbound innermost lane approaching
Shell Gas Station to SM Warehouse going to
Lanuza Street. The newly re-blocked lanes
will reopen at 5 a.m. on Monday, November
9. (Jenny F. Manongdo)
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US defense chief visits
aircraft carrier in China Sea
ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter visited an
aircraft carrier in the South China Sea on Thurs-
day, amid rising tensions over Chinese sovereignty
claims in the disputed waterway. Theres a lot of
concern about Chinese behavior out here, Carter
said during his three-hour visit to the USS Theo-
dore Roosevelt. He called the ships presence a
sign of the critical role that United States military
power plays in what is a very consequential region
for the American future.
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IATA: Growth in air freight market sluggish in Sept.
By EMMIE V. ABADILLA
T
he global air freight market
grew slightly in September but
remained weak overall due to
the anemic growth in trade,
according to the International Air Trans-
port Association (IATA).
Air cargo volumes, measured in
Freight Tonne Kilometers (FTKs) inched
up 1.0 percent versus the same month in
2014, showing a slight improvement on
the August performance when volumes
were broadly stable.
However, air cargo volumes re-
mained 1.2 percent down from their 2014
year-end peak.
The results varied widely by region.
Carriers in the Middle East reported
the most significant growth of 7.5 per-
cent, followed by European carriers, at
MEXICO NAVAL TRAINING SHIP IN GUATEMALA (Reuters) Mexico's naval
training ship ARM Cuauhtemoc fires a cannon during its arrival at Puerto
Quetzal, Guatemala, November 4, 2015. The training ship arrived at Guatemala
from Nicaragua following seven months out at sea, according to the Mexican
embassy in Guatemala.
Singapore Airlines
announces offer for full
Tiger Airways takeover
SINGAPORE (WSJ) Singapore
Airlines Ltd. offered to buy all the shares
of its unit Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd.
that it doesnt already own, valuing the
loss-making budget airline at 1.02 billion
Singapore dollars (US$728.7 million).
Singapore Airlines said Friday it will
pay S$0.41 in cash for every Tiger share
it doesnt already own. The Singapore
flag carrier currently owns 55.6% of
Tiger.
Tigers shareholders also have the
option to use the cash to subscribe to
Singapore Airlines shares at S$11.1043
apiece, according to a regulatory filing.
Singapore Airlines said it plans to
delist Tiger Airways and the offer allows
investors to either cash out on their
investment in the discount carrier, or to
remain invested in the long-term pros-
pects of the Singapore Airlines group.
Singapore Airlines said that given
the intense competition in the low-cost
airline industry, Tiger Airways will get
enhanced benefits from being a full
member of the group. That will ensure
that Tiger Airways has a strong future
Etihad apologizes for
flight diversion to Clark
Etihad Airways apologized to guests
on Flight EY424 from Abu Dhabi to Ma-
nila on October 30 which had to divert
to Clark International Airport due to
airspace congestion at Ninoy Aquino
International Airport (NAIA) a circum-
stance beyond the airline's control, the
airline said in a statement.
The airline also apologized to the
guests for the inconvenience they expe-
rienced as a result of the ensuing 10-hour
delay in disembarking the aircraft the
result of terminal congestion at Clark In-
ternational Airport, continuing airspace
congestion at NAIA, and delays in the
arrival of ground transportation.
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2.8 percent and African airlines, at 2.5
percent.
Asia-Pacific based airlines recorded
negligible growth of 0.3 percent and
markets in North America plunged
-3.3 percent as well as Latin America,
with -6.4 percent. All regions reported
capacity expansions ahead of growth in
demand, taking the freight load factor
down to the lowest level since 2009 at
43.2 percent.
Although slightly improved from
August, the global trend is fragile, and
the improvement is narrowly based,
noted IATAs Director General and CEO
Tony Tyler.
The 2.8 percent growth reported
by European carriers reflects positive
trends in trade with Central and Eastern
European economies as well as a general
improvement in manufacturing in the
and provide new opportunities for
growth, Singapore Airlines said.
Singapore Airlines has been strug-
gling to increase its profitability as it
faces intense competition on its long-
haul routes to Europe and the US from
Persian Gulf carriers such as Emirates
Airline and Qatar Airways.
Closer to home, the surging growth
of highly aggressive budget carriers
such as AirAsia and Jetstar Airways
has taken away a big chunk of its pas-
sengers.
In the last three years, Singapore
Airlines has sought to carve a share
in all major segments of the market by
growing its unlisted short-haul premium
airline SilkAir. Separately, it started a
medium-haul discount airline called
Scoot, and took greater interest in run-
ning Tiger, initially as an associate and
currently as a subsidiary.
The offered price for Tiger shares
is at a 32% premium to Tigers closing
price Thursday and a 35% premium to
its volume weighted average price in the
last month, it said. (WSJ)
Throughout the delay, the primary
concern of the airline was the well-being
of its guests. It provided them with food
and beverages. It made every effort to
expedite their disembarkation.
The airline has provided affected
guests with hotel accommodation and
their flights have been rebooked to their
final destination.
Etihad Airways is continuing to as-
sist guests with any requirements they
may have following the delay.
They are invited to call the Etihad
Airways Contact Centre on +971 2599
0000 or contact feedback@etihad.ae for
further information and assistance.
Eurozone.
But the largest air cargo region,
Asia Pacific, was only just in positive ter-
ritory, held down by weak regional trade,
he pointed out.
Asia Pacific carriers saw a slight rise
in FTKs of 0.3 percent in September com-
pared to September 2014, and capacity
expanded 2.1 percent. The contraction
in Emerging Asia trade appears to have
bottomed out, although China, Korea
and Chinese Taipei, among other key
economies, are suffering from poor trade
growth.
European carriers reported a rise in
demand in September of 2.8 compared
to a year ago and capacity rose 7.7
percent.
The European performance looks
more impressive considering that vol-
umes for the year to date have been flat.
US judge sets Dec. 21 date for
claims in deadly El Faro wreck
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) A fed-
eral judge in Florida on Wednesday set
a Dec. 21 deadline for damage claims to
be filed by the families of 33 sailors lost
at sea when the freighter El Faro went
down last month in a hurricane off the
Bahamas.
The deadline, coming just weeks
after the ship disappeared on Oct. 1, is
allowed under a 19th century maritime
law and was invoked by ship owner Tote
Services in a federal lawsuit last week.
Survivors and bereaved family
members in other personal injury cases
normally have three years to bring their
claims, according to Houston lawyer
Kurt Arnold, who has sued Tote on
behalf of two seamens families.
The same court deadline applies
to families who want to contest Totes
claim that the company was not at fault
AMOSUP to celebrate its 55th year
Nov. 11; honors founder Capt. Oca
The Associated Marine Officers
and Seamens Union of the Philippines
(AMOSUP), the worlds largest union
of mariners with more than 100,000
members, will celebrate its 55th found-
ing anniversary on Nov. 11, 2015 at the
SM Mall of Asia Arena and Concerts
Grounds in Pasay City, Metro Manila,
where Filipino seafarers and industry
stakeholders join a day packed with en-
joyable activities, and honor AMOSUP
founder, master mariner Capt. Grego-
rio Sta. Cruz Oca, prominently known
as Father of Filipino Seafarers.
Program and major activities start
at 10 a.m. onwards.
Guest of honor and keynote speak-
er is International Transport Workers
Federation (ITF) General Secretary
Steve Cotton, an international figure in
maritime trade unionism, top advocate
and defender of seafarerss rights,
worldwide. Cotton is living witness to
AMOSUPs undertaking on promotion
of Filipino seafarers welfare, including
protection of their working condition
and health; care for their families, and
upliftment of maritime education and
training via Maritime Academy of Asia
and the Pacific (MAAP), AMOSUPs
education and training arm, and the
leading maritime institution in the
Philippines and Asia Pacific.
Leading the union contingents in
the grand anniversary are AMOSUP
Air
Sea
Land
third country in Southeast Asia, and the sixth coun-
try globally, where Uber is experimenting with cash
citing for us, given the success weve seen in other
for Uber in Southeast Asia and Oceania. (WSJ)
Improvements in Eurozone manufactur-
ing activity and in trade from Central
and Eastern Europe seem to be finally
supporting air freight demand.
North American airlines experienced
a decline of 3.3 percent year-on-year and
capacity grew 4.8 percent.
Despite the poor year-over-year
result, volumes in September were up
0.8 percent compared to August, indi-
cating that anticipated improvement in
economic performance for the second
half of the year may drive stronger air
freight demand.
Middle Eastern carriers saw demand
expand by 7.5 percent and capacity rise
12.6 percent .
Although once again the fastest
growing region, the increase was 5.5
percentage points down on the average
for the year to date. Major economies
for the disaster, according to the order
signed by Judge Harvey Schlesinger in
US District Court in Jacksonville.
Schlesinger also halted further
lawsuits against Tote and placed stays
on those suits that have already been
filed.
If Tote is successful in proving
that it is not at fault for the wreck, the
maritime law could limit the companys
financial liability to either the value of
the vessel and cargo after the disaster,
or to a value based on the tonnage of
the vessel.
Tote asked in its lawsuit for a li-
ability cap of $15 million, which will be
deposited within 10 days with the court
by Steamship Mutual Underwriting
Association on behalf of the company,
according to the order.
The company has said the El Faro
CAPT. OCA
chairman-president Dr. Conrado F.
Oca, executive vice president Vice
Admiral Eduardo Ma. R. Santos AFP
(ret), together with other union brass,
Capt. Felix Rebustes, Johnny Oca ,
lawyers Emmanuel Partido, Jesus
Sale Jr. and Maximo Jose Luigi Abad;
Jose Raul Lamug and Ms. Anna Ibarra,
among others.
The kick off rites started last March
with the unveiling of AMOSUPs 55th
year logo at the AMOSUP conven-
tion hall in Intramuros, Manila where
a mini-concert by a Beatles forte band
was presented. Also presented as a ma-
jor highlight was the video presentation
that featured AMOSUP Cares: Tuloy
ang Malasakit program.
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Uber expands cash payment
experiment to Bandung
Uber Technologies announced that it launched
a cash payment experiment in Indonesian city of
Bandung, two days after the company rolled out
the same test in Manila. This makes Indonesia the
payments, Uber said. This experiment is really ex-
markets and the potential of the Indonesian mar-
ket, says Mike Brown, regional general manager
http://www.mb.com.ph
in the region have seen slowdowns in
non-oil sectors, but growth rates remain
robust enough to sustain solid demand
for air cargo.
Latin American airlines reported a
decline in demand of 6.4 percent year-
on-year, and capacity expanded 2.1
percent.
Worsening economic and political
conditions in Brazil have led to regional
trade activity falling 7 percent between
July and August. Air cargo demand is
down 6.8 percent for the year with no sign
of improvement in the months to come.
African carriers experienced growth
in demand of 2.5 percent , and capacity
rose by 8.1 percent. Nigeria and South Af-
rica, the largest economies in the region,
have underperformed. Regional trade,
however, has held up, and generated
increases in air freight volumes.
likely was doomed when it lost propul-
sion near the eye of the storm. The
wreckage was found upright and intact
last weekend at a depth of nearly three
miles (5 km).
The 790-foot (241-meter) ship, with
33 mostly American crew, was on a
regular weekly run between Florida and
Puerto Rico, when the captain reported
losing propulsion and taking in water.
Arnold said Totes responsibility for
the wreck is far greater than the limited
liability under the maritime law.
"Were going to show that Tote knew
the El Faro was a defective ship that
they knowingly sent into the path of a
hurricane. Well be fighting to expose
the Limited Liability act of 1851 as the
backward and arcane law that it is,"
Arnold said in an emailed statement
following the court order.
AIR FRANCE HEARING ON SOCIAL
RELATIONSHIP (EPA) Air France
Pilots Union (SNPL) president
Philippe Evain (left), Air France
general secretary Union (CGT)
Miguel Fortea (center) and UNSA
union representant Pierre Henri
Lienemann (right) prior to their
hearing on social relationship by the
Economic Affairs, the Social Affairs
and the Sustainable Development
Committees of the French National
Assembly in Paris, France, November
4, 2015. Air France tries to negotiate
a social plan one month after
hundreds of employees stormed into
the offices of Air France, interrupting
the meeting of the Central
Committee (CCE).
Dr. Oca, the youngest of Oca sib-
lings (to Capt. Oca and Mrs. Mercedes
Fernandez-Oca), in a message during
the said rites said, In 1960, the late
Capt. Gregorio S. Oca led the union in
enabling to provide the Filipino sea-
farer the right to just compensation,
stressing that more than five decades
later, we are able to redefine what the
seafarers welfare is - by uplifting their
lives and their families through more
and more benefits. Now, the union
has reached year 2015, and the call to
serve gets louder, Dr. Oca pointed
out. He explained that aside from serv-
ing its members, we are lending our
hands to more Filipinos outside the or-
ganization. As the unions way of help-
ing to address pressing socio-economic
issues, it responds with dedication
and with burning hearts, through the
AMOSUP Cares: Tuloy and Malasakit
agenda. Mrs. Fernandez Oca, her other
two children-community and shelter
officer Marissa and maritime business
executive Pedro Miguel and other
family members will also grace the
big event.
After highlighting said advocacies
during the past months, AMOSUP of-
fers entertaining tribute to seafarers
through the Seakat Ka, Ka Marino!
anniversary singing contest. The grand
finals will be held on Nov. 11 at SM MOA
Arena and Concerts Grounds.
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Section Editor: AMYLINE QUIEN CHING
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YoungFashionistas
Celebrating seven decades of game-changing style
By Maris Mortel-Hiruntrakul
T
he music was already blar-
ing as I neared the venue of
Elles 70th anniversary show
at Mega Fashion Hall re-
cently. It was a festive atmosphere as
finely dressed childrengirls in lovely
dresses and boys in polos and trou-
sersplayed on the all-white catwalk
fronting the stage.Established in 1945
as a shoot-off from the magazine,Elle,
the clothing brand of the same name
has continued to bring fresh fashion
with a French perspective.
HostNicoleAnderssonwelcomed
guests and invited them to view the ex-
hibit of prominentElleissuesthrough-
out thedecades, as well as thekids,ju-
niors, and luggage collections on dis-
play. Also available was the limited-
edition 70th anniversary collectionen-
titled 7 Decades, 7 Dresses. There
was also an area for kids to decorate
their own shirts and shoes and a booth
to take Instagram photos and have
them printed as souvenirs.
Celebrity stylist Alyanna Marti-
nez was at hand to give parents styl-
ingtips for their kids. For this fall/win-
ter season, theres no need to purchase
a whole new wardrobe, just choose
key pieces to update it. Since layering
is a key trend, you can choose from a
variety of jackets and wear them with
summer pieces like a dress or a pair
of shorts worn with a tee. In choosing
our kids outfits, it is important not only
to dress them up in age-appropriate
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getups, but also in pieces that they
are comfortable in. Let them express
themselves, too, advises Alyanna.
Dont imposeyour personalstyle on
yourchild.
The main highlight of the celebra-
tionthe fashion showhad girls and
boysin adorable outfits from the fall/
winter collection walking the runway,
accompanied by models in comple-
menting grownup ensembles. The
looks represented each decades
standout styles as pages and covers
of Elle displayed in the background
showed the magazines role in fash-
ion history. For the girls, the col-
lection presented flowing, delicate
dresses, metallic knits, couture-style
suits, tutus, and sparkling skirts in
touches of gold, red, and silver,
plus luxe embellishments like quilt-
ing, embroidery, and sequins. The
boys wore trendy trousers and pants,
and cheerful, graphic tops fit for the
festive holidays.
All throughout the show, one
couldnt help but be charmed by
the smiles of the children as they
walkeddown the runway in front of an
appreciative audience who cheered
them on. Surely thats what made the
celebration an event to remember.
Elle Kids apparel and shoes are
available at leading department
stores nationwide, at OgalalaS-
tore,Shangri-La Plaza, East Wing.Fa-
cebook/ELLEKidsPh, Instagram and
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HOPE IN
A BOTTLE
WINS BEST
NEW BRAND
AWARD
Zenith International held its 12th Global Bottled Water Congress on
October 21 in Lisbon, Portugal where Hope in a Bottle took home the
awards for both Best New Brand and Best Community Initiative. I am so grateful to the people
at Zenith for scouring the globe and finding us, stated celebrity founder Nanette Medved-Po.
To have an international panel select our effort out of the many very worthy initiatives that
have been nominated, honors both the Philippines and the work we do at Hope. Hope in
a Bottle is a purified water brand launched in 2012 which commits 100% of its profit to the
building of public school classrooms around the country.
TIME IS
OF THE
ESSENCE
The Yuletide season comes but once a year, but this timeless beauty by Morellato
has you feeling that its Christmas every day thereafter. Morellato, an Italian leader
in design and contemporary luxury, embraces all your dreams and desires and
distils it into a stunning piece that is worthy of your time. Each Morellato creation
speaks of exquisite craftsmanship and boasts a modern aesthetic that meets the
high standards of the discerning trend setter. This Christmas, Morellato unveils
its newest gift with pride, the Siena Ceramic Watch. Available in two colors,
polished black and sleek white, the wrist watch is a stylish wardrobe staple that
subtly enhances your everyday ensemble. True to the spirit of Morellato, these
pieces exude luxury and refined style, without being ostentatious. Brandishing a
beautiful face that measures 51 mm by 39 mm (the mens edition is a little bigger
in size), Siena is made from polished steel and boasts two unique designs. One
edition for the ladies features an elegantly decorated face, studded with tiny, bril-
liant Swarovski crystals. The other incorporates three different mini dials, which
designate the date and the days of the week. All Siena watches boast delicate
borders in either silver or gold, which provide an additional touch of sophistication
that befits the state-of-the-art horological engineering. Since the 1990s, Morellato
has taken pride in redefining the concept of everyday luxury, moving away from
the ostentatious, and taking to heart the desire of an individual to wholly express
himself through his fashion choices. Morellatos impressive Siena Ceramic Watch
is a perfect reflection of the modern man and woman, sharing the same values of
commitment, integrity, and excellence. Morellato jewelry and watches are avail-
able in SM The Block, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, SM Clark, Ayala Cebu, Landmark,
Trinoma, SM Megamall, Veranza Mall, SM MOA, SM Makati, ATC, SM Cubao,
Aura, SM Megamall Department Store, and SM San Mateo.
ITS NOT JUST THE KICKS,
ITS ALSO THE SOCKS!
STANCE Socks and the National Basketball Association (NBA) has an-
nounced a multiyear partnership that will make the popular California-based
sock brand the leagues official on-court sock provider starting next season.
#NBASTANCEPH2015 was materialized last Friday, Oct. 23 at the Mega
Fashion Hall, SM Megamall. It aims to continue to connect with individu-
als, through interactive events and groundbreaking collaborations which
continue to unravel the spool of convention and celebrate bold expression
with free-thinking fabric. Stance-NBA Operations Director William BJ Jame-
son said that like Stance, NBA is also passionate of their craft and the drive
to offer the best. STANCE is not your ordinary sock, its quality is the best!
This is the best basketball socks in the world and NBA has the best payers.
Its a perfect combination, said Jameson. Also, participants experienced a
whole day of fun activities which included NBA2K16 tournament, 1 on 1
Basketball face-off, Stance 2 Ball Change, Footwork Fever Exhibit, Half-time
Media Show with live performances by Hype Streetball and De La Salle
Dance Company and witness the artful STANCE NBA 2015 Collection. The
good thing about STANCE NBA Collection is that the designs that you will
see in stores are the designs that your favorite NBA players use. Before, its
just about the kicks, you buy what shoe your favorite player wears, now, it
is also the socks, Jameson added. As part of the partnership, the STANCE
logo will appear on all on-court design a first for the league. STANCE is
available at SM Megamall Fashion Hall, Trinoma Mall, Robinsons Magnolia,
SM North Edsa Annex, NAIA Terminal 3, Ayala Cebu, NBA Stores, Tretorn
Robinsons Galleria, The Travel Club, Shangri-La Mactan, Urban Athletics,
Sole Academy, GRIND, Res Toe Run, Sneak Peek, Bratpack, Greenbelt 3,
R.O.X., Planet Sports Stores, & Tobys stores nationwide. You may also visit
www.stance.com for more details.
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HARIBON LAUNCHES ITS
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
ON MIGRATORY BIRDS
Haribon Foundation, in partnership with BirdLife International
MOTTS:
held its 3rd annual Welcome to the Birds kick-off event
OctoBird Fest 2015 on October 24, 2015 at the Burnham
DELICIOUS
Green, Rizal Park. This is a start of a four-part series of
awareness raising campaign to educate the public about
the significance of migratory birds in the country, as well as
GOODNESS!
instill appreciation and protection of their habitats. Haribons
Ambassador for Conservation and GMA artist, Enzo Pineda
flew kites with the audience, much to the delight of everyone
who attended the festivities. There were booth activities,
Motts 100% Original Apple Juice offers nurturing goodness arts and crafts, kite workshops, games, raffle and musical
for the entire family for years. Its great taste and passion to performances by rising star, Cucay Pagdilao and the legendary
make the most of the goodness of apples has proven its visual artist and multi-talented guitarist of the Wuds, Bobby
expertise when it comes to catering delicious and quality Balingit. Its a wholesome family event and everyone enjoyed
products that mothers love. Apple juice is great in so many the festivities. OctoBird Fest 2015 highlighted the perilous
healthy ways. A serving of apple juice already gives your plight and importance of thousands of migratory birds all the
body nice boost of vitamins, mineral and antioxidants. It way from Russia, China, Mongolia and South Korea that visit
also contains Vitamin C and polyphenol antioxidants which our country generally from September till March each year.
work to improve your overall health and well-being. It They do this to find grounds to rest and feed while temporarily
also has loads of potassium to keep your heart healthy and evading their host countries harsh winter months. Interesting
strong. That is why one of the countrys most conscientious fact about the migrating birds is how they utilize stars, the sun,
moms, Janice Villanueva, founder of Mommy Mundo a wind patterns, landforms, and even the earths magnetic field
website which serves as the Philippines go-to resource for to help them in navigating to the same locations each year.
active and modern moms and their families, likes Motts Most commonly seen migratory birds in the Philippines are
100% Original Apple Juice. Like most moms today, I am Little Egrets, Tufted Ducks, Brown Shrike, Common Sandpiper,
discerning about what I put in the grocery cart, what goes Common Kingfisher and Whiskered Tern. Thousands of these
into our refrigerator, what goes into my kids bodies, she species land in our wetlands, swamps, lakes, forests, marshes,
said. Villanueva said that the first thing that moms do when ponds, rivers, rice fields, and even in the cities, particularly
buying a product is checking the label. The fact that it LPPCHEA, Paraaque City, one of their more popular
not only tastes good, but this 100% Original Apple Juice, destinations in Metro Manila. Other upcoming WTTB events
with 0% fat, no sugar added, is gluten free and with added include: Teaching tours from October 2015-March 2016,
Vitamin C and knowing that it has been a well-loved brand Wader Quest on Nov. 7, 2015, Birdwatching Tours on October
for more than a century makes Motts a perfect complement 2015-March 2016, and Bird Race on March 2016. Help raise
to my goals for a healthy lifestyle for me and my family, she awareness about the state and importance of migratory birds
added. Every eight-ounce serving of Motts 100% Original and their habitats, and welcome them together with your
Apple Juice provides your family with two servings of fruit family and friends! To get to know more about Welcome to
and 120% Daily Vitamin C. It is available in 32oz and 64oz the Birds 2015, visit bit.ly/wtodabirds or email membership@
in leading supermarkets and groceries nationwide. haribon.org.ph
LIONGSON LEADS 2015
UP ALUMNI ENGINEER AWARDEES
All is set for the Alumni
Homecoming on November
7, 5:30 p.m. at the Ang Bahay
ng Alumni. Registration starts at
5:00, with invocation followed
by dinner at 6:00 p.m. Standup
comedienne, host, entertainer,
singer and actress Giselle Sanchez
will take the homecoming alumni
through the 3-hour program.
In keeping with the Filipiniana
theme, the UP Filipiniana Dance
Group will perform two numbers.
In their Spanish-era costumes, the
dancers will be posing with guests
as they enter the venue on a red
carpet and pose for the paparazzi
w i t h t h e U PA E b a c k d r o p .
Attendees are encouraged to
come in their Filipiniana outfits.
Heroes Giving Back this is
how the affair celebrates all the
engineering graduates of UP
who, in their own ways have
given back to the college, the university, the society and the country. The affair will also recognize outstanding alumni who have
distinguished themselves in their areas of specialization. Leonardo Q. Liongson will receive the Most Distinguished Alumnus award
while the following will receive their Professional Degree Awards in their fields as follows: Chemical Engineering, Florentino P.
Silayan; Civil Engineering, Edgardo E. Cruz; Electrical Engineering, Allan C. Nerves; Electronics and Communication Engineering,
Manuel C. Ramos Jr.; Geodetic Engineering, Edgardo T. Basilio; Industrial Engineering, Jose Jerome R. Pascual III; Metallurgical &
Materials Engineering, Eric C. Cutiongco; Global Achievement Award (GAA) for Civil Engineering, Marcelino M. Martinez; GAA
for Chemical Engineering, Arnel L. Santos; Supply Chain Management, Roberto S. Castillo; National Achievement Award (NAA)
for Entrepreneurship,Gerardo P. Villacorta Jr.; NAA for Government Service, Ruben S. Reinoso Jr.; NAA for Corporate Governance,
Carlos Antinio M. Berba; and NAA for Banking, Abraham T. Co. Posthumous awards will be conferred on Fernando P. Javier and
Peter M. Valdes. UPAE also launches during the event its Study Now Pay Later Program for financially needy engineering students.
Funding for this project comes from the golf tournaments undertaken for the year, as well as from the planned 2016 raffle, which
gives away a Fortuner and a Honda Jazz. Alumni also get to elect trustees who will fill in half of the board seats to be vacated.
The affair will also see the release of the UP Alumni Engineers Yearbook, the 2015 Ingenium.
ANVIL RELIEF OPERATION
Member-volunteers from the Asso-
ciation of Young Filipino-Chinese
Entrepreneurs (Anvil Business Club)
smile for a posterity shot after a tir-
ing but fulfilling relief mission for
the victims of Typhoon Lando last
October 30, 2015 in Barangay Iba
OEste in Northville 9, Calumpit,
Bulacan one of the hardest-hit
settlements in the country. Photo
shows Eckhart Ang, Charles Lim,
Christoff Rellera, Ryan Velez, Brian
Dee, Ong Jov, Henry Kho, Paul
Cham, Harvey Uy, Johnny Uy,
Kevin Ong Tai, Bobby Sy, Alexei
Coseto, Wilynda Chua, Christine
Dara Ko, Seleena Kaw, Reginald
Yu, Erika Rellera, Frances Cham, El-
len Ramirez, and Eloisa Soriano.
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Forever Young
The secrets to longevity and aging gracefully
I
went to a health and wellness
seminar a few days ago conducted
by Kamalaya Koh Samui founder
Karina Stewart and top Singa-
porean nutritionist Karin Reiter. The
seminar discussed the
secrets to longevity and
healthy aging. I came
away from the lecture
more enlightened and in-
spired than ever before.
The key point that
really resonated was
the critical role that the
mind plays in the aging
process. The mind and the mommy
body need to be aligned project
and balanced to keep AMANDA GRIFFIN
our bodies in tiptop JACOB
shape (both on the out-
side and inside).
One essential element to this bal-
ance is sleep. Did you know that we
need eight hours of sleep to be in our
healthiest state? Sleep is not just for
repairing and regenerating. It is also
necessary for detoxifying the body. In
fact, Karina says our brains detoxify
our cells when we sleep and we need
enough hours of sleep for our brains to
do the job.
Another vital ingredient to healthy
aging is pranayama (breathing) be-
cause it is, according to Karina, a
gateway to mindfulness. Our breath-
ing helps to connect the mind to the
body. Breathing and meditation bring
equilibrium to our endocrine and ner-
vous systems.
It all sounds so easy, right? Sleep
well and breathe properly. Simple in
theory but oh so difficult in practice. If
youve ever tried to meditate, then you
probably know what Im talking about.
It is a challenge to silence your mind
and breathe the right and healthy
way. And sleep? As a mother I havent
gotten eight hours of sleep in six years.
I probably wont get it for another six.
But these are things I am going to work
on because our minds health is just as
important as our physical health.
Karins talk on longevity, on the
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other hand, was equally inspiring. She
talked about centenarians (people who
live over 100 years old) and how there
are longevity hotspots, also called Blue
Zones, where a significant percentage
of people live to be centenar-
ians. There are five in the
world: Okinawa in Japan,
Ikaria in Greece, Sardinia in
Gillian Ryzl P. Merto, Yvonne Ayhon Lucas
Italy, Lomo Linda in Califor-
Nov 4
nia, and Nicoya Peninsula in Oct 31
Costa Rica. There is nothing
on the surface that ties any of
these communities together.
Diet and lifestyle are all differ- Renz Glaze
ent. So, a study was conduct- Sean Malcolm Uy Villa, Marcus Daenah
ed to see what commonalities Oct 31 P. Sto. V. Valera,
they had that was promoting Domingo, Nov 4
long life and it found nine fac-
tors that support longevity in
Nov 2
WINNER
these Blue Zones.
1. Moderate physical activity every
day. They are not sedentary.
2. A life purpose. They know why
they are put on this earth.
3. Plant-based, organic diet. Dairy,
meat, poultry, and fish are limited in
their diet. Everything they put in their
bodies tends to be local, sustainable,
and organic.
4. Moderate intake of calories
5. They barely drink. Alcohol isnt
really a part of their lifestyle.
6. Theres not much stress in their
lives. Limited gadget usage.
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7. Engagement in spirituality, some and get the chance to win a gift card
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8. Enrichment and support system
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9. A strong social circle Vince Angelo
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out your future but your lifestyle pulls
the trigger. If you look at the blueprint
of the Blue Zone centenarian lifestyle,
its no real surprise that they are living
to the ripe old age of 100 and over. Its Mail your babys photo to Moms&Kids, Manila Bulletin Muralla cor. Recoletos Sts., Intramuros,
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Halloween
Hangover Children of the (Candy)CornBaby Popcorn, Baby Cotton Candy, Kid
Slurpee, Ladybug, and Hermione Granger
Bloodied
scary
siblings
and their
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I
t was only
when my fam-
ily transferred
to our seem-
ingly quiet village in
the south when the
Halloween mania hit
us. I was particular-
ly fascinated at how
creative my neigh- THE BUSY
QUEEN P
bors were in deco-
Paulyne L. Fermin
rating their houses.
One had tombstones
of movie serial killers on the front lawn
while another neighbor displayed differ- Girls just wanna have fun! Meet the zombie squad. Space InvadersStorm Trooper, Darth Vader,
ent scary masks at their gates. Not to be and a soldier from Halo
left behind, I immediately dove into the
creepy dcor craze but made sure that all
my embellishments fell in the quirky cute
category. Ive been hooked ever since.
The real fun though is in dressing up.
The annual Halloween Street Party is a time
for neighbors to visit each other garbed in
their costumes. Some channel their inner Proudly mommy-made! This Lego duo caught everyones
demons and dress up in the most macabre attention as they went trick-or-treating around the
neighborhood.
ensemble. Others literally succumb to the
call of the wild and let loose their animalis-
tic side. I, on the other hand, am a big fan of
winged creatures like angels, fairies, and in-
sects. The stores here have limited choices
so a lot of people now prefer to make their
own costumes. I love those DIY projects!
Here are costumes that made it to my
Halloween Best Dressed List this year.
Since we ordered a cart full of dirty ice
cream, I handed out scoops of chocolate
and cheese-flavored sorbetes as treats to Little Miss Ladybug and the King of Rock N
those who celebrated Halloween in their Roll are in the house! One for the money...
supremely spooktacular costumes. Two for the show!

Follow me on Twitter, IG and Face- Papa was a rolling stone! Daddy Fred and
book.Visit http://thebusyqueenp.com/ for Extra treats for these super adorable babies! Pebbles Flintstone made their appearance, too!
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Chang Kyoung Soo (L), Jeong Bo Ram, Ko Chang Hwan and Nam Dong Hoon
Text and Photo
By JON MONTESA
I
t has captivated over 10 million
audiences in more than 250
countries since 1997. Now, Fili-
pino people will get the chance
to watch Cookin Nanta, Koreas No.
1 non-verbal show, from Nov. 10 to 15
at The Theatre of Solaire.
Nanta is a Korean word that
means to strike something relent-
lessly. The show is essentially
about that banging random things
together to create beats in this
case, resulting in a mix of traditional
Korean samulnori, and present-day
rhythms.
More than the beats, however,
Cookin Nanta follows a cohesive
storyline.
It centers on three cooks: Jeong
Bo Ram plays Hot Sauce, the only
woman in the kitchen and the love
interest of Kung Fu fighter Sexy Guy
(Chang Kyoung Soo); they both work
under a timid but very humane Head
Chef (Ko Chang Hwan). Theyre
Honor Thy Father
makes it to MMFF 2015
By rowena tan
T
he John Lloyd Cruz-starrer
Honor Thy Father is
now part of this year s
Metro Manila Film Festival
(MMFF).
It has replaced the historical
film Hermano Pule by Teamwork
Productions, which was pulled out
of the competition due to lack of
funding.
In an interview on Bandila,
John Lloyd shared how grateful he is
that Honor Thy Father will finally
be screened as part of the MMFF.
Naniniwala kami na merong
clamor ang ganitong klaseng pe-
likula sa panahon ng MMFF, he
said.
The film was submitted earlier
to this years MMFF but it failed to
make the cut.
Directed by Erik Matti, Honor
Thy Father is about a couple who
invested in a sham scheme.
Fil-Aussie clinches Top 5 spot on X Factor Australia
By rowena tan
F
ilipino-Australian singer Cyrus
Villanueva is closer to winning
the X Factor Australia title
after making it to the Top 5 of
the singing competition.
On Tuesdays episode, Cyrus got
a standing ovation from show judges
James Blunt, Dannii Minogue, Guy
Sebastian and Chris Isaak with his
performance of Bob Dylans Knocking
On Heavens Door.
Cyrus, the question is not what
can you sing but what cant you sing. I
think I have caught the Cyrus virus,
James said.
Dannii said Cyrus has been improv-
ing week after week. Sometimes, this
show just captures people in their prime
and all the stars align, she said.
Earlier, Cyrus wowed the judges
and the audience with his perfor-
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about to start a normal day when
the Manager (Hwang Yo) shocked
them with an instruction and a menu
for an unplanned wedding. He also
wants them to train his troublemaker
nephew (Nam Dong Hoon) at the
same time.
The story unfolds as the charac-
ters create music using knives, cut-
ting boards, frying pans, pots, ladles
and even water bottles.
Jeong Bo looks forward to seeing
how Pinoys would react to the show.
I want the Filipino audience who
would come to our show to be very
jolly while were performing and well
be happy about it. If they feel heavy
about their life, they can release it
through this show, they would (feel)
better, she said through an inter-
preter at a recent press conference.
Asked how the concept for the
musical came about, Ko Chang Hwan
related, We wanted to go beyond Ko-
rea, we wanted to break the language
barrier. So we came up with a concept
of non-verbal musical so that we
will be able to communicate outside
The film premiered at the Toronto
International Film Festival last Sep-
tember, receiving favorable review
from The Hollywood Reporter.
Other entries to this years MMFF
are Walang Forever, Nilalang,
All You Need Is Pag-Ibig, Haunted
Mansion, My Bebe Love, Beauty
And The Bestie and Buy Now, Die
Later.
Earned It.
CYRUS VILLANUEVA (YouTube)
Manila Bulletin Entertainment Online
entertainment.mlabulletin@gmail.com
Cookin up some
rhythms and beats
Maine Mendoza gets Twitter account back
By Christine Allaine B. Dumaplin
M
aine Yaya Dub Men-
dozas Twitter account
was retrieved Wednes-
day, less than 24 hours
after it got hacked.
Bawal ang sad, dapat hap-
py! Kamusta kayo? Nag-
babalik, Yaya Dub
and Instagrams
fine, Twitters
back, Face-
book deac-
tivated (by
hackers),
email
still in-
acces-
sible.
#FYI
( f o r
y o u r
informa-
tion).
These
were the
first two tweets
Maine posted
shortly after the
hackers claimed to have
Maine Yaya Dub Mendoza
given back access to her Twit-
ter account around noon Tuesday.
Contrary to the supposed hack-
ers statement via Facebook, Carlo
Ople, digital consultant for TAPE,
Inc., producer of Eat Bulaga, told
InterAksyon that Maines account
was actually locked down by Twitter
following the hacking incident.
JOHN LLOYD Cruz in Honor Thy Father
mance of Adeles Rumor Has It. His
X-Factor Australia journey started
after he impressed everyone during
his audition, performing The Weeknds
Meanwhile, Natalie Conway was
eliminated from the show, after she
failed to get the nod of the judges and
fans for her performance of Fragmas
Toca Miracle.
After the show, Cyrus posted a photo
of himself with Natalie captioned, It
just gets harder and harder each
week, and tonight was no different.
We are all gonna miss your bubbly,
beautiful presence, and I know you
are gonna continue to blow the
world away! he said.
Aside from Cyrus, Louise Ad-
ams, musical duo Jess & Matt,
Big T (Tangaroa Te Tai), and
Mahalia Simpson are in the
final five lineup.
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Korea and around the world. (So) thats because we practice a lot cause
they can understand what we are its really hard.
trying to say in the show. Cookin Nanta has been per-
The show is interactive. Audi- formed all over the world 31,580 times.
ences participate by taking on the It debuted internationally in 1999 at
role of either the bride or groom. Edinburgh Festival Fringe where it
Others could join the dumpling won a best performance award. It
challenge. They could also try and debuted on Broadway in 2003, running
make music using the aforemen- for two successful years.
tioned kitchen instruments. Note the show uses real vegetables
Ko Chang pointed out that its and, so far, it has consumed about
not easy; in fact, they got vari- 315,800 cucumbers; 126,320 onions;
ous cuts while training for their 315,800 carrots and 221,060 cabbages.
shows. To date it has also used up about 18,975
We have to practice for six knives and 2,070 cutting boards.
months. We have to start from 8 The veggies dont go to waste,
a.m. to 8 p.m. or sometimes we though, with Ko Chang saying those
even go further for practice, he are used to feed animals afterwards.
shared. As you can see we have (With additional report from Jona-
big sexy muscles right here, and than M. Hicap)
We retrieved it for her, he said. anong pm (personal message) niyo
Maine also thanked AlDub Nation. sa page (namin) walang mangya-
Thank you all for the help and so- yari. Twitter lang ni Ms. Maine ang
licitude! Were already working on the kine-claim ng official page na to.
retrieval of my accounts. Will keep you Wala ng iba. Walang page ng AlDub
updated, she tweeted. fans. Labas po kami dun, it wrote.
While Maine did not specify the On Tuesday, two photos surfaced
people who helped retrieve her on Maines Instagram profile a
accounts, gossip blog green mask with her Instagram pro-
site FashionPulis. file in the background, as well as a
com posted that photo sketch of the Kalyeserye
TA P E a n d star.
the network The first post read: Hello IG
service world Wala kong koneksyon sa
provider mga hackers kaninang umaga,
Maine read the caption, from someone who
and on- identified himself as Vice.
screen The sketch, on the other hand,
part- was captioned: Hello. Im back.
n e r As of this writing, the posts were
Alden removed from Maines Instagram.
Rich- Few hours after the posts, Maine
a r d s posted on Twitter a screenshot of a
h a v e message from Instagram informing
been en- that she cant access the account as
dorsing, the password had been changed.
helped her Meanwhile, reports have been
recover and circulating online that Maines Twit-
(Instagram)
secure her Twit-
ter and Instagram
accounts.
ter account was allegedly given extra
security measures to avoid hacking
in the future. The rumor states that
Meanwhile, the group Maine and Canadian singer Justin
claiming to be or at least associated Bieber are the only Twitter users
with the hacker took to Facebook to provided such.
apologize for the incident. However, the Bulletin Entertainment sent a
group insisted that the subsequent hack- message to Twitter through one of
ing of Maines Instagram and Facebook its officers, whose Twitter account
accounts was not their handiwork. was published online, to verify this
Di namin hawak yang Instagram information but there has been no
at Facebook ni Maine... Kaya kahit reply as of this writing.
Nadine Lustre feeling down and out
By Paulyn Abando years ago, I wish na mangyari to
sa career ko, so ngayon it is happen-
B
reakthrough actress ing, so Im just really thankful.
Nadine Lustre finds it dif- James, on his part, simply ad-
ficult to detach from her vised his love team partner, You
On The Wings Of Love just got to keep your eye on (the)
character Leah Olivar thats why prize. Remember the reasons why
shes been feeling down lately. you are doing this.
On the show, she plays a char- Meanwhile, fans have been post-
acter that grew up estranged from ing encouraging messages for the
her mother Rona (Isay Alvares) young star on her Instagram ac-
. On top of that, she also has to count.
deal with her confusion in her re- One netizen wrote, Praying
lationship with love interest, Clark always for you Ms. Lustre. Keep
(James Reid). your positivity. When youre feeling
Nadine previously shared on In- down, think of all the people who
stagram, but eventually deleted, the are so happy to have you as their
feelings of fear and bewilderment. role model.
In an interview with Gretchen Another commented, Whatever
Fullido, she related, Hindi ko youre going through right now just
alam kung dahil ba kay Leah embrace it with full trust and faith
kaya ako nagkaroon ng and eventually it will pass.
depressed feeling o dahil Hindi mo pagdadaanan
ba talaga sa issues ko in yan without a purpose.
my personal life... Some empathized,
The young actress saying: Na-experience
didnt elaborate. ko rin yan before but I
Despite having never gave up praying
mixed emotions, Na- to God. Idaan lang
dine maintained, natin sa prayers ang
Im really lahat ng bad things
thankful kasi sa buhay natin.
this (show) Pag malam-
is a bless- pasan mo yan
ing. Every- matutuwa ka sa
thing about it sarili mo dahil
is a blessing. nalampasan mo
Parang two Nadine Lustre (Instagram) yan.
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Francis Libiran returns on ANTM
Catch internationally
acclaimed Filipino fashion
designer Francis Libiran on
the 12th episode of the final
season of Americas Next
Top Model (ANTM), which
airs live tonight, 8 p.m. on
ETC.
It was supermodel Tyra
Banks who personally hand-
picked Libiran to appear on
the top-rating show.
Note that Libiran was
also featured on the shows
18th cycle in 2012 where
he showcased his Hello
Kitty couture collection as
requested by Tyra who is a
fan of the iconic character.
Libiran also designed
the white and nude gown
that Banks wore at the 2012
Flawsome Ball in New York
City. He also created the
gown that Tyra donned at
the 4th Annual Blossom
Ball, which received praise
from critics. In 2014, Tyra
again proudly sashayed
on the Flawsome Ball red
carpet wearing a gown from
FROM BOOKS TO MOVIES
A
ctress-host
turned writer
Alex Gonzaga,
the creative
mind behind Klik and
the best-selling book
Dear Alex, Break Na
Kami, Paano?! L ove,
Catherine, will appear
on MTRCB Uncut to-
morrow, Nov. 8. She will
share updates about her
books upcoming film
adaptation plus its soon-
Bobby Andrews and Alex Gonzaga
JOBS GALORE FOR LGBT COMMUNITY
Over a thousand gays, les-
bians, and transgenders
attended the very first Keri-
Beks Job Fair that was re-
cently mounted at Skydome
of SM North EDSA.
This is the first major
event of KeriBeks after the
successful Gay Congress
at Araneta Coliseum last
August. This is also the first
ever job fair exclusive for
members of the LGBT com-
munity.
The fair was truly a bless-
ing for 50-year-old Daniel
April Lince from Marikina,
as he was hired as a call cen-
ter agent in a BPO company.
April was an entertainer in
Japan who has been un-
employed in the past two
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Libirans Fall/Holiday 2014 collection.
About his second appearance on
ANT M ,
Libiran
said,
To be
part
of this
legend-
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show
for the
second
time is
again,
an hon-
or not
only for
me, but
also for
the Phil-
ippines.
Francis Libiran with ANTM
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privilege
to r e p r e -
sent Filipino talent and artistry in such an
international and well-respected platform
as Americas Next Top Model.
On this special episode, the final five
contestants will wear a special collection
to-be-released second edition.
Also appearing in the episode
titled From Books To Movies is
Wattpad fictionist Marcelo Santos
III, popularly known for Para Sa
Hopeless Romantic, as well as
Segundo Matias Jr., co-founder of
Precious Hearts Romances. Join-
ing them is writer and MTRCB
Board Member Alfred Yuson.
MTRCB Chair Eugenio Toto
Villareal, for his part, will again
respond to queries sent to the
agency via I-Share Mo Kay
Chair.
Hosted by Bobby Andrews and
Jackie Aquino, MTRCB Uncut
airs Sundays, 7 p.m. on Net 25.
years. He went to the event
when he heard about it
on Korina Sanchez radio
show.
Natakot ako kasi
baka hindi ako matang-
gap dahil over age na
nga ako, buti na lang
doon sa call center
na inaplayan ko, tu-
matanggap sila kahit
singkwenta na. Ang
laking blessing talaga
nito para sa akin, nar- LGBT community members that
attended the Keribeks Job Fair
rated April.
Like April, Xyza Lance
Ravinera was hired on the spot as a call
center agent. 31-year-old Lance finished
a degree in Civil Engineering from New
Era University.
Pampanga native Garry David, on the
other hand, was hired as an administra-
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D-3
from Libirans fall/holiday 2015 col-
lection. Libiran was asked to create
a collection
that com-
pliments
the set-
ting of the
episodes
photo shoot
challenge.
Since the
final sea-
son is com-
posed of a
mixture of
male and
female
aspirants,
Libiran
came up
with the
theme
T h e
H unte r s
A nd T h e
Hunted, which depicts male models
as huntsmen and female models as
enchantresses. The concept and pro-
duction of each piece were executed
in close collaboration between Libiran
and Tyras creative team.
One Direction (AFP/
Stephen Lovekin)
FAB PARTNERSHIP. If One
Direction's teaser hit single Drag
Me Down was your jam and youre
counting the days until you can rock
out to their full album Made In The
AM then join Google Street View for
an early peek into their world. The
worlds biggest pop band has just
launched their brand new microsite,
www.madeintheam.com. in associa-
tion with Google. The site is a fully
interactive fan experience with new
content delivered daily for the next
seven days leading to the global
release of Made In The AM on Nov.
13. The site will be a special treat for
One Direction fans worldwide with
exclusive content, lyric reveals, un-
seen footage, brand new photos and
much more. Also, fans are invited
use Street View in Google Maps, to
have the chance to take a virtual tour
of the Made In The A.M. space at
The Depository in London. Fans can
also take a virtual 360-degree tour of
the Depository in London via Google
Maps' Street View Gallery.
tive associate in a BPO company.
26-year-old Jan Rey Yeng Cui-
co, who doesnt have a permanent
job and is only moonlighting as a
make-up artist, obtained a contract
and was hired on the spot by Team
Sir George Salon, one of many
companies that participated in the
job fair.
Former service crew John Ernest
Marco, was also hired on the spot
as an office assistant in a dental
clinic.
Applicants of the job fair were
treated to several booths that of-
fered free food, free coffee, and
free haircut.
Project Red Ribbon gave a talk
on HIV/AIDS awareness and preven-
tion talk, while a signature cam-
paign was activated to help push
in congress the Anti-Discrimination
Bill (ADB), co-authored by Congress-
women Leni Robredo and Kaka
Bag-ao.
A mini-concert which featured
performances by 1:43 and Dessa
culminated the event.
The Keribeks Job Fair was orga-
nized by Korina Sanchez-Roxas to
give members of the LGBT commu-
nity the opportunity to find jobs with-
out prejudice and discrimination.
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BALTIC & CO. by Roni Santiago BLONDIE by Dean Young & Jim Raymond

PUPUNG by Tonton Young MOTHER GOOSE & GRIM by Mike Peters

NATHAN, FALLEN DEVIL by Vip Malixi ZITS by Scott and Borgman

IPENUTS by Felipe de la Cruz MARVIN by Tom Armstrong

BURUNTONG by Aldrin Gulapa BEETLE BAILEY by Mort Walker

THE BORN LOSER by Art Sansom

DENNIS THE MENACE by Hank Ketcham
THE Daily Commuter Puzzle
Edited by Jacqueline E. Mathews

TOK & MOL by William Contreras

YOUR STARS
(saturday, 7 november 2015)

ARIES (March 21-April 20) It is alright to work hard and fast but do
not be in such a hurry that standards suffer. Do not expect others to agree with
every work you say; they wont. You will have plenty of charm and so do not try
to use force where it does not prevail.
TAURUS (April 21-May 20) Now is a good time to make changes
but be ready with alternatives. A new experience will give you some unexpected
revelations. To deal with a financial matter, you will have to be decisive and you
should not take more of a chance than is absolutely unavoidable. VITAMIN D by Darwin Perez
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) There are a number of rather unhelpful
people just now, so the more you have to be assertive. Do not try to push others
too much; the results you would like could even take a longer time to materialize.
Expect a great deal of stress so keep calm if you want to be able to deal with it.
CANCER (June 21-July 20) Always be curious about and respect
the views and opinions of others. New technical developments must not be left
out of account so make sure you know all about them. Indeed the longer you
leave it; the harder it will be to do anything properly.
LEO (July 21-Aug. 20) Try to use a new and different approach and
one of your problems that has been bothering you can now be resolved. Try to
avoid any sudden splurge this weekend and do your best to conserve whatever
extra resources you have.
VIRGO (Aug 21-Sept. 22) The fact that some are slow in showing
goodwill towards you should not deter you from doing so towards others; in fact
the more you do the more likely are the to respond. You will be able to get a
move on by making a bit of additional effort.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your private life should not be neglected,
but nor should you give it precedence over essential work. There will be a con-
siderable amount of stress and you should do all you can to reduce it. Seek to
ensure you do not miss anything that is urgent or essential.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) Dont isolate yourself and dont be so
obstinate about certain matters. Make it a point to have another look at your ON DA JOB by Bladimer Usi
objectives; they may need a little modification. Your personal life will begin to
take a turn for the better. You will be able to anticipate a possible problem and
make allowances for it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 20) You will be hard put to meet
some of your commitments so try to avoid taking on any further ones for the
meantime. Watch out for a tendency to be rather careless and take the needed
preventive action. The more you do for yourself, the better can you check that
things are done right.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 21-Jan. 19) An unexpected setback will put
you somewhat off balance; just keep your head and you will quickly be able to
get back in your stride. Seek to avoid any impulsive action which could affect
what could have been a healthy working relationship with co-workers.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Before becoming deeply involved
in new commitments ensure you still have time to attend to some unfinished
business. Do not be satisfied with work that is no better than that of others.
Likewise, do not set yourself standards that you cannot possibly meet.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) You will have good cause to be pleased
with yourself but you should not think that there are no problems left for you. You
will be able to make progress with an important project only if you give it your
undivided attention.
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Saturday, November 7, 2015

your everyday guide to local television and cable TV.

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ABS-CBN 2 12:45 O Shopping Tulugan With Master 6:30 Kakaibang 7:00 Lakbayin ang ETC ON SBN21 12:30 Inside Edition Lewis 4:30 Global 7:00 Jesus The
4:30 am O GMA 7 Showman Lunas Magandang Pilipinas 6:00 a.m. Extra 1:00 Now Eat This! 5:00 Eat, Drink, Conversations Healer
Shopping! 5:00 m Adyenda ABS-CBN Sports 7:00 Kim Possible 7:45 Mag-Agri Tayo! 6:30 Insider With Rocco Dispirito Love 5:00 60 Minutes 8:00 Aha
5:30 DZMM 5:30 Kapwa Ko, and Action 7:30 Little Einsteins 8:30 Buhay Pinoy 7:00 The Millionaire 1:30 Life Of Riley 6:00 Inside Edition 6:00 The Best Of 8:45 Sarap With
Teleradyo Mahal Ko 5:00 am Family 8:00 Powerpuff Girls 9:00 I Got It Matchmaker 2:00 Interior 6:30 ET Current Affairs Family
6:00 Salamat Dok 6:00 Pinoy M.D Rosary Crusade 8:30 Ben 10: 9:30 Lutong Bahay 8:00 Star Crossed Therapy with Jeff 7:00 Growing Up 6:30 Hollywood 9:00 Life & Style
7:00 Kabuhayang 7:00 The Smurfs 6:00 The Score Omniverse 10:00 Pamana ng 9:00 The Vampire Lewis Fisher Express With Gandang Ricky
Swak Na Swak 7:30 Kamen Rider 6:30 J- League HL 9:00 Magical Pahina Diaries 3:00 Witches Of 7:30 Sean Saves 7:00 What I See Reyes
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Ai Ai on Sarap Diva Romantic dilemmas on Single/Single

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egine Velasquez-
A l c a s i d s c o u s i n -
in-law Ai Ai delas
Alas is dropping by the
Asias Songbirds nest to
personally greet Baby
Nate a happy birthday.
Of course, it goes
without saying the two
will also engage in a
long-overdue chikahan!
Ai Ai will share some
funny stories about her
adventures as a mom along with
an inspiring new development
that proves how capable she
is of sharing motherly love
outside her family.
Plus enjoy a nice kantahan
session as the Asias Songbird
and the Comedy Concert Queen
perform one of their favorite
duets!
Tune in to another great
episode of Sarap Diva today,
10:40 a.m. on GMA.
omething unexpected will happen
between housemates Joey and Joee
in this weeks episode of Single/
Single. While engaging in playful teasing,
the two will have an almost-intimate
moment.
It will stir questions in Joees mind. She
has just been through a huge heartbreak
after all and she doesnt want to go there
again.
Its too soon. It can be wrong. I
dont want to be wrong again, she tells
herself.
Meanwhile, their friends Ranee and
Benny seem to be having a better time.
Ranee will go on a different kind of lunch
date with Motorcycle Guy, while Benny
will have a getting-to-know-more-of-
each-other session with SportsDad.
While happy for her friends, Joee
feels bad for herself. Should she finally
allow herself to fall in love again?
Catch Single/Single, featuring
Shaina Magdayao and Matteo
Guidicelli tonight at 8 on Cinema
One.

AI AI DELAS ALAS and Regine Velasquez-Alcasid

SHAINA
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Air Supply still commands big following
CELEBRITY WORLD
CRISPINA
MARTINEZ-BELEN
W
hen we posted on
Facebook a poster
of Air Supply s
forthcoming 40th
anniversary show, friends
from way back called me
up to inquire some more
about the show like tickets
prices and the repertoire.
Clearly, the group still has
a huge following among Fili-
pino music lovers.
And to think the se-
ries is more than a month
away on Dec. 7, at The
Theater of Solaire Resort
and Casino, and Dec. 9 at
the SMX Convention Center
in Lanang, Davao. This, of
course, is something very
encouraging to show pro-
Cong. Alfred Vargas misses acting
SCUTTLEBUTT
SHIRLEY
MATIAS-PIZARRO
W
hen Cong. Alfred Var-
gas of District 5 of
Quezon City met the
entertainment press
last week for a brief get-together,
he admitted missing be-
ing busy with show-
biz commitments.
It has been
three years since
he did the indie
movie Separa-
dos. Soon, he
promised, he
would want to
do more acting
again.
Alfred is
happy that
his indie film
CONG. ALFRED Vargas about to blow his birthday
cake at a press conference
Supremo, directed by Richard
Somes from a couple of years ago,
is also being mentioned in the wake
of the wild popularity of Heneral
Luna.
Alfred said, The time for these
worthwhile movies has come. This
TV giants conquer CMMA
By Jon Montesa
T
he countrys leading TV net-
works were recognized anew at
the 37th Catholic Mass Media
Awards-Professional (televi-
sion category) held at the Star Theater
in Pasay City recently.
CMMA is an annual awarding cer-
emony spearheaded by the Archdiocese
of Manila to recognize media outlets that
exhibit and uphold Filipino and Christian
values since 1978.
This year, CMMA focused on family,
with Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio
Cardinal Tagle reminding the finalists
and winners during the ceremony to
utilize their mediums to depict the family
as good news to a tragic world.
To the suffering members of our
neighborhoods and the international
community, let the Filipino family pro-
claim. Our treasure, our joy, all our
sacrifices is for our most important
treasure, our family, Tagle said.
Heres the list of CMMA Professional
television category winners at the 37th
Catholic Mass Media Awards:
Best Adult Educational/Cultural
Program: i-Witness (GMA-7)
Best Comedy Program: Pepito
Manaloto (GMA-7)
Best Talk Show: Reaksyon (TV5)
Best News Program: The World
Tonight (ANC)
Yellow Magenta Cyan Black
Entertainment News
ducer Grand Leisure Corporation.
For those inquiring about the
repertoire, yes, Russell Hitchcock
and Graham Russell will certainly be
Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell of Air Supply
is great encouragement to filmmak-
ers who have a vision for this kind
of movies. Maybe next year, I will
come up with another movie about a
Filipino hero again.
Running unopposed this year, the
soft-spoken, sincere and intelligent
actor-turned-politician said he was
surprised at the turn-out of events.
I knew there were people who were
planning to run. Nagulat na lang
kami, after the deadline, no one actu-
ally filed their candidacy, he said.
It was a validation of the hard
work Alfred has been putting into
his work in the district, he believes.
After all, his show biz career had to
take the backseat in favor of the more
pressing concerns surrounding his
job as public servant.
Multimedia live streaming
of new NBA Season
PLDT Home subscribers always
get the upper hand, getting the first
break and the best seats and the
hottest tickets in town ever since the
Triple Play plans were launched. This
time, basketball fans are king.
The worlds biggest basketball
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for its 70th
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ers can
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court action
through the
Tr i p l e P l a y
Plans with
Cignal via the
NBA Premi-
um HD, and
Best News Program, special cita-
tion: Aksyon Prime (TV5)
Best News Program, special cita-
tion: 24 Oras Weekend (GMA-7)
Best News Program, special cita-
tion: TV Patrol Central Visayas (ABS-
CBN RNG CEBU)
Best Public Service Program:
Mission Possible (ABS-CBN)
Best Special Event Coverage: Ang
Peoples Pope Sa Pilipinas (GMA-7)
Best Special Event Coverage, spe-
cial citation: Docucentral: Ang Mabut-
ing Pastol: Pope Francis Sa Pilipinas
(ABS-CBN)
Best Special Event Coverage, spe-
cial citation: Thank You Sa Malasakit
Pope Francis Sa Pilipinas (ABS-CBN)
Best Station ID: May Pagasa
(GMA News TV)
Best Station
ID, special cita-
tion: Thank You
Ang Babait Ninyo
(ABS-CBN)
Best Children
and Youth Pro -
gram: Nathaniel
(ABS-CBN)
Best Drama
Series/Program:
Ilustrado (GMA
News TV)
Best News
Magazine: Briga- CAST OF Nathaniel
singing the songs that made Air Sup-
ply famous, including Making Love
Out Of Nothing At All, Lonely Is The
Night, Lost In Love, Vanishing
Race, Im All Out Of Love, I Can
Wait Forever, among many others.
Air Supply was formed in 1975
when Hitchcock, former lead
vocalist of Australian band 19th
Generation, met British-born
singer-songwriter-guitarist Rus-
sell on the set of a produc-
tion of Jesus Christ
Superstar.
The Air Supply
40th Anniversary
shows are presented
by Grand Leisure
Corporation in co-
operation with
Solaire Resort
and Casino.
Tickets avail-
able at Ticket-
Wo r l d a n d
SM Tickets.
Gandang
Pilipina USA
2015
Corazon
Ugalde Armenta,
DSL and Fibr subscriptions via Fox
Sports channels.
NBA is an important part of our
thriving and passionate basketball
culture, PLDT VP and Home Mar-
keting Head Gary Dujali said. The
shared love for sports is one of the
bonds that keep the strongest con-
nections at home.
PLDT HOME customers will
get to enjoy the hard court action
across multiple devices whether
on their TV, desktops, or telpads.
PLDT HOME Triple Play subscrib-
ers can watch it in HD quality on
the NBA Premium HD Channel on
Cignal while high-speed DSL and
Fibr subscribers can access NBA
and other top-notch sports events
for free on Fox Sports Channel via
the Home Player App.
The content offering comes on
the heel of its partnerships with re-
nowned international content pro-
viders iflix and Fox International
Channels. The multimedia services
company also recently announced
the availability of powerful broad-
band package Fibr 1Gbps plan.
Visit pldthome.com for more
NBA updates.
MARC AND Danica Pingris and their children
da (GMA News TV)
Best News Magazine, special ci-
tation: Investigative Documentaries
(GMA News TV)
Best News Magazine, special cita-
tion: Mukha: Pagsisikap (ANC)
Best Religious Program: Kerygma
TV (IBC 13)
Best TV Special: Kaya (Gunita)
(TV5)
Best TV Special, special citation:
Ryan Ryan Musikahan: Home For
Christmas (Jeepney TV)
Best TV Special, special citation:
Docucentral: Ako At Ang Santo Papa
(ABS-CBN)
The CMMA Secretariat is yet to re-
lease the list of winners for the CMMA
Professional (Print, Radio, Advertising
Music and Internet), Student CMMA,
the CMMA Hall of Fame awards and
the Pope John Paul II Award as of this pasalamat dahil
writing.
younger sister of former Miss
Philippines Cynthia Ugalde Tan,
was recently crowned Gandang
Pilipina USA 2015 during the
coronation night held Oct. 16 at
the Manila Polo Club. She wore
a Goullee Gorospe gown.
Corazon was also one the
ladies featured in Gorospes
book The Most Beautiful
Women Ive Dressed, which
was launched the same
day.
Corazon was accom-
panied by her husband
Frank Armenta Jr. and
sister Eloisa Ugalde.
Spanish fashion
exhibit
CORAZON UGALDE ARMENTA
Trend Spotters: The Es-
sential Names In Spanish
Fashion, a photographic and audiovi-
sual journey featuring outstanding de-
signers of the Spanish fashion industry
in the past four decades, is ongoing at
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
(DLS-CSB).
The Embassy of Spain in the Philip-
pines and CentroCentro are present-
ing the exhibit, in
collaboration with
Instituto Cervantes
and the DLS-CSB.
Curated by Ma-
drid-based sociolo-
gist, journalist and
fashion critic Pedro
Mansilla, the show
features 67 images
and 20 audiovisual
documentaries and
interviews with the
designers. It takes
a look at 67 giants in
Spanish fashion, from
Adolfo Dominguez to
Vittorio & Lucchino.
The exhibit,
which will run until ANOTHER FEATURED attraction. Barrio Uno, the newest attraction
Dec. 4, was staged inside the premier leisure and business complex Gloria de Dapitan in
Dapitan City was launched Oct. 30 with Councilor Patrick Chan and
in Jakarta, Indonesia Genalin O. Jalosjos, VP-Finance ROMGARJAL Corp. cutting the ceremo-
prior. nial ribbon. A sports fest highlighted the festive event.
Tears behind Wenn Deramas smile
By rowena tan
I
t seems ironic that director Wenn
V. Deramas excels in doing comedy
films when his life isnt exactly full
of fun and laughter. In fact, it could
actually make for a good teleserye.
The well-acclaimed movie and televi-
sion director revealed in an interview he
was only six months old when his father
supposedly left him and his mother.
Despite growing up without a father
figure, Wenn maintained he was a happy-
go-lucky person.
Dinaan ko nalang sa saya ang la-
hat ng bagay. Kahit na nasa burol ako,
kahit may patay eh, kino-comedy ko
pa rin. Kaya naniniwala ako na bawat
comedy stories eh, may mapait na story
behind it, he said.
Ang base kasi sa paggawa ng
comedy film eh, pain. Ibig sabihin, may
halong katotohanan at konting imahi-
nasyon para maganda, he added.
When doing comedy films, Wenn
prepares his cast and crew by putting
on lively music to make them feel com-
fortable.
He shared, Dapat kasi ready sila at
comfortable sa pagbato ng mga eksena
nila. Mas organic kasi yun kesa naman
sa puro special effects ang gagamitin,
di ba? him creative ideas to use in the film.
The director said he finds joy work-
ing with actors that are associated with
comedy. naman kasi kaya na isang utak lang
Kunyari kapag Ai Ai delas gumagana sa set, he explained.
Alas or Vice Ganda, kum-
baga nakadikit na sa
pangalan nila na kapag
binaggit mo eh, alam na
ng tao (what to expect),
he explained.
Blessed 2015
Wenn is thankful for
having a blessed year
and looks forward to
a fruitful 2016.
Lagi naman
akong nagpa-
marami pa rin
akong movies
na ginagawa, he
said.
He is currently
shooting the Metro
Manila Film Festi-
val (MMFF) entry
Beauty And The Bes-
tie. He is also set to
do a film with Claudine
Barretto.
Ku n g m a a y o s
lang na nailatag yung
schedule eh, dapat No-
vember, ginagawa ko WENN DERAMAS
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Saturday, November 7, 2015
Alongside this, students of DLS-CSB
School of Design and Arts Architecture
Program have organized a separate pre-
sentation as a reaction to the exhibit.
Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings
today, Nov. 7, go to Alice Ber-
nal, Coke Nicolas, Erwin S.
Tagle, Annabel Santiago, Den-
nis Odesma, Rommel Gumatay,
Gen. Ernesto Mata, Carol
Matsuda. Mickie Joy Hyatt,
Maricar de Mesa and Aaron
Domingo...Nov. 8: Basil
Valdez, Vic-Vic Viillavi-
cencio, Teresita Guiao,
Deo Endrinal, Gabri-
ela Anika Belardo,
Joel Atencio, Ro-
wena Aguilada,
Jocelyn Poon,
Gabriel Ripoll,
Karla Kayherine
Pizarro, Venida Vi-
ernes, Boysie Agistin,
Aida A. Martinez, Lou
de Guzman, Oliver Bo-
lante, Hazel Cabrera,
and Lauren Young... Nov. 9: Dr. Elenita
Binay, Janice de Belen, Chona Evange-
lista, Alice Tanchanco, Beth Nieva, Jojo
Terencio, Estela Adriano, Willie Espiritu,
Kaye T. Bernal, Dr. Ely Medina, Viring
Santos, Nancy Marcial, Atty. Ferdie
Topacio, Baste Alcanses and Tuesday
Vargas...
na yung kay Claudine para maipala-
bas na next year. Pero okay na rin, kasi
gagawin ko na, he shared.
They are yet to confirm the par-
ticipation of Piolo Pascual in the still
untitled film, but Wenn divulged they
have already set a meeting with the
actors camp.
Silang dalawa pa lang ni Claudine
ang nag-uusap. Pero narinig na ni
Piolo yung gist, yung kuwento, pero
hindi pa nailalatag sa kanya nang
maayos, he said.
If and when the film pushes through,
this will be the reunion project of Piolo
and Claudine after working together in
Milan (2004).
Praise for his stars
Wenn has only good words for Pok-
wang and Benjie Paras, his two stars in
Wang Fam under Viva Films.
He admires them not only for their
dedication and discipline as actors but
also for being humble.
Dati kasi si Pokwang dadating
yan sa set na naka tricycle tapos yung
maleta eh, nasa bubong. Pero ngayon
na successful na siya, never nagbago
yung ugali niya kaya deserve niya
kung nasaan man siya, he said.
Wenn is thankful that Benjie gives
Bilang director eh, naa-appreciate
ko na nagsu-suggest siya. Hindi din
He also praised the former basket-
ball star for being a take one actor.
Ang perfect ng lalaking yan,
he said.
Wenn hopes he could work with
the two again, noting, Kapag sila
ang artista ko eh, kalahati lang ang
trabaho ko.
Wa n g Fa m r e v o l v e s
around Malou (Pokwang),
the last virgin in an
aswang clan. She is
destined to be sac-
rificed to ensure
the survival of
their race. But
the ritual, sup-
posed to be
undertaken by
Malous brother
Jok-jok (Wendell Ra-
mos), gets nipped in the
bud when she meets
botanist Bu Wang (Ben-
jie). They fall in love
and decide to build a
family away from the
clan.
Wang Fam opens
in theaters nationwide
on Nov. 18.
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Seconds of Summer, Cimorelli, and Justin Bieber? These
people became popular by just simply singing in a video
that was posted online. Record companies and the "right"
people liked their music and signed them up, and soon,
they had their own albums and tours, millions of fans,
and big bucks.
This "Internet-to-stardom" story is exactly what
happened to Jerrica Benton a.k.a. Jem in the movie Jem
and the Holograms. The movie focuses on the band Jem
and the Holograms, composed of Jerrica and her sisters
Kimber, Aja, and Shana, and how they are discovered and
how they become famous. J em, my favorite character in
the movie, is simple, shy, softspoken, and hardworking.
She is also very pretty. Although when you watch the
movie, you'll see that all four of them in the band are
beautiful and fashionable in their own way.
At the start, Jem spends most of her time writing
songs. I like her the most because I can relate to her. I, too,
write and like to keep to myself, and I'm not comfortable
being on the spotlight. On the other hand, Jem's younger
sister Kimber shares practically everything about her life
online. She brings her camera with her everywhere and is
not at all shy. J em sings most of the time but she can also
play the guitar while Kimber's specialty is the keytar.
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too and I think her blue hair says it all. Shana is the
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Seconds of Summer, Cimorelli, and Justin Bieber? These
people became popular by just simply singing in a video
that was posted online. Record companies and the "right"
people liked their music and signed them up, and soon,
they had their own albums and tours, millions of fans,
and big bucks.
This "Internet-to-stardom" story is exactly what
happened to Jerrica Benton a.k.a. Jem in the movie Jem
and the Holograms. The movie focuses on the band Jem
and the Holograms, composed of Jerrica and her sisters
Kimber, Aja, and Shana, and how they are discovered and
how they become famous. J em, my favorite character in
the movie, is simple, shy, softspoken, and hardworking.
She is also very pretty. Although when you watch the
movie, you'll see that all four of them in the band are
beautiful and fashionable in their own way.
At the start, Jem spends most of her time writing
songs. I like her the most because I can relate to her. I, too,
write and like to keep to myself, and I'm not comfortable
being on the spotlight. On the other hand, Jem's younger
sister Kimber shares practically everything about her life
online. She brings her camera with her everywhere and is
not at all shy. J em sings most of the time but she can also
play the guitar while Kimber's specialty is the keytar.
Aja is part-genius and part-rebel. She plays the guitar,
too and I think her blue hair says it all. Shana is the
cool drummer, who also loves clothes and is a fashion It is obvious, too, that
designer. You'll be inspired by the n
Jem's terrific voice and talent in singing becomes J em's dad left her via Syn
public when her sister Kimber posts a video of her online. fear the unknown." "Cre
Jem thought Kimber deleted the video of her singing the your gifts." They are good
sad song ''Alone Together" but her sister shared it instead. and even to younger kids
Soon, a recording company, Starlight Enterprises, comes, happen and to follow you
wanting to sign up Jem. That's how Jem and her group I like the movie althoug
became popular. me, that are not clearly ex
The movie is definitely made better and more how the dad dies and why
enjoyable to watch by the songs and performances ofJem Still, it is fun to watch. I w
and the Holograms. I really like their songs and the way ''Jem and the Holograms
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like a real band. I am sure when they record a song, they nationwide starting Nov
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Multiple Intelligence International School
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around the world usually consist of ghouls,
cobwebs, and your traditional, sugar-induced
"trick-or-treat." But in my school, we celebrate
Halloween with a twist, or in this case, with
lit(erature) . Every year, we come up with
costumes and classroom decorations that
bring a piece of literature they studied in
English class to life for the annual Literacy
Day.
We dress up as the characters from the
stories and recreate the settings of those books
in our classroom. This way, we do not just
have fun; we also get to immerse ourselves
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in the stories and learn. There are prizes,
awarded to the one with the best costume in
class, to the most creative classroom, to the
most resourceful and eco-friendly classroom,
and to the best classroom decor overall. The
school also holds competitions like on-the-spot
creative writing, photojournalism, and book
contests.
With the stakes set high this year, you
could feel the energy and determination
pulsing. Students worked hard to finish room
transformations, cake setups, and awe-
inspiring ensembles based on popular book
characters. The whole setup would have
made all the authors proud. The juniors, for
instance, took on the ambitious setting of Les
Miserables and The Count ofMonte Cristo,
and successfully showcased European culture
and design in the process. They even had a
singing Javert, who wowed everyone.
Amontillado to the thrilling scenes of Beowulf,
this year's MIlS Literacy Day promoted love
of reading and writing as well as creativity
by giving students the chance to make their
characters to leap off the pages.
More Hallow's Eve stories on page 10