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#APEC2015 InterAksyon.com file photo of Chief Justice Maria
PHL Chief Justice pitches incentives Lourdes Sereno.
for 6 women values at workplace
MANILA - More than men, women What ABAC can do. A powerful rules,” Sereno said.
tend to prefer self-fulfillment, family “They are able to manage their time crises one after other,” Sereno said, group, the APEC Business Advisory Family-friendly employers must be
and other relationships, work-life better. But these are not articulated in citing her own day-to-day exposure to Council can create a fairer, more
balance, and time flexibility to money, any of current business models,” the managing career and family. transparent world if these women’s rewarded with incentives, she said.
status, and power. In leadership chief justice said. abilities as “consensus builders and Family-friendly enterprises are those
positions, they are also more likely to x While men are more comfortable crisis managers” are recognized. that, among others, have day-care
be more crisis-solving, multi-faceted, v Women in business tend to be with formal rules, women have a centers and allow employees to take
consensual, and intuitive than men. family-oriented and view their business better intuitive sense of employees and For one, ABAC can “make family family leaves to take care of children or
as extensions of their relationships to constituencies. orientation a measure of excellence, sick or elderly relatives.
These are some of the positive family and community, Sereno said. by mainstreaming instead of treating
qualities of women that, Philippine “With our sixth sense, we are able it as an outlier,” the chief justice said. Of her own experience in the
Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno told APEC “In times of trouble, they are able to detect when something is bothering judiciary, Sereno said women are less
business leaders, should be recognized to build consensus more easily...So a employees and in a roundabout way “Interruptions in career cannot prone to corruption than men. The
and given incentives. woman is able to make employees feel can ask them, without hurting feelings, be taken against her. Her ability to theory behind this, she said, is because
they are part of a family. And you do what’s the problem,” she said. sacrifice self-interest for a higher women shun the nightlife.
At the ABAC Women’s Luncheon, anything to save the family,” she said. objective [of caring for a loved one]
Sereno said these values and leadership y Women also have a better sense must be recognized. [Business] must “They would rather go home to their
style should be encouraged, and not “Women are more effective in of balance between economic and non- appreciate the sense of balance she family, take care of their parents or
taken against women. making a call for sacrifice,” she added. economic goals. brings to the table,” she added. children, go to church. It is thus difficult
to strike a deal in these circumstances,
“These should be recognized and Most women-run businesses are “Being better at work-life balance “Imagine what all of the above so to speak,” Sereno said.
amply rewarded,” Sereno said. “The in services and in micro, small, and means they are also better at would mean for ABAC leadership,”
female style must be recognized by medium enterprises. They tend to maintaining relationships,” she said. Sereno said. When she opted out of fast-track
mainstream business literature on the have a smaller workforce and smaller “They are also better communicators, law firm life after having children, the
restructuring of economies.” consumer base, Sereno said, citing speaking more powerfully in qualitative What legislation, judiciary can do. chief justice said she heard all the dire
business literature. and not quantitative manner.” warnings about regretting her decision
Qualities of women that should be The legal structure, for its part, must later and criticisms about being afraid
rewarded w While men tend to be linear and z Women are preferred over men to be changed accordingly, the chief of success.
sequential in thinking, women tend take over a business when it is in trouble. justice said.
u Women go into business because to be more wholistic and long-term in “Those who said that to me then
it gives them the flexibility and the their approach, she said. “This might be an indication that “Substantive law must respond. cannot say that to me now because I
freedom to balance their family life women can solve crises. In tough and We need to make the playing field am chief justice,” she said. n Veronica Uy /
and their career better. “Their perspectives are wider. They difficult social situations, women fair, predictable, and transparent,
take cognizance of different things appear to make better judgments,” with open information and simpler InterAksyon.com / November 14, 2015 / 6:57 pm
running at the same time and solve Sereno said.
Metro’s homeless, street kids housed Suspect in 2003 Davao bombings captured in Cotabato
at Boys Town for APEC2015 week MANILA – Military and police regional trial courts.
operatives arrested in Cotabato Mentang allegedly took part in
MANILA - Residents of Parang, denied plans to “tuck away from sight” province a former member of the the bombings of the Sasa Wharf and
Marikina, confirmed that some of the of the APEC visitors the thousands of
homeless of Metro Manilla, including homeless families and street children Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Special Ecoland terminal in Davao.
street children, have been brought to usually seen around Metro Manila’s
Boys Town for the duration of country’s streets. The DSWD had been barraged Operations Group wanted for alleged Mentang was supposedly among
hosting of the Asia Pacific Economic with queries on its plans, following its
Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ move in January, when Pope Francis involvement in 2003 bombings in the first 15 members of the MILF
Meeting next week. came to Manila, to bring hundreds of
the homeless to a resort south of Metro Davao City that killed 23 persons and trained in basic demolition by the
Residents told News5 they saw the Manila.
stream of arrivals since Tuesday (No. injured 27 others. Jemaah Islamiyah terror network in
10). They also pointed to the tarpaulins The DSWD did not respond to
hanging on Boys Town’s gate, with the calls by News5 on the herding of the Colonel Noel Detoyato, Armed 1995. He went on to train fellow MILF
words, “We support APEC.” homeless to Boys Town this week. n
Forces of the Philippines public members.
Some parents with children at News5 / InterAksyon.com / November 14, 2015 /
Boys Town deplored, however, the TV5 screenshot of DSWD’s main office in Quezon City. affairs office chief, said Abdul Manap He was arrested in Santa Ana,
10:46 am
proliferation of trash, mostly from the Mentang alias “Manny,” “Manap” and Manila in October 2004 but was
meals taken by the transients, around the
sprawling compound. “Al-Molk,” was captured Wednesday in released from jail after three months
The government, especially the Barangay Panatan, Pigcawayan town. for lack of evidence.
Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD), had in the past He was the subject of arrest warrants Mentang has been turned over to
for multiple murder and multiple police in Davao City. n Priam F. Nepomuceno
frustrated murder issued separately / Philippine News Agency / November 14, 2015 /
by the Davao City and Cotabato City 9:25 am
VP Binay to attend APEC functions amid rift with Malacañang
Despite political differences with Binay is the presidential candidate as Cabinet member. Vice President Jejomar Binay yung hospitality ng Pilipino. So, these
Malacañang, Vice President Jejomar of the opposition United Nationalist Also in his Friday press statement, are the basic traits of the Filipino that
Binay said Friday that he would Alliance (UNA). Talagang dapat puntahan po ito ng mga we really should be proud of,” Binay
nevertheless be welcoming heads of the Vice President urged political turista. Iyon ho ang isa. Pangalawa, said. n Amita Legaspi / DVM, GMA News / November
state arriving for next week’s Asia In a speech during the launch of parties to set aside differences during yong kaakit-akit na ugali ng Pilipino
Pacific Economic Conference (APEC), the UNA as a political party, Binay next week’s APEC summit, and show na palatawa. Kahit na napakalaki ng 14, 2015 / 9:39 pm
and he would be attending conference criticized the administration’s supposed the world that Philippine government problema, natawa pa. Ang pangatlo,
functions as well. inefficiency in addressing social leaders are united in showing the best
problems. He also enumerated the that the country had to offer.
“Talaga ang protocol diyan, ang areas where the Aquino administration
vice president ay sasalubong doon sa allegedly failed to do its job. “APEC is a very important event that
mga heads of state. Iyon ho ang isa we should all support. We are hopeful
kong trabaho,” Binay said in a press Malacañang and Liberal Party that the agreements will promote real
statement. “Pangalawa, bayan naman officials had earlier said that they inclusive growth that uplifts the lives of
natin ito. Kahit na kami ay hindi had no hand in the allegations and the poor,” he said.
nagkakasundo, a-attend ako sa mga complaints filed against Binay.
receptions.” He was confident that the Philippines
Presidential spokesperson Edwin will do a good job as host to the week-
Binay has been openly critical of Lacierda also disputed the vice long economic forum and that the
the Aquino administration ever since president’s accusation, countering that inherent hospitality of the Filipinos
he resigned from the Cabinet in June. Binay had every opportunity to voice would shine throughout the event.
his gripes during his almost five years
“Napaka-ganda ng ating bansa.