Four OPM icons in pre-Valentine concert

The forthcoming concert “#paMORE” is more than a musical show, the producers Ms. Anna Puno of Starmedia Entertainment and Cacai Mitra of 1-Music Entertainment promised.

“We guarantee kantahan pa more, tawanan pa more, concert pa more. This is what ‘#paMORE’ is all about – a bountiful serving of great music, laughter and love brought to you by four of OPM’s best,” they said.

(From Left): Erik Santos, Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez and Martin Nievera

The concert features Martin Nievera, Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez and Erik Santos who will join forces at the Mall of Asia Arena on Feb. 10, 8 p.m. The “MORE” in the concert title is an acronym for their first names.

“The concert is a celebration of love and life in general, all through the joys of music,” Anna and Cacai added. “Concertgoers will have a taste of everything they would want in a concert – timeless hits and current chart-toppers (both OPM and western) with a dash of comedy and a whole lot of heart.”

Most excited over the concert is Erik Santos.

“Being in a concert on the big stage with Martin, Ogie and Regine who are my idols – I couldn’t ask for more. I’ve been praying hard for a long time for a chance to perform with them. It’s a great honor on my part!”

Martin, Ogie and Regine expressed admiration for Erik, saying he is a great singer.

Tickets to “paMORE” are available at all SM Tickets branches and on www.smtickets.com.

Tribute. GMA Foundation launched recently a project for injured soldiers called ‘Kapuso Para Sa Kawal.’ The project aims to serve amputee soldiers who fought terrorists in 2017. Photo taken during the launch shows (from left) LN-4 Foundation representative Anthony Untalan, Exceed Worldwide Country Co-Director Narelle Cook, Makati Medical Center Foundation (MMCF) Vice Chair Judy Araneta Roxas, Makati Medical Center Board Member and MMCF President Dr. Victor Gisbert, GMA Kapuso Foundation Founder and Ambassador Carmela C. Tiangco, and V. Luna Medical Center Rehabilitation Medicine Chief Lt. Col. Raquel Cadisal.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, Jan. 20, go to Sen. Koko Pimentel, Ric Puno Jr., Tonypet Araneta, Eric Quizon, Roxanne Barcelo, Francisco Velasco, Veronica Palma, Mar Ronquillo, Isabel Pastor and Angelica Jones Alarva…Belated b-day greetings to Carmen Santos (Jan. 19)…Condolences to the family of Engr. Oscar Sarmiento, who passed away last January 19. He is survived by his wife Teresita Sevilla-Sarmiento and seven children: Mary Katherine Sarmiento-Ungvichian, R.N. and family, Engr. Lawrence Sarmiento and family, Samar Rep. and Engr. Edgar Sarmiento and family, Arch. Francis Anthony Sarmiento and family; former Interior and Local Government Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento and family, Dr. Jerome Sarmiento and family and Alan Giles Sarmiento and family. Funeral mass will be on January 22 at 8:30 a.m. at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Parish, Lahug, Cebu City. Burial services will follow at 10 a.m. at Cebu Memorial Park. Jan. 21: Ms. Gretchen Cojuangco, Richard & Raymond Gutierrez, Nelly Villafuerte, Brenda Tuazon, Debbie Aranda, Mark Parlan, Arnel Dulay, Shalala Reyes, Rum Cumagun, Ian Fariñas, Glaiza De Castro, Rancy Amor Recato-Buenafe, Cebu Vice-Governor Agnes Magpale, Angeline Maginsay-Zolio, Aniceto Mantilla, Danilo Patigayon, Daphne Gabutan-Samartia, Ewin Benlutan, Gwen Jumuad, Maricel Gonzales, Nonet Sayo, Peter Lorenz Tan, Rev. Fr. Ireneo Aronales, Cybill Germane Borres and Gen. Bato dela Rosa… Jan. 22: Joe Sarmiento, Betty Chua, Rannie Raymundo, Ethel Timbol, Jessica Rodriguez, Jingjing Romero, Arnel Morato, Bong Soriano, Rich Escudero, Leah Soliman, Miguel Vera, Nellie Belen, Inya Macaraeg, Jingjing Villanueva-Romero, Joed Serrano, Rafaelito Antonio and Eva Eugenio…

Most welcome news: Rehab plans for MRT

FOR the thousands who take the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) every day, despite the very great possibility that the train they take may just stop somewhere along the way, the news of Japan and the Philippines exchanging Notes Verbale for the rehabilitation and maintenance of MRT-3 was truly welcome.

This new year 2018, there has been one MRT breakdown every day – an improvement on last year’s two to three times a day. Many times, passengers were forced to walk back to their stations as the train stopped in the middle of the route. Last November, the two last coaches got disconnected and their stranded passengers could only watch as the main part of the train continued on its way.

In the first 12 years of its existence – from 2000 to 2012 – MRT-3 operated rather well, with maintenance done by Japan’s Sumitomo with Marubeni. In 2012, administration officials replaced Sumitomo with a series of newly organized firms, and the breakdowns and other troubles began.

Last January 9, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) of the new Duterte administration announced that Japan and the Philippines have reached agreement on a program to rehabilitate the MRT system, with Official Development Assistance (ODA) through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

With this financing – at 0.1 percent annual interest over a 40-year payment period with a grace period of 12 years for the principal – JICA will conduct a feasibility study to determine the scope of the project. It will nominate what it assured will be a highly qualified rehabilitation and maintenance provider with a reliable track record. The loan and other agreements will be signed from March to April and mobilization for the project will begin within the second quarter of the year.

Alongside this rehabilitation program for the MRT, legal efforts are underway to go after the previous administration officials held responsible for the replacement of the original maintenance firm with ones that were evidently incompetent, resulting in all those problems that have plagued the MRT since 2012. Plunder charges have been filed against these officials, who include two Cabinet members of the Aquino administration.

The legal cases will be pursued in the name of accountability and will hopefully discourage future officials from taking similar action. For the thousands of MRT passengers, it is enough and it is most welcome news that rehabilitation of MRT will soon be underway so that the fear of getting stranded or worse will no longer plague them.

http://tempo.com.ph/2018/01/19/most-welcome-news-rehab-plans-for-mrt/

Inquirer: Breaktime "Shape of things to Cam"

Just a few days ago, one fabulous name in the illegal numbers game “jueteng” resurfaced after long years of low profile: Atong Ang.

He reportedly wanted to control the PCSO small town lottery, or STL, designed to compete with jueteng.

From its start, STL was the exclusive operation of PCSO, unlike the other lotto which was contracted to a Malaysian group in the time of President Ramos.

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Actually PCSO general manager Alexander Balutan volunteered to media the info on the offer of Atong Ang, who denied it, even calling Balutan a liar.

Balutan said Atong Ang made the offer to him and to former PCSO chair Jose Jorge Corpuz.

It so happened that Corpuz resigned recently. According to my contacts, he suffered a stroke. Doctors had told him to avoid stress, including controversies.

Reports said Atong Ang had a meeting with Corpuz at the PCSO office, although the reports did not say what they talked about.

Interestingly, the reports also mentioned another famous jueteng personality, PCSO board member Sandra Cam.

She was the jueteng bagwoman who claimed in Senate investigations that she had delivered money to relatives of former President Arroyo.

She reportedly claimed last year she would become a Cabinet member in the administration of the motorbiking Duterte Harley, although he later said there was no vacancy in his Cabinet.

She nevertheless was able to join the PCSO board last month, immediately making noises in media about the P6-million Christmas party of PCSO for its employees, claiming Duterte Harley had told her to be his “eyes and ears” in PCSO.

All the time, Cam did not deny that she had arranged what was a mere “courtesy visit” of Atong Ang with Corpuz. You know—it was just all about the shape of things to come in PCSO!

Call it business meeting or courtesy call, Atong Ang really had personal interests in the STL.

During the Aquino (Part II) administration, PCSO was a war zone between its chair, Ireneo “Ayong” Maliksi, and general manager, Jose Ferdinand Rojas II, who were fighting over the STL.

It was known then that Maliksi, a former governor of Cavite who, by the way, also got involved in controversies regarding the LRT 1 extension project, wanted to block STL operations in certain provinces. Well, those were only the provinces where jueteng thrived.

In the anti-STL projueteng group of Maliksi was said to be Atong Ang, named in intelligence documents as the jueteng operator in 11 provinces during the previous administration.

Reports said the group of Atong Ang operated openly in Pangasinan, with the provincial police (courtesy of Superintendent Ferdinand de Asis) naming his company, Meridien Vista Gaming, as the leading operator.

Now, Meridien Vista Gaming only has a franchise to operate jai-alai fronton and off-fronton betting stations in Cagayan free port.

By the way, Atong Ang catapulted to the attention of national media about 20 years ago during time of ousted President Joseph Estrada, who reportedly assigned Atong Ang to handle the legalization of jueteng.

During the Aquino (Part II) administration, however, PCSO chair Maliksi reportedly fought with Rojas, because Maliksi wanted to overturn STL operations in —where else—Pangasinan.

So why would Cam, who proclaimed in media that she was directly connected to Duterte Harley, bring a man like Atong Ang for just a courtesy visit to PCSO officers?

Under the new management, PCSO reportedly raised the STL take to some P16 billion last year —from less than P6 billion a year during the Aquino (Part II) administration.

It also expanded the STL operations to 63 provinces.

In a way, PCSO was on its way to killing this scourge known as jueteng.

Jueteng operators would not like that! This is big money after all!

Reports said PCSO found Ang’s offer a bit funny: something like P200 million a month for the P16 billion a year STL.



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Pit Senyor to all our readers!

We are now in the middle of the Sinulog Week… the Fiesta of Cebu honoring the Señor Sto. Niño. On Sunday, Jan. 21st, will be the Sinulog Parade, which will be preceded by the Fluvial Parade on Saturday dawn and the solemn procession on Saturday evening. Like in the past, we expect that millions of devotees from nearby Bohol, Negros or Leyte, which are only a few hours by boat to Cebu, would flock into Cebu City to honor the Holy Child Jesus in what has been dubbed as one of Asia’s biggest religious festivals and the nation’s top tourism drawer!

This is why Cebu is so blessed because we have this annual celebration at the start of the New Year. Remember what the Lord said in Matt. 6:33, “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and he will give you everything you need.” While we in Cebu are indeed blessed, however this year has started with two major fires, the first one last Jan. 6 when the Metro Ayala Department Store burned for nearly three days. A few days ago a conflagration struck the thickly populated Barangay Pasil where some 283 houses were burned to the ground affecting 634 families.

Perhaps the bigger tragedy to befall Cebu City this year was when Mayor Tomas Osmeña returned from his US trip and saw the burnt out hulk of the Metro Ayala Department Store and declared his proposal to limit the height of buildings to only four storys high. Funny why this issue came out of his head when the Metro Ayala Department Store was only six storys high. With that he announced that he has put on hold some 31 construction applications for building permits… which he might decide this July. This is bad news for the construction industry and the poor workers who could have found work when those buildings are being constructed.

This is also disturbing news for the real estate sector who have asked for advances for their condo units with a promise to finish their buildings at an agreed time. Alas, these have been put on hold. Mind you, since Mayor Osmeña was elected back to the Mayor’s office he has taken an anti-business stand, targeting SM Prime Holdings who has stopped their plans to construct Cebu’s SMX Convention Center and our ARENA. We can only hope and pray to the Sto. Niño to open the mind of Mayor Osmeña.

Meanwhile, Cebu prelate Arch. Jose Palma announced that the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) would be holding the 115th plenary assembly in Cebu City to tackle internal and church matters. Let us hope and pray that the Catholic Church would unite the faithful to fight the up and coming anti-family bills, like divorce and same-sex marriage. This plenary session by the CBCP is rightfully being done in Cebu also in preparation for the up and coming 500th celebration of the Christianization of the Philippines in the Year 2021. So Pit Senyor to all our readers!

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Now that many Filipinos are taking short vacations to many tourism sites in the Philippines, call it timely that Pres. Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte recently inaugurated the new communications, navigation, surveillance and air traffic management systems (CNS/ATM) with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).

The CNS/ATM is a state-of-the-art computer and satellite-based air traffic management technology which is similar to that being used by Australia, Taiwan and other European countries. With the use of CNS/ATM systems, air travel is expected to be more definite, aircraft identification to be more established, and safety of security of passengers are guaranteed.

This system also brings with it better air traffic flow and space management, which optimizes airport capacity and efficient use of airspace that will in turn minimize delays by helping aircraft operators meet their departure and arrival schedules. As they say, “the proof of the pudding is in the eating” so the only way we can find out if this system works is when we have less delays when we take our flights especially coming from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

Meanwhile, that colored photograph in the front page of the Philippine STAR last Tuesday of a Boeing 737-800 from Pegasus Airlines that veered off the runway in Trabzon Airport in Turkey reminded me that we should continue pushing for a National Transportation Safety Board (NSTB) law. Let’s hope the Senate pushes for this important facility for the country.

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Our friends who read my column about that statue for comfort women did not realize that the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) do not have any statues for our brave Filipino guerrillas. We hope that Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada would do something about this issue.

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Read more at http://beta.philstar.com/opinion/2018/01/18/1778791/pit-senyor-all-our-readers#jRbX5FoU6Wx80tAZ.99

From London to the Big Dome, JaDine rules

It was two years ago when the multimedia loveteam of James Reid and Nadine Lustre first figured in a concert, the record-breaking “JaDine In Love” at the Araneta Coliseum. It was a sold-out show and it was then that James admitted he and Nadine were indeed in love.

The tandem’s follow-up major show, “Revolution: The JaDine Concert,” is on Feb. 9, also at the Big Dome.

Nadine Lustre and James Reid

Its JaDine’s solid relationship that prompted Viva Live to produce “Revolution” this month of love. The repertoire has the tandem’s hit songs (among them “Bahala Na” and “Para-Paraan” along with the hot new sounds they’ve created like “Cool Down” and “IL2LU”). It’s also a timely occasion to showcase some select songs from Jamie’s current album “Palm Dreams.”

“Revolution” will bring JaDine to a provincial tour in April and a US tour in May. And before their US tour, the two will fly to London to film scenes for their movie “Never Not Love You,” to be directed by Antoinette Jadaone who directed them in “On The Wings Of Love.”

Two other movies will follow “Never Not Love You” but both James and Nadine are set to strike out on their own this 2018. James will co-star with Sarah Geronimo in “The Granny (20 Again),” which is an adaptation of one of the biggest Asian movie hits in recent years. Also this year, James will start shooting the big action-fantasy epic “Pedro Penduko.”

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Throwback photos of Carmina’s twins

Carmina Villarroel is usually cheerful but on the recent birthday of her twins, Cassy and Mavy, she turned sentimental. She posted throwback photos of them together with a touching message.

Carmina Villaroel

“I still wonder how I carried you both in my stomach for nine months. One will cry, the other one will be quiet, one will be asleep and the other one will be wide awake, one will be dry and the other one will be wet. Sometimes both of you will get hungry at the same time. Those memories will be forever precious and will always be in our hearts.”

But unlike them, the situation of the twins Crisan (Bianca Umali) and Crisel (Pauline Mendoza) on her primetime series “Kambal, Karibal” is different as Crisel feels only hatred and jealousy towards Crisan. It’s still being discussed online how Crisel possessed Crisan’s body out of jealousy for her and Diego’s (Miguel Tanfelix) closeness.

“Kambal, Karibal” airs weeknights after “Super Ma’am” on GMA Telebabad.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, Jan. 18, go to Renee Salud, Fred Pizarro, Jr., Mark Anthony Fernandez, Joy Virata, Jenny Zagala, Janet Domingo, Melvin Bello, Lulu Coching Rodriguez, Marco Ballesteros, Faye Mauricio, Ava Johnson, Lydia Lagadi, Atty. Antonio Rebasa, Caloy Atayde, my granddaughter Agatha Beatrice Belen who turns 19, and Jon Santos… Jan. 19: Shirley Tesoro, Noel Rene Nieva, Mario Bautista, Talitha Espiritu, Joe Barrameda, Euden Valdez, Edward dela Pena, Sheila Ilagan and Arthur Solinap…

Millennial mom inspires in Regal’s latest movie

Sylvia Sanchez (left) and Sofia Andres

Regal Entertainment’s maiden offering for 2018, the inspirational drama “Mama’s Girl,” opens tomorrow in cinemas nationwide. The movie is headlined by Sylvia Sanchez and Sofia Andres, Regal Babies both.

Roselle Monteverde said, “We want to start the year by giving our audience something that will inspire them more to embrace change, make more time for the people who matter the most, and live life to the fullest. The film will try to bridge the gap between the thrill-seeking millennials and the overly concerned older generation. Lahat tayo may matututunan sa pelikulang ito.”

On the other hand, Sylvia, who’s always been busy with top-rating teleseryes, considers “Mama’s Girl” a big blessing, it being her first movie for the new year. “Thanks to Mother Lily for making me part of this project. Napakasarap ng feeling na maging bahagi ng isang proyekto na alam mong may magandang mensahe. Kung sa ‘Greatest Love’ at ‘Hanggang Saan’ ay nakita niyo ako na isang mártir na ina who can sacrifice everything for her child, dito sa ‘Mama’s Girl’ I play a different role – isang makabagong ina, millennial mom at fighter siya!”

Sylvia believes a lot of people can relate to her and Sofia’s characters in the movie. “Single mom man o hindi, lahat ng nanay ay magsasabing naranasan nila ang pinagdaanan ni Mina.”

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Laugh-out-loud dramedy

Judy Ann Santos and Angelica Panganiban star in Star Cinema’s initial offering for 2018, “Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes” which opens tomorrow. Star Cinema joined forces with Quantum Films and The IdeaFirst Company in bringing to the screen the film by Jun Robles Lana (“Die Beautiful”).

Angelica Panganiban (left) and Judy Ann Santos

Both Juday and Angie expressed excitement over being teamed up for the first time in a movie, especially in this laugh-out-loud dramedy. This is also Juday’s comeback to mainstream cinema, after “Kusina,” shown at the 12th Cinemalaya Film Festival in 2016. Angelica also returns to the big screen after winning the FAMAS Best Actress award recently for her performance in “The Unmarried Wife.”

More than being a film about infidelity, “Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes” is a story about two women who will discover the great lengths they are willing to go through for love. In the movie, Juday and Angie play strong characters who are opposites: One is a successful career woman while the other is a homemaker. The only similarity between them is their strong desire to win back the love of their respective husbands.

Playing leading men to them in the movie are Joross Gamboa and JC de Vera who both said they love their respective roles as married gay men.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, Jan. 16, go to Bishop Teodoro Bacani, Antonio Leviste, Sandy Andolong, Mildred Templo, Karen Villar, Edgardo Villa, Priscilla Arias, France Kevin Buenaseda, Dr. Eric Mauricio, Susie Aunario, Inday Sempio, Grace Adriano, Johnny and Ellah Galigaro, Remy de Vera, Priscilla Villa, Levi Gordoncillo and Drew Arellano…Happy birthday "TWBA" online media producer Janine Eryll Asuncion, Maila Cay of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada from Mafe Repotente, JP Ardiente of Gumaca National High School…Condolences to the family of Ferdinand V. Cruz who passed away last January 13 at the age of 92.  Jan. 17: former Rep. John Osmeña, Hilda Koronel, Minnie Osmeña, Tony Galvez, Lilet, Hannah Trinity Dumaual, Tonee Corraza, Leonie Garcia,  and Tim Yap…

SEC revokes news site Rappler's registration

(Updated 4:21 p.m.) — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday ordered the revocation of online news site Rappler's business registration over questions on foreign ownership that the site has long addressed.

In a statement, Rappler said the SEC "is ordering us to close shop, to cease telling you stories, to stop speaking truth to power, and to let go of everything that we have built – and created – with you since 2012."

"The [SEC] En Banc finds Rappler, Incorporated and Rappler Holdings Corporation, a Mass Media Entity and its alter ego, liable for violating the constitutional and statutory Foreign Equity Restriction in Mass Media, enforceable through laws and rules within the mandate of the commission," the SEC order reads.

"The SEC’s kill order revoking Rappler’s license to operate is the first of its kind in history – both for the Commission and for Philippine media," Rappler said in a statement.

In his State of the Nation Address in July 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that Rappler is owned by foreigners and should be investigated.

Rappler has contended that its funding from Omidyar Network is through Philippine Depositary Receipts.

"A PDR is a financial instrument that does not give the owner voting rights in the board or a say in the management or day-to-day operations of the company. Several large media companies have PDRs," Rappler said in its report on the SEC decision.

Solicitor General initiated Rappler probe
The SEC issued the 29-page ruling on January 11.

It was penned by SEC chair Teresita Herbosa. Commissioners Antonieta Ibe Ephyro Luis Amatong, Emilio Aquino concurred. Commissioner Blas James Viterbo did not sign the ruling.

The investigation into issues on Rappler's ownership was prompted by a letter from the Office of the Solicitor General in December 2016.

"The Commssion en banc received letter dated December 14, 2016 requesting investigation into Rappler Inc., Rappler Holdings for any possible contravention of strict requirements of the Constitution with regard to the issuace of the PDRs (Philippine Depositary Receipts) to NBM (North Base Media) Rappler, LP and Omidyar Network Fund LLC in 2015," the ruling read.

Rappler then responded to the notice of conference called for by the SEC's Company Registration and Monitoring Department.

In its statement on the decision, Rappler said "we have consistently been transparent and above-board in our practices."

It added: "Every year since we incorporated in 2012, we have dutifully complied with all SEC regulations and submitted all requirements even at the risk of exposing our corporate data to irresponsible hands with an agenda. Transparency, we believe, is the best proof of good faith and good conduct."

The SEC en banc, issued Resolution 437, Series of 2017, in July 2017 and formed a special panel to conduct a formal investigation.

According to SEC, Rappler Holdings Corp. "acted with deceit in a scheme to justify the grant of control and also financial returns, to foreign investors when they sold the Omidyar Network PDR."

Rappler Inc. allegedly formed Rappler Holdings Corp., with all Filipino shareholders, directors and officers, for the "sole purpose of issuing PDRs wich derive their value from equity" in December 2014.

The investigation also showed that Rappler Holdings Corp. in 2015 purchased Rappler Inc.'s shares and issued derivatives to two foreign investors: North Base Media and Omidyar Network.

In a statement prior to the ruling, Rappler denied the allegations that it violated the constitutional and satutory Foreign Equity Restrictions, maintaining that it is Filipino owned.

"Philippine Depositary Receipts (PDRs) do not indicate ownership. This means our foreign investors, Omidyar Network and North Base Media, do not own Rappler," the news site said.

NUJP throws support behind Rappler

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines on Monday expressed outrage at the revocation of Rappler's business registration.

"We are sure Rappler, as it has said, is capable of mounting a legal defense against what amounts to theit closure," NUJP said in a statement on Monday afternoon on the heels of news on the SEC decision.

NUJP said Duterte's threat to have Rappler investigated was one of many that the president has made against media perceived critical of the adiministration "such as the Philippine Daily Inquirer and broadcast network ABS-CBN, whose franchise renewal he threatened to block."

The NUJP said it "declares its full support to Rappler and all other independent media outfits that the state has threatened and may threaten to shut down."

It also called on "all Filipino journalists to unite and resist every and all attempts to silence us."

Meanwhile, Rappler executive director and CEO Maria Ressa stood by her media outfit and said they will fight the SEC decision using all legal means.

"We will not be afraid. We will not be silenced. Rappler will not go down," Ressa said. — with Jonathan de Santos

Read more at http://beta.philstar.com/headlines/2018/01/15/1778021/sec-revokes-news-site-rapplers-registration#xmPfJTIMqdhZiqSy.99

Virtual closure of Rappler condemned

“Who is next, Mr. President? ABS-CBN? The community journalists tagged as communists? The artists who expose your bloody drug war?”

By RONALYN V. OLEA
Bulatlat.com

Journalists and artists criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) revocation of the registration of Rappler, an online media outfit.

In a decision dated January 11, the SEC en banc said Rappler is “liable for violating the constitutional and statutory Foreign Equity Restriction in Mass Media.”

In its statement, Rappler refuted SEC’s claims, saying the company is 100-percent Filipino owned.

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), Let’s Organize for Democracy and Integrity (LODI) Arts and Media Alliance and the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines deemed the move as an attack to press freedom.

LODI views the SEC’s action “as the logical next step to the DDS-initiated harassments, death and rape threats, and trolling against Rappler, its editors and staff.”

“The threats come from the President himself who, like any garden-variety tyrant, is allergic to journalists who don’t follow or, worse, question his chosen narrative,” LODI said.

In the same vein, the NUJP noted the SEC’s action “was but one of many threats Duterte has made against media critical of him and his governance.

On April 27, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte said he would block the renewal of ABS-CBN’s franchise, which expires on March 30, 2020. He also castigated the Philippine Daily Inquirer for issuing editorials critical of his administration.”

“Who is next, Mr. President? ABS-CBN? The community journalists tagged as communists? The artists who expose your bloody drug war?” LODI asked.

FOCAP said the SEC’s decision, which is tantamount to killing the online news site, sends a chilling effect to media organizations in the country.

“Journalists must be able to work independently in an environment free from intimidation and harassment. An assault against journalists is an assault against democracy,” the FOCAP Board said in a statement.

LODI pointed out that the law guarantees the rights of journalists and the public to freely report on and about government and President Rodrigo Duterte has the lawful obligation to protect journalists and artists who are citizens too.

“We call on our colleagues in the arts and media communities to expose and thwart any threat or act from the fascist Duterte regime to scare and terrorize us from defending democracy and promoting integrity. We must jealously guard what remains of our precious freedoms,” LODI said.

http://bulatlat.com/main/2018/01/15/virtual-closure-rappler-condemned/

Journalist groups hit SEC decision vs Rappler

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) and the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) slam the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decision revoking the registration of news website Rappler.

The NUJP expressed its “outrage” and said it supported the online news agency.


“As it does so, the NUJP declares its full support to Rappler and all other independent media outfits that the state has threatened and may threaten to shut down. We call on all Filipino journalists to unite and resist every and all attempts to silence us,” NUJP said in a statement.

The group said the ruling against Rappler is just one of many threats of President Rodrigo Duterte against critical media, citing Duterte’s statements against Inquirer and ABS-CBN.

“The SEC has apparently decided to reject Rappler's contention that its foreign investors merely placed money in the outfit but do not own it, which it issued after President Rodrigo Duerte, in his second state of the nation address last July 24, threatened to have its ownership investigated,” NUJP said.

“It was but one of many threats Duterte has made against media critical of him and his governance, such as the Philippine Daily Inquirer and broadcast network ABS-CBN, whose franchise renewal he threatened to block,” it added.

FOCAP also expressed “deep concern” with the decision, which it said is “tantamount to killing the online news site” and an “assault against democracy.”

“Sends a chilling effect to media organizations in the country. Journalists must be able to work independently in an environment free from intimidation and harassment,” the group said

“An assault against journalists is an assault against democracy,” FOCAP added.

LODI

Let's Organize for Democracy Integrity (LODI), a group of artists and members of the media also denounced the ruling, saying it is "an open attack on the people’s rights to free expression and to a free press."

"We view the SEC action, which by some accounts seems rushed, as the logical next step to the DDS-initiated harassments, death and rape threats, and trolling against Rappler, its editors and staff. The threats come from the President himself who, like any garden-variety tyrant, is allergic to journalists who don’t follow or, worse, question his chosen narrative," LODI said in a statement.

"We call on our colleagues in the arts and media communities to expose and thwart any threat or act from the fascist Duterte regime to scare and terrorize us from defending democracy and promoting integrity. We must jealously guard what remains of our precious freedoms," the group said.

The SEC en banc said Rappler violated constitutional restrictions on ownership and control of mass media entities because of funds coming from Omidyar Network, a fund created by eBay founder and entrepreneur Pierre Omidyar.

SEC voided the Omidyar Philippine Depositary Receipt (PDR) and revoked Rappler's Certificate of Incorporation.

A PDR is a financial instrument that does not give the owner voting rights in the board or a say in the management or day-to-day operations of the company. Several large media companies have PDRs.

The SEC itself accepted the Omidyar-related documents submitted by Rappler in 2015.

In a statement addressed to its readers and viewers on Monday, Rappler said: "The SEC’s kill order revoking Rappler’s license to operate is the first of its kind in history – both for the Commission and for Philippine media."

"What this means for you, and for us, is that the Commission is ordering us to close shop, to cease telling you stories, to stop speaking truth to power, and to let go of everything that we have built – and created – with you since 2012." (READ Rappler's statement: Stand with Rappler, defend press freedom)

Rappler, however, will continue to operate as it files the necessary motions for reconsideration with the courts. It will continue to defend and uphold the freedom of the press, which is guaranteed by the Constitution.

The government has long targeted Rappler. The SEC investigation was ordered by the Office of the Solicitor General, which wrote the agency on December 14, 2016, to investigate Rappler over its PDRs.

The SEC created a "Special Panel" on July 8, 2017, to conduct a "formal, in-depth examination of Rappler Inc and its parent, Rappler Holdings Corporation, as to possible violations of nationality restrictions on ownership and/or control of Mass Media entities."

A few weeks later, in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte himself threatened to investigate the ownership of Rappler. The agency has long debunked the allegation.

NUJP backs Rappler, recalls Duterte’s threat vs. news site

Virtual closure of Rappler condemned

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) has expressed support for Rappler and Rappler Holdings Corp. after the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) revoked their certificates of registration.

The SEC revoked the certificates of incorporation of both Rappler, Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corp. in a 29-page decision signed on January 11.

"The SEC has apparently decided to reject Rappler's contention that its foreign investors merely placed money in the outfit but do not own it, which it issued after President Rodrigo Duerte, in his state of the nation address last year, threatened to have its ownership investigated," the NUJP said.

"It was but one of many threats Duterte has made against media critical of him and his governance, such as the Philippine Daily Inquirer and broadcast network ABS-CBN, whose franchise renewal he threatened to block," it added.

The NUJP expressed confidence that Rappler would mount "a legal defense against what amounts to their closure."

NUJP said that it will support Rappler and "all other independent media outfits that the state has threatened and may threaten to shut down."

"We call on all Filipino journalists to unite and resist every and all attempts to silence us," it said.

The SEC in its ruling declared void the Philippine Depositary Receipt (PDR) of Omidyar Network, an investment firm by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.

A PDR allows foreign investors to invest in a Filipino company without conferring ownership or control. —NB, GMA News

MMDA reiterates call for public understanding

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Saturday reiterated its call for public cooperation and understanding as it expects “horrible” traffic early this year because of various infrastructure projects being constructed by the government.

MMDA assistant general manager Jojo Garcia said the cooperation of all stakeholders could help ease the “heavier” traffic expected this year due to the Department of Transportation (DOTr)’s construction of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite extension and the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) extension.

The construction of the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7) and the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Harbor Link Segment 10 in Caloocan City and several bridges in the metropolis will also start this year, according to the DOTr.

“We would just follow what chairman (Danilo Lim) has been saying, ‘back to basic.’ We have a lot of road problems but we should address our problem on discipline because the traffic remains there,” he said.

After being appointed last year, Lim believes discipline should be instilled first among motorists before the problem on horrible traffic could be solved, thus the “back to basic” belief of the MMDA.

Garcia said this mantra of the MMDA remains their top solution in facing the traffic problems as no short-term solutions were seen to ease the metro gridlock.

The MMDA also urged mall operators to extend the implementation of adjusted mall hours which was proven effective in easing traffic during the holiday season.

The MMDA had an agreement with shopping malls in the metro to adjust their operations from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. while delivery hours will be adjusted to 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. The agreement took effect on October 15, 2017 until January 15, 2018.

The MMDA reported that traffic in major thoroughfares saw an improvement as it was 10 percent faster after the implementation of the adjusted mall hours.

DOTr’s MRT-3 auditor to decide on fate of 48 Dalian trains

An Independent Audit and Assessment (IAA) Consultant, which the Department of Transportation Metro Rail Transit-3 (DOTr MRT-3) procured, will evaluate and recommend what to do with the railway’s 48 cars or Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) delivered by CRRC Dalian.

The consultant, TUV Rheinland, a German firm established in 1872, said the trains met the qualifications set by the DOTr for MRT3.

Chinese technicians assemble one part of the newly aquired Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 3 coach prototype at MRT Depot in Quezon City. (MB photo by Camille Ante)

The company is ISO 17020 and ISO 17065 certified aside from being a member of the International Federation of Inspection Agencies (IFIA).

Other similarly qualified firms that vied for the IAA consultancy include TUV SUD and Bureau Veritas.

This January 3, the first working day of 2018, the DOTr MRT-3 Team met with TUV Rheinland, according to DOTr OIC Undersecretary for Railways TJ Batan.

“Dalian has delivered the LRVs but we can’t accept them until our IAA Consultant has certified their safety and compatibility with our system,” he explained when asked whether the 48 LRVs will be used.

However, the DOTr has assured the IAA that they will not interfere or influence their assessment of the 48 LRVs.

TUV Rheinland will recommend whether the LRVs can be used immediately, whether they still need to have adjustments, or if they need to be returned.

Earlier, the 48 LRVs procured by the previous administration for R3.8 billion exceeded the weight prescribed in the Terms of Reference (49,700-kg vs. 46,300-kg) of the rail system, causing concern.

Compatibility with the MRT-3’s maintenance facilities and signaling system also became an issue.

With the current fleet of Czech-made trains, MRT-3 can operate up to 20 3-car trains. If the 48 LRVs are cleared to run, that can be increased to 20 four-car trains.

“The original design capacity of the MRT-3 at peak hours is 20 three-car trains, running at 60-kilometers per hour (kph), with a 3-minute headway, which means that every three minutes, a 3-car train should arrive at each station to serve commuters, Usec. Batan elaborated.

“At the same time, the MRT-3 was also designed to be expandable to 20 four-car trains, running with a 2-minute headway, or 4 LRVs every 2 minutes. That’s our target. In case our IAA Consultant clear the 48 LRVs for our use, we can achieve this earlier.”

On the other hand, the spare parts for the maintenance of MRT-3 will start arriving in tranches from February to June, after the MRT-3 management started procuring them last November, 2017.

DOTr plans to use the coming Holy Week break, when the railway suspends its operations, to conduct general maintenance works on MRT-3.

“We do the annual general maintenance during the Holy Week so we can increase the number of LRVs running. By this time, we are also expecting the arrival of most of the spare parts we have ordered,” he confirmed.

Based on its contract, Busan Universal Rail, Inc. (BURI), the previous maintenance provider, was supposed to have completed the general overhaul of 26 LRVs by November, 2017.

When they were terminated last November 6, BURI was only able to overhaul 3 LRVs. This was one of the causes for their termination.

There would be no fare increase for train commuters while there is no substantial improvement of MRT-3 operations, according to Usec. Batan.

What is the comparison between two:

PURIHIN ANG PANGINOON

Koro: Purihin ang panginoon 
Si kristo ay narito na 
Tanging Lakas at pag-asa 
Alleluia-a-alleluia

Purihin ang panginoon 
Pagdiriwang sa pagdating niya 
Nagagalak ang ating espiritu 
Si Kristo ay narito na 
Alitan ay iwasan na 
Tayo ay tutulungan niya 
(koro) 
Tanging lakas at pag-asa 
Naririto sa twina 
Nakahandang tulungan ka 
Allelu-alleluia lagi na siya ang kasama 
Sa hirap man at ginhawa. 
(koro)

Allelu-uia...(4x)

Purihin ang Panginoon
Danny Isidro, SJ - Fruto Ramirez, SJ

Koro:
Purihin ang Panginoon, umawit ng kagalakan,
At tugtugin ang gitara at ang kaaya-ayang lira,
Hipan ninyo ang trumpeta.

Sa ating pagkabagabag, sa D'yos tayo'y tumawag.
Sa ating mga kaaway, tayo ay Kanyang iniligtas.

Ang pasaning mabigat sa 'ting mga balikat.

Pinagaan ng lubusan ng D'yos na tagapagligtas.

Source: http://www.angelfire.com/ak5/elshaddai/song/songpageP.html, Bayan Umawit Songbook

It should be as a gathering song for the Holy Mass

HORIZON LAND's Siena Towers

Sumulong Highway cor Fernando Avenue, Barangay Santo Niño, Marikina City, Metro Manila

Peabo Bryson headlines ‘Love Rocks’ at RWM

Grammy award-winning vocalist Peabo Bryson returns to Manila to topbill the Valentine concert billed “Love Rocks” slated at the Resorts World Manila’s Newport Performing Arts Theater (NPAT) on Feb. 13, 8 p.m.

International recording artist J Michaels also returns to NPAT as co-headliner and host of the ongoing “Love Rocks” concert series, now on its 10th anniversary. Former “Miss Saigon” star Jenine Desiderio completes the lineup as special guest artist, all backed up by the J Michaels Band under the direction of Maestro Danny Favis. One of the highlights is a tribute to the music of Burt Bacharach.

(Clockwise from above: Peabo Bryson; Jenine Desiderio and J Michaels)

Possessing a beautifully rich, almost operatic voice, Peabo made hit duets with Natalie Cole, Roberta Flack, Melissa Manchester, and Lea Salonga. These include “If Ever You’re In My Arms Again,” “Can You Stop The Rain,” “Through The Fire” and “Unconditional Love.” Peabo won his first Grammy Award in 1992 for his performance of the song “Beauty And The Beast” with Celine Dion.

As lead vocalist and host of “Love Rocks,” Manila-born J Michaels is an international recording artist who has shared the stage with legendary rock artists like Ambrosia, John Ford Coley, Dan Hill, Jimi Jamison, Terry Sylvester of the Hollies, Yvonne Elliman, Gary Puckett and Stephen Bishop.

“Love Rocks” is presented in cooperation with Grand Leisure Corporation and Events by WEG Inc.

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TOTGA

On GMA Network’s opening salvo for 2018, “The One That Got Away,” Dennis Trillo is Liam, the ex-boyfriend of gorgeous ladies Zoe (played by Rhian Ramos), Darcy (Max Collins),  and Alex (Lovi Poe). The sexy, romantic comedy series starts airing on Jan. 15 after “Kambal, Karibal” on GMA Telebabad.

Liam is the ideal boyfriend – handsome, smart, loving, and a true gentleman. He manages his own organic farm.

Also on “The One That Got Away” are Ivan Dorschner, Migo Adecer, Jason Abalos, Bembol Roco, Snooky Serna, Ervic Vijandre, Ayra Mariano, Nar Cabico, Ashley Rivera, Sophie Albert, Jason Francisco, Patricia Ismael, Dea Formilleza, and Euwenn Aleta.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, Jan. 13, go to Orly Ilacad, Elsa Payumo, Baby Tamano, Cindy Santiago, Ulan Sarmiento III, Peachy Alimurung, Roni Tapia-Merk, Prof. Veronica Caparas, Dean Vivencio Jose, Nico Teotico, Odon Sabarre, Ramon Samson, Ronald Rafer, Migo Gavino, Chad Caballero, Pacita Palandra and Aaron Paul del Rosario… Jan. 14: Jason Abalos, IC Mendoza, Ma. Erlinda Sibal, Dr. Mely Lagman and Helen Sampilo of New York, U.S.A.; Joy Honrado, Alfina Bustamante, Rommel Suavo Ante, Dingdong Eduque, and Mikee Lee… Happy wedding anniversary to Junjet and Teresa G. Martinez…Jan. 15: Ms. Ma. Elena Lagdameo, Jose Y. Dalisay, Jr., Gigi Luna, Flor Ragunton of Economy Tours & Travel, Milagros Parungao, Prescilla Reyes, Marilou Gonzalez, Bing Villanueva, Edwin D. Bonoan, Nena Casimiro, Mabel Tuesday Capistrano, Josie de Guzman, Gen M. Shen, Bebot Reyes-Gabriel, Lorna M. Guila, Morinette G. Mangante, Robert Manalastas, Bryan Retoloza, Arron and Arman Hernandez, Louvie Estrerra, Nene Lido, Ma. Irish Reyes, Jean Andrea Go, Angelica Mecamacho, Jojo Makayo, Clarita Espiritu, Jun Telabangco, Abner Manaloto and Atty. Yvette Yaneza of the Dept. of Finance...

NLEX Corp to spend P19-B on infra projects in 2018

NLEX Corporation is allocating P19 billion for capital expenditures (capex) this year for major infrastructure projects that are expected to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila.

NLEX Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Rodrigo Franco said the bulk of the capex would be used for constructing portions of the North Luzon Expressway such as the Harbor Link Segment 10 (including the R10 section in Dagat-Dagatan, Navotas City) and the NLEX-South Luzon Expressway Connector Road project.

“The amount is an estimate that assumes the satisfactory resolution of the tariff adjustments, for which constructive discussions with government are still ongoing. The capex figure will still be subject to review and adjustment, depending on the results of the discussions on the tariff,” the company said in a statement.

The Harbor Link Segment 10, which is expected to cut travel time between the Ports of Manila and NLEX to only 10 minutes, is targeted to be opened this year. It is an elevated roadway connecting Segment 9 at MacArthur Highway in Valenzuela City to C-3 Road (5th Avenue) in Caloocan City.

The NLEX-SLEX Connector Road Project, set for completion in 2021, is expected to cut travel time between NLEX and SLEX from the usual two hours to only 20 minutes. It is an 8-kilometer all elevated project and will be built above existing PNR tracks from the C3/5th Avenue Interchange in Caloocan City to PUP Sta. Mesa, Manila.

Other projects include the capacity expansion of the 8-kilometer Subic Freeport Expressway and the construction of a new expressway service facility and rest area along Km. 17 Southbound of the NLEX.

“These investments are aimed at supporting the government’s initiatives to ease the daily traffic woes of our commuters, drive commerce, and are part of our continuing commitment to further ensure safe and convenient travel in our expressways and maintain our high-quality service,” the company said.

NLEX Corp. to spend P19-B for projects to help solve traffic

NLEX Corp., a unit of the Metro Pacific Group, earmarks about PHP19 billion in capital expenditures this year to begin the construction of projects that are expected to help solve Metro Manila’s daily traffic congestion.

The tollway company told the local bourse the capital spending figure will still be subject to review and adjustment depending on the results of the discussions with government on the tariff.

Company president and chief executive officer Rodrigo Franco said the bulk of the amount will be used to construct the urban portions of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), such as the Harbor Link Segment 10 and the NLEX-South Luzon Expressway Connector Road project.

Expected to be opened this year, Harbor Link Segment 10 is a 5.7-kilometer elevated expressway traversing the NLEX from Smart Connect Interchange and crossover Mac Arthur Highway in Valenzuela City with down ramps along C3/5th Avenue Interchange in Caloocan City.

When Harbor Link is fully completed, travel between the Ports of Manila and the NLEX will take only 10 minutes and will provide direct expressway access for commercial vehicles especially heavy trucks.

The tollways firm will also start construction of the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road Project, an eight-kilometer all-elevated public-private partnership (PPP) project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

The elevated expressway is above the existing Philippine National Railways (PNR) tracks from the C3/5th Avenue Interchange in Caloocan City to PUP Sta. Mesa, Manila.

Upon its completion in 2021, the expressway project will provide motorists another alternative to the daily heavy traffic on EDSA and reduce travel time between NLEX and SLEX from two hours to only 20 minutes.

NLEX Corporation will also undertake capacity expansion of the eight-km Subic Freeport Expressway through constructing 16 new lane kilometers thus boosting Subic port as a prime logistics hub.

Through its subsidiary, NLEX Ventures Corporation (NVC), the company has also started construction of a new expressway service facility and rest area along Km. 17 Southbound of the NLEX.

NLEX Corporation is also constructing two major traffic decongestion projects in Mabalacat City, Pampanga –the new Sta. Ines Interchange and the new Mabiga Interchange in 2018.

“These investments are aimed at supporting the government’s initiatives to ease the daily traffic woes of our commuters, drive commerce, and are part of our continuing commitment to further ensure safe and convenient travel in our expressways and maintain our high-quality service,” added  Franco.

NLEX allocates P19-billion capex for 2018

By Emmie Abadilla

This year, the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Corporation is setting aside P19 billion in capital expenditure to help solve Metro Manila’s daily traffic bottlenecks.

 However, the tollways firm clarified that the capex figure will still be subject to review and adjustment, depending on the result of its ongoing tariff adjustment discussion with the government, according to NLEX Corporation President and CEO Rodrigo Franco.

 The bulk of the company’s 2018 capital expenditure will be used to construct the urban portions of the NLEX, such as the Harbor Link Segment 10, including the R10 Section in Dagat-Dagatan, Navotas City and the Public Private Partnership (PPP) project of the Department of Public Works (DPWH), the NLEX-South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Connector Road project.

 Expected to be opened this year, Harbor Link Segment 10 is a 5.7-km elevated expressway traversing the NLEX from Smart Connect Interchange and crossover Mac Arthur Highway in Valenzuela City with down ramps along C3/5th Avenue Interchange in Caloocan City.

 Once the Harbor Link is completed, travel between the Ports of Manila and the NLEX will take only 10 minutes and will provide direct expressway access for commercial vehicles, especially heavy trucks.

 Around 40,000 vehicles traversing the Ports of Manila and the NLEX daily will benefit from the Harbor Link.

 The tollways firm will also start construction of the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road Project, an 8-kilometer all-elevated PPP project of the DPWH above the existing PNR tracks from the C3/5th Avenue Interchange in Caloocan City to the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Sta. Mesa, Manila.

 Upon its completion in 2021, the elevated expressway will provide motorists another alternative to the daily heavy traffic on EDSA. It is also expected to reduce travel time between NLEX and SLEX from 2 hours to only 20 minutes.

 In support of the continuing infrastructure initiatives of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), the tollways firm will also undertake capacity expansion of the 8-km Subic Freeport Expressway.

 NLEX Corporation will construct 16 new lane kilometers thus boosting Subic port as a prime logistics hub.

 Through its subsidiary, NLEX Ventures Corporation (NVC), the tollways firm has also started construction of a new expressway service facility and rest area along Km. 17 Southbound of the NLEX.

 The new 15,500-square meter facility, called NLEX Drive & Dine, will follow a mini-mall concept that will feature a wide variety of retail, food and commercial services for NLEX customers.

 To support the rapidly growing areas north of Manila, NLEX Corporation is also constructing two major traffic decongestion projects in Mabalacat City, Pampanga such as the new Sta. Ines Interchange and the new Mabiga Interchange in 2018.

 The conversion of the narrow SCTEX Mabiga exit into a full diamond interchange with new entry and exit toll plazas will introduce another alternative access to the SCTEX via the MacArthur Highway.

 “These investments support the government’s initiatives to ease the daily traffic woes of our commuters, drive commerce, and ensure safe and convenient travel in our expressways and maintain high-quality service” Franco concluded.

Malls asked to extend holiday schedule

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has asked mall operators to maintain the “open late, close late” holiday schedule amid expectations of traffic congestion arising from the ongoing infrastructure projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program this year.

Jojo Garcia, MMDA assistant general manager for planning, noted that travelling  speed along the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (Edsa) increased by 10 percent when shopping malls adjusted their operational hours from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. to 11 a.m. up to 10 p.m. since October.  The MMDA and the mall operators originally agreed to have the holiday schedule end on January 15.

“We had a meeting with the mall operators to maintain the 11 a.m. opening,” said Garcia.  The MMDA discussed the request with at least 25 mall operators. The agency also asked the operators to submit the effects of the schedule adjustment to their sales.

From 17 kms. per hour during the regular business hours, traveling speed on Edsa improved to 19 kms. per hour after the malls situated on Edsa agreed to modify their business hours to alleviate the traffic situation in the metropolis during the holiday rush.

Garcia emphasized the importance of the cooperation of mall operators in reducing traffic congestion on Edsa and other parts of the metropolis.  Based on MMDA’s records, traffic volume in Metro Manila swelled by 15 to 20 percent during the holidays.

Among the contruction projects in pipeline this year are: The Metro Rail Transit-Light Rail Transit common station on the second quarter; the LRT Line 2 extension project on Marcos Highway and LRT Line 1 extension to Cavite; Metro Manila’s first subway in the third quarter; Megawide Southwest Terminal, South Terminal, MRT 7, and bridges to be built by the Department of Public Works and Highways; and the rehabilitation of Guadalupe Bridge.

These infrastructure projects are the government’s short and long-term solutions to address the worsening traffic congestion in Metro Manila.

German firm tapped to inspect Chinese trains for MRT 3

The Department of Transportation tapped a German company to evaluate and make recommendations on the 48 light rail vehicles that were delivered by CRRC Dalian of China for the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 system.

Transportation Undersecretary for railways TJ Batan said the DOTr-MRT 3 team met with TUV Rheinland, the winning independent audit and assessment consultant for the new LRVs.

TUV Rheinland, a German firm established in 1872, met the high qualifications given its ISO 17020 and ISO 17065 certifications and membership in the International Federation of Inspection Agencies. Other similarly qualified firms that participated in the bidding were TUV SUD and Bureau Veritas.

Batan said the DOTr assured the IAA that it would not interfere or influence the assessment on the 48 LRVs.

“We will not in any way try to influence their independent assessment of the 48 cars from Dalian, and we would decide based on their recommendation. If they said the LRVs could be immediately deployed, we will consider,” Batan said.

“If they said the LRVs could be deployed with necessary adjustments, we will consider, of course, [but] not at our expense. And if they said the LRVs should be returned, then we would return them,” Batan said.

Concerns were earlier raised on the compatibility with the MRT 3 system of the 48 LRVs procured by the Aquino administration for P3.8 billion.  Not a single LRV from Dalian was put into operation so far.

The Chinese LRVs, weighing 49,700 kilograms each, exceeded the weight prescribed in the terms of reference at 46,300 kg. Compatibility with the MRT-3’s maintenance facilities and signaling system also became an issue.

Batan said that with the current fleet of Czech-made trains, MRT-3 could operate up to 20 three-car trains. If the 48 LRVs were cleared to run, the number could be increased to 20 four-car trains.

“The original design capacity of MRT 3 at peak hours is 20 three-car trains, running at 60-kph, with a 3-minute headway,” Batan said.

“At the same time, MRT-3 was also designed to be expandable to 20 four-car trains, running with a 2-minutes headway. That is our target,” he said.

Spare parts for the maintenance of MRT-3 will start arriving in tranches from February to June.

Batan said the system would conduct general maintenance works during the Holy Week.

DOTr taps indie consultant to assess Dalian trains for MRT 3

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has procured the services of an independent audit and assessment (IAA) consultant that will evaluate and make recommendations on the feasibility of using the 48 light rail vehicles (LRVs) that were delivered by Chinese railway firm CCRC Dalian and other components of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3).

The MRT management has already met with the winning IAA consultant international certification firm TUV Rheinland on January 3.


“Na-deliver na po ’yung mga bagon [The train coaches were already delivered] but we are unable to accept them unless our IAA consultant has certified their safety and compatibility with our system,” DOTr Officer in Charge Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan said at a news briefing on Wednesday.

The DOTr assured that it would not interfere or influence the assessment of the IAA on the 48 LRVs.

“We will not in any way try to influence their independent assessment of the 48 cars from Dalian, at tayo po ay magdedesisyon base po sa kanilang recommendation. Kung sasabihin po nila na puwede po iyang patakbuhin ng kaagad-agaran, we will consider. Kung sasabihin po nila ay patatakbuhin ’yan na may kinakailangang adjustments, we will consider, of course not at our expense. At kung sasabihin po nila na kailangang ibalik ’yan, ibabalik po natin ’yan [We will not in any way try to influence their independent assessment of the 48 cars from Dalian, and we will be deciding based on their recommendation. If they advised that these should be deployed as soon as possible, we would consider. If they will advise that the coaches may be used by the system but with the necessary adjustments, we will consider, of course not at our expense. If they tell us that these should be returned, we would do so],” Batan said.

The DOTr official, likewise, said added the MRT 3 management would be conducting general maintenance works during the Holy Week break, as they expected the delivery of new spare parts vital to increasing the number of trains in the railway system.

Spare parts for the maintenance of the MRT 3 will start arriving in tranches from February to June, with the MRT 3 having started to procure them in November 2017.

At the same time, fare increases will not be implemented while there are no substantial improvements in the MRT operations.

Concerns have been raised with the 48 LRVs procured by the previous administration for P3.8 billion after they exceeded the weight prescribed in the terms of reference (49,700 kilograms vs 46,300 kg).

Defects on the traction motor and signaling system, as well as door failure are the major causes of unloading incidents in the MRT 3.

The DOTr vowed that it would implement upgrades on the electrical system and track configurations of the railway system by the second quarter of 2018.

NLEX to spend P19 billion for tollway projects in 2018

Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) unit NLEX Corp. is alloting P19 billion in capital expenditures for tollway projects this year.

NLEX Corp. has set aside the amount in response to the government’s call for the private sector to complement the government’s ambitious infrastructure program.

NLEX said the P19 billion is still an estimate that assumes the satisfactory resolution of the tariff adjustments, for which constructive discussions with government are still ongoing.

“The capex figure will still be subject to review and adjustment depending on the results of the discussions on the tariff,” NLEX said.

In April 2016, NLEX Corp. filed a notice of arbitration against the government to seek compensation worth about P3 billion for toll rate adjustments for the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) due to take effect on January 2013 and January 2015.

NLEX Corp. president and chief executive officer Rodrigo Franco said the company intends to use a large part of this year’s capex for urban portions of the NLEX such as the Harbor Link Segment 10 (including the R10 Section in Dagat-Dagatan, Navotas City) and the NLEX-South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Connector Road project.

Harbor Link Segment 10, which is expected to be opened this year, will cover a 5.7-kilometer elevated expressway traversing the NLEX from Smart Connect Interchange and crossover Mac Arthur Highway in Valenzuela City with down ramps along C3/5th Avenue Interchange in Caloocan City.

Once completed, the expressway would cut the travel time between the ports of Manila and NLEX to only 10 minutes and would provide direct expressway access for commercial vehicles, especially heavy trucks.

Around 40,000 vehicles traversing the ports of Manila and the NLEX daily are expected to benefit from the Harbor Link.

NLEX Corp. is also looking to start the construction of the NLEX-SLEX Connector Road Project, an eight-km all-elevated public private partnership project above the existing Philippine National Railways’ tracks from the C3/5th Avenue Interchange in Caloocan City to PUP Sta. Mesa, Manila.

When completed in 2021, the elevated expressway will serve as an alternative to EDSA and reduce travel time between NLEX and SLEX to 20 minutes from two hours.

NLEX Corp. likewise plans to undertake capacity expansion of the eight-km Subic Freeport Expressway by constructing 16 kilometers of new lanes.

The company through subsidiary, NLEX Ventures Corp., has also started construction of a new expressway service facility and rest area along Km. 17 southbound of the NLEX.

The new 15,500-square meter facility called NLEX Drive & Dine will follow a mini-mall concept and feature a wide variety of retail, food and commercial services for NLEX customers.

In addition, NLEX Corp. is constructing two major traffic decongestion projects in Mabalacat City, Pampanga such as the new Sta. Ines Interchange and the new Mabiga Interchange this year.

The conversion of the narrow SCTEX Mabiga exit into a full diamond interchange with new entry and exit toll plazas will provide motorists an alternative access option to the SCTEX via the MacArthur Highway.

“These investments are aimed at supporting the government’s initiatives to ease the daily traffic woes of our commuters, drive commerce, and are part of our continuing commitment to further ensure safe and convenient travel in our expressways and maintain our high-quality service,” Franco said.


Read more at http://beta.philstar.com/business/2018/01/12/1776853/XCJZYoprlw0CR9Vm.99#FcVtMY0PpdAEG524.99

Metro Pacific’s unsolicited proposal for MRT 3 upgrade illegal–Sobrepeña

WHILE the intention of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. to rehabilitate, modernize and expand the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3)—a privately owned but government-operated facility—is good, its multibillion-peso unsolicited proposal is viewed by the owners as illegal.

Metro Rail Transit Holdings Inc. Chairman Robert John L. Sobrepeña said his group views the move by the government to welcome an unsolicited proposal for the redevelopment of the rail facility as something without legal basis, simply because the government does not own the infrastructure.

“It’s illegal. There’s no such thing as original project proponent when private sector owns a facility. This is not a greenfield project,” he told the BusinessMirror over the phone.

Metro Pacific submitted in 2017 an unsolicited proposal that involves the expansion of the capacity of the railway system by adding more coaches to each train, allowing it to carry more cars at faster intervals. It will double the capacity of the line to 700,000 passengers a day from the current 350,000 passengers daily.

The multimillion-dollar expansion is deemed as an all-encompassing deal, including the improvement of the reliability of rolling stock, the upgrading of power supply, the upgrading of stations and the replacement of rails, which will allow the company to operate the new trains purchased by the government from Chinese train manufacturer Dalian.

Unsolicited proposals are required, under the law, to be subjected to a Swiss Challenge, wherein other groups can offer a similar proposal, and the original proponent can present a counter offer.

The government awarded the original-proponent status to Metro Pacific last year.

“I still don’t have a copy of the proposal. I have yet to receive an offer from them,” Sobrepeña said.

He explained that the government can only allow another proponent to come in once it owns the railway line in the next seven years.

Under its build-lease-transfer contract with the government, Metro Rail Transit Corp. will own the facility that it built for 25 years, while allowing the state to rent the infrastructure for public use. After the concession period, the company is compelled to transfer the ownership to the government.

“The government does not own it until 2025,” Sobrepeña said.

He noted, however, that he is open to meeting with Metro Pacific officials to thresh out the details of the unsolicited proposal. There, Sobrepeña said, the two groups can arrive at a similar and mutually beneficial deal.

“Unless they go to us, that’s the only way that proposal can be legal. We are open to meeting with them. They just have to talk to us,” he said.  Metro Pacific has nominated Light Rail Manila Corp. as its corporate vehicle for the MRT 3 deal. The said company, a partnership between Metro Pacific and Ayala Corp., operates the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1.

Its proposal for the MRT mimicked the same provisions under its concession agreement for the LRT 1 operations and modernization deal, which it bagged in 2014 via the Public-Private Partnership Program.

It means that, instead of having a different operator and maintenance provider, the group will be the one to do both, something that Sobrepeña has been pushing for since the government forcibly took over the upkeep of the facility in 2012.

“I can’t speak for his opinion, but Metro Pacific is doing its best, together with the government, to find a way to get the MRT 3 problem fixed for the riding public. We’ll focus on this for now and leave the shouting to others,” David J. Nicol, who sits as CFO at Metro Pacific, told the BusinessMirror when sought for comment.

He cited his group’s experience with LRT 1 operations as his group’s main strength in addressing the issues of the train line. “We are doing a good job with the LRT 1, and it would be great if we can do the same for MRT 3, wouldn’t it?”

The railway facility will be “a challenge” for the company, given the train system’s history of breakdowns, derailments and other technical and legal issues, including the procurement of 48 train cars from Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stocks of China.

On Thursday Transportation Undersecretary Timothy R. Batan said the government has completed the procurement of an independent audit and assessment (IAA) consultant that will evaluate and make recommendations on what to do with the 48 light-rail vehicles (LRVs) that have already been delivered by Dalian.

The consultant that won the bidding for the said deal was TUV Rheinland, a German firm established in 1872.

“The trains have been delivered, but we are unable to accept them unless our IAA consultant has certified their safety and compatibility with our system,” Batan said.

He also assured that the government will not interfere or influence the consultant’s assessment of the 48 LRVs. “We will not in any way try to influence their independent assessment of the 48 cars from Dalian, and we will just make a decision based on their recommendation.”

“If they’ll say that we can immediately deploy the new trains, we will consider. If they say that we need to make adjustments, we will consider, of course, not at our expense. If they say that we need to return the cars, then we will return them,” Batan explained.

Concerns were earlier raised on the 48 vehicles that the Aquino administration procured. Some include issues on compatibility and even technical specifications. The government paid P3.8 billion for the said train cars.

The MRT 3 ferries roughly half-a-million passengers daily with just 20 train sets plying the Edsa route.

Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide

{{hatnote|Not to be confused with [[Jesus is Lord Ministries]].}}
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'''Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide''' ('''JILCW'''), commonly known as '''Jesus Is Lord Church''', corporate name known as '''Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Foundation, Inc.''' and abbreviated as '''JIL''', is a [[Charismatic Movement|Charismatic Christian Prayer Renewal Movement]] and it is the largest [[Religious corporation|religious non profit organization]] in the Philippines and the entire world. It was founded and headed by [[Eddie Villanueva]], a former activist and professor, who started JIL with his 15 college students who were members of his bible study group at the [[Polytechnic University of the Philippines]] and formally registered with the [[Securities and Exchange Commission (Philippines)|Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission or SEC]] on October 5, 1978 and [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila|Manila Auxiliary Bishop]] Broderick S. Pabillo of the [[Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines]] serves as its overall spiritual director. At present, JIL has grown to over 4 to 5 million members and has planted churches all over the Philippines with 81 provinces and 55 other [[Countries of the world/By continent|countries of the world]].<ref name="JIL Revo">{{cite web |url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/42262-bro-eddie-jesus-is-lord-35th-anniversary |title=JIL's Bro Eddie calls for 'revolution of righteousness' |author=Paterno Esmaquel II |date=October 26, 2013 |publisher=[[Rappler]] |access-date=August 18, 2015 }}</ref> Its main office is located at [[Bocaue, Bulacan]], Philippines.

The Church designated [[Lorenzo Ruiz|Saint Lorenzo Ruiz]], [[Pedro Calungsod|Saint Pedro Calungsod]], [[Pope John Paul II|Saint John Paul II]] and [[Mother Teresa|Saint Teresa of Calcutta]] as the [[patron saint]]s of the movement.

==Local and International [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Chapter (religion)|Chapters]]==

The movement has the following chapters nationally and internationally:

===[[Philippines]]===
* [[Manila]]
* [[Caloocan|Caloocan City]]
* [[Las Piñas|Las Piñas City]]
* [[Makati|Makati City]]
* [[Malabon|Malabon City]]
* [[Mandaluyong|Mandaluyong City]]
* [[Marikina|Marikina City]]
* [[Meycauayan|Meycauayan City]]
* [[Muntinlupa|Muntinlupa City]]
* [[Navotas|Navotas City]]
* [[Parañaque|Parañaque City]]
* [[Pasay|Pasay City]]
* [[Pasig|Pasig City]]
* [[Quezon City]]
* [[San Juan, Metro Manila|San Juan City]]
* [[San Pedro, Laguna|San Pedro City]]
* [[Taguig|Taguig City]]
* [[Valenzuela, Metro Manila|Valenzuela City]]
* [[Obando, Bulacan|Obando]]
* [[Pateros, Metro Manila|Pateros]]
* [[Dagupan|Dagupan City]]
* [[Ilocos Norte]]
* [[Ilocos Sur]]
* [[La Union (province)|La Union]]
* [[Pangasinan]]
* [[Abra (province)|Abra]]
* [[Baguio City]]
* [[Benguet province|Benguet]]
* [[Kalinga (province)|Kalinga]]
* [[Apayao]]
* [[Mountain Province]]
* [[Ifugao]]
* [[Batanes]]
* [[Cagayan]]
* [[Isabela (province)|Isabela]]
* [[Nueva Vizcaya]]
* [[Quirino]]
* [[Pampanga]]
* [[Tarlac]]
* [[Zambales]]
* [[Bataan]]
* [[Bulacan]]
* [[Nueva Ecija]]
* [[Aurora (province)|Aurora]]
* [[Antipolo|Antipolo City]]
* [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]]
* [[Bacoor|Bacoor City]]
* [[Imus|Imus City]]
* [[Dasmariñas|Dasmariñas City]]
* [[General Trias, Cavite|General Trias City]]
* [[Cavite]]
* [[Biñan|Biñan City]]
* [[Santa Rosa, Laguna|Santa Rosa City]]
* [[Cabuyao|Cabuyao City]]
* [[Calamba, Laguna|Calamba City]]
* [[San Pablo, Laguna|San Pablo City]]
* [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]]
* [[Batangas City|Batangas City]]
* [[Lipa, Batangas|Lipa City]]
* [[Batangas]]
* [[Lucena, Philippines|Lucena City]]
* [[Quezon (province)|Quezon]]
* [[Puerto Princesa|Puerto Princesa City]]
* [[Palawan]]
* [[Occidental Mindoro]]
* [[Oriental Mindoro]]
* [[Marinduque]]
* [[Romblon]]
* [[Camarines Norte]]
* [[Camarines Sur]]
* [[Albay]]
* [[Catanduanes]]
* [[Sorsogon]]
* [[Masbate]]
* [[Aklan]]
* [[Antique]]
* [[Bacolod|Bacolod City]]
* [[Capiz]]
* [[Iloilo City]]
* [[Iloilo]]
* [[Guimaras]]
* [[Negros Occidental]]
* [[Cebu City]]
* [[Lapu-Lapu, Philippines|Lapu-lapu City]]
* [[Mandaue|Mandaue City]]
* [[Cebu]]
* [[Bohol]]
* [[Negros Oriental]]
*[[Siquijor]]
*[[Biliran]]
*[[Leyte]]
*[[Southern Leyte]]
*[[Northern Samar]]
*[[Eastern Samar]]
*[[Samar (province)|Samar]]
*[[Isabela City, Basilan|Isabela City]]
*[[Zamboanga City]]
*[[Zamboanga del Norte]]
*[[Zamboanga del Sur]]
*[[Zamboanga Sibugay]]
*[[Cagayan de Oro|Cagayan de Oro City]]
*[[Camiguin]]
*[[Misamis Occidental]]
*[[Misamis Oriental]]
*[[Iligan City]]
*[[Lanao del Norte]]
*[[Bukidnon]]
*[[Compostela Valley]]
*[[Davao City]]
*[[Davao del Norte]]
*[[Davao del Sur]]
*[[Davao Occidental]]
*[[Davao Oriental]]
*[[Cotabato City]]
*[[Cotabato]]
*[[General Santos|General Santos City]]
*[[Sarangani]]
*[[South Cotabato]]
*[[Sultan Kudarat]]
*[[Butuan|Butuan City]]
* [[Agusan del Norte]]
* [[Agusan del Sur]]
* [[Dinagat Islands]]
* [[Surigao del Norte]]
* [[Surigao del Sur]]
* [[Lanao del Sur]]
* [[Shariff Kabunsuan]]
* [[Maguindanao]]
* [[Basilan]]
* [[Sulu (province)|Sulu]]
* [[Tawi-Tawi]]
===[[China]]===
* [[North China]]
** [[Beijing|Beijing Municipality]]
** [[Tianjin|Tianjin Municipality]]
** [[Hebei|Hebei Province]]
** [[Shanxi|Shanxi Province]]
** [[Inner Mongolia|Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region]]
* [[Northeast China]]
** [[Liaoning|Liaoning Province]]
** [[Jilin|Jilin Province]]
** [[Heilongjiang|Heilongjiang Province]]
* [[East China]]
** [[Shanghai|Shanghai Municipality]]
** [[Jiangsu|Jiangsu Province]]
** [[Zhejiang|Zhejiang Province]]
** [[Anhui|Anhui Province]]
** [[Fujian|Fujian Province]]
** [[Jiangxi|Jiangxi Province]]
** [[Shandong|Shandong Province]]
* [[South Central China]]
** [[Henan|Henan Province]]
** [[Hubei|Hubei Province]]
** [[Hunan|Hunan Province]]
** [[Guangdong|Guangdong Province]]
** [[Guangxi|Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region]]
** [[Hainan|Hainan Province]]
* [[Southwest China]]
** [[Chongqing|Chongqing Municipality]]
** [[Sichuan|Sichuan Province]]
** [[Guizhou|Guizhou Province]]
** [[Yunnan|Yunnan Province]]
** [[Tibet Autonomous Region]]
* [[Northwest China]]
** [[Shaanxi|Shaanxi Province]]
** [[Gansu|Gansu Province]]
** [[Qinghai|Qinghai Province]]
** [[Ningxia|Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region]]
** [[Xinjiang|Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region]]
===[[Hong Kong]]===
* [[Hong Kong Island]]
** [[Central and Western District|Central and Western]]
** [[Eastern District (Hong Kong)|Eastern]]
** [[Southern District (Hong Kong)|Southern]]
** [[Wan Chai District|Wan Chai]]
* [[Kowloon]] and [[New Kowloon]]
** [[Kowloon City District|Kowloon City]]
** [[Kwun Tong District|Kwun Tong]]
** [[Sham Shui Po District|Sham Shui Po]]
** [[Wong Tai Sin District|Wong Tai Sin]]
** [[Yau Tsim Mong District|Yau Tsim Mong]]
* [[New Territories]] <small> (excluding New Kowloon)</small>
** [[Islands District|Islands]]
** [[Kwai Tsing District|Kwai Tsing]]
** [[North District (Hong Kong)|North]]
** [[Sai Kung District|Sai Kung]]
** [[Sha Tin District|Sha Tin]]
** [[Tai Po District|Tai Po]]
** [[Tsuen Wan District|Tsuen Wan]]
** [[Tuen Mun District|Tuen Mun]]
** [[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]]
===[[India]]===
*[[North India]]
**[[Jammu and Kashmir]]
**[[Himachal Pradesh]]
**[[Punjab]]
**[[Chandigarh]]
**[[Uttarakhand]]
**[[Haryana]]
**[[Delhi]]
**[[Uttar Pradesh]]
*[[Northeast India]]
**[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
**[[Assam]]
**[[Manipur]]
**[[Meghalaya]]
**[[Mizoram]]
**[[Nagaland]]
**[[Sikkim]]
**[[Tripura]]
*[[East India]]
**[[Bihar]]
**[[Jharkhand]]
**[[Odisha]]
**[[West Bengal]]
**[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
*[[South India]]
**[[Andhra Pradesh]]
**[[Karnataka]]
**[[Kerala]]
**[[Tamil Nadu]]
**[[Telangana]]
*[[Western India]]
**[[Gujarat]]
**[[Maharashtra]]
**[[Goa]]
**[[Daman and Diu]]
**[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]]
===[[Indonesia]]===
* [[Sumatra]]
** [[Aceh]]
** [[Bangka–Belitung Islands]]
** [[Bengkulu]]
** [[Jambi]]
** [[Lampung (province)|Lampung]]
** [[North Sumatra]]
** [[Riau]]
** [[Riau Islands Province|Riau Islands]]
** [[South Sumatra]]
** [[West Sumatra]]
* [[Java]]
** [[Banten]]
** [[Central Java]]
** [[East Java]]
** [[Jakarta]]
** [[West Java]]
** [[Special Region of Yogyakarta|Yogyakarta]]
* [[Kalimantan]]
** [[Central Kalimantan]]
** [[East Kalimantan]]
** [[North Kalimantan]]
** [[South Kalimantan]]
** [[West Kalimantan]]
* [[Lesser Sunda Islands|Lesser Sunda]]
** [[Bali]]
** [[East Nusa Tenggara]]
** [[West Nusa Tenggara]]
* [[Sulawesi]]
** [[Central Sulawesi]]
** [[Gorontalo]]
** [[North Sulawesi]]
** [[Southeast Sulawesi]]
** [[South Sulawesi]]
** [[West Sulawesi]]
* [[Maluku Islands|Maluku]]
** [[Maluku (province)|Maluku]]
** [[North Maluku]]
* [[West Papua (region)|Western New Guinea]]
** [[Papua (province)|Papua]]
** [[West Papua (province)|West Papua]]
===[[Japan]]===
* [[Hokkaido]]
** [[Hokkaido]]
* [[Tōhoku]]
** [[Aomori]]
** [[Iwate]]
** [[Miyagi]]
** [[Akita]]
** [[Yamagata]]
** [[Fukushima]]
* [[Kantō]]
** [[Ibaraki]]
** [[Tochigi]]
** [[Gunma]]
** [[Saitama]]
** [[Chiba]]
** [[Tokyo]]
** [[Kanagawa]]
* [[Chūbu]]
** [[Niigata]]
** [[Toyama]]
** [[Ishikawa]]
** [[Fukui]]
** [[Yamanashi]]
** [[Nagano]]
** [[Gifu]]
** [[Shizuoka]]
** [[Aichi]]
* [[Kansai]]
** [[Mie]]
** [[Shiga]]
** [[Kyoto]]
** [[Osaka]]
** [[Hyōgo]]
** [[Nara]]
** [[Wakayama]]
* [[Chūgoku]]
** [[Tottori]]
** [[Shimane]]
** [[Okayama]]
** [[Hiroshima]]
** [[Yamaguchi]]
* [[Shikoku]]
** [[Tokushima]]
** [[Kagawa]]
** [[Ehime]]
** [[Kōchi]]
* [[Kyushu]]
** [[Fukuoka]]
** [[Saga]]
** [[Nagasaki]]
** [[Kumamoto]]
** [[Ōita]]
** [[Miyazaki]]
** [[Kagoshima]]
** [[Okinawa]]
===[[Malaysia]]===
*[[Peninsular Malaysia]]
**Northern Region
***[[Perlis]]
***[[Kedah]]
***[[Penang]]
***[[Perak]]
**East Coast Region
***[[Kelantan]]
***[[Terengganu]]
***[[Pahang]]
**Central Region
***[[Selangor]]
***[[Kuala Lumpur]]
***[[Putrajaya]]
**Southern Region
***[[Negeri Sembilan]]
***[[Malacca]]
***[[Johor]]
*[[East Malaysia]]
**[[Sabah]]
**[[Sarawak]]
**[[Labuan|Federal Territory of Labuan]]
===[[Singapore]]===
*[[Aljunied]]
*[[Ang Mo Kio]]
**[[Cheng San]]
**[[Chong Boon]]
**[[Kebun Baru]]
**[[Teck Ghee]]
*[[Anson Road]]
*[[Ayer Rajah]]
*[[Balestier Road]]
*[[Bartley]]
*[[Bedok]]
**[[Bedok Reservoir]]
**[[Bedok Town Park]]
**[[Shunfu Estate]]
**[[Sin Ming]]
*[[Boon Keng]]
*[[Bugis]]-[[Kampong Glam]]
**[[Bencoolen, Singapore|Bencoolen]]
**[[Rochor]]
**[[Sungei Road]]
*[[Bukit Batok]]
**[[Bukit Gombak]]
**[[Hillview, Singapore|Hillview]]
**[[Hume Estate]]
*[[Bukit Panjang]]
*[[Bukit Timah]]
**[[Dunearn, Singapore|Dunearn]]
**[[Toh Tuck]]
**[[Watten, Singapore|Watten]]
*[[Buona Vista]]
**[[Ghim Moh]]
**[[Holland Drive, Singapore|Holland Drive]]
**[[Holland Village, Singapore|Holland Village]]
**[[one-North]]
*[[Chinatown,Singapore|Chinatown]]
**[[Clarke Quay]]
*[[Choa Chu Kang]]
**[[Yew Tee]]
*[[Clementi, Singapore]]
**[[Dover, Singapore|Dover]]
**[[Pandan Valley]]
**[[West Coast, Singapore|West Coast]]
*[[Geylang]]
**[[Geylang East]]
**[[Geylang Serai]]
**[[Geylang West]]
*[[Hougang]]
**[[Buangkok]]
*[[Jalan Kayu]]-[[Seletar]]
*[[Jurong]] Residential
**[[Boon Lay]]
**[[Gek Poh Ville]]
**[[Jurong Central]]
**[[Jurong Green]]
**[[Jurong Spring]]
**[[Nanyang, Singapore|Nanyang]]
**[[Pioneer, Singapore|Pioneer]]
**[[Yuhua, Singapore|Yuhua]]
*[[Jurong]] Industrial
**[[Chin Bee]]
**[[Joo Koon]]
**[[Lok Yang]]
**[[Pioneer Sector]]
*[[Jurong Island]]
*[[Ten mile Junction]]
*[[Kallang]]
**[[Kallang Bahru]]
**[[Kallang Basin]]
**[[Lavender, Singapore|Lavender]]
*[[Kembangan, Singapore|Kembangan]]
**[[Fidelio Estate]]
**[[Frankel Estate]]
*[[Kent Ridge]]
*[[Labrador Park]]
*[[Little India, Singapore|Little India]]
**[[Boon Keng]]
**[[Farrer Park]]
*[[MacPherson, Singapore|MacPherson]]
**[[Mattar, Singapore|Mattar]]
*[[Mandai]]
*[[Marina Bay, Singapore|Marina Bay]]
**[[Esplanade, Singapore|Esplanade]]
**[[Marina Centre]]
**[[Marina East]]
**[[Marina South]]
*[[Marine Parade]]
*[[North-Eastern Islands]]
**[[Pulau Tekong]]
**[[Pulau Ubin]]
*[[Novena, Singapore|Novena]]
*[[Orchard Road]]
**[[Cairnhill]]
**[[Dhoby Ghaut]]
**[[Emerald Hill, Singapore|Emerald Hill]]
**[[Somerset]]-[[Killiney]]
**[[Tanglin]]
*[[Pasir Panjang]]
*[[Pasir Ris]]
**[[Elias, Singapore|Elias]]
**[[Lorong Halus]]
**[[Loyang, Singapore|Loyang]]
*[[Paya Lebar]]
*[[Potong Pasir]]
**[[Bidadari]]
**[[Mount Vernon]]
*[[Punggol]]
*[[Queenstown, Singapore|Queenstown]]
**[[Commonwealth, Singapore|Commonwealth]]
*[[St Michael's, Singapore|St Michael's]]
*[[Seletar]]
*[[Sengkang]]
*[[Sennett Estate]]
*[[Serangoon]]
**[[Serangoon Gardens]]
**[[Serangoon North]]
*[[Simpang]]
*[[Central Area, Singapore|Singapore City]]
*[[Somapah]]
*[[Tai Seng]]
*[[Tampines]]
**[[Simei]]
*[[Tanjong Pagar]]
*[[Teban Gardens]]
*[[Telok Blangah]]
**[[Bukit Chandu]]
**[[Bukit Purmei]]
**[[HarbourFront]]
**[[Radin Mas]]
*[[Tengah, Singapore|Tengah]]
*[[Tiong Bahru]]
**[[Bukit Ho Swee]]
**[[Bukit Merah]]
*[[Toa Payoh]]
**[[Bukit Brown]]
**[[Caldecott Hill]]
**[[Mount Pleasant, Singapore|Mount Pleasant]]
**[[Thomson, Singapore|Thomson]]
*[[Tuas]]
**[[Tuas Crescent]]
**[[Tuas Link]]
**[[Tuas South]]
**[[Tuas West]]
*[[Western Water Catchment]]
**[[Lim Chu Kang]]
**[[Murai, Singapore|Murai]]
**[[Pasir Laba]]
**[[Sarimbun]]
**[[Sungei Gedong]]
**Wrexham
*[[Woodlands, Singapore|Woodlands]]
**[[Admiralty, Singapore|Admiralty]]
**[[Innova, Singapore|Innova]]
**[[Marsiling]]
**[[Woodgrove, Singapore|Woodgrove]]
*[[Yishun]]
**[[Chong Pang]]
*[[Yew Tee]]
===[[Thailand]]===
* [[Northern Thailand]]
** [[Chiang Mai Province|Chiang Mai]]
** [[Chiang Rai Province|Chiang Rai]]
** [[Lampang Province|Lampang]]
** [[Lamphun Province|Lamphun]]
** [[Mae Hong Son Province|Mae Hong Son]]
** [[Nan Province|Nan]]
** [[Phayao Province|Phayao]]
** [[Phrae Province|Phrae]]
** [[Uttaradit Province|Uttaradit]]
* [[Isan|Northeastern Thailand]]
** [[Amnat Charoen Province|Amnat Charoen]]
** [[Bueng Kan Province|Bueng Kan]]
** [[Buriram Province|Buriram]]
** [[Chaiyaphum Province|Chaiyaphum]]
** [[Kalasin Province|Kalasin]]
** [[Khon Kaen Province|Khon Kaen]]
** [[Loei Province|Loei]]
** [[Maha Sarakham Province|Maha Sarakham]]
** [[Mukdahan Province|Mukdahan]]
** [[Nakhon Phanom Province|Nakhon Phanom]]
** [[Nakhon Ratchasima Province|Nakhon Ratchasima]]
** [[Nong Bua Lamphu Province|Nong Bua Lamphu]]
** [[Nong Khai Province|Nong Khai]]
** [[Roi Et Province|Roi Et]]
** [[Sakon Nakhon Province|Sakon Nakhon]]
** [[Sisaket Province|Sisaket]]
** [[Surin Province|Surin]]
** [[Ubon Ratchathani Province|Ubon Ratchathani]]
** [[Udon Thani Province|Udon Thani]]
** [[Yasothon Province|Yasothon]]
* [[Western Thailand]]
** [[Kanchanaburi Province|Kanchanaburi]]
** [[Phetchaburi Province|Phetchaburi]]
** [[Prachuap Khiri Khan Province|Prachuap Khiri Khan]]
** [[Ratchaburi Province|Ratchaburi]]
** [[Tak Province|Tak]]
* [[Central Thailand]]
** [[Ang Thong Province|Ang Thong]]
** [[Chai Nat Province|Chai Nat]]
** [[Kamphaeng Phet Province|Kamphaeng Phet]]
** [[Lopburi Province|Lopburi]]
** [[Nakhon Nayok Province|Nakhon Nayok]]
** [[Nakhon Sawan Province|Nakhon Sawan]]
** [[Phetchabun Province|Phetchabun]]
** [[Phichit Province|Phichit]]
** [[Phitsanulok Province|Phitsanulok]]
** [[Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province|Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya]]
** [[Samut Songkhram Province|Samut Songkhram]]
** [[Saraburi Province|Saraburi]]
** [[Sing Buri Province|Sing Buri]]
** [[Sukhothai Province|Sukhothai]]
** [[Suphan Buri Province|Suphan Buri]]
** [[Uthai Thani Province|Uthai Thani]]
* [[Eastern Thailand]]
** [[Chachoengsao Province|Chachoengsao]]
** [[Chanthaburi Province|Chanthaburi]]
** [[Chonburi Province|Chonburi]]
** [[Prachinburi Province|Prachinburi]]
** [[Rayong Province|Rayong]]
** [[Sa Kaeo Province|Sa Kaeo]]
** [[Trat Province|Trat]]
* [[Southern Thailand]]
** [[Chumphon Province|Chumphon]]
** [[Krabi Province|Krabi]]
** [[Nakhon Si Thammarat Province|Nakhon Si Thammarat]]
** [[Narathiwat Province|Narathiwat]]
** [[Pattani Province|Pattani]]
** [[Phang Nga Province|Phang Nga]]
** [[Phatthalung Province|Phatthalung]]
** [[Phuket Province|Phuket]]
** [[Ranong Province|Ranong]]
** [[Satun Province|Satun]]
** [[Songkhla Province|Songkhla]]
** [[Surat Thani Province|Surat Thani]]
** [[Trang Province|Trang]]
** [[Yala Province|Yala]]
===Vietnam===
* [[Northwest (Vietnam)|Northwest]]
** [[Điện Biên Province|Điện Biên]]
** [[Hòa Bình Province|Hòa Bình]]
** [[Lai Châu Province|Lai Châu]]
** [[Sơn La Province|Sơn La]]
** [[Lào Cai Province|Lào Cai]]
* [[Northeast (Vietnam)|Northeast]]
** [[Bắc Giang Province|Bắc Giang]]
** [[Bắc Kạn Province|Bắc Kạn]]
** [[Cao Bằng Province|Cao Bằng]]
** [[Hà Giang Province|Hà Giang]]
** [[Lạng Sơn Province|Lạng Sơn]]
** [[Phú Thọ Province|Phú Thọ]]
** [[Quảng Ninh Province|Quảng Ninh]]
** [[Thái Nguyên Province|Thái Nguyên]]
** [[Tuyên Quang Province|Tuyên Quang]]
* [[Red River Delta]]
** [[Bắc Ninh Province|Bắc Ninh]]
** [[Hà Nam Province|Hà Nam]]
** [[Hải Dương Province|Hải Dương]]
** [[Hưng Yên Province|Hưng Yên]]
** [[Nam Định Province|Nam Định]]
** [[Ninh Bình Province|Ninh Bình]]
** [[Thái Bình Province|Thái Bình]]
** [[Vĩnh Phúc Province|Vĩnh Phúc]]
** [[Hanoi|Ha Noi]] (municipality)]]
** [[Hai Phong]] (municipality)
* [[North Central Coast]]
** [[Hà Tĩnh Province|Hà Tĩnh]]
** [[Nghệ An Province|Nghệ An]]
** [[Quảng Bình Province|Quảng Bình]]
** [[Quảng Trị Province|Quảng Trị]]
** [[Thanh Hóa Province|Thanh Hóa]]
** [[Thừa Thiên–Huế Province|Thừa Thiên–Huế]]
* [[South Central Coast]]
** [[Da Nang|Đà Nẵng]]
** [[Quảng Nam Province|Quảng Nam]]
** [[Quảng Ngãi Province|Quảng Ngãi]]
** [[Bình Định Province|Bình Định]]
** [[Phú Yên Province|Phú Yên]]
** [[Khánh Hòa Province|Khánh Hòa]]
** [[Ninh Thuận Province|Ninh Thuận]]
** [[Bình Thuận Province|Bình Thuận]]
* [[Central Highlands (Vietnam)|Central Highlands]]
** [[Đắk Lắk Province|Đắk Lắk]]
** [[Đắk Nông Province|Đắk Nông]]
** [[Gia Lai Province|Gia Lai]]
** [[Kon Tum Province|Kon Tum]]
** [[Lâm Đồng Province|Lâm Đồng]]
* [[Southeast (Vietnam)|Southeast]]
** [[Ho Chi Minh City]]
** [[Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province]]
** [[Bình Dương Province]]
** [[Bình Phước Province]]
** [[Đồng Nai Province]]
** [[Tây Ninh Province]]
* [[Mekong Delta]]
** [[Cần Thơ]] (Municipality)
** [[An Giang Province|An Giang]]
** [[Bạc Liêu Province|Bạc Liêu]]
** [[Bến Tre Province|Bến Tre]]
** [[Cà Mau Province|Cà Mau]]
** [[Đồng Tháp Province|Đồng Tháp]]
** [[Hậu Giang Province|Hậu Giang]]
** [[Kiên Giang Province|Kiên Giang]]
** [[Long An Province|Long An]]
** [[Sóc Trăng Province|Sóc Trăng]]
** [[Tiền Giang Province|Tiền Giang]]
** [[Trà Vinh Province|Trà Vinh]]
** [[Vĩnh Long Province|Vĩnh Long]]
===Asia===
* [[Afghanistan]]
* [[Armenia]]
* [[Azerbaijan]]
* [[Bahrain]]
* [[Bangladesh]]
* [[Bhutan]]
* [[Brunei]]
* [[Cambodia]]
* [[China]]
* [[Cyprus]]
* [[Egypt]]
* [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]
* [[India]]
* [[Indonesia]]
* [[Iran]]
* [[Iraq]]
* [[Israel]]
* [[Japan]]
* [[Jordan]]
* [[Kazakhstan]]
* [[North Korea]]
* [[South Korea]]
* [[Kuwait]]
* [[Kyrgyzstan]]
* [[Laos]]
* [[Lebanon]]
* [[Malaysia]]
* [[Maldives]]
* [[Mongolia]]
* [[Myanmar]]
* [[Nepal]]
* [[Oman]]
* [[Pakistan]]
* [[Qatar]]
* [[Russia]]
* [[Saudi Arabia]]
* [[Sri Lanka]]
* [[Syria]]
* [[Tajikistan]]
* [[East Timor|East Timor (Timor-Leste)]]
* [[Turkey]]
* [[Turkmenistan]]
* [[United Arab Emirates]]
* [[Uzbekistan]]
* [[Yemen]]
* [[Abkhazia]]
* [[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic|Nagorno-Karabakh]]
* [[Northern Cyprus]]
* [[State of Palestine|Palestine]]
* [[South Ossetia]]
* [[Taiwan]]
* [[Christmas Island]]
* [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]]
* [[Hong Kong]]
* [[Macau]]
* [[Akrotiri and Dhekelia]]
* [[British Indian Ocean Territory]]
===Oceania===
* [[Australia]]
* [[Federated States of Micronesia]]
* [[Fiji]]
* [[Kiribati]]
* [[Marshall Islands]]
* [[Nauru]]
* [[New Zealand]]
* [[Palau]]
* [[Papua New Guinea]]
* [[Samoa]]
* [[Solomon Islands]]
* [[Tonga]]
* [[Tuvalu]]
* [[Vanuatu]]
* [[Niue]]
* [[Cook Islands]]
* [[Ashmore and Cartier Islands]]
* [[Christmas Island]]
* [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]]
* [[Coral Sea Islands]]
* [[Norfolk Island]]
* [[American Samoa]]
* [[Baker Island]]
* [[Guam]]
* [[Howland Island]]
* [[Jarvis Island]]
* [[Johnston Atoll]]
* [[Kingman Reef]]
* [[Midway Atoll]]
* [[Northern Mariana Islands]]
* [[Wake Island]]
* [[French Polynesia]]
* [[New Caledonia]]
* [[Wallis and Futuna]]
* [[Tokelau]]
* [[Pitcairn Islands]]
===North America===
* [[Antigua and Barbuda]]
* [[The Bahamas|Bahamas]]
* [[Barbados]]
* [[Belize]]
* [[Canada]]
* [[Costa Rica]]
* [[Cuba]]
* [[Dominica]]
* [[Dominican Republic]]
* [[El Salvador]]
* [[Grenada]]
* [[Guatemala]]
* [[Haiti]]
* [[Honduras]]
* [[Jamaica]]
* [[Mexico]]
* [[Nicaragua]]
* [[Panama]]
* [[Saint Kitts and Nevis|St. Kitts and Nevis]]
* [[Saint Lucia]]
* [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|St. Vincent and the Grenadines]]
* [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
* [[United States]]
* [[Greenland]]
* [[Clipperton Island]]
* [[Saint Barthélemy|St. Barthélemy]]
* [[Collectivity of Saint Martin|St. Martin]]
* [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon|St. Pierre and Miquelon]]
* [[Aruba]]
* [[Curaçao]]
* [[Sint Maarten]]
* [[Anguilla]]
* [[Bermuda]]
* [[British Virgin Islands]]
* [[Cayman Islands]]
* [[Montserrat]]
* [[Turks and Caicos Islands]]
* [[Navassa Island]]
* [[Puerto Rico]]
* [[United States Virgin Islands]]
====United States====
* [[Alabama]]
* [[Alaska]]
* [[Arizona]]
* [[Arkansas]]
* [[California]]
* [[Colorado]]
* [[Connecticut]]
* [[Delaware]]
* [[Florida]]
* [[Georgia]]
* [[Hawaii]]
* [[Idaho]]
* [[Illinois]]
* [[Indiana]]
* [[Iowa]]
* [[Kansas]]
* [[Kentucky]]
* [[Louisiana]]
* [[Maine]]
* [[Maryland]]
* [[Massachusetts]]
* [[Michigan]]
* [[Minnesota]]
* [[Mississippi]]
* [[Missouri]]
* [[Montana]]
* [[Nebraska]]
* [[Nevada]]
* [[New Hampshire]]
* [[New Jersey]]
* [[New Mexico]]
* [[New York]]
* [[North Carolina]]
* [[North Dakota]]
* [[Ohio]]
* [[Oklahoma]]
* [[Oregon]]
* [[Pennsylvania]]
* [[Rhode Island]]
* [[South Carolina]]
* [[South Dakota]]
* [[Tennessee]]
* [[Texas]]
* [[Utah]]
* [[Vermont]]
* [[Virginia]]
* [[Washington]]
* [[Washington, D.C.]]
* [[West Virginia]]
* [[Wisconsin]]
* [[Wyoming]]
====Mexico====
* [[Baja California]]
* [[Baja California Sur]]
* [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]]
* [[Durango]]
* [[Sinaloa]]
* [[Sonora]]
* [[Coahuila]]
* [[Nuevo León]]
* [[Tamaulipas]]
* [[Aguascalientes]]
* [[Guanajuato]]
* [[Querétaro]]
* [[San Luis Potosí]]
* [[Zacatecas]]
* [[State of Mexico|México]]
* [[Mexico City]]
* [[Morelos]]
* [[Colima]]
* [[Jalisco]]
* [[Michoacán]]
* [[Nayarit]]
* [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]]
* [[Puebla]]
* [[Tlaxcala]]
* [[Veracruz]]
* [[Campeche]]
* [[Quintana Roo]]
* [[Tabasco]]
* [[Yucatán]]
* [[Chiapas]]
* [[Guerrero]]
* [[Oaxaca]]
====[[Panama]]====
* [[Bocas del Toro Province|Bocas del Toro]]
* [[Chiriquí Province|Chiriquí]]
* [[Coclé Province|Coclé]]
* [[Colón Province|Colón]]
* [[Darién Province|Darién]]
* [[Herrera Province|Herrera]]
* [[Los Santos Province|Los Santos]]
* [[Panamá Province|Panamá]]
* [[Panamá Oeste Province|Panamá Oeste]]
* [[Veraguas Province|Veraguas]]
* [[Comarca Emberá-Wounaan|Emberá]]
* [[Guna Yala]]
* [[Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca|Ngäbe-Buglé]]
* [[Kuna de Madugandí]]
* [[Kuna de Wargandí]]
===South America===
* [[Argentina]]
* [[Bolivia]]
* [[Brazil]]
* [[Chile]]
* [[Colombia]]
* [[Ecuador]]
* [[Guyana]]
* [[Paraguay]]
* [[Peru]]
* [[Suriname]]
* [[Uruguay]]
* [[Venezuela]]
====Argentina====
* [[Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires City]]
* [[Buenos Aires Province|Buenos Aires]]
* [[Catamarca Province|Catamarca]]
* [[Chaco Province|Chaco]]
* [[Chubut Province|Chubut]]
* [[Córdoba Province, Argentina|Córdoba]]
* [[Corrientes Province|Corrientes]]
* [[Entre Ríos Province|Entre Ríos]]
* [[Formosa Province|Formosa]]
* [[Jujuy Province|Jujuy]]
* [[La Pampa Province|La Pampa]]
* [[La Rioja Province, Argentina|La Rioja]]
* [[Mendoza Province|Mendoza]]
* [[Misiones Province|Misiones]]
* [[Neuquén Province|Neuquén]]
* [[Río Negro Province|Río Negro]]
* [[Salta Province|Salta]]
* [[San Juan Province, Argentina|San Juan]]
* [[San Luis Province|San Luis]]
* [[Santa Cruz Province, Argentina|Santa Cruz]]
* [[Santa Fe Province|Santa Fe]]
* [[Santiago del Estero Province|Santiago del Estero]]
* [[Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina|Tierra del Fuego]]
* [[Tucumán Province|Tucumán]]
====[[Bolivia]]====
* [[Beni Department|Beni]]
* [[Chuquisaca Department|Chuquisaca]]
* [[Cochabamba Department|Cochabamba]]
* [[La Paz Department, Bolivia|La Paz]]
* [[Oruro Department|Oruro]]
* [[Pando Department|Pando]]
* [[Potosí Department|Potosí]]
* [[Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)|Santa Cruz]]
* [[Tarija Department|Tarija]]
====Brazil====
* [[Acre (state)|Acre]]
* [[Amapá]]
* [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]]
* [[Pará]]
* [[Rondônia]]
* [[Roraima]]
* [[Tocantins]]
* [[Alagoas]]
* [[Bahia]]
* [[Ceará]]
* [[Maranhão]]
* [[Paraíba]]
* [[Pernambuco]]
* [[Piauí]]
* [[Rio Grande do Norte]]
* [[Sergipe]]
* [[Federal District (Brazil)|Distrito Federal]]
* [[Goiás]]
* [[Mato Grosso]]
* [[Mato Grosso do Sul]]
* [[Espírito Santo]]
* [[Minas Gerais]]
* [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]]
* [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]]
* [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]]
* [[Rio Grande do Sul]]
* [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]]
* [[Fernando de Noronha]]
* [[Rocas Atoll]]
* [[Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago|Saint Peter and Saint Paul]]
* [[Trindade and Martim Vaz]]
====Chile====
* [[Aysén Province|Aysén]]
* [[Antártica Chilena]]
* [[Antofagasta Province|Antofagasta]]
* [[Arauco Province|Arauco]]
* [[Arica Province|Arica]]
* [[Bío Bío Province|Bío Bío]]
* [[Cachapoal Province|Cachapoal]]
* [[Capitán Prat Province|Capitán Prat]]
* [[Cardenal Caro Province|Cardenal Caro]]
* [[Cauquenes Province|Cauquenes]]
* [[Cautín Province|Cautín]]
* [[Chacabuco Province|Chacabuco]]
* [[Chañaral Province|Chañaral]]
* [[Chiloé Province|Chiloé]]
* [[Choapa Province|Choapa]]
* [[Coyhaique Province|Coyhaique]]
* [[Colchagua Province|Colchagua]]
* [[Concepción Province, Chile|Concepción]]
* [[Copiapó Province|Copiapó]]
* [[Cordillera Province, Chile|Cordillera]]
* [[Curicó Province|Curicó]]
* [[El Loa Province|El Loa]]
* [[Elqui Province|Elqui]]
* [[General Carrera Province|General Carrera]]
* [[Huasco Province|Huasco]]
* [[Iquique Province|Iquique]]
* [[Easter Island|Isla de Pascua]]
* [[Limarí Province|Limarí]]
* [[Linares Province|Linares]]
* [[Llanquihue Province|Llanquihue]]
* [[Los Andes Province, Chile|Los Andes]]
* [[Magallanes Province|Magallanes]]
* [[Maipo Province|Maipo]]
* [[Malleco Province|Malleco]]
* [[Marga Marga Province|Marga Marga]]
* [[Melipilla Province|Melipilla]]
* [[Ñuble Province|Ñuble]]
* [[Osorno Province|Osorno]]
* [[Palena Province|Palena]]
* [[Parinacota Province|Parinacota]]
* [[Petorca Province|Petorca]]
* [[Quillota Province|Quillota]]
* [[Ranco Province|Ranco]]
* [[San Antonio Province|San Antonio]]
* [[San Felipe de Aconcagua Province|San Felipe de Aconcagua]]
* [[Santiago Province, Chile|Santiago]]
* [[Talagante Province|Talagante]]
* [[Talca Province|Talca]]
* [[Tamarugal Province|Tamarugal]]
* [[Tierra del Fuego Province, Chile|Tierra del Fuego]]
* [[Tocopilla Province|Tocopilla]]
* [[Última Esperanza Province|Última Esperanza]]
* [[Valdivia Province|Valdivia]]
* [[Valparaíso Province|Valparaíso]]
====Colombia====
*[[Amazonas Department|Amazonas]]
*[[Antioquia Department|Antioquia]]
*[[Arauca Department|Arauca]]
*[[Atlántico Department|Atlántico]]
*[[Bogotá]]
*[[Bolívar Department|Bolívar]]
*[[Boyacá Department|Boyacá]]
*[[Caldas Department|Caldas]]
*[[Caquetá Department|Caquetá]]
*[[Casanare Department|Casanare]]
*[[Cauca Department|Cauca]]
*[[Cesar Department|Cesar]]
*[[Chocó Department|Chocó]]
*[[Córdoba Department|Córdoba]]
*[[Cundinamarca Department|Cundinamarca]]
*[[Guainía Department|Guainía]]
*[[Guaviare Department|Guaviare]]
*[[Huila Department|Huila]]
*[[La Guajira Department|La Guajira]]
*[[Magdalena Department|Magdalena]]
*[[Meta Department|Meta]]
*[[Nariño Department|Nariño]]
*[[Norte de Santander Department|N. Santander]]
*[[Putumayo Department|Putumayo]]
*[[Quindío Department|Quindío]]
*[[Risaralda Department|Risaralda]]
*[[Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina|San Andrés]]
*[[Santander Department|Santander]]
*[[Sucre Department|Sucre]]
*[[Tolima Department|Tolima]]
*[[Valle del Cauca Department|Valle del Cauca]]
*[[Vaupés Department|Vaupés]]
*[[Vichada Department|Vichada]]
====[[Ecuador]]====
* [[Azuay Province|Azuay]]
* [[Bolívar Province (Ecuador)|Bolívar]]
* [[Cañar Province|Cañar]]
* [[Carchi Province|Carchi]]
* [[Chimborazo Province|Chimborazo]]
* [[Cotopaxi Province|Cotopaxi]]
* [[El Oro Province|El Oro]]
* [[Esmeraldas Province|Esmeraldas]]
* [[Galápagos Province|Galápagos]]
* [[Guayas Province|Guayas]]
* [[Imbabura Province|Imbabura]]
* [[Loja Province|Loja]]
* [[Los Ríos Province|Los Ríos]]
* [[Manabí Province|Manabí]]
* [[Morona-Santiago Province|Morona-Santiago]]
* [[Napo Province|Napo]]
* [[Orellana Province|Orellana]]
* [[Pastaza Province|Pastaza]]
* [[Pichincha Province|Pichincha]]
* [[Santa Elena Province|Santa Elena]]
* [[Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province|Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas]]
* [[Sucumbíos Province|Sucumbíos]]
* [[Tungurahua Province|Tungurahua]]
* [[Zamora-Chinchipe Province|Zamora-Chinchipe]]
====[[Guyana]]====
* [[Barima-Waini]]
* [[Pomeroon-Supenaam]]
* [[Essequibo Islands-West Demerara]]
* [[Demerara-Mahaica]]
* [[Mahaica-Berbice]]
* [[East Berbice-Corentyne]]
* [[Cuyuni-Mazaruni]]
* [[Potaro-Siparuni]]
* [[Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo]]
* [[Upper Demerara-Berbice]]
====Paraguay====
* [[Alto Paraguay Department|Alto Paraguay]]
* [[Alto Paraná Department|Alto Paraná]]
* [[Amambay Department|Amambay]]
* [[Asunción|Asunción (Capital District)]]
* [[Boquerón Department|Boquerón]]
* [[Caaguazú Department|Caaguazú]]
* [[Caazapá Department|Caazapá]]
* [[Canindeyú Department|Canindeyú]]
* [[Central Department|Central]]
* [[Concepción Department (Paraguay)|Concepción]]
* [[Cordillera Department|Cordillera]]
* [[Guairá Department|Guairá]]
* [[Itapúa Department|Itapúa]]
* [[Misiones Department|Misiones]]
* [[Ñeembucú Department|Ñeembucú]]
* [[Paraguarí Department|Paraguarí]]
* [[Presidente Hayes Department|Presidente Hayes]]
* [[San Pedro Department, Paraguay|San Pedro]]
====Peru====
* [[Amazonas Region|Amazonas]]
* [[Ancash Region|Ancash]]
* [[Apurímac Region|Apurímac]]
* [[Arequipa Region|Arequipa]]
* [[Ayacucho Region|Ayacucho]]
* [[Cajamarca Region|Cajamarca]]
* [[Callao]]
* [[Cusco Region|Cusco]]
* [[Huancavelica Region|Huancavelica]]
* [[Huánuco Region|Huánuco]]
* [[Ica Region|Ica]]
* [[Junín Region|Junín]]
* [[La Libertad Region|La Libertad]]
* [[Lambayeque Region|Lambayeque]]
* [[Lima Region|Lima]]
* [[Loreto Region|Loreto]]
* [[Madre de Dios Region|Madre de Dios]]
* [[Moquegua Region|Moquegua]]
* [[Pasco Region|Pasco]]
* [[Piura Region|Piura]]
* [[Puno Region|Puno]]
* [[San Martín Region|San Martín]]
* [[Tacna Region|Tacna]]
* [[Tumbes Region|Tumbes]]
* [[Ucayali Region|Ucayali]]
====Suriname====
* [[Brokopondo District]]
* [[Commewijne District]]
* [[Coronie District]]
* [[Marowijne District]]
* [[Nickerie District]]
* [[Para District]]
* [[Paramaribo District]]
* [[Saramacca District]]
* [[Sipaliwini District]]
* [[Wanica District]]
====Uruguay====
* [[Artigas Department|Artigas]]
* [[Canelones Department|Canelones]]
* [[Cerro Largo Department|Cerro Largo]]
* [[Colonia Department|Colonia]]
* [[Durazno Department|Durazno]]
* [[Flores Department|Flores]]
* [[Florida Department|Florida]]
* [[Lavalleja Department|Lavalleja]]
* [[Maldonado Department|Maldonado]]
* [[Montevideo Department|Montevideo]]
* [[Paysandú Department|Paysandú]]
* [[Río Negro Department|Río Negro]]
* [[Rivera Department|Rivera]]
* [[Rocha Department|Rocha]]
* [[Salto Department|Salto]]
* [[San José Department|San José]]
* [[Soriano Department|Soriano]]
* [[Tacuarembó Department|Tacuarembó]]
* [[Treinta y Tres Department|Treinta y Tres]]
===Europe===
* [[Åland Islands]]
* [[Albania]]
* [[Andorra]]
* [[Austria]]
* [[Belarus]]
* [[Belgium]]
* [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
* [[Bulgaria]]
* [[Croatia]]
* [[Czech Republic]]
* [[Denmark]]
* [[Estonia]]
* [[Faroe Islands]]
* [[Finland]]
* [[France]]
* [[Germany]]
* [[Gibraltar]]
* [[Greece]]
* [[Guernsey]]
* [[Hungary]]
* [[Iceland]]
* [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
* [[Isle of Man]]
* [[Italy]]
* [[Jan Mayen]]
* [[Jersey]]
* [[Kosovo]]
* [[Latvia]]
* [[Liechtenstein]]
* [[Lithuania]]
* [[Luxembourg]]
* [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]]
* [[Malta]]
* [[Moldova]]
* [[Monaco]]
* [[Montenegro]]
* [[Kingdom of the Netherlands|Netherlands]]
* [[Norway]]
* [[Poland]]
* [[Portugal]]
* [[Romania]]
* [[Svalbard]]
* [[San Marino]]
* [[Serbia]]
* [[Slovakia]]
* [[Slovenia]]
* [[Spain]]
* [[Sweden]]
* [[Switzerland]]
* [[Transnistria]]
* [[Ukraine]]
* [[United Kingdom]]
* [[Vatican City]]
===Africa===
* [[Algeria]]
* [[Angola]]
* [[Benin]]
* [[Botswana]]
* [[Burkina Faso]]
* [[Burundi]]
* [[Cameroon]]
* [[Cape Verde]]
* [[Central African Republic]]
* [[Chad]]
* [[Comoros]]
* [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
* [[Republic of the Congo]]
* [[Djibouti]]
* [[Egypt]]
* [[Equatorial Guinea]]
* [[Eritrea]]
* [[Ethiopia]]
* [[Gabon]]
* [[The Gambia]]
* [[Ghana]]
* [[Guinea]]
* [[Guinea-Bissau]]
* [[Ivory Coast|Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)]]
* [[Kenya]]
* [[Lesotho]]
* [[Liberia]]
* [[Libya]]
* [[Madagascar]]
* [[Malawi]]
* [[Mali]]
* [[Mauritania]]
* [[Mauritius]]
* [[Morocco]]
* [[Mozambique]]
* [[Namibia]]
* [[Niger]]
* [[Nigeria]]
* [[Rwanda]]
* [[São Tomé and Príncipe]]
* [[Senegal]]
* [[Seychelles]]
* [[Sierra Leone]]
* [[Somalia]]
* [[South Africa]]
* [[South Sudan]]
* [[Sudan]]
* [[Swaziland]]
* [[Tanzania]]
* [[Togo]]
* [[Tunisia]]
* [[Uganda]]
* [[Western Sahara]]
* [[Zambia]]
* [[Zimbabwe]]

== Ministries ==

JIL runs many different ministries in addition to weekend services and events. JIL runs a [[cell group|small group]] structure named "life groups".

=== Life Group Network ===

The Life Group Network (LGN) is the ministry of JIL that reaches out to people of all walks of life. It is composed of five networks, the Men, Women, Young Adult Ministry, Youth and the Children's Network.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jilworldwide.org/church/ministries/lgn |title=Life Group Network (LGN) |publisher=Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide |access-date=August 19, 2015 }}</ref>

==== Youth ====

Its youth ministry is known as the '''Kristiyanong Kabataan para sa Bayan – Christian Youth for the Nations Movement''' (abbreviated as '''KKB-CYN''') and is composed of the age group of 13 to 22. It is active in campus evangelism, dedicated to reach out the people inside of schools and campuses. It is headed by Secretary Emmanuel Joel J. Villanueva, the Director General of the [[Technical Education and Skills Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tesda.gov.ph/About/TESDA/9 |title=Director General's Profile |publisher=Technical Education and Skills Development Authority |access-date=August 19, 2015 }}</ref>

=== Church Development Network ===

The Church Development Network (CDN) is one of the dual ministry matrix arms of JIL. It provide various services ranging from ecclesiastical to technical for the overall empowerment of the local JIL churches through skill-building ministries that hone the talents of its members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jilworldwide.org/church/ministries/cdn |title=Church Development Networks (CDN) |publisher=Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide |access-date=August 19, 2015 }}</ref>

== Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation ==

The '''Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation''' (formerly the '''Jesus Is Lord Christian School''') is a private school located in [[Bocaue, Bulacan]], Philippines. It was founded by the Spiritual Director of JIL, Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva in 1983 at a time when Christian students and those born to Christian parents were experiencing incensed religious persecution in the schools they were attending. It has 25 branches throughout the country.

==References==

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