Duterte-Cayetano Excites Vigan and Vows to end Disorder by Addressing High Price Wages

PRESS RELEASE 3 March 2016 Duterte-Cayetano excites Vigan, Vows to end disorder by addressing high prices and low wages   The tandem of presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte and his running mate, Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano, today went to Vigan City, Ilocos Sur as part of their"Ronda Serye" listening tour.    The duo talked to ordinary citizens, particularly food vendors in Plaza Burgos, Vigan. The vendors cited high prices and the lack of meaningful livelihood programs as some of the issues that add to the disorder and misery in their daily lives. As a response, Duterte and Cayetano pushed for the creation of a Department of Culture and National Heritage, which will be responsible for the promotion and preservation of historical and heritage sites. The tandem explained that the department will help spur region-specific tourism in different provinces and create employment and other livelihood opportunities for ordinary people. "This is in line with our call for federalism. Through this, we will hit two birds with one stone. We will promote our tourism industry in the regions and end the country's disorder by addressing the livelihood needs of the people," Cayetano said. Cayetano explained that food vendors can double as tourist/history guides. He said that this will add to their daily earnings and improve their purchasing power amid the fluctuating prices of goods and services. The senator also cited his Presyo, Trabaho, Kita (PTK) program as another measure, which can give citizens ample opportunities to address problems on high prices of goods, lack of jobs, and low income. In Ilocos, 2,155 people from different sectors have benefitted from Cayetano's PTK program by providing easy access to capital with a flexible system of loan payment. "People need leaders with a clear vision, political will and strength of character to provide bold solutions to the people's daily woes like high prices and low wages. This is what Mayor Duterte and I offer in this election," he concluded. #

Henry Sy Still Philippines' Richest

By Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star) 

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Mall and real estate magnate Henry Sy Sr., with a net worth of $12.9 billion, ranked 71st on the list while another taipan, 88-year-old John Gokongwei, was second richest in the Philippines, ranking 270th with a net worth of $5 billion. Philstar.com/File

MANILA, Philippines – Mall and real estate magnate Henry Sy Sr. is still the country’s richest man, leading 11 other Filipinos who made it to Forbes magazine’s 2016 annual billionaires list.

The list covered 1,810 billionaires around the world, down from a record 1,826 the previous year.

The 91-year-old Sy, with a net worth of $12.9 billion, ranked 71st on the list while another taipan, 88-year-old John Gokongwei, was second richest in the Philippines, ranking 270th with a net worth of $5 billion.

Airline and tobacco magnate Lucio Tan, 81, has a net worth of $4 billion. He came in third among the 11 Filipino billionaires and No. 380 on the annual Forbes list.

George Ty, 83, ranked 4th among Filipino billionaires and 421st on the list.

Three Filipinos, meanwhile, were tied at 569th place: 94-year-old construction mogul David Consunji, 63-year-old mall and property magnate Andrew Tan and 63-year-old fast food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. founder Tony Tan Caktiong, all with a net worth of $3 billion.

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Other Filipinos on the list are ports tycoon Enrique Razon Jr., 55, with a net worth of $2.4 billion and 722nd on the global list; retailer Lucio Co, 61, with a net worth of $1. 6 billion; and Robert Coyiuto Jr., 63, with a net worth of $1.6 billion. Co and Coyiuto share the 1,121st slot.

Mass housing tycoon and former senator Manuel Villar, 66, landed in the 1,367th spot, with a net worth of $1.3 billion.

The Filipino billionaires have a combined fortune of $42.75 billion or P2,021.65 trillion.

Worldwide, Microsoft-founder Bill Gates has remained the world’s richest person on Forbes 30th annual ranking of the world’s billionaires.

His net worth of $75 billion was lower than the $79.2 billion in 2015. He has consistently topped the list for 17 of the last 22 years.

Zara global fashion brand owner Amancio Ortega, meanwhile, emerged as the second richest person on the planet, moving up two notches as his net worth increased $2.5 billion for a total of $67 billion.

Tindog COMVAL! Walang Iwanan!

Comval Gov. Arturo Uy and COA Assistant Commissioner Arcadio B. Cuenco Jr. lead the Ceremonial Ground Breaking of the Commission on Audit office building located at the Comval capitol compound on February 23. (A.dayao, ids comval)

 

(Bulawan Festival)

Preparations for Bulawan festival. The provincial government of Compostela Valley is now all set for the celebration of its 18^thFounding Anniversary and 9^th Bulawan Festival on March 3 until March 8 of 2016. (r.renoblas/ids comval)

 

 

Duterte Camp Denies Hand in "Barring" Poe Rally in Davao City

Inquirer Mindanao

By: Nico Alconaba

Presidential candidates Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Grace Poe-Llamanzares chat during a break in the Presidential Debates 2016 held in Capitol University in Cagayan de Oro City.
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DAVAO CITY – For the camp of presidential aspirant and city mayor Rodrigo Duterte, political rival Grace Poe and her running mate Chiz Escudero have nothing to blame but their organizers for failing to secure a rally permit here.

Peter Laviña said the allegation that the senators’ camp was barred from conducting a rally in Davao City was “simply baseless if not ridiculous.”

“Their organizers are lazy. They did not do their job. That’s not our fault or the city government of Davao’s fault,” Laviña said in a statement.

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He said groups conducting rallies in Davao City’s public parks are required to pay only P150 for use of electricity. They are also required to coordinate with the Traffic Management Center and the Central 911 for standby emergency unit. The processing of permits is usually completed within a day.

“We learned that there was an application, but this application was not pursued. Hindi na bumalik ang nag-file. Tamad, napagod siguro o naghahanap ng rason. Kaninong kasalanan yan?” Laviña pointed out.

(We learned that there was an application, but this application was not pursued. The one who filed the application did not come back for it. Lazy, perhaps they got tired and looked for reasons [not to return]. Whose fault was that?)

He said it is not the nature and character of Duterte–or of Davao City for that matter–to curtail the freedom of groups and people to use public spaces.

“Davao City is known for its respect and tolerance to groups and people who want to exercise their freedom and use public spaces to protest and express grievances or political views or religious beliefs peacefully,” he said.

“It is unfortunate that the senator’s camp is twisting the facts, making it appear like a permit was not granted because of politics,” Laviña added. CDG

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Free from fault or stain?

SAT, FEBRUARY 27, 2016 BY THE MINDANAO DAILY MIRROR LEAVE A COMMENT

IN MY OPINION
Klaus Doring
At a younger age, one of my nieces here in the Philip-pines, when-ever she felt she was wronged, she cried out, “It isn’t fair!” Fair has many meanings, such as light-colored, not cloudy, hopeful, plausible, middling …. How about “fairly”? Justly, tolerably, wholly …

My niece’s father, whose patience was always exhausted responded grimly, “LIFE is NOT fair!” In my opinion, that is not really a satisfying answer.

Even adults often have troubles with the idea of fairness. The government body tasked to ensure fair competition, is investigating power firms as well as scrutinizing telecommunication services in a bid to protect consumers against monopolies, cartels and unfair trade practices. We all can very well experience the monopolies of electricity or telecommunication services…!

How about our work-place surroundings? How do we deal with our business partners?

Yes, even adults have troubles with fairness. The laborers in the vineyard certainly did. They received exactly what they had bargained for, yet they complained when others got the same pay for less work. If this parable were a story about earned wages, the grumblers would have been quite right to complain. But this story is about the way God deals with us, and how can we say that God is not fair?

Fairness requires people to be put into categories. Anyone who fulfills certain requirements will receive a certain reward – regardless of any differences in the situation. God knows that categories only outline the sort of people we are. He knows that each of us is unique. He gives each of us according to our individual needs.

In our everyday life, do we practice the idea of fairness in our work or in our dealings with others? How? Analyze yourself. You are the only one with our dear Lord above, who knows the right answer. May we learn what it means to be fair to one another.

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Duterte and Cayetano in Cebu City

Lapu-Lapu, Cebu (February 25) - Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano discuss their platform of government as workers at the Mactan Export Processing Zone Authority (MEPZA) listen intently. The tandem has been conducting their "Ronda-Serye" listening tour to present their bold solutions to restore order in people's lives, which include better working conditions, regular jobs, and living wages for ordinary workers.