President Duterte addresses the nation (19 April 2021)

THE 700 CLUB ASIA | Nawawalang Pagibig | April 19, 2021

Mga Muslim nagalit sa pagpasok ng 2 pulis na nakasapatos sa mosque

MARAWI - Humingi ng tawad sa publiko ang hepe ng Lanao del Sur Regional Police matapos magalit ang mga Muslim sa pagpasok ng dalawang pulis sa isang mosque sa Marawi City noong Sabado.

Nakuhanan ng litrato ang dalawang pulis na suot ang kanilang mga sapatos sa loob ng mosque. 

Binatikos nga mga Muslim na netizens ang mga pulis dahil sagrado umano ang mosque at bawal ipasok ang ano mang madumi na bagay. Gawi ng mga Muslim na maghugas bago pumasok sa mosque.

Kinumpirma ni Lanao del Sur Police Provincial director Col. Rex Derilo na Muslim rin ang dalawang pulis at pumasok ang mga ito para mag-monitor at inspeksyon sa mga mosque upang masigurong sumusunod pa rin sa health protocols ang mga nagsisimba ngayong Ramadan. 

Ayon sa dalawang pulis, nakalimutan nilang hubarin ang kanilang mga sapatos dahil sa pagmamadaling makaalis dahil may iba pang mahalagang lakad.

Nagpahayag naman ang ilang netizens ng pagtanggap nila sa paghingi ng tawad ng mga pulis.--Ulat ni Roxanne Arevalo

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/21/mga-muslim-nagalit-sa-pagpasok-ng-2-pulis-na-nakasapatos-sa-mosque

What to Do When Your Friends Don’t Like Each Other

 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.  Matthew 7:12, NIV

“Dear Dr. Sala,” writes an 8-year-old friend of Guidelines, “my name is Amy and I have a problem with my friends.  Missy won’t like me if I like Aimee!  I like both of them but I don’t understand!  I don’t know what to do!  Could you tell me…?”  Signed, “Amy–your 8-year-old friend.”

One of the greatest compliments I receive–at least, from my point of view–is the number of children who respond to Guidelines.

Amy has a problem.  She’s 8 years old, but her problem is very much of an adult problem as well.  How do you handle the politics of friendship?  How do you maintain balance when one friend doesn’t like another?  That is not necessarily a children’s problem.  Scores of adults draw lines of friendship and put people on one side or the other.

Amy, it is easy for me to suggest that you try to explain that you want to be friends with both girls, and that you are not going to make a decision to be nice to the one and not-so-nice to the other.  But it doesn’t always make the problem go away. I remember when my daughter, Bonnie, was about the same age, a girl who had been a “best friend” decided that she didn’t like her any more.  Bonnie was crushed.  All attempts at friendship were rebuffed. She never knew why.

We live in a broken, sinful world, and that fact often creates bitterness, hatred, and revenge among people who don’t understand the high cost of living with brokenness.

There is one thing which I hope you can learn, Amy.  We don’t have to make decisions and order our lives based on what other people think of us.  It is liberating to learn that no one in all the world can make you stop loving him or her, and no one can make you choose to turn your back and hurt someone else.

One of the great lessons that parents can teach is that in spite of the consequences, it is OK to be yourself, to make your own decisions, to choose to do right no matter what others do.

Jesus made it so plain that we ought to treat others as we would like them to treat us.  We call it the “Golden Rule.”  He said, “In everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 7:12).

The fact is, we grow up and live in a sinful world, and apart from the grace of God which changes our lives, we are constantly going to have to cope with wrong and injustice. We cannot control what people do to us, but we are fully in control of how we choose to treat them.

I’m thinking of a brother who shared his heart, saying, “I was happily married and I thought we were getting along pretty well when I came home one night and my wife told me, ‘I don’t want to be married to you anymore.'”  He said that everything he had worked for was gone with that one sentence.  “I just couldn’t make her happy from that point on” he sadly recounted.

Amy, there is one more thought that I would like to share with you.  My experience has been that if someone will be a friend with you only if you refuse to be a friend to someone else, eventually that person may side with someone else against you.  Should you lose the friendship of that person, you haven’t lost a real friend.  You’ve only lost the friendship of an acquaintance.  It is a hard lesson for an 8-year-old to learn, but one that you can benefit from for the rest of your life.

I also want to remind you, that Jesus will be a friend who remain closer than a brother. He said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So, we may say, the Lord is my helper; I shall not fear what men shall do unto me. Remember Jesus said, “In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets”

Resource reading:  John 15:12-15

https://www.guidelines.org/devotional/what-to-do-when-your-friends-dont-like-each-other/

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Typhoon Bising maintains strength as it moves north

Typhoon Bising (international name Surigae) maintained its strength as it continues to move north, the state weather bureau said Monday afternoon.

The country's second storm this year will bring moderate to heavy with at times intense rains over Bicol region, Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran and the northern portion of Leyte, PAGASA said in its 5 p.m. weather bulletin.

The following areas were placed under tropical cyclone wind signal no. 2, where winds of up to 120 kph may be expected in at least 24 hours, which may cause old wooden electric posts to be tilted or downed:

Catanduanes

Eastern portion of Camarines Sur eastern portion of Camarines Sur (Siruma, Tinambac, Lagonoy, Garchitorena, Caramoan, Goa, Tigaon, San Jose, Presentacion, Sagnay, Buhi)

Eastern portion of Albay (Tiwi, Malinao, Tabaco City, Malilipot, Santo Domingo, Bacacay, Rapu-Rapu, Legazpi City, Manito)

Eastern and central portions of Sorsogon (Castilla, Sorsogon City, Prieto Diaz, Gubat, Barcelona, Casiguran, Juban, Magallanes, Bulan, Bulusan, Irosin, Santa Magdalena, Matnog)

Northern Samar

Northern portion of Samar (Santo Nino, Almagro, Tagapul-An, Calbayog City, Santa Margarita, Gandara, Matuguinao, San Jose de Buan, San Jorge, Tarangnan, Pagsanghan, Catbalogan City, Paranas, Jiabong, Motiong, Hinabangan, San Sebastian)

Northern portion of Eastern Samar (San Julian, Sulat, Taft, Can-Avid, Dolores, Maslog, Oras, San Policarpo, Arteche, Jipapad) 

Storm signal no. 1, which may cause slight damage to some houses of very light materials or makeshift structures in exposed communities, was hoisted over the following areas:

Eastern portion of Cagayan Lal-Lo, Gattaran, Alcala, Baggao, Amulung, Solana, Iguig, Tuguegarao City, Enrile, Peñablanca, Camalaniugan, Aparri, Buguey, Santa Teresita, Gonzaga, Santa Ana)

Isabela

Quirino

Northern and central portions of Aurora (Baler, Dipaculao, Dinalungan, Casiguran, Dilasag)

Eastern portion of Quezon (Calauag, Guinayangan, Tagkawayan, Buenavista, San Narciso, San Andres) including Polillo Islands,

Camarines Norte

Rest of Camarines Sur

Rest of Albay

Rest of Sorsogon

Masbate including Burias and Ticao Islands 

Rest of Samar

Rest of Eastern Samar

Biliran

Leyte

Northern portion of Cebu (Tabogon, Borbon, San Remigio, Bogo City, Medellin, Daanbantayan) including Bantayan and Camotes Islands

Bising was last estimated 500 kilometers east of Infanta town, Quezon, moving slowly north northwestward.

It was packing 195 km per hour (kph) maximum winds near the center and gusts of up to 240 kph, according to PAGASA.

It was forecast to move generally north or north northwest until Wednesday evening to Thursday morning. It will then move northeast or east northeast away from the Luzon landmass, PAGASA said.

Bising is expected to gradually weaken from its current intensity throughout the forecast period.

The weather bureau warned that very rough to very high seas will be experienced over the northern and eastern seaboard of Luzon (5.0 to 12.0 m), rough to very high seas over the northern and eastern seaboard of Eastern Visayas (2.5 to 7.0 m), and rough to very rough seas over the northern and western seaboard of Northern Luzon (2.5 to 4.5 m) and the eastern seaboard of Caraga (2.5 to 4.5 m).

Rough seas are also expected over the remaining seaboards of localities where wind signals are in effect and the eastern seaboard of Davao Oriental (2.5 to 4.0 m), while moderate to rough seas may be experienced over the western seaboard of Central Luzon (1.2 to 3.0 m).

Sea travel is risky for all types of seacraft over these waters, especially those under storm signals, it said.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/21/philippines-bising-update-april192021

Ex-president Erap celebrates 84th birthday in regular hospital room

(UPDATE) - Former President Joseph "Erap" Estrada celebrated his 84th birthday Monday inside a regular hospital room, according to his son.

In a photo provided to ABS-CBN News by former Senator Jinggoy Estrada, the former president is seen with a cake on his bed.

The younger Estrada was the only one allowed to enter their father’s hospital room given the latter's delicate condition.

"Hindi siya puwedeng mapagod eh. Hindi siya puwedeng mag-entertain ng maraming bisita," Jinggoy said.

Jinggoy’s siblings, Jackie and Jude, also have comorbidities, the former senator said.

"Nag-blow s'ya ng candle. Pinapanood namin sya ng mga kapatid ko, mommy (Loi) ko. At masaya rin naman kahit virtual,” the younger Estrada said.

 

This year’s celebration, according to Jinggoy, was very much different from the intimate one the family held last year.

Despite the situation that the former president is in now, he remains in high spirits and continues to be thankful to everyone who continuously pray for his recovery, said Jinggoy.

"Nagpapasalamat siya sa lahat ng nagdasal at nanalangin para sa kanyang paggaling. Nagpapasalamat siya sa inyong lahat, sa kanilang lahat actually," Jinggoy said.

Erap, a former actor who became president from 1998 until 2001, was admitted to the hospital late last month after testing positive for COVID-19.

He was admitted to the intensive care unit due to bacterial infection in the lungs, but has been transferred to a regular hospital room. He also tested negative for COVID-19 last week.

He was last in public service as Manila City mayor from 2013 until 2019.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/21/ex-president-erap-celebrates-84th-birthday-in-regular-hospital-room

Vaccine czar may mensahe sa mga bansang kumakamkam ng bakuna

Sa gitna ng pagsipa ng COVID-19 cases sa Pilipinas, nagbitaw ng mensahe si vaccine czar Carlito Galvez sa mga bansang umano'y nangho-hoard ng mga bakuna laban sa virus.

Sa United Nations Economic and Social Council special ministerial meeting, sinabi ni Galvez na walang buting naidudulot ang hoarding ng COVID-19 vaccines, at nakasasama pa ito sa pandaigdigang hakbang na puksain ang pandemya.

"Hoarding the limited vaccines does not serve anyone's interests and only hurts everyone and the global response. Similar transgressions run contrary to solidarities reached multilaterally that emphasized the importance of collective action," ani Galvez.

Nauna nang sinabi ng director general ng World Health Organization (WHO) na ang hindi patas na distribusyon ng bakuna sa mga bansa ang isa sa mga dahilan kaya muling tumataas ang mga kaso ng COVID-19.

Aniya, sa mayayamang bansa, isa sa kada 4 na tao ay bakunado na habang sa mahihirap na bansa ay nasa isa kada 500 pa lang ang nababakunahan. 

Ayon kay Galvez, suportado ng Pilipinas ang polisiyang titiyak sa patas at napapanahong access sa mga bakuna.

"The Philippines remains resolute in championing a policy of ensuring universal, fair, equitable, and timely access to COVID-19 vaccines as long-term solutions to building back better, amid the emergence of new variants and the global scarcity that has been challenging vaccine rollouts in some countries," sabi niya. 

Panawagan ni Galvez sa international community, paigtingin ang pagkakaisa, at palakasin ang suporta sa COVAX facility.

"The Philippines calls on the international community to reinforce our greater global solidarities and uphold our collective commitment and to further intensify its cooperation to address COVID-19's multidimensional challenges. Indeed, no one is safe unless everyone is safe," saad ng vaccine czar. 

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/21/vaccine-czar-mensahe-bansang-kumakamkam-bakuna

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Judiciary finalizing A4 vaccination priority list

 By Benjamin Pulta

The Supreme Court (SC) is urging judges and court personnel of first and second-level courts willing to be inoculated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to start signing up this week.

"In line with the inclusion of frontline workers in Priority Group A4 of the National Covid-19 Vaccine Deployment Plan, all judges and court personnel of the first and second level courts who wish to be inoculated under Priority Groups A4 of the Judiciary should submit their names and other personal information no later than 22 April 2021 to the Office of the Court Administrator," read the circular (OCA-No.50-2021) dated April 18, 2021 signed by Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez.

Qualified judiciary workers under the A4.13 group may sign up online or "may choose the nearest city or municipality from their residence where they intend to register and be inoculated, considering that the inoculation is residence-based".

Information gathered as to the interested personnel will be shared by the Office of the Court Administrator with the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 and the concerned local government units, Marquez added.

A request was sent to NTF Chief Implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on March 31 by then acting Chief Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe, seeking to consider justices, judges and court personnel of the judiciary as frontline government workers whose functions are essential at all times, especially during the pandemic.

A4 is composed of non-medical public and private essential workers who face clients but cannot consistently meet minimum health standards like air circulation, physical distancing and limited exposure time.

In February, the SC initially announced it will be procuring Covid-19 vaccines, approved during an en banc session held on January 26, for about 30,000 justices, judges, officials, and personnel of the judiciary.

The decision was upon the recommendation of the Office of Administrative Services, Fiscal Management and Budget Office, and the Office of the Court Administrator with an estimated cost of PHP19 million chargeable against the regular appropriations or savings of the SC, Presidential Electoral Tribunal, Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Court of Tax Appeals, and the lower courts.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1137208

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'It's for animals': Doctors refuse to give Erap ivermectin, says Jinggoy

The doctors of former President Joseph "Erap" Estrada have refused to give him ivermectin as the drug is only for animals, the octogenarian politician's eldest son said Monday.

There was a discussion among siblings if they should administer ivermectin, former Sen. Jinggoy Estrada told ANC's Headstart.

"The doctors said, 'I will not give ivermectin to your dad because that is only for animals,'" he said.

"I really have to follow the doctors' advice," he said.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier granted compassionate use permits to several hospitals who would want to administer ivermectin on COVID-19 patients after several politicians advocated for its use in battling coronavirus.

Among the politicians who received ivermectin was former Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, who is 97 years old.

Estrada was also not given Linghua Qingwen, an in demand Chinese drug that could allegedly address symptoms of COVID-19, Jinggoy said.

"I consulted the doctors of my dad and they talked among themselves and they agreed to administer Leronlimab to my father," he said.

Leronlimab is an "an investigational product which is still undergoing clinical trials for the treatment of Cancer, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)... and COVID-19," according to the FDA.

This means that the product can only be used by certain hospitals and doctors who would request for it.

The younger Estrada said their father was also given Remdesivir, a broad-spectrum antiviral medication.

"Maraming gamot na binibigay sa aking ama so I cannot credit kung ano nagpagaling sa kaniya," he said.

(There were a lot of medicine given to my father so I cannot credit which one helped him survive.)

Erap was admitted to the hospital earlier this month after testing positive for COVID-19.

The former President was readmitted to the intensive care unit due to bacterial infection in his lungs, but is set to be transferred to a regular room on Monday, Jinggoy said.

"His blood pressure has already stabilized. His kidney function has already improved. His white blood cells, which rose to an alarming level of 35,000 has already decreased," he said.

His doctors said that among intubated patients, only 54 percent survive, but in the hospital where he is confined, 75 percent of patients who have been intubated survive, Estrada's eldest son said.

"Noong na-intubate ang daddy ko, we were already on the verge of tears... I hope na isa sa 75 percent ang daddy ko," he said.

(When my dad was intubated, we were already on the verge of tears... I hope my dad is among the 75 percent who survive after being intubated.)

"You know naman my dad is a fighter," he said.

The former President is also celebrating his 84th birthday on Monday.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/21/its-for-animals-jinggoy-says-eraps-doctors-refuse-to-give-him-ivermectin

Saleslady patay sa pananaksak ng holdaper sa Malabon

Patay ang isang saleslady matapos pagsasaksakin ng umano'y holdaper noong Linggo sa Barangay Baritan, Malabon.

Kinilala ng Malabon police ang biktima na si Maribeth Goco, 47 anyos.

Ayon sa barangay tanod na si Cefriano Cerio, pumasok ng boutique ang suspek saka tinutukan ng kutsilyo si Goco.

Pilit umanong kinuha ng suspek ang pera at mga gamit sa boutique.

Tumanggi umano ang biktimang ibigay ang kaniyang mga gamit kaya siya pinagsasaksak ng suspek.

Naaresto naman ang suspek at narekober ang ginamit na kutsilyo pati ang P200 ninakaw na pera.

Mahaharap ang suspek sa kasong robbery with homicide.

— Ulat ni Lyza Aquino, ABS-CBN News

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/21/saleslady-patay-sa-pananaksak-ng-holdaper-sa-malabon

Ex-teacher wanted for rape falls in QC

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan

Police nabbed a former teacher wanted for rape in Quezon City on Sunday.

Brig.Gen. Jonnel Estomo, director of the Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP AKG) chief, identified the arrested suspect as Ramil Gara, who was nabbed in T.S. Cruz Subdivision, Barangay Baesa.

The suspect has an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the Caloocan City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 121.

Gara, a former senior high school teacher of the Notre Dame of Greater Manila in Caloocan City, is accused of raping of one his students identified as "Lulu" on several occasions in 2017.

He allegedly threatened to give the victim a failing mark if she won't give in to his sexual desires.

After the incidents, Gara fled and hid for four years before he was arrested.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1137209

Sobejana not part of group planning unauthorized WPS moves

By Priam Nepomuceno

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana denied claims on social media that he is part of a Viber group consisting of 300 ranking military officials planning unauthorized movements to address issues in the West Philippine Sea. 

"The AFP trusts the government’s management of the situation in the disputed area and its diplomatic thrust in protecting the sovereignty and sovereign rights of our country," he added in a statement forwarded to reporters Sunday night.

Sobejana also branded as "fake information" claims that there is a group of retired and active military officials planning to withdraw support for President Rodrigo R. Duterte.

"Nevertheless, the military leadership takes cognizance of the presence of individuals and groups that are determined and are engaged in orchestrated efforts to undermine the government," he added.

The AFP chief said groups discredit the military's efforts through fake news intended to agitate and confuse the people to turn against the government or support those who are rebelling against it.

"We, therefore, advise the public to remain calm and dismiss this as propaganda," Sobejana added.

He said the AFP is loyal to the Constitution and the duly constituted authorities, and that all military personnel are firmly behind the chain of command.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1137206

'Bising' continues to dampen Bicol Region, parts of Visayas

By Ma. Cristina Arayata

Typhoon "Bising" (international name Surigae) will continue to dampen Bicol Region and parts of the Visayas on Monday, the weather bureau said.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said moderate to heavy, with at times intense rains will be experienced over Bicol Region, Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran, and Leyte.

"Bising" maintained its strength, packing a maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 240 kph.It was last seen 250 km. east northeast of Virac, Catanduanes, moving north northwestward at 10 kph.

Tropical cyclone wind signal (TCWS) No. 2 has been hoisted over Catanduanes, the eastern portion of Camarines Sur (Garchitorena, Presentacion, Caramoan, Sagnay, San Jose, Lagonoy), the eastern portion of Albay (Tiwi, Malinao, Tabaco City, Malilipot, Santo Domingo, Bacacay, Rapu-Rapu, Legazpi City, Manito), and the eastern and central portions of Sorsogon (Castilla, Sorsogon City, Prieto Diaz, Gubat, Barcelona, Casiguran, Juban, Magallanes, Bulan, Bulusan, Irosin, Santa Magdalena, Matnog), Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, and Biliran.

TCWS No. 1 was hoisted over the eastern portion of Isabela (Divilacan, Palanan, Dinapigue), the northern portion of Aurora (Casiguran, Dilasag), the southeastern portion of Quezon (Guinayangan, Calauag, Tagkawayan) including Polillo Islands, Camarines Norte, the rest of Camarines Sur, the rest of Albay, the rest of Sorsogon, and Masbate including Burias and Ticao Islands, Leyte, Southern Leyte, and the northern portion of Cebu (Tabogon, Borbon, San Remigio, Bogo City, Medellin, Daanbantayan) including Bantayan and Camotes Islands, Dinagat Islands, Siargao Islands, and Bucas Grande Islands.

It added that tropical cyclone winds of at least strong breeze to near gale in strength extend outward up to 440 km. from the center of "Bising". Destructive typhoon-force winds extend outward up to 110 km. from the center of the typhoon.

In the next 24 hours, the northeasterly wind flow enhanced by "Bising" will also bring strong breeze to near gale conditions with higher gusts over most of northern Luzon, Aurora, and the rest of Quezon that are not under any TCWS.

Very rough to very high seas will be experienced over the eastern seaboard of Luzon, and rough to very high seas over the northern and eastern seaboards of Eastern Visayas. Sea travel is risky for all types of seacraft.

Rough to very rough seas over the northern and western seaboards of northern Luzon, and the eastern seaboard of Caraga, and rough seas over the remaining seaboards of localities where TCWS are in effect, and the eastern seaboard of Davao Oriental. Sea travel is risky for small seacraft, and mariners without the proper experience should immediately seek safe harbor, according to PAGASA.

Moderate to rough seas over the western seaboard of central Luzon. Mariners of small seacraft are advised not to venture out over these waters. Inexperienced mariners of these vessels should avoid navigating in these conditions, PAGASA said.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1137207

More beds needed, not enough nurses: Hospitals warned to raise capacity amid COVID surge

A group of private hospitals said Monday its members have received written warnings from the health department to increase their COVID-19 capacity to 30 percent.

Private hospitals currently allot 20 percent of its total bed allocation for virus patients, said Dr. Jose Rene Degrano, president of the Private Hospitals Association Philippines.

Degrano said one nurse can previously handle 5 to 8 virus patients with mild symptoms, but one one to three patients with moderate to severe symptoms.

"Sinabi po namin depende po 'yun, we will try as much as possible. Pero ano pong gagawin namin kung wala kaming makuhang additional nurses na pwedeng pumuno sa additional beds," he told ABS-CBN's Teleradyo.

(We said it would depend, we will try as much as possible. But what can we do if we can't get additional nurses to attend to additional beds.)

"Karamihan ng hospitals sinasabi nila may written warning na kailangan nila sumunod sa Bayanihan 2 directive na ito. Ang sagot ng mga ospital ano ang magagawa namin kung walang maibigay na additional number of nurses. Ginagawan po ng paraan ng private hospitals kung kaya nila."

(Majority of hospitals said they have received a written warning that they need to follow this Bayanihan 2 directive. They said what can they do if there's no additional number of nurses. Private hospitals are doing the best they can.)

The group earlier appealed to government to augment private hospitals' workforce as COVID-19 cases continued to surge in the Greater Manila area.

The Philippines on Sunday logged 10,098 more COVID-19 cases, raising its cumulative total to 936,133. Of this figure, 141,089 were active infections.

The country is forecast to reach 1 million COVID-19 cases by the end of the month, according to independent research group OCTA.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/21/more-beds-needed-not-enough-nurses-hospitals-warned-to-raise-capacity-amid-covid-surge

Philippines eyes COVID-19 vaccination of frontline workers in mid-May, June

The Philippines' COVID-19 vaccination of frontline workers might begin mid-May or June, an official said Monday.

The Inter-Agency Task Force Against COVID-19 last week approved those included in the A4 priority group, said Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles.

Government continues to inoculate A1 to A3 groups or health workers, senior citizens and persons with comorbidities, he added.

"Around end of May to maybe June kasi that’s the time na marami rin tayong makukuhang bakuna," Nograles told ANC's Headstart. "Probably mid-May to June pwede na po (ang A4)."

(Around end of May to maybe June because that’s the time we will receive more vaccines...Probably mid-May to June we can begin inoculating the A4 group.)

The A4 group includes:

Commuter transport (land, air, and sea), including logistics

Public and private, wet and dry market vendors

Frontline workers in groceries, supermarkets, delivery services

Workers in manufacturing for food, beverage, medical and pharmaceutical products

Frontline workers in food retail, including food service delivery

Frontline workers in private and government financial services

Frontline workers in hotels and accommodation establishments

Priests, rabbis, imams, and other religious leaders

Security guards/personnel assigned in offices, agencies, and organizations identified in the list of priority industries/sectors

Frontline workers in private and government news media

Customer-facing personnel of telecoms, cable and internet service providers, electricity distribution and water distribution utilities

Frontline personnel in basic education and higher education institutions and agencies

Overseas Filipino workers, including those scheduled for deployment within 2 months 

Frontline workers in law/justice, security, and social protection sectors

Frontline government workers engaged in the operations of government transport system, quarantine inspection; worker safety inspection and other COVID-19 response activities

Frontline government workers in charge of tax collection, assessment of businesses for incentives, election, national ID, data collection personnel

Diplomatic community and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) personnel in consular operations

Department of Public Works and Highways personnel in charge of monitoring government infrastructure projects 

The Philippines, which began its COVID-19 immunization campaign last month, has administered 1.25 million doses of vaccines as of April 13.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/21/philippines-eyes-covid-19-vaccination-of-frontline-workers-in-mid-may-june

Petition calling for Duterte's resignation gets thousands of signatures

An online petition calling for President Rodrigo Duterte's resignation over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and alleged subservience to China has gathered over 50,000 signatures Monday, days after it was launched by various groups in the country.

"This statement will attest that people are no longer satisfied. If he doesn’t step down, then at least, the positive effect of this is it has made more people aware, made more people to be able to stand up and speak up," Dr. Edelina De La Paz, chairperson of Health Alliance for Democracy, told ANC.

The Change.org petition titled "Save the Nation! Duterte Resign!" was initially signed by some 500 medical workers, lawyers, businessmen, members of the academe, media workers and civic leaders.

For De La Paz, the petition is not a political statement but an authentic call for the President to step down.

"Yes because the situation is already too much. You have the pandemic, which is worsening. One year na tayong naka-lockdown, wala namang nangyayari (We've been locked down for 1 year and nothing's happening)," she said.

"Tapos ang sitwasyon sa West Philippine Sea is so volatile that really a policy has to be imposed. Those islands are ours. Ang nakakabahala pa, payag siyang ipalit ang soberanya natin para lang sa bakuna (What's disturbing is he's willing to trade our sovereignty in exchange of vaccines)," she added.

Since the pandemic began, the Philippines has recorded over 936,000 COVID-19 infections, of which more than 15,000 people died. The country currently has over 141,000 active cases or patients deemed infectious.

For the past weeks, Philippine officials have also filed diplomatic protests against China's latest incursion in the West Philippine Sea, with dozens of Chinese militia vessels spotted in the Julian Felipe Reef.

In his regular "Talk to the People" public address, Duterte said Thursday his administration didn't lack in responding to the crisis.

"I'd like to just disabuse the mind of nagkulang tayo. Wala na kayong tiningnan kundi ‘yung kagaguhan n’yo. Hindi tayo nagkulang," he said in a pre-recorded speech.

(I'd just like to disabuse the mind of the notion that we fell short. You see nothing but your own foolishness. We did not come up short.)

Duterte said his aides were all "bright," following the calls of some for the COVID-19 task force's abolition. 

"Baka sabihin n'yo wala naman talagang solusyon ito. Meron po: itong kaharap n’yo, ‘wag na ako, palaos na ako," he said. 

"Harap ka sa panel ‘yan… Puro bright ‘yan, puro valedictorian. Alam nila kung anong gawin nila. ‘Wag kayong mag-alala, we chose the right people to run the government." 

(You might say that this has no solution. It has: this panel before me, don't include me. I'm almost done. Face that panel. They're all bright, all valedictorians. They know what to do. Do not worry.)

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/21/petition-calling-for-dutertes-resignation-gets-thousands-of-signatures

THE 700 CLUB ASIA | Magpaubaya | April 16, 2021

Thousands flee in Catanduanes as Typhoon Bising nears

Thousands of families in Catanduanes fled their homes as Typhoon Bising brought heavy rains early Monday, its governor said.

Some 7,275 families or 28,574 individuals were mandated to evacuate Sunday and told to observe physical distancing, said Governor Joseph Cua. The province has 14 active COVID-19 cases, he added.

"Hindi pa naman tayo nakaka-recover noong nakaraang bagyo. 'Yung mga bahay nila hindi pa naaayos nang ganun katibay kaya mas marami tayong evacuees ngayon kumpara noong nakaraang taon," he told ABS-CBN's Teleradyo.

(We have yet to recover from the last storm. Residents' homes are not yet that durable so we have more evacuees than last year.)

Catanduanes was placed under tropical cyclone wind signal no. 2, which may cause wooden, old electric posts to be tilted or downed and might bring light to moderate damage to exposed communities, according to PAGASA.

The country's second storm this year is not forecast to hit land but will bring moderate to heavy with at times intense rains over Bicol region, Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran, the state weather bureau said.

It is expected to leave the Philippine area of responsibility on Saturday, PAGASA weather forecaster Ariel Rojas added.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/21/thousands-flee-in-catanduanes-as-typhoon-bising-nears

13 patay nang mahulog ang SUV sa kanal sa Kalinga

Patay ang 13 katao, kabilang ang 3 bata, nang mahulog sa irrigation canal ang kanilang sinasakyang SUV sa Tabuk City, Kalinga nitong Sabado ng gabi.

Papunta umano ang sasakyan sa Bulo Lake, ayon sa pulisya.

Sumaklolo ang taumbayan sa 15 pasahero ng SUV ngunit 2 lamang ang nailigtas.

Iniimbestigahan pa ng pulisya kung paano nahulog ang SUV at kung bakit 15 ang sakay nito.

--Ulat ni Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News

https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/19/21/13-patay-nang-mahulog-ang-suv-sa-kanal-sa-kalinga

PAANO BA TAYO MAKAKATULONG SA MGA NAGUGUTOM? Kape't Pandasal kasama si F...

Sakto | Teleradyo (19 April 2021)

The July 31, 2008 INQUIRER Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion with Samsung Fashion Show

The Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion with Samsung, the flagship runway project of Samsung and the Philippine Daily Inquirer Lifestyle, together with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and the Peninsula Manila Hotel, a catwalk team-up between some of the country's top designers and best-selling activewear brands was held at the Rigodon Ballroom of the Peninsula Manila in Makati City on July 31, 2008. The fashion show was in cooperation with the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), the Makati Business Club (MBC), the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor), the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).

The project was now completed after five years of planning, while in July 2008, a year after the July 12-15, 2007 EDSA Tres in Makati City, and the excavation works of the project at the Ayala and Makati Avenues in Makati City and the construction works of the millennium celebration stage in the said intersection with the Swatch Millennium Clock and the Peninsula Manila's rooftop with lighted parols, twin stairways and a giant stage for four days from December 26, 2007 to December 31, 2007 were being complete. The project's sponsors were the Ayala Corporation, the MVP Group of businessman Manny V. Pangilinan, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.

(Exceptions: "How fitness marries fashion" from the July 25, 2008 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer:)

One idle Sunday lunch, Lulu Tan-Gan was wondering, now that fashion shows are suddenly a dime-a-dozen, what other fashion-show concept could we have? One that could benefit the local fashion design industry, as much as possible. 

Then she talked about how she has taken up running, how much she’s enjoying it, and how it’s keeping her blood sugar level in check. Could we do a shoot of her in her running gear, we asked. A lot of today’s women could get many tips and ideas from her everyday wardrobe, one that takes her from workout to work. 

That’s it, we looked at each other, struck by the bolt of idea. That’s a fashion show that’s so now: activewear that takes a woman, or a man, to the rest of his day schedule—and that even makes a style statement. 

Lulu runs, joins a marathon. Sunday Inquirer Magazine editor Leica Carpo is not only running, but is also preparing for a triathlon (Iron Woman). And so is her sister Amanda. Inquirer columnist Tessa Valdes-Prieto is a mother and wife who does yoga, diving, running—as physically demanding as her party whirl. Tweetie de Leon-Gonzales is hardcore when it comes to squash and yoga. Designer Rina Go is a diehard boxer. Sen. Pia Cayetano uses her triathlon for a cause. Metroactive magazine editor-in-chief Jeena Lopez is a wakeboarding champion. 

These women are not athletes in the traditional sense. They just lead an active lifestyle, like millions of other men and women in the country. They do so because they want to stay fit and healthy—indeed they want to stay alive. And—this is a big ‘and’—they get a major high when they feel the adrenaline rush.

Weekend warriors, we can call some of them. And they live today’s lifestyle that is antidote to the stress and pressure of contemporary life. 

And—they don’t stick to one designer for their clothes. Since activewear is a style statement, they know how to marry brand with a custom-made design of a Filipino designer. 

“That was how the idea for Inquirer Lifestyle series’ Fitness.Fashion show was born. That Samsung chose to share this fashion vision turned the idea into reality. “The collaboration merely confirms Samsung’s sustained efforts to define what a lifestyle brand is all about. And PDI Lifestyle is a strategic alignment,” said Pen Roque, Cheil Country Director for Samsung Philippines.  

We tapped some of today’s designers to collaborate with top active brands.
They are Vic Barba, Joey Samson, James Reyes, Louis Claparols, Rhett Eala, Patrice Ramos-Diaz, Tonichi Nocom, Randy Ortiz, Ivarluski Aseron, Arcy Gayatin, Rajo Laurel, and of course, Lulu.

They are collaborating with Kipling, Bench, Speedo, Adidas, Nike Golf, Puma, Marks & Spencer, Fila, Aigle & Oxbow. Virgie Ramos’ Swatch is also supporting this collaboration.

Leica, Tweetie, Amanda, Rina, Sen. Cayetano, Jeena will be guest models in this show on July 31 at Peninsula Manila, with Inquirer contributing editor Apples Aberin-Sadhwani, Ruby Gan, Svetlana Osmena, Fely Atienza, Akiko Thompson, Enchong Dee, Paolo Abrera. 

“L’Oreal is doing the hair and makeup.”

Get fashionably fit and fab (Apples Pickings By Apples Aberin Sadhwani) (Reprinted from the July 25, 2008 issue of the Philippine Daily INQUIRER)

Nowadays, everyone is more conscious about maintaining their health and getting fit and fabulous. 

As such, sports like running and tennis are gaining more popularity while other activities like yoga, swimming, boxing and badminton remain favorites for many. 

Today’s generation lead very full, active lifestyles. 

In spite of highly successful careers, plus families to take care of, they manage to find time to take care of themselves by indulging in fitness activities. 

Due to this multidimensional lifestyle, the need for fashionable clothing that double as active wear has emerged. 

Tapping into this new arena, Inquirer Lifestyle, together with Samsung, is presenting a fashion show (the first of a series) titled “Fitness.Fashion” on July 31 at The Peninsula Manila. 

Do you want to get into the Fitness.Fashion lifestyle, too? Follow these simple tips to look great in and out of the gym, the track or the ring: 

Throw out those hole-y and baggy sweats and tops. Oh, and ditch those dated pieces you’ve kept from the ’80s or some other era, as well. It’s time to update your workout wardrobe!
Comfort is key so choose pieces made of fabrics that can wick away moisture. The best brands always invest in research to come up with the best in fabric technology. 

Never underestimate the importance of wearing the right undergarments. These items should provide the best support at all times. 

Choose the right footwear that can provide the right support, as well. You will need a specific style with the right technology to meet your fitness needs. 

Build your fitness wardrobe and show your personality through your choice of color. Most brands create collections around color stories so it’s easier to pick pieces you can mix and match. 

Your choice of bag and shoes can also add flair to your workout outfit. Again, choose items that show off your personal style. 

When fitting your workout gear, move around, sit and do all the other positions you have to do when engaging in your sport or activity. This way, you’ll know you have the right coverage at all times.

To complete your look, invest in after-workout items like jackets, or fashionable sweats and tanks with chic matching slip-ons or more casual slippers that you can wear when doing errands, or going out with friends. 

Inquirer Lifestyle Fitness Fashion is also brought to you by HSBC, L’Oreal Paris and Swatch.

Style statement: Sporty 

Former Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino General Manager Marco Protacio

Senator Pia Cayetano

Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez

Socialite Amparito Llamas-Lhuillier

(Printed from the August 3, 2008 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer:)

It was Friday, June 12, 1998, a public holiday. Thousands of spectators flocked to Rizal Park awaiting the start of festivities for the Philippine Centennial Year celebrations.

They came by the busloads – couples, families, friends, even whole villages – donning caps, holding umbrellas and wearing Filipiniana attire amid the morning heat. Others wore the nation’s colors and carried various sizes of Philippine flags.

It was a field day for many, and the beginning of a long weekend. They laid mats and cardboard on the grass, brought out packed lunch in Tupperware and exchanged small talk.

For some, the park became an instant classroom for parents to give impromptu lectures to their children on Philippine history, culture and tradition.

One parent, Elizabeth Montecillo, brought her two sons and a nephew so she could tell them about the country’s heroes and the important events of the past. “Earlier, they inquired about the Rizal Monument,” she said. “It’s good for them to learn history at an early age.”

The children had a lot to look back to; it was, after all, 100 years of Philippine history. The festivities commemorated the day when Filipino revolutionaries, led by then-president Emilio Aguinaldo, declared the country’s independence from Spanish colonial rule in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898.

A 42-float parade depicted the country’s history during the celebrations at Quirino Grandstand, which was witnessed by then-president Fidel Ramos, vice president Joseph Estrada, members of government, the diplomatic corps, and other guests.

One float featured a life-size caravel, which showed the arrival of the Spanish colonizers in 1521 led by explorer Ferdinand Magellan. A mock battle was performed reenacting the Battle in Mactan between Magellan and the island’s natives.

The 300-year Spanish colonial rule was portrayed in the succeeding floats. It showed the country’s conversion to Christianity, the people’s enslavement to serve the Spanish empire’s economic needs, the revolts against colonial rule, the period of nationalist enlightenment, and the bloody revolution that it brought forth.

At the apex of the parade, a two-story replica of the Aguinaldo Mansion slowly made its way along the parade grounds. On the balcony, actor Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., an actor who starred in numerous action movies, played the part of President Aguinaldo.

With a solemn expression, Revilla held the flag from a long pole as he stood along with two other actors, Dante Rivero and Juan Rodrigo, who read the Declaration of Independence. When the declaration was read, he slowly waved the flag to the cheers of spectators wearing farmer costumes.

He then went downstairs, walked out of the mansion with the flag, and went up the stage to the awe of government dignitaries. As the drums rolled, Revilla handed the flag to Ramos, who then raised it with one hand before planting it on a stand at the stage.

Ramos had reenacted the same event from the balcony of the Aguinaldo Mansion in Kawit, Cavite, earlier that day.

In his speech during the celebrations, Ramos addressed the crowd. “Today, we have grown into the responsibility and the glory of nationhood. We are prepared to account for ourselves in the global community. We have begun to make our own history.”

“We, Filipinos, are rejoicing in our coming of age — in the final proof of our ability to understand, to use, and to protect the liberty our heroes won for us a century ago,” he said.

The celebrations culminated with a military parade that showcased our armed forces’ might, including a fly-by of Air Force jets. The evening was capped by a 30-minute fireworks display at Manila Bay — the largest and longest the country has seen — in the colors of the republic: red, white, yellow and blue.

Two years and four months after the country celebrated its centennial; on November 13, 2000 the House of Representatives impeached President Estrada for the first time.

When the Senate failed to convict the impeached president, he was toppled through yet another show of mass protests at EDSA.

The nation put into power its second woman president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, whose term was marred by three coup attempts and allegations of corruption and electoral sabotage.

Fashion becomes less a spectator sport when sport itself becomes the fashion.

Last Thursday, July 31, 2008, Inquirer Lifestyle staged the rousing, filled-to-the-bleachers (despite the heavy rains and flooding) curtain-raiser to its Lifestyle Series of events with “Fitness.Fashion,” a catwalk team-up between some of the country’s top designers and best-selling activewear brands, at the Rigodon Ballroom of the Peninsula Manila in Makati City. 

Co-presented with Samsung, it drew guests who cut across the fields of fashion, business and commerce, arts, media and entertainment. With the support of HSBC and Peninsula, the show had 12 sought-after designers melding their creations with the latest brand collections: Kipling with Vic Barba; Fila with Lulu Tan-Gan; Nike Golf with Anthony Nocom; Speedo with Louis Claparols; Adidas with Patrice Ramos-Diaz and Rhett Eala; Marks & Spencer with Arcy Gayatin; Aigle and Oxbow with Rajo Laurel; Bench with Joey Samson; and Puma with Ivarluski Aseron and Randy Ortiz. (Read the fashion report in this Friday's Lifestyle Fashion and Beauty.)

The exceptions of the articles about the INQUIRER Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion with Samsung fashion show from the said newspaper were:

• "Personalities like Senator Pia Cayetano, Waterfront GM Marco Protacio, jewelry designer Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez and socialite Amparito Lhuillier were among the big names who gamely participated in the event." - from "A dynamic, eclectic 2008", Apples Pickings by Apples Aberin Sadhwani, published in the December 26, 2008 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Losing vice-presidential candidates Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. (left) and Alan Peter Cayetano (right), now president Rodrigo Duterte (center)

• Former Davao City Mayor and now president Rodrigo Duterte and losing vice-presidential candidates Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Alan Peter Cayetano recalls on his sister's affair: The Pia Cayetano-Paolo Abrera Affair was started after the death of her father on June 23, 2003 in Muntinlupa City. Abrera's father died on April 16, 2004. Abrera and then-Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino general manager Marco Protacio and Aurora's daughter Rina Go would flank Cayetano since the launching of the project on June 15, 2003. But, CGAP and AJ Dee's brother, Ernest Lorenzo "Enchong" Dee, who graduated from Naga Hope Christian School to enter UAAP member school De La Salle University (DLSU) in May 2006. For this guy, he would ala-Bob Barker's Miss Universe hosting, Joe D'Mango and others impersonating. He was being a anchor-reporter for TVB News since 2007 to cover the infamous "EDSA 3" failed people power uprising on July 15, 2007. Mister Abrera and Mister Protacio says Dee was being a UAAP star, and he is a non-partisan guy

"The Pia Cayetano-Paolo Abrera Affair and re-run of Ninoy Aquino assassination (Companero y Companera)"

On December 6 to 15, 2007 when the 24th Southeast Asian Games was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion with Samsung fashion show's guest model Enchong Dee before the in the finals of men’s 100-meter butterfly and he was placed eighth in the finals with the time of 56.87 seconds during the 2007 Southeast Asian Games swimming events in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand last Sunday, December 9, 2007. Photos: Lourise Gandionco-David/Multiply.com and courtesy of Bench

December 8-9 and 11-12, 2007, During a five-day swimming competition for the 24th Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand with national swimmer and then University of California swimmer Miguel Molina and the fashion show's guest model turned De La Salle Green Tanker Enchong Dee, the Senator Pia Cayetano-Paolo Abrera-Marco Protacio affair and the riots at Dee residence in Barangay Horseshoe, Quezon City. A 25-hour overnight vigil was held at the Greenbelt Chapel in Makati City, held on the same day starting at 7:00 p.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m. of the same day. Dee was in the finals of men's 100-meter butterfly last December 9 and lane 1 of men's 200-meter butterfly finals last December 11, and he was the eighth place finish in the said event with the time of 2 minutes, 11.47 seconds and he lost to Filipino-American James Bernard Walsh, the gold medal winner of men's 200-meter butterfly finals.

A re-run of the August 21, 1983 assassination of former Philippine senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. aired by GMA Network. (In 1983, Channel 7 was the first to break the news of Ninoy Aquino's death, and later would be the only television station to broadcast his funeral.)

The video conversation starts with the sound of the plane landing and people talking among themselves.

• “Everybody remains on board,” one of them says.

Moments later, a single gunshot rings out and women are wailing.

• “What happened? What was that?” a woman’s voice asks.

• More gunshots. The wailing becomes louder.

• Then an order from several men: “Inside, inside, inside!”

• “The soldiers… shot Ninoy. He’s dead out there,” a woman cries out.

Burton’s tape records faintly the sound of someone saying, “Eto na (This is it).” Footage shot by a foreign TV crew captures the words by now familiar to Filipinos who lived through the events surrounding the Aquino assassination. “Eto na, eto na! Ako na, ako na! Op! Pusila, pusila (This is it, this is it! Let me, let me! Shoot, shoot)!”

And then, the gunshot.

What is significant about the tape are the reactions of Aquino’s fellow passengers and the conversations Burton had with them.

Burton apparently kept recording as she discussed with fellow foreign journalists what happened.

Some eight minutes into the tape, Burton is heard saying, “It’s very confusing, I mean, I don’t know.” She then answers more questions from someone who sounded like an American.

• Man: “They shot Ninoy?”

• Woman, presumably Burton: “Yeah.”

• Man: “Where?”

• Burton: “Right at the bottom of the stairs.”

• Man: “When Ninoy was still on it or when…”

• Burton: “No, when he got off. I’m sure he’s dead.”

The tape also captures Burton and her fellow passengers after they had disembarked and ran into people waiting to meet the passengers from the China Airlines flight.

Local journalists who covered the airport at the time had been herded by military men to the entrance to the tube where they were to await Aquino. When they learned of the commotion at the tarmac, they interviewed the disembarking passengers to ask them what happened.

One conversation was that of Burton and a Filipino.

• Man: “What did you see? Who did it?”

• Burton: “Soldiers.”

• Man: “How many of them?”

• Burton: “I don’t know. I think we’d better wait.”

• Man: “Did you recognize him? Aquino?”

• Burton: “Yeah.”

• Man: “What’s your name?”

• Burton: “No, I’m not gonna… this is not the place to talk. We had just seen two assassinations take place right outside our window.”

The tape then records what sounded like Burton comparing notes with fellow foreign correspondents, everyone recalling what they heard and trying to reconstruct the moments when they heard the shorts.

In one portion of the tape, the conversation turns to who killed Aquino, and Burton points out that a Japanese reporter had seen one of the men in khaki, referring to one of Aquino’s escorts, being the gunman.

But a man contradicts her saying, “I did not see a man in khaki uniform shoot Aquino.” To this day, the question who shot Aquino remains subject to debate.

Cayetano and three personalities along with Samson, Reyes, Claparols and Eala were stayed in the same place to the said sporting event for fifteen days between December 6 to 15, 2007, followed by her father, the late former Philippine Senator Atty. Rene L. Cayetano's 73rd birthday celebration on December 12, 2007 and the welcome the new millennium 2008 between December 31, 2007 and January 1, 2008.

December 12, 2007, One of Enchanted Kingdom's attractions, the Space Shuttle roller coaster, stalled between the tracks, where school children from Bulacan, Laguna, and Batangas were included.

This unknown guy was wearing the collection for the said fashion show.

• "In other words, definitely nothing too organized for this young designer who wants his clothes light on the skin, including the wide-legged, fully sequined pants that he says anyone could wear. And we are looking forward to the reworked denim bodysuit for his model, swimmer Enchong Dee." - from "Three designers, one mission" by Irene C. Perez

Notable personalities of the Inquirer Lifestyle Series: Fitness.Fashion with Samsung Fashion Show in July 2008.

• “Fitness.Fashion” also scored a coup with the runway debut of fitness enthusiast and sports advocate Sen. Pia Cayetano. Other guest models were Akiko Thompson, Amanda Carpo, Rina Go, Paolo Abrera, Phoemela Baranda, Svetlana Osmeña, Jeena Lopez, Enchong Dee, Ruby Gan, Fely Atienza, Trishan Cuazo, catwalk queens Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez and Apples Aberin-Sadhwani, and Inquirer’s own Tessa Prieto-Valdes and Leica Carpo, Danie Mendoza, Daisy and Eddie Mendoza, Martha Buckley, Yolly Ayson, Debbie Chan, Roselle Rebano, Bong Palma Gil, Mikee Chanco, Judy Araneta-Roxas, Betty Siy-Yap, Eduardo Lopez, Amor Roselle Herrera, Suzette Morelos, Margot Osmeña, Nestor Encinas, Randy Baron, Sergia Abueva, Purificacion Veloso, Petite Garcia, Javier Galvan, Ana Luisa Espinosa, David Ferro, Lorraine Nubar, Rachelle Gerodias, Masako Toribara, Josephine Roces Chavez, Johnny Torres, Candice Gotianuy, Augusto and Elizabeth Gan Go, Annabelle Luym, Amanda Luym, Mariter Klepp, Bunny Ludo, Julie Alegrado, Marissa Fernan, Jay Aldeguer, Joseph Gonzalez, Quinito Moras, Jayjay and Marilou Neri, Dean Diez, Joseph and Gloria Gaisano, Budiette and Brandie Tan, Andre Quintos, Alma Junia, Eric Tamayo, Mike and Lea Famularcano, Rudy Aviles, Raymond Abao, Lucien Letaba, Orlando Magno, Vicente Paterno, Nena Ilusorio, Maribel Ongpin, Sari Cojuangco, Tessie Fajardo, Popsy Mendez-Aquino, Bella Ancheta, Sol Peña, Alice Sandejas, Ralph Peter Jentes, Mary Ann Ong, Rosalie Sipid, Violy Lim, Elena Lee, Rose Lim, Greta Go, Stefie Inocentes, Carmela Ongsiako, Terry Rosales, Cecile Ongsiako, Dely Ongsiako, Maridol Mabanta, Tessa Sierra, Juvy Yupangco, Sevy Santos, Gretchen del Rosario, Celuch Manahan, Robert Constantino and Helen Marte, Curtis Chin, Tati Licuanan, Greggy and Irene Marcos-Araneta, Gretchen Espina, Jay-ann Bautista, Ram Chavez, Daryl Celis, Kid Camaya, Warren Antig, Penelope Matanguihan, Toffer Rei Tragico, Sue Ellen Cubing, Robby Navarro, Mae Flores, Jeni Rawolle, Joselindo Pimpino Jr., Carol Leus, Meryl David, Walton Zerrudo, Sherwin Marquez, Regene Ong, Vren Villaflor, Elliot Andal, Bev Ejercito, Drizzle Muñiz, Dio Paolo, Laarni Lozada, Bugoy Drilon, Miguel Mendoza, Zhel Garcia, Van Roxas, Cris Pastor, Sen Nichols, Robi Domingo, Chino Lui Pio, Bianca Roque, Monica Yncierto, Tristan Jovellana, Marilen Faustino-Montenegro, Aissa Gonzalez, Philip Nadela, Amy Nobleza, Angelo Garcia, Marco Protacio, Amparito Lhuillier, Teresin Mendezona, Jeremy Huang, Elvira Luym, Margie Lhuillier, Mike Rama, Tining Martinez, Annette Osmeña, Franz Fernan, Mani Lynn Osmeña, Meg Eteve, Rose Hennessey, Kathy Tesoro, Javi Sala, Junggie Canedo, Fiona King, Christina Garcia Codilla, Danessa Onglatco, Enrison Benedicto, Bea Villegas, Cybill Gayatin, LJ Moreno Alapag, Mau Marcelo, Jao Mapa, Jommy Teotico, Marion dela Cruz, Manuel Chua, JC Tiuseco, Rob Sy, Charisse Yacapin, Cris Cartagenas, Zita Ortiga, Kaye Alipio, Marlon Carmen, John Lopez, Niña Ortiz, Emerson Dino, Chev Macias, German Moreno, Sharon Cuneta, Jackie Lou Blanco, Bing Loyzaga, Lani Mercado, Zsa-Zsa Padilla, Gretchen Barretto, Dawn Zulueta, Princess Punzalan, Maricel Laxa, Mariz, Jean Garcia, Princess Revilla, Rachel Anne Wolfe, Jam Morales, Raymond Lauchengco, Richard Reynoso, Chad Borja, John Nite, The Rainmakers, Sheryl Cruz, Ike Lozada, Karina Ramos, Cristina Gonzales, That's Entertainment barkada, Kris Aquino, Ana Gonzales, Mutya Crisostomo, Alicia Mayer, Caloy Garcia, Arlene Muhlach, Ogie Alcasid, Francis Magalona, Janno Gibbs, Long Meija, RS Francisco, Chikiting Patrol Kids, APO Hiking Society, Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, Ruffa Gutierrez, Edna Diaz, Boots Anson-Roa, Toni Rose Gayda, Charo Santos-Concio, Loren Legarda, Cherie Gil, Lorna Tolentino, Nora Aunor, Vilma Santos, Aurora Salve, Robin Padilla, Lilibeth Ranillo, Maritess Gutierrez, Sandy Andolong, Alma Moreno, Chiqui Hollman, Dina Bonnevie, Pilita Corrales, Snooky Serna, Pops Fernandez, Maricel Soriano, Aiko Melendez, Donna Cruz, Vina Morales, Carmina Villarroel, Charlene Gonzalez, Mikee Cojuangco, Julie Vega, Janice de Belen, Jaclyn Jose, Christine Jacob, Karla Estrada, Amy Perez, Regine Velasquez, Jay Manalo, Jograd de la Torre, Roderick Paulate, Ronnie Ricketts, Aga Muhlach, Cesar Montano, Mari Kaimo, Edu Manzano, Romnick Sarmenta, Tirso Cruz III, Edgar Mortiz, Monsour del Rosario, Miguel Rodriguez, Orly Mercado, Rico J. 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Asistio, Keann Johnson, Catherine Rem, Michele Gumabao, Kat Gumabao, Miggy Jimenez, Jayla Villaruel, Joshua Eugenio, Jenzel Go, Danita Paner, Sophie Albert, Hailey Mendes, Janina Vela, Jayda Avanzado, Rayt Carreon, Chloe Cortez, Andre Drilon, Pat Sugui, Jacob Munez, LA Revilla, Denden Lazaro, Kaye Tinga, Rosenthal Tee, Champ Lui Pio, Mike Carandang, JP Anglo, Paolo Maranan, Noel Cabangon, Chie Filomeno, Fabio Ide, Aubrey Miles, Troy Montero, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Miko Raval, Dominic Roque, Ellen Adarna, Marco Gumabao, Chris Banchero, Ex-Battalion, Momoland, Sinon Loresca, Jr., Dyan Castillejo, Matthew Garcia, Rhys Miguel Eugenio, Seth Fedelin, Jimuel Pacquiao, Nio Tria, Raven Rigor, Lance Carr, BakClash Divas, Kisses Delavin, Broadway Boys, Music Hero Band, Kayla Rivera, Macho Men, Ian Veneracion, Jed Madela, K Brosas, Klarisse De Guzman, Kuh Ledesma, Moira dela Torre, Piolo Pascual, Zephanie Dimaranan, Verniece Enciso, Vern Enciso, TJ Monterde, Xander Angeles, Cocoy Ponce, Chris Nick Delos Reyes, Joanna Eden, Cassandra Laforteza, Kat de Jesus, CJ Cansino, James Maliwat, Maria Lourdes Clemente, Jack Kalingking, Rey Taneo, Jr., Noel Kampton, John Roa, Marion Aunor, Caelan Tiongson, Yuki, Devon Seron, Kathleen Paton, AC Bonifacio, Matt Padilla, AC Lalata, Ken San Jose, Nicole Joslin Macapagal, Joshua Feliciano, John Galinato, Kristof Garcia, John Cauilan, John Vidal, Kimson Tan, Sabu, Angel Guardian, Ana de Leon, Kyle Almeda, Kleif Almeda, Jaime Ararao, Mavy Legazpi, Cassy Legazpi, Manolo Pedrosa, BJ Sy, Julian Rodriguez, Jaime Borromeo, Sarah Abad, Nina Dolino, Christian Morones, Ashley Diaz, Via Ortega, Luana Ide, Rein Adriano, Keagan de Jesus, Lianne Valentine, Adela Mae Marshall, Mafe Galanza, Joshua Ramirez, Migs Gomez, Ysabel Ortega, Fili Nepomuceno, Joaquin Domagoso, Rico Blanco, Jon Lucas, Rafa Siguion-Reyna, Anjo Damiles, Angela Alarcon, Erin Ocampo, Fhaye Lorenzo, Vien King, Karl Aquino, Chanel Morales, Benj Pangilinan, Von Pessumal, Joshua Torralba, Kib Montalbo, Timo Pangilinan, RJ dela Fuente, True Faith, Vianna Mae, Coleen Jasmin Tan, Sleep Alley, Blind Side, AP Manlapaz, Marco Gallo, Sofia Novielle Santos, Color The Era, FourPlay, Lila Blanca, Jerald Napoles, Bianca Rufino, Gene Padilla, Kamille Filoteo, Migz Diokno, Xia Bernardo, Sophia Bianca, Michaela Torres, Sean Cedro, Isid, Captured The Midnight, Esseca, Miguel Ray Valid, Schumi, Young Vito, Benj Manalo, Mark Atienza, Eina Ancheta, Hannah Balahadia, Cariza Asuncion, Claudine Villanueva, Nina Flores, Hillary Tan, Ivan Morriel, Ayumi Takezawa, Darwin Yu, Karissa Toliongco, Z Mejia, Enzo Santiago, Axel Torres, Tysh Basa, Ronan Bearis, Basty Herrera, Carl Saliente, Sam Cafranca, Michelle Bèliso, John Cortez, Mike Cabrera, Bryan Olano, Anthony Jennings, Arielle Roces, Belle Mariano, Charlie Dizon, CJ Salonga, Daniela Stranner, Gillian Vicencio, Jeremiah Lisbo, Kaori Oinuma, Patrick Quiroz, Markus Paterson, Myrtle Sarrosa, Eric Tai, Sunshine Guimary, X Factor, Victor Pring, Marc Marasigan, Nik Makino, Raf Davis, Ace Yabut, Alexa Miro, Rochelle Lim, Janica Reloxe, MC Muah, Lassy Marquez, Jake Ejercito, Kelsey Meritt, Jose Sarasola, Jamir Zabarte, Ashley Sarmiento, Heath Jornales, Luis Hontiveros, Ana Jalandoni, Michael Leyva, Lito Tayag, Eric Po, Angelo Emilio Aguinaldo, James Buskowitz, Brian Poe Llamanzares, Alvin Elchico, Angela Robson, Macoy Dubs, Wilbert Ross, Derleen Cadua, Charmaine Aranton, Krissha Viaje, Sab Aggabao, Santino Rosales, Gino Roque, Juliana Parizcova Segovia, Erika Rae Poturnak, Joao Constancia, Abed Green, Nikki de Moura, Marc David, Rowi Du, Julia Barretto, Rob Deniel, Gab Yabut, Dave Duque, Gabrielle Hann Lopez, Coleen Paz, Sophia King, Vanessa Pena, Stanley Salvadora, Lyme Arana, Shanelle Agustin, Anna Luna, Kyo Quijano, Cj Villavicencio, Ian Pangilinan, Swerab Smith, Paolo Pangilinan, Diego Gutierrez, KD Estrada, Royce Cabrera, Lyca Gairanod, Justin Uy, Kris Bernal, Mary Grace De Leon, Clarence Delgado, Patricia Coma, Gigi de Lana, Jasmine Henry, Maxine Medina, Bini, BGYO, DJ Eva Ronda, Nerissa Llobrera, Brigiding Aricheta, JM Salvado, Lexx Eway, Baron Geisler, Daryl Ong, Rey Abellana, Gab Moreno, Shaira Lagman, Lara Fortuna, Bril Juan, Migs Villasis, Christine Samson, Leo Consul, Claudia Barretto, Sean De Guzman, Irma Adlawan, Justin Besana, Gio Ramos, Ezekiel Fondevilla, Andre Yllana, Rain Matienzo, Ashley Alcayde, Alyanna Angeles, Sam Cruz, Anji Salvacion, Danica Ontengco, Margaux Montana, Angelica Lao, Renshi de Guzman, Kim Baranda, Liz Alindogan, Angel Peña, Ashley Amadure, Sandro Muhlach, Liofer Pinatacan, Andrea Abaya, Kobie Brown, Jie-Ann Armero, Amanda Zamora, Ralph Malibunas, Chico Alicaya, Ella Cayabyab, Quincy Villanueva, Alyssa Exala, Gail Banawis, Kyron Aguilera, Aizyl Tandugon, Haira Palaguitto, Crismar Menchavez, Mika Pajares, Russu Laurente, Justin Dizon, Aljon Mendoza, Bianca de Vera, Shanaia Gomez, Zach Castaneda, Karina Bautista, Joe Vargas, Kaloy Tingcungco and featuring SOP Dancers, The Manoeuvres, Streetboys, Abztract Dancers, Kids at Work, UMD, Male AttraXion, E-Male Dancers, WEA Dancers, Addlib, Philippine Island Assassin, SexBomb Girls and Junior New System.” - from "Style statement: Sporty", published in page E-4 of the August 3, 2008 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

• In attendance were Paolo Araneta; Jose Cuervo’s AA Arquiza; twinkle-eyed beauty Abby Binay; golfer Charlie Carmona; Bench’s Ben Chan; Louie Chuidian; WhereElse’s suave Marcel Crespo; Monique Banzon Daez; Illac Diaz; Joji Dingcong; Patxi Elizalde and Sofia Zobel-E.; Malou Francisco of Store Specialists Inc.; Amanda Griffin; Lisa Gokongwei; Haresh Hiranand; and super eligible Mike Huang, Bea Jacinto; Lucia Jacinto; Angel Jacob; Patricia Javier; pretty, pretty Angelu de Leon; gourmet and wine connoisseur Alex Lichaytoo; lady of different faces Margarita Locsin; brilliant columnist and that miss with the four B’s, Celine Lopez; vivacious Bing Loyzaga; Cutie del Mar; DJ Mumph; The Body who makes ladies sigh, Marc Nelson; PR genius Keren Pascual; Miguel Pastor; Dave and Berna Puyat; Jaya Ramsey; New York City boy Patrick Reyno; Miguel Rosales; Cherrie del Rosario; Robin da Roza; Carmina Sanchez; Hans and Carol Sy; Joel Tantoco; the belle of any affair, Bea Zobel Jr. (she recently had café society’s jaws dropping with her witty answers in a candid interview with Karen Santos and Gina Tambunting Roxas featured in PEOPLE Asia’s fantastic March 2002 issue), Charlie Carmona; vibrant Breakfast Show host, Angel Jacob; the pretty faces behind Luna, Annie Cacho and Manet Dayrit; Zed’s pride, Fenee Amparo; dapper Jojo Manlongat; interior designer Miguel Rosales; well-loved designer, Pepito Albert; The Philippine STAR’s Tim Yap; exuberant Tina Tinio; exotic Thelina Nuval; and Maurice Arcache, BENCH/ endorsers VJ Amanda Griffin; John Prats; celebrity son AJ Eigenmann; Mickey Randall, Aubrey Miles and Francis Ricafort, studly lover boy Jon Hall and E’s gorgeous playgirl Lana Asanin, former sexy star Assunta de Rossi, Bench/ long-time endorsers Wendell Ramos and Jomari Yllana, Marc Nelson, Aya Medel, Diether Ocampo, Amanda Griffin plus the Antonio Aquitana open the curtain call for the 100-plus models in the BENCH during its One Night Only underwear and denim show last July 2002, Ces Oreña-Drilon and her hubby, renowned artist Rock Drilon; Agot Isidro and Manu Sandejas; searing beauties Dina Bonnevie and Ara Mina; Hans Montenegro; directors/actors Rowell Santiago and Gina Alajar with son Ryan Eigenmann; Former “Studio 23” VJ’s, Southern gent JM Rodriguez and charmante Cutie del Mar; and Fil-Am superstar Paolo Montalban.
• The Inquirer Lifestyle Fitness.Fashion with Samsung Concert held on Friday, August 1, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. at the Ayala and Makati Avenues after the fashion show on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rigodon Ballroom of the Peninsula Manila in Makati City. Guest performers during the said concert are Karylle, Tootsie Guevarra, Gino Padilla, Lana Asanin, Nancy Castiglione, Radha, Aliya Parcs, Jed Madela and the Dye Vest Band.
• On its first anniversary — held at the same venue on July 31, 2009 — their major guest stars were Bianca Araneta; Julia Clarete; Cheryl Cosim; Daphne Osena; Pia Guanio; Kenji Marquez; Derek Ramsey; JM Rodriguez; and Audrey Tan-Zubiri. But they managed to give away prizes to the live audience — mostly refrigerators. The high point of the event was when the cast members released doves — plenty of them. The second anniversary was even less memorable and nobody remembers it practically.
• "Then, in June 2010, it put into power the son of democracy icons that ignited the 1986 People Power Revolution. While the country enjoyed relative economic growth and the administration enjoyed record approval ratings, it faced lingering problems concerning corruption, a communist rebellion, insurgencies in Mindanao, and prevailing criminality. Now there are people clamoring for a return to authoritarian rule and impunity under the convoluted premise of instilling discipline in a society allegedly made corrupt by its democratic principles – as if our current problems are the result of our freedom to choose, instead of our flawed choices. With these developments, one must ask: “Have we, as a nation, really come of age?”
• They also included for the 2015 edition are Councilor Anjo Yllana, wife Jackie and kids Mikaela, Andee, Jaime and Nathan, Axel Torres and Jacob Benedicto, Xian Lim, Jessy Mendiola, JC de Vera, Rafael Rossell, Rayver Cruz, Martin del Rosario, Troy Montero and Ryzza Mae Dizon, Amy Ahomiro and Ella De Jesus of the Ateneo de Manila University Women’s Volleyball Team, Carl Guevarra and Kylie Padilla for Skechers, Louise Delos Reyes for Merrell, Shy Carlos and Matt Evans for Guess, Wilma Doesnt, Karyn Ann Johnston, and Luanne Dy for Mags, Marc Abaya and Iyan Tayao for Rogue.
• Led by TechnoMarine Philippines’ CEO Raffy Florencio with wife Kat, the event was a visual spectacle, bringing to life the sights and sounds of the ocean. Filled with a dazzling display of lights and colors, the room was illuminated in hues of blue while guests relaxed. Host Karen Pamintuan greeted guests and celebrities who wore their favorite TechnoMarine timepieces. Among those spotted wearing the watch brand were MTV VJ Maggie Wilson, Divine Lee, Camille Villar, Mons Romulo-Tantoco, Zanjoe Marudo, Jake Cuenca, Victor Basa, Priscilla Meirelles, Kristine Hermosa and Chris Tiu.
• The annual grand gathering also saw a rare opportunity where the stars from the three leading television networks in the country together in one occasion to uphold a good cause — education — by honoring the teachers, our unsung heroes. Among those who participated in the event are — Anne Curtis, Judy Ann Santos, Marian Rivera and Jodi Sta. Maria, Martin Nievera, Pops Fernandez, Jolo Revilla, Ogie Alcasid, Richard Gomez, Edu Manzano, Bianca Manalo, Ryzza Mae Dizon and hunks Rocco Nacino, Hideo Muraoka, Daniel Matsunaga, Vin Abrenica, Victor Silayan and John James Uy. 

Celebrities Robi Domingo and volley star Gretchen Ho running the 21K

• "Meanwhile, were on hand at the finish line where a neon street party was held graced by celebrities Gretchen Ho, Robi Domingo, [Bianca Gonzalez], and [Phil Younghusband]."- from "Dela Cruz, Bacalan rule Rexona Run to Your Beat", published in the October 24, 2013 issue of Manila Standard Today.

The new faces of TechnoMarine, Phil Younghusband, Heart Evangelista, Kiefer Ravena and Bianca Gonzalez

• "The four Technomarine ambassadors are TV host Bianca Gonzalez, basketball player Kiefer Ravena, soccer player Phil Younghusband and actress Heart Evangelista." - from "Diamonds meet plastic in watches of ‘unconventional luxury’, published in the September 20, 2013 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
• "TechnoMarine recently introduced its new product endorsers along with two new collections. Carla Abellana, Tim Yap, and Allison Harvard of “America’s Next Top Model” join Heart Evangelista and Xian Lim as the brand’s newest ambassadors." - from "Watch brand has new endorsers, collections" published in the May 30, 2014 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
• Stars who modeled included Richard Gomez, Dingdong Dantes, Diether Ocampo, John Estrada, Rayver Cruz, Jon Avila, Bea Alonzo, Phoemela Barranda, Tweetie de Leon-Gonzales, Apples Aberin-Sadhwani, Marina Benipayo, Patty Betita, Annette Coronel and Suyen Chi.
• "The celebrities will be led by the so-called “Magnificent 7”—Richard Gomez, Lucy Torres, Ogie Alcasid, John Estrada, Rissa Mananquil-Trillo, Dingdong Dantes, and a “surprise guest” whom Ortiz will not name. Guest models include beauty queens Venus Raj and Shamcey Supsup, and actors Rayver Cruz and Daniel Matsunaga." - from "Randy Ortiz show could be the biggest for 2013" by Joselito O. Tolentino, published in the September 27, 2013 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
• "McDonald’s ambassadors Xian Lim and Jessy Mendiola, and athletic brothers Jeron Teng and Jeric Teng gamely put on their running shoes to join the race. Others spotted during the McHappy Day Fun Run were Chesca Garcia-Kramer and kids Kendra and Scarlett, Dimples Romana and daughter Callie, and football players and brothers Anton and Armand del Rosario, along with McDonald’s commercial talents Einar Ingebrigtsen, Paulo “Kuya Pao” Pingol, Kenneth Cruz and Vince Ferraren." - from "The 2013 McHappy Day Fun Run – a successful and memorable day for families!", December 16, 2013
• Balloons, inflatable clappers and flags added to the campus cool vibe, while college “it” boys and girls made special appearances onstage, including hosts VJ Chino Lui Pio and VJ Joyce Pring, the UP Street Dance Club, Kylie Padilla, Kiefer Ravena of the Ateneo Blue Eagles, and Jeron Teng and Arnold Van Opstal of the DLSU Green Archers. The UP Pep Squad, Philippine All-Stars, and Billy Crawford energized the crowd with their performances. Coleen Garcia, Epi Quizon, Nikki Gil, Elmo Magalona, JC De Vera and Gerald Anderson also walked the runway for popular homegrown brands.
• “But apart from the free breakfast, McDonald’s also delighted customers by inviting celebrities to join the event. Among the personalities present in different McDonald’s stores during NBD were Solenn Heussaff, Lovi Poe, Rocco Nacino, Alden Richards, Drew Arellano, Matteo Guidicelli, Enrique Gil, Alex Gonzaga, Xian Lim, and Bianca Gonzalez.” - From “McDonald’s celebrates 3rd National Breakfast Day”, March 10, 2015 

From the boardroom to the gym, and back

(Reprinted from the August 8, 2008 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.)

Fashion is just a reflection of what’s happening around us,” said Rajo Laurel. “If the people need more outerwear and workout clothes to attain a healthy lifestyle, as designers we have to provide that.”

Thus came about “Fitness.Fashion,” the SRO curtain raiser to the Samsung-sponsored Inquirer Lifestyle Series, held last Thursday at Peninsula Manila. After Samsung, major sponsors are HSBC, The Peninsula Manila. The brands behind the show are Kipling, Speedo, Puma, Fila, Bench, Nike Golf, Marks & Spencer, Adidas, Aigle, Oxbow, Swatch and L’Oreal.

A collaboration between Manila’s top designers and leading activewear brands, the show featured fitness icons as guest models.

Lulu Tan-Gan said, “Thelma (Lifestyle editor who conceived the project) keeps us designers competitive and challenges us to trend-set... Today’s health-craze lifestyle is balance at work and play. Having to change gear from work to exercise can take time. The ideal is to be half-dressed for the action. This generation is selective and will not do active performance without style.”

Tan-Gan added: “It would be great if active sports brands can add new top-end lines that fuse athletic sportswear and style, with designers coming up with high-fashion athletic wear that focuses on sports performance.”

That may not be a long shot. This early, the project has already produced results. At least one designer is now in discussions to develop a fitness line, while a few others are adding sportier looks to their RTW lines.

Louis Claparols’ ‘Star Wars’ for Speedo

Since last year, Louis Claparols’ garments have taken a sportswear feel. Thus, “Fitness.Fashion” was a natural fit. A devout yogi, he didn’t, however, design around yoga. He worked around the brand’s Spa Collection of basic black swimwear and loungewear, influenced by the uniforms of the imperial storm troopers on “Star Wars.” He designed skirts, leggings, sheer tops and boleros in contrast black, blue and white for “visual impact.”

Lulu Tan-Gan’s futuristic tenniswear for Fila

Knits queen Lulu Tan-Gan stuck to her signature knits—tube ribbings, spaced dyed texture—to jazz up Fila’s tennis line of traditional tops, dresses, skirts, skorts and culottes. Her theme was “Spacey at the Court,” featuring what she described as “futuristic, fun, easy pieces.” In a nod to tradition, Tan-Gan maintained Fila’s traditional black, red and white, but used yellows for accent. In keeping with the futuristic theme, she used nylon thread for the knits with metal hardware thrown in.

Ivarluski Aseron’s couture touch for Puma

Hussein Chalayan will reportedly create a collection for Puma, which made Ivarluski Aseron especially thrilled to work with the brand. Aseron’s first activewear line paired Puma pieces with jackets and pants with couture touches—pleatings and drapings, patchwork patterns. “There were couture techniques, but they were very wearable. I put no linings and the fabrics were very easy (cotton piqué).” The good news: Similar pieces will be sold under his line for Myth.

Barba’s Suzanne Lenglen inspiration for Kipling

A strong believer in clothes that breathe and move with the wearer, Vic Barba looked to the French tennis great of the flapper era, Suzanne Lenglen, for inspiration. Lenglen was famous for both her ferocity on the court (31 grand slam titles), emotional displays and rebellious fashion style. At the time when stiff, long-sleeved dresses were the regulation court uniform, Lenglen opted for lightweight and gossamer dresses by Jean Patou. Barba similarly went for easy silhouettes—jumpsuit, maxi dress, shirtdress, roomy pants and Capri pants for men. He used stretch materials like cotton, jersey, twill.

Anthony Nocom’s preppy line for Nike Golf

A veteran menswear designer though a complete novice in golf, Anthony Nocom found it a pleasant surprise that Nike Golf’s shirts, specifically the Tiger Woods collection, were all in bright colors. Nocom designed shorts in candy-striped fabrics, and sport jackets, including a denim, to go with his after-tee, clubhouse look. His styling was very preppy; he layered the golf tees and threw in some pastel-colored belts. He picked a pair of lime-green pants that had “no hanger appeal” from Nike’s own collection, in the hope of moving it from the selling floor.

Patrice Ramos-Diaz’s feminine details for Adidas

“My collection was an attempt to show harmony between two concepts that are more often than not perceived as opposites— femininity and physical strength,” Patrice-Ramos-Diaz said.
Girly hooded ponchos, electric-pleat tulle and lace skirts and glammed-up tennis jumpsuits combined well with seemingly masculine Adidas pieces in techno fabrics.

“With the use of ornamentation and styling—crystal brooches, ribbon ties, fuchsia jersey wrist bands and thigh-high jersey leg warmers, and the use of materials such as tulle and metallized lace, I tried to push femininity to explore its contradiction to masculinity while still proving that fitness and strength can be found in a girly girl.” A fitness buff, Ramos-Diaz made sure her collection reflected that sports can be fun also for benchwarmers.
“I think fashion motivates people to get into a sport,” she said.

Joey Samson’s fresh take for Bench

To bring a fresh, more sophisticated feel to a mass retail brand like Bench was the challenge for Joey Samson.

He chose to inject the aesthetics of Japanese sportswear into the collection and added prevailing trends such as rock-star jackets and wide-leg sequined pants for formal cruise looks, if toned down by the fitness slant.

To contrast Bench’s multicolor palette, he went for a subtler black-and-white collection with some red accents. Samson used vintage fabrics from Cubao, which proved to be not enough when his initial ideas led to new ones.

No matter how basic a brand is, one can put a twist to it, he said. “The idea is to make something one can wear from work to workout or vice versa... In one look, I had a tuxedo jacket thrown over a golf outfit. That’s where the trick lies. When you say tuxedo, it doesn’t have to be strictly formal.”

Randy Ortiz’s military look for Puma

Randy Ortiz had earlier conceptualized an urban safari and military-inspired look for his Rainy Season Collection for Myth boutique. His collaboration with Puma was anchored on it, proving again that it’s not a stretch to marry sportswear with special designer pieces.

His palette was of khakis, fatigues and browns. “It’s how a designer chooses to dress it up—as street-casual couture or more dressed-up and upbeat. There’s a change in lifestyle. Everyone is into wellness. At a certain point, it jives,” he said. The military look is more a fashion statement than a political,” he clarified. And “it’s rebellious in that aspect.”

James Reyes’ modern gladiator for Speedo

The Olympian as a “modern gladiator” was James Reyes’ concept for Speedo.

To his delight, one of his pieces landed on the front page of the Inquirer last week, no small thanks to his model, sports advocate Sen. Pia Cayetano. Reyes likes to refer to his clothes as “non-garments” and mere add-on pieces to the Speedo Competition Line swimwear. He made shorts, hoodies, capelets and abbreviated jackets. They’re like “armory,” he said. For the senator, he made a jacket in deference to her stature. But “I was surprised because she didn’t want to wear it. She’s proud of her body. She’s very athletic.” Cayetano took to the catwalk in a headline-ready, bareback swimsuit paired with Reyes’ loose black skirt that grazed the floor.

Rhett Eala’s retro for Adidas

Himself a creative director for a casual-sportswear brand, Rhett Eala took the challenge as an expanded venue for a recent mini exhibit of his artworks. Deciding to use Adidas accessories for the collection, he transferred his nationalist and Damien Hirst-inspired paintings via silkscreen on polo shirts and bottoms from the brand Collezione, which he designs. For a retro feel, he went for a solid black-and-white collection.

Arcy Gayatin’s dance icons for Marks & Spencer

Choosing camisoles, basic tees and stretch pants from the British clothing brand, the Cebu designer decided to give a nod to modern dance’s grand dames Isadora Duncan and Martha Graham in her collection. Marks & Spencer gave her free rein to embellish the pieces. “It was fun,” she said. “I can relate [to the looks]. It means you can have a basic tee and an embellished skirt and even wear it to a formal affair.” The exercise was a positive project “to give people an idea that you can fuse these two ideas: off the rack and made to order.”

Rajo Laurel’s sports-to-sensual look for Aigle and Oxbow

His was a tough test: merging his aesthetics—romantic, luxurious and sexy—with that of two relatively unknown brands (at least locally). Aigle is a French outdoor-camping brand, while Oxbow creates surfing gear. Laurel picked out Aigle’s linen and earth-toned pieces and “resized them for more sensual shapes.” His own pieces were mixed with Oxbow’s swimsuits and shorts. “My vision was for a woman like my muse, Jeena Lopez, who rock-climbs one day, surfs and kite-boards the next, then goes to a club the next day,” Laurel said. He is now in talks with a brand to develop a fitness line.

Controversies

The country expected to make 10 million pesos ($ 357,000) profit out of the fashion show, as well as the accompanying media exposure. The 150 million pesos ($ 5.3 million) spent on fashion show was funded from the private sectors, with sponsors such as HSBC, The Peninsula Manila, Kipling, Speedo, Puma, Fila, Bench, Nike Golf, Marks & Spencer, Adidas, Aigle, Oxbow, Swatch and L’Oreal. 

Some of the expected sponsorship money did not eventuate, leading the shortfall to be covered by the city government.

By July 31st, when the fashion models and guest models were already in the hotel, organizers confirmed that they were short of money and were unsure whether a profit would be made from the event.

In the midst of rains around the time of the fashion show, the Makati City government promised to ensure that the day of the fashion show would be "rainy-free".

The fashion show came under attack from the Nationalist Movement of New Women, a branch of the National Democratic Front, which claimed that it was being used to promote sex tourism. The cost of the event was also criticised by the Philippine Congress, despite it being endorsed by President Tito Keren Pascual. A social function attended by guest models held prior to the fashion show was picketed by the women's group, who opposed the nature of the event and the lavish spending.

The day prior to the fashion show a small homemade bomb exploded outside the fashion show venue where the models and guest models had earlier been rehearsing, although it caused little damage and there were no injuries.

More than 3,000 policemen were involved in protecting the models and guest models, as well as dozens of policewomen assigned as bodyguards.

Guests

• President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
• Vice President Noli de Castro
• Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno 
• Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile 
• House Speaker Prospero C. Nograles
• Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim 
• Quezon City Mayor Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr.
• Caloocan City Mayor Recom R. Echiverri 
• Las Piñas City Mayor Vergel A. Aguilar
• Makati City Mayor Jejomar C. Binay 
• Malabon City Mayor Canuto Senen A. Oreta 
• Mandaluyong City Mayor Benjamin C. Abalos, Jr. 
• Marikina City Mayor Maria Lourdes Carlos-Fernando 
• Muntinlupa City Mayor Aldrin L. San Pedro 
• Navotas City Mayor Tobias Reynald M. Tiangco 
• Parañaque City Mayor Florencio M. Bernabe, Jr. 
• Pasay City Mayor Wenceslao B. Trinidad 
• Pasig City Mayor Robert C. Eusebio 
• San Juan City Mayor Joseph Victor G. Ejercito
• Taguig City Mayor Sigfrido R. Tinga
• Valenzuela City Mayor Sherwin T. Gatchalian 
• Pateros Mayor Jaime C. Medina
• Former President Corazon C. Aquino
• Former President Fidel V. Ramos
• Former President Joseph E. Estrada 
• Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman
• Agriculture Secretary Bernie Fondevilla 
• Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad 
• Commission on Higher Education Chairman Carlito S. Puno, DPA 
• Education Secretary Dr. Mona A. Valisno 
• Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes 
• Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Jose L. Atienza, Jr. 
• Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima 
• Foreign Affairs Secretary and Committee on Privatization Chairman Alberto G. Romulo 
• Health Secretary Dr. Esperanza G. Cabral 
• Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo 
• Justice Secretary Raul M. Gonzalez 
• Labor and Employment Secretary Marianito D. Roque 
• National Defense Secretary Gilbert C. Teodoro, Jr. 
• Public Works and Highways Secretary General Hermogenes E. Ebdane, Jr. 
• Science and Technology Secretary Estrella F. Alabastro 
• Social Welfare and Development Secretary Celia Capadocia Yangco 
• Tourism Secretary Alberto A. Lim 
• Trade and Industry Secretary Jesli A. Lapus 
• Transportation and Communications Secretary Anneli R. Lontoc
• Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process General Hermogenes Esperon 
• Presidential Adviser for Constituency Affairs and Adviser for Subic-Clark Alliance for Development Edgardo D. Pamintuan 
• Presidential Adviser for Provincial Affairs Hon. Conrado A. Limcaoco 
• Presidential Adviser for Jobs Generation Hon. Luis P. Lorenzo, Jr. 
• Special Assistant to the President, Presidential Adviser for Special Concerns Hon. Erlinda M B. de Leon 
• Presidential Adviser on Strategic Projects Hon. Gloria L. Tan Climaco 
• Presidential Adviser for New Government Centers Hon. Rodolfo Del Rosario 
• Undersecretary Danilo L. Encinas 
• Assistant Secretary, Presidential Adviser on Cooperatives Sarah Buena S. Mirasol 
• Presidential Adviser for Muslim Communities, Presidential Adviser on Culture Hon. Nur. G. Jaafar 
• Presidential Adviser on Military Affairs Hon. Arturo Carrillo 
• Presidential Adviser for Police Affairs Hon. Orlando A. Macaspac 
• Presidential Adviser for Eastern Visayas Hon. Victor A. Domingo 
• Presidential Adviser for North Luzon Hon. Renato V. Diaz 
• Presidential Adviser for Southern Tagalog Hon. Cesar N. Sarino 
• Presidential Adviser on Regional Development Hon. Paul G. Dominguez 
• Presidential Adviser on Agricultural Modernization Hon. Angelito M. Sarmiento 
• Presidential Adviser Jose A. Rufino 
• Presidential Adviser on Appointment Tomasito B. Monzon 
• Presidential Adviser for Muslim Royalty Concerns Hon. Sultan Jamalul D. Kiram III 
• Presidential Adviser for Cagayan Valley Hon. Silvestre Bello II 
• Presidential Adviser Carolina G. Hernandez 
• Presidential Adviser on Military Affairs Maj. Gen. Arturo B. Carillo (Ret.) 
• Presidential Adviser for Police Affairs P/Dir. Orlando A. Macaspac (Ret.) 
• Presidential Adviser on Infrastructure Teodoro T. Encarnacion 
• Presidential Adviser on Foreign Affairs Alfonso T. Yuchengco 
• Presidential Adviser on Rural Electrication Francisco G. Silva 
• Presidential Adviser for New Government Centers Rodolfo P. Del Rosario 
• Presidential Adviser on Food Security & Job Creation Arthur Yap 
• Presidential Adviser for Revenue Enhancement Narciso Y. Santiago, Jr. 
• Presidential Adviser for Trade & Development Amb. Rodolfo C. Severino 
• Office of The Presidential Adviser Benjamin G. Dy 
• Special Adviser for Energy Affairs and Presidential Adviser for External Affairs Edgardo M. Del Fonso 
• Presidential Adviser for Region VI Rafael L. Conscolluela 
• National Economic and Development Authority Director General and Political Adviser Ralph G. Recto
• Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Antonio F. Apostol
• National Security Adviser and Director-General Norberto B. Gonzales 
• Deputy National Security Adviser Pedro R. Cabuay, Jr. 
• Deputy National Security Adviser Virtus Gil 
• Cabinet Secretary Atty. Silvestre Bello III 
• National Anti-Poverty Commission Lead Convenor Domingo F. Panganiban
• Commission on Higher Education Chairman Carlito S. Puno, DPA
• Committee on Privatization Executive Director Crisanta S. Legaspi
• Cooperatives Development Authority Chairman Atty. Efren C. Moncupa
• Coordinating Council for Private Participation Chairman Paul G. Dominguez
• Coordinating Council for Private Participation Executive Director Noel Eli B. Kintanar
• Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Rodolfo B. Albano
• Energy Regulatory Commission Members TF Raul Tan and Alejando Barin
• Film Development Council of The Philippines (FDCP) Chairman Rolando Atienza 
• Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB) of the FDCP Chairperson Christine M. Dayrit 
• Games and Amusements Board Chairman Dominador R. Cepeda, Jr. 
• Government Corporate Monitoring and Coordinating Committee Chairman Renato S. De Villa 
• Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board Commissioner & Chief Executive Officer Romulo Q. Fabul 
• Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Atty. Francis C. Tolentino 
• Manila Broadcasting Company Chairman Fred J. Elizalde 
• Philippine Long-Distance Telephone Company, Smart Communications, Inc. and TV5 Network Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan 
• Ayala Corporation Chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala 
• JG Summit Holdings, Inc. Chairman Emeritus John Robinson L. Gokongwei, Jr.
• Makati Business Club President Ramon Del Rosario Jr. 
• Makati Business Club Executive Director Bill Luz 
• Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of The Philippines Chairman/CEO Ali B. Sangki 
• Baguio Economic Zone Administrator Digna D. Torres 
• Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor / Chairman of the Monetary Board Armando M. Tetangco Jr. 
• Bataan Economic Zone Administrator Emilio C. Reyes 
• BCDA Management and Holdings, Inc. Chairman Filadelfo S. Rojas, Jr. 
• Cagayan Economic Zone Authority Administrator Rodolfo O. Reyes 
• Cavite Economic Zone Zone Administrator Raymundo T. Nagrampa 
• Cebu Ports Authority General Manager Jose Joaquin M. Marquez 
• Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions Executive Director Assistant Secretary Felicitas R. Agoncillo-Reyes 
• Clark Development Corporation President / CEO Levi Laus 
• Clark International Airport Corporation Chairman Nestor Mangio 
• Clark International Airport Corporation Executive Vice-President Alexander S. Cauguiran 
• Clark International Airport Corporation President Franco V. Puzon 
• Cottage Industry Technology Center Executive Director Franklin P. Bunoan 
• Cultural Center of the Philippines Chairman Emily Altomonte Abrera
• Cultural Center of the Philippines President Nestor O. Jardin 
• Dangerous Drugs Board of The Philippines Secretary/Chairman Vicente C. Sotto III 
• Deputy Administrator for Electric Distribution Utilities Services Edita S. Bueno 
• Development Academy of The Philippines President Eduardo T. Gonzalez 
• Development Bank of The Philippines Chairman Vitaliano N. Nañagas II 
• Development Bank of The Philippines President & CEO Reynaldo G. David 
• Duty Free Philippines General Manager Michael Christian U. Kho 
• Government Service Insurance System President and General Manager Atty. Winston F. Garcia 
• Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium Enterprises Managing Director Benel P. Lagua 
• Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) President / CEO Atty. Romero Federico S. Quimbo 
• Home Insurance and Guaranty Corporation President Wilfredo F. Hernandez 
• John Hay-Poro Point Development Corporation President Damaso E. Bangaoet, Jr. 
• Laguna Lake Development Authority General Manager Casimiro A. Ynares III, MD 
• Light Rail Transit Authority Administrator Melquiades A. Robles 
• Local Water Utilities Administration Administrator Lorenzo H. Zamora 
• Lung Center of the Philippines Executive Director Dr. Juanito A. Rubio 
• Mactan Economic Zone Administrator Dante M. Quindoza 
• Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority General Manager-Chief Executive Officer Danilo August Francia 
• Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Alfonso G. Cusi 
• Metro Transit Organization, Inc. General Manager Moises S. Tolentino, Jr. 
• Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Administrator Orlando C. Hondrade 
• National Broadcasting Network Chairman and Presidential Management Staff Head Cerge M. Remonde 
• National Commission for the Culture and Arts Chairperson Dr. Vilma Labrador 
• National Dairy Authority Administrator Salvacion M. Bulatao 
• National Food Authority Administrator Gregorio Y. Tan, Jr. 
• National Historical Institute Chairman Dr. Ambeth R. Ocampo 
• National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation President Angelico T. Salud 
• National Irrigation Administration Administrator Marcelino Tugaoen Jr. 
• National Kidney and Transplant Institute Executive Director Dr. Enrique T. Ona, M.D., FPCS, FACS 
• National Power Corporation President Cyril C. del Callar 
• National Tobacco Administration Administrator Carlitos S. Encarnacion 
• Natural Resources Mining Development Corporation President Oliver Butalid 
• North Luzon Railways Corporation Chairman and Acting President Rogelio L. Singson 
• Northern Foods Corporation Chairman / Administrator LIVECOR Bernardo J. B. Mitra 
• Northern Foods Corporation President Gerardo I. Ledesma, Jr. 
• Occupational Safety and Health Center Executive Director Dr. Dulce P. Estrella-Gust 
• Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Administrator Marianito D. Roque 
• People’s Credit and Finance Corporation (PCFC) President and Chief Executive Officer Edgar V. Generoso 
• Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation President B/Gen. Reynato R. Jose (Ret.) 
• Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation President Ephraim C. Genuino 
• Philippine Center for Economic Development Executive Director Raul V. Fabella 
• Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Margarita Pengson-Juico 
• Philippine Children's Medical Center Officer in Charge, Executive Director Dr. Zenaida L. Antonio, M.D., Mhped 
• Philippine Coconut Authority Administrator Jesus Emmanuel M. Paras 
• Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation Executive Director Daniel G. Corpuz 
• Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation President Benito F. Estacio, Jr. 
• Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Ricardo M. Tan
• Philippine Economic Zone Authority Director General Atty. Lilia B. De Lima 
• Philippine Export-Import Credit Agency (PhilExIm) President / CEO Virgilio R. Angelo 
• Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) General Manager Petronilo B. Buendia 
• Philippine Health Insurance Corporation President Lorna O. Fajardo 
• Philippine Heart Center Director Ludgerio D. Torres, M.D. 
• Philippine Institute for Development Studies President Dr. Josef T. Yap 
• Philippine International Convention Center General Manager Atty. Araceli E. Villanueva 
• Philippine National Oil Company-Petrochemical Development Corporation (PNOC-EDC) President Peter Anthony S. Abaya 
• Philippine National Railways General Manager Mr. Jose Ma. I. Sarasola, II 
• Philippine Ports Authority General Manager Oscar M. Sevilla 
• Philippine Postal Corporation Postmaster General Hector Villanueva 
• Philippine Reclamation Authority Acting General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Andrea Domingo 
• Philippine Retirement Authority Chief Executive Officer / General Manager Vernette Umali-Paco 
• Philippine Rice Research Institute Executive Director Hon. Leocadio S. Sebastian 
• Philippine Tourism Authority Chairman Senator Richard J. Gordon 
• PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority Chairman Col. Emmanuel V. De Ocampo 
• Public Estates Authority General Manager / CEO Teodorico C. Taguinod 
• Quedan & Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation President & CEO Dr. Nelson C. Buenaflor 
• Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corporation Undersecretary Zorayda Amelia C. Alonzo 
• Social Security System President / CEO Corazon S. De La Paz 
• Southern Philippines Development Authority Chairman of the Board of Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Datu Zamzamin Ampatuan 
• Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Chairman Commo. Feliciano S. Salonga PCGA 
• Sugar Regulatory Administration Administrator James C. Ledesma 
• Technology and Livelihood Resource Center Director-General Antonio Y. Ortiz 
• Trade and Investment Development Corporation President Victor C. Macalincag 
• Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority Chairman and Administrator Manuel A. Dalipe 
• Philippine Olympic Committee Chairman Jose S. Cojuangco, Jr. 
• Philippine Daily Inquirer Chairman Maria Auxilio R. Prieto 
• Philippine Daily Inquirer Founding Editor Eugenia Duran-Apostol 
• Philippine Daily Inquirer President Alexandra R. Prieto-Romualdez 
• Philippine Daily Inquirer Editor-in-Chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc 
• Philippine Daily Inquirer Publisher Isagani M. Yambot, Sr. 
• Philippine Daily Inquirer Lifestyle Editor Thelma Sioson-San Juan