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VOL. 503 No. 16

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sunday, novemBER 16, 2014 12 SECTIONS P20.00 IN METRO MANILA

50 firms eyeing
new hires at
MB job fair
By IRENE V. FERNANDO

More than 50 companies are looking forward to hiring new employees


to beef up their 2015 operations at the
upcoming Manila Bulletin

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Visayas

Luzon

WEATHER

Mindanao

partly cloudy to cloudy w/ isolated


rainshowers and/or thunderstorms

cloudy with rainshowers


and/or thunderstorms

Manila

partly cloudy to cloudy w/ isolated


rainshowers and/or thunderstorms

partly cloudy to cloudy w/ isolated


rainshowers and/or thunderstorms

Temperature Range: Tides: High: 03:41 a.m. 0.67m Sunrise: 5:57 a.m.
23.7C-26.9C
Low: 11:56 a.m. 0.08m Sunset: 5:24 p.m.

Its really
beginning to
look a lot like
Christmas
Its only mid-November but the
signs of Christmas are everywhere. Its
not only at the malls where Christmas
came early with all shops now decked
with colorful Yuletide dcor. The mood
of the happiest season of the year is
now lighting many avenues, buildings,
hotels, restaurants and village centers.
No one can forget that Christmas is only
39 days away!
The countdown for Christmas actually started as soon as the ber months
rolled in. You must hear that daily or
even hourly from your favorite radio
station. Officially, Christmas starts on
Dec. 16 when the dawn mass or Simbang Gabi, the nine-day novena, starts.
It ends on the feast of the Holy Epiphany, set on the first Sunday after

CHRISTMAS AT THE GRAND DAME The Manila Hotel lobby is awash with shimmering hues of red, white and green
with two 22-foot Christmas trees flanking a stage with a life-sized carousel and garlands of oversized peppermint
swirl lollipops and candy canes. Inset photo shows Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada (right), with (right to left) Dr.
Enrique Y. Yap Jr., Executive Vice President of Manila Hotel; Atty. Joey D. Lina, President of Manila Hotel; and
Nian Liwanag-Rigor, Assistant Vice President for PR and Corporate Communications, applauding the ceremonial
lighting of the two giants Christmas trees at the Manila Hotel lobby Friday. (Manny Llanes)

Its malaria, not ebola


No need to panic over sick
peacekeeper from Liberia

Latin Masses, English responses


set for Papal visit on Jan. 15-19
By LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO and CHRISTINA I. HERMOSO

The Masses of Pope Francis


during his visit to the Philippines
on January 15-19, 2015, will be in
Latin but the responses will be
in English, Pasig Bishop Mylo
Hubert Vergara, chairman of the

Catholic Bishops Conference of


the Philippines (CBCP) Commission on Social Communications,
said yesterday.
The Holy Father is scheduled
to celebrate Mass at the Manila

By CHARINA CLARISSE L. ECHALUCE

Cathedral, Quirino Grandstand in


Luneta, and in Tacloban City.
The speeches of the Pope will
be in English. We are blessed
because we understand English
but of course he is a Pope of surprises...He might make off-the-cuff
comments in Italian and

he Filipino peacekeeper who returned from Liberia with fever and


chills is not sick with ebola, but he
tested positive of having malaria,
the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday.

Negatibo po ang ebola test sa ating


pasyente subalit ikinalulungkot nating malaman na positibo siya sa malaria (Our patient
tested negative for ebola. Unfortunately, he
is positive of having malaria), Acting Health
Secretary Janette Garin revealed in a press
conference at the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI).

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Obama warns Asian territorial rows


could spiral into confrontation
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP)
US President Barack Obama
yesterday warned of the dangers
of outright conflict in Asia, as China
squares off against rival claimants
over disputed territories, but vowed

that Washington would remain anchored in the region.


In a speech at Brisbanes University of Queensland, Obama insisted
that his pivot of US policy back to
Asia was real and here to stay.

In the talk, given on the margins


of the G20 summit, the president
reviewed the stunning economic
progress seen in East Asia since
World War II.
Yet alongside this

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ASG leader killed in Sulu clash;


bandits high on drugs AFP

entertainment
Time out
with
Bossing

By ELENA L. ABEN

Four decades into the industry, TV host-actor Vic


Sotto certainly knows the importance
of me time once in a while.

J-1

Young and drug-crazed.


This was how the military described most of the estimated 300
Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits
who engaged Army Scout Rangers
in a five-hour gun battle in the jungles of Sulu last Friday afternoon.
The Armed Forces of the Phil-

ippines (AFP) placed the death


toll at 15 five on the government
side and 10 Al-Qaeda-linked militants, including a notorious ASG
sub-leader Hairullah Asbang,
the alleged brother-in-law of
amputee ASG leader Radulan
Sahiron.
At least 28 soldiers and 30
bandits were wounded

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lifestyle

A Street Smart Guide to the


Villains of the Streets

Before you say ho-ho-holiday, be sure you


dont run into ho-ho-holdap! Holiday crimes
are the seasons downers. Heres the down
low on M.O.sand keeping yourself safe and
sound.

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Business
IEA foresees oil price rout
to continue
ILP not a guaranteed
solution to brownouts
B-1
world

7.1 quake hits


Indonesia waters

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

2nd Evangelization Conference


In response to the continuing call for new evangelization and in
preparation for the pastoral visit of Pope Francis to the country, the
Archdiocese of Manila will hold the second Philippine Conference on
New Evangelization (PCNE 2) on January 15 to 17,2015 from 7:30 a.m.
to 7:30 p.m. at the Quadricentennial Pavilion of the University of Santo
Tomas in Manila. (Christina I. Hermoso)

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

Solons look for signs of overpricing


in Makati Science HS inspection
By ELLSON A. QUISMORIO

or nearly two hours, Senators Aquilino Koko Pimentel III and Antonio Sonny
Trillanes IV inspected the

10-story Makati Science High School


(MSHS) building Saturday in Barangay Cembo looking for signs of supposed overpricing.
The camp of Vice President Jejomar
C. Binay, however, stressed that the

allegations linking the second highest


official of the land to the alleged overpricing are without basis and will not
stand in court.
As part of the Senate Blue Ribbon
subcommittee probing two allegedly
exorbitantly-built structures
in Makati, the two lawmakers
walked down the sun-lit halls,
sampled wooden seats a tad
small for them and peeped inside ceramic tiled classrooms,
laboratories, toilets and other
facilities of MSHS.
At the end of their ocular
inspection, at least one of the
senators believed that the

SCHOOL INSPECTION Senators Aquilino Pimentel III and Antonio Trillanes IV, along with staffmembers and the media inspect one of the rooms of the allegedly overpriced Makati Science
High School building yesterday. (Ali Vicoy)

R24.6-million price tag for


each of the 54 classrooms
and laboratories of the
special public secondary
school was not justified.
The building itself
maganda naman (it looks
good). But the question
is, did we pay the right
price? Trillanes said.
Comparing it with DepEd
(Department of Education) standards, (the cost)
is definitely high.
Definitely not (justified). Even five-star hotels
wont cost that much to
build a room. If the rooms
were extraordinarily impressive, it could justify the
cost. But based on what we
sawthe classrooms are
really ordinary, Trillanes
stressed.
However, Pimentel declined to comment on the
alleged overpricing, simply
telling reporters that an

ocular inspection wont be able to answer the issue immediately.


Saturdays inspection was an offshoot of the Blue Ribbon subpanels
investigation on the purportedly overpriced Makati City Hall Building II,
which, along with MSHS, was constructed during Vice President Jejomar
Binays tenure as Makati mayor.
Lawyer Renato Bondal in last weeks
subpanel hearing revealed that the
R1.3-billion MSHS, which began construction in 2007, was overpriced by
almost 300 percent at a cost of R72,500
per square meter. The school is 18,373
square meters large.
Bondal had earlier filed plunder
charges against Binay and his son, incumbent Makati Mayor Junjun Binay.
An erstwhile ally of the political
family, ex-Makati vice mayor Ernesto
Mercado, had claimed before the subcommittee that both Binays earned
kickbacks from infrastructure projects
in the city, which is among the countrys
wealthiest.
Binay unperturbed
The camp of Vice
President Jejomar
C. Binay on Saturday
expressed confidence
that the allegation
that the Makati Science High School is
overpriced will not
pass scrutiny in a
court of law.
This as Binay's
spokesman Joey Salgado maintained that
the construction of
Makati Science High
School "underwent
public bidding as required by law" and
the allegation that it
is overpriced is just
based on "guesswork."
"The project also
passed audit by the
Commission on Audit (COA). But on
the mere say so of
Renato Bondal and
a cursor y inspection, the senators
have already made
conclusions of overpricing which is to be
expected since they
have pre-judged the
issue from the start,"
Salgado said in a
statement.
Salgado issued
the statement after
Pimentel and Trillanes inspected the
structure for signs of
overpricing.
"As we have said
before, Bondal's
outrageous claim
is not anchored on
logic but on fuzzy
math. He conveniently overlooks the
fact that the total
constr uction cost
includes the cost of
the school's foundation, finishing, and
facilities," Salgado
said.
"His claim of overpricing in both Building 2 and Makati Science High School
falls into the same
category. It's guesswork or "hula-hula"
that won't pass scrutiny in a court of law,"
he stressed.
Fredrico Cuervo,
one of the appraisers that took part
in the building inspection, said that
MSHS was not of
the same standard
as with Ateneo and
Xavier wherein all
classrooms are airconditioned.

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Moderate to heavy rains


forecast over Luzon

Cloudy skies with moderate to heavy


rain showers and thunderstorms are
forecast over a large area of Luzon, the
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical
and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said yesterday.
PAGASA weather forecaster Samuel

Sunday, November 16, 2014


Duran said the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Cagayan Valley,
the provinces of Quirino, Aurora and
Quezon will be cloudy with moderate
to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms that may trigger flashfloods
and landslides.

Metro Manila, the Ilocos Region,


the rest of Calabarzon, rest of Central
Luzon and the provinces of Cagayan,
Marinduque, Camarines and Catanduanes will experience cloudy skies with
light to moderate rain showers and
thunderstorms. (Chito Chavez)

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Its really beginning...


New Years Day. Thats about 20
days of Christmas but trust the
Pinoys to stretch that with an
early startwhich you can see
around you everywhere.
The landmarks of Christmas are many. The best one, of
course, is when a simple tree is
transformed into the big symbol
of Christmas. At the Manila
Hotel, two large Christmas trees
decked with red, white, and green
candy canes and giant balls bring
in the magic of the season. That,
plus a carousel between two giant
Christmas trees, invite a childhood memory that always comes
at this time of the year.
Another landmark of the
season is the lighting of the
thousands of lights that line Ayala
Avenue, creating a fantastic light
show in the gardens of the Ayala
Triangle, and continuing with the

magical decorations in the shops


in the Makati Commercial Business District.
In Quezon City, many Christmas landmarks illuminate the
magical spirit of the season the
lighting of the giant Christmas Tree
at the Araneta Center, the light and
sound shows at the Trinoma Mall,
the Christmas houses of popular
brand characters at SM North.
In Ortigas, shoppers are entertained by the Christmas mood
created in the malls around
the busy business district at
Shangri-la Plaza, Robinsons Mall,
and Megamall.
Even the light posts along
major roads scream Christmas
with pretty dcor that started to
be constructed in mid-October.
Its really beginning to look
a lot like Christmas. Enjoy it!
(PCC)

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Latin Masses, English...


Spanish, he said.
Pope Francis will visit at least 11 venues
in Leyte and Metro Manila during his five-day
apostolic trip.
The Pope is expected to arrive from Sri
Lanka at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City
at around 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 15.
President Benigno Aquino will greet the Pope
when he arrives at the airport, his protocol
officer Marciano Paynor said a break from
usual protocol, as the President usually only
welcomes world leaders in Malacaang.
From the airport, the Pope will proceed in
a motorcade to the Apostolic Nunciature, his
official residence, on Taft Avenue, Manila.
President Aquino will officially welcome
him in Malacaang on Friday, January 16,
after which the Pope will meet with the members of the diplomatic corps.
The Pontiff will then go in a motorcade to
the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
(Manila Cathedral) in Intramuros for a Mass
with bishops, priests, and the religious. Pope
Francis will then meet with families at the

Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.


To Tacloban, Palo
On Saturday, January 17, the Pontiff will
visit areas devastated by super-typhoon Yolanda in Leyte particularly Tacloban City and
its adjacent town of Palo. He will offer mass
upon his arrival at the Tacloban Airport.
He will dine with some of the poor and
survivors of recent natural calamities at the
residence of the Archbishop of Palo. Victims
of the 2013 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Bohol will be among those who will dine with
the Pope.
He will bless the Pope Francis Center
for the Poor and visit the Cathedral of Our
Lords Transfiguration in Palo where he will
also meet with priests and the religious before
going back to Manila on the same day.
On Sunday, January 18, the Pope will meet
with religious leaders and with young people
at the Pontifical University of Santo Tomas
in Manila. In the afternoon, he will go on a
motorcade for the concluding mass at the

Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park.


On Monday, January 19, a motorcade
from the Apostolic Nunciature will bring
Pope Francis to the Villamor Air Base for
his flight back to Rome, Italy.
A hearty welcome
Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas, president of the CBCP, issued a statement in
which he said Pope Francis is bringing the
joy of the Gospel personally, to us, on the
five special days in
January that he will be in the Philippines.
I invite you all, my fellow Filipinos, to
extend a hearty and warm welcome to our
Pope. But most importantly let us open our
hearts to
the message he will bring and, even now,
extend the love, mercy, compassion, and
kindness that he practices to one another,
that he may find in our country a blessed,
kind, and grateful people.
Papal Nuncio Archbishop Guiseppe
Pinto said he hopes the Filipino faithful will
experience an intense spiritual preparation
for this encounter with grace and mercy.
Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said the papal visit will surely
bring much blessing to the Filipinos, especially to the poor, the survivors of recent
natural and human-caused calamities, and
the victims of injustices.
He added: The Popes visit also calls
us to personal and social responsibility. As
disciples of Jesus Christ driven by the Holy
Spirit, we will be challenged to reach out
with love to the neglected and abandoned, to
help heal the wounds inflicted on children,
women, and families, to respect who differ
from us, to form the youth in responsible
freedom, to value life and creation, and to
imbue our culture and society with mercy
and compassion.
Palo Archbishop John Du said: The
news confirming the Holy Fathers coming
in January fills us with gratitude to God
who has given us this very special favor.
The decision of Pope Francis to come to
the Philippines, and especially to visit the
Archdiocese of Palo to show solidarity with
the victims of the Yolanda catastrophe, was
very unexpected, but is also very much
welcome.
Website down
Meanwhile, the official website on Pope
Francis visit to the Philippines crashed
Friday following the release of the pontiff s
official itinerary. The CBCP said the www.
papalvisit.ph was down for at least three
hours after high traffic caused the server
to crash.
Immediately after the 7 p.m. press conference announcing the papal visits itinerary,
the site slowed down and eventually crashed
at around 8 p.m. due to an unexpected number of Internet users visiting it. The website
was finally restored at 10:30 p.m.
Msgr. Pedro Quitorio of the papal visit
media and information committee said
they will set up measures to prevent it from
crashing again.
The website serves as the official source
of statements, press releases, homilies, and
speeches related to Popes visit.
Security preparations
A Malacaang official said Friday that
much of the preparations of the government
for the coming visit of Pope Francis in the
country is about security.
We cant go any further than saying that
we will secure the Pope definitely, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa said. We are
also concerned with the safety of Filipinos,
he said, noting how some people tend to
behave, especially during religious events
such as the Feast of the Black Nazarene
every January.
We are a bit worried if we will also behave the same way when the Pope comes.
Just to compare -- imagine the Black Nazarene is an image and here its a living image
of God, so thats our concern. Its not only the
popes safety but also the safety of our countrymen, he said. He said some devotees of
the Nazarene, who tryi to get close to the
miraculous image, tend to be unruly during
the annual procession.
Deputy presidential spokesperson
Abigail Valte echoed the appeal of Ochoa
for patience from those who may be affected
by some of the security preparations for the
Popes visit.
Facelift for Grandstand
The Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) is giving the Quirino
Grandstand a facelift before year-end.
The department wants to finish the
renovation hopefully by December 30, said
Undersecretary Romeo Momo, who is in
charge of regional operations. The project
is under DPWHs South Manila Engineering District.
Pope Francis will celebrate Mass at the
Grandstand at 3:30 p.m..on Sunday, January18. Around 2,100 priests will occupy the
grandstands north and south wings. We will
set up 500 chairs at the grandstand, Macud
said. These are detachable seats that can be
removed after the Mass.
At the right side of the Quirino Grandstand, DPWH will build a platform for the
media covering the papal visit. Beside it will
be a platformfor the choir whichwill sing
during the Mass.
There will be two holding areas in the rooms
below the stage, one for President Aquino and
the other for the Pope. (With reports from JC
Bello Ruiz and Raymund F. Antonio)

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Leyte airport
staying in Tacloban
or moving to Palo?

News

Sunday, November 16, 2014 7

By CHARISSA M. LUCI

awmakers are divided over the proposed transfer of


Daniel Z. Romualdez (DZR) Airport from Tacloban
City to Palo, Leyte
Administration lawmakers rallied behind President
Aquino's supposed "politically-motivated" plan to transfer the
Tacloban airport, while opposition lawmakers rejected his proposal, saying that it is more economical if the government would
consider upgrading the current airport.
In separate interviews, AKO Bicol party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe, Marikina Rep. Miro Quimbo and Iloilo Rep. Jerry Trenas
do not see any problem if the airport would be transferred to
Palo, Leyte, provided that all concerned stakeholders would be
consulted.
"We do not have problem with that so long as the pros and cons
were carefully considered by the Executive, including consulting all affected stakeholders regardless of
their political affiliations," Batocabe said.
Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez
earlier called for series of public consultations should Executive decides to pursue
its plan to transfer the airport, saying that
building a new airport would cost the government some P10 to P12 billion.
Quimbo defended Mr. Aquino's plan,
saying that "the President never makes
a decision based on impulse or political
bias."
"He is very determined that we be able
not just to build back but to build it better,"
he said.
For his part, Trenas said, "if it is covered
by all the necessary studies to justify the
transfer, then I am all for it."
No to transfer, yes to upgrade
House minority bloc members--Deputy
Minority Leader and Isabel Rep. Rodito
Albano and 1-BAP party-list Rep. Silvestre Bello joined House independent bloc
leader and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Romualdez in rejecting the transfer of the Eastern
Visayas' key airport to Palo from the city
of Tacloban.
"It will be politicized if you transfer the
airport. To where? I hope it's near or rather
why not just say that we will add another
airport somewhere near," Albano said.
Bello suggested that the government
should focus on improving the current
airport facility in Tacloban City, without the
discounting the fact that airport transfer is
a "politically-inspired proposition."
"Instead of transferring the airport from
Tacloban to Palo, the government should
consider upgrading or improving the present Tacloban airport. It's more economical
and more convenient to the flying public,"
he said.
Rep. Romualdez earlier said before
entertaining the idea of transferring the
Tacloban airport to Palo, the national
government should first improve the Ninoy
Aquino International Airport 1, which was
once tagged as the world's worst airport.
He said President Aquino "should focus
on projects that would be done during his
term."

Burger King
opens 5th
branch this year
Fastfood chain Burger King (BK)
opened its fifth branch this year yesterday
at the Evia Lifestyle Center on Daang Hari
Road in Las Pias City.
We are grateful for this very good site,
because it really shouts out to the community that Burger King is here, BK General
Manager Joan Aquino said.
This advantage, on the other hand, is
also a challenge for BK Evia Restaurant
General Manager Rodrigo Lazo.
Our expected customers are those
from Class A and B, so we really have to
satisfy them. Also, we have lots of competitors here, he said.
Lazo, however, said he has spent two
weeks of scouting the area in order to
determine his teams advantages and
disadvantages.
Burger King - Evia is open from daily
from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Former Senator and Vista Land Chairman Manny Villar, Jr., who graced the
ribbon-cutting and opening ceremonies,
congratulated BK for the new site and
for opening job opportunities to the community.
You gave employment to manyI have
faith [in Burger King,] he said.
Lazo said some 20 people are employed
in this new branch in Evia Lifestyle Center,
which is a project of Vista Land.
BK Operations Head Leila Acosta advised the new store staff to remember the
eagerness they felt on their first day at the
store when they start getting fatigued.
Always remember your smiles and
your happiness today, she said.
Last May, BK renewed its partnership
with the Manila Bulletin, which will provide
free newspapers to its breakfast meal
customers. (Jaime Rose Aberia)

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Elenita Binay arraignment for graft cases set on Thursday


By JEFFREY G. DAMICOG

ormer Makati Mayor Elenita


Binay is set to be arraigned
this Thursday on graft and
malverstion charges in connection with the overpriced purchase
of hospital equipment worth more than
R40 million more than 10 years ago.

The Sandiganbayan Third Division


set the arraignment against the wife
of Vice President Jejomar Binay after
turning down her motion to suspend
proceedings on the charges against her
for two counts of graft and two counts
of malversation.
In a resolution dated November 14
that was penned by Presiding Justice

Amparo Cabotaje-Tang and Associate


Justices Samuel Martires and Alex
Quiroz, the court also ordered the issuance of warrants of arrest against the
co-accused of Mrs. Binay in the cases.
On the other hand, the court will no
longer issue arrest warrants against
Mrs. Binay since she already posted
cash bail bonds on the cases against
her.
Binay and eight other persons were charged with one
count of graft and one count
of malversation for the overpriced purchase in 2001 of
hospital beds, bedside cabinets, and orthopedic beds from
Apollo Medical Equipment and

Supplies worth R36,431,700 without any


competitive public bidding.
Two counts of graft and malversation
were also filed against Binay and 10
other persons for the overpriced purchase in 2000 of three units of Kwiklave
Electronic Dry Heat Autoclave Sterilizer and two units of Auto Dry Heat
Sterilizer worth R8,830,000 from Apollo
Medical Equipment without any public
bidding.
In a motion dated July 28, Mrs.
Binay sought the suspension of the
proceedings on the first set of cases
since she intends to question before
the Supreme Court, via a petition for
review on certiorari, the resolution of
the Office of the Ombudsman to include

her in the cases.


Also, the Third Division granted the
amendments made by the prosecution
in the information of the second batch
of cases but suspended the proceedings
of the two cases due to Mrs. Binay's
pending motion for reconsideration
before the Ombudsman in finding probable cause.
The Ombudsman eventually turned
down her motion for reconsideration.
In its November 14 resolution, the
Third Division pointed out that, since
the motion for reconsideration of Mrs.
Binay has been resolved by the Ombudsman, "the Court does not find any more
legal impediment to the continuation of
the proceedings in these cases."

NO CAUSE FOR ALARM Dr. Socorro Lupisan, director of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) stresses a
point while acting Health Secretary Janette Lorreto-Garin listens during a press conference yesterday at the National Kidney
Transplant Institute in Quezon City where they explained that the Filipino peacekeeper who recently got sick with fever was
found positive for malaria and not ebola, as earlier feared. (Linus Guardian Escandor II)

Bus drivers group head


busted in drug sting
Anti-illegal drugs operatives from the Quezon City
Police District (QCPD) arrested Friday afternoon the
president of a bus drivers
and conductors union dur-

ing a buy-bust operation inside a bus


terminal in Quezon City.
In a report submitted to Senior
Supt. Joel D. Pagdilao, QCPD District Director, Senior Inspector
Roberto A. Razon, identified the arrested suspect as Noel Fallorina, 50,
married, of San Pablo, Tarlac.
Police said Fallorina is the president of the Jac Liner, Inc. drivers and
conductors union and also a terminal
master.
Razon said the suspect was nabbed
at around 3:30 p.m. Friday at a shanty
inside the Jac Liner Bus Terminal located along EDSA corner Mapagahal
St., Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City,
after he allegedly sold R1,000 worth of
illegal drugs suspected to be "shabu"
to a police poseur buyer.

Razon added that several sachets


containing suspected shabu were also
confiscated from Fallorina, an employee of Jac Liner, Inc. for 25 years.
The confiscated illegal dr ugs
has an estimated street value of
R10,000.
Razon said that based on investigation, Fallorina is behind the rampant sale and distribution of illegal
drugs to the drivers and conductors
of Jac Liner, Inc.
It was also learned that Fallorina
is also a drug user.
Razon said charges of violation
Section 5 (Sale) and 11 (Possession)
of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
is set to be filed against the suspect.
(Francis T. Wakefield)

Sale of RPN-9 questioned


By BEN ROSARIO

The sale of the government-run


RPN-9 that has recently partnered
with world-renowned CNN-Time Warner, Inc. could be illegal.
Kabataan Partylist Rep. Terry
Ridon aired this apprehension as he
called for a review of the legislative
franchise of the Radio Philippines
Network, Inc. or RPN-9, a government-sequestered electronic media
network. Ridon filed House Resolution
No.1644 which calls for a congressional inquiry into the purchase.
Ridon said the majority stake in
the broadcasting firm was recently
purchased by media mogul and former ambassador Antonio CabangonChua.
He said Cabangon-Chuas purchase of the majority stake in RPN-9
might have violated its legislative
franchise as stipulated in Republic
Act NO. 9250.
Section 13 of Republic Act No. 9250,
the legislative franchise of RPN-9, expressly prohibits the grantee to lease,
transfer, grant the usufruct of, sell or
assign the franchise or the rights and
privileges acquired thereunder to any
person or entity without the approval
of Congress, Ridon pointed out.
The opposition solon also noted
that a furthering provision under
Section 13 also disallows the transfer
of the controlling interest, whether
as a whole or in parts and whether
simultaneously and contemporaneously to any person or entity without
the approval of Congress.
Recent newspaper accounts have
reported the purchase by business
tycoon Cabangon-Chua of the majority
stake of RPN- 9 from Solar Entertain-

ment Corporation President Wilson


Tieng.
Solar owns 34 percent of the common shares of RPN-9 while another
32 percent is held by the Benedicto
familys Far Eastern Managers and
Investors, Inc. The government holds
20 percent share in the company, and
the remaining 14 percent is owned by
several private individuals.
Solar has renamed the broadcasting company Aliw Channel, after the
Aliw Broadcasting Corporation which
is reportedly a radio network owned
by Cabangon-Chua.
Solar News has also announced in
its website that Solar News Channel
would officially be known now as 9TV
and Solar News will now be known
as 9News.
This representation is concerned
that in this ongoing sale and resale
of RPN-9, vested rights of television
workers, their security of tenure
and retirement benefits, among others, will be compromised, Ridon
explained.
The lawmaker cited the experience on labor relations of another
public utility, Philippine Airlines,
which he referred to as a testament
on the extent of what labor had lost
in the unabated private management
of public utilities, which includes the
moratorium on collective bargaining
agreements, contractualization, disaggregation of business departments
into independent corporations, among
others.
A review of the RPN-9 franchise
is the primary step to determine
whether the private operators remain
faithful to its public commitment,
including its commitment to labor,
Ridon concluded.

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HIGH HEELED A huge pair of shoes are mounted on a pontoon


that is anchored at the Marikina river as part of the 2014 Sapatos
Festival of Marikina City which runs from Oct. 31 to Dec. 31 and
showcases the high quality footwear produced by the thriving
shoe industry in the city. (Linus Guardian Escandor II)

Duty Free Philippines


wins Frontier award
By CZARINA NICOLE O. ONG

uty Free Philippines


(DFP), an attached
agency of the Department of Tourism
(DOT) bagged the Duty Free
Frontier Award at the Annual
Duty and Tax Free Global Summit held in Cannes, France last
month.
The Frontier Awards which
has just celebrated its 30th
anniversary last October 28
is widely recognized as The
Oscars of the Global Duty Free
industry.
DFP was given a Frontier
trophy for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry, the
most prestigious among the
awards given to honor those
outstanding travel retail professionals or groups whose
achievements transcend individual businesses to bring enduring benefits to the industry
as a whole.
This is the first time that
the award was given to a corporation.
This is also DFP s third
Frontier award in its 27-year
history. The first accolade Best Airport Retailer of the
Year for the NAIA Terminal
I Departure Store was won in
1989, while the second honor
- Marketing Campaign of the
Year for the Travelite Program
was won in 1991.
Frontiers distinguished panel of judges is composed of six
top executives from the industry
with a wealth of experience in
the various product categories
and geographical regions.
Corporate gems
In the past 27 years, DFP
has been cited for its innovation
in the travel retail industry for
programs like the Pasalubong
Shopping with the Family, which
has strengthened the profile of

arrival shopping ; the Travelite


Program, which gave travelers
the convenience of paying for
purchases before they depart
for abroad and pick these upon
arrival ; and the well-loved
Pasalubong Packs, a value for
money bundled packages of
chocolates and liquor.
DFP has also been recognized for its programs for
returning overseas Filipinos
and Balikbayans (returning
Filipino residents) like the
DFP OFW (Overseas Filipino
Workers) Business Center, the
Balikbayan Plus Card and the
Kabuhayan (Livelihood) Shopping Program.
These trailblazing concepts,
strategies and projects were
highlighted by DFPCs latest contribution to the industry - DFP Coordinated Action
in Response to Emergency
Situations (CARES) which was
launched to help the victims of
Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) and
galvanized the global duty free
industry to help the Philippines
in its time of need.
In 2013, DFPs Fiestamall
was highly commended for the
Downtown Retailer of the Year
category. This year, DFP was
a finalist in two categories :
Celebrate and Donate a collaboration with Diageo wherein
U$1 will be donated to survivors
of typhoon Yolanda for every
unit of Johnnie Walker product
sold - was a finalist under the
Partnership Initiative of the
Year category.
The Media Noche Pack,
was a finalist in the Specialty
Concept of the Year, an instore project of DFPs flagship
store DFP Fiestamall where
customers bought and donated
baskets of food and drinks to
Typhoon Yolanda survivors for
their traditional New Years
Eve family get-together.

Boeing eyes more PH


suppliers for its aircraft
By JC BELLO RUIZ

Every Boeing aircraft has


parts that are made in the
Philippines.
This was disclosed by Philippine Ambassador to the United
States Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. and
he wants the American aircraft
manufacturing giant to source
more parts from the country.
Few people know it but
every Boeing plane that comes
out of its assembly lines has
parts made in the Philippines,
Cuisia said in a statement after
his recent meeting with Boeing
executives at the companys
Everett Factory near Seattle.
Cuisia said Boeing presently has five suppliers from
the Philippines but company
executives said they are interested in finding more quality
suppliers around the world that
can help expand capacity and
bring down the cost of airplane
parts.
"It would be good if Boeing
considers more suppliers from
the Philippines as it expands

its sources of aircraft parts,


he said.
According to Cuisia, "Philippine-based MOOG, B/E Aerospace, JAMCO, Famous Secret
Machining and Applied Machining Corporation supply
parts for Boeing commercial
airplane models, including the
Boeing 777-300ERs being flown
by Philippine Airlines."
Cuisia said he was informed
by Joseph Benson, Boeing
Regional Director for International Strategy and Business
Development, "that there is
room to accommodate more
Philippine-based companies in
Boeings global supply chain,
which produces nearly 1 billion
parts annually to support its
commercial airplane production."
Benson told him, Cuisia said,
that Boeing conducted supplier
surveys in the Philippines in
2012 and assessed the potential for future industrial cooperation to help improve and
protect Boeings commercial
airplane production system.

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Be enterprising

BEGGAR is often seen at a busy


sidewalk extending his begging
can to passersby. Everybody was
surprised when they saw him one
morning extending two cans. Someone asked
him, Why do you have two now?
Business is good. Ive opened a new
branch! the guy replied. Thats just a funny
story but it shows the enterprising spirit of
that beggar which the Lord in todays Parable
of the Talents teaches.
***
I happened to meet a nice guy who would
consult me about his project of writing a book
on numerology. He was so immersed in his
project, locking himself inside his room totally
oblivious of the needs of his own family.
***
The poor wife groaned over the burden of
making a living. One time the wife requested
me to talk to her husband to put aside his
long-drawn project. When I talked with him,
he reacted, Why should my family complain?
We dont starve. We eat three square meals

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for the President to urge Senate President Franklin


Drilon to speed up and complete its Binay probe so it
could attend to other very pressing concerns like the
2015 national budget and the Bangsamoro law.
It might be noted that even the leaders of the
House of Representatives led by Speaker Feliciano
Belmonte Jr. felt that the Senate probe had turned
destructive. One congressman said it had become a
fishing expedition. In the Senate itself, Sen. Miriam
Defensor Santiago has recommended that all the
cases against Vice President Binay be turned over to
the Ombudsman. Acting Senate Minority Leader Vicente Sotto III said he could not blame those pushing
for abolition of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee for
its failure to come up with even a single committee
report on its investigations.
Backing Senator Pimentel in seeking to continue
the Binay investigation are Senate Majority Leader
Alan Peter Cayetano and Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV.
They want the hearings to continue for several more
weeks up to April next year. It would be significant
to have the other members of the Senate express
their views on this matter.
In any case, the President Aquino has expressed
concern which his allies in Congress would ordinarily
consider with utmost consideration. Id like to think
that we have responsible members in the Senate who
are attending to their other functions beside this,
the President said.

reflections today

The parable of the talents

a day.
***
That may be true, I replied, but you
see, thats not enough. Youre renting an
apartment. You should make more money so
you can buy your own house or condo. And
since you and your wife are in business which
requires a lot of leg-work, you should have a
car. Its a necessity.
***
I added, Your writing takes so much of
your time; you hardly have time for your wife
and kids. My friend looked at me quizzically
then said, You have a point there. Ill think
about it.
***
We did not see each other for some years
after I moved to my residence here in Christ
the King Seminary. But one afternoon,
he surprised me when, out of the blue, he
showed up.
***
And guess what? He looked smartly
dressed and looked fulfilled. He said jubilantly
he was a stock exchange broker now!
Then he brought out a voluminous manu-

ESUS told His disciples this parable: The


kingdom of heaven will be as when a man who
was going on a journey called in his servants
and entrusted his possessions to them. To one
he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one to
each according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately the one who received five talents went and
traded with them, and made another five. Likewise,
the one who received two made another two. But the
man who received one went off and dug a hole in
the ground and buried his masters money. After a
long time the master of those servants came back and
settled accounts with them. The one who had received
five talents came forward bringing the additional five.
He said, Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have
made five more. His master said to him, Well done,
my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful
in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities.
Come, share your masters joy. Then the one who
had received the one talent came forward and said,
Master, I knew you were a demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where
you did not scatter; so out of fear I went off and buried
your talent in the ground. Here it is back. His master
said to him in reply, You wicked, lazy servant! So you
knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather
where I did not scatter? Should you not then have
put my money in the bank so that I could have got it
back with interest on my return? Now then! Take the
talent from him and give it to the one with ten. For to
everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow
rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has
will be taken away. And throw this useless servant into
the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and
grinding of teeth.

Use it or lose it!


Who is the master in the story? Is he the
Lordthe heavenly Father or the Lord Jesus? The
third servant describes him as a demanding master:
arrogant, opportunistic, greedy, harvesting where he did
not plant and gathering where he did not scatter. And so
we think again: Jesus may just be plucking out of life a
greedy character who seeks to enrich himself further.
What about the servants? In the story, the master
praises the first two servants for doubling the talents
entrusted to them. Are they worthy of imitation? They
may have been just as ruthless and unconscionable as
their master who may be approving them for imitating
him. Like master, like servants! And the third servant?
He may be seen as the one who does the honorable thing.
Jesus audience probably realizes that what the third
servant does with the talent is both legal and safe.
In the parable, the focus is on the third servant who
is condemned as wicked and lazy and whose talent is
taken away from him. The opportunistic and hard-nosed
master expected him to take risks and obtain results, not
to play it safe by hiding the talent in the ground.
This may be the view of the greedy master, but there
is a grain of truth to it. In life, if one does not take risks,
one eventually becomes a loser. Use it or lose it! goes
a saying.
And this may be true of eternal life, too. Jesus himself
can be regarded as a model of reckless livinghe is
careless about his life and reputation by associating
with sinners and outcasts, by healing on the Sabbath,
by criticizing the religious leaders. Is he not telling us
by word and example that one cannot save anything
without risking it?
SOURCE: 365 Days with the Lord 2014, ST.
PAULS Philippines, 7708 St. Paul Rd., SAV, Makati
City (Phils.); Tel.: 895-9701; Fax 895-7328; E-mail:
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script. You guess it; it was his opus magnum ready for
printing.
***
Our Lord teaches clearly that we should be enterprising
and possibly double our money. Thats what he conveys
in todays Parable of the Talents (Mt 25, 14-30).
***
The resourceful first and second men entrusted with
five and three talents, respectively, and doubled their money,
were commended by the master. The lazy guy, however,
who received one talent but failed to invest it, incurred the
wrath and punishment of his master.
***
Strive to improve your lot. And when you have more
than enough, dont just wallow in your wealth but reach out
to those who have less in life.
Theres a Dutch philanthropist, Herman Steur, who

abandoned a comfortable life in Holland and devoted his


whole life helping the poorest of the poor in Sri Lanka.
He said: The worst thing in the world is to die with
lots of money without having enriched the lives of
the destitute.
***
EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS AT PINK SISTERS.
You are invited to the 27th Eucharistic Congress on
Nov. 29, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration starts at 6:30 a.m.
For the first 2,000 registrants, registration, snacks and
lunch are free.
***
This years congress theme is: Eucharist in the
Year of the Laity. Venue: St. Josephs Adoration Convent, 71 Hemady Avenue corner 11th St. New Manila,
Quezon City. For inquiries, call Pink Sisters Convent
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fter 11 hearings on the alleged overpricing of a Makati city building when


Vice President Jejomar Binay was
mayor 20 years ago, President Aquino
suggested the other day that the Senate consider
that its inquiry has matured to go into the more
formal process. The President was suggesting,
in other words, that the appropriate mechanisms
for exacting accountability the Office of the Ombudsman and the Department of Justice now
take over.
The reaction of Sen. Aquilino Koko Pimentel,
chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee
conducting the investigation, was rather unexpected.
He said President Aquino should keep his hands off
the Senate investigation. It would be a bad precedent, he said, if the Senate gave in to the Presidents
suggestion.
The senator should understand that after so
many hearings that expanded from the Makati building to birthday cakes, to a hacienda in Batangas, the
senators have already accomplished their purpose.
Any further prolongation of the investigation, in the
view of many, would be politically motivated.
Secretary Heminio Coloma Jr. of the Presidential
Communications Office said President Aquino was
merely expressing his view on the need for the appropriate government agencies to take over. Presidential
spokesman Edwin Lacierda added it was not unusual

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By Fr. Bel San Luis, SVD

The President
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Responsibility
to protect
vs. massive terror
By FIDEL V. RAMOS
FORMER PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT

(Last of Two Parts)

AST Sunday, we recalled


President Barack Obamas
urgent 24 September appeal
at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for an anti-terror
resolution and substantial international support against massive jihadist
atrocities. Later that day, the UNSC
announced Resolution 2178 (2014) was
adopted unanimously during a meeting that heard from over 50 national
leaders
Citing the UN Al Qaeda-Taliban
Monitoring Team in Syria and Iraq,
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
had previously reported that 14,000
foreign terrorist fighters from more
than 80 UN member-states had
joined the ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq
and Syria, or simply Islamic State).
Following the Sec-Gens statement,
national leaders took the floor to
welcome the adoption of Resolution
2178 (2014), pledging to cooperate in
the concerted global effort to fight the
Islamic State and other jihadists.
THIS LARGE GROUP OF AT
LEAST 62 COMMITTED NATIONS
MAY BE CALLED THE COALITION OF THE WILLING UNDER
THE UN MANDATE TO ASSUME
THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT POPULATIONS AGAINST
MASSIVE TERRORISM.
This is the first large scale application of the concept of the Coalition of
the Willing/R2P norm of humanitarian intervention although there have
been earlier UN-led operations in other
beleaguered areas as shown below.
Criteria for Intervention
As required by then Sec-Gen Kofi
Annan, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON INTERVENTION AND
STATE SOVEREIGNTY (ICISS) submitted its report titled THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT to the UN in
2001. The report asserted that where
a state was unable or unwilling to
protect its people, the responsibility
should shift to the international community and, thereupon, the principle of
non-intervention yields to the international responsibility to protect, guided
by the following criteria:
1.Just cause Is the threat a serious and irreparable harm occurring
to human beings?
2.Right intention Is the main
intention of the military action to
prevent human suffering, or are there
other motives?
3.Final resort Has every other
measure besides military intervention been taken into account?.... That
there are reasonable grounds to believe that only military action would
work in that situation?
4.Proportional means Are the
minimum necessary military means
applied to secure human protection?
5.Reasonable prospect Is it likely
that military action will protect human life, and are the consequences of
this action sure not to be worse than
no action at all?
In 2005, at the World Summit
where the largest number of heads of
state/government in the history of the
UN convened, R2P was unanimously
adopted. While the outcome was close
to the ideas of the ICISS report, there
were notable differences:
(1)UNSC was recognized as the
only body allowed to authorize intervention.
(2)R2P would now only apply to
mass atrocity crimes (genocide, war
crimes, crimes against humanity and
ethnic cleansing), rather than just
human rights violations.
Implementation of R2P
On 12 January 2009, UN Sec-Gen
Ban Ki-moon issued a general report entitled Implementing the Responsibility
to Protect. This was the first comprehensive document from the UN Secretariat on R2P, following his commitment
to turn the concept into policy.
In 2009, the Council reiterated the
primary responsibility of memberstates to protect their populations.
Additionally, the UNSC reaffirmed
the R2P in several country-specific
resolutions:
(1)Darfur: Resolution 1706 in
2006.
(2)Libya: Resolution 1970, Resolution 1973, Resolution 2016 in 2011, and
Resolution 2040 in 2012.
(3)Cte dIvoire: Resolution 1975

in 2011.
(4)Yemen: Resolution 2014 in
2011.
(5)Mali: Resolution 2085 in 2012
and Resolution 2100 in 2013.
(6)Sudan and South Sudan: Resolution 1996 in 2011 and Resolution
2121 in 2013.
(7)Central African Republic:
Resolutions 2121 and 2127 in 2013 and
Resolution 2134 in 2014.
Significant developments have
taken place after that all-important
UNSC Resolution to fight jihadist terrorism with a Coalition of the Willing
principally the loss by the Democratic
Obama Administration of control of the
US Senate which could conceivably lead
to greater conservatism in foreign affairs but that deserves another story.
Essential Components of the R2P
Concept
We continue with more substantial
extracts of Gareth Evans seminal book
The Responsibility To Protect: Ending
Mass Atrocity Crimes Once And For All
(2008), thus:
1.Basic Principles
a.State sovereignty implies the
primary responsibility for the protection of its people lies with the State
itself.
b.Where a population is suffering
serious harm, as a result of internal
war, insurgency, repression or State
failure, and the State concerned is
unwilling or unable to halt or avert
it, the principle of non-intervention
yields to the international responsibility to protect.
2.Foundations
The foundations of the responsibility to protect, as a guiding principle
for the community of States, lie in:
a.Obligations inherent in the
concept of sovereignty;
b.The responsibility of the UN
Security Council for the maintenance
of international peace and security;
c.Specific legal obligations under
human rights and human protection
covenants, treaties, international humanitarian law, and national law;
d.The developing practice of
States, regional organizations and
the Security Council itself.
3.Elements
The RESPONSIBILITY TO
PROTECT embraces three specific
responsibilities:
a.THE RESPONSIBILITY TO
PREVENT to address the root
causes of internal conflict and other
man-made crises putting populations
at risk.
b.THE RESPONSIBILITY TO
REACT to respond to situations of
compelling human need with appropriate measures, including coercive
measures like sanctions and, in extreme cases, military intervention.
c.THE RESPONSIBILITY TO
REBUILD to provide, after military
intervention, full assistance with
recovery, reconstruction, and reconciliation, addressing the causes to be
halted or averted.
4.Priorities
a.Prevention is the single most
important dimension of R2P. Options for prevention should always
be exhausted before intervention
is contemplated, and more commitment and resources must be devoted
thereto.
b.The exercise of the responsibility to both prevent and react should
always involve less intrusive and coercive measures before more coercive
and intrusive ones are applied.
IS Recruitment in the Philippines
With the increasing repulsion of nations and peoples against the Islamic
State, it is no longer a surprise to learn
that a female Muslim pilot led a bombing of IS rebels. The Associated Press,
and Agence France Presse reported (28
September): Unknown to the militants
below, the first female aviator F-16
pilot Maj. Mariam al-Mansouri of the
United Arab Emirates led the Arab
strike against the jihadist group in
Iraq.
With many users of social media
taking delight in the opposition to
the militants terroristic ideology,
UAE Ambassador to Washington
Yousef al-Otaiba in his confirmation of al-Mansouris role said: She
is a fully qualified, highly trained,
combat-ready pilot, and she led the
mission.
Here in the Philippines, recruiters
are taking advantage of the innocence
or ignorance of young people about
the IS. The Manila Times revealed (30
September): A retired police officer

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THROUGH UNTRUE

A message to doctors
By FR. ROLANDO V. DELA ROSA, O.P.

(Excerpts from a speech delivered during the 68th Annual Convention of the Philippine Obstetrical
and Gynecological Society of the
Philippines.)

hen your super efficient,


hyper-energetic and megadynamic Convention Chair
Dr. Ditas Christina Decena
invited me to speak to you tonight, I
apologetically refused, saying: I am
not a doctor. But Dr. Decena replied: I
believe it is about time that we listened
to a priest. After all, you priests were
once called doctors witch doctors.
I thought at first she wanted me to
perform a ritual dance of exorcism to
drive out the evil spirits that oppress
or possess many of you.
She later explained that, as incoming president of your prestigious organization, she simply wanted me to give
you some friendly reminders regarding
the current public perception of the
medical profession.
Based on my experience, Filipino
doctors are among the best specimens
of humanity. We look up to you as models for emulation because of your many
virtues, especially your self-discipline as
manifested in your long years of study
and the way you perform your daily
work; and your devotion to continuous
updating, as shown in annual conventions where you learn more efficient

ways to practice the art of healing.


We look up to you in a special way,
members of the POGS, because your
branch of medical expertise puts you in
very intimate contact with human life,
before, during, and after birth.
I remember the story of a doctor
who, for the first time, helped deliver a
child. After a few days, as she watched
the new-born child nestled in the arms
of the mother, the infant suddenly
opened her eyes and looked directly at
the doctor. At that instant, the doctor
realized that she was the first human
being this baby girl had ever seen.
Deeply moved, the doctor felt so privileged and blessed, that for a moment
she had tears in her eyes.
To be the first person every newborn child sees is a great privilege
indeed. I therefore greatly admire doctors like you who not only stress the
need for maternal health, but the life
and health of the defenseless unborn
and the newly born.
St. Thomas Aquinas once wrote:
Corruptio optimi, pessima. The corruption of the best is the worst of all
tragedies. You are among the best
professionals in our country. It would
be tragic if you allow the best that is in
you to be superseded by the thirst for
popularity, wealth, and power.
A few years ago, I read an article
about the public perception of doctors
in America. The article lamented the
fact that, in the past, doctors visited
their patients at home. Today patients

visit their doctors. In effect, doctors


miss out on one very important aspect
of the patients overall assessment: the
home environment. Also, many years
ago, doctors, diagnose their patients
only after physically examining the
patient and listening to the noises of
the anatomy. Today, physicians look at
the laboratory results before examining
the patient.
Here in our country, a worker in
the pharmaceutical industry wrote
about his first-hand knowledge of the
many favors doctors receive from drug
manufacturers. He also alleged that the
price of medicine increases every year to
cover the foreign travels of doctors, their
conventions, and many other activities
underwritten by pharmaceutical firms.
What is most disturbing about these
allegations is not that these are prevalent, but that these might be true. We
need doctors to belie these allegations,
doctors whose love for God, their profession, and their fellow human beings
remain their driving force for success.
I once asked Dr. Decena how she
determines if she has already achieved
success. She replied: I am a successful
physician if my patients and colleagues
consider me as a person of integrity,
moral uprightness, professional competence, and intellectual honesty. Since
these are Dr. Decenas standards of
success, which I believe are shared by
his fellow officers of the POGS, then,
I can say that your organization is in
good hands.

Never on a Sunday

Temporary-permanent
By Atty. Rene Espina
Former Senator

NE year ago, super-typhoon


Yolanda struck Eastern and
Central Visayas leaving an
estimated 100,000 families
homeless with a conservative estimated
loss of 8,000 people caused by the tsunami-like storm surge. The surge was
high enough that several interisland
ships were lifted inland several meters
from the shoreline that even today they
cannot be salvaged.
The national government had every
opportunity with the full cooperation
of the local government units to reconstruct the homes and infrastructure
that were destroyed in the shortest possible time in order to normalize the lives
of the typhoon victims. I believe that
the initial funds that were made available by our government, including the
financial and material aid donations of
the international community of nations
was sufficient to start the rehabilitation
of the devastated areas. Regretfully the
master plan for the rehabilitation of the
typhoon struck areas was approved
only last week.
In my youth, I have seen the destruction caused by World War II on the
City of Cebu and how the newly installed
Philippine Civil Authorities acted and
moved after the war that almost destroyed everything the government,
business, educational centers and
residential areas of Cebu City. Among
the buildings that were destroyed were

confirmed the ongoing recruitment


of Islamic State followers in several
provinces in Mindanao. Former PNP
Intelligence Chief Rodolfo Boogie
Mendoza said that based on information his group gathered, foreign jihadists are looking for recruits to join
their cause of establishing a caliphate
in Southeast Asia assisted by the Abu
Sayyaf Group
Mendoza, who retired in 2008,
was credited in 1995 for uncovering
Oplan Bojinka, a plot by Al Qaedalinked militants to launch attacks in
the US He said that IS recruitment
was strong in the Lanao provinces,
Zamboanga peninsula, Basilan, and
Sulu, and even on the Internet, and
that Filipino Muslims are considered members once they pledge their
allegiance The JI, ASG, Rajah
Solaiman Movement (RSM), and the
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) are among the groups that
pledged allegiance to the Islamic
State.
In his book, Inside Al Qaeda:
Global Network of Terror (2002),
terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna
writes: Al Qaeda members Ramzi
Yousef, Abdul Hakim Murad, and Wali
Khan Amin Shah rented an apartment
in Manila where they prepared to
assassinate Pope John Paul II, who
was due to arrive in January, 1995. If

the City Hall, the Provincial Capitol, the


whole downtown district as well as the
piers and wharves. One of the many
educational institutions that were destroyed was the Colegio de San Carlos
building on P. del Rosario street where a
Japanese Garrison was stationed.
If only our government officials had
the political will to do the right thing
even if they might have been unpopular, Cebu City and Manila might have
become a completely different city,
i.e., with wide straight avenues and
boulevards. For Cebu City, we would
have had an EDSA like ring road with
avenues from the city center moving
straight out like spokes of a wheel like
Paris. Another possibility would have
been to develop our urban areas like
chess boards with blocks of streets
and avenues like Manhattan Island in
New York. Unfortunately again those
who were in charge did not have the
willpower or expertise. In Cebu some
of the members of the Cebu Planning
Board at that time were land owners.
Every time there was a proposal to
build, straighten, or widen a road, they
would veto the idea because it would
slice and diminish their land holdings.
Can you imagine a devastated Manila and Cebu where the rehabilitationreconstruction planners would just
instruct the Public Works Department
or request the American Corps of Engineers to drive their bulldozers straight
ahead to build new roads or straighten
out, widen old roads, regardless of
whose property would be affected...

The matter of just compensation could


be addressed later by the issuance of
government bonds.
I wonder if in the devastated areas
of Tacloban, Basey, Guiuan, etc., the
same policy as the above could have
been followed. From what I have seen
so far, it may be conceded that some officials are really sincere in their desire
for a quick rehabilitation of the areas.
However, it would seem that there are
also other sectors for reasons best
known only to them, that resist the complete relocation of human habitation to
areas that would be safe in the event
a future super typhoon with the usual
storm surge tsunami-like wave. I doubt
very much if the newly-constructed
nipa and bamboo temporary shelters
for Yolandas typhoon victims will
remain temporary. On the contrary I
have reason to believe that those communities will be settled permanently in
the present areas. Based on historical
events my conclusion is not too farfetched. When I was a young man there
was a fire that burned quite a number
of squatter houses behind the Jones
Avenue PC Headquarters. President
Ramon Magsaysay ordered that in the
meantime temporary housing quarters
be built by the AFP in a Cebu provincial
lot which was just beside the old Club
Filipino Golf Course (now Ayala Business Center). Well today, Barangay Luz
named after Mrs. Magsaysay still exists
with all the former squatters from the
said fire.
rene.g.espina@gmail.com

the pipe bomb attack failed, Al Qaeda


planned for an operative disguised as
a priest to shoot the Pope.
The Ramos Administration had
physically thwarted Oplan Bojinka a
large-scale plot by Yousef and cohorts to
be carried out through the assassination
of US President Bill Clinton during his
Asia swing in November, 1994, and on
Pope John Paul II during World Youth
Day in Manila in January, 1995; the hijacking then mid-air blasting of airliners
flying from Asia to the US; and crashing
a plane into the CIA headquarters in
Virginia.

THEY CAME BACK TO FINISH IT


OFF IN 2001. THAT IS HOW IT IS
WITH THE POPE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
ALTHOUGH THE LATE POPE
JPII IS NOW A SAINT, HIS SUCCESSORS IN THE LEADERSHIP
OF CATHOLICS WORLDWIDE ARE
CONSIDERED ALWAYS AT HIGH
RISK ANYTIME, ANYWHERE.
WHEN POPE FRANCIS COMES
IN JANUARY 2015, THE EYES OF
THE WORLD WILL BE UPON THE
PHILIPPINES. AGAIN, OUR HONOR AS A NATION AND PRESTIGE
AS A HIGHLY CAPABLE PEOPLE
ARE AT STAKE.
IT IS THEREFORE OF SUPREME IMPORTANCE NOT ONLY
FOR THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT BUT SPECIALLY FOR ALL
PEACE-LOVING FILIPINOS TO
ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF POPE FRANCIS AMID
PERSISTENT THREATS FROM
BOTH FOREIGN AND LOCAL TERROR GROUPS.
IS THE PHILIPPINES PART OF
THE COALITION OF THE WILLING OR NOT???
LETS REMEMBER : FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED!!!
Please send any comments to
fvr@rpdev.org. Copies of articles are
available at www.rpdev.org.

When Pope Francis Comes Visiting


The Manila Times also reported (17
October): The recapture of ASG leader
Khair Mundos last June has not deterred Islamist groups sympathetic to
the Islamic State from pushing through
with their plot to assassinate Pope
Francis during his visit to the country
in January next year, a reliable source
from the PNP said.
GUNARATNA HAD ALSO BEEN
QUOTED BY THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD (11 NOVEMBER
2002): ONE THING YOU SHOULD
REMEMBER ABOUT AL QAEDA
WHEN THEY DIDNT DESTROY
THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
FIRST TIME AROUND IN 1993,

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THE VIEW FROM RIZAL

Mixed signals
from Beijing
By EDGARDO J. ANGARA
FORMER SENATOR

n Sunday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian


President Vladimir Putin
signed an energy cooperation agreement, providing for a new
natural gas pipeline to China costing
US$400 billion.
Also under the agreement, the China National Petroleum Corporation
will buy a 10 percent stake of a unit of
Russias largest petroleum company,
Rosneft, priced at US$30 billion.
The move marks Russias efforts
at deepening ties with China, supplying Chinas enormous demand for
energy. Its a nice bargain. Russia
will gain access to a dollar credit line
for repaying their dollar debt, in exchange for China having more control
over their energy supply.
The Sino-Russian pairing could
develop into a formidable alternative
to the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), as Beijing called for the
establishment of a Free Trade Area
of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) and would
set aside US$40 billion for improving
trade links with other countries in
the region.

Dr. Rizal: Dapiteo-by-choice


A new Cold War?
Yet another development in the
Beijing APEC Summit is more hopeful
an icebreaker meeting between
President Xi and Japanese Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe over their disputes involving the Senkaku/Diaoyu
Island.
Prime Minister Abe told reporters that the two sides have taken the
first steps towards reconciliation,
establishing a crisis management
mechanism. That signals a gradual
resumption of political, diplomatic,
and security dialogues.
On the other hand, President
Aquino and President Xi Jinping met
face to face for the first time and exchanged cordial words over the South
China Sea dispute. President Aquino
later suggested that the tone and the
rhetoric framing the dispute would
change henceforth.
These are two tension-easing
developments in Beijing over the
South and East China Sea. If followed
through in all good faith, all of Asia
might very well achieve Asias potential as the growth driver of the global
economy.

Email: angara.ed@gmail.com

Gaming Junkie

Elderly care II
By JOSE PUJALTE JR.

To me, old age is always


15 years older than I am.
Bernard Baruch (1870-1965),
US Financier quoted in The
Observer (London, Aug 19, 1955)
-on his 85th birthday

E have talked about depression and dementia in


the elderly.
These are two of five
common problems cited by The Caregiver s Essential Handbook. The
other three problematic issues for the
aging are vision loss, hearing loss, and
incontinence. Perhaps one of the most
difficult changes is emotional and it
involves the acceptance of help from
others. This is almost impossible for
strong, successful, fiercely independent adults who perhaps in the past
occupied high positions at work. Some
have been strict, domineering parents.
This transition of giving up autonomy
is much easier if the individual is surrounded by a loving family.
Vision Loss. According to the
manual, the symptoms of worsening
vision are:
Excessive tearing or watery
eyes.
Difficulty focusing on near or
distant objects.
Double vision.
Squinting or blinking because of
light sensitivity.
Swollen or irritated eyelids.
Loss of peripheral vision.
Recurrent pain in or around
eyes.
Trouble adjusting vision in dark
rooms.
Cloudy vision or appearance of
spots or floaters.
Dry eyes with itching or burning.
What should be done when these
symptoms are found? It is possible
that our loved one will complain of the
vision problems. Sometimes we notice
it ourselves when they start to bump
into furniture or worse, slip and fall.
Lolo or Lola should be seen by the eye
doctor or the ophthalmologist.

Hearing Loss. The warning symptoms of hearing loss are the following:
Ringing in the ears
Unusually loud TV or music.
Asking people to repeat what they
just said.
Anger at being asked.
Appearing to ignore questions.
Not wanting to answer the telephone.
Withdrawing from conversation.
Of course, there could be other
reasons for such behavior. These may
be screened out. The idea is to be observant and find out if the root cause is
poor hearing. Bring the aging relative
to the ENT specialist or the otorhinolaryngologist.
As for incontinence, this is even
more difficult to discuss (or admit).
Please remember that it is not part of
normal aging. But it is common. You
can point out that supermarkets carry
adult diapers, an indication that it is a
widespread problem. Leaking urine or
passing fecal matter without control
can be physical problems from weak
muscles or infection. But they can
also be caused by stress. Sometimes
Lolo or Lola delays or limits going to
the toilet because of the fear of falling.
Aurologistor a colorectal specialist
should be sought out.
So caring begins by learning to
become sensitive to changes in our
aging loved
one. Most of the time they themselves are not aware that vision and
hearing have begun failing. Incontinence is somewhat easier to see
(or smell). Caregiving is I suppose a
natural Filipino attitude. We like to take
care of our own. I once asked an American doctor tactlessly (I admit now)
why is it that they leave their parents
in nursing or retirement homes. His
more than gracious reply was: Why I
wouldnt impose on my own children!
This makes sense of course in a culture
where youre out of the house at 18. It
doesnt here where parents nurture as
long as financially possible.
Caregiving then in a way is just
nurturing in return.
E-mail: jspujalte@yahoo.com

OBSERVANCE

Remembering President
Elpidio R. Quirino

HE nation remembers President Elpidio R. Quirino, the


sixth President of the Philippines, on his 124th birth anniversary on November 16, 2014. The
day is a special non-working holiday
in his home province of Ilocos Sur, by
virtue of Proclamation No. 1927 issued
on November 15, 1979. Commemorative
rites will be held at his statue in Plaza
Salcedo in Vigan, infront of the provincial capitol, and at the Syquia Mansion,
his Vigan residence, which houses his
memorabilia and art collection. The

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colonial mansion, built in 1830, is owned


by the family of his wife, Dona Alicia
Syquia Quirino.
Quirino is remembered for the postwar reconstruction and economic gains
of the Philippines and increased economic aid from United States. His industrialization programs irrigation, hydroelectric plant, cement factory helped
provide jobs for Filipinos. He quelled the
threat posed by the dissident movement
in rural areas. He sent over 7,000 Filipino
soldiers in the Philippine Expeditionary
Forces to Korea during the Korean War.

By Dr. Jun Ynares, M.D.

HEN the name Dapitan


City is mentioned, inevitably the name of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal
will be mentioned.
Conversely, every time the story of
Dr. Rizals life is discussed, inevitably
the name Dapitan City and his years
of exile in that corner of Mindanao
would crop up.
More than a year ago, I wrote my
thoughts on how Dr. Rizal handled that
particular chapter in his life. I said that
his years in Dapitan City were a test of
his emotional and spiritual toughness.
My view was that being exiled for
years must have been an even more difficult time than waiting for a few hours
before one faced certain death.
This is because the state of physical
exile has been a proven way of inflicting
mental and emotional punishment
something harder to bear than physical
punishment. My cousin, who is a lawyer,
explained that this was used by early
civilizations as a punitive measure for
serious crimes. For example, ancient
Greece exiled criminals convicted of
homicide.
Ancient Rome imposed it as a
replacement for the death penalty.
Perhaps, the rules of Rome had then
determined that to take a person away
from what he considers home and banish him to a far-away, unfamiliar place
was no different from beheading or
hanging that person to die.
So, when authorities sent Dr. Rizal
to exile in Dapitan in 1892, they may
have thought that they had already
killed him.
In many ways, a person in exile really suffers death, in a figurative way
of speaking.
When one is taken away from his
home and loved ones against his will
and sent to an unfamiliar place hun-

dreds of miles away, he loses much


of life. That experience of exile must
have been no different from what is
felt by a prisoner thrown into solitary
confinement.
Dr. Rizal, however, appeared to have
more options than what an ordinary human being would think he has.
True, he must have gone through
the same processes as anyone human
would. In exile, he must have wept
during those painful moments of cruel
loneliness and sense of isolation. He
must have gone through the same ordeal of self-pity, self-blame, the litany of
regrets, and recalling the must-havebeens and the could-have-beens of life.
He may have wished he had chosen a
different path, a different life.
But then, my view is that Dr. Rizal
is not the kind who would entertain a
mental script of a victim. In Dapitan,
he seized control of his situation and
transformed his exile into some of his
most productive, remarkable years.
His strategy was simple: instead of
thinking, living, and behaving like a prisoner-in-exile, he exercised his power of
choice. He chose to be a Dapiteo. He
became a Dapiteo by choice.
As a Dapiteo-by-choice, Dr. Rizal
brought our many sterling aspects of
his person and genius.
It was during the exile years that he
helped many he cured of blindness and
other eye diseases. He set up a school,
raised leaders, and trained athletes. He
engaged in lively, intellectual debates
on faith and politics.
He created sculptural masterpieces. He built a water system, remodeled
Dapitans town plaza, and battled malaria. He wrote a poem and composed
a song while engaging in biological
research. He studied languages and fell
madly in love with a woman.
Lesser mortals would have spent
those four years wallowing in anger
and self-pity. Dr. Rizal chose to make

an exceptionally productive use of his


time.
In Tagalog, Dr. Rizal would be
dubbed a dayo. One who came to a
place, decided to settle, and called it
home.
Of course, he was an exceptional
dayo. When he chose to make Dapitan City home, he added value to that
community. He played a role in its
physical and social transformation. He
was a change agent. He was a game
changer.
Antipolo City has the same experience with many of the people and
establishments who chose to make the
place their home. Our city has many of
its own exceptional dayo. They came
and made the city their home, bringing
with them talents, vision, energies, and
opportunities.
Among them are some of the countrys biggest business conglomerates.
Already, the well-known and highly
respected Ayala, SM, Crown Asia, and
similar other institutions are present in
Antipolo. Their projects have enriched
the landscape of the city.
The latest addition to the list is Robinsons Place, a development by Robinson Land Corporation of the Gokongwei
group. Antipoleos witnessed the opening of this mall yesterday. It is located
just a few minute away from where the
Antipolo Cathedral stands.
Robinsons Place is now an Antipoleo-by-choice.
Its presence, like that of the projects
of the other major business conglomerates, are a testament to the faith
of investors in the present and in the
future of the city.
They have found their place in this
Pilgrimage Capital of the country.
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antipolocitygov@gmail.com or send
it to #4 Horse Shoe Drive, Beverly
Hills Subdivision, Bgy. Beverly Hills,
Antipolo City, Rizal.

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Life is in Gods hand


ANY times we wonder
why there are people who
are living their lives as if
their lives here on earth
are forever. Forgetting that our life is
under Gods control, under Gods authority, and under Gods sovereignty.
Our life is in Gods time, in good times
and in bad times, during Biblical times
and during our contemporary times,
for all of us regardless of gender the
rich and the poor, the powerful and the
powerless, the healthy and the sick, the
young and the old, the educated and the
uneducated, and the scientists and the
non-scientists. Regardless of who we
are, where we are, and regardless of
the circumstances, God controls our
last breath. As King David cried out
when he was hit by all kinds of problems
and was under so much stress: I trust
in You, O Lord. I say You are my God.
My times are in Your hand. (Psalm
31:14-15)
***
Today, we hear of many sick
people who have lost their will to
live anymore because people close
to them predict that theirs are hopeless cases and that they are going
to die within a few days or within a
month or so.
Let me share with you a true
story about an American who was
diagnosed with three deadly kinds
of cancer. The sick American did not
undergo chemotherapy or radiation
in US. Instead, the sick American
went to Germany to undergo a cancer
treatment known as the 8th Element
Protocol, otherwise known as the
Oxygen Treatment. The American
was miraculously cured of his cancer
ailments. The American lived for 19
years more after his treatment. He
died at the age of 93 from Alzheimers
disease and not from cancer. The

American was no ordinary American.


He was Ronald Reagan, the 40th
President of the United States. President Reagan did not experience hair
loss, nausea, pain, or other side effects normally experienced by those
undergoing chemotherapy and/or
radiation treatment. And wonder
of wonders, President Reagan finished his second term as President!
(Source of information: Internet
report of Dr. Al Sears, M.D., author
of E-book titled The 8th Element:
Natures Universal Cancer Killer)
***
The biblical verse that our times
are in Gods hand together with another Biblical verse (Trust in the Lord
with all your heart) are powerful verses
that go hand in hand. Why? Simply
because God controls our times, our
life, and our circumstances. If this is so,
then we need to be close with God and
have a personal relationship with Him.
The only way we can have a personal
relationship with our Lord God who
controls our life is to trust God completely through his son Jesus Christ,
the one and only mediator between God
and men. (Please see 1 Timothy 2:5.)
Throughout the Bible, we find repeatedly the verse, Trust in God.
***
When King David said, But as
for me, I trust in You, O Lord. I say
You are my God. My times are in your
hand he was under a stressful situation. At that time, there were people
who wanted King David killed; his
friends and neighbors turned into
enemies; and people slandered him.
Worse, King David had to wrestle
with guilt for his sin and resolve his
relationship with his own son Absalom who was rebelling against him
and wanted to overthrow his father.
In other words, the situation then
was traumatic marked by instability
and uncontrollable events. This is

similar to what is happening to us


nowadays stressful situation complicated by so many unexpected happenings in our lives. As in Biblical
times, stress exists in this modern
fast-paced world. Many of us rely
on a variety of solutions to lessen
and/or eradicate stress in our life.
In contrast, David stuck to only one
solution, namely to trust God completely for his problems.
***
Today we are all faced with one
crucial dilemma: whether or not we
should trust in the Lord completely.
In resolving this dilemma, let us not
forget that God has fixed a duration
for our lives. As someone once said,
In Gods grace, He will not allow one
day more or one day less than that duration. Its all according to His divine
plan. The exception to Gods plan is
the possibility that there are those in
Christ who will never die. They will be
raptured (see 1 Thessalonians 4:17)
and the people who will be raptured
will be caught up together up in the
clouds to meet the Lord in the air. (See
1 Thessalonians 4:17)
***
Let us always remember that our
Lord God is in control of everything
in our lives from our date of birth to
our day of death and everything in
between.
***
This column continues to give out
copies of the Holy Bible for free to those
who cannot afford to buy their own
copies. If interested, please send your
letter-request to Ms. Nelly Favis Villafuerte, 5233 Fahrenheit St., Palanan,
Makati City. Kindly mention if it is the
Tagalog, English, Cebuano, or Ilocano
Bible that is preferred.

It was during his presidency that General Carlos P. Romulo became the first
Asian to be elected president of United
Nations General Assembly.
Born in 1890 in Vigan, Ilocos Sur
to Don Mariano and Doa Gregoria
Rivera Quirino, he finished his elementary schooling in Ilocos Sur and high
school in Manila. He then worked at
the Bureau of Lands and at the Manila
Police Department. In 1915, he obtained
a law degree from the University of the
Philippines and passed the bar the same
year. In 1919, he was elected to House

of Representatives, and in 1925, to the


Senate. In 1934, he joined the Philippine
Independence Mission to Washington,
DC, which secured the passage of
Tydings-McDuffie Act, that set Philippine Independence on July 4, 1946. He
was a delegate to the convention that
drafted the Philippine Commonwealth
Constitution. He served as secretary of
finance and secretary of the interior in
the Commonwealth government.
After the war, he was secretary of
state and vice president of President
Manuel A. Roxas, the first president of

the Republic of the Philippines. When


Roxas died on April 15, 1948, Quirino
took over, and was elected president
the following year for four-year term.
His presidency was marked by for the
good of the masses policy. He reached
out to the People to alleviate their socioeconomic condition. He made Quezon
City the Philippine capital through Republic Act 333. After his term, he retired
to his home in Novaliches, Quezon City,
where he passed away on February 29,
1956, and his remains were interred at
Manila South Cemetery.

By Nelly Favis Villafuerte

Be joyful and forgiving! (Comments


may be sent to Ms. Villafuertes email:
villafuerte_nelly@yahoo.com.)

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Belmonte sees no need


for House probe on ICC
By CHARISSA M. LUCI

he House leadership is
not convinced that there
is a need for the Lower
Chamber to step in and
conduct a parallel probe on the
allegedly overpriced Iloilo Convention Center (ICC).
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte
Jr. shrugged off allegations made
by Kabataan Partylist Rep. Terry
Ridon that the House leadership
is "dragging its feet" and blocking
the probe on possible cases of corruption and overpricing involving
government infrastructure projects
contracted with Hilmarcs Construction Corporation.
"The Senate has already gathered a lot of information on Hilmarc
and will proceed to look into his
other government contracts. There
is no need to duplicate what they
are already doing," he pointed out
in an interview.
Last September, Ridon filed
House Resolution No. 1466 to
investigate not only the ICC, but
review all other government projects contracted by the HCC in the
past decade. He claimed that in
the past decade, HCC was able to

clinch no less than 20 government


infrastructure projects.
The House leadership may be
afraid to open the can of worms,
considering that an investigation
of Hilmarcs government dealings
may include projects contracted by
close allies, and even those in the
leadership itself, Ridon said.
Baseless innuendos
Meanwhile, Liberal Party Secretary General and Samar Congressman Mel Senen Sarmiento
expressed belief that the Senate
Blue Ribbon committee may put
to rest its ICC probe, saying that
the supposed explosive revelations
Former Iloilo provincial administrator Manuel Mejorada Jr. turned
out to be nothing but baseless innuendos after he could only present
the Wikipedia as the basis of his
claim.
The only basis of Mejorada in
claiming that there was overpricing
in the construction of the ICC is the
wikipedia and flawed mathematical
formula. It would be a real waste of
time and money for the Senate to
continue investigating this kind of
an allegation, he said.
He even branded as"mere assumptions and faulty calculations"

the conclusions made by Mejorada


that Senate President Franklin
Drilon, Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson
and Tourism Secretary Ramon
Jimenez purportedly conspired to
jack up the actual cost of the R700million ICC.
Even at the beginning of the
Senate probe, the allegations made
against Vice president Binay and
his family are based on testimonies, documents that even include
pictures and the expert opinion of
third-party experts. The ICC case
on the other hand was only based on
the say-so of a disgruntled former
provincial government employee
who can only present the wikipedia
as an evidence, Sarmiento said
Clearly, the Senate must continue the probe on the allegations
of corruption in Makati but theres
no reason to do the same in the case
of the ICC, he pointed out.
During the Senate Blue Ribbon panel hearing last Thursday,
Mejorada, an ex-Iloilo provincial
administrator and former ally of
Drilon failed to show documentary
proof pinning Drilon as the "unseen
hand" in the alleged overpricing of
the ICC.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

13

HOME SWEET
HOME Senator
Cynthia Villar
comforts a returning overseas
Filipino worker
(OFW) yesterday
upon his arrival from Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia.
The OFW was
assaulted and
abused in a desert last May and
was confined for
a prolonged period at a hospital
in Saudi Arabia.
(Ali Vicoy)

Palace appeals to teachers to call off strike


By JC BELLO RUIZ

Malacaang yesterday appealed to a group of teachers


threatening to go on a "mass
leave" to press salary increase
demands, to reconsider their
planned protest action for the
sake of their students.
Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the
group should consider the
welfare of their students who
depend on them for their education.

"We continue to further our


engagements with our teachers who may have grievances. I
know the DepEd (Department of
Education), I am very confident
that they continue to talk to our
public school teachers about
their concerns," Valte said over
government radio dzRB.
The Alliance of Concerned
Te a c h e r s ( A C T ) h a s b e e n
threatening to go on mass
leave as early as May this
year.
But Valte noted that con-

cerns for salary increase


should be addressed to legislators.
"Again, we in the administration is ready to comply in
case the legislature comes up
with anything to address this
matter," she said.
She explained that it will
take a legislation from Congress to raise salaries of all
government workers including teachers since it entails
budgetary preparations on the
part of government.

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14

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Cebu City subway pushed to


address traffic, spur growth
By Charissa M. Luci

veteran lawmaker is seeking


the construction of a subway
in the first congressional district of Cebu City to address
the worsening traffic and flooding
problem in the city.
Cebu City Rep. Raul del Mar proposed the establishment of the Subway Tunnel Transport Network System to address the city's traffic and
flooding woes, concerned that the two
problems could affect the city's economic growth.
"While we look to the Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT) to alleviate the traffic
problem in Cebu City in the not too distant future, additional measures need
to be done to solve the problem considering the citys expected growth,
Del Mar said in filing House Bill 5141.
HB 5141 seeks the construction of
a tunnel for the mass transit railway

system and a second tunnel for a vehicle road system.


Del Mar also proposed that a tunnel for water catchment and waterway
to the rivers and sea be established to
solve the flooding problem.
His measure tasks the National
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to include the subway tunnel in the projects under the World
Bank-assisted Philippine Transport
Infrastructure Development Framework Plan and in the 2011-2016 Public
Investment Program (PIP) currently
being updated by NEDA.
"The bill also directs the Department of Public Works and Highways
(DPWH) to be responsible for the construction of the Subway Tunnel Transit Network, including the feasibility
and detailed engineering studies and
acquisition of sites," he said.
Del Mar also filed a bill urging the
DPWH to construct skyways in con-

gested areas in the first district of


Cebu City.
"Current economic activities in the
City of Cebu put in sharp focus the
development potentials of the area towards making it a prime growth center and more. This kind of potential
and this kind of development, however, give rise to some areas of concern,
he said in filing House Bill 5142.
He said before constructing skyways, the DPWH should first conduct
feasibility and engineering studies.
The agency shall also be responsible
for the acquisition of sites.
"With Cebu Citys projected
growth, even the construction and
improvement of basic infrastructures
such as roads, bridges and flood control facilities in selected areas to alleviate the serious traffic situation now
will not be adequate in the near future,
given the traffic situation," the former
Deputy Speaker said.

GRAND PAROL AT RESORTS WORLD MANILA (From left) Resorts World Manila Chief Operating Officer Stephen Reilly, Resorts World President Kingson
Sian, Pasay City Rep. Emi Calixto Rubiano, Pasay City Mayor Antonio Calixto,
and Resorts World Chief Hotel Operations Officer Scot Sibley lead the lighting
of what the hotel dubs as the largest indoor parol (Christmas lantern) last
Friday night. (Ali Vicoy)

Student trainees spill beans


R205M allotted for UP faculty members promotion on erring Customs official
By RAYMUND F. ANTONIO

By INA HERNANDO-MALIPOT

The University of the Philippines


(UP) is allotting around R 205 million
for the promotion of its deserving
faculty members and employees.
In a recent meeting, the UP
Board of Regents (BOR) approved
the promotion of 56 percent of its faculty members or 2,228 out of 3,974. A
total of 5,850 of the 6,560 or 74% of its
administrative personnel were also
promoted. Both promotions apply to
all faculty members and employees
in the whole university system.
In a statement, President and
BOR Co-Chairperson Alfredo Pascual said that the approved promotion system has the highest amount
and widest coverage in the history
of the UP system.
I am happy that the promise I
made during my investiture in 2011,
to reward meritocracy and excellent performance, has finally been

fulfilled, he explained.
Since July this year, the promotion process has been in motion after
Pascual issued a call for promotion to
the UP Diliman, UP Los Baos, UP
Manila, UP Baguio, UP Visayas, UP
Cebu, UP Mindanao and Open University. Around 70 percent of UP faculty and staff are expected to benefit
from this approved promotion which
is retroactive to January 1, 2014.
Data from Office of the Vice
P resident for Academic Affairs
showed that newest round of promotion moved most faculty members
upwards in the academic ladder. The
number of instructors decreased
from 373 to 221, assistant professors
from 904 to 865 and associate professors from 607 to 556.
Meanwhile, the number of faculty members occupying the highest
academic rank possible in the university or full professor significantly
increased from 344 to 588.

The so-called sagad employees or those who can no longer be


promoted and have reached the
last step increment, will be given an
additional one-time compensation
instead of merit promotion.
Full professors will receive a
total of R30,000 while sagad associate and assistant professors
will be given R12,000. Administrative
personnel who are also categorized
in the sagad level will be given
R12,000 in this latest promotion.
The UP promotion is a good
sign that the Aquino administration
recognizes the importance of public
higher education in the country,
said House Committee on Higher
Education Chair Roman Romulo,
who has been aggressively pushing
for higher salaries in state universities and colleges. Thus, some UP
faculty members will be receiving
as high as 10 steps in merit promotions.

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) sustained its drive against its own erring officials and collared a Customs employee
alegedly involved in extortion activities in
the Port of Iloilo.
Customs administrative aide Aristotle
Tumala was arrested for allegedly extorting R7,000 from two student-trainees seeking the release of tax-exempt imports of
Panay Power at the Iloilo port.
BOC said that Tumala was apprehended in a sting operation jointly set up
by the agencys Intelligence and Enforcement Group after he received the marked
money.
The student-trainees, who are on an
internship with a licensed brokerage firm,
complained to Deputy Commissioner for
Intelligence Jessie Dellosa that Tumala
demanded for some grease money for the
release of the shipment.
We commend these students for their
bravery, courage and integrity. With their
full cooperation, we were able to catch

this erring employee with his extortion


attempt, Dellosa said.
We look forward to working with them
as licensed Customs brokers who we know
will live by a code of honesty, professionalism, and integrity, he added.
Acting on the student trainees complaints, Dellosa ordered an entrapment
operation against the BOC employee
for his illicit activities. He faces criminal
charges as well as administrative cases
under the BOC code of conduct and related
civil service laws.
Tumala is working as an administrative aide at the Tax-Exempt Division in
charge of the processing and releasing
the endorsement for release of various
shipments.
Tumala allegedly said there is a problem with their papers and kailangan ng ulo
ng aso, the BOC said in a statement.
This local term is known to brokers
as a code word for grease money since
a design on the upper left portion of a
R1,000 bill apparently resembles the head
of a dog.

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UN, aid groups step up pressure


on G20 over Ebola

RISBANE, Australia (AFP)


The United Nations Saturday called on G20 leaders
to intensify their response
to the deadly Ebola outbreak in west
Africa, warning of a major food crisis
if they fail to act.
Speaking in Brisbane, where the
two-day G20 leaders meeting is being
hosted by Australia, UN SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon joined with
international aid agencies in urging
concrete actions to fight the disease.
I would also like to stress the
need to intensify the international
response to the outbreak of Ebola in
West Africa, Ban told reporters.
As rates decline in one area, they
are rising in others. Transmission
continues to outpace the response
from the international community. I
urge the leaders of G20 countries to
step up.
Ban said the secondary impacts
of the health crisis could spiral into
other areas, including a food crisis,
caused by disruption in farming due
in countries affected by the outbreak
including Sierra Leone and Liberia.
That could provoke a major food
crisis affecting one million people

across the region, he said.


The G20 is under pressure to adopt
a hard-hitting financial response to
the Ebola epidemic as health workers
battling horrific working conditions
plead for more resources.
A joint petition from international
aid groups including Oxfam and Save
the Children urged the G20 to band
together to ensure the right resources
are made available in terms of personnel, equipment and funding.
This is a chance to stop Ebola in
its tracks, and it must not be missed,
said Oxfam Australia chief Helen
Szoke
Ban said while Ebola began as a
health issue, it had developed into
a security and economic one and
needed massive resources in terms of
finance, logistics and treatment.
Because of the very extraordinary nature of this disease I think the
international community has been
panicked, he said. We should guard
against this kind of panic.
The World Health Organization
said Friday that 5,177 people had so far
died of Ebola across eight countries,
out of a total 14,413 cases of infection,
since late December 2013.

Restive Alaska
volcano
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP)
Alaskas most active volcano
as spitting lava into the air
and producing an ash cloud
at low elevations on Friday,
authorities said. The 8,262-foot
(2,518-meter) Pavlof Volcano
started erupting this week in
a relatively uninhabited area
of the Alaska Peninsula, about
625 miles (1,000 kilometers)
southwest of Anchorage. The
closest community is about
40 miles (65 kilometers) away.
Observers reported seeing dark
snow on the surface of the
volcano Wednesday, indicating an
eruption has started. The eruption
intensified that afternoon and
continued Friday. An ash cloud
from the volcano extends about
125 miles (200 kilometers), but
at a relatively low altitude of about
16,000 feet (4,900 meters).
CONCERNS OVER ASIAN TERRITORIAL DISPUTES US President Barack Obama
address a crowd at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Obama
is attending the G20 world leaders summit where he, among others, pointed out
that territorial conflicts in Asia may lead to confrontation. (EPA)

Thousands in Mexico protest over student massacre


CHILPANCINGO, Mexico(AFP)
Thousands of teachers and students
took to the streets in Mexico on Friday to
demand justice for 43 young men feared
to have been massacred by drug-gang
hitmen working in cahoots with corrupt
police.
Carrying pictures of the trainee
teachers who vanished on September
26, the protest in Chilpancingo, capital
of the crime-plagued state of Guerrero,
was led by some of the anguished parents, who refuse to believe their children
are dead.

Some demonstrators wielded sticks,


pipes and riot shields stolen from police,
but there was no repeat of the violence
that has broken out at several other rallies this week.
This is a social fight, they say were
violent but its how we have to respond
to the murders, kidnappings and collusion with organized crime that goes
unpunished, said one teacher, his face
hidden by sunglasses and a bandana
emblazoned with a skull.
Authorities say the students were
abducted in Iguala, in Guerrero state,

by police and handed over to a drug


cartel before being murdered and set
alight -- a claim contested by the victims
families.
We cannot give up, someone has to
answer for these crimes, local activist
Osmin Valdez said.
Activists say the students were attacked by police and abducted amid
fears they planned to disrupt a speech
given by the wife of local mayor Jose
Luis Abarca, who was arrested on November 4.
The case has outraged Mexicans ac-

customed to horrific violence witnessed


since former president Felipe Calderon
launched a crackdown on drug gangs
in 2006.
Protests have rocked a number of
Mexican cities this week, with the Guerrero state congress set ablaze on Tuesday in the escalating demonstrations.
Mexicos Senate on Thursday voted
to sack the head of the countrys National Human Rights Commission, Raul
Plascencia, over his handling of the
crisis that has rattled the government
of President Enrique Pena Nieto.

7.1 quake hits Indonesia,


causes small tsunami

MISSING MEXICAN STUDENTS A woman holds posters showing portraits of the


43 missing Mexican students from Ayotzinapa High School during a protest march
held by members of the State Coordinator of Education employees and classmates
of the missing students in Chilpancingo, Mexico.(EPA)

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) A


7.1-magnitude quake hit Indonesian
waters Saturday morning and has the
potential to generate tsunami waves
along nearby coasts, a monitoring
agency said.
According to the U.S. Geological
Survey, the quake hit 154 kilometers (96
miles) northwest of Kota Ternate at a
depth of 47 kilometers (29 miles).
There are no immediate reports
of casualties or damage. Indonesias
meteorological agency said a tsunami
wave of 9 centimeters (3.54 inches)
washed onto the small island of Jailolo
but caused no damage. The Pacific
Tsunami Warning Center later lifted its
advisory for potential hazardous waves
for coastal communities.

The nearest communities of Tabukan Tengah on North Sulawesi island


could be at risk within an hour or so if
a tsunami occurs, the agency said.
The waves could also reach as far
as Taiwan, Okinawa in southern Japan,
the U.S. territory of Guam, Papau New
Guinea, Solomon Islands and the Marshall Islands in the Pacific within the
next six hours, it said.
The worlds largest archipelago,
Indonesia is prone to earthquakes
due to its location on the Pacific Ring
of Fire, an arc of volcanoes and fault
lines in the Pacific Basin.
In 2004, a monster temblor off Aceh
shores triggered a tsunami that killed
230,000 people in a dozen countries.
Most of the deaths were in Aceh.

Beijing and head straight to Chinas


legislature to seek talks with Premier
Li Keqiang and others.
The protesters oppose Beijings
decision that a panel screen candidates
for the territorys inaugural 2017 elections.
But Beijing has denounced the
movement as illegal.
An editorial appearing in the Saturday edition of the party-run newspaper
Global Times said the students were not
expected to meet with Chinese leaders
and said their travel plans were merely
a show for sympathy.
These activists may be too naive,
the editorial reads. Do they really know
who they are and whom they can represent? How can they meet whomever
they want in Beijing?

that it will not, said Romain Caillet, a


French expert on jihadist movements.
IS controls more than half of the
town but is unable to advance further,
he told AFP.
Buoyed by a string of victories in
Syria and Iraq, IS launched a major
offensive on September 16 to seize
Kobane and expand its self-proclaimed
Islamic caliphate.
The jihadists believed they would
quickly conquer the small town in
northern Syria, which was little known

BERLIN (AP) The good news:


The spacecraft that landed on a
comet has begun drilling beneath
the surface to see what secrets
the celestial body can reveal.
The bad news: Scientists at the
European Space Agency still dont
know exactly where the lander is
on the comet and are anxiously
hoping its batteries hold out long
enough for them to get the mining
data and adjust the spacecrafts
position. It was a race against
time Friday for the Philae lander,
which on Wednesday became the
first spacecraft to touch down on
a comet. Since then it has sent
astonishing images from the icy,
dusty comet, 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko, and generated some
data from instruments such as one
that measures temperatures.

High-rise risk taker


NEW YORK (AP) A window
washer who was left dangling
from a tilting World Trade Center
scaffold said Friday that he would
go back tomorrow if asked, but
his co-worker said he would prefer
a more earthbound assignment.
This jobs given me everything
for my family, everything for me,
Juan Lizama said when asked
if he would go back to washing
windows at the nations tallest
skyscraper after being stuck
there Wednesday. Thats why I
say God bless America. Im very
happy to be here. Lizamas
co-worker Juan Lopez noted that
not every window washer has to
work hundreds of feet (meters) in
the air. Ground-floor jobs. ... I will
probably do that, Lopez said.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP)


Uruguays President Jose Mujica
says hes turning down a $1
million offer for his famous 27year-old Volkswagen Beetle. Mujica
says an Arab sheikh had offered to
buy the car, which has become a
symbol of Mujicas ostentatiously
unpretentious style. But he told
a radio program on Friday that
he couldnt sell the sky-blue
Volkswagen because it would
offend some friends who had
given it to him, and he also says
hes fond of the car. He also has
another sitting at his ramshackle
flower farm, and officially declared
the value of both together as
$4,385. The 79-year-old leader
leaves office next year.

PRICELESS BEETLE Uruguayan President Jose Mujica inspects his 27-year old
Volkswagen Beetle at his home in Montevideo. Mujica, considered the worlds
poorest state leader because of his humble way of life, rejected an offer from a
sheik to buy his prized vehicle for US$1 million. (EPA)

Islamic State faces war of attrition in Syrias Kobane


BEIRUT (AFP) The Islamic State
group is locked in a war of attrition
in the Syrian border town of Kobane,
where Kurdish fighters backed by
US-led air strikes are mounting fierce
resistance.
Two months after IS launched a
major offensive to try to capture the
strategic prize on the Turkish frontier,
the jihadists have failed to defeat the
towns Kurdish defenders.
Several weeks ago, it looked like
Kobane would fall, but it is now clear

Lander starts
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$1-M for 87
VW Beetle

Hong Kong activists denied


permit to go to Beijing
HONG KONG (AP) Three Hong
Kong students who have led protests for
greater democracy in the former British colony were denied in their attempt
Saturday to go to Beijing to meet with
top Chinese officials.
Alex Chow, Nathan Law and Eason
Chung members of a student group
that played a main role in organizing
street protests that started nearly two
months ago arrived at the Hong Kong
airport greeted by well-wishers. But
they were denied boarding passes for
a Cathay Pacific flight when they were
told their documents that would allow
them to travel to Beijing were invalid.
The group left the airport, and a
news conference was scheduled for
later in the evening.
The students had intended to fly to

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to the outside world before the deadly


fighting broke out.
Even the United States and Turkey
warned in October that the town was
teetering on the brink.
IS took over dozens of villages surrounding Kobane, known in Arabic as
Ain al-Arab, besieging the towns Kurdish fighters.
On October 6, the jihadists reached
the gates of Kobane, triggering panic
among civilians.
Tens of thousands fled across the

border into Turkey in fear of the reputed


brutality of the IS fighters.
The jihadists, equipped with advanced weaponry seized from Iraqi and
Syrian troops, then fought their way into
central Kobane.
But their advance has since faltered
in the face of fierce Kurdish resistance
and US-led bombings on IS targets.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 600
jihadists and nearly 370 Kurdish fighters have died in the battle for Kobane.

No chemo for
aboriginal girl
OTTAWA (AFP) A judge on
Friday rejected a bid by Canadian
doctors to force an aboriginal girl
into chemotherapy treatment in a
groundbreaking ruling that affirms
the right to pursue traditional
healing over mainstream
medicine. The decision allows
the parents of the 11-yearold girl to pursue a course of
cancer treatment rooted in their
centuries-old native traditions,
but critics warn the unproven
treatment risks the girls life.
Doctors at McMaster Childrens
Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario sued
to have her placed in protective
custody in order to force her into
care after the family removed her
from their care.

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Dolphin rescued
CURRIMAO, Ilocos Norte An
endangered male pantropical
spotted dolphin was rescued
by local fishermen when it got
stranded along the beach in
Barangay Maglaoi, Currimao,
Ilocos Norte last Friday. The
dolphins breathing is normal,
however, it has low buoyancy
which means the dolphin cannot
balance its body while swimming
as he is weak, explained
Ilocos Nortes Provincial Fishery
Regulatory Coordinator Arthur
Valente, who added that it has
to regain its strength before
returning in open sea. The rare
dolphin species, which weighs 60
kilos and measures 1.84 meters
from its rostrum or snout to the
tip of its tail (the average length
of a big bike), is being cared for at
a pond near Maglaoi. (Freddie G,
Lazaro)

Village chiefs fall


CAMP DANGWA, Benguet Two
barangay chairmen (village
chiefs) in the towns of Bucay
and Bangued in Abra were
among those arrested for illegal
possession of firearms recently.
Chief Superintendent Isagani
Nerez, Police Regional OfficeCordillera (PRO-Cor) director,said
Barangay Chairmen Mario S.
Ballo of Agtangao, Bangued,
and Amado B. Bides, of Dugong,
Bucay were nabbed in separate
operations in two of the 10 areas
that were subject of search
warrants issued by various
court last Wednesday. (Zaldy C.
Comanda)

DRUG-FREE CAMPAIGN A total of 2,296 people turned up for yesterdays fun run dubbed as TULDOKAN or TUmakbo Laban sa DrOga para sa mga KabataAN in observance of Drug
Abuse Prevention and Control Week in San Fernando City, La Union. At left, Mayor Pablo C. Ortega burns an effigy representing drug abuse in the city. (Erwin G. Beleo)

JICA aids Rizal-Laguna flood control


By AARON B. RECUENCO

eemingly buoyed by the flood alert


and response system in Marikina
City, the local government units
in Laguna and Rizal have joined
forces with the Japanese government
to improve their disaster alert program
against flooding, oftentimes aggravated
by the overflowing of the river systems of
Laguna de Bay.
Noriaki Niwa, chief representative
of the Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) in the Philippines, said

the agency is now working with the cities


and municipalities of Laguna and Rizal to
improve the disaster resiliency measures
especially in the industrial areas of the
two provinces.
We hope that JICAs assistance will
help the LGUs (local government units)
and individual institutions in Laguna de
Bay develop disaster resiliency,said Niwa
following the signing of a memorandum
of agreement (MOA) between JICA and
some LGUs of Rizal and Laguna.
Like the Philippines, Japan is prone
to natural disasters, and we would like

By FREDDIE G. LAZARO

NARVACAN, Ilocos Sur A balikbayan, who is a retired employee


in the United States, committed
suicide at the wake of his wife in
Barangay Cagayungan, last Friday,
police said.
Police said that Crisanto Cabanting Sr., 78, who was in deep anguish, shot himself in the chest with

MORONG, Bataan This town,


through the help of the Bataan
Tourism Council and the provincial
government, is drumming up
excitement for its Pawikan
Festival slated November
30 in the coastal barangay of
Nagbalayong, here. Mrs. Vicky
Sandejas-Garcia, wife of Bataan
Rep. Enrique Garcia said the
festival, which is being held
annually since 2000, is aimed
at raising public awareness for
the importance of marine turtles.
Mayor Jorge Estanislao said
various activities have been lined
up, including a street dancing
competition, environment fair, and
painting and sculpture contests,
among others. (Mar T. Supnad)

CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City,


Quezon A Philippine Navy
(PN) boat was sent to Mindoro
island in support of ongoing
combat operations against
the New Peoples Army (NPA),
which just recently raided the
municipal hall and police station
in Paluan, Occidental Mindoro.
The deployment reflects Maj.
Gen. Ricardo R. Visaya resolve
for the militarys Southern Luzon
Command (SOLCOM) to go fullforce against remnants of the
NPA and constrict them, said
Maj. Angelo Guzman, SOLCOM
spokesman. (Danny J. Estacio)

Parol contest
DAGUPAN CITY,Pangasinan The
City of Dagupan has opened its
parol-making contest to all local
government units (LGUs), including
barangay councils, civic clubs,
different religious and peoples
organizations in Pangasinan
this year to spice up the yuletide
season and the city fiesta. With the
theme Parol Ko, Handog Ko sa
Pasko, each entry should reflect
the Filipino tradition of Christmas.
The judging will be on December
12-14 and the awarding will be
on December 15 at the city plaza.
(Liezle Basa Iigo)

a .45-caliber pistol right in front of the


coffin of his late wife, Antonia.
It was reported that Cabanting
ignored the requests of his kin to keep
calm upon seeing his wife in a coffin
and then suddenly pulled out the gun
and shot himself.
Cabanting was rushed by his relativeds to the nearest hospital in the
town but he was declared dead-onarrival by the attending physician.

Ex-rebel now into hog


breeding as livelihood

BELEN ATTRACTION Seychelle, an overseas Filipino worker whos in town for the Christmas
holidays, picks out handcrafted wooden belen (nativity scene) pieces at a shop in Asin,
Tuba, Benguet, earlier this week. Apart from dressing her family home for the season,
she plans to buy some extra pieces for her friends when she reports back to duty as a
nurse in Kuwait. (JJ Landingin)

BANGUED, Abra Aside from


having been hired as a forest guard
under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),
a former member of the Cordillera
Forum for Peace and Development
(CFPD) is now also into hog breeding
to support his familys needs.
CFPD is formerly the Cordillera
Peoples Liberation Army (CPLA).
Wilson Balansi is the last to
receive remuneration under the
memorandum of agreement (MOA)
signed in 2011 by the government

and the CPLA-Cordillera Bodong


Administration, a closure agreement
towards the CPLAs final disposition
of arms and forces and its transformation into a potent socioeconomic
unarmed force.
Balansi, said he will use the
money to buy four hogs to start his
hog-raising project which he forsees would give his children a good
future.
Balansi belongs to the last batch
of former rebels in Abra to receive
a financial remuneration this year.
Other CFPD members received earlier received payment.

Mother tongue
language
in teaching
pushed

David Elementary School, San Jose


District, Division of Tarlac, from June
to October, students particularly in
Grade 5 level, were observed to have
easily understood their lessons with
the local dialect used as the language
of instruction instead of English.
Renford L. Facun who led the observation said using the local dialect
also resulted in several students get-

ting higher grades than usual.


Facun said high grades were observed in 85 percent of the students
as compared with only 75 percent last
year when the English language was
used as the language of instruction.
It transforms the students into
knowledge users and lifelong learners, rather than alienates them,
Facun said of the program.

By ZALDY C. COMANDA

Animal bites

Navy vs. NPAs

Metro Manila.
During weather disturbances that
includes heavy downpour for instance,
thousands of households are affected
by the flooding in communities near the
Laguna dew Bay area.
Laguna, for instance, experienced severe flooding which lasted for four months
in the past year.
On the part of the JICA, it has provided
a web-based camera monitoring system
in strategic and critical river locations for
monitoring and issuance of early flood
warnings to surrounding communities.

Balikbayan shoots
self at wifes wake

Pawikan festival

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite


There were 12,967 animal bite
incidents reported this year in
Cavite province, health authorities
said over the weekend. Provincial
Health Office (PHO) Sanitary
Inspector Annabelle Dilig reported
that there were at least six rabies
deaths since January this year.
Dilig said that the two deaths
were reported in General Mariano
Alvarez (GMA) municipality and
one each in General Trias,Tanza,
Kawit and Naic. The PHO and
the Provincial Veterinary Office
have been monitoring the rabies
incidence in Cavites six cities and
17 municipalities. (Anthony Giron)

to share our knowledge when it comes


to strengthening adaptation measures
so we can attract more investments in
emerging growth centers outside Metro
Manila, he added.
Based on the agreement, JICA and
LGUs of Angono and Calamba City will
further enhance the monitoring system
in the tributary river systems of Laguna
de Bay through modern technology and
community participation.
Laguna de Bay is known to be the
largest freshwater body in the Philippines
at the heart of industrial centers outside

By MAR T SUPNAD

TARLAC CITY An elementary


school, here, if at all, is now a testament to the efficiency in the use of the
mother tongue language in teaching,
as supported by the Department of
Education (DepEd).
Based on the actual study and
observation of young students at the

Massive reforestation for Sierra Madre as House OKs bill on forests


By FREDDIE C. VELEZ

CALUMPIT, Bulacan Reforestation in the Sierra Madre mountain


range has entered high gear, through
the National Greening Program (NGP),
as Congress is poised to pass a bill that
would identify the specific forest limits in
the country in a bid to further strengthen
governments conservation efforts.
Bulacan 1st District Rep. Ma. Victoria R. Sy-Alvarado said the government,
through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),
is implementing massive tree-planting
activities along the Sierra Madre mountain range particularly in the mountains
of Eastern Bulacan located in the towns
of Dona Remedios Trinidad, San Miguel
and Norzagaray.
There will soon be a concerted
move to save the rainforests of Sierra
Madre, she said.
Her announcement came at the
heels of the approval on third reading
of House Bill 4988, the Final Forest
Limits Act, which was re-filed as among
the priority measures of the Aquino
administration.
HB 4988 mandates the preserva-

tion of all forest lands identified by the


government or by Congress.
Forest conservationists lauded the

House action on the bill.


The Senate, on the other hand, has
yet to act on its version of the measure.

There are at least four bills pending in


the Senate. (With a report from Ben R.
Rosario)

TREE-PLANTING Mahogany seedlings are prepared here by (from left) forester Lucy Manahan, Bulacan Provincial Social Welfare and
Development Office Head Rowena J. Tiongson, and PhilHealth Malolos representative Diana Lopez during a recent tree-planting activity
in Barangay Bulihan, Plaridel, Bulacan. (Freddie C. Velez)

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Corruption label angers Ilonggos


City council drafts persona non grata resolution vs Drilon accuser
By TARA YAP

LOILO Residents of the city and


province of Iloilo are hurt by the
corruption tag made by Manuel
Mejorada, who has accused Ilonggo
and Iloilo native, Senate President
Franklin Drilon of plunder in connection
with allegations that the construction
of the Ioilo International Convention is
overpriced.
The issue is not about overpricing
or plunder anymorethere was no
evidence. The issue has evolved into the
sweeping and vile attack on Iloilo and the
Ilonggos as a whole, declared Iloilo City
Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog.
During the November 13 Senate
Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the
alleged overpricing of the Iloilo Convention Center that was partly funded
by Drilon, former Iloilo provincial administrator Manuel Mejorada labeled
Iloilo as the countrys birds nest of
corruption.
I was totally hurt when he said
that. Its not true. Iloilo would not have
developed as it is right now if corruption
exists. Mr. Mejorada stained the Iloilo
City with his own personal interests,
said Steve Sobrevega Abordaje.

While the controversial Iloilo Convention Center is located in the Western Visayas regional capital Iloilo City,
Ilonggos are concerned that Mejoradas
derogatory birds nest of corruption
label could give the entire province of
Iloilo which is comprised of 42 towns
and one component city that kind of
reputation.
His statement is a blatant insult to
all of us, Ilonggos, said an apparently
incensed Irma Lim, an accountant. He
made us look stupid and like idiots who
do not know what corruption is. It seems
as if that accusation by Mejorada makes
us accomplices of a corrupt government.
We should not allow this person to destroy our integrity as Ilonggos.
Meanwhile, there are those in Iloilo
who do not necessarily support Drilon,
but who have, nonetheless, reacted negatively to Mejoradas statement which,
they say puts Iloilo in a bad light.
Some also expressed that Mejorada
does not really care about Iloilo because
he is not a real Ilonggo, being someone
who hails from Capiz province.
Meanwhile, the Iloilo City council is
now drafting a persona non grata resolution against Mejorada for alleging that
the construction of the Iloilo Convention

Center is highly overpriced.


City councilor Liezel Zulueta said
she is willing to spearhead the resolution being drafted by councilor lawyer
Eduardo Pearedondo during the Sangguniang Panglunsod regular session on
Tuesday, November 18, to show the indignation and natural reaction of Ilonggos
against Mejoradas statement that Iloilo
is a birds nest of corruption.
While Mejorada was a good friend of
his late father, former Oton mayor Nene
Zulueta, she said his sweeping statement and generalization of Iloilo as a
corruption nest is a hard slap on the face
and is unacceptable to all Ilonggos.
Pointed out Zulueta, I have nothing
personal against Mejorada but this is my
personal reaction against the city being
branded as a birds nest for corruption
which is very unfair for all of us.
Mejorada was summoned by the
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee last
Nov. 13 to shed light on his allegations
that the convention center is grossly
overpriced.
Mejorada, who used to be a consultant for Drilon, filed plunder charges
against the Senate President, Tourism
Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Public
Works Secretary Rogelio Singson, TIE-

ZA Administrator Mark Lapid and their


staff including DPWH Regional Director Edilberto Tayao and architect Willy
Coscolluela on the alleged overpriced
building earmarked to host two Senior
Ministerial Meetings of the Asia Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Iloilo
City on September and October 2015.
However, upon grilling by the senators, Mejorada admitted that he has no
official documents to back up his claim
but had only copied press releases and
items downloaded from the Wikipedia
and which he placed inside three pieces
of luggage which he brought with him to
the Senate hearing last Thursday.
Zulueta said Mejorada was a pitiful sight when, after five hours at the
Senate hearing, he finally admitted,
that he had no evidence to support his
charges of plunder, graft and malversation of funds against Drilon, Singson and
Jimenez, et. al.
Observers seated at the Senate gallery were visibly disappointed with Mejorada. Some observers laughed while
others were irritated, saying it turned
out to be a useless investigation with
the senators spending time and effort
on something without substance, said
Zulueta. (With a report from PNA)

Papal itinerary
excludes
Cebu, Bohol

New Visayas Deputy


Ombudsman named
VISAYAS President Aquino
has appointed lawyer Paul
Elmer Clemente as new Deputy
Ombudsman for the Visayas.
Clemente succeeds Deputy
Ombudsman Pelagio Apostol who
retired in August, 2014. Clemente
joined the anti-graft office in 1995
as Graft Investigation Officer I
under the Office of the Chief Legal
Counsel (OCLC). He was OCLC
Director and Acting Assistant
Ombudsman until his resignation
in 2006. In 2012, he rejoined the
office and was appointed graft
investigation and prosecution
officer II assigned at the Office
of the Deputy Ombudsman for
Luzon. Clemente, who obtained his
Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of
Science in Economics degrees from
the University of the Philippines,
was officially sworn into office by
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio
Morales last week. (Jun Ramirez)

Iloilo goodwill
ambassadors sought
ILOILO CITY Telecommunication
giant Smart Communications, Inc.
is looking for goodwill ambassadors
who can promote the city and
province of Iloilo. Smart officially
launched last Nov. 6 #HelloIloilo
as part of its Doon Po Sa Amin
corporate social responsibility
project. The latter is a contest
for college and high school
students in using information and
communications technology (ICT)
to promote Iloilos local history,
culture, tourism, and cuisine on
social media platforms. The project
is supported by Department of
Education (DepEd) and HERE
Maps. (Tara Yap)

By MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR.

CEBU CITY Despite the wishes of


church and government leaders for Pope
Francis to also visit Bohol and Cebu
when he comes to the Philippines in
January, 2015, the official Papal itinerary
has excluded the two equally calamityhit provinces.
The Vatican released the official
itinerary of Pope Francis during his
visit to the Philippines from January
15 to 19, 2015, as announced by Manila
Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle
to media last Friday.
The itinerary showed that the activities of the Pope will be concentrated in
Manila, Tacloban City and the town of
Palo in Leyte.
Pope Francis will arrive in Tacloban
on January 17, where he will hold a
concelebrated mass near the Tacloban
International Airport. He will then have
lunch with survivors of super-typhoon
Yolanda at the Archbishops Residence
in Palo, Leyte.
Earlier, Cebu Archbishop Jose
Palma added a voice to the call for Pope
Francis to visit Bohol province as part of
his Philippine itinerary in January.
Palma supported the call of Bohol
Governor Edgar Chatto and Archdiocese of Tagbilaran Bishop Leonardo
Medroso who both expressed hope that
the Pope would drop by Bohol to also
see the damage wrought by the over 7
magnitude earthquake that rocked the
province in October last year.
Cebu archdiocese spokesman Monsignor Joseph Tan said he still has not
seen the official itinerary but stressed
that if it is true that the Pope is not
coming to Cebu, there will be some
disappointment.
However, he urged the faithful to
think of it holistically and to keep on
praying.
Fr. Jonas Mejares, rector of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Nio, said he was
disappointed with the news but stressed
that everything happens for a reason.
Organizers of Cebu Citys Sinulog
Festival were gearing up for a possible
change of schedule as they anticipate the
possibility of the Pope dropping by Cebu
during the festivities.

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Village councilor
gunned down

YOUNG MARTIAL ARTS WARRIOR - Cebus rising mixed martial arts star, Ken Tonken Caniga, 10, is focused in becoming a
mixed martial arts (MMA) professional. The young boy started his MMA training at the age of 4 at the Yawyan Cebu Ardigma
Gym under the supervision of his uncle, Master Benigno Ekin Caniga Jr. The boy has already won two gold medals in MMA in
the Batang Pinoy 2015 competitions. Currently, he is training for the forthcoming National Games for Muai Thai, representing
Cebu City, this December. (Juan Carlo de Vela)

Iloilo mayors: Theres no politics


in Yolanda aid distribution
By Czarina Nicole O. Ong

Much has been said about governments efforts post super-typhoon


Yolanda. Some gave glowing reports,
while many slammed the government
for their sluggish response, or lack
of it.
However, four mayors from Iloilo
who came from different political
parties attested to the governments
efficiency and impartial distribution of
relief funds.
There is no political color in the distribution of Yolanda funds, said Mayor
Rene Cordero of Estancia, Iloilo. He is a
member of political party UNA.
We have received much help, and
foreigners also helped, he added, saying that those who criticized the govern-

ment for unfair and slow distribution of


relief are merely enemies.
Around 80 percent of their households were destroyed, while 90 percent
of the means of their livelihood, including fishing boats were also destroyed.
The government gave them approximately P20 million in relief funds.
Cordero admitted that there are
around 60 families, who used to live
along the coastline, still living in bunkhouses.
Meanwhile, Mayor Jesry Palmares
of Passi City, Iloilo, also coming from political party UNA, said that he is very
happy the way things are.
Palmares reported that 7,660 of
their households were totally damaged
by Yolanda. But right after the storm, he
said that relief came rapidly.

They have received around P18 million for the repair of government facilities, which they are trying to finish now.
Palmares added that they are expecting
P86 million more to come in.
Mayor Reynor Gonzales of Lambunao, Iloilo, who belongs to political party
LP, agreed with the others that lahat
binibigyan (everyone is given) aid.
Disaster struck their town hard as
100 percent of barangays were affected.
But he was proud to report that within
24 hours of the disaster, they were
able to resume operation and basic
services.
Lambunao received around P18
to P20 million in relief funds, which
they used to restore the public market
and implement the road cementing
program.

Cebu cops killed while serving warrant


By MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR.

LIFE GOES ON A fisherman in this coastal town, Anibong, in Tacloban City, Leyte
cleans up some of his fish catch for cooking for his familys meal. Tacloban has
been included in Pope Francis official itinerary, which was released by the Vatican
and announced by Archbishop of Manila, Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle to media last
Friday. The itinerary includes a mass in Tacloban and dining with survivors of super
-typhoon Yolanda in Palo, Leyte. (Linus Guardian Escandor II)

MOALBOAL, Cebu Two policemen


were shot dead while conducting an inventory following the serving of a search
warrant in Barangay Tomonoy, this town,
last Thursday night.
Police Officer 3 Fabio Fernandez,
team leader of the town polices intelligence division, and PO1 Alrased Jimlani
died of gunshot wounds in their heads
and bodies after a still unidentified men
opened fire at the operatives.
Fernandez and Jimlani were reportedly providing perimeter security while
other policemen were conducting inventory of seized items inside the house
of Michael Aquino, the subject of the
warrant.
P03 Ramon Tsinel said Aquino was
not around when the raid was conducted
but the police arrested three persons

who were inside Aquinos house during


the raid.
Drugs and guns were seized inside
the house of the suspect and the police
immediately conducted an inventory
while Fernandez and Jimlani were providing security outside.
A burst of gunshots, however, were
heard from outside the house and the
two policemen were already lying lifeless
when their colleagues checked on them.
Authorities believed it was Aquino
and his cohorts who shot dead the two
policemen using .45 caliber guns.
The fracas also prompted the three
arrested persons to escape even if they
were already handcuffed.
The two policemen were rushed to
the Badian District Hospital but they
were declared dead on arrival.
Fernandez was set to retire next
year.

ROXAS CITY, Capiz (PNA)


Barangay Rosario councilor Arnold
Villegas was shot dead inside a
cockpit in Brgy. San Fernando, in
Pilar, Capiz and died while he was
being rushed to the hospital. The
victim sustained a lone gunshot
wound in his head inflicted by a still
undetermined caliber firearm. Pilar
police investigators said Villegas
was viewing the cockfight derby
last Thursday in the locality when
gunned down by a bonnet-wearing
suspect, who escaped after the
shooting incident.

Negros Occidental
R15-B AIP okd
BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occ. (PNA)
The provinces P15.01 billion
2015 Annual Investment Plan (AIP)
has been approved by the Provincial
Development Council (PDC).
Second District Board Member
Salvador Escalante, chairman of
the committee on finance, said the
AIP, comprised of the provinces
wishlist of projects, is a prerequisite for the approval of next
years proposed budget and the
20 percent Development Fund. In
the AIP, the Office of the Provincial
Agriculturist has the biggest
allocation at P5.92 billion; followed
by P3.2 billion for the Provincial
Engineers Office; P796 million for
Mambukal Resort; P669 million for
the Governors Office; and P397
million for the Teresita L. Jalandoni
Provincial Hospital, among others.
Gov. Alfredo Maraon, Jr. has
submitted the proposed 2015 P2.6
billion proposed provincial budget.

EDCs post-Yolanda
response lauded
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (PNA) The
city government has recognized the
Energy Development Corporation
(EDC)s emergency response in
the aftermath of super-typhoon
Yolanda. EDC President and
Chief Operating Officer Richard
B. Tantoco received a plaque of
appreciation from Mayor Edward
C. Codilla and Vice Mayor Leo
Carmelo L. Locsin, Jr. EDC provided
generator sets with free fuel to
city hall, supplying power to the
command center and a local
hospital. It also provided generator
sets to the water pumping stations
hence restoring 80 percent of the
citys water services a few days
after the typhoon. Other items
distributed by EDC immediately
after Yolanda were rice, food packs,
household items and assorted
medicines.

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

PNP, Army go after BIFF fugitives


By MALU CADELINA MANAR

Newsbits
Justice for
leaders death
KIDAPAWAN CITY A group
of natives from Maguindanao
demanded justice for the brutal slay
of a leader of their tribe. Timuay
Alim Bandara, head claimant
and petitioner of the Teduray,
Lambangian, and Dulangan
Manuvu tribes in Maguindanao,
identified the slain leader as
Timuay Melchor Ramugon. He said
Ramugon is the second Teduray
leader murdered since October.
In Oct. 2, Timuay Leoncio Arig
was killed by still unidentified
gunmen. The Supreme Council for
Timuay Justice and Governance,
to which Ramugon and Arig were
members, has urged authorities
to investigate the killings. Bandara
hinted land conflict could be the
motive behind the brutal slays. He
said, Ramugon was councilman of
a village where a vast portion of the
land was being claimed by a group
of Maguindanaons. (Malu Cadelina
Manar)

IDAPAWAN CITY The


police and military in North
Cotabato and Maguindanao
have intensified their enforcement operations against rogue
Moro elements wanted for murder,
kidnapping and other crimes.
Many of these criminals, according
to Col. Dickson Hermoso of the Sixth
Infantry Division Public Affairs Unit,
are members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), who
had launched massive attacks and
harassments against civilians in Mid-

sayap, North Cotabato two years ago.


These elements, Hermoso said,
are facing charges of multiple murder,
kidnapping, robbery, carnapping, and
drug trafficking.
Were running after at least a
hundred BIFF rebels who have been
wanted for the crimes they committed
against the people, said the military
official.
On Friday, the militarys 601st Brigade, together with some operatives of
the Philippine National Police (PNP),
launched pursuit operations against
the criminals believed hiding in towns
of Shariff Saydona and Sultan sa Bar-

ongis, both in Maguindanao province.


They were armed with warrants
of arrests.
Authorities, however, were met
with mortars coming from the BIFF,
according to Hermoso. The Army, positioned near the marsh, also launched
mortar attacks against the enemies,
he said.
As a result of the shelling, a group
of civilians onboard a motorized banca
was hit by a mortar. Two civilians,
including an eight-year-old girl, died
on the spot while another wounded.
Three others survived by jumping into
a nearby river.

BBL forum
shifts to
Zambo City
By NONOY E LACSON

HIV cases in
Caraga region
BUTUAN CITY Health authorities
are alarmed that a report shows
an increase in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in
Caraga region. According to
latest Regional Epidemiology
Surveillance Unit (RESU) report of
the Department of Health (DOH-13),
for September 2014, there were
two confirmed cases compared to
zero cases in September 2013.
There is a total of 128 confirmed
HIV cases from 1995 to August
2014 in Caraga region, a report
said. The data comes from the
different reporting HIV-accredited
laboratories, social hygiene clinics
and blood collecting units. We are
closely monitoring the new cases for
possible treatment, said Butuan
City HIV-AIDS focal person Anthony
Torralba. In Butuan City alone, out
of 23 HIV clients, six have been
diagnosed as Stage 4. (Mike U.
Crismundo)

Security chief
takes leave
KIDAPAWAN CITY The chief of
the Civil Security Unit (CSU) of
the Kidapawan City government
submitted on Friday his 30-day leave
of absence to the office of the city
mayor here. Armando Batingkay, CSU
chief, cited delicadeza as reason
for taking the month-long leave
while he and his office are being
investigated by the Sangguniang
Panglungsod and the executive
committee, for their alleged security
lapses when the robbery inside the
City Treasury Office (CTO) happened.
In the recently concluded parallel
investigation conducted by the SP,
he admitted the failure not to assign
security guards in front of the city
hall on Saturdays and Sundays. He
cited their lack of personnel as one
of the primary reasons. The CSU has
a staff of only 90 to 100 personnel
who are deployed as guards inside
the city hall during weekdays, citys
mega market, and overland terminal.
The SP, through Kidapawan City
councilor Ruby Padilla-Sison, has
asked Batingkay an accounting of
his men. (Malu Cadelina Manar)

Scholars receive
stipends
COTABATO CITY The Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM) governance released early
this week what may be the last
stipends of college scholars during
a ceremony in conjunction with final
preparations for the 25th ARMM
foundation anniversary celebration.
ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman
and his chief of staff, Amihilda
Sangcopan, distributed to 640
scholars from Lanao del Sur and
Maguindanao checks amounting
to P10,000 each for full scholars
and P5,000 for partial scholars.
Hataman launched the scholarship
program dubbed Iskolar two
years ago. It has served more
than 1,000 poor but deserving
students, the ARMMs Bureau
of Public Information (BPI) said.
The checks distribution rite was
held last Tuesday at the regional
executive building here which
officials had named as Office
of the Bangsamoro People in
prelude to the abolition of ARMM
and its replacement by a new
parliamentarian autonomous entity
called Bangsamoro next year. (Ali G.
Macabalang)

Killed were Rayhana Akmad, 8,


and Kinto Akmad, while wounded
was identified as Leila Akmad, 15, all
residents of Barangay Lagpan, Datu
Piang, Maguindanao.
The victims were on their way to
Barangay Kabasalan in Pikit, North
Cotabato to seek shelter after their
village was bombarded with mortar
shelling.
At least 407 families from Datu Piang town have sought refuge in their
relatives homes and the governments
multi-purpose buildings in Barangays
Bulol, Kabasalan, and Macabual in
Pikit, North Cotabato.

CHANGE OF COMMAND Brig. Gen. Paolo Leo Ma Miciano (center), commander of the Army Reserve Command, hands over the
colors of the 12th Regional Community Defense Group, ARESOM to Col. Adrian Castro who took over from Col. Pablo Liwan
(right) who retired recently. Castro vowed to look into the organizational needs and welfare of Army reservists in Region 12
during the turnover ceremonies held at the 12th RCDG headquarters at PC Hill in Cotabato City Friday. (Joseph Jubelag)

Mayors mother takes vacated seat in SB


By JOSEPH JUBELAG

MALUNGON, Sarangani The


Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) has installed Delia
Constantino, mother of this towns Mayor
Reynaldo Constantino, as the new member of the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) to
replace municipal councilman Benjamin
Guilley who passed away last August.
DILG provincial director Flor Limpin
presided over the installation of Constantino recently after Gov. Steve Solon for
Constantino issued an order to fill up the

vacant post left by the Guilley who died


of cardiac arrest.
Limpin said the governors memorandum was pursuant to Sec. 45 of the
Local Government Code of 1991 wherein
the accredited political party of the late
official may recommend somebody to
the vacant post.
Limpin also read the letter of endorsement issued by the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) political party
which nominated Constantino to the post
vacated by Guilley.
UNA secretary general and Navo-

tas Rep. Tobias Toby Tiangco, UNA


secretary-general, stated that the party
had endorsed Constantino as the partys
nominee to the vacant post.
In her acceptance speech, Constantino who was former barangay chairman of Malandag and president of the
Association of Barangay Captains, cited
the importance of unity and cooperation
among local government officials and
employees in the effective implementation of development programs and
projects undertaken by the local government.

MNLF, MILF agree to establish BCF Bureau


By EDD K. USMAN

Under the sustained auspices of the


Organization of Islamic Cooperation
(OIC), the Bangsamoro Coordination
Forum (BCF) has continued to move
towards unifying the two Moro Fronts.
This developed as the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
agreed on Thursday to establish a BCF
Bureau in Cotabato City, with a suboffice in Zamboanga City.
Abdul Sahrin, a senior leader of the

MNLF, relayed this yesterday to the


Manila Bulletin.
He said the two groups agreed to
establish the BCF Bureau at the conclusion of the November 12-13 second
peace meeting in Manila hosted by the
OIC.
The BCF Bureau will further promote unity talks and facilitate the discussion of other issues and concerns
that may arise in relation with the convergence of the Final Peace Agreement
(FPA) of 1996 and the 2014 Comprehensive Agreement (CAB).

The Bureau will also be a vehicle


whereby the BCF could pursue genuine
and lasting peace and economic progress for the Bangsamoro people.
The MNLF and the MILF signed a
Joint Communique which outlines their
agreement to continue efforts for the
convergence of the two peace tracks or
peace agreements, Sahrin said.
He said Randolph Parcasio, spokesman of the Jeddah Formula that assembles various MNLF factions, and
Mohagher Iqbal of the MILF signed the
Joint Communique.

3 killed
in Basilan
shooting

ORGANIC AGRI
Products
made out
of local and
organic
ingredients
and materials
are displayed
at the 11th
National
Agriculture
Congress
at the SMC
Convention
Center in SM
Lanang, Davao
City. (Alexander
D. Lopez)

By Aaron B. Recuenco

Gunmen shot dead three people,


including a father and his son, in an
ambush in Laitan City in Basilan, a
police official said yesterday.
Senior Insp. Gean Gallardo, chief
of the Lamitan City police, said they
were eyeing work-related issues as
the main motive behind the death of
Noel Alvarez, his son Nolie and their
co-worker Alen Pioquinto.
The three were reportedly working
in a rubber plantation in Basilan.
We believe that there are some
people who want to give the owner of
the plantation a headache and this is
what we are looking into, said Gallardo.
These three victims were just ordinary workers who had no ax to grind
with anybody, he added.
Gallardo said the victims were on
board a motorcycle and passing by Barangay Ubit when armed men started
shooting them.
The elder Alvarez died on the spot
while his son and Pioquinto died in the
hospital.

ZAMBOANGA CITY Close to a


thousand civic, religious and political
leaders attended a forum on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in this city
Friday, where basic and controversial
provisions of the proposed measure were
discussed by members of the Ad Hoc
Committee of the House of Representatives with the participants here.
Sulu Rep. Habib Tupay Loong who
sits as vice chair of the Ad Hoc Committee, described the forum as full of
informative discussion and information
as they were able to interact with leaders from this city and from Lamitan and
Isabela in Basilan.
Loong said: The people in this city
are very talented and they have prepared
themselves and researched well for the
forum. They brought to our attention only
major issues like the issue on contiguous
areas or the word used in the territory
provision for the Bangsamoro entity.
At least 15 congressmen coming from
six House committees Muslim Affairs,
Defense, Local Government, Mindanao
Affairs, Peace and Reconciliation and
Public Safety comprise the Ad Hoc
Committee that is now conducting consultation in many parts in Mindanao.
Last Thursday, the lawmakers also
conducted a forum in Bongao , Tawi-Tawi
where hundreds of Muslin civic, political
and religious leaders, led by former Gov.
Sadikul Sahali, attended.
During the forum, Loong said the
most of the people in the province have
chosen to be neutral at this time because
they still do not have enough knowledge
about the BBL.
Sahali said if BBL is beneficial to
the people of the province then they will
support it and if not they may simply
reject it.
Members of the Ad Hoc Committee
is also slated to conduct BBL in Jolo,
Sulu on Wednesday, Basilan province on
Thursday and in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
province on Friday.
For his part, Zamboanga City Rep.
Celso Lobregat said the forum is one of
the rare opportunities where the people
here can express their feelings on the
proposed BBL.
Lobregat said the BBL is a very
important legislation that should be
properly understood and ventilated
before Congress will finally decide on
the issue.

Pamana completes vital road network in Surigao


By FRANCIS T. WAKEFIELD

The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP)


said Friday that road projects completed under the governments Payapa
at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana)
program have helped students and other
residents in Surigao del Nortes far-flung
barangays overcome the difficulties of
getting to school, health centers, and

the marketplace.
In a statement, OPAPP said residents from the distant, conflict-ridden
communities of the municipality of
Gigaquit in Surigao del Norte are now
enjoying the benefits of a modern road
network built with the help of Pamana.
OPAPP said before the roads were
built, people from Barangays Lahi, SicoSico, and Camam-onan had little or no
access to basic social services.

The sick had to travel through


muddy, treacherous roads to get professional medical care from the nearest
health centers. Schoolchildren had to
remove their shoes so as not to ruin
them, OPAPP said.
Farmers seeking to sell their produce worried not only about the high
cost of transportation, but also about the
physical damage the poor road conditions
inflicted on their products, it added.

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6-hour fire
kills 1, affects
2,500 families
in Manila
By Rachel Joyce E. Burce

An unidentified man was killed


while more than 2,500 families were
left homeless after two separate fire
incidents struck Manila at dawn yesterday.
Around R6.5-million worth of properties was razed by fire that hit Areas 18,
19, and 20 of Parola Compound, Tondo.
The fire started at 1:23 a.m. Saturday and reached general alarm at 1:53
a.m. before it was finally controlled at
7:47 a.m.
Based on the report made by Senior
Fire Officer 2 Sany Lacuban, the fire
allegedly started from an electrical
overload or a candle left unattended

THE MORNING AFTER As flames engulfed hundreds of houses at the Parola Compound in Tondo at around 1:30 a.m. (left), the next photo shows the aftermath
of the conflagration that took six hours to control and left about 2,500 families homeless. (Michael Varcas/Ali Vicoy)
at the wake in the house of a certain
alias "Steve."
Fire Superintendent Jaime Ramirez, fire marshall of the Manila Bureau

of Fire Protection, said a man who was


completely burnt and still cannot be
identified was killed in the fire. Ramirez
said the number of houses destroyed is

Despicable father sets


own daughter on fire
By MITCH ARCEO

he Makati City government has


come to the aid of an 11-year-old
girl who suffered the unthinkable being set on fire by her
own father.
Makati Mayor Jun Jun Binay recently
announced that the city government will
shoulder all the medical expenses of the
girl, whose family resides inside the Manila South Cemetery in Makati, after she
suffered extensive second degree burns
after her father tried to burn her during

her sleep last week.


According to police investigators, the
girl was asleep inside their makeshift
shanty when her father, a certain Emmanuel Santos, arrived and started to
pour thinner all over her body then set
her on fire.
A cousin tried to put out the fire but the
wretched father poured thinner over his
daughters already limped body again.
The cousin said Santos appeared high
on drugs.
The cemeterys security guard Romeo
Amar related to the police that the victim's

mother, a certain Weng Valdez of Brgy.


Lapaz, Makati, went inside the cemetery
to fetch her daughter at around 7 p.m. but
did not see her after that.
He later learned that she climbed
over the wall and brought the victim to
the hospital.
Valdez told police that she brought her
daughter to the Ospital ng Makati where
she was diagnosed with second degree
burns to the chest, arms and legs.
But she said she was forced to take
her daughter home because she could not
afford the treatment.

still yet to be determined.


In another incident, 30 houses were
razed by fire of still undetermined origin in Del Pan, Binondo.

At least 60 families were left homeless in the fire that started at 12:07
a.m. that was declared fire out at
5:30 a.m.

Pasig raids yield firearms, drugs


By Rizal S. Obanil

Fourteen persons were apprehended in a raid on six houses in Pasig


City by operatives of the Criminal
Investigation and Detection Group
(CIDG), Philippine National PoliceSpecial Action Force (PNP-SAF) and
the Highway Patrol Group (HPG)
early yesterday.
Those who were apprehended were
brought to Camp Crame, in Quezon
City immediately after the raid.
The raid was conducted by virtue
of a search warrant.
The objective of the raid was to
confiscate loose firearms which were
allegedly hidden in the houses.
Authorities were able to seize
.45-caliber pistols and a homemade

.22-caliber pistol.
Aside from the firearms, police
were also able to seize 200 grams of
shabu, as well as some drug paraphernalia.
Law enforcers also confiscated
R150,000 cash from one of the houses
that were raided.
Four of the 14 persons that were
arrested were women.
Authorities will do a background
check on those who were arrested
to determine whether they have any
other pending cases before them.
If they do not have any criminal
records or standing warrants, they
might be released immediately.
However, those who do have criminal records will remain in police
custody.

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ASG leader killed...


in the firefight.
It was the first major encounter
of the military against the elusive
terrorist group since the government
launched full-scale law enforcement
operations after the release of two German hostages some three weeks ago.
The young-looking bandits were
very daring and unmindful of our fires.
They kept running towards our position despite being hit repeatedly. They
were very ferocious and daring, 1st Lt.
Michael Asistores, combat leader of the
1st Scout Ranger Company, was quoted
in a statement released by the AFP.
Asistores sustained a shrapnel
wound during the encounter. Another
soldier Sgt. Kitong was also injured
while trying to carry a critically-wounded soldier to safety.
Asistores believed that the bandits
borrowed their courage from the
marijuana leaves which they smoked
before the firefight. Soldiers even recovered marijuana at the encounter
site. They are drug-crazed fighters,
Asistores recalled.
The military said that shortly after
noon Friday, members of the elite
Scout Rangers crawled stealthily and
came as close as 20 meters from the
enemy position in their forest lair at
the foot of Mt. Tunggul and Bud Bunga
in the boundary of Talipao and Patikul
towns.
Asistores said troops led by Lt.
Dante Espiritu spotted the bandits in
a makeshift hut and a fierce gunfight
ensued using assault rifles and machineguns.
Unknown to them, at least 300 bandits led by ASG leaders Sahiron alias
Commander Putol, Asbang, Jurim

Classifieds Job Fair on November 2021 at the SM North EDSA Skydome in


Quezon City.
MB Vice President for Classifieds
Advertising Lyne Abanilla said the
eighth and last leg will be the culmination of our series of successful
job fairs. She said the last event will
be very big judging by the support
from exhibitors.
This months job fair will feature
a combination of old and new companies, ranging from BPOs, insurance,
airlines, manpower, online teaching,
marketing, IT, engineering and sales.
The platinum sponsors include
51Talk, Afni, Concentrix and UHG.
First-timers at the job fair are Cebu
Pacific Air, Multilingual Connect, Unli
Solution, SM Retail, Delos Santos
Medical Center, and Mansfield International, Inc.
Cebu Pacific Air is anticipating a
number of vacant job positions after the
Christmas season. We are looking for
front liners, ticketing agents and cabin
crew who will meet our requirements
for our 2015 pool [of employees], said
Cris Tamala, HR associate for Recruitment. She added that while fresh
graduates are welcome to apply, they
are expecting applicants to possess
communication skills, comprehension
and confidence. She said they hope to
get at least 300 applicants.
Mark Vergara, recruitment specialist at Real Page Philippines, Inc.,
said they are in need of people to fill in
various positions as they expect more
growth next year. They are expecting
to hire 20 qualified applicants.

Hussein, Hatib Sawadjaan and Juli Ekit


swooped down from the surrounding
hills to aid beleaguered cohorts. This
prompted govt troops to radio for reinforcement.
I could hear Espiritus voice over
the radio amidst the heavy volumes of
fire . . . They were almost surrounded
by the enemy, said Asistores who was
only about a hundred meters in their
designated rally point.
Having experienced the pintakasi
(attack from all directions) tactics used
by the ASG in Basilan, Asistores said
he promptly assembled a platoon to
reinforce govt troops.
Attack helicopters arrived later
to provide air support prompting the
bandits to scamper but ground troops
have been deployed to chase the fleeing
terrorists.
Meanwhile, Col. Alan Arrojado, the
commander of the Joint Task Group
Sulu, on the other hand, said they
have already identified seven of the 10
ASG fatalities and 18 of the wounded
bandits.
Arrojado also said that all of the
injured soldiers have been evacuated
as of Friday night.
President Aquino and AFP Chief
Gen. Gregorio Pio P. Catapang, Jr.
expressed their condolences to the
bereaved family of the five soldiers.
Catapang also ordered the immediate
deployment of medical teams, missionessential equipment and additional
supplies for the troops.
AFP public affairs office (PAO)
chief Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc said the
soldiers engaged by the ASG will be
awarded the Gold Cross Medal. (With
a report from JC Bello Ruiz)

50 firms eyeing...

Sunday, November 16, 2014

As the company grows, we are


handling the maintenance, marketing, IT, social media and accounting
side of the business. We started in the
US in 1998 but our main office decided
to put up an office in Manila in 2011,
said Vergara. An IT company providing software solutions for property
management industry in the US, Real
Page has offices in India, Canada,
Spain, and Dubai. Vergara said they
are expecting an 80 percent growth
from their present 650 employees, a
vision they expect to realize by joining
the MB Job Fair.
We know that Manila Bulletin is
the number one paper and as part of
our branding and marketing efforts,
[we saw that] this is a good way for us
to market ourselves, he explained.
Power Steel, a distributor of steel
products in the country is also joining
the job fair. The 35-year-old company
has clients ranging from contractors, architects, industrial users and
purchasers. We have vacancies for
press relations officers, SEO specialists, sales representatives, marketing
and accounting staff, said Lara Jebulan, HR assistant. She added that
applicants who can speak Mandarin
and Fukien and have the required
skills have the advantage of securing
the jobs.
This is the first time the Manila
Bulletin has organized eight job fairs
in a year. The seven fairs were held at
strategic locations in Mandaluyong
City, Quezon City, Makati City, Angeles
City in Pampanga, and Sta. Rosa in
Laguna.

YOLANDA RUN A fun run dubbed Rising above Yolanda was held at the Quirino
Grandstand early yesterday morning. The fun run was organized by the Catholic
Bishops Conference of the Philippines National Secretariat for Social Action-Justice
and Peace (CBCP-NASSA) to remember the devastation brought by typhoon Yolanda
last year in most parts of Visayas. Proceeds of the run will benefit the Yolanda
survivors. (Michael Varcas)

CASUALTIES OF SULU (EPA) Remains of soldiers killed in the clash with Abu Sayyaf Group gunmen in Talipao, Sulu, are transported
out of the province by a helicopter of the Philippine Air Force, yesterday.

Its malaria...
Last Friday, Garin said results of
the ebola test would be available in 48
hours.
However, the health team at the
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Alabang, Muntinlupa
City, which conducted the test on the
peacekeeper, said the results leave no
doubt in their minds.
Unequivocal test results
RITM Director Soccorro Lupisan
said findings that the patient has
malaria and not ebola is unequivocal and there is no need for another
examination.
May nakita pong plasmodium falciparum sa kanyang dugo (Plasmodium
falciparum [a parasite] was found in his
blood), said Garin, explaining that it is a
parasitic organism that causes malaria.
She said that such a condition can
lead to a more serious illness if not immediately treated as it could affect a
patients brain.
The good thing, she said, is that
the treatment has begun even before
the patient has started to develop any
complications.
Lupisan said the patient will be at
the RITM for a minimum of three to five
days or a maximum of a week, depending on his recovery from malaria.
Dont panic
Earlier in the day, Malacaang
urged the public to remain calm as

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health authorities were attending
to the Filipino peacekeeper initially
feared to have contracted the deadly
ebola virus.
Huwag po tayong mag-panic.
Asahan lang po natin yung reliable
information mula sa ating pamahalaan (Do not panic. We should only
depend on reliable information from
the government), Deputy Presidential
Spokesperson Abigail Valte said over
government radio dzRB.
Valte said the DOH is handling
the situation and that government is
making sure that all the precautionary
measures are undertaken to properly
address any suspected case of ebola.
We want to be sure that were following all the protocols to avoid any
disinformation or any panic on the part
of our general public, she added.
No family visits
Meanwhile, the patients family still
cannot visit him at the RITM even if he
has been declared Ebola-free.
Garin said that he has to finish the
quarantine period because there is
always a chance of having the virus
if a person has not passed the 21-day
incubation period yet.
The other day, Garin said that he
will finish the quarantine at the hospital. She, however, stated yesterday
that after recovering from Malaria,
the patient will be brought back to

Obama warns Asian


territorial rows... 1
dynamism, there are genuine dangers
that can undermine this progress, he
said, citing North Korea for one and
adding: Disputes over territory remote islands and rocky shoals that
threaten to spiral into confrontation.
Locked in dispute
China is locked in dispute with four
Southeast Asian countries over lonely
outcrops in the South China Sea and
with Japan over another set of islets.
Obama repeated his insistence
given in Beijing this week, after talks
with Chinese President Xi Jinping, that
the United States welcomes the rise of
China provided it is a peaceful and responsible player on the world stage.
But China, he stressed in Brisbane,
must adhere to the same rules as
other nations, whether in trade or on
the seas.
And the United States will continue
to be frank where there are differences with Beijing, Obama said.
An effective security order for Asia
must be based not on spheres of influence, or coercion or intimidation where
big nations bully the small, he said, but
on alliances built on respect.
Four members of the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines
and Vietnam claim parts of the South
China Sea, a key shipping lane believed
to be rich in undersea gas deposits.
But China says almost all of the sea
is its own, including waters near to the
shores of its smaller neighbors.
Dont question our resolve
A series of incidents earlier this
year led Vietnam and the Philippines

to decry Chinese acts of aggression at


sea, plunging relations with Beijing to
a nadir.
Both China and ASEAN need peace
and stability, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said in a speech at Thursdays East
Asia Summit in Myanmar that included
ASEAN leaders and Obama.
Hotline
In an apparent bid to defuse the regional tensions, Li offered $20 billion in
Chinese loans and a telephone hotline,
and floated the possibility of a friendship treaty with ASEAN nations.
The hotline has been among the
proposals in low-level talks between
ASEAN and Chinese officials on a legally binding code of conduct to ease
tensions in the South China Sea.
Militarily and economically weaker
than China, Southeast Asian countries
are desperate for a multilateral code, but
accuse their giant neighbor of stalling, and
are also anxious to retain US support.
China prefers to use its economic
and political clout in one-on-one negotiations with rival claimants.
And in a sign of the lingering challenges ahead, Li also warned that
Chinas resolve to safeguard territorial
sovereignty is clear.
Enduring stakes
Obama spelt out the enduring
stakes for the United States.
Generations of Americans have
served and died here so that the people
of the Asia-Pacific might live free. So no
one should ever question our resolve
or our commitments to our allies, he
said in his Brisbane speech.
Day in, day out, steadily, deliber-

Caballo Island.
Quarantine for OFWs
Garin said all overseas Filipino
workers from the three West African
countries who will come home to Philippines in the future will undergo a
mandatory quarantine to protect the
country from Ebola.
As of the moment, there are only
three or four Filipinos who plan to
come home from West Africa.
Garin told the Manila Bulletin that
they already have an idea where to put
the OFWs but they will disclose it only
when a final decision has been made.
AFP welcomes news
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) welcomed the DOH report
that the Filipino peacekeeper is not
ebola-positive.
We are very happy that he is declared as ebola virus-free, said Lt. Col.
Harold M. Cabunoc, the AFP public
affairs office (PAO) chief.
Cabunoc added the AFP is hopeful
that all peacekeepers currently under
quarantine in Caballo Island will come
out free of the dreaded virus so that they
can be with their family soon.
He is one of the 133 peacekeepers who arrived in the country early
Wednesday evening. The AFP has
stressed that the troops 108 soldiers,
24 Philippine National Police (PNP)
personnel, and a member of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
(BJMP) have all passed an Ebola
screening test conducted by UN doctors
prior to their repatriation.
ately, we will continue to deepen our
engagement using every element of
our power diplomacy, military, economic, development and the power of
our values.
The pivot
A report from Reuters said the
Obama administration has billed the
pivot to the region as a centerpiece
of its foreign policy since it was announced in his first term.
But many in Asia are looking for
further proof that the policy is real,
especially with Obamas agenda dominated by crises ranging from the battle
against Islamic State militants and
the conflict in Ukraine to the spread
of Ebola.
Obama made clear that in addition
to security, Washington was determined
to expand trade, a goal underscored by
efforts to forge a trans-Pacific trade
partnership in difficult negotiations
that so far exclude China.
Potential threats
But even as Obama hailed the
regions dynamism, he warned of
potential threats.
We see dangers that could undermine this progress, he said, citing
North Koreas nuclear and missile
programs, disputes over territory that
threaten to spiral into confrontation
and the failure to uphold universal
human rights.
Obama also used his speech to
formally announce a $3 billion US
contribution to an international fund
to help poor countries cope with the
effects of climate change.
Obamas challenge now, with just
two years left in his presidency, is to
overcome skepticism about whether his
administration can fully engage while
it is preoccupied with problems elsewhere. (With a report from Reuters)

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PDEA arrests 7 pushers in Ormoc


By FRANCIS T. WAKEFIELD

nti-narcotics operatives of the


Philippine Drug Enforcement
Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP)
confiscated methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu worth R1.4 million and
arrested seven suspects, including three
minors, during a buy-bust operation in
Ormoc City on Thursday.
Undersecretary Arturo G. Cacdac,
Jr., PDEA Director General, identified
the suspects as Bikal Boatan, 69, drug
den employee, and a resident of Brgy.
Tambulilid, Ormoc City; Jundy Songahid, 35, also a drug den employee, and
a resident of Sitio Kanipaan, Brgy. Tam-

bulid, Ormoc City; Julie Areo, 30, drug


den employee, and a resident of Ormoc
City; Leonardo Cesar, 19, a resident
of Punta, Ormoc City; Rodolfo Villotis
Jr., 19, a resident of Linao, Ormoc City;
Romel Sepe Jr., 26, of Brgy. Tambulid,
Ormoc City; Malik Yamla, 21; and three
minors who are all residents of Linao,
Ormoc City.
Cacdac said that based on reports, a
PDEA poseur-buyer was able to enter
into a transaction with Areo and Boatan
last Thursday afternoon with the latter
agreeing to meet at Barangay Tambulilid, Ormoc City for a drug sale.
Upon the pre-arranged signal, operatives of PDEA Regional Office 8
(PDEA RO8) under Director Laurefel

P. Gabales, Ormoc City Police Office


and Ormoc City Public Safety Company
collared Areo and Boatan after they
received the R500-marked money in
exchange for the illegal drug.
Also arrested during the operation
were five other drug suspects and three
minors who were inside Baos residence
doubling as drug den.
Cacdac said Faidah Bao, who is the
subject of the operation and drug den
owner, eluded arrest.
The confiscated pieces of drug evidence were three big pieces of heatsealed transparent plastic sachets of
shabu, 41 small pieces of transparent
plastic sachets containing shabu. In all,
the haul weighed approximately 180

grams with an estimated street value of


R1.44 million.
Bao will be facing charges for violation of Section 6 (Maintenance of a Drug
Den), Article II of Republic Act 9165, or
The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs
Act of 2002. Cases for violation of Section
5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs), Section 7
(Employee of a Drug Den), and Section
11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs),
Article II of RA 9165, will be filed against
Boatan, Areo and Songahid.
The other four drug suspects will
face charges for violation of Section 7
(Visitors of a Drug Den), while three
minors were turned-over to the City
Social Welfare and Development Office,
Tacloban City.

Pasay warden warns visitors


not to sneak in prohibited items
By MITCH ARCEO

The Bureau of Jail Management


and Penology in Pasay City is warning
all visitors to refrain from sneaking
in any prohibited items inside the jail
because each visitor will be subjected
to strict inspection, authorities said
on Saturday.
This warning was made after two
women were caught concealing packs
of cigarette inside their private parts
in separate occasions this week.
According to Pasay City jail warden,
Supt. Baby Noel Montalvo, the two
women were Angelita Angeles, 46 of
Maricaban, and Carmela Cabasa, 43 of
No. 114-D San Juan St., Pasay City.
Montalvo said Angeles was caught
at about 2 p.m. on Tuesday while being inspected by jail officer 1 Lowela
Penera.
Angeles was about to visit her livein partner, one Ricardo Cecilio who

was charged with violation of Dangerous Drugs Act.


As part of standard operating procedure, Angeles signed a waiver of
approval for a body inspection.
Upon thorough inspection, Penera
found a condom containing 20 pieces
of cigarettes inside her private part.
She had no other choice but to admit
her fault after getting caught red
handed.
The following day, Cabasa went
to the jail to visit her step son Jayson Jacinto, who is facing a robbery
charge.
This time, Penera found 140 cigarette sticks stored in a plastic bag
wrapped in masking tape and inserted
inside Cabasa's private part.
Montalvo said inspections on
visitors will continue to be strict and
thorough in order to avoid any illegal
or prohibited item from landing in
inmates' hands.

IF LOOKS COULD KILL The most wanted man in Manila, Christopher Bajar alias
Christopher Mendoza, fell into the hands of authorities Friday with no less than
Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada giving him a stare down when presented before
media at the City Hall. The suspect is believed responsible for the series of
incidents where hand grenades were thrown at a Manila precinct that killed
a police officer. He was arrested at Temporary Housing, building 32, Aroma
Compound, Tondo. (Ali Vicoy)

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NPD cops
undergo
drug test
By ED MAHILUM

The Northern Police District (NPD)


yesterday conducted a random drug test
on its own men and women to determine
if there are any drug dependents within
their ranks.
The drug test was ordered by newly
designated NPD director Jonathan Ferdinand G. Miano as part of its cleansing
process in his jurisdiction in the CAMANAVA (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas,
Valenzuela) area.
Those who went through the drug
test yesterday included members of the
district's anti-illegal drug (DAID), operatives of the the station anti-illegal drugs
(SAID) of the four police stations and
members of the district's special operation unit (DSOU.)
Chief Inspector Arnulfo Ybanez, chief
of the District's Anti-Illegal Drugs (DAID)
of the NPD led the drug test conducted
by the NPDs Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) at the NPD headquarters in
Dagat-dagatan yesterday afternoon.
Sr. Insp. Fortunato TY Ecle, anti-drug
chief of the Caloocan police, said 24 of
their members, including himself, took
the drug test.
The results will be known a day after
the drug test and those who will test positive will be told to undergo rehabilitation,
an official said.
An official said: "Maganda nga yan
para malaman kung sino gumagamit ng
droga o hindi."( Its good to determine who
uses illegal drugs or not.)
Some officials said the drug test was
definitely an offshoot of the incident in
the Manila Police Department where
some members of the anti-drug unit
were relieved on suspicion that they were
engaged in illegal drug activities.

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NBA

Cavaliers rally past Celtics


B

OSTON (AP) LeBron


James scored a season-high
41 points as the Cleveland
Cavaliers overcame a 19point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the
Boston Celtics 122-121 in the NBA on
Friday.
James made one of two free throws
with 36 seconds left to give Cleveland
a one-point lead. Kyrie Irving then
missed a layup and Avery Bradley rebounded for Boston, which called timeout with 7 seconds to go.
But the Celtics couldnt get a shot
off as Rajon Rondo, who finished with
16 assists, lost control of his dribble
near the top of the key just before the
final buzzer sounded.
Irving had 27 points and Kevin
Love added 12 points and 15 rebounds
for the Cavaliers, who earned their
third straight win.
Kelly Olynyk led Boston with a season-high 21 points, and Jared Sullinger
and Jeff Green had 19 apiece.
PISTONS 96, THUNDER 89, OT
In Oklahoma City, Brandon Jennings scored 25 of his 29 points in the
second half and overtime, leading the
Detroit past Oklahoma City.
Jennings made a tiebreaking
3-pointer to give the Pistons an 8784 lead with 2:32 left in overtime. He
added another 3 while falling to the
ground, increasing the advantage to
92-84.
Jeremy Lamb set career highs with
24 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which led 48-42 at halftime.
Reggie Jackson had 20 points and 12
assists, and Serge Ibaka finished with
19 points and 10 boards.
Jackson missed a 16-foot fadeaway
jumper at the buzzer in regulation that
would have lifted the Thunder to their
first two-game winning streak of the
season.
SPURS 93, LAKERS 80
In Los Angeles, Tim Duncan had
13 points and 11 rebounds and Cory Joseph scored eight of his 14 points in the
fourth quarter as San Antonio beat Los
Angeles on one of the worst shooting
nights of Kobe Bryants 19-year NBA

career.
Kawhi Leonard scored 12 points for
the defending NBA champions, who
added a comfortable win over the 1-8
Lakers to their victories over the Clippers and Warriors earlier in the week.
San Antonio pulled away in the
fourth quarter for its eighth win in 11
meetings with the Lakers.
Bryant scored nine points for the
Lakers, going 1 for 14 fro the field. The
NBAs leading scorer missed his first
10 shots and all five of his 3-point attempts.
PELICANS 139, TWOLVES 91
In New Orleans, Jrue Holiday
missed just one shot while scoring 24
points through three quarters as New
Orleans set several offensive team records.
The Pelicans 139 point total, 56
made field goals, 66.7 percent shooting and 48-point margin of victory all
set new records for a game. Their 15
made 3-pointers tied a club high.
Holiday was 9-of-10 shooting, hitting both 3s he attempted and all four
free throws to go with nine assists. Anthony Davis added 22 points in only 27
minutes, and Austin Rivers scored 17.
ROCKETS 88, SIXERS 87
In Houston, James Harden scored
35 points, including an off-balance
layup with 9 seconds left, to lead Houston past winless Philadelphia.
The Sixers led by one point before
Michael Carter-Williams bounced the
ball off his foot and out of bounds to
give Houston the ball. Harden powered through the lane to hit the gamewinner.
Philadelphia had a chance to win
it at the buzzer, but Carter-Williams
missed a jump shot.
JAZZ 102, KNICKS 100
In New York, Trey Burke made a
jumper from the corner as time expired to help Utah overcome a 46-point
effort from New Yorks Carmelo Anthony.
Anthonys 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left tied it at 100 and lifted the
Knicks to the century mark for the first
time this season. But Burke caught the

VOLLEYBALL

Main N Tail whips


weary Cignal
By CHRISTIAN JACINTO
Games today
(Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City)
2 p.m. RC Cola vs Petron (W)
4 p.m. - Generika vs Mane N Tail (W)
6 p.m. - PLDT vs Bench (M)

Main N Tail took advantage of an


exhausted Cignal squad to complete
a 25-14, 17-25, 28-26, 25-21 victory yesterday in the 2014 Philippine Superliga
GrandPrix at the Cuneta Astrodome in
Pasay City.
With the HD Spikers still reeling
from a five-set defeat at the hands of
the Petron Blaze Spikers last Friday,
the Lady Stallions stamped their class
in four sets.
Main N Tail hardly broke a sweat
in dispatching Cignal in the first set
behind high-scoring American import
Kristy Jaeckel and Lilet Mabbayad.
The HD Spikers woke up in the
next two sets through imports Sarah
Ammerman and Lindsay Stalzer before fading in the fourth set.
The Lady Stallions picked up their
third victory in four games.
Mababa ang morale ng Cignal
ngayon, tapos nag five sets pa sila
kahapon. We took advantage na pagod sila, Mane N Tail coach Francis
Vicente said. Mas nakita ko na tumulong yung mga locals ngayon, although

si Jaeckel talaga ang puso ng team.


After being limited to just 27 in
their loss against Foton, Jaeckel finished with 36 points, anchored on 31
kills and four service aces.
Mabbayad and Rossan Fajardo
backstopped their high scoring import by contributing 10 markers apiece
while Hezzymie Acuma chipped in
nine points.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives through the Boston Celtics defense during the second half of an NBA basketball
game in Boston. James scored a season-high 41 points as the Cavaliers defeated the Celtics 122-121. (AP)

ball near the Jazz bench and nailed the


jumper for the win.
NUGGETS 108, PACERS 87
In Indianapolis, Ty Lawson had 11
points and 10 assists as Denver got its
first road win of the season.
Denver had seven players score in
double figures in just its second victory
of the season. Aaron Afflalo scored 10
of his 17 points in the first half, and
rookie Gary Harris and Wilson Chandler each finished with 13 points.
HORNETS 103, SUNS 95
In Phoenix, Kemba Walker scored
12 of his 19 points in the second half as
Charlotte rallied past Phoenix.
Al Jefferson and Gary Neal each
had 14 points for the Hornets, who won
for the first time in five road games.
Lance Stephenson scored 13, and Bismack Biyombo finished with 11 points
and 10 rebounds.
MAGIC 101, BUCKS 85
In Orlando, Florida, Tobias Harris
had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead
Orlando.
Victor Oladipo returned to Orlandos lineup as the Magic earned their
17th consecutive home win against
Milwaukee. Oladipo, who suffered a
facial fracture right before the season
started, scored 13 points.

VOLLEYBALL

Systema takes on
IEM for mens title
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA
Games Today
(The Arena, San Juan)
12:45 p.m. - FEU vs RTU
2:45 p.m - IEM vs Systema

Expect a nail-biting duel when


Systema Tooth and Gum Care and
Instituto Estetico Manila (IEM)
square off for the first mens crown
in the Shakeys V-League Season 11
Reinforced Conference at The Arena
in San Juan.
Game time is at 2:45 p.m. with
both teams coming off a week-long
respite. The match will be aired live
on GMA News TV channel.
Far Eastern University (FEU)
and Rizal Technological University
(RTU) clash at 12:45 p.m. for third
spot. Both teams split their first two
games.

FOOTBALL

Azkals blank Cambodia, 3-0


By JONAS TERRADO
Game Saturday
(My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi)
5 p.m. Philippines vs Laos

The Philippine Azkals got the


confidence-building win they wanted
before the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup when they blanked
Cambodia, 3-0, Friday night in an international friendly match at the Rizal
Memorial Stadium.
Daisuke Sato scored a screamer in
the 13th minute while Manny Ott and
star striker Phil Younghusband netted
the two other goals for the Azkals, who
will head to Hanoi, Vietnam for the Su-

zuki Cup which starts on Saturday.


Despite the win, Azkals coach
Thomas Dooley was far from satisfied.
I was happy with the game overall, but I am concerned about our defense, said Dooley. Well talk about
what we need to change, so the players can adjust.
Sato, the Azkals Fil-Japanese left
back, gave the Philippines the early
lead when he fired a shot from about
30 yards out that stunned the Cambodians.
Ott made it 2-0 in the 39th when he
struck a rebound off a Younghusband
miss from close range. It was the first

TENNIS

Iglupas
heads cast

Members of the Southridge football team which has tied up with Team Socceroo Football
Club. The team now trains under foreign coaches Rodrigo Davalos of Mexico, Frederico
Krause of Argentina and Neco Lambey of the Carribean thrice a week.

Top junior Filipina campaigner


Khim Iglupas gears up for a tough
outing next week as she headlines
the talent-laden field in the two-stage
Phinma-PSC International Juniors
Tennis Championships at the Rizal
Memorial Tennis Center.
The 16-year-old Iglupas, coming
off a victory in the Olivarez Cup last
September, gains the top seeding in
the 32-player girls singles draw where
she is expected to slug it out with No.
2 Oi Li Ma of China, third seed Rifanty Kahfiani of Indonesia, Taiwans

international goal for the Fil-German


since joining the national team in
2010.
Younghusband then reached a
milestone during the second half stoppage time when he netted his 40th
international goal to seal the Azkals
victory.
During halftime, the Philippine
Football Federation honored Chieffy
Caligdong for his decade-long service
as a member of the Azkals.
The 32-year-old Caligdong earlier
announced his retirement from international football after helping the Azkals play in two Suzuki Cup semifinal
appearances.
Ya Yun Pai and Kazakhstans Milana
Lysova for the crown.
But the Iligan City native, who
trains under Romy Chan at the Philippine Tennis Academy, is confident of
her chances in Week I of the annual
ranking championship sponsored by
the Phinma Group of Companies and
Mariposa Foundation and sanctioned
by the Philippine Tennis Association.
Week I is slated Nov. 18-23 while
the second leg will be played Nov. 2530.
Meanwhile, the two-day qualifier
of the event, backed by the Philippine
Sports Commission for the free use of
the RMTC and Asiatraders Corp. for
the Dunlop balls as the official ball,
will be held today (Sunday) and tomorrow with 26 players disputing the
last 10 slots in the main draw.

Systema drew the first blood in


their best-of-three series after a
hard-earned 21-25, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23,
16-14 last Nov. 2, but IEM came back
a week later to hack out a pulsating
19-25, 25-19, 13-25, 25-21, 15-13 win.
Systema Coach Arnold Laniog
is counting on the defense of Rocky
Honrade and Al-Frazin Abdul Wahab,
but is expected to come up with a new
offensive strategy against IEM.
Chris Macasaet and Angelo Espiritu are set to banner Systemas
offense, with PJ Rojas and Mark Lee
expected to provide ample support.
IEM, however, has the momentum and Jeffrey Jimenez and Jason
Canlas who combined for for 26 kills
and six blocks in Game 2.
Maturity will be the key, said
IEM coach Ernesto Balubar.
More on sa mental attitude na
yung labanan eh. Nakita naman yon
din sa dalawang laro namin na umabot ng five sets. Huwag lang kaming
bibitaw, said Balubar. Patibayan
lang ng dibdib yan.
The womens competitions closed
out last week with Cagayan capturing
the crown against Army, and PLDT
Home Telpad settling for third place.

COCKFIGHTING

5,331 join
stag derby
The 2014 NFGB National Bakbakan 12-Stag Derby drew a staggering
5,331 entries as of yesterday, with few
more qualifying rounds left.
Ricoy Palmares Jr., president of
the National Federation of Gamefowl
Breeders (NFGB) said provincial
breeders may join the Metro Manila
elims.
The first set schedule: Nov. 17
(Pasay Cockpit); Nov. 19 and 22 (Roligon). Semifinals is on Nov. 25 at Pasay
Cockpit.
The second set schedule: Nov. 24
(Pasay Cockpit), Nov. 26 (Roligon) and
Nov. 27 (Pasig Square). Semis is on
Nov. 29 at Roligon.
So far, those with perfect seven
wins are Vice Gov. Odie Fausto, Rodel
Ongmangchi, Raymond Angeles, Mayor Kim Lope, Vincent Rojo, Richard
Sales, Nerwin Ricohermoso, Mandy
Garcia and Martin Escolin.
Sponsors of the 2014 Bakbakan
are Thunderbird, B-Meg Derby Ace,
Sagupaan Complexor 3000, Salto, Excellence, Hagibis, Lakpue, VNJ Distributors and Pitfighter.

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basketball

Algieri all
pumped up

Archers, USC stay unbeaten


By JONAS TERRADO

By NICK GIONGCO

Chris Algieri didnt waste precious


time that as soon as he landed in Macau
early Friday afternoon even after a grueling flight from the US mainland, he
asked a member of his team to get ready
to help him do some work in the gym.
Thats how seriously Algieri is taking
his crack at superstardom against Manny
Pacquiao on Nov. 23 at the Cotai Arena, a
15,000-capacity venue within the sprawling complex of The Venetian Macao.
While everythings going to be in
moderation starting now until fight week,
Algieri is making sure he makes the most
out of the available time to whip himself
into form as he will be up against the
most accomplished fighter of this era.
Algieri, in a column that he wrote for
the New York Post that came out yesterday, feels he has Pacquiao all figured out.
If I go out there and Im able to set
the pace and be the ring general and
control the fight, the fight is mine, said
Algieri, 30, who has never been in a fight
of this magnitude.
I see myself performing and doing
exactly what weve been doing in the
gym and being consistent. I see that
when I do my visualization exercises.
I see that when Im taking ice baths. I
see that before I go to bed. I see that
as soon as I wake upI see that every
time I close my eyes.
Algieri is guaranteed $1.5 million,
the biggest of his career, and he intends
to earn more with an upset win over
Pacquiao, who is on the twilight of a legendary career.
But despite Pacquiaos descent, Algieri remains the huge underdog since
he hasnt been with the marquee names
except that his biggest win was against
Pacquiaos Russian sparmate Ruslan
Provodnikov.

Games Today (Cebu City Coliseum)


5:15 p.m. Arellano vs UV
7 p.m. NU vs Southwestern

EBU CITY Defending


national champion La Salle
and University of San Carlos
boosted their finals bids after posting contrasting victories Friday night in the Philippine Collegiate
Champions League Elite Eight at the
Cebu City Coliseum here.
The Green Archers took control of
the game in the second half to beat the

University of the Visayas Green Lancers, 74-64, while the Warriors avenged
their CESAFI title loss to the Southwestern University Cobras, 74-68.
Both teams are now 2-0 in the single-round eliminations of the tourney
that determines the national collegiate champion.
The top two teams from either
Group A or Group B will advance to
the best-of-three championship series, while the third and fourth best
teams meet in a one-game duel for
third place.
USC can move a win shy of clinch-

ing a finals berth if it beats NCAA


champion San Beda last night. The
Warriors and the Red Lions were
playing at presstime.
UAAP champion National University opened its quest for a rare collegiate double against UV yesterday.
The Bulldogs will also face Southwestern today, after the NCAA runner-up Arellano University Chiefs
tackle UV in the opener.
Southwestern has a 0-2 record
and will need to win its remaining two
games to keep its slim hopes alive.
The Champions League (PCCL)

National Collegiate Championship


is sponsored by ABS-CBN, Phoenix
Petroleum, Molten Balls, Fil-Oil Flying V Sports, Fog City Creamery and
Foccacia.

First Game
La Salle 74 Mbala 19, Teng 10, Bolick 9,
Muyang 7, Tratter 6, Mustre 5, Pascual 5, Torres
4, Rivero 3, Montalbo 3, Salem 3
UV 64 Codilla 16, Abad 15, Perolino 8,
Akomo 6, Segumpan 5, Santillan 4, Manzo 4,
Mpouma 2, Soliva 2
Quarters: 21-22, 39-32, 52-51, 74-64
Second Game
USC 74 Olago 23, Magat 13, Lim 12, Rabat
8, Bensig 6, Arjon 5, Toyambi 5, Tagapan 2
SWU 68 Sanjo 20, Parker 15, Holper 14,
Goloran 8, Tallo 7, Bregondo 2, Luz 2
Quarters: 15-16, 28-31, 55-42, 74-68

BOXING

Macau fight for Nietes


By JONAS TERRADO

Mars Pucay (right) receives his trophy and prize worth P650,000 from ICTSI Public
Relations head Narlene Soriano after snapping a three-year title spell with a four-shot
victory over Jun Rates in the P3.5 ICTSI Tournament Players Championship at South
Links in Las Pias last Friday.

CEBU CITY Donnie Nietes


could make his first fight appearance
in Macau in February if all goes well
in last nights 12-round fight against
Mexican challenger Carlos Velarde at
the Waterfront Hotel here.
ALA Boxing President Michael
Aldeguer said that there have been
discussions with prominent boxing
luminaries on the possibility of Nietes
being part of a card in the former Portuguese colony on Valentines Day.
Aldeguer said he had talks with Top
Rank big boss Bob Arum and World
Boxing Organization (WBO) President
Paco Varcavercel on big plans for Nietes, who is seeking to retain his WBO
junior flyweight crown and become the
longest reigning Filipino champion of
all-time against Velarde.
(Arum) had mentioned the fight
card on Feb. 14 in Macau and there is a

plan of putting two ALA fighters there.


The name of Nietes has always popped
up but I dont want to put a stamp on
that because we have this fight card,
said Aldeguer.
We had discussions with Paco
Varcavercel and part of the Nietes
plan is to go up at 112 because the big
names are there, he added. We have
Roman Gonzales who is going to fight
Rocky Fuentes on the 22nd and we
have Juan Estrada who is I believe is
such a tremendous fighter and I think
it would be a tremendous fight for Nietes. These are the fights that right
now we need to watch.
The bout against Velarde could be
Nietes last in the 108-lb class. It remains to be seen if he will immediately
move up to the 112-lb division.
We havent decided yet if we would
immediately vacate the 108-lb belt to
move to 112 but he will definitely fight
at the 112-lb division, Aldeguer said.

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pba

Rain or Shine rips Meralco


By REY C. LACHICA
Games Today (Smart Araneta)
3 p.m. Barako Bull vs Kia
5:15 p.m. SMB vs Barangay Ginebra

AVAO CITY Coach Yeng


Guiao was ejected early in
the second quarter but it
turned out to be the catalyst Rain or Shine needed as the Painters streaked to their third straight win
with a 107-79 drubbing of the Meralco
Bolts in the Petron Saturday Special of
the PBA Philippine Cup at the University of the Southern Philippines gym
here.
Three straight triples, with back-toback from Jeric Teng, got the Painters
going early, leading by 11 points in the
first frame. But they wavered a bit that
saw Guiao lose his cool over a non-call
that led to his ejection with just 89 seconds gone in the second frame.
His ejection momentarily got the
better of the Painters who relinquished
the lead to an Anjo Caram led Meralco attack that put the Bolts ahead at
34-33.
But that proved to be Meralcos final stand.
Ty Tang sparked Rain or Shines
blazing second quarter finish with a
gutsy drive of his own then drew am-

GOLF

Tabuena
12 behind
Miguel Tabuena shot a one-under par 71 in the third round of the

ple support from Jonathan Uyloan and


Paul Lee.
After missing his first four attempts on the floor three from beyond the three-point arc, Lee, who has
a good number of fans here, finally got
his rhythm going after making a bank
shot.
He was unstoppable after that.
He broke Meralcos defense with
jaw-dropping moves and created opportunities for his teammates when he
scattered 10 assists.
The 6-foot Lee went to post a double-double by adding 20 points. He also
had three steals.
With the win, the Painters improved
to 5-2 while the Bolts dropped to 3-3.
Aside from Guiaos antics who was
thrown out after he was called successive technical fouls for shouting invectives at the referees, fight nearly broke
out late in the third with Rain or Shine
already unassailably ahead.
Raymond Almazan, proving hes
no patsy, stood up to veteran John Ferriolas after he was felled by an ugly
tackle.
Meanwhile, Barako Bull takes on
Kia Motors today at the Smart Araneta
Coliseum at 3 p.m. before the 5:15 p.m.
blockbuster showdown between No.
2 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (5-1)

and No. 3 San Miguel Beer (4-1), where


both teams could trade places or maintain the status quo behind unbeaten
leader Alaska.
The second game will be highlighted by the first 40th season collision
between SMBs June Mar Fajardo and
Ginebras Greg Slaughter, a titanic
clash that should rock the Big Dome
down to its foundation.
But as earth-shaking as that encounter could prove to be, the gripping drama belongs to the curtainraiser where Manny Pacquiaos Kia
Sorento gun for a virtual slot in the
quarterfinals, if all things stay equal,
and probably plane and venue tickets
to Macau for their playing-coachs
coming WBO welterweight championship fight against American Chris
Algieri.
Barako Bull would love nothing
than to lay waste to that grand plan.
The Sorento are at 10th spot with a
1-5 win-loss record, while the Energy
are at 11th, having lost all five of their
games halfway through the elimination round. Hard-lucked Blackwater
Elite, who had a big lead over Kia during the inaugural but squandered the
advantage before a mammoth crowd of
nearly 56, 000 at the Philippine Arena,
bring up the rear with 0-6 slate.

Chiangmai Golf Classic Saturday at


the Alpine Golf Resort in Chiangmai,
Thailand.
Tabuena bogeyed the 12th, before
he finally birdied No. 14 and 17.
Tabuena missed only three fairways but could not capitalize. He now
has a total of 213 tied with 10 other
players from 32nd to 42nd places,
and 12 shots behind local leader Th-

anyakon Khrongpha who has a total


of 201.
Jay Bayron, the other Filipino
player to advance in the weekend
play, carded a one-over par 73 for a
total of 217.
Bayron had three birdies against
four bogeys.
Antonio Lascuna and Elmer Salvador earlier missed the cut.

Menk still has gas


left in the tank
By WAYLON GALVEZ

At 40 years old, Eric Menk is making the most of the extra playing time
hes been getting from Alaska.
Last Friday, the 15-year veteran
churned in a double-double performance in the Aces 69-56 victory over
expansion team Blackwater. Menk
scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in 28 minutes of action.
Menk was obtained by Alaska
from Globalport. He was inserted in
the roster against Kia last Tuesday
following the injury to starting center Sonny Thoss, contributing three
points and six rebounds as the Aces
posted an 85-75 win.
The win kept Alaska on top with
an immaculate 6-0 card.
I wasnt expecting that many
minutes, said the 2005 Most Valuable Player after their match against
Blackwater. I have to admit that at
the end of the first half, I was a little
tired.
But in the second half, I was fine.
Our practices are pretty tough. I felt
good and I never complain about
the minutes. I always want to be out
there, Im very thankful that I had the
opportunity, said Menk, who has career averages of 13.46 points and 8.95
rebounds.
The former Tanduay and Gine-

bra player said


hes thankful to
Alaska for giving
him a chance to
prove that he can
still play at a high
level.
Im just trying to do the best
as I can. Im very
thankful
that
Alaska
traded
Eric Menk
for me and saw
something in me. Im just hoping that
I have something left and Im able
to help them because theyre a very
good team, he said.
Menk is also impressed with the
way his new teammate Calvin Abueva
is playing, reason why hes been able
to work down low as teams tend to
double, or sometimes triple team the
hardworking forward.
He really does all the work for
me. It takes two, three guys to contain him so Im free a lot down there.
Its really nice to play with good players and I like playing with Calvin, he
said.
Yesterday I was really tired at
practice, I was hoping that I had the
energy for the game. At my age, there
are good days and bad days. Today
was a good day. Lets see what happens next week, added Menk.

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Where To Stay
BSP Reference Rates
Editor: LORETO D. CABAES
Asst. Editor: BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT
B1 Sunday, November 16, 2014

News In Brief
P/$ rate stands
at P44.94/$1
The peso
exchange
rate stands
at P44.94 to
the US dollar
last Friday at the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. (PDEx). The
weighted average rate stands at
P44.93.

PAL refleeting
program reviewed
The new management of the
Philippines Airlines (PAL) has
now put the re-fleeting under
review, including the delivery
of some 28 narrow-bodied Airbus jets scheduled for delivery
between 2016 and 2022. PAL
now has 70 aircraft and will take
delivery of 10 more Airbus jets in
2015. PAL President and Chief
Operating Officer Jaime Bautista
said the deployment of 15 Airbus
A330s that San Miguel ordered
to service Middle East routes is
being assessed to maximize their
usage. He said those planes are
underutilized because Philippine Airlines didnt get the slots
and flight frequencies it hoped
to secure in the region. For now,
the airline doesnt need a fresh
equity infusion, having raised
though borrowings and cash flow
the $1 billion used to pay San
Miguel for its stake and repay
shareholder advances to support
the re-fleeting and operations of
the airline. But PAL seeks to get
a stratetic partner in the next
three years.

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IEA foresees oil price rout to continue

ARIS (AFP) Oil prices are


expected to keep sliding well
into 2015, held down by weak
demand and increased shale
production, the International Energy
Agency (IEA) said Friday, as it maintained its full-year forecast for slow
global consumption growth.
Global crude futures slumped on
Thursday to lows not seen since September 2010, with London's Brent for
delivery in December diving well below
the $80 mark.
Dealers however do not expect
the 12-nation OPEC cartel, which is
meeting on November 27 in Vienna,
to cut output and thereby help shore
up prices.
Some observers believe that OPEC
might be rather seeking to maintain its
foothold in the US market against the
flood of oil being extracted domestically
from shale rock which had in part
caused the global glut.
The IEA said while there had been
speculation that the high cost of shale
extraction ''might set a new equilibrium for Brent prices in the $80 to $90
range, supply/demand balances suggest that the price rout has yet to run
its course.''
''Our supply and demand forecasts
indicate that barring any new supply
disruption, downward price pressures

could build further in the first half of


2015,'' it added.
Demand growth is meanwhile expected to remain at the five-year low
rate of 680,000 barrels a day in 2014,
reaching an estimated 92.4 million barrels a day, the IEA said.
''Relatively weak Chinese demand
growth, coupled with large absolute
declines in both European and OECD

Asia Oceania, curb the upside momentum otherwise provided by gains in


other non-OECD economies and the
US,'' it said.
Accelerating global momentum is
seen lifting demand growth, to reach
1.1 million barrels a day to 93.6 million
barrels a day.
In New York, Ggobal crude futures
plunged to fresh lows Thursday amid a

DOE claims

ILP not a guaranteed


solution to brownouts

Palace mulls
holidays during
2015 APEC

By MYRNA M. VELASCO

Malacaang is considering to
declare certain days of the week
during Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders meeting in Manila next year as public
holidays. Deputy Presidential
Spokesperson Abigail Valte said
the proposed school and work
break is aimed at decongesting
Metro Manilas traffic during the
23rd APEC Economic Leaders
Meeting, which will be held in
Manila in November 2015. Valte
said the government needs
to ensure a hassle-free transformation for at least 10,000
foreign delegates, particular for
the expected 22 economic leaders, including the presidents
of the United States, China,
Japan, Russia among others.
But the Palace official clarified
that they also need to consider
those workers whose salary is
based on a daily basis before
deciding on the break. Also, the
final venue for APEC leaders
meeting has yet been decided,
she added. To better prepare
for APEC 2015, Valte disclosed
that the government has sent
some observers here in Beijing
to examine how the Chinese is
executing its plans for this year
leaders meeting. She also said
that the Philippines is on track
on the planning for APEC 2015.
The Philippines has about 173
delegates here, including President Benigno Aquino III, cabinet
secretaries, ranking government
officials, and the media. Manilas last hosting of APEC was
in 1996. (CSL)

swamped market as US production hit


a new record and the market mulled
Saudi denials of a price war.
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for December delivery
plunged $2.97, or 3.8 percent, to $74.21,
its lowest close since September 17,
2010.
Brent crude for delivery in December dived by $2.46 on the last day of the
contract, to $77.92 a barrel in London. It
was the first time since September 2010
that Brent had closed below $80.
News that US oil production exceeded nine million barrels per day
was ''psychologically bearish for the
market,'' said Andy Lipow of Lipow Oil
Associates.
The United States produced 9.063
million barrels of oil per day in the week
ending November 7, the Department of
Energy reported Thursday.
That marked the highest production since at least January 1983 when
the department began publishing the
statistics.
US crude reserves at the oil hub in
Cushing, Oklahoma, closely watched
by traders because they serve as reference for WTI traded in New York,
jumped by 1.7 million barrels last week
to 22.5 million barrels.
Markets were still guessing at the
path of the OPEC cartel in the face of

BINDING ECONOMIC TIES Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary


Ponciano C. Manalo Jr. (center), together with Philippine Trade and Investment
Center-Tokyo Commercial Counselor Dita Angara-Mathay (right), poses with (from
left): Japan Chamber of Commerce Industry (JCCI) International Division Manager
Tetsuya Matsuoka, JCCI International Division Project General Manager Hidefumi
Kobayashi, and JCCI International Division Head and General Manager Takeshi
Akagi during a courtesy call on November 7, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. In their meeting,
the JCCI officials said that the chamber will send the largest business delegation
of high-ranking executives to the Philippines early next year to boost bilateral
economic ties. JCCI is the central organization of all Japanese regional chambers
of commerce business. The mission is set from February 4 to 7, 2015.

Largest delegation of Japanese


CEOs coming next February
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT

The Japan Chamber of Commerce


and Industry (JCCI), the central organization of all Japanese regional chambers of commerce, will send the largest
delegation of high-ranking executives to
the Philippines early next year to boost
bilateral economic ties.
The Philippines maintained rapid
economic growth for a number of years
now. JCCI will send an economic mission
to the Philippines in order to facilitate bilateral economic relations and to support
the globalization of Japanese small and
medium enterprises, JCCI International
Division Head Takashi Akagi said in a
recent meeting with Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Ponciano C. Manalo Jr. in Tokyo, Japan.
Akagi was accompanied by JCCI
officials, namely Hidefumi Kobayashi,
Project General Manager for the International Division, and Tetsuya Matsuoka,
Manager for the International Division.
Akagi added that the business mis-

sion will be composed of heads of top


Japanese companies as well as chief
executive officers (CEOs) of Japans
small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
from various sectors such as metal
manufacturing, trading, telecommunications, travel and tourism, banking, general construction, automotive and auto
parts, food, electric power, air transport,
and chemicals. The mission is set from
February 4 to 7, 2015.
JCCI officials also said that C-level
executives from major trading houses,
Mitsubishi, Marubeni, Itochu, Mitsui &
Company, Sumitomo as well as large
corporations such as Honda, Sojitsu,
Mizuho Financial Group, IHI Corporation, JTB, Komatsu, JAL and ANA have
confirmed their participation in planned
business mission.
During the meeting, Manalo told
JCCI officials that the DTI will serve as
JCCIs principal government partner in
this historic mission. He assured JCCI officials of DTIs full support

on program development

B-5

The Department of Energy (DOE)


has not totally pulled the plug on its preferred option of leasing or purchasing
generating sets (gensets) from offshore
suppliers, as Secretary Carlos Jericho L.
Petilla is now sounding off that resorting
to the interruptible load program (ILP)
may not be a full-proof solution to feared
rotating brownouts.
Petilla stressed the ILP is voluntary
in nature, hence, it does not promise a
zero-brownout, expounding that based
on the current ILP protocol, the program will be implemented the moment
red alert hits.
In the electricity sectors jargon, a
red alert condition in the system is the

phase when rotating brownouts already


struck and thats the time when the
capacities of the ILP participants will be
called upon for dispatch into the grid by
system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines.
While professing that the energy
department has been exerting various
efforts to help beef up supply on next
years summer months, Petilla noted that
the entire exercise is a shared effort of
both public and private sectors.
For some time, the DOE had been
at odds with the industrys private sector players and even some members of
Congress because of questions raised on
its power supply outlook as well as on its
proposed short-term fixes.

Nevertheless, the DOE

B-5

MEGAWORLD NAMED BEST IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Megaworld Corporation,


the countrys No. 1 residential condominium buildings developer and business
process outsourcing (BPO) landlord, was named among the Philippines-based
companies to be given the distinction of Asia's Icon on Corporate Governance in
ceremonies at the 10th Corporate Governance Asia Recognition Awards in Hong
Kong on October 24. Corporate Governance Asia Founder, Managing Director and
Publisher Aldrin Monsod (right) hands over the plaque of recognition to Megaworld
Investor Relations Director John Hao (left).

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B-2

PH to remain Wells Fargo's


biggest remittance hub in Asia
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT

ells Fargo & Company yesterday said its Philippine


remittance business is
expected to remain its largest in Asia as the company relies on the
1.5 million Filipinos in the US who remit
huge sums of money back home.
Daniel Ayala, head of Global Remittance Services at Wells Fargo, said
during a press conference for the company's 20 Years of Remittances to the
Philippines that they compete not just
in terms of price but delivering good
service with clients.
The Philippines is the most important in Asia. We have the highest
transaction volume and among the top
three in terms of value remittances in
Asia, he said.
Wells Fargo provides service to 1.5
million Filipinos in all parts of the US
except Chicago. It also offers discount
of as much as $4 in transfer fee in other
city capital in the US.
We are the only major US bank with
proprietary remittance to the Philippines, Ayala said.

Ayala refused to divulge its exact


value and volume of remittances but
cited a study two years ago which said
that Wells Fargo was one of the top
three providers of value in its space.
We dont compete on price alone
but focuses on our ability to delivery
a whole range of financial services to
ensure success of our customers, he
said. He added that going through the
regular straight wire transfer providers
could be 5 to 10 times more expensive.
Historically, he said, the company
has been consistent in its ranking in the
region. There are three types of Filipino
remitters in the US: Frequent, seasonal
and infrequent.
He said this is in contrast to new
entrants in the remittance service
sector which have been very aggressive in the promotion of their services
via huge marketing efforts using the
digital space.
At present, Wells Fargo has
partnered with 4 banks BPI, BDO,
Metrobank and PNB and two remittances services firms MLhuillier and
Cebuana Lhuillier.
The company, however, has no plans

to establish a local banking unit in the


Philippines because they dont want to
compete with local banks but rather
concentrate on partnering with them
and delivering better service.
To mark its 20th celebration, the
company is offering new ExpressSend
customers with an eligible Wells Fargo
account a zero dollar transfer fee from
$5 on their first transfer when they sign
up and send money from their account
by end December this year.
Wells Fargo opened an office in the
country in 1901 to handle money, valuables, and goods by sea. In 1918, Wells
Fargos worldwide express business
model ended, but banking services
continued with foreign correspondent
connections to Asia.
In 1976, Wells Fargo Global Financial Institution (GFI) business began
providing trade, payments, deposits,
credit, and other banking solutions to
customers in the country.
Today, in addition to the GFI business, Wells Fargo has 1,500 team
members providing global customer
service and other activities from the
Philippines.

Founder Henry Sy Sr., SM Group


bestowed top 2014 Asia CEO Awards
By MADELAINE B. MIRAFLOR

SM Groups founder Henry Sy Sr.


and its subsidiary were given the top
honors at the recently concluded Asia
CEO Awards for transforming its mall
development business into a property
giant at par with other big companies
in the ASEAN region.
SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPH)
particularly won the KPMG Executive
Leadership Team of the Year award,
the highest award given by the Asia
CEO awarding body for "its dynamic
and efficient consolidation of its various real estate business units" during
the awarding ceremonies held at the
Solaire Resort and Casino.
The KPMG Executive Leadership
Team of the Year award is given to a
company that has demonstrated specific situations or projects where the
organization was led to a new level of
growth and pioneering achievement
and recognized as such by the international community, establishing a
commitment to the development of
the countrys overall human resources
capacity.
SM Prime President Hans Sy said
the recognition serves as an inspiration for their company to do more

Henry Sy Sr.
not only for its shareholders but to
everyone who continue to believe and
support what it stands for and wants
to achieve for the Philippines.
The merger of SM Groups various
property businesses under the SM
Prime that took place in the previous
year has made it one of the largest

integrated real estate companies in


Asia achieving new heights in property
management.
The merger is considered a landmark in Philippine capital markets because it involved two listed companies
undertaken by a single acquirer.
The merger is likewise touted as
one of the most successful mergers
for 2013 garnering the Most Innovative Deal Award from internationallyknown publisher Alpha Southeast Asia
Magazine.
With the merger, SM is able to realize synergies among its business units,
increasing efficiencies in operations
and revenue in enhanced shareholder
value.
It also allowed SM to pursue
larger projects, from reclaiming land
to developing long-term integrated
master-planned developments and
lifestyle cities
The Asia CEO Awards, presented
by PLDT Alpha Enterprise, recognizes
the most accomplished and extraordinary leadership teams and individuals
currently operating in the Philippines
and the Asian region who have demonstrated outstanding achievements for
their organizations and contributions
to others.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Islands of modern
agriculture

There are those who look at


things the way they are, and
ask why... I dream
of things that never were,
and ask why not?
Robert Kennedy

ver the weekend I had the


good fortune of being introduced by Erlene Manohar
(PCA regional manager) to
two agribusiness entrepreneurs in Alaminos, Laguna who are producing corn
silage for export to Korea as well as for
several dairy farms in Batangas and Laguna. They also mill corn for animal feed
production. The two entrepreneurs are
Virgilio Monzones and Arcadio Gapangada Jr., who are Chairman of the Board
and CEO, respectively of BENACORN
Corporation.
Gapangada used to be a board
member of Laguna but apparently has
heeded the admonition of Irish satirist
Jonathan Swift. He has quit politics and
had become a useful member of society
by becoming a full-time farmer.
They have no corn farms of their own
but outsource corn from small growers in Laguna, Batangas, and Quezon,
almost all of whom are at the same time
coconut farmers. In order to assure
themselves of a steady supply of raw
materials, the corporation encourages
the 1,500 small farmers who grow corn
for them to mechanize, use hybrid corn
seeds, and apply chemical and organic
fertilizers generously.
Their business is most timely because the coconut farmers in CALABARZON are still reeling from the twin
disasters which recently struck the
region the cocolisap insect outbreak
and typhoon Glenda. With hardly any
income to expect from coconut the next
few years, the income from corn silage
and/or grain corn is a most welcome
salvation.
In a previous column I cited the four
major planks for the modernization of
the coconut industry, namely 1) raising
productivity of the coconut tree by fertilization and replanting with hybrids, 2)
intensive, sustainable multiple canopy
intercropping with high value annual
crops and tree crops, 3) maximum
utilization of all parts of the coconut by
creating village level processing depots,
and 4) downstream integration with
oleochemicals but focused on a few strategic nutrition and personal and home
care industry applications.
This coconut cum intensive hybrid

corn production system is an excellent example of Plank No. 2. The


coconut trees benefit from the cultivation and weeding as well as from the
fertilizers applied on the high-value
intercrops. The increased productivity of the coconut is in fact an incremental benefit with zero cost!
Equally significantly is the breakthrough impact of corn silage feed to
the productivity of the dairy farms in
Laguna, Quezon and Batangas. Corn
silage significantly improves milk
yield but for now in very limited supply and therefore quite expensive.
Coconut-Hybrid Corn-Dairy
Farms
Messrs. Monzones and Gapangada are building a new, bigger
animal feed manufacturing plant in
Alaminos in a joint venture with a
Korean partner and using proprietary Korean technology. The 1,500
hectares of cooperators corn farms
they now have are nowhere near
their plant requirements and they
are anxious to expand the islands of
modern agriculture in the impoverished coconut growing communities
in CALABARZON which they have
started to build.
But in order for the hybrid corn
interplanted with coconut to be more
productive and to reduce costs, the
farms need to be mechanized. Manual
harvesting of corn for silage is laborious and time consuming. Mechanical
forage harvesters and choppers will
bring down the costs. The unproductive coconut groves need to be cleared
of unwanted fences, unwanted trees
and boulders. They need to be contoured to minimize soil erosion, canals dug to improve drainage and
farm roads built to connect the farms
to the nearest barangay/municipal
roads. For these operations they
need custom service providers with
bulldozers, graders and backhoes.
This is how the corporate banana
and pineapple farms in Mindanao
are re-configured to attain world
class productivity. The initial land
development costs are high but amortized conservatively over 10 years,
per cropping cost per hectare is very
affordable.
At least 50100 hectares of intensive coconut/hybrid corn farms need
to be clustered together to create
enough market for an enterprising
farmer to buy/lease a 6090 horsepower tractor to provide customized land preparation services to
his neighbors. Government and the
private sector need to figure out a
way to economically but sustainably
finance small coconut farms consolidation while respecting the titles of
the coconut farmers.
Incidentally, this is one way WE
CAN BUILD BETTER IN THE
VISAYAS AFTER YOLANDA. Also
this is the kind of forward-looking
investments which merit funding
from the Coconut Levy Fund (CLF
and the Agricultural Competitiveness
Enhancement Fund (ACEF).
***
Dr. Emil Q. Javier is a Member
of the National Academy of Science
and Technology (NAST) and also
Chair of the Coalition for Agriculture
Modernization in the Philippines
(CAMP).For any feedback, email
eqjavier@yahoo.com.

DOT struggles to meet


targets 1 year after Yolanda
The Department of Tourism (DOT)
is struggling to meet its targets one
year after typhoon Yolanda ravaged
the central part of the country but the
Tourism chief is optimistic the Philippines would have sufficient number of
tourist arrivals before the year ends.
For the full-year 2013, the DOT
failed to reach its 5.5-million tourist
arrivals target after only 4.7 million
foreign tourists visited the country.
Despite that, the department still
spiked up its target this year, projecting 6.8 million foreign tourists visiting
the country this year.
Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez
Jr., however, said there is some tightness in the foreign tourist arrivals
because of some travel advisories.
Philippines is still part of the
growing markets. It is happening in
the very good time although we have
a lot of catching up to do because of
typhoon Yolanda, the after effects of
that is still being felt, Jimenez said in
an interview on the sidelines of Asias
CEO Awards held in Pasay.
After having been endured by one

of the strongest storms ever recorded,


the country is now encouraging tourists to visit the country also as a way
of assisting its recovery.
In a previous travel advisory, the
DOT said the Philippines remained
a "safe" destination for all tourists
even after the occurrence of typhoon
Yolanda.
From Januar y to August, the
agency saw 3.267 million tourists that
arrived in the country, up slightly by
2.72 percent from the 3.18 million arrivals recorded in the same period
last year.
Within that period, foreign tourists
contributed P144.4 billion in revenues
in the country, or an average daily
spending of P4,160.08 per visitor.
We are making more money than
we made last year. We are bouncing
back and growing in all markets, even
in Korea, Jimenez pointed out.
According to him, the top-source
markets leading the growth are still
Korea, the United States, China, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom.
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Business News

PSE earns
P719M in
9 months
By JAMES A. LOYOLA

The Philippine Stock Exchange


(PSE) posted a 28.1 percent increase in
its net income for the first nine months
of 2014 to P718.96 million compared to
the same period last year due to robust
gains in its listing-related income.
In a disclosure to the Philippine
Stock Exchange, the bourse said operating revenues from the January
to September period came in at P1.19
billion, higher by 18.7 percent from the
same period a year ago.
Listing-related income, which accounted for 42.9 percent of operating
revenues, soared 79.1 percent as listing
fees from IPOs and additional listings
grew.
Trading-related income, which
made up 18.5 percent of operating
revenues, dipped by 8.3 percent due
to lower transaction fees. Total value
turnover slipped to Php1.54 trillion as
of September 2014 from Php1.99 trillion
in September 2013.
Data feed income and subscriptions fees rose by 13.4 percent and 42.4
percent respectively to reduce losses in
trading-related income.
We are pleased with the companys
performance in the first nine months.
We expect capital raising activity to
remain brisk in the last few weeks of
the year with the number of IPOs and
follow on offerings lined up, said PSE
president Hans B. Sicat.
Total expenses was up by 14.9
percent to P413.19 million on higher
operational expenses.
The year is drawing to a close but
we remain focused on what needs to be
accomplished based on our targets this
year, Sicat added.
The groundwork for the new trading
system powered by NASDAQ OMXs
X-stream Trading Technology is on
schedule to meet the May 2015 schedule
to go live.
The PSE remains to be among the
top performing markets in the region.
On September 25, the index climbed
to an all-time intraday high of 7,413.62.
Year to date, the PSEi is up 22.5 percent.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

B-3

Ayalas 19-MW wind expansion


project gets FIT endorsement
By MYRNA M. VELASCO

lthough it is relatively a latecomer in the electric power


industry, the Ayala group is
gradually claiming its spot
in the sector, and that was practically
reinforced by securing the Department of Energys endorsement for
feed-in-tariff (FIT) availment (FIT)
of its 19-megawatt Northwind project
expansion.
In a press statement, parent Ayala
Corporation has noted that its project
corporate vehicle Northwind Power
Development Corporation has recently
completed the project and has since
been operational and has been deliver-

ing power to the grid.


It emphasized that the expansion
venture increases Northwinds capacity to a total of 52MW; and following
its expansion projects completion, the
energy department issued its required
certificate of endorsement for FIT
availment.
The Ayala group, however, still has
immense appetite for bigger share
in the subsidy for renewable energy
projects, as it is now lining up its second
81-MW wind project for the same scope
of FIT incentive.
The project is awaiting the issuance of a certificate of endorsement for
FIT from the DOE. Combined, Northwind and North Luzon Renewable

Energy Corporation (NLREC)


put Ayalas total wind power capacity at 133MW, the company
has noted.
Critics have been labeling
the FIT as windfall for RE developers and a financial burden
still searching for justification
to consumers; but investors and
their cheerleaders would opt to
call it incentives.
On the overall investment
sphere of the power industry, AC
Energy Holdings seem to be taking
gradual steps when it comes to capacity expansions including for power
projects running on fossil fuels, such
as coal.

To date, the Ayala group noted


that its array of completed power generation facilities had built up its total
capacity to 235MW all wheeled to the
Luzon grid.

Splash profit
climbs 80%
in 9 months
Splash Corporation reported an 80
percent surge in net income to P40.9
million for the first three quarters of
2014 from the P22.7 million for the same
period last year.
In a disclosure to the Philippine
Stock Exchange, the firm said this is
the result of an increase in operating
profit by 72.6 percent and a decrease in
operating expenses by 2.8 percent.
Sales for the period amounted to
P2.57 billion up by 2.8 percent over the
P2.50 billion for the same period last
year. The revenue growth came from
the 37 percent growth in Foods mainly
from its international operation and
the 8.4 percent growth in the Personal
Care segment.
Sales of Splash Foods Corporation
International continued to benefit from
its expanded distribution network in
North America, Middle East, Europe,
and Australia and the broader product
range of Barrio Fiesta Mixes being
distributed in the USA.
SFC is focusing on the international market particularly in areas
where there are large concentrations
of Filipinos due to the strong growth
prospect in these markets. Barrio
Fiesta shrimp paste and easy to use
mixes affords overseas Filipinos a convenient way to have an authentic taste
of home, said Splash Foods president
Ace Villa Real.
Sales of Personal Care in the Whitening and Exfoliant Categories grew by
81 percent and 6 percent, respectively,
in Africa and the Middle East. Revenues
of Personal Care Philippines increased
by 8 percent for the first three quarters
of 2014.
Core brand SkinWhite continued
on its upward track, growing by a
combined 15 percent for both its face
and body lines. Operating profit of the
Personal Care segment improved with
reduced selling expenses in the major
retail chains.
The cost of doing business of Personal Care Philippines has decreased
considerably by focusing on programs
that mutually benefit the retail chains
and the company, said Splash Philippines Operations Division vice president Marco Nieto.

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Cagayan De Oro City

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Pampanga
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526-1555
719-8888
371-8282

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499-0777
(054)
288-3091

EGI Albergo Hotel


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442-5597
442-6452

El Masfino
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Tagaytay City

(074)
752-8933

(048)
433-0123
(054)
473-9999
(047)
252-1948

Eurotel
Baguio City

Eurotel
Naga City
Camsur
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San Jose City, Nueva Ecija

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(02)
908-1111

(02) 750-2507
889-7827
(074)442-6679
(074)
619-0158
(02) 945-7777

Filipiniana Hotel
Or. Mindoro
Go Hotels
Puerto Princesa

(047)
252-8000

Grandview Tower Hotel


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(632)
521-7878
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Hotel Fleuris Palawan


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Hotel Gregorio
Batangas

(054) 472-0318
(02) 359-7007

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Batangas

(052)
480-8334
480-8335

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Tagaytay
Hotel La Corona
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Hotel Lorita Tuguegarao

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340-7821
(038)
411-5222

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Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu

Grand Dame Hotel


Iloilo City

(038)
411-3798
411-3179

Grand Regal Hotel


Bacolod City

(038)
411-3510

GT Hotel - Bacolod City

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Iloilo City

(035)
422-8000
225-2000
422 8011
09176339575

Honeycomb Tourist Inn


Dumaguete City

Hotel Cesario
Mactan, Cebu

(032)
233-1811
(033)
335-0166

09173251292
09399155123
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Cebu City

Hotel Del Rio


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Dumaguete City

(038)
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Iloilo City

(082)
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(082)
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Davao City
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09198239094

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8842-7999

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Davao City

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295-9155
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282-4822
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282-4771
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226-2335
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856-3402
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09236593973
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638-7777

526-8088

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400-0088

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813-8888

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354-4151

526-1212

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720-2000

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426-7308

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483-0491
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Ligtasan, Tarlac City

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806-1167
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Laoag City

(043)
286-2624
(048)
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Tagaytay
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Baguio City
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304-1015
892-8555
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434-4338
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Baao, Camarines Sur
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846-1722

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846-2565

Mountain Lodge
Hotel & Restaurant Baguio City

(035) 4003 368


09175597919
09999953440

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522-1100
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Roxas City
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Bacolod City

(033)
335-0375
335-0249
335-0486

(053)
5230391-93

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Roxas City, Capiz

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239-0000
+63 32
239-0619

(033)
320-5252
320-5353
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708-5888
432-0888
(034)
432-1888
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Dumaguete City
Maribago BlueWater
Beach Resort
Mactan, Cebu

Montebello Villa Hotel


Banilad, Cebu City

(033)
337-2384

Movenpick Hotel
Mactan Island , Cebu
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Roxas, Capiz
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Dumaguete City

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225-1181
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(032)
253-1105

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422 1137
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Bacolod City
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Mactan, Cebu

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335-1801
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228 8998
228 7160
(082)
226-2045
221-8651

Radisson Blu
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Cebu City

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Midsayap, Cotabato

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Hotel Angelo
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(082)
302-6158
302-6152

(088)
856-9080
(082)
852-2015
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Davao Del Sur
Hotel De Susana & Restaurant
Valencia City, Bukidnon

Hotel Elena
Davao City
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Davao City

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221-0075
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Hotel San Marco


General Santos City
Hotel Sogo
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285-3756
(063)
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331-2288
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301-0774

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295-6463
301-8549
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861-1359
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520-1816

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Eurotel
Makati

Fersal Hotel
Annapolis, Cubao

521-2371

Fersal Hotel
Kalayaan, Diliman

899-5555

Fersal Hotel
Manila

371-4333

Fersal Hotel
P. Tuazon Cubao

Fersal Hotel
Makati
Go Hotels
Mandaluyong

724-7551

924-5051

844-8811

Go Hotel Otis-Manila

(632)
410-4111
410-8658
410-6981

Holiday Inn & Suites Makati


Ayala Center, Makati City

(02)
899-2424

Hostel 1632

355-0000
844-8645

+63(2)812-7477

912-5852
912-2691

Oyster Plaza Hotel


Paraaque City

Paragon Tower
Hotel Manila

924-2689
912-2691
742-7292
912-2691

Raffles and Fairmont


Makati
Makati City

Riviera Mansion
Malate, Manila

912-8000
912-2691
897-9123
912-2691

Robbinsdale Hotel

0922-4646835

San Carlos Mansion

+63 (2)
354-1053

Seda BGC Bonifacio Global City,


Taguig City

Sogo Regency
Hotel, Manila

(632)
909-0888

Southhomes Apartelle
Timog-Q.C.

522-8888

St Giles Hotel
Makati City

(02)
829-1925
826-9610
526-5541
to
526-5547

555-9888

523-4511

716-1262
523-8110
(632)
945-8888

522-7646
928-4647
410-4461
988-9888
988-9883

238-6100

The Bayleaf
Intramuros, Manila

(632)
318-5000

(63 2) 403-0888
403-0808
Fax No. 403-0854
403-7572

Hotel Celeste
Makati City
Hotel H20
Luneta, Manila
Icon Hotel
North Edsa

415-9385

The Contemporary
Hotel

716-8266

927-8888

Jade Vine Executive Inn


Ermita Manila

524-8601
to 05

526 0888
338-0983
898-3695

Apartelle
San Juan City

722-7411
726-2931
(02)
921-2706
to 08

Apartelle
Mandaluyong City

Luxent Hotel

(02)
570-7777

Timog Ave., Q.C.

355-0000
806-7646
355-0000
995-8452
355-0000
376-7096
355-0000
523-5256

Manila Airport Hotel


Paraaque City
Millenia Suites
Pasig City
The Orange Place
San Juan City
The Orange Place
Quezon City

+63 2
373-3333
376-5059

Matabungkay
Beach Hotel Batangas

(074)
443-2016

Nagaland Hotel
Naga City, Camarines Sur

(074)
446-0700

Palawan Uno Hotel


Puerto Princesa, Palawan

887-8080
Be central

531-0173
to
531-0177

Tune Hotel
Aseana City

(02)
922-8888

Tune Hotel
Ermita

(632)
708-9888

Tune Hotel
Makati City

(632)
817-0888

Tune Hotel
Ortigas City

(632)
656-0888

Tune Hotel
Quezon City

(632)
426-0567

Y2 Residence Hotel

(02)
224-3000

854-7549
to 50

(02)
7528552
09088870596

(077)
770-4898
(632)
781-3632

Radiant Star Apartelle


Tagaytay City

(046) 413-2456
544-0050
0926 6977948
09174091514

(054)
228-0018
(054)
066-3239

(054)
477-7644
228-0008

(046)
544-0062

(047) 252-9718
252-1663
250-2099
252-8518

(074)
442-4544

Subic Bay Peninsular Hotel


Subic

Subic Bay Yacht Club


Zambales

THEEXQUISITEHOTELANDBUSINESSMANAGEMENTGROUPCORP.
Bldg.675CanalRoad,SubicBayFreeportZone,2222Philippines

TelephoneNumber:(047)2521888or09178363942Facsimile:(047)2528404Email:customer_service@subicbayveneziahotel.com

Sunlight Guest Hotel, Inc.


Puerto Princesa City,
Palawan

Summer Place Hotel


Baguio City

(054)
473-2111
09177000040
(048)
433-9999
433-0455

Paseo Premiere Hotel


Santa Rosa Laguna
Princesa Garden Island
Resort and Spa
Puerto Princesa Palawan
Queen Margarette Hotel
Lucena City
RK Hotel
Subic Bay Gateway Park

Star Plaza Hotel


Dagupan City
Starview Hotel
Naga City
Subic Bay Hotel Venezia
Zambales
Subic International
Hotel Zambales

Torre Venezia Suites


Quezon City

(632)
4702306-08
Fax: 4702314
(632)
726-6712
726-6713
(632)
926-8985
421-1398

(049)
502-8123 to 27
(02)3105603
to 04
(048)723-1356 to 59
09989753768
(02)744-7979 to 82
0917-8739974

(074) 611-0202
(02)376-5059
09175267049
(054) 472-257
4228-065 7
09258020706

828-4774
(02)
332-1658
to 60
(632)
866-0888

726-2911
726-2916

(02)372-0311
(074)
442-4028
(077)
770-5996
(02)246-1010
(046)
489-8581
489-8582
(045)
611-2053 to
611-2055

SKYLIGHT HOTEL
Puerto Princesa
Palawan
Skyrise Hotel
Apartelle & Restaurant
Baguio City

The Picasso Boutique


Serviced Residences
Makati City

Taal Vista Hotel


Tagaytay City

Tam-awan Village
Baguio City
Terrace Hotel
Subic Bay

(042)
373-7171 to 73
373-4889
Fax: 373-7604
373-6218

The ADC Hotel


Naga City

The Lake Hotel


Tagaytay

(047)
252-9996 to
252-9998

The Lighthouse Marina Resort


Moonbay Marina Complex

(048)
434-7172
to 76
(074)
445-6834 to
445-6836

The Montevista Villas, Academy Lane,


Mimosa Leisure Estate
Pampanga, Philippines

The Starmark Hotel

Peafrancia Ave., Naga City

(075)
523-4888
515-2276
523-4111

Tune Hotel
Angeles City

Villa Caceres Hotel


Naga City

(054)
472-6892
(047)
252-1888
(047)
252-2222
(047)
250-2630
250-7274

Vista Marina
Hotel & Resort
Zambales

(6348) 434-2334

Fax (6348) 434-2003

(632) 242-6638
loc. 175
(02)783-8355
788-8350
(074)
446-5400 to 01
(632) 917-8225
(6346) 413-1000
(63)9178091254

(074)
446-2949
442-5551

(047)
250-2730
to 32

(054)
472-2328 or 26
09052019225
09493617784
(02)584-4470
(046)
413-4680 to 81

(047)
252-5000
(6345)
599-7000
(632) 584-4047
584-4007

(054)
205-0051
(045)
459-0888

(054)
473-6530

(047)
252-3373

(02) 844-5777
(047) 252-5211

Subic Grand Seas Resort


Olongapo

(047)
222-8541
09178447327

Rajah Park Hotel


Cebu City

(032)
412-3337

isayas

Iloilo Midtown Hotel


Iloilo City

+63(34)
441-0506
+63(932)
852-9362

525-9065
899-7888
798-0798

Hotel Tavern
Surigao City

Ice Castle
Experience Hotel
General Santos City
Infinity Suites
Bo. Obrero, Davao City
Innside Room Hotel
Tagum City,
Davao Del Norte
Isla Jardin Del Mar
Gumasa,
Sarangani Province
Iyle Londoners Inn
Province of Davao Oriental
Jade Dragon's Suites
Aurora Jacinto Street,
Davao City
Jovinaj
Traveler's Inn
General Santos City
Jazzy James Country Hotel
Davao City
Jienos Garden Beach Resort
Pantukan, Compostela
Valley
Magnaga Waters
Beach Resort
Compostela Valley
Mallberry Suites
Business Hotel
Cagayan de Oro

Marco Hotel
Cagayan De Oro City
Mergrande Ocean Resort
Davao City
Microtel Inn and
Suites Davao
Davao City

Molave Hotel
Tagum City
My Hotel
Davao City
Maxze Bed & Breakfast
Davao City

(033)
336-6888
(0928)
985-0999

Salamangka Beach and Dive Resort


San Juan, Siquijor

(033)
330-7100

(036)
621-7718
(034)
434-4500

The Bellevue Resort


Panglao Island, Bohol
The Orchard Cebu
Hotel, Cebu City

(036)
621-6255
0917-3121-720
0998-9753-612

Tune Hotel - Cebu City

(032)
233-5695

Yoyongs Travellers Inn


Negros Occidental

(035)
422-8200
(032)
231-3681

(082)
224-1390
224-1391
(083)
303-5314

0923717 0389

(082)
227-0788
305-1847

(0929)
969-0806
(084)2166379
(0917)7191956
(0923)2802018

(088)
855-7999

855-5959
09177027002
(+63-82)
298-4100
(+63-82)
298-4101

(082)
233-2333
(084)
655-6938
655-6939
655-9379

(082)
300-4040
222-2021
(082)
233 0071
09998863306

Boracay
Beach Club

BoracayRegencyBeach
Boracay
Island

(036)2886111/2886777

Boracay Haven Resort


Boracay Island

BoracayHills Hills
Boracay
(036)2883315
Boracay
(036)2883764
Island

Boracay Mandarin
Island Hotel
RedCoconut

Malay,
Aklan
BeachResort
TheBoracayBeachResort

Sitio Bolabog, Boracay Island

Boracay Tropics
Boracay Island
WillysBeachClubHotel
Villas
Cohiba

Boracay Island

(036)2883208
(036)2884288

(036)2883794to97

http://www.cohibavillas.com
sales@cohibaboracay.com
cohiba.villas-boracay
skype:
Tel. Fax: +63 36 288 4792
Mobile No.:+63 9177230649

RegencyLagoonResort
(036)2882828

New Dawn
Pensionne

Cagayan De Oro City


Le Grand Suites
City Heights, General
Santos City

Le Reve Resort
North Cotabato
Marex Beach Resort
Island Garden City Of Samal

(082)
553-5473
553-5970

(087)
388-4615

09267921478
(088)
828 4482

09156189085

(036) 288-3507
Boracay(036)
Ocean
288-3758 Bay Resort
Boracay Island

(064) 229-9436
521-4090
09461911409
09205555049

(083)
893 0032
09197687544
09067652174

BeachHotel

0999 880 4526


0948 788 4255

(084)
216 4553
09228625339

Red Coconut

(064)
229 8550
229 6018
0917721 2813

(082)
285-0001
285-0002
285-0005

(032)
402-9900

(083)
554-4423
826-9026

(63)32
505-9800

(086)
826-3280
(0922)
849-6443

7 Stones Boracay Suites


Malay Aklan
Vista de Boracay
Alta

BoracayGardenResort

(036)2886633
Boracay
Island
ResortandConventionCenter

433-3377
(034)
434-7065

(083)
301-1818
09228217332
(088 )
852-0383
(02) 401-9285
(082)
282-1111
09255111011

(036)
621-2956
621-1216
(035)
422-4000
(034)
433-7401
708-8889

(082)

227-3773
295-3485
09227152573

+63 32
492-7777
+63 02
799-1111

(082)
233-1941

Boracay

(632) 417-5751
(6332)
492-0100

Marianne Suites

A. Luna Streets,
Cagayan De Oro City

NEW ESTRELLA TOWNHOUSE

JulioPacanaSt.Licoan,CagayandeOroCity

Mis.Or.Philippines

New Estrella
Townhouse
Cagayan De Oro City

Orchard Hotel
Bajada, Davao City

Tel.#(08822)745126/(088)8521441

Limketkai Luxe Hotel


Cagayan De Oro City
Palm Residence Inn
Davao City
Paras Beach Resort
Yumbing, Camiguin
Paseo De San Francisco Suites
Agusan Del Sur
Paradise Island
Park & Beach Resort
Samal Island Davao
Park Inn
By Radisson Davao
Davao City
Parkway Hotel
Surigao City
Paulas Hotel
Misamis Oriental
Pearl Farm Beach Resort
Davao City

Pearl Suites
Davao City
Pearlmont Inn
Cagayan de Oro City
Ponce Suites Hotel
Bajada, Davao City
Pryce Plaza Hotel
Cagayan De Oro City
Precious Garden Of Samal

www.precious-garden-samal.com

PTCHostel
Agusan Del Sur
Rhapsody Suites
Cagayan De Oro City

Roadhaus Hotel
Dadiangas City Heights,
General Santos City
Secret Cove Beach Resort
Camiguin Island

Sequoia Inn
Davao City

Seda Abreeza
Davao City
Sonreir Apartelle
Calinan, Davao City

Jony's Beach Resort


Malay, Aklan
La Esperanza Hotel
Kalibo, Aklan

09175886873
(632) 771-8181
(6338)
422-2222
422-2202

(032)
344-1322
(032)
232-0888

(034)
729-3835
09273032166

(036)
288-9888
(036)
288-4853
(036)
288-5729
(036)
288-3315
288-3764

(036)
288-3444
(02)567-1672

(036)
288-1759

(02)
887-0581
812-5821

(036)2883457
(036)2885190

(036)288372830

(02)634358183

(036)2885222

BoracayGardenResort
Lingganay
Boracay
Hotel

(036)2886633
Resort
Malay, Aklan

Nigi-Nigi
Too
Beach Resort
BoracayRegencyBeach
Boracay Island

BoracayGardenResort
ResortandConventionCenter

(036)2886633
One
Boracay Resort
OneMGMBoracayResort
MGM

(036)2886111/2886777
andConventionCenter
and Convention Center

Boracay Island
ResortandConventionCenter
BoracayRegencyBeach

Marzon
Hotel

(036)2886111/2886777

BoracayHills
Aklan
TonglenBeachResort
Kalibo,
(036)2883315

(036)
288-1601

Eurotel
Boracay Island

Boracay Island

(036)2883764
Marzon
Beach
Resort
BoracayHills
(036)2883315
Malay,
Aklan

(036)2883764
Red
Coconut
Beach

Red Coconut
RedCoconut

Resort
BoracayGardenResort
Boracay
Island
Red CoconutBeachHotel RedCoconut
BeachResort
(036) 288-3507
BeachHotel
BeachResort
288-3758
Sea(036)
Wind
Boracay
TheBoracayBeachResort

(036)2886633

BoracayRegencyBeach
(036) 288-3507
ResortandConventionCenter

(036)
(036)2886111/2886777

288-3758

The
TheBoracayBeachResort

(036)2883208

BoracayHills
Boracay
(036)2883208 Beach Resort
(036)2884288

(036)2884288
(036)2883315
Boracay
Island
(036)2883764

Red
Coconut
WillysBeachClubHotel
RedCoconut

WillysBeachClubHotel
BeachHotel
BeachResort
(036)2883794to97
(036) 288-3507
(036)
(036)2883794to97
288-3758

Water Colors Boracay


TheBoracayBeachResort
(036)2883208Dive Resorts

(036)2884288

Boracay Island,

The District Boracay


Malay, Aklan

WillysBeachClubHotel
RegencyLagoonResort
(036)2883794to97
Willy's
Beach Club Hotel

(036)2882828

Boracay Island

RegencyLagoonResort

(036)2882828

RegencyLagoonResort

355-0000
861-8658
(63) 36 2886119
/ 2886274-75
Fax No
(63) 36 2883119

(036)
262-3989
268-9254

(036)
288-5734
(036)
351-4017
994-1145

(036)
288-3728 to 30
(02)634-3581
to 83
(036)
268-2188
268-2184
to 86
(036)
288-3131
09218104433
09159367222

(036)
288-3507
288-3758

416-4010
415-1285

(036)
288-3208
288-4288
(63 36)
288-2324 - 27
288-1448
(063)
288 -6745
to 6746
(036)
288-3794
to 97

(036)2882828

(036)
288-4792

857-1776
09229192806
(083)
301-2289
09173313800
09399062218
09399052343
(0928)
732-1893
302-1460
(088)
880-2123
(08822)
745-126
(088) 852-1441

(082)
300-8855
(88) 880-0000
(02) 779-5240
(082)
305-0505
222-5225
09175684720

(088)
387-9117
09177152285
(+6385)
343-8048
(+63999)
309-1065

(082)
233-0251

(082)
272-7600
272-7601
(086) 231
5116 / 231
5141 to 46
567-1135
09174308131

(082)
221-9970

(082)
282-1294
09301269185
(088)
856-2653
to 55
(082)
227-8161
227-9070
(08822)
726-464
(088) 858-3131

(082)
303-2818
09176347037
09179111252
(088)
857-1101
09328469358
(083) 553-8888
553-5335
Telefax No.
553-1771

(088)
387 9084
387 9184

(082)
300-3636

Southern Tourist Inn


Davao City
Sunflower Hotel
Davao City

Sydney Hotel
General Santos City
Square Suites
General Santos City
T'boli Hotel
and Restaurant
General Santos City

TCC Condo Hostel


Toril, Davao City

The Dynasty Court


Hotel
Cagayan de Oro City
The Farm @ Carpenter Hill
Koronadal City, South
Cotabato

(082)
221-7431
(082)
221-5011
305-3531

(083)
552-5479
552-5480
552-5481

(083) 552-5127
09228362516
09126007323
(083)
302-2648
553-7586
302-6652

(082)
291-3800
(08822)
72-4516
72-7825

(083)
228 1888
228 9010
09189210425

The Manor Hotel


Davao City

(063) (82)
221-2511
to 13

The Metropolis Suites


Davao City

(082)
282-8000
321-2874

The Margarette
Business Hotel
Maramag, Bukidnon

The Old Barracks Suites


Kidapawan City
The Peridot Suites
Davao City
The Pinnacle
Hotel And Suites
Davao City
The Ritz Hotel
at Garden Oases
Davao City
The Vip Hotel
Cagayan De Oro City
Tierra Montana Hotel
General Santos City
Tune Hotel
Cagayan De Oro
Tune Hotel - Davao City
Uptown Condotel
Xavier Estates, Cagayan
De Oro City

Victoria Suites Hotel


Cagayan De Oro

Villa Paraiso Resort


and Apartelle
Mambajao, Camiguin

Uno Business Hotel & Cafe


Hagkol, Valencia City

We R Inn Hotel
City Center, Davao City

Willshire Inn / Will's Place


Cagayan De Oro City
Woodland Tourist Inn
Alunan Highway,
Tacurong City

(088) 238-5236
09066437648
09175498841
09268446952

(064)
288-1299
(082)
305-6530
305-3812

(+6382)
300-1881
300-5885
221-3025

(082)
228-6885
to 87
(0882)
727-360
726-080
(083)
554-7733
553-0553

(088)
880-0888

09178514308
(082)
224-0577 to 78
0916 550 8863

(088)
851-1800
09088881800
(088)
857-4447
(08822)
72-2222
(088) 387-0419
387-0420
09173089293
09999906543

(088)
828-3544

09175395678
(082)
227-9328
09199252808
09228418102

09176320635
09176320650
(064)
477-0488
09429243041

(6382)
322-8888
09477910147
09233327698

Yellow Magenta Cyan

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Business News

SSI Group launches


e-commerce venture
By MADELAINE B. MIRAFLOR

Freshly listed at the Philippine


Stock Exchange, specialty retailer SSI
Group, Inc. is now on the process of
formalizing its e-commerce venture,
with formal launch yesterday).
The project, which involves setting
up an web portal where the company
can sell its foreign branded products
to its domestic consumers via online,
is called SSI Life.
The online retailing site SSI Life
will be available beginning November
15, 2014 to offer some of SSI's retail
brands.
The website will initially offer
brands such as Marks & Spencer, TWG,
Oliviers & Co, Payless Shoe Source,
Nine West, Aerosoles, Bass, Superga,
Steve Madden, MBT, OkaB, A/X Armani Exchange, Replay, High Sierra,
Samsonite, Beauty Bar and MakeRoom
with more to be added in the following
months.
The Philippines is one of the
worlds fastest growing internet markets and we expect this growth to further escalate over the next few years
as disposable income and broadband
penetration continues to increase.
said Anton Huang, President of SSI
Group, Inc.
We are the only e-commerce
participant that is able to implement

ILP not...

an omni-channel approach where our


bricks and mortar stores will complement the on-line shopping experience
of our customers and vice- versa," he
added.
Meanwhile, SSI has also acquired
the Philippine franchise rights to three
new international brands.
These brands are Hamleys, the
iconic British toy retailer, C. Wonder
an accessible luxury brand from the
U.S. that retails womens clothing with
a fresh twist, personalized gifts, stylish accessories and home dcor items
and Salad Stop a popular Singaporean
chain serving fresh and healthy salads
and wraps.
Hamleys is SSIs first venture into
specialty toy retailing, while Salad Stop
is an addition to its specialty food portfolio. C. Wonder, on the other hand, is an
international accessory brand.
The acquisition of these new brands
is in-line with SSIs 2014 expansion
plans.
Huang said these new brands are a
valuable addition to the firm's portfolio.
In December, SSI is also scheduled
to open the first Philippine stores of
Coretfiel, a leading Spanish retailer of
stylish mens and womens accessories,
and Reiss, an affordable luxury brand
from the UK specializing in modern
and design-led womens apparel and
accessories.

B-1

claimed that it continuous (sic-incomprehensible) extensive use of existing


measures and methods to safeguard the
supply of energy next summer.
The department further noted that
the Secretary has been hands-on in the
promotion and monitoring of potential
ILP participants.
Tapping self-generating facilities
(SGFs) for the ILP alternative now takes
the core of the solutions that will likely
spare Luzon grid from rotating power
outages on the peak demand months
of summer.
This will be incorporated in the Joint
Resolution to be issued by Congress setting imprimatur for President Aquino to
invoke Section 71 of the Electric Power
Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) or governments intervention in establishing
additional power capacity for a crisis-

laden grid.
According to House committee on
energy chairman Reynaldo V. Umali,
the ILP option sets forth that there shall
be reimbursement of fuel expenses
and reasonable recovery for the use
(of gensets) as may be determined and
validated by the DOE.
The dispatch protocol as well as
scheduling and grid synchronization of
self-generation facilities shall also be
managed by the department with the
aid of system operator NGCP.
The energy department similarly
propounded that the call on additional
capacities, including those from the
SGFs, shall be made only during
critical supply situations (March to July
2015) such as yellow alert or analogous
circumstances as determined by the
DOE.

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World Bank vows to support


$3-B Clark logistics project
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT

The World Bank has expressed interest in supporting the development of


the 177-hectare Sabah Al Ahmad Global
Gateway Logistics City (GGLC) in Clark
Freeport Zone, a project backed by KGL
Investment Company led by Kuwaiti
investors.
World Bank Executive Director for
the Middle East Hasan Mirza expressed
the bank's interest in the project, during a recent visit to the Global Gateway
Logistics City where Global Gateway
Development Corp. (GGDC), a company
backed by KGL Investment Company,
is putting the finishing touches on The
Medical City (TMC) Clark, a world-class
150-bed hospital.
The Medical City Clark is a part of
GGLC, a major development project that
will cost a total of $3 billion, create over
300,000 jobs and generate annual payroll
of $600 million, once completed.
Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport
Company Chairman Saeed Dashti
said the hospital will be turned over to
Medical City by December 2014, with
the official inauguration taking place
early next year.
Dashti said Global Gateway Development Corp., the owner of GGLC,
is attracting immense attention from
international investors, including the
World Bank and its private sector arm,
the International Finance Corp. (IFC).
Mirza said KGLI's projects in the
Philippines, such as the Global Gateway Logistics City and its investment
in transport and logistics company 2Go
Group are the kind of projects that boost
the economy and provide for the development of decent life for the people,
which are the World Banks priorities.
Those are two promising and important projects for the Philippines,"
Mirza said.

PLEDGE OF SUPPORT The World Bank has expressed interest in supporting the
development of the 177-hectare Sabah Al Ahmad Global Gateway Logistics City
(GGLC) in Clark Freeport Zone, a project backed by KGL Investment Company led
by Kuwaiti investors. Shown from left are: Dr. Merza Hasan, Dean of Executive
Board and Executive Director, World Bank, Albert F. del Rosario, Secretary,
Department of Foreign Affairs, and Saeed Dashti, Chairman, KGL Group.
Mirza said the negotiation process to
invest in Global Gateway Development
Corp. began a year and a half ago, and
that only minimal details were left for
finalization.
He said the World Bank is interested in such projects which have significant financial, economic and social
yield and are in line with the World
Bank's strategy.
Meanwhile, Dashti said the 2GO
Group, which KGLI invested into, is
the leading player in the Philippines
sea transport industry, with a dominant
market share , in addition to being the
countrys largest provider of door-todoor logistics services.
Kuwait Ambassador to the Philippines Waleed Al-Kandari said KGLIs
projects provide job opportunities in the
country. I had the honor to represent
His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad
Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in 2012 inauguration

Largest delegation...
and implementations as well as service
to over 100-member companies that
are expected to join the mission to the
Philippines.
The mission will be led by Akio
Mimura, the 19th chairman of JCCI,

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the former chairman of Nippon Steel


and Sumitomo Metal Corporation, the
second largest steel producer in the
world.
The JCCI is widely recognized as
one of the most prestigious, extensive

of Sabah Al-Ahmad Global Gateway Logistics City in Clark, which is considered


one of the largest investment projects in
the Philippines".
His Highness the Amirs visit to
the Philippines in 2012 strengthened
the bonds of cooperation between the
two countries and resulted in fruitful
and beneficial cooperation in the fields
of business, politics, trade, and investment, among others," Al-Kandari said.
Al-Kandari said the Philippines is
one of the most promising emerging
markets in Southeast Asia and that
several Kuwaiti companies have acquired interests in a group of Filipino
companies working in different fields,
including exploration sector, particularly in the south-west of the Philippines
in the Pacific Ocean, the export of oil
to the Philippines, and agriculture in
the south of the country, among other
important sectors.
and influential organizations in Japans
policy-making business environment.
It is the central office of 514 regional
chambers of commerce in Japan and
79 overseas-based Japanese chambers
worldwide. It currently has around 1.26
million member businesses, from large
to medium-sized corporations to small
firms and single proprietorships.

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In top 5 most optimistic globally, says Nielsen

Filipino consumer confidence remains high

By EDU LOPEZ

ilipino consumer confidence


remains one of the most optimistic globally, ranking in the
top five along with two other
Southeast Asia markets, according to
the latest consumer confidence index
of Nielsen.
The Nielsen global survey of consumer confidence revealed that with
115 points, the Philippines is consistently the third most confident globally
since the last quarter of 2013.
After India, Indonesia is home to
the second most confident globally with
the countrys consumer confidence at
125 in the third quarter of 2014.
Thailands consumer confidence in-

dex score surged to 113 to land at fourth


place. Globally, consumer confidence
remains steady at 98 points.
Although Filipino consumers continue to list job security as a key worry
over the next six months, the concern
has gone down from 36% in the first
two quarters of the year to 34% in third
quarter of 2014.
Concern on health shows a steady
rise from 19% in the first quarter of 2014
and 25% in the second quarter to 27% in
the third quarter.
Health shares the second cause of
concern with work-life balance (27%),
which has been perennial major concern of Filipino respondents.
Filipino consumers have also expressed concern about parents welfare

and happiness (16%), and increasing


utility bills (16%).
While consumers are just starting
to enjoy the perks of their personal economic growth, a level of caution remain
in their view as concerns about job security, health, and the welfare of family
members are always in their minds,
says Stuart Jamieson, Nielsens Managing Director in the Philippines.
Close to seven in 10 Filipino and
Thai consumers (67%) along with their
Southeast Asian neighbors remain
focused on putting aside savings for
the future with Vietnamese consumers (77%) and Indonesian consumers
(74%) stashing their spare cash into
savings after covering essential living
expenses.

Consumers in other Southeast


Asia markets are also diligently saving
including those in Singapore (66%) and
Malaysia (63%).
While Filipino consumers channel
spare cash into savings and invest in
stocks (25%), they are also eager to
spend on new clothes (37%), home
improvements (29%), and holidays
(28%).
As consumers move into the
middle class, there is an aspiration to
build nest eggs therefore increasing
the demand for financial services. At
the same time, they also reveal a growing desire to improve the immediate
environment, which is the home, and
indulge in experiential offerings such
as vacations, says Jamieson.

FDC profit
drops to
P3.7B
in 9 months
By JAMES A. LOYOLA

Filinvest Development Corporation


(FDC), the holding firm of the Gotianun
Group, posted a 12 percent to P3.77 billion in the first nine months of 2014 from
P4.3 billion in the same period last year
on account of lower earnings from its
banking unit.
In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock
Exchange, the firm said it registered
P27.6 billion in revenues in the nine
months of 2014, up 8.2 percent from P25.5
billion last year on the back of its property
subsidiarys continued strength.
While consolidated core earnings
of major subsidiaries show a robust 25
percent growth, this was tempered by the
industry wide decline in trading gains of
its banking subsidiary.
The Filinvest group has been in an
aggressive investment mode with the unprecedented branch expansion of East
West Bank, the build up of office building
portfolio of FLI as well as the construction of Mindanaos largest power plant,
said FDC president Josephine Gotianun
Yap.
She added that such expansion will
provide the necessary infrastructure for
future solid growth but is expected to
impact the group earnings in the short
term.
Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) registered
strong results in the three quarters
ending September with a 19 percent net
income growth to P2.9 billion as a result
of its real estate development business as
well as its office leasing operations.
Its banking subsidiary EastWest
Bank showed strong growth in core
banking revenue with net interest income and fees increasing by 20 percent
and 29 percent, respectively, on the back
of healthy growth in loans and deposits.
Growth in both property and banking
was moderated by the industry-wide
decline in EastWest trading revenues in
2014 compared to extraordinary trading
gains in 2013.
Gotianun Yap said FDC has recently
been aggressive in the water supply projects by expressing bids in public-private
partnership program of the Philippine
government.

PCPPI posts
20% income
fall to P619M
Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines,
Inc. (PCPPI) reported a 20 percent drop
in attributable net income to P619.39
million in the first three quarters of 2014
from the P780.75 million it earned in the
same period last year.
In a disclosure to the Philippine
Stock Exchange, PCPPI said net income for the nine-month period is still
behind the year-ago level as a result of
higher depreciation and amortization
as well as damages caused by Typhoon
Yolanda.
However, net income for the third
quarter grew by 13 percent to P139
million, coming from a strong topline
growth. PCPPI said it posted a 17 percent volume growth in the third quarter
and 12 percent more for the nine-month
period this year.
Fuelled by strong demand across
major categories and geographies,
gross sales was up by 19 percent for
the quarter due to combination of volume and revenue initiatives and by 13
percent for the nine-month period to
P22 billion.
Sustained investments in manufacturing, marketing & distribution assets,
paved the way for the companys topline
performance, PCPPI vice president for
Corporate Affairs and Communications
Jika Dalupan.
Gross profit was up by 17 percent for
the quarter and 4 percent for the ninemonth period, amounting to P4.6 billion.
Operating expenses as a percentage of
net sales were at par with year-ago level
for the nine-month period.
We are pleased to have sustained
our strong growth momentum in the
third quarter. This was achieved by
bringing in more exciting consumer
offerings for our Filipino consumers,
building our distribution footprint and
sustaining our investments in operating
capability development, said PCPPI
president Furqan Ahmed Syed.
He added that we are proud to have
been part of the Tanauan rehabilitation and rebuilding process. Our plant
operations in Tanauan are fast coming
back to normal. (JAL)

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Distance matters

Your marketing
mentor
Donald
Patrick Lim

reader writes:
I am an avid reader of
your column and have been
heeding your advice, which
came in handy when I was looking for
a job last March. I am now employed
in a large company, earning a decent
salary for an entry-level post, and have
just been regularized. But as much as I
like working for this companyI have
a great boss who mentors me wellthe
distance from my home to the office is
really killing me. I live south of Manila
near Alabang, and my office is way up
north, even farther than Quezon City.
With traffic and MRT woes everyday, it
is getting more and more dreadful to go
to work. I would reach the office looking
haggard, and even when I leave work
at 5:30 p.m., I would get to the house
past 8:30 p.m., dead tired and no longer
having the energy to even eat dinner. I
am thinking of giving up and finding
a nearer office, as most of my friends
have found jobs here in Alabang. But
I do not have the assurance of finding
a good post, with a good company and
a mentor quite like the one I have now.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

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Rod Caalita

What should I do?


Good job, good company, and a good
bosswhat more can you ask for?
The truth is, it is quite rare for a new
graduate to enjoy those perks on the
first try. However, you just proved an
age-old mantra true: You really cant
have it all.
Your level of commute to work is
indeed challengingeven those with
cars or drivers find that distance to be
extreme. I also sympathize with you in
taking the bus or MRTyou not only
have to contend with the entire rat race

running towards buses or trains, there


is also that matter of sweating it out
with them.
H o w e v e r, g i v e n y o u r g o o d
circumstances at work, I would
recommend that you exhaust all options
before you leave your job.
Instead of looking for work closer
to home, one option is to actually
move closer to your current office.
Condo units are quite inexpensive
nowadays, especially studio spaces.
You can get one and even look at it as
an investment. Unless you still have

overprotective parents who


do not want you on your
own, I think this is the best
option. Another option is to
consider living with relatives
or friends, and just pay them
rent or a gratuity fee for your
bed space.
You can also ask your
boss if you can work from
home. There are some
companies that allow
one or two days to work
from home. In this day
and age, digitization has
allowed working anytime,
anywhere to be very
possible and efficient. I
do not know the nature of
your work or your industry,
but that is something you
should seriously explore if
possible.
If only for the sole reason
that it is quite rare for a fresh graduate
like you to have really good working
conditions, leaving your job should
be your last option. Even if you are
offered the same salary package at
a good company, a good boss is quite
hard to find, and that is why you should
seriously consider this. I remember
my first job wherein I was in a similar
state. I lived in Manila and worked in
Ortigas. Travel time then was an hour
and a half per trip. I know it may not be
as much as yours, but I understand the

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feeling. Because I was younger then, I


was willing to stick it out given I had
the energy to still endure the process.
What kept me there was the fact that
I had a boss who mentored me and
whom I learned a great deal from. I
have never regretted sticking it out
for a while.
I know working in a place close
to home has its benefits, but I have
seen some people who purposely
found work far from home so they
can experience independence, living
alone, and deciding for themselves.
Having said that, I would recommend
that while you are young, give priority
to learning and career growth, so that
eventually you can choose your place
of work.
Donald Patrick Lim has been
called the Philippines king of viral
marketing. He calls himself a
Dark Horse Strategist, Business
Philosopher, Turnaround Artist,
Full-Blooded Marketer, and Full
Time Teacher. He is currently chief
digital officer of ABS-CBN, holds a
doctorate in Business Administration, is
founding president of the Internet and
Mobile Marketing Association of the
Philippines, and is part of the faculty
at De La Salle and San Beda Graduate
Schools. Would you like Donalds
advice on how best to market yourself
to potential employers and customers?
Please e-mail us at mbclassifiedwed@
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10 basic elements that


increase your employability
BUSINESS COACH

Ruben
Anlacan, jr.

pplying for a job is not as simple


as fulfilling the requirements
enumerated by companies
in their job ads or sending
out e-mail applications and hoping to
receive at least one reply. For those of
you who have their own goals in life and
a decided career path, here are some
tips to help increase your chances of
getting the job:
Be on time. An efficient employee
is one who considers submitting
exactly on the deadline as submitting
late. There is no exact timeonly
early and late submissions. This
starts as early as your job application.
Prepare your documents early, submit
them before the application deadline,
and arrive early for your interview.
Punctuality starts now.
Be organized. In your application,
your document format, as well as the
flow of your thoughts and words, reflect
your organization skills. Going to your
job interview prepared physically and
mentally is the best way to show how
organized you are. Bring extra copies of
vital documents and certificates, even if
you have e-mailed them before.
Hone your oral communication
skills. Do you habitually find yourself
lost for words? Not being able to
communicate well during an interview
can be one of the biggest disadvantages.
Practice talking with different people to
build confidence, and brush up your

S e m i n ar T e as e r

vocabulary in preparation for your


interview. Fluency and command of
an impressive vocabulary is a big plus
point. Take note, however, that there is
a fine line between being articulate and
being too talkative.
Work on your writing skills. You
do not want to receive your resume
back with red marks all over like a high
school essay. Polish your grammar.
Read books, review the basics, and
do your homework. Take note of your
spell checks (those squiggly green
lines that appear under your sentences
mean something). Practice writing and
improving your sentences.
Observe formality in the
workplace. Address people with the
level of respect they deserve. Simply
addressing your inter viewer with
maam or sir is a good start. Aside
from verbal formality, your actions
must also show respect. Slouching may
reflect apathy, and looking down may be
viewed as insincerity.
Be sociable. Contrary to formality,
you need to have a certain level of
sociability. Be someone whom people
can easily talk with on a relational
level, but still observe formality in
such a way that certain boundaries are
respected.
Presentation matters. Make sure
that you are presentable at all times.
Dress properly for your job interview.
Observe proper social etiquette. This
also goes for your social media account;
avoid posting profanities and (God
forbid) nudities.
Update your knowledge of

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Rod Caalita

technology. Being familiar with


technology is a skill that everyone must
possess in the workplace. Familiarity
may range from knowing the basics
such as MS Word, Powerpoint and
Excel, to social media gimmicks and
SEOs. You may think that this is just
an optional skill for applicants, but
once you see the number of applicants
who possess far more skills than you,

By BusinessCoach, Inc.

can spell out either a sale or loss. Some


people might not have the patience to
wait for you to pick up the phone. If you
are ordering a pizza via a phone call,
would you not want to talk to the sales
representative immediately? Are you
willing to wait several rings or will you
switch to another restaurant and try
calling them? The ringing sound is a
lonely place for your callers, so answer
the phone before the third ring.
Phonetics. Over the phone, some
words may not be heard clearly no
matter how good you think your voice or
your employees voice might be, so learn
how to spell words through phonetics.
Phonetics are designed to help you spell
the words properly through a different
set of wordse.g., Alpha, Bravo,
Charliethat highlight the sound of
the letter used to spell that word.
Body movements. Over the phone,
you may think that it is all about the
voice. However, some suggest that
adding body movements while you
speak over the phone can help you
convey your emotions and tone more.

better find another company to apply


in. Anyway, learning things with the
computer is as easy as searching for
tutorial videos on the Internet.
Exhibit leadership. What were
your extracurricular activities back
in college? Were you active in any
organization or a mere shadow walking
down the halls of the institution?
Leaders are hard to come by because

Business and management


consultant Ruben Anlacan,
Jr. is the president of
BusinessCoach, Inc. He
discusses overviews and tips for
business from the point of view
of a small- or medium-scale
entrepreneur who has started
several successful enterprises.
Those who wish to ask questions
or to make comments may visit
http://entrepcoach.blogspot.
com or e-mail entrepcoach@
gmail.com.

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Hone your telephone skills


nswering the phone may
seem an easy task when you
first think about it. Anyone
can answer the phone and
talk with the caller. But it takes a
different set of skills for anyone to truly
have the telephone skills necessary for
businesses. Client inquiries go beyond
mere listening to the question and
answering them; rather, theyre added
marketing effort. Aside from listening
and answering queries, the words you
use, the tone you employ, and your
manner of delivery must be inviting
and looking to land a sale.
Here are some tips to help hone
your telephone skills:
Three Ring Policy. Maybe some
people have told you to never answer
the phone until the third ring so that
you wont come off looking like you
have nothing else to do. However, in
business, the three-ring policy is the
absolute opposite. Receptionists, and
any other functions in your company
required to answer phone calls, must
do so before the third ring because it

leadership requires a lot of skills


skills polished mostly outside the
classroom. The bibo kid in your class
who held different positions in almost
every organization that he/she could
join is probably enjoying a managerial
position by now. Leadership is a skill
and quality that you must build long
before graduation.
Innovate. Innovators are those
who dared to change and improve
something. Applicants who show the
potential to improve the company are
hard to find, so try to become one.
How? Maybe by coming up with a
good answer for why should we hire
you? or what qualities do you possess
that other applicants do not have?
Aside from your self-proclaimed titles
and skills, you can add I have new
ideas that I can share to develop the
company. Showing signs that you are
not simply there to do menial tasks,
but rather to bring a cornucopia of new
ideas for them, will definitely make you
stand out.

Observing formality may be top of


mind for client calls, but no one really
wants to talk to someone who sounds
phony and programmed to repeat the
same line over and over again. If you
or your employees find it hard to sound
natural over the phone, try simple
hand gestures while talking.
Notes. In your workplace, make
sure that everyone required to answer
the phone have the materials to
jot down critical details from their
conversation with clients. It does
not necessarily have to be quill and
parchment, but it can be through
the computer. Encoding critical
information is actually advisable so
that the information can be stored in a
database for transferring to interested
departments, or for future reference.
To know more about this topic,
BusinessCoach, Inc. conducts a seminar
entitled Telephone Skills Training.
Contact (2) 727-5628/8860, (915) 205-0133
or visit www.businesscoachphil.com
for details.

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changes in schedule or cancellations of seminars/workshops.
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November
17: Certified HR Professional
Program by HR Club Philippines
and Businessmaker Academy.
E - m a i l m b m @ b u s i n e s s m a ke racademy.com. For more details, visit
www.businessmaker-academy.com,
or call (2) 687-4445/687-3416/6874645.
17: Fundamentals of HR
Management by HR Club
Philippines and Businessmaker
Academy.E-mail mbm@
b u s i n e s s m a ke r-a c a d e my. c o m .
Fo r m o r e d e t a i l s , v i s i t w w w.
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17-21: Human Resource
Management Full Five-Day Series
by HR Club Philippines and

Businessmaker Academy. E-mail


mbm@businessmaker-academy.
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18: Recruitment Management
by HR Club Philippines and
Businessmaker Academy. E-mail
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businessmaker-academy.com, or
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Businessmaker Academy. Email
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Effective work life routines


(First of a series)

WORKLIFE

concentration gets thrown off because


of a work interruption, a quick review
of your routine will help you reset and
stay on track. It will keep away timewasters because you will be able to sort
through what is important and what is
not. It will allow you to do your own work
and mind your own responsibilities
first before getting dragged to help
out your co-workers. Although it is
good to assist your colleagues, it may
be counter-productive when you have
to sacrifice your own job to do so. A
routine will remind you of this.
Routines allow you to balance
your work life. Knowing when and
how to do things will allow you to allot
sufficient time to do your work, but also
save the much needed time to take care
of your family. If you develop a good
routine for both areas of your life, it will
help you balance your life. When things
get toxic or overwhelming, a routine
will keep you sane. It will help you
manage your work life better because
you, your family, and your work team
will have something to guide you that
you can all rely on.
The question is: How can you
develop an effective work-life routine
that you, your kids, and your staff can
follow? Wait for the next article for
some tips and practical advice.

Jhoanna
O. Gan-So

hen you are a working


parent, things can turn
toxic fast. Aside from
working yourself to the
bone in the office, you have to make
sure that your children are well taken
care of. It can get overwhelming to try
to balance everything. Amidst looming
deadlines and dealing with your boss
or co-workers, you also have to worry
about your kids safety, nutrition and
homework.
With all the stress and pressures
of working and parenting, how can you
manage and keep your sanity?
One great solution I have learned is
establishing effective routines.
I must admit, I was never fond
of routines. I used to think that it
cramped my creative flair so I live
a free-wheeling life with not much
rules and no strict schedules to worry
about. But now that I am a mom to two
growing preschoolers, with a career
and several staff to manage, I have
learned the following:
Routines lessen the need for
decision-making. Everyday, we face
so many decisions that we have to
make. It can be as small as what to eat
for breakfast or as big as whether you
should move to a home that is closer
to your kids school or your office.
Imagine if you have to make decisions
about all the little things every minute
of the day, youd easily lose your sanity.
But having a routinea regular set of
things to dowill allow you to lessen
the little decisions you have to make
daily so that you can focus on the more
important ones.

Illustration by
Rod Caalita

Routines give you a sense of


order. Having a set routine gives you
a daily schedule that you can follow. It
allows you to have a sequence of things
to do that will give you, your kid or staff
a sense of order. The sense of order
that comes with having a routine will
help your kid know what to do daily
when they come home from school. For
instance, if your kids want to watch TV,
a good routine will set in their minds
that they should do their homework
first. They will be trained to follow your

rules and schedule because their mind


and body clock will be used it. This
will lessen the pleading, whining and
negotiating that comes with parenting
wilful children.
Routines show an image of
reliability. When you have a routine,
it makes you a bit predictable. This
is not necessarily a bad thing for
everyday business operations. Having
a set routine allows your staff to know
what to expect from you at work so that
they are ready when it is time to check

their progress on projects. It lessens


the guessing game and allows people
to be prepared. When people know
what to expect from you, they will see
you as reliable. They will get a basic
sense that you can be counted on to
be there at the time and place you are
expected to be.
Routines provide you time for
important things. When you have a
set schedule, you will inadvertently
give yourself time to do the things
that you need to prioritize. If your

Jhoanna O. Gan-So is the president of Businessmaker Academy,


HR Club Philippines and Teach It
Forward Organization. Her organization offers business, finance, human
resource seminars and corporate
training. For more information, visit
www.businessmaker-academy.com
and www.hrclubphilippines.com. You
may also call (2)687-4645. E-mail
your comments and questions to
mbworklife@gmail.com.

EMC launches the EMC Academic Associate Recognition

MC announced its landmark


100th EMC Academic
Alliance (EAA) partner in
the Philippines, with St. Paul
University as its latest partner to offer
courses in leading areas of technology
including Information Storage and
Management, Cloud Computing, Data
Science and Big Data Analytics, and
Backup and Recovery Services to
engineering graduates.
The partnership with St. Paul
University marks a true milestone
for EMC and the EAA program in the
Philippines, having forged alliances
with its first EAA partner, De La Salle
University, in 2008. To date, EMC has
trained over 1,140 students in the
Philippines and more than 300,000
students in over 70 participating
countries since its inception in 2006.
According to a recent survey by
EMC, almost 46 percent believe that
getting I.T. staff trained to keep pace
with the implications of technology
megatrends will be a challenge for their
organization over the next few years.
The EAA program seeks to bridge the
skills gap in the industry and make
the students industry ready, thereby
enhancing their employability.
As part of EAA, EMC will provide
St. Paul University with instructor
training, curriculum, teaching
resources and course materials to

enable the institute with expertise


and knowledge in line with the latest
industry trends. In addition, EMC will
conduct four five-day instructor-led
training programs in Cloud and Big
Data in Manila, Davao, Iloilo and Cebu
in 2015 for 120 university instructors.
Through the EMC Academic
Alliance program, EMC collaborates
with leading educational institutions
worldwide to address the emerging
knowledge gap in the industry
developing a resource pool of
skilled, certified and industry-ready
professionals. This is the only program
in the industry that offers unique
open curriculum based education for
students.
EMC also launched the new EMC
Academic Associate recognition that
would validate skills of EAA students in
the high demand areas of Information
Storage Management and Cloud
Computing. The recognition which
involves evaluation by EMC shall prove
their skills and industry readiness to
potential employers in the industry. It
also endorses the students skills to be
at par with their global counterparts.
The recognition will be rolled out to all
100 EAA partner institutes across the
country over the year.
The Philippines is one of the largest
suppliers of IT talent in the region. The
IT skills shortage both locally and

(From left) Ronnie Latinazo, country manager, EMC; Krishna Kant, head, EMC Academic
Alliance, South Asia, Russia and ANZ; Charibeth Cheng, director of External Affairs,
College of Computer Studies, DLSU; and Alexie Ballon, assistant professor, Computer
Technology Department, College of Computer Studies, DLSU.

globally, coupled with the growing


adoption of cloud computing in the
market presents many opportunities
for skilled Filipino students to advance
in the field. Through the EMC Academic
Alliance Program, we aim to help
engineering graduates develop the
required skill sets in leading areas of
IT to make them industry ready. This
is an important landmark for EMC
and we look forward to a mutually

beneficial partnership addressing the


skills gap in the Philippines, says
Ronnie Latinazo, managing director,
EMC Corporation Philippines.
To a c h i e v e E M C A c a d e m i c
Associate recognition, students
are required to complete a highly
technical online test available at
zero cost. The globally standardized
test provides objective validation to
the EMC Academic Associate of his/

her knowledge. The EMC Academic


Associate recognition would also enable
the students to join a large and diverse
EMC technical community, where they
can network, seek and give advice,
and learn more through online forums
such as the EMC Proven Professional
community.The recognition can be
promoted by students through the
use of the Academic Associate logo
and credential on resumes, email
signatures, and in social media.
The EMC Academic Alliance
Program is aimed at cultivating talent
globally and we are working with
the best universities and technology
education institutions in the world.
Through the EAA program and EMC
Academic Associate Recognition, we
are focused on bridging the skills gap
in the industry and validating the skills
of the students which will significantly
enhance their employability, adds
Krishna Kant, head, EMC Academic
Alliance, South Asia, Russia and
ANZ.
The online test for students is
created by EMC technical subject
matter experts who have developed
EMCs open curriculum, ensuring
strict alignment to the course
materials and strong relevance in the
industry. EMC Academic Associate is
expected to benefit 2,000 students in
the Philippines in 2015.

Victory Liner trains employees in entrepreneurship

ictor y Liner, one of the


pioneer Northern Luzon bus
transit liners, encourages
staff and employees to
boost their earning potential through
entrepreneurship with Negosyo 101,
a business and skills training program
put up for the company by its corporate
social responsibility (CSR) arm, the
Doa Marta T. Hernandez Foundation
(DMTHF).
One of the foundations goals is to
provide training programs for employees
that can lead to increased motivation
and morale while contributing returns
to the company through improved
employee productivity, according to
DMTHF Head Vernie Abcede.
We believe that developing an
effective employee training program
is vital to the long-term success of
any business, says Abcede. With the
holidays fast approaching, training
programs that offer added income for
the household like selling made-toorder goodies and other Christmas
gift items is definitely something worth
looking at.
For Negosyo 101, the foundation
enlisted entrepreneurship expert

of Jose Isaac Hernandez, the founder


and patriarch of Victory Liner. Now
on its 17th year, DMTHF continues
with its tradition of service, guided by
Victory Liners line of businessone
that connects communities, moves
people from one destination to the
other safely and comfortably, and
improves the lives of its passenger
families and the children. Since its
inception, the foundation has always
focused on programs aimed at creating
lasting, positive changes to the lives

of the communities it serves, explains


Abcede.
For the rest of 2014 and onward
to the next year, we will also be
undertaking more projects geared
towards education, health and
entrepreneurship. We will continue
to pursue projects with the goal of
providing long-term effects not just
for our employees and bus patrons but
also for the community beneficiaries
that the Victory Liner route serves,
concludes Abcede.

Make us your Monday Habit, too


Follow our main section, Business Agenda, for business features
and profiles and the latest in the corporate, entrepreneur and infotech
community. Business Agenda comes out every Monday.

Victory Liner staff and employees attend a business and entrepreneurial skills training
program led by entrepreneurship expert Jeff Cua.

Jeff Cua to talk about putting up a


business that offers a higher return on
investment without taking up too much
time and effort on the part of employees

and their families. Attendees were also


taught basic techniques in computing
profit margin and mark up.
DMTHF is named after the wife

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The 2014 MB
Classifieds Job Fair:
Pushing limits to yield
better results
This year, the nations leading newspaper organized
not just one, but eight, big job fairs
in and out of the Metro
By Irene V. Fernando

hen Manila Bulletin


announced
last
year that it will
have more and
bigger job fairs in
store for 2014, the countrys leading
newspaper was not joking.
At the end of the first quarter, the
first of the series of eight job fairs was
rolled out. With more than 50 companies
from the BPO, retail, recruitment,
manufacturing, I.T., real estate,
banking and telecommunications
sectors, the first job fair was held at

the Mega Trade Hall of SM Megamall


in Mandaluyong City last March
6 and 7. The two -day event drew
almost 3,000 applicants, with a former
international ballet dancer getting
hired on the spot. Forty-nine-year-old
Ariel Adina earned himself a customer
service representative (CSR) position
at Sykes Asia, Inc., one of the BPO
companies who joined the event.
On April 22 and 23, around 4,000
job seekers trooped to the Activity
Center of Trinoma Mall in Quezon City
for the second leg of the job fairthe
biggest turn-out so far this year. With
the graduation season just coming to
an end, 42 firms showed their support
and hoped to hire new employees.

Around 98 applicants were


able to find employment that
day, including Hanna Sales,
a Financial Management
graduate who was hired
by AXA Philippines, and
Margareth Balmores, a
Marketing Management
graduate who secured a
customer service support
position for Convergys
premium account.
Known as the countrys financial
center, Makati City was the next stop
for the MB Classifieds Job Fair. There
were 11 companies who joined the job
fair for the first time at the Glorietta
Activity Center last May 13 and 14. The
new participants included Ayala Land,
Megaworld, Lisa Migration, Wells
Fargo, SL Temps, Karamar Corp.,
LBP Service, Abenson, Staff Alliance,
and ALS Marine.
Two fresh graduates with degrees
in Information Technology were hired
during this third leg. Sheila Marie
Pelicano and Kinrey Belleza, both
first-time job fair participants, landed
CSR positions at C3.
Enjoining PWDs
This year was also the first time
that MB specifically called out to
Persons with disabilities (PWDs)
to join its July 29 and 30 job fair at
SM Megamall. A special lane was
designated specifically for PWDs as
a way to celebrate National Disability

Week that month. Companies were


also asked to indicate in their booths
if they were hiring PWDs.
United Health Group and Maersk
Global Ser vices were platinum
sponsors during this leg. New players
from other industries like insurance,
transportation, manufacturing, car
rental and food also joined.
A for mer seafarer and Bohol
native were hired on the spot on the
last day of the fourth leg. Both walk-in
applicants, Rommel Valenzuela and
Nio John Nuez became the newest
members of C3s CSR team.
Braving the storm, going beyond
Metro Manila
The MB Classifieds Job Fair
was not spared from typhoons and
massive traffic congestion that the
country experienced this year. The
August 26 opening of the fifth job fair
was not without delays due to the
traffic caused by non-stop rain the
night before. Nevertheless, almost

2,000 applicants who were determined


to land a decent job lined up to check
the hundreds of job openings from
36 participating companies at the
Trinoma Mall. One of these companies
is English online teaching company,
51 Talk, who is currently one of the
platinum sponsors in the upcoming
SM SkyDome job fair.
Ty p h o o n M a r i o c a m e t o t h e
Philippines on the third week of
September, bringing rains and floods
all over Metro Manila and nearby
provinces. The first MB job fair in
Central Luzon was not spared. Still,
hundreds of Kapampangansand
even other nationalitiesjoined the
sixth leg held at Marquee Mall in
Angeles City last September 19 and
20.
For the second time around, MB
went to Sta. Rosa Laguna and held
a job fair in SM City. Inspired by the
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Surviving
red tape
How to grow in the
midst of excessive
paperwork
From HIPP Magazine Archives

y definition, bureaucracy
is
the
collective
organizational structure
and protocols that are
set to manage activity.
These procedures are typical of
large companies and government
organizations. In a perfect bureaucracy,
all processes are standard.
The modern corporation that we
know of (and most likely, work for) today
adheres to this thinking. A company
usually has a set goal in mind and this
is achieved by dividing the work into
a series of practices that every single
employee follows. The simple task of
requesting for approval of a marketing
plan, for example, would follow a
specific route prior to implementation.
This is to ensure that all bodies of the
company will agree to its effectivity,
thus maximizing efficiency.
It all sounds very elementary, and
in truth, it should be. But as all human
interactions are influenced by our
imperfect nature, problems always arise.
While protocols are set for the betterment
of an organization, it can also be a source
of frustration.
The perils
Corporations are never without the
irritations brought upon by red tape.
The term red tape brings to mind
envelopes of money tucked discreetly
into government files to influence a
decision. Red tape is actually a term
that refers to the rigid conformity to a
set of rules, which prevents actions or
decision-making.
The connotation that red tape meant
excessive and unnecessary paperwork
dates back to the 16th century, when
Henry VIII sent a deluge of petitions to
the office of Pope Clement VII to grant the
annulment of his marriage to Catherine
of Aragorn. Legal documents were then
sealed and bound with a piece of red tape.
To this day, barristers briefs are bound
in pink tape, while governments have
begun introducing the more cost-efficient
white tape.
Red tape grievances are almost
always present in any corporation.
Kristine, a human resource and
recruitment frontliner for a multinational
call center, spends her days listening
to these concerns. I receive all their
complaints, says Kristine, and the
most common one is that of the time it
takes to credit the relocation package to
an employees account. When someone
gets re-assigned to a branch, his or her
package should be upgraded. Paperwork
must be filed, and often it takes time for it
to take effect. The employee would then
file complaints, and sometimes they file
more than one!
It will seem that red tape exists solely
to hinder ones growth in the company,
but there are ways to survive it.
Know your company. It is imperative
that you know just how your company
works, because theres a slight chance
that the paperwork you just hate to
file is actually pretty important to
your business bottom line. Most
employees are allergic to filing their
leaves and allowances properly, says
Maria, a human resource officer. But
its actually very important that they
do it on time. They might be getting
unnecessary deductions of leaves they
never took, or their allowances might
be incomplete.
Take the time to read your companys manual. And
When in doubt, ask. Unsure of why
youre being asked to write abstracts
and briefs, and who in the world reads
them? If youre weary, just raise a
hand. Most modern companies have
an open-door policy, and it only takes
your initiative to cross the bridge from
cluelessness to understanding.
Follow good ol Abe. He had it right
you know: never put off for tomorrow
what you can do today. Following
tedious processes is inevitable in any
organization, at some point. If you must
absolutely do it, do it now. If you keep
putting it off, chances are, youre never

going to do it. You can even inspire


your co-workers to do the same. Been
putting off that balance sheet? Do it
now, before the need to go to Starbucks
takes over you. Again and again.
Seek first to understand. This
ones a gem from the book called Little
Things: before you utter a complaint,
seek first to understand. Before you
attack your administrative assistant
for not pushing your proposal in front
of your boss, ask her why she didnt do
it. If your approvals are taking way too
long, investigate what the contention
was. Always keep an open mind; you
might be spewing venom for no good
reason at all.
Open communication is key. If
youre on the other side of the fence
and your employees are the ones
complaining about the set processes, it

is important to communicate clearly at


all times. Shepherd them into a room,
use diagrams. Dummy-proof your
presentation. Send them a copy. If after
all these they still dont get it, re-evaluate
the process. Remember: there is a grain
of truth to every concern. Listening would
do you good.
Be proactive. If you have an idea
that will revolutionize how your office will
do something, propose it. Your bosses
are always looking for ways to make
everything less painful than it already is.
Pick your battles. As in any
relationship, theres no sense in going to
court each and every time youre faced
with problems. How you handle these
situations will speak volumes about your
character. If youre a serial whiner as a
junior, chances are, youll also be a serial
whiner as a boss. (Paula Abjelina)

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success of last years job fair in the


province, it was not hard for MB to go
back to the venue, bringing with them
more than 20 companies for the 1,001
applicants.
A success forged by partnership
The success of the job fair will not
be possible without the team work of
the different departments of Manila
Bulletin, headed by the Classified
Ads together with the Marketing and
Logistics, Branding, Editorial, Graphics,
Corporate Communications, Online,
Transportation, Production, and the
Circulation departments.
As 2014 nears its end, and with the last
leg of job fairs happening on November

20 and 21, Manila Bulletin has its loyal


partners to thank for.
We are overly grateful to our
sponsors, says MB Classifieds
Advertising Vice President Lyne
Abanilla. Theyve stayed with us
throughout the eight fairsthe first
year that we had the most number of
job fairsand we hope to partner with
them next year, she adds.
The eight and last leg of MB Classifieds
Job Fair features 52 companies led
by platinum sponsors 51Talk, Afni,
Concentrix, UHG and gold sponsors
AXA, BPI-PhilAm, Cognizant, EGS /
RMH, GMA 7, Harte Hanks, Jobstreet,
Real Page Phil., Inc., Sitel, Sutherland,
Teleperformance, and Transcom.

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How to enjoy yourself in the pursuit of money


Achieving goals in the competitive money arena has its rewardsbut we may be losing the point

From HIPP Magazine Archives

ne of the more popular


buzzwords in practice,
if not in verbal usage, is
management by objective. Originally used by
the military to ensure that its large organization toed the line, businesses and
the harassed everydayman have latched
onto the nifty utility of this concept. When
were stuck in an endless list of to-do

things all competing for attention and


time, a goal provides the benefit of helping us cut through the morass and focus
our energies and efforts on something
specific. A goal achieved, no matter how
small, gives us the tangible satisfaction of
being able to complete something. This
feeds our self-esteem and makes our efforts seem worthwhile.
The trouble comes when we measure
our achievements against our financial
status. In an object-driven driven world,

money is easily, by default, the universal


measure of how effectively we have met
our goals. As a friend of mine loves to
quote to remind himself, If youre that
good, why aint you rich?. A laser focus
on just achieving a desired result in
terms of monetary gains, however, can
have its drawbacks. We may lose the
point altogether.
Although research on happiness and
the quality of life consistently tells us that
its not the amount of money we have but

its the quality of relationships in our


lives that count, we still occasionally
find ourselves suffering from self-doubt,
specially when we look at our bank
accounts. How can we achieve and enjoy
financial gains without beating ourselves
to a pulp and diminishing our self-worth
in the process?
Be committed, not attached.
Reflecting on her life, Liz Murray, a
homeless child of drug-addict parents,
who saw herself through high school in

two years and blazed her way to Harvard


on full scholarship and eventually,
media popularity and an international
speaking career, made a distinction
between attachment and commitment.
Attachment holds us in place in life, she
says. People are losing their jobs and
houses, and theres an underlying fear
that when we lose the things we believe
turn to

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make us who we are, were not a human


being anymore. But I know you can lose a
lot of things and still have yourself. Youre
breathing, standing and still have a pulse.
A certain courage comes with that. When
I lost attachment to everything, I said, I
have a blank slate. Life can be anything I
want it to be. Attachment to achieving
a specific financial outcome puts our selfworth in the chopping block. We tend to
look outward more for cues on how well
were doing when our targets slide, our
self-worth does, too.
Commitment, on the other hand,
is believing in yourself to achieve
something. Its doing away with the ifthen mentality, i.e. If I have more cash,
I can get into business. Or If I have
more time, I can go for further schooling.
Murray says, We do that when theres
no real commitment. Were saying, Im
committed...unless. In her case, her
commitment to finish high school made
studying in someones quiet building
hallway an easy and viable option.
Commitment is our inter nal
cheerleader that believes in our
abilities and eggs us on to stay on our

path, regardless what happens. With


commitment, you do not invalidate
yourself, instead you can recognize
areas of growth as something you have
to work it to achieve something. Also,
circumstances are seen for what they are
temporary situations. You are still intact
and committedand thats all you need to
ride through the temporary drawback.
Enjoy the process. In my investment
lectures, I come across people who
declare that once they have learned the
science and art of investing, they will
start. In investing, as in all else, every
incremental part of the process counts.
Wisdom accretes. You cannot swallow the
ocean in one big gulp. Better that you do
baby stepslearn some, do someand lose
yourself in whatever stage of the process
youre in. It can actually take you to that
elusive characteristic of adult workfun!
When a financial target or a specific
material level of success is the only
overriding thing, we tune out on the
present. Its like holding your breath until
you get to the finish line. Nothing matters
along the way until the ribbon comes
into our field of vision. This perspective

is insidiouswe stop enjoying what were


doing in the process of trying to get
ourselves to our target.
Weve experienced and heard about
how when we finally achieve a material
target, we realize its not as fun as its
cut out to be. The material outcome just
doesnt live up to the full extent of what
we thought our satisfaction level would
be. This is because the process is the
fun part, the achieved result is the icing
on the cake.
Take time, therefore, to celebrate
your efforts as you do the incremental
steps. It feeds the cycle and gives you
the necessary time-out to relax, recoup
your energies, learn from errors before
they grow, and appreciate what you have
done. If you hold out the celebration in
the end, essentially youll probably be
too tired to care and would have missed
the point.
In the end, there are only people.
In the pursuit of profit, financial markets,
industries and offices have taken on the
cloak of machine-like efficiency. Success
extols the modern-age machine image:
sleek, working, useful. By buying into

these, we miss the nature of liferich and


varied, quirky, nonlinear, cyclical, variable
fully embodied in human beings.
When you come down to it, only people
drive the wheel. Sure, the climate is
changing and acts of God wreak havoc
to well-laid plans. But people determine
what they take out of every situation and
decide on the plan of action. Financial
markets crash because of human actions.
A recession can be reversed or modified
when significant collective human action
- e.g. government interceding, investors
gaining confidence, consumers increasing
their spending - happens. A business
succeeds because of the entrepreneur
and the organization behind it.
By keeping in mind that only people
matter, we nail the crux of the matter in our
pursuit of money and profit. In investing
in stocks, we pay attention on who are
running the companies and discern if
these people will help you achieve our
financial target. At the workplace, we look

at our boss, peers and subordinates as the


unique individuals as they are, making
our social and professional working
relationships more effective, which pave
the way for our professional success. In
our business, we understand that we
will only attain our profit objectives only
as far as our ability to understand our
organizations needs.
Not all gurus, experts and teachers
are the sameeach one has a distinct take
to things and we can learn a bit from all
of them to sharpen ourselves the way we
want. Life is growth and people provide
the best avenue for it.
In the end, financial success provide
the means to enjoy the physical world
and to spread that joy around. But if
we solely focus our being and energies
in the pursuit of profit, we might miss
an important point that life is rich and
multi-dimensional and is meant to be
celebrated, not to be worked to death.
(Evangeline Navarro)

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The MB online job portal: Bigger and better


Manila Bulletin capitalizes on the influence of the Internet, beefing up its online job portal
to provide another venue for employers and job seekers to meet
By Irene V. Fernando

Why job fairs remain relevant today

side from a
bigger number
of job fairs held
this year, more
people were able
to take advantage of Manila
Bulletins online job portal,
www.mbclassifiedjobs.com.
The site was first
introduced to public on
November 2012 as an added
platform for the Classified
Ads clients of Manila Bulletin.
Over time, more features were
incorporated to complement
the job fairs organized by the
newspaper, as well. From the
sites interface to its content,
security, and job-matching capabilities, the changes were all
part of MBs objective of reaching out to more companies and
job applicants.
Our average job post per day for this second half of the year
climbed to 265.99 percent, shares Dante J. Mijares, product
head of MB Classified Jobs. He adds that while there have
been a lot of improvements since March this year in terms
of reliability and accuracy of job post, The most significant
improvement of the site to date is the integration of the Job Fair
Online Registration, which is set to be incorporated to the site
before the upcoming job fair at SM Sky Dome.
With this integration of job fair registration thr u
MBClassifiedJOBS.com, registrants will have access to the site
24/7, explains Mijares.
An evolving platform
Companies and applicants will be thrilled to discover that
joining the site is absolutely free. One simply needs to register
and provide basic information asked by the site.
So far, the extensive efforts of the company in promoting
the site, as well as the accurate and timely job posts, have
been paying off. Job seekers find out the schedule of upcoming
fairs aside from being matched to hundreds of possible jobs.

Employers joining the site get the exposure they


need in attracting new hires. In fact, the challenge
now is to keep up with the demand of the market,
says Mijares.
The challenge now is how we can accommodate
the numerous requests from institutions who
want us to conduct caravans and job fairs in their
respective places, he shares. As a matter of fact,
we already received invitations from different
schools to participate in their schools activities for
employment for the year 2015.
As we count the number of days left in the
2014 calendar, the MB Classified Jobs team is also
looking forward to more developments. We are
aiming to double, if not triple, our indicative figures
by the year 2015, says Mijares.
To effectively do this, he urges online users of
the site to: Fill out all the information completely
and follow instruction whenever prompted by the
system so that their application will be prioritized in
the matching logic sequence of the system, Mijares
says. This way, they have higher chances of getting
noticed by the prospective employers.

While the Internet offers easy


access to throngs of information and
opportunities, career experts and
companies agree that traditional
job expos continue to provide job
seekers avenues to get hired. Lets
take a look back at what they said:
Recr uitment officers use
various methods to find and attract
job seekers. Some companies use
a few methods, while others use
all. Attending job expos will let
you zero in on companies who are
aggressively hiring, says HR Club
President and MB Careers Section
columnist Jhoanna Gan-So.
It makes things a lot easier. Job
fairs help us pool people. Ninety to
100 percent of people we get from

job fairs eventually get hired, says


JP Anouevo, HR Sourcing manager
at ePerformax.
A j o b f a i r g i v e s y o u t h a t
opportunity to get into the front
line, giving you an extra advantage
instead of just a resume touch,
says MB Classifieds and Careers
columnist and Internet and Mobile
Marketing Association of the
Philippines (IMMAP) Founding
President Donald Patrick Lim.
Accuracy and legitimacy of
every job postthis is what Manila
Bulletin is known for through the
years of our existence. It is also the
guiding principle of MBs job portal,
Dante J. Mijares, product head, MB
Classified Jobs Online.

Number
of Exhibitors

Number
of Applicants

March 6 and 7 - SM Megamall,


Mandaluyong City

51

2,956

April 22 and 23 - Trinoma Mall,


Quezon City

42

4,086

May 13 and 14 - Glorietta Mall,


Makati City

38

2,546

July 29 and 30 - SM Megamall,


Mandaluyong City

44

2,034

August 26 and 27 - Trinoma Mall,


Quezon City

36

1,895

September 19 and 20 - Marquee Mall,


Angeles City, Pampanga

25

839

October 14 and 15 - SM City,


Sta. Rosa, Laguna

22

1,001

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November 16-22, 2014

C O M PA N Y P R O F I L E S
51 Talk philippines Booth # 50-51
51Talk caters to a wide variety of students ranging from early English
to adult learners. We are one of the fastest-growing online ESL schools in
China and the Philippines owing to our innovative methods, adaptability to
our students needs and most importantly, our excellent teachers.
The name 51Talk (pronounced as FIVE-ONE-TALK) may be translated
as I want to TALK because in Chinese, five sounds like the word I and
one sounds like the word want. That being said, it is one of our goals
to ensure that our students have optimal talk-time during their lessons.
Company Vision. To be recognized as the best and largest professional
online English school in China and the leading online English company
in the Philippines. Company Mission. To deliver the best value and
best quality services while employing a happy and high-performing
team. Shared Values. Shared values unite the people of 51Talk and
are the basis for our common culture. These values form the foundation
for our everyday decisions at work; ultimately geared towards achieving
client satisfaction.

ADP Philippines, Inc. # 22-33


ADP, one of the worlds largest providers of business outsourcing
and human capital management solutions, serves more than 620,000
businesses of all types and sizes in more than 125 countries. We
help employers increase productivity, improve employee engagement
and meet regulatory and legislative requirements using our solutions
for human resources, payroll, talent management, tax, and benefits
administration.
ADP (Philippines), Inc. is a wholly-owned offshore subsidiary of
ADP and is a strategic hub for the global business, dedicated to deliver
Employer Service solutions. It has been in the Philippines since 2010
handling services such as payroll, tax services, technical product support,
time & labor management, and benefits administration.
We engage your unique talents and perspectives. We welcome your
ideas on how to do things differently and better. In your efforts to achieve,
learn and grow, we support you all the way. If success motivates you,
you belong at ADP.

AIG Shared services # 04


AIG Shared Services is the integrated business solutions and operations
management group of companies of American International Group, Inc.
(AIG), one of the largest insurance organizations in the world. An integral
part of AIGs Global Operations & Systems (O&S) flagship, AIG Shared
Services delivers dedicated world-class Business Process Outsourcing
(BPO), Technology Services (IT), and Operations Management services
to the various AIG businesses around the globe.

All Bout People INC. Booth # 25

All Bout People (ABP) is a staffing company of enthusiastic, brilliant


and committed seasoned HR professionals to help our clients find and
select qualified applicants and, of course, to become an avenue of
career development to all job seekers by providing them with incredible
all round job opportunities.
We are conceived out of the desire to contribute to the growing and
flourishing service industry in the Philippines. Although originally from a
larger market, All Bout People realizes the need in the service sector for
a personnel agency that fills a void left by other temporary and permanent
placement channels. ABP matches specifically skilled workers with clients,
saving businesses time and money, while providing for its employees with
honesty and honor through maintaining a high level of communication.
It means asking open-ended questions and listening, not talking. This
means knowing the local market, so ABP can really serve each client
and employee, not just sell them our goods. ABP is quality service. Our
Mission. To meet and exceed client expectations and create new realms
in talent acquisition with utmost efficiency and ease. Our Vision. To make
All Bout People the ISA STOP SHOP for Businesses and career seekers
to merge and grow together. By achieving Pan Philippine existence and
servicing businesses, small and big in any part of the Archipelago. Our
Service. ABP provides its client with a proficient and continued supply
of individuals who are pre-qualified by our sourcing and evaluating team.
These candidates are sourced through dynamic and unique channels and
pooled for endorsements to clients at any given moment.
At ABP, we put YOU first and train the candidates to fit your
organization with utmost ease and efficiency. With our in-house HR and
highly experienced recruitment team, we cater to your needs as well as
the candidates expectations and integrate them seamlessly. From the
moment you share your requirements to the moment you interview the
candidate, there will always be an assigned HR for you to facilitate all
your schedules and keep you updated on all candidate movements. Our
services dont end there. Our post-hiring health checks and facilities to
host staffing solutions on short and long term basis moves ABP beyond
the realm of head hunting into the true sense of partnering where you
can instill your trust of manpower needs on us and focus on your service
deliveries. About our facility, with our Manila operations headed out of
Executive Building on Sen Gil Puyat Street in Makati, we have an address
which every one knows in Metro Manila. Apart from the centralized
location, our office space can accommodate 150 plus candidates at one
time and ample of podium area that allows free movement and freedom
to relax while you wait for your processes. Why ABP. We believe in
keeping YOU first because All Bout People is customer-focused. We
ensure that all your needs are dealt with at priority and that you will get
the best for your potential.
We are committed at providing you the deepest understanding to meet
your needs and requirements and protect your interests like our own.

AXA PHILIPPINES Booth # 2

AXA Philippines is redefining the market by challenging the present and


always looking for solutions that better meet the financial needs of our
customers or modify services to adjust to their changing preferences. This
quest made us the innovator behind the development of bancassurance
and behind the introduction of variable life products into the market. AXA
Philippines is determined to give you what you need, the way you want it.
Currently AXA Philippines is offering financial security to almost 500,000
individuals through its group and individual life insurance products. As the
pioneer in the market, AXA Philippines is offering the second generation
variable life products, that provide the clients even better financial security
and improved returns. AXA Philippines has a nationwide coverage through
600 Metrobank branches, which are being serviced by 470 financial
executives and 28 AXA branch offices that are the home to its growing
network of 1,750 exclusive financial advisors.

AFNI PHILIPPINES INC. Booth # 5-6


Afni helps companies develop meaningful and successful relationships
with their customers. We are innovative thinkers and customer-focused
teams who embrace a total-service culture that is efficient, productive and
very fun. We are a U.S. based company, expanding to the Philippines.
We have 5,000 U.S. employees and more than 75 years of success.
We partner with well-known companies and brand names, and its our
job to represent our clients through millions of conversations with their
U.S.-based customers. They trust us with their customer relationships,
and we earn that trust, day-in and day-out.

BPI-PHILAM Booth # 13
Who We Are. BPI-Philam Life Assurance Corp, formerly Ayala Life
Assurance Inc, is a strategic alliance between two leading companies in
the country today-The Philippine American Life and General Insurance
Company (Philam Life) and Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI). Philam
Life is the premier life insurance company in the Philippines and the
market leader for over 65 years. BPI is a leading commercial bank in the
country with over 158 years of experience in the local banking industry
and extensive branch network of more than 800 branches and 1,500
ATMs. BPI-Philams professional and expertly trained Bancassurance
Sales Executives are assigned in BPI branches nationwide to render a
financial advisory service to address customers financial and protection
needs. With the combined expertise and resources of these two trusted
companies, BPI-Philam policyholders are assured that their insurance is
backed by financial strength and stability.

Brady Philippines Booth # 29

Brady Philippines is an IN-HOUSE contact center and support services


arm of BRADY Corporation, an international manufacturer and marketer
of complete solutions that identify and protect premises, products and
people. Its products help customers increase safety, security, productivity
and performance and include high-performance labels and signs, safety
devices and printing systems and software. Founded in 1914, the
company has millions of customers in electronics, telecommunications,
manufacturing, electrical, construction, education, medical and variety of
other industries. Brady is headquartered in Milwaukee and employs more
than 6,500 people at the operations in the Americas,Europe and AsiaPacific. Bradys fiscal 2013 sales were approximately $1.15billion. Brady
stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BRC.

CEBU Pacific # 23

Why Everyone Flies. Cebu Pacific Air (PSE:CEB) entered the aviation
industry on March 1996 and pioneered the low fare, great value strategy.
We have since then flown over 80 million passengers and counting. CEB is
the largest carrier in the Philippine air transportation industry, offering lowcost services to more destinations and routes with higher flight frequency
within the Philippines than any other airline. CEB also operates flights to
24 cities in 13 countries in North Asia, ASEAN and the Middle East. CEB
currently operates a fleet of 42 Airbus (10 A319, 29 A320 and 3 A330) and
8 ATR 72-500 aircraft, one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world.
Between 2014 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 12 more Airbus
A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft orders. It began long-haul services
in the 3rd quarter of 2013, and expects the arrival of 3 more Airbus A330
aircraft from 2014 to 2015. CEB is also the preferred and dominant air
cargo carrier in the Philippines. We provide competitive, fast, flexible and
straightforward air cargo services to an extensive network, for individual
shippers and cargo agents. Our guests have also learned to anticipate
a uniquely upbeat flying experience with CEB, as we are the only carrier
offering fun in the skies with our Fun Games on board.

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS Booth # 17

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information


technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services,
dedicated to helping the worlds leading companies build stronger
businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant
combines a passion for client satisfaction, technology innovation, deep
industry and business process expertise, and a global, collaborative
workforce that embodies the future of work. With over 50 delivery centers
worldwide and approximately 171,400 employees as of December 31,
2013, Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the
Forbes Global 2000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the
top performing and fastest growing companies in the world. Cognizant
Philippine Global Delivery Center. Cognizant started operations in the
Philippines in December 2009, providing voice and data services for global
clients in BPS, IT IS & Testing. Cognizant Philippines delivers a broad
range of services across industries such as Banking & Financial Services,
Insurance, Healthcare, Communications, Media & Entertainment, Retail
& Hospitality, Hi-Tech, Manufacturing, and Life Sciences. In April 2011,
Cognizant won the prestigious Philippines International ICT Award for Best
New BPO Locator of the Year. Cognizant has expanded its presence in
the Philippines with four fully operational centers in Metro Manila and one
in Cebu City, making it the fastest growing delivery center of Cognizant.
Located in the IT-BPO services hub

CONCENTRIX Booth # 26-27


Synnex Concentrix Corp (Concentrix) is a recognized leader in providing
platforms, people and services to support high-value interactions at every
stage of the customer life cycle. From customer acquisition through
renewal our suite of complementary services and technology provides
our clients with the support they need to satisfy even the most complex
customer requirements. The Company is present in different locations
Asia, Europe, Latin America, Canada, and the United States covering
over 33 major languages across the globe. It is a full service support center
with over 4,200 employees in the Philippines alone. The Company is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Synnex Corporation, a Fortune 500 company,
registered in the New York Stock Exchange, and is one of the leading
business process services company in the United States, offering a
comprehensive range of services to original equipment manufacturers,
software publishers and reseller costumer worldwide. Concentrix
Philippines headquarters is located in the countrys premiere Business
Process Outsourcing hub, Eastwood City, Quezon City, while another
Manila site is located in McKinley Hill, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. The
Company has also cemented its presence in Mindanao with its sites in
Cagayan De Oro City and Davao City, contributing to the rapid expansion
of its current employee base.

Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP)


Booth # 11

In the Philippines, development financing institutions play a pivotal role


in the quest for sustainable growth and development. And at the helm
of the countrys march toward progress is the Development Bank of the
Philippines. As the countrys pre-eminent development financial institution,
DBP has taken upon itself the strategic task of influencing and accelerating
sustainable economic growth, through the provision of resources, for the
continued well-being of the Filipino people. The DBP, under its new charter,
is classified as a development bank and may perform all other functions of
a thrift bank. Its primary objective is to provide banking services principally
to cater to the medium and long-term needs of agricultural and industrial
enterprises with emphasis on small and medium-scale industries. The
affairs and business of the Bank are directed, and its properties managed
and preserved, and its corporate powers exercised by a Board of Directors
consisting of nine (9) members appointed by the President of the Republic
of the Philippines. The Chief Executive Officer of the Bank is also the
President who is elected by the Board of Directors. The President is also
the Vice Chairman of the Board.

De Los Santos Medical Center (DLSMC) Booth # 42

De Los Santos Medical Center (DLSMC) is a 150-bed private Level 3 Multi-specialty


Teaching Hospital (Highest level given by the Philippine Department of Health) with over
200 active and visiting physician-consultants. For more than four decades, the De Los
Santos Medical Center has committed itself not only in upholding the highest standards of
healthcare but also in being a symbol of hope to its patients. Dr. Jose De Los Santos Sr.,
the Father of Philippines Orthopedics, founded the De Los Santos Clinic in 1949. Back
then, the 30-bed capacity clinic specialized in providing treatment and rehabilitating patients
with bone abnormalities. It was in 1973 when the clinic began to expand and renamed
itself as De Los Santos General Hospital (DLSGH). Now at a 150-bed capacity, DLSGH
provided additional specializations, including Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology,
General Medicine, and Surgery. In 2006, STI, the Philippines largest network of nursing
colleges, has acquired a significant stake in De Los Santos Medical Center. Thus, the
hospital was renamed De Los Santos-STI Medical Center. This new partnership combined
the strength of a pioneer in healthcare services and the competitive edge of a leading
information technology-based educational institution. In 2013, De Los Santos Medical
Center (DLSMC) was acquired by the Metro Pacific Investments, Corp.-Hospital Group,
the largest hospital operations group in the Philippines. Its renewed thrust is to enhance its
engagement with its doctors and employees, upgrade its facilities, and make improvements
in its training programs. MPICs management expertise coupled with DLSMCs competent
roster of physician-specialists has been proven effective in delivering quality but affordable
healthcare. MISSION. We are a highly competent and committed health institution using
advanced medical technology centered on the health and wellness needs of community,
and the society as a whole. We shall serve with compassion and the highest standards
through our respected doctors, dedicated employees, and quality-driven stakeholders.

EXPERT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS (EGS) Booth # 15


Expert Global Solutions (EGS) is the holding company for two renowned companies in
the global business process outsourcing (BPO) industry --- APAC and NCO. APAC is the
EGS brand in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) BPO marketplace. NCO
is the EGS brand in the Accounts Receivables Management (ARM) BPO marketplace.
EGS, through the integratedcompanies, is a fully scaled provider and global partner
serving all aspects of the customer lifecycle. Our clients benefit from the unique
complement of a single-source solution with a customized CRM and ARM service delivery
platform. EGSclients base includes 40% of the Fortune 500, serving clients across all
major market verticals. Our operating platform includes a global network of more than
100 locations, world-class technology, and more than 43,000 associates. As a BPO
industry leader, EGS has unique capabilities to develop, grow, and innovate throughout
all aspects of the customer experience. EGS Presence in the Philippines. With more
than 14,000 employees, more than 11,000 seat capacity and new client portfolios in the
pipeline, EGS boasts of a large Philippine presence in Metro Manila, Clark, and soon in
Ilocos servicing US Domestic and International Banking, Healthcare, Publishing, Travel,
Telecommunications, Technology, eCommerce / eRetail,Transportation and also servicing
and growing its local market share.

ePERFORMAX Booth # 31

ePerformax Contact Centers & BPO was one of the first contact centers to establish
operations in the Philippines in 2002 as a privately held business with two active and
extremely quality oriented partners: Performance Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) and
Transnational Diversified Group (TDG). The strength of the partnership between PCG
and TDG provides clients with the unique benefits of having the best expertise available
regarding the Philippine culture, customs, labor laws, hiring and training practices, with the
best contact center management practices from the U.S. to create a high performance,
high-quality organization to support clients global call center needs. Today, ePerformax
specializes in maximizing customer value on behalf of a select group of Fortune 500
companies through superior handling of customer service interactions via phone, email and
chat for English speaking customers in the U.S., Canada and Australia. These interactions
include customer service, inbound sales and cross-selling, soft/early stage collections,
product and service technical support, website navigation support, and outbound data
verification, along with non-voice BPO activities.

GENPACT Services - Booth # 12

Genpact (NYSE: G) is shorthand for generating business impact. We design, transform,


and run intelligent business operations including those that are complex and specific to
a set of chosen industries. The result is advanced operating models that foster growth
and manage cost, risk, and compliance across a range of functions such as finance
and procurement, financial services account servicing, claims management, regulatory
affairs, and industrial asset optimization. Our hundreds of long-term clients include more
than one-fourth of the Fortune Global 500 and of those, over 10 are in the top 25.
Genpact began in 1997 as a business unit within General Electric and this heritage
has contributed to our deep understanding of process. As GE made Lean and Six Sigma
pervasive, Genpact applied this same industrial engineering ethos to business processes
operations for the first time in the world Built with this single-minded passion for process
science and operational excellence, Genpacts resulting Smart Enterprise Processes
(SEPSM) methodology focused on delivering business impact while safeguarding costs
and limiting initial investment igniting the global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
services industry. This proprietary SEPSM framework integrates effective technology
and data-driven insight into the fabric of enterprise processes to help our clients be
more competitive. In January 2005, Genpact became an independent company to
bring our process expertise and unique DNA in Lean Six Sigma to clients outside the
GE family, and then in August 2007, we became a publicly-traded company (NYSE: G).
Since becoming independent, we have expanded rapidly from 32,000 employees and
a revenue of US$823 million, to the current 66,000+ employees and 2013 revenues of
US$2.1 billion. Bain Capital became Genpacts largest shareholder in November 2012
with the strategic objective to grow the company further. Genpact has significant expertise
accumulated over these 16 years of experience running operations for more than 800
complex enterprises and learning from the feedback loop of such extended enterprises.
We remain loyal to our heritage of operational excellence as an extension of our clients
business reflected by the best client satisfaction scores in the industry. Our global critical
mass, however, doesnt dilute our flexible and collaborative approach. Our experienced
management team drives client partnerships personally and manages global operations
in 25 countries around the world, with main offices in New York City where key executives
and corporate functions are based.

HARTE HANKS Booth # 3


The Marketing industry is evolving. Todays marketing industry is ever changing. It nevers
rests. Consumers, Channels, preferences-all in flux. At Harte Hanks, we put change into
motion...To enhance the delivery of relevant engagement; To help clients and their brands
connect with customers on their journeys.; To make an impact. Were leading the charge
with Knowledge gain through data, Relevancy achieved through personalized content,
Optimum engagement delivered by right timing and the use of appropriate channels. The
result? Connections made, impact delivered. With Harte Hanks, you connect with your
customers at the right time, with the right channel at all stages of the buying cycle. You
build awareness, interactions, transactions and loyalty through compelling multichannel
customer experiences. You deliver impact through meaningful results.

HOTEL SOGO - Booth # 35


In 1992, two individuals decided to come together and make use of their respective
expertise to satisfy the publics need for better and more convenient low-cost lodging
facilities. One was a Hotel Professional with over 20 years experience in a leading motel
chain while the other was a Commercial Developer and AAA licensed Contractor.
From the start, the partners agreed to adopt a Japanese theme to connote Cleanliness,
Innovation, Efficiency, Courtesy, Discipline and Teamwork attributes that would describe
the Hotel and the organization they envisioned. Consequently, the name SOGO which
means Harmony, Unity and Cooperation was chosen. The motto We simply Do It Better
was an easy choice as it embodied the underlying strategy by which Hotel Sogo was to
be operated. It would simply be better than its competitors in the industry catering to the
B, C, & D market. MISSION. To operate a growing chain of lodging facilities profitably
throughout the country, exceeding the expectations and earning the loyalty of guests
through excellent accommodations and superior service. And we do it as a TEAM.
SOGO PERSONNEL CORE VALUES: Makadiyos, Ayos at Linis, Sama-Samang Saya,
Pagmamalasakit, Abilidad, Galang; CORPORATE IMAGE: Pinaka MALINIS, Pinaka
MAGALANG, Laging BAGO; WE SIMPLY DO IT BETTER. Hotel Sogo boasts of 5-star
features and comfort at very affordable prices. Hotel lobbies and hallways are spacious
and well lighted compared with its competitors, which are cramped, dark or sleazy. Front
desks are classy and inviting, in stark contrast to some others, which look like pawnshops
with steel bars between guests and front-desk personnel. Competitors would have only
fire extinguishers while Sogo started the standard of having Centralized Fire Sprinkler
Systems. Hotel Sogo has more in-house movie channels and with digital music as
standard. It is indeed way ahead of its competitors that offer limited movie channels and
FM radio music. While other hotels would normally have only up to 3 room types, Hotel
Sogo offers 5 room types with better fixtures: Regency, Executive, Deluxe, Premium and
Econo Rooms. All rooms have individual brand-new colored TV seats, Telephones, Toilet
& Bath, Dinettes and Dressers as well as Bedside Controls for the lights, audio/video and
air-conditioning systems. It is only in Hotel Sogo where guests are welcomed with the
traditional Japanese bow. This epitomizes the distinct level of courtesy and service that
sets it apart from all its competitors. To ensure this level of service, the Chain instituted
and maintains a centralized 24-hour Guest Assistance SMS Center where guests from
any of its branches can communicate and obtain service by text. This program, a first in
the industry, has now been imitated by our rivals.

InterGlobe Technologies Phils. (IGT) Booth # 32


InterGlobe Technologies Philippines Inc. (IGT) is part of InterGlobe Enterprise Pvt. Ltd.,
a billion dollar global enterprise headquartered in India. InterGlobe Enterprises Limited,
one of the worlds largest travel conglomerates. IGT provides integrated services and
solutions to corporations worldwide in the areas of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
and Information Technology (IT). IGT is a leading BPO & IT Services provider committed
to delivering innovation and business excellence across the entire spectrum of the
travel, transportation and hospitality domain. Ranked amongst the Worlds Top 3 Travel
Technology Solutions providers, the company offers integrated Application Development
and Maintenance, Call Center Services, Back Office Services, Consulting Services and
Solution Frameworks to the travel industry worldwide. With its footprint spanning across
the globe from 8 state-of-the-art delivery centers, IGT employs over 4000 travel industry
experts and maintains one of the largest TPF resource pools. IGT through its innovative
solutions and services offers a unique value proposition in terms of accuracy, quality,
flexibility and cost savings to a large number of Airlines, Travel Management Companies,
Hotels & GDSs. IGT is a contributing and active member of the Indian IT/ ITES industry. The
company is a registered member of Nasscom, Indias premier trade body and the chamber
of commerce of the IT software and services industry. IGT has been a regular participant
in many national & international events organized by Nasscom. The IT organization at
IGT is also an active member of the TPFUG and Indian Testing Board. The company has
received accreditation from the industry, for its fast-paced growth in the past few years. The
following list represents recognitions received by IGT in the past few years: Ranked # 2
in the Black Book of Outsourcings 2009 Top Travel Industry BPO Vendors list and # 3 in
the 2009 Top Travel IT Outsourcing Vendors list Top 50 Best Places to Work in India (Great
Place To Work Institute, 2009) Named to the 2009 Global Services 100 annual ranking
of IT and BPO service companies Recognized as one of the top 15 emerging IT/BPO
operations in India by NASSCOM Selected by the International Association of Outsourcing
Professionals (IAOP) judges panel as one of the Rising Stars for 2009 Ranked Amongst
the Top 5 Travel BPOs in the travel industry by The Black Book of Outsourcing 2008
Winner of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2008 Program Top 25 Best Places to Work
in India (Great Place To Work Institute, 2008) Winner of Deloitte Technology Fast 500
Asia Pacific 2007 Program Winner of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2006 Program
IT & BPO organization P-CMM Level 3 & ISO 27001:2005 (ISMS) Certified IGT is the
first Travel BPO Organization to become PCI DSS 1.2 compliant

INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY CONCEPTS, INC. - ZARA


Booth # 24
With 6,249 stores in 86 countries, we aim to bring fashion and lifestyle forward and we
count to professionals to transmit the excitement that our companies possess. We are
currently recruiting for the committed professionals who adore fashion and thrive on the
challenge of working in high-energy business who are willing to share our vision of creating
new concept in customer service, for our franchise in the Philippines.

IPAMS - Booth # 19
With four decades of excellence in service, IPAMS has been recognized by its valued
clients worldwide and has been the recipient of Awards of Distinction and Excellence by
the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). Since 1972, IPAMS has
consistently maintained its impeccable and ethical standards of practice. Through the years,
IPAMS upholds its reputation as the unparalleled provider of professional counsel and
assistance in Labor Relations, Overseas Recruitment, and Personnel Management.

John Clements Consultants, Inc. - Booth # 30


John Clements Consultants, Inc. was founded in November 1974 by the late Mr.
Leocadio J. Dominguez, an accomplished Corporate Executive and CPA with an MBA from
Harvard Business School, together with Mr. John W. Clements, a well-known Psychology
Consultant in Australia. During that time, Executive Search was the pioneering business
and flagship of the John Clements Consultants Group. As the pioneer in the industry,
John Clements Consultants had to educate the market before creating a market niche.
After overcoming the challenges of growth for almost three decades, the company now
stands stronger than ever. From its initial venture in executive search, other divisions and
companies have been formed comprising the John Clements Consultants Group. Since
its inception in 1974, John Clements Consultants, Inc. has grown into one of the largest
consulting firms in the Philippines today, with a leadership position in the local market
and a strengthening presence in the international scene, notably in Asia, the Middle East,
and the US. While it has grown in size and business interests, locally and internationally,
and prospects of further expansion remain in the horizon, the John Clements Consultants
Group has maintained its focus on its core competencies:

JP Morgan Chase & Co. - Booth # 38-43

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a leading global financial services firm and has been
doing first-class business in a first-class way for more than two hundred years. The firm
provides a full scale of banking services to millions of consumers across its six lines of
business - Investment Banking, Asset and Wealth Management, Treasury and Securities
Services, Retail Financial Services, Commercial Banking, and Card Services. JPMorgan
Chase is one of the oldest financial institutions in the United States. With a history dating
back over 200 years, heres where we stand today: We are a leading global financial
services firm with assets of $2.3 trillion. We operate in more than 60 countries. We have
more than 260,000 employees. We serve millions of consumers, small businesses and
many of the most prominent corporations, institutional and government clients. We are
a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and
commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management and private
equity. The Philippine Operations. We began operations in the Philippines in 1961
with a representative office. Since then, the firm has expanded its presence into a fully
integrated franchise, comprising Investment Banking, Treasury and Securities Services,
Equity Sales and Research and Trading operations. The firm has a number of legal
entities operating in the country. These include the Manila branch of the bank, which has
a commercial banking license as well as a derivatives license, and a securities company
with a seat on the Philippine Stock Exchange. In 2005, the firm established a Global
Service Center in Manila which provides support for the customers and operations
services of the firms retail and wholesale businesses. Currently, it operates in Makati
(Philamlife Tower), Bonifacio Global City (Net Quad and Net Plaza) and Cebu (eBloc
Tower) APPLY NOW! Address: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Career Hub, G/F Net Plaza Bldg.
31st street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig Manila Hotline 9086000 / 9086599 Website:
www.jpmorganchase.com/PHcareers

LBP Service Corporation Booth # 8


LBP Service Corporation was organized and incorporated in October 1996
primarily to provide efficient and quality staffing and other human resource services
to different business organizations nationwide. We are considered as one of the
countrys leading independent manpower service contractor that has been in the
Philippines Top 500 Corporations. We separate ourselves from the competition by
giving the most innovative and efficient staffing solutions in the market today. Our
strong grasp of the latest staffing trends and our extensive pool of highly qualified
candidates, we can match the individual candidate to the right jobfaster and
with reliable business results. We take pride in our 17 years of experience serving
government agencies, multinational corporations, and local companies in the
different industries. Our organizational capability and management competencies
is backed by adequate financial resources and sufficient capitalization in the forms
of tools, materials and office facilities to meet the demands and challenges of the
highly competitive service industry. From an initial paid-up capital of 6.7 Million
pesos, the companys total assets have remarkably grown to over 900 Million
pesos. Currently we have 9,000 employees deployed to our clients All over the
Philippines. Likewise, the number of assigned contracted personnel and the
clients who patronize the services of LBPSC have consistently increased since
its incorporation in 1996. We believe that the success our client is a testament
to our core values of service excellence, good corporate citizenship and integrity
gearing towards to total customer satisfaction.

LEAD RESOURCES MGT. CORP. Booth # 7


MISSION STATEMENT. Our mission is to continuously sustain the growth
of Filipino Manpower by converging and maintaining a pool of highly qualified
professionals, skilled, semi-skilled, unskilled workers, talents and entertainers
for overseas employment. OUR VISSION IS TO: Set the standard for manpower
selection and qualification. Ensure superior customer satisfaction through quality
service, operations and improvements. Tap and develop the most diverse fields as
namely Culture and Arts, Electronics, Sciences, Computer (Information Technology),
Medicine, Construction, Engineering, Professional and Specialized services.
Pursue a covenant to deliver the best and employ highly trained professional staff.
Uphold partnership with the government and advocate social responsibility for the
improvement of our countrys economic growth and stability. Nurture and sustain a
culture that rewards professionalism, creativity and excellence. Foster partnership
with our clients in the formation of a fully-functioning individual equipped in facing
the demands of today through personality development, spiritual enhancement,
image building the making of a total person. BRIEF COMPANY HISTORY. LEAD
Resources Management Corporation is a duly registered and accredited recruitment
agency in the Philippines which is primarily engaged in the supply of Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFW). The OFW covers a wide range of categories to include
the highly qualified professionals, skilled, semi-skilled, unskilled workers, talents
and entertainers for overseas employment.

Mansfield Intl. Inc. Booth # 49


Hanford, without a doubt, is the leader in the Philippine undergarment industry.
Constantly leading the pack and setting the trends for more than half a century
now, hanford is also a well-loved family tradition that has been passed from one
generation to the next. Consistent with the vision to always be the industrys best,
Mansfield International, Inc.the maker of hanforduses only top-of-the-line,
cutting-edge technology and the finest materials in making its products: high-quality
cotton blends and spandex waistbands for total comfort, and triple-stitching for
durability. This unparalleled superiority can be found in all Mansfield undergarment
lines which include hanford and hanford Boys, a complete line of mens and boys
underwear, consisting of t-shirts, briefs, boxer shorts, tank tops and supporters; and
hanford Fem, a classy collection of chic and comfy undergarments for the ladies.
When it comes to underwear, hanford has proven that after all these years, it is still
the frontrunner. And with its long, dependable history of excellence, clients can be
sure that the brand they have grown to trust can be trusted by future generations
too. For 58 years now, Mansfield International, Inc (MII) has been constantly
setting the trend and leading the pack in the Philippines undergarment industry.
It has been consistent with the vision to be the industry benchmark. Founded by
Mr. Te Bi in 1954, then Hanford Phils., the brand Hanford, which sprung forth
from the original business of manufacturing briefs in the bustling streets of Juan
Luna, more than 55 years ago, gave rise to this dynamic organization that is now
Mansfield International Inc. (MII). MII is the business entity that manages the
manufacturing, marketing and distribution of the Hanford underwear line for men
and boys, as well as of the other popular names in the world of intimate apparel.
MII uses only the top-of-the-line and cutting edge technology in making products.
It uses only the finest materials such as COTTON and LYCRA fabrics, SPANDEX
waistbands and TRIPLE STITCHING process for utmost comfort and durability
of its underwear lines.

MONARK EQUIPMENT CORPORATION - Booth # 36


We stand behind every brand we carry. For years, its the only way weve known
how to do business. Our company started as a Caterpillar client. At the time,
Monark International, which Onofre B. Banson founded in 1962, utilized Caterpillar
machines in its forest operations. Monark International will form the core of what
is soon to be known as the Monark Group of Companies. Throughout the years,
the company would be guided by Mr. Bansons legacy of a passion for growth,
leadership and service, which form the core components of the Monark corporate
vision. As a respected leader in the Construction industry, Mr. Banson expanded
Monarks business by venturing into major infrastructure projects and partnering
with both the government and private sectors. Most notable and prestigious of
these projects were the Angat Dam, U.S. Sangley Airbase, Voice of America, Island
Cement, Continental Cement, Northern Cement, Hi Cement, Sheraton Hotel and
Makati Medical Center in the 1960s, and the Marinduque Mines/Nonoc Project,
Acoje Mines/AG&P Project, Makati Stock Exchange and Development Bank of the
Philippines in the 1970s. Projects that followed were the North Luzon Expressway,
the Semirara Coal Mine Project, the Quezon and Sual Power Plants, and the
Malampaya Concrete Gravity Structure. 1987 marked yet another milestone in
the history of the Monark Group of Companies when the sons of OnofreJan-B
and Louiemade a successful bid for the CAT dealership. Thus was born Monark
Equipment. In April 1992, with the appointment of Propmech Corporation as its
authorized dealer for Caterpillar marine engines and provider of parts and aftersales service, Monark Equipment enabled its dealership network to service the
needs of the Marine industry. As it eventually catered to a wider base of industry
sectors, Monark Equipments product portolio grew and consequently included other
leading North American and European heavy equipment brands

MULTILINGUAL CONNECT LLC - Booth # 45

MultilingualConnect.Com is the first and only online language recruitment


network in the Philippines. A leading niche job board specialized in the recruitment,
assessment, and training of bilingual and multilingual talent. Whether you are
a bilingual or multilingual candidate looking for a job, or an employer targeting
to a dispersed, elusive and sometimes hard-to-find foreign language speakers
audience; Multilingual Connect is a must-visit, must-have resource that will make
a difference in your career or talent search. As a job seeker you can find the latest
jobs matching your language skills, specialization, salary and career expectations
among other criteria. Post your resume and let jobs find you. Get the latest
language jobs by email, and much more... If you are an employer you have the
opportunity to effectively advertise your jobs to the right audience. We put the right
candidates in front of you! Search our talent database for passive candidates.
Get the latest resumes by email and keep connected to our endless talent flow of
bilingual and multilingual job seekers. Our focus on bilingual and multilingual talent
makes it possible for us to deliver superior results quickly and affordably. We have
strategically partnered with key players in the recruitment, education, and other
relevant industries to widen our reach and enlarge our extensive talent pool.

Philippine Prudential Life Insurance Company,


Inc. - Booth # 48
The Philippine Prudential Life Insurance Company, Inc. (Philippine Prudential)
is a leader in innovation and growth in the life insurance industry in the country.
Philippine Prudential is a reputable 100% Filipino-owned financial services company
committed to providing the best financial advice and diversified and affordable
products such as endowment plans, whole life plans, group and permanent plans,
health care coverage, education and pension policies and Credit Life Insurance to
its valued clients through its multiple and accessible distribution channels. Now on
its 50th year of sterling, trustworthy and continuous service, Philippine Prudential
continues to serve the best interests of its more than 1.5 Million Policyholders and
their families, with over Php 57 Billion Business-In-Force. Philippine Prudential Life
Insurance Company, Inc. is not affiliated in any with Prudential Life Plans, Inc. (or
Prudentialife Plans), which is a Pre-Need Company.

POWERSTEEL Specialist Trading Corp. Booth


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Our Identity. Power Steel is one of the most trusted distributors of metal products
in the Philippines. It is the choice of contractors, architects, industrial users and
purchasers mainly because of our quality of service and the competitive pricing
that we offer. Our History. Great things start with humble beginnings. In 1974 a
man in a small office in Binondo had a dream to provide quality steel products at
an affordable price. This dream has become a reality now known as Power Steel.
Through the years, the Power Steel team strived to hold true to its promise to provide
best quality steel products at an affordable price. Due to this, the company grew
at a steady and sustainable pace, now offering over 1,300 products to supply the
needs of the customers. Today, we look at the industry with the boldness of the
new generation yet still carrying over 35 years of personalized customer service
heritage. Our Vision. As it was from the very beginning, the vision of Power Steel
is to provide quality steel products at a competitive price to meet the construction
needs of our customers. From households to large corporations, we aim to be the
top of mind steel company. Our Values. Power Steel exists to provide one thing
customer satisfaction and that is why we offer personalized service. Unlike other
companies that are focused on shareholders, ours is a family operated business.
Hence, we remain committed to the values instilled to us by our forefathers and
that is to provide total customer satisfaction. Our Promise. Here at Power Steel,
we promise to provide you with nothing less than the following: Competitive
Pricing - Due to the large quantity of our inventory, we are able to provide you
with best possible price in the market. Exceptional Service - Need assistance?
The Power Steel team will be happy to find a solution to your problem. Superior
Product Quality - All our products underwent strict quality control to ensure
customer satisfaction. Fully traceable mill test certifications are provided with
your shipment. Complete Product Line - Being one of the largest distributors,
wholesalers and retailers in the country, Power Steel is the one stop shop for all
your steel and metal requirements. On Time Delivery - We respect your time so
we exert best effort to ship your orders on the same day that they were placed
with the use of our own cargo vehicles.

RealPage Phils. Inc. - Booth # 1


We are a leading provider of property management software solutions for the
multifamily, commercial, single-family and vacation rental housing industries.
Our solutions enable property owners and managers to increase revenues and
reduce operating costs. Our products assist approximately 10,000 customers with
managing the operations of over 9 million rental housing units and over 200 million
square feet of commercial office, retail, industrial and mixed use properties. Our
Company History. We were founded in 1998 with the acquisition of Rent Roll, Inc.,
a provider of industry-leading, on-premise property management systems for the
conventional and affordable multifamily rental housing markets. Three years later,
we released our first on-demand property management product and since then,
expanded our on-demand software solutions to include a number of value-added
services from property management to renters insurance and more. In addition
to our products success, our growth is supported by acquisitions that enhance
our product development and sales and marketing efforts and expand the types of
rental housing properties we serve. Our Products. Our suite of solutions benefits
owners and managers of various rental property types, including conventional,
affordable, military, student, single-family, senior and vacation housing. We also
provide commercial and mixed use property management solutions. Weve evolved
our products from the desktop to the cloud, with many available both online and
for mobile devices. Our products manage everything from marketing to pricing
and other property operations, such as: Property Management: Automate the
leasing, renting, management and accounting of conventional, single-family,
vacation, affordable, tax credit, student living, senior living and military housing
properties, and all flavors of commercial properties. ales & Marketing: Through
multichannel managed marketing, owners can originate, syndicate, manage and
capture leads more effectively and at less overall cost. Applicant Screening:
Reduce a communitys exposure to risk and liability with our risk mitigation systems.
Revenue Management: Optimize rents to achieve the overall highest yield, or
combination of rent and occupancy, at each property. Spend Management:
Simplify purchasing, invoicing and vendor management with RealPages total
spend management solution. Utility Management: Increase collections and reduce
delinquencies. Renters Insurance: Eliminate losses on renter-caused damage
and create new revenue streams, in the form of marketing fees. Contact Center:
Capture more leads and lease more apartments effectively through advertisinggenerated leasing phone calls, emails and chat 24/7. Comprehensive Client
Support. Supporting our family of SaaS products is our shared cloud services,
including electronic payments, document management, decision support and
learning. We also offer Platform-as-a-Service through our RealPage Exchange, a
comprehensive toolkit of integration services for third-party application providers
and Infrastructure-as-a-Service, which reduces IT costs and improves integration
performance and reliability to multifamily owners and operators.

RRJ/Emerald Garments Booth # 20


Our primary business function is to provide high quality denim pants using
special equipment and propriety processes. We have been based in the same
San Francisco Del monte, Quezon City location since the year 1995. EGMC was
founded in the 1940s and is now one of the pioneers in the garment industry.
Over the years we discovered optimmally efficient techniques which remain with
us today. Over time, EGMC has grown from its humble beginnings into a major
manufacturing entity. Through efficient management of our resources we are
able to provide our customers with quality products at competitive prices. Careful
attention is devoted to meeting customer delivery requirements while at the sam
time minimizing inventory levels. EGMC was established on the foundation of
committing ourselves in providing our business counteroarts with high quality
products, fair pricing, excellent service and product reliability. We exist with the
business philosophy of working closely with our people together with our business
partners in producing high quality goods which far exceed most philippine brands.
We uphold our tradition of efficient manufacturing services to private labels and
clothing retailers according to their designs, specifications and requirements. Our
management team possesses years of experience in the garment manufacturing
industry. Spurred by years of exposure and learning, the level of total quality
management continuously improves, thereby consistently winning customer
approval and recognition. Every member of the organization is valuedriven and
working in line with the companys belief of high standard production and world
class workmanship.

SITEL PHILIPPINES Booth # 16

Teleperformance booth #14

Sitel is a global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)


leader. The company meets clients customer care and
transaction processing needs through 67,000 associates
in 27 countries. Sitel provides world-class solutions from
on-shore, near-shore and offshore locations across
155+ facilities throughout North America, South America,
EMEA and Asia Pacific. The companys award-winning
services provide clients with the strategic insight, scale
and diversity of offerings to ensure the best return on their
customer investment. The company is privately held and
majority owned by Canadian diversified company, Onex
Corporation. For more information, please visit www.sitel.
com. Sitel provides fully integrated customer care and back
office processing services that focus on delivering a return
on customer investment to our clients by reducing service
costs, improving customer retention and increasing revenue
per customer. Sitels ability to serve customers and track
customer information across multiple channels enables
us to consistently provide positive, intelligent service on
behalf of our clients. Customer Care. Repeat purchases,
up-sell/cross-sell, billing information, issue resolution,
account change, reservations, loyalty clubs, investor
inquiries and warranty calls. Customer Acquisition.
Inbound sales, outbound sales, order taking, lead
generation, DRTV/bureau, product information, subscription
renewals and database management Technical Support.
Troubleshooting, hardware/software support, Internet
support, PC/server support, corporate helpdesk, warranty
and post warranty Risk Management. Pre charge-off,
post charge-off, early fraud, credit activation, property
recovery, skip tracing, disaster prevention and recovery
Back-Office Processing. Order and payment processing,
eCommerce, catalog, continuity services and rebate
processing activities.

SM RETAIL Booth # 39
SM had its beginnings in 1958, when Mr. Henry Sy Sr.
opened the first Shoemart Store in Rizal Ave., in downtown
Manila. The store boasted of good quality merchandise,
innovative visual display, and creative salesmanship - things
that were unheard of in those days. Through these factors,
SM was able to gain a loyal following of customers, which
opened doors for its growth. The Company expanded
its shoe store chain in the sixties to accommodate the
increasing demands of its customers. 1970s As a natural
transition, SM added Ready-To-Wear apparel into its lineup,
when it converted into a soft-goods store in 1972, with the
opening of SM Quiapo. Three years after, the store began
carrying a complete set of items - from wears to shoes to
accessories to house wares, stationery and a lot more.
This happened with the opening of SM Makati, SMs first
full-line Department Store. 1980s The concept was so
well received by customers, that all the succeeding stores
that were opened were all full-line department stores. 1980
saw the opening of SM Cubao and in 1984, SM Harrison
opened its doors to the public. In 1985, the time was
ripe for yet another milestone. Realizing that the need of
customers go beyond shopping, SM changed the retailing
landscape when it opened its first mall-based store - SM
North EDSA. In spite of the economic and political turmoil
engulfing the country at the time, SM bravely beat the
odds and began the malling phenomenon in the country.
Present. Today SM Department Store has grown to a
dynamic group of stores which lead the pack in the retail
industry. In Metro Manila alone, 15 branches are scattered
across the metropolis. These are Cubao, North EDSA and
Fairview in the north. Makati, Harrison, Ortigas, Las Pias,
Bacoor, Bicutan, Sucat, and Bay City in the south. In the
heart of the city, we have Quiapo, Sta. Mesa, Manila, and
San Lazaro. Also, the SM Corporate Offices are located
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Sunday, November 16, 2014

Leadership
summit to
tackle PH
position as
next Asian tiger
Top international and Filipino management leaders are set to meet on Nov. 17-19
at the Extraordinary Leadership Summit in
Manila to discuss major trends and opportunities for the Philippines as an emerging
economic leader in Asia.
The summit will tackle the visionary role
of leaders in transformational change. The
theme takes off from a recent Harvard Business School management case discussion
titled The Republic of the Philippines: The
Next Asian Tiger co-authored by Harvard
Business School alumna and Filipino executive Maria Carolina Dominguez.
International thought leader Joe Folkman, president and co-founder of ZengerFolkman, will discuss extraordinary leadership and present studies on management
practices for successful leadership in business and governance.
Associate Professor Roy Chua of the
Singapore Management University and
former Harvard Business School Professor
will present the critical need for creativity
and innovativeness among Asian leaders as
a competitive edge in regional leadership
supremacy.
Scott Anthony, managing partner of Innosight, one of the worlds leading experts
on innovation, will talk on Building innovative organization.
Aurelio Gigi Montinola, former BPI
President and CEO, will give a testimony on
authentic leadership, drawn from the depth
of his 31-year experience with the countrys
oldest bank.
The panelists lineup include Ed Valencia, Deutsche Knowledge Services CEO;
Art Tan, Hitachi Global Storage Technology Philippines General Manager; Miguel
Garcia, DTSI Group President and CEO;
Jorge Osorio, Citibank Philippines Country
HR Officer.
A whole panel discussion by women
leaders Karen Batungbakal, QBE Executive General Manager; Cristina Concepcion,
BPOI President and CEO; and Tina Stockdale, Transunion Information Solutions, Inc.
President and CEO will be the highlight of
the summit. The topic presents a brave look
into the changing landscape where women
leaders rank high in the executive ladder.
Three tracks will define the Summits
second day. One track will tackle Recruiting Extraordinary Talent: Build or Buy
with panelists Michael Howard, Managing Director and Founder, and Frontier
Software PLC Paul Kocourek, Director, 1st
Valley Bank.
Learning from the Best: Developing
Extraordinary Leaders the Harvard Way
is another track with discussion leader Tully
Moss, President, The Magellan Alliance.
John Clements Consultants, Inc. President and CEO Maria Carolina Dominguez
sums up the relevance of the event: The
Philippines has reached a strong position
of influence in the community of nations
specially in Asia, which we see as a continuing journey beyond the 21st century. This
has been made possible by the collective
force of Filipino talent in the workforce. Our
aim at the Extraordinary Leadership Summit is to celebrate this important Filipino
value, and to bring the brilliant perspective of international thought leaders and
industry luminaries for a powerful learning
experience to summit delegates who are
expected to apply their learnings in their
respective organizations. As we celebrate
40 years, John Clements Consultants is
pleased to underscore this core value as
we reaffirm our commitment to serve the
Filipino talent and strengthen our belief in
our extraordinary leadership to become
Asias next tiger.
The Extraordinary Leadership Summit
secretariat can be contacted for registration
and partnership at 884-12-27.

Taiwan bicycles
provide clean
and green
traveling options
in Metro Manila
The Taiwan Excellence campaign have
showcased various brands of foldable bicycles and sports equipment in SM Mall
of Asia and Trinoma last Oct. 11 to 12 and
Oct. 18 to 19.
The campaign, organized by Bureau
of Foreign Trade of Taiwan (BOFT) and
Taiwan External Trade Development
Council (TAITRA), aims to promote health
and wellness through bicycle riding and
exercise.
The Taiwan Excellence was established in 1992 by BOFT and TAITRA to
encourage Taiwan industries to upgrade
and incorporate innovalue into their
products.

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MFI celebrates
41st foundation day

he MFI Foundation Incorporated celebrated its 41st Foundation Day with a fiesta theme
entitled Pista sa MFI last
Nov. 6 at the MFI Pasig campus.
The event was spearheaded by executive vice president and chief operating
officer of MFI, Antonio Kosca Jr. During
his opening remarks, Kosca underlined
the importance of the partners, benefactors, friends and staff s roles since its
establishment in 1973 and how MFI has
developed from a company that lights
up homes, to lighting up minds and futures of Filipinos.

The program also recognized the


MFI scholars who participated in the
recently concluded Association of South
East Asian Nations Skills Competition in
Hanoi, Vietnam where they took home
the bronze medal in the Industrial Automation category.
The celebration kicked off with a Holy
mass, Pinoy-themed lunch salu-salo and
games where guests, staff and students
participated. An OPM Acoustics Battle
wraps up the whole-day program.
Kosca also formally introduced Dr.
Jose Sandejas as the newly appointed
MFI chairman and president.

HOUSES FOR YOLANDA VICTIMS Eighty housing units will be built for the families who were victims of super typhoon
Yolanda in Visayas, through the joint housing program of the Rotary Club of Manila, in cooperation with Rotary Japan (Gov
Kai), and Gawad Kalinga. The Rotary Club of Manila donated P12 million for the joint housing program which is expected to
build 20 houses in Pontevedra, Capiz; 30 in Cadiz, Negro Occidental; and 30 houses in Batad, Iloilo. Photo shows Rotary Club
of Manila President Frank Evaristo (sixth from left) holds the facsimile symbolic check and actual check amounting to P12
million as he shakes hands with Gawad Kalinga CEO and founder Antonio Meloto (fifth from left). Also in photo are Director
Oscar del Rosario, Treasurer Chito Tagaysay, Immediate Past President/Assistant Governor Rudy Bediones, District Governor
Elect Obet Pagdanganan, Director Ning Lopez, Consul General/Minister Deputy Chief of Mission Terry Amano, Embassy of
Japan and Director Susing Pineda.

Pinoy Bayanihan delivers over 53,000


armchairs to public schools nationwide

THANK YOU PCSO Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) acting Chairman
Jose Ferdinand M. Rojas II (left) carries two-year old Justin Marc Russel, a biliary
atresia patient, who underwent a successful liver transplant last June 25, 2013 at
the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan. PCSO extended P1 million financial
assistance for Justins surgery. Also in the photo from right were, Justins parents
Jocelyn and Russel Paga, who thanked Rojas and the 80-year old charity agency
for the assistance.

Leadership summit to tackle


PH position as next Asian tiger
Top international and Filipino management leaders are set to meet on Nov.
17-19 at the Extraordinary Leadership
Summit in Manila to discuss major
trends and opportunities for the Philippines as an emerging economic leader
in Asia.
The summit will tackle the visionary role of leaders in transformational
change. The theme takes off from a
recent Harvard Business School management case discussion titled The
Republic of the Philippines: The Next
Asian Tiger co-authored by Harvard
Business School alumna and Filipino
executive Maria Carolina Dominguez.
International thought leader Joe
Folkman, president and co-founder
of Zenger-Folkman, will discuss extraordinary leadership and present
studies on management practices for
successful leadership in business and
governance.
Associate Professor Roy Chua of
the Singapore Management University
and former Harvard Business School
Professor will present the critical need
for creativity and innovativeness among
Asian leaders as a competitive edge in
regional leadership supremacy.
Scott Anthony, managing partner
of Innosight, one of the worlds leading
experts on innovation, will talk on Building innovative organization.
Aurelio Gigi Montinola, former BPI
President and CEO, will give a testimony
on authentic leadership, drawn from the
depth of his 31-year experience with the
countrys oldest bank.
The panelists lineup include Ed Valencia, Deutsche Knowledge Services
CEO; Art Tan, Hitachi Global Storage
Technology Philippines General Manager; Miguel Garcia, DTSI Group President and CEO; Jorge Osorio, Citibank
Philippines Country HR Officer.
A whole panel discussion by women
leaders Karen Batungbakal, QBE Ex-

ecutive General Manager; Cristina Concepcion, BPOI President and CEO; and
Tina Stockdale, Transunion Information
Solutions, Inc. President and CEO will
be the highlight of the summit. The topic
presents a brave look into the changing
landscape where women leaders rank
high in the executive ladder.
Three tracks will define the Summits second day. One track will tackle
Recruiting Extraordinary Talent: Build
or Buy with panelists Michael Howard,
Managing Director and Founder, and
Frontier Software PLC Paul Kocourek,
Director, 1st Valley Bank.
Learning from the Best: Developing Extraordinary Leaders the Harvard
Way is another track with discussion
leader Tully Moss, President, The Magellan Alliance.
John Clements Consultants, Inc.
President and CEO Maria Carolina
Dominguez sums up the relevance of
the event: The Philippines has reached
a strong position of influence in the community of nations specially in Asia, which
we see as a continuing journey beyond
the 21st century. This has been made
possible by the collective force of Filipino
talent in the workforce. Our aim at the
Extraordinary Leadership Summit is to
celebrate this important Filipino value,
and to bring the brilliant perspective of
international thought leaders and industry luminaries for a powerful learning
experience to summit delegates who
are expected to apply their learnings in
their respective organizations. As we celebrate 40 years, John Clements Consultants is pleased to underscore this core
value as we reaffirm our commitment to
serve the Filipino talent and strengthen
our belief in our extraordinary leadership to become Asias next tiger.
The Extraordinary Leadership
Summit secretariat can be contacted
for registration and partnership at
884-12-27.

Thousands of students in over 300


public schools in the Caraga area and
the National Capital Region (NCR)
received 53,776 armchairs from the
Pinoy Bayanihan Project.
The armchairs were manufactured
through the collaboration of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor), the Department of
Education (DepEd), the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR), and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA).
Of the 53,776 armchairs produced
since the projects launching in 2011,
45,876 were distributed to around 300
public schools in the Caraga region.
Around 15 public schools in Metro
Manila received 7,900 armchairs.
The Pinoy Bayanihan project
received an initial funding of P100
million from Pagcor. The programs
objective is to put to good use the illegal logs confiscated by the DENR by
manufacturing them into armchairs for
the use of students in public schools
nationwide.
Pagcor Chairman and CEO Cris-

tino L. Naguiat Jr. said the agency


took part in the Pinoy Bayanihan
project to help the government reduce
the armchair backlog in public schools
nationwide.
Thousands of children endure
sitting on dilapidated chairs or on the
floor because of the lack of decent
desks in several public schools. With
the new armchairs from the Pinoy
Bayanihan project, they can now sit
comfortably while attending classes,
Naguiat said.
Pagcor provided the funds needed
to acquire the production equipment
and the training costs of the furniture
makers. The DENR supplied the lumber processed from confiscated illegal
logs. TESDA provided the skills and
manpower needed for the production of
armchairs while DepEd identified the
schools in dire need of armchairs.
The projects two production sites
were set up at TESDAs main office in
Taguig City and at the Agusan del Sur
School of Arts and Trades (ASSAT) in
Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.
TESDA-CARAGA Regional Director Florencio Sunico Jr. said the Pinoy

Bayanihan is a noteworthy project.


From a confiscated log, we created
something that became a significant
component of the education of our
school children. Who knows, one of
them might become the president of
the country later on, he said.
Sunico said furniture makers also
benefit from the Pinoy Bayanihan
project. The workers in ASSAT and
our main office receive an allowance
of P220 a day from Pagcor.
DENR-Caraga Regional Director
Nonito Tamayo said An effective way
to protect our forests is to prevent the
trees from being cut. But since naputol
na yan, we might as well put it to good
use. Hindi na makikita ng mga bata ang
mga punong ito na nakatayo sa gubat,
pero nagamit nila ito sa kanilang pagaaral, he said.
Tamayo added: Most of the residents here, especially the indigenous
people, are dependent on logging.
They were gravely affected by Executive Order 23 which bans illegal logging activities nationwide. The Pinoy
Bayanihan provided them employment
opportunities, he said.

Lions Clubs celebrate 32 years of fellowship


The Lions Clubs International
District 301-D2 celebrated its 32nd
Anniversary and 33rd Induction Ceremonies for Lion Year 2014-2015 last
Oct. 25 at the Fiesta Pavilion of the
Manila Hotel.
District Governor Santiago S. Lim
led the celebration together with First
Vice District Governor Diosdado M.
Dimacali, Second Vice District Governor Alberto C. de Guzman, all the past
district governors, cabinet and district
officers, and the 48 clubs of District
301-D2.

Inducted into office were the vice


district governors, the Governors
Advisory Board, the Executive Committee, the cabinet and district officers,
as well as officers and new members of
the Apalit Apung Iru Lions Club, Novaliches Centennial Lions Club, Pasig
Bayanihan Lions Club, Pasig Capitol
Lions Club, Quezon City Damayan
Lions Club, SagipBuhay Lions Club,
Rizal Traders Lions Club, Rodriguez
Montalban Lions Club, San Fernando
Aguman Lions Club and the Tanay
Kapuso Lions Club.

District Governor Santiago S. Lim


was confirmed into office by Past International Director Enrique Lim. The
guest speaker, Vice President Jejomar
Binay, talked on the problems of the
country.
The occasion celebrates not only the
vibrant leadership of the District, but
also meaningful festivities of the Lions
tradition of humanitarian services nurtured through years of fortified leadership and fellowship. This years theme,
Strengthen the Pride showcases the
Lions Clubs motto: We Serve.

Left photo shows The City of Manila administrator Atty. Ericson Alcovendaz (3rd from left) and acting City Health officer Dr.
Benjamin Yson (far right) as they handed out a plaque of appreciation to SM Foundation, Inc.s (SMFI) executive director
Debbie Sy (left) and Connie Angeles, executive director for health and medical programs during the renovation of the Earnshaw
Health Center.

SMFI renovates 16TH health facility in Manila

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL INDUCTION -- Myra Paz Valderrosa Abubakar (right) of


Zamboanga City takes her oath as governor of the Soroptimist International of the
Philippines Region (A Foundation), Inc. (SIPR) for biennium 2014-2016, during the
SIPRs 24th Biennial Conference at Dusit Thani Manila. She is serving a two-year
term as Philippines Region Governor of Soroptimist, an international volunteer
organization for women who work to improve the lives of women and girls through
programs leading to social and economic empowerment. Abubakar is a member
of Soroptimist International of Jolo, one of 3,100 Soroptimist clubs that improve
the lives of women and girls through projects in the community. A member since
1987, she has held several leadership positions including region governor-elect,
region secretary, and district director.

Residents of Manilas Health District IV received an early Christmas gift


as SM Foundation, Inc. turned over the
newly renovated Earnshaw Health Center to the Manila City government.
SMFI Executive Director for Health
and Medical Programs Connie Angeles said the Earnshaw Health Center
is one of the 16 health centers under
Manilas Health District IV, serving
close to 31,000 individuals. Part of the
renovation work included the improving
and beautifying of the centers exterior,
repairing the leaking ceiling, roofs and
plumbing system.
On behalf of the City Government of
Manila, City Administrator Atty. Ericson
Alcovendaz thanked the SM Foundation
and lauded the public-private sector

partnership to improve services in the


health sector.
Among the health problems treated
at the Earnshaw Health Center are
respiratory tract infection, dermatitis, asthma, anemia, hypertension,
diarrhea, pharyngitis, malnutrition,
hypersensitivity reaction and acute
viral infection. The health center also
provides basic health services like
maternal and child care, immunization,
and seminars on proper nutrition and
health practices.
In addition, an Adolescent Clinic, a
pilot project of the Manila Adolescent
Health Center, is located at the second
floor the health center. According to
Dr. Dolores Manese who heads the
said clinic, the project will also involve

livelihood and skills training to serve


the Out-of-School-Youth in the 26 barangays covered by the Earnshaw Health
Center. It is designed to develop awareness of health issues including teen-age
pregnancy, smoking cessation and drug
abuse among the youth. A recreation
room will also be provided to lure teenagers away from the streets.
The Earnshaw Health Center was
the former Forbes Health Center and
the satellite clinic of the Sampaloc
Health Center prior to World War II. In
1947, it became an independent entity
and was renamed M. Earnshaw Health
Center in 1957. The present health
center building was constructed in 1961
through the efforts of M. Earnshaw
Senior Ladies Association.

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Canteen worker
found dead in restroom

n 18-year- old canteen


employee was found dead
in an apparent case of
suicide inside the establishments comfort room in San
Miguel, Manila.
Police identified the victim as
Hanzel Lalu, employee at NethNath Cuisine along Rafael Street.
Based on the report made by

Senior Police Officer 2 Milbert Balinggan, the victim was found dead
around 12:15 a.m. at the comfort
room of the eatery.
Initial investigation disclosed
that the victims cousin, Dennis
Bulaon, went to the comfort room
and saw Lalus limp body slumped
on the floor.
Responding police investiga-

tors later discovered two bottles


of silver cleaner near the fatalitys
remains.
It was learned that prior to the
suicide, Lalu was having financial
problems. Police said, however,
that further investigation will be
conducted to determine whether or
not foul play was involved. (Rachel
Joyce E. Burce)

Reward offered to Abra murder witnesses

2 boys drown in Cagayan River

BANGUED, Abra The provincial


government headed by Governor Eustaquio Bersamin congratulated the
Police Regional Office Cordillera (PROCOR) for its timely response to the deteriorating peace and order situation in the
province through Abra Shield.
Governor Bersamin acknowledged
the good work of the Police force during
the Abra Provincial Peace and Order
Council meeting held November 12 at
the Provincial Capitol Building.
Bersamin, also offered an additional
of P100,000 cash reward to witnesses in

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan


Local authorities in this province
reminded parents toalways keep
an eye on their children especially
when playing or wandering near
the bansk of the Cagayan River
following the drowning of two boys
the other day.
Senior Inspector Edwin Aragon, Amulung chief of police said
the latest drowning victims were
identified as Jasper Managa, 8 and
his younger brother Justine, 7, who
were both looking for spiders when

the murder of Jacinto Jack Turqueza,


administrative officer of the Abra Provincial Prosecutors Office last Oct. 8.
A day after the killing of Turqueza,
Chief Superintendent Isagani Nerez,
PROCOR regional director, immediately
announced the cash reward of P100,000
through the help of Guardians Reform
Advocacy and Cooperation towards
Economic Prosperity (GRACE), a nongovermnent organizations based in
Baguio City.
In a text message, Gov. Bersamin is
hopeful that the cash reward would be

a big help for immediate solution and


justice for the victims family.
Nerez, who attended the PPOC meeting assured Bersamin that PROCOR will
continue to enforce the law in Abra without fear or favor until all Abrenian are
able to live in peace, order and security.
Evil reigns if good men do nothing
Nerez was quoted saying during the
meeting.
He also commended Senior Superintendent Albertlito S. Garcia, Officer-incharge of the Abra PPO for a job well
done. (Zaldy C. Comanda)

tragedy struck.
Witnesses said one of the victims lost his footing and found his
way to the deep portion of the river.
His sibling tried, in vain to rescue
him. Their bodies were recovered
downstream a few hours later.
Aragon said that the incident
should be an eye opener to the
residents nearby since several
drowning incidents along the Cagayan River involving young children have been reported in the past.
(Freddie G. Lazaro)

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Crimes spike when the holidays roll


around. Here are your go-to guides
on what to do and what to dodge
to keep safe this Christmas.

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

Bukas Kotse Gang

Robbers
Preferred mode of transport: jeepneys, buses, multicabs, AUVs,
vans used for public transport
The M.O.: These thieves often work in groups of three or four. A
lot of them now include women and the elderly so as not to tip
off both unsuspecting and wary passengers. One member will
declare the holdup; one or two of them will collect the goods
(money, mobile phones, jewelry); one serves as the look out and carrier
of the lot. In some cases the drivers are also accomplices.
Street Profile: Robbers these days take great care to look decent and proper, especially
in highly urban places like Makati and Ortigas. Menacing old-timers are observed to be
clean cut, well-dressed, and often wearing sun glasses and baseball caps.
Common victims:
Students, women, and the elderly
Crime locale: According to the Philippine National Police, Aurora-Edsa in Cubao,
Quezon City; Monumento in Caloocan City; Baclaran and Edsa-Taft in Pasay City; and
the University Belt (Recto and Espaa area) in Manila are tagged as crime hotspots
in Metro Manila. A number of robbery incidence, however, have also been reported in
Makati, Ortigas, and Taguig business centers but usually only at night.

Preferred mode of transport:


Private cars and taxis
The M.O: This gang works in pairs. They often target parked
cars along the roadlocked or unlocked, with or without
passengers. If one of the cars doors is left open, theyll get in
and swipe whatever they can or deem valuable. Some groups
bring their own cars, usually vans, to conceal their deed, robbingsometimes,
stealingthe car. Some will break car windows if they see valuables inside
the vehicle. If the car is occupied, a well-meaning, decent looking accomplice
will helpfully inform the victim that his/her tire is flat or say whatever distracting
concern that will make the victim step out of the car. An accomplice on standby
will quickly get in the car to steal the victims handbag or other valuables. Cars and
taxis stuck in traffic along main thoroughfares and expressways are also victimized
by the gang, so make sure to always lock your doors.
Street Profile:
Decent-looking men, solvent boys, young children
Common Victims:
Women, mostly mothers who leave their car
with their kids inside.

Tools of the trade:


Knives, guns, ice pick

Crime Locale:
Metro Manila

Despicable excesses: Robbers who dont get their way nonchalantly hurt passengers.
Some heartlessly kill. So heed moms sage counsel: No amount of money is worth
your safety, your life.

Tools of their trade:


Lock picks, spikes, hammers, big stones
Despicable excesses: Never leave your children alone in the car, even
with their yayas. The Bukas Kotse gang also has been known to kidnap
children or work with kidnappers.

hos to blame for


the wholesale
destruction of
the Filipino
commuters welfare and way
of life? No, its not just the
governments poor investment in
transportation, infrastructure,
and urban planning; the limited
police visibility; and the horrible
traffic. Behold: A field guide to the
money-stealing, phone-snatching,
car-nicking, crime-scheming,
peace-disrupting street knaves who
ruin everybodys dream of a safe,
efficient, and stress-free commute.

Produced by Jacky Lynne A. Oiga

A Street Smart Guide

Villains

to
the

of the Streets
Before you say ho-ho-holiday, be sure you dont run into ho-ho-holdap! Holiday crimes are the
seasons downers. Heres the down low on M.O.sand keeping yourself safe and sound.
Snatchers, pickpockets

Ipit-Taxi Gang

Preferred mode of transport: Trains, jeepneys, buses, multicabs,


AUVs, vans used for public transport
The M.O.: Snatchers, pickpockets, or the salisi gangs is like the
common cold of the street crime epidemic, and they have the most
creative, innovative, and disgusting M.O.s. Here are some of their
methods to distract victims: A perpetrator (perp) pretending to be
lost talks to the victim; a perp drops coins or paper bills near the victim; a perp spits
on the victims shoulder; perps push, shove, or squeeze in the victim while getting on a
jeep, bus, train. Once these unrelenting thieves get the targets attention an accomplice
will slash open the targets bag or pick his/her wallet or mobile phone, and casually walk
away. In other instances, snatchers will stand by the door of a crowded bus or jeepney and
methodically pick the pockets of passengers. In busy roads with heavy traffic like Recto
and Divisoria snatchers work from the windows of jeepneys, forcibly snatching exposed
phones, watches, jewelry, bags from careless victims.

Preferred mode of transport:


Taxis
The M.O.: The Ipit Taxi scheme usually involves three
accomplices, including the driver. The group uses a taxi
tampered with a different name and a stolen or fake
license plate. The driver scouts for a potential victim who is
hailing a taxi. After picking up their victim, the driver will activate the child locks
of the car. The driver will then send a signal to his two cohorts. The two will hop inside
both sides of the car, sandwich the victim between them, put a knife or a gun to her
side, and declare a holdup. The two will ask for the victims cash and valuables. They
will drive to the nearest, most secluded ATM machine to get more money. They will
drive around the city to make sure they are not followed and then dump the victim in
a remote area. Some robbers are kind enough to give the victim some cash, enough
for her to get home.

Street Profile: Snatchers often work in groups. They wear normal clothes that
easily blend in a crowd. They also bring a change of clothes for when a brave
victim or cops run after them.

Street profile: In this case the taxi profile is more important. Only hail cabs
from reputable, trustworthy taxi companies. Dont hail cabs in dark, deserted
places. Make sure no one is hiding inside the taxi before getting in.

Common victims:
Anyone whos easily distracted or already too distracted.

Common victims: Women. One of the robbers puts his arm around the victim
and makes her bow her head and pretend they are a couple.

Crime Locale: Snatchers target victims in crowded buses and jeepneys, as well
as train stations and passenger stops.

Crime locale:
Metro Manila

Tools of the trade:


Blades and a thiefs quick wit

Tools of the trade:


Guns, fake license plates

Despicable excesses: Snatchers wont sell your mobile phones until they
transfer all the prepaid or postpaid credit from your account to theirs. Some will
text your contacts asking for money. So make sure to block your number and
let all your loved ones know that you lost your phone. Lost ATM cards and credit
cards should also be reported at once.

Despicable excesses: Last September a victim of the Ipit-Taxi gang was


stabbed, dumped, and left for dead in an abandoned area in Payatas,
Quezon City. Some victims are raped first before being murdered.

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THE SAFETY GUIDE

YOU NEED TO READ


Proactive tips from a self-defense and safety expert

Interview by Sara Grace C. Fojas

ife is a series of unpredictable moments. Heres how


to be one step ahead, says
Brave Self Defense and Real
Life Combat Training staff sergeant
Mary Joy Sun-Castillo
While commuting
A personal alarm and pepper spray
are the best ways to keep yourself protected when commuting. Make sure it
is not in the bottom of your bag so you
can find it immediately.
On board trains:
Keep all your personal belongings close to you at all times. If youre
standing, make sure you have your
back to the wall of the train.
On board buses:
When riding a bus, go to a bus stop
that is well-lit and with heavy foot traffic. Dont go to the bus stop alone, especially at night.
On board taxis:
When taking a taxi alone, note
the taxis plate number, the drivers
name, and other info you can get.
Better yet, talk to someone over the
phone and tell them the taxi information, while he is listening. Have your
money ready so you wont rummage
through your bag while inside the taxi.
If your gut tells you to get out, ask the
driver to pull over on a busy street and
get out. Lastly, always know your location. If the driver drops you off in an
unfamiliar place and he tries to take
advantage of you, strike his groin
hard, and run towards the direction of
a crowded place.

Inside the mall


Wear comfortable footwear. Be
aware of what is going on in the blind
spot behind you and around you.
Scan the upper balconies from time
to time; criminals often do their surveillance from a higher vantage point.
As much as possible, do not draw
cash from mall ATMs for this
may attract unwanted attention. Carry bags with
the strap over one
shoulder and not
across your body so
the strap cannot
be used as a convenient handle
by which to grab
you with.
At the mall
parking lot:
If youre alone,
ask a mall guard to
escort you to your
vehicle if you feel
uncomfortable.
Dont
leave your doors open
while loading shopping
or grocery bags in the trunk.
Look inside and underneath
your car before unlocking
the door. Make sure youre not being
followed. Be cautious of panel vans or
utility vehicles parked on the drivers
side or near your car. It is easy to be
pulled through the sliding door of a
van. Once in your vehicle, lock doors
and drive away immediately.
In public places
When you are alone in an elevator
with a stranger at night, call someone
over the phone and dont pay any attention to him/her. Update the emer-

big group. Avoid flaunting jewelry and


other valuables during tours. Leave
your valuables, passport, and cash
in the safe deposit box in your hotel
room. Always bring with you a photocopy of your passport.
At home

gency numbers in your phone regularly. If youre being attacked, call for
help immediately. If a person is trying
to abuse you, shout as loud as you can.
Stay away from a drunk people if you
feel nervous around them.

The front door:


Use hollow wooden doors rather
than doors with solid cores, and invest
in heavy duty locks. Install security
devices in windows such as alarm systems or bars. Lock all entry ways at
all times. Have a peephole installed
on your front door. It is highly recommended that you install surveillance
cameras inside and outside of your
home. Always keep the front, sides,
and back of the property well lit.

When traveling to an
unfamiliar place

When entering the garage:


Be sure that no one has followed

you. Once inside, close the gate behind you quickly. If someone has
followed you, lock your car doors
and drive away as fast as you can to
safety.
Apartments, condos, and dorms
Always make sure no one follows
you into the building. Proceed to your
unit quickly and lock the door behind
you. Be aware of suspicious characters around the neighborhood, and
report unusual activity to security
personnel when something comes up.
Have a discussion with your family regarding home invasions, preventative
measures, and escape plans in the
event they become necessary.
Brave/KAFS training instructor SSgt
Mary Joy Sun-Castillo and Brave
founder Kat Enerva 0905 274 3793/
02 632 1673 www.braveselfdefense.com

Avoid taking risks when planning a


vacation to an unfamiliar place. Check
the history, current political situation,
weather updates, and latest news on
your destination before you book a
trip. For women, make sure your destination is woman friendly. There
are countries where local customs, religious laws, and moral principles are
compromising to women. Some countries are notorious for crimes against
women, especially those who travel
alone. Keep your ears, eyes, mind, and
your gut instinct open.
At hotels:
Book the hotel beforehand; inspect
the room and make sure the door and
windows have proper locks. Get acquainted with the fire and emergency
escape routes.
On tour:
Use only transport systems/services and tour guides that have a legal permit. Avoid venturing into far
off locations unless you are a part of a

Typhoon Yolanda, A Year After


Angel Thoughts

Do not confine your children to


your own learning, for they were
born in another time.
Anonymous
Hotels are now lighting up their
Christmas trees. I just love the sight
of firefly lights and capiz stars like the
ones on the Christmas tree at the lobby
of Diamond Hotel, where, incidentally,
the hotels Bayanihan Dance Troupe will
be dancing from Dec. 16 to the 24th! Taal
Vista Hotel in Tagaytay is lighting theirs
this Saturday with a host of performers,
too, for their 75th anniversary, while
EDSA Shangri-La will have stilt-walkers
and a string quartet this week for their
ceremonies. My own home in Tagaytay
already has a tree and a Christmas village

Jovie Rivera with his wife Tess

lovingly crafted by lawyerbusinessman Jovi Rivera


with his wife Tess, daughter
Zep,
son
Rayon,
and
granddaughter Sam. Tess had
just finished a chemo session
the day before but this feisty,
glamorous cancer patient
helped out anyway.
Christmas is really the
season of love!

received cold chain materials,


including
solar
powered
refrigerators and cold boxes
to restore and strengthen
the routine immunization
programme. UNICEF also led
the counseling of about 70,000
caregivers of children, under
two years old.
For the past year, UNICEF
DEEDEE M.
provided more than a million
SIYTANGCO
people access to safe water
*****
through water kits, water
Despite
improvements
treatment products, bladders,
in the living conditions of communities
and home storage containers; gave more
in Haiyan/Yolanda-hit areas, the United
than 300,000 people access to toilets;
Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)
and delivered hygiene kits to more than
stressed the need to ensure the sanitation
500,000 children. At present, 56 barangays
and general health of people in the area.
have been certified open defecation free.
In its report, One Year After Haiyan,
One of the main challenges faced by the
UNICEF admitted that coordinating
agency in its humanitarian campaign is
the massive response to the survivors
maintaining high levels of engagement
remains challenging. The typhoon,
with beneficiaries to ensure that response
the strongest to hit the country, has
is meeting the needs.
affected 14.1 million Filipinos, about
5.9 million of them children. A total of
*****
1.7 million children were displaced.
On the lighter side, ongoing until Nov.
The agency is now working with the
29, is the big holiday sale at LRI Design
Philippine government and other
Plaza, our favorite little mall at Nicanor
partners to ensure funds are put to its
Garcia Street in Bel-Air 1, where you
best use.
will find globally-competitive, designer
Lotta
Sylwander,
UNICEF
furniture,
furnishings,
accessories,
Philippines representative said that
paintings, and artworks. Tony Lo, owner
one area that should remain priority is
of the LRI, is himself a furniture maker,
the health of Filipinos living in shelters
specializing in high quality rattan items
and bunk houses in affected areas.
for the house and office. Showrooms,
She revealed that more than a million
art galleries, concept stores, and home
children from the affected communities
interiors shops will be participating in
in the Visayas had been vaccinated
the sale, offering up to 50 percent off
against measles and 7,000 cases of
on selected items. Mandy Navaseros
moderate to severe diarrhea had
FotosliK is offering family pictures at 50
been treated. She also reported that
percent discount. For appointments, call
150 of the 179 local government units
02 896 32 08.

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BEWARE THE
CHRISTMAS RUSH
The holidays are the worst time to get crushed in a stampede.
Avoid the throng of crazed shoppers with these easy tips.
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman

s much as you want to


escape the imminent holiday
weight gain, outsmarting the
Christmas rush (i.e. traffic,
crowded malls, and default gifts) is
much easier to do. Unleash your inner
Grinch and steal Christmasnot the
holiday spirit but the bad vibes. Here
are genius tips on how to avoid the
unnecessary drama.

Shop year round.


Theres no rule that says you only
buy Christmas presents in December.
If you happen to spot a cute china
teacup or a unique handmade bag in
May, June, or August and you know
your mom or friend will like it, go on,
buy it, wrap it, and hide it.
Fingertip shopping!
Sit, relax, and shop at the comfort
of your homewithout moving

anything but your pointer finger.


While its better to walk in a store
and see, hold, try, fit, smell an item,
online shopping saves time and effort.
There are stores whose websites
you can order from online like: Toy
Kingdom, National Bookstore, Roxy
Philippines, among others. Some
online shopping sites offer unique
items, too. Zalora, Lazada, Metro
Deal, and even Instagram pages
offer products like clothes, clutches,

cookies, mobile phones, and computers.


Not yet convinced online shopping is for
you? Check these out:
WeeMall
From branded travel gears, sports,
vanity, and gadgets, WeeMall offers
secured and convenient shopping
options with its same day delivery option.
Buy items before 11 a.m. and get them
delivered at your doorstep before six
p.m. on the same day. Unlike other sites
with shipping fee, WeeMall offers free
shipping within Metro Manila regardless
of the price, thanks to their logistics
partner, Air21. www.weemall.com
Perfect for: Your traveler buddy
AI Onlineshop
Focusing on fashion items like
rings and other blings, footwear, and
apparel, AI Onlineshop started in 2007
on Multiply and Facebook. Now it also
caters to international markets in
Malaysia, Singapore, Italy, Bahrain,
Canada, and the US. The shop prides
itself with its customer service option
that guides you every step of the way.
www.aionlineshop.com.ph
Perfect for: Your kikay friend
Kimstore
An online haven for tech stuff,
Kimstore sells any gizmo from phones
to gaming consoles. Theres also a filter
price option so you can choose items
based on your budget.
www.kimstore.com
Perfect for: The techies
Keekay
Tailored for makeup lovers, Keekay
offers authentic branded makeup items
like Mary Kay, Elf, MAC, Bobby Brown,
Maybelline, Human Nature, and Loreal
among others. It offers free shopping
for orders over R1,500. www.keekay.ph
Perfect for: The makeup junkies
BAZAAR, BAZAAR!
Check
out
bazaars
carrying
affordable, unique, locally made,
and handcrafted items you wont see
anywhere else..
Global Pinoy Bazaar
With Yabang Pinoy at the helm
and co-presented by Manila Bulletin,
Sense&Style, Garage, and other partners,
the 10th Global Pinoy Bazaar happening
until today at Rockwell Tent, Makati,
offers diverse Pinoy products (books,
apparel, food, home dcor, etc.) that are
unique and globally competitive.
www.yabang.pinoy.com
St. James Christmas Bazaar
Not only a shopping favorite for
Filipino handicrafts, the bazaar opening
on Nov. 27 and runs until the 30th at
Ayala Alabang Village has a daily raffle
where winners can win prizes from its
sponsors.
Urban Arts & Crafts Fair
Besides a parade of DIY Pinoy
handicrafts, wares, and artworks, the
bazaar opening on Nov. 28 lasting till
Dec. 28 at Fisher Mall Quezon City, is
a fundraising event to help one of the
members daughter who needs a liver
transplant.
Noel Bazaar
One of the most prominent bazaars,
Noel Bazaar showcases goodies fit for
every shopaholic and bargain hunters
on Dec. 5 to 7 and 19 to 21 at the Filinvest
Tent. In spirit of the season, it supports
charities like Bantayog ng mga Bayani
Foundation, Kapuso Foundation, and
Associate Missionary of Assumption.
DIY!
But if youre : a) the budget
constrained b) not happy with default
gifts c) a creative person, DIY is the
best optionand you should start right
now. Everybody loves your homemade
lasagna? Why not give it as a gift?

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Amazon River Quest


(aviary with scarlet ibis)
at River Safari

For a holiday
adventure like
no other, head to
Singapore to get
thisclose to exotic
wildlife.
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Kenneth Cole New York's Lisa


Petrucelli, Mat Sava, Josh Vergote

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Event hosts Georgia Schulze-Del


Rosario and Metro Society's editor
Raul Manzano

A GIANT

TRUNK

SHOW

A presentation of Kenneth Cole's


latest collection for a cause

f any of my fashion friends who did not make


it to the Metro Society's 11th anniversary
and benefit event last November 6 featuring
the store inventories from Kenneth Cole will
ask how the show was, my ready rejoinder would
be: It was a salon show that took place atop a giant-sized runway.
And if one who was present will decide to be
mean and catty, he will avow, the introduction of
the show abounding with long lists of sponsors proscenes
vided by the evenings host, Metro Society editor,
christian de leon
Raul Manzano and his comely co-emcee is a trifle
espiritu
much longer than the actual presentation of the
Kenneth Cole autumn/winter 2014 collection.
Images by JC INOCIAN
New Yorkers, during my stay in that City, go
and RAMON MANGILA
to Kenneth Cole for the durable leather goods it
was famous forschool backpacks and carryalls patronized by the youth. And some of Kenneth Coles more corporate
items land on the wardrobes of those in the business community.
Their leather boots in varying heights sell fast side by side coats, vests,
Eisenhower and bomber jackets, and heavy knitted cardigans that the young
people employ to compose their individual take on the layered look.
Classic examples of what were just mentioned were the smart and practical pieces that were paraded by the good looking models on the shiny fashion ramp inside the Rigodon Ballroom of the Makati Shangri-La, Manila.
Sadly for those who are obsessed in following the footsteps of the
sought-after local designers who present shows at the drop of a hat must
have been grossly disappointed with the Kenneth Cole collection.
In the entire presentation, not even a lonely piece with shock value
or the pass dramatic close-open features materialized on the ramp. It
should be added, not even a drop of bead or embroidery landed on the
real clothes for real people that were exhibited.
A percentage of the paraded numbers are not quite suitable for Manila weather. It is therefore easy to conclude that the items shown will
be ideal for the local hip dressers, if they are on the verge of traveling
to temperate zones.
At the end of the show I was happy that for once our struggling or
fashion designer wannabes were given generous doses of meaningful
wearable fashions that are devoid of intricate details that are most often
put up for show.

CHALLENGE

ACCEPTED

The city's young women


and hairstylists come
together for cancer
patients
Chairs of Change, a program that
allows salon communities and stylists to make a difference, recently
had a one-day-only event last October 25 for the benefit of children
stricken by cancer. Organized by
salon brand Matrix, and in partnership with Davids Salon and Kythe
Ateneo, the event entitled Matrix
8-Inch Cut for Cancer Challenge
pooled in 50 hairstylists who donated
their time and expertise, as well as
more than 400 Filipinas who took on
the challenge of cutting off at least
eight inches of their hair.
Over 3,000 inches of hair were
cut-off during the event, which will

The event will benefit the


children of Kythe Ateneo

be turned into high-quality medical wigs for children with cancer.


Missed the Matrix 8-Inch Cut for
Cancer Challenge Day? You still
have a chance to help give Filipino
children an option to live with confidence and expression by having
your hair cut at 25 selected Davids
Salon branches in Metro Manila until December 31, 2014.
For more information about
the Matrix 8-Inch Cut for Cancer Challenge, go to matrixchairsofchangeph.com

(L-R): LOral Philippines Professional


products division general manager
JP Thomassin, Matrix Cut for
Cancer Challenge advocate and
TV personality Maxene Magalona,
Davids Salons Laura Charlton, Matrix
Philippines business unit manager
Edzen Lavides, and Matrix Philippines
product manager Elise Veloso

Young women taking on the Matrix


8-inch cut challenge

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White lions at
the Night Safari

Night Safari

By SARA GRACE C. FOJAS

f youve always wanted to bring the kids to the zoo, but


your conscience wont let youno to cages and barbed
wires!Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) has a full
menu of attractions thatll give you an experience you
wont forget: Watching animals interact, play, and live in a
spacious landscape that simulates their natural habitat.
You can watch them put on a show, feed them, or see them
in their unbridled glory.

River Safari

Thumbuakar fire
performance
at the Night
Safari

Kai Kai
the Panda

Its one big gigantic aquarium, period. River Safari is Asias first and only
river-themed wildlife park that can be
explored on foot by walking along freshwater aquariums, walk-through exhibits, and on board boat rides. There are
two river zonesRivers of the World
and Wild Amazonia. The Rivers of the
World will introduce you to natures
best-known engineers, two beavers
named Justin and Selena, known to
transform and build their own environment, and whose habitat is the safaris
Mississippi River. Say ni hao to giant
pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia from the
Giant Panda Forest. There, too, are
massive exhibits on the Mekong River,
River Nile, and Congo River. The Wild
Amazonia, on the other hand, will complete your expedition as you journey

No two nights are the same at the worlds first Night Safari. Whether you are exploring by tram or foot, your night is set to be wild with
the wonders of the night. The park has a 35-minute open-sided tram
ride through seven geographic regions, from the Indian Subcontinent
where majestic lions roam, to the Asian Riverine Forest, home to Malayan tapirs and magnificent elephants. There are also four interlinked
walking trails that offer close encounters with threatened and endangered species such as the pangolin and clouded leopard. Youll even
see a fish cat hunt for a prey by s stream in the trail. Other attractions
include the Creatures of the Night Show, 20 minutes of the worlds
finest animal presentations by its star animals, the otters, binturongs,
raccoons, wolves, hyenas, and many more that will amaze you with
their predatory and survival instincts, as well as the fire-eating performances by human torches Thumbukar dancers that will blow you
away. Dont forget to buy safari gifts on your way out!

Manatee

Carribean Flamingoes

into the worlds largest river, Amazon


River. Hop on board for a 10-minute
boat ride and sail close to about 30 fascinating animal species that live along
the edges of the river like the jaguar,
Brazilian tapir, capybara, and anteater.
The Amazon Flooded Forest has the
worlds largest freshwater aquarium
that exhibits what happens during the

annual flooding of the Amazon rainforest. Enjoy the view of majestic animals
in residence, like the graceful manatee, striking red-tailed catfish, and the
arapaima with its colorful, armor-like
scales. This ecological showcase can be
seen through underwater viewing galleries at different levelsfrom the very
bottom of the forest floor up to the wa-

ters surface. After that, you can watch


the squirrel monkeys do their monkey
business at the Squirrel Monkey Forest, then finally take a delightful River
Safari Cruise and enjoy the clear blue
skies, lush green forests, and a chance
to spot storks, herons, and maybe even
Asian elephants, giraffes, and rhinos
from a refreshing perspective.

Jaguar

Asian elephant
token feeding

Jurong Bird Park

Fly into a world of living colors in Asias largest bird park,


the Jurong Birdpark, where you
can see the worlds largest living bird, the awesome ostrich.
Jurong is also a breeding ground
for prattling parrots, hooting
owls, penguins, and flamboyant
flamingos. They have different
kinds of birds in various species
that can fly, swim, and roam freely in their naturalistic habitats
and four large free-flight aviaries. Their Lory Loft is home to
the worlds largest walk-in lory
flight aviary featuring 15 colorful species where guests can observe and feed the gregarious,
friendly, and colorful lories. Tour
the world of penguins and view
the panoramic tuxedoed cuties
swim underwater. Marvel at the

Singapore Zoo

Free ranging
Orangutans
Kings of
the skies

worlds most comprehensive collection of pelicans and observe


how these intriguing birds scoop
for a fishy meal. Get to witness
world-class presentations such
as the King of the Skies and the
High Flyers Show, which are
showcases of the birds beauty,
agility, and intelligence.

Dining with orang-utans? Possibleand fun. Singapore


Zoo has the worlds first free ranging orang-utan habitat
in a zoo, showcasing charismatic apes visitors will get the
chance to have their meals with. The Asian elephants, Komali, Jati, Gambir, Intan, and Aprila, show off their intelligence, enormous strength, and the ability to learn new
skills. The tram takes you down the rest of the zoo, where
you will have a close encounter with big-nosed proboscis
monkeys, zebras, desert warthog (Pumbas here!), meerkat
(Timon, too! Hakuna Matata!), and lions (Simba!) Youll also
meet other friendly forest inhabitants like sloths, lemurs,
flying foxes, snakes, and crocodiles. Dont forget to feed the
rhinoceros and the giraffes, and get to meet animals of the
frozen tundra youd otherwise never see in tropical climate,
like polar bears, whose habitat is meticulously recreated for
their safety and comfort.

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TRAVEL
LIKE YOU MEAN IT

Lifestyle

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Next year is the year youre making


your dreams come true, right?
Heres how to joie de vivre your way
across the world with Trafalgar

ow many times can you


backpack across Europe (or
even stay in plush hotels)
before you exhaust all possible DIY itineraries? Your best bet
to experiencing the continent with an
insiders perspective? This little guide
called Trafalgar, which has been creating holidays for discerning travelers
for the last 70 years.
With an eye toward unique local experiences, Trafalgar offers travelers the
chance to get under the skin of a destinationwhether by arranging a stay at
a locals home so you can break bread
with them, giving you access to less-visited, off-the-beaten places, or curating a
trip that focuses on your interest (who
needs to marathon walk across historic
battlefields when youre just there for
the food, and maybe the wine?)
Sweeping, all-encompassing travel
itineraries not only break the bank, it can

Your Checklist to a
Great Travel Experience

break your spirit, too. If you only have


two weeks out of your real life to squeeze
the juice out of your holiday, make like
a horse with blinders, and focus, focus,
focus (because you dont need to hit all
the discount clothing stores.)
Personalizing travels is our specialty as we offer a deep understanding
of cultures and customs, from choosing the right travel directors, and even
the right historians, artists, chefs;
all with the intention to provide our
guests with a deeper experience of a
destination. It is, indeed, a specialized
way of viewing the world around us,
says Nicholas Lim, Trafalgar (Asia)
president and The Travel Corporation
(India) president.
Lim, who has witnessed the varied
travel styles of thousands of Trafalgar
travelers, is responsible for expanding
The Travel Corporations footprint in India while spearheading the continued,

__Getting toured by a real insider.


From chefs and artisans to historians,
farmers and even taxi drivers, your
guides will know the lay of the land,
and help you stumble across bestkept secrets only they know about.
__The chance to interact with locals. The exclusive Be My Guest dining experience welcomes you into the
homes of local families. Theyll share
stories with you over home-cooked
meals, giving you a deeper understanding of their lives and history.
__Real flexibility. Traveling with
lolo and lola, but want your teens
to experience the citys nightlife?
Want to take a side trip to a museum
not everyone wants to visit? Each
trip is crafted to offer you the perfect balance of planned sightseeing,
free time, and optional experiences.

successful growth of Trafalgar in Asia.


In the Philippines, Pan Pacific Travel
Corporation is the exclusive sales agent
of Trafalgars guided holidays.
The art of travel has been lost
as people pursue faster, better, more
ways of doing things. Unfortunately,
this approach has seeped even to travel. Most would be content checking
off lists of things and landmarks they
should see in a place, never accounting for the beauty of getting lost amid
ancient ruins or taking in a countrys
essence. Through Trafalgar, we hope
to change the way people travel and allow them to really see the world from
the inside, he said.

In 2015, Trafalgar offers new


European experiences tailor fit to
varied travel styles you can choose
from. New offerings include an indepth look at classical Italy and
Greece with an optional four-day
Greek cruise. Britain and Ireland
will also delight eager travelers to
no end with itineraries such as the
Enchanting Emerald Isle, Treasures
of Ireland, and Secrets of Ireland,
among others. Journeys to France,
Spain, Portugal, and Morocco showcase these countries in a new way.
And true to Trafalgars legacy, these
destinations are best experienced
from the inside.

__One of a kind. Because of Trafalgars extensive network of guides,


you can actually ask to get toured
in places most travel agencies do
not list on their menu. Whether you
want to visit La Morra, a hilltop village at the end of a country road,
Piedmonts Fratelli winery, or some
other place that strikes your fancy,
a great journey of discovery is as indepth as it is enjoyable.
www.trafalgar.com/gsa or facebook.com/pptctrafalgarPHL. Pan Pacific Travel Corporation at 02 523 1990,
trafalgarmanila@panpacifictravel.
com.ph. Pan Pacific Travel Corporation is located at the G/F Pacific Place
Apartelle Suite, 539 Arquiza corner J.
Bocobo Street, Ermita, Manila.

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Beauty

Is Not For The

Lazy

We hate to break it
to you, but effortless
beauty is a myth.
By Irish Christianne Dizon

aise your hand if you think you


look terrible in most of your
official ID photos. Do you look like
youre auditioning as an extra for
a zombie movie? Ask yourself then: Did you
even make an effort to put on some makeup
before you had those photos taken? Did you
pause to consider that you will be using
those documents for years? Or did your ID
lang namanpuwede na to (This is just for
an ID picture anyway)! attitude get the best
of you again? No judgmentweve all been
there. But settling for puwede na starts with
the little things, such as your ID photo. Why
put up with a bad pic when you can have a
great shot? A little extra effort could have
saved you from years of embarrassment.

Effort is Key
Skincare brand Olay recently set up a
makeover booth at a busy government agency
where hundreds of Pinays line up every day.
No shocker here: Most of the women showed
up sans makeup, evidently stressed out by
the heat and long lines. Armed with just one
product (Olay Total Effects Pore Minimizing
Color Correcting Cream), the skin experts
got to work, showing Pinays that taking an
extra minute to prettify yourself can make a
huge difference. Post CC Cream application,
the makeover subjects had less visible spots
and radiated a glow exclusive to people
whove had a good nights sleep. Its amazing
how adding just one beauty step can make a
girl camera-readyproof that in beauty (and
everything else really) effort is key.

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THE SEXIEST MODELS OF 2014


These fun, fearless supermodels are stunning, confident, and always on point.

You cant miss them if youre a


fashion follower and Cosmopolitan
Philippines (Cosmo) reader. Meet
the eight top models who are ruling
the runways, populating the pages
of fashion magazines, and appearing in ads everywhere: They are
Cosmos 8 Sexiest Models for 2014.
Featured in Cosmos November 2014
issue in a hot white-and-denim fashion spread by top fashion photographer Shaira Luna, their sexiness
seen and captured for the first time
through a womans eyes are eight of
todays hottest names in modeling,
all set for stardom and who embody
Cosmos sexy vibe are Chanel Olive
Thomas, Hye Won Jang, Jodilly
Prende, Katarina Rodriguez, Kim
Ross, Olivia Medina, Samantha Gomez, and Tola Orendain.
The Cosmos 8 Sexiest Models list
started in 1999, launching the careers of many of the countrys top
models through the years, including
Joey Mead, Phoemela Baranda,
Amanda Griffin, Cristina Garcia,
Wilma Doesnt, Rissa Mananquil,
Raya Mananquil, Isabel Roces,
Ornusa Cadness, Kelly Misa,
Georgina Wilson, Ria Bolivar, Pauline Prieto, Jessica Yang, Jasmine
Maierhofer, Samantha Lewis,
Catriona Gray, Valerie Weigmann,
Karina Cabiling, Maxine Medina,
Linn Oeymo, Kylie Verzosa, Melanie Angeles, Sirene Sutton, and
Nikita McElroy, among others.
Myrza Sison, editorial director
of Cosmopolitan Philippines,
brought it back in November 2011
when she returned to edit the
magazine. She says, Cosmos 8
Sexiest Models for 2014 prove that
what makes a woman sexy is more
than just exposing body parts, but a
combination of confidence, attitude,
and that sexy Cosmo smolder that
comes from believing in yourself and
being comfortable in your own skin.
These top models have discovered
what makes each of them different
and flaunt these assets to their advantage. They inspire us all to emulate their effortless style and sass.
Get to know what makes these
girls sexy in the November issue
of Cosmopolitan Philippines with
Maja Salvador on the cover. Log on
tocosmo.phfor behind-the-scenes
videos and other related stories.

rench designer
to toast the unveiling of
Rene Jules LalLaliques spirited new colique has gained
lection with the brands
global accolades
signature contrast of clear
for his hallmark glassand satin finished crystal,
ware, decorative luxury
in beautifully handcraftaccessories, interior pieced sculptural pieces. Also
es, jewelry, and perfume.
present during the launch
The brand is known as
were Bienvenido Tantoco,
both a luxury brand and
Sr., president Emeritus of
HAVING A BALL
one that carries a rich,
Rustans; Donnie Tantoco,
TINA HIDALGO
cultural heritage.
president of Rustans ComJACINTO
Recently, Rustans Lamercial Corporation; Dina
lique boutique was turned
Tantoco, Rustans marketinto an indoor garden
ing and communications
with sampaguitas that hung from head; and the other members of the
the ceiling and fabulous flower ar- Tantoco clanRico Tantoco, Cathy
rangements all around, enhancing the Huang, Michael Huang, Marilen Tanbeauty and artistry of Chito Antonios toco, Maritess Tantoco Enriquez, and
interior design.
Paolo Tantoco.
Lalique notables Roger Von Der
Having set a high standard for over
Weid, CEO of Lalique Southeast Asia, a century, Lalique continues to come
and Daniel Ong, managing direc- up with masterpieces that attract a
tor of Lalique Southeast Asia, came loyal following of clients who are inter-

Kim Ross, Samantha Gomez, Jodilly Prende, Hye Won Jang, Chanel Olive Thomas, Myrza Sison,
host Patti Grandidge-Herrera, Tola Orendain, Olivia Medina, and Katarina Rodriguez
Nikita McElroy, Maan Marquez, Gregory
Yang, LA Aguinaldo, Elle Estrada, and
Adryan Hanson

Art in Glass

ested in timeless, avant garde pieces.


Recently, Iraqi-British architect Zaha
Hadid collaborated with Lalique for
the Crystal Architect collection. A
part of the collection, the visio vase
is a representation of natural forms of
beauty, similar to running water or air
currents. Manifesto vase, on the other
hand, is a symbol of infinite fluid lines
while the tanega vasenamed after
the island southwest of Japans Osumi
archipelagois colored amber with an
injected leaf from the gingko tree, one
of the oldest in the world.
Lalique has also collaborated
with other brands in creating special
editions and custom servicesthe
100 points collection in partnership
with wine critic James Suckling, the
Flying B fragrance and paperweight,
Soundboard Aerosystem by musician
Jean-Michel Jarre, and with automotive luxury brands Jaguar and Bentley.
www.tinajacinto.com

Team Cosmo

7
Chanel Olive
Thomas and
Jake Cuenca
Revlon Face
of the Night
Max Collins

Beauty Is Not For The Lazy

Jeremy Blake

Elite Models' Eughie Teng


with Cosmo EIC Myrza Sison

Katarina Rodriguez, Michelle Panemanglor,


Ann Umali, Kim Ross, Jasmine Maeirhofer,
and Ria Bolivar

Jack de Mesa
of Ideal People
Models

Cosmo Centerfold 2014


Pancho Magno

Cosmo's 8 Sexiest
Model 2012
Catriona Gray

2013 Cosmo
Centerfold
Vince Ferraren

Cosmo 8
Sexiest Model
2013 Nikita
McElroy
Former Cosmo
Centerfold
Rafael Rossell

10

11

12

13

1 Roger Von Der Weid, Dina Tantoco, Daniel Ong, and Donnie Tantoco 2 Chito Antonio amid the Lalique Garden 3 Ambassador Bienvenido Tantoco flanked by Marixi Prieto and Maritess Tantoco Enriquez 4 Renato Enriquez and Glenn Gale
5 Catherine Huang 6 Dina Tantoco and Michael Huang 7 Vicky Zubiri and Stephanie Zubiri 8 Lulu Coching Rodriguez, Paqui Campos, and Lilibeth Campos 9 Anne Marie Saguil, Ching Montinola, Mia Boromeo, and Marit Yuchengco
10 Criselda Lontok, Peter Jentes, and Marilen Tantoco 11 Rico Tantoco, Ambassador Bienvenido Tantoco, and Paolo Tantoco 12 Mars Lambino and Marietta Holmgren 13 Frances Lim and Chito Antonio

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Work It
You want a hot body?
You want a Bugatti?
You want a Maserati?
You want radiant skin like Kathryn Bernardos
or Bea Valdes?
You better work, b*tch.
Britney Spears hit single Work B*tch perfectly sums
up the message behind the third season of Olay Conversations, the skin care brands tribute to remarkable, inspiring

Kathryn Bernardo, 18
What is #BestBeautiful for you?
Yung hindi ako kuntento lang sa ganito; you
want to take it to the next level, always thinking
you can be more beautiful. Before you expect
others to appreciate you, you have to learn to love
yourself first. To be your #BestBeautiful, you have
to learn to appreciate yourself, flaws and all, but
still find ways to work on those flaws.
When do you feel most beautiful?
I am most beautiful whenever I get to share my
talents with everyone. When I see people appreciate what I do, I feel very happy.
Beauty rule you live by?
Stay happy! If you are happy, iba talaga ang
aura at ganda mo (Happiness gives you a different
glow). Ive been using Olay Natural White for two
years now. Its not harsh at all and it makes my
skin glow.

women: Never settle for puwede na when you can look your
#BestBeautiful. The Conversations may be viewed online (go
to YouTube.com/OlayPH for serious self-esteem boost), and
they are deftly maneuvered by host Boy Abunda. For Season
3, Olay got teenage superstar Kathryn Bernardo and internationally-acclaimed accessories designer Bea Valdes to
inspire Filipinas with their stories. Both have high standards
for themselves, a quality that pushes them to keep improving
their craft, to keep pursuing bigger dreams, to keep making
an effort to look their #BestBeautiful for themselves and for
their audience. Here, they get real about beauty.

Bea Valdes, 41
What is #BestBeautiful for you?
Its about not settling. At work, I come across that [pwede na]
mentality quite a lot and it took a few years for people to understand that you can always do things a little bit better. Products
that we make now are so much better compared to the ones we
made five years ago. I used to say God is in the details and I think
thats still quite true. If you pay attention to the smallest things,
and if you do that for all aspects of your life, it does have quite a
big impact.
When do you feel most beautiful?
When Im at my workshop. Growing the workshop is an everyday thing. So every day that I go there, thats when I feel most
beautiful, most accomplished. When I first started, we had one
manang, a beader. After a few months, there were four, and after
two years, there were eight. It was really a slow process. But to
see where I am now with these ladies who have grown with me
and to see their much improved skills and expertise, thats what
makes me proud.
Beauty rule you live by?
Get lots of sleep! It really helps. I also just started using the
Regenerist line. It has a fresh scent and a rejuvenating effect on
my skin.

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

H-3

THE SEXIEST MODELS OF 2014


These fun, fearless supermodels are stunning, confident, and always on point.

You cant miss them if youre a


fashion follower and Cosmopolitan
Philippines (Cosmo) reader. Meet
the eight top models who are ruling
the runways, populating the pages
of fashion magazines, and appearing in ads everywhere: They are
Cosmos 8 Sexiest Models for 2014.
Featured in Cosmos November 2014
issue in a hot white-and-denim fashion spread by top fashion photographer Shaira Luna, their sexiness
seen and captured for the first time
through a womans eyes are eight of
todays hottest names in modeling,
all set for stardom and who embody
Cosmos sexy vibe are Chanel Olive
Thomas, Hye Won Jang, Jodilly
Prende, Katarina Rodriguez, Kim
Ross, Olivia Medina, Samantha Gomez, and Tola Orendain.
The Cosmos 8 Sexiest Models list
started in 1999, launching the careers of many of the countrys top
models through the years, including
Joey Mead, Phoemela Baranda,
Amanda Griffin, Cristina Garcia,
Wilma Doesnt, Rissa Mananquil,
Raya Mananquil, Isabel Roces,
Ornusa Cadness, Kelly Misa,
Georgina Wilson, Ria Bolivar, Pauline Prieto, Jessica Yang, Jasmine
Maierhofer, Samantha Lewis,
Catriona Gray, Valerie Weigmann,
Karina Cabiling, Maxine Medina,
Linn Oeymo, Kylie Verzosa, Melanie Angeles, Sirene Sutton, and
Nikita McElroy, among others.
Myrza Sison, editorial director
of Cosmopolitan Philippines,
brought it back in November 2011
when she returned to edit the
magazine. She says, Cosmos 8
Sexiest Models for 2014 prove that
what makes a woman sexy is more
than just exposing body parts, but a
combination of confidence, attitude,
and that sexy Cosmo smolder that
comes from believing in yourself and
being comfortable in your own skin.
These top models have discovered
what makes each of them different
and flaunt these assets to their advantage. They inspire us all to emulate their effortless style and sass.
Get to know what makes these
girls sexy in the November issue
of Cosmopolitan Philippines with
Maja Salvador on the cover. Log on
tocosmo.phfor behind-the-scenes
videos and other related stories.

rench designer
to toast the unveiling of
Rene Jules LalLaliques spirited new colique has gained
lection with the brands
global accolades
signature contrast of clear
for his hallmark glassand satin finished crystal,
ware, decorative luxury
in beautifully handcraftaccessories, interior pieced sculptural pieces. Also
es, jewelry, and perfume.
present during the launch
The brand is known as
were Bienvenido Tantoco,
both a luxury brand and
Sr., president Emeritus of
HAVING A BALL
one that carries a rich,
Rustans; Donnie Tantoco,
TINA HIDALGO
cultural heritage.
president of Rustans ComJACINTO
Recently, Rustans Lamercial Corporation; Dina
lique boutique was turned
Tantoco, Rustans marketinto an indoor garden
ing and communications
with sampaguitas that hung from head; and the other members of the
the ceiling and fabulous flower ar- Tantoco clanRico Tantoco, Cathy
rangements all around, enhancing the Huang, Michael Huang, Marilen Tanbeauty and artistry of Chito Antonios toco, Maritess Tantoco Enriquez, and
interior design.
Paolo Tantoco.
Lalique notables Roger Von Der
Having set a high standard for over
Weid, CEO of Lalique Southeast Asia, a century, Lalique continues to come
and Daniel Ong, managing direc- up with masterpieces that attract a
tor of Lalique Southeast Asia, came loyal following of clients who are inter-

Kim Ross, Samantha Gomez, Jodilly Prende, Hye Won Jang, Chanel Olive Thomas, Myrza Sison,
host Patti Grandidge-Herrera, Tola Orendain, Olivia Medina, and Katarina Rodriguez
Nikita McElroy, Maan Marquez, Gregory
Yang, LA Aguinaldo, Elle Estrada, and
Adryan Hanson

Art in Glass

ested in timeless, avant garde pieces.


Recently, Iraqi-British architect Zaha
Hadid collaborated with Lalique for
the Crystal Architect collection. A
part of the collection, the visio vase
is a representation of natural forms of
beauty, similar to running water or air
currents. Manifesto vase, on the other
hand, is a symbol of infinite fluid lines
while the tanega vasenamed after
the island southwest of Japans Osumi
archipelagois colored amber with an
injected leaf from the gingko tree, one
of the oldest in the world.
Lalique has also collaborated
with other brands in creating special
editions and custom servicesthe
100 points collection in partnership
with wine critic James Suckling, the
Flying B fragrance and paperweight,
Soundboard Aerosystem by musician
Jean-Michel Jarre, and with automotive luxury brands Jaguar and Bentley.
www.tinajacinto.com

Team Cosmo

7
Chanel Olive
Thomas and
Jake Cuenca
Revlon Face
of the Night
Max Collins

Beauty Is Not For The Lazy

Jeremy Blake

Elite Models' Eughie Teng


with Cosmo EIC Myrza Sison

Katarina Rodriguez, Michelle Panemanglor,


Ann Umali, Kim Ross, Jasmine Maeirhofer,
and Ria Bolivar

Jack de Mesa
of Ideal People
Models

Cosmo Centerfold 2014


Pancho Magno

Cosmo's 8 Sexiest
Model 2012
Catriona Gray

2013 Cosmo
Centerfold
Vince Ferraren

Cosmo 8
Sexiest Model
2013 Nikita
McElroy
Former Cosmo
Centerfold
Rafael Rossell

10

11

12

13

1 Roger Von Der Weid, Dina Tantoco, Daniel Ong, and Donnie Tantoco 2 Chito Antonio amid the Lalique Garden 3 Ambassador Bienvenido Tantoco flanked by Marixi Prieto and Maritess Tantoco Enriquez 4 Renato Enriquez and Glenn Gale
5 Catherine Huang 6 Dina Tantoco and Michael Huang 7 Vicky Zubiri and Stephanie Zubiri 8 Lulu Coching Rodriguez, Paqui Campos, and Lilibeth Campos 9 Anne Marie Saguil, Ching Montinola, Mia Boromeo, and Marit Yuchengco
10 Criselda Lontok, Peter Jentes, and Marilen Tantoco 11 Rico Tantoco, Ambassador Bienvenido Tantoco, and Paolo Tantoco 12 Mars Lambino and Marietta Holmgren 13 Frances Lim and Chito Antonio

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Work It
You want a hot body?
You want a Bugatti?
You want a Maserati?
You want radiant skin like Kathryn Bernardos
or Bea Valdes?
You better work, b*tch.
Britney Spears hit single Work B*tch perfectly sums
up the message behind the third season of Olay Conversations, the skin care brands tribute to remarkable, inspiring

Kathryn Bernardo, 18
What is #BestBeautiful for you?
Yung hindi ako kuntento lang sa ganito; you
want to take it to the next level, always thinking
you can be more beautiful. Before you expect
others to appreciate you, you have to learn to love
yourself first. To be your #BestBeautiful, you have
to learn to appreciate yourself, flaws and all, but
still find ways to work on those flaws.
When do you feel most beautiful?
I am most beautiful whenever I get to share my
talents with everyone. When I see people appreciate what I do, I feel very happy.
Beauty rule you live by?
Stay happy! If you are happy, iba talaga ang
aura at ganda mo (Happiness gives you a different
glow). Ive been using Olay Natural White for two
years now. Its not harsh at all and it makes my
skin glow.

women: Never settle for puwede na when you can look your
#BestBeautiful. The Conversations may be viewed online (go
to YouTube.com/OlayPH for serious self-esteem boost), and
they are deftly maneuvered by host Boy Abunda. For Season
3, Olay got teenage superstar Kathryn Bernardo and internationally-acclaimed accessories designer Bea Valdes to
inspire Filipinas with their stories. Both have high standards
for themselves, a quality that pushes them to keep improving
their craft, to keep pursuing bigger dreams, to keep making
an effort to look their #BestBeautiful for themselves and for
their audience. Here, they get real about beauty.

Bea Valdes, 41
What is #BestBeautiful for you?
Its about not settling. At work, I come across that [pwede na]
mentality quite a lot and it took a few years for people to understand that you can always do things a little bit better. Products
that we make now are so much better compared to the ones we
made five years ago. I used to say God is in the details and I think
thats still quite true. If you pay attention to the smallest things,
and if you do that for all aspects of your life, it does have quite a
big impact.
When do you feel most beautiful?
When Im at my workshop. Growing the workshop is an everyday thing. So every day that I go there, thats when I feel most
beautiful, most accomplished. When I first started, we had one
manang, a beader. After a few months, there were four, and after
two years, there were eight. It was really a slow process. But to
see where I am now with these ladies who have grown with me
and to see their much improved skills and expertise, thats what
makes me proud.
Beauty rule you live by?
Get lots of sleep! It really helps. I also just started using the
Regenerist line. It has a fresh scent and a rejuvenating effect on
my skin.

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BEYOND

FABULOUS

By AA PATAWARAN

1 The Faaabvlous V portraits at The Gallery 2 Artist


photographer Rupert Jacinto with cover ladies Sandie
Poblador and Mabel Abao 3 Cover ladies Mabel Abao,
Sandie Poblador, Sally Maliuanag, and Jennifer Sarmiento
4 Rex Mendoza, Sandie Poblador representing Manny
Pangilinan, Romulo Galicano, and Arch. Carlos de Castro
5 Faaabvlous in white: Mitch Garcia, Mellie Ablaza, and Tina
Cuevas 6 Rupert Jacinto, Tina Jacinto, and the author 7
Famous artist Juvenal Sanso (second from left) with Noel
Maximo, Rey Ortiz, and Arthur Manuntag 8 Mme. Isabelle
Garachon and French Ambassador Gilles Garachon
9 Rupert Jacinto with the Faaabvlous Fifteen Women:
Marife Zamora, Ofi Wadle, Atty. Sarah Sison, Gina Ronquillo,
Jemellie Gonzales, Annie Tanco, Nguyen Mai Huong, Mags
Cue, Sheree Chua, Flora Chua, and Nabbie Alejo. Not in
photo are Tetta Agustin Bravery, Tiffany Cua, Benedicta DuBaladad, and Mildred Vitangcol 10 On display are some of
Rupert's silkscreen portraits 11 Criselda Lontok and Ching
Montinola 12 Tita Trillo of Titania Wines and Rene Arambulo
13 Silkscreen portrait of the author 14 Jun Jun Ablaza and
Czarina Ablaza Syquia with the silkscreen portraits of Imelda
Marcos and Jun Jun 15 Linda Ley 16 The ribbon cutting at
The Gallery. From left: Linda Gamboa, Olivier Dudler, Sandie
Poblador, Swiss Ambassador Ivo Sieber, Beth Day Romulo,
Rupert Jacinto, Mabel Abao, Gracita Sieber, and Tina Jacinto.

ow is it possible that a dinner


for 300 people should feel as
though it were a party of 20?
Rupert Jacintos Faaabvlous
V book launch and photo exhibit, the
fifth in his series of coffee table books,
at the Peninsula Manila last Tuesday
was a black tie affair, very formal under
a black-and-white theme, and each and
every one of the guests dressed accordingly, but it might as well have been a picnic, a casual get-together among friends.
The party started at The Gallery at the
Pen, which unveiled this years exhibition, a collection of 70 portraits, including
a silkscreen series inspired by American
pop art hero Andy Warhol and by Ruperts
recent visit to Japan and acquaintance
with the work of Japanese painter Kazumi Nakamura. In addition to Ruperts
formal portraits of the likes of Sandie Poblador and Mabel Abao, who grace the
double front-and-back cover of Faaabvlous V, this years introduction of the silkscreen series is a showcase of how this
esteemed portraitist, Photographer to
the Faaabulous, as The Washington Post
called him when he snapped his way, like
a disco version of Lord Snowdon, into
the parlors of New Yorks most socially
prominent women like Virginia Vanderbilt Burke, Kimberly Rockefeller, and
Ivana Trump, is pushing the boundaries
of my artistic expression through collaboration with digital tools and techniques.
The result of Ruperts creative experimentation is amazing, with pops of bold,
bright colors bridging the gap between
photography and graphic art, between
now and thenand all time. Among
those privileged to have been part of this
artistic breakthrough are Imelda Marcos, Ping Valencia, Ann Ong, Marivic
Madrigal Vasquez, Mayenne Carmona,
Virginia Lane, Thelma San Juan, Jun
Jun Ablaza, and yours truly. This years
collection of formal portraits, mirroring
todays times in the context of elegance,
good living, personal achievement, and
distinction, a Rupert Jacinto signature,
also includes distinguished men like
Gus Albor, Francis Libiran, Manny
Pangilinan, Sen. Ramon B. Magsaysay
Jr., and Michael Christian Martinez.
Dinner followed at the Rigodon Ballroom,
a simple meal of salad and steak, champagne and wine. There was entertainment, songs reminiscent of gentler, more
elegant times and there was dancing but
not before a program that was personal

rather than grand. A few prized items


were raffled off to lucky guests, including
a Romulo Galicano painting. The piecede-resistance might have been Ruperts
speech, which underscored the support of
the upper crust, whose lives and lifestyles
he has chronicled through the years,
through three decades, but it might have
been the personal touches despite the immensity of the ballroom and its modern
opulence theme designed by Jun Hen
for the evening with amaryllis, carnations, hydrangeas, roses, and stargazers
abloom on beds of gold twigs, berries, and
gilded pears.
Ruperts wife, his indefatigable partner, book supervisor, and number one fan
Tina Jacinto, did not only hop from table
to table in her Francis Libiran headturning in both its simplicity and intricacy to
spread the obligatory air kisses, but sat
at each table, wrapped her arm around
many shoulders, whispered into many
an ear, for some meaningful interaction.
Rupert did the same: No table was far
enough, each spot on the tables reserved
for a VVIP.
No wonder in every Rupert Jacinto
portrait, there is always something warm
and heartwarming, something almost
familiareven in the portraits of such inaccessible personalities as the Duchess
of Calabria, who appeared in Faaabvlous
II. In each of his portraits, none is lost in
the effects of lighting, the grandeur of
the setting, the magnificence of lifestyle,
the height of achievement, or the power
of personality. His keen portraitists eye,
though he has carved a niche in the exclusive realms of the very rich and famous,
has always looked past physical beauty or
social status or material wealth in search
of something very alive and very human. In
his own words, as I wrote in the foreword
of Faaabvlous V, which I was honored to
have been asked to write, a Faaabulous
person is one who has depth... To me,
faaabulous also connotes being faaabulous at heart, in spirit, in giving or sharing, in kindness, in thoughts and deeds...
Faaabvlous V was done in collaboration
with the Advertising Foundation of the
Philippines, through its executive director Linda Gamboa.
Proceeds from the purchase of this
book goes to the advocacy programs of
the Advertising Foundation and the LoveA-Parish program of Sto. Nio de Paz
Chapel at Greenbelt 1, whose aim is to
assist needy churches across the Philippines. The photo exhibit runs at the Gallery of the Peninsula Manila until Nov. 20.

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@Bulletin_Ent
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS

Sunday, November 16, 2014


Now showing across the Philippines
in theaters and IMAX, Interstellar is
distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a
Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

INTERSTELLAR
With our time on Earth coming
to an end, a team of explorers
undertakes the most important
mission in human history: traveling
beyond this galaxy to discover
whether mankind has a future among
the stars, in Warner Bros. Pictures
futuristic thriller Interstellar.
MAGIC STAR MALL
Tarlac City

RESERVED CINEMA

VAMPIRE SUCK -PG13

RESERVED CINEMA

The Drop

RESERVED CINEMA

1
1

RESERVED

RESERVED

RESERVED

RESERVED CINEMA

White Bird In A Blizzard &

Devils Pact

Horns
Relaks, Its
Just Pag Ibig

Interstellar

pg

Big Hero 6

(NOTICE TO MOVIEGOERS:The
schedules of showing are subject
to change without prior notice.
Sometimes a movie is pulled
out earlier than its stipulated
days of showing due to sudden
change in exhibition contract or
poor performance at the boxoffice. The following schedules
are provided us in advance by
exhibitors. You may call the
theaters for confirmation.)

From acclaimed filmmaker


Christopher Nolan (The Dark
Knight films, Inception),
Interstellar stars Oscar winner
Matthew McConaughey, Oscar
winner Anne Hathaway, Oscar
nominee Jessica Chastain, Bill
Irwin, Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn
and Oscar winner Michael Caine.
The main cast also includes Wes
Bentley, Casey Affleck, David Gyasi,
Mackenzie Foy and Topher Grace.
Directed by Christopher Nolan, the
film is written by Jonathan Nolan
and Christopher Nolan.

Lorna , Esprit De Corps,


The Lunchbox , Seoul
Mates, Hindi Sila Tatanda,
Red , Lorna , Kapag Langit
Ang Humatol, Audience
Choice Winner , Best Film
Winner Soap Opera , One
More Chance , That Thing
Called Tadhana , Haemoo ,
Black Coal Thin Ice

RELAX ITS JUST


PAG-IBIG //
DEVILS PACT
PG / R13

THE DROP

NIGHTCRAWLER
// WHITE BIRD IN
A BLIZZARD

R-16

THE DROP

BIG HERO 6 in 2D
INTERSTELLAR in 2D
WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD in 2D
NIGHTCRAWLER in 2D

DEVILS PACT in 2D s/ INTERSTELLARin 2D


GODS NOT DEAD in 2D s/ HORNS in 2D

BIG HERO-6 in 2D
RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG s/
WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD in 2D

THE DROP in 2D
NIGHT CRAWLER s/ BIG HERO-6 in 2D

BIG HERO-6 in 2D
DEVILS PACT in 2D

HORN //
INTERSTELLAR
R-16 / PG

R-16

BIG HERO 6
IN 2D ATMOS

BIG HERO 6
IN 2D ATMOS

PG

INTERSTELLAR

PG

pg

MORON 5.2 s/ WHITE BIRD IN A


BLIZZARD in 2D

RESERVED
RESERVED
HORNS in 2D

INTERSTELLAR in 2D
INTERSTELLAR in 2D

OUIJA in 2D s/
NIGHTCRAWLERS in 2D
INTERSTELLAR in 2D

BIG HERO 6 in 2D

RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG


in 2D

RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG in 2D

THE DROP in 2D

WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD in 2D

HORNS in 2D s/ DEVILS PACT

Nov. 15 & 29

Hajji and Rachel Alejandro 8:00 PM

Nov. 21

Jed Madela The Repeat

8:00 PM

Nov. 26

Michael Pangilinan

8:00 PM

Nov. 28

Ariel Rivera , Martin Nievera ,


Zsa Zsa Padilla

8:00 PM

Nov. 21 & 25

Rex Navarrete Live

8:00 PM

Nov. 22

Teatrino Film Series: Shift

5:00 PM

Senior Year

7:30 PM

Nov. 29

Ang Huling Chacha Ni Anita 7:30 PM

INTERSTELLAR in 2D
BEG HERO-6 in 2D

THE DROP

BIG HERO -6 in 2D
RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG in 2D

INTERSTELLAR in 2D
RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG in 2D

BIG HERO in 2D
DEVILS POCT in 2D
INTERSTELLAR in 2D

RESERVED

RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG in 2D

THE DROP in 2D

DEVIS PACT
DRACULA

HORNS in 2D
INTERSTELLAR in 2D
BIG HERO -6 in 2D
RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG in 2D

BEST OF ME in 2D s/ GODS
NOT DEAD in 2D

MORON 5.2 in 2D s/ OUIJA in 2D s/


JUHN WICK in 2D
HORNS in 2D s/ WHITE BIRD IN A
BLIZZARD in 2D

DEVILS PACT/*WHITE BIRD IN A


BLIZZARD - R-13/*R-16
INTERSTELLAR PG
THE DROP R-16

RELAKS ITS JUST PAG-IBIG- PG

HORNS/*NIGHT CRAWLER Both R-16

BIG HERO in 2D

BIG HERO 6 PG

BIG HERO 6 in 2D
MORON 5.2 THE TRANSFORMATION
RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG in 2D

INTERSTELLAR in 2D

RESERVED

BIG HERO in 2D
RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG in 2D
NIGHT CRAWLER in 2D

MORON 5.2 THE TRANSFORMATION in 2D


RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG in 2D

BIG HERO 6 in 2D s/ INTERSTELLAR in 2D

HORNS s/ NIGHTCROWLER in 2D
THE DROP in 2D

BIG HERO in 2D / FURY

BIG HERO -6 in 2D s/
GODS NOT DEAD in 2D

RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG in 2D

BIG HERO 6 in 2D
MORON 5.2 THE TRANSFORMATION in 2D

INTERSTELLAR in 2D
RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG in 2D

BIG HERO-6 in 2D

RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG in 2D

MORON 5.2 THE TRANSFORMATION in 2D


RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG
in 2D
INTERSTELLAR in 2D s/
NIGHT CRAWLER in 2D
RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG in 2D
MORON 5.2 THE TRANSFORMATION in 2D

BIG HERO-6 in 2D
RESERVED

MORON 5.2 THE TRANSFORMATION in 2D


s/ THE DROP in 2D

HORNS in 2D
BIG HERO-6 in 2D

RESERVED
BIG HERO in 2D

RELAX ITS JUST PAG-IBIG in 2D

RESERVED

LAMAT

RESERVED

RESERVED

BLOCK THUNDER

RESERVED

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Abunda on beauty, empowerment


By rowena tan

V host Boy Abunda


thinks a woman who
knows her worth is
beautiful and the
empowered one even more
attractive.
At the recent launch of
Olay Conversations Season 3 which Abunda hosts,
he explained, When you say
best beautiful, it is not being
content, like pwede na ako
or whatever. Its knowing
that you can do better, na
there is still room to be the
best.
He supports women who
aim to be the best version
of themselves. It takes a
lot of power to claim that
right but it will come, he

pointed out.

KC, Kathryn praised


Abunda lauded actresses Kathryn Bernardo and KC Concepcion
for being prime examples of a best beautiful
woman.
He shared how it was
not easy for Bernardo
to get to where she is
now.
She (Bernardo) auditioned for every possible program, network
and went through a lot of
failure, but look at where
she is today successful, he said.
Concepcion, on the
other hand, had a challenging time growing

BOY ABUNDA

up in the shadow of her superstar


parents, Sharon Cuneta and Gabby
Concepcion.
Its not easy to be the daughter
of the Megastar, Abunda said.
Still, he pointed out that Concepcion did not let herself be limited by
her situation and, instead, strove to
be a better person.
Abunda admires Concepcion and
Bernardo for being true and frank. It
is among factors that allows them the
power to be best beautiful, he said.

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

to hold one-night only


concert at Solaire

Iconic OPM singers


By JOJO P. PANALIGAN

mance by Ybeth Garcia.


OPM Legends: The Reunion
is for the benefit of PMA Makatao
Class of 1989 Foundation. Tickets to
the show are available at SM Tickets and TicketWorld outlets.
The other hit songs of Hajji,
Rico, Rey and Marco are Si Aida,
Si Lorna O Si Fe, Macho Gwapito, Maging Sino Ka Man, Kay
Ganda Ng Ating Musika, Ang
Taoy Marupok, Walang Kapalit,
Malayo Pa Ang Umaga, Ill Face
Tomorrow, Make Believe and
Tayong Dalawa.

o one can dispute the


indelible marks that
Hajji Alejandro, Rico J.
Puno, Rey Valera and
Marco Sison have made in the
local entertainment industry. Not
just recognizable celebrities but
respected artists with careers that
span decades, the number of hit
songs theyve chalked up collectively is enough to fill a three-hour
long concert and then some.
In an interview, they said that
their fans so love their originals
that many keep count which ones
they perform at any given night.
Their followers are so loyal to the
four singers that they often bring
their families with them to their
shows. Some watch their shows
three, four times to the point that
theyve already memorized some of
their jokes, and even feel bad when
they miss these.
The four have been doing shows
as a group for a decade or so now,
and they are equally in-demand
abroad. They say that thanks
to the Internet, fans could revisit their songs and the younger

OPM LEGENDS: Marco Sison, Rey Valera, Hajji Alejandro and Rico J. Puno

generation get the chance to acquaint


themselves with some of the greatest
OPM music in its glory days such
as Nakapagtataka (Hajji), May
Bukas Pa (Rico), Kung Kailangan
Mo Ako (Rey) and My Love Will
See You Through (Marco), among
so many others.
Its never a boring show whenever
the four take to the stage. Because
they have genuine friendship and
tested camaraderie, they blend effortlessly in terms of music, and each
one can anticipate when a joke is be-

ing set up and so selflessly give way


to whoever delivers the punch line.
Even when it comes to billing and
talent fee, Hajji, Rico, Rey and Marco
have no issue on whatever deemed
hierarchy there is among them, so
long as they are able to bring their
music to the audience.
Back from their successful US
tour this month, the four singers will
hold a one-night concert titled OPM
Legends: The Reunion at the Solaire
Resort & Casino on Nov. 21 at 8:30
p.m. The show is produced by Star-

media
E n t e r tainment.
Special
guest
t h a t
night is
Solenn
Heussaff, with
a special
perfor-

Award-winning performance
FASHION PULIS
mike lim

ashing Performer (DP) has


been portraying intelligent
characters in several hit
dramas. He does it only too
convincingly that many think he is as
insightful as the characters he plays.
Major Talent (MT) thought so too,
until she got to interview DP for her
program.
At the set, MTs assistant presented
to DPs representative the list of questions he is going to be asked in the interview. The staff said they wanted to get a
glimpse of the kind of life DP has behind
the camera. She was baffled, however,
when the representative asked her to
provide answers to the questions. The
staff asked why, and the representative
promptly explained that DP was too
tired to think since hes been preparing

for a big-scene for his teleserye.


MT was eventually told about the
issue. Though as confused as her staff,
she simply agreed to the setup. When
the camera started rolling, it was when
she realized how good an actor DP is.
He took to the teleprompter effortlessly.
In fact, he was only too convincing with
his answers it was as if he actually
thought of them.
As impressed as she was of DPs
acting prowess, MT was disappointed
that his supposed intelligence was all
but an act.
Acting is a nice, childish profession pretending youre someone else
and, at the same time, selling yourself. Katharine Hepburn
Just too much
Ah, to be used and abused. As
widespread as it is in the dog-eat-dog
world that is show business, it is quite
surprising that many still fall prey to
it just like Snooty Actress (SA).
Not long ago, SA was making sweet
music with Colorful Actor (CA). SA
loved CA so much that she was willing
to do anything and everything he asked.
It wasnt long, however, before SA woke
up from the love-induced stupor and

quickly dumped CA.


A big reason for the change of heart
is CAs supposed sexual appetite. Apparently, CA is so demanding that even
with their tight schedules, he would
often request for them to meet. He
labeled it their much-needed quality
time.
SA admitted that she tried to please
CA to the utmost but he was insatiable.
She complained about how CA would
go as far as to insist himself on her
even if she didnt feel like it.
It dawned on her that CA was only
about his enjoyment and happiness.
She decided to call it quits when CA
was reported to have been doing
the same with several other women.
Indeed, nothing based on lust ever
lasts.
A man can be happy with any
woman as long as he does not love
her. Oscar Wilde
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Learning the ropes, having the Gutz

By PAU AGUILERA

lvis Gutierrez and Alexandra


Uichico are still adjusting to
parenthood but both attest
to the experience being quite
rewarding.
Yeah, worth it talaga, Elvis said,
describing their baby Aria as sobrang
cute and healthy.
Alexa said with a laugh, When she
cries, she reminds us of Tita Annabelle

(Rama). She shared that Aria could


wail so loud it could be heard all over
their house.
Alexa also described her daughter as
so tsismosa.
She likes to listen to tsismis, parang
si Tita A. Pag maingay, gustung-gusto
niya, she said.
It is Elvis who wakes up when Baby
Aria cries for milk at night. He also has
no qualms about diaper duties. Iba
yung feeling eh. Ganun pala yung
feeling pag daddy ka na,
talagang masaya pala to
do stuff for your kid.
Majority of the tasks,
however, goes to Alexa.
From 8 to 4, he (Elvis)
has work, so kawawa
naman. Di na nga siya
nakakatulog dahil iyak
nang iyak si baby, tas
siya pa yung mag-aalaga sa morning, so ako
na, Alexa explained. Super tiring, but very happy
naman.
Despite living with
the Gutierrezes for some
three years now, Alexa
is still getting the hang
of being officially part of
the second season of It
Takes Gutz to be a
Gutierrez.
Nanibago ako sa
reality show
(laughs), sa
mga intervie w,

grabe, she said.


She learned that as part of the clan,
hindi ka makakatago ng secret. Pag
sinabi mo sa isang tao, alam na ng
buong pamilya...
Alexa is close to Annabelle. Sa start,
of course, super nahihiya ako sa kanya,
naninibago ako. But since I worked for
her (during the 2013 elections when Annabelle ran and lost as congresswoman),
every day kami magkasama, and then
minsan natutulog na kami sa same bed,
we got really close, she related.
Elvis kidded, Siya na yung tinatawagan, hindi na ako.
Alexa welcomes the growing bond between her and the Gutierrez matriarch,
especially since she has already lost her
mother. So pag nawalan ka ng mommy,
tas may isang tao na nagma-mommy
sa yo, gusto mo yun eh. Its a good
thing din na nag-jive yung personality
namin.
Elvis and Alexa are setting their
sights on getting married, with a lot of
help from Annabelle.
Si Tita ang nagpa-plan ng wedding
for us. (Siya ang) nagko-complete na ng
listahan, siya yung mas excited, Alexa
said. Dati pag pumupunta kami ng
Cebu, Alexa, dito ka na magpapakasal.
Kahit saan kami pupunta, siya yung
nagsasabi.
Catch more of Elvis, Alexa and baby
Aria, who is set to be
Christened today on
It Takes Gutz to
be a Gutierrez.

ALEXANDRA Uichico and Elvis Gutierrez (Photo by Bhenj Agustin)

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@Bulletin_Ent
Manila Bulletin Entertainment Online

J-1 Sunday, November 16, 2014

entertainment.mlabulletin@gmail.com

Time out with Bossing


Plane carrying U2s Bono lost hatch approaching Berlin
BERLIN - A private plane carrying U2 frontman Bono lost its rear hatch while approaching Berlin, but the pilot managed to touch down safely and the Irish
rock star was never in danger, airport authorities said on Thursday.
The hatch, 80-centimeter by 100-centimeter (32-inch by 40inch) in size, fell from the sky somewhere close to Schoenefeld
Airport, located on the southeastern outskirts of the German
capital, the airport spokesman said.
It was unclear why the hatch broke off and German authorities
were investigating the incident which took place on Wednesday,
he said. The aircraft was carrying five passengers and two crew
members.
The Learjet, which came from Dublin, was never in danger of crashing and landed safely, the spokesman added. Bono, 54, came to Berlin
to meet German Development Minister Gerd Mueller and to attend an
award ceremony on Thursday evening. (Reuters)

Bono

VIC SOTTO

By rowena tan

our decades into the industry,


TV host-actor Vic Sotto certainly knows the importance
of me time once in a while.
Yan ang tanging bagay na pinapahalagahan ko

VIC SOTT

O and Pa

uleen Lu

na (Insta

gram)

kasi I believe
we all have to stop and smell the
flowers sometimes, he said.
Vic, known in showbiz as Bossing, deems it essential especially to
someone who works as hard as he
does. Hes put so much on his plate all
these years that even his body is now
telling him he needs a break.
It only means that you have
worked so hard and your body is telling
you to reap the fruits of your labor,
he said.
Do nothing
One activity Vic enjoys is a good
game of golf. Pero kung wala talagang oras, okay na ako sa bahay doing
nothing, he said.
He shared that he is most comfortable relaxing in a place far from
the bustle of urban life. Malapit sa

nature, he pointed out. Dun ako


nakakapag-isip ng mga patok na
gimmicks for Eat Bulaga!
Vic does not have a strict exercise
routine but he jogs once in a while. He
is also careful about what he eats.
Not yet
Retirement is still not on the cards
for Vic. I still enjoy
what Im doing. Besides, work keeps me
strong, he explained.
As much as he loves
his job, Vic vowed not to
overstay his welcome.
Kung di ka na relaxed about it, kung di
ka na nage-enjoy; kung
tingin mo ginagawa mo
ay trabaho na lang tala-

naman tayo diyan kasi


siyempre may pamilya
na mga anak ko, so sino
makakasama ko?
He maintained that Pauleen will be the last woman
in his life.
Oo naman. Kasama
na siya sa araw-araw na
buhay ko, he said.
Asked if he wants another child, he said, Its
most welcome kung may
parating pa. Bonggang,
bonggang, bongga!
For OFWs
Vic recently signed as
endorser of real estate company, CitiGlobal, which encourages Overseas Filipino
Workers (OFWs) to invest in

ve to
a
h
l
l
a
e
w
e
v
e
I beli
ers
w
o
l
f
e
h
t
l
l
e
m
stop and s
sometimes
ga, iiksi ang buhay mo eh, he said.
Even then, at this point in his career, he said he still feels inspired to
improve in his craft. Siyempre may
nanonood pa rin naman sa akin,
he said.
On Pauleen
While his relationship with girlfriend Pauleen Luna is doing great,
Vic isnt thinking of walking down the
aisle just yet.
Still, he assured, Darating din

rest houses or condotels.


Naniniwala ako na
magandang investment ang
mga rest house para sa mga
OFWs kasi kapag uuwi sila
galing abroad meron silang
mapagpapahingahan na
relaxing at maganda ang
scenery he said.
Asked how he feels about
being tapped as endorser
of CitiGlobal, Vic shared,
Masaya kasi personal advocacy ko na tumulong sa
OFWs.

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

BALTIC & CO.

by Roni Santiago

TOK & MOL

PUPUNG

by Tonton Young

IPENUTS

CALLOUS

by Carlo Jose San Juan MD

COPY-PASTE

by Stanley Chi

by William Contreras

by Felipe dela Cruz

LOLO SPORT

by Paolo Simbulan

IMBOY

by Nio Balita
R

BURUNTONG

WORKAHOLIC

BOKSWAGON

KOKOY

POTPOURRI

by P'Casis

Aldrin Gulapa

by Ishamar Mangaser

by Bok Hong

by Rommel J. Estanislao

ANSWER TO SUPER CROSSWORD

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ANIMAL CRACKERS

im bentor

by Fred Wagner

by William Contreras

Sunday, November 16, 2014 J-3

HI and LOIS

by Brian and Greg Walker

TABA N CHOI

by Felipe dela Cruz

AHA HULE

by GrecoM

Chopsticks

by Stanley Chi

SISIW

by Mike de Leon

BOTCHOG

by Eugene Cubillo

NORMANS ISLAND

by Norman Izaac

KOOLOKOYS

by Allan L. Piamonte

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TVGuide

Sunday, November 16, 2014

your everyday guide to local television and cable TV.

Local Channels

ABS-CBN 2 6:00 a.m. The Healing


Eucharist 7:00 Kabuhayang Swak Na Swak
7:30 Salamat Dok 8:30 Voltron Force
9:00 Max Steel 9:25 Princess Sarah 9:45
Marcelino Pan Y Vino 10:05 Matanglawin
10:45 Kapamilya Blockbusters 12:15
p.m. ASAP 19 3:10 Luv U 4:00 The
Buzz 5:30 TV Patrol Weekend 6:00 Goin
Bulilit 6:45 Wansapanataym 7:30 Rated
K 8:30 The Voice Of The Philippines 9:45
Gandang Gabi Vice 11:15 Sundays Best
12:45 am O Shopping 4:30 Matanglawin
GMA 7 4:00 a.m. In Touch With Dr. Charles
Stanley 5:00 Jesus The Healer 6:00 Kapuso
Sine Klasika 7:15 Grimms Fairy Tales 7:30
Hayate The Combat Butler 8:00 Tom and
Jerry Kids Show 8:30 Bleach The Movie
9:00 Aha! 9:45 Born To Be Wild 10:15
iBilib: Wonders of Horus 10:45 Bonakid
Pre-school Ready Set Laban Season 2
11:45 Kapuso Movie Festival 1:45 p.m.
DMK 2:00 Sunday All Stars 3:30 Asian
Horror Stories 5:45 24 Oras Weekend 6:15
Vampire Ang Daddy Ko 7:00 Ismol Family
7:45 MP featuring Sports Science 8:45
Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho 9:40 Bet Ng Bayan
10:40 SNBO 12:30 a.m. Diyos At Bayan

ABS-CBN Sports and Action 6:30


a.m. Friends Again 7:30 Kasama Natin
Ang Diyos 10:00 Volcanoes 10:30 ManUp 11:00 Crunch Time 11:30 Team
U 12:00 p.m. Top Rank Boxing 2:00
UAAP Season 77 6:00 Silver Surfer
6:30 Sports Unlimited 9:00 UFC
TV 5 12:00 a.m. Shop Japan 6:00
Sunday TV Mass 7:00 Power To Unite
7:30 Stitch! 8:00 Gravity Falls 8:30
Emperors New School 9:00 Powerpuff
Girls 9:30 Dave The Barbarian 10:00 Ben
10 11:00 Movie Max 3:00 2014 Asian
Games: Basketball Q...7:00 Who Wants to
be a Millionaire 8:00 Quiet Please! Bawal
ang Maingay 9:00 Wow Mali, Lakas Ng
Tama 10:00 Astig 10:30 Numero 11:00
Demolition Job 11:30 History With Lourd
PTV 5:00 a.m. Panahon.TV 5:30 Upon
this Rock 6:30 The Key of David 7:00
The Word Exposed 8:00 Talitha Kum
Healing Mass 9:00 Power to Unite with
Evira 9:30 Oras ng Katotohanan 10:30
Tele-Aralan ng Kakayahan 11:00 Kusina
Atbp. 11:30 CHInoyTV 12:30 p.m.
Asenso Pinoy 1:00 Ating Alamin 2:00

UAAP 4:00 ABL 6:00 The Weekend


News 7:00 In This Corner 8:00 K-Pop
Idol Search Pinoy Edition 9:00 Philippine
Lotto Draw 9:15 NewsLife Weekend
10:00 Business Examiner with Andrew
Masigan 10:30 Primetime Specials
ETC ON RPN 9 6:00 a.m. Extra 6:30
Insider 7:00 Fashion Fund 8:00 Project
Runway All Stars 9:00 The Rachel Zoe
Project 10:00 Dukes Of Melrose 10:30
New Girl 11:00 Extra 11:30 Insider
2:00 p.m. Etcetera 2:30 Emily Owens
M.D. 5:00 Insider Weekend 5:30 New
Girl 6:00 2 Broke Girls 6:30 Americas
Next Top Model 7:30 Etcetera 8:00 Reign
11:00 City Girl Diaries 12:00 a.m. The
Millionaire Matchmaker 1:00 Friends With
Better Lives 1:30 New Girl 2:00 Project
Runway All Stars 3:00 Glee 4:00 Built
5:00 The Millionaire Matchmaker
2nd AVENUE ON RJTV 29 12:00
a.m. ET 12:30 Inside Edition 1:00 Top
Chef Masters 2:00 Eat, Drink, Love
3:00 Parenthood 4:00 Restaurant
Takeover 7:00 Growing Up Fisher 7:30
Sean Saves The World 8:00 Winners

Dingdong amazed by
BET NG BAYAN contestants

h i s S u n d a y ( N o v.
16), prepare as BET
NG BAYAN airs its
N o r t h L u z o n Re g i o n a l
Showdown.
For the Bet sa
Kantahan, Acoustic
Ro c ke r J o h n A n d r e w
Manzano faced Balladeer
Renz Robosa from
Pangasinan. The all-boys
hip-hop dance crew Boyz
Unlimited and So What
Dance Company battled it

out on the dance floor.


Kapuso Primetime King
Dingdong Dantes and the
judges Pop Diva Kuh Ledesma
and Apo Hiking Society
member Jim Paredes were all
amazed.
BET NG BAYAN airs every
Sunday at 9:40 p.m.-10:40
p.m. after Kapuso Mo, Jessica
Soho. Join Alden Richards
from Monday to Friday, 10:05
p.m.-10:20 p.m., for BET NG
BAYAN Updates.

And Losers 9:00 RJ Sunday Jam 12:00


p.m. The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00
Top Chef Masters 2:00 The Screening
Room 4:00 Growing Up Fisher 4:30
Sean Saves The World 5:00 Web
Therapy 5:30 The Mindy Project 6:00
The Middle 6:30 Inside Edition 7:00 ET
Weekend 8:00 Eat, Drink, Love 9:00
Restaurant Takeover 10:00 Now Eat
This! With Rocco Dispirito 10:30 Life Of
Riley 11:00 ET Weekend
9TV 12:00 a.m. The Best of Todays Talk
1:00 Inside Editio n 1:30 NBC Nightly
News 2:00 Today Weekend 4:00 Inside
Edition 4:30 Today Show Weekend 5:30
Today Show Weekend 7:00 Sesame Street
7:30 Strawberry Shortcake 8:00 Young
Justice 8:30 Pokemon 9:00 TV Healing
Mass for the Homebound 10:00 NBC
Nightly News 10:30 Inside Edition 11:00
Legal Help Desk 12:00 p.m. MedTalk 1:00
SNews.PH 2:00 Home TV Shopping 4:00
News Cafe 5:00 Opposing Views 6:00 60
Minutes 7:00 Top Gear 8:00 Bogart The
Explorer 9:00 Small Act, Big Stories 9:30
Inside Edition 10:00 NBC Nightly News
Weekend 10:30 Today Weekend

IBC 13 7:00 a.m. A Taste Of History


8:00 Kerygma TV 9:00 Oras Ng
Katotohanan 10:00 Chinatown 11:00
Sabong TV 12:00 p.m. Ez Shop 1:00
Cooltura 2:00 Kawaii International
3:00 Ez Shop 4:00 Official Visit To The
French Republic 5:00 Tipong Pinoy
5:30 Kalinga Para Sa Magsasaka 6:00
Cooltura 7:00 Official Visit To The
French Republic 8:00 A Taste Of History
9:00 Travel And Trade 10:00 Chinatown
Tv 11:00 HSN 12:00 a.m. El Shaddai
GMA NEWS TV 6:00 a.m. Life Giver
6:30 The Healthy Life 7:00 Diyos At
Bayan 8:00 Nang Magising Si Juan
8:30 Young Mind Inspired 9:00 I
Juander 9:30 Just For Kids 10:00
Sarap With Family 10:15 News Tv All
Sports 11:45 Sarap With Family 12:00
p.m. Balitanghali 12:45 Inves Docu
2:00 Pop Talk 3:00 Sunday Screening
5:00 Powerhouses 5:30 Sarap With
Family 5:30 Imbestigador 6:30 Ang
Pinaka... 7:15 Idol Sa Kusina 8:00
Reel Time 9:00 Kings Of Restorations
10:00 Ancient Aliens 11:00 I-Witness
12:00mn Jesus The Healer

Volbella, Exilis
and Multi-Vitamin Infusion
on

SALAMAT DOK

his Sunday (Nov. 16) on


SALAMAT DOK, Dr. Vicki
Belo brings her expertise to
focus on how best we can improve
our looks by slowing down the
process of aging with the help of
brand-new treatments called Exilis
and Volbella and the outstanding
immune-boosting Multi-Vitamin
Infusion.
In the show, Colleen Garcia,

who swears by the outstanding


results of Multi-Vitamin
Infusion, will be joining Dr.
Belo in the demonstration of
the procedure.
S A L A M AT D O K i s
hosted by Alvin Elchico and
Bernadette Sembrano. It airs
live every Sunday at 7:30 a.m.
on ABS-CBN and on ABS-CBN
News Channel (ANC).

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