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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan was struck Wednesday, April 4, 2024, by its most powerful earthquake in a quarter of a century. At least nine people were killed and hundreds injured, buildings and highways damaged and dozens of workers at quarries stranded.Taiwan is no stranger to powerful earthquakes yet their toll on the high-tech island's 23 million residents has been relatively contained thanks to its excellent earthquake preparedness, experts say.Here is a closer look at Taiwan’s history of earthquakes:WHY SO MANY TEMBLORS?Taiwan lies along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” the line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s earthquakes occur.The area is particularly vulnerable to temblors due to the tension accumulated from the interactions of two tectonic plates, the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate, which may lead to sudden releases in the form of earthquakes.The region’s mountainous landscape can magnify the ground shaking, leading to landslides. Several such landslides occurred on Taiwan’s eastern coast near the epicenter of Wednesday's quake near eastern Hualien County, when falling debris hit tunnels and highways, crushing vehicles and causing several deaths.HOW WELL-EQUIPPED IS TAIWAN TO HANDLE QUAKES?Wednesday’s earthquake measured 7.2, according to Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency, while the US Geological Survey put it at 7.4. It damaged several buildings in Hualien but caused only minor losses in the capital Taipei despite being strongly felt there.The earthquake hit in the middle of the morning rush hour yet only slightly derailed the regular commute. Just minutes later, parents were again walking their children to school and workers driving to offices.“Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness is among the most advanced in the world,” said Stephen Gao, a seismologist and professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology. “The island has implemented strict building codes, a world-class seismological network, and widespread public education campaigns on earthquake safety.”The government continually revises the level of quake resistance required of new and existing buildings — which may increase construction costs — and offers subsidies to residents willing to check their buildings’ quake resistance.Following a 2016 quake in Tainan, on the island’s southwestern coast, five people involved in the construction of a 17-story high-rise apartment building that was the only major structure to have collapsed, killing dozens, were found guilty of negligence and given prison sentences.Taiwan also is pushing quake drills at schools and workplaces while public media and cellphones regularly carry notices about earthquakes and safety.“These measures have significantly enhanced Taiwan’s resilience to earthquakes, helping to mitigate the potential for catastrophic damage and loss of life,” Gao said.THE 1999 QUAKE WAS A WAKE-UP CALLTaiwan and its surrounding waters have registered about 2,000 earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.0 or greater since 1980, and more than 100 earthquakes with a magnitude above 5.5, according to the USGS.The island’s worst quake in recent years struck on September 21, 1999, with a magnitude of 7.7. It caused 2,400 deaths, injured around 100,000 and destroyed thousands of buildings.It was also a major wake-up call that led to key administrative reforms to improve emergency response and disaster reduction, according to Daniel Aldrich, professor of political science and public policy at Northeastern University.“Observers strongly criticized Taiwan’s response to the 21 September 1999 earthquake, arguing that it took hours for emergency medical response teams to arrive, that rescuers lacked training, and that the operations between government agencies were not well coordinated," he wrote in an email. As a result, the government passed the Disaster Prevention and Protection Act and set up two national centers to handle coordination and training for earthquakes.“I think we’re seeing the results in this most recent shock,” he said. (AP) Where can I bet my money? Philippines INFLATION in Central Visayas declined to 2.5 percent in January 2024 from 3.9 percent in December 2023, according to the latest data from the statistics office.The Summary Inflation Report in Central Visayas Consumer Price Index released on Feb. 8, 2024 also showed that Central Visayas’ latest inflation rate marks a significant decrease from the rate in the same period last year, when the inflation rate was 7.2 percent.Meanwhile, the country’s headline inflation, or the overall inflation, also decelerated, dropping to 2.8 percent in January 2024 from 3.9 percent in December 2023; this represents a moderation from the higher rate of 8.7 percent recorded during the start of 2023.Inflation rates across all regions decreased last month compared to in December 2023. Regions 1 (Ilocos Region) and 2 (Cagayan Valley) reported the lowest inflation rates at 1.5 percent, while Region 11 (Davao Region) saw the highest inflation at 4.4 percent in January 2024.Inflation rate, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said, is equivalent to a decline in the purchasing power of the peso. It is the change in the Consumer Price Index over a specific period of time, usually a month or a year.The PSA report pointed to several key factors driving this downward trend of regional inflation.Key factorsPSA 7 reported that the down­trend in regional inflation in January 2024 was mainly brought about by the lower year-on-year growth rate of food and non-alcoholic beverages.In Central Visayas, the year-on-year growth rate of food and non-alcoholic beverages dropped to 2.2 percent in January 2024 from 5.5 percent in December 2023.Additionally, a lower inflation rate in the indices of transport and education services also contributed to the decrease. The inflation rate in transport declined to 0.5 percent in January 2024 from 3.8 percent in December 2023 while the inflation rate in education services decreased to 0.9 percent from 1.5 percent in December 2023.Further contributing to the moderation in inflation were decreases observed in several commodity groups during the month.Lower inflation rates were observed in alcoholic beverages and tobacco (from 10.4 percent to 10.2 percent); clothing and footwear (from 2.6 percent to 2.4 percent); furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (from 3.3 percent to 3.2 percent); health (from 4.6 percent to 4.5 percent); financial services (from 0.0 percent to -0.2 percent), and personal care and miscellaneous goods and services (from 4.5 percent to 4.4 percent.)However, amid these decreases, certain commodity groups witnessed faster annual increments during the month.Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels increased to two percent from 1.7 percent, while recreation, sport, and culture rose to 3.7 percent from 3.6 percent.Additionally, restaurants and accommodation services saw an uptick to 4.3 percent from four percent. Meanwhile, information and communication maintained its previous month’s annual rate of 0.3 percent.PSA 7 said the top three commodity groups contributing to the 2.5 percent regional inflation in January 2024 are food and non-alcoholic beverages (34.1 percent share or 0.85 percentage point), followed by housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels, accounting for a 19.2 percent share or 0.48 percentage point, and restaurants and accommodation services with 15.6 percent share or 0.39 percentage point.Food inflationMeanwhile, the food inflation in the region eased to 2.1 percent in January 2024 from 5.6 percent in December 2023. The region’s food inflation rate was higher in January 2023 at 7.5 percent.Lower annual growth rates were observed in fish and other seafood, vegetables, fruits, corn, oils, fats, and ready-made food products. Rice, flour, meat, and dairy products saw increased year-on-year growth rates.Food contributed 29.7 percent to overall inflation, with cereals, dairy, and meat being the primary contributors.

INFLATION in Central Visayas declined to 2.5 percent in January 2024 from 3.9 percent in December 2023, according to the latest data from the statistics office.The Summary Inflation Report in Central Visayas Consumer Price Index released on Feb. 8, 2024 also showed that Central Visayas’ latest inflation rate marks a significant decrease from the rate in the same period last year, when the inflation rate was 7.2 percent.Meanwhile, the country’s headline inflation, or the overall inflation, also decelerated, dropping to 2.8 percent in January 2024 from 3.9 percent in December 2023; this represents a moderation from the higher rate of 8.7 percent recorded during the start of 2023.Inflation rates across all regions decreased last month compared to in December 2023. Regions 1 (Ilocos Region) and 2 (Cagayan Valley) reported the lowest inflation rates at 1.5 percent, while Region 11 (Davao Region) saw the highest inflation at 4.4 percent in January 2024.Inflation rate, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said, is equivalent to a decline in the purchasing power of the peso. It is the change in the Consumer Price Index over a specific period of time, usually a month or a year.The PSA report pointed to several key factors driving this downward trend of regional inflation.Key factorsPSA 7 reported that the down­trend in regional inflation in January 2024 was mainly brought about by the lower year-on-year growth rate of food and non-alcoholic beverages.In Central Visayas, the year-on-year growth rate of food and non-alcoholic beverages dropped to 2.2 percent in January 2024 from 5.5 percent in December 2023.Additionally, a lower inflation rate in the indices of transport and education services also contributed to the decrease. The inflation rate in transport declined to 0.5 percent in January 2024 from 3.8 percent in December 2023 while the inflation rate in education services decreased to 0.9 percent from 1.5 percent in December 2023.Further contributing to the moderation in inflation were decreases observed in several commodity groups during the month.Lower inflation rates were observed in alcoholic beverages and tobacco (from 10.4 percent to 10.2 percent); clothing and footwear (from 2.6 percent to 2.4 percent); furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (from 3.3 percent to 3.2 percent); health (from 4.6 percent to 4.5 percent); financial services (from 0.0 percent to -0.2 percent), and personal care and miscellaneous goods and services (from 4.5 percent to 4.4 percent.)However, amid these decreases, certain commodity groups witnessed faster annual increments during the month.Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels increased to two percent from 1.7 percent, while recreation, sport, and culture rose to 3.7 percent from 3.6 percent.Additionally, restaurants and accommodation services saw an uptick to 4.3 percent from four percent. Meanwhile, information and communication maintained its previous month’s annual rate of 0.3 percent.PSA 7 said the top three commodity groups contributing to the 2.5 percent regional inflation in January 2024 are food and non-alcoholic beverages (34.1 percent share or 0.85 percentage point), followed by housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels, accounting for a 19.2 percent share or 0.48 percentage point, and restaurants and accommodation services with 15.6 percent share or 0.39 percentage point.Food inflationMeanwhile, the food inflation in the region eased to 2.1 percent in January 2024 from 5.6 percent in December 2023. The region’s food inflation rate was higher in January 2023 at 7.5 percent.Lower annual growth rates were observed in fish and other seafood, vegetables, fruits, corn, oils, fats, and ready-made food products. Rice, flour, meat, and dairy products saw increased year-on-year growth rates.Food contributed 29.7 percent to overall inflation, with cereals, dairy, and meat being the primary contributors. Do Filipinos like to gamble? EXPERTS have recommended the transfer of the management of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project from the Department of Transportation to the Cebu City Government saying the success of the project lies in a “competent” project management. “Let it be done by the City, by Cebu City. They are the proponents of it. Do it yourself,” said Rene Santiago, an engineer and mass transportation expert and consultant, in an interview after an executive session about the CBRT project on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.Biggest mishap of BRT?Santiago recalled telling the World Bank in 2014 that the BRT would fail, attributing 50 percent of the issue to implementation and the other 50 percent to technical aspects.Santiago said CBRT could not be an exclusive route if it passes on Escario St., given the narrowness of the main thoroughfare. He emphasized that the plan was for Osmeña Blvd., where it can become an exclusive route due to the wider lane.“I don’t see how you can make it exclusive, that section to go to Cebu IT Park. Of course, when I look at Mango Ave. it’s wider, maybe it can be exclusive,” Santiago said.Meanwhile, Nigel Paul Villarete, an engineer and an urban planner and one of the first supporters of BRT as Cebu City’s base urban transportation system since 2008, said that “everything went wrong.” However, he said he still supports the CBRT project as a mode of mass transportation.“So many things have gone wrong, so many things have gone astray and it’s very difficult for me to look back and say what’s that thing that is the (hardest) the most? It is cumulative. It’s so hard to correct now. But it is still a good project. Let’s hope for this first line. I am also hoping for the Bulacao to Ayala,” he added. CBRT’s first package covers a distance of 2.38 kilometers from the Cebu South Bus Terminal along N. Bacalso Ave. to the front of the Capitol building along Osmeña Blvd. Package 2 of the CBRT involves the south trunk; from the South Road Properties to Barangay Mambaling via N. Bacalso Ave., while Package 3 refers to the CBRT’s north trunk: from Capitol to North Escario to Gorordo Ave. to Archbishop Reyes Ave. to Cebu IT Park.Meanwhile, Santiago sees the BRT project in conflict with the current implementation of the PUV (public utility vehicle) modernization since the same franchises were given to operators along the same route.Three optionsSantiago said there could be three options for the CBRT project to move forward — to continue (building it) unhampered, change its management or terminate it.“We have three choices for BRT: continue business as usual, let it continue unhampered. You will probably get a product in 2028, if the DOTr will be as good as it should be. But that would be a poor probability of happening based on the record for the past 10 years, it has not shown a competent project team,” Santiago said.He said the political grumbling in Cebu led to the City considering Solomonic solutions, with two options.He said the first option could be the proposal of Councilor James Anthony Cuenco, chairman of the transportation committee, to make the CBRT Package 1 a pilot project before proceeding to the other two packages.“And if you do that, there is a 90 percent probability that it should be terminated because there will be traffic in that short section,” he said.The second option, on the other hand, which is a longer section, is to let the whole line be operational, which he said, can be done in six months.“Package 1 takes almost two years, and then Packages 2 and 3 are longer. They say it will be finished in 2027, but if you consider the experience of Package 1, it will probably take you to 2030,” Santiago said.But what will happen to the center islands? Santiago said he advocated for solutions like underpasses to improve pedestrian crossings in the BRT project, emphasizing their cost-effectiveness and convenience. However, he criticized the 15-minute overhead crosswalks as punitive, especially for senior citizens. Santiago insisted on accessibility for BRT stations, suggesting escalators or underpasses; however, he condemned the removal of skywalks without replacements, warning of worsened traffic conditions. He questioned the safety measures for buses and recalled the DPWH’s clearance of skywalks higher than bus heights during construction. / AML

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EXPERTS have recommended the transfer of the management of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (CBRT) project from the Department of Transportation to the Cebu City Government saying the success of the project lies in a “competent” project management. “Let it be done by the City, by Cebu City. They are the proponents of it. Do it yourself,” said Rene Santiago, an engineer and mass transportation expert and consultant, in an interview after an executive session about the CBRT project on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.Biggest mishap of BRT?Santiago recalled telling the World Bank in 2014 that the BRT would fail, attributing 50 percent of the issue to implementation and the other 50 percent to technical aspects.Santiago said CBRT could not be an exclusive route if it passes on Escario St., given the narrowness of the main thoroughfare. He emphasized that the plan was for Osmeña Blvd., where it can become an exclusive route due to the wider lane.“I don’t see how you can make it exclusive, that section to go to Cebu IT Park. Of course, when I look at Mango Ave. it’s wider, maybe it can be exclusive,” Santiago said.Meanwhile, Nigel Paul Villarete, an engineer and an urban planner and one of the first supporters of BRT as Cebu City’s base urban transportation system since 2008, said that “everything went wrong.” However, he said he still supports the CBRT project as a mode of mass transportation.“So many things have gone wrong, so many things have gone astray and it’s very difficult for me to look back and say what’s that thing that is the (hardest) the most? It is cumulative. It’s so hard to correct now. But it is still a good project. Let’s hope for this first line. I am also hoping for the Bulacao to Ayala,” he added. CBRT’s first package covers a distance of 2.38 kilometers from the Cebu South Bus Terminal along N. Bacalso Ave. to the front of the Capitol building along Osmeña Blvd. Package 2 of the CBRT involves the south trunk; from the South Road Properties to Barangay Mambaling via N. Bacalso Ave., while Package 3 refers to the CBRT’s north trunk: from Capitol to North Escario to Gorordo Ave. to Archbishop Reyes Ave. to Cebu IT Park.Meanwhile, Santiago sees the BRT project in conflict with the current implementation of the PUV (public utility vehicle) modernization since the same franchises were given to operators along the same route.Three optionsSantiago said there could be three options for the CBRT project to move forward — to continue (building it) unhampered, change its management or terminate it.“We have three choices for BRT: continue business as usual, let it continue unhampered. You will probably get a product in 2028, if the DOTr will be as good as it should be. But that would be a poor probability of happening based on the record for the past 10 years, it has not shown a competent project team,” Santiago said.He said the political grumbling in Cebu led to the City considering Solomonic solutions, with two options.He said the first option could be the proposal of Councilor James Anthony Cuenco, chairman of the transportation committee, to make the CBRT Package 1 a pilot project before proceeding to the other two packages.“And if you do that, there is a 90 percent probability that it should be terminated because there will be traffic in that short section,” he said.The second option, on the other hand, which is a longer section, is to let the whole line be operational, which he said, can be done in six months.“Package 1 takes almost two years, and then Packages 2 and 3 are longer. They say it will be finished in 2027, but if you consider the experience of Package 1, it will probably take you to 2030,” Santiago said.But what will happen to the center islands? Santiago said he advocated for solutions like underpasses to improve pedestrian crossings in the BRT project, emphasizing their cost-effectiveness and convenience. However, he criticized the 15-minute overhead crosswalks as punitive, especially for senior citizens. Santiago insisted on accessibility for BRT stations, suggesting escalators or underpasses; however, he condemned the removal of skywalks without replacements, warning of worsened traffic conditions. He questioned the safety measures for buses and recalled the DPWH’s clearance of skywalks higher than bus heights during construction. / AML Do Filipinos like to gamble? TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan was struck Wednesday, April 4, 2024, by its most powerful earthquake in a quarter of a century. At least nine people were killed and hundreds injured, buildings and highways damaged and dozens of workers at quarries stranded.Taiwan is no stranger to powerful earthquakes yet their toll on the high-tech island's 23 million residents has been relatively contained thanks to its excellent earthquake preparedness, experts say.Here is a closer look at Taiwan’s history of earthquakes:WHY SO MANY TEMBLORS?Taiwan lies along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” the line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s earthquakes occur.The area is particularly vulnerable to temblors due to the tension accumulated from the interactions of two tectonic plates, the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate, which may lead to sudden releases in the form of earthquakes.The region’s mountainous landscape can magnify the ground shaking, leading to landslides. Several such landslides occurred on Taiwan’s eastern coast near the epicenter of Wednesday's quake near eastern Hualien County, when falling debris hit tunnels and highways, crushing vehicles and causing several deaths.HOW WELL-EQUIPPED IS TAIWAN TO HANDLE QUAKES?Wednesday’s earthquake measured 7.2, according to Taiwan’s earthquake monitoring agency, while the US Geological Survey put it at 7.4. It damaged several buildings in Hualien but caused only minor losses in the capital Taipei despite being strongly felt there.The earthquake hit in the middle of the morning rush hour yet only slightly derailed the regular commute. Just minutes later, parents were again walking their children to school and workers driving to offices.“Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness is among the most advanced in the world,” said Stephen Gao, a seismologist and professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology. “The island has implemented strict building codes, a world-class seismological network, and widespread public education campaigns on earthquake safety.”The government continually revises the level of quake resistance required of new and existing buildings — which may increase construction costs — and offers subsidies to residents willing to check their buildings’ quake resistance.Following a 2016 quake in Tainan, on the island’s southwestern coast, five people involved in the construction of a 17-story high-rise apartment building that was the only major structure to have collapsed, killing dozens, were found guilty of negligence and given prison sentences.Taiwan also is pushing quake drills at schools and workplaces while public media and cellphones regularly carry notices about earthquakes and safety.“These measures have significantly enhanced Taiwan’s resilience to earthquakes, helping to mitigate the potential for catastrophic damage and loss of life,” Gao said.THE 1999 QUAKE WAS A WAKE-UP CALLTaiwan and its surrounding waters have registered about 2,000 earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.0 or greater since 1980, and more than 100 earthquakes with a magnitude above 5.5, according to the USGS.The island’s worst quake in recent years struck on September 21, 1999, with a magnitude of 7.7. It caused 2,400 deaths, injured around 100,000 and destroyed thousands of buildings.It was also a major wake-up call that led to key administrative reforms to improve emergency response and disaster reduction, according to Daniel Aldrich, professor of political science and public policy at Northeastern University.“Observers strongly criticized Taiwan’s response to the 21 September 1999 earthquake, arguing that it took hours for emergency medical response teams to arrive, that rescuers lacked training, and that the operations between government agencies were not well coordinated," he wrote in an email. As a result, the government passed the Disaster Prevention and Protection Act and set up two national centers to handle coordination and training for earthquakes.“I think we’re seeing the results in this most recent shock,” he said. (AP)

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Do it yourself,” said Rene Santiago, an engineer and mass transportation expert and consultant, in an interview after an executive session about the CBRT project on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.Biggest mishap of BRT?Santiago recalled telling the World Bank in 2014 that the BRT would fail, attributing 50 percent of the issue to implementation and the other 50 percent to technical aspects.Santiago said CBRT could not be an exclusive route if it passes on Escario St., given the narrowness of the main thoroughfare. He emphasized that the plan was for Osmeña Blvd., where it can become an exclusive route due to the wider lane.“I don’t see how you can make it exclusive, that section to go to Cebu IT Park. Of course, when I look at Mango Ave. it’s wider, maybe it can be exclusive,” Santiago said.Meanwhile, Nigel Paul Villarete, an engineer and an urban planner and one of the first supporters of BRT as Cebu City’s base urban transportation system since 2008, said that “everything went wrong.” However, he said he still supports the CBRT project as a mode of mass transportation.“So many things have gone wrong, so many things have gone astray and it’s very difficult for me to look back and say what’s that thing that is the (hardest) the most? It is cumulative. It’s so hard to correct now. But it is still a good project. Let’s hope for this first line. I am also hoping for the Bulacao to Ayala,” he added. CBRT’s first package covers a distance of 2.38 kilometers from the Cebu South Bus Terminal along N. Bacalso Ave. to the front of the Capitol building along Osmeña Blvd. Package 2 of the CBRT involves the south trunk; from the South Road Properties to Barangay Mambaling via N. Bacalso Ave., while Package 3 refers to the CBRT’s north trunk: from Capitol to North Escario to Gorordo Ave. to Archbishop Reyes Ave. to Cebu IT Park.Meanwhile, Santiago sees the BRT project in conflict with the current implementation of the PUV (public utility vehicle) modernization since the same franchises were given to operators along the same route.Three optionsSantiago said there could be three options for the CBRT project to move forward — to continue (building it) unhampered, change its management or terminate it.“We have three choices for BRT: continue business as usual, let it continue unhampered. You will probably get a product in 2028, if the DOTr will be as good as it should be. But that would be a poor probability of happening based on the record for the past 10 years, it has not shown a competent project team,” Santiago said.He said the political grumbling in Cebu led to the City considering Solomonic solutions, with two options.He said the first option could be the proposal of Councilor James Anthony Cuenco, chairman of the transportation committee, to make the CBRT Package 1 a pilot project before proceeding to the other two packages.“And if you do that, there is a 90 percent probability that it should be terminated because there will be traffic in that short section,” he said.The second option, on the other hand, which is a longer section, is to let the whole line be operational, which he said, can be done in six months.“Package 1 takes almost two years, and then Packages 2 and 3 are longer. They say it will be finished in 2027, but if you consider the experience of Package 1, it will probably take you to 2030,” Santiago said.But what will happen to the center islands? Santiago said he advocated for solutions like underpasses to improve pedestrian crossings in the BRT project, emphasizing their cost-effectiveness and convenience. However, he criticized the 15-minute overhead crosswalks as punitive, especially for senior citizens. Santiago insisted on accessibility for BRT stations, suggesting escalators or underpasses; however, he condemned the removal of skywalks without replacements, warning of worsened traffic conditions. He questioned the safety measures for buses and recalled the DPWH’s clearance of skywalks higher than bus heights during construction. / AML

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