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Power firms
start pruning
trees near
power lines
By Louine Hope Conserva
PANAY ELECTRIC Company (PECO) is
strengthening its vegetation control program
this rainy season to prevent trees from causing
power interruptions along its primary lines.
Randy Pastolero, PECO general manager
and vice president for operations, said they
have conducted pre-trimming of trees near
power lines during summer season.
“Trees cause short circuit leading our
feeders to trip. During rainy season, these
vegetations tend to grow faster that is why
we already started trimming them last summer,” he said.
Pastolero said they also conduct thermal
scanning of possible leaks or breaches in
their lines.
“Our circuits along coastal areas are most
susceptible to strong winds. Part of our preparation is to check if they have weakened due
to due to obsolescence,” he added.
PECO also dispatched additional troubleshooting teams as they expect complaints to
increase during rainy season.
The distribution utility will also replace
wooden poles with concrete or steel.
“Since 1998, we have adopted the policy
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50 cops in WV
axed from posts
By Jennifer Ponsaran-Rendon
CAREER advancement and
continuing education.
AFTER ORDERING the relief of 50 police officers in Western Visayas, Chief Superintendent Jose Gentiles (3rd from left), PRO-6
acting regional director, conferred the PNP Efficiency Medal (Medalya ng Kasanayan) to the Iloilo City Anti-Illegal Special
Operation Task Group led by Supt. Salvador Dagoon for arresting seven suspected drug personalities in a buy-bust operation
Bolilao, Mandurriao district, June 9, 2016. (Ryan Orleans)
These are the rather vague reasons offered by ranking police
officials on the relief of 50 police
officers all over Western Visayas.
The Police Regional Office
(PRO-6) said the relief is part of the
continuing education program for
both police commissioned officers
(PCOs) and police non-commissioned officers (PNCOs).
Senior Superintendent Gilbert
Gorero, PRO-6 spokesperson, said
12 of the 50 relieved officers were
police commissioned officers while
the rest were non-commissioned
officers.
Commissioned officers have
ranks from Inspector to Senior Su50 cops/p7
Teenage girls take spotlight in World Population Day Capitol exec suspended
By F. Allan L. Angelo
THE 2016 World Population
Day will focus on teenage girls
in the light of spiraling cases
of teenage pregnancies in the
Philippines.
This year’s celebration is
themed “Investing in Teenage
Girls for the Sustainable Development Goals”.
In statement, the Commission on Population (PopCom-6)
said cases of teenage pregnancy
should be at the center of the
celebration.
“This year’s celebration
focuses on teenage girls and
their basic needs for support
and guidance as the countries in
the world are coming together
to attain the 2030 Sustainable
Development Goals. It is a
fact that in the Philippines in
general and in Western Visayas
in particular, (cases of) teenage pregnancy continues to
increase and these young girls
are at risk of maternal mortality,
HIV & AIDS, and be part of
the endless cycle of poverty,”
PopCom-6 said.
The agency said “teenage
C
girls comprise 10% of the total
population in the Philippines
and one in every 10 has already
given birth which calls for
action both from government
agencies and civil society organizations.”
Citing a Department of
Health-6 report, teenage pregnancy rate in Region 6 is at 15
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over quarry anomalies
By Louine Hope Conserva
FORMER Iloilo Provincial Environment and Natural Resources
Office (PENRO) head Soledad Sucaldito has been preventively
suspended relative to alleged irregularities in quarry operations
in the province.
Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. signed July 11, 2016 an order preCapitol exec/p7
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Elderly abuse a
hidden problem
By Issanne S. Villaruel
ABUSE of elderly remains an underreported concern of society.
Based on data from the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD)’s Social Technology Bureau (STB), of the estimated 7 million
cases of abuse in the Philippines, 618 are against
the elderly.
The most common type of abuse committed
against senior citizens are emotional and food
deprivation.
It is along this line that DSWD-STB launched
the Reporting System and Prevention Program
for Elder Abuse Cases (ReSPPEC) in Lambunao,
Iloilo in April 2016.
ReSPPEC is the product of a series of consul-
tation dialogues with partners, representatives of
senior citizens sector and non-government organizations (NGOs) that implement programs and
services for senior citizens.
STB spokesperson Aquilina Gaitan said elderly
abuse is a widespread problem throughout the
world and a hidden problem in our country.
“Kay mostly bisan widespread problem throughout the world, pero wala kita sing may makita nga
abused elderly kay usually it happens within their
families. The immediate family members are the
abusers,” Gaitan said.
Gaitan said they aim to help improve the lives of
more senior citizens through studies and programs
of DSWD such as the Philippine Plan of Action for
Senior Citizens 2012-2016 and the Social Technology Agenda 2015-2020.
These programs aim to provide leadership and
participation to senior citizens in decision-making
processes both in the family and community and to
reduce incidence of elderly abuse cases by 2017.
Gaitan said most common forms of abuse suffered
by senior citizens are emotional, sexual, physical,
financial, neglect, abandonment, and psychological,
among others.
Evangeline B. Felecio, DSWD-6 assistant
regional director for administration, said such
abuses can be reported to the local government
units, particularly the Municipal Social Welfare
and Development Office (MSWDO) or their regional office.
Family counselling will also be given to the immediate family of the victim, the most basic help
DSWD can offer.
Village chief’s
nephew nabbed
for drug raps
By Jennifer Ponsaran-Rendon
ONE OF the PNP’s high-value targets in
the campaign against illegal drugs was
arrested afternoon of July 10, 2016 in
Mandurriao, Iloilo City.
Arian “Pal-ak” Orbe, 39, of Bakhaw
village, Mandurriao was collared while
attending a baptismal party at Dungon-C,
Mandurriao, Iloilo.
Elements of the Regional Anti-Illegal
Drugs Special Operations Task Group
(RAIDSOTG) 6 served three arrest warrants against Orbe.
Police records showed that Orbe is
respondent to Criminal Case Nos. 1576396, 15-76226, and 15-76227 for
violation of Sections 5, 6, and 11, Article
II Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act).
Judge Rose Edith Rogonon of the Regional Trial Court Branch 25 issued the
arrest warrants against Orbe.
Orbe has been a subject of several antiillegal drugs in the past
Senior Superintendent Remus Zacharias Canieso, Iloilo City police chief,
said that the suspect was in fact listed
in the regional watchlist of illegal drug
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Scientists find pesticide
power in vegetables
FILIPINO scientists have found
organic pesticide properties in
several plants and are now
aiming to develop commercial products as alternative to
chemical pesticides.
“Biopesticides” are extracts
from natural materials such as
plants, animals, and even certain types of minerals that have
pesticidal properties.
The experimental biopes-
ticide came from plants from
forests in and around Nueva
Ecija, Bataan, and Aurora province. The team that found the
substances are from the CenScientists/p7
ILOILO Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. and Provincial Administrator Raul Banias lead Capitol employees
to safety during the earthquake drill. (Ricky D. Alejo)
Capitol employees
ready for earthquake
By M. A. De los Santos
MORE THAN 1,000 employees of Iloilo Provincial Capitol
joined the earthquake drill facilitated by Provincial Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) July
11, 2016.
Governor Arthur Defensor
Sr. and Provincial Administrator Raul Banias, and the rest
of Capitol executives with
their staff completed the preidentified evacuation and safety
procedures and routes in 7
minutes and one second.
“If we don’t practice the
safety procedures, lack of
knowledge will result to injuries or even death, not of earthquake but because of panic,”
said Jerry Bionat, PDRRMO
head.
“Aside from lesser risks
and injuries, earthquake drill
makes response and evacuation
faster,” he said.
Bionat said Capitol has its
own group of responders, the
Emergency Responders of
Iloilo (E-ROI) composed of
48 volunteers from different
departments.
“The E-ROI members were
trained on Basic Life Support,
Rappelling, and Jungle Survival, among others,” he said.
St. Paul’s Hospital and St.
Therese MTC Colleges Hospital sent ambulances to help
in the drill while doctors and
nurses at Provincial Health
Office (PHO) were part of the
medic team.
Bionat said the employees
could learn from the drill and
extend their knowledge to their
households.
Bionat noted that preparedness is yet to be instilled in the
awareness of the public.
“We are not conscious of
earthquake drill unlike in Korea and Japan where even kids
know the basic safety precautions,” he said.
“We don’t accept necessity
of risk reduction, but it’s good
because in the province, the
awareness and appreciation for
earthquake drills and disaster
preparedness has intensified,”
he said.
July is National Disaster
Consciousness Month with the
theme “Kahandaan at Pagtugon
sa Sakuna, Tungkulin ng Bawat
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FOI bills filed in
Congress anew
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has yet to issue executive action to implement freedom
of information but lawmakers have already
filed bills to seek its full implementation
as a law.
Quezon City 6th District Representative
Jose Christopher “Kit” Belmonte refiled his
version of the Freedom of Information Bill
at the start of the 17th Congress.
Unique to the second term QC repre-
sentative’s version is the stiffer criminal
liability attached to erring public officials,
ranging from one month to less than a year
of imprisonment. The House-approved verFOI bills/p6
1,389 LGUs join Regional
Competitiveness Summit
OVER 1,389 local government units will participate in the 4th Annual Regional Competitiveness Summit on July 14, 2016 at the Philippine
International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay
City, where National Competitiveness Council
(NCC) will recognize the most competitive cities, municipalities and provinces.
The summit will highlight the results of
the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness
Index 2016, which ranks local government
units (LGUs) across the country based on
their performance on three pillars: Economic
Dynamism, Government Efficiency, and Infrastructure.
Awards will be conferred to LGUs in four
categories: 3rd to 6th Class Municipalities, 1st
to 2nd Class Municipalities, Component Cities,
and Highly Urbanized Cities.
An award for the Most Competitive Province
and Most Improved City and Municipality will
also be given this year.
NCC hopes that the annual report will enable
LGUs to evaluate their performance yearly and
share best practices across the regions. This will
also allow them to benchmark their performance
against local and global standards and make
transformative and well-informed decisions
towards sustainable development.
Apart from the awarding ceremony, the CMCI
website containing the data provided by the
LGUs will also be unveiled. The data may be
used by potential investors in deciding where to
locate their businesses.
More importantly, the data may be used as a
tool for policy making, planning, governance,
budget management, and investment promotion.
If interested, we are highly encouraging
early confirmation of attendance to the event.
You may register online through this link: bit.
ly/rcsummit16guests or you may email cmci@
competitive.org.ph.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
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5 hurt in scaffolding
collapse in Kalibo
KALIBO, Aklan – Five people
were wounded after a scaffolding collapsed at a construction
site here last week, police
said.
The scaffolding, which was
made of coco lumber, was
loaded with nine people and
a concrete mixer when it collapsed, authorities said.
The five who suffered fractures were identified as Michael
Montalbo, Virgilio Teodosio, Anthony Nervar, Ronnil Mangampo and Christian
Libre
The four who survived were
able to jump into the unfinished
structure, police said. (ABSCBN News)
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The covenant
Thou shalt relax your mind – you can
URING HIS inaugural address on July 6, Bacolod City
Mayor Evelio Leonardia reiterated the covenant that his
party, Grupo Progreso signed on March 27, 2016 as their
platform of government. Throughout the campaign to recapture
the leadership of the city, GP hammered on this covenant, in
fact, the different candidates for the city council took it piece by
piece with more concrete and doable
projects and action plans.
Congressman Greg Gasataya
pledged to perform his task in Congress to give life to the covenant and
so did Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran
who promised a city council that will
work to insure their fulfillment. First
Councilor Ricardo “Cano Guapo”
Tan summed up this commitment in
Modesto P. Sa-onoy his closing remarks.
It is not farfetched that aside from
the corruption that were exposed
before and during the campaign, the
electorates of Bacolod believed in this covenant. Given the kind
and reputation of the candidates, the electorates considered the
covenant a pledge of men and women of honor. This belief resulted
in a solid vote of confidence. The outcome of huge number of
votes indicate no other than a belief in this covenant and what it
can do to transform a city that its people want.
For a rare time the leadership of the city is in the hands of a
political group that cannot throw or shift blame to any other. The
congressman, the mayor, the vice mayor and a solid majority in
the council can only be interpreted as a mandate that insures that
the covenant must be implemented.
Of the four defeated MKK only two joined the formal inaugural
– Councilors Anne Marie Palermo and Sonia Verdeflor. The two
other refused to take part presumably still nurturing the wounds
of defeat. Or maybe they are already indicating they have nothing
to do with the new administration and will become the hindrance,
the obstacle to insure that the covenant, no matter its merits, will
never get implemented.
It seems that their personal interest will prevail over that of
the people they swore to serve. At this stage they already showed
their colors. Maybe they will rise above petty politics to serve in
a different role as real fiscalizers. Indeed with the GP control of
the two branches of the city government we need people who will
scrutinize but not obstruct the operations of government.
In theology, a covenant is a solemn agreement between man and
God as defined in the Bible. When GP chose this term I believe it
is not a mere assurance of politicians. A covenant is more binding
than a promise, especially a politician’s promise. It cannot to be
taken lightly. GP thus took it upon itself freely to perform with
all its capability. We can expect nothing less. We cannot blame
any other for failure.
In giving GP a mandate with a large margin, the people of
Bacolod shared this pledge and therefore would expect satisfactory results. A covenant is as good as its acceptability and if the
people of Bacolod approved of this covenant. they become part of
it. They must help attain its lofty objectives but not with a blind
eye of selfish interest.
I went through this covenant just after it was published. With
the election over and we now know how the people of Bacolod
voted, we need to go through them again from a different point
of view – this is no longer a political campaign promise. This is
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THE MASTER-BEATER
(But Not Feeling Bitter)
K
Dr.
INSEY SAID 92% are doing it.
Shite said 99%.
What about the remaining
1 % ? Ye s ,
they’re liars
(apparently)!
Threats and
fears dominate
the air: against
masturbation.
But just likedespite its alCesar Yap, Jr. leged bad effects – eating
chocolates,
(in Marriage) people do masturbate.
refused to impregnate his dead brother’s
widow. Reality was: Onan withdraw before
he ejaculated – a process called coitus
interruptus. Not masturbation.
WASTE NOT YOUR SEED
Oh men of gallant stand. Well, time
was when plagues and wars dominated the
Earth, and wasting ‘seeds’ were bad act.
Men had to multiply lest the kingdom is
doomed to lose wars and conquests. Don’t
spill the ‘seeds’, we need warriors. Boys
and men were discouraged to masturbate.
Even the medical ‘experts’ as late as the
late 50’s considered masturbation bad for
health
Joyful Sex
OF HAIR GROWING
ON PALM
IS IT SINFUL?
I asked a friend, a priest: “Yes Doc, it
is. But a grave sin, of lesser degree than
venial.” Biblically, Onanism grabs the
basis of wasting man’s ‘seed’ when Onan
Up to blindness, weakness, schizoidlike minds, and infertility. They had to be
invented to stop men from masturbating.
If not, the glans penis had to be sutured,
and the clitoris had to be ‘acidified’. That
according to a surgeon Dr. Kellog. Yes!
Of the breakfast cereal fame. FYI, the
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes was originally formulated to suppress desire to masturbate.
He was an avid believer of going weak by
masturbation.
BASIS FOR WEAKNESS?
Castrated (balls removed) men becoming frail and prostitutes becoming sickly. If
only they knew that it was the testosterone
hormone (testicles as factory) and not the
“lost” sperm cells nor semen causing the
weakness; and frequent bouts of sexually
transmitted infections causing paleness
for the prostitutes. Weakness due to loss
of sperm cells by masturbating? FYI: there
50,000 sperm cells produced per minute!
MASTURBATORS REJOICE!
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Synopsis of education
in ‘Matuwid na Daan’
T
HE PAST administration of President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino
ended on June 30, 2016, leaving
behind the following legacies and accomplishments
in improving the
quality of education in the country and lifting
up people from
poverty.
The Asian
University
Rankings 2011Dr. Rex Casiple 2016 of the QS
Top Universities
showed that at
least four of our
universities out
of around 2,000 colleges and universities
in the country were included in the top 100
universities in Asia.
The year 2016 is bombarded with many
applications from colleges and universities
to conduct educational tours in Manila,
Baguio City, Cebu and Davao City.
The Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) issued the policies and guidelines (PGs) that cover the educational
tours and/or field trips in the Philippines to be followed by both public and
private higher education institutions
(HEIs) effective academic year (AY)
2012-2013.
Education
Updates
Joyful Sex...
from p.4
release your stress by it. Thou
shalt not covet thy neighbor’s
wife (or husband) – you can
be led out of temptation by
it. Thou shalt train your gun
to explode late – men use it
as tool to control Early or
Premature-ejaculation (thru
the ‘stop-squeeze’ method).
Thou shalt lead to infectionfree life – safe from HIVAIDS, Gonorrhea, and other
Sexually Transmitted Infections.
MR. AND MRS.
REJOICE TOO!
Masturbation (both for husband and wife) can be a great
equalizer – of sexual-needs
mismatch. Many a relation-
Focus...
In view of the 2015 ASEAN integration, some colleges and universities in the
Region applied to conduct international
educational trips (IETs) this CY 2016.
CHED issued the policies, guidelines
and procedures (PGPs) that cover the
IETs of undergraduate and graduate students to be observed by higher education
institutions (HEIs) in the country effective
academic year (AY) 2016-2017.
The 2012 National Household Survey
conducted by the Dangerous Drugs Board
(DDB) together with the Department of
Interior and Local Government (DILG)
showed that it could be millions of Filipinos were hooked on drugs.
This report is very alarming. Reports
from the police showed that children are
used and exploited in the illegal drug trades
in schools today.
Adult drug traders took advantage of
these children because of their innocence
and vulnerability that made them away from
suspicion as drug couriers or dealers. And
being minors, they cannot be imprisoned,
or if detained they could be released right
away.
On the other hand, the Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency (PDEA) suspected
that some foreign students might have
links to an illegal drug syndicate. Republic Act 9165, otherwise known as the
“Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of
2002”, stipulates that students of secondary
and tertiary schools shall, pursuant to the
related rules and regulations as contained
in the school’s student handbook and with
notice to the parents, undergo a random
drug testing.
These instructions include adverse effects of the abuse and misuse of dangerous
drugs on the person, the family, the school
and the community; preventive measures
against drug abuse; health, socio-cultural,
psychological, legal and economic dimensions and implications of the drug problem;
among others.
The family is the best defense against
drug abuse. The prevention of drug abuse
shall start within the family.
DepEd and the CHED implemented the
provisions of Republic Act 9165. Instruction on drug abuse prevention and control
was integrated in the elementary, secondary and tertiary curricula of all public and
private schools, whether general, technical,
vocational or agro-industrial as well as
in non-formal, informal and indigenous
learning systems.
All school heads, supervisors and teachers are empowered to apprehend, arrest or
cause the apprehension or arrest of any
person who shall violate any of the provisions of RA 9165.
Schools are urged to include information
and procedures on drug abuse prevention
and control in their Student’s Handbook.
(To be continued…)
ship suffers from silent anger
because the husband wants sex
three times a day while the wife
wants it three times a year (or
vice-versa). Spoons and forks
fly in the air, cups crash into
pieces, and doors detach from
the hinges. This could lead to
separation. Ergo, save the marriage and make a compromise.
Fill up the gap with gusto – by
going solo!
‘listen’ to what she says, enjoy
the way she caresses, and touch
(pressure and rhythm specified)
where she touches. One stupid-but not stupid at all-- question
I often hear: “Doc, you mean
is it okay to masturbate even
when you’re married?” Dear
oh dear! Sure!! Need I answer
more?
BONUS: FOR
PRE-ORGASMIC
WIFE
Obviously, I’m joking. Of
course, I can only be moral;
but I can’t be a moralist.
We’ll leave the moralizing
thing to our spiritual leaders. Just be glad to know
that masturbation does no
significant harm to the body.
It can even be healthy. As a
matter of…wait… wait…
With apology to the husband: your wife, chances are,
had her first orgasm not thru
your skillful intention but thru
her own masturbation. Why?
Because that’s one best way for
her to discover her sexuality. So
from p.4
already a covenant with an imprimatur of the
sovereign people and thus must take a different hue.
The purposes are laudable and the task
within reasonable means of accomplishments.
Nevertheless they are huge, grave tasks that
BUT YOU WILL
BURN IN HELL!
will require a common effort without regard
of whose interest will be damaged for the
greater good. Will the new Bacolod government implement the covenant without fear or
favor? Or will it be implemented with the next
election in mind like not enforcing the law on
maybe it’s the over fatigue
t h i n g . M y v i s i o n ’s n o w
blurred. OMG! What are
these curly strands growing
on my palm!!??
Dr. Yap is the author of
“Joyful Life and Sex” CBS,
NBS branches and an AASECT
member. He has his clinic in
Roxas City and a 2nd termer
councilor (Chair: Health
and Mass Media Committees
of same City). He holds radio
health shows every Sunday:
Health Line Roxas 10:30
am 900 khz am and Hutik
sa Kagab-ihon at 9: 30 pm
630 Khz AM Bacolod. Comments at fb/doc cesar yap
or Dr. Cesar S. Yap Jr. or
Google blogger: “How to
Almost Win Elections without
really Trying”.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
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Undying love songs
of John Ford Coley
I
T WAS A great evening for lovers, young and old, couples,
husbands and wives who watched the live concert of John
Ford Coley last July 8, 2016.
John Ford Coley of the “England Dan and John Ford Coley
musical duo” was here in Iloilo City for
his 40th Anniversary World Tour.
John Ford Coley is an American
singer, classically trained pianist and
actor. Coley was born on October 13,
1948 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
His friend and partner England Dan
died several years ago but John Ford Coley never stopped singing their immortal
love songs they both popularized.
They were active in the 70s, 80s and
Ranie Z. Jangayo
the late 90s but even until today their
music genres – pop rock, soft rock, folk
and country – are still loved even the
younger generations.
The Rose Memorial Hall of the Central Philippine University (CPU) in Jaro, Iloilo City was the concert
venue which became a romantic place for different couples. Everybody reminisced beautiful memories with their hit songs such as
“Just Tell Me You Love Me”, “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight”,
“Love Is The Answer”, “It’s Sad To Belong”, “We’ll Never Have to
Say Goodbye Again”, “Part of Me, Part of You”, “Broken Hearted
Me”, “Just the Two of Us”, “Wanting You Desperately” and many
other hits that still touch our hearts and the young ones too.
Tickets were sold out thus it was a jam-packed concert.
Before the concert proper, we were entertained by CPU’s
homegrown musical trio who received a big applause because of
their good song blending like “The Lettermen” of the 70’s.
Sirs good job!
straight
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And then the musical fanfare came, a bold voice introducing
John Ford Coley was heard all over the hall.
More lights went on. And John with his backup band – four
males and a beautiful female vocalist – began their opening song
to a thunderous applause.
The concert started around 8 p.m. My wife Mai and I enjoyed
every song, every minute.
Everybody was singing along with John, including my wife
and me. It was a lovely evening of toe tapping and clapping for
people of all ages inside Rose Memorial Hall.
Close to our seats along the VIP rows, I said media colleagues
like my good friend Junjun Sornito, his wife Jo with their two sons
who were also enjoying the greatest songs of John Ford Coley.
It’s a good thing to have the opportunities sitting along the VIP
rows of seats near the performance stage.
I’m so lucky to have a friend like Aksyon Chris Robles who
gave me the VIP tickets.
When Chris told me about the upcoming concert I promised
myself not to miss that once in a lifetime musical event.
Why? Because listening to, singing and playing different tunes
help us de-stress, relax and it motivate us in trying times. I will
always cherish this memorable and romantic evening.
Life without songs, musical melodies and harmonies is incomplete.
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supporters?
We will never know until a few months hence.
“By their fruits you will know them”. We knew
the past administration and its legacy of ineptness and avarice. We know the new government
because they are the “returnees” and therefore
they know the city’s operations at the palm of
their hands.
But there are new situations. The way the new
president runs the Republic places the new city
government on a bind – it can adjust or remain
static with the same old ways.
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DepEd rejected
K-12 package
By Dolly Yasa
BACOLOD City –The Department of
Education (Deped)-Bacolod City Division
di not accept the P40.87 million K-12 interactive Language Laboratory (Speech Lab)
procured by the city government under then
Mayor Monico Puentevella.
Cynthia Demavivas, Schools Division
Superintendent, justified their decision
in a letter dated July 7, 2016 and addressed to former Mayor Puentevella,
which City Legal Office (CLO) head
Joselito Bayatan revealed to the media
today July 11.
Demavivas furnished Bayatan a copy of
her letter to Puentevella as part of the CLO
probe into the project.
In the letter, Demavivas informed Puentevella that DepEd stands by its decision not
to accept the package as it was simply a set
of computers, not a speech lab package as
NBI head
confirms
looming
relief
By Dolly Yasa
BACOLOD City – Atty. Renato
Garbo III said he will soon be
relieved as National Bureau of
Investigation (NBI)-Bacolod
chief.
But Garbo said he does not
know his next assignment.
The revamp will affect all
NBI offices in the country.
“Dapat last year pa,” Garbo
said.
He stressed that his relief is
a promotion of sorts even as
he refuted claims that NBI-Bacolod under his leadership has
not accomplished anything.
In fact, Garbo said NBIBacolod is among the top 5
performing offices.
“Zero backlog na tayo ngayon.” He added.
Earlier, Atty. Ferdinand
Lavin, NBI regional director for Negros Island Region
(NIR), said their agency is now
in the process of reshuffling its
personnel in field offices.
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indicated in the purchase request.
“Nikka Trading failed to comply with
the specifications we detailed in the same
Purchase Request and despite the recommendations submitted by our Information
and Communication Technology (ICT)
officer and expert consultants, made no
effort to address the issues we raised,”
Demavivas said.
As to the contention of the supplier that
the package it delivered is more advantageous to the government, Demavivas said
such is misleading as the computers are
considered substandard.
She cited that the microprocessors of
the personal computers are Intel Celeron
which, by standards, are low end and nearly
obsolete.
As regards to the Delivery Receipts
signed by 22 school representatives,
Demavivas said “it was with the understanding that it is only for storage and safe
keeping and will still be inspected by the
representative from the Management Audit
Services Office(MASO) and they can only
certify that the materials are complete and
in good condition.”
She added that the school representatives were not authorized to check or inspect the materials delivered as it is under
the authority of the MASO.
On July 4, Mayor Evelio Leonardia directed Bayatan to investigate the controversial speech lab project of the city intended
for the 22 national high schools here.
The project was requested by DepEdBacolod and the budget came from the
Special Education Fund of the city government under the Puentevella administration.
The project became controversial after
the City Accountant’s Office withheld
payments amounting to P38,683,507.50
to supplier Nikka Trading.
Malabor slay case
probe continues – NBI
By Dolly Yasa
BACOLOD City – Atty. Renato Garbo III, chief
of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
here in Bacolod said they continue to investigate
the killing of Provincial Board Member Renato
Malabor and his bodyguard Leody Jumilla.
Garbo said the NBI respects the investigation
and the eventual filing of the case by the PNP
against their named suspects but their main focus
is the mastermind.
“We respect the (PNP) investigation, naka
focus kami sa mastermind although may kahirapan tayo dahil takot ang mga witnesses.”
Garbo said.
He added that they have their own set of wit-
nesses but he declined to confirm whether these
are also the same witnesses of the PNP.
“We have an eye witness, hirap lang sa identity.
We are studying all angles and motives of the case,”
Garbo further said.
Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. has called on the NBI to investigate the
killing of Malabor and Jumilla last June 28,
2015.
The two were leaving a cockpit in Barangay
Guintubhan, Isabela town at about 1 a.m. when
shot at close range by a lone gunman.
Jumilla died on the spot while Malabor
succumbed to a lone gunshot wound in the
back while undergoing treatment at a hospital
here.
Illegal drugs supply affected
by renewed PNP drive
By Dolly Yasa
BACOLOD City – Supply of illegal drugs in Negros Occidental is affected by the renewed
campaign of authorities.
Chief Insp. Mark Anthony
Darroca, head of the Provincial Anti-Illegal Drugs Task
sion only carried a maximum of six months
imprisonment.
Belmonte’s version of the FOI bill was
originally filed in October 2013 as House
Bill 3183. It was later substituted by House
Bill 5801 in May 2015, in consideration of
similar bills later filed by 65 other Lower
House representatives.
“The people’s right to information
on matters of public concern has a
deep historical foundation. Its inclusion in the Bill of Rights was neither
a spur of the moment, nor whimsical,”
Belmonte said in his explanatory note
for the bill.
“Rather, it was an offshoot of the long
and persistent struggle of the people for
genuine reforms, transparency and accountability in governance, and an indispensable element of the right to free speech,
Force, said supply of drugs into
Negros Occidental has slowed
down.
“What the illegal drug pushers are now doing is to dispose
their current supply to the
underground market as fast as
they can,” Darroca said.
He added that with the
expression and people’s initiative.”
Separately, Quezon City Fifth District
Rep. Alfred Vargas filed House Bill No.
75 or the “People’s Freedom of Information Act” on the first day of his second
term.
In his explanatory note, Vargas enumerated the constitutional provisions and laws
that acknowledge the right to information
but also pointed out there is still a need for
legislation to set the parameters and Vargas also stressed the importance of a FOI
law in combating corruption in Philippine
government.
“A comprehensive FOI Act will
strengthen active engagement and participation of all citizens in decision-making,
thus promoting a culture of democracy,
transparency, accountability, and good
governance,” said Vargas.
The FOI bill covers all government offices in the executive, legislative and judi-
intensified campaign against
illegal drugs, “many suspected drug users and pushers
have surrendered to authorities.”
But Darroca said some
of those who surrendered
“will return to the illegal drug
trade.”
cial branches as well as the constitutional
bodies of the republic.
The bill provides every Filipino citizen
with the right to be given access to any
record under the control of a government agency upon request. In turn, all
government agencies and public officials
are responsible in making government
information available for public scrutiny,
copying and reproduction.
It requires all government agencies to
disclose all the steps, negotiations and key
government positions pertaining to definite
propositions of the government, as well as
the contents of a contract, agreement or
treaty in all transactions involving public
interest.
The proposed legislation also imposes
administrative sanctions or criminal liability against any public officer or employee
who shall violate its provisions. . (ABSCBN News)
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016
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Isa”.
The observance aims to
increase the awareness of every Filipino on natural and
man-made disasters for a better
appreciation of the govern-
Dumarao...
from p.8
Edjan and JR Tanaleon combined for 19 and nine points,
respectively.
Dumarao’s Cris Loyola with
18 points concluded the thrilling square-off after he converted the two-point basket.
Dumarao Vice Squad also
clinched their victory over
Team Orola, 71-61, during their
July 9 game.
Vice Mayor Leslie Warren
Benjamin, Dumarao coach,
said his players are starting to
Scientists...
from p.2
tral Luzon State University
(CLSU), led by Dr. Ronaldo Alberto of the Institute of Climate
Change and Environmental
Management (ICCEM).
These were developed under
the Biodiversity Industry Strategic S&T Program (ISP) of
the Philippine Council of Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural
Resources Research and Development of the Department
of Science and Technology
(DOST-PCAARRD).
Murray...
from p.8
make up for the disappointment
of losing the Australian and
French Open finals to Djokovic
this year.
It also illustrated the masterstroke he pulled off in tempting
Ivan Lendl back into his coaching corner.
Raonic was attempting to
become the first Canadian to
win a Slam title but he was
thwarted by Murray’s toughas-teak defense and inspired
return game.
In the final analysis, his 29
unforced errors compared to
Murray’s miserly 12 proved
fatal in a match where serve
was broken just once.
Victory preserved the irongrip on the majors of the sport’s
“Big Four” with Lleyton Hewitt
the last man outside of Murray,
Djokovic, Federer and Rafael
Nadal to win Wimbledon back
in 2002.
RUSH OF BLOOD
Fittingly for such an occasion, the Centre Court Royal
Box was packed with sporting
and celebrity star power.
Portugal...
from p.8
the limelight and his own role
reduced to that of a cajoling
cheerleader, it was probably
not how Ronaldo would have
envisaged his evening panning out.
Yet having been part of the
Portugal side that were stunned
in the final as hosts by Greece
in 2004, he celebrated wildly
with his team mates as ticker
tape rained down from the
rafters.
“This is one of the happiest
moments in my career,” he said.
“I’ve always said I wanted to
win a trophy with the national
team and make history. And I
did it. Thank God, things went
well for us.”
Coach Fernando Santos,
whose side had won only one
ment’s disaster preparedness
programs.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)
through the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), this year’s theme
highlights the core intention of
this annual observance to make
the public own Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management as
a personal responsibility, “that
surviving, outlasting the ravages of any hazard and making
communities resilient is a duty
of every Filipino.”
blend with each others play
and are experienced cagers
already.
“Last year lang sila nagupod pero naga join pa kmi sa
iban nga liga like Roxas City
and Passi City tournaments
amo na siguro naka-adjust na
cla,” he added.
In the other game slated
July 10, Victorias House of
Silvanas (VHS) led by Charles
Carlisle, a Filipino-American
and Adamson player, defeated
defending champion and Iloilobased team from Jav’s Calibra-
tion, 79-72.
Michael Barbarada led the
assault for the winning squad
with 15 points while teammates
Nilo Obarides with 13 points.
As of July 10, VHS is still
leading the tournament with
three wins and no loss. Dumarao Vice Squad, Hercor
College and Jav’s Calibration
share on the second place
with two wins and one loss
each. JBLFMU has 1-2 win
loss record while Orola Roxas
City is still winless after three
games.
At least six biopesticides
were developed, field tested,
and patented by the team. Dr.
Alberto said that the biopesticides can be applied to crops
as a preventive or curative
measure. So far, the substances
have been effective in trials
on crops like tomato, pepper,
bitter gourd (ampalaya), and
onion.
The team has also looked
into 11 plant species from
Region 10 that have pesticidal
properties, which have potential
to be used as biopesticides.
DOST has been looking into
alternative, natural methods of
reducing pest damage to the
agriculture industries in the
Philippines while also reducing
damage to the country’s natural
diversity.
Pest damage is among the
biggest contributors to losses in
the agricultural sector. In May
this year, the Department of
Agriculture (DA) said that total losses in the sector reached
P8.7 billion due to the effects of
El Niño and plant pests. (ABSCBN News)
Prince William and wife
Kate were joined by former
champions Bjorn Borg, Boris
Becker and Stefan Edberg as
well as Hollywood actors Bradley Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch and Hugh Grant.
Murray had won all four of
the pair’s meetings in 2016,
including the Australian Open
semi-finals and in the final at
Queen’s Club.
The second seed was unable
to convert his first break point
in the seventh game but deservedly edged ahead at 4-3.
In a rush of blood to the
head, Raonic came to the net off
a weak approach and Murray
gleefully fired back the ball to
induce the crucial error.
It was only the sixth time the
25-year-old Canadian, who had
stunned Federer in a five-set
semi-final, had dropped serve
in the tournament.
Murray backed up the break
for 5-3 before Raonic took the
ninth game in which he fired his
first ace of the final.
He had gone into the match
having hit 137 aces in the previous six rounds.
A straightforward volley
allowed Murray to claim the
opener 6-4 with Raonic having
hit just nine winners.
Raonic remained under
siege, saving another break
point in the first game of the
second set, one more in the
seventh and two more in the
ninth as he clung on although
his escape was aided by two
Murray backhand errors.
Raonic unleashed a serve of
147mph in that game but his
opponent still won the point
-- a dispiriting snapshot of his
afternoon.
Murray remained in cruise
control, breezing through the
tie-break for a two sets lead.
He still hadn’t faced a break
point in the final while Murray’s
unforced error count was just six.
Raonic did carve out his first
break points in the fifth game of
the third set but Murray saved
both.
Another tiebreak was required and again Murray dominated, stretching out to five
match points.
Raonic saved one but Murray claimed victory was assured
when the Canadian netted a return. (Agence France-Presse)
match inside 90 minutes out of
seven at the tournament, hailed
a perfectly executed tactical
display.
“We were as simple as doves
and as wise as serpents,” he
said.
“Wherever we’ve gone there
have always been Portuguese
fans. This lifted our souls. It’s
hard to describe the players’
emotions -- it’s incredible.”
champions,” Deschamps said.
“Our disappointment is immense and will take time to
digest. We won together, we
suffered together and we lost
together. It would have been
magnificent to offer this trophy to our supporters, here at
home.”
For the much of the match,
there had looked like being
only one winner as France began with early attacking intent,
fuelled by the bullish presence
and charging runs of Moussa
Sissoko in midfield.
His 34th-minute shot was
well-parried by Portugal keeper
Rui Patricio, but by that point
the match had settled into a
pattern of France probing and
pushing but struggling to break
down their more defensivelyminded opponents. (Reuters)
DEBILITATING
DEFEAT
For France it was a debilitating
defeat after they had come into
the match as heavy favourites
and hoping to lift the spirits of a
nation still recovering from last
November’s attacks in Paris.
“We missed a chance, maybe
not a unique chance, but a great
chance to become European
50
cops...
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perintendent while are ranked
Police Officer 1 to Senior Police Officer 4.
The number includes 13
from the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) (7 officers and 6
PNCOs); Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) with 13 (one
officer and 12 PNCOs); Aklan
PPO with 9 PNCOs; Antique
PPO with 8 (3 officers and 5
PNCOs); Capiz PPO with 2
PNCOs: and one PNCO from
the Regional Headquarters
Support Group (RHSG).
Initially, only 48 officers
were “handpicked” all over the
region but PRO-6 later added
two but their previous unit assignments are still unknown.
Gorero declined to identify
the 50 officers.
In the meantime, they are
assigned at the Regional Personnel Holding Administrative
Office (RPHAO), a branch
under the RHSG.
Gorero said the officers
would undergo Cadet Character Aptitude Development and
Enhancement Training.
It remains unclear how long
the training would take place
but Gorero said it might run
for a month.
Gorero said Chief Superin-
Capitol
exec...
from p.1
ventively suspending Sucaldito
for 60 days due to administrative charges filed against her
for gross negligence, simple
negligence, two counts of grave
misconduct, and two counts of
simple misconduct.
The order stated that Sucaldito has to be preventively
suspended as to “not exert
undue influence on the investigation or pressure on its
witnesses.”
Atty. Dennis Ventilacion,
provincial legal officer, said the
suspension was meted pending
the formal investigation on the
PENRO official.
“Under the Local Government Code and Civil Service
Rules, if one of the charges
is grave misconduct against a
local official or employee, the
Teenage...
from p.1
percent in 2015.
Also, the Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study 4
(YAFS 4) showed that teenage
fertility in the country has quadrupled over the past decade
from 4.1 percent in 2002 to
15.1 in 2013.
The recent UNFPA report
revealed that the Philippines is
the only Asia-Pacific country
where the rate of teen pregnancies rose over the last two
decades.
“The Commission on Population VI is one with the en-
Power...
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of using concrete or steel poles.
Out of the 30,000 PECO poles,
around 5,000 wooden poles are
left,” Pastolero said.
As to the city-wide blackout
last July 8, 2016, Pastolero said
there a fault in the transmission lines of the National Grid
Corporation of the Philippines
(NGCP) affected Panay Energy
Development Corp. (PEDC),
Village...
from p.2
personalities.
Orbe is a nephew of Barangay Captain Remia Gregory
tendent Jose Gentiles, PRO-6
acting director, ordered that the
officers must undergo character
building seminar.
“They will be part of the first
batch,” he added, hinting at another round of movements.
It also remains unclear if
they will go back to their previous assignments after the
training.
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Olvido and Julie Robles.
INTERNAL
CLEANSING
While PRO-6 refused to
identify the officers, Senior
Supt. Remus Zacharias Canieso,
ICPO officer-in-charge, named
the 13 officers affected by the
movement.
They are Supt. Kim Legada,
chief of the Police Community
Relations branch; Chief Inspector Kitt Flora, Arevalo police
chief; Senior Inspector Edgar
Anonoy, chief of the City AntiIllegal Drugs Task Force; Senior Insp. Kenneth Ray MIlitar,
Molo police chief; Senior Insp.
Christopher Rodriguez, ICPO
records section; and Insp. Rico
Sta. Ana, chief investigator of
the Traffic Investigation and
Enforcement Unit (TIEU).
The non-commissioned officers are Police Officers 3 (PO3)
Allen Balledos, Herald Quiambao, and Rey Bagawa; Remy
Donasco; and PO1s James
While PRO-6 remains vague
on the true reason behind the
massive relief of officers, several PNP sources claimed that it
was the start of what Gentiles’
vowed as internal cleansing of
their ranks.
Some of the officers were
removed from their posts because of “previous indiscretions while in the performance
of their duty.”
But most of them were allegedly put on the chopping board
over reports of corruption and
involvement in illegal drugs.
Be that as it may, PRO-6
sources questioned the “informants” who pinned down the
officers.
“The information may have
been provided by a tainted
tipster. Not all of them might
have involvement in illegal
drugs and corruption,” one PNP
source said.
Upon his assumption as
PRO-6 officer-in-charge last
July 4, 2016, Gentiles has been
vocal that his first order of the
day is to go after illegal drugs.
He said that he would initially weed out scalawags within
the PNP ranks.
respondent can be preventively
suspended not exceeding 60
days,” Ventilacion said.
The formal investigation is
still ongoing and Ventilacion
said the result is either Sucaldito will be exonerated or
dismissed from service.
“If she is exonerated, she
will be compensated for those
days that she was suspended. If
she is found guilty of the administrative offense of grave misconduct, she will be dismissed.
The result of the investigation
will depend on the evidence
presented by the respondent
and complainants. The investigating committee can only
recommend. At the end of the
day their findings will either be
approved or disapproved by the
governor,” he added.
Granting that Sucaldito is
dismissed, Ventilacion said
she can still appeal her case
with the Civil Service Commission.
Defensor created an investigating committee to formally
investigate the charges against
the former PENRO head.
The investigation commenced November 2015 after
the provincial government
received complaints from two
quarry permittees, Aires Octaviano and Ireneo Grabato of
Alimodian.
The two claimed that Sucaldito refused to issue delivery
receipts without legal basis,
which halted their operations.
Another quarry permittee
from Guimaras, Genghis Ferrer,
accused Sucaldito of bribery in
favor of certain permitees.
Prior to the suspension, Sucaldito was assigned to the Provincial El Niño Task Force.
tire world in this significant
celebration for the teenage
girls. With the concerted
efforts from the Provincial
and City Population Offices
in the region, teenage girls
will be given emphasis as
they are to be heard by the
stakeholders and implement
programs and activities that
will address the threats that
they are confronting,” the
agency added.
In partnership with the provincial government of Antique,
PopCom-6 will conduct an
all-girl advocacy concert at the
University of Antique today,
July 12, 2016, dubbed “Power
Pop Pinays”.
This activity will feature the
unique talents of the students
of Antique and will discuss
pressing topics in an entertaining way.
Harold Alfred P. Marshall,
PopCom-6 regional director
said “There is a need to pool
our efforts together in safeguarding the future of these
teenage girls. By providing
comprehensive sexuality education, we also improve their
health-seeking behavior and
that we can contribute in reducing teenage fertility.”
PECO’s main power supplier.
“The plant shut down so it
wasn’t able to provide us with
power. But NGCP and PEDC
are studying this special protective scheme which would
isolate the power supplier in
case there is fault with the grid,
so that the plant will continue
running and can supply power
with PECO despite fault with
the grid,” he said.
NGCP is also implementing
contingency plans to protect
transmission lines from outages.
Michelle Visera, NGCPWestern Visayas corporate
communications and public
affairs officer, said maintenance activities are continuous,
particularly the trimming of
hazardous vegetations.
They also deploy line personnel to address troubles
caused by strong winds and
heavy rains.
of Bakhaw village, which is
tagged as one of Iloilo City’s
“drug havens”.
He is also the nephew of
Richard Prevendido, whom
the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 6 earlier
identified as one of the alleged
drug group leaders operating in
Iloilo City.
RELIEVED
Murray clinches 2nd
Wimbledon title
GREAT BRITAIN’S Andy
Murray celebrates winning
the mens singles final against
Canada’s
Milos
Raonic.
(Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
BRITAIN’S Andy Murray
clinched a second Wimbledon
title and third Grand Slam
crown Sunday when he downed
misfiring Milos Raonic of Canada 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2).
The 29-year-old world No.
2 added the 2016 trophy to
his 2013 triumph at the All
England Club and his 2012 US
Open breakthrough.
Appearing in his 11th final at
the majors, but his first against
an opponent other than Novak
Djokovic and Roger Federer,
the Scot put on a Centre Court
masterclass.
Murray buried his head in
his towel and wept in the moments after victory.
“It’s the most important
tournament for me every year.
I’ve had some great moments
and tough losses. I played some
really good stuff today,” Murray said. “The wins feel extra
special because of the tough
losses. I’m proud to have my
hands on the trophy again.”
Murray faced just two break
points in the two-hour-48-minute encounter while 25-year-old
Raonic, who had clobbered 137
aces going into the final, managed just eight on Sunday.
“It’s a difficult challenge.
Andy has been playing great
and he deserved to win, congratulations to him,” Raonic
said. “This one is going to
sting. I’m going to make sure I
do everything I can to be back
here for another chance.”
Victory for Murray helped
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STICKY DEFENSE Another five minutes was needed for Dumarao Vice Squad to vanquish JBLFMU in the 2016 Dumarao Mayor’s
Cup last July 10. (Abwe Estenor)
Dumarao Vice Squad beats
JBLFMU in OT, 92-89
By Elyrose S. Naorbe
The basketball team of Dumarao Vice
Squad survived the last scare after finishing
the 92-89 overtime victory against John B.
Lacson Foundation Maritime University
(JBLFMU) in the ongoing 2016 Dumarao
Mayor’s Cup held at the town’s gymnasium, July 10.
It was a tough ball game between two
teams in the regular period with most of the
players clicking all the cylinders for series
of basket conversions.
JBLFMU’s gunner Terence Infante
started the opening frame and gave the
first seven straight points for the visiting
squad.
But it was Armay Talimay of Dumarao
who broke the visiting team’s momentum
after he fired off the triple in the dying
second of the last quarter which resulted
to overtime.
Talimay collected 15 points including
the much-needed three-pointer that led to
overtime. His teammates Rolyn Sardonia
finished the game with 17 points while Jeffrey Espinosa counted for 11 points.
Infante sizzled for 20 points including four treys while fellow cagers Joshua
Dumarao/p7
Portugal stuns France to win Euro 2016
PORTUGAL FOUND an unlikely hero as Eder’s
thunderous finish deep into extra time secured
their first European Championship title after
they overcame the early loss of Cristiano Ronaldo to snatch a 1-0 victory over hosts France
on Sunday.
The substitute picked the perfect time to score
his first competitive goal for his country, marauding forward before letting fly with a bullet shot
from 25 metres in the 109th minute.
It was a magic moment for the 28-year-old,
who plays for French club Lille after a largely
unglamorous career, and a cruel blow for France
and their coach Didier Deschamps.
His side had dominated the match, but
squandered a number of chances, in front of
their devastated home support, who arrived at
the Stade de France hoping to celebrate a third
European crown.
The trophy was lifted triumphantly by Portugal captain Ronaldo, who broke down in tears at
the final whistle after his own game had come
to a frustrating end after 24 minutes when he
was carried off the pitch on a stretcher with a
knee injury.
The script had been written for him to produce
a performance to match his status as one of the
game’s greats, but he had to settle for a backstage role after Dimitri Payet’s challenge left
him in a heap on the floor.
So much of the build-up had focused on Ronaldo and his hopes of crowning a glittering career
with the only achievement missing from his CV,
a piece of international silverware.
That was achieved, but, with Eder stealing
Portugal/p7
PORTUGAL’S Eder celebrates with team mates after scoring a goal. (Carl Recine/Reuters/
Livepic)
France grouped with
USA in Rio Games
MOMENTS after winning the
FIBA Olympic Qualifers in
Manila to earn the last ticket
to the Rio Games, France was
drawn into Group A of the
basketball tournament where
they will compete against Team
USA.
France outlasted Canada,
83-74, behind a tremendous
crunch time performance from
Tony Parker, joining Serbia and
Croatia as the last three teams
to book their berths.
“I would like to be with the
United States in the group,”
France coach Vincent Collet
said in the press conference
after the game, and he got this
wish.
Croatia edged Italy in overtime, 84-78, in Turin, and was
the first country to be drawn.
They took the lone spot left in
Group B, where they joined
Argentina, Spain, Brazil, Lithuania, and Nigeria.
France and Serbia – which
routed Puerto Rico 108-77 –
were thus drawn into Group A,
along with defending Olympic
champion United States, Venezuela, China, and Australia.
“It’s better to be with the
States,” Collet explained. “After that you must finish second
to avoid them.”
Collet stressed that it will
be a very difficult tournament
no matter where they were
grouped in.
“They are all good. Only 12
teams from all over the world
– there is no weak team,” he
said. “It will be very difficult to
qualify for the finals. We know
that, but we are ready for it.”
The men’s Olympic tournament in Rio de Janeiro starts on
August 6. (ABS-CBN News)
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ILOILO A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
BPO ecosystem spurs
business development
WHILE CONTRIBUTING in a major way to growing
the Philippine economy and providing over 1 million
jobs, the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector
has evolve into a booster of local businesses where a
BPO operation is located.
Local economies come to life and businesses flourish in such an environment, as well as employment
opportunities.
“The indirect employment as a result of this could
be as much as 2.5 times as many people — from drivers, sari-sari store clerks, food vendors, shop clerks,
etcetera,” David Leechiu, Chief Executive Officer
of Leechiu Properties Consultants (LPC), told GMA
News Online.
From the construction of a BPO building alone,
Leechiu noted as much as 1,000 employees may be
generated, with an outsourcing firm typically spending
some P25,000 to P35,000 per square meter (/sq.m).
“Then they will typically, directly hire 300 to 1,000 fulltime employees being paid... P12,500 for a small provincial site to P20,000 per person per month,” he said.
Estimates by the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP)
placed at 1.3 million the full-time equivalent (FTE)
employees of the sector for the whole of 2016.
Citing data from the IBPAP, Leechiu said the Na-
tional Capital Region (NCR) alone accounts for 80
percent of BPO employment, with Cebu, Mindanao,
and the rest of Visayas, CALABARZON, and Central
Luzon getting around 3 percent each.
In its Market Insights, LPC noted the country currently has six centers of excellence in relation to the
BPO sector: Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, Metro Clark,
Metro Bacolod, Metro Davao, and Metro Iloilo.
The 10 next wave cities are Baguio, Cagayan de Oro,
Dagupan, Dasmariñas, Dumaguete, Lipa, Malolos, Naga,
as well as Sta. Rosa in Laguna and Taytay, Rizal.
RENTAL RATES
“The BPO will also rent space which typically
ranges from P300 to P700/sq.m. depending on the location. Most BPO companies will have 6.5/sq.m. per
seat so a 1,000-seat operation would occupy 6,500
sq.m of space,” Leechiu said.
This translates into monthly rental fees of P1.950
million to P4.550 million for a 1,000-seat operation.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
The environs of a BPO or “the ecosystem” usually thrive,
with business establishments sprouting within the immediate vicinity on the heels of a growing BPO operations.
“They would need a convenience store, canteen,
and support facilities like coffee shops, some clothing
stores, groceries, etcetera,” Leechiu noted.
Property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) earlier
said the expansion of the BPO industry is supporting the
demand for office and residential space in the country.
BANDWAGON EFFECT
There has been an obvious bandwagon effect in the
areas where BPOs are located, Leechiu noted.
Most companies first try to get a feel of the place
before they decide to put up shop.
“If you look at Clark, Bacolod, Iloilo, few companies wanted to explore locations until the first mover
came in, then others followed immediately after — like
a bandwagon effect. So the first locator would usually
double in size in three years and other companies will
follow them,” Leechiu said.
Finance Secretary Carlos “Sonny” Dominguez III
earlier said, however, that the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is not keen on relying too much
on the sector as a growth driver. He noted that in the
long run technological advancements may lead to a decline in its contribution to the gross domestic product.
“We just want to make sure we are prepared if there
are any breakthrough developments in new technology for artificial intelligence,” he said. (GMA News)
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Oil firms
slash
pump
prices
today
OIL COMPANIES will cut
gasoline prices by 80 centavos
per liter today, July 12, 2016.
According to separate advisories, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and Phoenix Petroleum Philippines will apply
the reduction at 6 a.m.
Flying V will also decrease
its gas prices by 90 centavos
per liter at 12:01 a.m.
The three oil firms stressed
there will be no price movements for diesel.
Shell and Flying V meanwhile said there will be no
changes in kerosene prices.
With the price change, gas
will range from P34.85 to
36.75 per liter in Metro Manila.
Gasoline prices, on the other
hand, will remain at a range of
P35.65 to 43.25 per liter. (PNA)
DTI-PAB retains status in PAC MLA Uncertainty as govt
Benguet
reviews Globe-PLDT deal
Corp seeks
lifting of
nickel mine
suspension
BENGUET CORP. said July
11, 2016 it would seek to lift a
suspension on its nickel mine
for alleged violation of environmental safety standards.
Benguetcorp Nickel Mines
Inc. (BNMI) was among four
companies suspended by Environment Secretary Gina Lopez
last week for “environmental
degradation, denudation of
forests and lack of funds for
progressive rehabilitation.”
“BNMI will immediately
request for a reconsideration of
the suspension order since its
mining operation is fully compliant with the regulatory requirements and environmental
standards of the government and
its host communities,” the company told the stock exchange.
“BNMI will cooperate with
the audit of mining companies
ordered by the DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources) and it is confident
it will be allowed to resume operations thereafter,” it added.
Benguet Corp.’s A shares were
down 2.68 percent to 6.90 pesos
in early trading on Monday.
The company said its nickel
mine resumed operations in
August last year after it complied with requirements set by
the Mines and Geosciences
Bureau and and Environmental Management Bureau.
It added it complied with
securing the environment
standard ISO:4001 last March,
two months before the May
deadline. (ABS-CBN News)
THE DEPARTMENT of Trade and IndustryPhilippine Accreditation Bureau (DTI-PAB)
once again maintained its signatory status to the
Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) for the
accreditation of Certifying Bodies on Quality
Management System (QMS) and Environment
Management System (EMS).
The PAC MLA signatory members voted to continue DTI-PAB’s MLA signatory status on QMS
and EMS during the annual meeting of the Pacific
Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) and Asia Pacific
Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC)
in Taipei City, Taiwan on June 11-18, 2016.
DTI-PAB has been a signatory member since August 7, 2002 for QMS and January 12, 2007 for EMS.
To maintain MLA signatory status to PAC
MLA, an accreditation body undergoes peer
evaluation by a team of evaluators from fellow
MLA signatory accreditation bodies.
This evaluation is conducted every four years
to ensure fulfillment of the criteria specified in
ISO/IEC 17011: Conformity assessment - General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies.
DTI-PAB underwent a peer evaluation in February 2016.
The maintenance of MLA signatory status is a
continuing testament of the equivalence of PAB’s
accreditation with those of other MLA signatory
accreditation bodies.
It also demonstrates its commitment to help
the Philippine industry players in attaining the
same level of efficiency in its management sys-
tems to be able to compete in the global market.
The PAC is an association of Accreditation
Bodies among member economies of the Asia
Pacific Region.
Multilateral arrangements between member
accreditation bodies of PAC enhances acceptance of certified products and services across regional borders by removing the need for them to
undergo additional inspections or certification at
each country of entry for as long as the certification is issued by a signatory economy.
This helps reduce bureaucracy and the added
costs to businesses as well as contributes to operational efficiency. Maintenance of DTI-PAB’s
MLA signatory status is critical in maximizing
the country’s trade opportunities.
To date, DTI-PAB has accredited (based on
ISO/IEC 17021) six (6) certification bodies(CBs):
AJA Registrars Inc., Bureau Veritas Certification
Philippines, Certification International Philippines
Inc., SGS Philippines, Inc.-CBE, TUV Rheinland
Philippines, Inc., TUV SUD PSB Philippines,
Inc. for certification of quality management
systems, (ISO 9001), three (3) CBs for environmental management system (ISO14001):Bureau
Veritas Certification Philippines, Certification
International Philippines Inc., SGS Philippines,
Inc.-CBE, (ISO 14001), one CB, Certification International Philippines Inc., for food safety management system (ISO 22000).
PAB has also accredited (based on ISO/IEC
17065), one (1) CB for Product Certification SGS Gulf Limited – Regional Operating Headquarters (ROHQ).
Tel no. 036-288-3326 / www.pcboracay.com
Sitio Ambolong, Manoc-Manoc, Malay, Aklan, Boracay Island
GLOBE TELECOM Inc. and Philippine Long Distance Telephone
Co.’s purchase of San Miguel Corp.’s telecommunication assets
was cast into uncertainty after the government’s anti-trust watchdog insisted on reviewing the transaction.
Globe and PLDT had said that the P70-billion deal, which effectively
stopped the establishment of a third player in the industry, was deemed
approved just by notifying the Philippine Competition Commission.
“At this point, the PCC is more keen on being able to conduct
the review expeditiously and if necessary, looking at the appropriate remedies to anti-competitive impacts, if any, rather than focusing on liabilities and penalties,” PCC Chairman Arsenio Balisacan
said in a text message to ANC.
The deal was announced on May 30, 2016, just days before the
newly-formed PCC released its implementing rules.
Globe and PLDT said acquiring San Miguel’s 700 mhz frequency would make internet connections faster. The Philippines has the
second slowest internet in Asia, next only to war-torn Afghanistan.
The market, however, did not appear worried as shares of the
two companies traded higher on Monday. Globe was up 1.78 percent to 2,398 pesos while PLDT was up 0.76 percent to 2,110.
“The reason why people are buying Globe and PLDT are really for the dividends,” COL Financial analyst April Lee Tan told
ANC’s “Market Edge with Cathy Yang.”
“People aren’t very concerned about that situation or the possibility that they will not be allowed to push through with the purchase,” she said. (ABS-CBN News)
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business
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Guardian
the daily
Western Visayas Most
Read and Respected
Press secs clash over
tax stamps printing
FORMER COMMUNICATIONS Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. on Monday said
his successor, Secretary Martin Andanar,
may have been misinformed about the alleged overprinting of revenue stamps for
cigarettes and liquor products.
“As Communications Secretary, it is his
duty to first verify the accuracy of reports
being fed to him before he discusses these
publicly,” Coloma said in a statement.
“It is my humble opinion that Secretary
Andanar may have prematurely affirmed
the insinuations of alleged wrongdoing even
absent the presentation of clear, concrete
and convincing proof in a fair and impartial
fact-finding inquiry,” Coloma added.
The former Palace official was pertaining to a Philippine Daily Inquirer report in
which Andanar said he instructed an audit
of the National Printing Office (NPO) and
the APO Productions Unit Inc. (APO).
The NPO and APO are under the Presidential Communications Office (PCO),
which Andanar presently heads.
The PCO was called the Presidential
Communications Operations Office during Coloma’s term under the Aquino administration.
“I was told the tax seals were being
used to sell cigarettes and alcoholic beverages that were smuggled into the country,” the newspaper report quoted Andanar as saying.
Coloma argued that it would be “difficult for fraud or tampering to take place”
because “stringent quality, process and security control measures have been put in
place to ensure the integrity of the printing process.”
The printing of revenue stamps for liquor products, Coloma explained, is being
performed by the NPO in Quezon City,
THE RAPID Visa team headed by Cebu Customer Service manager Jerome Hermosilla (left), is now ready to serve the Cebuano populace with their travel visas to
anywhere in the world. Rapid Visa the fastest visa processing service company in
the US, just formally launched (July 4) its local office on the 12th floor of Centrale
Park Bldg. at the Cebu IT Park in Lahug, Cebu City
while the printing of revenue stamps for
cigarettes is done at the APO Production
Unit security printing plant at the Lima
Technology Park in Malvar, Batangas.
Coloma noted NPO acting Director
Raul Nagrampa told him that the printing
of liquor stamps is closely supervised by
the at least two representatives from the
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) from
the printing, packing, loading, delivery,
and acceptance of revenue stamps.
Coloma said that APO General Manager Jaime Aldaba pointed out that the
APO and the BIR are in the process of
coming up with a memorandum of agreement to cover the printing of revenue
stamps for liquor products, as the APO
security printing plant is better equipped
to implement the Internal Revenue Stamp
Integrated System formulated by the BIR.
(GMA News)
JEROME HERMOSILLA, RapidVisa Costumer
Service manager in Cebu, answers queries from
the local media during the July 4 formal launching of RapidVisa’s Cebu branch on the 12th floor
of Centrale Park building at the Cebu IT Park in
Lahug. RapidVisa is the fastest visa processing
service firm in the US and in the country today.
Fastest visa processing
firm in US now in Cebu
JEROME HERMOSILLA, RapidVisa Costumer Service manager in Cebu, stands proud in front of the
company’s logo. Rapid Visa, which formally launched
its Cebu City office on July 4, 2016 on the 12th floor
of Centrale Park Bldg. at the Cebu IT Park, is the
fastest visa processing service firm in the US today.
RAPIDVISA, the fastest visa processing service in the US and in the
country today, is set to officially
open its Cebu office on the 12th floor
of Park Centrale bldg. at the IT Park
in Lahug, Cebu City, on July 4.
“Cebuanos, and Filipinos in general, need not spend so much time
processing their visas anymore,”
says RapidVisa’s Customer Service
Manager, Jerome Hermosilla, who is
expected to cut the inaugural ribbon
on opening day.
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“Instead of going through the
hassle and complexity with the processing, they can focus on spending
more quality time with their loved
ones,” Hermosilla adds.
With RapidVisa, Filipinos, as
well as immigrants from over 194
other countries, can get their family
visas to the US usually within five to
six months time.
“We boast of our fast and efficient
service,” Hermosilla says. “We are
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Whirlpool receives
award as most trusted
brand in the Philippines
FOR THE sixth year in a row, the Filipino consumers have spoken:
Whirlpool is still their brand of choice in washing machines.
This year, Whirlpool has once again been conferred with the
Ultimate Seal of Consumer Approval as one of the Most Trusted
Brands for Household Products for the Washing Machine Category in the Reader’s Digest Asia’s Trusted Brand 2016 Awards.
Launched in 1999, the Reader’s Digest Asia Trusted Brands
has established a solid reputation as the premier consumer-based
survey in Asia, providing an objective and reliable reference for
consumers throughout the region. Achieving the Reader’s Digest
Asia Trusted Brands status is a genuine recognition of consumer
approval as the survey reflects consumers’ choice of their most
trusted brands among the thousands available in the market.
“Receiving this award just simply fills us with gratitude and
pride as this recognition comes from the Filipino consumers
themselves. The continued trust they have in Whirlpool validates our commitment as a brand to bring only high-quality and
energy-efficient products to help make the lives of Filipino families more convenient,” said Joy Catiis-Cruz, Marketing Manager
of Whirlpool in the Philippines.
Since 1911, Whirlpool has distinguished itself as a brand
designed for families. Every Whirlpool product has been meticulously made with the family in mind, providing outstanding
quality, unparalleled durability and advanced technology. No
other appliance brand in the world has the trusted legacy that
Whirlpool has been able to achieve in over 100 years, and that
trust extends not only to its washing machine products but to the
rest of its product line which consists of refrigerators, freezers,
microwave ovens, washers and dryers, inverter air conditioners
and cooking appliances.
To know more about Whirlpool, you may visit their website at
www.whirlpool.com.ph or follow their official Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/WhirlpoolPhilippines.
EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
OF REAL ESTATE WITH WAIVER AND
RENUNCIATION OF RIGHTS
Notice is hereby given that the property of the late
Visitacion Doromal Bermejo known as a portion of Forest
Lake Memorial Park – Iloilo, Mandurriao, Iloilo; described
as: Area-Fishtail Palm Garden, Sector C-40, Lot 4, Type/Class
L-DLX; is subject of EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
OF REAL ESTATE WITH WAIVER AND RENUNCIATION
OF RIGHTS to her legal heirs in favor of Nenita D. BermejoBedia. As per Doc. No. 291; Page No. 59; book No. VIII; Series
of 2016 under Notary Public of Atty. Marion F. Solomia.
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What’s in cigarette smoke? Most
people don’t know — survey
Scientists use phones
to track dengue outbreaks
in poor nations
MANY PEOPLE in a recent study said they’d tried to find out
what chemicals are in tobacco products or smoke, but most were
not familiar with components other than nicotine.
Surveyed by phone, more than half the respondents said
they’d like to see this information on cigarette packs and a quarter would like to have access to it online.
Of the 7,000 constituents of cigarette smoke, 93 in particular are
quite toxic, said Dr. Kurt M. Ribisl of the Lineberger Comprehensive
Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
“It’s pretty surprising how relatively few people have heard
of these yet many were interested in hearing more about them,”
Ribisl told Reuters Health by phone.
The most simple and effective messaging may be to list the
chemicals and, briefly, their health effects, he said. For example,
cigarette smoke contains arsenic, which causes heart damage,
and formaldehyde, which causes throat cancer.
Ribisl and colleagues surveyed nearly 5,000 U.S. adults by phone,
targeting high smoking / low income areas and cell phone numbers.
Almost a quarter of respondents reported being smokers, most
saying they had smoked every day for the past month.
The researchers chose 24 harmful chemicals in tobacco and
divided them into six groups of four. Each participant answered
questions about one group of four chemicals, selected at random.
More than a quarter of respondents said they had looked for
information on the constituents of tobacco smoke, most commonly young adults and smokers. More than half said they would
most prefer to see this information on cigarette packs.
NEW YORK – Researchers have developed a new method to
pinpoint outbreaks of dengue fever by tracking phone calls to
public health hotlines, a team of scientists said on Friday.
Analyzing patterns of calls called severe dengue is a leadin Pakistan’s Punjab region, ing cause of death among chilthe researchers forecast sus- dren in some Asian and Latin
pected dengue cases up to American countries, according
two weeks ahead of time with to the WHO.
The low-cost statistical
block-by-block accuracy, the
researchers said in a study method to track dengue is parpublished in the journal Sci- ticularly adapted for nations
lacking the resources to effecence Advances.
Dengue infections have in- tively monitor the spread of discreased dramatically over re- eases, said the scientists from
cent decades, making the virus the United States, Pakistan and
the world’s fastest-spreading United Arab Emirates.
“Thousands of lives are
tropical disease, according to
the World Health Organization lost every year in developing
countries for failing to detect
(WHO).
The virus, which has flu-like epidemics early because of the
symptoms that can develop lack of real-time data on reinto the deadly dengue hem- ported cases,” said co-author
orrhagic fever, causes around Lakshminarayanan Subrama390 million infections a year nian, a professor at New York
University’s Courant Institute
globally, the UN agency says.
Though dengue seldom of Mathematical Sciences.
causes death, a complication
Scientists/pB7
(iSTOCK photo)
Only eight percent of respondents knew that at least three of
the four chemicals they were asked about are present in cigarette
smoke, the researchers reported in BMC Public Health.
“Many people seek information on smoke components but not
many find it,” said Dr. Reinskje Talhout of the National Institute
for Public Health and the Environment at the Center for Health
What’s in cigarette/pB7
Study: Anti-HIV pill may
not be reaching those at risk
HPV vaccination reduces
abnormal Pap tests – study
YOUNG WOMEN who get the recommended
three doses of human papilloma virus (HPV)
vaccine have fewer abnormal Pap tests than
unvaccinated women and women who only get
two doses, Canadian researchers say.
HPV vaccination is intended to prevent cervical cancer and abnormal cells that can lead to
cancer, but how well it’s working among North
American women remains unclear.
“Both HPV vaccination and cervical cancer
screening are important to further reduce the
incidence, morbidity, and mortality of cervical
cancer,” senior study author Dr. Huiming Yang
from Alberta Health Services in Calgary told
Reuters Health by email.
The province of Alberta implemented a
school-based HPV vaccination program for girls
in 2008 and expanded it to include boys in 2014.
The HPV vaccination program provides three
doses of the vaccine over a six-month period.
Yang and colleagues studied the impact on
Pap test results eight years into this program.
The researchers analyzed data on 10,204
women, 56 percent of whom were unvaccinated
and the rest had received at least one dose of HPV
vaccine before having cervical cancer screening.
Overall, 14.5 percent of women had abnormal
Pap tests and 85.5 percent had normal tests. Most
abnormal tests, nearly 94 percent, were low-grade
abnormalities, but the rest were the high-grade abnormalities that could progress to cervical cancer.
Less than 12 percent of women who had received at least three doses of the vaccine had
abnormal Pap results, whereas 16 percent of
unvaccinated women had abnormal tests. This
translates into a 28 percent risk reduction with
full HPV vaccination.
The difference was even greater – a 50 percent reduction in risk – when only high-grade
abnormalities were included, according to the
results published in CMAJ.
Surprisingly, incomplete HPV vaccination with
two or fewer doses of the vaccine was not associated
with a lower risk of having an abnormal Pap test.
“Our study shows that three doses HPV vaccination is very effective in reducing cervical
cell abnormalities, particularly for high-grade
lesions, but two does not appear to offer similar
protection,” Dr. Yang concluded. “It is important
to complete all scheduled doses of vaccine.”
“I found it interesting that young women in
this study that received two doses of the quadrivalent vaccine had similar odds of having an
abnormal Pap as those who had 0 doses,” said
Dr. Jacqueline M. Hirth from the University of
Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, who has also
studied the effect of HPV vaccination on cervical cancer screening among young women.
That result should be interpreted with caution, she told Reuters Health by email, since
many of the young women in this sample were
under 21 years of age and may not have been
receiving routine Pap screenings.
“They may have actually gone to their providers for abnormal bleeding or other symptoms, which may have prompted them to receive Pap tests that would not have met the
criteria for ‘routine’ screenings,” Hirth said.
HPV vaccination in combination with cervical cancer screening according to guidelines is
important for the prevention of cervical cancer,
Hirth said, because the HPV vaccine does not
protect against all high-risk HPV types.
She added that it’s important for women to receive all three doses of the HPV vaccine and to
undergo cervical cancer screening regardless of
vaccination history in order to reduce their risk
of developing HPV-related cancers. (Reuters)
ONLY A SMALL proportion
of gay and bisexual men who
could have taken a daily pill to
reduce their risk of HIV actually did so in 2014, according
to a new study.
Furthermore, young gay and
bisexual men and those of color, who are among the groups
most at risk for infection with
the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV), were less likely to
be taking the medication than
their older and white counterparts.
Unequal use of the drug,
called Truvada, may worsen
the disparities between races
in HIV rates, said lead author
Henry Raymond, of the San
Francisco Department of Public Health.
“We don’t want to leave
Anti-HIV/pB7
CONTINUING to educate people about PrEP, changing the social stigma around its use and altering some of the public health
approaches may help address some of the disparities. (Susana
Vera/Reuters)
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up about Jessy
Jaya visits Igan in Tonight
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THE COUNTRY’S Queen of Soul, Jaya,
shares stories and music in her first-ever guesting
on Tonight with Arnold Clavio (TWAC) on July
13, 2016.
To make most of Jaya’s visit, TWAC is
allotting two episodes that feature Arnold
Clavio asking the award-winning singer the
truth behind the rumor that she will be leaving
the Kapuso Network and her singing career.
Jaya further shares what she still wishes to
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“We think our technique
can be of use to public health
officials in their fight against
the spread of crippling diseases.”
The method was tested in
Pakistan in the aftermath of a
2011 dengue outbreak in Lahore in which 21,000 were infected, the study said.
Over two years the researchers tracked more than
300,000 phone calls in the
city, Pakistan’s second largest,
Fastest
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to a health hotline set up in the
aftermath of the outbreak.
“To the best of our knowledge, this system is the first to
demonstrate ... that an accurate, locality-specific disease
forecasting system can be built
using call volume data from a
public health hotline,” said
Subramanian.
Only one dengue vaccine is
currently licensed, Sanofi SA’s
Dengvaxia, with Mexico in
December becoming the first
country to give it approval.
But the three-dose vaccine
was approved only for use in
a limited population, people
aged nine to 45 who live in
areas where the disease is endemic, meaning younger children and tourists could not get
it, and questions remain about
its effectiveness.
In 2015, a spike in cases of
dengue fever in Asia - including the Philippines, Myanmar,
Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam
- put medical services under
strain. (Reuters)
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MANILA -- Just weeks after denying reports
that he is in a relationship with Jessy Mendiola,
Luis Manzano on Monday finally admitted that
he and the actress are dating.
“Lumalabas kami,” Manzano told reporters
at the press conference for the third season of
the game show “Minute To Win It,” which will
start airing on July 18. “Kasi kapag-deny ko
‘yon ay magagalit kayo sa aking lahat. Mukha
naman akong tanga kapag dininay ko ‘yon.”
“Hindi kami puwedeng mag-deny kasi
mayroon kaming pictures online. Parang ang
weird naman noon kung idi-deny ko ‘yon,”
he also said, referring to photos of him and
Mendiola at a mall, which were posted by fans
online.
However, Manzano refused to give further
details about his personal life.
“Sabi ko nga, anything I answer hahanapan
ng mali. Sumagot na nga ako dati nahanapan
ng mali, eh di tatahimik na lang ako. Uulitin
ko lang: kung alam ko ang tao ay sasaksakin
ako bakit ko bibigyan ng kutsilyo?” Manzano
explained.
Mendiola earlier went on the record to say
that that they are not hiding anything.
“I am not the type naman to be so cautious
about it or be so scared na makita ako ng ibang
tao sa labas kasi I am single. I don’t have any
problems with going out with other people,”
she said.
Mendiola even went on to say that Manzano
stands a chance with her.
Asked to comment about this, Manzano said:
“Okay, it’s good, thank you very much.”
Mendiola has been in the media spotlight
lately after the Kapamilya actress was voted
What’s
in
cigarette..
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Protection in The Netherlands.
“Here they also seek it but
in general don’t understand
it very well, so we developed
fact sheets for the general
public,” Talhout told Reuters
Health by phone.
Having this information may
help smokers make an informed
decision, but there is no evidence yet on how it may change
smoking behavior, Talhout said.
“If people hear about these
components they are quite
shocked,” she said.
The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has a list of
harmful and potentially harmful tobacco components available to consumers, and tobacco manufacturers are obliged
to send this list and amounts
in their products to the FDA,
Talhout said. (Reuters)
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anyone behind,” he told Reuters Health.
Truvada, manufactured by Gilead, is a
combination of two antiretroviral drugs
that work to keep HIV, which causes
AIDS, from replicating in the body. Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2012, Truvada is often just
referred to as PrEP, which stands for preexposure prophylaxis.
Gay and bisexual men who regularly
take Truvada reduce their risk of HIV by
90%, according the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
For the new study, reported in the journal
Sexually Transmitted Infections, Raymond’s
team analyzed data from 411 gay and bisexual men living in San Francisco in 2014.
About three-fourths of the men said
they were HIV-negative—and of those,
64% met one of the CDC’s criteria for
Truvada use. Those criteria are having
an HIV-positive partner, not being in a
monogamous relationship with an HIVnegative partner, having anal sex without
a condom or having a sexually transmit-
ted infection in the past six months.
But while nearly two-thirds were eligible for Truvada, only about 14% of those
eligible men said they had used it at some
point in the past year.
When the researchers applied the
study’s results to the wider population of
gay and bisexual men in San Francisco,
they estimated that 27,745 men met the
CDC’s guidelines for Truvada but weren’t
using the drug.
About 80% of young gay and bisexual
men between ages 18 and 24 met one of
those criteria, compared to about 29% of
men 55 years old or older, the study found.
Yet, none of the younger men reported using Truvada.
About 23% of white gay and bisexual
men who met the CDC’s criteria took the
pill, compared to about 4% of Hispanic
men, 7% of Asian men and 8% of black
men, the researchers found.
According to the CDC, 44,703 people
in the U.S. were diagnosed with HIV in
2014 - and about 25% of new infections
the “sexiest woman” in the country by readers
of FHM Philippines -- a title previously held by
Manzano’s ex-girlfriend Angel Locsin.
“I don’t want to limit women to titles nor
statistics, napaka-unfair naman sa kanila noon,
parang denumero lang,” Manzano said when
asked about this. “Yes, it’s a prestigious title
being hailed as the sexiest pero kapag ni-refer
na sa akin parang puting them as statistics and
that’s very unfair to all the ladies out there.”
Meanwhile, Manzano stayed mum when told
that Locsin admitted that she is still hurting over
their breakup.
“No matter what I say hahanapan ako ng
mali. I hope people will understand that,” he
said. (ABS-CBN News)
were in black gay and bisexual men. About
18% of those new cases were among gay
and bisexual males ages 13 to 24.
“There (are) pretty marked disparities in who is using and who is not using
PrEP,” said Dr. John Schneider, who directs the Chicago Center for HIV Elimination at the University of Chicago.
There could be several reason why
certain people are less likely to use Truvada, he told Reuters Health, including
structural factors like lack of insurance,
incarceration rates and how often people
see their doctors.
The researchers caution that the study’s
results are limited. For example, the data
were collected only two years after Truvada was approved for PreP.
Raymond also said the results may not reflect Truvada use in other parts of the U.S.
Schneider, who was not involved with
the new study, also cautioned that the
CDC’s criteria for PrEP use may not be
applicable to all gay and bisexual men.
(Reuters)
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Warping or Sab-ong
Reeding or Sulod sa Sulod
Sustaining
Hand-loom Weaving
in
Text and photos by Bombette G. Marin
I
Iloilo
n the weaving barangays of Miagao, Igbaras, Oton, Badiangan and Duenas in Iloilo, there are plenty of awe-inspiring histories of loom-weaving that must be preserved and
passed.
Weaving is a tedious process which requires a great deal of
concentration from the weaver. It is very labor intensive craft
that starts with careful planning of colour matching, warping,
beaming, hedding, reeding, tie-in, spooling then the weaving
process.
Our weavers learned their skills from more experienced elders.
There is a scarcity of weavers today. Most young women,
whose predecessors resorted to hand-weaving for a living, are
no longer interested as it is thought to be time-consuming and
boring.
Some have stopped because they moved to other places hoping to land better jobs.
The art of hand-weaving may one day diminish if our younger
generation is no longer interested in it. It is crucial to find ways
of educating the younger generation and innovate the process of
weaving from traditional patterns and colours to contemporary
ones, so that more interesting products can be produced to suit
today’s market.
It is important to think of various approaches to add value and
transform local fabrics to broaden its usage in local and international markets.
In view of these problems, the Provincial Tourism Office and
SM City Iloilo choose to direct their efforts to hand-loom weaving to preserve and promote the art, aside from improving the
livelihood of local weavers through an annual project, the Indigenous Fiber Fashion Fair.
The event decided to focus on producing contemporary handwoven textiles to cater for a broader market.
Unlike in the old days where hand-loomed fabrics were con-
Hedding
sidered prized possessions and were only worn by the elite and
their families, today, it is mostly worn as evening pieces for festive occasions and formal functions.
Our local fabrics the Patadyong, Hablon and Polyabaca have
been transformed into apparel, fashion accessories such as handbags as well as home products such as place mats, cushions,
table runners and gift items such as shawls.
Organized in 2008, the Indigenous Fiber Fashion Fair is
aimed at giving a voice to the traditional, hand-loomed fabrics
of Iloilo. The annual event has given our women weavers the
opportunity to show their strength, talent and pride in ways they
never thought possible.
The event started working with women artisans from the
weaving towns of Miagao, Oton, Badiangan, Duenas and Igbaras who weave beautiful textiles and helped them take their
wares to the mall.
Sustainability is our primary objective. Since 2008, the event
had supported the local weaving communities in Iloilo. Wooden
looms and threads had been handed out to beneficiaries to help
Panghabol or Weaving
them develop more economic opportunities, specifically for
women who are entirely dependent on their partners’ income.
The Indigenous Fiber Fashion Fair believes in the importance of preserving and promoting our local culture and heritage
through improving the livelihoods of artisans, raising awareness
on Ilonggo heritage and its artisans, making heritage relevant
and contemporary.
This can be done through design and innovation, and developing new markets via new ways of branding and marketing
Ilonggo heritage products.
The Provincial Tourism Office and SM City Iloilo with the
municipalities of Miagao, Oton, Badiangan, Duenas and Igbaras, ISAT University, DTI and the Daily Guardian will celebrate
the 9th Indigenous Fiber Fashion Fair on August 3-7, 2016 at the
event center of SM City Iloilo.
The annual Indigenous Fiber Fashion Fair ensures that this
tradition will continue to be practiced for generations to come.
For more information, please contact the Provincial Tourism Office at (033) 3384910.