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FREE swab tests, isola- On July 1, 1998, a Men- By: ELIAS O. BAQUERO to be a leader during a crisis by his leaders to be the next tion and quarantine facilities, diola nephew Ferdinand when a massive landslide hit congressman of Cebu’s first free rice and relief goods, and “Enan” Chiong became the paigned for the candidacy of the city in September 2018. district, resigned as mayor. household cards that digital- mayor of of Naga, Cebu and his daughter, Kristine Vanes- In the May 2019 election, In her speech last Sep- ly monitor whereabouts of served the town for eight sa T. Chiong who was elected Val ran for mayor while Kris- tember 5, Kristine Vanessa residents are among the ini- years until his death while mayor from July 1, 2016 to tine ran for vice mayor-- and expressed confidence that tiatives in Naga City, Cebu, in his third term in office in June 30, 2019. both won. But last May 16, the City of Naga will emerge that make Nagahanons 2006. Kristine Vanessa proved 2020, Val who is groomed stronger and better amidst proud. Enan, a civic-minded the Corona Virus Disease The city will emerge leader, was able to imme- (Covid-19) pandemic. stronger. Our initiative shall diately develop Naga and Sanguniang Panglung- keep residents safe and tak- raised its income from P120 sod (SP) Secretary Gary Cab- en cared of as we battle million in 1998 to P265 mil- otaje said Valdemar Chiong Covid-19, said Mayor Kris- lion in 2006. Under his lead- was behind the unprecedent- tine Vanessa Chiong. ership, the process towards ed development and success Mayor Chiong, along the cityhood of Naga began. of one of Cebu fast-rising with her father former may- After his death, Enan’s LGUs,” Cabotaje said. or Valdemar Chiong, led vice mayor-brother Valde- the celebration of the 13th mar “Val” Chiong succeeded Charter Day last September him as mayor. It was under 5, 2020. The date is also the Mayor Val when Naga town 60th birthday of her father. became a city. In his hon- The father Valdemar or, the first Charter Day was won as mayor in May 2019. celebrated during his 47th However, he resigned and al- birthday. lowed his daughter Kristine An equally energetic to take over. The Naga grape- and innovative leader, Val vine is rife with talks that Chiong launched his banner Valdemar will become the program Vision and Leader- district’s next congressman. ship (VAL) 2020. Kristine is the latest from “Our annual income in the illustrious Chiong clan the City of Naga at present is to lead Naga City. She is the almost P1 billion and we are grand niece of the Mendiola giving financial assistance of brothers, Teodoro and Vicen- P1.3 million to each of the 28 te, who led the town of Naga barangays,” Val said. CITY OF NAGA MAYOR KRISTINE during the American colonial When Val’s third term VANESSA T. CHIONG (LEFT) AND FORMER CITY OF NAGA, decades until the years under ended in 2016, he did not run CEBU MAYOR VALDEMAR “VAL” President Ferdinand Marcos. for any position but just cam- CHIONG (TOP). 2 September 7 - 13, 2020 Cebu Business Week LOCAL P100M set aside for Capitol’s livelihood program THE Department in appropriation are: Yolan- bu Chapter, and Jerico Rubio of Trade and Industry da Daan and Raul Bacaltos of the Sanguniang Kabataan (DTI)-Cebu Province has of 1st District; Edsel Galeos Federation (SKF). conducted a two-day semi- and Jose Mari “Tara” Salva- Soco said they will start nar last September 3-4, 2020 dor of 2nd District; Victoria accepting applicants for for the beneficiaries of the “Tata” Corominas-Toribio this program on September P100 million Cebu Provincial and Atty. John Ismael “Jim- 9, 2020, and within a one Board livelihood program. bo” Borgonia of 3rd District; month, the list of beneficia- Board Member Glenn Kerrie Keane Shimura and ries will be finalized and sub- Soco told Cebu Business Raci Franco of 4th District; mitted to DTI which will help Week that Cebu Governor Andrei “Red” Duterte and them register their small Gwendolyn F. Garcia set Miguel Antonio “Migs” Mag- businesses and trade names. aside P100 million to provide pale of 5th District; Glenn Soco said DTI will again more merchandise for liveli- Anthony Soco and Thadeo conduct business counseling hood to the jobless and like- Jovito “Jonkie” Ouano of 6th to guide them on their small wise to micro businesses. District; Jerome Librando businesses. A board member This is broken down to and Christopher Baricuatro may give a beneficiary an as- P5 million for each of the 17 of 7th District; Celestino “Ti- sistance of P15,000, not in CEBU PROVINCIALBOARD MEMBER GLENN SOCO board members and P15 mil- ning” Martinez of the Asso- cash but in a form of coupon lion for Cebu Vice Governor ciation of Barangay Council to be redeemed by the bene- P100 million from the Cebu given to them as a grant and Hilario Davide III. Federation, Francis Edward ficiaries from the accredited Provincial Government is an they need not pay it back,” The board members Salimbangon of the Philip- suppliers. investment and not meant Soco said. ELIAS O. BAQUE- who have P5 million each pine Councilors League-Ce- “We believe that this for expenses. This will be RO DA 7: Solar Irrigation Program for Food Security A GOOD working rela- of 2019 to 16.5 percent nega- Even though the posi- scheduled, they will ask if tionship with the mayors and tive Gross Domestic Product tions of MAO or city agri- his local area has a poten- the Municipal Agricultural (GDP) by the second quarter culturist career positions tial source of water. If posi- Officer (MAO) or City - Agri of 2020. and should be non-partisan, tive, the LGU may submit a culturist will greatly improve Diputado said DA 7 had some MAOs and city agricul- request for Solar Irrigation the food production envi- offered agricultural projects turists are not allied with the Program. Then, Diputado will sioned by the Department to MAO or city agriculturist mayors or they are nearing send engineers to validate Agriculture (DA). who oftentimes refuses to ac- retirement. it. If a water source is finally DA 7 Director Atty. Sal- cept the challenge. But when “To make sure that we found and there is a big ser- vador “Salva” Diputado said informed, the LGU chief ex- have agricultural projects in vice area, DA 7 will include it his agency is the lead in food ecutives said they were will- every town or city, we direct- in its program, either the big production as one way to ing and even questioned the DA 7 DIRECTOR ATTY. SALVA- ly meet with mayors and call one worth P6 million or the survive economically amid reason for the MAOs’ refusal. DOR “SALVA” DIPUTADO the MAOs or city agricultur- small one for the high-value the Covid-19 pandemic. Though, it is common ist to join, Diputado said. crop worth P700, 000. The crisis reversed the knowledge that some Local with MAOs because of the Once a meeting with DA “That is my initial sal- economy from seven percent Government Units (LGUs) latter’s unhealthy rapport 7, mayors and MAO or city vo to the mayors,” Diputado economic growth at the end have difficult relationship with mayors. agriculturist is arranged and said. ELIAS O. BAQUERO , Malapascua Island named popular picks A JAPAN-based maga- which hosted the awarding access from Japan and rea- The presence of thresher find anywhere else,” Romu- zine hailed the diving sites ceremony, said the diving sonable tour prices, the Phil- sharks around it has made it lo-Puyat said. in Moalboal and Malapas- sites in Cebu, Bohol, Moal- ippines is no doubt a first a tourist attraction. DOT also said they will cua Island in Cebu province boal, and Busuanga are pick for many diving lovers’,” Tourism Secretary Berna- soon be releasing the guide- and Busuanga Island in the teeming with whale sharks, the Department of Tourism dette Romulo-Puyat said that lines for operation of diving neighboring Bohol province snappers, dugong, other big (DOT) said. the recent recognition for the establishments in the country as popular picks for divers. fishes, large schools of - sar Moalboal is a fourth-class Philippines was a “testimony under the new normal. And diving spots found in dines and long mackerels, municipality and is host to that diving is more fun in the “When the situation is Cebu were cited as among the and other rare and endemic several diving sites off its Philippines, with each un- better and with the easing of top picks by foreign travelers. species. coasts. It is famous for its derwater paradise offering a travel restrictions around the At the same time, the “These diving sites, the sardine run and scuba diving unique adventure and experi- world, we hope to again show- Philippines won the Best magazine said, have ‘cap- activities around Pescador Is- ence to behold and return to.” case to divers not only our Overseas Diving Area award tured the hearts of many div- land. “Our underwater land- underwater jewels and biodi- in the Marine Diving Awards ers and make them want to On the other hand, scape is a colorful kaleido- versity, but also our brand of 2020 for the first time revisit the Philippines again Malapascua Island belongs scope of nature’s living jew- culture and hospitality,” said Marine Diving Magazine, and again. And with its easy to the town of . els, one that divers cannot Puyat. Cebu Business Week September 7 - 13, 2020 3 NEWS mayor dies, VM takes over BARILI, Cebu Municipal sister Cebu Governor mayor in the meantime whirlpool to add as another Mayor Marlon Fiel Garcia Gwendolyn Garcia, while Barili is still in tourist destination in Cebu passed away at 10:00 am, Gwendolyn’s daughter mourning for Marlon’s to increase the town’s reve- September 6, 2020 at Chong Liloan, Cebu Mayor death. nue. Hua Hospital, one month af- Cristina Garcia Frasco, Flores said that once The third project is ter he was admitted last Au- and Cristina’s husband he will take his oath as the construction of a new gust 5. Rep. Duke Frasco. full-fledged mayor un- P50-million municipal Marlon died a few days Barili, Cebu Vice der the law on succes- building in a lot owned by after his brother, former Du- Mayor Julieto “Julie” sion, Barili’s first coun- the Philippine Government manjug, Cebu Mayor Nelson N. Flores said Marlon cilor Luisito Polsica will with matching parking area Fiel Garcia, also at Chong was elected mayor in become the town’s vice and offices for National Gov- Hua Hospital last Septem- 2016 and was reelected mayor. ernment Agencies. ber 1, 2020 and was sched- in 2019. Flores said Barili Flores said there is a pro- uled to be buried on the day Flores, the chair- now has an approved posed construction of P20 Marlon died. man emeritus of the loan in the amount of million gym to be provided Both Marlon and Nel- Cebu Provincial Bus P100 million to con- by Deputy House Speaker son were members of the Transport Cooperative, struct a modern public Pablo John “PJ” Garcia and prominent Garcia family said he started serving market in Barangay Po- Cebu Governor Gwendolyn who serve the public with as Barili acting may- blacion. Garcia. The appropriation various positions like their or starting last August The second project is will be covered in the Cebu patriarch, former Cebu Gov- 26, 2020. He said he to develop the Bulokbu- Province’s 2021 annual bud- ernor Pablo P. Garcia, their may continue as acting BARILI, CEBU VICE MAYOR JULIETO “JULIE” lok Water Spring with get. ELIAS O. BAQUERO N. FLORES 27M without jobs, says Calooy LTFRB 7 focuses on route plan in Metro Businessman Rey E. Calooy ty the job security where peo- LAND Transportation partment of Transportation have only until December said the latest Social Weather ple can earn a living, and food Franchising and Regulatory (DOTr) with slight revision. 31, 2020 to do so because Station (SWS) survey showed security is using that income Board Region 7 (LTFRB 7) In the BRT feeder the final phase out will be by about 45 percent of adult Fil- to buy food.” highlighted the formulation routes, there will be drop-off January 1, 2021. ipinos who are unemployed “We are envisioning that of the Local Public Trans- points for modern passenger LTFRB 7 announced are equivalent to 27 million program so we will not be af- port Route Plan (LPTRP) in jeepneys near the BRT sta- last September 3 through jobs. fected by whatever crisis that every LGU and the feeder tions. a memorandum signed by Calooy said that because will come to our country,” routes for Bus Rapid Transit Earlier, Montealto said Montealto that tradition- we have about 45 million Fili- Calooy said. (BRT). the LTFRB and DOTr have al PUJs are still prohibit- pino work force, about half of He said that this had This was carried out extended the June 30, 2020 ed to ply in Cebu City and it have no jobs. At an average mostly happened to squat- during the LTFRB coordi- deadline for PUV modern- City even if the en- family of five, millions of peo- ter families who were given nation meeting with local ization to Dec. 31, 2020. tire Cebu is under the most ple have less food on their ta- house-and-lots by the host transport groups and Local However, Montealto said relaxed form of community ble. Local Government Units Government Units (LGUs) not all traditional jeepneys quarantine. The reasons are: Calooy said he and a (LGUs) relocating in far ar- last September 5, 2020. will qualify because most of First, there is sufficient group of businessmen in Cebu eas. LTFRB 7 Director Edu- them cannot pass social dis- existing number of PUVs inspected an area for future The beneficiaries went ardo Montealto Jr. told tancing protocol. currently deployed in Cebu’s project in City which is back to the city where they Cebu Business Week that He urged traditional two largest cities to address recession-proof that could add used to live because it wass except for Cebu City Gov- jeepney operators to join riding public demand. flavor to food security. near their workplace, school, ernment which has ongoing transport cooperatives or Second, Cebu province He said the development market, church and hospital. route planning, the LGUs transport corporations if has been downgraded earli- plan will be conducted by He said an applicant for of Mandaue City and Lapu- they want to continue with er to modified general com- well-known and regarded ur- a job in his company showed Lapu City have already sub- the business. munity quarantine MGCQ), ban planner in Asia, Architect him her big house in Surigao. mitted their respective LP- He said that those old and jeepney operators were Felino Palafox. When asked why she left her TRP which are under eval- jeepney operators, who will granted special permits to “We have sixteen hect- beautiful house, she said the uation by LTFRB and De- be allowed to ply again, will ply. ELIAS O. BAQUERO ares for economic develop- problem was economic sur- ment in Carcar City. We will vival. She lived in a beautiful have a community, a farm, house with less food on the and a production or process- table. ing facility,” Calooy said. ”In this new development He added that concept, there’s no need for this will be reces- a community member to go sion proof which to other places to look for means that mem- a job. In this new three-in- bers of the com- one community, there will munity will no be residential hous- longer go to es, farm for food the urban production, pro- area to cessing plant, find jobs. business area “So, we and recre- should ation area,” bring Calooy said. ELIAS O. to that DROP-OFF POINTS FOR MODERN PASSENGER JEEPNEYS, LIKE THE ONE PICTURED ABOVE, WILL BE communi- BAQUERO AVAILABLE NEAR THE BRT STATIONS. 4 September 7 - 13, 2020 Cebu Business Week OPINION

Blame the fake QR code Many in and out- side government find themselves trapped in the “lives or liveli- hood first” dichotomy. Throw into the mix the police quarantine solution imposed by government along with the corruption-laden health and relief re- sponse. Thus, here we have Weekly Notes Emmanuel Nacorda Mongaya a Mayor Edgar Labella who learned to love his funny quarantine pass with a fake QR code. Despite the supposed loosening of the quarantine and opening of brick and mortar business- es, the mayor only wants 180,000 people allowed to go out of the house. He wants the curve to maintain its flatness. Then Cebu has this stupid transport director who refuses to see the severe lack of public transportation. At least, more people are forced to walk or ride a bicycle. But is the question really lives or livelihood first? Can’t we stay safe and earn for the family? Perhaps, Mayor Labs, it would be better to encour- age businesses to shift faster to digital modes, finance tech, and support delivery startups. This way, Cebua- nos will have more reasons not to go out of the house while livelihood continues. Besides, our students have begun their distance classes. Editorial We just need to learn living with the virus. No more money? Perhaps, the time has come for Mayor Labella to make an accounting of the billions appropriated to Shift to digital combat the pandemic here in Cebu City. He can claim success for his programs thus making it easier to satis- Many think the reopen- rus while we strengthen our How can businesses fy Cebuanos with short memories. ing of businesses today health system. Meanwhile, reach bulk of their custom- We heard a lot of unconfirmed talks of overprice mean a return to the pre- local governments would ers then? Of course, this can of relief goods and food for the isolation centers. What Covid-19 days. However, be able to provide adequate be done online. Businesses was that again? Cebu City bought rice from Best Buy? entrepreneurs are realizing economic support for those can communicate with their City Hall bought rice at P2,500 per bag? Then, I heard it will take more than physi- affected by the granular customers and clients using of the city buying six overpriced portable x-ray ma- cal adjustments to convince lockdowns. digital apps. And the goods chines? customers to return. Even But people still get in- can be delivered. Vice Mayor Mike Rama should stop talking about mall visitors are few and fected. Even the elite, like Some businesses are al- this on radio. Instead, he must include the accounting would not linger for long. brothers Barili Mayor Mar- ready ready for this digital as an agenda in the next session. This way, Rama won’t One cannot blame gov- lon Garcia and former Du- shift. However, many are be accused of getting part of the “for the boss.” ernment for quibbling on manjug Mayor Nelson Gar- not. And this starts with I expect Mayor Labella to ask for additional bud- the kind of quarantine pol- cia, die. These two belong the mindsets of the owners. get. He needs to pay for other city services like garbage icies should be imposed. to the illustrious Garcia Within this context, for instance. Nahutdan og kwarta kuno, oi. The virus is simply still clan of Gov. Gwen Garcia. the Cebu Business Week Tholons out there. The coronavirus This means bulk of the expresses full support Cebu City fell from 12th in 2019 to the 15th rank would not go away until an population, the consumers, for “The Great Cebu Sale this year in the 2020 Tholons Services Globalization effective vaccine become are working at home. Even 2020.” The virtual sale Index (TSGI). Despite digital savvy Cebuanos and the available to the population. our students go to classes starts this September 15 HQ of many digital startups, our leaders gave us a Flattening the curve at home as the education- and ends on October 30, uniquely humiliating distinction. We are the only city does not mean Covid-19 al system implements dis- 2020. in the world with an oversized quarantine pass com- has been defeated. It means tance learning. But they The sale will show our plete with a fake QR code. success in slowing down communicate and explore people how digitalization @anol_cebu in Twitter the spread of the coronavi- the world online. will work for the economy.

“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 contents of this newspaper are placed online CEBU 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 September 7 - 13, 2020 5 OPINION Lockdowns give major boost to e-commerce The M&S slimdown is only from 51.1 in July, data from triplex penthouse in Sydney, spiral staircase, a separate me- one part of the picture in the the National Bureau of Statis- according to a listing for the dia room and its own elevator, UK, with 2,500 more job loss- tics showed on Monday (Aug home, recently updated to Mansion Global previously re- es announced at department 31). It remained above the say it sold for an undisclosed ported.(CNA/Mansion Global) store Debenhams, which in 50-point mark that separates amount. It appears Zetian oOo April entered administration growth from contraction on a “Nancy” Zhang, a Chinese In a year where U.S.-China re- for the second time in a year. monthly basis. Analysts had businesswoman and social lations have been on a knife’s Hundreds more jobs are also expected it to pick up a touch media phenomenon, took a edge, the most recent devel- to be lost at other well known to 51.2. China’s vast industrial hit on the sale of her four-bed- opments in the pair’s relation- BIZBITS British high street chains. By sector is steadily returning to room aerie overlooking Sydney ship have shown how contra- Manny de los Santos Rabacal contrast, Britain’s largest su- the levels seen before the pan- Harbour, amid a slowdown in dictory Trump administration permarket chain Tesco placed demic paralysed huge swathes the city’s housing market. The messaging can be. Reports a sizeable feather in its online of the economy, as pent-up 25-year-old billionaire bought emerged that U.S. and Chinese cap by saying it was creating demand, stimulus-driven in- the newly built condo in 2015 officials had reaffirmed their While large traditional 16,000 permanent jobs to deal frastructure expansion and for A$16.2 million (US$11.57 commitment to phase one of retailers announce big lay- with strong growth in its on- surprisingly resilient exports million), but was most recent- their joint trade deal in a call. offs because of the pandemic, line activities. The benefits are propel a recovery, but the ly asking only A$15 million for The call, involving Trade Rep- sometimes shedding thou- being reaped by companies recovery remains uneven. the home after listing it on and resentative Robert Lighthiz- sands of staff, coronavirus which were already carrying Economic indicators ranging off for around a year and a half, er, Treasury Secretary Steven lockdowns have in contrast out a sizeable chunk of their from trade to producer prices according to property records. Mnuchin and Chinese Vice given e-commerce a major activities online. That troupe all suggest a further pick up The official sale price was re- Premier Liu He, is the first for- boost. Recent data shows a is led by Amazon, which dou- in the industrial sector. Prof- portedly A$13.5 million, a loss mal dialogue between the two shift to shopping online - ac- bled its net profits in the sec- its at China’s industrial firms of A$2.7 million, according to sides since May. Both sides cording to Kantar consulting ond half of this virus-chal- last month grew at the fastest Domain.com, citing proper- have traded escalating gripes group, international e-com- lenged year. (AFP/CNA) pace since June 2018, official ty records. The loss is not all over multiple issues over the merce grew 41 per cent in only oOo data showed on Thursday. In- that surprising given prices past few months. Chief among three months compared with China’s factory activity vestment bank HSBC expects have cooled across Austra- these were the national secu- 22 per cent growth for 2020 grew at a slower pace in Au- China’s economy would grow lian cities. Following years of rity laws imposed on Hong as a whole to date, as the pan- gust as floods across south- by 5.4 per cent in the third white-hot growth, luxury home Kong, security breaches from demic “transformed” retail western China disrupts pro- quarter from the same peri- prices in Sydney declined for large Chinese tech firms and habits. The trend was brought duction while smaller firms od a year ago, followed by a the first time in years, slipping the spread and control of the into sharp relief on Aug 18, continued to struggle, poten- 6.2 per cent expansion in the 1% between the second quar- coronavirus. The call comes when British high street main- tially tempering a robust re- fourth quarter, returning Chi- ter and third quarter of 2018, in the same week TikTok stay Marks & Spencer an- covery for the economy from na’s growth to pre-COVID lev- according to the latest report launched legal proceedings nounced it was culling 7,000 the coronavirus shock. The of- els.(Reuters/CNA) from brokerage Knight Frank. against the U.S.’s drive to ban- staff. 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The reclassification of Cebu City as 1st class city MALACAÑANG BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 34 RECLASSIFYING ALL CHARTERED CITIES, EXCEPT BAGUIO AND QUEZON CITIES Pursuant to the provisions of section one of Republic Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Forty, the following chartered cities are hereby reclassified, as herein indicated, in accordance with the schedule provided in said section one of Republic Act Numbered Eight Hundred and Forty, on the basis of their respective total revenues during the fiscal rived in 1899, the Ciudad de year ended June 30, 1962, as certified correct by the General Auditing Office: Cebu was downgraded into a Name of Cities Total Revenues Classification Name of Cities Total Revenues Classification municipality, although it ter- 1 Bacolod P 2,784,116.89 First 19 Legazpi 654,129.48 Third Cebu Legal ritorial jurisdiction expand- 2 Basilan 1,305,880.95 First 20 Lipa 913,404.15 Second ed as the towns of El Pardo, 3 Butuan 1,400,225.94 First 21 Lucena 682,742.22 Third Pedia San Nicolas and Talamban 4 Cabanatuan 934,577.82 Second 22 Marawi 332,504.75 Fourth Atty. Clarence Paul V. Oaminal 5 Cagayan de Oro 1,455,294.31 First 23 Naga 1,058,119.12 First was integrated. 6 Calbayog 538,637.04 Third 24 Ormoc 658,723.51 Third Cebu became a Char- 7 Caloocan 1,625,625.83 First 25 Ozamiz 825,565.65 Second 8 Cavite 872,011.55 Second 26 Pasay 4,345,664.58 First tered City by virtue of Act 38 9 Cebu 8,369,043.27 First 27 Roxas 661,965.36 Third signed by President Manuel 10 Cotabato 738,833.99 Second 28 San Carlos 1,012,396.47 First Cebu is the country’s first Quezon on October 20, 1936 11 Dagupan 1,097,478.19 First 29 San Pablo 1,189,765.24 First 12 Danao 316,405.96 Fourth 30 Silay 1,102,611.60 First city. This is logical. It was in and inaugurated on Febru- 13 Davao 4,735,110.82 First 31 Tacloban 1,203,479.44 First Cebu that General Miguel ary 24, 1937. Cebu City was 14 Dumaguete 801,620.10 Second 32 Tagaytay 187,487.71 Fifth Lopez de Legaspi established reclassified as a 1st Class City 15 Gingoog 399,326.98 Fourth 33 Toledo 654,864.63 Third 16 Iligan 1,130,240.08 First 34 Trece Martires 22,081.61 Fifth his headquarters and the by then President Diosdado 17 Iloilo 3,896,229.17 First 35 Zamboanga 2,905,701.60 First central government of Spain Macapagal along with 34 oth- 18 Lapu-Lapu 380,057.71 Fourth in the Philippines. Cebu of- er cities on July 1, 1962 (Ce- These classifications take effect as of July 1, 1962. ficially became the country’s buLegal Pedia is reproducing Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-three. first province on August 6, the presidential order). Cebu (Sgd.) DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL 1969 by virtue of the Spanish City’s charter was revised on President of the Philippines By the President: King’s Royal Decree. June 10, 1964 under Repub- (Sgd.) SALVADOR L. MARIÑO When the Americans ar- lic Act 3857. Executive Secretary 6 September 7 - 13, 2020 Cebu Business Week OPINION

Reversal of Maria Clara Doctrine Noli Me Tángere’s main protag- have been abused unless that The court described the actually happen. onist, Juan Crisóstomo Ibarra y abuse had actually happened.” doctrine as causing a “travesty of The Supreme Court Magsalin, the son of Don Rafael The doctrine became a justice” by putting the accused has explained that the times Ibarra. Captain Santiago “Ka- part of the Supreme Court of at an “unfair disadvantage.” It have changed, and with it the pitán Tiyago” de los Santos and the Philippines’ jurisprudence criticized the doctrine for as- Filipina. his wife Doña Pía Alba, who are some time in 1960 following suming no Filipina woman of “We, should stay away from both native , raised her the People v. Taño case. The “decent repute” would falsely such mindset and accept the re- as their daughter. But María high court through Justice Ale- claim that she was abused. It alities of a woman’s dynamic Clara is revealed to have been jo Labrador asserted a “well urged for the acceptance of the role in society today; she who the illegitimate daughter of Pa- known fact” that women, espe- “realities of a woman’s dynamic has over the years transformed The Legal Front dre Dámaso, a Spanish friar, cially Filipinos “would not ad- role” in Philippine society today into a strong and confidently Atty. Gerry Carillo who coerced Doña Pía into illicit mit that they have been abused so one can “evaluate the testi- intelligent and beautiful person, sexual relations. unless that abuse had actually mony of a private complainant willing to fight for her rights. In the novel, María Clara happened.” The court said that of rape without gender bias or “It is important to weed out is regarded as the most beau- women’s natural instinct is to cultural misconception”. It also these unnecessary notions be- Filipino women are known tiful and celebrated lady in the protect their honor. The case stated that the discrepancies in cause an accused may be con- to be more feminine, shy, and town of San Diego. A devout involved three armed robbers the alleged victim’s testimonies victed solely on the testimony of family oriented. More often Roman Catholic, she became who the court found liable for had cast doubt on whether the the victim, provided of course, they will not do anything to de- the epitome of virtue. “Demure taking turns in raping a wom- rape incident did or did not that the testimony is credible, stroy their image as a woman as and self-effacing” and endowed an. happen. natural, convincing, and consis- would preserve their virginity with beauty, grace, and charm, About 58 years later, the The Gabriela Women’s tent with human nature and the for the man of their dreams -- she was promoted by Rizal as Third Division of the Supreme Party condemned the decision. normal course of things,” the the image of Maria Clara. the “ideal image” of a Filipi- Court reversed a ruling on It viewed made the Maria Clara high court said in its decision, as María Clara, whose full no woman who deserves to be January 17, 2018 by a Davao doctrine invalid saying the it stressed that for a conviction name is María Clara de los placed on the “pedestal of male court on two people convicted ruling reversal will empower of rape to rise, the victim’s nar- Santos, is the mestiza heroine honour”. of rape. The 2018 decision was rapists and disagreed with the ration and testimony must be in Noli Me Tángere, a novel by The María Clara doctrine, released in late February.[6] court’s assessment of the socie- believable beyond reasonable José Rizal, the national hero of also known as the Woman’s The case involved an alleged tal status of women. doubt,” the SC said. the Republic of the Philippines. Honor doctrine, is a legal doc- rape that happened in 2009 Gone were the days when a I submit that not all Fil- Her name and character have trine applied by Philippine and the two accused were sen- rape victim’s testimony is suffi- ipinos would agree with the since become a byword in Fili- courts regarding cases that con- tenced of reclusión perpetua, cient to convict the alleged rap- Supreme Court, but times has pino culture for the traditional, cerns abuse against women. or forty years of imprisonment, ist, solely because of the belief changed so do with our women. feminine ideal. The doctrine is a presumption in 2012. The decision was af- that a typical Filipina, a “Maria For comments write us at María Clara is the child- “that women, especially Filipi- firmed by the Court of Appeals Clara,” would not testify that [email protected]. hood sweetheart and fiancée of nos, would not admit that they in 2016. she had been raped if it did not ph

Duterte’s “green lanes” circular for seafarers demic and the non-availability changes and travel during the And in order to act quickly (BOQ), Department of Trans- of international flights, prob- pandemic. and allow shipping and supply portation (DOTr) and the IATF- lems on ship crew changes were And to ensure unimpeded chains open to accelerate move- MEID. encountered. trade in the region, President ment of goods in the region and “More than 80% of glob- Thus, recognizing the grow- Rodrigo R. Duterte in a virtual to grant seafarers special travel al trade is carried out by the ing concerns, as early as July, meeting on Covid-19 response exemptions to resolve the grow- shipping industry. With al- the Chair of the House Com- last September 2 with His Maj- ing crew change crisis, a spe- most every other vessel plying mittee on Overseas Workers esty King Abdullah II of Jordan cial “green lanes” dedicated for the world’s oceans and seas Affairs, a Cebuano Congress- made assurance that his gov- Filipinos and foreign seafarers manned by Filipino seafarers, man Raymond DC Mendoza, ernment along with the region- whether inbound, outbound or the country plays a key role”, a TUCP Party-List immediately al intergovernmental organiza- transiting was opened by the Palace statement said. The Labor Front facilitated a high-level tripartite tion, the Association of South- Duterte administration. Duterte moved boldly that Art Barrit virtual presser with United Na- east Asian Nations (ASEAN), This is in response to the his government is working to- tions (UN) organizations such the UN and other international mounting crew changes prob- wards more regulatory coher- as the International Maritime partners boldly announced lem and the clarion call of the ence to promote ASEAN as an Organization (IMO), a UN spe- enhance cooperation on these IMO, PRRD breaks the govern- investment and trade hub. “We When thousands of Fili- cialized agency for maritime, monumental challenges under ment’s lip service with the issu- will expand the digital economy pino seafarers were stranded the International Labor Organi- present circumstances. ance of the “green lanes” circu- to boost growth and create em- aboard ocean-going vessels and zation (ILO), and stakeholders He thanked Jordan’s HM lar which provides for safe crew ployment. And we will harness ships due to lockdowns and like the International Trans- King Abdullah II though, for the changes during the pandemic. technology to allow business- close down borders by all ma- port Workers’ Federation (ITF) generous assistance extended “This is our concrete con- es especially micro, small and jor ports worldwide, it affects and International Chamber of to the military in enhancing our tribution to ensuring that the medium enterprises (MSMEs) and created a dilemma not only Shipping, among others, to find Air Force’s capacity in combat- global trade of raw materials access to regional and global the flow of trade but also the job solutions in order to keep the ting security threats, including and goods flows uninterrupt- supply chains”. status and health situation of world afloat. terrorism. ed”, stated the Palace state- On this, President Duterte seafarers. Early on, the ITF General Supply chain disruption at ment. along with his regional counter- Majority of those seafarers Secretary Stephen Cotton made the start of the pandemic was Accordingly, it was report- parts in the region is drawing up have expired contracts, tired a harsh remarked that govern- imminent greatly affecting eco- ed that the procedures of crew a comprehensive recovery plan and over-fatigued, and emo- ments are the biggest barrier to nomic growth region in the re- changes are done with the exit- anchored on strengthening eco- tionally distress rearing to go resolving the crew change crisis gion as well as global economy. ing health and safety protocols nomic cooperation and supply home back to their families. But due to lack of framework on Our economy has slumped and set by the Department of Health chain connectivity, added the due to lockdowns amid the pan- protocols for ensuring safe crew resources is shrinking. (DOH), Bureau of Quarantine Palace statement. Cebu Business Week September 7 - 13, 2020 7 NATION Online businesses rise 4K percent during lockdown A 4,000-PERCENT in- 75,029 online businesses reg- crease in the number of reg- istered from March 16 to Au- However, Lopez also said ment, consumers heavily re- istered online businesses was gust 31,” he said. “This is over the DTI recorded a rise in lied on online shopping,” he seen during the six-month a 4,000-percent increase,” Lo- complaints involving online added. lockdown to curb the spread of pez said transactions. According to Lopez, the the coronavirus (COVID-19). Prior to the declaration of “While we see a huge number of complaints in- The Department of Trade a state of national emergency jump in business names regis- volving online transactions and Industry (DTI) Secre- due to the coronavirus pan- tered, our regulatory arm, our jumped to 12,630 as of August tary Ramon Lopez said there demic, Lopez said there were consumer’s protection group, 31 of this year. The increase of has been a “substantial” rise only 1,753 online businesses likewise, saw a significant rise this is attributed to the surge in online businesses in the that were registered with the in the number of consumer of online transactions due to country. DTI from January 1 to March complaints,” he said. the COVID-19 pandemic, the “Due to the difficult move- DTI chief said. “We now have a total of 15. DTI SECRETARY RAMON LOPEZ Repurposing real estate to buoy up industry THE repurposing of real sumer needs and financial ca- strategy,” the report said. convert leasing spaces into been vacated by inoperable estate assets is regarded as pabilities. Ø Developers that have mall co-living facilities and flexible tenants are also seen as viable key to the survival of the Ø For the office segment, leasing in their portfolio workspaces. spaces for warehousing. industry amid the coronavirus Colliers said developers must might venture to convert va- Ø The industrial segment is Ø Lastly, the residential sector pandemic. think about building office cant mall spaces into flexible forecasted as a bright spot, as should adjust to the changing Property consultancy spaces in non-core locations, workspaces, as mall foot traf- the rise in demand for food, priorities of property hunters. firm Colliers International as containing the coronavirus fic remains low due to restric- medical and household prod- Colliers said it expects vacan- Philippines said landlords outbreak entails limiting mo- tions. ucts may compensate for the cy rates to reach mid-teens at and property owners have to bility and human interaction. Ø For the hotel segment, slowdown in demand from the end of the year as many learn to adjust their assets to “This is important especially Colliers foresees that tourist electronics manufacturers. have grown more cautious of adapt with changing consum- for companies planning to arrivals would remain slow Ø Warehousing companies spending. er behaviors. implement a hub-and-spoke throughout the year. This are advised to tap digital tech- Developers are told to of- This would apply differ- model wherein occupiers re- means hotel operators are nology to modernize their fer attractive payment terms ently per real estate category, duce the reliance of a single likely to hit only 30% occu- facilities to suit the needs of to continue attracting buyers but generally all would have headquarters location for a pancy this year. To adjust, the growing e-commerce in- and tenants, despite the ef- to consider the evolving con- more dispersed occupancy developers are advised to dustry. Mall spaces that have fects of the pandemic. Ph 50th in global innovation index SEC Framework For Corporate Debt Vehicles OUT of 131 economies, the ing (7th) THE Securities and Ex- pandemic by providing large are members. Philippines landed in the 50th Ø Knowledge diffusion (8th) change Commission (SEC) corporations and medi- Registration, reportorial place on an annual list that Ø Utility models by origin has approved the regulatory um-sized enterprises the nec- requirements measures their performance (8th) framework for the creation essary funding to meet their To incorporate, a CDV in innovation. Ø ICT services exports (8th) and operation of new invest- obligations, sustain their oper- shall have a minimum sub- The country emerged as Ø Creative goods exports ment companies that will pri- ations and preserve jobs,” SEC scribed and paid-up capital of one of four Asian countries (10th) marily invest in corporate debt Chairperson Emilio B. Aquino P50 million. If the CDV forms with the most significant prog- Ø E-participation (19th) papers. said. part of a group of investment ress, joining China, Vietnam, Ø Trade, competition, and SEC Memorandum Cir- Allowable investments companies to be created or al- and India. market scale (20th) cular No. 23, Series of 2020, Proceeds from the issu- ready in existence to be man- The Global Innovation In- Ø Innovation output (41st) issued on August 18 provides ance of CDV securities shall be aged or under management dex 2020, prepared by Cornell Ø Ease of protecting minority the Rules on Corporate Debt invested in any bonds, notes, by the same fund manager University, INSEAD, and the investors (71st) Vehicle (CDV), to support the commercial papers, deben- with a track record of at least World Intellectual Property Ø Investments (85th) liquidity needs of large cor- tures and other evidence of in- five years, the subscribed and Organization, said the Phil- Ø Market sophistication (86th) porations and medium-sized debtedness, whether secured paid-up capital shall not be ippines reached its highest In terms of weaknesses, enterprises in the middle and or unsecured, of large corpo- lower than P1 million. rank so far as it breaks into the the Philippines ranked 104th aftermath of the COVID-19 rations and medium-sized en- A CDV shall be exempt top 50, after ranking 100th in in regulatory environment as pandemic. terprises operating or deriving from the registration require- 2014. In 2019, it leapt 19 spots the cost of redundancy dis- A CDV is a closed-end in- income in the Philippines. ments prescribed under Sec- to 54th. missal puts the country at vestment company that issues A CDV may likewise invest tion 8.1 of The Securities Reg- Here are the country’s 113th. Under market sophis- or offers for sale its securities in corporate debts guaranteed ulation Code. However, such rankings in the following in- tication, the country’s ease of consisting of either shares of by a large or medium-sized exemption must be confirmed dicators: getting credit was at 113th and stock or units of participation domestic corporation or by or approved by the SEC and, Ø High-tech imports (1st) inno- credit at 118th. in such CDV to any number the Philippine government for such purpose, a CDV shall vation input jumped six places The top 10 countries in the of qualified buyers and/or and/or its agencies or by mul- submit a notarized simpli- to 70th, while its climbed one Global Innovation Index were: non-qualified buyers not ex- tilateral agencies involving fied prospectus and a product spot to. The former measures Switzerland, Sweden, the ceeding 19 persons in the Phil- exempt securities under Rule highlight sheet. institutions, human capital United States, United King- ippines during any 12-month 9.1.2.3 of the 2015 Securities To ensure the timely in- and research, infrastructure, dom, Netherlands, Denmark, period with the specific ob- Regulation Code Implement- troduction of CDVs to the as well as market and business Finland, Singapore, Germany jective of investing in the cor- ing Rules and Regulations. market, the application for sophistication. The latter mea- and South Korea. porate debts of large corpora- A CDV shall not invest in incorporation of a CDV shall sures knowledge, technology, Other Southeast Asian tions and medium-sized en- its own securities and in cor- be considered as a priority and creative output. countries on the list include terprises. porate debts of corporations and the procedure for the ap- Ø High-tech net exports (3rd) Malaysia (33rd), Vietnam “CDVs can play a signif- in which any of its directors or plication for a secondary li- Ø Productivity growth (6th) (42nd), Thailand (44th), Bru- icant role in the survival and officers or directors or officers cense and/or confirmation of Ø Knowledge absorption (7th) nei (71st), Indonesia (85th) recovery of our economy from of its investment advisor/s, exempt transactions shall be Ø Firms offering formal train- and Cambodia (110th). the impact of the COVID-19 manager/s or distributor/s simplified. 8 September 7 - 13, 2020 Cebu Business Week CEBU CITY PAGE A paper within the paper P3K cash aid for Cebu City seniors SENIOR citizens of Cebu months of March, April, and City will be receiving their May will resume. P3, 000 assistance as the city Since senior citizens are started the distribution on not allowed to go out of their Saturday, September 5 and homes, they may send their will continue for 20 days. designated representatives to Mayor Edgardo Labella the Cebu Coliseum to claim said that the distribution of their financial assistance. their cash aid for the months For those residing in of June, July, and August was the city’s south district, the scheduled to start on Septem- schedule is from August 29 to ber 5. 31, and September 1 and 2 for In an advisory, the city those coming from the north government is asking elderly district. Designated repre- beneficiaries to wait for their sentatives must bring the Se- schedule since City Hall per- nior’s ID, his/her ID and an sonnel will be doing house authorization letter signed by to house visitations to deliv- the senior citizens. er the cash aid to our elderly Some qualified seniors residents. were unable to claim their The assistance represents share of the assistance during the P1, 000 monthly aid that the distribution in May due seniors are to receive for to the implementation of en- June, July, and August. They hanced community quaran- only need to prepare their IDs tine (ECQ) in the city. and any proof of address in Around 80, 000 Cebu their respective barangays. City registered seniors receive Labella also announced cash aid of P1, 000 per month that the distribution of se- SENIOR CITIZENS OF BARANGAY SUBA RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM PERSONNEL OF or a total of P12, 000 per year nior citizens’ cash aid for the CEBU CITY OFFICE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION (COSAP). from the city government. TF Kasaligan, Cebu City’s weapon Cebu City launches in the fight against COVID-19 LAKBAY LINGAW AN AUGMENTATION ing the community of the police personnel from other THE Cebu City Government through the Cebu City force of the Cebu City Police health guidelines under the regions. Tourism Commission presents LAKBAY LINGAW—a Office (CCPO) was recent- modified general communi- A total of 179 applicants monthlong Virtual celebration showcasing Cebu’s best ly formed to help the police ty quarantine (MGCQ will composed of 135 criminolo- Culinary & Food, Fashion & Style, Wedding & Events, implement health protocols now be easy, Police Brigadier gy graduates and 44 medical Destination & Delicacies! in the city’s fight against the General Albert Ignatius Fer- field graduates converged at The very first virtual launch was participated in by COVID-19 pandemic. ro, director of Police Region- the Bayfront Hotel on Fri- Cebu’s performers and award-winning artists through Dubbed as Task Force al Office in day, September 4, 2020, for Cebu City Tourism page on September 4, 2020. KASALIGAN (Kaluwasan sa (PRO-7) said. the opening ceremony and The event was hosted by TV Personality/ mga Amigo Cops ug Sugbua- “They are all Cebua- for the start of their training Entrepreneur Oj Cimafranca with Miss Cebu 2009 Kris non Ang Gusto sa Atong Lid- no-speaking. They could until Monday, September 7. Tiffany Janson and directed by Engr. Junjet Primor! erato nga Ipatuman Gumikan be more effective in tell- In the opening ceremony sa hulga sa COVID-19 Alang ing our communities that and orientation, Cebu City Natong Tanan), it is aimed to they should stay at home if Police Office (CCPO) direc- be an effective tool in the fight they have no business at all tor Police Colonel Josefino against COVID-19 in the city. or maintain the minimum Ligan said he has high hopes Since the recruited mem- health standards,” said Fer- TF Kasaligan members will bers of the TF Kasaligan ro. be able to internalize and are all natives of Cebu City Ferro said that the task put into practice the lessons and could speak the Cebua- force will fill-in the positions that will be taught in the next no language well, remind- of the recalled augmented three days.

In the same light, Lakbay Lingaw will turn up the heat on Cebu’s food history as it promises to indulge one to an exciting virtual experience and conversations featuring Author Louella Eslao-Alix, Chef Ramon Antonio, Executive Chef Gilbert Alan Mathay and Charmaine Cang Dapat of Cang’s Lechon, LIVE via Cebu City Tourism facebook page on September 6 at 5pm. The event will be hosted by Bryl Yucaran. Cebu Business Week September 7 - 13, 2020 9 CEBU CITY PAGE A paper within the paper City to monitor tourist spots on health protocol compliance CEBU City will begin still strictly regulated. closely monitoring tourist The Cebu City Emergen- spots here now that they are cy Operations Center (EOC) slowly reopening due to the had warned the public that city’s status under Modified even under MGCQ cases in General Community Quar- a locality usually rises with- antine (MGCQ). in two weeks of a quarantine Lawyer Rey Gealon, the status downgrade city’s spokesperson, said that Because of this, the city health protocols should be is not taking any risk. All maintained in tourist spots border controls are still set to thwart another spike in in place and entry for leisure the number of Coronavirus is still discouraged. Workers Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from the province are the cases in the city. only ones that freely come The Business Processing and go into the city. Licensing Office (BPLO) will Barangay Sirao, and histori- famous temples, and resorts will be no immediate flock But local residents have check popular tourist spots cal sites such as Plaza Inde- to make sure health proto- of tourists in the city with begun visiting tourist spots such as the Sirao Little Am- pendencia, the Magellan’s cols are observed. the reopening of the tourist since the shift to MGCQ on sterdam Flower Garden in Cross, museums, and even Gealon said that there spots as entry into the city is September 1, 2020. Biz sector lauds DOLE’s open communication “THIS is the first time that Apart from Tagu- it created havoc to the out and to be able to better the Department of Labor and iam, also taking ac- whole industry. But we the way we deliver our pro- Employment (DOLE) and the tive participation in are relieved because grams and services,” she said, Cebu Chamber of Commerce the new online com- we get to reach out and adding that before anything (CCCI) have direct communi- munication platform talk to the right people escalates into disputes, there cation this close.” are members of the in government like in is an online platform made Thus, says CCCI Presi- Mandaue City Cham- the DOLE, whom we available where everyone dent Felix Taguiam, when ber of Commerce could turn to and seek involved could express con- asked about the kind of link- Inc.; Hotel Resort assistance from espe- cerns and offer solutions. age their group has estab- and Restaurant Asso- cially during this cri- Being the Chamber Presi- lished with DOLE-7. ciation of Cebu (HR- sis,” he continued. dent, Taguiam said, “We have Taguiam is one of the RAC); Industry Tri- PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER GLENN SOCO AND Siaton expressed her lived with the virus under this active members of an online partite Council in Con- CCCI PRESIDENT FELIX TAGUIAM appreciation to Tagu- new norm. We have to adapt messaging group that the struction (ITC-Con- iam and to the rest of to change. It’s hard on the first DOLE created together with struction); Industry Tripar- communication plus the we- the business groups in Cebu, few weeks but little by little, I Cebu Provincial Board Mem- tite Council in Wholesale and binars and online meetings who understood the impor- could now see some changes. ber Glenn Soco. Retail (ITC-Wholesale and that DOLE 7 Regional Direc- tance of dialogue and tried As we see more and more busi- “I would say it’s worth it, Retail); and the Provincial tor Salome Siaton initiated their best to promote the nesses opening, all the more because all of us never had a Board of Cebu Province rep- are a big help. safety and health of workers that we have to be careful and handbook on this Covid crisis. resented by Provincial Board Dubbed as “covid presi- in their workplaces. religiously follow and observe The chat group will give the Member Glenn Soco. dent” by CCCI members, he “Their feedback is a tool the safety and health protocols businesses a chance to com- Taguiam said that the ac- said that it’s a challenging job. we can definitely use at the provided. Businesses cannot municate and express prob- cessibility of DOLE is made “No one ever predicted this Department to be able to im- afford another lockdown,” he lems for solutions,” he said. easier thru constant and open pandemic and most definitely, prove the way we carry things finally said. Bike lanes’ complete route unveiled THE Cebu City govern- ment will be submitting the Street in Barangay San Nico- PUBLIC ADVISORY ment unveiled the complete route proposal before the city las, Spolarium Street in Ba- route of its proposed bike council soon. rangay Pasil, and then back Please be informed that starting lanes within the city on Fri- The streets and land- to Magallanes Street before September 4, 2020, the Basilica Minore day, September 4, 2020. marks mentioned in the shortly returning to D. Jako- The city’s public informa- video included M.J. Cuenco salem Street facing city hall. del Santo Niño de Cebu will allow a tion office (PIO) published a Avenue, F. Gochan Street in Last June, Cebu City May- maximum of 1,000 people to attend ‘simulation’ video showing an Barangay Mabolo, Cardinal or Edgardo Labella vowed every mass. aerial perspective of the en- Rosales Avenue, Gen. Maxi- that the city government will tire route that formed a loop lom Avenue, Fuente Osmeña be implementing the cycle Moreover, please be reminded to connecting the southern and Circle, B. Rodriguez Street, routes as its response to the follow the safety measures and health northern territories of Cebu V. Rama Avenue, Salvador city residents’ clamor for a protocols implemented in the Basilica. City. Street, Tres De Abril Street in safe space for them to travel The executive depart- Barangay Labangon, Carlock using their bikes. 10 September 7 - 13, 2020 Cebu Business Week THE ACADEME 700-slot Capitol scholarship open for application SUBMISSION for ap- Technical Education, said a districts of the province. arship grants offered by plications for the Cebu Pro- considerable number of the “We just advise the stu- the province including the vincial Grant Intended for 700 slots for the scholarship dents to hurry in submitting Paglaum Scholarship which Tertiary Students (CP-Gifts) has yet to be filled up as stu- their requirements because granted an education subsidy is still open and will be dents are still complying with we will only count them in for children coming from un- launched for the upcoming the requirements for the pro- when all the documents are derprivileged and vulnerable school year. gram. complete,” Baricuatro said. families in the province. CP-Gifts is the consoli- The Provincial Board Barcuatro added that the An applicant, who makes BOARD MEMBER CHRISTOPHER dated scholarship program has allocated P15 million for Capitol has done away with it, needs to maintain a BARICUATRO of the Cebu provincial gov- the program for School Year the examination part of the weighted average equivalent ernment. 2020 to 2021 under the prov- screening of applicants for to 85 percent every semester lege freshmen, Barricuatro Board Member Christo- ince’s 2020 budget. the upcoming school year to keep the scholarship. said they would also accept pher Baricuatro, chairman of The 700 slots in the due to the pandemic. While the new scholar- scholars who were enlisted the Cebu Provincial Board’s scholarship program will be CP-GIFTS effectively ship grant was supposedly in the previous scholarship Committee on Higher and divided equally to the seven repeals all the other schol- exclusive for incoming col- programs of the Capitol. FUn TRiVIA Matias H. 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Rowling, British novelist Cebu Business Week September 7 - 13, 2020 11 WORLD NEWS World starts to unite against China’s unfair practices THE entire world is be- come to see the risk to military bases on artificial Trump is taking each of these ginning to unite against Chi- their own people, to their islands in the region also on in a serious way, and the na’s unfair practices. own countries, and they claimed by Brunei, Malay- Chinese Communist Party is US Secretary of State will partner with the US to sia, the Philippines, Tai- ratcheting up because they Mike Pompeo, said countries push back China on every wan and Vietnam. are feeling the pressure that’s like India, Australia, Japan front,” Pompeo said, India has been main- being put on them by this ad- and South Korea are going to “It’s central that we taining that the South Chi- ministration,” he said. partner with the US to push have friends and allies in na Sea is a “part of global Noting that the ruling back Beijing on every front. this battle. We’ve worked commons” and it firmly Chinese Communist Party The US is intensifying for two years now to build stands for the freedom of made some choices under pressure on China, piling on that out. We’ve made real navigation and over flight its General Secretary Xi Jin- visa bans, sanctions and oth- progress. You’ve seen lots in these international wa- ping, Pompeo said he has er restrictions that are bat- of countries turn away terways. made it clear whether it’s his tering the already unsettled from Huawei. You’ve The US had also cat- military buildup, the diplo- ties between the world’s two seen them acknowledge egorically rejected the ter- matic efforts, the Belt and largest economies. the threat. They slept on ritorial claims made by Road Initiative to try and “I think the entire world this threat the same way Beijing in the South Chi- create vassal states, a tyran- is beginning to unite around America did for two de- na Sea, asserting that the nical regime all around the the central understanding cades,” Pompeo said. “Chinese predatory world world for global hegemony -- that the Chinese Commu- Beijing claims almost view” has no place in the the challenges are different. nist Party simply is going to all of the 1.3 million square 21st century. President Trump will refuse to compete in a fair, mile South China Sea as Pompeo said America push back against China on reciprocal and transparent its sovereign territory. slept while China grew. every one of these fronts, he US SECRETARY OF STATE way. I think they have all China has been building MIKE POMPEO “President (Donald) asserted. BBC In Japan, Kono backs Suga for PM, but eyes top post JAPAN’S Defense Min- Suga on Wednesday an- tives casting votes. discussed,” Kono said. ister Taro Kono said he sup- nounced he would run in the The winner is virtually Educated at Georgetown ports Chief Cabinet Secretary ruling Liberal Democratic assured of becoming prime University and a fluent En- Yoshihide Suga’s bid as the Party (LDP) election to pick minister because of the LDP’s glish speaker, he has recent- country’s next Prime Minis- a new leader, promising to parliamentary majority. ly hosted live question and ter. stick to Abe’s policies. Kono, 57, who has also answer session on Youtube, Kono had considered en- With backing of several served as foreign minister, unusual for Japanese poli- tering the leadership race to party factions, Abe’s long- said he wanted Japan’s next ticians, to answer question replace retiring Prime Minis- time ally has emerged as the leader to focus on rebuilding ranging from national secu- ter Shinzo Abe. But he decid- front runner in the race. public finances once the pan- rity to his personal tastes. ed against it after Suga an- Abe announced on Friday demic had ended. Kono has toed the line nounced his decision to run. he was resigning because of “We need to secure our on key Abe policies, includ- “It is important to con- poor health, ending his ten- social security, how we are ing a tough approach toward tain COVID-19 and at the ure as Japan’s longest-serv- going to provide social se- South Korea in a feud over same time restart the econ- ing prime minister. A leader- curity, pensions, medical, wartime history. omy,” Kono said “One day I ship election is set for Sept. childcare. I think that’s go- Kono said he was ready will be the prime minister,” 14 with LDP lawmakers and JAPAN’S DEFENSE MINISTER ing to be very important, and “anytime” to be prime minis- he added. regional party representa- TARO KONO that needs to be thoroughly ter. Greece to boost its armed forces Ethiopia to repatriate GREECE is ready to ing the armed forces’ pre- out providing a figure on the spend part of its cash re- vention force”. Tensions be- money that could be invested serves to support its armed tween Greece and its NATO or any further details. migrants from Saudi forces as early as this year. Turkey have escalated over Greece has created a ETHIOPIA’S foreign coronavirus. During its decade-long energy resources in the east- cash buffer of 34 billion eu- ministry says it will begin Conditions were so ap- debt crisis which erupted in ern Mediterranean region. ros ($40.6 billion) from un- repatriating about 2,000 mi- palling that people were dy- late 2009, Greece slashed its “We, the finance min- used bailout funds and mon- grants stranded in Saudi Ara- ing of heatstroke, disease or defense spending under the istry, will do everything ey raised from markets. The bia starting next week. by taking their own lives, it terms of three international possible to support the gov- country was looking forward The announcement comes reported. bailouts that helped it stay ernment’s decisions in this to an economic recovery this after a UK-based newspaper, The foreign ministry de- afloat. Greece emerged from area,” Staikouras said. year but the coronavirus The Telegraph, reported that nied it had refused to help the its third bailout in August He said that the gov- pandemic has turned its ex- hundreds, if not thousands, of stranded migrants, but said it 2018. ernment’s strategy does not pectations upside down and Ethiopian migrants had been was constrained by resourc- Finance Minister Chris- only concern arm purchases the government now sees locked up in filthy conditions es even as it blamed human tos Staikouras said that his and will unfold over the next its economy shrinking up to in detention centers in Saudi traffickers for the migrants’ mandate includes “support- years starting in 2020, with- 10%. REUTERS Arabia to curb the spread of plight. BBC 12 September 7 - 13, 2020 Cebu Business Week BISAYA EDITION PAG-ABLI SA BULACAO BORDER GITUN-AN GITUN-AN na karon sa Ang Bulacao border hard quarantine sa nilaba- kagamhanan sa Siyudad sa nagpabiling sirado bisan pa yng upat ka bulan, matod ni Sugbo ang posibilidad nga man sa pagtugot sa Siyudad Gealon. ablihan na ang Bulacao bor- sa Talisay nga maagian na “Ato nang gistudyohan. der aron makasulod na sa kini. Human sa usa ka semana siyudad ang gikan sa habag- Nipasabot si Gealon nga atong i-evaluate ang hinay atang Sugbo. dili makadali dali ang siyu- nga pag abli nianang border Si Atty.Rey Gealon, tig- dad sa pagbukas sa border sa Bulacao,” siya nagkanay- pamaba sa siyudad, niingon tungod kay buot niining on. nga sa higayon nga naabli- pugngan ang pagkatap sa Gipasalig ni Gealon nga han na ang Bulacal border Coronavirus Disease 2019 ang border sa Bulacao inanay nga nagsumpay sa Siyudad (COVID-19). nga ablihan sa umaabot nga sa Sugbo ug Siyudad sa Tal- Ang siyudad dili morisgo mga semana, hayan sa lim- isay, hayan nga maluag na og lain na usab nga pagsaka itado nga oras matag adlaw ang trapiko sa South Road sa kaso sa COVID-19 human hangtod nga makontrolar sa Properties (SRP). kini nahiagom sa taas nga siyudad ang dagan niini.

Dine-in nga mga kan-anan OBO IS Version 3 gigamit na SUGOD niadrong Septyembre 1, 2020, ang Cebu City Office of the Building Official (OBO) pag-nigamit nasa angay nga magbinantayon OBO IS Version 3 diin mamahimo na nga maka-process ANG dine-in nga mga samtang magkaon, makig-es- sa BUILDING PERMIT ug OCCUPANCY PERMIT online. kan-anan restaurants angay totaklita sa atong kauban”, Kini nga kalambuan subay sa kamaduan ni Mayor nga doblehon pa ang pagban- matod ni Garganera. Edgar Labella nga paspasan ang pag-proseso sa mga tay sanglit ang pagkaon maoy Ubos sa modified gen- serbisayo nga gitanyag sa kagamhanan sa sa Sigbo.. usa sa mga kumon nga paagi eral community quarantine Si Architect Florante Catalan, ang building official sa sa pagkatap sa COVID-19. (MGCQ), ang mga kan-anan siyudad, mipasabot nga ang OBO IS Version 3 makatabang Si Konsehal Joel Gargane- sa siyudad mahimo nang mo- kanila aron di magdaghan ang mga tawo nga mag-proseso ra, deputy chief implementor pasud hangtod 75 porsiyento sa ilang opisina labi na nga padayon gihapon ang pakig- sa Emergency Operation Cen- sa mga kustomer. batok sa COVID-19. ter (EOC), sa Siyudad sa Sug- Ang EOC wala pa hinuon bo, nagtuo nga ang dine-ins makatala og pagsaka sa kaso hayan maoy bag-ong lugar sa sa COVID-19 nga naggumi- pagkaylap sa kagaw kon ang kan sa mga kan-anan, sigon ni kan-anan dili magbinantayon. Garganera. “Kon kita mukaon, sayon Ang mga barangay ra ang pagtakod sa COVID-19 adunay tahas nga pahingus- tungod kay ato man tangtan- gan ang implementasyon sa gon atong masks. Usa kini sa mga health protocols diha sa gidudahang rason sa pagkat- mga merkado aron mapugn- ap sa kagaw tingod usab nga KONSEHAL JOEL GARGANERA gan ang pagkaylap sa kagaw. Gidugayon sa quarantine classification matag buwan na SIGUN sa Inter Agency lokal nga kagamhanan sa granular o localized lock- Task Force (IATF), ang gi- nasod sa pagresponde sa down sa mga barangay. dugayon sa quarantine clas- coronavirus disease 2019 Giingong adunay ‘conti- sification sa nasod himuon (COVID-19). nuity’ kon matag buwan ang na nga matag usa ka buwan, Matud pa nga lisod kon quarantine classification. inay nga matag duha ka sem- pabag-o-bag-o ang mga pa- “Minabuti na po ng IATF ana. takaran matag duha ka sem- na gawing isang buwan para So ngayong every month na mga localized at granular Gipasabot ni Presidential ana. magkaroon ng ‘stability‘ iy- po, hindi lang siya magig- lockdowns. So parang mas Spokesman Harry Roque nga Sumala pa ni Roque, ga- ong iba’t ibang mga lokal na ing stable at mas malo-lo- mayroon pong continuity gibag-o sa IATF ang pata- was sa ‘stability,’ mahimong pamahalaan. Napakahirap calize po kasi ngayon iyong kung one month,” matud pa karan aron magbaton og ‘sta- hapsay usab ang implemen- po kasi kung magbabago mga ginagawa ng mga LGUs ni Roque. bility’ ang nagkalain-laing tasyon sa mga LGUs sa mga ang rules every two weeks. kasama na rin po diyan iyong