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“Radiating positivity, creating connectivity” CEBU January 28 - February 3, 2020 P15.00 BUSINESSVolume 2 Series 19 12 PAGES Room 310-A, 3rd floor WDC Bldg. Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City WEEK You may visit Cebu Business Week Facebook page. Ban PH workers in Kuwait: Mendoza Over 200 Filipinas died in hands of employers in 4 years Rep. Raymond Demo- generalized like injuries. at Philippine Embassy in crito Mendoza (TUCP Party- But the National Bureau Kuwait. List) has urged government of Investigation (NBI) They discussed about to fully implement a total ban reported that she was raped, problems in Kuwait on deployment of Overseas sodomized, and her genital like employers illegally Filipino Workers (OFWs) was mutilated. She suffered confiscating the passports in Kuwait and recall home broken arms, broken head and mobile phones of home existing workers. and countless wounds at the service workers. Mendoza made the back. A joint monitoring call while conducting a According to NBI doctors, committee in the Philippines congressional inquiry on the Villavende suffered a painful and Kuwait was tasked death of Jennelyn Villavende, and humiliating death. She to monitor incidents like 26, of South Cotabato. She was malnourished. this but there was only one worked as an OFW in Kuwait In four years time, meeting in 2018. and was tortured to death by Mendoza said more than With the Memorandum her Kuwaiti employer. 200 Filipinas already died of Agreement (MOA) bet- Mendoza said there is with questionable causes or ween the Philippines and an estimated 1,600 OFWs in killed by their employers in Kuwait, diplomatic ties was Kuwait who are not inclined Kuwait. restored, and the Philippines to come home possibly He recalled that in 2018, started to deploy workers. because they have no jobs to Duterte was fuming mad But the Kuwaiti get at home and their families that he cut the diplomatic authorities evidently had will further suffer in poverty. relations with Kuwait after bad faith. They reasoned that “Most OFWs had an OFW named Dimapiles a MOA is different from a borrowed money to pay was found dead and stashed worker’s contract. their recruiters and when inside the freezer for one “Jennelyn died on Dec. they come home through year. 28, 2019, one year after the repatriation, they will not But negotiations fol- MOA was signed by then be able to pay it, plus the lowed because OFWs’ remit- Foreign Affairs Secretary problem of where to get tance involved billions Alan Peter Cayetano who another job to sustain of pesos. The P36 billion is now the House Speaker. their family’s daily needs,” remittance a year does not If Kuwait will not respect Mendoza said. include the other 40 percent human rights, we should But Mendoza asked, of the 257,000 OFWs who stop deploying OFWs. “Will the Philippines continue have higher salaries from Mendoza said Villavende deploying OFWs in Kuwait even P40,000 a month and above. had a salary contract of when its nationals don’t respect At present, Mendoza said P21,000 a month. She only women and human rights?” there are about 50 OFWs had a maximum of P5,000 The autopsy report on who ran away from their a month working in the Villavende abroad was only employers and are housed Philippines. EOB Senator Pia Cayetano and Rep. Raymond Mendoza 2 January 28 - February 3, 2020 Cebu Business Week LOCAL Malapascua for tourism: Salimbangon The Department of inhabited and the island was long before the declaration of Environment and Natural and still is very much suitable the island as timberland. Resources (DENR) will start for living and in reality it is She said that the surveying Malapascua Island not a forest land. management of the certain in connection with House Bill “The main industry in lands in Malapascua to No. 5731 filed by Rep. Janice Malapascua is tourism with agricultural, commercial, Z. Salimbngon rationalizing diving as its main pull for the residential and for other the management of natural island with Monad Shoal, a similar productive purposes resources in the area. unique dive site due to the must be the government’s Malapascua, a tourist presence of thresher sharks,” initiative to answer the needs destination, is located at Salimbangon said. of the time. Barangay Logon, an island of Salimbangon further “The rationalization of Daanbantayan, Cebu which is explained that it is the main the management of these under Fourth Congressional effort of her House Bill 5731 lands will pave the way for District, containing 138 to develop the island as the establishment of different hectares more or less. tourism destination. infrastructures especially the On record, the DENR “To do so, the government creation of a circumferential declared Malapascua as must take the necessary steps road of the entire island and timberland on June 30, to attract private individuals services that would cater 1987. This was pursuant to and entities willing to pour the need of the island,” Presidential Decree (PD) investment to provide the Salimbangon said. 2151 issued by then President services needed, thus the She said that considering Ferdinand Marcos declaring need to rationalize the the magnificence and the rich certain island and/or parts management of Malapascua,” local heritage of the island, of the country as wilderness Salimbangon said. the government’s affirmative areas. Moreover, Salimbangon stance in reclassifying In her explanatory said the government must these areas will contribute country as well. significant number of jobs note, Salimbangon said that give the people security of the much to the success of the “Economic development but likewise protect the since time immemorial, ownership of their parcels of tourism industry not only in will definitely soar whichisland,” Salimbangon said. Malapascua has been land which have been theirs Malapascua but to the entire will pave to the creation of EOB Biggest shipping group BOC revs up anti-smuggling drive The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intensified. its anti- smuggling campaign in 2019, nabbing P20.58 billion-worth to meet in Cebu City of smuggled goods, mostly counterfeit goods, illegal drugs and tobacco products. The Philippine Coastwise combined, considering that Teresa C. Abad of 2GO Group In a report to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Shipping Association Inc. Maritime Industry Authority as corporate secretary. the BOC said it also filed criminal cases against 345 importers (PCSA) will hold its quarterly (MARINA) 7 has the biggest The PCSA board of and 75 customs brokers last year. It likewise revoked the general membership meeting gross tonnage of ships trustees are: Lucio E. customs accreditation of 196 importers and customs brokers on Jan. 31, 2020 at Casino registered among all regions. Lim Jr., Paul Rodriguez, for various violations of customs rules and regulations. Español de Cebu, Cebu City. The PCSA has appointed Vicente Montenegro Jr., Preliminary data submitted earlier by the BOC to the PCSA was organized last Edgardo “Egay” G. Nicolas as Alexander Cohon of Lapu- Department of Finance (DOF) showed that the bureau was June 11, 2019 and is now the administrator and secretariat Lapu Shipping Lines, Arthur able to collect P630.571 billion in revenues in 2019, up by P37 biggest maritime group in head based in Cebu City. Kenneth Sy of Trans Asia billion over the P593 billion collection in 2018. the country. It is the merger In the oath-taking of Shipping; Jose Emery Roble The BOC’s collection efficiency remains consistent at 95.4 of three associations namely PCSA officials last year,of Roble Shipping; Teresa percent. Philippine RoRo Operators Former President Gloria Abad, Pio Serafin Fulache, “The collection in 2019, apart from the efforts of our Association (PROA), Visayan Macapagal Arroyo gracefully and Benson Go. Collection Districts, is also attributed to revenue collection Association of Ferry Boat and accepted the association’s Lim said the association’s from issued Alert Orders amounting to more than P40.9 Coastwise Service Operators nomination as its chairman primarily aims to foster million, Post Clearance Audits with more than P2 billion (VAFCSO) and United emeritus. goodwill, fair competition, collected revenue, and more than P527.9 billion from public Trampers Association of the The PCSA 2019-2020 mutual understanding and auctions,” the BOC said in its report. Philippines (UTAP). officers who also took fellowshiptheir among members. To facilitate trade, the BOC was able to finally join the PCSA Chairman Lucio oaths of office before ArroyoIt is to unify and organize ASEAN Single Window (ASW) last Dec. 30 for the exchange Lim Jr., the president/CEO are the following: Lucio E. ship owners and ship of the electronic Certificates of Origin (ATIGA e-Form D) of Lite Shipping Corporation, Lim, Jr., President/CEO of operators in the country for with Malaysia and Indonesia. said the three different Lite Shipping Corporation the promotion of a viable The BOC also officially launched the Authorized Economic associations are now united as chairman; Paul Rodriguez public policy framework to Operator (AEO) Program providing the bureau and its as one under the banner of Super Shuttle Ferry as accelerate the modernization stakeholders heightened security while ensuring the flawless of the PCSA to further president; Benson Go of and development of the movement of goods. strengthen its advocacy in Seensam Shipping as Vice- domestic shipping industry. Its online accreditation program also resulted in the the development of a robust president for cargo shipping; Most importantly, PCSA is to accreditation of 17,760 importers and 2,241 customs brokers domestic shipping industry Vicente Montenegro, Jr. of promote among its members with zero backlog. through mutually beneficialMontenegro Shipping as responsible ship ownership As part of its good governance program, the BOC enrolled government and private Vice-president for passenger and adherence to the into the Performance Governance System (PGS) of the sector cooperation.