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Baguio City rehab jus the start DoT By Aktveln Quitasol a sustainable tourism. She said that the previous commitment of the DoT of a CITY — Planned P400 million funding for Burnham Park rehabilitation efforts in this city is is a beginning of more commitments just the start of further initiatives to to the city. rejuvenate one of the major tourist Department of the Interior and destinations in the country Tourism Local Government chief Eduardo Arlo Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat reiterated the clarification that the said Friday. rehabilitation of Baguio will not be In meeting on Baguio City like what happened in Boracay. He Development Updates at The Mansion, said the situation in Baguio is much Romulo-Puyat said the participation of more different and that the present the Department of Tourism (Doi) in administration of the Baguio City the rehabilitation works is also a part Government has visible efforts in of the thrust of the government towards redevelopment of the city.

Park tour Baguio City mayor Benjamin Magalong tours Tourism Secretary Berne Romulo-Puyat and Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano at the Baguio Burnham Park during the sharing of the Baguio City development efforts. ALDWIN QUFTASOL

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6io kumusta na? Ininsp Icsyon ng Department of Tourism, kasama ang Depart- ment of Environment and Natural Resources at ang Department of the Interior and Local Government ang Baguio City para sa reha- bilitasyon. Sa ilalim ng inigyaribo, sisilipin ni Tourism Secretary Bernadette Ro- mulo-Puyat ang Burnham Park, Wright Parlc, Mines View Park, planta 11* sewage treatment ng Baguio, Balili Rive; at ang sanitary landfill sa Insan. Sa isang inter-agency meeting ng pamahalaan ng Baguio City itinalcda upang tala- lcayin ang inga umi- iral na mga problema kasarna ang pa- ngunahing lugar ng turista tulad ng over- tourism. Sa panahon ng in- spelcsyon, tatalalcayin ng tatlong ahensya ng gobyemo at mga stakeholder ang mga posibleng proyek- tong rehabilitasyon ng imprastraktura sa kapasidad ng pagdala ng bayan ng Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, riliba at Tublay (BLISTP) at iba pang mga piano upang muling mabuo at ma-decongest ang UNESCO Creative City A.ng pangako aniya sa kanilang mandato na ibenta at protektahan ang mga likas na atral5syon ay nananatiling pinakamahalagang layunin. Ito ay isang ibinahaging responsibilidad, gayunpaman, sa gobyemo at ang mga mamamayan ay dapat maging re_sponsableng tagapangasiwa ng mga ito, sabi ng kalihim. (Minaikquino) 171 I l'A Iii I I I s, 11.ffil II f r.r I nnwir” 1-1111..1111,1 ARInntl Commiwit •A I I UN 1 . I ,-.THVYtO elk INIl IA I IVIIN MEP bier SE It 01 1 20 Niiisso."Sr

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MAYOR HEEDS CLAMOR OF ENVIRONMENTALISTS DPWH SUSPENDS CUTTING OF 259 TREES IN ANGELES CITY American servicemen. A stretch widening without killing these he was duty-bound to listen ANGELES CITY—Heeding the of this road is now called Kore- appeal of protesters, Mayor trees." to protesters. "We will need to discuss STC did not call off the pro- an Town. Carmelo Lazatin Jr. asked the Salac said the DPWH had this matter further," Tolentino test-vigil on Thursday night. It Department of Public Works planned to ask the court to is- complied with the require- and Highways (DPWH) to stop told the Inquirer by telephone. sue a temporary environment ments of a memorandum issued 259 trees along But for the meantime, he the cutting of protection order (Tepo) against by Environment Secretary Roy a road being widened to ease said the DPWH had suspended the tree cutting. Cimatu to guide the processing traffic at Clark Freeport. the tree cutting. and issuance of permits on the Laudemir Saiac, officer Roseller Tolentino, DPWH trees saved . removal and relocation of trees director in Central Luzon, in charge of the Department 2,000 In 2012, the group got a on roads, bridges, flood-control said Lazatin's request to the of Environment and Natural works and other infrastructure Resources in Pampanga, con- Tepo to save 2,000 trees from agency's Pampanga third being cut. These trees involved projects. engineering district cited firmed the suspension. those lining the road from Che- The DPWH cited the need the "vehement opposition" valier School in Angeles City to to widen the road to Clark Free- of Save the Trees Coalition Online petition port to ease heavy traffic to and The STC started an online Mabiga in Mabalacat City. (STC). The Inquirer learned The DPWH's network de- from Clark -International Air- trees had al- petition asking the Angeles that around 50 velopment program on Friend- port inside the free port. ready been cut. City government to intervene Salac said he required by earthballing the trees. ship Circumferential Road had Lazatin asked for time to obtained two tree-cutting per- the DPWH to replace every "look into possible alterna- More than 4,000 people had ,lat.. The road used felled tree with too seedlings. tives that would satisfy the signed the petition as of it mits from c to host hobby stores catering to —TONETTE OREJAS IND need to clear the area for road p.m. on Friday. Lazatin said

ROAD-WIDENING CASUALTY This tree in Angeles City is among thpse that had already been cut as part of the govern- ment's infrastructure project to ease traffic at Clark Freeport. —DINA ZULUETA/CONTRIBUTOR

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Photo shows a team of employees from the Energy Development Corp. and volunteers who planted more than 100 native tree seedlings as part of the company's efforts to reforest Mount Talinis and its surrounding areas in Negros Oriental. EDC PHOTO EDC vows sustained reforestation of Mt. Talinis MIMAWETE CITY: Geothermal power remaining old-growth forests in abundance through its Binhi for- range during the celebration of leader Energy Development Negros Oriental, is one of EDC's est restoration program: Earth Day in 2018, followed by last Corp. (EDC) has vowed to con- tree-growing sites, she said. "Our team of climbers from year's planting activity. tinue reforesting Mount Talinis She added that more than 30 our CSR and other departments Bautista stressed that lush for- in Negros Oriental as part of EDC employee-volunteers recently bond together with other residents ests will help geothermal energy its massive greening efforts on climbed Mount Talinis to plant of our partner communities in recharge its reservoir, as trees will Negros Island. more than 100 native trees. Valencia, Negros Oriental as we hold and release water deep into Last year, EDC personnel Allan Barcena, EDC assistant plant and grow native trees hi the earth. planted native trees in the Mount vice president and head of Corpo- Mount Talinis even if we do not "Otherwise, geothermal steam Talinis range and hopes to con- rate Social Responsibility-Public have any operation in the area," fields will dry up and will not be tinue the activity in 2020, said Relations and Bautista headed the Bautista said. able to produce enough steam to Norreen Bautista, head of DC's group, with assistance from the "Each tree growing activity rim its power plants," she said. corporate social responsibil- Valencia Eco-Guide Association brings out the participants' baya- EDC has been planting and ity (CSR) in Negros Island and and other partner groups. nihan (community cooperation) maintaining forests in Negros Mpunt Apo in Mindanao. The team planted flaw) (pala- spirit," she added. Oriental where it has been op- ,Mount Talinis, which is known quium luzoniense) seedlings, The EDC team first planted erating clean, renewable and as the highest peak in Cuernos one of the 96 native tree species some 100 premium endangered reliable geothermal facilities for ft Negros and has one of the few that EDC "aims to bring back to native trees in the Mount Talinis over 36 years. PN

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Mt. Talinis ref orestration isusulong Tiniyak ng Energy De- luntaryo na umakyat sa Mt. Ta- velopment Corporation linis para magtanim ng may 100 tions na lcatuwang nila sa na ipagpapatuloy nila ang native trees. pagtatanim ang Valencia isinasagawang reforesta- Sinabi ni Atty. Allan V Bar- Eco-Guide Association at don sa Mt. Talinis sa Ne- cena, EDC assistant vice presi- ,ibang partner groups. gros Oriental bilang bahagi dent at head ng Corporate So- Ayon kay Bautista ang ng malawalcang greening cial Responsibility-Public Rela- kagubatan ay makakatu- program sa Negros Island. long sa geothermal ener- Ayon kay Norreen gy na ma-recharge ang Ica- Bautista, head ng EDC nilang reservoir. Corporate Social Respon- Sinabi ng EDC na sibility sa Negros Island at minimintina nila ang Mt. Apo sa Mindanao na mga kagubatan sa Negros noong nakalipas na taon, Oriental kung saan dito ang EDC personnel ay t lcinukuha ang pangangai- nagtanim ng katutubongl langan ng geothermal fa- puno sa Mt.Talinis at Ito cilities. (Juliet de Loza- ay ipagpapatuloy nila nga- Cudia) yong taon. Ang Mt. Talinis ay ki- lala bilang pinakamataas na bundok sa Cuernos de Negros at isa sa mayroong nalalabing matatandang kagubatan sa Negros Ori- ental. Nalaman na may 30 EDC employee ang nagbo-

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UNTV: AFP, DENR clash Reigning titlist Armed Forces of the and Department of Environment and Natural Resourc- es dispute top seeding in the semis at the close of the second round of elims in the 8th UNTV Cup tomor- row at the Paco Arena in Manila. Both teams have advanced out- right to the semis with 7-1 marks. Out to lead the AFP Cavaliers are former Letran star Boyet Bautista, Willy Casulla and Darwin Cordero while spearheading the DENA Warriors are Ed Rivera and Melvin Bangal. Rivera and Bangal starred in DENR's semis-clinching 110-93 win over PhilHealth last Sunday. Equally important is the 3:30 p.m. showdown betwcen streak- ing Judiciary and PITC with both teams fighting for good position. With both teams sporting 5-3 records, the victor will claim fourth place and the loser staying at fifth. They will play another round along with No. 3 National Housing Authority and sixth-seed Depart- ment of Agriculture in the quarters with the top two placers advancing to the semis.

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On securing title to unregistered land

(Conclusion) sought by the filing parry. part thereof to a referee who Land Registration and the er of Land Registration. It shall If the opposition covers only shall hear the parties and their Director of Lands, the RTC likewise state: (a) the owner's ilif ithin five days from filing a portion of the iot and said por- evidence. The referee shall finds the applicant or oppositor civil status; (b) if married, the the application for land tion is not properly delimited to submit to the RTC his report has sufficient title proper for name of the owner's spouse: registration, the court the plan attached to the applica- thereon within 15 days after the registration, it shall render (c) if the owner was disabled, shall issue an order set- tion, or in case of undivided termination of said hearing. judgment confirming the title the nature of his disability; (d) ing the date and hour of the bi- co-ownership. conflicting Thereafter, in rendering its of the applicant or oppositor to if the owner was a minor. his tal hearing which shall not be claims of °donorship ot posses- decision. the RTC may accept the land or portions thereof. age; (e) the description of the !artier than 45 days nor later than sion, or overlapping of bound- the report, or set it aside in The judgment rendered therein land as finally determined by io days from the date thereon. aries, the RTC may require the whole or in part, or order the becomes final after 3to days the RTC: (f) estate of the own- The public shall be notified parties to submit a subdivision case recommitted for further from notice to the parties. An er: (g) all particular estates, if the initial hearing by means plan duly approved by the Di- proceedings. appeal may be taken from the mortgages, easements. liens, if publication, mailing and rector of Lands. PROPERTY RULES Where only a portion of the judgment of the RTC as in ordi- attachments and other encum- dosting in a conspicuous place If no person appears and an- SARA MAE D.MAWIS land subject of registration is nary civil cases. brances, including rights of n accordance with the Property swers within the time allowed. contested. the RTC may render After judgment has become tenants-farmers. if any, to iegistration Decree ("Decree"). the RTC shall, upon motion of partial judgment, provided that final and executory, the RTC which the land or owner's es- On or before the initial hear- the applicant, no reason to the disposed of within go days from a subdivision plan showing the shall issue an order directing tate is subject; and (h) other ng, or within such further time contrary appearing, order a de- the date the case is submitted contested and uncontested por- the Commissioner of Land Reg- matters that may determined ts may be allowed by proper fault to be recorded and require for decision. In this regard, un- tions approved by the Director istration to issue the decree of pursuant to the Decree. Zegional Trial Court (RTC), any the applicant to present evi- der the Constitution, a case of Lands is previously submit- registration and the corre- Said decree shall bind the ierson claiming an interest. dence. Meanwhile, where an ap- shall be deemed submitted for ted to it. sponding certificate of title in land and quiet tide thereto, sub- whether named in the notice. pearance has been entered and decision upon the filing of the The RTC shall determine all favor of the person adjudged ject only to such exceptions or nay appear and file an opposi- an answer filed, a default order last pleading. brief or memo- conflicting claims of ownership entitled to registration. liens as maybe provided bylaw. don to the application. The shall be entered against persons randum required by the Rules of and interest in the land subject A decree of registration It shall be conclusive upon and ipposition shall state all the Who did not appear and answer. Court Or by the court itself. of the application. If, after shall bear the date. hour and against all persons, including Jbjections and establish the The RTC shall see to it that If deemed necessary. the considering the evidence and minute of its entry, and shall the National Government and nterest claimed and remedy all registration proceedings are RTC may refer the case or any reports of the Commissioner of be signed by the Commission- all branches thereof.

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CRITICALLY ENDANGERED The Central Panay Mountains is not only home to the critically endangered rufuous-headed hornbill (locally known as dulungan), but also to various threatened species like the endangered yellow-faced flameback (thrysocolaptes xanthocephalus). This bird belongs to the family of woodpeckers and can only be found in the islands of Negros, Panay and Masbate. They are also helpful in building nest holes for hornbills and other hole dwelling wildlife.To protect them, we must restore their homes. Visit haribon.org.ph to learn more. PHOTO BY DAVID QUIMPO/HARIBON FOUNDATION STRATEGIC 121 CI UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION 1310 STORY STORE INITIATIVES PAGE LOWER sisorosommr ...,suasi SERVICE BusinessWorld'

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Thanksgiving Fishermen in Navotas celebrate Pangisdaan Fest to celebrate bountiful harvest. ROMAN PROSPERO mfribuntANURP

Fishermen vow Laguna Lake preservation

By Alvin Murcia crinvemion and pollution in Lag= de Bay abated. MUNTINLITA clic _ mayor statmo The Department of Environment Fnisneill rallied 1iS111`11/11111 here to help in Natural Resources, the agency that preserving Laguna I Ate 111 ensure that their supervises Ihe hfig111111 Lake Development. soiree of income will not be affected. Authority (LLDA) was tasked to do tbejob. InanxtentmeelingwilliFIrmedi, membersof A multisectoral rapid rehabilitation the Feshetts &guide MIKIS Management plan was put in place which was to be Council (CPARMC) discussed their plans to dmw In a span of six years. miedmhe the usage oflhe lake, The LLDA has laid out a 10-year CPARMC officials dismissed with Laguna de Bay Basin Master Plan which }Nestled' their development projects and was described as more 'technical and less other livelihood Imigrams 1.1) further boost inclusive, their income. The objective of the plan is to make ahuge Miguel C. Logone Jr., CPARMC /resident and observable dent in the mifior problems Miguel C. Damn Jr. expressed Ilia grail, vie of NM Logone Lake. to the local executive fir his irsislance in strengthening the load fishing community. CFARMC officials discussed During the meeting willi (lie fishermen's with Fresnedi their development group Lake .Management Office (LMO), Acting Head Rennie de la Gniz taik note projects and other livelihood of the plans 01111 migrates geared Inwards programs to further boost their unnerving the late:shore. income. Preservation of the lake and watershed was one of the priorities of the present The plan identifies key issues that administration and was given 1)realiWilby111/ need immediate Intervention. These are less Man President Rodrigo Dutede dining the no of fish pens, illegal one of his Mate of the Nation Addresses. reclamation, industrial pollution and During his speech, the pesklent said he domestic sewage, proliferation of water wanted issues on watershed clestnaiinn, land hyacinth and sedimentation.

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Kawani n.g DEMI dedo, 11 pa sugatan NUEVA ECIJA —Pa- tayang isang matandang beslalawigan ng hapon. noong Huwe- Police, patungo umano kawani ng Department of ang Liner bus sa bayan Krolala ng pylisya ang ng Baler, Aurora nang Environment and Natu- namatay na si Juanito mawalan ito ng preno ral Resources (DENR) Dela Cruz, 60, may-asa- bandang alas-2 ng hapon habang 11 pang katao wa ng Barangay Napon- kamakalawa habang ang sugatan matapos Napon, Pantabangan, binabagtas ang pabulu- na mawalan ng preno NE habang isinugod sok o pababang bahagi ang sinasakyan nilang sa pinakamalapit na ng kalsada. pampasaherong bus na pagamutan ang mga nagresulta sa pagtagilid sugatang pasahero na nakarehistroMg nasabing bus na nito sa kahabaan ng inaalam pa ang mgapag- Calado ng 134k ay Purok Joel KM10, Brgy. Cadaclan, kakakilanlan. Pantabangan, dito sa Acacia Lourdes, Caba- Ayon sa Pantabangan natuan City ay may sakay umanong 40 pasahero at minamaneho ng isang Eric Benitez, 33, katuwang ang konduktor na si Abril Carlos, kapwa ng Brgy. San Jose, Maria Aurora, Aurora. Sapahayag ni Benitez, nawalan umano siya ng preno sa minarnanehong us Rung kaya iniwasan nito ang dalawang kasalu- bong nasasakyan na san- hi upang bumanggasila sa burol sa gilid DA kalsada na naaapagtagir, ng bus Sa gilt% ngThighway: (Cnristian. Ryan. Sta. Ana)

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ITRASLACION' 2020 Flanked by police, devotees of the Black Nazarene snake through the route of Thursday's procession. — LEO M. SABANGAN II

LESSER GARBAGE COLLECTED FROM THIS YEAR'S `TRASLACION' By Jhesset 0. Enano After the devotees moved VhessetEnanoINQ out, disposable food contain- ers and food packs, mostly A faster procession, coupled made of single-use plastics or with a policy that banned styrofoam, were left behind. vendors and hawkers along At Rizal Park, where an the route, has led to a rela- overnight vigil was held, bins tively lower volume of gar- and bags filled with mixed gar- bage collected from this bage, including leftover food, year's "traslacion," where dirty diapers and urine-filled millions had gathered for the plastic bottles, littered the Feast of the Black Nazarene. public park, environmental Data from Manila govern- watchdog Ecowaste Coalition ment's Department of Public reported. Services (DPS) showed that it Despite the lesser volume collected a total of 68 truck- of collected trash, Ecowaste loads of trash after the 1.6- lamented the unchanged hour procession, equivalent practices of many devotees to a staggering 330 tons of in the yearly religious event garbage. that almost inevitably trans- Last year, the much lon- forms the procession's route ger procession left 387 tons into a huge garbage dump. of trash along the streets of "The call for an environ- Manila, filling up 99 trucks. mentally responsible expres- DPS chief Kenneth Amu- sion of piety and devotion to rao said that aside from the the Black Nazarene again fell "zero vendor policy" along the on deaf ears," said Jove Ben- route, previous apprehensions osa, the group's zero waste of violators of the city's antilit- campaigner, noting that plas- tering ordinance, particularly tic trash clogged street gutters on Christmas Day and on New and even storm drain covers. Year's Eve, also contributed to Aside from enforcing the the lesser garbage. law and institutionalizing According to the city gov- proper solid waste manage- ernment, the most trash-strewn ment, behavioral changes are areas on Thursday were Quiapo utmost needed among the and Quirino Grandstand, where millions of devotees, said Ai- thousands gathered for the tra- leen Lucero, the group's na- ditional "pahalik" tional coordinator. INQ STRATEGIC lu,41 PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION STORY STORY INITIATIVES TOWER mmormir SIAWCF. 01 - 11 - 20

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330 toneladang has ura nahakot sa Traslacion I nihayag kahapon ng toneladang basura. ng naiwang sandamak- maglagay ng malaking Manila city government Sinabi ni Manila De- mak na basura sa mga pwersa ng street sweeper na umaabot sa 68 trak ng partment of Public Services lugar na pinagdausan ng ang Manila city govern- basura ang nahakot sa 16 chief Kenneth Amurao na Traslaoion. ment at mga volunteers oras ng prusisyon ng imahe ang mabilis na pag-usad ng Ilcinalungkot ng grupo para lamang mamulot ng ng him na Nazareno, Ica- Andas at implementasyon ang tambak. na basurang rnalcalawa. tambak na mga basura. ng "zero vendor" policy sa inivvan sa Quinn() Grand- Naniniwala ang grupo Tinatayang aabot sa mga luta ng Traslacion ay stand at iba pang lugar, gaya na sa darating na panahon mahigit330toneladang ba- nakatulong sa pagbaba ng ngmgatirangpagkain,mga ay maisasarna rin sa debo- sum ang nakolekta sa mga nahakot na basura. diaper, basyo ng mga inu- syon rig mga namamanata dinaanan ng prusisyon na Nagpahayag naman ng min at marami pang ibang ang lcahalagahan ng eco- mas maIxtba noong isang pagkadismaya ang Eco- uri ng basura. logical conversion.- Angie taort na tunabot sa 387.4 waste Coalition kaugnay Anya, lcailangan pang dela Cruz,Dando Garcia -)

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PAG[ I, CATE iigning of nail budget `credit positive' -- Moody's

THE passage of the 2020 national ed on a re-enacted for several months GDP (gross domestic product) growth budget and its signing early this until its signing into law on April 15. will accelerate to 6.2 percent this year month can support the country to This affected government spend- from 5.8 percent in 2019, faster than post a strong growth this year, which ing since new infrastructure projects most regional and rating peers and Moody's Investors Service forecasts were not implemented based on pro- bucking the trend of lackluster global to be around 62 percent. gram. economic growth," it said. In a report, the debt rater said the However, the government imple- The government's 2019 GDP target country's P4.1-trillion national bud- mented a catch-up infrastructure isbetween 6 percentto 6.5 percent, and get this year, which was signed by spending program to address the im- 6.5 percent to 7.5 percent for 2020- President Duterte last Monday, is 12 pact of the delay in the approval of the 2022. percent higher than last year's P3.7- national budget on domestic growth. Moody's also projects further im- trillion national budget. Moody's expects this year's na- provement of the country's fiscal met- This year's national budget, it said, tional budget, along with the exten- rics on account of the structural im- "will help sustain the Philippines' rap- sion of the validity of the 2019 budget provement of revenues as a result of id economic growth against an uncer- for infrastructure program, to sup- the tax reforms. tain global backdrop, a credit posh port fiscal expansion and domestic "We expect national government five". growth. debt to remain stable and debt afford- Last year, the government operat- "We project the Philippines' real ability to improve," it added.e /

Premyo Bond sale hits P4.96B. 65% above .issue siz THE national government, through this prize bond float received wide Bonds. the Bureau of the Treasury, has suc- participation among small savers and The BTr said that as of Dec. 13,2019, cessfully raised P4.961 billion from Overseas Filipino Workers with its of- more than 1,700 new bank accounts the first-time sale of Premyo Bonds, or fer of cash and other rewards on top of were opened. This partial figure indi- over 65 percent higher than the initial income from a safe investment, the BTr cates how the Premyo Bonds and sim- issue size of P3 billion. said. ilar products can contribute to financial The three-week-long offer period of The use of both onsite and online inclusion in the country by encouraging Premyo Bonds was met with remark- purchasingplatformsenhancedtheease unbanked to start saving and ably strong demand from the investing of access. Of all online transactions, investing. public, including individuals and eligi- more than 44 percent were investments Because of the good reception of ble institutions who make investments of P5,000 and below, indicating that the Premyo Bonds, the issue size was in- A on behalf of their individual members, Premyo Bonds successfully reached re- creased from the initialP3billion toclose according to the BTr. tail investors. to P5billion,and the total prizepool was. IF "In advanced economies, the capital Those who purchased the Premyo likewise increased from the initial P3 .$ markets are as deep-rooted as the econ- Bonds would earn three percent per million to P45 million to be raffled out di omy is inclusive," said Finance Sec. annurntobepaidquarterly for oneyear. quarterly. Carlos Dominguez ill about the issu- For a minimum investment of only Instead of one winner of P1 million, 1 ance."Regardlessof whattheirdayjobs P500, investors have a chance to winup 10 winners of P100,000 and fifty win- are, ordinary citizens help drive up the to P1 million every quarter. Non-cash ners of P20,000, there would be more I savings and investment rates by partic- rewards in the form of condo units and winners: one winner of P1 million, 15 ipating in financial products.The man- a house and lot would also be given winners of P100,000 and 100 winners of on-the-street is involved in market deci- away to the wirmersof thetop case prize P20,000 per quarter. From 61 winners, • sionsthatmaketheeconomywhatitis." of P1 million. there would now be a total of 116 win- Dominguez pointed out that this WinnerswouldieLeivetheserewards ners per draw. type of bond floatnow formspartof the net of all applicable taxes, fees and According to National Treasurer Ro- government's proactive financing strat- charges. salia De Teon,"ThePremyo Bonds were egy and supports President Duterte's Investors who were previously un- intended to build on the momentum goal of financial inclusion for all Filipi- banked, without access to financial ser- from the recent issuances of Retail Trea- nos. vices and vulnerable to predatory lend- sury Bonds inwhithwesaw anincreas- Dubbed "Invest Pa More, Panalo Pa ing practices, opened bank deposit ac- ing trend of participation from individ- More Premyo Bonds Para Sa 13ayan," counts to participate in the Premyo ual investors. STRATEGIC UPPER PAGE I BANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATION STORY STORY ta INITIATIVES Id ,imins~. SERVICE bante +AC UNA SA PALITA

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MAY330 toneladang basura naltakot sa Traslacion uuang 68 dump truck ng sweeper ng DPS matapos na lumam- basura na katumbas sa 330 tonelada pas ang prusisyon sa bawat lugar Samantala, isang lalaki in na- ang nakolekta ng Manila City Hall— kilalang si Ace Parrenas, 34, at Nakakuha rin sila ng mga miner- taga-Balut, Tondo, ang inaresto ng Department of Public Safety (DPS) al water na may larnang ihi na ini- mga barangay tanod sa pangungu- sa katatapos na Traslacion, wan ng mga deboto, bukod pa sa na ni Aljon Aloba, barangay ex-o ng Nabatid kay Kenneth Amurao, raga boteng plastic ng mineral wa- Brgy. 303 Zone 29 matapos maalctu- hepe ng DPS na higit itong mababa ter at mga pinagkainan. kurnpara sa 99 dump truck o 387.4 ban nagtapon ng basura sa kalsada. Nabatid na matapos ang sele- Sinampahan ng lcasong pagla- Traslaciontoneladang 2019. basura in nakuha noong brasyon, balik na sa normal na ka- bag sa RO 1158 kilala bilang Illegal lirusan ang Quirino Grandstand at disposal of Garbage ang suspek sa Tambalc na basura ang bumula- iba pang lugar sa Maynila na ruta Manila Prosecutors Office. (Julie ga sa mga nakasunod na mga street ng prusisyon. - de Loza-Cudia) , _