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Available soft loans pushed for return of micro and medium enterprises
Tourism down/p3
Carmen Bohol Mayor Jun
Turibio said recently that
the number of visitors to the
Chocolate Hills National
Monument, a region hoping
to be named as a World Her-
itage Site, has decreased by
“almost 50 percent.”
Before the quake, we
would get as many as 4,000
visitors a day, he said, but
major aftershocks, as recent
as February 21st, were dis-
couraging tourists from re-
turning.
However, Joshue Hinay,
Bohol Island Tour Guides
Association of the Philip-
pines president said, from
his point of view, the drop in
tourism was more like 85%.
“For tourist guides
like me, it’s at 85%. We
Tourism down across Visayas,
‘voluntourism’ up in Tacloban
CEBU –– Officials in Sta. Fe town in Bantayan
have reported that tourist numbers have fallen
during the Holy Week, compared to previous
years, in the wake of damage caused by super ty-
phoon Yolanda.
Despite the good weather,
Sta. Fe Mayor Jose Esgana
estimated that tourist num-
bers were down this week
by 30 to 35%. The town, he
said, had around 350 rooms
for visitors before Yolanda
struck. However, less than
300 were currently available
as repairs to some resorts
were still ongoing.
Esgana said it would like-
ly take 2 to 6 years before
their tourist industry could
fully recover, even with help
from the National Govern-
ment.
In Bohol, more than 5
months after the devastat-
ing earthquake in October
last year, the region has also
suffered major reduction in
tourist numbers.
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Ormoc City –– Recogniz-
ing the steady flow of invest-
ments and the need to keep
them in, city mayor Edward
S. Codilla has created an ex-
ecutive commitee to look into
possible reforms that will
eventually update the city’s
Investment Incentives Code.
City licensing chief Emilio
Tingson disclosed to the Busi-
ness Post that the technical
committee, composed of rep-
ILOILO –– The National
Irrigation Administration
(NIA) Region 6 and the De-
partment of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR)
here have agreed to delineate
responsibility over manage-
ment of watershed areas in
Panay.
NIA, DENR forge/p6
ern Visayas) program is the
continued close monitoring
of prices of basic commodi-
ties and making sure that
supply is stabilised while
quality of goods being sold in
the typhoon-hit areas do not
decline especially in the local
construction industry.
“The bringing of basic prod-
ucts into the areas hit by the
super typhoon was made easy
through the caravan sale and
facilitation of transport of
goods from Luzon and other
areas into the region with the
help of the Department of So-
cial Welfare, Department of
Transportation and Commu-
nication, and Office of Civil
Defense. Supply has become
normal now and this status is
helping a lot of people feel bet-
ter”, added director Nierras.
Identified needs
To efficiently help small
and medium enterprises, DTI
has identified their immediate
needs. “Part of this is the need
to provide access to technolo-
gy and market, proper product
development, and enhancing
the supply chain”, said Nier-
ras.
Technology, Nierras clari-
fied, include stress debriefing
and technical training. The
DTI has a Small and Medium
Enterprises Roving Academy
or SMERA being used for this
purpose.
Businesses however asked
government for financial as-
sistance so that they could
immediately restart their op-
erations, since most of them
went down to negative capi-
Government releases P802M to Yolanda areas
MANILA – True to the ear-
lier assurance by Leyte Gov-
ernor Leopoldo ‘Mic’ Petilla,
Malacañang has announced it
will release soon all of P1.791
billion initially earmarked for
the rehabilitation of vital in-
frastructures like municipal
buildings, public markets,
health and other civic centres’
considered as critical to gov-
ernance in Haiyan-hit prov-
inces and municipalities.
“The buildings are needed
to facilitate the full normalisa-
tion of local government ser-
vices”, according to Secretary
of the Interior Manuel Roxas
II as he visited to hand over
checks amounting to P802
million to various local gov-
ernments in the Visayas.
Roxas visited the province
of Leyte where he person-
ally handed the checks to lo-
cal government officials who
were able to earlier submit
to the Department of the In-
terior and Local Government
required documents for the
rehabilitation of their munici-
pal buildings.
Roxas disclosed that the
biggest amount of funds re-
leased was P230M which is to
be spent on immediate repairs
to the Tacloban city hall, the
city’s public market and other
vital centres.
Local governments that
were able to earlier sub-
mit their Program of Works
(POWs) for damaged build-
ings were the ones who re-
ceived the initial tranche of
funds according to Roxas.
The municipalities were
also required to forward a
Ormoc to reform Investment Code
resentatives from the Sang-
gunian Panglungsod will sit
down with members from the
executive department to de-
termine which of the key areas
of local investments will be
given priority.
Eyed is the inclusion of in-
centives for businesses that
employ many persons and
help in the growth of the gen-
eral local economy. Tingson
noted the increase of business
activity in Ormoc because of
development in business fa-
cilities in the City.
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North Leyte
NIA, DENR forge
watershed man-
agement accord
The VBP News Team
Western Visayas
The VBP News Team
Leyte
Government releases/p3
Small and medium/p2
TACLOBAN, Leyte – The
race is on for the immediate
recovery of small and medi-
um enterprises lost to super
typhoon Yolanda in Eastern
Visayas.
Trade and Industry Re-
gional Director Cynthia Reyes
Nierras told the VBP News
Team that DTI has deter-
mined that the region’s small
and medium enterprises sec-
tor suffered greatly from su-
per typhoon Haiyan. These
SME’s, according to Nierras,
need to recover fast in order
to help investors and people
working in the businesses
economically recover.
Nierras further told VBP
that part of DTI’s ‘Tindog
Eastern Visayas’ (Rise East-
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Tacloban City, Leyte
Special Report
DTI:EVneedfastSMErecovery
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PCG to inspect
hotels, resorts /3
HK compromise
improve Phil se-
curity rating/p4
Succeed with a
sari-sari store/p5
It makes my
heart bleed/p7
Declutter your
home/p9
Talk to your kids
like an adult/p10
Palaro ‘14 Overall
Results/p12
Entertainment, p10
Parenting, p10
Bottled water. Mahaplag, Leyte sneaks into the thriving
water business with its natural mountain water. (VBPNT)
Lifestyle, p9
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Harvest Season. Rice farmers in rural Leyte begin harvesting and threshing out rice in time for the enrollment season where
most proceeds from farming revenue usually go after summer. Photo by Jn Grey
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Editor John Alfred Kabalican
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Monday, 26 May 20142
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Small and medium enterprises need to recover -- Nierras
talisation status after the su-
per typhoon.
Credit facilities
“The big challenge for DTI
was the fast provision of
start-up kits consisting of soft
loans that micro and small
enterprises could avail if their
businesses qualified under the
pre-assessment process of the
lending institutions that gov-
ernment tapped to help out”,
disclosed Nierras.
These institutions included
the Landbank, Development
Bank of the Philippines, and
DTI’s Small Business Corpo-
ration.
The need to provide soft
term loans according to Nier-
ras was brought about by the
“cash basis” transactions that
local businesses had to adopt
with the loss of local credit
facilities.
Focus livelihood
Nierras however cautioned
that certain specific require-
ments are needed to be passed
for key investment concerns
or “focus livelihoods” and
that DTI can only recommend
application approval. The
livelihoods are mostly food
processing micro and small
enterprises that benefit not
only the business owners but
the people employed by them.
“The lending institutions
themselves would have to
make the final determination
on each application for soft
financing”, said Nierras.
But what is important now
is that these facilities exist
for businesses to go to if they
need immediate financial as-
sistance. VBP learned that,
so far, out of 64 affected mu-
nicipalities almost 200 appli-
cations have been submitted,
100 of them have been project
visited by the DTI and finan-
cial institutions for assess-
ment, and more than 50 appli-
cations have been allowed to
receive a soft loan.
The amounts vary accord-
ing to the business loan ap-
proved. As of this writing, P67
million has been approved for
release, although more than
P20 million have been actually
given to loan recipients.
“The number of applica-
tions are growing by the day
as businesses try to comply
with requirements by the
lending institutions”, Nierras
said.
The best approach is for lo-
cal funding to be made avail-
able, according to Nierras. In
the municipality of Tanauan
where roasted pig or lechon
is known to be delicious, the
mayor is working to revive
this industry with local fund-
ing. “Non-government or-
ganizations and some foreign
funding may be able to fill in
some gaps but local efforts are
very much needed in order for
us to achieve optimum recov-
ery”, said Nierras.
Construction industry
Meanwhile, the local con-
struction industry here is
beginning to move as more
building supply establish-
ments try to resume business.
A GI sheet manufacturer has
also arrived to provide cheap-
er but quality roofing materi-
als. “It is quality that we also
need to make sure for these
building materials being sold
to meet basic standards, add-
ed Nierras.
Some suppliers have also
expressed interest to set up
shop in the region so that no
vacuum will be created in the
construction supply chain
as more people try to rebuild
their homes and facilities.
Specific approaches
Each local business need
would have to be addressed
but we have to focus on those
that help as many people
as businesses can provide.
“There are other programs
DTI is implementing to sup-
port and continue our recov-
ery”, Nierras concluded.
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ances for inpatient coverage.)
Outpatient Coverage
Day surgeries, dialysis and cancer treatment procedures
such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy in accredited
hospitals and free-standing clinics.
Special Benefit Packages
• Case Rates
• TB Treatment through DOTS
• SARS and Avian Influenza
• Novel Influenza A(H1N1)
Exclusions
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actuarial studies, PhilHealth recommends their inclusion
subject to approval of its Board of Directors:
• Fifth and subsequent normal obstetrical deliveries
• Non-prescription drugs and devices
• Alcohol abuse or dependency treatment
• Cosmetic surgery
• Optometric services
• Other cost-ineffective procedures as defined by Phil-
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Immediate Livelihood. Sources of subsistence income like the making and selling of local food delicacies in Barangay
Cuatro de Agosto, Mahaplag, Leyte is one of many livelihood areas being given priority by government. (Photo by VBPNT)
Micro enterprises and small businesses like the
making of brooms, home implements, and housewares usually
employ other individuals aside from the business proprietor and
his family. The sustained and immediate development of these
enterprises in the countryside have been the continuing interest
of the government since it helps lower unemployment and creates
revenue for local governments. Providing technology and skills
training and helping find wider markets for these products is one
of DTI’s main concerns. (VBPNT)

Editor Rex Rapi
editor@visayanbizpost.com
Monday, 26 May 2014 3Visayan Business Post
Topstories
Cebu CITOM
earns P6M
CEBU CITY –– The
city Public Information
Office here has reported
that Cebu City Traffic
Operations Management
(CITOM) operations
earned P6,021,780.00 this
March.
The earnings are part
of the city’s drive against
traffic violators who are
penalised as well as for
regular fees.
The fees included ad-
ministrative fines which
netted P1,380,680.00,
smoke belching:
P3,000.00, testing fees:
P130,050.00; travel line
fees P35,600.00, road
parking permit fees:
P15,800.00; motorcy-
cle for hire permit fee:
P75,600.00; motorcycle
for hire fine: P30,200.00;
trisikad fee: P114,500.00;
clamping fee –
P224,150.00; impound-
ing fee: P136,150.00;
towing fee: P19,500.00;
pay parking fee:
P3,560,260.00; jaywalk-
ing fee: P157,450.00; po-
lice report: P63,040.00;
bicycle registration
fee: P23,960.00; sticker
fee: P34,400.00; route
plate fee P1,750.00; and
driver’s/vehicle clear-
ance fee: P15,690.00. (GJ
Senados)
Guard robs
own mom
Security guard Mar-
lon Sumayang of Brgy.
Libertad, Ormoc alleg-
edly robbed at gunpoint
and in their own home
his own mother, Lourdes
Sumayang, 56, married
also a resident of Brgy.
Libertad. Cash money
amounting to P19,000
was allegedly taken by
the suspect who threat-
ened to shoot his own
mother if she refused to
hand over her money.
The suspect is being in-
vestigated by the local
police.
Tractor ‘dis-
appears’

A P45,000 farm trac-
tor just allegedly dis-
appeared according to
owner Vilma Challis
Borlasa, 28, resident of
Albuera, Leyte.
Police later recovered
the tractor as it was sold
for P1,000 to a Leonilo
Mingaw Jr, a tanod of
Brgy. Lao by cohorts Mi-
chael CapuyanPanaligan,
23, and Junray Capuyan
Ojaybar, 26, both resi-
dents of Brgy. Lilo-an.
The suspects are await-
ing indictment.
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Tourism down, ‘voluntourism’ up
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don’t have much work now.”,
Hinay said. However, church
leaders have been making eve-
ry effort to maintain the tra-
ditional Visita Iglesia (church
visits), where pilgrims visit
seven churches in the region
during the Holy Week. Make-
shift churches have been put
up in front of the rubble of
those churches destroyed by
the quake, in order to wel-
come visitors.
Msgr. Jeffrey Malanog, Dio-
cese of Tagbilaran vicar gener-
al, said the absence of church
structures did not mean that
people were unable to visit
seven churches during the
Holy Week.
In an ironic twist however,
Leyte, the region most severe-
ly damaged by the series of
natural disasters that afflicted
the Visayas at the end of 2013,
has actually seen a rise in visi-
tor numbers.
Huge international sym-
pathy in the wake of super
typhoon Yolanda has created
a new form of tourism, becom-
ing known as “Voluntourism.”
“We have never had this
much people from differ-
ent countries coming in,”
Tacloban City Vice Mayor
Jerry Yaokasin said. “They are
donating and at the same time,
they are helping.”
Income from international
humanitarian agencies and
“disaster tourists” is helping
Tacloban recover, not sim-
ply through their donations
and volunteer work, but also
by just being in the city and
spending their money.
Flights to Tacloban are fre-
quently full and much of the
street traffic consists of rental
cars used by the multitude
of humanitarian groups that
have based themselves in the
city.
The regional tourism office,
working in conjunction with a
local travel company, has been
quick to respond to the trend
and promote the ‘Voluntour-
ism’ idea. They are now offer-
ing tour packages that include
a city tour and visits to local
attractions, as well as the op-
portunity for volunteering
work.
“We came up with the idea
of harnessing the spirit of vol-
unteerism from people so that
when they come here, they
will not only volunteer but
they will also be able to enjoy
the sights and attractions of
our city and nearby munici-
palities,” said Antonio Cinco
Jr., a consultant of the regional
tourism office.
Hotels in the city are fully
booked, with the humanitar-
ian agencies having reserved
many rooms for months in ad-
vance. 25 of the city’s 50 ho-
tels have now reopened, and
two new hotels have had to
open early, in order to meet the
demand. “The hotel industry
here is the first industry that
helped revive the economy of
Tacloban,” said businessman
Oliver Cam, who owns Wel-
come Home Pensione.
The typhoon badly dam-
aged the 108-room Leyte Park
Resort Hotel, but it remained
open for business throughout.
After major rebuilding work,
73 rooms have now reopened.
“Most of our guests are
from international humanitar-
ian agencies,” said hotel opera-
tion manager Kester Cinco.
The regional tourism chief,
Karen Tiopes, said that for-
eigners currently occupied
around 60% of the 902 hotel
rooms available in Tacloban.
In Panay, party-going tour-
ists on the holiday island of
Boracay, were asked to keep
the noise down on Good Fri-
day. The municipal govern-
ment banned parties and loud
noise on the island over Good
Friday to give Catholics a
chance to reflect on the sig-
nificance of Holy Week.
“The policy has been en-
forced on Boracay for three
years now,” said Wilbec Gi-
leto of Club Paraw, one of the
busiest bars on the island. He
pointed out that Good Friday
is a “solemn day for Catholics
that should be respected.”
certificate from a govern-
ment depository bank on their
existing trust accounts.
The remaining funds will be
downloaded to local govern-
ments later as these are still
being processed by the De-
partment of Budget and Man-
agement.
Almost ninety-two percent
of the governance facilities in
150 municipalities of the four
provinces seriously damaged
by the super typhoon reported
total damage to their vital gov-
ernment infrastructures.
Reports submitted to DILG
showed some P853 million
worth of damage to partially
destroyed buildings.
In the recent releases of
funds, meanwhile, the prov-
ince of Eastern Samar will get
P100, 219,564 while Biliran
province is set to receive P19,
917,634.
Meanwhile, Western Samar
will receive P16,528,192, Iloilo
will get P78,829,195, the Prov-
ince of Aklan P27,006,079, and
Capiz will have P66,053,141.
Antique which was also af-
fected will get P24,877,150.
Among the priority pro-
jects being given focus are the
rehabilitation of basic service
facilities of local government
units that cannot be immedi-
ately repaired by the munici-
palities on their own because
of lack of available local funds.
Several municipalities are still
working to submit the DILG
requirements.
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Gov’t releases P802M
to Yolanda provinces
Philippine Coast Guard to inspect hotels, resorts for water safety
CEBU City – The Philip-
pine Coast Guard here has an-
nounced it will inspect resorts
and hotels in the region. The
random inspection will verify
compliance to water safety re-
quirements.
Philippine Coast Guard
(PCG) Central Visayas Com-
mander Neil Azcuna said that
PCG will start enforcing on
May 17 a government circu-
lar calling for the inspection
of resorts and hotels to see if
indeed these have set up nec-
essary water safety measures.
“Water safety includes the
presence of trained life guards
and life savers in the vicin-
ity of pools and beaches and
if they have the necessary life
saving equipment”, said Azcu-
na. “We will check if their life
guards are trained, and who
trained them,” added Azcuna.
Hotels and resorts must
have properly trained lifesav-
ers and, if found lacking, will
be given ample time to com-
ply. “Compliance is a must
here in Cebu specially that
most are coastal communities
frequented by domestic and
international tourists”, ex-
plained Commander Azcuna.
In a similar development,
the Naval Forces Central in
Central Visayas (Navforcen)
has announced that, along
with the PCG, they will con-
duct life saving trainings for
free to groups of at least 20
people. Navy Lt. James Reyes
said that proper training is
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Central Visayas
needed considering that there
are several misconceptions
when it comes to saving the
life of a drowning person.
Reyes said that part of this
training is making the lifesav-
er estimate the capacity of the
drowning victim, or else both
of them may die. “There are
some things that the public
needs to know and can only
be learned through training
from the right authorities”, Lt.
Reyes concluded.
Landslides. Road obstructions like this pile of wet mud, soil and rocks are common occurences
in the Abuyog-Mahaplag-Baybay road network of the Maharlika highway in Leyte whenever there is a
tropical depression or during heavy rains. The same happens along the Mahaplag-Agas-agas road lead-
ing to Sogod, Southern Leyte where rocks fall from the steep mountains flanking the national highway.
Motorists are advised by the Department of Public Works and Highways to take precautionary
speed limits, follow regular re-routing directions seriously, and avoid the danger of having to go through
roads where clearing operations and road repairs are being conducted by the agency to keep this high-
way always passable for travelers and cargoes alike. (Photo by VBPNT)
Lifeguard. A mother watches over her kids swimming in a pool.

Editor Andy Bevan
info@visayanbizpost.combusinessWeek
Hongkong compromise improves Philippine security rating
HONG KONG - Hong
Kong and the Philippines
have reached a compromise
over demands for an apology
from the Philippine’s Govern-
ment to the families of eight
tourists killed in a failed hos-
tage rescue attempt in 2010.
In a statement, Hong Kong
Chief Executive Leung Chun-
ying said “The Philippine gov-
ernment expresses its most
sorrowful regret and pro-
found sympathy, and extends
its most sincere condolences
for the pain and suffering of
the victims and their families.”
However, the statement
carefully avoided the word
“apology”, which had been
a longstanding demand of
the survivors and families
of the victims. President
Aquino had previously re-
sisted apologizing, due to
the legal implications of of-
fering a state apology for an
illegal act by one Filipino.
Manila Mayor and former
President, Joseph Estrada,
traveled to Hong Kong on
Tuesday to meet with officials
and the relatives of victims
to offer compensation and an
apology on behalf of Manila.
Mayor Estrada was ac-
companied by former Fi-
nance Secretary Jose Pardo
and Cabinet Secretary Jose
Rene Almendras, an aide
to President Aquino. The
Philippine police chief has
also written to the families.
The tourists were part of
a group taken hostage on
a Manila tour bus by a dis-
gruntled former police of-
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Manila is world’s 2nd best emerging city
MANILA – Manila has been
named as the 2nd best placed
of the world’s emerging cities,
to improve its global standing
in the next two decades, says
a study by US consultantsA.T.
Kearney Inc.
The Philippine capital was
second only to Indonesian
capital city, Jakarta.
“Two Southeast Asian cit-
ies, Jakarta and Manila, head
up the list of emerging cities
most likely to progress. Al-
though both cities are cur-
rently in the lower half of the
GCI on the dimension of busi-
ness activity, their rapid im-
provement on the ECO’s lead-
ing indicators would allow
them to reach the business
leaders faster than any other
low- or middle-income city in
the world except São Paulo,”
said A. T. Kearney’s report.
The report went on to say
that Manila “is bolstered by a
relatively sharp increase in hu-
man capital indicators, with
an especially notable improve-
ment in healthcare quality and
availability.”
The Philippines economy
has seen a dramatic growth
recently, second only the Chi-
nese economy in Asia. GDP
(Gross Domestic Product)
grew 7.2 percent in 2013, the
topping the government’s tar-
get of 6-7 percent.
A.T. Kearney’s Emerging
Cities Outlook studied cities
in low- and middle-income
countries, considering the lev-
els of business activity, human
capital and innovation, as in-
dicators to their ranking.
“Cities that wish to im-
prove or maintain their global
positioning must focus es-
pecially on strengthening
business activity and human
capital. As physical distances
become less relevant and
global competition intensifies,
cities in emerging economies
will increasingly jockey for
position with one another and
with cities in higher-income
countries,” A.T. Kearney said
in its report.
The Ethiopian capital Ad-
dis Ababa, placed third in the
ranking, with São Paulo in
Brazil and New Delhi in India
in fourth and fifth. The list of
top 10 emerging cities, was
completed by Rio de Janeiro,
Bogota, Mumbai, Nairobi, and
Kuala Lumpur.
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ficer. Manila police tried to
storm the bus, but eight Hong
Kong tourists were killed,
as well as the hostage taker.
Tse Chi-kin, the broth-
er of tour guide Masa Tse
who was killed in the inci-
dent, described the phrase
“sorrowful regret” as be-
ing “marginally acceptable.”
“It’s still an apology,” Es-
trada told reporters. “We feel
sorry for what happened.”
In return, Hong Kong has
agreed to lift the ‘black’ travel
rating against the Philippines,
which advised Hong Kong
travelers to “avoid all travel.”
TheratingplacedthePhilip-
pines in the same risk group as
Syria, a country currently be-
ing ravaged by an all-out civil
war. The threat level has now
been downgraded to an amber
alert which carries the lesser
warning of “exercise caution”.
Hong Kong tourism to
the Philippines had fallen
for a while after the killings,
though that was likely due to
shock over the incident itself,
rather than the travel alert.
By 2012, the number of
Hong Kong tourists to the
Philippines was almost
back to pre-incident levels.
Tourism Secretary Ramon
Jimenez said tourist numbers
from Hong Kong had been ris-
ingevenbeforetheblacktravel
alert was lifted. He noted that
Hong Kong is among the coun-
try’s top 10 tourist sources.
Referring to the number of
Hong Kong visitors, Secretary
Jimenez told reporters “Even
before the amber alert, and be-
foretheupgrade,itwasalready
growing slightly but of course
we didn’t want to flaunt it. It
will now grow a lot faster”.
Megawide gets Mactan International
Airport development contract
MANILA – The Megawide-
GMR consortium has signed
the concession agreement, for
the Mactan-Cebu Interna-
tional Airport development
project with the Department
of Transportation and Com-
munications (DOTC).
The 25-year concession
agreement was finalized after
Megawide-GMR completed
all the post-award require-
ments, including a payment
of P16.1 billion to the Mactan-
Cebu International Airport
Authority (MCIAA), which
included a P14.4 billion pre-
mium payment and P1.7 bil-
lion in taxes.
Megawide chairman and
CEO Michael Cosiquien said
that Megawide-GMR had
funded 30% of the payment,
while a loan from BDO Uni-
bank made up the remaining
70%.
With Megawide-GMR
emerging as the winning
bidders for the project last
December, MCIAA will turn
over the operation and main-
tenance of the airport to the
consortium within the next
six months, or by October
2014.
Cosiquien said Megawide-
GMR will invest P17.5 bil-
lion in a new passenger ter-
minal building, construction
of which will begin in early
2015, to be completed by Jan-
uary 2018.
“The existing terminal will
remain, as a renovated do-
mestic terminal from January
2019, with the new terminal
dedicated to international
flights”, Consequien added.
The DOTC said the signing
of the contract had followed
the expiration of the 15-day
deadline for any 3rd parties to
file a motion for reconsidera-
tion, contesting the award.
The DOTC said there had
been no temporary restrain-
ing order issued from the Su-
preme Court, preventing the
project from proceeding.
The Megawide-GMR con-
sortium submitted the high-
est bid of P14.404 billion for
the public-private partner-
ship (PPP) project in Decem-
ber 2013, beating the Filin-
vest-Changi consortium’s bid
of P13.999 billion, into second
place.
The awarding of the PPP
project had been held up for
several months, as Filinvest
had attempted to get the
Megawide-GMR consortium
disqualified from the process.
The VBP Manila News Team
Manila
NEW TERMINAL= for International Flights. Megawide-GMR’s design for the new Mactan-Cebu
International Airport. (Courtesy of Megawide-GMR)
Dare to be cool.

Editor Regie Gratones
info@visayanbizpost.com
Localindustry
SAN VICENTE, Mahaplag -- At 45 years old, Gen-
na Cabalo has gone through almost all the rigors of life:
she married early, worked for a long time as a saleslady,
survived an operation, and lived to succeed where most
would easily start but fail: operating a roadside ‘bahay-
kubo’ sari-sari store.
Genna’s Store started with a mere P1,000.00 worth
of start-up capital which she and her husband, Toto, used
first to sell gasoline, diesel and kerosene in soft drink bot-
tles along the highway. The loan was from Ongay Felipa,
her husband’s grandmother.
After only a year of selling fuel products, the couple
took a ‘business risk’ and accepted money worth P3,000.00
from a loan shark. This small amount they used to buy
and sell some basic groceries starting with canned goods,
candies, noodles, ‘tuba’, candles, matches, and soft drinks.
The couple did not have any other source of income other
than Toto getting irregular work as a carpenter and con-
struction worker.
“To succeed with a sari-sari located in an area where
sari-sari stores are a cottage industry of sorts you need to
wake up early to open your store ahead of the competi-
tion”, said Genna. This the couple did. At 4:00 o’clock in
the morning, the couple would already be up and about
their small business, with Genna still having to cook
breakfast for their two small children who would later
walk to school.
As the years passed, the couple had to endure so
many types of customers -- some taking out small “vale’s”
that would never be paid for, usually by relatives and
friends living nearby. ‘Utang lipay, bayad likay’, as Toto
would put it.
Still they make it a point to do their store duties with
a happy disposition. “Whatever your personal problems,
always smile to your customers and treat them nicely so
that they will feel good about buying your goods”, said
Toto. “The sari-sari store operator will do well stretching
his patience even to those who have not paid their dues”,
adds Genna.
“The other secret in operating a sari-sari store is al-
ways getting new stocks and not placing too much “pa-
tong” (profit margin) on your goods”, explains Genna.
Here is the universal wisdom usually advised that
successful small business entrepreneurs like Toto and
Genna subscribe to: be happy with whatever work you
do, be industrious, be patient, and persevere.
Most of all “pray and give time to Daddy God, share
blessings to the church through offerings”, said Genna.
Through their small sari-sari store, Genna and Toto
have been able to send their daughter through college, Jon-
amel, who graduated with honors and a degree in Chemi-
cal Engineering. Their youngest son, Janel, will enter col-
lege with a scholarship from the Department Of Science
and Technology (DOST).
Succeeding with a Sari-sari Store
Business Sense
By Jean Mamaspas
VBP Leyte
Ormoc reports P2B agriculture loss to Yolanda
ORMOC CITY -- Depart-
ment of agriculture officer in
charge Dante Alvarico of Or-
moc City has disclosed that
the city’s agriculture sector
lost P2.069 billion to typhoon
Yolanda.
Alvarico said that the city’s
industrial crops like abaca,
coconut and sugarcane were
damaged but most badly hit
was the coconut industry
which suffered 90% in terms
of coconut trees felled.
According to the city’s
agriculturist, very minimal
copra can be expected in the
next 5 to 7 years. Production
of the local coco wine known
as “tuba” will be severely af-
fected together with other
commercial products sourced
from coconuts.
“Experts are now saying
that the newly planted coco-
nut trees would start bearing
its fruits after 7 years, so that’s
a very long time for the resto-
ration of the coconuts alone
here in the city” Mr. Alvarico
said.
Meanwhile, Alvaricio add-
ed that the city’s rice industry
also suffered 70% damage. As
of now, the city’s rice suffi-
ciency is around 90% with the
remaining 10% being current-
ly sourced out from provinces
in Mindanao.
Leyte was one of Cebu’s top
sources of rice. Cebu is now
buying its rice from provinces
in Mindanao, spiking the price
of rice in Cebu City.
Alvarico explained that too
much water during the ty-
phoon also damaged most of
the city’s rice plantations, irri-
gation canals, and agricultural
infrastructure so that Ormoc
will not be able to substan-
tially supply its own rice in
the next several months.
Meanwhile, Alvarico dis-
closed to Visayan Business
Post that the city’s pineapple
industry suffered an estimated
P1 Billion worth of typhoon-
related losses based on statis-
tics provided by Sal’s High-
lands Pineapples, the city’s
premier pineapple plantation
corporation.
The pineapple business’
management forecasted that
it will take at least two years
to recover from these losses.
The corporation is trying to
save 80% of its existing pro-
duction.
Everyone, even the small
farmers have lost so much in
the area so “expect that the
price of food here in Ormoc
will be higher these days”, said
Mr. Alvarico.
Alvarico, however, told
VBP that although the sugar-
cane industry suffered 30% in
terms of its production, the
city is hoping that the next
cropping will provide more
sugar cane.
Due to the heavy damage
to crops in the city, the city
official warned that even if
its agricultural status is still
holding between 90-100% in
sufficiency, with the changes
of climate, the city’s agricul-
ture sector will be struggling
to cope with the supply needs
of the city in the next coming
months.
“So the challenge for the
people in the agricultural sec-
tor in our area is to fully re-
store the city’s crops within
a short amount of time. Rice,
corn and vegetables is cur-
rently being given first focus
by the local government”, Al-
varico concluded.
By John Alfred Kabalican
Staffwriter, VBP Leyte
Summer Harvest. Rice
farmers near Baybay City in
the Province of Leyte take ad-
vantage of fair weather, gather-
ing this summer’s rice harvest.
The present produce is the first
in this rain-fed farm which was
re-planted after super typhoon
Haiyan destroyed most of the
crops of the previous season.
Rice farmers in this area are
hoping that they will get a bet-
ter harvest next season as pro-
ceeds from this gathering will
go to the rising tuition fees of
their college students. Gov-
ernment is pushing for food
sustainability in all areas af-
fected by typhoon Yolanda with
various agriculture programs
that include distribution of rice
seeds. Photo by VBPNT
Dried fish. A local staple that goes daily with rice into most
average families in the Waray region. The local dried fish industry
is steadily recovering in Leyte. Photo by VBPNT
Publishing. The Visayan Business Post breaks into the publishing scene
in Southern Leyte with its strategy of direct circulation. The national newspa-
per from Eastern Visayas has a policy of first breaking Visayas’ countryside
news with its strong presence in the internet through visayanbizpost.com, its
facebook and twitter accounts. (Right) Maasin City mayor Maloney L. Samaco
pores into the Business Week section of the Business Post. He welcomed and
congratulated Visayan Business Post Publishing for spreading its news circula-
tion into Maasin City and the South Leyte areas. Photo by VBPNT

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NIA, DENR forges accord
Ormoc city shoot-
out kills 3, wound 5
By John Alfred Kabalican
VBP Leyte
ORMOC, Leyte – A
morning police anti-drug
enforcement ‘buy-bust’
operation here turned
deadly after four suspects
involved in the trafficking
of illegal substances shot
it out with government op-
eratives.
Suspected drug pusher
Sim Serrano immediately
died when he and his three
other companions armed
with high caliber pistols
and a sub-machine gun
indiscriminately fired at
a crowd watching a lo-
cal cockfight in Barangay
Tambulilid. The suspects
were trying to evade gov-
ernment authorities con-
ducting the entrapment
operation. But Serrano and
his cohorts pulled out their
guns fired at pursuing po-
lice, starting the shootout.
Chief Inspector Edgardo
Encina of the Ormoc City
Police Office (PCPO) and
Senior Inspector Pedrera
Rebato of the Philippine
Drug Enforcement Agency
(PDEA) said they were
forced to fire back on the
suspects to protect them-
selves and the crowd hang-
ing around the area where
an illegal cockfight was also
being conducted.
A local dentist, Jay Movil-
la and one Wilfredo Alberto
who happened to be in the
scene were hit by stray bul-
lets. Both died on the spot.
RodulfoVillar, 62; Alex Oli-
veras, 40; Melodia Mangu-
bat, 32; and Joey Liporada,
of legal age, all residents
of Ormoc City were also
wounded in the firefight
and were rushed to the Or-
moc Doctor’s Hospital to be
treated.
Recovered from the
scene of the shootout were
P500.00 in cash, one plastic
sachet of methamphetamine
hydrochloride or “shabu”,
nine pieces of empty plastic
sachets that the suspects
were using to repack the il-
legal drugs, one .45 caliber
pistol, one magazine, two
pieces of live ammunition,
and three pieces of empty
shells from a .45 caliber pis-
tol. A .38 caliber revolver
loaded with three pieces of
live ammunition was also
found by the police, osten-
sibly left by the fleeing sus-
pects.
Muslim leader cautions Philippine Military
MANILA - Ghadzali Jaafar,
a leader of the largest Muslim
rebel group urged the Philip-
pine military to take precau-
tions on Monday after fight-
ing, in which 20 people were
killed, threatened the stabil-
ity of the peace accord signed
with Malacañan on March
27th.
The vice chairman for po-
litical affairs of the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front
(MILF), which signed the ac-
cord, called for an investiga-
tion into the clashes last week
on the island of Basilan.
The head of the armed forc-
es, General Emmanuel Bau-
tista, denied the claim that
his men had targeted MILF
members and said the troops
were hunting rival Abu Sayyaf
insurgents, who were not
involved in the peace agree-
ment.
The MILF peace treaty,
signed in the hope of ending
the 45 year old conflict, re-
mains unstable as other insur-
gent groups, particularly Abu
Sayyaf, an organisation on the
US anti-terrorist blacklist,
continue to inflict armed at-
tacks on the army.
“Both parties must know
what happened. This mistake
must be remedied, so it will
not again happen,” Jaafar told
reporters. “My message to the
military is: ‘Please do not dis-
turb the honeymoon between
the MILF and Malacañang,’”
he added.
It is believed that 18 Muslim
rebels died in the shoot-out
near the town of Tipo-tipo on
Basilan, an island known as a
Muslim militant stronghold.
Jaafar accepted that only four
of those killed were MILF
members, whilst the remain-
der were Abu Sayyaf fighters.
“I think it was intentional,
but I don’t know if they know
By The VBP News Team
Leyte
that they were attacking the
MILF,” Jaafar said. “Why at-
tack the MILF at this point in
time?”
Bautista responded that the
military consulted MILF lead-
ers in the area before engaging
the Abu Sayyaf Group.
“There was no participa-
tion of MILF forces in the
encounter,” he said, though
he acknowledged that “indi-
vidual members” of the MILF,
with possible family links to
Abu Sayyaf, had become in-
volved in the fighting.
“The MILF should deal
with them,” Bautista con-
cluded.
Because life is clear.
Cash for Work.
Community citizens affected
by the super typhoon Haiyan
(Yolanda) in Barangay Pobla-
cion municipality of Mahap-
lag, Leyte, perform gardening
work on a patch of land. They
would be given at least P260
per day of 8-hour work. The
funds for the program come
from the Department of Social
Welfare and Development as
part of efforts to help victims of
the typhoon. The community
garden the workers work on
will become their own source
of vegetables come harvest
time. The cash-for-work pro-
gram is replicated in all the
municipalities affected by the
typhoon. Photo by VBPNT
The accord called “Water-
shed Resource Management
Agreement for JRMP-II” saw
the assignment of nine af-
fected barangays in Calinog
to NIA 6 which will be re-
sponsible in propagating the
watershed areas of barangays
with Certificate of Ancestral
Domain Title or CADT.
DENR meanwhile will take
care of the rest including oth-
er barangays situated in the
so called Panay Watershed
Divide. The agreement seeks
to further ensure sustainable
water supply for irrigation in
the region through the Jalaur
River Management Project II
which is being implemented
by NIA.
DENR Regional Executive
Director Jim O Sampulna said
that a forthcoming P500 mil-
lion Forest Management Pro-
ject fund from the Japan Inter-
national Cooperation Agency
(JICA) would be very timely
for the Jalaur River Manage-
ment Project.
In a related development,
the Armed Forces of the Phil-
ippines and the Philippine Na-
tional Police stated their com-
mitment to ensure peace and
order as the project begins to
be project implemented.
AFP and PNP will ensure
the safety and security of
JRMP-II working personnel
and equipment. BGen. Arnold
M. Quiapo in a statement said
that the 301st Infantry Brigade
is fully behind JRMP-II as it is
a vital project for social devel-
opment.
The project’s detailed engi-
neering is on its final stages,
being revalidated by Korean
consultants and their Filipino
counterparts. Three dams
will be built in Calinog, Il-
oilo. These are the Jalaur High
Dam, Jalaur After Bay Dam.
and Alibunan Catch dam.
The design engineering for
JRMP-II embodies a set of
NIA requirements with cur-
rent innovations in the field
of water resources develop-
ment. It also gives relevance
to issues and developments on
climate change. The project is
a development program of the
Aquino administration with
Senator Franklin Drilon help-
ing the project push through.
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be sufficient to protect the in-
creasing volumes of personal
data we have stored in the
cloud.
But what if we could make
use of a device most of us carry
with us everywhere to act as
a secondary key? A key that
could prevent someone from
logging into your account
with a stolen password, un-
less they also had physical ac-
cess to this key?
I refer to the humble mobile
phone.
Most of the main internet
service providers – Google,
Facebook, Dropbox, PayPal
etc. all provide a little publi-
cised, secondary key option,
known as two-factor authen-
tication. Using two-factor,
a code number is sent by the
service provider to a regis-
tered mobile phone number,
or generated by an app, when-
ever a new device logs into a
protected account. This way,
It makes my heart bleed!
The Heartbleed bug exploit
and a series of high profile
hacking attacks over the last
year or so, have highlighted
the fact that the more we
make use of internet based
storage for our personal in-
formation, the greater the risk
we take.
Hackers are now making
use of highly sophisticated
techniques to bypass, steal
or guess our passwords. Even
without stealing passwords
through exploits like Heart-
bleed, hackers can use power-
ful computers to launch brute
force password attacks, which
can break even strong pass-
words, in a relatively short
space of time. These attacks
throw millions of password
combinations per second at
the intended target, until they
eventually guess the right one.
The fact is that we are now
entering an age when pass-
words alone are not going to
even if a hacker had access to
your password, they could not
log into your account, with-
out also being able to enter
the code number displayed on
your mobile phone.
There is some inconven-
ience trade off against secu-
rity, of course. You won’t be
able to access your account
from a new device, unless you
have your phone with you. If
you lose your phone, you’ll
only be able to access your
account from a previously
authorised device, before you
can update the two-factor set-
tings. However, for the extra
security offered, I think the
pros far outweigh the cons.
Although no system will
ever be 100% secure, it’s a fact
of life that we are all going to
have to take additional pre-
cautions with our data secu-
rity, if we are to avoid falling
victim to the darker side of the
internet.
Gizmo101By Andy Bevan
Business Editor & Web Administrator
Recipients of clothes, toys, shoes and medical help from Frimley Park Hospital Foundation Trust
happily receive their gifts. The boxes of donations were gathered and sent by compassionate staff of
the FPH Emergency Department in Southern England . (Photos by Rapunzel Adams, MD)
Tacloban EVRMC through pedia-
trician Dr. Rapunzel Adams distrib-
uted goods from the FPH. They
thanked the donors for these very
needed help for poor victims of su-
per typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).
Mercy help from Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey, UK
The VATICAN -- In an emo-
tional and faithful moment for
the Catholic Church and its
followers around the world,
a crowd estimated at more
than one million thronged St.
Peter’s Square and the sur-
rounding area to witness the
declaration of two 20th centu-
ry Catholic giants, Pope John
Paul II and Pope John XXIII,
as saints.
Pope Francis presided over
the massive canonization cer-
emony, joined by his prede-
cessor, the retired 87-year-old
Benedict XVI, leading the Ital-
ian press to dub the day the
“Festival of Four Popes.”
Both were historic firsts.
Two popes have never before
been declared saints in the
same ceremony, and two liv-
ing popes have never before
been on hand for the event.
The canonization was the
largest public gathering in
Rome since the funeral of
John Paul II in April 2005. In
his remarks during the Mass,
Pope Francis praised the two
new saints. “These were two
men of courage, filled with the
boldness of the Holy Spirit,
and they bore witness before
the Church and the world to
God’s goodness and mercy,”
Francis said.
Pope John XXIII, known in
his day as “Good Pope John,”
is remembered above all for
convening the Second Vati-
can Council (1962-65), which
launched the Catholic Church
on a course of reform. Francis
today described Pope John as
a “pastor” and a “servant lead-
er,” calling him “the pope of
openness to the Holy Spirit.”
John Paul II, the most trav-
elled pope in history and the
third longest-serving pontiff
of all time, left behind an enor-
mous legacy, including his role
in the collapse of Communism
and his outreach to both other
Christians and the follow-
ers of other faiths. Francis
described John Paul II as the
“pope of the family,” refer-
ring to the special concern the
Polish pontiff had for young
people and family life. Among
other things, John Paul II
founded World Youth Day,
a gathering staged every two
or three years that routinely
draws crowds in excess of a
million people, becoming the
Olympic Games of the Catho-
lic Church.
The family is also a point
of emphasis for Francis, who
will convene a global summit
of bishops in October devoted
to issues related to the family.
Today is “Divine Mercy
Sunday,” an observance placed
on the Church’s calendar by
Pope John Paul II intended to
foster devotion to the mercy
of Christ. Francis, who has
made mercy a cornerstone of
his own papacy, prayed that
the two new pope-saints will
help Catholics “to enter ever
more deeply into the mystery
of divine mercy, which always
hopes and always forgives, be-
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cause it always loves.”
As part of the canonization
ceremony, a Vatican official
asked three times that Fran-
cis name his two predecessors
as saints. Francis then read a
Latin formula officially “de-
claring and defining” that the
two men have been enrolled
as saints and can now be ven-
erated by Catholics all around
the world.
As part of the canoniza-
tion rite, relics of each of the
new saints were presented to
the pope. In the case of John
Paul II the relic was a vial of
the late pontiff’s blood, while
for John XXIII it was a piece
of skin removed at the time
of his beatification, the final
stage before sainthood, in
2000.
Catholic teaching holds
that a canonization is among
the rare occasions when a
pope utilizes his infallible
authority, definitively assert-
ing that the new saints are in
Heaven.
The global resonance of to-
day’s ceremony was reflected
in the VIP turnout. Dignitar-
ies on hand included twenty
four heads of state and ten
heads of government, with
official delegations from 122
nations.
The United States was rep-
resented by a three-member
delegation led by John Po-
desta, a former White House
Chief of Staff in the Clinton
administration and now a
special advisor to President
Barack Obama.
Italian authorities fielded
some 13,000 security person-
nel, while the Vatican said
the Mass itself involved more
than 130 cardinals, 1,000 bish-
ops and 6,000 priests from
around the world. Italian me-
dia outlets quoted Roman offi-
cials as saying that more than
5,000 buses carrying pilgrims
arrived in the city in the days
before the event.
John XXIII and John Paul II
join the subset of popes who
have become saints, a total of
80 out of 268 pontiffs recog-
nized by Catholic tradition,
though just seven others have
been canonized in the last
1,000 years.
Popes John Paul II and John XXIII are canonized
World headlinesEditor Nicola Christeen Bevan
Canonization. Millions around the world and in Rome witness the rare canonization of two former pontiffs Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII (above) as
official saints to be venerated for their exemplary lives and unquestionable faith.

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prior written permission.
Senate President Franklin Drilon is
silently working for his country, un-
mindful of politicians who have fallen
upon themselves to appease business
or the current president. His programs
are reaching into the future to give bal-
ance between business development and
social needs. Recently, he filed a bill to
require all cigarette manufacturers to put
graphic pictures of Cancer eating up on
human life in their cigarette packing.
The bill is unprecedented. Drilon has
done his homework, making sure that
the idea of pictures of the dreaded effects
of cancer caused by long term smoking
would send the message clear to present
and would-be smokers. Philippine sta-
tistics on early smoking has shown ea-
ger starters in very young ages. Mostly
from rural and urban poor settings,
these children do not really understand
what they are getting into.
It is anathema to put the deadly ef-
fects of one’s products on individu-
als along with the label that says “it’s
smooth and sassy”. That is business su-
icide, if level headed business analysts
may argue. But cigarette manufactur-
ers must admit that they have a deeper
social responsibility to help smokers
make an intelligent decision about go-
ing on with or quitting the habit of
smoking. It does not matter that taxes
have increased in a measured response
against financial gains from ciga-
rette sales to smokers.
It is therefore for statesmen
like the good senator to determine
whether this bill would pass. But
it is a lucid manner of looking at a
problem straightforwardly. The
physical, psychological and social
effects of smoking cigarettes have
been the subject of positive study
towards eliminating its negative in-
fluence on individuals.
Perhaps, only Sen. Frank Drilon
understands this.
A statesman
Opinion
Obama, Aquino and the
Usual Suspects
US President Obama attended a state dinner re-
cently, with President Benigno Aquino and a cast of
characters that would have graced the finest Holly-
wood thriller.
Two ex-presidents (one, a convicted plunderer), a
dictator’s son, a martial law enforcer and a serial mili-
tary coup plotter were amongst those on the guest list.
President Obama paid tribute to Aquino’s father,
Ninoy, who “offered his life so that the nation might be
free” referring to the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos,
ousted by the People Power Revolution in 1986. Seated
nearby was the dead dictator’s son, Senator Ferdinand
“Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
Also in attendance was Senator Juan Ponce Enrile,
infamous for being the Marcos family’s enforcer. Enrile
is currently being prosecuted for his alleged involve-
ment in a plot to steal billions in “pork barrel” funds.
Marcos Jr. is also being investigated by the Office of the
Ombudsman for an alleged part in the same crime.
Obama praised Aquino, saying, “you bear the scars
of those who would have taken this nation backwards,”
referring to the bullet wounds Aquino suffered during
a coup attempt in 1987. The revolt was led by another
of the dinner guests, Senator Gringo Honasan, the mas-
termind of many bloody military uprisings. Obama also
greeted former President Fidel Ramos, who pardoned
Honasan for the coup attempt in which President
Aquino was shot! The coups were attempts to install
Juan Ponce Enrile as president.
The guests were joined by another former presi-
dent, Joseph Estrada, who was thrown out of office by
a second People Power revolution in 2001 and invited
back to Malacañang for the first time since. Estrada,
now the elected Mayor of Manila, was tried and sen-
tenced to 30 years for plunder, though pardoned by
another ex-president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Un-
fortunately, Ms Arroyo had to decline her dinner invi-
tation, as she’s been under hospital arrest since 2010,
herself charged with the crime of plunder.
Perhaps not surprisingly, President Obama avoided
further comment on Philippines politics in his speech,
preferring to concentrate on their other shared inter-
ests. “There is our mutual obsession with basketball,
there is our mutual admiration for Manny Pacquiao,
even if sometimes he’s fighting against Americans and
it doesn’t turn out the way we’d like,” he said. Pacquiao
was not present at the dinner.
Entertainment was provided by local artists and
three cabinet members –– Budget Secretary Florencio
Abad, Cabinet Secretary Jose Rene Almendras and Pub-
lic Works Secretary Rogelio Singson. The trio played
one of Obama’s favourite songs –– Marvin Gaye’s 1971
classic “What’s Going On?”. The irony was lost on
many.
“Corruption breeds equal corruption”
is a saying lost to history as despicable
men teach their own bloods how to per-
fect the art of stealing.
It starts from men who feed their chil-
dren the result of their own unlawful
pursuits, their young flesh ingesting the
bile evil of thievery. And so it becomes
natural for those who benefit from sto-
len effects to have to justify the benefit of
having money, things, or privileges borne
out of irregular transactions.
The case of Janet Napoles’ daughter,
spoiled to the bones by the luxury of
alleged stolen opulence, is an example
of how society has condoned, by not
questioning, the lifestyle of offspring of
the privileged even if they live far away
from the scene of their parent’s crime.
There seems to be a psychological ap-
proval of the children not becoming
part of the parties who are held to ac-
count for public malfeasance even if
they directly subscribe to the benefits
of their crime.
Slowly, when the children mature,
their propensity to enjoy riches they
did not work for convince them about
the regularity of illegal public or private
trade. Their immoderate greed become
common, acknowledged for the imme-
diate maintenance of gratifying high
profile status.
In many ways, the existence of crime
and political dynasties is connected
to the neutral effect of kingpins and
oligarchs continuously uploading the
secrets of legal thievery to their own
issues. It happens that “only family
can be trusted” in the crude words
of the Sicilian omerta. The beans
are not spilled in equal terms by a
non-family member turning state
witness. In a practical sense, it is
easier to trust your own blood not
because “blood is thicker than wa-
ter” but because human weakness
is earlier identified when you meet
a person daily and live with him as
family.
Because children usually follow
their parents to whatever ends, it
is basic mathematics to have them
easily adjust to the nature of com-
fortable lifestyles but it should be
associated with hard and honest
work. After all, it is the obligation
of parents to give their children the
utmost ease of growth.
Corrupt children
The truth in perspective.
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When super typhoon Haiyan struck
our community in Tacloban, Leyte, we
learned to value life all the more, its sim-
ple pleasures, lessons, even its failures.
The devastation caused by Haiyan was
unimaginable. One couldn’t dare fathom
what victims went through on the early
morning of November 8, 2013. Precious
lives, homes, and livelihood vanished af-
ter four gritting hours as strong, heavy
winds whipped the place.
No one knew how the tragedy would
change the future. It was like a long si-
lent pause to everyone’s life and a slow
motion towards the end. To the people
who experienced it, and to those indi-
rectly affected but suffered just the same,
our lives and perspectives will never be
the same again.
When international news picked up
the extent of Haiyan’s wrath, help from
around the globe started pouring in.
Nature has it that when a catastrophe
strikes a person’s life, someone from
somewhere would be most willing to
help. While the city was in total chaos,
many countries did not stand silent.
We realised that the world was not as
evil as we think. There is still love and,
more importantly, compassion. Big and
small, voluntary help was needed and
nothing beats the invincible spirit of
working together for a common cause.
FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL FOUN-
DATION TRUST in the south of Eng-
land and one of the best hospitals in the
whole of Surrey, showed its unwavering
support, working hand in hand with the
Filipino community. It’s Emergency
Department have done a magnificent
job in collecting boxes of clothes, toys,
shoes and medical equipment shipped
directly to Tacloban, successfully dis-
tributed to where these were needed at
the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical
Center in Tacloban through paediatric
doctor Rapunzel Adams. The smiles of
With a little help from our friends
all those who received your help
were priceless. “Salamat, Frimley
Park!” (thank you, Frimley Park!) is
all they could say.
Rebuilding Tacloban and neigh-
bouring towns equally affected will
not be easy. Months after the trag-
edy, many people remain homeless,
displaced with nothing to call their
home. Many things are needed: hy-
giene items like toothpaste, soap,
toothbrush, and underwear are
what people cry for. Since prices
of daily commodities have shot up,
these basic needs have become a
luxury to the poor.
It is difficult to say when things
will get better. Others have re-
covered, but a lot are still trying
to pick up the pieces of their lives
and dreams. Nevertheless, no mat-
ter how hard the problem is, while
there is life, there is always hope;
especially when there is a little
help from our friends.
By Joy Martin
Columnist, VBP London
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By Guillermo Lopez
Columnist, VBP, Leyte
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The Gospel this Week
Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19
“Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we
place our trust in you.”
Reading: Jesus calmed the fears of His
apostles regarding their future. It is assured
since they have a room prepared already for
them in His Father’s house. If they believe
in Jesus they will not get lost on their way
to the Father nor will they feel a stranger be-
fore Him when the time comes. They who
have seen, heard and touched the Lord have
already seen, heard and touched the Father
because of the deep intimacy of the Son to
the Father.
Reflection: Many of us cannot help wor-
rying about the future. Time sometimes
terrorizes us. But with Jesus, time ceases
to intimidate because He promises a glori-
ous future for those who believe. It is only
a matter of attitude on our part whether we
hold firmly to this promise or doubt it. In
the end, it is we who are the author of the
We live and pass by His amazing grace.
God is Good!
wrappers are put in the bins
provided.
Invest in good quality toy
boxes for each child (visit
reputable home ware stores
for ideas) and make each one
of them responsible for put-
ting away their own things.
This will give them a sense of
achievement when the task is
done.
If your kids are old enough
to tidy their own bedroom
unsupervised, then leave
them to do it! It may not be
to the same standard than if
you were to do it yourself, but
practise makes perfect and it
is the effort that counts!
Regularly following a rou-
tine will develop good or-
ganisational habits in your
children. Be sure to let them
know that you appreciate
their help.
2. Look around the house
and decide what is essential
and what’s not. Ask yourself
if you really need to keep that
juicer you bought in the sale
three years ago, only to be
used once and now just gath-
ering dust on top of the fridge!
Some people often buy
things on impulse only to find
that the super duper, top of
the range gadget they were
led to believe would be a prac-
tical addition to the kitchen
collection, actually cost a lot
in electricity to run!
3. How easy can you find
what you’re looking for when
you open the cabinets in your
kitchen? Are the glasses kept
with the cereal bowls and the
coffee cups with the dinner
plates? Consider changing
them around. Organising your
kitchenware and utensils in a
practical way saves time for
everyone and minimises ac-
cidents around the home. For
example, from a glass being
knocked over when you try
to reach a soup bowl from be-
hind it!
4. Check your wardrobe
and shoe cabinet. Again ask
yourself the last time you
wore each item of clothing
or shoes. If you haven’t worn
them in a year then chances
are you never will again. So
Nothing is more calming
and appeasing than to return
to a tidy home after a hectic,
stressful workday. A tidy
home promotes a positive and
active environment. It helps
us to think more clearly and
can ease emotional and psy-
chological stress.
A ‘little’ clutter is consid-
ered normal in most house-
hold everyday life, especially
if there are young children
around. But when left to ac-
cumulate or take up valuable
family space it could affect
your psyche.
When the clutter reaches a
certain point, it’s not the mess
that becomes the issue but the
impact the mess has on all the
people living with it.
For example, children are
embarrassed to bring their
friends around, and can carry
their messy habits into adult-
hood. Similarly, Mom starts
to resent the rest of the fam-
ily for not helping her enough
around the house.
The good news especially
for us Moms is that keeping
our house tidy need not be a
stressful and huge undertak-
ing.
The key is simple: good or-
ganisation and delegation. Do
not hesitate to ask your hus-
band or partner to help out.
Most men really ‘don’t mind’
sharing the household chores
if we ask them nicely. But we
do need to ask them as “they
can’t read minds”, so I’m told!
Here are some helpful tips
on how decluttering could be
best achieved:
1. Recruit your children
to help by giving them a ba-
sic cleaning & tidying rou-
tine. For example: Ask your
children to ensure that their
books, toys and gadgets are
put away before bedtime
and that any biscuit or candy
Declutter your home
let them go! Find them a new
home by donating to friends or
relatives.
5. The bathroom is
always the place most people
hate to clean and declutter.
But if you know what you
need to do and establish a reg-
ular cleaning routine then it
shouldn’t be the most dreaded
chore in the household.
Start by emptying the bins
and discard empty tube of
toothpaste or mouthwash
bottles. Check the medicine
cabinet; discard safely any
medicines that have expired.
Go through your make up, hair
accessories, perfumes and co-
lognes and again throw away
what you no longer need or
use, or better still donate.
If this is the first time you
will be doing a major declut-
ter job, then planning is es-
sential before you undertake
this activity. Set aside a whole
weekend at least and involve
the whole family! Be clear on
what you want to achieve; set
each member a specific task
that they can concentrate on.
Prepare a check list and tick it
off for every task that is com-
pleted.
By Beth Bevan
Home Affairs
LifestyleMenu
misery or the joy of our living. Some people
might attack our Christian optimism accus-
ing us of clinging to an illusion or false hope,
but what have they as an alternative? Their
claim to an alternative meaningful life still
demands an act of faith on those who follow
it.
And so between the two messiahs or mul-
tiple messiahs that present different visions
of life, whom do we choose? May our faith
be strong enough to believe that Jesus’ vi-
sion for us is the best portion among the lot.
Response: Making an act of faith in Jesus
tends to be mechanical sometimes without
our awareness or the full participation of
our being. It would be good to pause today
and make a sincere proclamation of our faith
in Jesus, relishing every word, allowing it to
penetrate our whole being so much so that
we can stand for that act of faith no matter
what the world will say for or against it.
at Barton Wilmore Planning
& Design, Beth Bevan’s col-
leagues at Farnborough Col-
lege of Technology (School of
Applied and Health Sciences),
the friends of Nicola Christeen
Bevan, and the friends and
family of former VFV volun-
teers Grace Scott and Jasel
Burroughs of the United King-
dom.
The VFV Director told
Visayan Business Post during
her interview that the founda-
tion continues to tend to the
families of victims of super
typhoon Haiyan who to date
have not been able to find relo-
cation yet. She said that most-
Helena Claire ‘Wim-wim’
Canayong, veteran director of
the Volunteer for the Visay-
ans met with the VBP News
Team recently to receive for
the foundation some boxes of
assorted children and teen-age
clothes and footwear from be-
nevolent donors in the United
Kingdom.
Director Canayong in-
spected the boxes containing
the donated items with mem-
bers of the VFV and thanked
the colleagues of Andy Bevan
ly affected are children who
still need to adjust to their
post-typhoon situation.
“Some of the neglected
but important items that the
victims need are personal hy-
giene items like toothbrushes,
toothpaste, bathing soap, and
underwear”, said Canayong
who is working with other
VFV volunteers to provide
these items to the refugees.
Donor Nicola Christeen
Bevan sought the donations
in the United Kingdom for
the VFV having been a VFV
volunteer herself who was in
the Visayas when the super
typhoon struck.
By The VBP News Team
Tacloban, Leyte
PhilippineVolunteerfortheVisayansthankUKdonors
Make it fun
Doing household chores
shouldn’t be a boring process.
Put some music on. Prepare
the family’s favourite snack
and drinks to have at break
time. And when everything
is done and your house finally
looks light and airy, it’s time
to celebrate! Treat yourselves
to a nice take out or, better
still, take the family out for
a nice meal in your favourite
restaurant.
Regular de-cluttering
around your home can really
have a therapeutic effect on
you and the people around
you. Cleanliness at home
teaches clarity of thoughts
and basic responsibility at
every turn.
However, note that clut-
ter comes in many ways and
manifestations. Cluttered fi-
nances, relationships, work
space, emails, to name a few.
But these are topics for an-
other day!
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Volunteer for the Visayans. Director Helena Claire Canayong with young members of the VFV
happily receive clothes and shoes donated from the United Kingdom through the efforts of Nicola Chris-
teen Bevan who was in Tacloban also volunteering for VFV when Haiyan struck. Photo by VBPNT

Editor Mean Flores
info@visayanbizpost.com
derstand what it is that we
really mean. The amount of
thought-related words like
know, idea and interest par-
ents use around kids can pre-
dict children’s performance
on theory of mind tests years
down the road.
Baby-talk is a common er-
ror parents commit because
they see this as a ‘cute’ way of
teaching them how to think.
Little do we know that kids
learn lesser and they come to
suffer in the end as they grow
older. More often they be-
come laughingstock for not
pronouncing basic words as
when ‘s’ becomes ‘t’ for exam-
ple as ‘because’ becomes ‘be-
caute’ or so on.
Research point out that the
more adult-like you talk to
your child, the better he gets
to reason out. Treating chil-
dren like adults in the way we
communicate to them allow
psychoParentis
‘Talk’ to your kids like an adult
Lumosity, a leading brain
training and neuroscience re-
search company involved in
child psychology has found
out that how you talk to a tod-
dler can have a big impact on
how they interact with others
years later.
Children ages three to six
years old develop a ‘theory of
mind’ or the ability to under-
stand other people’s thoughts
and see things from their own
perspective. They tend to
give credence to the manner
by which we communicate to
them.
It is therefore important to
set them to understand basic
thinking patterns that help
them to become more cogni-
tive of thoughts rather than
simple ideas.
So we parents should bet-
ter be careful about our choice
of words in expressing our
own thoughts for them to un-
children to view the world in
a more practical sense as they
learn to interpret what words
really mean in their propor
context and therefore become
responsible themselves in
communicating.
As proud parents, we tell
others about how good our
child has become at explain-
ing themselves like small ‘law-
yers’. But if our child still talks
like a baby, we excuse them
for being young children.
Researchers believe that en-
couraging very young children
to think about the thoughts
and experiences of others, of
goodness, compassion, for-
giveness, and productivity can
set them up to become better
social reasoners their entire
lives.
So let us talk to our chil-
dren responsibly and they will
communicate with responsi-
bility as well.
Fashionable child-rearing.
By Jean Mamaspas
Being Good as communicated to children has its own rewards. Photo by VBPNT
plusentertainment
Rachel Ann Go makes London Theatre debut
London West End -- The
much anticipated return
of one of the world’s most
famous musicals ‘Miss Sai-
gon’ finally happened on 3rd
May, marking the 25th year
anniversary of the show’s
premiere at the Theatre
Royal, Drury Lane in 1989.
The musical, written by
Alain Boublil and Claude-
Michel Schonberg and re-
worked by Sir Cameron
Mackintosh is said to have
set a new record for a sin-
gle day sales in West End
and Broadway ticket sales
history, selling £4,402,371
(P325.8M) worth of tickets
in September 2013.
Among the 2014 Miss
Saigon casts is Filipino pop
music artist and actress Ra-
chel Ann Go who made her
Theatre debut as Ariel in the
Atlantis Production of Dis-
ney’s Little Mermaid in 2011.
Rachel plays the role of Sai-
gon bar girl Gigi Van Tranh,
originally played by another
Filipina Isay Alvarez in 1989.
Miss Saigon tells the tale
of an ill fated romance be-
tween an American GI and
a Vietnamese woman during
the Vietnamese war.
The show is directed by
Laurence Connor and fea-
tures 17 year old American
student Eva Noblezada as
Kim, originally played by
Lea Salonga who became
world famous for her role as
Kim and went on to win the
Laurence Olivier Award and
Tony Award.
‘Miss Saigon’ is currently
playing at Prince Edward
Theatre, London.
By Beth Bevan
VBP London
Holywood stars we don’t
know have very high IQ’s
Star Trivia
Natalie Portman has won
an Oscar, she’s a mother, a
wife and, most of all, a Har-
vard graduate.
These accomplishments
are admirable for anyone.
Basically, she’s one of
those rare humans who pos-
sess an unfair amount of
both beauty and brains. A
4.0 high school student, she
once said she’d ‘rather be
smart than a movie star’.
Portman graduated with
a bachelor’s degree in psy-
chology from Harvard Uni-
versity in 2003.
Portman’s past professors
at Harvard have these to say:
“It was very clear when she
was a student that she is a
very determined person and
capable of focused effort
over a sustained period,”
Former Harvard Psychology
Professor and Dean of the
Social Sciences Stephen M.
Kosslyn, who worked with
Portman when she was a
research assistant in his lab,
told The Harvard Crimson
after she won an Oscar in
2011. “She is now demon-
strating the results of that
determination and focus.”
Harvard Law School Pro-
fessor Alan M. Dershowitz
also considered Portman an
exceptional student.
“She was in my seminar
called Neuropsychology and
the Law, and I didn’t know
who she was because her
name was Natalie Hershlag,”
he said, referring to Port-
man’s birth name. “It was a
few weeks into the semester
that I learned she was an ac-
tress, but she was a terrific
student.”
Portman earned an A+
from Dershowitz on her pa-
per on new methods of lie
detection and he later hired
her as a research assistant
for a book he was writing.
She is fluent in Hebrew,
and has studied French,
Japanese, German an Arabic.
She’s twice been published
in scientific journals and in
2006 appeared at Columbia
to guest lecture on terrorism
and counterterrorism.
Edward Norton was a
business analyst, who grad-
uated History at Yale. After
graduation, Norton moved
to Osaka to consult on be-
half of his grandfather’s non-
profit, Enterprise Founda-
tion, a leading provider of
capital and expertise for
affordable housing. There
he studied Aikido, a martial
art, and became fluent in
Japanese.
Norton has since donated
more than $1 million to En-
terprise and remains on the
Board of Trustees.
He is a quadruple threat:
he acts, directs, writes and
produces.
Norton also speaks four
different languages fluently:
English, Japanese, French
and Spanish.
Beaming. A proud Rachel Ann Go stands before a huge poster announcing the newest
staging of the Cameron Mackintosh masterpiece ‘Miss Saigon’ at Prince Edward Theater in
London. Go left local showbiz commitments in the Philippines to join the world renowned
production where she plays Gigi Van Tranh, a bar girl during the Vietnam War.
One Direction to Manila
In an on-line video, British Boy
Band One Direction have said
that they will be coming to the
Philippines next year.
The video appeared on Fri-
day 9th May and showed Harry
Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tom-
linson, Zayn Malik and Niall Ho-
ran announcing that they are set
to come to Manila on 21st March
2015.
The news came as something
of a surprise, as the big revelation
to Filipino fans wasn't sup-
posed to happen until next
week. However, the band’s
management company pulled
the professionally produced
video off-line over the week-
end, claiming that it was an
‘unofficial release’, however,
they were careful to avoid de-
nying that the content of the
video was accurate.
The VBP Entertainment
News Team believes that
therearenoaccidentsintheworld
of publicity management and this
'leak' is likely to have been care-
fully stage managed. Oscar Wilde
once said that, “There is only one
thing in life worse than being
talked about, and that is not be-
ing talked about.” The video has
certainly caused 1D's fans in Phil-
ippines to be talking about this
and social media sites have been
flooded with rumors.
However, the X Factor stars,
currently touring in South Ameri-
ca, haven’t yet confirmed whether
they’ll be performing at one or
more concert venues during their
visit, or just doing a promo tour.
It's expected that the full details
will be revealed this week, as they
originally scheduled.
One way or another, they are
sure to draw crowds of enthusi-
astic Filipinos wherever they go!
Log on to visayanbizpost.com for
more updates.

Life is what we make it:
ThisisYourLuckyWeek
Aries (March 21-April 19): Changes are com-
ing your way and bringing excitement; there are
all sorts of opportunities to do new things. You
want to teach others the way you think - things
you think they need to know, or maybe someone
is doing the same for you. If everyone can be
honest, straightforward and not allow a note of
self righteousness to creep in, then the influences
around can be helpful. Lucky number 941.
Taurus (April 20-May 20): The thing that will
hold you back is you failure to grasp new oppor-
tunities. Be open to expressing yourself as an in-
dividual. If you’re feeling gloomy at the moment,
give yourself a good shake and stop feeling sorry
for yourself. Go deeper to find out what people’s
motivations are. Knowledge is freedom. Lucky
number 428.
Gemini Gemini (May 21-June 20): On an un-
derlying level you want more control over your
life. It’s important to see that you can turn this
present restlessness into a positive force. Open
your eyes to new horizons and excitement that
life has to offer. If you are feeling frustrated, you
need to rethink your approach. Gentle persua-
sion will work best. Lucky number 288.
Cancer (June 21-July 22): Watch a tendency
to be intense, even slightly obsessive. If you can
be tolerant of other people’s viewpoint, and open
to feedback, you’ll make progress faster. Uranus
is where you need to change, where you need to
lift your life up and shake it a little bit. Don’t let it
become stale or dull or lifeless. You’ve been in a
corner lately, and now is the time when there’s a
bit more excitement. Lucky number 535.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): The Moon is in a positive
aspect to Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, and it’s in-
spiring, challenging and lots of fun, so have fun!.
The main thing to remember is you need to be
yourself. Pluto is under pressure, which is great
for meaningful encounters. Be more aware of
your thinking processes, how you put ideas into
words, and especially how you come across with
your viewpoints. Lucky number 168.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Uranus brings a blast
of fresh air through certain areas of your life. An-
ything which has got dreary or stale will weaken
up a bit. Why not try to open up to other people
a little bit more? Maybe you feel you would be
humiliated if you disclose all your best ideas, but
in fact you’ll gain from creative discussions. The
thing is that the truth is what matters, not who’s
saying it. Lucky number 530.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You’re entertaining
your friends in a different kind of way, because
you’ve got all these rather exciting ideas at the
moment. The influence of Uranus is always indi-
vidualistic, but it can make you honest. You tend
to say things too forcefully, other people don’t
always take it kindly. Be more tolerant, listen to
yourself when you speak. Lucky number 699.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22): Stay away from
restrictions and things that seem to push you
into a corner. Examine everything under the mi-
croscope today. Don’t get suspicious or make
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people’s reactions. Lucky number 977.
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By the VBP Sports Monitor
Manila
Visayas players shine at Palarong Pambansa 2014
The Overall Result show Regions 6 and 7 at the top 3rd and 4th places in the recently concluded 2014 Palarong Pambansa held in the Province of Laguna.
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LAGUNA, Philippines –
Palarong Pambansa honored
this year’s top volleyball play-
ers at the Laguna Sports Com-
plex with Bianca Gabrielle
Lizares of Western Visayas
and Edward Camposano of
the National Capital Region
leading the pack of 2014 sec-
ondary school players.
Lizares also won the Best
Server Award while Campos-
ano earned the Best Attacker
Award in their respective vol-
leyball categories.
Meanwhile, Jyles Rangas
of Western Visayas for the el-
ementary boy’s category and
Chenae Basarte of Central
Visayas for the elementary
girls category received awards
also as top players.
The players were awarded
by Governor ER Ejercito Es-
tregan who handed the med-
als and certificates to Palaro
athletes at the Laguna Sports
Complex.

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