Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Lyrics of Pontificial Anthem and Philippine National Anthem (performed by the Philippine Air Force Band and Choir at the START of welcome ceremonies in Villamor Airbase and Malacanang Palace)

"Pontifical Anthem"
O felix Roma, O felix Roma nobilis.
O felix Roma, Roma felix Roma nobilis.
Sedes es Petri, qui Christi vicem gerit,
Sedes es Petri, qui apostolus est pacis.
Pontifex tecum erimus omnes nos
Pontifex es magister qui tuos confirmas fratres.
Pontifex tecum erimus omnes nos
Pontifex es magister qui tuos confirmas fratres.
Pontifex fundamentum ac robur nostrum,
Hominumque piscator pastor es gregis ligans terram et coelum.
Petre, tu es Christi es Vicarius super terram,
Rupes inter fluctus, tu es pharus ac veritas.
Tu Christi es caritas, tu es unitatis custos,
Promptus libertatis defensor; in te auctoritas.
Petre, tu es Christi es Vicarius super terram,
Rupes inter fluctus, tu es pharus ac veritas.
Tu Christi es caritas, tu es unitatis custos,
Promptus libertatis defensor; in te auctoritas.
"Pambansang Awit"
Bayang magiliw
Perlas ng Silanganan
Alab ng puso
Sa dibdib mo'y buhay
Lupang hinirang
Duyan ka ng magiting
Sa manlulupig
Di ka pasisiil
Sa dagat at bundok
Sa simoy at sa langit mong bughaw;
May dilag ang tula
At awit sa paglayang minamahal.
Ang kislap ng watawat mo'y
Tagumpay na nagniningning,
Ang bituin at araw niya
Kailan pa ma'y di magdidilim.
Lupa ng araw, ng luwalhati't pagsinta,
Buhay at langit sa piling mo;
Aming ligaya na pag may mang-aapi
Ang mamatay ng dahil sa'yo.

KASAYSAYAN: Ang masalimuot na kuwento ng ating pambansang awit

Kung papansinin, ang mga umaawit ng “Star-Spangled Banner,” ang pambansang awit ng Estados Unidos, sa iba’t ibang mga programa nila, ay nagagawa ito sa iba’t ibang paraan at istilo ng pag-awit.

Upang maitanghal ang kanilang mga talento at ang marubdob na pagmamahal sa bayan, ilang mga mang-aawit ang ginawa ito sa ating pambansang awit na pinamagatang “Lupang Hinirang” lalo na sa mga laban ng Pambansang Kamao, Manny Pacquiao. Iyon nga lang, kahit gaano kaganda ang kanilang naging “interpretasyon” sa himig ay lagi silang napupulaan ng tao at nasasabon ng pamahalaan.

Lingid sa kaalaman ng marami, may batas na nagtatakda ng tamang pag-awit ng “Lupang Hinirang.” Ito ay ang Republic Act 8491 o ang Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines na nilagdaan ni Pangulong Fidel V. Ramos noong 1998.  Ayon sa Seksyon 37 nito, “The rendition of the National Anthem, whether played or sung, shall be in accordance with the musical arrangement and composition of Julian Felipe.”

Ang orihinal ni Julian Felipe ay isang martsa

Nakahanap ang historyador na si Ambeth R. Ocampo ng isang maagang kopya ng komposisyon ni Julian Felipe sa aklatang Newberry sa Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos. Isa itong orihinal na kopyang lithograph ng pambansang awit na inilathala sa Hongkong noong 1899. Sa ngayon, ito ang pinakamalapit na piyesa sa kung paano ito narinig ni Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo sa kanyang bahay sa Kawit noong June 11, 1898, isang araw bago ang proklamasyon.

Sa lithograph, wala pa itong mga titik. Ang orihinal na bilis ng ating pambansang awit para sa piano at sa brass band ay 2/4.  Ayon kay Ocampo, “Then in the 1920s to make singing easier, the time signature was adjusted from 2/4 to 4/4 and the key was changed from the original C to G.”

Kung gagawin ang utos ng batas na sundin ang orihinal na komposisyon ni Julian Felipe na martsa, malamang sa malamang hihingalin tayo sa pag-awit nito.

Isang mas naunang Pambansang Awit

Ayon muli kay Ambeth Ocampo, ang maaaring ituring na unang pambansang awit ay ang kanta para sa Katipunan (Haring Bayang Katagalugan) na ipinagawa ni Andres Bonifacio kay Julio Nakpil, at nayari sa Balara noong Nobyembre 1896.  Ang mga titik ng Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan ay nagpapaalala sa atin na ang Katipunan ay hindi lamang organisasyon ng mga mararahas at sugod nang sugod at bobong masa kundi ito ay isang proyekto ng pagbubuo ng bansa batay sa dangal, puri, kabanalan at kahusayan:

Mabuhay, mabuhay yaong kalayaan, kalayaan
At Pasulungin ang puri’t kabanalan, ang puri’t kabanalan
Kastila’y mailing ng Katagalugan,
at ngayo’y ipagbunyi ang kahusayan.

Kung sakaling iba ang naging takbo ng kasaysayan at si Bonifacio ay nanatiling Pangulo ng Haring Bayang Katagalugan noong 1897, iba sana ang himig na ating inaawit.

Pinanghihinayangan naman ni Edru Abraham ng Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino na nabaon na sa limot ng marami ang dalit.  Dapat daw ito ay pinapahalagahan din na tulad ng pambansang awit, at awitin sa angkop na mga okasyon.

Ang pambansang awit natin ay hindi awit ng mga lasenggo

Ang inspirasyon ng mga titik ni Francis Scott Key sa pambansang awit ng Estados Unidos ng Amerika, ang Star-Spangled Banner, ay ang bandilang patuloy na iwinawagayway sa isang labanan sa Fort McHenry noong 1812. Ngunit ang himig nito ay nagmula sa isang sikat na awit ng mga lasenggo noong panahon na iyon, ang “To Anacreon in Heaven.”

Sa kabilang banda, ang ating pambansang awit ay isinilang sa napipintong tagumpay ng ating himagsikan laban sa Espanya at ginawa rin ng isang bayani.

Sa kanyang pagbabalik sa Pilipinas, naghahanap si Aguinaldo ng isang piyesang seryoso at “majestic” bilang pambansang martsa.  Inatasan niya ang kompositor na si Julian Felipe na gawan siya ng martsa noong June 5, 1898 nang magtagpo sila sa bahay ni Maximo Inocencio sa Calle Arsenal sa Cavite Puerto (Ngayo’t Lungsod ng Cavite).

Si Felipe ay sumali sa himagsikang Pilipino ngunit nahuli siya ng mga Espanyol at ikinulong sa Fort San Felipe Neri sa Cavite Puerto.  Ayon sa dating mananaliksik ng dating National Historical Institute na si Peter Jaynul V. Uckung, papatayin na sana siya ng mga Espanyol. Iyon nga lang, walang ebidensya na siya ay nakagawa ng krimen. Sa kabila nito, ibinilanggo siya sa Fuerza Santiago at napalaya lamang noong June 2, 1897.

Matapos ang anim na araw, June 11, 1898, nagdala na ng borador si Felipe sa bahay ni Heneral Aguinaldo. Nagpahinga muna sa pulong noon sina Heneral Mariano Trias, Kalihim Pandigma Heneral Baldomero Aguinaldo at iba pa upang pakinggan ang komposisyon nang tugtugin ito ni Felipe sa piano. Ipinaulit nila ito nang ilang beses hanggang makumbinsing ito na nga ang angkop na martsa para sa Proklamasyon ng Kasarinlan kinabukasan.

Pinangalanan nila itong “Marcha Filipino Magdalo,” na naging “Marcha Nacional Filipina.” Ito ay sa gitna ng mga balita na tuloy ang pakikibaka ng iba’t ibang bayan laban sa mga Espanyol, habang ang mga Amerikano, matapos magtagumpay sa Labanan sa Look ng Maynila, ay nakatanaw lamang mula sa kanilang mga barko.

Itinuro ni Felipe ang piyesa sa Banda San Francisco de Malabon (ngayon ay Banda Matanda sa bayan ng General Mariano Trias, Cavite).

Unang pinatugtog sa publiko ang martsa matapos basahin ang pagpapahayag ng kasarinlan, ang Acta de la Proclamacion de Independencia del Pueblo Filipino. Naganap ito habang iwinawagayway ang watawat noong 4:02 ng hapon noong June 12, 1898.

Dahil sa popular na imahe sa dating limang piso, sa mga pelikula, patalastas, MTV at dahil sa ating pag-aaral ng kasaysayan sa paaralan, tila mayroon din tayong kolektibong alaala ng pinakaunang flag ceremony sa kasaysayan ng bansa kung saan iwinagayway ang bandila sa saliw ng isang himig.

Pambansang awit kinopya raw sa pambansang awit ng Espanya at Pransya?

May iba namang kwento si Dr. Alejandro Roces: Isang linggo bago raw ang Proklamasyon ng Kasarinlan, ipinatawag ni Heneral Aguinaldo sa Kawit ang organista ng kabilang parokya, si Felipe upang magsulat ng musika para sa isang bagong Marcha Real.

Ngunit hindi sumang-ayon si Julian Felipe, “Ngunit mayroon na tayong Marcha Real.”

Sagot ng heneral, “Hindi, wala tayo noon; ang mayroon tayo ay yaong sa Espanyol. Mula ngayon, nararapat lamang na patugtugin na natin ang sariling atin.”

At ayon sa kuwento ni Dr. Roces, sadya raw na inareglo ni Felipe ang unang bahagi ng martsa na kahalintulad ng beat at tempo ng Marcha Real. Ang gitnang bahagi naman daw ay sumunod sa pattern ng Triumphal March ni Giuseppe Verdi sa Aida (na kilala natin bilang “graduation march”), habang ang huling bahagi naman daw ay batay si “pinakamagandang” pambansang awit sa daigdig, ang Marseillaise ng Pransya (ang panimulang mga himig nito ay mapapakinggan natin sa awit ng Beatles na “All You Need Is Love”).

Ayon nga kay Ambeth Ocampo, maraming nagsasabi na ang ipinasulat ni Bonifacio kay Nakpil ay tila hindi tumutugma ang mga titik sa musika bagama’t superiyor ang musika nito kaysa sa komposisyon ni Julian Felipe na maaring hatiin sa tatlong nag-uulit na bahagi na madaling marinig kung saan hiniram: ang unang bahagi nga ay sa Marcha Real, ang pangalawa ay sa isang labanan sa Moro-Moro, habang ang pangatlo ay halatang-halata, nagmula sa Marseillaise.

Sa pag-amin mismo ni Felipe, “kusang nagpasok ng mga himig na gumugunita sa Marcha Real ng Espanya upang mapangalagaan ang alaala ng lumang kalunsuran.”

Ngunit para kay Propesor Felipe de Leon, Jr., kasalukuyang tagapangulo ng National Commission for Culture and the Arts, ang himig ng pambansang awit ay salamin din ng Pilipinong mga uri ng musika:

“Filipinos have a curious habit of thinking that anything good and beautiful must be foreign, to the extent that our genuine achievements as a people are overlooked, belittled as copies, imitations or derivations from foreign ideas. This is true of our ancient script, which many of our scholars think was derived from (rather than just influenced by) Sanskrit, no matter how farfetched. Our bahay na bato is thought of as Spanish even if it’s actually a development of the bahay kubo, with a design more suited to a tropical climate than any specimen of Spanish house. We hail National hero Jose Rizal as the Pride of the Malay Race rather than of the Filipino people, even if anthropologically speaking, there is no such thing as a Malay race.

“This is also the case with our National Anthem, which a noted Hispanophile who became a National Artist for Literature by Presidential Decree, seriously believe is derived from the "Le Marsellaise of France," Verdi's "Triumphal March" from the opera Aida, and the "Marcha Real" of Spain. Similarly, many highly-educated Filipinos still believe that "Philippines My Philippines," translated in Filipino as "Pilipinas Kong Mahal" is an imitation of "Maryland My Maryland." Both songs were actually inspired more by local traditions, such as religious processional music and the kundiman, than by any foreign model.”

Anupaman, sinasabing tinanggihan ni Felipe ang alok ng isang Espanyol na bilhin ang eksklusibong karapatan sa paglalathala ng pambansang awit, upang tunay na maging pag-aari ng bayan ang kanyang musika.

Noong December 4, 1924, binigyan ng Philippine Legislature si Felipe ng Php 4,000.00 bilang pabuya sa orihinal na kopya ng kanyang komposisyon.




Ang mga titik gawa ng isang sakiting sundalong mang-aawit

Isang taon matapos na likhain ni Felipe ang kanyang martsa, mula sa Pangasinan, gumawa si José Velásquez Palma ng sarili niyang bersyon na inilabas sa La Independencia, September 3, 1899.

Si José Palma ay lumaban noong Digmaang Pilipino-Amerikano sa Angeles, Pampanga at Bamban, Tarlac sa ilalim ni Heneral Servillano Aquino, ang lolo sa tuhod ng ating pangulo. Ngunit nakitaan ng kahinaan ng katawan kaya ang malaking bahagi ng kanyang paglilingkod-militar ay idinaan niya sa pag-awit ng mga kundiman upang maaliw ang mga sundalo sa pagitan ng mga labanan. Mahilig din siya na maglapat ng sarili niyang mga titik sa mga sikat na tugtugin noon.

Sa loob ng isang railway depot sa Bautista, Bayambang, Pangasinan, napagtripan niyang lagyan ng titik ang martsa ni Felipe.  Ang tulang nasa Wikang Espanyol ay pinamagatang “Filipinas,” na nagsisimula sa mga linyang, “Tierra adorada, hija del sol de oriente.”

Lumaganap ang mga titik kahit magsara ang diyaryo dulot ng pagtatagumpay ng mga Amerikano.

Naging isang bawal na awitin

At dahil ang titik at musika ay naging sagisag ng pakikibaka laban sa mga Amerikano, ano pa ang mamngagari kundi ipagbawal ng kolonyal na pamahalaan ang pagpapatugtog at pag-awit ng Marcha. Bawal ding ipakita ang pambansang bandila sa pamamagitan ng Act 1696 na inaprubahan ng Philippine Commission bilang ang Flag Law.  Marami ang naaresto dahil sa batas na ito na ipinawalang-bisa lamang noong 1919.

Habang nagkaroon ng pagbabawal, nagwagi naman ang martsa ni Felipe sa isang patimpalak sa Boston noong 1918.

Pagdating ng panahon, mga Amerikano na rin ang nagpasalin sa Ingles ng awit kina Camilo Osias at Mary A. L. Lane noong 1920s. Ginawa itong opisyal ng Kongreso makalipas ang ilang taon noong panahon na ng Philippine Commonwealth noong 1938.

Lupang Hinirang, hindi Bayang Magiliw

Noong September 22, 1943, naglabas si Jorge Vargas, ang Tagapangulo ng Philippine Executive Committee sa ilalim ng mga Hapones, ng EO 211. Inatasan nito ang Batasang Pambansa na ihalal ang magiging pangulo ng Pilipinas at gawing opisyal ang mga sagisag ng bansa. Kasama na rito ang watawat at ang pambansang awit ni Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo. Sa taon ding iyon, inatasan ni Pang. José P. Laurel ang Surian ng Wikang Pambansa upang magkaroon ng salin ng orihinal na Espanyol sa Ingles at Filipino.

Nagkaroon ng salin sa Filipino noong 1948 sa porma ng “Diwang Bayan” na isinulat nina Ildefonso Santos at Julian Cruz Balmaceda.  Ang salin na ito ang ginawang batayan ng opisyal na saling Filipino na sinimulang gawin ng Komite ng mga musikero, manunulat at pangkat tekniko sa direksyon ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon noong 26 Mayo 1956.

Noong December 19, 1963, ang kasalukuyang salin ng pambansang awit ay naging opisyal.  Ibig sabihin, ang “Lupang Hinirang” na ating inaawit ay bago lamang nating inaawit, mga 52 taon pa lamang.

Mayroon ding salin sa ibang mga wika sa Pilipinas bagama’t hindi kinikilalang opisyal ng pamahalaan, at hindi na ine-encourage ng pamahalaan na gamitin ang mga ito.

Kontrobersya sa Pambansang Awit

Bago ang mga “Manny Pacquiao fight versions” ng pambansang awit, may mga nauna nang kontrobersya rito.

Sa lumipas na tatlong dekada, dahil daw sa “artistic license,” nagkaroon ng iba’t ibang bersyon ang pambansang awit.

Nariyan ang pinagsabay na pambansang awit at ang komposisyon ni Ryan Cayabyab na “O Bayan Ko” na kinatha para sa isang special ng ABS-CBN para sa Sentenaryo ng Kasarinlan noong 1998. Pinamagatan itong “Isandaang Himig, Isandaang Tinig.” Habang inaawit ito ng mga pinakasikat na mang-aawit sa bansa, nakita ng kompositor na nag-iiyakan ang mga manonood.

Ang Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas ay may sarili ring bersyon na nagpapahalaga sa mga kontribusyon ng mga Moro at katutubo sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng kanilang mga instrumento.

Ang UP Concert Chorus, ang opisyal na koro ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, na sa matagal na panahon ay nasa pagkumpas ni Prop. Rey Paguio, ay nagkakaroon ng bersyon na mabagal ang simula tapos ay muling uulitin sa orihinal na tempo.

Sa aking pagkakatanda, naging opisyal na bidyo pa ito ng pambansang awit na ipinapalabas noong Dekada 1990 sa telebisyon.  Sa areglong ito ayon kay Prop. Paguio, “dama ang sarap ng anthem at bigkas.” Ito iyong bersyon na inuulit ang linyang “Sa piling mo” ng dalawang beses.

Ang pinuno ng Kadekada Band na si Pol Galang ay pinasikat ang bersyon na kinatha nila ni George Guzman, na tinawag nilang “Lupang Sinira.”  Naging sikat na awit ito ng mga aktibista noong Dekada 1980, panahon ni Marcos at ng People Power.  Lumabas din ito sa isa sa mga album para sa Sentenaryo na may ibang pamagat.

Kontrobersyal ito dahil pinalitan niya ang areglo upang pagsamahin ang genre na “anthem” at “Pinoy Folk,” at iniba ang lahat ng salita upang ipakita na taliwas sa sinasabi ng kasalukuyang pambansang awit, hindi pa tayo tunay na malaya:

Bayang mahiwaga sa malayong silangan
Alab ng puso, sa dibdib mo’y apoy
Lupang sinira, bayan ng magigiting
Sa manlulupig hindi pagagapi

Sa bayan at lungsod
Nagkaisa makabayang mamamayan
May tilamsik ang tula at awit
Sa paglayang inaasam

Ang kulay ng watawat mo’y
Tagumpay na magniningning
Ang bituin at araw niya’y
Hindi magdidilim

Laya ay langit kaluwalhati’t pagsinta
Buhay ay lupa sa piling mo
Aming ligayang makitang
Ang baya’y ‘di api
Ang mamatay ng dahil sa iyo.

Noong June 12, 1985, sa opisyal na pagdiriwang ng Araw ng Kasarinlan, ilang mang-aawit ang gumawa ng isang pagtatanghal ng pambansang awit na tila ginaya ang “We Are the World.”

Naglakbay sa buong Pilipinas at nagsulat sa mga pahayagan ang pandaigdigang konduktor na si Redentor Romero upang kondenahin ang bersyon pop ng himno at tinawag itong pang-“night club” at ginawang “bastardized with pop rock.”

Para sa kanya, pambababoy ito sa buong Pilipinas dahil hindi dapat ginagalaw magpakailanman ang dalawang bagay na ating tulay sa ating mayamang nakaraan—ang watawat at ang pambansang awit.

Ayon kay Propesor De Leon, Jr., ang uso naman ay nawawala.  Ayon kay Edru Abraham, ito ay depende sa layunin. Ayon naman kay Danny Javier ng APO Hiking Society, “Komo ba national anthem iyan di na pwedeng gamitin in whichever way they want?”

Upang maiwasan ang anumang kalituhan na idudulot ng iba-ibang bersyon ng pambansang awit, ang huling salita sa bagay na ito ay ang tagapangalaga ng ating mga pambansang sagisag, ang National Historical Commission of the Philippines, na nagpapatupad ng R.A. 8491.

Sa seksyong 50 ng batas na ito isinasaad na sinumang mag-iba ng areglo ng opisyal na pambansang awit taliwas sa ginawa ni Felipe ay pagbabayarin ng danyos na Php 5,000 hanggang Php 20,000 at makukulong ng isang taon.  Ayon sa Kagawaran ng Edukasyon, ang halimbawa ng tamang pag-awit ng pambansang awit ay ang pag-awit ng Philippine Madrigal Singers.

Ang kahalagahan ng pambansang awit

Tulad nang palagian nang binabanggit ng marami, para kay Benedict Anderson, ang nasyon ay isang hinirayang (imagined) politikal na pamayanan, at sa kaso ng Pilipinas, ay kinatha ng mga Propagandistang nag-aral sa mga Paaralang Espanyol at nagsasalita ng wika nito tulad nina Rizal at mga kasama.

Kung susundin ito, kailangan din ng mga sagisag na may saysay sa lahat ng bahagi ng hinirayang pamayanan upang lalong mapagtibay ang bansa. Ang ideyang ito ay pinapalalim ng teorya ni Krzysztof Gawlikowski. Ayon sa kanya, ang mga nasyon ay umiiral, subalit ang batayan nito ay mitolohiya—ito ay isang “Mitolohikal na Nilalang.”

Si Gawlikowski ay Polish, at isa sa kanyang mga tinalakay ay ang pagkakaisa ng mga mamamayan ng Poland bilang nasyon batay sa mga simbolo at ritwal—ang kanilang mga hari at bayani; mga nasyunal na ilog at lungsod; ang nasyunal na wika, literatura, at mga manunulat bilang mga pinunong espiritwal ng nasyon; at ang nasyonal na Katolisismo na nakasentro sa Birhen ng Jasna Gora bilang “Reyna ng Poland.”

Samakatuwid, isang ritwal na masasabing nagbubuklod sa ating bansa ang flag ceremony, na nagaganap araw-araw sa mga paaralan at bawat Lunes ng umaga sa lahat ng mga tanggapan ng pamahalaan sa buong bansa.

Isang himig ang inaawit, isang bandila ang itinataas, nadarama natin na bahagi tayo ng isang pamayanan na mayroong pinagbuklod na karanasan sa kabila ng iba’t ibang wika at kultura.  At tulad sa sinasabi ni Gawlikowski na ang batayan ng ritwal ng bansa ay ang sariling kalinangan, tigib sa kasaysayan at simbolismo ng mga Pilipino ang ating pambansang awit.

Ang pambansang awit ay dapat igalang sa pamamagitan ng tamang pagtatanghal nito.  Sa pagkakaroon natin ng isang himig, napapaalalahanan tayo na dapat tayong magkaisa at magtulungan para sa kaginhawahan ng buong bayan sa harap ng mapanaklaw na globalisasyon. Naipagdiriwang natin ang pamanang kabayanihan, kalinangan at kalayaan ng ating mga ama at ina sa pamamagitan ng ritwal na ito.

Si Prop. Michael Charleston “Xiao” Briones Chua ay kasalukuyang assistant professorial lecturer ng Pamantasang De La Salle Maynila. Isa siyang historyador at consultant ng GMA News TV series na Katipunan at Ilustrado. Ang sanaysay na ito ay batay sa kanyang news segment sa “Xiao Time:  Ako ay Pilipino” sa istasyong pantelebisyon ng pamahalaan.
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SIMBANG GABI SONGS

MGA AWIT PARA sa PARTE ng MISA
(Mass Parts)
103 ALELUYA (Misa ng Bagong Milenyo)
(Music: Manoling V. Francisco, SJ & Jandi Arboleda)
(Arrangement: Franciso Z. Reyes)
Aleluya! Aleluya! Ikaw Panginoon,
Ang S’yang Daan, ang Buhay,
At ang Katotohanan, Aleluya!
ALELUYA, KAMI AY GAWIN MONG DAAN
Aleluya, aleluya Kami ay gawin Mong daan
ng iyong pag-ibig, kapayapaan at katarungan, aleluya.
104 AMA NAMIN (Misa ng Bagong Milenyo)
(Music: Manoliing V. Francisco, SJ )
(Arrangement: Paulo Tirol)
Ama namin, sumasalangit Ka.
Sambahin ang ngalan Mo.
Mapasa-amin ang kaharian Mo.
Sundin ang loob Mo
Dito sa lupa para nang sa langit.
Bigyan Mo po kami ngayon
Nang aming kakanin sa araw-araw.
At patawarin Mo kami sa aming mga sala
Para nang pag-papatawad namin
Sa nagkakasala sa amin
At huwag Mo kaming ipahintulot sa tukso
At iadya Mo kami sa lahat ng masama.
Sapagkat sa ‘yo ang kaharian, kapangyarihan at
kapurihan. Ngayon at magpakailan man.
106 DOXOLOGY/GREAT AMEN
(Misa ng Bagong Milenyo)
(Music: Manoliing V. Francisco, SJ & Jandi Arboleda)
(Arrangement: Franciso Z. Reyes & Gino Torres)
Pari: Sa pamamagitan ni Kristo
kasama n’ya at sa kanya
Ang lahat ng parangal at papuri ay sa iyo D’yos Amang
Makapangyarihan,
kasama ng Espiritu Santo. Magpasawalang hanggan.
Bayan: A-men, Amen, A- - -men
Amen, Amen, A- - -men.
107 I LOVE YOU WITH THE LOVE OF THE LORD
(James Gilbert)
Oh, I love you with the love of the Lord,
Yes, I love you with the love of the Lord;
I can see in you the glory of my king,
Yes, I love you with the love of the Lord
109 KORDERO ng DIYOS
(Misa ng Bagong Milenyo)
(music: M. V. Francisco, SJ; arrangement: M V Francisco, SJ, Norman Agatep
& Gino Torres)
Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis ng manga kasalanan ng
mundo.
Maawa Ka sa amin. Kordero ng Diyos, ma-a- -wa Ka.
Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis ng manga kasalanan ng
mundo.
Maawa Ka sa amin. Kordero ng Diyos, ma-a- -wa Ka.
Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis ng manga kasalanan ng
mundo.
Ipagkaloob Mo sa amin ang kapayapaan.
112 PAPURI SA DIYOS
(Eduardo P. Hontiveros, SJ)

Papuri sa Diyos (2x)
Papuri sa Diyos sa kaitaasan

At sa lupa'y kapayapaan (2x)
Sa mga taong kinalulugdan Niya
Pinupuri Ka namin, dinarangal Ka namin
Sinasamba Ka namin, ipinagbubunyi Ka namin
Pinasasalamatan Ka namin
Sa 'Yong dakilang angking kapurihan
Panginoong Diyos, Hari ng langit
Diyos Amang makapangyarihan sa lahat
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Panginoong Diyos, Kordero ng Diyos
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Papuri sa Diyos sa kaitaasan

Ikaw na nag-aalis ng mga kasalanan ng sanlibutan
Maawa Ka , maawa Ka sa amin
Ikaw na nag-aalis ng mga kasalanan ng sanlibutan
Tanggapin Mo ang aming kahilingan
Tanggapin Mo ang aming kahilingan
Ikaw na naluklok sa kanan ng Ama
Maawa ka, Maawa ka sa amin

Papuri sa Diyos (2x)
Papuri sa Diyos sa kaitaasan

Sapagkat Ikaw lamang ang Banal at ang Kataastaasan
Ikaw lamang, O Hesukristo, ang Panginoon
Kasama ng Espiritu Santo
Sa kadakilaan
ng Diyos Ama, Amen (2x)

Papuri sa Diyos (2x)
Papuri sa Diyos sa kaitaasan

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‘Unmarried Wife:’ A high-calibre drama offering from Star Cinema 0 SHARES Share it! By: Crispina Martinez-Belen Published November 15, 2016, 12:05 AM

Star Cinema’s latest film, “The Unmarried Wife,” is, no doubt, something to watch out for, what with three of the country’s finest dramatic stars – Dingdong Dantes, Paulo Avelino and Angelica Panganiban – being among cast members.
Opening tomorrow in theaters nationwide, the movie is directed by the award-winning Maryo J. de los Reyes, from a script written by the equally acclaimed Vanessa Valdez.
If Direk Maryo is super proud of his latest work, it’s because “The Unmarried Wife” is a mature love story that offers a different insight on relationships.
The movie marks the reunion of Angelica, Direk Maryo and Vanessa who collaborated in the blockbuster romantic drama “A Love Story” in 2007.
Dingdong, meanwhile returns to Star Cinema for the fourth time. The first movie he did for Star Cinema was the 2011 horror flick “Segunda Mano,” which also starred Angelica.
“The Unmarried Wife” is Dingdong’s reunion movie with Angelica after “One More Try” in 2012.
The movie centers on Anne (Angelica) – a young woman who carries severe inhibition on love due to a traumatic childhood experience. Her reservations are wiped away after finding love in the person of Geoff (Dingdong). It will be short-lived, however, with Geoff succumbing to infidelity. As she struggles to fight for her family, her friend Bryan (Paulo) offers to heal her emotional wounds with the promise of being the lover that she truly deserves.
“The Unmarried Wife” also marks the debut film performance of Paulo for a drama under Star Cinema. He recently wowed Filipinos around the world with his impressive performance on Star Creatives’ Emmy nominated primetime series “Bridges Of Love.”
“The Unmarried Wife” also marks the return of Direk Maryo to Star Cinema since he directed the romantic-drama “I’ll Be There” in 2010.
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KC, Hair Asia  cover girl again
Actress-singer KC Concepcion first appeared on the cover of Hair Asia for the magazine’s Holiday Issue in 2007. She again graces the cover of Hair Asia this November for “Hair Salon Spectacular.”
Evelyn Alvaran Cruz, president and CEO of Hair Asia, and also editor of the magazine, is proud and happy that KC is appearing on the cover of Hair Asia once more.
She said, “I have known KC since she was a child, being friends with her mom Sharon Cuneta. I remember fondly bringing her food during her mom’s taping. Even then, I knew KC would grow up to be an independent and successful young woman. I can’t believe it’s just a year short of a decade since she fronted our Narnia-themed Holiday 2007 cover.”
KC, by the way, is the National Ambassador Against Hunger of the United Nation’s Food Program.
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Religious chapters

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

The movement has the following chapters nationally and internationally:

===[[Philippines]]===
* [[Antipolo|Antipolo City]]
* [[Bacoor|Bacoor City]]
* [[Cainta]]
* [[Caloocan|Caloocan City]]
* [[Las Piñas|Las Piñas City]]
* [[Makati|Makati City]]
* [[Malabon|Malabon City]]
* [[Manila]]
* [[Mandaluyong|Mandaluyong City]]
* [[Marikina|Marikina City]]
* [[Meycauayan|Meycauayan City]]
* [[Muntinlupa|Muntinlupa City]]
* [[Navotas|Navotas City]]
* [[Obando, Bulacan|Obando]]
* [[Parañaque|Parañaque City]]
* [[Pasay|Pasay City]]
* [[Pasig|Pasig City]]
* [[Pateros, Metro Manila|Pateros]]
* [[Quezon City]]
* [[Rodriguez, Rizal|Rodriguez]]
* [[San Juan, Metro Manila|San Juan City]]
* [[San Mateo, Rizal|San Mateo]]
* [[San Pedro, Laguna|San Pedro City]]
* [[Taguig|Taguig City]]
* [[Taytay, Rizal|Taytay]]
* [[Valenzuela, Metro Manila|Valenzuela City]]
* [[Laoag|Laoag City]]
* [[Batac|Batac City]]
* [[Ilocos Norte]]
* [[Vigan|Vigan City]]
* [[Candon|Candon City]]
* [[Ilocos Sur]]
* [[San Fernando, La Union|City of San Fernando]]
* [[La Union (province)|La Union]]
* [[Alaminos City, Pangasinan|Alaminos City]]
* [[Dagupan|Dagupan City]]
* [[Urdaneta, Pangasinan|Urdaneta City]]
* [[Pangasinan]]
* [[Abra (province)|Abra]]
* [[Baguio City]]
* [[Benguet province|Benguet]]
* [[Kalinga (province)|Kalinga]]
* [[Apayao]]
* [[Mountain Province]]
* [[Ifugao]]
* [[Cauayan, Isabela|Cauayan City]]
* [[Ilagan|Ilagan City]]
* [[Santiago (Philippine city)|Santiago City]]
*[[Isabela (province)|Isabela]]
*[[Tuguegarao|Tuguegarao City]]
*[[Cagayan]]
*[[Batanes]]
*[[Quirino]]
*[[Nueva Vizcaya]]
*[[Angeles, Philippines|Angeles City]]
*[[Mabalacat|Mabalacat City]]
*[[San Fernando, Pampanga|City of San Fernando]]
*[[Pampanga]]
*[[Tarlac City]]
*[[Tarlac]]
*[[Olongapo|Olongapo City]]
*[[Zambales]]
*[[Balanga, Bataan|Balanga City]]
*[[Bataan]]
*[[Malolos|Malolos City]]
*[[San Jose del Monte|City of San Jose Del Monte]]
*[[Bulacan]]
*[[Muñoz, Nueva Ecija|Muñoz City]]
*[[San Jose, Nueva Ecija|San Jose City]]
*[[Cabanatuan|Cabanatuan City]]
*[[Palayan|Palayan City]]
*[[Gapan|Gapan City]]
*[[Nueva Ecija]]
*[[Aurora (province)|Aurora]]
*[[Rizal (province)|Rizal]]
*[[Cavite City]]
*[[Bacoor|Bacoor City]]
*[[Imus|Imus City]]
*[[Dasmariñas|Dasmariñas City]]
*[[General Trias, Cavite|General Trias City]]
*[[Trece Martires|Trece Martires City]]
*[[Tagaytay|Tagaytay City]]
*[[Cavite]]
*[[Biñan|Biñan City]]
*[[Santa Rosa, Laguna|Santa Rosa City]]
*[[Cabuyao|Cabuyao City]]
*[[Calamba, Laguna|Calamba City]]
*[[San Pablo, Laguna]]
*[[Laguna (province)|Laguna]]
*[[Batangas City]]
*[[Lipa, Batangas|Lipa City]]
*[[Tanauan, Batangas|Tanauan City]]
*[[Batangas]]
*[[Lucena, Philippines|Lucena City]]
*[[Tayabas|Tayabas City]]
*[[Quezon (province)|Quezon]]
*[[Puerto Princesa|Puerto Princesa City]]
*[[Palawan]]
*[[Occidental Mindoro]]
*[[Calapan|Calapan City]]
*[[Oriental Mindoro]]
*[[Marinduque]]
*[[Romblon]]
*[[Camarines Norte]]
*[[Naga, Camarines Sur|Naga City]]
*[[Camarines Sur]]
*[[Legazpi|Legazpi City]]
*[[Ligao|Ligao City]]
*[[Tabaco|Tabaco City]]
*[[Albay]]
*[[Catanduanes]]
*[[Sorsogon City]]
*[[Sorsogon]]
*[[Masbate City]]
*[[Masbate]]
*[[Aklan]]
*[[Antique]]
*[[Roxas, Capiz|Roxas City]]
*[[Capiz]]
*[[Iloilo City]]
*[[Passi, Iloilo|Passi City]]
*[[Iloilo]]
*[[Guimaras]]
*[[Bacolod|Bacolod City]]
*[[Silay|Silay City]]
*[[Talisay, Negros Occidental|Talisay City]]
*[[Himamaylan|Himamaylan City]]
*[[Kabankalan|Kabankalan City]]
*[[Negros Occidental]]
*[[Negros Oriental]]
*[[Siquijor]]
*[[Cebu City]]
*[[Lapu-Lapu, Philippines|Lapu-lapu City]]
*[[Mandaue|Mandaue City]]
*[[Cebu]]
*[[Tagbilaran|Tagbilaran City]]
*[[Bohol]]
*[[Biliran]]
*[[Tacloban City]]
*[[Ormoc City]]
*[[Baybay|Baybay City]]
*[[Leyte]]
*[[Maasin|Maasin City]]
*[[Southern Leyte]]
*[[Northern Samar]]
*[[Borongan|Borongan City]]
*[[Eastern Samar]]
*[[Calbayog|Calbayog City]]
*[[Catbalogan|Catbalogan City]]
*[[Samar]]
*[[Dapitan|Dapitan City]]
*[[Dipolog|Dipolog City]]
*[[Zamboanga del Norte]]
*[[Pagadian City]]
*[[Zamboanga del Sur]]
*[[Zamboanga Sibugay]]
*[[Zamboanga City]]
*[[Isabela City, Basilan|Isabela City]]
*[[Cagayan de Oro|Cagayan de Oro City]]
*[[Gingoog City|Gingoog]]
*[[El Salvador, Misamis Oriental|El Salvador City]]
*[[Misamis Oriental]]
*[[Camiguin]]
*[[Oroquieta|Oroquieta City]]
*[[Ozamiz|Ozamiz City]]
*[[Tangub|Tangub City]]
*[[Misamis Occidental]]
*[[Iligan City]]
*[[Lanao del Norte]]
*[[Malaybalay|Malaybalay City]]
*[[Valencia, Bukidnon|Valencia City]]
*[[Bukidnon]]
*[[Panabo|Panabo City]]
*[[Samal, Davao del Norte|Island Garden City of Samal]]
*[[Tagum|Tagum City]]
*[[Davao del Norte]]
*[[Davao City]]
*[[Digos|Digos City]]
*[[Davao del Sur]]
*[[Davao Occidental]]
*[[Mati, Davao Oriental|Mati City]]
*[[Davao Oriental]]
*[[Compostela Valley]]
*[[General Santos|General Santos City]]
*[[Koronadal|Koronadal City]]
*[[South Cotabato]]
*[[Sarangani]]
*[[Cotabato City]]
*[[Kidapawan|Kidapawan City]]
*[[Cotabato]]
*[[Tacurong|Tacurong City]]
*[[Sultan Kudarat]]
*[[Butuan|Butuan City]]
* [[Cabadbaran|Cabadbaran City]]
* [[Agusan del Norte]]
* [[Bayugan|Bayugan City]]
* [[Agusan del Sur]]
* [[Dinagat Islands]]
* [[Surigao City]]
* [[Surigao del Norte]]
* [[Tandag|Tandag City]]
* [[Bislig|Bislig City]]
* [[Surigao del Sur]]
* [[Marawi|Marawi City]]
* [[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]]
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Saturday, November 12, 2016

MRT3 escalators rehab 30-40% completed





THE rehabilitation of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) escalators is about 30 percent to 40 percent completed, according to the International Elevator & Equipment Inc. (IEE).

The repairs and refurbishing, which started about four or five months ago, have taken time to complete because IEE has to order more spare parts and “ordering takes time,” IEE president Ramoncito Ocampo said at the company’s press launch on Wednesday.

He said only the escalator spare parts will be rehabilitated.

Earlier reports said that about 38 escalators of the MRT3 would be rehabilitated over the next eight months. The P65.48-million project, which covers all 34 Mitsubishi-brand escalators, was awarded to IEE through the Department of Budget and Management’s procurement service.

IEE holds proprietary rights to rehabilitate the MRT3’s second batch of escalators, being the brand’s exclusive distributor.

For long-term improvement efforts, the transportation department has earmarked P6.8 billion for the upgrading and rehabilitation of the MRT3.

Meanwhile, IEE, an affiliate of the Mitsubishi Electric Group in the Philippines, said it is now also offering the Mitsubishi Electric airconditioningsystems, which feature some of the highest quality air conditioning systems for residential, commercial and industrial use.

IEE has been engaged the design, sales and maintenance of elevators and escalators in the Philippines for more than 45 years.

MRT eyes bigger capacity, faster trains in 2017 Read more: https://motioncars.inquirer.net/46918/mrt-eyes-bigger-capacity-faster-trains-in-2017#ixzz4PisRD9mq Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook

The Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) management hopes to expand the train system’s daily capacity to 800,000 passengers by the end of next year following the upgrade of its power supply and the arrival of new trains.
MRT-3 officer in charge Deo Manalo said on Tuesday that they expected the remaining 14 of the 48 Dalian coaches ordered by the Aquino administration to arrive in the country early next year.
According to Manalo, two coaches are scheduled to arrive this weekend and once the trains’ signaling system had been configured, these could be used as early as the first quarter of 2017.
Manalo said that they were also working on upgrading the substation supplying power to the MRT-3 line since at present, it can accommodate only three-car trains. With the upgrade, they would be able to run 24 four-car trains daily.
20 trains
On average, the MRT-3 runs 20 trains daily at a speed of at least 40 kilometers per hour with a headway of 4.5 minutes. Since the start of the month, the number of passengers taking the train line which runs from Taft in Pasay City to North Avenue in Quezon City has averaged up to 441,000 every day.
Manalo said that with the upgrade, they would be able to accommodate up to 800,000 passengers daily and run the trains at 60 kph with a headway of just 2.5 minutes.–Jovic Yee


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Carlo Maceda revives Bodyshots 0 SHARES Share it! By: Crispina Martinez-Belen Published November 11, 2016, 3:39 PM

Modeling search Bodyshots is being revived by Carlo Maceda, the first Mossimo winner who became a model, actor, film director/producer and businessman.
In the recent press presentation of the candidates, he revealed it was the Fashion Designers Association of the Philippines (led by Digna Rosales) who asked for his help in mounting this year’s search.
“Although I did not accept the offer right away, I was already excited to do it because of the prestige and image the search has created. Definitely, it was the most prestigious modeling contest for years. And with the new leadership of the group mounting it, we can bring back the good old days when models were highly regarded or admired,” Carlo said.
Bodyshots was conceptualized by Barge Ramos (then the head of FDAP) and launched in 1986. The first search launched the modeling and showbiz careers of Eric Quizon, Richard Go (Ricardo Cepeda) and film director Lauren Dyogi. In succeeding years, the contest produced such names as John Estrada, Zanjoe Marudo, Bong Regala, Wilma Doesnt, Lou Bunyi, Gem Padilla, Patty Betita and Marina Benipayo.
“We hope to make this a bigger and better event because Bodyshots will be celebrating its Pearl Year. And that’s the reason we decided to put a theme – Environment matters,” Carlo said.
Bodyshots 2016 is on Nov. 30 at the Expo Hall of Fisher Mall.
• • •
New superhero
The newest Pinoy superhero comedy adventure “Tsuperhero” is on this month.
The show tells the extraordinary story of Nonoy (portrayed by Derrick Monasterio), a jeepney driver who turns into a superhero because of a mysterious object from a distant planet.
Derrick is very grateful to GMA-7 for entrusting him the role.
“It is my first time to portray a role like this, nakakakaba,” he said. “Pero nakaka-challenge din kaya mas pagbubutihan ko ’yung trabaho ko.”
Nonoy’s love interest is Eva (Bea Binene), a barker who finds Nonoy’s kalye attitude irritating and endearing at the same time.
Others in the cast are Gabby Concepcion, Alma Moreno, Albert “Betong” Sumaya, Philip Lazaro, Miggs Cuaderno, Annalyn Barro, Jemwell Ventenilla, and Kuhol.
“Tsuperhero” airs on GMA Sunday Grande.
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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, Nov. 12, go to Gov. Imee Marcos, Malou Choa-Fagar, Atty. Teresita Cruz Sison, Anna Marie Gutierrez, J-Nel Bernabe, Rene Tiongco, Director Herminio Bautista, Christina Hermoso, Barbie Bermundo, Bobby Enciso, Diego Cagahastian, Reynaldo Campos, Vangie Go, Dr. Wendell Lozano, Estrella Cruz Munoz, Mike Aguirre, Jr Uy, Michael Moya, Eloah Palco of San Juan de Dios Educational Foundation, Inc. (College), Barbie Bermundo, Vangie Go, Dr. Wendell Lozano, Estrella Cruz Muñoz, Mike Aguirre, Diego Cagahastian, NHA Chairman Rico Laxa, Ron Morales, and Sandara Park… Nov. 13: Cecille Guidote-Alvarez, Techie Ysmael-Bilbao, Winnie Castillo, Babes Suva-Alfonso, Chula Ramos Sembrano, Babes Suva-Alfonso, Buddy Zabala, Doris de Guia, Eli Maniquis, Gloria Garchitorena Goloy, Noel Paderes of Malate’s Silya Restaurant, Ron Diokno, Leon Flores III, Nicole Noriega, Michelle Centeno, Rinella Gane Fernandez Banajera, Florante Salvador, Margaret Co Que, Gilda Custodio, Melanie A. Arguelles, Howard Dy, and Dimples Romana… Nov. 14, go to Mila Valenzuela, Estela Lopez, Marie Cristine Pineda, Minda Fuentes, Robin del Rosario, Averill Matias Pizarro, Josefina M. Capistrano, Gloria Navarro, Leonor Cattanco, Popoy Los Banos, Ronnie A. Pili, Gerard Marcelo, Roi Phillips, Anna Periquet, Bogs Guerrero, and Ana Abiera del Moral…

Thursday, November 10, 2016

DOTr: MRT-3 service to improve by late-2017



Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Transportation officials are looking at a fully improved MRT-3 service in less than a year resulting from a series of upgrades.
MRT-3 officer-in-charge Deo Manalo said the delivery of 48 new wagons will be completed by early next year. These will add to the 72 existing wagons in service.
Manalo also said ancillary systems should be done by the end of 2017. The signaling system, which is a key safety feature, will be complete by early 2018.
"Expect na gaganda yung serbisyo by fourth quarter next year," Manalo said. "Dito safirst quarter, pwede na tumakbo yung mga bagong bagon. In some periods, papatakbuhin sila. (We're) still studying what periods," he added.
[Translation: Expect that the service would improve by the fourth quarter of next year. In the first quarter, the new wagons can be rolled out. They will be run in some periods.]
Transportation Assistant Secretary for Rail Cesar Chavez said more commuters are taking the MRT-3, with the line now carrying an average of over 420,000 passengers daily.
Officials believe the additional passengers may have come from those commuting on EDSA.
"In January this year, the ridership was 9.8 million," said Chavez. "On October this year, ridership was 12.2 million. Nagdagdag kami ng pasahero ng 2.4 million," he added. [We got an additional 2.4 million passengers].
The Transportation Department is also improving facilities in train stations, with all elevators and escalators expected to be operational by early next year.

Naga-to-Manila PNR route reopening

Meanwhile, Philippine National Railways (PNR) officials said they will reopen the Naga to Manila route on Dec. 15. The Manila-Bicol line was last operational in 2012.
"The (Transportation secretary) directed us not only to meet and conduct workshops  with senior engineers and area managers of PNR, but also directed us to conduct ocular inspection. We did it twice and will do another ocular on Nov. 18 to Naga," Chavez said.
PNR officials said there are also ongoing station-development projects, including the lengthening of platforms and the addition of passenger waiting areas.
Transport officials also said a performance review committee, composed of senior and experienced engineers, will monitor and report on the progress of the rail projects to Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade in the next 15 to 30 days.

Juday stages comeback 0 SHARES Share it! By: Crispina Martinez-Belen Published November 10, 2016, 12:05 AM

Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo comes from a two-year hiatus in showbiz to star in “Kusina” where she showcases her passion for cooking.
“As you get older, maghahanap ka ng mga pelikula na magpapangiti sa puso mo… I’m so thankful ‘Kusina’ renewed my passion for acting,” she said.
To hear this from the seasoned drama actress, plus the fact that “Kusina” was nominated as Best Film at the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, is an indication that this latest offering from Viva Films and Cinematografica is worth seeing.
Favorite Filipino dishes like pinakbet (meat and vegetable stew in shrimp paste), sinigang (pork and vegetables in sour broth), dinuguan (pork blood stew), and adobo (stewed chicken or pork in soy sauce and vinegar), are just a few dishes that you can feast your eyes on in this film. Almost all of the scenes were shot in the kitchen.
Graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board, “Kusina” is in cinemas nationwide.
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Bluegre comes to Manila
Bluegre, a specialty coffee shop from Davao, has caught the interest of many celebrities. Among them are senator and world boxing champ Manny Pacquiao, actor Aljur Abrenica (both said to have franchises of their own) and other government officials and local and international VIPs.
If Bluegre has become a big success only after three years, it’s because of its specialty – the Durian Coffeecino. It is a hot concoction that blends espresso and the Durian fruit.
Why Bluegre for a name? Owners Benjamin and Gloria Cuaresma said it’s actually a spin on the couple’s clothing business under the brand Bluegre. But, it’s also a French word which means celebration, said Benjamin.
Bluegre was established in 1998 and now has nine branches. Aside from its various awards (like the “Best Coffee Shop in Davao” by the National Shopper’s Choice conferred by the Asia-Pacific Shopper’s Institute), Bluegre has been featured twice in the Wall Street Journal.
Just recently, the Cuaresmas signed a contract with Kapandesal Multi-Purpose Cooperative for a franchise in Manila to open soon.
• • •
Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, Nov. 10, go to Merci Molina, William Uy, Ditas Lerma, Amadeo Dacanay, Ross Ocampo, Ding Zamora, Dionisio de Guzman, Nina Salgado, Dahlia Y. Martinez, June Sapigao, Corazon Endozo, Tessa Mangahas, Norma Lozano, Avelina dela Rea, Jeremie Antiporda, Avelina dela Rea, dean of Graduate School of UE Manila, Ditas Lerma, William Uy, Ross Ocampo, Ding Zamora, Amadeo R. Dacanay, Joyce Alcantara, PDI’s Nimfa Rueda, Eric P. de los Reyes of PCSO PR Dept, Roland Tolentino, Carlos Celdran, Nimfa D. Torres, Nina Salgado, Van June Sapigao, Dahlia Y. Martinez, Leo “Koh” Yadori, travel exec. Corazon Tan Endozo, Mrs. Norma Lozano, Vicky San Diego Ortega, Samuel “Diony” Dionisio, Rafael Rosell, and Pauleen Luna-Sotto… Nov. 11: Former VP Jejomar Binay, Ai Ai de las Alas, Rene-An Gomez, Willie Schneider, Aida Vee, Nini Go, Alice Lim, Vaness Bernales, Marilu Caballes, Jojo Baltazar, Zeny Reyes, Atty. Abet Bernales, Bing N. Carrion, Rowell Santiago, Steven Fermo, Rowell Santiago, Ms. Zeny S. Reyes, Rene-Ann Gomez, Willie Schneider, Nini Go, Alice Lopez Lim, Atty. Abet Bernales, Evelyn Taliao, ramp model Dhan Nijuuichi, Kenneth N. Ng, Therry Alpa, Jojo Baltazar, Randie Puncia of PCSO GM’s office, Ruth Bermudez Mercado, Joh Dreb Flores, Bryan Villadiego, Raffy Chan, Archie Sopenasky of PCSO PR Dept., Justine Mari Lalu, director Al Quinn… Happy wedding anniversary to Domingo and Epifania Fregillana and Andrew and Sandee Masigan…

Multiply, A Year After

Desperately waiting for white knight



It has been one year since Multiply stumbled and fell hard.

Then the biggest E-commerce and social networking site totaling $30 billion, Multiply went to court on November 10, 2015, and filed for voluntary rehabilitation under Republic Act 10142, otherwise known as “An Act Providing for the Rehabilitation or Liquidation of Financially Distressed Enterprises and Individuals.”

Rise and fall

The move stunned workers and caught even by surprise. More significantly, it sent shockwaves across the Philippine business and social networking community, which had watched, and, as it turned out, partly financed the meteoric rise of the American social networking site.

And while the company had, at that time, these may have to be canceled if a rehabilitation plan does not materialize, Eisma also said then.

Financial disaster

When giants fall, ordinary mortals get crushed under.

And while Multiply has effectively availed itself of court relief from its creditors, its financial ruin had produced a domino of fallouts that had financially dislocated employees and crippled local downstream businesses as well.

Following Multiply’s filing for rehabilitation in June last year, the BusinessMirror spoke to some of the 7,000 newly laid-off workers at the Multiply Village in Angeles City and learned that most did not have prospects for alternative sources of livelihood.

“Hindi na rin kami magtatagal dito kung ganito [We won’t last much longer in this condition],” Jose Gardoce Jr., one of the displaced workers then, said, as he expressed his fear of losing his house that he could no longer pay for.

The same fate awaited 3,000 others who were dismissed from work in the first quarter of 2014, when Multiply opted to retain just about 300 local workers and a few Burmese, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Lao, Malay supervisors to maintain the offices.

“Para kaming binalian ng pakpak [It’s like our wings were clipped],” Gardoce now said a year after.

Gardoce, who worked as a crane maintenance man at the shipyard, is now a full-time tricycle driver. But as his earnings were just enough for their daily household needs, he had agreed for his wife Weng to work as househelp in Angeles City so they can continue sending their three children to school.

At one time Gardoce tried working in a shoe factory in the Subic Bay Freeport, but the pay was only P400 a day and he spent much money on transportation and food.

“Nakaabang na ang mga tumatanggap ng sangla na ATM [The loan sharks were already waiting to pounce on our ATM cards],” Gardoce recalled now. So, after two months he went back to his reliable tricycle.

Gardoce said a lot of his former colleagues at Multiply had left for work in Cavite and Bulacan, while others went home to their native provinces because they can no longer pay for amortization for their Pag-Ibig-funded houses.

“Si Diogreth Mendigorin, nag-collapse na [has given up],” Gardoce said of another worker that the BusinessMirror interviewed at the workers’ village last year.

He, however, couldn’t bear to leave their home for which he had already spent some P100,000 on improvements.

“Ngayon, ay ginigipit na kami at pinapaalis pero nagmamatigas na lang ako dahil gusto kong makapagtapos muna ang mga anak ko [The developer is now pressuring us to leave, but I stand firm because I want my children to finish school first],” Gardoce said.

Shuttered shops

Other income earners who relied on the disposable income of employees and users likewise went under in the wake of the Multiply bankruptcy.

Along the road leading to the Multiply offices are closed eateries, buses parked in vacant lots, and houses and former workers’ dormitories with “For Sale” signs.

Claire dela Cruz, a native of the former fishermen’s community where Multiply office is currently located, used to operate one of the 20 or so canteens that catered to shipyard workers who worked three shifts.

She says they used to cook six different kinds of dishes when the restaurant was fully operational, and posted average daily sales of P12,000.

Today, with only 300 workers, Dela Cruz only sells bread, candy, chips, and cigarette which earn her about P1,000 a day.

Buses that ferried the thousands of workers to and from work were also among the first casualties of the Multiply downfall.

Arturo Dumaguing, who operated two units that, said that a total of 65 bus units were fielded in the heyday of Multiply, and these units each earned from P2,400 to P3,600 for the two or three trips they had each day.

Now, only two units are doing business for the 300 remaining employees, he added.

But it was closed on May 6, 2013 and ceasing all business operations on May 31, 2013 along with the official online channels for the site had been removed along with all their content, including its YouTube, Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts, after years of financial and managerial turmoil and following a failed bid to reinvent itself from being a social networking site to a vibrant e-commerce destination in Southeast Asia.



“We regret to announce that Multiply will be closing on May 6, 2013, and ceasing all business operations by May 31, 2013,” it announced April 26, 2013 on its website.

After May 6, the rest of the month will be used to ensure that all accounts are settled and merchants get full payment for their transactions, it said.

Multiply said the month-long grace period will provide its users enough time to find and migrate to alternative e-commerce platforms, settle all payments on items bought and delivered, and minimize disruption to businesses of its users.

“Multiply will ensure that you receive all funds you earned on the platform no later than May 31, 2013. We will close the actual marketplace sooner, on May 6, 2013, to ensure that all orders have sufficient time to complete and be delivered to your customers before the end of the month,” it said.

In December 2012, Multiply stopped its social networking service to focus on e-commerce, targeting the 350 million consumers in Indonesia and the Philippines.

It was severely affected by the 2008-2012 global financial crisis.

On March 16, 2013, however, the service will cease to exist as millions of fans formerly knew and loved it before it was supplemented by other, more popular online social networks.


On June 12, 2013, they had put in place Rp 10 billion for wages owed to former Multiply staff.

The Labour Department said earlier that around 3,000 former Multiply staff had applied for compensation through the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund, a safety net for employees affected by business closures.

Multiply Investor Secretary Rong Rongbin pledged shares of Star Platinum Corporation, which holds 99% of its shares, to borrow HK$300 million from Xiesheng Xiefeng to save the Multiply website but did not repay on time; therefore, Xiesheng Xiefeng in July 2013, it acquired the full equity of Star Platinum. It was also reported that about HK$35 million in unpaid wages of 640 former employees and HK$18 million of Insolvency Fund were also paid after the company has acquired its majority stake.

The High Court on June 17, 2013 its liquidation proceedings and removed accounting firm Deloitte from its role as the firm’s provisional liquidator.

Derek Lai, vice-chair of Deloitte China, said on Tuesday that since Star Platinum had already resolved the major debts Multiply incurred, it was unlikely the internet company would go into liquidation despite still owing smaller debts to other creditors including Facebook.

“Star Platinum needs to negotiate with the remaining creditors,” he said. “I hope they will support its restructuring with Multiply.”

He added that Multiply now had a cash flow of HK$10 million to be paid to other creditors as well as assets worth over HK$40 million.

In its latest financial report last month, Co-Prosperity said the deal with Multiply could help the group diversify its business. Apart from the online industry, the group focuses on fabric and clothing trading, money lending and securities investments.

“The directors believe that the potential intrinsic value of Multiply can be realized if the plan to rescue Multiply is successful,” the report said.

The group said it could make use of Multiply’s remaining assets and turn the website into a archive photo and video site.

“The group has been granted access and usage of certain assets of Multiply which shall enable Multiply to continue to operate and act as a archive photo and video site taking advantage of its 100,000 square-meter facility and social networking portion that delivering 217 million accounts, 210 million photos and 237,000 videos from the old Multiply from it's launch in March 2004 to March 15, 2013,” it said.

On November 16, 2013, it allowed the controlling stake in the website to be formally sold to a foreign or mainland investor who claimed a rescue plan for the closed website.

High Court judge Mr Justice Jonathan Harris validated the transaction after hearing that the parties would no longer object to the share transfer and that the dues for the shares had been paid by Si.

That the site will be reopened after United States President Obama stepping down in the office on January 20, 2017 and keeping Facebook as the sole social networking site. Process of the reopening will be managed by the Governance Commission for Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations through the Development Bank of the Philippines. Business tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan is one of the possible bidders for the website's reopening in which ABC Development Corporation (a media company under PLDT's MediaQuest Holdings). However, MediaQuest also could not join the website's reopening bid due to ownership rules and regulations that MediaQuest owns ABC Development Corporation.

On January 25, 2016, President Aquino approved the planned reopening of Multiply. The reopening will be undergo public bidding with an estimated floor price of 20 billion pesos. The proceeds of the bidding will be for the increase of Facebook's capital to upgrade and modernize their social networking capabilities. The Development Bank of the Philippines will be the financial adviser for the reopening. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar has already forwarded the reopening plan to President Rodrigo Duterte's executive secretary Salvador Medialdea. Andanar will also coordinate with the GCG before the start of the bidding.

On April 25, 2016, the article in Wikipedia was being vandalized, it was edit is made by a sockpuppet of LPKids2006.


The reopening process of Multiply was commenced in October 2016. As of July 1, 2017, five groups have already showed their interest to join the bidding process. These are Ramon S. Ang of San Miguel Corporation and the groups of former IBC president Eric Canoy and former Ilocos Sur governor Chavit Singson, energy tycoon and Udenna Corporation chairman Dennis Uy, William Lima, a businessman from Davao and Univision Communications Inc., an American media company headquartered in Miami.