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Art Exhibit Kicks off National Autism Consciousness Week at SM Olongapo Central

In celebration of the National Autism Consciousness Week, SM Olongapo Central in coordination with Autism Society of the (ASP) Olon- gapo Chapter has launched An Art Ex- hibit that features the works of Miguel Calapatia, a child with autism. The -ex hibit will run from January 20-26, 2020. “Thank you to SM for the won- The ceremonial ribbon cutting to formally open the art exhibit and to kick off the National Autism Consciousness Week. (From L to derful accommodation during the open- R) SM Olongapo Central Asst. Mall Manager Ariel Ferrer, City Councilor Lugie Lipumano-Garcia, ASP President Olongapo chapter ing of the Autism Consciousness Week Atty. Soledad Santos, the artist Miguel Calapatia, ASP VP Olongapo chapter Dr. David Calapatia. and ribbon cutting ceremony of Miguel’s painting exhibit,” Dr. David Calapatia, the vice president of ASP Olongapo chapter said. City Councilor and Chairman of the Committee on Social Services Lugie Lipumano-Garcia remarked, “ For those who understand Autism, we have the greatest responsibility to educate others, this is not a disease, let us be open-mind- ed and let us help them and be aware of such existence and let us always be part of them.” To culminate the event, ASP to- gether with SM Olongapo Central and SM Olongapo Downtown will hold the annual ANGELS WALK for Autism on 26 January 2020 simultaneously with SM MOA, SM Bacolod, SM , SM Davao and SM Lucena. The walk will start at 7:30 am from SM Olongapo Downtown to SM Olongapo Central, a short program follows that will showcase the talents of children with autism. Since it began in 2007, the walk continues to advocate for acceptance, accommodation and appreciation of Fili- pinos with autism towards an Autism-OK (From R-L) the artist Miguel Calapatia(4th), ASP VP Olongapo chapter Dr. David Calapatia, City Councilor Lugie Lipumano-Garcia, Philippines. ASP President Olongapo chapter Atty. Soledad Santos, SM Olongapo Central Asst. Mall Manager Ariel Ferrer, SM Olongapo Cen- tral PR Manager Nette Mortel, Millette Sarmiento-master teacher SPED coordinator at Gordon Hgts. I Elem. School. U.S. Ambassador Kim Announces Php 5.1 million in Relief Assistance for Communities Affected by Taal Volcano Nasugbu, — During a visit to ing relief supplies including soap, sleep- a school serving as an evacuation cen- ing mats, and blankets, to nearly 7,600 ter in Nasugbu, Batangas on January people in the Nasugbu West Central 22, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines School evacuation center in Batangas. Sung Y. Kim announced the provision of While at the evacuation site, the Php 5.1 million ($100,000) in U.S. gov- Ambassador spoke with families who ernment support to those affected by were forced to evacuate their homes. the January 12 Taal volcanic eruption. “I’m inspired by the strength and resil- Ambassador Kim also joined Philippines ience of these families who faced such Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) devastation and loss following the vol- partners to distribute supplies to evac- canic eruption. As friends, partners, and uees in Calatagan. allies to the Philippines, we will continue With this new funding, the Unit- to support our Philippine government ed States government, through U.S. counterparts as they work to address the Agency for International Development needs of those communities most affect- (USAID) partner World Vision, is provid- ed by the eruption.” In Calatagan, Ambassador Kim thanked PDRF companies for their as- sistance to evacuees. “I have been very encouraged to see the private sector – American companies alongside Philip- pine companies – mobilize to address ur- gent needs of communities following the Taal volcanic eruption.” PDRF is a major private sector vehicle and coordinator for disaster management in the Philip- Branch: 1677 Ave., West Tapinac,Olongapo City pines. This newly announced U.S. assis- tance complements existing support to transport emergency supplies to evacu- ees, provide technical assistance to man- age evacuation centers, and loan special- ized equipment and analytic support to monitor the Taal volcano. Subic Bay News www.subicbaynews.com 02

Republic of the Philippines Annex Document ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION San Miguel Avenue, Pasig City E Amortization Schedule for the loan secured from Robinsons Bank F Actual amount of drawdown released by Robinsons Bank, the dates the IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY applicant received said amounts, and exchange rate at the time of the TO SECURE LONG TERM receipt of the same LOANS WITH ANY BANKING G Sales Invoice of the lot and building purchased to which the proceeds of /FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND the loan will be utilized MORTAGAGE ITS PROPERTIES H Details, specifications and estimated cost of the building renovation ERC CASE NO. ______I List of fixed assets acquired and the expenses incidental to said acquisition derived from the proceeds of loan, indicating the cost of OLONGAPO ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, INC., each type of fixed asset and its date of acquisition Applicant. J Details, specifications and estimated cost of the Kale Substation project X ------X to which the proceeds of the loan will be utilized K Computation of impact to rates APPLICATION L Computation of financial ratios Applicant Olongapo Electricity Distribution Company, Inc. (“OEDC”), thru counsel M Justification, study, computation and benefits resulting from securing and unto this Honorable Commission respectfully states that: loans N Application for CAPEX Projects of Olongapo Electricity Distribution 1. Applicant is a corporation duly organized and existing under Philippine Company, Inc. docketed as ERC Case No. 2017-030 RC law, with principal office address at 1170 Rizal Avenue East Tapinac Olongapo City, and is franchised under Republic Act No. 10373 to construct, own, operate and maintain an 13. Applicant manifests that it has complied with the pre-filing requirements in electric distribution system in the City of Olongapo and its suburbs. accordance with the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the EPIRA and Rule 6 of ERC Rules of Practice and Procedure. Below are the documents as proof of the compliance: 2. Prior to this filing, OEDC’s Application for the Approval of Capital Expen- diture Projects docketed as ERC Case No. 2017-030 RC included a provision for the acquisi- tion of lot and building for office. Since OEDC started its operation in June 2013, it has only Annex Document been renting premises for its employees’ office and collection office. Hence, after a careful O Secretary’s Certificate search of the suitable property and conduct of due diligence, OEDC decided to purchase P Certification from the Legislative Body of Olongapo City its own lot. Property acquired has an existing building which was improved and at the Q Affidavit of Publication by the Newspaper Editor moment housed the members of its Engineering Services Division and Customer Services Division. Future plan is to construct a new building appropriate to house all including the R Copy of newspaper where copy of the Application was published other employees still holding office in another rented building. 3. Alongside with the provision for the acquisition of lot and building, OEDC 14. The approval of this application will enable OEDC to finance the acqui- also included in its CAPEX Application in 2017 (ERC Case No. 2017-030 RC), the develop- sition of lot and building for office, development of a new 15MVA Kale Substation and ment of a new 15MVA Kale Substation and switchyard. Over the next ten years, OEDC switchyard and other capital expenditure projects that will ultimately promote public in- expects the total peak demand in its franchise area to increase from the present peak terest and convenience because it will facilitate OEDC to provide adequate and reliable demand of about 32.9 MW to 43.5 MW at the rate of annual growth of 1.56% using Ener- electric service to support the fast growing socio-economic development of its franchise gy Utilization Index (EUI) forecasting method. Because of this expected load growth, it is area. imperative for OEDC to upgrade its substation transformer and distribution system. PRAYER 4. Both capital expenditure projects, the acquisition of lot and building for WHEREFORE, it is most respectfully prayed that the Honorable Commission grants office and upgrading of a 10MVA to a 15MVA Kale substation and switchyard necessarily OEDC the authority to incur the loans and enter into the loan agreement and mortgage its require funding. properties to the creditors as security for said loans. 5. While OEDC has internally generated funds at its disposal, said funds also answer for other payments and operating obligations of OEDC and will not be adequate to Other relief as may be deemed just and equitable are also prayed for. finance the company’s activities in full. Thus, OEDC has initially negotiated for long-term loans from banks in the amount of Php40 Million. An additional Php82 Million is still under Olongapo City for Pasig City, 23 January 2020. negotiation with other financial institutions. 6. Moreover, with a view to serve the forecasted load growth, OEDC will ANALITA E. OCAMPO-FALLET have to undergo other capital expenditure projects. These capital expenditure projects are Counsel for Applicant OEDC intended to improve OEDC’s system capacity, reliability, efficiency; to comply with safety 1170 Rizal Avenue East Tapinac Olongapo City requirements; and to meet the growing demand of the electricity consumers in Olongapo PTR No. 8598412 / 2 January 2020 / Olongapo City City. Thus, OEDC would still coordinate with other banks and financial institutions to match IBP No. 09084/14 April 2010/ the financial needs for the implementation of these other capital expenditure projects. Roll of Attorneys No. 58295 7. For the following reasons, OEDC deems it prudent to seek authority from MCLE Compliance No. VII–0001650 / 20 November 2019 the Commission to obtain long-term loans from any banking and/or financial institution. 8. Section 20 of Commonwealth Act No. 146 or otherwise known as the Public Service Act, states that: “Section 20. Acts requiring the approval of the Commission. - Subject to estab- lished limitations and exceptions and saving provisions to the contrary, it shall be unlawful for any public service or for the owner, lessee or operator thereof, without the approval and authorization of the Commission previously had – (e) Hereafter to issue .. xxx .. issue any bonds or other evidence of indebtedness payable in more than one year from the issuance thereof .. xxx; (g) To sell, alienate, mortgage, encumber or lease its property, franchises, certif- icates, privileges, or rights or any part thereof; or merge or consolidate its prop- erty, franchises privileges or rights, or any part thereof, with those of any other public service. “(Emphasis supplied) 9. In accordance with the above provision, OEDC hereby seeks continuing authority from the Commission to secure loans from banking and/or financial institutions for the purpose of continuously financing its operations in order for OEDC to ensure- effi cient, quality, secure and reliable service to its customers. 10. In one of the long-term loans, the creditor bank required security to cov- er the amount already drawn. For the security, OEDC entered into a Real Estate Mortgage, wherein OEDC secures to this bank creditor the fulfillment of a principal obligation, by substituting to such security a real property which obligation shall be satisfied with the proceeds of sale of said real property or rights in case the said obligation is not complied within the time stipulated. 11. OEDC is mindful that the encumbrances should not adversely affect or be detrimental to the provision of electric service to the customers of OEDC. Furthermore, these long-term loans will not affect the rates imposed by OEDC to its customers. 12. To support this Application, OEDC attaches the following: Annex Document A Audited Financial Statement for 2016 A-1 Audited Financial Statement for 2017 A-2 Audited Financial Statement for 2018 B Letter of Approval from Robinsons Bank dated 1 October 2018 from where one of the loans is to be secured C Certification dated 5 November 2019 certifying that Olongapo Electricity Distribution Company, Inc. has existing commercial loan account in Robinsons Bank D Real Estate Mortgage between Robinsons Bank and OEDC dated 15 January 2019 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Notice is hereby given to the public that an AF- Publication Notice FIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION (Landbank Iba, RA 10172 Zambales Branch Acct. No.1121-1806-73 ), was made Republic of the Philippines and executed by the sole heir of the deceased ANITA LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE M. DULLAS who died on December 25, 2019, at Iba, Province of Zambales Zambales, Philippines as per Doc no 025, Page No. Municipality of Candelaria 005, Book No. I Series of 2020 in the notarial registry of Atty. John Christian M. Dimain. 16 January 2020 All interested parties, creditors,and persons CCE-0004-2020/ R.A. 10172 having money claims against the decedent are hereby required to file their claims with thecourt appointed ex- NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC ecutor of their estate. In compliance with the publication requirement Notice is hereby given to the public that an and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013- EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH 1 Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative WAIVER OVER A PORTION OF RESIDENTIAL LOT, Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is was made and executed by the only heirs and surviving hereby served to the public that DEBBIE E. ENCINA has filed spouse of the deceased LORETA A. DEL ROSARIO with this Office, a petition for correction of entries in sex who died on January 14 , 2019, at Olongapo City, from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of 8C Fontaine Ext., East Tapinac, Olongapo City Philippines as per Doc no 391, Page No. 80, Book DEBBIE EBBAY at Candelaria, Zambales and whose parents TEL. 251- 3104 CELL: 0917 503-8350 / 0928 503-8350 No.VI Series of 2019 in the notarial registry of Atty. are MOISES EBBAY and SOLEDAD ECLEVIA. Atty.Kristine Carmela-Gonzales CAMARAO. Any Person adversely affected by said petition may 0932 879-8350 / 0917 879-8350 All interested parties, creditors,and persons file his/her written opposition with this office not later than email: [email protected] having money claims against the decedent are hereby 10 February 2020. required to file their claims with thecourt appointed ex- AIRENE E. CANSAS www.subicbaynews.com ecutor of their estate. Municipal Civil Registrar Subic Bay News www.subicbaynews.com 03 Over 300 hogs culled in SPORTS Filipino Chess Master (AGM) Roberto Suelo shares championship in Singapore tilt

PROTOCOL VS. ASF. Culling operation continues in Barangay Apaya, Malasiqui, Pangasin- an on Wednesday (Jan. 22, 2020) as part of the implementation of the Department of Agri- culture's "1-7-10” protocol to manage and contain the African swine fever. Some 227 hogs were culled in Barangay Apaya Malasiqui and 106 hogs in Barangay San Isidro Binmaley as of Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Province of Pangasinan Official Facebook page) MALASIQUI, Pangasinan -- Some 333 hogs us, and blood testing would be undertaken. were culled in Barangay San Isidro Sur in Bin- In a one-kilometer radius from the Photo shows eventual champion Grandmaster (GM) elect and International Mas- maley town and Barangay Apaya here as of site of infection or ground zero, hogs will be Tuesday, as part of the enforcement of the prohibited from entering and going out of ter (IM) Kevin Goh Weiming of Singapore Department of Agriculture’s “1-7-10” proto- the area, and eventually be depopulated. Arena Grandmaster (AGM) Ro- with the 64th birthday celebration of col to manage and contain the African swine For the 10-kilometer radius from berto Suelo (1996 Philippine Junior Cham- Fide Master (FM) Ignatius Leong. fever (ASF) that hit both towns. ground zero, mandatory monitoring and re- pion) missed his chance to be declared Tournament director is Mr. Phil- “The ASF Task Force in Pangasin- porting of swine disease occurrences shall as champion in the recently concluded ip Chan while Chief Arbiter is Gan Yeow an has started culling operations yesterday be implemented. 'Leong@64 Rapid Open Chess Challenge Beng and assisted by Filipino arbiter Er- (Jan. 21) in Barangay San Isidro Sur, Binmaley In an emergency meeting on Sun- with 106 hog culled and in Barangay Apaya day, Governor Amado Espino III ordered Task 2020' held at 'Ang Mo Kio Community win Tabor. in Malasiqui with 227 hogs,” the provincial Force ASF to intensify measures to stop the Club' in Singapore on Sunday, January 19, It is worth noting that fellow fil- government of Pangasinan said Wednesday spread of the virus hence, quarantine check- 2020. ipino masters namely, FM Nelson 'Elo' in a post in its Facebook page. points have been set up in the entry and exit Playing the white pieces in the Mariano III (4th place with 5.5/7pts), The Task Force, led by the Office of points in the said towns. last round against (GM) elect and Inter- Joseph Navarro,GM Darwin Laylo and the Provincial Veterinarian (OPVET), contin- He also directed a thorough investi- national Master (IM) Kevin Goh Wei Ming Edgar Olay (tied for 5th-7th places with ued the culling operations on Wednesday in gation and if warranted, the filing of appro- with 6/7pts, he only needed a draw to 5/7pts) and FM Nelson Villanueva (8th San Isidro Sur and Apaya. priate cases against unscrupulous individuals secure a clear first place but lost instead. place with 4.5pts) also joined the gruel- “The culling operations will extend who directly or indirectly contributed to the As if his luck ran out when FM Sivakumar ling, super tough competition. up to Barangay Polong in Malasiqui Wednes- new round of ASF infection in the province Ashvin also having 6/7pts edged him out The Youth Challengers division day if the culling of pigs in Barangay Apaya just to gain undue profit. on the tie-breaks bowing to take the 3rd saw yet another Filipino, Jayson Jacobo will be completed early,” Assistant Provincial He also approved the recommenda- place instead. The triumvirate split the Tiburcio scored an impressive 6.5/7pts Veterinarian Jovito Tabarejos said in an inter- tion on the formulation of a reward system combined prize of 2,000 Singapore dollar sharing the limelight with the Singapor- view Wednesday. to encourage the active involvement of the (P78,000) for first to third placers. ean wonder, Lakshmi Narasimhan Rahul Tabarejos said the first ASF case in citizenry in the intensified crackdown. The 1-day rapid event (25 min- (eventual champion) but lost on tie- the province this year was recorded in Ba- “I am confident that this new case utes time control format) backed up by breaks securing 2nd place for himself. rangay Linoc, Binmaley and later last week, of ASF can be contained just like before, not- Filipino Jaime "Bong" Tiburcio coincided -Glenn Garcia- some hogs were also found positive in - Ba ing the usual unity, cooperation, and com- rangay Apaya in Malasiqui town. mitment among local government units, the Authorities are tightly monitoring national government agencies especially the other areas while awaiting laboratory results DA and the Philippine National Police, and Michael “Jako” Concio Jr. sets eyes from the blood samples extracted from the the provincial government executives and other hogs within the seven-kilometer radi- employees,” Espino said. on the 3rd Chooks-To-Go National us from the affected barangays. Last year, Mapandan and Bayam- Under the 1-7-10 protocol, swine bang towns were affected by ASF but the vi- would be under surveillance with restricted rus was contained. (PNA) Rapid chess Championship 2020 movements within the seven-kilometer radi- by Glenn Garcia 7 points and an outright International Master (IM) title. CSC to conduct 2nd civil service Michael "Jako" Concio Jr., current Phil- "It will be a tough one but I have ippine Junior Champion 2019, attempts good chances" said Concio, a 9th grad- exam this 2020 to collect another title under his belt in er at the Dasmarinas Integrated High the upcoming 3rd Chooks-To-Go Nation- School. BALANGA CITY -- Civil Service Commission Interested applicants should pre- al Rapid chess Championship 2020 to The first-Filipina (WGM) Woman (CSC) Bataan announced that it will hold pare the requirements before going to their be held at the Exhibition Hall 5/F, Ayala Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna is also a second Career Service Examination-Pen office and should not wait for the deadline of Malls Manila Bay, Diosdado Macapagal eyeing the title which makes her his ulti- and Paper Test this 2020, scheduled on Au- submission for the application. Avenue, corner Aseana Avenue in Paran- mate rival. gust 9. “Acceptance of applications shall be aque City this coming January 25, 2020. Bounty Agro Ventures Inc. Pres- “This is the first time we will be on a first-come, first-served basis and shall The chess prodigy known as the ident Mr. Ronald Daniel Ricaforte Mas- conducting two examinations here in the be closed as soon as we reached the set tar- pride of recently won the 2nd cariñas, Rotary Club of Nuvali resident province in a year because in the past, we get number of applicants,” Cruz added. Eastern Asia Juniors Chess Championship Christopher Sarmiento and Philippine only conduct one exam on the first semes- The start of the application period title held at Tanauan, Batangas last- De Executive Chess Association President Dr. ter of every year,” CSC Provincial Director is on May 11 and the testing center will be cember 15, 2019. Alfredo "Fred" Paez will grace the said Edgardo Cruz said. Bataan National High School. (PIA 3) Only 14 years old, trained and event in its opening rites which will be groomed by his coach International Mas- held in cooperation with Paranaque City ter (IM) Roel Abelgas drew with Daniel government and Ayala Malls and offers Tobing of Indonesia in a 49-move Ruy Lo- P20,000 cash purse and trophy for the pez in the 9th and last round, giving him Open champion. -Glenn Garcia- P6-M plastic recycling facility opens TALAVERA, -- A PHP6-mil- be opened for students' educational visit,” lion plastic recycling facility that can pro- the mayor said. duce useful materials out of garbage was The machine can process some opened Monday at the waste manage- 500 kilos of plastics in 3.5 hours, she said. ment park in Barangay Bagong Silang here. "Kung maka seven hours or 10 Mayor Nerivi Santos-Martinez said hours a day, so 1,500 kilograms a day ang the machine that was placed at the com- kayang i-melt (If the machine can process pound of the town's material recovery fa- seven or 10 hours a day, so it can melt up cility (MRF) can make school chairs, bricks to 1,500 kilograms a day)," Martinez said. and pots out of plastics that comprise She lauded the Association of Ba- roughly 10 percent of their 10-ton daily rangay Councils (ABC) headed by Nerito garbage collection. Santos for its commitment in pursuing re- “The residual wastes are sent to sponsible solid waste management. Metro Clark for disposal,” she said. "Merong MRF, meron siyang for- Martinez said the project, which est, meron siyang zoo, merong lugar para is in line with their zero-waste campaign, sa agriculture na may iba't ibang pananim was inspired by the Villar Foundation of (There is an MRF, forest, zoo and an area Senator Cynthia Villar and funded by the for agriculture with various plants)," Mar- local government. tinez said. “The recycling machine is part of Talavera, which one of Nueva Eci- the program that transforms the old stinky ja's biggest municipalities, is now home to open dumpsite into a clean and green sol- big businesses, including malls and depart- id waste management park that will also ment stores. (PNA) NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Notice is hereby given to the public that an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS, was made and executed by the heirs of the deceased DOMINGA PASIA who died on November 24, 2003 and LEON G. PASIA who died on December 04, 2003 both at Ibaan, Batangas, Philippines as per Doc no 121 Page No. 26, Book No. I Series of 2020 in the notarial registry of Atty. Juanito C. Atienza. All interested parties, creditors,and persons having money claims against the decedent are hereby required to file their claims with thecourt appointed executor of their estate. IN THE NAVY American, Japanese Navies Sail Together in Philippine Sea

More kids benefit Bears of Joy from SM Olongapo Downtown

PHILIPPINE SEA — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) steams in formation with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Ariake (DD 109), left, and JMSDF destroyer JS Asahi. Curtis Wilbur is for- ward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stabil- ity in the Indo-Pacific region. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino) By Commander Task Force 70 Public Affairs to learn from one another, build confi- dence in our abilities to quickly integrate Kids exchanging smiles while holding SM Bears of Joy from SM Olongapo Downtown. PHILIPPINE SEA - Arleigh-Burke guided and operate at sea and further strength- missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG en this critical partnership.” 54) and Japan Maritime Self Defense The cooperative deployment fol- Force (JSMDF) ships Ariake and Asahi lows Pacific Vanguard, the first of its kind conducted operations together in the quadrilateral exercise between Australia, Philippine Sea, May 29. Japan, Republic of Korea, and U.S. Naval At sea, Curtis Wilbur, Ariake, and forces May. 23-27. PACVAN focused on Asahi conducted communication checks, improving the capabilities of participat- tactical maneuvering drills, and an - ing countries to respond together to cri- ti-submarine warfare exercise designed sis and contingencies in the region. to address common maritime security The U.S. Navy regularly flies, priorities and enhance interoperability. sails, and operates with allies and part- “Sailing and operating together ners, both bilaterally and multilaterally to is vital to maintaining the communica- promote security and stability through- tion and cooperation that a strong alli- out the region. Curtis Wilbur is forward ance depends upon,” said Cmdr. Zachary deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of op- King, Curtis Wilbur’s commanding officer. erations in support of security and stabil- “These operations allow both our forces ity in the Indo- Pacific region.

SM Olongapo Downtown volunteers at the children’s ward section of James L Gordon Memorial Hospital. Other beneficiaries of SM Bears a lot. of Joy include the Early Childhood Care With the help of SM volunteers and Development(ECCD) center of Olon- and donors of the SM bears, this project gapo City Hall and the Daycare Centers has been realized and thousands of kids all of Asinan, Pagasa and East Tapinac. Kids over the Philippines received the SM Bears truly find joy in simple gift, and it matters of Joy.

SAN DIEGO. Information Systems Technician 1st Class Cody McNamar, from Waterloo, Iowa, hugs his family on the pier in front of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile de- stroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), Jan. 17, 2020. Kidd, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier 6.5K C. Luzon workers get Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew F. Jackson) P147.9-M in claims in 2019 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, — A Field Office -- PHP724,000 for 149 work- total of 6,574 workers in Region 3 (Central ers. Luzon) received a total of PHP147.92 mil- “Complaints are mostly on un- lion in monetary claims in 2019 through derpayment of wages, payment of sepa- the Single Entry Approach (SEnA) program ration pay and 13th month pay, non-cov- of the Department of Labor and Employ- erage under mandatory social benefits, ment (DOLE), an official said on Tuesday. and termination/dismissal,” Campita The SEnA is a mediation program said. that aims to provide a faster, fairer, in- She added that DOLE-Central expensive resolution of labor issues- be Luzon also accomplished a 99.2-percent tween employees and employers. settlement rate of labor disputes last Ma. Zenaida Angara-Campita, year. DOLE-3 regional director, said their office This high settlement rate, Campi- spent an average of two days in the set- ta said, can be attributed to the settle- tlement of a request for assistance (RFA), ment of 2,235 RFAs out of 2,252 RFAs the shortest average process cycle time filed. among regional offices. The remaining 17 were referred Of the 2,252 total requests filed to NLRC (13 RFAs) and other govern- in the region, Campita said the DOLE ment agencies (1 RFA) while 3 RFAs were Clark Satellite Office settled the highest dropped due to lack of interest of the re- amount of monetary claims amounting to questing party. PHP65.4 million, benefitting 1,518 work- Overall, Campita said the 2,252 ers, followed by Field Office with filed RFAs were all disposed of, translat- PHP40.5 million, claimed by 1,847 work- ing to the regional office’s 100- percent ers. disposition rate. The Field Office facilitat- “From an average of 3.8 days to ed settlement of PHP13.4 million for 874 settle in 2018, our 2019 scorecard has workers; Zambales Field Office -- PHP9.2 improved to only taking two days for a million for 718 workers; Pampanga Field request to be settled on average. This Office -- PHP5.9 million for 432 workers; improvement in the process is a result of Family members of World War II hero Doris “Dorie” Miller react after the unveiling of the new Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN 81) at a Martin Luther King Day cel- Nueva Ecija Field Office -- PHP6.8 million our SEADOs’ hard work, and due credit is ebration event at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. This will be the second ship named in for 351 workers; Bataan Field Office -- given to all of them,” she added. (PNA) honor of Miller and the first aircraft carrier named for an African American and an enlisted PHP6 million for 685 workers; and Sailor. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexander C. Kubitza