“Radiating positivity, creating connectivity”

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Room 310-A, 3rd floor WDC Bldg. Osmeña Blvd., City WEEK You may visit Cebu Business Week Facebook page. Council okays P1B vs. COVID-19 Tell us how spent, who benefited: Rama The Council fund shall be used without recession. The call of the has approved last week the their approval. times is survival,” Rama said. amount of over P1 billion for Rama said the World Responding on some the Local Government Unit Health Organization (WHO)critics that he is acting like the (LGU) to implement measures emphasized that in themayor, Rama said he is only in the fight against the Corona fight against the virus, doing it is his job as chairman of Virus Disease (COVID-19). important for the LGU to the Committee on Health, Vice Mayor Michael have the capacity, resources, Sanitation, Hospital, and “Mike” Rama, head of the and resolve. Environment. , said the Rama said that “Being the head of the executive department must supposedly, capacity refers to City Council is secondary. inform the legislative body the right person to the right I have an experience of 25 how the money was spent and position. Resources meant years in public service, and who were the beneficiaries. the money or fund to use. I’ve been the city mayor for The P1 billion new And resolve is leadership. two terms. There must be a appropriation for the people He said the five “Ps” parallel leadership. They lack is in addition to the previous released by WHO as concern on pro-activism,” allocation requested by the guide are: Public Health, Rama said. Executive Department to Prevention, Preparedness, He reminded City Hall VICE MAYOR Michael Rama with President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. implement measures to fight Political Leadership, and officials that with P1 billion COVID-19. observation that the Mayor’s Council, as a legislative body People. To prevent the virus budget to fight COVID-19, Earlier, Mayor Edgardo Information Liaison Office who approve funds can act from spreading, there is they need to exercise “caution Labella informed Cebu (MILO) is the waterloo of the as fiscalizer. That’s whyITTT which means Isolation, and prevention” and avoid Business Week that the City mayor, Rama said that is not the executive department Testing, Treatment and becoming a lion thinking Council has approved an initial advisable as we need unity. is obliged to report to Tracing. they are the greatest. P15 million and they still have But when asked if there is the local lawmakers how He favored the idea of “If you feel like a king a standby fund of P300 million still unity at Cebu City Hall, he the taxpayers’ money has President to of the jungle, you will self- from calamity fund. said unity can be attained “with been spent and who the declare Martial Law to deal destruct. If a leader will work On the other hand, Rama diversity or agree to disagree.” beneficiaries were. with COVID-19. as soloist, he is bound to fail,” said City Councilor Edu “The call of the times Rama said he is not only He said that if there Rama said. Rama is coordinating with now is unity, because we a presiding officer but a vice is a lockdown, there is a Handling the fight the executive department in have a common goal to mayor fight who is elected by the government formula to help against COVID-19 should not implementing measures using COVID-19. The City Council people and chairman of the the people in sustaining their be centralized by the national the P1 billion funds. Edu was has approved a budget of more Committee on Health. economy to prevent hunger. government but devolve involved in garbage disposal than P1 billion to help the In the first place, Rama He said it is believed that to the LGUs especially the and social services during his people especially those who said, the City Council must the economy of the world has barangays which are directly (Rama) time as mayor. lost their income,” Rama said. know firsthand how thebeen affected by COVID-19. dealing with the masses. When told about an Rama said the City money was spent because no “We are on world economic ELIAS O. BAQUERO 2 March 30 - April 5, 2020 Cebu Business Week LOCAL Rentals of buses, jeepneys reduced

The Cebu Provincial Flores said they (drivers number of buses are plying Operators Transport Coop- and conductors) can remit on various routes due to lack erative (CPTC) has reduced only P800 to P1,500 a day of passengers. rentals of passenger buses during Tuesday, Thursday He said about two of his and passenger jeepneys by and Fridays. drivers were apprehended 30 percent due to the lack of He said a bus has a seating by the Land Transportation passengers. capacity of 50 passengers, Office (LTO) 7 for violation CPTC Founding Chair- one-half of the income is lost of social distancing which is man Julito Flores, who because it is only allowed to one seat apart. is also the vice mayor of carry 25 passengers. Flores said, drivers Barili, said that during “If the driver and cannot stop passengers from normal times, drivers and conductor remit P1,000, the forcibly riding their units conductors always had gross operator may only accept especially if there are no income of more than P5,000 P700 share and the P300 other public utility vehicles a day. The bus rental was will go to them. The operator running around. P3,500 and they (drivers and always get 70 percent of the Flores believed that conductors) have more than income considering that they the COVID-19 issue will P1,500 share. owned the units,” Flores said. be solved with the good But when COVID-19 came, Flores said CPTSC measures against it by most drivers and conductors has members of about 60 government officials and can only remit P2,000 a day operators of 120 buses and the transportation business during peak days (Saturday, 70 jeepneys, but because of will bounce back. ELIAS O. Sunday and Monday). COVID 19 about half of the BAQUERO JULITO FLORES SEC to allow online meeting DOLE to only accept versus spread of COVID-19 documents online The Securities and (MDF) of the Non-Stock such as Tricycle Drivers’ Starting this week, the Province of Negros Oriental- Exchange Commission Non-Profit Corporations Associations, foundations, Department of Labor and [email protected]; (SEC) has allowed the because of COVID-19 issue. educational institutions, Employment (DOLE) only Companies in Siquijor- stockholders’ meeting on- This means that the and irrigators’ association, accepts documents from [email protected]; line to prevent the spread deadline last March 31, 2020 among others. The main clients online. and of the Corona Virus Disease of the submission of hard intentions are camaderie According to DOLE-7 Companies located in (COVID-19). copies is being extended for and promote honesty Regional Director Salome - doleboholcamp@ Atty. Giness Teves of an indefinite date. among members. O. Siaton, this supports gmail.com. SEC-Cebu Extension Office Teves said the online Teves said SEC the government’s call for “As much as possible, we said they issued guidelines submission is not extended as requires both stock and everyone to observe social will do what we can as a show on online meetings of it can be made at home. The non-stock corporations to distancing, the term recently of support to the government company Board of Directors server of SEC is operational submit Audited Financial coined by the World Health and to all the frontliners in and stockholders as a way from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Statement (AFS), General Organization (WHO) that this fight. Physical distancing of social distancing. Monday to Friday. Information Sheet (GIS) will help prevent the spread must be observed. If there “They can participate “They can submit MDF and lately the MDF. of COVID-19. is a way for our clients in meetings through online, but the hard copies She said that for Stock From now on up until not to personally come to video conferencing and can be submitted once the Corporation, the AFS shall everything is back to normal, DOLE anymore, the better. telephone. The corporate COVID-19 issue will be be submitted annually. clients are urged to avoid That is to protect them as secretary must make sure gone,” Teves said. The GIS must contain the submitting documents to well as our personnel. At that everybody in the Teves said they are names of stockholders, the Department personally. these extraordinary times, company can participate, strict in the submission and officers and members. The For concerns not related to it is imperative that we and they must affix their evaluation of MDF because GIS shall be submitted not the COVID-19 Adjustment religiously abide by rules signatures to the minutes of of reports that some non- later than 30 days after an Measures Program (CAMP), and regulations set by the meetings,” Teves said. stock corporations are annual meeting, or 30 days they could be emailed to dole_ government,” said Director She said small being used by financiers of after a special meeting with [email protected]. Siaton. companies may hold international terrorists and organizational changes or For documents or She disclosed that for the meetings in a room but money launderers. additional members. applications related to avail delivery of public assistance, they must be distancing “We want to curb money For Non-stock of CAMP, clients are advised apart from the hotline themselves. laundering and terrorism,” Corporation, they must to send them to the following numbers accommodating On the other hand, Teves said. submit the AFS, GIS emails: calls, there is going to be Teves clarified that SEC only She said there are more indicating the names Companies located makeshift public assistance extended the period of the than 18,000 non-stock of trustees, officers and within the Cities of Cebu, desk office to be set up filing of hard copies of the non-profit corporations members, and the MDF. and Lapulapu- outside the DOLE building. Mandatory Disclosure Form registered with SEC-Cebu ELIAS O. BAQUERO [email protected]; DOLE-7 could be reached Companies in Cebu at (0977) 610 9202 from Province outside the Cities of Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM Cebu, Mandaue and Lapulapu- to 5:00 PM. (032) 266-2792 cpfodolero7camp@gmail. is available from Monday to Smoking Kills com; Thursday, 7:00 AM to 6:00 Companies located in the PM. Cebu Business Week March 30 - April 5, 2020 3 NEWS Lack of buses lead to stranded passengers

Thousands of passengers the Land Transportation were stranded last March Franchising and Regulatory 26, 2020 at Cebu South Bus Board (LTFRB) said that Terminal and Cebu North while they received such Bus Terminal due to lack of request for subsidy, there is buses plying their routes. no action from DOTr yet. Without social distancing However, Montealto as passengers swarmed at agreed with Caindec that most terminals, concerned citizens Cebu buses were running not worried about the likely spread in full during normal times. of the coronavirus disease 2019 The compensation now is (COVID 19) in the province. that fuel is cheap. The first reason was the Montealto said that while order of the Department of buses before when heavy Transportation (DOTr) to traffic was a problem can only accommodate only 50 percent ply twice in their routes. Today, of the seating capacity. they can ply even four times. Secondly, DOTr also No social distancing as thousands of Cebuanos swarmed the South Bus Terminal. The same happened at the According to Flores, the ordered that buses shall North Bus Terminal. (Photo by Elias Baquero) other reason why there was not operate their air- an exodus of passengers from conditioned units prompting Bus operator Julieto Flores, and Northern Cebu because although most buses were Metro Cebu to the province was the operators to stop plying founding chairman of the the Ceres buses of Vallacar running half-loaded during the announcement from the their routes because their Cebu Bus Operators Transport Transit were not operating. normal times, yet they earned. governor’s office that there will windows are fixed and cannotCooperative (CBOTC), said that Flores said that because Caindec added that before be an enhanced community be opened. more than half of the 120 buses of the order to accommodate the DOTr order that buses quarantine starting at 12:01 The DOTr orders are of the transport coop were 50 percent of the passenger can only carry half of the total a.m. of March 27, 2020. now being implemented running despite losing half of seating capacity, bus operators seating capacity the price of He said even those who by its attached agencies– their income. must be given subsidy in order diesel was P44 per liter. Now, are regularly going home Land Transportation and He said they failed to survive. diesel is being sold at pump at weekend had to pack up Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to accommodate all the Meanwhile, LTO 7 stations at P30 per liter. and travel early to avoid and the Land Transportation thousands of passengers who Director Victor Emmanuel For his part, Director apprehension. ELIAS O. Office (LTO). were going home to Southern Caindec has observed that Eduardo Montealto Jr. of BAQUERO Koko Pimentel to face criminal raps People must follow for breaching COVID-19 quarantine community quarantine

Criminal charges, inclu- The law imposes a jail The people must follow Team is now inspecting ding a disbarment case, term of up to six months and the community quarantine residential houses to see are prepared by a group may include a maximum fine because of the Coronavirus to it that people follow the of lawyers against Sen. of P50,000 for persons who disease (COVID-19), said standard of home quarantine. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III will not “cooperate.” , Cebu Mayor He said that anybody who for violating the Luzon-wide “He could be prosecuted Johannes “Joyjoy” Alegado. arrived from travel and has community quarantine. at this point, in fact to the Alegado, a doctor, said home companions or family The senator breached extent that he could be the time has come for self- members like senior citizens, the quarantine protocol detained for violation of the quarantine to avoid infection children and pregnant when he accompanied his said law and the enhanced with the disease. There is still women, should stay in a pregnant wife to the hospital community quarantine pro- no vaccine to cure it. designated isolation room. despite previously showing tocols,” the lawyer said. “People must be aware Alegado thanked the symptoms of COVID-19, for Quicho and his legal that a person may appear supervisors and teachers of which he had been tested. team would also push for healthy but he or she may be the Department of Education Pimentel’s results came Pimentel’s disbarment, con- a COVID-19 carrier. Anyone (DepEd) in Consolacion out positive prompting tending that lawyers “should can be a carrier of the virus. for allowing the Municipal widespread criticism for follow the law.” Thus, we encourage self- Government to use their schools exposing doctors and other SEN. AQUILINO PIMENTEL III Pimentel showed symp- quarantine especially those as isolation units for Persons health workers at the Makati also go after Rep. Eric Yap, toms of the virus more than who had just arrived from under Monitoring (PUM) or Medical Center (MMC) to who attended a Malacañang a week earlier and was tested travel,” Alegado said. those under quarantine. possible infection. meeting and a special ses- on March 20. “As someone Alegado said the “We designated the “He is not only an sion of Congress despite already classified as a personCOVID-19 Task Force, Local senior high school in Laray, ordinary citizen. He is being a tested positive for under investigation, Pimentel Disaster Risk Reduction Nangka, Consolation as senator of the republic. As COVID-10. should have remained on a Management Council isolation unit since it is far a lawmaker, he should not Pimentel violated the law 14-day quarantine, said Dr. (LDRRC), Local Price from the neighborhood,” be a lawbreaker,” lawyer on the “mandatory reporting Saturnino Javier, MMC’s Monitoring Council (LPMC), Alegado said. Rico Quicho told ABS-CBN medical director. and the Barangay Health Alegado himself observed of notifiable diseases and News. health events of public health Pimentel has apologized Workers Response Team are self-quarantine for 14 days after Quicho described the concern,” said Quicho, who’s saying he “never intended to all convened to response to he attended a mayors’ meeting impending complaint as a working on the case with 9 breach any protocol” when any eventuality. with President Rodrigo Duterte “test case” which could “en- other lawyers. he brought his pregnant wife He said the Barangay last March 9-11. courage other citizens” to to the MMC last March 24. Health Workers Response ELIAS O. BAQUERO 4 March 30 - April 5, 2020 Cebu Business Week OPINION

COVID 19 coverage

The present media coverage of how our Cebu leaders are managing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID) 19 has not given us an assuring picture the past week. Instead, many Cebuanos panicked. Thousands flocked to the north and south bus terminals to catch the Weekly Notes first bus they can ride.Emmanuel Nacorda Mongaya The rather large crowd at the terminals ignored basic anti-COVID protocols especially social distancing. Uniformed men watched but not managing the crowd. The announcement of a lockdown or an enhanced quarantine in Cebu province did not convey the need to stay at home where one is. Watching Gov. Gwen Garcia on Facebook Live sent many to rush for the province. Normally, the number of buses plying our terminals could have absorbed the sudden spike in passengers. But our transportation officials were focused on implementing anti-COVID policies like social distancing inside the buses and banning buses with closed air-conditioning. Nobody managed the situation. Had somebody like former LTFRB 7 Ahmed Cuizon been in charge, he would Editorial have pulled more buses to the terminal because the large horde posed more threat of spreading COVID-19 all over the province than that LTO 7 and LTFRB 7 were focused on. Nobody had a sense of crisis management. Entitled VIPs *** The country has limited supposed to be on self-quar- Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano Early last week, there were talks of two elderly doctors, number of testing kits for antine when he accompanied and Deputy Speaker Luis a couple, are fighting for their lives inside a private hospital the coronavirus disease or his wife to the Makati Medical Raymund Villafuerte. ICU. There was no confirmation while our top officials COVID 19. Thus, there is the Center (MMC). Meanwhile, presidential battled fake news from other stupid quarters. need to prioritize people who Triggering an online son Rep. Paolo Duterte Our reporters were saying only the official are sick and need to be test- storm condemning his ac- said he will deal with his announcement of the Department of Health (DOH) is valid. ed so our doctors will know tions, the senator issued an with Omar who cut a line When the couple’s case faded from the public’s attention somehow, suddenly the police were ordered the quarantine what to do. apology that is more of an at the S&R store in Davao of people inside the residence and business of the couple. Then this news about a excuse. While enforcers are City despite anti-COVID 19 Early last week, we only have one positive case. He revamp at the Research In- quick to arrest ordinary cur- protocols. Omar had with resides in Cebu City but checked in a Mandaue City stitute of Tropical Medicine few violators and even online him bodyguards. hospital. Suddenly, the number of “presumptive positive” at Muntinlupa, Metro Ma- dissenters, our top leaders There are other social cases rose to seven. nila hit us. An official justwas want to leave the senator media talks of entitled VIPs Has a reporter explained that “presumptive positive” sidelined from the COVID 19 alone. wanting control of testing is one with a positive result at the Memorial tests because she complained At least, the Presidential kits even here in Central Medical Center but still waiting for confirmation from about the priority given to 34 Security Group (PSG) was . RITM in ? very important people. Per- incensed enough when While there is a need to Has a reporter looked whether the testing lab at haps, this is the reason why ACT-CIS Congressman Eric strictly enforce quarantine, VSMMC is already finished? Or how many ICU beds areit takes too long for results Go Yap failed to disclose there is much to be desired available in Cebu for COVID cases? from Cebu. COVID 19 symptoms when when only powerless people I don’t have space to rant lengthily about the confusion While we are at it, Sen. he attended a meeting at are arrested and punished. in the distribution of quarantine passes and the goods to Koko Pimentel burst into the Malacañang early last week. Officials must ensure their be distributed to the poor. It seems our experts at Cebu national consciousness. The Others present were Sen. conduct is above board City Hall had to reinvent the wheel when they could just senator received information Bong Go, Executive Secretary consistently. This is one look at the successful system of Mayor Vico in Pasig. that he tested positive. He was Salvador Medialdea, House ingredient of earning respect.

“Radiating positivity, creating connectivity” Atty. Gerardo Carillo Emmanuel delos Santos Rabacal Cebu Business Week is published every Chairman President week by Cebu Newsmakers Forum, Inc. All CEBU contents of this newspaper are placed online through Cebu Business Week Facebook page. Emmanuel “Anol” Mongaya Bebie Hiñola Baquero BUSINESS Editor Marketing Manager email: [email protected] Keres H. Aviles Emmanuel R. Espina Room 310-A,3rd floor WDC Bldg. WEEK Writer Production Head Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City Cebu Business Week March 30 - April 5, 2020 5 OPINION 10 billionaires who grew up poor

Son of a taxi driver Adelson from classmates who made 19. In 1983, Winfrey moved by Facebook in 2014 for grew up in Massachusetts fun of him for his poverty. As a to Chicago to work on a radio $22 billion. Koum’s fortune where he sold newspapers businessman, he is known for talk show that would later exceeds nine billion dollars. at the age of 12. He built a predatory strategy that leads be renamed “The Oprah 9. George Soros: his fortune with vending him to buy smaller companies Winfrey Show.” Having survived the machines, selling newspaper at low prices when they are in 7. Roman Abramovich: occupation of Hungary by advertisements, developing trouble. Born in Russia, he was Germany, the future financier real estate complexes and Today it owns brands such orphaned at the age of two arrived in London in 1947, BIZBITS through trade fairs. as Gucci, Stella McCartney and was raised by an uncle’s a guest of some family Manny de los Santos Rabacal In 2009, following the and Yves Saint Laurent. In family in the north of the members. To pay for his financial crisis, it is estimatedaddition to the Christie’s country. While studying at studies at the London Scholl In the ranking of poor born that in a few months he lost auction house. Estimated the Auto Transport Institute of Economics he worked as a billionaires, many unsuspected $25 billion, but he regained assets $28.5 billion. in Moscow, he created waiter and porter. characters who today can them in a few years and 5. Leonardo Del Vecchio: a small company that Before taking a job in a boast dizzying heritages endedtoday, with a wealth of $26.5 Son of a family of five, he produced plastic toys that New York bank, he worked in up with surprise. Not all rich billion he is one of the richest was sent to the orphanage subsequently stepped up his a gift shop. In 1992, the wager people are so by acquired right people. He head Las Vegas because the widowed mother career in the oil sector. against the British pound or by the fortunes created by Sands, the largest casino was unable to look after him. In 2005, his Sibneft turned him into a billionaire. their ancestors. In the world, company in the world. His first job was a factory that company was acquired by The value of its assets is there are numerous men and 3. Do Won Chang: produced car moulds and Gazprom for $13 billionaround eight billion dollars. women who, starting from The pair - Do Won eyeglass frames. At the age of dollars. He owns Chelsea 10. Sahid Khan: nothing, have manage to create Chang and Jin Sook – behind 23, he opened his own factory Football Club and the Arriving in the United an empire. Forever 21 hasn’t always gone which, with a name Luxottica, world’s largest yacht, which States from Pakistan, he works 1. Larry Ellison: through so well. After arriving has become the world’s largest cost $400 million. Its assets as a dishwasher with a $1.20 an Born in Brooklyn to in America from Korea in eyewear manufacturer. stood at $11.5 billion. hour pay to stay at university. single mother, he has been 1981, Do Won did three jobs In 1999, he also acquired 8. Jan Koum: Now he has estimated assets raised by uncles in Chicago. simultaneously to make both the American Ray Ban and in Born in Ukraine, he moved of $7.2 billion, he is the owner After his aunt died, he ends meet. Together with 2007 it was Oakley’s turn. Its to California with his mother of Flex-N-Gate, one of the dropped out of college and his wife Jin Sook, he opened assets are close to $23 billion. at the age of 16. The two lived largest private companies in moved to California where his first shop in 1984. Now 6. Oprah Winfrey: on state subsidies, and to make the United States specializing he did all kinds of work Forever 21 is an international Winfrey, was born into a both ends meet. Koum took in automotive components, for eight years. In 1977 he empire with 480 stores that poor Mississippi family, but care of cleaning a local shop. but he also has taken home created the Oracle software earns around 3 billion a year. didn’t stop her from earning Self-taught in computer the teams of the Jacksonville firm, among the largest4. Francois Pinault: a scholarship from Tennessee programming, in 2009 he Jaguars and Fulham. technology companies. His At the helm of the Kering State University and the first helped found WhatsApp, (Money Morning Paper) wealth surpasses $64 billion. fashion conglomerate, Pinault African-American television the world largest messaging (mannyrabacal1144@gmail. 2. Sheldon Adelson: left high school due to pressure correspondent in the state at service company acquired com)

Don named Cebu City mayor

the highest sense of patri- I request you to excuse Cebu (composed of Talisay, representing the president. otism and responsibility, yourself from your constitu- , Naga, San Don Vicente Rama was should be justified in the eyes ents and not to present your Fernando and ) in the appointed by President of the people. candidacy for reelection. I 6th Philippine Legislature Manuel L. Quezon as Cebu From all viewpoints, it is know that because of your (1922-1925), 7th Philippine City Mayor on September your duty to prove in prac- services to the country from Legislature (1925-1928) 14, 1938 replacing the 1st tice that the conversion of an the halls of the Assembly, and in the 10th Philippine Cebu City Mayor Alfredo elective municipal president you are entitled to a reelec- Legislature (1934-1935, pre- Jacinto who was then Cebu Cebu Legal into an appointive mayor is tion, and that the electorate terminated upon the passage Provincial Treasurer who was justified. of Cebu will reelect you in of the 1935 Constitution). from Gapan, Nueva Ecija. Pedia In conceiving the idea of any district of the province It was Don Vicente Rama Don Vicente Rama should Atty. Clarence Paul V. Oaminal making the post of mayor where you may launch your who championed the passage be given the title as the 1st appointive, you acted under candidacy. of the Cebu City Charter Cebuano Cebu City Mayor. PART I the belief that such a may- Nevertheless, taking into when he answered the call Don Vicente Rama was Allow me to publish or is in a better position to consideration the circum- of Lawyer Gervasio Lira also elected as Representative here excerpts of the letter of serve the collective interests, stances of the case, I am con- Lavilles, a member of the then of the old 4th Congressional President Manuel L. Quezon, as he is not bound by parti- vinced that it is your duty to Municipal Council of Cebu District of Cebu composed of dated September 14, 1934 to san exigencies, than an elec- accept the post I now offer via Municipal Resolution Sibonga, Argao, Dalaguete Assemblyman Rama: tive mayor. I am prepared you, and I expect that you No. 185 signed by Municipal and Alcoy in 1935-1938. “Due to repeated requests to give you an opportunity will not hesitate in giving me President Fructuoso Ramos Don Vicente was elected of the present mayor of Cebu to make good in practice your affirmative answer.” on August 31, 1931. Senator in the first senatorial to be returned to the classified the doctrine involved in the Don Vicente Rama The Cebu City Charter election after it was abolished service, I am constrained to legislation you have spon- and Michael Lopez was Rama given birth by virtue of by the 1935 Constitution grant his petition. sored. And so I offer you the holds the title as the lone Commonwealth Act No. 58 which from 1916-1935, the … mayorship of Cebu after the grandfather and grandson signed by President Manuel senators were elected by You are the author of expiration of your term as Cebu City Mayors. Don L. Quezon on October Senatorial Districts. The the law which has converted assemblyman, as I cannot Vicente Rama who was born 20, 1936. Cebu City was Senatorial Election was held the municipal government appoint you before this time on June 6, 1887 was elected inaugurated on February on November 11, 1941 (now of Cebu into a city govern- due to a specific prohibition Representative of the Old 24, 1937 by elected as large, meaning the ment. This law, inspired by in the Constitution. 3rd Congressional District of then Secretary of the Interior whole country). 6 March 30 - April 5, 2020 Cebu Business Week OPINION Liberty of abode and right to travel vs Public Health restriction of the liberty of his sister to a restaurant for a nations had its prime cities violation of individual abode and of changing of the welcome party after which his and mega metropolis as rights? The balance between same can only be impaired by sister left back to the United ghost towns like the movie individual rights and public an order of the court or if it is States. Unfortunately, his zombie. health and welfare is always anchored on a law passed by sister was found to have What matters the most an ever-changing debate. Congress. been infected by the virus. now is how do we face this Quarantine is indeed Liberty of abode would His brother and the rest of pandemic. extremely restrictive. It mean the right to choose one’s those attended the welcome Wuhan, where this needs the people in lockdown residence to leave it whenever dinner suddenly has fallen virus came from, a dreadful to be cooperative. I think one pleases and to travel as ill. Recently, his brother place after the virus hit what the people in Wuhan he pleases and return to his succumbs to multiple organ it. The local hospital was did was exceptional. They The Legal Front place of abode unimpeded. failure. He said that had the full as thousands where had the courage, tenacity and Atty. Gerry Carillo The Supreme Court in its quarantine been imposed rushed. Nearly everybody resilience to stay housebound directive dated April 17, 2018 none of that happened. was quarantined. Tens of for days, weeks and months. The group Karapatan has struck down a DOJ circular no. Now it’s a question which thousands got infected. Most viewed the quarantine asked government to respect 41 as infringement of the right should we give more weight, But now it’s a picture of as a civic duty. That is why it the rights of the people to of a person to travel and abode Individual Rights to Abode empty beds and close wards. worked. abode and travel in times of citing the 1987 Constitution. and Travel or the Public Not just Wuhan but entire Now, people around the restriction because of the But today we are facing Health and General Welfare? China. No new case. How did the globe has accepted the Coronavirus spread. a different battle against an Covid-19 blatantly tell they do it? term. Some states in the Citing the 1987 unforeseen and invisible us one thing -- it does not What China did was U.S. have started doing they Constitution on the Art adversary. Nobody expected recognize national borders or breaking the chain of the announced a total lockdown. III, Section 6, Karapatan this and nobody is prepared. boundary, no social bounds virus transmission in a scale In Europe, countries have contends that the liberty Not even the more advanced whether rich or poor, no unprecedented in history. They started to embrace it as a way of abode and of changing nation and the superpowers. political system or ideology, lockdown the borders. Closed of life. The world stands still. the same within the limits A ranking Military and no cultural and religious the industry. Stopped public Indeed, desperate times prescribed by law shall not be Official posted in hisbeliefs. facebook In the face of transport. Bring everybody calls for desperate measures. impaired except upon lawful involving his brother. In devastation, this virus level home. Imposed curfew. Most of us have agreed to order of the court except in his page he narrated that us all as humans. It’s a total LOCKDOWN. trade our individual freedom the interest of the national his brother fetched his It hit us so hard that Indeed, extremely harsh with the greater good. But this security, public safety, sister from the airport who the global economy is at and aggressive. Now people trade off comes with most of or public health, as may attended his other brother the brink. However, it hit have come to a new term as us being skinned to the bone. be provided by law. from Singapore suffering the poorest of the poor LOCKDOWN. Are we willing? Is the Yes, it is correct. The from lung cancer. He drove the hardest. The powerful They ask isn’t it a bigger question.

Corona cases breaches 1,000 testing efforts. Five govern- recovered include a 55-year- avoid close contact with “With approximately 10 ment laboratories can now old man from Quezon City, those who exhibit symptoms million Overseas test COVID-19 samples, a task a 46-year-old woman from of the virus. (OFs) living and working which was previously done Pasig City, a 30-year-old man In the , the around the world, some only by the Research Institute from Mandaluyong City, and northern region of Luzon hasin large concentrations for Tropical Medicine. a 72-year-old man from San been placed under enhanced in countries that are now Most of the new fatalities Juan City. community qauarantine, re- epicenters of COVID-19, are elderly patients from The DOH previously stricting people’s movement, it is inevitable that our Metro Manila, although the reported recoveries among to contain the spread of the nationals will be affected by This Business residence of one of them elderly patients as well, virus. Other local govern- this disease,” the department of Living – a 71-year-old man, is although they are at higher ment units in the country said in a statement. Emm R. Espina unknown. risk for complications from have also shut their borders. From this number, four Five of the deceased COVID-19. Lockdowns are also in have already died from the The Department of Health are from Quezon City, twoGlobally, 600,000 cases effect the entire province disease, while 108 have reported Saturday that Covid from Manila, one each are now on record of Cebu which they call en- recovered. There are still 168 cases breached 1,000 with from the cities of Pasig, San Worldwide, COVID-19 hanced quarantine protocols undergoing treatment. 272 new cases as it marked Juan, Caloocan, Parañaque, has killed more than 27,000 hoping the virus spread will The DFA clarified that the biggest increase since the Taguig, and one from people, mostly in Italy, be arrested. not all have been verified by outbreak began. This raised Bulacan province. although the outbreak By Monday all of Cebu the Department of Health. the country total to 1,075. CNN Philippines in its began in Wuhan, China City and Province and its These Filipinos are It reports that fourteen report said almost all of them in December 2019. Over component cities will see scattered across 28 countries more Filipinos died of have no recent travel history 600,000 people have a total cessation of people and regions, DFA said. COVID-19 and related abroad, except for three whose gotten sick, according to the movement. Essential goods There are now over 590,500 complications. The death toll travel details are unknown. Johns Hopkins University’s are exempted. confirmed cases of COVID-19 now stands at 68. Their ages ranged from 60 COVID-19 global tracker. CNN continues there in at least 202 countries while On the other hand, it to 86. They all had underlying To prevent the spread have been 35 more overseas 26,943 have died. stated 35 recoveries with four medical conditions such of the virus, authorities are Filipinos who have reportedly The United States has the more people were cleared of as hypertension, diabetes urging people to practice contracted the coronavirus most number of known cases coronavirus infection. mellitus, asthma, heart regular hand washing with disease, bringing the total with a record of 100,717, Cases are bound to in- disease, and kidney disease, soap and water, cover their number of infected to 280, followed by Italy and China. crease, the DOH has said as among others. mouth and nose when the Department of Foreign emmanuelbernespina@ the government expands its Those who have coughing and sneezing, Affairs and said Saturday. gmail.com Cebu Business Week March 30 - April 5, 2020 7

Publishers: JUN ALCOVER / RICHIE WAGAS SUGBU PAGE Editor: KIM H. AVILES A paper within the paper Cebu provincial farmers Barangays have first “not allowed” in Carbon responders ALMOST all the 80 Former Dumanjug mayor says it’s just not fair barangays in Cebu City have now their own Community FORMER Dumanjug makatarunganon,” he said. ang probinsya. Dagko kaayog Fire Auxiliary Group (CFAG), Mayor Nelson Garcia has The truth is, where can mga sweldo. Unya daghan especially in the sitios. denounced the actuation of you find in Cebu City say kaayo sila,” he said. Speaking during the some officials of the Cebufor instance a cabbage farm, Garcia said it had to be Kapihan sa Sugbo, SINSP City government for not Garcia said. closed because it was the city, Matt Reil Pono of the Cebu allowing vegetable farmers “Asa man ka kakita diri and not the province that was City Fire Department (CCFD) from the province to sell at sa Cebu City nga nagproduce enjoying its services. So why said this group is composed Carbon market. ug mga kamatis. Kanang mga will the province be spending of civilian volunteers who During the Kapihan sa utanon. Gikan intawon na sa for Cebu City? received training from us on Sugbo forum, the former Dalaguete.” He said, “Tingali kung how to restrain a fire. town mayor also explained Now, if you will deprive atong mahangyo si Mayor “This is part of our why the center for battered them from selling at Carbon (Edgar) Labella nga siyay Oplan Ligtas Pamayanan women in the province was market, where do you think mobutang ug mga empleado, program. We want to involve closed. the city residents would buy silay mosweldo tingali the community so they will On his reaction about for their vegetables need? magka agree sila ni governor be aware of their social disallowing his province For me, it’s not just fair. ().” responsibility and we will mates to sell at Carbon Meanwhile, on Atty Santiago, for her part, make them our partner,” he market he said, “this is Virginia Palanca Santiago’s said they are planning to said. unfair. It’s discriminatory. query about the center meet with Mayor Labella. “Once a fire breaks out in We are supposed to promote for battered women in She said they had an a certain sitio, the CFAG will free enterprise.” the province and why was initial meeting with the automatically be activated, In fact, kanang ilang it closed, Garcia said the mayor on March 8 about while waiting for the fire gihimo that is against the province was spending the possibility of putting up brigade and of course the fire law. Pwede sila ikiha anag a hefty amount for the a barangay action center department. The CFAG is our administrative ug criminal, employees in the center but DISCRIMINATORY. Former for battered wife. Some first line of defense during Garcia said. it’s Cebu City that was using Dumanjug Mayor Nelson Garcia barangays have it already. fire,” Pono said. “My point here is the center. questions the wisdom of some They call it the Holding Come to think of it, if why would they deprived “Kadto man gud sa una officials of the Cebu City governmentCenter. Santiago said there’s a travel distance of the farmers to sell their sa panahon sa previous on why deprived the farmers to Barangaysell Cogon Pardo and five kilometers during a fire, their vegetables at Carbon market vegetables? Just because they adminisration, ang gasweldo just because they are from the Duljo have already their own the firemen will be at the are from the province? Dili na tanan diha sa mga nagtrabaho province? KERES H. AVILES centers. KERES H. AVILES scene between seven and 10 minutes. By that time alone it caused huge damage already,” he said. Don’t close church, SP appoints Zafra But if we will empower the local community, the constituents, when a fire Rama asks priests as liaison to Labella breaks out and CFAG is CEBU City Vice Mayor This is not an ordinary THE Sangguniang Coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) there, surely the damage will Michael Rama is calling on situation. Panlunsod (SP) has is a very serious threat. This at least be minimized, he church leaders not to close the The vice mayor suggested appointed one of its members health matter is a safety said. church amid the coronovirus-19 several measures to take to to liaison with the Cebu City matter. Pono hopes to establish (Covid-19) threat. avoid getting infected with mayor. He said SP’s marching CFAG in the whole city. At the “I wish ang simbahan, the coronavirus. Speaking at Elias O. order on Zafra is to get moment they are prioritizing ayaw lang intawon siradohi. He said, first of all, we Baquero’s “Yagyagan” everything what transpired highly-vulnerable areas and Pwede rang magmisa didto, have to pray every day for program over dyRC, Cebu in Labella’s presscons and those with dense population. pero butangi lag panagang our deliverance. Second, we City Vice Mayor Rama to report to the council so According to the fire kanang giingon nga social have to stay calm and relax announced that Cebu City that “we are aware kon unsay officer, CFAG has been a distancing,” he said. so that our brain will settle Councilor Philip Zafra has presscon sa mayor.” great help in controlling fire During difficult times down. been designated as the Second order, Zafra around the city, more so with like this, the vice mayor said The third move, Rama council’s liaison officershould to secure all executive the insufficient manpower of “We need God now more said, is to observe proper Mayor ’s orders and give them all the Bureau of Fire Protection. than ever. We need our faith hygiene or washing. Fourth, office. to us because at the same Cebu City has one this time. But faith without do not spit anywhere. Fifth, Rama said they time we have a resolution million population. The ideal action is dead.” eat a clean and well-cooked empowered Zafra, who is the telling the mayor “ayaw lang fireman to population ratio is Talking to media men at food. oversight committee chair, mog diretso buhat anang 1:2,000. Pono said if the city the Kapihan sa Sugbo, Rama The vice mayor also to be SP’s spokesman to talk executive order inig human has one million population, it said during this difficult reminded the people to tand to the mayor because Zafra panaga-i pod mig copies aron should have 500 firemen. But times, it’s important that we to wash our hands thoroughly. is now the committee on dili pod mi ma-blind,” Rama sadly, the city has only 175 have to prepare our family. KERES H. AVILES public safety and order chair. said. KERES H. AVILES firemen.KERES H. AVILES 8 March 30 - April 5, 2020 Cebu Business Week BUSINESS

AMID COVID-19 THREAT Rama urges Duterte Blood center to declare martial law need donations The Philippine Blood public to continue donating CEBU City Vice Mayor lockdown is the name of the terms he has no Barangay Center appealed for help blood,” Andal said even as Michael Rama has called on game, Rama said. Mayor’s Office (BMO),amid the dwindling supply she assured potential donors President Rodrigo Duterte Didto sa he has no Milo. “Waa sab in the blood bank as most that COVID-19 cannot be once again to impose martial naigo ta sa Isis. kini disease, koy Ovaltine because ang donors were forced to stay transmitted through blood law in the country because the dili nato makita unya way akong orientation, you have at home in the duration of transfusions. health and peace and order of vaccine, wala ta magmartial to give to the winners the the lockdown to control the She said that “we never every Filipino is at risk. law? Wala ko kasabot. empowerment and you have spread of the coronavirus run out of patients who need In an interview Lockdown means to make the losers to keep disease 2019 (COVID-19). blood donations” such as during Elias O. Baquero’s an isolation but not on serving government at Supply declined after pregnant women, patients “Yagyagan,” a two-hour no- disconnected, provided their own initiative and partner agencies that usually undergoing operations and holds-barred commentary “ayaw gyud paghinangol. innovation.” sponsor blood donation those who were badly injured analysis program, aired over Balikon nako kinahanlang BMO is former Cebu City drives had to momentarily in accidents. dyRC, Rama said, “I still di ta “maleon” sa billion. Mayor Tomas Osmena’s idea stop operations during Donors will be fetched by insist Mr. (Rodrigo Duterte) Kay kung magleon gani ta to bring the mayor’s office to the month-long enhanced regularly-sanitized vehicles President, if you placed sa billion molagom gyud every barangays. community quarantine. from their homes as public Marawi and Mindanao ta unya ilubong,” the vice “We already have this Philippine Blood Center transportation remains under martial law because of mayor said. (Story on page 1) Local Government Code. We Medical Officer III Dr. Aprilsuspended under the the presence of the terrorist Meanwhile, Rama has can practically empower our Andal said there is very little lockdown, the doctor said. group Isis, now is the time criticized what he describedbarangay as captains to become supply because mobile blood The entire country is to declare martial law too centralized the handlingthe little mayor of their donations have been canceled under a state of calamity because we have to address of government affairs saying, barangay and the councilors after schools and offices had as the government never the peace and order that is “no man is an island.” the little city councilors,” to close as people were barred wavers in finding ways to threatened by coronavirus-19 The vice mayor’s Rama said. from going outside’ contain the spread of the (Covid-19).” comments stemmed from As to the Milo, he said “Because of the drop in disease as a vaccine has yet According to the vice a call he received about they will be bringing the issue supply, we are calling on the to be developed. mayor, Covid 19 is deadlier the issue on Milo (Mayor’s in due time in the council. than Isis because we are Information Liaison Office). We have a very primordial fighting an invincible and Milo is Cebu City Mayor responsibility to face. We intangible enemy. Edgardo Labella’s creation need to have solidarity and Isis is composed of to put up liaison officescooperation. in Let us set aside human beings, while the barangays where the partisanship and focus our Covid-19 is a disease with no constituents can air their attention on how to keep the known vaccine as of press request/complain directly to peace and order in the city time, he said. the mayor’s office. amid tense situation over And if and when martial He said during his time the coronavirus, Rama said. law will not be resorted, then as Cebu City mayor for two KERES H. AVILES G20 nations pledge $5 trillion in united response to COVID-19

G20 nations pledged “We are injecting over financial package to support a “united front”, injecting $5 trillion into the global developing nations. $5 trillion into the global economy, as part of targeted “It is our responsibility economy to offset the fiscal policy, economic to extend a helping hand to pandemic. measures, and guarantee developing countries and the US President Donald schemes to counteract least developed countries,” Trump and Russian President the social, economic and King Salman said. Vladimir Putin joined the financial impacts of the Putin called for a emergency videoconference pandemic.” “moratorium” on sanctions chaired by Saudi Arabia’s The figure was during a sum the pandemic, saying King Salman. total of the fiscal stimulusit was a matter “of life and King Salman called for packages adopted by death”. coordinated action while individual G20 states, where French President facing pressure to end an oil Beijing’s share amounted to Emmanuel Macron said that price war between Riyadh $344 billion. “a strong initiative” would and Moscow that has shaken As concerns escalated be launched to help African energy markets. for poorer countries without nations deal with the crisis. “We are strongly access to capital markets or The world’s 20 most committed to presenting adequate health facilities, industrialized countries a united front against this G20 leaders also pledged are moving quickly to common threat,” the leaders to work with bodies such as protect their virus-wracked said in a joint statement after the International Monetary economies in the midst of the summit. Fund to arrange a “robust” projections of recession. Cebu Business Week March 30 - April 5, 2020 9 BUSINESS Makers of alcohol PH to ask ASEAN partners go 24/7, says Lopez to continue trade exchange Department of Trade to panic buying after the The Philippines will Industry (DTI) will work Pakistan. and Industry (DTI) Secretary government placed Luzon ask the Association of with their trading partners Earlier, Vietnam sus- Ramon Lopez assured under enhanced community Southeast Asian Nations in ASEAN to make certain pended its rice export consumers that with the quarantine and wiped out (ASEAN) to stop from contracts between them will contracts until March 28 24/7 production of alcohol, stocks of disinfectant in trade restrictions to ensure be complied despite strict to ensure it has sufficient the supply of the product in stores, Lopez said. steady flow of supplies travel measures imposed supplies to survive during stores will be normalized Health authorities amid the mass quarantine throughout the region. the outbreak of coronavirus soon.. recommended frequent in the country. If necessary, the disease 2019 (COVID-19). “We spoke with alcohol hand-washing and use of Cabinet Secretary Philippines will import Viernam has recorded Karlo Nograles said the another 300,000 metric 150 cases of COVID-19, as of Department of Agriculture tons of rice from its Friday and It has suspended (DA), the Department of neighbors in the ASEAN entry of all foreigners Finance (DOF) and the and from other countries, and put its citizens under Department of Trade and including India and quarantine.

Jack Ma sends 1st batch of COVID-19 aid Chinese billionaire Jack million face masks, test kits supplies,” said the Jack Ma Ma sent the first batch offor 150,000 people, 20,000 Foundation. medical supplies it donated protective suits and 20,000 The second batch of to the Philippines to support face shields. medical supplies is expected DTI) SECRETARY RAMON LOPEZ the country’s fight against “We hope the donations to arrive next week. companies and they assured alcohol and disinfectant COVID-19. will help the Philippines to Hospitals in the country us that they are operating as protection against Jack Ma Foundation protect against COVID-19. have appealed for donations 24/7. It could normalize inCOVID-19. and Alibaba Foundation We are doing all that we can for personal protective the days to come but as of Lopez said only said in a joint statement that to help the global fight, racing equipment and medical now supply is really thin,” medical experts could say if the Philippines, Thailand, against time and overcoming supplies as the number of Lopez said. homemade disinfectant is Malaysia and Indonesia will logistical challenges to COVID-19 patients keeps on People has resorted effective. receive a combined total of 2 deliver essential medical increasing. The Academe

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The Office of the bus from northern route. VSMMC departs: 4:30AM Presidential Assistant for In addition, three more - Starmall; 7:30AM - the Visayas (OPAV) has buses will cater to other Fuente Osmeña; 12:30PM - partnered with Vallacar medical workers in other Starmall; 3:30PM - Fuente Transit Inc. to provide public and private hospitals. Osmeña; 8:30PM – Starmall; transportation of health The northern route to 10:00PM - Fuente Osmeña. workers in Cebu starting last VSMMC) departs: 4:30AM As of March 22, a total March 19, 2020. - SM Consolacion; 6:30AM of 738 health workers have This has provided - Fuente Osmeña; 12:30PM availed of the free bus rides. transportation for the - SM Consolacion; 2:30PM As an added convenience medical professionals and - Fuente Osmeña; 8:30PM to the medical workers, medical workers who are - SM Consolacion; and OPAV has partnered with an front liners in the fight10:00PM - Fuente Osmeña. App called RideHero, so that against coronavirus disease The northern route, passengers can easily track (COVID-19). reverse, departs: 4:30AM - bus locations. With the use Two routes (Southern Fuente Osmeña; 6:30AM - of the App, a passenger may PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT For the Visayas Michael Lloyd Dino with Route of Cebu and Northern SM Consolacion; 12:30PM be able to track the buses in President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Route of Cebu) will both ply - Fuente Osmeña; 2:30PM real time. to Vicente Sotto Memorial - SM Consolacion; 8:30PM The RideHero App is Medical Center (VSMMC) - Fuente Osmeña; and available both on Play Store and vice versa--two buses 10:00PM - SM Consolacion. and App Store, and can be from southern route and one The southern route to downloaded for free./PR Families of COVID-19 victims can claim memorial benefits Families of COVID-19 the time of death, he said. Nograles had earlier said victims who have memorial “A fully paid plan will that the guidelines stipulate plans can still claim be provided to an identifiedthat local government units benefits, even if burials are beneficiary... If a planholderare ordered to designate shortened and managed by is insurable, an insurance funeral service facilities that authorities. benefit equivalent to thecan handle the remains of Philippine Insurance contract price of the plan COVID-19 fatalities, and Commissioner Dennis Funa will be provided to the to provide financial aid to said that the bereaved can get beneficiaries,” Funa said. families of the deceased. the cash value of the plan or Based on guidelines set Funeral homes that transfer the benefit to another by the Department of Health refuse to service COVID-19 beneficiary depending on the (DOH), patients who died fatalities will be penalized. planholder’s “insurability.” of the coronavirus disease Official data released Insurability is based on are isolated and cremated by DOH showed that the time of the plan purchase, within 12 hours without a Philippines tallied 45 deaths health condition of the funeral. as of 4 p.m. Friday with 707 holder upon purchase and Cabinet Secretary Karlo confirmed cases.

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Japanese Prime Minister Hidilyn saddened Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee Hidilyn Diaz, Filipina (IOC) President Thomas weightlifter who is currently Bach agreed to postpone in Malaysia, was saddened Tokyo Olympics due to the by the postponement of the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo Olympics because Abe said they will aim of the ongoing coronavirus to hold the Olympics and disease (COVID-19) pan- Paralympics next year. demic. The first-time delay will be “It would have been four a major blow to host Japan and world’s seven continents months to go but perhaps is sure to have corollary effects except Antarctica. God has a bigger plan,” Diaz economically, politically and More than 380,000 said. socially. It will also cause people have been infected THE WINNING form of Hidilyn Diaz in the Olympics. The International substantial challenges in and over 16,000 have died, Olympic Committee (IOC), month for her sixth and final is training, there are nearly terms of logistics. according to data compiled together with Japan Prime Olympic qualifier. 1,800 reported cases. The phone talk came by Johns Hopkins University. Minister Shinzo Abe, Diaz is ranked fifth in the Diaz vowed to not stop amid escalating anxiety “If it is difficult to hold formally moved the Tokyo world following four Chinese working even after the from athletes and sports the games in a complete Games to 2021, after several weightlifters and is on track Olympics got postponed, organizations to rescheduleway, we have to decide to countries including the to qualify for her fourth saying “this development the Olympics due to the rapid postpone them, giving top United States -- publicly straight Olympics. gave me one more year to spread of COVID-19. priority to (the health of the) expressed their support for a There are over 470,000 prepare.” Athletes have been athletes,” Abe said.. postponement. cases of COVID-19 world- She plans to return struggling to train as gyms A “complete” game mean The Rio Olympics silver wide, with over 21,000 to the Philippines after and other sports facilities there will be spectators as medalist was supposed deaths, according to a track- the enhanced community have been closed since the usual and no downsizing to compete in Colombia next er. In Malaysia, where Diaz quarantine is lifted in April. virus has spread to all the involved, according to Abe.