You plan to move to the Philippines? Wollen Sie auf den Philippinen leben?

There are REALLY TONS of websites telling us how, why, maybe why not and when you'll be able to move to the Philippines. I only love to tell and explain some things "between the lines". Enjoy reading, be informed, have fun and be entertained too!

Ja, es gibt tonnenweise Webseiten, die Ihnen sagen wie, warum, vielleicht warum nicht und wann Sie am besten auf die Philippinen auswandern könnten. Ich möchte Ihnen in Zukunft "zwischen den Zeilen" einige zusätzlichen Dinge berichten und erzählen. Viel Spass beim Lesen und Gute Unterhaltung!


Visitors of germanexpatinthephilippines/Besucher dieser Webseite.Ich liebe meine Flaggensammlung!

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Friday, July 3, 2020

50 IPs receive skills training from TESDA



Davao de Oro --- Fifty members of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in the province received free skills training from Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to uplift their lives and to be equipped with the necessary skills that would qualify them for work.

The recent training was held in Bryg. Upper Ulip, Monkayo, Davao de Oro.

TESDA's objective of providing skills training program to all sectors is anchored on their TESDA Abot Lahat program.



Twenty-five IPs recipients for Electrical Installation and Maintenance (EIM) under the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) while twenty-five IPs granted for Carpentry under Community-Based Training.

The program was in partnership with Davao National Agricultural School (DNAS) of Montevista and Korea Philippines Vocational Training Center of Davao City which provided the skills training.

An orientation on social distancing, wearing face masks, and other health protocols were implemented to edify IPs on how to protect themselves from dreadful effects brought by COVID-19 pandemic.

More training awaits and to be implemented in Upper Ulip including Masonry and Construction Painting to complete the construction of the AGAK Center as a multi-purpose hall.

Meanwhile, forty-eight Rice Extension Services Program (RESP) scholars who took Modified Farmers Field School on Modernized Production of High Quality Inbred Rice and Seed Certification received their training allowances last month. (Rheafe Hortizano, ID Davao De Oro – Photos by TESDA Davao de Oro)

Thursday, July 2, 2020

MORE LIQUOR BAN VIOLATORS ARRESTED



Posted on July 2, 2020  by administrator

The city government of Davao has shown that it is serious in the implementation of the liquor ban as the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) and Vices Regulation Unit (VRU) continue to apprehend more violators.From March to June, the two offices apprehended a total of 196 individuals for selling and drinking alcoholic beverages.

DCPO head Police Colonel Kirby John Kraft said that concerned citizens, who reported on violators, also played a role in the arrests.“We received tips from various Davawenyos that led to the arrest of these individuals. We actually encourage more Dabawenyos to inform us if they see people violating the liquor ban,” Kraft said.

VRU head Dr. Ashley Lopez said that they have been monitoring online sellers of alcoholic beverages, who have proliferated when the liquor ban due to the pandemic was implemented on April 6.

“Naa lang gihapon gahig ulo labi na mga alcoholics who desperately find ways to drink to satisfy their cravings,” Lopez said.Lopez and Kraft issued warning anew against other possible violators that they too will be arrested. CIO

DAVAO CITY TO IMPLEMENT LOCKDOWNS, BARANGAY ECQ DURING MGCQ



Posted on July 2, 2020  by administrator

Davao City will still implement a barangay Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) or house, street, purok, and compound lockdowns during the Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

“This is to control the transmission especially in identified very high risk and high-risk areas,” Mayor Inday Sara Duterte said in a live interview over the Davao City Disaster Radio on Wednesday.If lockdowns and ECQ happen in specific areas, Mayor Sara said, offices and establishment owners must be considerate to their employees that will be affected by these control measures.

“There will be employees nga dili gyud makasulod not because naa silay sakit but because nasulod sila sa isa ka lockdown. So maghangyo ta mga offices and establishment employers to take into consideration kaning mga ing-ani nga control measures (There will be employees that cannot report to work not because they are sick but because they were locked down. So we are appealing to offices and establishment employers to take into consideration these control measures),” she said.

Lockdowns are implemented in an area with an alarming number of positive Covid-19 cases. When an area is in lockdown, residents are required to 14-day home quarantine. Affected residents will be tested on the 14th day and those who are positive will be transferred to an isolation facility. The individuals who are locked down are those that have exposure to people positive of Covid-19 or have been included in the contact tracing. The city government provides ration and psychosocial support for residents under lockdown. CIO

Davao de Oro to implement green alternatives, bans single-use plastics


Davao de Oro Province---Vital for a balanced harmony of progress and development is a green and healthy environment free from pollution.

Environmental problems such as plastic plagues, blocked waterways and infertile soil were associated with single-used plastics.  Plastic also contributes to poisoning, health problems in humans, wildlife damage and uses millions of dollars for clean-up cost in coastal areas.

It takes about a thousand years for a single plastic to fully decompose, much longer than a life-span of an average human being, obviously non-biodegradable.

With this, setting an example as a good steward, PLGU-Davao de Oro, through the Sangguniang Panlalawigan led by Vice-Governor Maria Carmen Zamora passed the Provincial Ordinance No. 61-2020 “AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS, EXPANDED POLYSTERENE, STYROFOAM AND OTHER SIMILAR MATERIALS IN ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO DE ORO AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF”

The province now prohibits the use of plastics including expanded polystyrene, styrofoam products during meetings, hearings, seminars, and other government activities.

Employees will now practice the green alternatives such as BYOB (Bring Your Own Baonan), BYOT (Bring Your Own Tumbler) and BOB (Bring your Own Eco-bag), reducing the generation of plastic waste in government premises.

Violators for this ordinance will be dealt with accordingly. Employees and Food suppliers/Caterers violating the ordinance will undergo a warning and attendance to Green Alternative Orientation Seminar for the 1st Offense. Subsequent offenses for employees is a fine of Php 300.00

Second offense for Food Suppliers/Caterers will be fined amounting to Php 3,000 and Php 5, 000 for the subsequent offense and subject the same to be blacklisted from conducting business in any government office/agency in the province.

Medical equipment used by our hospitals, laboratory and analysis services and front-liners such as gloves, plastic vials, sample bags, intravenous fluids or IV drips, plastic syringes and the like which follow the protocol and standards under the WHO (World Health Organization) and DOH (Department of Health) were given exemption. (Jasteen Abella, ID DAVAO DE ORO)

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Davao de Oro Allots 7 Million Pesos to Support Schools on “Blended Learning”

NABUNTURAN, DAVAO DE ORO

 – The Provincial Local Schools Board (PLSB) of Davao de Oro led by Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy, allotted a total amount of ₱7,044,441.12 from its Special Education Fund (SEF) to the Department of Education-Davao de Oro (DepEd-DdO) to be used on its coming shift to the “blended learning” approach. This is in accordance with the directive from President Duterte that no face to face interactions shall take place on the opening of classes on August 24, 2020. 

The aforementioned amount will be used to buy essential tools for public schools such as external drives, WiFi modems, video cameras, transistor radios, learning materials, and workbooks for school levels kindergarten to senior high school.

The Schools Division of Davao de Oro through Dr. Eufemia Gamutin, its superintendent and concurrent Vice Chair of the PLSB, proposed these items to the school board. 

In a recent meeting with the eleven municipal mayors of Davao de Oro, Governor Tyron Uy encouraged everyone to support DepEd’s shift to blended learning. The province’s eleven mayors enthusiastically supported him in response. 

The governor further encouraged individuals and groups to join Brigada Eskwela. In his message, he quipped that this year’s opening of classes fall under extra-ordinary times, and that helping our schools brave through this crisis is of utmost importance. 

“We are all duty-bound to support our students. As they always say, it takes a village to educate a child. Let us be that village”. 

Earlier, the governor signed a partnership agreement with the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to install free WiFi stations in the province’s schools. The provincial government’s official radio station will also be allotting an hour from Mondays to Fridays. Through Vice Governor Maricar Zamora’s initiative, Z Radio will also be allotting four hours a day to help DepEd’s alternative modes of instruction. 

Ex-Wirecard-Vorstand Marsalek will sich nicht stellen

Wegen des Bilanzskandals beim Finanzdienstleister Wirecard werden die bisherigen Chefs juristisch verfolgt. Jan Marsalek ist Medienberichten zufolge im Ausland untergetaucht. Die Aktie indes hebt ab.

Der langjährige Vorstand der Wirecard AG, Jan Marsalek, wird sich offenbar nicht von deutschen Staatsanwälten vernehmen lassen. Das erfuhren die Sender WDR und NDR sowie die "Süddeutsche Zeitung" aus Kreisen der Prozessbeteiligten. Marsalek hatte über seinen Anwalt in der vergangenen Woche zunächst erklären lassen, er werde nach München kommen, um bei der Justiz vorstellig zu werden. Dies solle nun doch nicht stattfinden. Weder die Staatsanwaltschaft München noch sein Verteidiger wollten sich demnach auf Anfrage äußern.

Die Staatsanwaltschaft hatte in der vergangenen Woche einen Haftbefehl gegen den 40-jährigen Österreicher erwirkt. Marsalek werden verschiedene mögliche Delikte im Zusammenhang mit dem Bilanzskandal des Unternehmens vorgeworfen.

1,9 Milliarden Euro verschwunden

Der Zahlungsdienstleister Wirecard hatte am Montag vergangener Woche mitgeteilt, dass ein Vermögen in Höhe von 1,9 Milliarden in Euro auf Konten des Unternehmens bei zwei philippinischen Banken Asien gar nicht existiere. Die philippinische Zentralbank erklärte, dass kein Geld von Wirecard in das Finanzsystem des Landes gelangt sei. Der Börsenkurs des DAX-Unternehmens stürzte ab. Am Donnerstag beantragte die Wirecard AG, die zu den Dax-Konzernen gehörte, ein Insolvenzverfahren.


Jan Marsalek (Wirecard/Leopold Fiala)
Ex-Vorstand Marsalek: Nach China geflüchtet?

Marsalek hatte ein Jahrzehnt lang im Vorstand das operative Geschäft geleitet. Dabei entstand ein weltweit verzweigtes Konstrukt aus Tochter- und Partnerfirmen. Viele Umsätze und Gewinne, die in diesem Netzwerk angefallen sein sollen, hat es offenbar nie gegeben.

Wo ist Marsalek?

Marsalek soll sich zuletzt auf den Philippinen aufgehalten haben, anschließend verlor sich seine Spur. Der per Haftbefehl gesuchte Österreicher hält sich möglicherweise in China auf. Der philippinische Justizminister Menardo Guevarra teilte mit, Marsalek sei vergangene Woche auf die Philippinen eingereist und habe das Land kurz darauf Richtung China wieder verlassen. Sein langjähriger Förderer, der Wirecard-Vorstandschef Markus Braun, hatte sich am Montag vergangener Woche der Justiz gestellt.

Philippinische Behörde untersucht drei Firmen

Derweil kündigte die philippinische Anti-Geldwäsche-Behörde AMLC an, im Fall Wirecard möglichst rasch für Aufklärung sorgen zu wollen. Man werde eine "schnelle und gründliche" Untersuchung starten, um weitere involvierte Gesellschaften und Personen zu finden, sagte Mel Georgie Racela vom AMLC der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters. Genau ansehen werde sich die Behörde vor allem drei Unternehmen, die im Zusammenhang mit dem deutschen Zahlungsabwickler stünden: Centurion Online Payment International, Pay Easy Solutions und Cone Pay International.

Von den Firmen war zunächst keine Stellungnahme zu erhalten. Pay Easy antwortete nicht auf E-Mails, Telefone waren abgeschaltet. Die Telefonnummer von Centurion war außer Betrieb. Auch Cone Pay war für einen Kommentar nicht erreichbar, da Kontaktdaten auf der Internetseite fehlten und ein sonst in der Branche üblicher Jahresbericht bei der Regulierungsbehörde nicht verfügbar war. Der philippinische Zentralbankchef Benjamin Diokno, der der Geldwäschebehörde vorsteht, wollte sich nicht dazu äußern, welche Firmen und Personen noch untersucht würden.

Der von Wirecard offenbar als Treuhänder eingesetzte philippinische Anwalt Mark Tolentino wies eine Verantwortung für die Pleite von Wirecard von sich. Er habe sechs Bankkonten für eine in Singapur ansässige Firma eröffnet, aber bis zum Bekanntwerden des Skandals nicht gewusst, dass sie für Wirecard waren, sagte er der Agentur Reuters. Auf den Konten sei nie mehr als ein paar Hundert Euro gewesen. "Jeder zeigt mit dem Finger auf mich, und stellt mich als Dieb des fehlenden Geldes dar", sagte er. "Ich möchte meinen Namen reinwaschen. Ich bin ein Opfer von Identitätsdiebstahl und gefälschten Nachrichten."

Erneute Kurskapriolen bei Wirecard

Trotz der jüngsten Turbulenzen stach das angeschlagene Unternehmen am Montag am deutschen Aktienmarkt mit einem Plus von zeitweise rund mehr als 200 Prozent heraus, allerdings bei einem niedrigen Ausgangspreis. Das ist der größte Kurssprung eines Dax-Wertes überhaupt. Die Papiere seien ein Spielball spekulativ orientierter Anleger, sagte ein Händler. Die "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" berichtet, Finanzinvestoren und der Konkurrent Worldline seien an Teilen des insolventen Zahlungsabwicklers interessiert. Worldline-Aktien legten an der Börse in Paris um 1,5 Prozent zu.

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Saturday, June 27, 2020

Inter-Agency Task Force Covid-19


200 endemic trees planted in DdO's celebration of “Arbor Day”

Davao de Oro Province--- The 25th of June marks the celebration of the “Arbor Day”, a special day dedicated to tree planting, mitigating the effects of climate change, pollution and calamities due to the dwindling number of trees in terrestrial planes.

With this, the Provincial Government of Davao de Oro spearheaded by the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in partnership with DENR planted more or less 200 seedling of endemic species of trees such as Molave, Almon, Bagtikan, Bayug and Dau at one of the sites of “Oplan Liwanag” center in barangay Libasan, Nabunturan Davao de Oro.

Together with the employees of PLGU-Davao de Oro, Municipal-LGU employees, partners in the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Libasan Cooperative participated in the activity.



“Dili lang kutob sa pagpananom ug kahoy ang atuang ginahimo, kundili atua pod kining alimahan, pinaka-main nga purpose niini mao ang pag hatag ug importance sa atung environment kay ang kinaiyahan kung walay kahoy maglisod pod kitang mga katawhan.” said Eugene Alaba, PENRO-DDO Department Head.

The “Oplan Liwanag” center was chosen as the site planted with the endemic trees to ensure its growth and survival providing comfort for our brothers and sisters undergoing healing for a life anew.

(Jasteen Abella, ID DAVAO DE ORO)

Friday, June 26, 2020

SONGS FROM THE HEART

In good and in bad times - I used to read the bible. Here at the very center are songs, rising up like a tune from the heart. Cries from the heart - songs for sorrow as well as joy. I am talking about the psalms. They capture the innermost thoughts and prayers of the Old Testament people - and they will speak directly to our needs.

For every motion and mood, you can find a psalm to match. The psalms wrestle with the deepest sorrow and ask God the hardest questions about suffering and injustice. Their voice is refreshingly spontaneous. They do not tip flowery compliments toward God: they cry out to Him, or shout for joy before Him.

In almost every psalm you find the presence of God, not as a philosophical principle, but as an active, strong, and loving ruler. Since reading the psalms, I found out that God really makes many differences in my life.

How did the psalms come together? They seem to have been compiled as hymnbooks for use in temple worship. Some psalms were written from an individual's experiences, but were adapted for congregational use. Directions for musicians were added.

Living by faith is not always easy - especially in these times of the "new normality". These powerful poems of worship and praise offer no magical formulas to make troubles go away. Yet, while real life questions, struggles, and discouragements have strong voices in these poems, more powerful still is the voice of joy and security in strength.

The best way to read the psalms is also the most common way: to make these ancient prayers your own and speak them directly to God. So many of the poems catch deep human feelings that you can't help being moved by them.

There are so many psalms. It is indeed the longest book of the bible. The richest lessons from psalms may come from difficult poems you must read again and again until you understand them. They merely ask time and close attention. My suggestion: read and reread them. They grow richer with careful study.