“Radiating positivity, creating connectivity”

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EIGHT business groups in “We have arrived at the Cebu have expressed support new normal, and instead of to the Cebu City government’s being passed around back and calls to a downgrade of its forth like a ball on what quar- quarantine status. antine status to be in, it is time Various business organi- that we adapt and learn to live zations in Cebu issued a joint our lives throughout this pan- statement on June 19, stressing demic, instead of just wait- that the call to balance life and ing for the virus to dissipate. livelihood could no longer be Hence, the need to balance life put on hold. and livelihood,” they added. “We express our strong The business groups de- support to the appeal of Cebu cried the use of inaccurate data City Mayor and leaving out economic im- on the reclassification of Cebu pact in making policies and de- City from enhanced commu- cisions. nity quarantine (ECQ) to gen- “The move to revert Cebu eral community quarantine City back to ECQ based on (GCQ),” the statement read. SENATOR SHERWIN GATCHALIAN flawed data analysis and -with “While we very much un- out factoring in the economic derstand and agree that public aspect is unacceptable,” the health comes first during this Cebu business groups said. pandemic, we have come to a Foundation Inc. (CFIFI), Cebu call came four days after the reopened was only short-lived “Lastly, we call for soli- point where the need to bal- Business Club, and Cebu Leads national government put Cebu when the ECQ was re-imposed darity among our government ance health with the health of Foundation Inc. (CLF). City back to the strictest quar- on June 15. leaders, the business and pri- the economy can no longer be Signatories of the two-page antine status. Confidence in business vate sector, and the medical delayed,” it added. document were Felix Taguiam Prior to coming up with was dampened as several en- community and engage in Joining the calls were the (CCCI President), Ambassador their position statement, they terprises were forced to close more dialogues that will yield Cebu Chamber of Commerce Francisco Benedicto (CFCCC revealed that they held a dia- their doors again. the best approach to combat and Industry (CCCI), Cebu President), Gregg Victor Gabi- logue with the Cebu Medical “The ECQ status is a great COVID-19 as we move for- Filipino-Chinese Chamber of son (CIB.O President), Angela Society which earlier made its disadvantage to the business ward,” they stated. Commerce (CFCCC), Cebu – Figueroa – Paulin (CFIFI Pres- stance for the public not to take community and the working The Inter-Agency Task IT-BPM Organization (CIB.O), ident), Gordon Alan Joseph the pandemic lightly. sector, as it will create a more Force for the Management of Philippine Retailers Associa- (CBC President), Chester Lim Businesses in Cebu were exasperating disruption to our Emerging Infectious Diseases tion – Cebu Chapter (PRA – (PRA-Cebu President), Nelson disappointed that the improve- economy which might wreak (IATF-MEID) decided to put Cebu), Confederation of Phil- Joseph Bascones (PhilExport ment in the city’s economy havoc on people’s enterprises Cebu City back to ECQ due to ippine Exporters Foundation Cebu President), and Bunny when it shifted to a more re- and livelihood, and result in the high transmission rate of Inc. – Cebu (PhilExport Cebu), Pages (CLF Chairman). laxed GCQ last June 1, with up more suffering and hunger,”the coronavirus and increasing Cebu Furniture Industries The business community’s to 60 percent of establishments the Cebu business groups said. demand for critical care. 2 June 22 - 28, 2020 Cebu Business Week LOCAL DOE to financially aid hosts of power plants THE energy sector led Aboitiz Group in Visayas Electric Company ernment will get P3.3 million by the Department of Energy Colon; Toledo City with Cebu (VECO), Cebu Electric Coop- share which is being processed (DOE) had put up funds based Energy Development Corpo- erative (CEBECO) and Mactan by DOE. on Energy Regulation (ER) ration (CEDC), Therma Power Electric Company (MECO). The voucher in the amount 1-94 to help communities that Corporation and Global Power But when Covid-19 pan- of P7.5 million for Cebu City is hosted power plants in the Corporation in Barangay Bato; demic came, DOE Secretary due for release. But Barangay fight against Corona Virus- DisCebu City with Cebu Private Alfonso Cusi issued a depart- Ermita under Barangay Cap- ease (Covid-19). Power Corporation in Baran- ment circular rationalizing the tain Mark Miral is still to apply DOE Visayas Public In- gay Ermita; and Lapu-Lapu release of funds. So, all funds with DOE. formation Officer Lou ArciagaCity with East Asia Power Util- under ER 1-94 must be re- Barangay Colon of the City said the Energy Power Indus- ities in Barangay Ibo. leased directly to host LGUs of Naga will receive P22.7 mil- try Reform Act (EPIRA) man- Arciaga said ER 1-94 fund which they can spend for lion and under process. The dates that for every kilowatt has sharing scheme which is Covid-19 response. City of Naga LGU has P17.5 hour of electricity produced, 30 percent for host barangay, LOU ARCIAGA, Public But the percentage of the million share on process. there is one centavo for host another share for the host city Information Officer DOE shares which can be used for The records for Toledo City Visayas communities or host Local or municipality, and separate Covid-19 response is from the are still to be collated although Government Units (LGUs) shares for provincial govern- ment, livelihood, reforestation; electrification fund only. the LGUs have collected half of from power plants or power ment and regional agency. watershed management; and Barangay Ibo received their shares, Arciaga said. generating companies. Non-host LGUs can also avail, health program. P1.54 million last June 18 which The funds were remitted In Cebu, the LGUs which according to the law. In the past years, it was they can use for testing kits, to the DOE by the different hosted power generating The percentage of funds only for electrification purpos- PPEs, hazard pay to frontliners, power plants as of July 2019 plants are: City of Naga with for host LGUs (city and baran- es. Supposedly, power plants food distribution, and even es- and there are still funds to be KEPCO-SPC and Therma gay) are divided into three such will remit the funds to power tablishment of isolation centers. remitted from last year to the Power Corporation of the as for electrification; develop- distribution companies like The Lapu-Lapu City Gov- present. ELIAS O. BAQUERO SEC warns against Bitcoin Revolution Workers told: Submit DOLE THE Securities and Ex- tracts, because investors need change under The Securities certification application online; change Commission (SEC) not exert any effort other than Regulation Code. WORKERS who have or (5) Disease/Illness of the has issued another warning to invest or place money in In addition, Bitcoin Revo- been involuntarily separat- employee whose continued against Bitcoin Revolution, Bitcoin Revolution in order to lution still does not appear in ed from work may secure employment is prohibited by which presents itself as a cryp- derive income, according to the list of entities registered the DOLE’s Certification lawas or is prejudicial to his or tocurrency trading program the SEC. with the Bangko Sentral ng proof of unemployment, a re- his co-employees’ health. purportedly endorsed by gov- As such, the investment Pilipinas in accordance with quirement by the SSS for the Requirements for appli- ernment officials, business- contracts must have been duly BSP Circular No. 944, Series availment of the grant of un- cation would include the fol- men and celebrities. registered with the Commis- of 2017, which provides for the employment insurance or in- lowing, namely: (1) photocopy In an advisory dated June sion while Bitcoin Revolution Guidelines for Virtual Curren- voluntary separation benefit. of one valid IDand (2) Copy of 16, the Commission urged the and its agents must have se- cy Exchanges. DOLE-7 Regional Direc- the Notice of Termination is- public to avoid or stop invest- cured the corresponding li- “The public must be mind- tor Salome O. Siaton noted of sued by the employer. In the ing in schemes offered by Bit- cense to offer securities for fulsale that cryptocurrencies are the surge of queries regarding absence of the Notice of Ter- coin Revolution or any other to the public, as required under very volatile and the process the availment of the of the mination, a duly notarized entities engaged in digital as- Republic Act No. 8799, or The of digital asset trading is high- SSS payment of unemploy- Affidavit of Termination of set trading and promising ri- Securities Regulation Code. ly speculative and involves a ment insurance or involun- Employment will do. diculous rates of return with Aside from the missing higher degree of risk and that tary separation benefit. 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Employment Office (POLO) much as $1,000 from a min- unauthorized activities of proper in order to prevent the It is mandatory, she where their employer oper- imum investment of $250 Bitcoin Revolution before in proliferation of scams and/or added, for all employees in- ates or at DOLE or Field Of- within a day, a 300% return an advisory dated March 30, any other unauthorized or ille- cluding the Kasambahay and fice where the OFWs resides. on investment per day or a to- 2020. gal schemes in the country.” Overseas Filipino Workers “However, due to the sit- tal of 9,000% per month. 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Applicants may send aires in less than two months ments from the public nor to the laws, rules and regula- DOLE certification of Invol- their applications with at- by simply investing in its issue investment contracts and tions it enforces. untary Separation. tached requirements to dole_ scheme that purportedly of- other forms of securities, the Those who act as sales- To be involuntarily sepa- [email protected],” fers a unique automated trad- Commission emphasized. men, brokers, dealers or agents rated would mean that sepa- clarified the DOLE-7 Head, ing system or platform with a The group also continues of fraudulent investment ration was due to the follow- adding that it is now the Re- success rate of as high as 99% to manage its digital exchange schemes, for instance, may face ing, namely: (1) Installation gional Office taking charge of per transaction. platform without the proper a maximum fine of P5 million of labor-saving devices; (2) forwarding the application to The scheme involves the registration with the SEC, in or imprisonment of 21 years or Redundancy; (3) Retrench- the appropriate Field or Pro- offering and sale of securities,violation of the prohibition both under The Securities Reg- ment or downsizing; (4) Clo- vincial Office for appropriate in the form of investment con- on the use of unregistered ex- ulation Code. sure or cessation of operation; action. Cebu Business Week June 22 - 28, 2020 3 NEWS Stranded individuals banned from cities of Cebu, Talisay LOCALLY stranded in- not be allowed temporarily. Cebu City was placed dividuals are not allowed to All police commanders under enhanced communi- go in nor out of the cities of across the country have been ty quarantine while Talisay Cebu and Talisay in Cebu ordered to temporarily sus- City was put under modified province for now. pend the issuance of travel enhanced community quar- PLt. Gen. Guillermo authority passes for people antine by national health Eleazar, commander of the wanting to go to Cebu City officials wary of the surge in Philippine National Police’s and Talisay City. Authorities coronavirus infections and Joint Task Force COVID in the two cities have also community transmission in Shield, said in a statement on been told not to allow strand- the two cities. Saturday, that as per instruc- ed travelers from leaving. Local officials have - ap tion of Secretary of the Inte- Eleazar said the move pealed for a more relaxed rior and Local Government was made to give local- officlassification, with Talisay Eduardo Año, the movement cials sufficient time - to Mayor con Samsam Gullas say- of LSIs coming from or going tain the spread of the coro- ing the national government to ECQ and MECQ areas will PLT. GEN. GUILLERMO ELEAZAR navirus in their areas. had incorrect data. More safety measures set Task force ordered to to protect cops from virus evaluate Cebu City’s ADDITIONAL safety ing the spread of the virus. response to Covid-19 procedures will be put in “But these protocols place for Police Regional Of- would be boosted in terms THE Inter-Agency Task of isolated individuals. fice in (PRO- of supply and supervision for Force (IATF) on the country’s • Harmonize regional 7) policemen to strictly fol- the disinfection,” Ferro said. war against the Covid-19 pan- and national data among the low. Other additional mea- demic has ordered the eval- Department of Health, the Police Brigadier General sures like defogging would uation of the “ground-level Department of Interior and Albert Ignatius Ferro, PRO-7 also be implemented and response” of the Cebu City Local Governments (DILG) director, said that the num- change in operation plans government. and the NTF. ber of officers infected with when it would come to ar- The National Task Force • Improve the manage- COVID-19 is growing so he resting criminals. (NTF) will begin the evalu- ment of Locally Stranded In- was pressed to add more “We will increase the ation on June 22, 2020 and dividuals (LIS). safety standards. preventive measures… we will carry this out for one • Strict and uniform Though, he said that the PRO-7 DIRECTOR POLICE will increase our safety pro- week. enforcement of minimum basic health protocols would BRIGADIER GENERAL ALBERT cedures,” said Ferro. The IATF Resolution No. public health standards in still be in effect such as the IGNATIUS FERRO About 40 total cases of 47, dated June 19, 2020, aim- high risk areas. compulsory wearing of face and constant disinfection in COVID-19 positive PRO-7 ing to “orchestrate a more cal- Health Secretary Francis- masks among personnel, ob- the offices as these are thepolicemen has been recorded ibrated response” such as: co T. Duque III, IATF chair- servance of social distancing most effective means of curb- as of June 20, 2020. • The possible institu- person, and Cabinet Secre- tion of an NTF Emergency tary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles, Operations Center and des- the IATF co-chairperson, Back-riding allowed ‘in principle’ ignation of a Visayas Deputy signed the resolution during Implementer for Region VII the IATF meeting on June 19. THE government is just allowed in principle upon transmission of COVID-19 and the entire Visayas. The resolution was ap- a step closer to allowing the approval of the require- in back riding, is composed • Establish Out-Patient proved even as Cebu City back riding on motorcycles ments that will be set by the of the Department of Trans- Services in existing Tempo- Mayor Edgar Labella asked again. technical working group portation, Department of rary Treatment and Monitor- for reconsideration of the Presidential Spokesper- The technical working Science and Technology, De- ing Facilities (TTMFs). This IATF decision to place the son Harry Roque announced group tasked to determine partment of Health, Depart- is because of the “low utiliza- city again on a stricter En- on Saturday that back riding the safest and most effec- ment of Trade and Industry tion” of existing facilities de- hanced Community Quaran- in motorcycles is already tive manner to reduce the - Bureau of Philippine Stan- spite the increasing number tine (ECQ). ENM dards and Metropolitan Ma- nila Development Authority. Backrides on motorcy- cles remain prohibited in general community quar- antine areas, even for mar- ried couples. This is to en- sure enough space between the driver and passenger, helping prevent the further spread of the coronavirus, IATF. Members of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) strike a pose during authorities said. a meeting. 4 June 22 - 28, 2020 Cebu Business Week OPINION

Chance to fix city

The second enhanced community quarantine or ECQ-2 of Cebu City could be a time to take responsi- bility for the mess and fix it. More damage control would be a formula for a worse disaster. Mayor Edgar Labella should worry less about looking good despite the faults in waging this war Weekly Notes against Covid-19. After Emmanuel Nacorda Mongaya three months of mud- dling through, Cebu City executives, the barangay captains, the police, the business community, even ordinary citizens should have learned the lessons. The national government has taken a more direct hand with the latest IATF resolution 47 issued on June 19, 2020. But a lot depends on Cebu City working as one. After all, the marching slogan remains “We Heal as One.” While we see fully armed uniformed men ensuring enforce- ment of the quarantine, ordinary citizens must now heed the call for staying at home. We have seen how ignoring the quarantine protocols spread Covid-19 around the community fast. However, we also demand the following from the Cebu City government: • Ensure efficient and non-political distribution of assistance to all households. Efficient distribution includes strict house to house delivery of whatever there is to give all households. This means Mayor Labella should give up his Editorial MILO and reach out to all barangay captains be they loyal to Vice Mayor Mike Rama or to the Bando Osmena-Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK). If there are problems, a quick reaction team from Cebu City should immediately trouble-shoot. This effort should greatly reduce the need to go out. A IATF looking closer hungry man with a hungry family would rather risk infection than seeing his loved ones die of hunger. The Inter-Agency the effort will mean refine- along with a police force • Ensure additional budget for the assistance. The Cebu Task Force (IATF) in the ment of policies vis-à-vis with 25 Covid-19 positive City Council should stop entertaining infrastructure projects war against Covid-19 had Cebu City and the rest of the cops. during the crisis and funnel more funds to assistance. sent a team to look at the region. Take note, the local po- “ground-level response” lo- While this is happening, lice prefer to arrest seven • Maximize the use of the quarantine centers. Just fix cal government units espe- ordinary citizens are suf- activists and a bystander the ones with leaking roof. cially Cebu City from June fering inside their homes. allegedly engaged in mass • Transparency. Mayor Labella should follow the 22 to 29. This follows the Imagine three months with- gathering. That same noon, example of the national government. They report the an- IATF decision to place the out income. They now face there was a mass gather- ti-Covid campaign expenses to Congress. The mayor should city back to Enhanced Com- over a week without food ing of local officials at the make a report to the . munity Lockdown. and income. MCWD social hall. Days lat- I am confident that once will do this right, Reports of the continu- Meanwhile, the supple- er, the MCWD building was they can go back to relying on a PIO that knows writing press ing increase of positive cas- mentary budget the Cebu closed because of Covid-19 releases best. Well, she can also learn social media messaging es and the “critical care ca- City Council just passed did positive employees. and below the line communication to relay basic information pacities” in Cebu City and not include feeding the pop- But then, perhaps the to the grassroots fast. Central Visayas has appar- ulation until June 30, 2020. IATF team can kick the ass They would not need specialized damage control oper- ently alarmed the national Some officials instead pre- of the local Office of Civil atives whose messaging failed to convince about the health policymakers. fer talking about multi-mil- Defense (OCD). For several preferred narrative. After all, blaming mass testing for the It is obvious, they want lion infrastructure projects. weeks they have been sit- spike in positive cases and using the low death rate as a key to countercheck implemen- Add to the mess an ex- ting on a recommendation performance indicator are stupid messages. tation and the data being pose of overpricing in the to lift the quarantine on si- Let us not waste this chance to fix Cebu City. sent to Manila. Results of earlier relief operations tio Alaska, Mambaling. @anol_cebu in Twitter

“Radiating positivity, creating connectivity” Atty. Gerardo Carillo Emmanuel delos Santos Rabacal Cebu Business Week is published every Chairman President week by Cebu Newsmakers Forum, Inc. All CEBU contents of this newspaper are placed online through Cebu Business Week Facebook page. Emmanuel “Anol” Mongaya Bebie Hiñola Baquero BUSINESS Editor Marketing Manager email: [email protected] Keres H. Aviles Emmanuel R. Espina Room 310-A,3rd floor WDC Bldg. WEEK Writer Production Head Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City Cebu Business Week June 22 - 28, 2020 5 OPINION GDP in ASEAN could bounce back in 2021 Covid-19 pandemic is likely Last month, US employers a bad space to be in when the crisis as “a chance to to cause the global economy also added a surprise 2.5 all the shops are shut. Jeff expand its position in U.S. to shrink by 4.7 per cent, million jobs and the unem- Bezos’ mantle as the richest markets, supply chains and the report said. This is more ployment rate fell to 13.3%. man on the planet seems critical infrastructure.” The than double the impact of Capital Economics said it safe, for now. But around consultancy said Beijing the global financial crisis in now expects the US econo- the world, governments are used the 2008-2009 global 2008 and will be the biggest my to contract at an annu- looking at Amazon and ask- financial crisis to acceler- global recession in post-war al rate of 30% in the three ing whether the tech giant ate its “Go Out” industri- history. Any recovery in the months to July, compared is - well - too big. Does it al offensive in the United BIZBITS second half of 2020 is un- to its previous more than use its dominant position States, and was position- Manny de los Santos Rabacal likely to make up for lost ac- 40% estimate. US share unfairly? The European ing to benefit from a likely tivity in the first half of the prices headed higher on the Union (EU) now looks set spike in U.S. infrastructure year, he said, adding that stronger-than-expected fig- to charge Amazon for an- spending. “It’s a very so- global GDP is only expected ures, rising more than 2% in ti-competitive behavior. phisticated strategy,” AAM Economic growth in the to return to pre-crisis levels opening trade. Online com- This could cost Amazon a President Scott Paul said Asean region could rebound by mid-2021. (BUSINESS panies benefited the most lot of money and could al- in an interview. “There’s to an average 8 per cent in TIMES) from the spending, with ter the shopping experience a very legitimate debate 2021 on the back of recov- oOo sales up more than 30% on it offers customers.--BBC that needs to occur about ery in Chinese import de- American shoppers re- the year. Building material oOo the appropriate role of Bei- mand and global trade, af- turned in force in May, fuel- and garden stores gained U.S. lawmakers and pol- jing in the U.S. economy, ter falling into recession in ling a record 17.7% monthly 16.4%. Sales at clothing icymakers should be wary and there are reasons to be the first half of 2020, a re- gain in retail spending af- stores, however, remained of China’s moves to target wary of including Chinese port suggested early June of ter the lockdown triggered more than 60% lower, while vulnerable U.S. assets and state-owned enterprises in this year. The report, writ- devastating declines in the spending at restaurants and expand its market share in our recovery effort.” U.S. ten by Oxford Economics previous months. The re- bars was nearly 40% down. the wake of the global eco- President Donald Trump and commissioned by the bound only partially made (BBC) nomic crisis triggered by has long pledged to bring Institute of Chartered Ac- up for the losses, leaving oOo the novel coronavirus, ac- manufacturing back from countants in England and spending down about 6% Covid-19 has not been a cording to a study prepared overseas, but the coronavi- Wales (ICAEW) suggested year-on-year. And some harbinger of doom for Am- for a U.S. trade group and rus pandemic has sparked that most South-east Asian sectors, such as clothing azon, unlike the case with released on Tuesday (Jun a government-wide push to economies will fall into re- stores, have seen far steep- many other firms. Its share 16). The Horizon Advisory move U.S. production and cession in the first half of er declines. Still, the in- price has actually increased report for the Alliance for supply chain dependency 2020 before recording a 1.9 crease added to hopes that since March - hitting a re- American Manufacturing away from China.(Reuters) per cent contraction for the the economic recovery will cord high last week. It (AAM) said the Chinese mannyrabacal1144@ full year. On the whole, the be faster than predicted. turns out online retail isn’t Communist Party viewed gmail.com

Cebu City cockpit ordinance (the country’s first) only decades after that a al Court of Cebu City. He Allow me to present changed nor the said gaff be national law was passed married Cristina Gahito, here an excerpt: touched even if it breaks or contained under the Local who for years was the guid- “Rules of the Fight” drops down or is loosened Government Code of 1991 ance counselor of the Cole- Article 15. The ring of from the leg. that harmonized the town gio de San Jose Recoletos any cockpit shall be at least Article 18. The referee and city ordinances on (now USJR). seven meters long and sev- may, however, interfere in cockfight. The second child of en meters wide which shall any match for the purpose The author of the cock- Cecilio (known as Ingko be maintained always clean. of allowing the continu- pit ordinance, Cecilio dela Celyo) named Rafael was Article 16. Two circles ance of the fight: (a) when Victoria, was the son of admitted to the Bar on with a diameter of for- the gaffs of both cocks are Cebu Legal Florencio dela Victoria of May 19, 1965. He married ty centimeters each shall entangled with one anoth- Pedia the San Nicolas District, Erlinda Quijano Ylaya. Ra- be drawn in the middle of er, thereby preventing the Atty. Clarence Paul V. Oaminal Cebu. fael served for decades as the ring with a distance of continuance of the fight; He became a lawyer public defender under the eighty centimeters between and (b)when the gaff of any on February 23, 1926. Ce- Citizens Legal Assistance them. In the middle of each cockfighting cock gets en- cilio who for years served Office or CLAO now known circle, a smaller circle with tangled with the railing of the people of Cebu City as as the Public Attorney’s a diameter of ten centime- the ring on any object and The country’s first councilor and vice mayor Office or PAO. The three ters shall be drawn from its adversary does not take cockpit ordinance was en- married Rufina “Bulang” other children of Councilor which a cock matched to the initiative to attack. acted in Cebu City. It was Dolloso. Cecilio were Fe, Caridad, meet another shall be re- Article 19. Only seven authored by Lawyer Cecil- The house of the cou- and Teresa. leased by its starter. persons shall remain in the io dela Victoria on July 5, ple is the house in front of The cockpit ordinance Article 17. The game ring when the two contend- 1945. It was the Cebu City the San Nicolas Elementary titled “An Ordinance reg- cock shall each have a ing gaff cocks are released to Council’s First Ordinance. School along Carlock Street ulating the establishment of such form or length and fight, the referee, the assis- It is ordained as Cebu City (named after Judge Lyman and maintenance of cock- placed in such manner as tant referee, the two start- Ordinance No. 1. Carlock). The eldest child pits in the City of Cebu” may be agreed upon be- ers, and other employees The cockpit ordinance of the couple, Loreto be- show us that our legislators tween the opposing sides. not exceeding three, pro- is also the mother of the came a lawyer on February of the past were excellent The gaffs shall be smooth,vided that if it is necessary country’s local government 28, 1958. Loreto became crafters of law. The words clean, pointed at the end, to maintain peace and or- unit legislation on regu- fiscal of City, and style, and the intent and sharpened at one side. der, any peace officer may lating the country’s oldest Cebu and presiding judge encompassing, practicabil- During the fight, the posi- enter or stay in the said gentlemen’s game. It was of Branch 6, Regional Tri- ity and up to now relevant. tion of each gaff shall not bepremises.” 6 June 22 - 28, 2020 Cebu Business Week OPINION Reopening the Economy

occurs. This includes the al- If the government opts for three days and symptomatic of assistance. We can help leged slow rate of mass testing, a complete re-opening of the on the following 2 days on av- through emergency business and the lack of DOH certified economy, we risk the possibil- erage. The study proposes a loans, tax holidays, increase PCR Labs aside from Vicente ity of mass community transfer 4-day work strategy following access of credit to businesses, Sotto. and overwhelming our preven- 10 days of lockdown. This way, and a temporary moratorium The argument suggests tive measures. On the other when a person gets infected at on their outstanding liabilities, that by retaining the stay at hand, if we do not re-open the work, he reaches his peak in- among many other govern- home policy with a “Modifiedeconomy, we risk losing all our fectiousness during lockdown. mental reliefs. There are talks Enhanced Community Quar- businesses and the jobs of our That way, the risk of communi- among economists that, based antine,” we prevent the spread employed citizens – depriving ty transfer is prevented. on behavioral economics, a of community transfer through them of their only means of in- In our case, we open our likelihood of an increase in The Legal Front high density populations. come and defense against the economy in those four days, consumer spending within the Atty. Gerry Carillo The other side, however, virus. provided we follow with all pre- 3rd quarter is more than likely. argues that, if left undisturbed, It seems the local gov- ventive measures - social dis- As long business will be helped the stagnant economy within ernment is caught in an un- tancing, face masks, and all. In from this month through the the quarantine disables the in- necessarily awkward political theory, if a person is infected in 3rd quarter up to the 1st quar- The transition of Cebu dividual to purchase his own position. What should it value the first day of that four days of ter next year then they can still City from “Modified Enhanceddefenses against the virus. more: The economy – or the work, say he contracted it in the survive. Community Quarantine” to Moreover, it depletes the re- well-being of its people? Do we jeep or on the bus, he is merely In times like this, I am re- “General Community Quar- sources of government due to opt the high risk? Or the calcu- in his latent period within those minded of my practice as a law- antine” divided Cebuanos the influx of people requiring lated maneuver? Regardless, 4 days, meaning he is nonin- yer and as a former member of into to two camps. One favors government welfare amidst this prompts the more peren- fectious. By the time he reach- the council. We were taught to re-opening the economy. The lockdown. Essentially, we have nial question: “How do we all es his peak infectiousness, the discourage litigation and com- other advocates continuance of become fishes in a barrel wait- get back to work, without cre- city would have already been in promise whenever we can. As the quarantine. ing to be shot. ating a second wave of Covid?” lockdown – giving him the op- policymakers we expect to start A close look of both argu- To remedy this, the govern- This humble author sub- portunity for self-isolation and with the easiest solution possi- ments shows both are ground- ment re-opened the economy to mits for your consideration, government intervention. ble but finish with the hardest ed on reasons of equal brevity. enable and fiscally empower an dear reader, an answer: There is a need to help our worthwhile compromise. Many advocates continu- individual to purchase his own “Through compromise.” businesses grow in this econ- It must be remembered, ing the quarantine because medical and logistical defens- A study conducted by omy. To do that we need to that, although every human re-opening the economy may es. Meanwhile, the move saves Bar-Ilan University, a public identify which businesses are feat in history was won through only catalyze the community government from spending mil- research university in Israel, reliant on social mobility, and ambition and perseverance, it transfer of Covid-19. This argu- lions for welfare and enabling it proposed a cycle of work and those that are not. Businesses was almost always sustained ment is hinged upon the sus- to spend for the advancement lockdown that exploits the like laundry services, selling by compromise. pected inability and incapacity of medical technology, propa- vulnerability of the virus. As basic goods, and groceries may Only with high risk ac- of the government to provide gation of mass testing, and the seen by the study, when a per- still operate. tions, calculated maneuvers, preventive measures in case a establishment of certified isola- son gets infected, the person Businesses such as restau- and compromise can we heal second surge of the outbreak tion and wellness centers. is infectious for approximately rants and tourist’s spots need as one. Why blame the people for the spread of Covid-19?

al and two percent fatality. and they found that they died to unofficial survey) are- suf there are 100,000 people That means that if you con- not from virus but from bac- fering from lack of food due who braved themselves from tacted Covid-19 and your im- teria. So, they gave doses of to sudden loss of jobs and contacting Covid-19 so their mune system is strong, that antibiotics to patients, and livelihood. The other ten per- hungry children will not any- is nothing. You will be cured in one day, they discharged cent are rich, some of whom more cry. in a couple of weeks. 142,000 patients nation- are predicted to be the new Businessman Rey E. The problem now is that wide. middle class, while the other Calooy, the chairman of the the authorities, including I remember a family ten percent are the middle Filipino-Cebu (FilCeb) Busi- the Department of Health who questioned a hospital class, some of them are en- ness Club, told me in an in- (DOH) and the Inter-Agency in Cebu City for saying that visaged to be the new poor. terview over DYRC radio Task Force (IATF) only high- their family member died of The 80 percent of Cebu (648 KHz) that the Philip- Smorgasbord lighted the persons contract- Covid-19 when, in fact, he City people include the poor- pines is now facing three cri- Elias O. Baquero ed with Covid-19 and did not almost died last year (be- est among the poor during ses: health crisis, economic highlight in public the daily fore Covid-19) and his life the normal times are now crisis and leadership crisis. recoveries. Why? was only prolonged until his the beggars in this pandem- Calooy is a very credible I cannot understand why Another problem is that death. ic time. Why? Because they person. “Way kukalooy ang some persons or even the so- the authorities always re- Some suspected that the are begging for food from iyang forecast.” FilCeb is called trolls of devious few ported that a person died of trolls blaming the people as their relatives and friends to composed of more than 200 are always blaming the peo- Covid-19 without presenting the reason for the spread of survive as they lost their jobs owners of Micro, Small and ple for the spread of Coro- proof such as autopsy. I re- Covid-19 is one way of di- and livelihood and they are Medium Enterprises (MS- na Virus Disease (Covid-19) member the report that Ital- verting the people’s atten- forced to stay at home. MEs). plague in Cebu City. ian doctors defied a World tion from the alleged failure Take note that the 80 He said the MSMEs com- The mongers want to sow Health Organization (WHO) and misstep of some gov- percent of one million is posed of 99.52 percent of fear among the people about order to cremate all those ernment leaders in handling equivalent to 800,000 peo- contributors to the nation’s Covid-19 which Dr. Jennifer who died on suspicion that the health cum economic ca- ple. What if the new beggars economy. But now, sever- Caudle, the real Covid-19 ex- their death was caused by tastrophe. who are hungry and no food al MSMEs are closing down pert from Philadelphia, Unit- Covid-19. Cebu City has over a mil- on their table are forced to due to lockdown, lack of ed States, described as a mild The Italian doctors pro- lion people and about 80 go out? If ten percent will go sales and lack of needed sup- virus with 98 percent surviv- ceeded to autopsy the victims percent of them (according out to find food, that means, port. Cebu Business Week June 22 - 28, 2020 7 BUSINESS Extend online Bank bad loans stay low seller registration in the face of pandemic THE Bureau of Inter- negligence with your MC THE level of bad loans slower than the previous nal Revenue (BIR) should that you’ll enforce,” Castro remained manageable de- month’s 13.6 percent. extend the July 31 regis- said. spite the economic disrup- Gross NPLs reached tration deadline for online “Very soon and very tion following the commu- PHP191.96 billion from sellers to help them deal unfair for the people who nity quarantine caused by PHP187.98 billion in the with with the coronavirus wanted to recover then you the coronavirus disease previous month. pandemic. will hurriedly impose this 2019 (Covid-19) pandemo- Diokno said total loan APEC party-list Rep. with penalty by July 31,” nium. portfolio (TLP) increased Sergio Dagooc said small she added. Bangko Sentral ng Pil- by 7.8 percent year-on- businessmen should not Commissioner Caesar ipinas (BSP) Governor year to PHP11 trillion as of bear the brunt of what Dulay of the BIR said an Benjamin Diokno said the end-April, and the growth appeared to be a hastily extension of the deadline non-performing loan (NPL) is seen to be better in the drawn up deadline, when would be considered. ratio stood at 2.3 percent coming months as the the law requiring online “It should be consid- as of last April, a bit higher economy continues to open seller registration had been ered by us. I assure you than the previous quarter’s up. in place since 2013. that before the deadline 2.1 percent to 2.2 percent. He said banks’ capital The BIR on June 10 is- we will come back with ad- “This is not as bad, as I adequacy ratio (CAR) re- sued a memorandum man- ditional circular,” Dulay mentioned earlier, during BENJAMIN DIOKNO, mains healthy as these con- dating online sellers to reg- said. the Asian financial crisis,” BSP Governor tinue to be compliant to the ister by July 31. It is meant BIR Deputy Commis- he said,. 10 percent level set by the to implement a rule that sioner Arnel Guballa said Central bank data show banks (U/KBs), excluding BSP. has been in place as early the BIR commissioner has that as of end-April this placements in the BSP’s re- CAR is a measure of fi- as 2013, it said. the power to “waive or year, outstanding loans of verse repurchase (RRP) fa- nancial institutions’ finan- ACT-teachers party- abate” penalties on small universal and commercial cility, climbed 12.7 percent, cial health list Rep. France Castro said firms. the BIR could be cited for The BIR should also “criminal negligence” for digitize the registration POGOs must settle arrears rushing the registration. process especially during “Now that we need the coronavirus pandem- funds to support the pan- ic, said Ways and Means before resuming operations demic response, we can see Committee member AAM- the negligence of the BIR. BIS-OWA party-list Rep. PHILIPPINE Offshore used… In terms of licensees There is somehow criminal Sharon Garin. Gaming Operators (POGOs) that are abroad, we now have must settle their 5% fran- a situation where we require chise fee before they are al- they pay the license fee be- Airports cleared lowed to resume operations. fore they reopen, so let’s see,” Assistant Secretary An- Lambino said. to resume commercial tonio G. Lambino II said the The government’s an- Bureau of Internal Revenue ti-coronavirus task force al- (BIR) is having a difficult lowed POGOs to resume par- operations as of June 18 time collecting the 5% fran- tial operations in early May on TWENTY-SIX airports • Antique Airport chise tax from licensed PO- the provision that they comply in the country could resume • Masbate Airport GOs operating overseas. with certain conditions such commercial operations af- • Mactan-Cebu POGOs have taken the as obtaining a tax clearance ter securing clearances from International Airport position that they are not re- covering their 2019 income their host local government. • Tacloban Airport quired to pay since they are tax liabilities as well as their The Department of • Legazpi Airport based outside the country. outstanding franchise taxes. Transportation (DOTr) said • Ormoc Airport “They are refusing to pay A special task force has that some airports require • Catbalogan Airport because they say they don’t ANTONIO G. LAMBINO II, been locating and closing documents and restrict pas- • San Jose Airport have a physical office in the Assistant Secrterary down non-compliant POGOs. sengers. • Catarman Airport and therefore, Lambino said the 5% tax Six more airports are set • Ozamis Airport they are not liable for the 5% overseas, could be required comes on top of the Philip- to restart operations in the Airports to open in the franchise tax. We believe that to settle the franchise tax pine Amusement and Gam- coming weeks, DOTr said. coming weeks are: they are because they earn before being issued a tax ing Corp.’s 2% franchise fee, Airports with LGU ap- • Basco Airport (July 1) money here and they oper- clearance, which is itself a which POGO licensees and proval to resume commercial • Virac Airport (July 1) ate here through their ser- requirement for resuming service providers are paying. flights are: • Surigao Airport vice providers so they should operations. There are estimated 60 • Romblon Airport (August) be treated the same as the “That would improve the registered POGOs with 10 • Naga Airport • Siargao Airport POGO licensees that actually situation by a lot if we are maintaining offices here • Manila International (Sept. 1) have physical offices here,” able to do it through legisla- and the rest based offshore. Airport • San Vicente Airport Lambino said. tion but as I said, there are POGO service providers are • Clark International (July 1) POGO licensees based various tools that are being more than 200. Airport • Busuanga Airport • Cauayan Airport (July 1) • Palanan Airport Flights were allowed • Laguindingan Airport to resume after Metro Ma- • Dipolog Airport nila transitioned to general • Pagadian Airport community quarantine on • Borongan Airport June 1. 8 June 22 - 28, 2020 Cebu Business Week CEBU CITY HALL PAGE A paper within the paper OCD clearance needed to lift Alaska lockdown FORMER Councilor Councilor Anne Marie Vestil has no symptoms like fever, Gerardo A. Carillo, head of Palomo said that because of cold and cough in 21 days will the Disaster Risk Reduction the continued lockdown which surely be released from an iso- Management Office (DRM- is unnecessary and unfair, the lation center. MO), said the Cebu City Gov- people felt imprisoned in their Carillo reminded the pub- ernment through the recom- own place. The people are now lic not to panic if a person will mendation of the City Health suffering from hunger, lack of have fever, cough or cold be- Department has already lift- jobs, lack of money, and felt cause this is a “flu season” -ex ed the lockdown on Alaska, they lost their dignity because perienced through the years. Mambaling. of the dictation of officials. He said it is plain and sim- However, the Office of Palomo said Alaska has ple fear mongering that a per- Civil Defence (OCD) has de- 20 sitios with an estimated son who has fever may have layed lifting of the lockdown. 20,000 residents whom can- contracted Covid-19. Carillo said the City Health not be fed continuously by the He said that we experi- Department considered the government. ence heat and cold climate and 630 people of Alaska who were Carillo said the ball is tendency is people will get sick Covid-19 positive but asymp- now in the hands of OCD and of fever, cough and cold. GERARDO A. CARILLO, head of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management tomatic as already negative of he doesn’t know why OCD is “We cannot do away that Office (DRMMO) Covid-19 now after more than not acting on the matter with people will get flu. So, I would two months of no reported fe- expediency. Dr. Jennir Caudle, a Covid-free after 21 days. encourage our constituents to ver, cough, cold and death. “Until we have a green Covid-19 expert in Philadel- In the case of the 630 peo- boost their immune system However, Carillo said light from OCD, the lock- phia, USA, explained that an ple of Alaska, they should have like drinking Vitamin C or Vi- the Department of Health down on Alaska, Mambaling asymptomatic positive will been declared Covid-19 nega- tamin B Complex, eat a lot of (DOH) 7 headed by Director can be lifted immediately,” surely be cured in a couple of tive by now. fruits,” Carillo said. Jaime Bernadas told the City Carillo said. weeks which is 14 days. That’s There are rumors that an Carillo said the Cebu City Government to wait for the Carillo, a lawyer, said it is why they are quarantined for asymptomatic quarantined for Government and its baran- clearance from the Office ofnow the state policy that per- 14 days. 14 days will become positive gays are providing immune the Civil Defense (OCD). The sons who were Covid-19 posi- In Cebu’s case, Caril- again after another swab test. boosters (food and vitamins) OCD has an office at N.- Ba tives but asymptomatic will be lo said they add one week Carillo said that the pol- to Covid-19 frontliners and calso Avenue near the Cebu declared negative after 21 days to the quarantine period, icy now adopted by the De- asymptomatic patients in filed South Bus Terminal. of quarantine even without hence, an asymptomat- partment of Health (DOH), centers and isolation centers. Mambaling Barangay swab test again. ic person will be declared an asymptomatic person who ELIAS O. BAQUERO P1.9 billion budget approved Command, archive centers pushed by city council, says Garcia CEBU City Council- ects again under Supple- ed,” Garcia said. or Raymond Alvin Garcia mental Budget No. 4 in an- Garcia said the realiza- CEBU City Councilor Ray- said he will propose under other city council session. tion of the command cen- mond Alvin Garcia said the City Supplemental Budget No. Garcia agreed with the ter will be a vital tool in Council presided by Vice May- 4 the approval of the ap- observation of some sectors the fight against Covid-19 or Michael Rama approved last propriations to construct that infrastructure projects and all other emergency June 17, 2020 Supplemental the command center and can be implemented while cases that we will face in Budget No. 3 in the amount of city archive center. fighting against Corona Vi- the future. P1.9 billion. Garcia said the planned rus Disease (Covid-19) pan- He said the public has The P1.9 billion was bro- eight storey building com- demic. Fighting Covid-19 is valid points on the con- ken down into P500 million for mand center will be near the duty of the Cebu City struction of a library and the Cebu City Medical Cen- Health Department while archive center for all the (CCMC) building construction; ter (CCMC). This will also infrastructure projects be- documents of the Cebu P450 million for the financial house wellness division, long to the Department of City Government. assistance of senior citizens; rehabilitation center of Engineering and Public Garcia said that at P55 million financial assistanceCOUNCILOR Raymond Alvin Garcia newly recovered CCMC Works (DEPW). present, the documents at to Persons with Disabilities patients, and offices of Garcia said that while Cebu City Hall are placed (PWD); and P320 million haz- billion to finish the 10-storey doctors who can be easi- fighting Covid-19, we will in about six container vans ard fee to both barangay and CCMC building. ly called by CCMC during also implement infrastruc- which are not waterproofs city frontliners. However, Atty. Joey Da- emergencies just like the ture projects especially and there are some leaks. “So we have approved luz, consultant to the mayor, Medical Arts of Chong Hua that there is no traffic and “We really need an ar- budgets for the immediate told the City Council that the Hospital. the weather is fair. Sec- chive center for our Cebu needs of our constituents re- P1.5 billion was reduced to P1 The center will likewise ondly, there is no job un- City Government. Not only lated to the Covid-19 pandem- billion after review by technical house Cebu City Traffic Of- dertaken by DEPW per- that, we will be keeping ic,” Garcia said. people. Finally, the City Coun- fice (CCTO) and Disaster sonnel. our medical records there, The administration of May- cil approved P500 million for Risk Reduction Manage- “Perhaps in the coming and the records of our con- or Edgardo C. Labella has al- CCMC building. ment Office (DRRMO). weeks, we can also pre- stituents. The accounting ready released the financial- as Earlier, Rama questioned He said that because of pare for our upcoming SB records are also import- sistance for senior citizens from the proposed P1.5 billion when the objection by some city 4. The city councilors are ant,” Garcia said. January to May 2020, and the in fact CCMC was originally councilors, they set aside also amenable to take up But he is confident that P450 million represents one- programmed for 10 storey in the approval of the appro- SB 4. We passed SB 3 for they will have the occasion half of the June to December the amount of P1 billion. It so priation for the command the immediate needs of and the opportunity to 2020 financial assistance. happened that former Mayor center and archive center our city government but present to the City Coun- Originally, SB No. 3 was Tomas Osmeña was only able last June 17, 2020. we hope we can also tack- cil the concerns of the city proposed for the total amount to finish up to the sixth floor. But he said he will le the other infrastructure and its people. ELIAS O. of P3.3 billion including P1.5 ELIAS O. BAQUERO present the proposed proj- projects that are also need- BAQUERO Cebu Business Week June 22 - 28, 2020 9 CEBU CITY HALL PAGE A paper within the paper Cebu City to build bike lanes soon: Carillo THE Cebu City Govern- the Cebu City Council for con- home,” Carillo said. ment will soon create bike currence. He said they had a meet- lanes that will be permanent He said that when the ing with technical people who transport fixtures even after mayor signs the appointments suggested inviting the private the Covid-19 pandemic. of all the commissioners, they sector to invest on bike tracks Atty. Gerry Carillo, a for- will immediately convene and and shower rooms with lockers mer Cebu City councilor and approve the initial bike lanes for head gears, to be safe from head of the Disaster Risk Re- that were already approved by thieves and other criminals. duction Management Office the previous Sugbo Bike Lane “We will require bicycle (DRRMO), said he was recent- Commission. riders to wear head gear to ly appointed by Mayor Edgar Carillo said that soon af- protect their head especially C. Labella to head “Sugbo Bike ter the bike lanes will be im- during accident,” Carillo said. Lane Commission” to immedi- plemented, the commission The bike lanes must have ately implement the project. will later on establish the “bike markers where no vehicles can Carillo said that due to lack BIKE LANES LIKE THIS ONE will soon be seen on Cebu City streets. watch”. pass over it. If the bike lanes of transportation, several peo- “We also envisioned that will be in place, the e-bike can ple who are eager to make a within Cebu City and how to Avenue, Osmeña Boulevard, every bicycle parking area shall traverse on it. living or report to work ride on ensure safety to bike riders by Gen. A. Maxilom Avenue, have a shower room and lock- Earlier, Land Transpor- bicycles. using bike lanes,” Carillo said. Gorordo Avenue, Gov. Cuenco ers. This means to say that a tation Office (LTP) 7 Director “We want them to be safe He said they have initial- Avenue, and Bantal roads; and person who rides on a bicycle Victor Emmanuel Caindec said while riding on bicycles. The ly identified three areas for 3) V. Rama Avenue right turn can park his bicycle in bike the e-bike which is considered Sugbo Bike Lanes are proposed bike lanes. These are: 1) part to B. Rodriguez St., right turn track or bike storage and put a toy bike as it is suitable only by Mayor Labella and I am of the roads along South Road to Osmeña Boulevard up to some of his things inside the on bike lanes since it cannot be tasked by him to head this com- Properties (SRP); 2) part of the Cebu City Hall. locker. From his job site, he registered with LTO, can now mission to identify areas which roads within Bulacao-Talam- Carillo said all bike lane can first take a shower beforetraverse on bike lanes. ELIAS O. can be declared as bike lanes ban route namely N. Bacalso proposals will be submitted to taking out his bicycle in going BAQUERO Businesses allowed to partially open during ECQ 1. Companies involved in Sentral ng Pilipinas, Securities 10. Philippine Postal Cor- tion, water utilities, manufactur- necrological or funeral rites the manufacturing of essential and Exchange Commission poration, at operating capacity ing, and BPOs > Immediate family members goods 5. Water supply and sani- necessary to maintain prompt 14. Funeral and embalm- of the deceased who died from > Essential retail including tation services and facilities, in- delivery of services ing services, provided there is causes other than COVID-19 public markets, supermarkets, cluding waste disposal services 11. Philippine Statistics Au- shuttling service or housing ac- shall be allowed to move from grocery stores, convenience as well as property management thority, at operational capacity commodation for personnel and their residences to attend the shops and building utility services necessary to conduct data gath- staff wake of internment > Food preparation and wa- 6. Energy and power com- ering and survey activities relat- 15. Humanitarian assis- 17. Security personnel ter refilling: take-out and deliv- panies, their third party contrac- ed to COVID-19 and registration tance activities by civil society 18. Printing presses autho- ery only tors and service providers, and implementation of national organizations, non-govern- rized by the Bureau of Internal 2. Private establishments in- > include electric transmis- ID system ment organizations, United Na- Revenue or other appropriate volved in the value chain related sion and distribution, electric 12. Business Process Out- tions-Humanitarian Country agencies to print official receipts to medicine and similar supplies power plant and line mainte- sourcing (BPO) establishments Teams, individuals performing and other accountable forms > Includes medicine and vi- nance, electricity market and re- and export-oriented businesses, relief operations to augment 19. Companies engaged in tamins production, medical sup- tail suppliers including mining and quarrying, government’s response against repair and maintenance of ma- plies and equipment, and other > also include exploration, with work from home, on-site, COVID-19 and other disasters chinery and equipment, includ- essential products operations, trading and delivery or near site accommodation and calamities that may occur ing those engaged in the repair Operating with skeleton of coal, oil, crude or petroleum or point-to-point shuttling ar- 16. Pastors, priests, rabbis, of computers and household workforce: and by-products as well as gas- rangements imams, or such other religious fixtures and equipment 1. Other medical, dental, re- oline stations, refineries, and 13. Essential projects, ministers whose movement 20. Real estate activities habilitation and optometry clin- depots or any kind of fuel to pro- whether public or private, such shall be related to the conduct of limited to leasing ics; pharmacies and drug stores duce electricity as but not limited to: > Strict observance of infec- 7. Telecommunications > Quarantine and isolation tion prevention and control pro- companies, internet service pro- facilities for persons under mon- Businesses allowed to operate tocols is required viders, cable television providers itoring and suspect and con- (Full capacity but re- input, packaging, and distri- > Dental procedures are > include indirect services firmed COVID-19 patients quired to comply with the bution limited to emergency cases and such as technical, sales, and > Facilities for the health minimum public health 4. Agriculture, Forestry, wearing of full personal protec- other support functions as well sector including those dealing standards and safety proto- and Fisheries - Industries tive equipment (PPE) required as third party contractors doing with PUMs and suspect con- cols) involved in agriculture, for- of dentists and attendants sales, installation, maintenance, firmed COVID-19 patients 1. Public and private estry, and fishery and their > Home service therapy for and repair works > Facilities for construction hospitals workers, including farmers, persons with disabilities is al- 8. Airline and aircraft personnel who perform emer- 2. Health, emergency, Agrarian Reform Beneficia- lowed maintenance facilities, avia- gency works, flood control, and and frontline services - In- ries (ARBs), fisherfolk and 2. Veterinary clinics tion schools for pilot’s recurring other disaster risk reduction and cluding dialysis centers, agri-fishery stores, and such 3. Banks, money services, training, training centers for rehabilitation works, sewerage chemotherapy centers, and other components of the pawnshops performing money ship captains and crew, shipyard projects, water services facilities the like food value chain transfer functions, microfinance operations and repair projects, and digital works 3. Manufacturing of 5. Delivery and couri- institutions and credit cooper- 9. Manufacturing compa- > Priority public and private medical needs- Including er services - Including in- atives, including their armored nies and suppliers of equipment construction projects in relation medicines, medical sup- house or outsourced, trans- car services or products necessary for con- to food production, agriculture, plies, devices and equip- porting food and medicines 4. Capital markets, includ- struction works, such as cement fishery, fish port development, ment, including suppliers of or other essential goods ing but not limited to the Bangko and steel energy, housing communica- 10 June 22 - 28, 2020 Cebu Business Week BUSINESS Pag-IBIG Fund extends employers’ remittance deadline to June 30 AROUND THE WORLD PAG-IBIG Fund is ex- Duterte,” said Secretary Edu- able, this payment extension tending the deadline to em- ardo D. del Rosario, head of is expected to spread out the Canada loses seat in UN Security Council ployers up to June 30 giv- the Department of Human volume of transactions from Canada has lost its latest bid for a seat on the United ing them more time in the Settlements and Urban De- both employers and mem- Nations Security Council despite an expensive and star- remittance of the Pag-IBIG velopment and the 11-mem- bers. studded campaign. monthly savings (contribu- ber Pag-IBIG Fund Board. “We recognize the key It lost out to Ireland and Norway for the two “Western tions) and short-term loan The extension covers re- role that our employers play bloc” seats. payments of its employees. mittances due for the months in ensuring that our Filipino The Security Council has 10 non-permanent members, “We have extended the of March, April and May workers maintain their active elected for two years each, in addition to permanent members deadline and are giving em- 2020 and shall assist nearly membership with Pag-IBIG the UK, China, France, Russia and the United States. All ployers up to June 30 to 312,000 employers nation- Fund. That is why we are giv- permanent members have the power to veto resolutions. remit their employees’ Pag- wide, both from the private ing them another 15 days to The council can authorize peacekeeping operations, IBIG monthly savings and and government sectors. remit the Pag-IBIG monthly impose international sanctions, and determine how the UN short-term loan payments, Pag-IBIG Fund Chief Ex- savings and short-term loan should respond to conflicts around the world. so they have more time to ecutive Officer Acmad -Riz payments of their employ- Norway secured 130 votes, while Ireland got 128 and process their payrolls during aldy P. Moti said this is the ees, without incurring pen- Canada managed just 108. this period. This is yet anoth- second time that the agency alties and interest. We hope India ran unopposed to win in the Asia-Pacific region, er way that we are helping extended its payment dead- that this move would help while Mexico also ran unopposed. businesses and their employ- line for employers. And while ease their concerns, as their The terms for new members start on 1 January 2021. ees, as we continue with our they have opened all their businesses resume and as the nation’s journey to recovery branches and made electron- nation transitions to the ‘new Iran worries as population ages under the lead of President ic payment channels avail- normal’,” Moti said. Iran has limited the family planning services at state- run hospitals as it tries to enhance its population size. Vasectomies will no longer be carried out at state-run BSP relaxes pawnshops’ borrowing limit medical centers and contraceptives will only be offered to THE Bangko Sentral ng “This will help them as One Act’s implementing women whose health might be at risk. Pilipinas (BSP) loosened the manage their liquidity. With rules and regulations direct- Such services will, however, still be provided at private borrowing limit of pawn- the grace period granted to ed banks and quasi-banks, hospitals. shops to help the industry those that availed loans from including pawnshops, to pro- The government has become concerned about fewer provide financial services tofinancial institutions includ- vide a 30-day grace period births and an increasingly ageing population. unbanked in the ing pawnshops, it somehow for loan payments of clients Annual population growth has dropped below 1% and, midst of the coronavirus affects the liquidity condition at the onset of the enhanced if no action is taken, Iran could become one of the world’s pandemic. of some pawnshops,” Fonaci- community quarantine. oldest countries in the next 30 years, the health ministry BSP Deputy Governor er said. 2017 World Bank data says. Chuchi G. Fonacier signed The relief is also meant showed only 34.6% of adult Memorandum No. M-2020- to assist pawnshops “as they Filipinos have a formal bank UK PM to welcome Macron 50 on June 15 putting in continue to deliver financial account. The rest of the un- for Resistance anniversary place a regulatory that will services during this extraor- banked population continues Four French Resistance fighters will be awarded increase pawnshops’ allowed dinary situation.” to rely heavily on nonbank honorary MBEs for their role in World War Two as Boris percentage of total borrow- The relief measure will be institutions like pawnshops Johnson welcomes Emmanuel Macron to Downing Street. ings to guarantee loans to in place until Dec. 31, 2021. for financial services and- li The French president is visiting London on Thursday 70% from the current 50%. The Bayanihan to Heal quidity. to commemorate the 80th anniversary of wartime leader Charles de Gaulle’s BBC broadcast to occupied France after the 1940 Nazi invasion. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will also meet Mr Macron. The Academe Mr Johnson paid tribute to the “courage and sacrifice” of the fighters. The four men - Edgard Tupet-Thome, 100, Daniel Bouyjou-Cordier, 99, Hubert Germain, 99, and Pierre Simonet, 98 - are surviving members of the Order of Liberation, an honor given by France to those who played an outstanding role in setting France free. The prime minister and president will also hold talks on the pandemic and other issues, with Mr Johnson having said he would raise travel between the UK and France at the meeting. Mr. Macron was exempt from the UK’s 14-day quarantine School of Law requirements, as a “representative of a foreign country on business”. Rolling admission and enrollment for the First Semester of School Year 2020-2021 are ongoing. 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Ph “Magic Mike” Plania defeats Team Pilipinas Ph best bet Joshua Greer in Vegas FILIPINO puncher down the American in the to FIBA Esports Open 2020 “Magic Mike” Mike Plania first round with a solid left knocked down American hook to the jaw. TEAM Pilipinas will carry boxer Joshua Greer Jr. on He put Greer down the Philippine flag in the Wednesday in Las Vegas. again in the middle rounds FIBA Esports Open 2020, Plania won the biggest with another left hand en the International Basketball fight of his career afterroute to winning by majority Federation’s (FIBA) first- scoring a victory against decision. ever worldwide esports Greer Jr. as boxing returns in “This is gonna change my competition. Las Vegas. life,” Plania said in the post- FIBA Esports Open 2020 “Magic Mike” knocked fight interview. wil lrun from June 19 to 21 with matches to be streamed live on the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) Facebook Page and FIBA’s social media accounts. Seven of the best Filipino Also part of the Philippine to-head with Indonesia from NBA 2K players comprise roster are reserves David John June 19 to 21. The games will Team Pilipinas and will Timajo aka Alt and Rocky be played on NBA 2K’s Pro-AM be supported by SBP, the Braña aka Rak. game mode where each player country’s national basketball Team captain Herrero controls a single character/ federation. called his team, the “dream position on the court just like “Our participation in the team” given their exceptional a real life basketball game. FIBA Esports Open 2020 is chemistry and pool of skills Aside from the Philippines an amazing opportunity to as they prepare for the and Indonesia who will repre- show the whole world that international esports meet. sent Southeast Asia, other par- Philippine basketball is a force “I believe Team Pilipinas ticipating countries are Leba- in any arena that it is played is a dream team, and I’m non and Saudi Arabia (Middle in, digital or otherwise,” said just humbled that I’m part East), Australia and New Zea- SBP President Al Panlilio . of this because I have been land (Oceania), Argentina and Team Pilipinas is playing this game almost half Brazil (South America), and composed of Aljon Cruzin of my life. With exceptional Austria, Cyprus, Italy, Latvia, aka Shintarou, two-time mechanics, good teamwork, Lithuania, Russia, Spain, Swit- NBA 2K Asia Champion Rial and amazing teammates zerland and Ukraine (Europe). Polog Jr. aka Ria, NBA 2K17 under my leadership, we can A good showing in the Asia champion Custer Galas make it to the top,” said the worldwide esports meet aka Aguila, NBA 2K18 Asia team captain. ensures the Philippines makes Champion Philippe Alcaraz During the exhibition its mark as one of the true Herrero IV aka Izzo, and Clark games, Team Pilipinas will powerhouses of NBA 2K in the Banzon aka Clark. be playing five games head-region.