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8 METRO John Henry Dodson, Editor Friday, 15 March 2019 Daily Tribune Riding-in-tandem criminals days numbered An initial funding of P150 million will be appropriated for the implementation of the measure By Kristina Maralit Consistent with his policy of fighting crime and restoring peace and order in the streets, President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a new law requiring the two-wheeled vehicles to have larger, more readable and color-coded number plates. Republic Act 11235, also called the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act, was signed by Duterte last 8 March. The law is aimed at curbing crimes perpetrated by the so-called riding-in-tandem who uses motorcycles in committing criminal acts. The most common crime committed by ridingin-tandem suspects is murder, where the back rider shoots the victim while the driver zips them away from the scene of the crime. A copy of the new measure was officially released by the Palace on Thursday, 14 March. An initial funding of P150 million will be appropriated for the implementation of the measure. Under the new law, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) is mandated to implement the new number plate system. It will issue the new plates which must be readable from the front, back and side of the motorcycle and from a distance of at least 15 meters. The plates must also be color-coded based on a scheme yet to be devised by the LTO which matches a specific color to a particular region. Registered motorcycles must bear the plates in the color which corresponds to the region where they have a record. This is to give law enforcement agencies an easier way of tracing and identifying the origin of a motorcycle. The law requires motorcycle owners to have their units registered within five days of purchase. Failure to do so would result in imprisonment or a fine of not less than P25,000. Driving without a number plate will result in imprisonment plus a fine of P50,000 to P100,000. The use of stolen number plates, meanwhile, carries a fine of P50,000 to P100,000. Owners, drivers and passengers of motorcycles proven to have been used in the perpetration of criminal acts will be slapped with hefty fines and jail time, according to RA 11235. If a crime is attempted or committed is a grave felony, the owner, driver and passenger will be meted out a punishment of 12 years and 1 day to 20 years imprisonment or reclusion temporal, to 30 years or more prison time, or reclusion perpetua. Should the crime be ruled as a less grave felony, the guilty party will face prision correccional to prision mayor or six years and 1 day to 12 years imprisonment. If death or serious physical injury results from the commission of a crime using a motorcycle, the punishment shall be reclusion perpetua. Outlaws Riding-in-tandem criminals will soon be stopped with a new law requiring motorcycles to have bigger plate numbers. By Neil Alcober The long arm of the law has finally caught up with a man who went into hiding for four years after being convicted for robbery-extortion by posing as member of Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). Senior Supt. Ariel Fulo, San Juan police chief, identified the convict as Mario Luis Gonzales, 67, of 19 J. Vicencio St., Barangay By Alvin Murcia A court employee who fails to exercise diligence in performing his duties and repeatedly disregards the directives and instructions of his superiors is a disgrace to the judiciary and should be dismissed from service. With this strongly-worded decision, the High Tribunal dismissed Raul C. Guevara of the Valenzuela City Regional Trial Court Branch 270 as clerk-in-charge for criminal cases for unsatisfactory performance, continuous disobedience to his superiors and infidelity in the custody of court records. Aside from the dismissal, the SC also ordered the forfeiture of all his benefits. In a nine-page per curiam decision, the Supreme Court en banc ordered Guevara’s immediate dismissal from the service. The SC also ordered the forfeiture of all his benefits, except accrued leave benefits and disqualified him from re-employment By Neil Alcober Sta Lucia, San Juan City. Unidentified thieves believed to be members of the notorious Akyat Bahay Gang carted away some P280,000 cash and a firearm worth P120,000 Wednesday night from a house in Provident Village, Barangay Jesus Dela Peña, Marikina City. The victim said he was walking along Angel Santos Street, Barangay Tumana, around 6 p.m. when the suspect who was armed with a knife announced the hold-up. Police said the victim, Robert Natthavong Jumchjai, By Pat C. Santos Cops arrest extorting NPA poseur The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 13 yesterday sentenced a lady drug dealer with life imprisonment while three of her cohorts were meted with 15 years behind bars after being found guilty for violation of Sections 5 and 11 of Republic Act 9165, otherwise known as Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002. But unknown to the suspects, agents of National Bureau of Investigation set an entrapment operation against them. Fulo, said Gonzales was collared by members of the San Juan City police warrant and subpoena unit in his house at 1:20 p.m. yesterday. SC axes incompetent court executive in the government service, including government-owned and controlled corporations. Court records showed Guevarra was slapped with an administrative complaint by Milagros P. Malubay, officer-in-charge of the RTC Branch 270, after receiving two consecutive unsatisfactory performance ratings from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015. He was also accused of continuously disobeying the instructions contained in several memoranda issued by Malubay and Presiding Judge Evangeline M. Francisco. His insubordination had prompted Judge Francisco to relieve him from his duties as the clerk-in-charge for criminal cases, following the discovery of the loss of court records under his custody. The SC in its ruling expounded, “Such loss of court records while in his custody reflected his lack of diligence in performing his duties and indubitably revealed his uncharacteristic indifference to and wanton abandonment of his regular assigned duties and responsibilities.” Court records showed Gonzales and two other suspects extorted P550,000 money from one Noel Franco, an engineer of a construction firm. It was learned that Gonzales was convicted by Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 143 to suffer four to six years of imprisonment on extortion charges. The suspects reportedly claimed to be members of the central committee of the 48, left his house unattended at around 12 noon Wednesday. When he came back at around 9:30 p.m. of the same day, he noticed that his main door was already open while the other door going to the second floor was forcibly broken. When he checked his room in the second floor, he discovered that his cash and the .45 caliber pistol Kimber, worth P120,000, registered under his name were already missing. Meanwhile, Christian Dela Cruz, 35, lost his silver fine of P600,000, while Dulay, Santos and Sicat were ordered to pay P350,000 each for their crime. Court records showed the suspects were arrested during a buy-bust operation on December 2014 in Sta. Cruz, Manila. CPP-NPA and contacted Franco through his cellphone and demanded the said amount in aid of the revolutionary movement. But unknown to the suspects, agents of National Bureau of Investigation set an entrapment operation against them. When the victim handed the P200,000 to the suspects, authorities who were positioned at the area nabbed the two suspects. Gonzales, however, managed to elude arrest. Thieves cart cash, firearm from Marikina house Lady drug dealer gets life Every drop counts A young boy looks dejected as he waits to fill up his water container in Makati City. BOB DUNGO JR. necklace to a stick-up artist, identified as Byan Pilandi, 26, the other night, also in Marikina City. The victim said he was walking along Angel Santos Street, Barangay Tumana, around 6 p.m. when the suspect who was armed with a knife announced the hold-up. He immediately reported the incident to the police who immediately conducted a follow-up operation that resulted in the arrest of the suspect. Balutan not yet off the hook Former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Alexander Balutan may have voluntarily resigned from his post, but he might still find himself facing his detractors and even some of his former colleagues anytime soon. The Board and its management and its employees stand by its value of professionalism. This, after the agency yesterday said it welcomes the conduct of a probe into corruption allegations. It added it will not condone anyone found to be involved in graft and corrupt practices. PCSO spokeswoman lawyer Marissa Medrano said their office is open to all forms of investigation, adding they will subject themselves to any probe. “The PCSO is optimistic that the investigation is also a means to cleanse the agency if there really are corrupt officials and employees among its ranks,” Medrano said. “The Board and its management and its employees stand by its value of professionalism. If a person has nothing to hide, then by all means an investigation by an independent investigating body will be very much welcome,” she added. Last Tuesday, presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said he will recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte an independent probe by the Office of the Ombudsman regarding corruption allegations against Balutan. The court ordered Reyes to pay the fine of P600,000 while Dulay, Santos and Sicat were ordered to pay P350,000 each for their crime. In a decision penned by Judge Emilio Rodolfo Legaspi III, he found the accused Irene Reyes guilty and immediately sent her to the Correctional Institute for Women, where she is doomed to serve her life sentence. Her other co-accused, namely Pablito Dulay, Andres Santos and Angelito Sicat, however, were sent to National Bilibid Prison (NBP) where they will serve 15-year jail terms. Also, the court ordered Reyes to pay the Child’s play Unmindful of the searing summer heat these children take a piggyback ride from a hippopotamus statue at the Kamay ni Hesus Fun Park. ROMAN PROSPERO
MOST INNOVATIVE BROADSHEET 2018 44TH PHILIPPINES BUSINESS EXPO VENEZUELA BLACKOUT TRIGGERS LOOTING P20 THAI BAGS SOUTHWOODS CROWN P18 LOOKING AT LONG TERM P15 Jun Vallecera, Editor Friday, 15 March 2019 Daily Tribune BUSINESS 9 Car sales lag 8% over 2 months A MAN walks through a used car sales yard in Beijing, China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades losing more steam in the last quarter as it battles a massive debt pile and a US trade war, official data showed. AFP Guarding vs systemic risks The interagency Financial Stability Coordination Council (FSCC) on Thursday said it will continue to steer the financial system by continuing to be the venue for financial market authorities to identify, monitor, manage and mitigate the buildup of systemic risks in the financial system. The new Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno, who is also the new chairman of the FSCC, said he will continue to build on the progress made by the council. At its quarterly meeting, Diokno, being the new council chief, led the assessment on the impact of the slowing global growth in the Philippines, as well as the changing economic landscape in both the US and China. “Global markets were turbulent when we closed 2018 and there are new developments at the start of 2019 that could affect financial markets,” Diokno said. “We need to consider the possible scenarios and steer our financial system so that we can effectively manage these possibilities and continue with our economic growth agenda,” he added. JLao For employers, the challenge is to be able to transform the business process, redefine the job towards higher value and redeploy qualified workers in order for them to continue working with dignity and self-respect The increasing sophistication and commercial application of advances in technology, principally in automation and artificial intelligence, will have far reaching consequences on the nature of work and the workplace across many sectors. The debate focuses on the changes they will bring and the extent of their impact, mainly in terms of workforce dislocations and the process of transitioning to new jobs, not only to workers but to society as well. I remember during my early working days, there were rows upon rows of accounting clerks tabulating and posting manually various company transactions. The ledgers and accounting sheets were so cumbersome to maintain. Similarly, there were dozens in the secretarial staff typing away letters, memos and what have you. Today, with almost each worker having laptops and printers, Mainstreaming women‘s insurance Insular Life, along with the International Finance Corp. (IFC), eyes greater financial inclusion by capturing a bigger share of the insured population. With the help of IFC, the private investment arm of the World Bank Group, the insurer launched its newest program expected to impact the lives of one million Filipino women. Dubbed as the InLife Sheroes, the program provides life-long risk mitigation solutions for women while educating them on financial management, health and well-being. Insular Life executive chairman Nina Aguas said the program is a reflection of their belief that women are an important market that remains largely untapped at the moment. We believe the women sector is important not just as a market segment. There are clear needs of women that are not fully addressed. “This is such an important initiative for us not just at Insular but also, I think, in many ways for the insurance industry. This is beyond our company because it will touch the communities and the cities and ultimately the country,” Aguas told reporters. “We believe the women sector is important not just as a market segment. There are clear needs of women that are not fully addressed. So, we are focusing our initiatives on women with the help of the IFC,” she said. The World Bank unit helps the insurer address the specific needs of Filipino women by conducting a study on the subject. According to the insurer, the program will reach out to the untapped segment of women in the country, starting with women entrepreneurs who need life and health protection as well as financial solutions to expand their business. The IFC study revealed a massive market opportunity for the insurance industry reaching an estimated $1.7 trillion by 2030 globally. Half of this opportunity, the study said, is in the Philippines. Henriette Kolb, manager of IFC’s Gender Secretariat, said the latest study requires a clear need for a women inclusive insurance program that will also promote further economic growth. Joshua Lao Changing nature of work work in these areas has been reduced drastically. There is greater efficiency and accuracy in reporting and overall productivity has increased immensely. The workplace, the organization and the processes have changed. And the workers? They moved on to other things. With the increase in computing power and rapid technological innovations and commercial applications, a greater number of jobs will be eliminated. Some jobs are prone to automation, particularly those that are manual, routine and repetitive. Low-skilled jobs in manufacturing, among other things, are particularly vulnerable. Robots in the automotive industry will eliminate jobs such as welding or painting. Some jobs, however, are not susceptive to automation, not yet anyway. These are in the creative fields like arts, highly technical fields, nonroutine work, and those requiring interpersonal and social interactions such as healthcare aides. Others have only specific segments or tasks that can be automated to compliment the work of humans, thus humans will work alongside digital-technology-driven machines. With the proliferation of automated diagnostic machines in the medical profession, the human touch is still EMPLOYER’S CORNER Ed Lacson needed in explaining to the patient his illness and the required treatments. The same is true for financial advisors interacting with clients on various investment options. What is interesting to note is the creation of new and transformation of existing jobs because of automation, which when handled well, could reduce widespread displacement or dislocation of workers. In the banking industry, ATM machines do most of a teller’s job of receiving money. However, some banks We are encouraged by the good sales performance of AVID for the month which signals stronger consumer confidence as well as preference for top-notch products By AJ Bajo The Association of Vehicle and Distributors Inc., (AVID) on Thursday reported 14,499 units sold during the first two months of the year, 8 percent lower compared to figures in 2018. Still, annual car sales grew by 12 percent to 7,876 units sold in February, owing to increased consumer spending and fresh products in store. “We are encouraged by the good sales performance of AVID for the month which signals stronger consumer confidence as well as preference for top-notch products,” AVID president Ma. Fe Perez-Agudo said. “While we are still in the early part of the year, we have gotten over the hump and expect a robust recovery for the automotive industry.” Demand for passenger cars dropped a notch in February this year compared to a year ago, to 2,843 units from 2,881. For the first two months, car sales for the segment dropped by a cumulative 15 percent to 5,140 units, AVID said. Hyundai remained the best-selling brand, accounting for 3,490 units of the total units sold, or about 68 percent. The light commercial vehicle (LCV) segment made up 62 percent of the sales mix. Sales for the segment went up by 22 percent to 4,905 units sold compared to 4,028 units sold in February 2018. have transformed their tellers into a “universal processor” that attends to all the financial needs of a customer, instead of just doing the limited tasks of deposit taking and withdrawal. The job has evolved to providing higher value services to customers which, eventually, leads to higher pay. Such changeover, however, requires an appropriate assessment There is greater efficiency and accuracy in reporting and overall productivity has increased immensely. of training needs to reskill workers and mentoring throughout the period of adaptation to the new job. For the workers to stay relevant, they need to unlearn their previous skill set, start acquiring new skills and adapt fast to the new job. Year to date, the LCV segment saw a slight decline with 9,146 units sold this year from 9,434 units the prior year. Ford led the segment with 3,596 units sold. Sales in the commercial vehicle (CV) segment grew by 19 percent to 128 units sold in February, while sales were unchanged for the first two months this year compared to 2018, at 213 units. Hyundai topped the segment with 154 units sold, AVID said, while JAC Automobile Int’l Philippines Inc. followed with 59 units. Initial indications point to the fact that the Philippine economy is poised for improved performance in 2019. We aim to ride this wave for growth. “We are seeing an upturn in all major segments which augurs well for AVID in the coming months,” Perez-Agudo said. “Initial indications point to the fact that the Philippine economy is poised for improved performance in 2019. We aim to ride this wave for growth.” AVID is banking on the expectation the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will ease monetary policy rates in light of improving inflation, which fell 3.8 percent in February. The attractive financing and lower inflation bode well for auto demand, AVID said, which is poised to stage a recovery. A TECHNICIAN works on the Nomex production line of a subsidiary of China Energy in Lingwu, the Ningxia Hui autonomous region. XINHUA Those unable to make the transition become social liabilities that government and companies need to look at from a social security issue to reduce the human costs of automation. On a wider context, since the vulnerable jobs are primarily low-skilled jobs, the inability to acquire new skills and thus gainful employment can exacerbate income disparity. On this note, government can facilitate the reskilling process by supporting skills development institutions, develop relevant curriculum, and make tuition affordable. Companies, on the other hand, can invest and cultivate within their system a continuous learning culture and more cross-functional exposures for their workers to ease the transition process. Workers in turn need to be flexible and adaptable. For employers, the challenge is to be able to transform the business process, redefine the job towards higher value and redeploy qualified workers in order for them to continue working with dignity and self-respect. This article is the last in a three-part series on the “Changing Nature of Work.” MEGALOTTO 6/45 FRIDAY, 15 MARCH 2019 JACKPOT PRIZE H PCSO www.pcso.gov.ph P41,000,000.00 * Jackpot amount may change depending on actual sales until 8:30 PM of March 15, 2019 * Jackpot amount may change depending on actual sales until 8:30 PM of March 15, 2019 PLAY & WIN NA! TONIGHT NA!
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