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Friday, May 19, 2023
Rep. Duterte tells 40 new PNP leadership course graduates to use acquired knowledge to better serve public
DAVAO CITY – First Congressional District Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte encouraged the police personnel who graduated from the Public Safety Senior Leadership Course to remember their lessons to serve better and protect the public.
RIGO Duterte (Ivy Tejano)
Congressman Pulong Duterte was represented by his son, Rodrigo "Rigo" Duterte II, who delivered the legislator’s message and welcomed the 40 graduates of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) leadership course at the National Police Training Institute, Regional Training Center 11 (RTC-11), here, on Wednesday, May 17.
“After the celebrations and as you return to your respective units and stations, always remember the teachings you learned in the past six months, for sooner or later, you’ll apply such knowledge,” Rigo said in behalf of his father, who was on duty during the event.
Rep. Duterte reminded the graduates to use the knowledge they have gained to serve and protect the constituents in their respective areas of responsibility, to continue having a better place to live, and that the towns/cities they belong to be the most livable in the country.
“Congratulations on a job well done to each of you for completing the mid-level management course and training on responsible leadership,” Rep. Duterte said.
“You have all the reason to be proudly sitting there beaming with pride as you accomplished a remarkable deed worth another feather in your cap,” he added.
RTC-Davao chief Police Col. Marvin Fontalva congratulated the graduates and declared that he is proud of the milestone that they have reached.
“These policemen went through such a leadership course to improve their competence and skills in handling their respective duties, given they are now on a managerial level. We expect that upon their return to their units, they could apply what they have learned,” Fontalva said.
Fontalva encouraged the graduates to share what they learned from the training and apply them to improve the services in their respective offices and to the public
The police graduates endured six months of being away from their homes and families to complete the course, Rep. Duterte said, adding that everyone expects them to be fully equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary for management and leadership.
Rep. Duterte thanked Fontalva for inviting him to be part of such a remarkable success of the police force in the Davao region.
The 40 police officers will soon return to their respective units in Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao del Norte, Davao de Oro, and Davao Oriental.
CAB lowers June fuel surcharge
BY EMMIE V. ABADILLA
AT A GLANCE
The Civil Aeronautics Board’s (CAB) on Thursday (May 18) lowered the applicable fuel surcharge rates for domestic and international flights by another notch, from the current Level 5 to Level 4, effective June, 2023.
The Civil Aeronautics Board’s (CAB) on Thursday, May 18, lowered the applicable fuel surcharge rates for domestic and international flights by another notch, from the current Level 5 to Level 4, effective June, 2023.
The move is expected to bring down air fares and boost travel demand.
Under the Level 4 matrix of the CAB, passengers buying tickets in June will only be charged P117 to P342 for domestic flights.
Under the current Level 5 matrix, passengers incur an additional surcharge of P151 to P542 for domestic flights.
On the other hand, international passengers originating from the Philippines, will be charged P385.70 to P2,867.82 next month, depending on the distance.
At present, international passengers are paying surcharges ranging from P498.03 to P3,703.00.
Airlines wishing to collect yhe fuel surcharge from June 1 to 30, 2023 must file their application with the CAB on or before the effectivity period, according to the agency's advisory.
The CAB has been steadily bringing down the fuel surcharges from Level 6 in April and Level 7 in March with the decline in the price of jet fuel prices, which account for 50 percent of the airlines' costs.
However, airlines can collect fuel surcharge rates that are lower than the CAB matrix level, or they may not impose it at all, depending on how they want to compete with other carriers.
Travel demand is sensitive to pricing and any form of reduction in air fares can encourage more people to fly.
Xiandi Chua exceeds own expectations with strong SEAG showing
May 18, 2023 01:55 PM
AT A GLANCE
Chua had a good medal haul, bagging a gold, a silver and two bronze medals in the 32nd SEA Games. However, the 23-year-old said that she went through some tough moments before the biennial meet.
By BRIAN YALUNG
Filipino swimmer Xiandi Chua admitted that her performance in the recent Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh exceeded her expectations after a string of disappointments along the road.
Xiandi Chua is one the country's top performers in the recent Southeast Asian Games.
Chua had a good medal haul, bagging a gold, a silver and two bronze medals in the 32nd SEA Games. However, the 23-year-old said that she went through some tough moments before the biennial meet.
The DLSU Green Tanker admitted going through rough patches, especially after her performance in the last SEA Games where she was unable to bring home a medal. It came to a point where she thought of quitting the sport and not swimming anymore since she felt she was not good enough to compete in high-level swimming performance.
“The people around me who supported me throughout my swimming career, they always talk to me, especially my coach [Pinky Brosas]. He talked to me about just enjoying the process and to keep moving forward because he feels my potential has not been maximized yet and that there are more things to work on. It will be just a waste to leave everything behind because of that failure,” Chua shared.
“To walk away from a sport, on a bad note, is something that I may regret in life later on,” she added.
Heading into this year’s biennial meet, the 23-year-old set a modest goal – which is to bring home at least a bronze medal.
“For this SEA Games, I just wanted to come home with a bronze [medal],” Chua stated.
But to her surprise, Chua ended up getting something bigger – a gold medal and shattering a SEA Games record after clocking 2:13.20 in the women’s 200 meter backstroke event besting the previous record of 2:13.64 set by Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Anh Vien in the 2017 SEA Games.
“So as I touched the wall and saw that we broke the SEA Games record, I was really happy. More so, I was with Chloe Isleta who won the silver as well. In the history of the Philippines, the women's team never won as a one and two finish. So, me and Chloe were really happy and we celebrated. We we’re so happy that we couldn’t sleep that night. It was just a very fun experience and we’re very grateful for the results,” Chua said.
After going through a rough patch, Chua admits that she now has a different and better outlook as far as competing is concerned.
“Right now, I’m more positive with the way I approach my races. It’s not like before [when] I used to lack confidence. Never believed I can do it. I realized that I proved to myself that I am very much capable of being able to compete with other countries and that is something I also wanted to show homegrown talents back home – that local talents have what it takes to win as long as you put in the work that is required,” Chua explained.
Looking ahead, Chua is now shifting her focus on two potential stints – the World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023 in July and the Asian Games in September.
“We are looking into the Fukuoka World Championships in July. But as of now, they have not yet released the final lineup of swimmers who will be competing. And then in September, we also have the Asian Games,” the 23-year-old swimmer ended.
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