Sunday, April 28, 2013

Philippines source of human trafficking

Association of Southeast Asian Nations Convention on Trafficking in Persons (ACTIP) has identified the Philippines as a source country for human trafficking.

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said that human traffickers use the Philippines as a destination and transit country for individuals who are subjected to trafficking in persons, particularly forced prostitution and labor.

Victims come from poor and rural areas in the southern and central parts of the Philippines, and are sent to urban centers in Metro Manila, Cebu, and Mindanao.

The two-day Association of Southeast Asian Nations Convention on Trafficking in Persons (ACTIP) workshop was conducted in support of international and regional efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIPs). They have developed a draft on ASEAN convention and regional plan of action against TIPs. It also facilitated cooperation among ASEAN member-states to prevent and combat TIPs in the region, paying particular attention to women, children, and economic and cultural minorities; protect and assist the victims of such trafficking; and ensure just and effective punishment of traffickers.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Anthony Bourdain Enjoys Halo-Halo



On the episode 2 of Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown he traveled to Los Angeles. Bourdain specifically explored Koreatown, where he ate like a local with his two guides, Korean-Americans Roy Choi and David Choe.

Bourdain also visited popular Filipino fast-food joint Jollibee, he ate a fried Spam slider known as the Little Big Bite and an Aloha Burger (with pineapple slice), he also enjoyed halo-halo.

Halo-halo consists of red beans, white beans, chick peas, Jell-O, coconut, shaved ice and flan.

"It makes no Goddamn sense at all," said Bourdain, "I love it."

Bourdain also called the purple, yellow and green treat "oddly beautiful."

source CNN 9AM Monday (Philippines)

4 buried in Garbage in Rizal

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Four people are missing after being buried by pile of garbage in Rizal, reported by  the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

The avalanche of garbage occurred on Friday afternoon at Rodriguez Landfill in San Isidro village in Rodriguez town.

"Four employees (of the landfill) were reported missing and were believed to have been buried in the trash slide," NDRRMC said.

The victims were named Gary Balahibo, Pablito Esto, Eddie Malano, and Rovidico Olod, it said, adding that search and rescue operation has been ongoing.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

'Dugo-dugo' gang strikes in Mandaluyong took P15-M in cash, jewelry



MANILA - A maid from Mandaluyong City was duped by a suspected member of the "Dugo-dugo" gang and got away with P15 to P20 million in cash and jewelry.

Police said an unidentified person called up a house in Wack-Wack Village and pretended to be the maid's employer.

The caller told the maid that she figured in an accident and needed money – the modus operandi of members of the so-called "Dugo-dugo" gang.

The unwitting maid used a crowbar to open her employer's vault, which contained pieces of jewelry and a huge amount of cash. She then went straight to a place in Caloocan to meet the caller and hand over the items.

The maid's employer has no plans yet to file charges against the maid.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Rigondeaux Defeated Donaire via unanimous decision


Rigondeaux, Donaire, Filipino Flash

Another Filipino boxer fall, Nonito Donaire lost his superbantamweight championship to Cuba’s Guillermo Rigondeaux via a unanimous decision.

All three judges scored it for the former Olympic gold medalist and World Boxing Association titlist, with the scores reading 114-113, 115-112 and 116-111.

Donaire knockdown Rigondeaux in the 10th when he landed a left that dropped Rigondeaux for the first time in his professional career, but the Cuban came back storng int eh last two round to put the outcome beyond doubt.

Rigondeaux proved to be an elusive target for the hard-hitting Donaire, frustrating the Filipino with his speed and body movement. The Cuban, who was fighting in just his 12th professional bout, took control early and never gave Donaire a chance to get into rhythm.

The Filipino Flash appeared to have turned things around with that 10th-round knockdown, but instead of capitalizing on his newfound momentum, slowed down in the 11th and allowed Rigondeaux to steal the round. In the 12th, Donaire injured his right eye after both fighters fell to the canvas, and whatever chance he had to steal a win evaporated as he spent the rest of the round covering his right eye and unable to go on the attack.

The punch statistics showed that Rigondeaux was the more active and accurate boxer: he threw 396 punches and connected on 129 of them for a 33% rate, while Donaire threw 352 and landed only 82 for 23%.

It was the first loss in 30 fights for the Filipino Flash, and comes just eight days after Brian Viloria lost his flyweight belts via split decision to Juan Francisco Estrada and four months after Manny Pacquiao lost via knockout to Juan Manuel Marquez.

Donaire fell to 31-2 with 20 knockouts, while Rigondeaux stayed undefeated in 12 bouts. Around an hour after the bout ended, Donaire posted a message on his official Twitter account, thanking his supporters and congratulating Rigondeaux.

Friday, April 12, 2013

BIR names top taxpayers of 2011

BIR published the lists of top taxpayers of 2011:

1. Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) in first place after paying a total of P10.235 billion.

2. Distribution utility Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) in second payed P8.3 billion,

3. Shell Philippines Exploration BV, retained its 2010 rank with P6.367 billion.

4. Chevron Malampaya LLC, paid P6.31 billion.

5. Nestle Philippines, Inc. was ranked fifth with P4.886 billion.

6. Homegrown beer maker San Miguel Brewery, Inc. paid P4.775 billion in taxes.

7. Globe Telecom, Inc., with P4.522 billion.

8. Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corp., Inc., paid P3.709 billion.

9. Petron Corp. paid P2.62 billion, after ranking 40th in 2010 after.

10. Gold-copper miner Philex Mining Corp. retained tenth place and paid P1.876 billion in taxes in 2011.

Government-owned or -controlled firms such as Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (P960.26 million, 16th), the Philippine Ports Authority (P718.215 million, 26th), and Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (P511.63 million, 44th) also figured among the top 50 corporate taxpayers for 2011.

Other large firms in the top 50 were Manila Water Co., Inc. (P1.29
billion, 13th), Unilever Philippines, Inc. (P1.02 billion, 15th), Toyota Motors Philippines Corp. (P726.947 million, 25th), Robinsons Land Corp. (P639.739 million, 31st), Colgate Palmolive Philippines, Inc. (P576.46 million, 37th) and GMA Network, Inc. (P546.16 million,
40th).

Here is the top 500 REGULAR INCOME TAXES PAID TO THE PHILIPPINES (Individual)

RANK TAXPAYER NAME
REGULAR INCOME TAX
PAID TO THE PHILIPPINES
FOR THE YEAR

1 AQUINO KRISTINA BERNADETTE COJUANGCO 49,871,657.37
2 REICHOW GREGORY DEANE 38,196,685.00
3 BAJA JR LAURO LIBOON 34,257,368.88
4 PANGILINAN MANUEL VELEZ 25,992,131.86
5 MONTINOLA III AURELIO REYES 24,472,645.10
6 ABLAZA GERARDO JR CINCO 22,645,262.00
7 LHUILLIER PHILIPPE JONES 21,645,000.00
8 ANGELES VICTOR MANGUERRA 21,202,815.34
9 PANLILIO ROBERTO LAZATIN 19,613,943.97
10 GOZON FELIPE LAPUS 19,587,983.60
11 NGUYEN VINCENT THONG 18,593,063.34
12 LHUILLIER JEAN HENRI DIAGO 18,439,656.00
13 GAULT JOSEPH MITCHELL 17,987,312.29
14 MENDOZA ESTELITO P 17,637,964.00
15 SY SR. HENRY 16,582,952.00
16 VEA ORLANDO BANZON 16,248,921.88
17 ROMANCZUK AGNIESZKA EWA 16,062,048.76
18 JANSEN ANTHONIE 14,851,304.45
19 SOTTO MARVIC CASTELO 14,728,940.14
20 ESPINOSA RAY CELIS 14,483,402.44
21 VOHRA SANJIV 14,393,078.00
22 UY WINSTON YOUNG 13,979,109.42
23 CASAS CARMELO TOPACIO 13,674,773.60
24 SY HANS TAN 13,498,346.00
25 LHUILLIER MICHEL JONES 13,291,577.05
26 LIM JOSE MA KAMANTIGUE 12,887,696.24
27 OLAFSSON BARING 12,560,950.00
28 DE LEON JOSE MA RAMOS 12,478,595.88
29 STONE CHARLES NORMAN 12,425,160.00
30 DEE PETER SYCIP 12,239,460.83
31 ABOITIZ ERRAMON ISIDRO 11,995,847.99
32 PRAKASH VIDUL 11,766,571.22
33 CONCIO MA ROSARIO SANTOS 11,608,752.43
34 SY HARLEY TAN 11,131,581.00
35 TAN LUCIO CHUA 10,785,181.70
36 PENA ROLANDO GOMEZ 10,740,680.68
37 CANOY ERIC SUNIEL 10,572,357.44
38 CAMPOS JOSELITO JR DEE 10,339,528.00
39 SANTOS JR VICTOR EMMANUEL BAUTISTA 10,284,283.86
40 LEECE STEVEN HEWITTE 10,237,193.07
41 TAN VINCENT Y 10,209,568.00
42 HARRIS DEREK SCOTT 10,194,674.00
43 BATES LINDSAY GARTH 10,069,568.00
44 HARDEN MARK 10,056,722.00
45 DELGADO PAUL AGUSTIN VESELICH 10,000,567.23
46 MONTINOLA LOURDES REYES 9,988,856.19
47 MANOLEEHAKUL PANADDA 9,971,562.00
48 CHUA MANUEL ALKUINO 9,770,912.48
49 DE BRUIJIN WILLEM LODEWIJK HENDRICUS MARIA 9,735,908.39
50 STALLEY JONATHAN MARCUS 9,716,568.97
51 YAP BETTY S 9,654,391.72

52 CRIPPS ANTHONY WILLIAM 9,541,372.00
53 ONG SEET-JOON 9,529,738.74
54 SY HERBERT TAN 9,521,810.00
55 ESCALER MICHAEL DE LEON 9,417,725.63
56 SEVILLA JOHN PHILLIP PADILLA 9,389,512.15
57 FERNANDEZ RAMONCITO SALDUA 9,283,372.61
58 SEBASTIAN FRANCISCO C. 9,282,111.95
59 NICOL DAVID JOHN 9,281,688.50
60 DU PLESIS ANTON 9,262,762.18
61 RECTO ERIC RAMON ONGPIN 9,151,171.59
62 APORTADERA ABELARDO JR LOBERIZA 8,994,597.36
63 PATEL DILIPKUMAR AMBALAL 8,937,500.64
64 ZANATTI SERGIO 8,922,017.00
65 PALISOC AUGUSTO JR. PAMBID 8,920,552.89
66 BUENAVENTURA CESAR AUGUSTO 8,894,890.75
67 PATERNO SIMON ROCES 8,871,819.67
68 SY ELIZABETH TAN 8,839,656.00
69 ABOITIZ ENRIQUE JR MENDIETA 8,827,975.99
70 MAY NATHAN JAY 8,813,198.16
71 KING WYDEN ROSARIO 8,699,688.01
72 KAEFER HEIKO 8,681,382.00
73 ROMULO RICARDO JOSE 8,669,076.00
74 COHEN RICHARD ALLEN 8,630,093.44
75 TSANG EDUARDO NG 8,581,851.13
76 BLEDSOE, JR RICHARD VANCE 8,580,498.00
77 JIMENEZ MENARDO JR GOZON 8,516,876.42
78 MULLEN PETER DOWNEY 8,488,265.00
79 OLIVA BENJAMIN SANTOS 8,472,805.47
80 TAN LORENZO VILLANUEVA 8,467,507.32
81 CHAKRABARTI PARTHA 8,418,106.00
82 SUGATA MICHINOBU 8,408,329.96
83 SY TERESITA T 8,371,709.00
84 BRIDDON ROBERT MICHAEL 8,288,642.12
85 DE GUZMAN DANILO 8,242,520.27
86 TING GENALYN SY 8,221,495.73
87 MONTOYA NICANOR DOMINGUEZ 8,215,517.28
88 VICKSEN LARS INGEMAR 8,203,917.73
89 RAMASAMI SHANKAR 8,143,676.00
90 LI ROGER 8,115,231.16
91 PANGANIBAN ARTEMIO VILLASENOR 8,102,937.45
92 COX STEPHEN JAMES 8,064,009.00
93 UY SYLVIA VASQUEZ 8,050,837.00
94 HARRISON TRACEY JOY 8,012,118.95
95 TANG BENJAMIN YAO 7,963,276.90
96 NAZARENO NAPOLEON LOGARTA 7,954,150.55
97 YOUNG RODEL TAN 7,947,078.09
98 ROMANO NIGEL LOUIS 7,797,084.00
99 HEUSSAFF CYNTHIA MARIE ADEA 7,792,989.42
100 LIM GEORGE NG 7,720,186.11
101 JARETT COLIN PETER 7,714,209.74
102 DEE JOAQUIN TAN 7,651,166.63
103 DY TIONG 7,607,338.79
104 LUI BETTY G 7,548,871.60
105 GO WILLIAM TAMPUECO 7,545,195.59
106 MALL SUDIP 7,453,253.47
107 GONZALEZ JAIME CARBALLO 7,367,965.66
108 HENDERSON MICHAEL JOHN 7,356,172.16
109 LUCHANGCO GUILLERMO D 7,341,220.03
110 AGRAWAL VIPIN 7,322,294.00
111 MARTIN REYNALDO MANUEL 7,308,350.50
112 GUDGIN MICAHEL DOUGLAS 7,221,919.67
113 NICHOLS JOHN STEPHEN 7,212,266.85
114 KRIDIOTIS MICHAEL 7,173,035.00
115 ARCINUE CARLOS LLAMAS 7,154,077.98
116 BRADEN KRISTINE WOLCOTT 7,147,134.00
117 ROBINSON PAUL ANDREW 7,112,929.06
118 DEL ROSARIO ALBERT F 7,101,527.52
119 CHAN TIAN SIU 7,093,682.59
120 RAMSAY DEREK ARTHUR PAGGAO 7,076,553.71
121 NOEL CIRILO PINGOL 7,041,295.92
122 PARADIES STEPHEN GEORGE ABOITIZ 7,018,936.51
123 PASCUAL PIOLO JOSE NONATO 6,981,393.47
124 BRETHOUR KATIE LEE 6,938,791.49
125 CHING JAIME BAUTISTA 6,877,282.02
126 MORAZA ANTONIO ROIG 6,832,584.00
127 LEE ALAIN CHUA 6,820,011.35
128 GOTO YUJI 6,813,270.58
129 LAZARO MANUEL MANUEL 6,793,895.36
130 MONTANES EDMUNDO CABALLERO 6,783,213.50
131 UEDA TAKAAKI 6,778,085.00
132 SY JUANITO ONG 6,753,027.94
133 CHIU KIMBERLY SUE YAP 6,711,100.76
134 CHUNG TIONG TAY 6,706,243.83
135 SOMERVILLE LISA MARIE TERESA 6,702,176.00
136 LHUILLIER MICHAEL EDOUARD LLAMAS 6,644,895.00
137 KEE TEEK HONG 6,644,208.16
138 CURTIS JOHN EDWARD 6,626,520.29
139 ILAGAN MANUEL CARLOS ABUNDO 6,613,560.58
140 SIM DERRICK KWANG YEONG 6,611,057.13
141 GOERLICH BODO JUERGEN 6,551,225.55
142 LOPEZ JUDITH VICTOR 6,538,425.00
143 SORENSEN CASPER 6,504,657.36
144 SCHONENBERGER PAUL HEINRICH ALBERT 6,492,584.00
145 CHU BERNARDITO TY 6,475,734.12
146 TAN JUANITO 6,395,111.41
147 FODSTAD FRANK 6,386,845.00
148 WILLIAMS MARK JAMES 6,383,563.00
149 BEACHER DAVID RICHARD 6,330,270.18
150 LHUILLIER CHARLES LLAMAS 6,325,000.00
151 LE BRIS JEAN MARC 6,250,163.00
152 HIBER MICHAEL JOHN 6,245,431.91
153 CHLAPECEK IVAN 6,235,881.55
154 YSMAEL JAIME ESCALONA 6,223,691.49
155 SEE VICENTE SENO 6,171,179.38
156 BALOTA ABELARDO SUNGA 6,149,694.71
157 GENEL AHMET GURHAN 6,130,087.00
158 PACQUIAO EMMANUEL DAPIDRAN 6,106,040.96
159 JAMIESON IAIN 6,102,710.00
160 RAHIM MOHSIN 6,101,542.00
161 LAUREL LORNA PEREZ 6,080,271.01
162 ARELLANO TONY 6,061,155.00
163 WOZNIAK ALEXANDER 6,052,071.91
164 COTTER JEFFREY ELLIS 6,034,773.00
165 O FLYNN DONAL PIERCE 6,029,628.40
166 CABRERA ALEXANDER BENITO 6,028,414.00
167 SOH ENG-ANN 6,027,316.92
168 BALADAD BENEDICTA DU 6,011,564.00
169 TANCO EUSEBIO HAO 6,005,150.75
170 IKEDA KOJI 5,973,641.00
171 TANIGUCHI NOBUYUKI 5,965,125.76
172 SIM DANNY CHUA 5,954,626.29
173 SICAT HANS BRINKER MAKASIAR 5,952,444.17
174 CHUA HENRY DEN TEE 5,938,922.00
175 NAIDOO INDREN STEPHEN 5,922,968.62
176 CONSUNJI DAVID MENDOZA 5,912,301.52
177 NARVAEZ EVARISTO, JR. MADLANSACAY 5,903,560.00
178 BUNAGAN BEETHOVEN DEL VALLE 5,901,711.79
179 BERON EMILY GALICIA 5,895,160.21
180 ABOITIZ ROBERTO EDUARDO TRISTAN MELENDEZ 5,864,936.00
181 REVILLAME WILFREDO B. 5,852,304.08
182 THOMPSON CHRISTOPHER 5,842,616.00
183 FOONG WHYE KHEONG 5,842,474.00
184 ALCASID JR HERMINIO LUALHATI 5,806,981.48
185 COLLIGNON DOMINIQUE 5,801,145.00
186 TOMINO TETSUO 5,795,228.35
187 RUBIOLO JUAN IGNACIO 5,782,039.00
188 BLAKE GLENN 5,765,863.00
189 TAN GOOI CHEEN 5,755,324.20
190 SANTILLAN GERARDO DIONISIO 5,745,058.00
191 PANGILINAN SHARON CUNETA 5,741,064.46
192 AFDAL SAMUEL GONZALES 5,729,108.03
193 INUBASHIRI HIDEKI 5,669,762.32
194 AGONCILLO KRISTOFFER LOU RYAN GONZALEZ 5,598,648.01
195 NERA MEDEL TORRES 5,588,975.37
196 DRURY II MICHAEL MC KEVITT 5,577,699.51
197 KOHNEN WILLIAM JAMES 5,571,068.63
198 MCFARLANE JAMES GRANT 5,547,322.25
199 JOVIGNOT CHARLES ROBERT JEAN PHILIPPE 5,536,289.07
200 DEL ROSARIO VICTOR JUAN 5,503,143.00
201 GERNANDISO CORAZON GERNANDISO 5,496,599.36
202 SHIMOMURA MASAKI 5,478,335.76
203 JAVIER ROSSANA S 5,466,076.00
204 YOUNG CHRISTOPHER HUXLEY 5,418,856.00
205 CRUZ JOHN LLOYD 5,407,268.27
206 PEDERSON LESTER ARLYN 5,377,456.00
207 YOKOBORI YOSHIHIRO 5,370,631.83
208 MADRIGAL GERARDO A.S. 5,356,362.00
209 RUBIO RUBEN DELOS REYES 5,355,504.61
210 FERRER ABNER PAJARILLO 5,330,526.70
211 SMITH DAVID JOHN 5,329,217.00
212 KOBAYASHI YOSHIFUMI 5,324,577.21
213 CAL RODRIGO CARDOVA 5,287,354.55
214 CASTRO BOBBY LOPEZ 5,285,542.49
215 ARAI TAKESHI 5,277,967.18
216 NEUMANN REINHARD REINER 5,270,986.00
217 ALI VIOLETA MORALES 5,266,779.96
218 ALLEN BRUCE ALEXANDER 5,265,168.59
219 LOPEZ JOSE MA. SORIANO 5,242,543.00
220 REVELO EDMARIO S 5,240,487.92
221 RICHMAN KENNETH AARON 5,232,607.14
222 BAUMANN ROSALINDA PATANAO 5,212,182.95
223 RICE COLIN EDWARD 5,210,592.00
224 ZWAYNE MOHAMMED HASHIM 5,186,385.81
225 ABOITIZ JAIME JOSE YBANEZ 5,181,834.34
226 BURDETTE CHRIS ANTHONY 5,163,031.76
227 FERNANDO MYRNA MARQUEZ 5,141,250.00
228 TARRIO MANUEL MARCIERAS 5,131,447.26
229 LUISON BENJAMIN IU 5,093,710.18
230 RENNEDY PETER WILLIAM 5,090,943.78
231 BEABER JASON PATRICK 5,081,468.35
232 ABSHER AMY ELIZABETH SIMPSON 5,077,354.59
233 WIBOWO PRAPTO 5,072,507.72
234 ODULIO REYNALDO B 5,051,910.93
235 KRISHNAN NARESH 5,044,861.00
236 MARTIN NEAL ANTON 5,040,274.00
237 TAN CONCHITA KHO 5,037,548.80
238 TRAUTMAN BETTINA 5,036,362.57
239 GALVEZ MARIA PAMELA CASTRO 4,992,258.75
240 ZAMORA JR MANUEL BAYAN 4,972,541.65
241 ARCIGA JENNY L 4,965,849.00
242 TOTH ELEK CHRISTOPHER 4,951,261.32
243 LEE DONG HOON 4,942,973.00
244 VANCHEESWARAN RAVICHANDRAN 4,942,461.80
245 RILEY SEAN CARL 4,939,039.08
246 BORJA RAINERO MANAPAT 4,934,365.00
247 ANG ALEXANDER MANTO 4,930,879.83
248 TY WILFRIDO DEE 4,914,353.83
249 BANKS DAVID N' 4,911,967.00
250 BERNAD JUAN ANTONIO ESCANO 4,908,263.98
251 VICTORIO-AQUINO MARILYN AZAULA 4,907,035.79
252 CRUZ AVELINO JR JOCSON 4,906,593.63
253 MIGRINO RENATO NABOR 4,903,930.62
254 SMITH NEWTON JOHN 4,895,304.92
255 HAYES KEVIN WILLIAM 4,885,821.44
256 KROUTH TERRANCE FRANCIS 4,877,035.00
257 CODILLA VIOLETA TRANGIA 4,861,182.06
258 PICKFORD ANDREW CHARLES 4,853,957.00
259 NEIL DANIEL DAVID 4,852,047.00
260 ORETA LUIS JUAN 4,849,020.30
261 LUSTRE ARMANDO JR. RUIZ 4,845,514.22
262 LAMB ROGER EDMESTON 4,843,952.31
263 NAGL GERHARD CHRISTIAN 4,840,385.00
264 BORROMEO MAX FRANCISCO JOSE LAO 4,833,581.36
265 NAKAGAWA KATSUJI 4,832,198.64
266 JAVIER CHERRYLIN MANGUBAT 4,812,142.00
267 JAGADISH BANGALORE RAMAMURTHY 4,807,370.56
268 DUFFY PATRICK GERARD 4,801,254.00
269 KOMURA YASUHIRO 4,784,474.00
270 VAN ORMER DEAN PAUL 4,781,175.04
271 QUISUMBING RAMON JESUS 4,769,708.00
272 JIMENEZ JOEL MARCELO GOZON 4,757,304.39
273 KURIBAYASHI MINORU 4,741,578.52
274 CRUZ J CARLITOS GONZALES 4,734,462.64
275 EVERS CARSTEN TIESSEN 4,697,076.29
276 SATO HIROO 4,686,261.00
277 SHAPIRO NATHAN JOEL 4,676,137.64
278 LABORTE REYNALDO, JR. V. 4,670,361.68
279 CHI ANNIE KAO 4,669,864.71
280 TADA ICHIRO 4,662,256.00
281 WATERS PATRICK JAMES 4,655,642.00
282 SUBALA NOEL JACOB 4,644,736.04
283 CHING BERNADETTE VALENZUELA 4,643,911.18
284 SETH SANJAY 4,633,823.87
285 WHITTOME RICHARD PATRICK 4,622,720.21
286 HORROCKS ANDREW JOSEPH 4,617,781.00
287 KIMATA TATSUYA 4,603,605.49
288 NISHIOKA KUNIKAZU 4,573,587.00
289 KOBAYASHI ITARU 4,572,234.01
290 YANO YOSHIYUKI 4,571,988.64
291 PEGRAM JEFFERY 4,565,139.29
292 PRASAD VIKASH MOHAN 4,543,253.63
293 SWITZER KELLY ANN 4,534,021.16
294 SEGISMUNDO RAMON BORRERO 4,529,624.98
295 SAN PEDRO GEMILO JIMENEZ 4,520,957.82
296 SUDO ISAO 4,518,801.08
297 FLORES MARITA LOPEZ 4,512,997.00
298 SAEKI TAKAMASA 4,506,543.97
299 MONTOYA NICANOR SYQUIA 4,505,019.08
300 ABALOS JR BENJAMIN DE CASTRO 4,503,741.80
301 WIDJAJA RUDY 4,503,581.00
302 GAMBREL STEPHEN BLAINE 4,495,080.73
303 GILLIES MEGAN SARAH ROSE 4,475,416.16
304 MADRIGAL VICENTE II ABAD SANTOS 4,458,213.00
305 VELOSO ROLAND GERARD JR REYES 4,452,476.82
306 DE GUZMAN LEONIDO MANLUCO 4,445,876.59
307 WADEWITZ MARTIN GERHARD 4,443,197.33
308 SCRIABINE PIERRE 4,383,903.00
309 DEL ROSARIO ARTURO JR TORRALBA 4,376,532.97
310 NG MAY CHING 4,376,481.05
311 DEL ROSARIO RUBEN TORRALBA 4,376,070.97
312 GONZALEZ JAIME ENRIQUE YUCHENGCO 4,374,748.36
313 TAKAHASHI MASAYUKI 4,355,688.00
314 KUBO KAZUTOSHI 4,349,508.57
315 KRIHARA HARAYUKI 4,340,068.38
316 BRIONES DANIEL RODRIGUEZ 4,339,520.59
317 ACOSTA RODELIO C 4,334,059.00
318 KOBAYASHI MASARU 4,333,103.34
319 PUNONGBAYAN BENJAMIN REYES 4,330,161.41
320 BROWDEN THOMAS MARTIN 4,320,000.43
321 ROBINETT RALPH CLAYTON 4,315,824.00
322 UTHOFF JEFRREY ALAN 4,314,154.67
323 EYRES SCOTT CAYTON 4,301,656.24
324 YU EUNICE SY 4,286,091.08
325 KARASAKI TATSUO 4,282,613.00
326 TETSUHARU ISHIZUNA 4,268,729.00
327 FUKUI HIDETOSHI 4,267,185.16
328 CUYEGKENG JOSE MARIO INES 4,262,575.15
329 GARCIA ROLANDO YATCO 4,257,883.48
330 INOUE HITOSHI 4,237,810.04
331 OKADA TAKESHI 4,226,167.89
332 LI GEORGE TAN 4,220,382.13
333 MARCOUX JEAN 4,218,894.59
334 PASCUAL SERGIO CORTEZ 4,214,280.00
335 TAKAGAKI TAKASHI 4,213,204.03
336 ESQUIVEL ANGELITO GERARDO ILAGAN 4,211,819.24
337 LACSON LERLYNA TIMPUG 4,202,434.79
338 VON RAMM CARL DETLEV WILHELM 4,198,460.01
339 GARCIA DENNIS ABERASTURI 4,195,276.95
340 YAMAZAKI RYOJI 4,181,598.90
341 LIM JOHN JOHN PATRICK V 4,179,802.00
342 GANDHI SUNDEEP 4,179,699.54
343 NAKAMOTO KATSUYA 4,179,172.00
344 MONTOYA JUAN ANDRES SYQUIA 4,175,254.09
345 GOCUAN HENRY CHU 4,172,785.32
346 MARTHALER SR GREG MERRITT 4,170,558.57
347 LIM WILSON T. 4,165,814.00
348 HOSAKA YOSHIHISA 4,160,630.08
349 ROJAS BERNARDO 4,157,103.00
350 ANUSEVICIUS ERIC GEORGE 4,149,574.69
351 MORITA ISAO 4,142,245.99
352 SHIMIZU KAZUKI 4,135,469.88
353 RODRIGUEZ PEARL LIU 4,133,264.00
354 DIZON RAMON PANCRATIO DIZON 4,125,858.41
355 MONTOYA LUIS ANTONIO SEQUIA 4,119,645.00
356 QUINDIMIL MARIA EUGENIA 4,115,899.21
357 UMEDA TOMOKI 4,112,520.41
358 LOGAN RONALD LESLIE 4,111,946.00
359 TAKAKAZU ISHIKAWA X 4,110,610.56
360 BALILI MA FIDES A 4,099,605.95
361 CO WILLY SEE 4,094,582.72
362 TAKEUCHI HIROSHI 4,089,721.00
363 CHAN MARY TAN 4,073,981.58
364 GALVIN TIMOTHY 4,061,970.71
365 QUIAMBAO CESAR T 4,039,502.48
366 POCKNEE CAMERON 4,036,511.00
367 COTTERHULL ROGER ALAN 4,015,626.12
368 FURUHASHI TAIZO 4,011,950.32
369 CONSUNJI HERBERT MERCADO 4,006,400.45
370 WILSON IAN CHRISTOPHER 4,000,185.00
371 YAMANE HISASHI 3,999,055.08
372 MACOMBER DEAN MORGAN 3,997,031.92
373 COTANDA FREDDIE ARINAZA 3,995,902.00
374 SHAM KHANCHAND BUXANI 3,992,667.00
375 STRAY ADRIAN 3,992,261.00
376 AZUMA TOSHIYA 3,990,170.15
377 LUK SAU MAN ANGELA 3,990,115.71
378 TRUEGER NOAH A 3,988,630.76
379 YOKOYAMA KAZUHIKO 3,979,074.98
380 ODIAMAR MARICAR ADVIENTO 3,978,458.11
381 ABOITIZ JON RAMON MELENDEZ 3,967,846.87
382 BAUTISTA JAIME J 3,960,851.74
383 CHUA WILSON 3,955,891.11
384 ADIAZ NARCISO JR GARCIA 3,953,797.17
385 TAN WILSON PASCUA 3,949,906.03
386 RUSSELL JONATHAN CHARLES 3,947,415.13
387 DE LARRAZABAL ALBERTO MAGAPINLAC 3,946,080.23
388 GOTO CHITOSHI 3,941,600.07
389 PAL GAUTAM 3,935,394.76
390 INUKUBO NORIFUMI 3,924,923.59
391 BARKER STEVEN PAUL NORCROSS 3,923,670.83
392 SATO HIROFUMI 3,919,337.58
393 DOMINGO RICO VALDERRAMA 3,918,815.47
394 MACHNIK ALEXANDRA HALINA 3,917,516.04
395 BUGEJA SEREFIN PAUL 3,915,657.00
396 MORIKAWA RIKIO 3,911,664.57
397 MATSUHISA SATORU 3,909,188.19
398 VALDERRAMA THEODORE M 3,906,870.00
399 CASABUENA RICARDO DE ROXAS 3,906,762.65
400 SHIM WOON SIK 3,904,985.20
401 HUME PETER DONALD 3,893,356.00
402 CHUA JEAN LIM 3,890,684.76
403 VILLAR MANUEL PAOLO AGUILAR 3,876,678.40
404 YOSHIOKA MITSURU 3,875,067.97
405 SY KOOC HIAN ALISON CO 3,870,940.93
406 REDONA ENRICO GARCIA 3,863,311.98
407 MATIGNAS LEONARDO, JR. JARDIN 3,862,640.60
408 CONNELL WILLIAM BAKER 3,859,746.94
409 MOJARES ALEJANDRO CUASAY 3,859,100.52
410 MANZANA RAMON BUENAVENTURA 3,854,066.98
411 ENRIQUEZ MIGUEL CASTRO 3,851,121.47
412 SY ROBINSON KING 3,847,989.62
413 HABALA MASAAKI 3,842,606.67
414 TATSUTA HIROKI 3,839,752.48
415 KUZE TETSUYA 3,834,122.66
416 MCKEON PAULA CLAIRE 3,833,046.00
417 LEBERKNIGHT CAROLYN RENE 3,829,176.85
418 MATSUNO KAORU 3,814,971.52
419 TANIKAWA MITSUFUMI 3,806,729.19
420 OCAMPO BUENAVENTURA II DIZON 3,801,758.74
421 GO DAVID TAN 3,799,492.40
422 OTSURU SAKAE 3,791,608.44
423 APOSTOL GERALDINE HAMMOND 3,779,517.00
424 SHINOHARA TOSHIO 3,775,158.18
425 SAKAI KENTARO 3,774,982.22
426 IWAI KAZUO 3,771,673.70
427 TORRES FELICIANO LAURENA 3,761,681.00
428 MIZUTANI MASAKAZU 3,755,491.22
429 CHUA JOVEN K 3,754,523.38
430 CARILLO MICHAEL RAY 3,752,043.86
431 KRIEGER EDWARD RANDOLF 3,750,993.72
432 NAKAMURA HIROYUKI 3,745,858.88
433 SYCIP WASHINGTON ZARATE 3,741,279.00
434 DEL ROSARIO RAYMUNDO ARCA 3,740,094.11
435 ICHIMIYA KENJI 3,739,034.88
436 STA MARIA ANDRES BASA 3,732,967.70
437 BERBERABE JANE C 3,732,285.00
438 ONO KOICHIRO 3,730,983.20
439 BRESLIN PASCHAL FRANCIS 3,724,805.96
440 FUJIWARA ATSUSHI 3,724,215.37
441 THOLLON DOMINIQUE MARIE 3,718,939.72
442 ELLZEY JAY MITCHELL 3,710,138.51
443 NIWA MINORU 3,704,832.24
444 LAMY GHYSLAIN 3,704,664.61
445 KITANO JUNICHI 3,697,345.21
446 CUSTODIO MARLYN TAYAG 3,696,338.72
447 RUIZ GARCIA FERNANDO DE JESUS 3,694,291.12
448 SY EDISON KING 3,680,302.73
449 DALY DANIEL THOMAS 3,678,281.00
450 GATES DUNCAN RAYMOND ERROL 3,674,583.07
451 KOBAYASHI HIROYUKI 3,659,775.54
452 SUTTON MICHAEL ANDRIAN 3,657,602.00
453 TOPP ANDREW JAMES 3,655,440.77
454 PATRON VALENTINO RAZ 3,654,832.25
455 SABER TROY D 3,652,157.09
456 HARALDSETH KRISTIAN 3,641,935.00
457 PIQUE HOMOBONO CUAZON 3,639,781.12
458 SATO TATSUMI 3,634,945.09
459 YAMANE KAZUHIKO 3,634,081.80
460 CABALUNA JESSIE DY 3,634,033.09
461 TURNER KATHRYN LOUISE 3,632,482.00
462 KOBAYASHI TAKASHI 3,631,532.00
463 KORCZ MICHAEL LEONARD 3,627,171.61
464 KIYOSHI MORITA 3,625,378.53
465 VERA JOSE LUIS L 3,624,328.00
466 MASUDA KOJI 3,623,358.39
467 LEUTERIO ROMMEL MABBUN 3,619,937.33
468 IIZUKA KAZUYOSHI 3,612,538.08
469 DUMLAO PATRICIO AMPONIN 3,609,513.66
470 TUMMEL JAN PAUL 3,605,311.10
471 PANARES BEN THOMAS PAISO 3,588,762.00
472 TOFT ERIK KLIITGAARD 3,584,007.40
473 KAWAGUCHI RYUKICHI NARUKAMI 3,581,731.46
474 ROELEN ADRIANUS FRANCISCUS MARIA 3,581,163.16
475 YANG PHILIP DING 3,580,964.25
476 SWENSON RONALD MICHAEL 3,580,269.00
477 HEIM GUILLAUME PASCAL DIETER 3,574,235.43
478 BRANDON CHANG 3,570,021.72
479 HIZON ANGELO JR D 3,569,845.90
480 MIYACHI MASATO 3,548,186.24
481 HUANG ANDREW LIM 3,546,741.16
482 CHUA REGINE POH HUA 3,546,125.64
483 CHUA CO KIONG BENITO NG 3,544,566.85
484 YAHATA HIROSHI 3,522,883.84
485 GABRIEL ANGELITO MENDOZA 3,521,531.43
486 CANOY MARIA CLARA S 3,520,051.52
487 DETERA GINA S 3,513,701.00
488 ESENC ARIF 3,510,471.72
489 SORIANO BELINDO DE GUZMAN 3,509,651.99
490 EJERCITO JOSEPH ESTRADA 3,505,157.94
491 SHIBATA HIKOSABURO 3,504,445.43
492 BUENAVENTURA JOSE FERNANDO BALTASAR 3,503,511.00
493 VIRAY FRANCISCO LOPEZ 3,502,506.11
494 TAKASHI TOMITA 3,498,001.60
495 UCHIDA SATOSHI 3,495,697.02
496 MAEDA KAZUHIKO 3,492,632.34
497 LUNA JOSEPH ANTHONY NUBLA 3,492,608.87
498 GAYANELO JEBE R. 3,491,935.26
499 DANAO RODERICK MARTI 3,490,903.00
500 SIO JOSE TAN 3,489,942.71


Monday, April 8, 2013

3 Tarlac cops beating man video goes viral



A youtube video showing three policemen beating up on an unidentified man wearing an orange shirt in public has gone viral on the Internet and generated negative reactions.

Chief Supt. Generoso Cerbo Jr., PNP spokesman, confirmed the policemen in the video—apparently taken with a mobile phone camera—were active members of the Paniqui, Tarlac, police.

He identified them as Police Officers 2 Ritchel Antonio, Gerardo Bermudez and Fernando Acosta.

He said the incident, which was witnessed by a number of people, including students and children, took place on March 4 in Paniqui.

Cerbo said Senior Supt. Alfred Corpus, Tarlac police director, swiftly ordered the administrative relief of the erring PNP personnel and placing them under restrictive custody.

“We guarantee to the public that the PNP will not tolerate this kind of behavior of our men. We will do a thorough and fair investigation of this incident,” said Cerbo.

“It’s really difficult to conclude anything based on what we saw in the video because we did not know what happened before and after the incident. In fact, one of policemen filed a case for direct assault and physical injuries against the supposed victim,” Cerbo said.

Cerbo said the three policemen came to arrest the man who, according to Corpus, was the subject of a complaint for slight physical injuries.

The incident happened in broad daylight and in full view of motorists and passersby, among them students in uniform.

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Mirage recalled for Defective Brake

Mirage recalled for Defective Brake, recall, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi recall

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) will recall more than 1,000 units of its subcompact Mirage GLS due to a brake system flaw, the Japanese carmaker said in a statement on Friday.

MMPC said it had notified the Department of Trade and Industry of its safety recall of the Mitsubishi Mirage GLS models equipped with antilock brake system (ABS) both for manual and automatic transmission variants.

“The purpose of this safety recall is to replace the front wheel speed sensors. These sensors were found to have insufficient waterproofing if penetrated by water from rain and/or during car wash may cause the ABS system not to function correctly,” MMPC said.

The replacement procedure of the deficient part will take about an hour and will be free of charge. Coverage of this safety recall are units sold between November 2012 to March 2013.

“Although there has been no reported accident as a consequence of this problem, MMPC was directed by its principal, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Japan to voluntarily conduct this safety recall as its proactive commitment to quality and consumer safety,” the company said.

MMPC said it would announce the Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) of the 1,420 units of Mirage vehicles affected by the recall. The numbers will be posted on the firm’s website www.mitsubishi-motors.com.ph. Customers may enter their VIN in the website to check if their unit is included in the recall. In addition to this, all affected customers will be notified in writing by registered mail.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Metro Manila rattled by a 5.3-magnitude earthquake

Manila, Philippines was rattled by a moderate earthquake that shook buildings, there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

According to US Geological Survey the 5.3-magnitude quake struck at 10:27am local time (0227GMT), 158 kilometres northeast of Manila. It had a depth of 38 kilometres.

The epicentre was near the town of Casiguran, 220 kilometres north of Manila, and was also felt in the surrounding areas including Manila.

Monday, April 1, 2013

Jobseekers warned vs online scams offering jobs in Portugal

Prospective overseas Filipino workers were warned Monday against online scams offering job opportunities, as well as entry and working visas, in Portugal.

In a statement, the Foreign Affairs Department said the Philippine Embassy in Lisbon had noted a rise in the number of OFWs victimized by the scam.

"The Embassy has recently noted an upsurge in the number of Filipinos who have been victimized or have received emails from alleged companies or law firms in Portugal who offer jobs and/or promise to process entry/visa permits for employment through payment of exorbitant fees by money transfer," it said.

It said the Philippine Embassy in Lisbon has requested companies in Portugal to issue their own public advisories. Also, it is coordinating with local police authorities to address the problem.

The DFA said that in some cases, "unscrupulous individuals" even misrepresented reputable companies in Portugal by "using information on their websites but replacing their contact information."

It said the scammers then require fees for “Entry-Clearance Certificates,” “International /Overseas Employment Certificates-(I/OEC)” and “Affidavits of Guarantee Fund.”

Also, it said the IOEC being required by the scanners is not the same as the OEC issued by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

For now, the DFA said Filipinos who wish to travel or work in Portugal may contact the Portuguese Embassy in Jakarta at:

- Phone: +6-221-319-0830; +6-221-319-08022
- Fax: +6-221-319-08031
- Email: poremjak@cbn.net.id, poremjak@jakarta.dgaccp.pt, mail@jakarta.dgaccp.pt

They may also contact the Philippine Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal at filipinas.emb.lisbon@gmail.com.

Due diligence

The DFA also urged the public to "exercise due diligence and caution" in dealing with unverified parties.

"Be aware that business companies with international dealings rarely hire employees solely on the basis of a curriculum vitae but will always require personal interviews," it said.

Also, it said prospective employees should be "wary of job offers from individuals who ask for fees for testing or processing of documents prior to employment because this is a sure sign of a scam." — RSJ, GMA News