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OFWs ask SC to stop mandatory SSS contributions for them
Some
Filipino Overseas therefore mandated to shell out the monthly petitioners said, there would be no guarantee the SSS, the Department of Foreign Affairs,
(OFWs) workers the Department of Labor and Employment,
asked the SSS contribution. that the employers outside Philippine and the Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration.
Supreme Court to nullify Petitioners say the law is unconstitutional jurisdiction could be compelled to shell out According to the SSS, less than 600,000
of the three million OFWs are currently
the provision in the Social because of its discriminatory nature. for the SSS contribution of their employees. registered as SSS members.
“Land-based OFWs are being required Malacañang previously said the Social
Security Act of 2018 (Republic Act No. 11199) to be compulsory members to the SSS with They also called the implementing Security Act would give compulsory SSS
rules and regulations “oppressive” and coverage to land and sea-based OFWs. With
that makes it mandatory for them to give the status of a self-employed person paying a violation of the Migrant Workers and this, it is expected that the number of OFWs
both the employee and employer shares,” the covered by SSS would increase to around 2.5
contributions to the Social Security System petitioners said. Overseas Filipino Act because, instead of million.
It will also give the SSS Commission
(SSS). Under the law, without a bilateral exempting OFWs from paying additional more authority to decide on the monthly
contribution of members, allowing the
In a 36-page petition, nine OFWs agreement between the Philippines and the fees, the new law provides additional Commission to increase it after an actuarial
survey.President Rodrigo Duterte signed the
— led by Feliza Benitez, who chairs the host country, land-based OFWs classified financial burden to OFWs. Social Security Act last February. —Inquirer
as self-employed will be required to pay “This is especially oppressive to
Filipino Migrant Workers Union; Migrante both the employer and the employee simple and struggling OFWs who usually

International; and former Bayan Muna party- contribution of to P2,400 a month, while had to borrow money and be already

list Rep. Neri Colmenares — urged the high sea-based OFWs have to pay up to P 800 a buried in debt in order to pay for the many
requirements for OFW employment even
court to issue a restraining order against the month. For seafarers, it is the local manning prior to commencing employment abroad,”
the petitioners added.
implementation of the provision while the agency that is regarded as the employer.
Named respondents in the petition are
case is pending. Even with a bilateral agreement,

Under the law, land-based OFWs are

classified as “self-employed workers” and are

Online lenders warned against ‘debt-shaming’

Online lending operators who violate formal answer, Liboro said. harassment and the unduly intrusive personal payments. Privacy watchdog looking into debt-
data privacy laws through public Complaints against PondoPeso Online data processing, the NPC said. “Biggest danger
shaming may face fines and jail time, Lending operator Fynamics Lending, dito, damage to the person is permanent... shaming allegations by online lending apps.
Cashlending Online operator Unipeso Lending
the National Privacy Commission said. Company and Fast Cash Online Lending May mga nawalan ng trabaho. Even their The public should be careful when
operator Cash Global Lending account for two employability is now in jeopardy,” Liboro said. using online apps that ask for “dangerous
Creditors who violate data privacy laws thirds of the total record this year, the NPC said. “Once ikaw ang mabigyan ng judgement, permissions” that provide lenders with
through “debt-shaming” may face up to 7 judgement of the mob, napakamahirap na,” access to their location, phonebook, social
years in jail and may be asked to pay fines of Complaints include the use of contact he said. The NPC earlier said it would work
media accounts and even camera controls
up to P5 million, NPC commissioner Raymund list or phone directory without consent, with other agencies to address the spike in in exchange for cash, Liboro said. As of Aug.
Liboro said. Formal charges have been filed complaints against “debt-shaming” by online 31, 921 formal complaints were filed against
disclosure of unwarranted or false information lenders if borrowers if were remiss in loan online lenders, data from the NPC showed.
against the operators of 3 online lending
firms. They were given 10 days to submit a to other person, use of personal information for —ABS-CBN News

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Ano ang mga dapat malaman sa irregular menstrual cycle?

Masasabing irregular ang iyong irregularity ng menses mo?’ Kasi once we know at exercise. Ang paliwanag ni Dr. Domingo, “In vegetables, fruits, dairy products, eggs, bread,
the cause, we can address the cause.” terms of natural (ways) na encompassing ito,
menstruation o pagreregla kapag: Nasabi rin ni Dr. Domingo na ang and baked goods. Cut down on fast food,
kahit ano pang cause, dapat may proper diet
(1) nag-iiba ang lakas ng iyong period (2) nag- abnormal mens ay posible ring resulta ng and exercise.” salted snacks, processed meat, juice blends,
Ang pagkain ng green leafy vegetables ay
iiba ang araw na tumatagal ang iyong regla (3) ibang sakit gaya ng thyroid problem o di kaya and salty alcoholic beverages.
makatutulong dahil sa Omega-3, isang fatty
nag-iiba ang mga araw sa pagitan ng susunod ay may tumutubong mass o tumor sa iyong Samantala, malaki ang magagawa ng
utak. Aniya, “For example, thyroid pala. May acid na tumutulong sa pagkontrol ng iyong
mong period; ang regular kasi ay 28-day cycle. hyperthyroid pala siya. Kasi hindi lahat ng hormonal fluctuations, pati na rin ng iyong exercise sa monthly period. Alam mo bang
mood swings. Bukod sa gulay, matatagpuan
Kahit sanay ka na sa pagiging may thyroid problem may bukol sa leeg. So napi-prevent nito ang dysmenorrhea?
mo rin ito sa mga isda at low dairy products.
unpredictable ng period mo, minsan, sa blood lang. ‘Pag hyperthyroid, Don’t worry, hindi raw kailangang every
Nirerekomenda rin ni Dr. Domingo ang pag-
hindi siya dapat balewalain lalo na kung usually, hindi yun nagmemens. Kasi sobrang day at intense. In fact, kahit three times a week
bilis ng metabolismo. “O kaya minsan, may iwas sa sweets. Kung meron kang sweet tooth,
ang babae ay nasa reproductive age dahil problem doon pala sa brain. May part ng na cardiovascular workout ay okay na.
bantayan mo na lang ang sugar intake para Ang sabi ng doktora, “Yung exercise,
posibleng pagmulan ito ng fertility issues. brain na may mass or may problem with the kahit mga 30 to 40 minutes ng cardiovascular
hindi ka magkaroon ng menstrual cramps at
Baka rin sintomas o bahagi ito ng serious production of hormone. exercise. Kahit three times a week lang. Hindi
“So iba rin kasi ang treatment doon.” bloating during your period.
health problems sa iyong reproductive system, Ayon rin kay Dr. Domingo, ang mas “So always remember, ang gusto nating naman kailangan daily.
gaya ng pelvic inflammatory disease (infection iwasan, yung mataas ang sugar content, “So cardiovascular. You don’t have to lift
madalas na dahilan ng irregular mens ay ang high glycemic food. “So you want mga lower weights. Yun yung ine-emphasize namin.”
of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and glycemic index kasi kapag mataas ang sugar, Bukod pa rito, nirekomenda rin ni Dr.
pagkakaroon ng Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome mas may inflammation.”
cervix), endometriosis (painful disorder in the Ilan sa mga pagkaing naitala na may low- Domingo na mag-exercise regularly ang mga
(PCOS), na isang disorder kung saan hindi
uterus), o cervical or uterine cancer. glycemic index ay mga prutas, raw carrots, kababaihang may PCOS para mapanatili ang
regular ang pagpo-produce ng iyong katawan
The best thing to do is consult kidney beans, at bran breakfast cereals. kanilang weight.
ng hormones. Aniya, “Kasi yung PCOS, bibigyan mo ng
an OB-gynecologist. “So that is a hormonal imbalance. Iyan At imbes na kumain ka ng matatamis, pills, magno-normal pero pag nag-fluctuate
ang pinaka-common. Pero hindi naman lahat why not try eating anti-inflammatory foods? ulit yung weight, hindi ulit tama yung diet,
For starters, kinonsulta ng PEP.ph si Dr. ng may irregular menses ay may PCOS.” “It will help for you to eat yung mga high babalik pa rin. Yun siya.”
Idinagdag niya sa possible causes ang growth in anti-inflammatory na mga pagkain,” ang Ano ang kinalaman ng body mass index sa
Maynila Domingo tungkol sa mga detalyeng advice ni Dr. Flores.
of benign lumps in the uterus at stress. “So kunwari mga garlic, turmeric, irregular menstrual cycle?
dapat malaman sa irregular menstrual cycle. “So maraming possible [causes]. So you ganoon. ‘Tapos low fat, low salt.” Tungkol naman sa Body Mass Index o
have to identify,” ang paalala ni Dr. Domingo. Kailangan din ng low-sodium diet kaya BMI, ang sabi ni Dr. Domingo, “Ito yung ideal
Ano ang causes ng irregular weight for a particular height.”
Ano ang dapat gawin kapag meron kang iwasan muna ang maaalat na pagkain. In-explain ng OB-gyn ang relation ng
menstrual cycle? irregular menstrual cycle?
A good low-sodium diet consists of menstrual cycle sa BMI.
Ang irregularity sa period mo ay may Iba-iba man ang sanhi nito, ang treatment
IRREGULAR
kinalaman sa hormones. Kaya nga, if a woman ay magsisimula sa lifestyle, particularly sa diet Continued on Page 17

is trying to get pregnant at irregular ang

kanyang menstrual cycle, pinapasailalim siya

sa hormone treatments.
Ayon kay Dr. Domingo, “Alam mo marami

kasi, talagang may irregular menses, ‘no? So
first and foremost, consult your doctor para

ma-identify namin, ‘Ano ba yung cause ng

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DFA opens Memorable experience ng Pinay
authentication
center in Cebu dahil sa Pinoy-Taiwanese

Filipinos in the Visayas no longer need to Sobrang busy sa gawaing kung saan makakabili ng mga
travel to Manila to have their documents bahay bilang OFW si murang souveneir items.
apostillized (authenticated) as the Eleanor Panganiban Itinuro niya ang lugar at
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) opened ng Chung Shan at kadalasan nagpasalamat ito, niyaya siyang
its first authentication center in Cebu. magmiryenda sa isang malapit
“For too long, (Filipinos in the Visayas) ay kinakailangan niyang na eatery. Dama niyang mabait
have spent considerable time, money and ito kung kaya’t umoo siya.
effort to avail of a simple government magtungo sa palengke tuwing Habang kumakain ay panay
service,” Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. ang kuwento nito at napansin
said at the center’s inauguration ceremony at hapon pagkatapos maihatid niyang madalas humaplos ang
Pacific Mall Mandaue in Cebu. kamay nito sa kaniyang balikat
The opening of Cebu’s authentication sa school ang kaniyang alaga. na tila may nais itong ipahiwatig
center comes on the heels of the na masidhing damdamin.
country’s accession this year to the Never niyang nakaligtaan Napangiti na lamang siya
Apostille Convention, which shortens the dahil alam niyang epekto ito
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for countries that have not acceded to the kalalakihan.
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Ex-OFWs find working with PHL gov’t desirable OWWA opens
online rebate
While working abroad has been of my mother then, need me.” current monthly salary of P41,140. portal for OFWs
deemed by many Filipinos as She also observed that working “I am looking forward to the new
abroad has trade-offs. salary standardization. I am happy and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) will now be
something to be aspired for, “Some of my friends in Abu Dhabi able to check their eligibility for the rebate
who have been there for 15 to 20 years contented with my earnings. With my program of the Overseas Workers Welfare
a number of former OFWs have found were not able to save for their retirement. Administration (OWWA) through its newly launched
Most of them are supporting their family age, I have already sent my two children online portal. The OWWA Rebate Portal allows qualified
working in Philippine government as a in the Philippines and the remittances member-OFWs to set an appointment to the nearest
they are sending were not enough for in college—both of them have a job now. OWWA office that will process their benefit.
viable option for employment. their loved ones’ expenses.” Those who have been members for at least 10 years
“I am happy where I am now . . . Arcillas’ monthly salary when she We live in our own modest house, we with five or more contributions as of December 31, 2017
earning an income from the government began working in the government was 14 and who have not availed of any program or benefit
and close to my family,” Marilou Arcillas, times lower than what she used to receive have appliances, a motorcycle for our from OWWA are qualified to get rebates. The beneficiary
57, shared in an email interview on while abroad. of a deceased OFW who would have qualified are also
September 11. With the plan of the Department mobilization, and paminsan-minsan ay eligible to get the rebate.
She worked as a quality assurance of Budget and Management (DBM) to Once an appointment has been set through the
secretary at the Bechtel-Technip in Abu- propose a new round of salary hikes for nakakakain sa mga restaurants. I am just online portal, a code will be sent to the member via SMS.
government workers now though, the The member will present this code on the date of their
Dhabi from 1994 to 1998. chief administrative assistant officer of the helping my brother send his children to appointment. Verification of documentary requirements
“I have a free board and human resources development and records college now.” at the OWWA office will follow and the rebate will be
transportation allowance during that time section of the Ecosystems Research and Mercedes Alvarez, administrative deposited to the bank account of the beneficiary.
[and] a good interpersonal relationship Development Bureau of the Department Qualified OFWs may claim rebates ranging from P941.25
with my supervisors and co-employees in of Environment and Natural Resources assistant at the Intramuros to P13,177.50, depending on the number of their
that company,” she added. (DENR) could receive more than her contributions.
But Arcillas decided to come back Administration, is also happy that “The amount of the rebate can also be donated
by the beneficiaries to the Tuloy-Aral Project (TAP)
home to her family. government employees like her could be of OWWA to help send kids of less fortunate OFWs to
“I preferred to come back to my former school. It can also be used as payment for the renewal
office upon realizing that my children, who getting a raise again soon. of OWWA membership for OFWs who still have active
were ages 3 and 5, and were under the care “I’m very, very happy. Serving employment contract abroad,” the OWWA said.
the government for 33 years as an The Rebate Program was implemented in
compliance with the OWWA Act which provides for the
administrative assistant is worth to be granting of rebates to its long-time members.
given an increase,” she said in an email OWWA earmarked P1 billion from its fund for the
interview on September 11. rebate program which is seen to benefit 556,000 OFWs.

DESIRABLE —GMA News
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ROTC to give Filipino
sailors edge in global
market —ACTS-OFW

The ACTS-OFW Coalition of Organizations believes
that the mandatory Reserve Officers Training
Corps (ROTC) program for senior high school
students will allow future Filipino sailors to have an

edge in the global market for ship officers.

In a statement, ACTS-OFW chairman and former
party-list representative John Bertiz III said that

international shipping companies prefer merchant

mariners who have basic military training.

“If we produce Bachelor of Science in Marine

Transportation and Bachelor of Science in Marine

Engineering graduates who underwent the ROTC

course when they were in senior high school, they

will surely be highly favored by shipping firms around
the world,” Bertiz said. During his fourth State of the

Nation Address (SONA), President Rodrigo Duterte

urged Congress to pass a measure reviving the ROTC

program in public and private senior high schools.

The President, in his SONA, also called for the

return of basic military schooling. “Very important. Alam

mo ‘pag mag giyera-giyera, 10 out of 10 hindi marunong

maghawak ng baril to defend even his father and mother

and brothers and sisters,” Duterte said. “Itong mga

bata ngayon, they are bereft of the patriotism and the

love of country. Balik sila dito (ROTC). I think military

training will be good for everybody,” he added. Citing a
report from the London-based International Chamber

of Shipping, Bertiz said the Philippines is currently the
world’s second-largest supplier of licensed ship officers

after China. The country is also the largest supplier of

unlicensed ship ratings or non-officer crew, ahead of

China, he added. Other top global suppliers of ship

officers and ratings are India, Indonesia, the Russian

Federation and Ukraine. —GMA News

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Philippine psychologists give advice in dealing with depression among OFWs

Concerned about the recent spate of Kong who cut off his private part. Another one Philippines, be grateful to opportunities, email interview.
suicides and accidents involving overseas in Saudi Arabia died from stroke after being Doc Joy said, “The immediate concern
Filipino workers due to depression, retrenched and became jobless. Also, an OFW set realistic goals, bond with co-workers, is homesickness. Other concerns are
psychologists and counselors in the country in Bahrain tried to take her life several times
have given some advice on what could be done to due to depression. exercise for at least 30 minutes every discrimination and abuse. I also handled
combat the psychological condition. “There are many ways OFWs can
Depression has been found to be high overcome depression: Communicate day, and visit mental health professionals annulment cases, which mostly involves
among OFWs. It affected one OFW in Hong constantly with family and friends in the whenever necessary,” Joy-Alvi “Doc Joy” spouse of OFW,” he added.
Aranas, counseling psychologist and guidance
counselor at the De La Salle University- DEPRESSION
Dasmariñas told GMA News Online in an Continued on Page 17

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PDEA probes online shop for selling ‘tooters’ Duterte wants brokers, examiners out of Customs
Drug operatives discovered that some President Rodrigo Duterte called for
drug paraphernalia could be easily ‘tooters’ through an online shop. the removal of brokers and examiners prohibit transactions with brokers. Duterte
bought through online shops. “Dalawang transaksyon. Either iyong at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to has repeatedly lamented the corruption in
kliyente [ang] pumupunta sa hotel at doon the BOC, the government’s second biggest

Juan Carlos Reyes Antonio, a licensed na sila nagja-jamming or they just buy reduce corruption in the agency. “Ang gusto revenue-generating agency, prompting

pharmacist, was caught in possession of online (Two possibilities. Either the client ko, wala ng brokers. Pagka may brokers, may him to make leadership changes and hold

suspected marijuana and ecstasy tablets goes to the hotel where they jam or they corruption talaga ‘yan. Ngayon, sinasabi ko, suspected corrupt officials and employees

along with other drug paraphernalia inside just buy online). ” explained PDEA Director sabihin mo sa Pilipino, kung gusto talaga nila accountable. Customs Commissioner Rey

a hotel in Pasig City around 2:30 AM on General Aaron Aquino. walang corruption, tanggalin na natin ‘yan mga Leonardo Guerrero said last month that
(September 19). The illegal drugs were The official assured to subject the said ganon gross, wala ng examiner sa Customs they have filed administrative and criminal
wala ng brokers,” he said. “Ang kumpanya complaints against 119 officials in line with
valued at P483,000. shop to an investigation before they act on

Meanwhile, another suspect Nilo the matter. nagpadala, may accreditation lang sila. Sila the bureau’s anti-corruption campaign.
Manipon Ramirez Jr., a registered nurse, was Aquino noted that it is prohibited to
na mismo ang mag-trabaho doon. Take Among them are the seven personnel

nabbed at around 4:20AM along Kamuning sell ‘tooters’ may it be in stores or online away the brokers and you would have cut ordered dismissed by the Office of the

Road in Quezon City. because it is an item being used solely in corruption overnight. In a scale of 1 to 10, Ombudsman for various offenses that include

Ramirez was caught in possession of illegal drugs. A delivery company is currently maybe you have reduced corruption to about gross neglect of duty, grave misconduct,
8 and one half.” Duterte said he does not conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the
P142,000-worth of suspected shabu and being investigated by PDEA on reports that

drug paraphernalia. Antonio bought his it caters delivery of illegal drugs. have to wait for the passage of a law just to service and serious dishonesty.

‘Dead or alive’: Duterte vows P1M bounty for capture of GCTA-freed convicts

President Rodrigo Duterte said he will better option,” Duterte said after an oath- themselves to authorities so far, a few days actually it’s under the broad term recidivist.
push through with his plan to offer taking of new appointees in Malacañang. before the 15-day grace period lapses.
P1 million for the capture of each Duterte earlier ordered some 2,000 The President reiterated that he is Kaya ‘yang nasasabit diyan ngayon because
of the convicts who failed to surrender to heinous crime convicts that were freed against granting of GCTA to those who are there is a variance in the law,” Duterte said.
Lawmakers and authors of the law

authorities before September 19. under the good conduct time allowance convicted for heinous and recidivists. have argued that heinous-crime convicts

“Basta ako sinabi ko, I will just set the (GCTA) law to surrender before the given “Ang totoo talaga niyan ‘yang are excluded from the GCTA coverage,

timeline and then the P1 million prize is deadline. heinous crime, pati one other --- wala sa after a former prisons bureau chief these

available to those who can capture them The Philippine National Police earlier enumeration. Recidivist, pati a guy who convicts are included in the coverage.

dead or alive, but maybe dead would be a said fewer than 600 convicts have turned would go in and out repeatedly. Well,

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9 proven tips to succeed as an OFW

When you leave the Philippines While you successfully get the job, your family’s and educational fund for children or future and siblings or a business center offering
to work overseas, you probably photocopying, typing, and book binding near
have set your objectives already. livelihood or convenience is compromised, children as well as health and life insurance a school. Don’t invest on a business you have
Earn bigger wages, save most of them and putting you in a bind to contribute a significant to safeguard financial security during no idea how it’s run. You better save your
return home may be one of them. But in amount of your earnings on a regular basis. challenging times. money in a bank than get involved in a highly
reality, working overseas is more likely to be risky business venture.
complicated than what we initially imagined. This becomes the main reason why OFWs are Educate your family members on
There are many distractions that dissuade us spending your remittance. Think of acquiring new skills.
from pursuing our goals. unable to save for themselves. Acquiring new skill can be accomplished
Many overseas Filipino workers spent Don’t make your beneficiaries think through short-term courses such as
many years working abroad yet they found Save before you spend. making money abroad is an easy task. Instill dressmaking or cooking courses. Or maybe
themselves almost empty handed and unable The fact that you are receiving much enroll in a distance learning institute. Other
to figure out why they were unable to save in them the value of saving and less reliance skills are not necessarily for livelihood but
by the time they decided to go back to the higher salary abroad than what you did back are good to have, such as guitar or karate
Philippines. Remember that a high paying on your money remittance (or balikbayan lessons. Being an OFW should not limit you to
job does not guarantee savings, if you are not in the Philippines is a big temptation to spend be part of working class only. It’s still part of
diligent in doing so. Or if unfortunate things boxes). By doing so, family members are living your life, of which we constantly seek
happen (you figure in an accident or get sick, more. After all, you have the money to spend, self-improvement.
you get duped, you get laid off from work, etc). right? You might say you deserve a new car or motivated to help stretch the budget and save
A successful OFW sounds very subjective. a fine piece of luxury jewelry after all the hard Set short-term, middle-term and long-
But for the sake of this article, let’s say a work. That’s not a problem only if you already whatever you send instead of immediately term plans.
successful OFW is one who is able to provide
the needs of his/her family along with managed to save a reasonable amount on a seeking help from you for additional By planning on a short- (within the year),
sustainable source of livelihood long after he/ medium- (2-4 years) and long-term (5 years
she decides to go back home for good. regular basis. That amount may be from 5% to monetary help. or more) plans, we are more focused on what
Therefore, if you don’t want to take we can accomplish on a daily basis. Do I want
the same route as these ill-fated OFWs and 15% of your monthly income. Many Filipinos Don’t pretend to be a millionaire when to own a new house within two years? Do I
instead be successful, the following tips may you’re not. want to go back home in five years? Can I
be helpful to you. want a taste of luxury even for a short while, establish my own business before I reach
only to regret what they did. You can be like Sometimes, neighbors have this the age of 40? Draft your own plans first
Apply the job without them, but make sure you put money into the and you’ll be able to steer towards a clearer
spending a fortune. piggy bank first. mentality that if you are on vacation, you are direction.
It is not practical to spend a fortune to land
an overseas job, no matter how high-paying it Become an investor. poised to give away stashes of money or bags Conclusion
promises. Many Filipinos take the radical route Investing in farmland, house for rent or These are practical tips that are not hard to do.
of selling farming lands, houses and other of chocolates. And many OFWs oblige to avoid Even the lowest paid Filipino abroad can still
family properties to pay for placement fee for lots is a wise investment with guaranteed be a candidate to succeed in life overseas. It
a job that pays only a fraction of that amount. being maligned as too prudent and don’t just begins with forward thinking, a little self
yields better than passenger jeepneys or sacrifice and focus on achieving dreams.
sari sari store because they require a bit know how to share. Sharing what you have is
less maintenance and whose value doesn’t —pinoy-ofw.com
a good gesture but it does not need to be too
depreciate as much as others. As a matter of
extravagant that it’s like starting from scratch
fact, real estate property value increases over
when you return to work abroad. What about
time. If farmland or piece of real estate is a
if your company suddenly shuts down or
bit expensive, you may try other investment
have to let go of people (you included) due
vehicles such as the stock market or life to financial difficulties? Or you got sick and
unable to go back to work? These neighbors
insurance with cash value.
are unlikely to offer you help.
Invest in retirement savings plan,
educational plan or life insurance. Think of a good investment
Even when you’re working abroad, be while you’re abroad.

diligent in contributions to SSS, Pag-Ibig Fund If you are business-minded you can think

of ways to establish business in your home

town. Internet cafe for computer-literate

family members, eatery for cooking mothers

Budgeting 101: Creating a budget for the first time

Whether you’re living on your own solely cash-based budget. You determine your interest becomes the expenses account. Let’s say your goal is to have Php 1 million
for the first time, or have just monthly expenses in different categories and Once your set budgets are separated into in your savings account in the next 5 years.
begun earning your own income, their respective accounts, the only rule in this
creating your first-ever budget pushes you to place the budget per category in different system is that you can’t touch the money in If you currently have Php 300,000 in your
learn about financial literacy, responsibility, envelopes or in one filing envelope with your savings account, with the exception of
and how to temper the tendency for excess. several compartments. family or medical emergencies. account and are able to save P10,000 a month,
Planning your budget for the first time? Here After paying your bills, be sure that you will you reach your goal? Not quite.
are a few things you ought to know: Example: If your take-home salary don’t dip into your savings and only spend If you follow this strictly, you may be
(after taxes and benefits) is P18,000. With your cash-on-hand!
Popular Budgeting Strategies the envelope system, you have to withdraw a little under P100,000 short (considering
Budgeting Strategy #1: Proportional Budgeting Tips
your expenses budget from your ATM, set 1. Determine Your Financial “Why” interests). While this is still an admirable feat,
Budgeting Most people have a set financial goal in mind
The idea behind this simple budgeting categories (i.e. rent, food, toiletries, mobile before they set a budget. Do you want to retire you then have to decide whether your goal
technique is to split your expenses into three by 40 or pay off an existing loan in X years?
major categories: needs, wants, and savings. bills, utilities, etc), and then separate the set Do you want to save up for your own house? is realistic and achievable within your set
Your “needs” include all of your fundamental Whatever it is, dig deep and determine why
costs of living like basic food, basic utilities, amounts per category in their own envelopes you want to set a budget and what your parameters.
financial goals are. Just make sure that your
taxes (if handled by yourself), transportation, or envelope compartments. reason for budgeting and saving is time- 4. Adjust Accordingly
bound and specific. If your current spending habits and
rent, and insurance. While this sounds straightforward, there savings don’t match your financial goals, you
Your “wants” include everything 2. Determine Your Four Pillars will have to adjust something somewhere
that goes beyond your basic needs like is a slight learning curve, most especially For you to create a budget and save you
additional food (for eating out or high-quality have to determine your: along the way. This time keeping your
ingredients and snacks), a gym membership, when you purchase several items from Assets and savings (how much you financial goal in mind, revisit your four pillars,
entertainment packages (Netflix, cable, and currently have) and then you can decide on what and how to
game credits), and so on. different categories in one store. In addition, Income and allowances (including
freelance work) adjust things like the amount you put into
The most common type of proportional this system would take a lot of time, effort, Debts (how much you owe, if any)
Expenses (how much you spend monthly, your savings, whether or not you should be
budgeting is the 50/30/20 Rule where you and discipline so it may not be the most including extras)
efficient method. Once you’ve determined these, you can cutting down your monthly expenses, or even
spend 50% on needs, 30% on wants, and On the plus side, this system places a create a budget that truly fits your needs and
lifestyle. whether you should increase your income
20% on savings. But all that proportional tangible limit to your spending as you can
3. Compare Expenses And Savings with freelance work or a business venture.
budgeting entails is to split your money in only spend cash you have on-hand. Against Your Financial Goal
5. Be Kind To Yourself
a clear and concise way among the three Budgeting Strategy #3: Your first time budgeting would
Two Account System require multiple changes and adjustments.
categories. This means that you can play The concept of this system is to separate You probably won’t get it perfectly or even
right for the first few times — so be kind to
around with the percentages, depending on your expenses and savings into separate yourself.
Your budget will constantly evolve
factors like income and dependents. accounts as soon as you receive your pay. depending on your circumstances. Achieving
The first step in this system is to open financial goals in their set time-limit is
Budgeting Strategy #2: another bank account. After activating incredible. But you shouldn’t push it at the
Envelope System
your second account, decide on which will expense of your physical, social, and mental
This is an old-school approach and is a
hold your savings and which will hold your health and well-being. —Coins.ph

expenses.

Typically the account which yields

higher annual interest becomes the savings
account, and the one with lower annual

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‘Asia’s Latin City’:

5 ways to rediscover Zamboanga City
Dubbed as “Asia’s Latin City” and meter of cloth takes them five to six days to
the “city of flowers,” Zamboanga finish. The cloth may be expensive, but the
City is the third largest city in the quality makes it worthwhile.

Philippines by land area. As such, it has a Barter Trade

lot to offer tourists, including rich heritage Barter Trade is in Barangay Canelar

The world’s longest secret
slide is right below the
Grand Hotel Taipei

and tourist spots. Although marred by and is a place to buy souvenir items The world’s longest secret slide is allowed taking photos at the end of the
such sarong, batik, biscuits, chocolates, right below the Grand Hotel Taipei slide.
controversies in the past, including the sotanghon and a thousand others, featuring Grand Hotel Taipei has opened its The slide was originally designed for
Zamboanga siege last 2013, the city is now secret underground passage to the public. carrying objects and visitors are prohibited
peaceful, thanks to increased police and Starting this September, with a limit of a from riding the slide. They are only allowed
maximum of 45 participants for each time taking photos at the end of the slide.
military visibility. slot, six time slots with guided tours per According to the Grand Hotel, the
day are available for visitors. The guided guided tour will cover for example the lobby’s
Great Santa Cruz Island Malaysian and Indonesian products at very tour has been fully booked immediately decorated ceiling and interior decoration,
Recognized by National Geographic affordable prices. Zamboanga’s tourists do after the news was released. also the centennial Golden Dragon, cultural
Channel as one of the world’s top 21 best not usually leave the city without going to This landmark hotel was established gallery, the secret passage, and gift store.
beaches, the inhabited Great Santa Cruz more than 60 years ago by Soong Mei-ling Guided tour at six different time slots
Island in Zamboanga City has been known the this market. (蔣宋美齡), also known as Madame Chiang are available everyday at: 9:00, 10:00,
for its pink sand beach, believed to be the Kai-shek (蔣介石). Before it became a hotel, 11:00, 15:00, 16:00, and 17:00; ticket costs
only one in the country and in Asia. The Sardines capital of the Philippines the building was used for hosting diplomats NT$100 per person. However, September
beach owes its color to mixed pulverized Zamboanga is home to different canned and envoys from other countries. is now fully booked; those who want to see
red organ pipe coral and white sand. The sardines manufacturers in the Philippines. As an emergency precaution, two the secret passage have to wait until Sep. 15
beach is said to be popular among tourists secret underground passages were built for booking to open for October.
from as far as Europe since the 1980s. One of them is Mega Global, manufacturer of with one on the east and another on the west The guided tour used to be opened
side of the building for fast evacuation. The only for guests staying in the hotel or
Pasonanca Park Mega Sardines, with its 12-hour catching-to- eastern passage leads to 823 Artillery Battle special guests, and this is the first time
Memorial Park (北安公園), and the western it is made to be available for the public,
canning process of sardines. one leads to Jiantan Park (劍潭公園). the Grand Hotel said. Such has proved to
The Grand Hotel said that they’ve be the right move since the guided tour’s
The process begins at sun down, with opened up the 85-meter passage on the popularity skyrocketed that it has brought
west side for visitors. Besides the 74-step in more customers for the hotel. Souvenirs,
the company’s sonar boats looking for stairs, the underground tunnel was the such as key chain in the design of ancient
schools of fish. Once detected, a green light world’s longest secret passage slide. Chinese coin, and Grand Hotel’s signature
is used to attract the fish. Then, the catcher The slide was originally designed for bubble milk tea see increased sales on Sept.
boat comes and lowers its nets, circling carrying objects and visitors are prohibited 1, the first day when the guided tour was
from riding the slide. They were only opened. —China Post

Located in Barangay Pasonanca, the park is Foreign tourists to enjoy ‘buy 1,
one of the most visited places in Zamboanga
City. Here, tourists can enjoy different get 1 free’ deal on Taiwan’s HSR
until Jan. 20, 2020
attractions, including the Pasonanca Park
Swimming Pools, La Jardin de Maria Clara
Lobregat, and the Butterfly Park. Also located
inside the park is the Pasonanca Tree House,

which you can rent for free.

Yakan Village these around the schools of fish. Aspecial “buy one, get one free’ Chiayi, Tainan, or Zuoying (Kaohsiung),
The net is then pulled back up to the surface discount for foreign tourists who take
according to the report.
for loading. The company reportedly uses Taiwan’s High Speed Rail (HSR) trains Last year, the Tourism Bureau offered
a fish pump technology that allows it to the “Travel in a Pair, One Person Travels Free”
shorten the loading period from one hour to Taichung and areas further south will run discount program from Nov. 27, 2018 to Jan.
until Jan. 20, 2020.
to just two minutes. This is an important In order to encourage more 31, 2019 to encourage tourists to enjoy sites
innovation, as the quicker loading times
ensure that the fish is fresher and histamine international tourists to visit Taiwan for in central and southern Taiwan. Examples
levels are kept to a minimum, resulting
sightseeing, particularly attractions in of attractions the bureau promoted during
in better taste. This also extends the shelf
life of the fish from just two days to seven central and southern Taiwan, the Tourism the program included the 2018 Taichung
days. No human hands are laid on the fish,
further lowering the risk of contamination. Bureau has joined with the Taiwan High World Flora Exposition, National Taichung
Upon arrival at the fish port, the catch is
mechanically unloaded using a vacuum Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) in Theater, National Kaohsiung Center for the
launching the “two tickets for the price of Arts (Weiwuying), and 30th Taiwan Lantern
pump to tanks in the holding dock. one” incentive program. The discounts,
Located seven kilometers from the city which kicked in on Monday (Sept. 16) and Festival.
center, the Yakan Village is a place where Then, the catch is transported to Mega last until Jan. 20 of next year, are available
you can see live weaving and a place to to tourists traveling in groups who hold a Foreigners who hold residency in Taiwan
Global’s canning plant. The preparation visa for a “short term” stay (less than 180
buy hand-woven fabric such as malongs, days), reported UDN. for work or study for an extended period are
of the sardines is automated and employs
scarves, purses and earrings, among technology for efficient processing. The The discounts are available to adult not eligible for the discount, according to the
others. Yakans are inhabitants of Basilan company produces up to two million cans
and have been considered as among the tourists traveling together on the same bureau. The number of free tickets is limited
of sardines daily. —Philstar and will be issued on a first-come, first-serve
best weavers in the Philippines because train. The free ticket is only offered to those
of the tribe’s unique geometric design. A traveling to Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin, basis.

The discounted tickets are available on

the following websites: KKday, KLOOK, and
Lion Travel.
—Taiwan News

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MRT operator is planning to cancel discounted fares

Taipei’s Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system volume has exceeded 2 million rides per day, general manager Yen Pang-chieh (顏邦傑) said. to people who take the MRT more frequently.
has been losing money every year, Taipei TRTC said that it has run a deficit every year Nonoperating revenue streams have “It is an unreasonable marketing strategy
Rapid Transit Corp (TRTC) said that it since the system’s inception 23 years ago, compensated for the deficit in operating to give tourists or people who hardly ride the
plans to cancel a 20 percent discount for using revenue, but the ticket discount policy must
electronic payment cards to pay fares. losing up to NT$100 million (US$3.2 million) MRT a 20 percent discount, while those who
Passengers who use an EasyCard or be reconsidered, he said.
other electronic payment cards on the MRT annually over the past few years. use it more often should receive a bigger
system with an electronic payment card While Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) discount,” he said, adding that the “loyalty
receive a 20 percent discount on each ride. Operating revenue is in the negative again Taipei City Councilor William Hsu (徐弘庭) discount” plan is being evaluated and would
However, while the system’s passenger this year, with the deficit totaling more than be submitted to the city government for
NT$40 million in the first four months of the said that canceling the discount would lead to
year, and the company expects to lose up to increased costs for passengers, Yen said that approval before the end of the year.
TRTC is considering giving greater discounts
NT$130 million by the end of the year, TRTC —Taipei Times

Respite care rule Taiwan’s HSR to be

changes to benefit extended to Pingtung

180,000 people Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) on
(Sept. 10) announced government plans
An estimated 180,000 people would Photo credit to Taiwan News to extend Taiwan’s High-Speed Rail Su’s announcement, Kuomintang (KMT)
benefit from the loosening of around the clock, ministry official Chou Tao- (HSR) line to Pingtung, thereby completing a lawmaker Huang Chao-shun (黃昭順) on
regulations governing applications for chun (周道君) said. ring of rail networks around the island.
subsidized respite care services when their Once implemented, low-income During a visit to Pingtung today, Su Facebook said that among the four routes
regular foreign caregivers take time off, the households would be fully subsidized for announced several new transportation
Ministry of Health and Welfare said. respite care services, while lower-middle- projects, including the extension of the HSR being considered, she strongly advocates the
Under the new regulations, Taiwanese income and general households would be line to Pingtung, reported CNA. This new
who have hired foreign caregivers to take required to pay 5 percent and 16 percent of line, combined with the existing HSR line one "going through Kaohsiung Main Station
care of family members with a severe costs respectively, he said. in western Taiwan and rapid express trains
disability would be eligible for such services. Respite care services take place in an in the east would complete a ring of rail to Pingtung" to penetrate through the city's
A maximum of 21 days of subsidized respite applicant’s home or at a designated care networks around the island.
care would be allowed annually. center that offers 24-hour care, the ministry’s Minister of Transportation and urban areas. She said this would create a
The ministry said that it would soon Web site said. In-home respite care providers Communications Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said
make a public announcement detailing the are professionals trained to care for older that whether it is the southern or northern multi-station network in southern Taiwan
date on which the new rules go into effect. people or anyone with special needs, it said. extension of high-speed railway, or the and enhance the transportation efficiency of
At present, only family members of western HSR and the eastern express railway, Kaohsiung.
disabled people who have limited support, —Taipei Times forming a railway network around the island
such as those who live alone or are older than is the ultimate goal of national policy. Huang said that having the three
70 and have gone through a 30-day waiting Based on plans by the Railway Bureau, railway stations Zuoying, Kaohsiung, and
period without care, are eligible to apply for there are four routes being considered for the Pingtung connected in the south would be
subsidized respite care when their foreign extension of HSR to Pingtung, two of which the same way Banqiao, Taipei, and Nangang
caregivers take leave. would be on elevated tracks from Yanchao are connected in greater Taipei. However,
The regulations were changed because and Zuoying. The two other routes would be she questioned whether the Democratic
severely disabled individuals need care extended through Kaohsiung and would be Progressive Party (DPP) had taken advantage
underground. of the new project to “block Han” and skip
Filipino organizes concert to raise The elevated train route would run urban Kaohsiung by opting for the direct
from Zuoying and head south, first arriving Zuoying to Pingtung route.
money for son fighting cancer at Kaohsiung International Airport. It would In response to some who questioned
then head east and arrive at Pingtung’s if the HSR extension to Pingtung was timed
AFilipino migrant worker in Taiwan Chaozhou Township, reported CNA.
organized a music concert Sunday The underground route would run to win votes during the election, Su said,
from Zuoying and would follow Taiwan “This is demeaning to President Tsai and the
(Sept. 15) in Taoyuan to help raise Railways Administration (TRA) corridors. Premier of the Cabinet, and is demeaning to
It would first go south before heading east the people of Pingtung and Taiwan,” reported
funds to meet the medical bills of his son, to Pingtung’s Liukuaicuo Railway Station, CNA. He said the plan is not just a temporary
according to the report. In response to
who is battling cancer in the Philippines. gesture for the elections, but is meant for the
Choi Mallari, a 27-year old migrant
worker from the province of Pampanga in coming centuries in Taiwan.

the Philippines, told CNA that with the help The extension is not just for the citizens

of the Filipino community, he had organized of Pingtung, but also for Taiwan’s overall
the concert because he needed to find
100,000 pesos (US$1,924) each month for development, said Su. The premier said

the treatment of his son. that the extension will serve to upgrade
“I found out last December that my
7-year-old son had leukemia, and in January the entire rail transportation network and
he started chemotherapy treatment that
would last three years,” Mallari said. “He is enable Taiwan’s railway transport network
now eight months into the treatment, so he to combine the flow of people and logistics,
and “only then will Taiwan have a place to
has another two years and four months to compete with the world.” —Taiwan News
go.”
In an effort to raise funds to pay for the Philippine court finds 8 Coast

chemotherapy, Mallari began selling T-shirts Choi Mallari, OFW from Pampanga, whose Guard men guilty in 2013 incident
with the word “Lifesavers” printed on them, son is battling cancer.
which indicated that the buyers were helping Alocal court has found eight Philippine any sign of a collision.
showed up to the see the performers, which Coast Guard personnel guilty in the The 50-minute incident happened in
to save the life of his son Gabriel. death of a Taiwanese fisherman in waters where the Philippines and Taiwan
included a mime group, a hip hop dance crew 2013, an incident that strained ties between have overlapping claims.
At the suggestion of his friends, Mallari The boat had three Taiwanese and an
and music bands of various genres. Manila and Taipei. They were found guilty Indonesian on board. One of them, Mr Huang
said, his next step was to organize the Shih-cheng, 65, the captain’s father, was hit
The Evergreen Hand Mime performers of homicide and handed prison sentences of by a bullet in the neck and succumbed to the
concert, which was held at the Southern put on a show with neon lights reflecting off wound later. The Taiwanese crew insisted
Taoyuan Youth Activity Center. Admission to white gloves to portray praying for Gabriel, between eight and 14 years. that their fishing boat “came under attack”
the concert was NT$50 (US$1.62), while the and was fired on without provocation.
“Lifesaver” T-shirts were being sold at the while the Bizrhyme Band captured the hearts They were each also ordered to pay Investigators discovered that the boat
venue at NT$400 each. About 200 people had at least 59 bullet holes, mostly on the
of the audience with their covers of popular 50,000 pesos (S$1,320) as civil indemnity deck, and that the bullets had come from
rock songs. Marie Yang, a Filipino community assault rifles. Four bullet holes were near the
leader and host of the concert, told CNA and another 50,000 pesos as moral damages. cabin where the crew tried to hide.

that when the Filipino community heard of The Coast Guard said the eight men GUILTY
Continued on Page 12
Mallari’s plight, they wanted to help. aboard a surveillance ship acted in self-
“Every Sunday, there are groups of
volunteers helping Mallari to sell the defence on May 9, 2013, when they chased
‘Lifesaver’ T- shirts,” she said. and opened fire at the 50-tonne Taiwanese
fishing boat Kuang Ta Hsing No. 28 in waters
CANCER 170 nautical miles off the southernmost tip of
Continued on Page 12 Taiwan. It said the boat tried to ram the Coast
Guard vessel, but investigators did not find

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Pinay chef bags UN award for helping Bicol farmers

The United Nations Environment through the yearly typhoon,” Mabulo communities weather the challenges of
Programme (UNEP) on (Sept.
18) announced its winners for told ABS-CBN News in a phone extreme weather events. And in doing so, we
the prestigious Young Champions of the interview. “Coconut trees would take
can create jobs, build more livable cities, and
another 5 years (to mature). We had
improve the well-being of the world’s most
Earth Prize. Of the 7 young entrepreneurs, to think of something more resilient vulnerable, making sure no one is left behind.”
Mabulo said she has been receiving a
20-year-old Filipino chef Louise Mabulo and something more profitable for lot of inquiries from companies interested in
purchasing their upcoming harvest.
was recognized as the winner for the Asia the farmers and with demand for the “It’s a way to make sure that companies
are sourcing their chocolate sustainably,” she
and the Pacific region. market.” said, adding that they will make sure that the

UNEP cited Mabulo for taking Mabulo discovered that the cacao pricing is fair to the farmers.

action to address climate change tree was just the right height to Mabulo said her dream is to make cacao
through her “Cacao Project.” “Mabulo’s withstand strong winds. “Our soil is farming an “art form” that will be as attractive
as wine and vineyards.
solution, the Cacao Project, has trained also perfect for growing cacao trees.
As for the winning the UN prize, she said,
over 200 farmers in agroforestry It’s sustainable,” she said. “Getting this kind of award and attention for a
project is absolutely amazing. It’s not just for
techniques, planting more than 70,000 Since it takes a cacao tree around
me but for the farmers and for bringing the
trees across 70 hectares of land,” UNEP Young chef-entrepreneur Louie Mabulo reached the global 3 years to mature, the project also Philippine industry in the spotlight.”
said in a statement. Mabulo will receive finals of the UNEP competition. Credits to Louie Mabulo. Mabulo and the 6 other winners
the prize in New York, days after the provides short-term crops for the
While she was focused on her career farmers so they can earn a living bested over 1,000 applicants under the

global climate strike and the UN climate while waiting to harvest cacao. age of 30. They were chosen for their
as a chef, she started going into farming By winning the Young Champions of the
summits. creative, innovative and impactful initiatives
Mabulo, who first gained popularity as a and agriculture as part of her interest in Earth Prize, Mabulo will be receiving $15,000
young chef when she became a finalist of ABS- sustainable food value chains. It was then (P783,900) for her “Cacao Project.” She plans addressing climate change.
CBN’s Junior MasterChef cooking competition, that she realized how unsustainable it was for to use the money to set up a training and
said she started the project after Typhoon Nina farmers in Bicol to continue planting crops processing center. She will also be receiving Before receiving her award, Mabulo will
(international name Nock Ten) devastated her that were not climate-resilient. be attending and giving talks at the UN Youth
mentoring and communications support. Climate Summit and other climate-related
After the 2016 typhoon, many rice fields She is hoping that once harvested, the events in New York. —ABS-CBN News
home province of Bicol in 2016.
“It started out as a typhoon relief in her hometown of San Fernando were left farmers can learn how to process the cacao
project,” she said, adding that she bought flooded. A large number of coconut trees were to make chocolates. UNEP executive director
cacao seedlings from her own savings and destroyed because of the strong winds. Inger Andersen said “building resilience in a
“We realized we can’t just weather climate changing world is critical to helping
some donations.

Filipino girl chosen as speaker at UN event in Geneva

AFilipino child leader from Donsol, you are part of something really big,” said In early 2019, Child Rights Connect and
Sorsogon in the Philippines arrived Zcyrel, who has been working with Educo
in Geneva, Switzerland to represent Philippines on child-friendly local governance UNICEF announced a call for applications to

projects in the Bicol Region. She also serves its network organizations in search of child

children in the Philippines and around the as the President of the Donsol Children’s leaders who will support the development of

world at the UN event commemorating the Federation. a child-friendly version of the UNCRC. Child

30th anniversary of the United Nations The event gathers various UN agencies, Rights Connect coordinated consultation
meetings from February to July with child
Convention on the Rights of the Child states and national human rights institutions,

(UNCRC). professionals working on children’s rights advisors selected from nine countries.
and children themselves will reflect on the For Zcyrel, creating a UNCRC version for
Zcyrel Barola, 17, is among the three implementation and achievements of the

child advisors chosen to speak and present Convention in the past 30 years. children is crucial.
“Adults made this (the Convention). The
at the UN event. The Filipino teen arrives The UNCRC is the world’s most widely
ratified human rights treaty in history.
in Geneva with Educo Philippines, her It marked the global recognition and words are for adults. I think Conventions
commitment to respect, fulfill and protect
Zcyrel Barola, 17, is among the three child supporting organization, to join two other children’s rights. In the Philippines, it is the about and for children should be understood
by the children themselves,” she said. “I
advisors chosen to speak and present at the child delegates from Mexico and Canada. benchmark in developing child rights-based

UN event. The Filipino teen arrives in Geneva “I feel happy working with kids just plans and policies for Filipino children. want children to read the UNCRC and realize

with Educo Philippines, her supporting like myself. It’s been my dream to represent that this is for them. Once you’re aware of

organization, to join two other child delegates children not only in the Philippines [but also your rights, you can claim them and protect

from Mexico and Canada. across the globe] in an international platform. yourself.” —PNA.GOV.PH

(File Photo: Zcyrel Barola/Facebook) There is fulfillment and satisfaction when

Tubbataha’s Angelique Songco receives biodiversity award

On September 18, KfW Stiftung Tubbataha Reefs Angeline Songco reaching out to convince people in person.
presents the biodiversity award KfW Natural Park In consequence, she has succeeded in raising
ecosystem. awareness of environmental issues among
Bernhard Grzimek Prize and 50,000 Although the Philippine government Songco, who has been managing the the local community and, as a result, people
declared the region a nature reserve in 1988 park since 2001, has developed an innovative have been taking greater care in using the
euros in prize money to the superintendent of and in 1993 it was designated a Unesco and powerful strategy. It focuses especially Marine Protected Area.
the Marine Protected Area “Tubbataha Reefs World Heritage Site, illegal fishing and on thorough educational work and on
Natural Park,” a Unesco World Heritage Site in tourism continued to jeopardize this sensitive Conserving pangolins in Palawan
the Philippines. Caught for traditional Chinese medicine
Angelique Songco’s exemplary and dubbed the most illegally-trafficked
work succeeds in protecting the reef’s mammals on Earth, pangolins are global icons
of how animals face extinction via the illegal
extraordinary biodiversity while also wildlife trade.
Coal threatens emerging sea cucumber
meeting the needs of the local population culture in Palawan. ‘This can affect the sea
cucumber growth if untreated water is
and tourists. discharged to the sea, along with siltation
from road construction and mining,’ says
With more than 360 coral species, 600 a researcher from the Western Philippines
fish species, eight marine mammals and University.
around100 seabird species, as well as many
RECEIVES
different algae and seaweeds, Tubbataha Reef Continued on Page 17

is one of the most biodiverse places on earth.

Mainly thanks to the dedication of the award

winner, this extraordinary natural treasure

did not suffer the same fate as many other
overfished and dying coral reefs, but has been
preserved to the present day.

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Hidilyn Diaz bags two bronze medals in 2019 weightlifting worlds FDA issues sanitary napkin alert
Olympic silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz 55g division. She finished eighth in while compatriot Zhang Wanqiong
captured two bronze medals in the settled for silver despite a golden lift in The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a
2019 International Weightlifting snatch after a lift of 93 kg, dooming her “public health warning” against false and misleading
chances for gold. “That was all your, Lord. clean and jerk. The tournament serves claims of panty liner and sanitary napkin brands that
using their products may cure various diseases. In an
Federation World Championships Friday I was having a mental block, I thought a qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics, advisory, FDA interim chief Rolando Enrique Domingo
night in Pattaya, Thailand. Diaz, who 93 kgs gone over but you guided me. where the Zamboanga native is looking said the public should be vigilant against “false, deceptive
broke the Philippines’ 20-year medal Thank you for what you did, Lord. I’m so to qualify for her fourth straight stint and misleading claims” of some feminine product brands.
drought in the 2016 Rio Games, lifted blessed,” said Diaz in a tweet in Filipino. in the Summer Games. In the 2017 Contrary to the promotional stunts of manufacturers
121 kilograms in clean and jerk for the Liao Quiyun of China took home the weightlifting worlds held in California, and sellers, Domingo said these products cannot relieve
bronze and finished third overall with overall gold medal with a combined Diaz finished with a bronze and a silver tension, reduce irritation, release negative ions and prevent
a total lift of 214 kg in the women’s lift of 227kg and the top prize in snatch medal (clean and jerk) in the 53kg event. or cure diseases like urinary tract infection, myoma,
vaginal odor and hormonal imbalance, among others.
CANCER to pay for it all,” Yang said. “We have the Yang said. Meanwhile, Mallari said he “While as general rule, panty liners/sanitary napkins are
Continued from Page 10 was grateful for the help that he had not required to seek proper authorization from the FDA,
“I think the child is undergoing heart to help, especially me, as I have received and he planned to continue his panty liners/sanitary napkins with health claims require
chemotherapy three times a week, and children of my own.” She said all the fundraising efforts because there was still such authorization,” he added. Domingo warned that the
a long road ahead for his son. sale and marketing of unregistered products constitute
you know the salary of an overseas bands and other artistes at Sunday’s violation of the Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009.
concert had performed for free. “It’s “False, deceptive and misleading advertisement” of these
Filipino factory worker is not enough all in the spirit of helpin g one another,” products is also tantamount to violating the Consumer Act
of the Philippines of 1992. “The public is thus advised to be
GUILTY engagement. The shooting triggered government over the attack. Taipei vigilant and observe precautionary measures in purchasing
Continued from Page 10 unregistered panty liners/sanitary napkins with health
The Philippines’ own National public outrage in Taiwan. Hundreds stopped issuing visas to some 16,000 claims, false, deceptive and misleading health claims,” the
Bureau of Investigation released a report advisory read.
suggesting that the Coast Guard men rallied in front of the Manila Economic and Filipinos workers seeking jobs in Taiwan.
could have violated their own rules of Cultural Office in Taipei and burned the
Philippine flag. Then Taiwanese President The Philippines sent a representative and
Ma Ying-jeou condemned the Philippine delivered the government’s official letter
of apology to soothe the strained ties.

Polio re-emerges in the Philippines
after nearly two decades

The Philippines has reported its first case of polio in
almost two decades, prompting health authorities

to declare an epidemic and mount a mass immunization

drive. A three-year-old girl from the southern province
of Lanao del Sur was the first confirmed polio case in the
Philippines since 2000, when the Southeast Asian nation

was declared free from the infectious disease, the Health

Department said in a statement. Poliovirus, which causes

the crippling and potentially fatal disease, has also been

detected in water samples from Manila and Davao. The

government will launch a mass oral polio vaccination drive
for children under 5 years old starting next month. “Aside
from immunization, we remind the public to practice good
hygiene,” said Health Secretary Francisco Duque, warning
that polio spreads rapidly either through direct contact or
food and water contamination. Last month, the Southeast
Asian nation declared a dengue epidemic after hundreds of
people died and as a ban on a vaccine against the mosquito-
borne disease remains in effect.

Text messages show transaction
over prison credits: NBI probe

Two prison officers appeared to have transacted
with the common-law wife of an inmate for his

early release, an examination into their mobile phones

showed, as senators sought to tighten the noose around
officials tagged in the alleged sale of good conduct
credits. Witness Yolanda Camilon exchanged text
messages with Veronica Buño and Benilda Bansil of the

Bureau of Corrections on Feb. 21 this year, the National
Bureau of Investigation told a Senate inquiry. Camilon
earlier claimed she was asked P50,000 to shorten the

prison term of her common-law husband. She allegedly

transacted with Buño, Bansil, and documents section
chief Ramoncito Roque, as shown by text messages and
phone conversations earlier cited in the Senate hearing.
“Kung magmamatigas si Ma’am Buño, willing ako mag-
lie detector test,” Camilon told senators. Sen. Richard
Gordon, chairman of the blue ribbon committee, pressed

Buño to tell the truth about her transactions with
Camilon, saying the senators’ “patience is running thin.”
Gordon later instructed the NBI to serve the court order

to examine the contents of Buño’s mobile phone, which

was passcode-protected.

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“Galit Sa Sarili”
ikinagagalit sa sarili? Paano makaka-hulagpos nagawa sa Diyos. Buburahin o aalisin ng Diyos isang batang inampon ay binibigyan ng
Ang galit ay bahagi na ng buhay sa sa bigat na dulot ng mga ito sa ating kaluluwa? ang tinik ng kasalanan o maling nagawa sa bagong pangalan, legal na estado, at bagong
marami o sa lahat ng tao. Ang mabuting balita ay may dalawang bagay iyong kaluluwa at konsiyensya. Hindi mo kayang pamilya. Halimbawa, kung ikaw ay inampon
Galit sa mga balita at mga palitan ng na tiyak na mag-kakalag sa iyo sa mga bagay na burahin ang mga iyon sa iyong kakayanan sa ng pamilya ng mga Dela Cruz, ang pangalan
pananaw sa media ito. pamamagitan ng pagwawaksi o pagkalimot mo ay itutulad sa apelyido nila. Hindi mo na
Galit sa pagtaas ng bilihin samantalang Una: Ang Biyaya ng Diyos lamang. Mananatiling nakabaon iyan sa iyong dadalhin pa ang iyong dating apelyido. Pag-
ang suweldo ay hindi tumataaas konsiyensiya. May kapangyarihan ang Diyos na aari ka na ng mga Dela Cruz. Kapamilya ka na
Galit sa sariling utang at sa mga ang mag-aalis ng mga kahihiyan burahin ang mga kasalanan mo at eksaktong nila at dahil ito ay itinala sa legal na papeles,
mangungutang nagawa mo sa sarili.  gagawin ng Diyos kung hihingi ka ng tawad sa ang iyong dating pamilya ay inalisan na ng
Galit sa grabeng trapiko at sa mga Kanya. Oo, hindi mo malilimutan at mananatili karapatan bawiin ka pa. Uuwi ka na sa iyong
mangongotong Kung nais mo talagang makalagan sa galit ang mga ala-ala ng mga iyon ngunit wala na ang bagong tahanan. Gayun din naman, kapag
Galit sa mga politikong magaling sa sarili gawa ng mga nagawa o hindi nagawa, tinik at hapdi dulot ng mga iyon. Hayaan mo nanalig ka kay Jesus na iyong Panginoon at
mangako ngunit napapako tanggapin at sampalatayanan ang sinabi ni na ang mga ala-ala ng nagawa at hindi nagawa Tagapagligtas, ikaw ay binigyan ng bagong
Tayo man ay nakagawa ng mga bagay o Apostol Pablo sa Roma 3:23-24, “Sapagkat ay dalhin ka sa pagsisisi. Ang biyaya ng Diyos pangalan. Inampon ka na ng Diyos at sa
nasabi na ikinagagalit natin sa ating sarili. Ako ang lahat ay nagkasala, at walang sinumang ay tutuong bubunot ng tinik ng mga iyon at pamilya ka na ng Diyos kasama. Uuwi ka na
man ay may mga maliit na bagay na nagawa ko na nakaabot sa kaluwalhatian ng Diyos. Ngunit papalitan niya ng lubos na kapayapaan sa iyong sa tahanan ng Diyos sa langit. Wala nang
gumagambala sa akin kung maalala ko. May mga dahil sa kanyang kagandahang-loob na walang puso, isipan, konsiyensya at kaluluwa. Heto ang kapangyarihan si Satanas na angkinin ka pa.
malaking bagay din na nagawa na gumagambala bayad niyang ibinigay, sila ay itinuring na ikalawang katotohanan, Inalisan na si Satanas ng karapatan sa iyong
sa akin hanggang ngayon. May dalawang klase matuwid sa pamamagitan ni Cristo Jesus na buhay nang ikaw ay pa-ampon sa Diyos sa
ng kabiguan: 1. Mga bagay na nagawa gaya ng siyang nagpapalaya sa kanila.” Bago mo sobrang Ikalawa: Ang Biyaya ng Diyos ang pananalig kay Jesus. Ikaw ay anak na ng Diyos
kasinungalingan na nasabi, nasirang relasyon, gulpihin at pahirapan ang sarili sa yong mga magpapasiya ng iyong pagkatao at inalis na rin ang lahat ng kapintasan mo.
mga pumalpak na mga desisyon sa buhay, kasalanan o pagkakamali, alalahanin na ang Tinawag ni Jesus ang kaaway ng ating Wala na ang dating madungis na record mo. 
nagugol na salapi sa maling bagay, o mga abusong bawat tao ay may kasalanan o makasalanan. kaluluwa na “Ama ng kasinungalingan.” Nais ng Oo hindi mo na mababago ang nakaraan.
nagawa sa sarili o sa kapwa. 2. Mga bagay na Hindi ka nag-iisa. Subalit hindi makakabuti kaaway na iyon na pasiyahan at tutuong sirain Ang mga nagawa mo at hindi mo nagawa.
hindi nagawa gaya ng opportunidad na hindi na- at makakatulong na lubos padagan sa ating ang iyong pagkatao. Subalit kung aakapin mo Ngunit ang biyaya ng Diyos ay nagsasabi na
aksyonan, panahon na nasayang, pagmamahal kahihiyan nagawa o hindi nagawa. Tantuhin ang biyaya na ini-aalok sa atin ni Jesu Cristo, burado na ang mga iyon at ang iyong pagkatao
na hindi naipahayag, o pagpapatawad na hindi na ang kahihiyan nararanasan sa pagkakamali magbabago ang iyong pagkataosa ikabubuti ay binago na kay Jesu Cristo.  Tanging ala-ala
naibigay sa kapwa. ay hindi galing sa Diyos. Ang galing sa Diyos mo. Ganito ang sabi ni Apostol Pablo sa Efeso na lamang ng mga iyon ang matutunghayan,
Maraming beses, ang mga ito ay nagiging ay lungkot tungkol sa nagawa o hindi mo 1:3-5, “Purihin ang Diyos at Ama ng ating ngunit wala na ang tinik at hapdi nang mga
batayan natin tungkol sa ating pagkatao o kung nagawa. Ano ang ibig sabihin? Ganito ang sabi ni Panginoong Jesu-Cristo! Pinagkalooban niya bagay na iyon sapagkat inalis na ng Diyos
sino tayo. Ang mga ito ang nagpapabigat sa Apostol Pablo sa 2 Corinto 7:10, “Sapagkat ang tayo ng lahat ng pagpapalang espirituwal na ang pangil ng mga iyon. Ang mag papasiya
ating buhay. Ang mga ito ang nagdadala ng galit kalungkutang buhat sa Diyos ay nagbubunga nagmumula sa langit dahil sa ating pakikipag- ng iyong pagkatao at patutunguhan mula
sa ating sarili. Malimit matagpuan na hindi ng pagsisisi at pagbabago tungo sa kaligtasan. isa kay Cristo. Bago pa likhain ang sanlibutan ngayon ay ang plano at direksyon ng Diyos
tayo maka-alis sa mga bagay na “nagawa” o Ngunit ang kalungkutang dulot ng mundo ay ay pinili na niya tayo upang maging kanya para sa iyo. Ito ay gawa ng iyong pagsuko at
“hindi nagawa.”  Kaya nga, nagtatanong, paano humahantong sa kamatayan.” Kaya nga ang sa pamamagitan ng ating pakikipag-isa kay pagpapasakop ng iyong buhay sa Diyos kay
ba makakalagan ang sarili sa mga kabiguan na una mong tutukan ay ang kalungkutan galing Cristo at upang tayo’y maging banal at walang Jesu Cristo. Sinabi ng Biblia, “Kaya’t kung
sa Diyos sapagkat ang bunga nito ay pagsisisi kapintasan sa harap niya. Dahil sa pag-ibig nakipag-isa na kay Cristo ang isang tao, isa
na nagbubunga ng pagbabago at kaligtasan. ng Diyos, pinili niya tayo upang maging anak na siyang bagong nilalang. Wala na ang dati
Ang makamundong kalungkutan ay nagbubulid niya sa pamamagitan ni Jesu-Cristo, ayon sa niyang pagkatao, sa halip, ito’y napalitan na
na makagawa ka ng ikasasama mo lamang. kanyang layunin at kalooban.” ng bago (2 Cor. 5:17).” O, galit ka pa ba sa sarili
Gagawin mo ang lahat makalimot o maiwaksi Ang ating (identity) pagkakilanlan o o hindi na? Magdiwang ka na sa bago mong
lamang ang hapdi dulot ng mga ala-ala ng mga pagkatao ay hindi nakatayo sa kung ano buhay sa ilalim ng kapangyarihan ng Diyos! 
iyon. Ang iba ay nag-lalasing, nag-duduroga, ang ating nagawa o hindi nagawa, kundi
nagwawala, o inaabala ang sarili, huwag duon sa ginawa na ng Diyos. Kung ikaw ay Happy Double 10 Celebration!
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PH’s Dengue cases now at 250,000 and expected to rise during ‘Ber months

The dengue epidemic is far from over. 35,136 cases and 112 deaths; Northern “If a community is aggressive and active [in subsequently, a candidate for the vaccine)
According to the latest data from the Mindanao with 18,799 cases and 69 deaths; fighting dengue], it’s control of the spread of plus the first dose of the vaccine. Dengvaxia
the Zamboanga Peninsula with 17,529 cases the disease is more efficient,” he said. requires three doses.
Department of Health (DOH), cases He adds, “What we need is [for the effort] “We are now helping Filipinos who
and 93 deaths; and Eastern Visayas with to go down to the barangay level. It also needs can afford it to get their dengue vaccines in
have gone up to almost 250,000 nationwide 17,107 cases and 52 deaths. Singapore,” Minguita Padilla, a co-convener
to be done daily. We understand that sometimes for the Doctors for Truth and Public Welfare,
with more than 1,000 individuals dying from Dengue expected to spike told Inquirer.net. “Imagine that? But those
during ‘ber’ months it may be tiring but the threat of dengue is who cannot afford to travel to Singapore
dengue. This is a 109-percent increase from
In previous years, dengue was considered continuous. We ask for a little more effort are deprived of the choice and the chance
2018.
a seasonal occurrence. However, cases are being because as we can see there are still a lot of of getting a vaccine that gives 93-percent
Of all reported cases, 25% are children reported every month of the year. “All year cases.” protection.”
round meron tayong dengue,” said Dr. Carmina Protect your family against dengue
ages 5 to 9 years old. Thirty-nine percent of all Concerned parents getting According to a joint statement by the
Delos Reyes, a pediatrician and infectious Dengvaxia vaccine outside the
recorded deaths also belong to this age range, Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) and the
according to Inquirer.net. disease specialist at the Smart Parenting country
“The number of cases being reported on Convention in 2017. At the DOH Media Forum, In light of the national dengue epidemic, Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the
a weekly basis had decreased, but 10 regions
remain above the epidemic threshold,” DOH Domingo says more cases are to be expected in the government expressed its openness to Philippines (PIDSP), vaccination is not yet
Undersecretary Eric Domingo said during the the following months as dengue “peaks during
the ‘ber’ months” or the rainy season. make the Dengvaxia vaccine available in the recommended as part of the response to the
DOH Media Forum, September 10, 2019. He is appealing to local officials to country again, if there is enough specific proof
that it will be beneficial to the Filipino public. current outbreak.
These regions include the National cooperate with health authorities in the However, on August 22, the DOH denied the The vaccine “is for future protection
Capital Region, CALABARZON (Cavite, fight against the mosquito-borne disease. appeal of Sanofi Pasteur to lift the Dengvaxia for those who were diagnosed or have been
Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon), ban in the country after it failed to submit
MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, known to have dengue or tested positive
and Palawan), Bicol, Western Visayas, Eastern documents that would prove the vaccine for dengue antibody,” said PPS President Dr.
Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Salvacion Gatchalian. “With the availability
Mindanao, Soccsksargen (South Cotabato, was safe and effective for public use. Because of the vaccine, parents and patients will be
informed of the benefits and risks, and an
Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and of the ban, worried parents have resorted informed decision can be made and that its
administration be an informed choice.”
General Santos), and the Bangsamoro to sending their kids to Southeast Asian
DENGUE
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. countries like Singapore where the vaccine is Continued on Page 18

Western Visayas records the highest available.
According to an Inquirer.net report, they
number of dengue cases with 42,694 and spend more than Php9,800 for the test that

186 deaths. Other regions with an alarming checks if their child had a prior infection (and
number of cases include CALABARZON with

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Migrant workers, employers promote friendship

Hundreds of migrant workers along (Left) Bam's Crew (Philippines) / (Right) Royal Empress Dancers (Philippiness) competition.
with their employers and brokers “We encourage our employees to
themselves, in addition to allowing people E-Boyz band -- which received NT$15,000 participate in these activities and we have
gathered Sunday (Sept. 1) at an (US$478) and NT$14,000, respectively, for been bringing them here for many years.”
to understand their culture through dance their first prize wins, told CNA they were First prize in the singing category was
annual talent competition in Taoyuan to and music,” she said. “It also allows migrant very grateful to the manpower agency for its
workers to better integrate into Taiwanese clinched by 29-year-old Filipino machine
promote friendship and talent through music support. operator Garidos Luciano Jr. Hibaya, who
society, as many of them choose to compete works for an electronic company in Taoyuan.
and dance. by singing Mandarin songs,” she added. Meanwhile, a senior specialist from the
Two groups of Philippine migrant He received a trophy and cash prize of
Over 300 people from various companies human resources department of technology
workers from Goldhome International NT$14,000.
and manpower agencies cheered and shouted clinched first prize in both the dance and manufacturer AU Optronics Corporation, Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文
instrumental categories. identified only as Amanda, expressed similar 燦) said the competition, now in its fifth year,
for their favorite groups as they competed sentiments about providing support for is aimed at promoting friendship by helping
The groups -- E-Boyz dance crew and
in the categories of singing, instrumental, their migrant workers to participate in the migrant workers feel at home, while also
and dance in the finals of the 2019 Taoyuan
Foreign Workers Talent Contest in the encouraging employers to create friendly

northern city. working environments.
Lin Yu-ju (林育如), deputy manager
of Goldhome International Manpower and The 2019 Taoyuan Foreign Workers
Management Co. Ltd., told CNA that her
company supports their migrant workers Talent Contest, which carried a total purse
of NT$157,200, kicked off with preliminaries
expressing their talent by helping them June 29. The competition saw a total of 84
entries for singing, 46 for dance and six for
register for the competition, in addition to
instrumental from migrant workers from
offering assistance with organizing their
Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and
practices sessions.
“We encourage our migrant workers Thailand. —By William Yen, Focus Taiwan
to take part in this competition because

it provides a stage for them to express

Taiwan’s first eco-friendly lantern festival is happening this October

Get ready to fall for Taiwan this autumn at Taiwan, employing local tour guides with a winning Gina’s Can and smooth jazz outfit
WISH, the island’s first-ever sustainable passion to share their nation with the world. Lady & Knights, while there will also be the
sky lantern festival taking place this The event has a big focus on opportunity to visit the local coal mining
October. Sky lanterns are synonymous with sustainability and will use eco-friendly sky museum to learn more about Pingxi’s mining
Taiwanese culture and tradition and WISH is lanterns (designed by Bank of culture) rather history and take a ride on an old-school train
both recognizing Taiwan’s past and looking out than traditional ones in an effort to reduce previously used for transporting coal.
for Taiwan’s future by using eco-friendly sky- waste. The event’s goal is to not only highlight General admission tickets are US$50 and
lanterns in an effort to protect the environment. Taiwan as a viable tourism destination, but Forest VIP Passes, including the farm-to-table
WISH, named in recognition of Pingxi’s put the spotlight on sustainable tourism as dining experience, are US$120. Both classes of
local history, is a magical evening deep in the a concept and showcase ecotourism as a ticket include an US$10 (NT$300) coupon for
forest with live music, craft beer, local arts & realistic way of traveling the world. food and drinks at the venue, transportation,
crafts and a farm-to-table dining experience MyTaiwanTour will be offering public lantern releasing and a copy of the summer
featuring Taiwan’s organic produce, followed transportation to reduce the number of private issue of Smile Taiwan magazine. For more
by lighting up the night’s sky with eco-friendly vehicles coming into Pingxi for WISH and part of information, visit the official WISH website.
lanterns that’ll burn up without a trace. the revenue will go towards a tree planting fund MyTaiwanTour is also offering package deals
The festival is organized by local travel to help offset the carbon emissions produced as part of WISH. Join them for a day tour
agency MyTaiwanTour, a company with the from the burning of the lanterns. ahead of the event or a trip to nearby Jiufen.
purpose of facilitating travel to and around Music will come from the likes of GMA-
—China Post

Filipino, Taiwanese groups seek justice for OFW killed in Taiwan

Filipino and Taiwanese ecological stop putting the health of their workers As reported by the Central News Agency
health groups have joined hands in at risk due to exposure to highly toxic
clamoring for justice for overseas substances used in the manufacture of (CNA), 29-year-old Tagubasi suffered fatal

Filipina worker (OFW) Deserie Castro e-devices. Hazardous chemicals must burns on August 28 when she accidentally
dropped a small container of hydrofluoric
Tagubasi, who died from an acid spill while be replaced with safer alternatives that acid that she was carrying.

working at Tyntek electronics factory in will not poison workers nor pollute the The acid splattered her legs, causing
the Chunan Science Park, Miaoli County environment,” Dizon said.
burns that resulted in her death later in the
in Taiwan. With respect to the ongoing
day at Taipei Veterans General Hospital,
In a joint press statement, the investigation on Tagubasi’s death,
where she had been transferred from a
Environmental Quality Protection Dizon demanded that company
hospital in Miaoli, the report added.
Foundation (EQPF) of Taiwan and the executives should be held
But as pointed out by Fidel Macauyag,
EcoWaste Coalition of the Philippines Filipino worker Deserie Castro Tagubasi died during a accountable for the serious lapse in director of the Philippine Overseas Labor
Office in Taiwan, the company did not provide
condoled with the co-workers of Tagubasi workplace accident in Taiwan. safety procedures. Dizon added that Tagubasi and her co-workers with full-body
protection from hydrofluoric acid, a highly
and her family in Isabela province. Both Photo from Deserie Castro Tagubasi FB page Tagubasi’s family should be justly toxic chemical, and were not given adequate
groups underscored the need for a full and compensated, noting that no amount safety training. He also revealed that, as told

impartial investigation of the fatal incident of Taiwan should adopt the ‘International can truly compensate for their loss. to him by other workers, the factory did not

and the strengthening of rules to prevent Convention on the Protection of the Rights of For his part, Dr. Joe DiGangi, senior even have the chemicals on hand to neutralize
All Migrant Workers and Members of Their
occupational hazards. Families’ as soon as possible,” he added, science and technical adviser of IPEN, said: the chemical in case of an accident.
“The Ministry of Labor should initiate echoing the call of the TSIL. “Miss Tagubasi’s untimely death at work is Hydrofluoric acid, also known as
hydrogen fluoride, is a highly corrosive agent
a complete investigation report on this a tragic wake-up call about an industry built that is used in industrial applications such

case, including Tyntek Corporations’ work Thony Dizon, chemical safety campaigner on toxic chemical use. Regulations governing as in electronics manufacturing. According

distribution, hazard notification, protective of Quezon City-based EcoWaste Coalition, said the industry should be carefully reviewed, to the US Centers for Disease Control and
measures, emergency procedures, etc., especially “the appalling incident should compel Tyntek strengthened, and enforced to prevent any Prevention, “even small splashes of high-
concentration hydrogen fluoride products on
whether there is unreasonable differential and other electronics companies into developing injuries or deaths in the future.” the skin can be fatal.” —Manila Bulletin
treatment for foreign female workers,” said Dr. a new process, with workers’ participation, that IPEN is a global civil society network for
Ying-Shih Hsieh, EQPF chairman and Taiwan will ensure occupational health and safety in the
Society of International Law (TSIL) president. multi-billion dollar industry.” a toxics-free future that includes the EQPF
“We also demand that the government “It’s high time for the electronics industry to and the EcoWaste Coalition among its over
500 members in 120 countries.

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Vigan included in CNN’s most picturesque towns

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is then restored after several earthquakes and “A short walk south, Calle Crisologo is Vigan is joined by other Asian cities such
lauding the inclusion of Vigan City in fires,” CNN’s Kate Springer said. another major landmark. The cobbled street as Hoi An in Vietnam, Yufuin in Japan and
She also mentioned the plethora of must- George Town in Malaysia, among others.
Ilocos Sur in CNN Travel’s list of 13 of see Instagrammable landmarks at Vigan City features well-preserved heritage houses,
Asia’s most picturesque towns. including Plaza Salcedo and the trade center Puyat said Vigan City showcases the
“The City of Vigan’s heritage, the at cobble-stoned Calle Crisologo. alfresco bars and kalesa (horse-drawn
Hispanic architecture and the food make it a carriages) that transport you back in time,” local government’s efforts in preserving its
Springer said.
picture-perfect site and deserving of the spot ancestral houses by mandating thorough
in the CNN list,” Tourism Secretary Bernadette
Romulo-Puyat said. CNN described Vigan as research and documentation of the buildings’
“one of the best places to experience Spanish
colonial-era architecture in Asia.” original design before permitting any
“The CNN citation of the City of Vigan
means that sustainable tourism is not just restoration work.
“A touch of Spanish colonial style is also a
about environmental protection but also the requirement for the design of new structures in
the area to complement the City’s preservation
preservation of the country’s history and and tourism program,” the DOT said.
culture,” Puyat said. “Family ancestral houses are transformed
Established by the Spanish in 1572, into museums, souvenir and antique shops
Vigan is among the World Heritage Cities of and restaurants while maintaining its original
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Spanish style influence,” it added.
Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Selected as one of the New Seven
“Travelers will find the vast majority
of the colonial buildings around the central Wonders Cities in 2014, Vigan’s attractions
square, Plaza Salcedo, including the white
and yellow St. Paul’s Cathedral. The beautiful include the pottery workshop, food
Baroque structure was first built in 1641 and
adventures with its established culinary
scene that features unique native dishes such
as bagnet, a deep fried crispy pork belly dish;
poqui-poqui, a mixed vegetables dish and
empanada, a stuffed fried pastry. —Philstar

PH’s Masungi Georeserve Four burgers from Philippines make
receives UNWTO recognition it to list of Asia’ Top 50 burgers
When it comes to food, Philippines
is one of the countries in Asia
with the best, mouthwatering
food that many tourists would look

forward to enjoy. This holds true as four

burgers establishments based in the

Philippines have recently been included

to the list of Top 50 burgers Zark's Buger

in Asia according to an 25th is Zark’s Burgers
– a food truck set up
international travel website. with an American vibe:
“Alongside their burgers,
3rd in rank as best

burger list in Asia according
to Big 7 travel website, is the
burger from Sweet Ecstacy.

It is described as which are absolutely
“one for the true burger
a f i c i o n a d o s ”. world class, they

The Masungi Georeserve in “Our wish came true, for the world to The online travel Lusso Burpgreobrably do the best
Rizal province has received an see something special in a piece of rock that fries in Manila
international recognition for its
was abandoned many years ago, and for site describes and their fried
the world to come together to protect it,” it burgers from chicken is also a must try” reads the
added.
sustainable tourism practices at the annual Sweet Ecstacy website. Ranked in 44, is The Burger
The destination, known for its as “what is Joint which the Seven Travel describes
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) quite honestly as burgers with “massive portions”.
sprawling limestone landscape and trails “You’ll struggle to get it all into your
Awards in Saint Petersburg, Russia on (Sept. a ridiculously mouth, but once you do the flavours are
perched on towering trees, is located at superb” said the travel website.
12). Kilometer 47, Marcos Highway in the town good and Sweet Burger Jakarta Indonesia’s Three Buns made
of Baras, Rizal. it to the first place which “have a hugely
Masungi Georeserve was nominated wholesome loyal band of super fans who swear by their
For over a decade, the Masungi burger” Another burger establishment that burgers.” The burger has big juicy patties
last year as a global finalist for the UNWTO coupled with perfect buns and sauces that
Awards for Enterprises, the flagship awards Georeserve Foundation has sustained and burger lovers must try in the Philippines
increased measures to protect the 2,700 according to the list is Lusso – a fine sums up to a perfect burger combination.
of the global tourism sector, along with two hectares of vulnerable land, often targeted dining restaurant that focuses on “good
as a site for quarry and illegal logging. beef and simple toppings” resulting to —Filipino Times
other finalists from Italy and India. Although challenges persist in its “mouthwatering and well deserving to
be among the best burgers in Asia” anked
The three were chosen among around conservation efforts, the foundation said the

190 applications from 71 countries that UN recognition strengthens their resolve to

vied in the three awards categories: Public further protect the destination.
“We will not, as we have not, shy
Policy and Governance, Enterprises, and away from facing the complex challenges

Non-Governmental Organizations. The 2019 in conservation and innovation in the

UNWTO Awards for Enterprises eventually Philippine setting. 3 Filipino designers win Uniqlo’s UT

went to Community Impact by V Resorts, V On behalf of the Masungi family,

Resorts (under the aegis of Bliss Inns Pvt. thank you for supporting us in your own Grand Prix T-shirt Pokémon design tilt
different ways,” it said. Early this year, the
Ltd.), India. conservation area was also nominated Three Filipino designers are among Louis Nichole Santos, and Dana Asahan.
“When we first started geotourism at the winners in this year’s UT Grand
for the World Travel & Tourism Council’s The theme of the 2019 design
Masungi, we hoped that guests would see Prix (UTGP), the global t-shirt design competition was “Pokémon”, a global
Destination Stewardship Award. —PNA competition of Japan’s Uniqlo global brand.
something special in it like we did. Fast anime series loved by people throughout
Twenty-two winning designs were
forward to today, the project is receiving its selected from among 18,000 entries – a the world and stars the endearing yellow
UTGP record – from over 40 countries. “Pikachu” character.
third international nod from no less than the
The judging panel selected 22 winning DESIGN
United Nations World Tourism Organization designs, among them Filipinos Hannah Lee, Continued on Page17

(UNWTO),” the Masungi Georeserve said in a

statement.

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OCTOBER 2019

Social media accounts at email ni Kris Bernal, na-hack

Sa kanyang vlog, humagulgol ang kapuso actress na si Kris Bernal matapos ma-hack
ang kanyang email at mga social media accounts kabilang na ang Instagram, Twitter at
Facebook ng isang unknown group mula sa Turkey noong September 22. Nag-message umano
ang hacker sa kanya sa WhatsApp at nagde-demand ng $750 o P39,150 para maibalik sa kanya
ang accounts. Muntik na rin umanong ma-hack ang kanyang YouTube account pero napigilan
ito ni Kris. Ayon kay Bernal, ginawa na niya ang lahat para mabawi ang kanyang account mula
sa mga hackers ngunit hindi siya nagtagumpay. Aminado ang aktres na nanghihinayang siya
sa 1.4-million followers na nakuha niya sa kanyang social media account. Sinabi ni Bernal
na bagama't hindi ito kasing rami ng iba, ito naman ay kanyang pinaghirapan na makuha.
Ipinaliwanag naman ng aktres na hindi ito maliit na bagay para sa kanya dahil nakapaloob
sa kanyang online accounts ang mga detalye ng kanyang mga palabas at negosyo. Nanawagan
naman si Kris ng tulong para sa pagbawi sa kanyang online accounts.

Accept agad ‘pag doktor! Kris naghahanap ng single sa FB

Gumawa na ng personal Facebook account ang ‘Queen of All Media’ na si Kris Aquino,
ngunit hindi basta maia-add ang showbiz personality. Ayon kay Kris, may mga kailangang
qualifications para pumasa sa kanyang panlasa at maging ‘friend’ niya sa Facebook. Saad niya,
dapat ay nasa edad 41 hanggang 55 ang mga lalaking maga-add sa kanya, dapat din ay single.
“Fyi, i now have a personal FB account, BUT i only have 8 friends- so far… anybody there na
gustong i-friend ako privately?” Bukod pa rito, mas makakadagdag ang tsansang ma-accept
ni Kris ang friend request kung doktor ang lalaki. “If you’re male, please be between 41 to 55,
single (pwedeng widowed, divorced, legally separated, or annulled), and if you’re a DOCTOR
(especially a rheumatoid, immunology, allergy specialist, neurologist, anesthesiologist, pain
management specialist, or cardiologist) promise ACCEPT agad ang friend request,” saad pa.
Para naman sa kanyang dalawang anak na sina Josh at Bimby, mas trip nila na piloto ang
maging bagong ‘friend’ ng kanilang mommy. “My 2 sons said okay w/ them ang pilot who has
an international route- hehehe. (preview of what’s ahead of you),” sey pa ni Kris.

Boses ni Catriona Gray, tampok sa ‘Waze’

Magsisilbing gabay ng mga motorista si Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray matapos
ianunsyong siya na ang pinakabagong boses ng traffic navigation app na “Waze.” Sa isang
pahayag, sinabi ng 25-anyos na beauty queen na sa pamamagitan ng Waze ay makakapaghatid
siya ng ‘positivity’ sa mga Pilipinong motorista. Gusto ani Gray na makapagbigay inspirasyon
sa mga driver sa kabila ng mga pagsubok na pinagdaraanan ng mga ito kabilang na ang mabigat
na daloy ng trapiko. “I want to keep them inspired and help them find their way so that we can
all be happy and remain optimistic, despite many challenges such as the traffic,” dagdag pa
ni Gray. Ang Pinay beauty queen din ang kauna-unahang Filipino celebrity na naging boses
ng naturang app. Isa ang Waze sa pinakaginagamit na navigation application sa Pilipinas na
nagbibigay impormasyon sa mga driver ng rutang pwedeng daanan para makaiwas sa mabigat
na daloy ng trapiko.

Scarlet Snow, itinanghal na
pinakabatang PH Tourism Ambassador

Tinawag na “Youngest Philippine maski siya ay nasa murang edad pa lamang.
tourism ambassador” ang anak nila Nagiging viral sa social media ang kaniyang
Dra. Vicki Belo at Hayden Kho na si mga videos na nagpapakita ng magagandang
Scarlet Snow Belo asal na itinuturo sa kaniya ng kaniyang mga
Sa isang social media post, itinanghal magulang.
ni Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Marami rin sa mga netizens ang
Bernadette Romulo-Puyat si Scarlet bilang humahanga sa mga litrato ni Scarlet na
pinakabagong tourism amabassador nagpapakita kung gaano ito ka-cute at ka-
Bukod sa bagong posisyon, kilala rin si charming. Sa katunayan, mayroon siyang
Scarlet sa pagiging social media darling mahigit 3 million follower sa Instagram.
Noong 2016, ipinakilala sa publiko nina Sa edad na apat na taon, marami na ang
celebrity doctors Vicki Belo at ng kaniyang natamo ng social media darling — mula sa
asawa na si Hayden Kho ang kanilang anak na pagiging Internet celebrity, product endorser,
si Scarlet Snow Belo. hanggang sa pagiging model para sa iba’t
Pagkatapos noon ay nagtuloy-tuloy na ibang magazine covers.
ang pagiging aktibo ni Scarlet lalo na sa social Kamakailan ay nadagdagan pa ang mga
media, kaya naman kalaunan ay tinawag nakamit ni Scarlet nang siya ay tanghaling
siyang social media darling. “Youngest Philippine Tourism ambassador.”
Nakilala si Scarlet sa kaniyang pagiging
bibo, matalino, at galing sa pananalita ITINANGHAL
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OCTOBER 2019 SHONWEBWIZS

Mga anak ni Ai Ai delas Alas sabay nabiktima ng online scammer

Nabiktima ng online scammers ang Sa caption ni Ai Ai sa kanyang IG post, SCAMMER — kagabi sabay pang na-scam ang ‘yan ‘di nyo din yan mapapakinabangan kasi
magkapatid na Sancho at Sophia sinabi nitong ibinebenta ni Sancho ang ilang mga anak ko… Si Sancho kasi madaming relos walang masamang gawain ang nagwawagi…
delas Alas. Inilabas ng Comedy Queen relo dahil hindi naman niya ito nagagamit, “At sinabihan ko din mga anak ko wag
sa kanyang instagram account ang screenshot habang si Sophia delas Alas naman ay and binebenta na nya na yung iba tutal di
ng scammers ng mga anak pati na ang picture nabiktima ng binilhan niya ng tiket ng isang masyadong magtiwala sa mga tao ngayun kasi
ng isang lalaking nag deliver ng bag na puro Korean artist. Heto nga ang Instagram post ni naman na nya ginagamit. At si Sophia naman
papel lang ang laman at walang nakalagay na Ai Ai na nagwa-warning sa mga netizen: sa ticket para sa oppa Cha Eun Woo… madaming masamang tao na mga pinsan o
pera. “MAG-INGAT SA MGA ONLINE “Hay naku kung sino man kayong mga kapatid ng KALABAN ni Lord… Maging aral na

demonyo kayo ‘di man kayo mahuli pero lang ito sa kanila at sa atin na mag-ingat sa mga
naniniwala ako sa karma… makuha nyo man online sellers and buyers .. magandang umaga.”

Digi-series ni Barbie Imperial na ‘Taiwan that you love’ mapapanood na

Mapapanood na simula Setyembre 25 internship. Nagpanggap siya na natanggap pangalan sa libro, hihingin ni Ivi ang tulong bang mahuhulog ang loob niya kay Stephen o
sa iWant app (iOs at Android) o sa bilang teacher assistant, ngunit sa katotohanan ni Stephen bilang si Wei-Ting. Sa simula,
iwant.ph ang Taiwan That You Love ay nag-ooperate siya ng underground walking tatanggihan ng binata ang pakiusap ni Ivi, mas pahahalagahan niya ang pinagsamahan
digital series na pinagbibidahan ni Barbie tour service sa Taiwan. Magiging match-maker ngunit kalauna’y mahuhumaling naman sa
Imperial at Hashtag member Paulo Angeles. naman siya nang makilala niya si lolo bilang si kanyang kabaitan at tiyaga. Dahil sa pag- nila ni Pauli? Ang Taiwan that you love ay
Kasama rin nila bilang ka love triangle ang Yue Lao, ang Matchmaking God na ipauubaya usbong ng pagkakaibigan nilang dalawa,
Taiwanese actor na si Stephen Rong. na ang tungkulin niya sa dalaga at ibibilin na malalagay sa alanganin ang relasyon nina Ivi idinerek ni Theodore Boborol, ang director
Gagampanan ni Barbie ang role ni Ivi na dapat niyang mapagtagpo ang mga taong at boyfriend niyang si Eric (Paulo) dahil sa ng romantic comedy-drama films na “Finally
sumunod sa kanyang longtime boyfriend na si nakatakdang mag katuluyan sa mahiwagang pagseselos nito. Mapagtagpo kaya ni Ivi ang Found Someone,” “Vince & Kath & James,” and
Eric (Paulo) sa Taiwan para sa kanyang summer aklat. Dahil nakasulat sa Chinese ang mga mga taong nasa mahiwagang aklat? Tuluyan “Just The Way You Are.” ai Agpangan, Igi Boy
Flores, Romnick Sarmienta, Mickey Ferriols,
Anna Tian Yu Xuan, Ed Ngo, Charles Wu,
Sharon Landon, at Melvin Sia.

IRREGULAR online calculators sa heartfoundation.org o babae, iyong fats are deposited sa abdomen. Consult a doctor ASAP if you are
Continued from Page 4 “It can be converted to the female
“Kapag underweight ka, hindi ka rin smartbmicalculator.com. hormone estrogen.” Ang estrogen, ayon sa experiencing any of the following:
livescience.com, ay importante para sa sexual
magreregla. Pag overweight ka naman, Bukod sa pag-maintain ng tamang timbang, 1. Ang period mo ay lampas 21 days.
puwedeng lumakas nang bongga. “So kailangan, and reproductive development ng mga babae.
yung weight mo per height is appropriate.” bantayan mo rin ang iyong waistline. Dugtong ng doktora, “So kapag marami ka 2. Ang bleeding mo during menstrual period
“’Tapos yung waist circumference is noon, magiging balanced.”
To know your BMI, gamitin ang mga important,” sabi ni Dr. Domingo. ay more than seven days.
“Not just for vanity purposes, pero kasi sa
3. Ang pain ay intolerable. —PEP.ph

CTRLD’s Jigglypuff design. Credits to CTRLD Dana’s Pikachu origami. Credits to Dana DESIGN Hannah Lee said her design is a homage
Continued from Page 15 to ghost type pokemon since she admitted she
“I was inspired by the idea of origami
and Pokémon. When you check my design, always loved ghost types and so she picked

it’s actually a step-by-step process on how a dozen of memorable ghost Pokemons and
you can come up with a Pikachu origami,”
drew them all in her favorite colors.
Philippine winner Dana explained about her
The three designs from the
design. Another winner from the Phillippines,
Louis Nichole Santos, explored a different Philippines and other winning t-shirt designs
from all over the world are available in Uniqlo
character from the series. stores worldwide.
“My design is centered on Jigglypuff Since 2005, Uniqlo has been conducting
based on the anime series. Jigglypuff sings the UT Grand Prix design competition with
and whoever hears it falls asleep so Jigglypuff
various themes which include Star Wars,
gets angry and scribbles or doodles on their
faces,” Santos shared. Pixar, Marvel, among others. The contest is

open to anyone regardless of age, gender, or

nationality.

RECEIVES For it is only when people start to understand example and inspire others to join in.” innovative ideas.
Continued from Page 11 our seas that they begin to treat them with care.” About the award KfW Stiftung thus honours the lifetime
The 58-year-old’s considerate and caring achievement of the long-time director of the
Above all, her work aims to develop Climate and environmental protection is Frankfurt zoo and conservationist Professor
an understanding among locals that interaction with people has earned her Bernhard Grzimek, who has rendered
the affectionate nickname “Mama Ranger” one of the four areas of activity of KfW Stiftung. invaluable services to the preservation of
increased conservation efforts are essential from her team and the local population. the planet’s natural wealth in Germany and
Dr Lutz-Christian Funke from the Board of With its projects, the foundation aims to around the world.
to securing their livelihoods and to improving KfW Stiftung points out: “Both a heightened heighten public awareness of biodiversity – In 2013, the inaugural prize was awarded
awareness and the willingness to take one of the major social challenges of our time to the Frankfurt Zoological Society. The
living conditions in the area permanently. – and to draw attention to the importance of 2015 winners of the second KfW-Bernhard-
responsibility are crucial to climate and protecting endangered species. Grzimek-Preis were Emmanuel de Merode
Carefully regulated tourism and sustainable and Pavan Sukhdev. In 2017, the South
fishing have taken on major importance as environmental protection. For this reason, The internationally renowned KfW- African environmentalist Andrew Zaloumis
a reliable source of income for the region received the award. — Rappler.com
and the park. Angelique Songco explains: “It the KfW-Bernhard-Grzimek-Preis honors Bernhard-Grzimek-Preis is awarded every
is important to me to explain to people that
oceans are not infinite, that they cannot absorb charismatic leaders, who tackle ecological two years to outstanding organisations
all our rubbish, and that if we continue in this
way, there will soon be no fish left for us to catch. problems while also meeting economic needs. or leaders who distinguish themselves in

They thus create a win-win situation, set an their exceptional endeavour to preserve

the world’s biodiversity with creative and

DEPRESSION “There is no sure-fire way to prevent advised OFWs to just keep themselves busy are OFWs, Dr. Ong agrees with Dr. Manalo that
Continued from Page 7 depression because depression is a multi- “self-care is necessary” for the sector.
factorial problem but the following activities and have social support. “Communication via electronic means
Raphael Inocencio, a registered have been shown to reduce the risk of being “They must also make sure to keep in does not take the place of face-to-face contact
psychologist and founding partner of clinically depressed: touch with loved ones and care for themselves,”
1. Exercise the doctor who has distinguished between and misunderstanding often arises. Thus, a
Better Steps Psychology, Inc. on the 2. Have good coping strategies and skills
and exercising these strategies and skills depression and sadness has recommended. daily routine of self-care is necessary for the
other hand, believed that acceptance is the effectively OFW,” he said.
3. Have good communication with family Basic therapeutic protocol still applies Dr. Ong also concurs with the other
key so that OFWs can combat depression. and develop friendships in workplace for
“The most important thing is to accept emotional support with OFWs, said Dr. Tyler Ong, a clinical doctors in establishing rapport with others,
and go abroad WHOLEHEARTEDLY. Many 4. Set clear expectations with family members
people who become OFWs do it out of about money and plans psychologist, family and marriage therapist, Filipinos or not.
Dr. Bernadette “Babes” Manalo, a “A community of support in their country
obligation or feel forced or coerced by family psychiatrist at the St. Luke’s Medical Center- and psychotherapist. of work does not necessarily mean that the
Quezon City and at The Medical City-Clark, “But the unique issue that haunts them is
or circumstances. OFWs need to be prepared the constant push-pull of connection and then community has to be all Filipinos. Anyone

for all the challenges of homesickness, separation from loved ones. It is expected that who can listen and offer emotional support
loneliness, and hard work,” he pointed out in
an email interview in September 18. every time the OFWs return to their country and practical help to the OFW can become
part of that supportive community.”
He then suggested ways that could lessen of work, there is going to be some dip in
mood,” he said, referring to mood changes. —GMA News
depression among OFWs. So even though none of his current clients

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OCTOBER 2019

Pagkatuyo ng pawis nagdudulot nga ba ng pulmonya? DENGUE .... Continued from Page 13
Both organizations emphasize the need to follow
Madalas sabihan ng mga o virus. “Ang pulmonya kasi, kailangan kapag ipinasuri sa medical personnel.
matatanda ang mga bata na may magko-cause na impeksiyon, bago ka key strategies recommended by the DOH as these are
magkapulmonya. Usually, kailangan mo Nagbabala rin si Rosario na
iwasang magpatuyo ng pawis talaga makalanghap ng virus or bacteria still the most effective ways to prevent dengue.
or iba pang causes,” paliwanag ni Rosario. mapanganib ang pulmonya lalo sa mga
dahil maaari raw atakihin ang mga ito Kapag malamig ang panahon o tag- These strategies are summarized as the
ng pulmonya. Sa programang “Good ulan, nauuso umano ang pulmonya at iba batang may edad 5 pababa. “4S against Dengue,” which are:
Vibes” ng DZMM, pinabulaanan ng isang pang mga sakit na dala ng mga virus at “Dahil iyong mga batang 5 and
doktor ang paniniwalang nagdudulot ng bakterya dahil sa hangin. below, mahina pa ang resistensiya nila  Search and destroy mosquito-breeding sites
“Kasi usually nakukuha po natin para labanan ‘yong viruses and bacteria,”  Secure self-protection measures like wearing long
pulmonya ang pagkatuyo ng pawis. ‘yong mga sakit na ‘to sa hangin,” ani paliwanag ng doktor. Kapag hindi agad pants and long-sleeved shirts, and daily use of mosquito
Rosario. Pangunahing sintomas ng repellent l Seek early medical consultation upon
Hindi rin daw nagdudulot ng pulmonya ang pagkakaroon ng ubo at naagapan ang pulmonya, maaari raw
kahirapan sa paghinga, ayon kay Rosario. observation of fever and rashes that persist for 48 hours
pulmonya ang pagligo kahit pinawisan o Puwede ring sintomas ang lagnat, kumalat ang impeksiyon sa ibang bahagi  Say no to indiscriminate fogging, which should only
pagbilis ng paghinga, pagkakaroon ng
pagtulog habang basa ang buhok. plema, at pagbagsak ng oxygen status ng katawan. be implemented during outbreaks (spray only in hotspot
“Walang kinalaman iyan,” sabi ng Ipinayo rin ni Rosario na iwasang “mag-
pulmonologist na si Dr. Bistek Rosario sa self-medicate.” Sa halip, dalhin umano areas) .The DOH recommends fogging in areas where
programang “Good Vibes.” sa doktor ang taong may pulmonya
Ang pulmonya, ipinaliwanag ni the number of cases has increased for two consecutive
para matukoy kung ano ang klase ng
Rosario, ay pamamaga ng isa o 2 baga weeks. But they reiterate that the most effective way to
pulmonyang umatake at mabigyan ng
dahil sa impeksiyong dulot ng bakterya control the spread of the dengue is cleanliness so that
angkop na gamot. —ABS-CBN News the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which carries the dengue
virus, would not be able to breed. —Smart Parenting

DESIRABLE
Continued form Page 6
Alvarez was a senior clerk at the Intramuros

Administration (IA), an agency of the Department of

Tourism, in 1983 before opting to work on Mariana
Islands, Saipan. “Year 1988, I decided to work abroad
because that time my husband was jobless and may

dalawa akong anak na dapat suportahan. Mahirap since

my eldest son was 6 years old and my youngest was 4

then. My job in Saipan was administrative assistant at
the Hocog Enterprises,” she recounted.
Alvarez has also worked as a “labandera” and
“yaya” to her boss. “During my day off, may sideline
ako as ‘labandera’ and at the same time ‘yaya’ ng boss

ko. Ate Mila, my boss, has businesses in recruiting &

accounting, disco pub, and massage parlor. Madami

siyang employees who have no time for washing their

clothes, I suggested to them na willing ako maging

labandera nila. I earned $35 dollars per basket. Tumagal

ng two years being like this. Secretary, yaya & labandera.
Hindi ko inisip yung pagod para sa aking pamilya.”
Only because Alvarez missed her family “more than
my salary in Saipan” did she come back.
“I decided to come back to the Philippines kasi
iniisip ko lumalaki na ang mga anak ko. Inisip kong
bumalik sa government office because sa gobyerno, may
security of tenure kahit mababa ang sahod. Inisip ko,

after my retirement, alam ko secured ako kahit na maliit
ang magiging retirement pay ko.”
“Kung iisipin, working in government office ay
isang malaking achievement sa akin. Dito, hindi man

malaki ang sahod ko, nakaraos pa rin ang family ko.

Siguro diskarte lang ang dapat. And I am very proud
naging part ako ng gobyerno.”
Last August 27, the DBM intended to allocate
P31.099 billion for compensation adjustment under
the Miscellaneous and Personnel Benefits Fund of the
proposed P4.1-trillion 2020 national budget as the law

that mandated four-year salary adjustments in the basic

wages of government workers—Salary Standardization
law (SSL)—is about to expire this year. —GMA News

AUTHENTICATION
Continued on page 5
The apostille aims to streamline the whole

authentication procedure of documents for use abroad,

resulting in more convenience, less cost and processing
time for the applicants. “After the opening of our first
authentication center in Mindanao at the Davao Consular
Office last June, the launch of our first authentication
center for the Visayas here in Cebu completes the
nationwide roll-out of DFA’s authentication services,”
Locsin said. The consular office in Cebu will accept
applications for authentication from Monday to

Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Scheduling an appointment
is not necessary. The DFA’s Cebu office is the eighth
consular office to offer authentication services. Locsin
said the department is eyeing more authentication

centers across the Philippines in the coming months.

—GMA News

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OCTOBER 2019 SHONWEBWISZ

Alden Richards, ginawaran ng Asian Star Ricky Reyes,
naniniwalang
Prize sa Seoul Int‘l Drama Awards 2019 mas maraming
Sadyang umaapaw ang biyaya para kay problemang dapat
Alden Richards ngayong taon. “Extra special” din daw ang award dahil pag-usapan kaysa
nataon sa selebrasyon ng ika-70 anibersaryo CR para sa LGBTQ+
Kasunod ng tagumpay ng pelikulang
Hello, Love, Goodbye na pinagtambalan nila ng pagkakaibigan ng Pilipinas at South Korea. Umani ng iba’t ibang reaksyon ang
ni Kathryn Bernardo, ginawaran ng Asian Star naging pahayag ng hairstylist na si
Pinasalamatan niya ang komite na Ricky Reyes tungkol sa paggamit ng
Prize ang Kapuso actor sa awards ceremony palikuran ng ilang miyembro ng LGBTQ+
naggawad ng parangal at sinabing bilang aktor community. Bagaman may mga suporta,
ng Seoul International Drama Awards sa South mayroon din hindi sang-ayon sa kaniyang
ay umaasa siyang patuloy niyang mapasaya at mga sinabi.
Korea. Sa Chika Minute report ni Lhar Santiago
mabigyan ng inspirasyon ang mga manonood. sa GMA News “24 Oras”, ipinakita ang
Suot ang navy blue na suit, naglakad si kontrobersiyal na pahayag ni Ricky na nag-
Ang Seoul International Drama Awards viral sa social media kaugnay sa usapin ng
Alden sa red carpet ng Grand Peace Hall ng pagbabawal sa transwoman na gumamit ng
ay taunang selebrasyon kung saan nagsasama- pambabaeng palikuran.
Kyunghee University. Para sa itinuturing “gay icon” na si Ricky,
sama ang mga propesyonal sa TV drama dapat umanong sa palikuran ng mga lalaki
Sa kanyang talumpati, sinabi ng aktor umihi ang mga may “nota,” at sa pambabae
production, media industry at mga manonood. naman ang mga may “kipay.”
na isang karangalan ang natanggap niyang “Kung ikaw ay may nota, sa lalaki ka.
pagkilala. “As a Filipino, I am very humbled and Ito ang ikalawang international award ni Kung ikaw ay may kipay, sa babae ka. Finish.
grateful to be recognized in the international Nirerespeto kita bilang tao, nirerespeto kita
Alden. Noong 2018 ay wagi naman siya ng bilang bading, pero lumugar tayo sa tamang
scene, along with so many amazing and silver medal sa New York Fstivals para sa lugar,” paliwanag niya.
talented artists here tonight,” aniya. “Ang bakla ay bakla. Ang bakla, gilingin
Alaala. Bukod kay Alden, nakatanggap na rin mo man ‘yan, ang labas niyan, baklang
hamburger,” dagdag niya.
sina Dennis Trillo at Gabby Concepcion ng Alden Richards honored at Seoul Ikinatutuwa raw ni Ricky na marami
ang pumapabor at ipinagtanggol ang
Asian Star Prize noong 2016 at 2017. International Drama Awards kaniyang pananaw. Pero mayroong ding
mga bumabatikos at nagsabing hindi patas
Titulong ‘datu’ ni Baron Geisler peke — Sultanate of Sulu, North Borneo ang kaniyang pahayag dahil na rin sa estado
niya sa buhay at sinauna ang kaniyang mga
Nabahala ang ilang pambansang impormasyon ng Official Gazette. Wala sa idinahilan.
minorya’t opisyal na sultan ng Sulu at inilabas na line of succession ng Gobyerno ng Pero muling iginiit ni Ricky na walang
North Borneo kaugnay ng diumano’y makakaunawa sa mga bading kung hindi ang
paggawad ng titulong datu sa aktor na si Pilipinas ang mga pangalan nina Abdurajak. mga kapwa bading din.
Baron Geisler. “Inuudyok namin ang publiko na Inihayag din niya na hindi siya sang-
huwag magpaloko sa mga impostor na ito,” ayon sa mga bading na nakabestida lalo na
kung nagiging tampulan ng tawanan.
Ika-10 ng Setyembre kasi nang magdaos pagtatapos ng Royal Chancellery. Giit pa niya, mas marami raw problema
na mas dapat pagtuunan ng pansin kaysa sa
ng seremonya ang mga nagpakilalang Ayon din kay Amir Mawallil, na miyembro ng Aniya, nang koronahan bilang sultan ng problema kung saan dapat umihi ang mga
“tagapagmana” ng naturang sultanato 80-kataong Bangsamoro Transition Authority, miyembro ng LGBTQ+.
para sa pagbibigay ng honorary title kay ngayon lang nila narinig ang pangalan ng Sulu ang kanyang ama na si Sultan Mohammad “Bakit yung pag-ihi ng isang bading
Baron. Na-inspire daw kasi sina “King” Raja nagbigay ng titulo kay Baron Geisler. Mahakuttah Abdulla Kiram noong 1974, ang pagkakaabalahan mo? Para sa akin it’s a
Mohammadmamay Hasan Abdurajak at kinoronahan din bilang Raja Muda, o “crown small, petty, napakaliit,” saad niya.
“Queen” Maria Makiling Helen Fatima Nasaria Ang BTA, na kinabibilangan ni Mawallil, prince,” si Muedzul-Lail Tan Kiram. Inilimbag Samantala, ang transman na si Jake
Panolino Abdurajak dahil sa panibagong din ng Official Gazette noong ika-10 ng Mayo, Zyrus, aminadong sumagi rin daw sa isip
“spiritual maturity” at pagbabalik ng aktor ang mamamahala sa Bangsamoro Autonomous sa pamamagitan ng Memorandum Order 427, noon ang paggamit ng panlalaking palikuran.
bilang role model ng kabataan. ang koronasyon ng kanyang ama noong ika- Pero napag-isip-isip daw niya na hindi
Region in Muslim Mindanao hanggang 2022. 10 ng Mayo, taong 1974. Giit ng Sultanato ng lahat ay pare-pareho ng paniniwala kaya
Pero ayon kay Amir Mawallil, na Sulu at North Borneo, “commoners” at hindi sinusunod at nirerespeto na lang niya ang
Pinabulaanan din bilang peke ng Royal House dugong buhaw ang mga Abdurajak. nakasanayan.
miyembro ng 80-kataong Bangsamoro of Sulu, sa ngalan ni Sultan Muedzul Lail Tan
Kiram, ang pag-confer ng titulo kay Baron. Sabi naman ni Mawallil, importante para —GMA News
Transition Authority, hindi niya kilala kung “Gustong ipabatid sa publiko ng Kamahalan na
ang katatapos lang na pagbibigay ng pekeng sa kanilang mga Tausug ang usapin ng royalty ITINANGHAL
sino ang mga nabanggit. at lineage. “Hindi basta-basta nagbibigay ng Continued from Page 16
“Una sa lahat, ito ang unang beses na royal title kay G. Baron Geisler, isang Pilipinong titulo ang mga Tausug kung kani-kanino, para Sa isang IG post ni Department of
narinig ko ang mga pangalan ng hari’t reyna Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette
na ito,” ani Mawallil sa isang pahayag sa aktor, ay hindi nagmula sa lehitimong Sultan ng sa anumang arason, kahit na nakaka-inspire Romulo-Puyat, ipinakilala niya si Scarlet
Inggles. Hindi raw “king” at “queen” ang Sulu at North Borneo,” ayon sa pahayag. ka ng iba,” sabi ni Mawallil. bilang “youngest and cutest advocate of
itinatawag nila sa mga dugong bughaw. Si Kiram ay nasa “line of succession” “Lalo na kung hindi sila bahagi ng Philippine tourism.”
“’Sultan’ o ‘dayang-dayang’ ang tawag ng mga sultan ng Sulu sa inilimbag na komunidad namin, hindi naiintindihan ang Makikita sa post ang video ng Tourism
namin sa kanila. Basic fact-checking lang Secretary at ni Scarlet habang sila ay
buhay nakaranasan namin o alam man lang nagkakamayan at sinasabi ang slogan ng DOT
ang kailangan para malaman kung totoong ang lalim ng aming kasaysayan at pakikibaka.” na: It’s more fun in the Philippines!
descendant sila,” dagdag pa nila. Sa kaniyang IG account naman ay nag-
—Philstar post din si Scarlet ng mga litrato sa DOT office
na nilagyan ng caption na: Ok Tita Berna,
Gagastusin sana para sa ABS-CBN Ball direktang let’s get to work and invite ALL the peoples
ibibigay nalang ni Angel Locsin sa Bantay Bata of the world to our Philippines (but only as
Hindi umattend ang batikang aktres na visitors, ok!) #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines.
si Angel Locsin sa katatapos na ABS- naman umano masyadong magastos kung etc.. also, hindi rin naman fair na hindi ka
CBN Ball 2019 kung saan patalbugan dadalo ito sa ball dahil nakakakuha naman
umano ang mga aktres ng sponsorship sa magbayad kasi hindi madali ang ginagawa
ng magagarang damit. Nag-post na lang sa mga gown designer. ng team,” paliwanag ni Angel.
Instagram ang aktres na si Angel Locsin at Nilinaw ni Angel na hindi sa lahat ng Hindi rin umano dahil artista sila ay
sinabing direkta na itong nagbigay sa Bantay pagkakataon ay nabibigyan sila ng ‘ex deal’,
sa katunayan ay naglabas pa umano siya ng laging sponsored na ang kanilang sinusuot
Bata 163 kaysa magpunta pa sa Ball. P100,000 para lamang sa gown na susuotin
“I salute my friends at the ABS-CBN niya noong 2018. “Yes minsan may exdeal dahil katulad ng normal na tao ay gumagastos
Ball who are doing their share to promote pero hindi ganun lahat ang case… like, last
year 100k for gown alone ang binayad ko. din sila sa malakihang event tulad ng ABS-
awareness on children’s rights and to help wala pang fee ng stylist, glam team, hotel, CBN Ball. “San ba nangaling yung impression
the beneficiaries of Bantay Bata 163 get the mo na parang ang privilege ng mga artista?
education that everyone deserves,” sabi nito.
“As for me, I decided to do my share in a way Kung gumagastos ka pag may event ka, wala
that I could probably be more of use. I think naman kaming pinagkaiba,” giit pa ng aktres.
Ngunit matapos nyang magresponse ay
it would be better for me to donate directly
tila ba hindi naniniwala ang nagresponse
to Bantay Bata the amount that I’m supposed
to spend in the ball,” dagdag niya. Bagama’t at nagtanong muli kung hindi ba raw sila
nalungkot ang ilan dahil ‘di nasilayang
rumampa sa red carpet si Locsin, naintindihan pinapahiram ng mga designer.
naman ng mga netizen ang dahilan niya.
Samantala, kinontra ni Angel Locsin ang Sinabi ni Angel na minsan ay
ilang mga netizen na kumukutya sa kanya
nakakhiram naman pero dahil sa dami rin
dahil sa hindi pagdalo sa ngayong edisyon
ng naattend ay nagkakaubusan din, lalo na
ng ABS-CBN Ball.
at may theme pa ang event. Naintindihan
Mayroong mga netizen na hindi nagustuhan
ang ginawa ni Locsin, ayon sa kanila ay hindi naman ng netizen ang nais na iparating
ni Angel. Isa si Angel Locsin sa mga artista
na palaging tumutulong at kabi-kabila ang

chrity program. Kaya naman maraming fans

ang sumusuporta kay Angel dahil bukod sa

husay nito sa camera ay napakabuting tao

din.

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