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President Duterte confers Order of Sikatuna on
outgoing Czech, Australian and Malaysian envoys
MANILA
—
President
Rodrigo Roa Duterte on
Friday,
November
23,
conferred the Order of
Sikatuna
on
outgoing
Czech Ambassador to the
Philippines Jaroslav Olša
Jr., during his farewell to the
President.

The Order of Sikatuna
with the rank of Grand Cross
(Datu), gold distinction, was
conferred on the Czech envoy
for his significant role in
strengthening and deepening
the
cordial
relations
between the Republic of the
Philippines and the Czech
Republic.

President
Duterte
recognized the ambassador
for his committed efforts
in
further
strengthening
cooperation between the
Czech Republic and the
Republic of the Philippines
to advance peace, progress,
and prosperity, and for
helping to bring closer the
people of the Republic of
the Philippines and the
Czech Republic in greater
friendship,
understanding,
and mutual respect.

Ambassador
Olša
started
serving
in
the
Philippines in 2014.

Also present during
the farewell call were Foreign
Affairs
Undersecretary
Ernesto Abella and Foreign
Affairs
Director
Indhira
Bañares.

Accompanying
the
Czech envoy were Czech
Deputy Chief of Mission
Jana Peterková and Czech
Republic’s
Trade
and
Economic Counselor First
Secretary Benjamin Žiga.
Farewell call of Australian
Ambassador

President
Rodrigo
Roa Duterte also conferred
the
Order
of
Sikatuna
on
outgoing
Australian
Ambassador
to
the
Philippines Amanda Gorely
who started serving in the
Philippines in 2014.

Ambassador Gorely
was awarded the Order of
Sikatuna with the rank of
Grand Cross (Datu), silver
distinction.
The
Australian
Ambassador received the
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SSS offers additional payment
option for delinquent employers
THE Social Security System
(SSS) offers an additional
payment scheme for qualified
delinquent employers who are
experiencing financial difficulties
in fulfilling their outstanding
obligations to the pension fund.

SSS President and Chief
Executive Officer Emmanuel
F. Dooc said that delinquent
employers who have paid their
principal obligations shall be
entitled to a one-year period
within which they can defer the
payment of the penalty either
in full or through installment
based on the assigned monthly
installment payment plan.

“As valuable partners
of the pension fund, we want to
help them instead of giving much
burden by providing lenient
ways in paying their financial
obligations to SSS,” Dooc said.

Delinquent employers
who are qualified for the
additional settlement option are
those with outstanding obligation
of at least P100,000 exclusive of
penalty, with or without pending
cases before the Prosecutor’s
Office, courts, and Social Security
Commission (SSC), and with
or without subsisting approved
settlement scheme.

“The additional payment
option specifically caters to
delinquent employers who are
currently experiencing financial
difficulties due to income losses,
mismanagement or those who
were greatly affected by natural
and man-made disasters,” Dooc
added.

Under the SSS Circular
No. 2018-008, employers who
paid their principal contributions
in full or within a period not
exceeding 90 days from the
approval of theapplication, shall
be entitled to a one-year period to
defer the payment of their accrued
penalties.

“If the employers failed
to settle the principal amount
within the 90-day period, a
three percent per month penalty
shall be imposed on the balance
until the principal contribution
is fully paid. That’s why it is
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte poses for a photo with outgoing Malaysian Ambassador to the Philippines Dato’ Razlan Abdul
Rashid who paid his farewell call on the President at the Malacañan Palace on November 23, 2018. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/
PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
Child protection advocates raise challenges

In her message, CWC
of digital parenting
Executive Director Mary Mitzi
QUEZON CITY -- “Gadgets
cannot replace the relationship
between parents and children.
Personal interaction is still
the most important facet of
parenting.”

This was the message
emphasized by advocates of
child protection which include
national government agencies
(NGAs) and non-government
organizations (NGOs), who
gathered over the weekend to
tackle the challenges of digital
parenting.

As part of the 26th
National Children’s Month
celebration, the Conference
on Digital Parenting held in
Quezon City on November 17
focused on how technology
affects parenting styles. It was
led by the Department of Social
Welfare and Development
(DSWD); Council for the
Welfare of Children (CWC), an
attached agency of DSWD; and,
the National Youth Commission
(NYC) with partner NGAs and
NGOs.
Cajayon-Uy emphasized the
impact of social media in the
lives of children.

“Gadgets, such as
mobile phones, are now the
most common gifts of parents
to their children whenever they
get high grades,” Dir. Cajayon-
Uy said.
“Social
media
provides
connection and knowledge, but
it also has negative effects, so
parents must ensure that their
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Participants during the Conference on Digital Parenting demonstrate how connectivity works.