A news broadcast from “24 Oras” saying at least 22 rape cases are being reported in the Philippines every day from January 1 to November 13 this year is quite alarming. According to the said report, a total of 7,197 rape cases were monitored in the country during the said period. The figures are said to be lower than that recorded in 2021. What is even more appaling is what Dr. Lilian Gui, a registered psychologist and play therapist, had said— that most of the rape suspects are related to the victims including their fathers, uncles, and other relatives.
“I have also worked with perpetrators. They feel no guilt kasi sa tingin nila ito ay tama, ito ang dapat masunod, ako ang padre de pamilya,” Gui was quoted as having said. The Philippine National Police Region Office (PRO) in Region 11 had said that 413 rape cases were recorded in Davao Region alone.
The highest incidence was in Davao City where 123 cases were monitored. Of the number, 94 have minors as victims.
It was also recorded that at least 90 percent of the rape incidents took place in the victims’ residences and involved their relatives.
“Ang magandang indication nito is that naglakas ng loob ang ating mga rape victims to report the matter. That’s why ibig sabihin effective ang ating program especially on women’s desk program natin,” PRO11 spokesperson Police Major Eudisan Gultiano was quoted as having said.
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Did you know that a Philippine-made potato snack bagged the Digital Popular Award 2022 under the potato snacks category in Indonesia just recently?
Made by Universal Robina Corporation (URC) the popular snack product Piattos was bestowed the said award, which was presented by Infobrand.id, in collaboration with Tras n Co and IMFocus as its research partner.
A research was conducted on more than 1,000 brands from 150 product categories and services. The recipients were awarded based on three parameters: 40 percent search engine-based, 40 percent social media-based, and 20 percent website-based.
Piattos scored 30.76 percent in the potato snacks category, surpassing other well-known potato snacks in Indonesia, to win the Digital Popular Award. Universal Robina Corporation’s (URC) Piattos is one of the leading snack brands in the Philippines. It was first launched in the Philippines in 1989 under the Jack ‘n Jill megabrand. It has since become one of the manufacturer’s popular snack brands with its distinct hexagonal shape and flavor variants, such as Cheese, Sour Cream and Onion, Roadhouse Barbeque, Roast Beef, Nacho Pizza, Classic Salted, and the newly released Spicy Cheese.
As URC expanded in other Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, more people got to enjoy Piattos and a host of other snacks in their day-to-day lives, so much so that its core brands have gained top honors in their respective categories. “We are committed to delight everyone with good food choices, a goal aligned with URC’s purpose, as well as to continue bringing our products closer to our consumers,” said country general manager Taufiq Basthami. Congratulations to URC, specially to my very dear friend, Ms. Viveca Singson who is currently among the bosses there.
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