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THAT OLD BAYANIHAN SPIRIT

By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net

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EIGHBORLINESS- dili lang panagsilingan pero pagtambayayong,” Roderick Songahid, said Information officer of Nabunturan,Compostella Valley.

Sweet-sounding names like Yolanda may be strong enough to devastate the whole city of Tacloban, but not good enough to stop Filipinos from being good neighbors. Indeed, nothing can deter the Davao region from sending whatever kind of assistance typhoon victims may need.

Weeks after Yolanda left a trail of destruction in Eastern Visayas, Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte committed the whole city to extending help to the victims along with the province of Davao del Norte, municipality of Nabunturan and city of Tagum.

“I would see neighborliness as ‘bayanihan’,” You won’t find it in any dictionary because it is so rich and part of our culture and our values. It encompasses all,” Tagum City PIO Cromwell Bonghanoy, commented.

SETTING THE EXAMPLE On November 11, Davao City set the relief trend after Duterte personally led a 55-member contingent of health professionals and rescuers to Tacloban. The team stayed there for 48 hours and helped in rescue operations and medical as-

Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte checks out the relief goods donated by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Phils. Davao chapter. Lean Daval Jr. that returned on November City combined to send next week while the Maysistance.

Aside from the rescue 14 was the second rescue three truckloads of relief ors League is also eyeing to team, the city government team with 42 health profes- goods to Eastern Visayas send a contingent to help of Davao also allotted 7 mil- sionals and rescuers. Dute- along with the P300,000 in rehabilitation efforts in lion pesos from its calamity rte said that the team was donated by Capitol officials Yolanda devastated areas.

Bonghanoy said that fund for Yolanda victims tasked to handle more dead and employees.

Davao del Norte public there is a strong partnereven as of this writing the bodies and give more mediinformation officer Romulo ship between the public death toll reached 5,209 -- cal assistance to victims.

On the other hand, the Tagalo said that the Diocese and private sector, noting and counting.

Replacing the first team Diocese of Tagum City and of Tagum City is planning that until now, there is an the government of Tagum another round of assistance ongoing repacking of relief

Relief goods are being repacked volunteers at the Department of Public Works and Highways in Panacan, Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.

goods.

“Our concern is the vehicle that will bring the relief goods to Tacloban, but fortunately, UTAC (Unified Taxpayer Against Crime) wil be lending their trucks and bring the relief goods to Tacloban on Monday,” Bonghanoy said.

Mayor Allan Rellon of Tagum City said that he recognizes the role of the private sector in relief efforts.

CANCELLING CHRISTMAS PARTIES Cancelling Christmas parties is also the order of the day.

Along with Davao City, Nabunturan is also cancelling its Christmas party, instead donate the funds to the victims. Each employee in the municipality will also be contributing some of their Christmas bonuses for the people of Tacloban who lost their loved ones, homes and livelihood.

Meanwhile, the provinces of Compostella Valley and Davao Oriental are still finalizing how they can send assistance to victims in Eastern Visayas.

There are more stories of “neighborliness” in the country indeed, Mayor Rody Duterte was right when he said “daghan nagatabang gikan lain-laing nasud, but at the end of the day, ang makatabang lang sa Pilipino ay Pilipino ra sad.”

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Man sentenced in absentia for drugs

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By EMILORD P. CASTROMAYOR

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HE Regional Trial Court Branch 9 has sentenced a man in absentia to 14 years imprisonment after finding him guilty of possession of illegal drugs (shabu).

Judge Carlos L. Espero

II Rex ordered accused Julius Luga to pay P350,000 as fine for his violation.

Luga did not appear in court during the scheduled promulgation.

Espero said that Luga

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Man meted 14 yrs in jail in drug case A

man was been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment by the Regional Trial Court Branch 9 for possessing illegal drugs called “shabu” during a buy-bust operation on February 20, 2005 in Jasa Km. 13, Panacan, Davao City.

Judge Carlos L. Espero II convicted Abraham Alamansa for the crime.

Espero, in his order dated last October 30,

2013 also directed Alamansa to pay P350,000 as fine for violation of section 11 under R.A. 9165.

On February 10, 2005, SPO1 Juanito Tanudtanud and PO2 Jesicar Maglacion were ordered by their superior to conduct a test buy against Alamansa inside his house in Jasa Km 13.

Alamansa sold one sa-

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A large tuna is being prepared by a hotel chef during Irra Escandor’s grandiose 18th birthday celebration held at the Royal Mandaya Hotel Friday night. Lean Daval Jr.

City eyes active role in transport reforms

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By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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OLICE has already secured an artist sketch of one of the three robbers who held up a 77-year old man and his family in Purok 8, New Noon, Mintal last Monday.

PO3 Narciso Putot, investigator of the Tugbok Police station said that according to Mamerto

Guden Sr., the suspect is slim built, aged 32 to 34 years, with fair complexion and 5 feet, 6 inches in height.

Police said they have no cartographic sketches of the two robbers since victims could not identify them because they covered their faces during

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HE Davao City government wants to take an active role in the public transportation system of the country, according to Leonardo Avila III, chair of the city council’s committee on transportation and communication.

Avila told reporters during the first Transportation Summit on Friday at the Seda Hotel here that they want to show that the local government is will-

ing to take an active role in terms of transportation reform.

“Like for example, we want to say na itong route na ito kailangan ng maraming jeep, itong route na ’to bawasan. Kasi tayong nakaka-alam – taga Davao ang kausap natin,” he said, adding that the present traffic system of the national government through the Land Transportation and Franchising Board (LTFRB) takes the role in approving

franchises on every route in the city.

Avila said that the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) is interested because there is now a proposal to the President that LGUs must have a more active role in transportation reform.

“Anong result nitong proposal for a transport reform? If the City of Davao will accept it, especially with the mayor’s and

the city council’s approval, then they will see that Davao City would become a model for the rest of the country in reforming the public transportation system,” Avila said.

Avila added that they would proceed with another study, which is the financial viability of the city.

“What is most immediate is the second study which is the financial viability aspects; infrastruc-

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Piston raps proposed transportation reform

By CHENEEN R. CAPON

T These men take an afternoon snooze under the shade of Freedom Park’s trees along Roxas Avenue in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

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RANSPORT group Transmission-Piston claimed after discommending on the proposal on transportation reform in the city.

Edil Gonzaga, secretary general of Piston said during the first Davao City Transportation Summit at Seda-Abreeza Hotel last Friday that the implementation of the Sustainable Public Transport Report Program would kill the livelihood of small operators and drivers who are dependent on it.

The proposal says that high prioritized buses will be used to transport passengers from Calinan, Toril, Bunawan, and Buhangin to

downtown while jeepneys and taxis will be relocated to subdivisions and areas with high population but poor in transportation service.

He said that at present, a jeepney driver would need to drive for about 12 to 14 hours a day to earn 300 pesos while taxi drivers would need to stay awake for 24 hours to get 500 pesos plus their boundary and gasoline expenses.

Gonzaga said that relocating small jeepney and taxi drivers will futher decrease their earnings.

“Only a few will benefit from this proposal.”

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IT’S BACK. Water supply back is in Tacloban City. In photo, children play at a water pipe in the city’s public market last Friday. [PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan]

The inspiring resiliency of Filipinos

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YPHOON victims here who are determined to pick up pieces of whatever was left of them after the massive destruction brought about by super typhoon “Yolanda” (Haiyan) two weeks ago are inspiring and giving the “massive relief operations more momentum.”

Matthew Cochrane,

spokesperson of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) that coordinates responses undertaken by international organizations relative to the typhoon, noted that “the people here are so resilient.”

“The conversations I had with people two

weeks after the biggest disaster ever to hit this region, to hit the Philippines, the friendliness, the warmth, the willingness to pick themselves up and get on with their lives is humbling. And I think it is inspiring as well,” he said.

Cochrane said that the hard work that they are doing to get the co-

operation of various international humanitarian organizations “is beginning to bear fruits” although it would still be a long way to go because millions of people have been affected, lost their homes and jobs.

“The work we are doing now is stabilizing the emergency situation but we also need to be

COOKING TIME. Fourteen-year-old Jun Mel Labuena helps prepare the family meal at the evacuation center on the 2nd floor of the Tacloban public market in Tacloban City, Leyte on last Friday.[PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan]

making sure that we are helping people who want to get back to their feet,” he added.

Cochrane, who was able to visit the town of Basey in Samar, Tanauan in Leyte and Tacloban City said that he saw people’s “real willingness to resume life.”

Nonetheless, for the period Nov. 16-21, he disclosed that some USD 306 million have been contributed by over 80 entities to the typhoon Haiyan response.

The funds came from UN-member states, Central Emergency Response Fund, multilateral institutions, private companies and individuals.

Of the amount, USD 128 million have been allotted for the typhoon Haiyan action plan and the difference is being released separately by other international organizations or directly to the Philippine government.

“This is a very generous response. The international community has rallied for the people of Eastern Visayas, Western Visayas and for the government of the Philippines. But as I have said, this is just a beginning of unfortunately a long road towards recovery.

We need more of this to

be able to provide help to the people in need,” he stressed.

Cochrane said that around three million people so far have received food assistance. This includes areas that are affected by the typhoon outside of Eastern Visayas.

From Nov. 16 to 21, he said that international partners also extended non-food items and provided 18,050 people with 2,000 kitchen sets, 1,400 hygiene kits, 4,610 plastic sheets, 1,520 blankets, 1,900 mats and 74 tents.

Meantime, while other areas are still in their emergency needs, there are those where partner agencies are already looking at helping the victims with their physical recovery.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is closely working with concerned government agencies for the cash-for-work program starting off with debris clearing.

He said that as market reopens and people have access to things that they need to purchase, “more money will be provided for work to help people begin to choose their own recovery” according to their priorities. [PNA]

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Smart LTE boosts productivity T

HIRTY-seven-yearold Hughes Trinidad A. Tan, or Yancy to his family and friends, wears many hats. It is amazing how he can squeeze all his responsibilities in just 24 hours, which brings one to ask—does he ever sleep?

“Of course I do,” he laughed. “It’s all about managing your time, delegating tasks, and having the right business tools. Besides, I like it this way because I’m always busy.”

His way, as he describes it, is being a farmer first and foremost, then a bar manager, fertilizer importer, and—if his plans pan out, a future school owner.

Yancy comes from a long line of entrepreneurs.

His grandmother used to operate a transportation business in Davao City, while his mother was in the hotel industry. But instead of pursuing the same entrepreneurial route, Yancy found himself transferring from one college course to another, both here and abroad.

In between the numerous shifts in school courses, Yancy’s parents decided to put him in charge of running the Marrakesh bar in the family hotel. They wanted to teach him the ropes of managing a business, while allowing him to network with people and spend time with friends. In hindsight, he credits his parents’ un-

wavering support and his work experience overseas as the factors that honed his character.

Life-changing event At 29 years old, Yancy was thrust into the leadership role when his older brother passed on after a two-year battle with cancer.

He found himself managing the banana plantation in Kapalong town, Davao del Norte, the milkfish farm in Panabo Mariculture Park, and bamboo farm in Compostela Valley.

“Prior to that, I had no direction. I didn’t know what to do with my life and maybe that’s why I hopped from one course to another,” he said.

He admits that while he never saw himself as a farmer, he now looks forward to the frequent trips to their farms as it gives him more time for introspection. It also provides him with an escape from city life.

Always connected Because Yancy is always mobile, the need for a reliable mobile network is essential. With his car and his phone serving as his mobile office, Yancy is able to manage his business interests, anytime, anywhere.

“I have been a Smart subscriber for 10 years now, and just recently, my techie friend introduced me to Smart LTE. I immediately recognized its benefits

for my business,” he said.

“I’m in constant communication with my suppliers here and abroad— through email and sometimes video chat. I also communicate with relatives and friends in the US and Canada through video chat so the ultra high-speed connection is necessary,” he said.

Ultra-fast connection Although he does not consider himself a techie, Yancy believes that LTE, with its support for download speeds of as much as 100 Mbps, is going to be the next wave in Web connection. Already the pioneer in LTE in the country, Smart recently conducted the first successful trials of LTE-Advanced in the Philippines. Billed as the next 4G technology in the country, the LTE-Advanced speed tests conducted by Smart on August 2013 using the network infrastructure in Davao City, revealed that the download speed can exceed 200Mbps.

“I was present at the Smart LTE-Advanced demo and was very impressed.

With the present Smart LTE, I can communicate with my business partner in Singapore or my friends abroad and be confident that nothing gets lost in digital transit – I can only imagine how much better it could get with LTE-Advanced,” he concluded.

vice industry to serve unpolished rice to increase public awareness on its characteristics and health benefits.

Eating brown rice could also help in achieving the country’s goal of rice self-sufficiency as it has 10 percent higher milling recovery. A study showed that if each Filipino would eat brown rice 36 meals a year, our rice importation

would shrink by an average of 50,000 MT a year.

Few of the many health benefits of eating brown rice or unpolished rice are it is rich in selenium that reduces the risk for developing common illnesses such as cancer, heart disease and arthritis, lowers the risk of diabetes and prevents weight gain. (LLbocado-Aggie Media Service)

DA 11 joins brown rice day T

HE Department of Agriculture 11 joined brown rice day by giving brown rice to all cafeteria within each vicinity recently.

November 15, 2013 was marked to be the country’s first Brown Rice Day as part of the celebration of the National Year of Rice (NYR).

“Brown Rice Day” aims to encourage the food-ser-

Ernesto Argente enjoys his first taste of brown rice at an eatery near the Department of Agriculture vicinity.

Hughes Trinidad A. Tan

Need to intensify farm mechanization in PHL cited in ARF Rice Forum 2013

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HE need to intensify mechanization in rice farming, or equipping farmers with modernized farming machinery as a support to attaining the goal of food self-sufficiency was highlighted during the Asia Rice Foundation’s Rice Forum 2013 in Quezon City on Friday.

“For this year, we see it as most fitting time to focus on the creation of concrete road map for rice farming mechanization,” Dr. Emil Q. Javier, ARF vice chairman, stressed in his opening remarks at the forum held at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) Auditorium near the Quezon Memorial Circle.

Javier noted that the use of machine is definitely the better option now, like in the case of land preparation, especially by farmers in displaced areas due to climate change.

He said there is a need to review the status of the country’s farm mechanization for the last 50 years.

“Our country’s farms are among the least mech-

anized in Southeast Asia, using only 0.5 horsepower per hectare (hp/a) in comparison to Vietnam and Thailand which have higher mechanization rate of 0.7 hp/ha, while fully mechanized Japan uses 7 hp/ha,” he pointed out.

According to Javier, the said countries are top rice producing and exporting nations from which the Philippines should pattern itself in order to strengthen its rice production capabilities.

For his part, Engr. Aldrin Badua of the Philippine Center for Post-harvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMECH) noted that “Asian countries with successful mechanization programs have high power input in the farm.”

Badua said that the program is expected to increase farmer’s income by around 15 percent.

“It will increase farmer’s production and yield, while it lessens the cost of production per kilogram and realize value-adding activities like processing

while decreasing cost of post-harvest process like harvesting, threshing, drying and milling cost,” he explained.

He also said that it has several advantages like in terms of land preparation, it will yield faster operation, creating uniform depth and soil conditioning, good weed control and good land leveling.

In terms of planting, it has faster operation at 1-2 hectares per day, requiring less labor optimum and there is uniform distance of seedlings between the soil.

Badua added that as the mechanization brings ease to the farmers, the harvesting, threshing, proper and immediate drying will also bring about modernization of the milling industry.

“This is a good plan for the agricultural sector and this is the biggest program in support of the farmers to increase their productivity level, especially now that our country is experiencing climate change,” he stressed. [PNA]

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Stat Watch 1. Gross National Income Growth Rate (At Constant 2000 Prices)

7.1 1st Qtr 2013

2. Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate (At Constant 2000 Prices)

7.8 1st Qtr 2013

3. Exports 1/ 4. Imports 1/ 5. Trade Balance 6. Balance of Payments 2/ 7. Broad Money Liabilities

USD 3,741 million Feb 2013 USD 4,708 million Feb 2013 USD -967 million Feb 2013 USD -640 million Dec 2012 P 4,964,560 million Feb 2013

8. Interest Rates 4/

2.4 % Mar 2013 P113,609 million Mar 2013 P 5,281 billion Mar 2013

9. National Government Revenues 10. National government outstanding debt 11. Peso per US $ 5/

P 41.14 Apr 2013

12. Stocks Composite Index 6/

6,847.5 Mar 2013

13. Consumer Price Index 2006=100

132.8 Apr 2013

14. Headline Inflation Rate 2006=100

2.6 Apr 2013

15. Core Inflation Rate 2006=100

3.1 Apr 2013

16. Visitor Arrivals

418,108 Feb 2013

17. Underemployment Rate 7/

20.9% Jan 2013

18. Unemployment Rate 7/

7.1% Jan 2013

MONTHLY AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE (January 2012-April 2013) Month Average December November October September August July June May April March February January

2013

2012

2011

40.67 40.73

42.23 41.01 41.12 41.45 41.75 42.04 41.91 42.78 42.85 42.70 42.86 42.66 43.62

43.31 43.64 43.27 43.45 43.02 42.42 42.81 43.37 43.13 43.24 43.52 43.70 44.17

Filinvest’s 405-MW coal plant to augment Mindanao power grid C

ONSTRUCTION of the P30-billion coal plant of the Gotianun family’s Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC) began last Wednesday with the groundbreaking ceremony attended by local officials in Villanueva town, Misamis Oriental.

Jonathan Gotianun, FDC Utilities Inc. chair, said the 405-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant is scheduled for test commissioning in June 2015 with the commercial operation targeted in September 2016.

“This power plant will be the power engine for growth in Mindanao in the next few years, “ Gotianun told local officials.

FDC formed the FDC Misamis Power Corp. to undertake the development and manage the operation of the coal plant located in a 82-hectare property inside the Phividec Industrial Estate in Villanueva town.

The company signed a lease agreement with the Phividec Industrial Authority after it completed the technical and financial study of the coal plant project early this year.

BANGON PINOY. Globe Telecom senior vice president for Corporate Communications Yoly Crisanto announces the relaunching of “Bangon Pinoy”, an effort to help Filipinos affected by typhoon Yolanda through relief operations and communication activities during the 2nd Globe Media Excellence Awards held at The Marco Polo Davao Thursday night. Lean Daval Jr. The power plant would be the second coal plant to rise inside the 3,000-hectare Phividec estate.

STEAG State Power Corp. operates a 210MW coal plant in the industrial estate since November 2006.

Misamis Oriental Gov. Yevgeny Emano welcomed the investment of the Gotianun

family but urged them “to do their best to protect the coastal seas of Misamis Oriental.”

“Most of our people in 23 of 24 municipalities are fishermen. The sea is their life. Please do your best to protect it,” Emano said.

Emano said the coal plant would be a welcome addition to Mindanao’s power grid

that still needs more sources of electricity.

The Department of Energy had approved the construction of coal plants to answer Mindanao’s power requirement until 2030.

The 300-MW coal plant of Therma South Inc., a subsidiary of AboitizPower Corp., is expected go on commercial stream in

2015. The project is located in the boundary of Davao City and Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. The Alcantara-led Sarangani Energy Corp. is also building a 200-MW coal plant in Maasim, Sarangani.

The first phase of 100 MW is expected to operate also in 2015.

[Froilan Gallardo/MindaNews]

(BSP) on Friday showed.

The respondents attributed the positive outlook to expectations for robust economy in line with the holiday season, the main rice harvest season, and higher need for construction materials for the public-private partnership (PPP) projects and the rehabilitation efforts in Bohol.

“The favorable macroeconomic conditions in the country, particularly low inflation and interest rates, a strong

peso, higher foreign investment inflows and the steady stream of overseas Filipinos’ remittances also boosted business confidence in the current quarter,” the BSP report said.

On the other hand, outlook for the first quarter of 2014 contracted to 40.7 percent from the record-high of 60 percent in the survey done in the third quarter of 2013.

Respondents attributed this to weaker

demand after the Christmas Season and impact of issues surrounding the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court (SC) declared as unconstitutional the use of PDAF along with the use of the Malampaya Fund for non-energy related projects.

Relatively, BSP Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo said results of the survey did not include

the impact of Typhoon Yolanda.

The survey was conducted from October 1 to November 11, 2013.

Typhoon Yolanda hit Eastern Visayas from November 8-9.

Guinigundo said respondents from the areas hit hard by one of the world’s strongest cyclone submitted their survey forms earlier.

“The impact of Typhoon Yolanda may not be fully accounted yet,” he said. [PNA]

Business outlook for Q4 remain positive

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USINESS confidence in the Philippines recovered in the fourth quarter of 2013 relative to the previous quarter although impact of Typhoon Yolanda was not included.

Results of the business expectation survey (BES) for the fourth quarter of this year improved to 52.3 percent from 42.8 percent in the previous quarter, data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

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Manny’s un-Congressmanlike trait

Y the time this issue hits the press, we have already known the outcome of Manny Pacquiao’s much-awaited return to the ring after a year of absence following two successive setbacks in 2012.

Whatever the result, Manny has once again cemented his legend in the hearts of his countrymen when he personally dedicated his fight against Brandon Rios on Sunday to the victims of supertyphoon Yolanda. Manny is fighting Rios with two things in mind—one, to try to revive a career that has been tainted with losses to Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez; and two, to try to revive the sagging spirit of his countrymen in the Yolanda-hit areas.

Money, as is essentially the main ingredient of the prizefighting business, will be incidental. Well, Manny stands to earn something like 30-million dollars (P1.3 billion) including sales from pay-

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per-view buys. That’s a staggering amount which Manny had promised to share a chunk with his kababayans. More than the money, the world’s only 8-time champion will also be visiting the typhoon-stricken areas after the fight—that is assuming again he is up and about and unlike the last time where he had to recover in the hospital after a crushing hailmary blow from Marquez.

Manny’s fight will also be bringing fresh hopes for the victims even for a few hours. We can only hope, he earns a victory in Macau. A loss would be doubly painful.

Like we said, whatever the result--victorious or not—we will be taking it in stride. Manny will be a champion in our hearts and his generosity is un-Congressmanlike.

If Manny’s sportswear brand sponsor would rephrase their marketing slogan, let it be: “Manny Gives.”

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alleged government’s turtle-pace response. Not surprisingly, severe criticism was imminent from the usual detractors and adversaries, and habitual fault-finders. Two weeks after the tragedy the government was able to implement order and efficient system in the rescue and relief operations with the different international aid contingents playing a major role in the procedures.

Eventually, the swelling criticism, unsolicited opinions and unwanted analysis by conceited people and know-it-all pretenders have simmered down. One of the possible reasons criticism had watered down is that anti-government rhetoric only further ignite hate and anger during these hard times.

In what could be seen as a more shaking measure, the government reacted with statements chastising some sector for their “factually erroneous” information and it had put out a strong correction because they tried to portray the present dispensation as a do-nothing entity. Top officials say it was very mischievous and a selfish attitude of some inconsiderate people, whom they think are not supportive of the government’s programs and policies. Of course, the Aquino administration needs to face the interlocking problems squarely, if it is to emerge stronger and dependable. That is especially true for President Benigno Aquino III, which stands at the center of the storm that has darkened his leadership midway through his term.

So when things turned bad like what had

unexpectedly happened, the series of tragedies provided a vivid and all-too painful demonstration of just how fickle and harsh unfettered disaster response can be. The unwilling typhoon survivors went through predictable emotional stages - from desperation and tendency to blame the government, to shock and finally, acceptance of their present deplorable condition. The prevailing crisis tests the President’s political leadership prowess for it would seem, according to some legal experts that he is liable to be charged with imprudence and neglect.

To make up for the lost time the Aquino government certainly wasted no time at all as planners, strategists, budget and economic managers present coherent plans and procedures to resolve the prevailing enormous problem and, spoke forthrightly about the patience and sacrifices the affected sectors will have to make. Actually, anxieties have intensified with fresh fears about the government’s perceived lack of clear and remedial action. But that does not mean government is remiss on its job. What government seriously needs, as a matter of fact, is increased people’s participation in the recovery and rehabilitation efforts. As the crisis intensified, it gives officials not only the political authority, but also the moral stature needed to undertake efficient and effective disaster assistance response now and in the near future.

Survivors in the typhoon-ravaged provinces know they have to face tough times; they just want to be sure they’re guided by leaders with the proper remedies and mandates. The gloom and doom can be overdone and even as they battle adversity, storm victims should remember that the vital signs are intact. The government and people’s willingness to help one another would enhance solidarity and unity that may prove significant and enduring than the cloud of socio-economic turmoil.

Best witnesses in Ampatuan Massacre

HAT commentary of Carlos H. Conde in yesterday’s MindaNews says a lot that concerned government authorities, particularly the Court, must hear, heed and act upon to resolve the Ampatuan massacre case. The case is a special one and should be specially prosecuted otherwise it will outlive the resident judge’s tenure in office and that of one who will take over. It is not enough for Malacañang to boldly state in media that “the Ampatuan Case is still the President’s priority”.

According to Conde, a key or star witness for the prosecution, Bong Andal – who operated the backhoes that dug the vast grave for the massacre victims and their vehicles – told him in a phone conversation that should he testify in court his family would be wiped out. He has been closely watched by the executioners of the prime accused Datu Andal Ampatuan Sr. The “unambiguous threat” that Conde spoke of is not just for Bong Andal but for all who would dare testify in court against the Ampatuans.

So, besides the Rules of Court that the well-paid Ampatuan lawyers have liberally exploited to delay the trial for four years now, the lack of eye-witnesses evidence will most probably lead to “insufficient evidence” that will not convict the Ampatuans “beyond reasonable doubt”. And, if the Regional Court renders a “Guilty” verdict with evidence the defense will perceive as weak or insufficient, appeals to the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court will delay justice for another generation of judges and justices.

MIND DA NEWS

BY PATRICIO P. DIAZ Under the dire circumstances, are eye-witnesses indispensable in the Ampatuan Massacre Case?

There was no eye-witness to the kidnapping of “Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., 20-month-old son of the famous aviator and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, who was kidnapped about 9:00 p.m., on March 1, 1932, from the nursery on the second floor of the Lindbergh home near Hopewell, New Jersey”.

Yet, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a carpenter, after having been identified and arrested as the kidnapper through expert investigation, was convicted of first degree murder through circumstantial evidence and electrocuted.

Following is an excerpt from an on-line story of “The Lindberg Kidnapping” under the masthead of the Federal Bureau of Investigation: “The trial of Hauptmann began on January 3, 1935, at Flemington, New Jersey, and lasted five weeks. The case against him was based on circumstantial evidence. Tool marks on the ladder matched tools owned by Hauptmann. Wood in the ladder was found to match wood used as flooring in his attic. Dr. Condon’s [Dr. Condon was the ransom intermediary] telephone number and address were found scrawled on a door frame inside a closet.

Handwriting on the ransom notes matched samples of Hauptmann’s handwriting.”

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My baby at sixteen

Tough times OINT TO DEMONSTRATE RESOLVE AND STRENGTH – In a statement, the Aquino administration called for greater concerted effort to overcome the depressing situation in typhoon-stricken provinces in the Visayas where many victims have abandoned hopes of early recovery while others tried to escape the horrible occurrence. In short: Help! The message was that everyone being Filipinos, we were in the same boat and should stick together in extending whatever help we can give for the fast recovery of the badly devastated region.

The country was going through difficult times when devastated by the fury of nature, but it’s in tough times that we value true acquaintances in a period of distress. If it’s an opportunity to demonstrate tenacity and strength in working together and moving forward, it can only be good for the country and the less-fortunate people in the tragedy areas.

Following the spirit of support and cooperation, all local government units (LGUs) that have been largely unaffected by the turmoil brought by super typhoon Yolanda should take a more proactive role in helping the troubled provinces.

Everybody quickly responded to the distress call – national government and LGUs, civic-religious movement, non-government organizations (NGOs), various foundations, business sector and the international communities. Such an outward show of solidarity and unity, however, could not paper over the fact that there were initial differences over various matters reflecting the diverse range of opinions and procedures within the government cluster. At first there was much stress on boosting inter-agency participation in rescue and relief operations, but conflicting or little agreement on how to address the extreme situation.

At the center of controversy was the

VANTAGE POINTS

Through eye-witnesses, the prosecution would like to establish that Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. ordered the massacre and the mass burial and the Ampatuan father and sons planned the killing. From media reports, it appears that the victims have to be identified by their kin.

From the police and military investigators and their investigation reports, can the armed group and their leader who perpetrated the massacre not be identified? Can the ownership of the guns not be established? Are eye-witnesses necessary to testify that those guns were used in the massacre when they were found in the massacre scene? Can Gov. Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu not testify to the motive of the massacre?

Were the text messages sent out by the victims before they were gunned down of no probative value? Are the testimonies of the victims kin necessary?

The best witnesses in lieu of the eye-witnesses are the police and military investigators with their investigation reports including photographs and, for the motive, Governor Mangudadatu. The Ampatuans cannot intimidate them.

The Ampatuan Massacre is not an ordinary case. It is a mass murder like a war crime. In Europe, until now, extraordinary cases are tried by Special Courts. Had such a Court been established, the trials could have already been finished. [Author’s Note: Mind da News, an alternate of COMMENT, is specifically an opinion on current news. patpdiazgsc@yahoo.com]

WAYWARD AND FANCIFUL

BY GAIL ILAGAN

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(Conclusion)

ND remember when you were twelve and the doctor had to stitch you up? You weren’t refusing really. You just kept stalling and nailing us down with your questions about the doctor’s motivation for his profession. As if he was there for a job interview! Ah well. That long hour we spent in the emergency room taught me I had to wait for when you were ready because I think you also knew that no matter how seemingly insurmountable that fear of the needle was, you couldn’t let it stand in the way of you facing up to what would make you right and well.

Honey, your friends and not-sofriends would agree: You walk into hearts and make your home there. And what you see of hearts allow you to, if you so wanted, jerk people around. And yet you rarely do. You apologize quite so sincerely when you have to.

Tita Carol calls you my mother, do you know that? That’s because you cut me some slack when Dad is being unreasonable and you remind me when it’s time for dinner. You tell me to go and find my heart’s desire, knowing – I strongly suspect – that the long road would in the end lead me home where my heart’s desire resides. You understand that love is about sharing those we love, not about keeping them in.

You’re like Elmer’s glue that keeps us all together. You even remind me when I am being unreasonable and unfair to Dad and I have no choice but to set a good example and behave. Especially over Izod and Dad’s heart’s desire.

I thank you for being Ate’s best bud.

What you sisters have is rare, the way you know each other so well and protect each other’s happiness. It is the happiest moment of my life when I see your heads together, laughing together over some crazy video. Or when you both lend your voices to harmonize with the song on the car radio. How come you guys never sing as the singer does?

You and Ate. You’re so different, and yet you always find common ground for delighting in the world and what it brings.

Trite, but yes – I’d want to hold on to this moment when I still have you to cuddle at night, to sound off on the meaning of our days, to text twelve rounds on a busy day when one would do. But the world waits for you at your fullest. I strongly suspect the reason why you are here in this world is because the world needs you.

I know I do.

And I will always be here for you.

Look me in the eye any time and you’ll see it’s you I see. Here for you. Every time, my baby, my darling, my love.

Promise.

(Wayward and Fanciful is Gail Ilagan’s column for MindaViews, the opinion section of MindaNews. Ilagan teaches Social Justice, Family Sociology, Theories of Socialization and Psychology at the Ateneo de Davao University where she is also the associate editor of Tambara. You may send comments to gail.ilagan@gmail.com. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it “Send at the risk of a reply,” she says.)

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Man sentenced...FFROM 3 is guilty for possession of shabu weighing .1178 gram based on the evidences presented by the officer of the Sta Ana Police station.

The judge issued a warrant of arrest against

Luga after he forfeited his bail.

Based on the information, PO2 Muthawaslim Nani said that he brought Luga to the police station after he found one sachet of shabu in his possession.

chet of shabu to the police poseurs who did not arrest him for it was only a “test buy”.

The police then secured search warrant from the court to support their operation inside the house of Alamansa.

On the day of the search police found 6 items of shabu. At his trial Alamansa pleaded not guilty of violation of R.A. 9165, but the court ruled otherwise,thus meting Alamansa 14 years imprisonment. [EPC]

the incident.

The robbers carted away cash and valuables worth ten thousand pesos after hogtying Guden Sr. his

wife Concepcion, 64, former teacher, but not daughter May Merquita, 24.

Police are conducting investigation to identify the suspects.

ture requirements, and funding requirements – investments and also the social impact. That is the next study which needs to be finished first before they come up with a budget for the proposal because they are still considering factors that will affect the people.

“Si Mayor Rody wants the study to be done im-

mediately so that we will also know the commitment of the national government,” he said.

Avila added that part of the study is the increase in the capacity of the local government to take more roles in the transportation reform.

“If we take more roles, we should be technically capable,” he said.

Aside from drivers and operators, the reform in transportation will also burdeb commuters.

“Mangayo lang gani mi ng piso nga increase sa pasahe,muaray na ang mga pasahero,”Gonzaga said adding that the average bus fare is 10 pesos.

More so, it is also stated that the study was only based on foreign perspective without considering the small drivers and operators.

He recommended that the city government should resolve first the issues on the sidewalk vendors, illegal parking and

the drainage system which exacerbate the flooding situation in the city.

“Kung gikinahanglan nga mag-transport strike ang mga hari ng kalsada aron paminawon kami ninyo, buhaton namo kini, bisan sa kapila pa ka higayon, hangtod masabtan ninyo nga dili mi mga robot [addressing the city government on the proposal].”

On the otherhand, he said that they welcome the proposal to set a minimum wage for drivers but this should include SSS, Philhealth, and Pag-IBIG benefits.

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Instead of using an equipment to pull the heavy construction materials unto elevated portion of a construction site, two workers are seen carrying an iron pipe on their shoulders while climbing atop a building along Magallanes Street in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

CHED assures to keep PDAF scholars in school T

HE Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has assured that students whose scholarships were supported by the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), which the Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional, will be able to continue their education.

The agency will be looking into other possible sources of funding so that the studies of these students will not be affected, Chairperson Patricia Licuanan said in a statement.

CHED is currently assessing the situation of PDAF beneficiaries enrolled in private higher

educational institutions (HEIs). It will consider tapping into its Higher Education Development Fund, funds from the national budget and the President’s Social Fund once it has determined the needs of former PDAF scholars in public and private HEIs. It has also appealed to

the 111 state colleges and universities to allow PDAF beneficiaries who were enrolled in the first semester of the current school year to enroll in the second semester as early as October after the Supreme Court has issued a temporary restraining order on the release of PDAF. [PNA]

“Families who have lost their homes will need substantial longer-term support from the international community to ensure they have the means to rebuild their houses,” she said.

The Filipino government on Friday raised the death toll from Haiyan to more than 5,200 as it still tries to verify the total number of dead and missing, with communities on remote islands or in mountainous areas still not reached.

More than 5 million of those affected are children, and more than 4 million people have been left homeless with over 1 million homes destroyed.

When it first launched its so-called flash appeal on Nov. 12, the UN sought US$ 301 million, an amount that as of Friday is nearly 39 percent funded at US$ 134 million, UN officials said.

Amos noted that the new amount of US$ 348 million is expected to rise as there are still communi-

ties yet to be reached, and a major review of the appeal is slated for the first week in December.

“The logistical challenges have been enormous, with many roads blocked and airports unusable in the first few days,” she said.”

The impact on essential services, hospitals, banks and markets, as well as the lack of fuel, transport, water and power, made it very difficult to scale up aid as quickly as was needed.”

On her latest visit to the Asian island country, Amos said, “I have seen and heard harrowing tales of desperate need and profound loss. I also heard reports of immense bravery and heart-warming compassion.”

“I saw how the international community pulled together with the communities and authorities to work out how to overcome major obstacles, and saw more and more people being reached with basic assistance,” she

said.

The UN World Food Program (WFP) has reached over 2.5 million people with basic food aid, more than 130 local and foreign medical teams are providing emergency treatment, and thousands of tarpaulins and plastic sheets have been distributed, but vast numbers of vulnerable people are still exposed to bad weather and need basic shelter.

“Families who have lost their homes will need substantial longer-term support from the international community to ensure they have the means to rebuild their houses,” Amos said.

“I am very concerned that some 1.5 million children are at risk of acute malnutrition and close to 800,000 pregnant and nursing mothers need nutritional help,” she said.

“People living with chronic disease and other vulnerable groups need medication and specialist care.” [PNA/ Xinhua]

UN raises emergency aid appeal for Philippines typhoon victims

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HE United Nations on Friday increased its appeal for Philippines typhoon relief by nearly 16 percent to US$ 348 million with a further rise likely as aid organizations move into top gear in the face of a disaster that reportedly killed more than 5,000 people and affected a total of 13.25 million others.

“A massive disaster like this requires a massive response,” the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, Valerie Amos, said at a news conference in New York just after returning from her second visit to the area in a week in the wake of the devastation wrought by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8.

“Much more needs to be done. Food, clean water and shelter remain the top priorities,” said Amos, who is also the UN humanitarian coordinator. “Vast numbers of vulnerable people are still exposed to bad weather and need basic shelter.”

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folk urged to be wary Use endemic tree species for Mt.of theDiwalwal hazards of their environment reforestation, says envi group A

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HE Interface Development Interventions Inc (IDIS) took exception to the proposal made by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 11 to use rubber trees as banner species for the agency’s National Greening Program (NGP).

“If the goal of the National Greening Program is to bring back the biological diversity of our forests, planting non-native trees like rubber will not be the sustainable solution.”, said IDIS Executive Director Ann Fuertes.

The Aquino adminis-

tration is implementing the NGP to increase the country’s forest cover from 730,000 hectares to 1.5 million hectares in six years – from 2011 to 2016.

“In general, rubber trees are not the ideal species because it will eventually result to monocropping of previously forested areas instead of bringing back forest growth. In the short term, rubber trees may increase the area of revegetated forest but the quality of the forest in terms of biodiversity will certainly be reduced,”she said.

Fuertes pointed out that Philippine forests are one of the most diverse terrestrial ecosystems in the world hence strategies to reforest watersheds must take into account the preservation of existing native species.

“Planting indigenous trees maintains the ecology and biodiversity of our watersheds since it can provide a range of micro-habitats that can support a wide variety of our wildlife.”

Fragada had pitched his rubber tree plantation proposal to the local government units in Compos-

tela Valley and Davao Oriental which have been affected by Typhoon Pablo because of its potential to generate income for communities.

But while Fuertes agreed on the economic value of rubber trees, she reiterated that it should not be promoted as a banner species since it is not native to the Philippines.

“Rubber trees can help promote regreening but it should be planted in appropriate areas as an intercrop. They can be planted in lower elevation areas and integrated in agroforestry,” she said.

statement released by the Conference.

“I am proud of this concrete accomplishment. We are all aware of the central role that forests play as carbon sinks, climate stabilizers and biodiversity havens,” President of the conference Marcin Korolec said.

Korolec hailed the deal as “a significant contribution to forest preservation and sustainable

use which will benefit the people who live in and around them and humanity and the planet as a whole.”

Decisions adopted provide guidance for ensuring environmental integrity and pave the way towards full implementation of REDD+ activities on the ground, said the statement.

The package also provides a foundation for

transparency and integrity of REDD+ action, clarifies ways to finance relevant activities and how to improve coordination of support, the statement continued.

The agreement was announced as the twoweek climate talks entered the final hours.

The talks aim to prepare for a global climate pact due to be agreed on in 2015.[PNA/Xinhua]

Countries agree to reduce greenhouse gas emission

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OVERNMENTS at the UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw agreed Friday on a set of decisions covering ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and degradation of forests.

The agreement on the so-called REDD+ initiative is backed by pledges of US$ 280 million in financing from the U.S., Norway and Britain, according to a

geologist from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau MGB) 11 reiterated a call for residents of Purok Depot, Barangay Ulip, Monkayo, Compostela Valley to relocate to safer ground.

Speaking during the Makigsayud Forum with the indigenous peoples of Barangay Ulip, geologist Allen June B. Buenavista advised residents to relocate immediately to safer areas once they notice that their environment is already prone to landslide and other environmental hazards.

He said Purok Depot is highly susceptible to landslides.

“Monitor your surroundings of cracks on the slopes all the time and report your observations to the authorities because your area is highly prone to landslides,” Buenavista said.

He said residents must be wary of tension cracks, especially those that are visibly leaking and the possible direction of the soil erosion.

Buenavista said water usually penetrates on tension cracks and causes the soil to erode.

He said residents in Purok Depot must leave the area as early as possible.

“But it entails the assessment of the barangay and municipal governments which will give approval to your new relocation site,” Buenavista said.

He said residents must have confidence on the integrity of their relocation site where their families have the confidence to stay.

Engr. Gerry Pedrico, chief weather specialist of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Services Administration-Davao City Station, urged the indigenous peoples to be conscious of the occurrence of bad weather like heavy downpour and thunderstorms.

During the forum, he gave a crash course on the country’s weather system.

He stressed that since Mt. Diwalwal area is susceptible to landslides caused by strong weather system, residents much follow the advisories issued through the radio or through their local officials down to the barangay leaders in order to keep their families from disasters. Several residents of depots are composed of families of IPs, farmers and workers of small-scale mining in the Mt. Diwalwal mining complex earlier displaced by typhoon Pablo in 2012 and opted to resettle at Purok Depot. [PIA 11Joey Sem G. Dalumpines]

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EMMA B. ESCAMIS married to Jose P. Escamis, Mortgagor/s. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-ibig Fund against the mortgagor/s Emma B. Escamis married to Jose Escamis with postal address at LOT 13 & 14 , BLK. 42, DECA HOMES RESORT RESIDENCE TUGBOK MINTAL , Davao City to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of July 29, 2013 amounts to ( P 584,682.21) Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest, penalty charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to TEN ( 10%) of the total indebtedness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on November 15 , 2013 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland,Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit: Transfer Certificate of Title No. T- 146-2011009205 “ A parcel of land (Lot 13, Blk. 42, xxx) situated in Barangay of Tugbok, Davao City, Island of Mindanao.xxx Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) SQUARE METERS, more or less” Transfer Certificate of Title No. 146-2011009206 “ A parcel of land xxx (Lot 14, Blk.42,xxx) situated in Barangay Tugbok, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao xxx containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) SQUARE METERS, more or less”.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date,it shall be held on December 13, 2013 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the titles herein described real property/ies and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, October 8, 2013 FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: (SGD.) DEXTER P. SALCEDO Sheriff IV (edge 11/11,18/25)

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11th Judicial Region Branch 15, Davao City

RE:PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF RYU HEI VILLAS

LEONORA R. VILLAS, Petitioner Rep.by: DIOSDADA R. VILLAS Atty.-in-fact, -versus-

SP. PROC. NO. 12-784-13 FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH

NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE AND ALL PERSONS WHOSE INTEREST MAYBE AFFECTED, Respondents x---------------------------------------x

ORDER This is a verified petition for correction of entires in the Report of Birth of child born abroad of Philippine parent Ryu Hei Villas particularly this follows: 1) Mother’s Date of Birth: from July 26, 1969 to JULY 26, 1971 and 2) mother’s birthplace from Pob. Agno Pangasinan to TANDAG, SURIGAO DEL SUR. Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance let the petition be heard on November 27, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. at the session hall at this Court on which date, hour and place, all interested persons are hereby cited to appear and show cause if they have any, why this petition should not be granted.

Let copy of this Order and Petition be published before the hearing date at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Davao once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. Give the Davao City Civil Registrar and the Solicitor General copies of this Order.

SO ORDERED.

Davao City, Philippines, October 11, 2013.

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Day bucks grief, leads World Cup Melbourne (AFP) – Half-Filipino Jason Day of Australia will take a oneshot lead into what promises to be an emotionally-charged final round of the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne.

Day overhauled second round leader Thomas Bjorn of Denmark with three birdies in his closing six holes on Saturday, in a score of 66 for an overall nine under par tally on a bright but testing day at the Royal Melbourne course.

Bjorn let slip his grip on the individual trophy, with a level par 71 to remain at eight under par. American Matt Kuchar shot a 68 to be in third place at six under par.

Day and fellow Australian Adam Scott also lead the team event by one shot with Scott recording a second straight 68 to be just ahead of the defending US side of Kuchar and Kevin Streelman (74).

Day came to the contest with the tragic news of the death in the Philippines of his grandmother, six young cousins and an uncle at the hands of Typhoon Haiyan.

His Filipino-born mother, Dening, travelled down from Brisbane and met with her US-based son early Saturday.

“It was great to catch up

with my mum,” he said.

“It was just good to see her as I am glad she got to come out to the golf course.

She and about eight of my family will be out there tomorrow so it promises to be a very special last day.”

Day has won three times in his professional career, including his 2010 Byron Nelson Championship victory on the PGA Tour.

But, strangely, he has not tasted victory in Australia since capturing the Queensland amateur title at the Burleigh Heads Golf Club in 2006.

“It would be phenomenal to win my first professional event in Australia,” he said.

“And if Adam and I were to win the team prize then that would be a complete honour given Australia’s Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson won the World Cup of Golf for a first time here at Royal Melbourne here in 1959.

“And to bring back the World Cup of Golf here to Australia, in front of the Melbourne sporting crowd here at Royal Melbourne would very, very special.”

The day did not run smoothly for all, with Welshman Stuart Manley lamenting one of the strangest rounds in professional golf.

The 34-year-old began his round with two birdies and then saw his 8-iron tee shot at the par three, third hole take one bounce and disappear into the cup.

Manley, along with Japanese playing partner Hideto Tanihara and the crowd, began celebrating the holein-one shot they thought meant he had won the new Mercedes sedan parked at the back of the tee.

to increase further as expressed during the PAL Interclub’s 1st team captain’s meeting held November 15 at the Negros Occidental golf course in Marapara, Bacolod City.

Davao City will be represented by Apo Golf and Country Club, Rancho Palos Verdes and Davao City Golf Club for both the Seniors and Regular Men’s interclub in the an-

nual tournament.

Defending champion Cebu Country Club led by team captain Jeric Hechanova will no longer have the advantage of home course familiarity when Alabang and Del Monte try to derail Cebu’s attempt for a three-peat victory.

Meanwhile, the Sugar Barons from Canlubang will be aiming for their

JASON DAY. The half-Pinoy golfer who just lost his grandmother and cousins to typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines.

“I was so pumped up after the hole-in-one that I was absolutely flying walking up to the green thinking that the car was mine particularly as the crowd got really excited,” said Manley.

However Manley was then approached by European Tour Chief Referee, John Paramor to be told that the prize was only up for grabs for a hole-in-one on the final day.

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total of 155 teams – some coming from as far as the Middle East, Australia, USA and other parts of the world – have so far registered for the 67th Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub to be hosted next year by Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club and Bacolod Golf and Country Club.

The number of participating teams is expected

8th overall crown in the Seniors.

The 28th edition of the Seniors will played from February 20 to 23 while the 67th Men’s Regular on Feb. 26 to March 1, 2014 at the two golf courses in Bacolod City.

The PAL Interclub is acknowledged as the country’s longest-running and biggest amateur team golf championships.

67TH PAL INTERCLUB. Team Captains of various clubs in a gesture of solidarity for the 67th Philippine Airlines Interclub set next year in Bacolod.

Arum backs Roach M

ACAU — “Good!”

This was the immediate reaction of Hall of Fame promoter and Top Rank bossman Bob Arum when informed that Manny Pacquiao’s chief trainer Freddie Roach plans to seek legal redress against conditioning coach Alex Ariza for the latter’s assault on the former in last Wednesday’s ugly confrontation at the practice gym of The Venetian Macau Resort Hotel here.

Arum said last Wednesday’s incident, which saw Ariza kicking Roach at the height of a verbal and physical altercation between members of Team

Pacquiao and Team Rios, is bad for boxing in the long run.

“The incident might looked good for the fight because of the impact it can create as far as payper-view and ticket sales are concerned, but it can also spell trouble in our desire to foster friendly relations with China through boxing,” Arum said.

“China and, for that matter, the Chinese are still not familiar with the sport of boxing,” he said. “Violent incidents such as this are not what boxing needs at a time when we are still introducing the sport in this part of the world.

UP Pep Squad ranks 7th in Worlds

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ERENNIAL UAAP cheerdance favorite University of the Philippines Pep Squad enjoyed some early success, ranking third in the Cheer Mixed category in the preliminary round of the 7th Cheerleading World Championships (CWC) in Bangkok, Thailand.

According to the CWC’s website, only the top 10 teams from each category qualify to compete for the second day of competition, where the winners of each category will be decided.

The UP Pep Squad, alongside members of the Centro Escolar University and Polytechnic University of the Philippines cheering squads, took home the bronze as part of Team Philippines in the same category of the 6th edition of the championships in Hong Kong two years ago, placing behind

powerhouse squads Japan and Thailand.

The three teams finished in the same order on the first day of this year’s tilt, with Japan in first, Thailand in second and the Philippines in third.

UP also ranked third in the Group Stunts category, which comprises of only two female and three male members, and fifth in the Cheerdance category.

They will be in a position to contend for medals on Day Two. The UP Pep Squad has already experienced some success this year, dominating the Philippine National Games last May to qualify for these championships and representing the country in the Cheerleading Asia International Open Championships in Japan, where they placed 2nd in the Partner Stunts category and 3rd in Group Stunts.

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HARING goodness in this season of joy, Camella General Santos City is offering “great choices”for its clients, particularly returning Overseas Filipino Workers(OFWs) to avail of during the holiday season.

Ivy Rissa L. Provido, Camella Gensan general manager, says that as a way of celebrating the spirit of Christmas, they are introducing easyto-own financing schemes available only during the holiday period.

“Our clients can readily avail of a two-month payment holiday when they pay spot 3%, 5% or 10% payments. They can also avail of flexible low downpayment bank financing schemes and enjoy numerous holiday treats such as Christmas baskets, Kitchen showcase, appliances and more, when you purchase a Camella home this holiday season. Our promo is valid until Dececember 31, 2013 only,”she said.

Provido said that majority or almost 80 percent of Camella Gensan clients is comprised of OFWs--mostly consisting of professionals and seafarers—and Filipinos who are married to foreigners.

She narrated that normally, decision-making time for OFWs takes ing, decisions are now made easier and faster,”she said.

“We have also clients who are married to foreigners and opt to longer as finalization of transactions usually waits until the client Provido said Camella Gensan OFW clients virtually originate from retire in Gensan. For retirees, most of them opt for Crown Jewels mode comes home to personally see the project and decide to buy. all over the world, but a larger share come from the Middle East, Japan, house which range from P3.5 million to P5 million. For those who are “However, due to the availability of advance technology like skyp- UK and the US, mostly seamen. still working abroad, including our seafarers, their preference is the Camella Series model with prices ranging from P 1.5 million to P3 million,”she said.

Camella General Santos is a 22-hectare premier subdivision. It is the first Caribbean-themed community in the city, which boasts of a wide range of house designs, land space dimensions, and price brackets.

It is an expansive and modern community with a safe and secure residential neighborhood where the pleasures of daily life are served by Camella’s signature amenities and facilities which include, a clubhouse with swimming pool, basketball court and children’s playground.

The subdivision is located right in the heart of General Santos City, accessible to major city destinations, transport hubs, schools, hospitals and lifestyle centers.

Aside from OFWs, Provido said their clients include both self-employed and locally-employed residents.

“Self-employed clients consist of businessmen in the city and neighboring towns and practicing professionals while our locally-employed clients consist of those who are employed by local employers or employees of big companies with offices in the region,”she said.

The house and lots of Camella Gensan can be owned through various schemes including bank financing, in-house financing and PagIBIG financing.

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Cuidades: A city within a city

By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net

PHOTOS BY LEAN DAVAL JR.

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ith a booming market for real estate development in Davao City, the key strength of a developer is the ability to know what the market truly desires and the capability to provide a complete escapade where one can live, play, work, shop and grow.

No wonder, Lapanday Properties Philippines Inc.,(LPPPI) bring “Ciudades”- a city within a city, where business, commercial and residential meet in one.

The 200-hectare Ciudades, located in Buhangin District in Davao City, is the first master-planned development in the region. It promises a lush and scenic landscape assuring a safe, flood-free and secure environment for growing families and businesses. Its terrain offers endless choices to locators from building houses to offices, from warehouses to factories which are just 15 minutes away from the city. This hassle-free living would invite OFWs to come home and start life with.

Featuring the first Mindanao Industrial Park, this project presents an attractive proposition for next generation’s investors and entrepreneurs, especially to our “kababayan” who came home with enough savings for investments. Indeed, it is a place where one can live and work.

Ciudades is not just a development for business and living. It is also a place where its neigborhood can enjoy, explore, and experience Nature at its best.

Coming up with the city’s first central park- “El Centro”, residents will no longer need to travel far to find a place for convergence and a rendezvous to play and connect to each other.

Tomas Lorenzo, LPPI president bared during the launching of “El Centro” at Cafe Laguna, Abreeza-Ayala Mall that the it will be a commercial park big enough to cater sports events like biking, running, and other family sports activity. He said that it will be the township’s unifying element, serving as an exclusive and unique destination park.

Lorenzo said that they will be building access road leading to Ciudades. The three-kilometer road will be stretching from Indangan to Mandug. This is to avoid the traffic congestion along Buhangin Road. He said that they would like to offer a haven to their residents and business entrepreneurs through easy access. The construction of the road is expected to start by the second quarter of next year.

Nestled near Davao River, Ciudades will also build a bridge and walkways along the riverbanks. He said that LPPPI plans to make the river a focal point to its residents especially to the kids and the young at hearts.

Ciudades will also provide quality education to the children of residents through their partnership with Philippine Women’s College(PWC), which will open an extension campus by 2016.

Aside from El Centeo, FMIP, PWC, Ciudades will not be self-sufficient community without the Commercio Marquella, owned by the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Incorporated (DCCCII) Simeon Marfori III. It is envisioned as the market hub of the north and the convergence point for traders from the north.

“This is will be a market place where they will not just shop but play,it will be in native and traditional theme”he said adding that it will be a transport hub and an alternative to the now crowded Bankerohan.

Current locators in Ciudades are Las Palmas Verdes and Althea of Sta. Lucia Land Inc., and Nizanta of Robinson Homes. These three residential and commercial developers are offering affordable lots ensuring value for money and potential for property appreciation.

Incoming developmets are construction of NCCC Choice Supermarket, hardware chain and pharmacy. Meanwhile, sets of activities are lined-up for the groundbreaking and launching of PWC Ciudades campus and El Centro on December 14 to 16.

Indeed, there’s no other place in the city where one can live, work, play, shop and grow at the same time.

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Empowering OFWs and their families

By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net

No word can describe how difficult it is to be thousands of miles away from your family, no comforting words can stop a mother from shedding tears knowing that she can’t kiss her youngest child who is growing up during her long absence. How painful it must be for a father who is away from home to bear the thought that he can’t give his little daughter a ride on his back. Parents abroad may occasionally find reason to smile or laugh, but it’s not enough to cover up the pain of solitude they feel deep inside. Sending an occasional “balikbayan box” is not the same as the balikbayan himself/herself coming home – probably in three or fiv e years time. And that’s an eternity away it would seem.

Thousands of OFWs finally get to return home after 5,10, 15 years, much older and wiser, their hair probably showing streaks of grey, wrinkles mark their faces—mute testimony to years of hard work in their desire to uplift the lives of their loved ones back home.

And what a grand homecoming that would be for all. Especially, if it happens to be Christmastime. And the grandest feeling of all is the realization that after all the hardships, the grinding loneliness there is a whole new life, a beginning ahead for a family torn apart by the need to

overcome poverty and now together again at last.

Over 10 million Filipinos are all over 156 destinations in the world. We are third highest in Asia in terms of remittances, although only one out of ten OFWs invests his/her savings. A study conducted by the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas in the third quarter of this year, shows that only 4.8 percent of their respondents say that they allot a portion of their remittances to investments while only 34.3 percent says that they put portion into savings.

This is an ugly truth but the good thing is, BSP through their financial learning initiatives, incoming OFWs are oriented on the importance of savings and investments, financial planning, savings and investment instruments and microfinace.

BSP officer Arnel Adrian Silva said during the first Regional Forum on Migration in Davao dubbed BALIK PINAS: Empowering Returning Overseas Filipinos and their Families at the Ateneo de Davao University Finster Auditorium Friday that from 2006, BSP has conducted 68 sessions in more than 45 percent of provinces nationwide and participated in by 9,000 OFWs and their families. They have also conducted it in 13 cities overseas where there are large concentrations of OFWs like Milan, Rome, London, Riyadh and Jeddah, Hongkong, Bari and Singapore.

Aside from FLI of BSP is the program of the National Reintegration Center for OFWs (NRCO), a sub-agency of the Department of Labor and Employment. It “provides the mechanism for the OFWs’ reintegration into Philippine society, serves as a promotion house for their local employment, and taps their skills and potentials for national development.”

The program aims to prepare the future of the OFWs, their plans for the future before coming home by equipping Ofs the skills and knowledge to be investors and entrepreneurs thus to create enterprises when they get home, local employment facilitation and support services.

More so, Pag-ibig is also one of the agencies that our OFWs can rely on. It has 3 million OFW members and one out of four Pag-ibig members is an OFW. Pag-ibig members are entitled to a savings program, housing loan, and multi-purpose and calamity loan.

In 2012, 8,780 OFW members availed of the housing loan and a total of P8 billion were granted for Pag-ibig OFW members. Aside from the assistance, payment will be convenient since it will be available in the homepage of Pag-IBIG. Other agencies assisting our ”modern-day heroes” are OWWA, PRC, DOLE. Through these initiatives, OFWs will be empowered. This may take long but at least every big success starts with a small step. With this, no more Filipino children will miss their mother and father. No mother will lose the opportunity to kiss her youngest child. In every success there’s a need for some sacrifice.

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By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO njb@edgedavao.net

Construction of Mindanao’s tallest skyscraper is now in full swing and way within its timeline.

Aeon Towers, the 33-level iconic project of the FTC Group of Companies, has reached 25 percent of Phase 1 (Package 1) which is the board file and diaphragm phase.

“We are right on schedule, in fact, we are little bit advance after going full blast last month,” said Engr. Boboy D. Espinola, construction manager of Campbell and Associates. “Actually the original schedule is 150 days for Phase 1 but we are looking to squeeze it and finish ahead of schedule.”

Campbell and Associates is one of the leading high-rise builders in the country. It currently collaborates with the renowned Sy2 (read as Sy-Squared) for its structural engineering component.

According to its construction specifications, the project’s board filing will be composed of 163 board files placed 45 meters deep in the ground, while the diaphragm wall will have a thickness of .7 meters and placed 20 meters deep.

Engr. Espinola said they have made some adjustments in the Phase 1 stage mainly on what is called “value engineering.”

Instead of 200 or more files, they will be reducing the number of files but instead they modified into bigger files in terms of diameter.

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market believes the project will change not only the look of Davao’s skyline but also the progress of Davao for high-rise living and investments.

“We compensated the size for a more compact design,” Espinola explained.

The adjustments will have no effect on the structural value and strength.

It is of no surprise that anticipation is high on the Aeon Towers project. Being the tallest building in Mindanao with state-ofthe-art features, the real property development market believes the project will change not only the look of Davao’s skyline but also the progress of Davao for high-rise living and investments.

Sale of the tower’s units is doing well, according to its marketing office which has been flooded with serious inquiries since the construction began full swing.

There were also concerns of the building’s resiliency to earthquakes in the aftermath of the 7.2 Richter scale magnitude temblor that hit Bohol and Cebu recently.

Engr. Espinola said the building is designed to resist maximum magnitude.

“There is no such thing as earthquake-proof but this building can resist more than a 7.2 earthquake.”

Engr. Espinola bared that Aeon Towers follows strictly the Building Code. He added that Sy2 is the country’s authority when it comes to structural engineering design for high-rise construction.

Sy2 has designed the building with a reinforced concrete dual structural system.

This means its resistance to earthquakes uses the advanced special moment-resisting frames (SMRF) systems with combined special shear walls. These walls provide the larger portion of resistance to earthquake while the SMRFs serve as support resisting frame system supplying not less than 25 percent resistance to earthquakes.

After the completion of Phase 1 by January or February next year, Phase 2 or Bulk Excavation will commence by the first quarter of 2014 and will run for four to five months where the foundation will finally be visible. The tower’s foundation measures 14.1 meters deep from the ground floor with 2.5 meters for mat foundation.

Phase 3 or Structural Package is expected to start on June 2014 while Phase 4 or the MEPS (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Sanitary) will begin simultaneous with Phase 3.

Phase 5 or the Architectural stage is calendared for third quarter of 2014 and will run up to the project’s completion in 2016.

Aeon Towers, which sits on a 4,574 square meters property in J.P. Laurel Avenue, will have 473 residential units, hotel, restaurant, office spaces and 300 parking slots.

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The Draw of Davao Leisure Condo Living with Abreeza Place’s latest tower T

HE Davao region rises as the center of growth and development in Mindanao.

With its thriving agriculture, bustling businesses, and rich natural resources, it’s no wonder that Davao is among the most talked-about tourist and investment destinations today.

As an eco-tourism haven, Davao appreciates life at a more leisurely pace. Complimented with scenic mountains and expansive beaches along the coastlines, this is where exciting new flavors, colors, textures, and patterns indigenous to the local culture come alive.

Life in Davao’s Premiere Lifestyle District Nowhere is the beat of the Davao lifestyle rhythm most apparent and best enjoyed than at Abreeza—Ayala Land’s signature masterplanned mixed-use

district in the heart of the city.

Set to replicate such prestigious districts that Ayala Land has successfully put up in Makati, Bonifacio Global City, Alabang, NUVALI and Cebu, the 10-hectare Abreeza has changed Davao’s cityscape, and elevated the city lifestyle of convenience, comfort, security, and accessibility. One can find everything you’d ever need a mere few steps away: the best lifestyle shopping and dining choices at Abreeza Mall, stylish boutique hotel accommodations at Seda Abreeza, and prime office and business spaces at Abreeza Technohub, representing the best that the region can offer.

Leisure Condo Living at Abreeza Place Within this oneof-a-kind city center is the ideal choice for contemporary condo-

minium living. Abreeza Place will be a modern vertical community that melds the familiar warmth and idyllic pace of quintessential Davao leisure living with today’s fast-paced dynamism of retail, lifestyle, and commerce.

Inside one’s sanctuary will be a canvas for expressing style that is both personal and global. Outside, a wide range of leisure amenities provide opportunities to reconnect with personal interests and other like-minded enthusiasts.

Life at Abreeza Place means not having to compromise on what life has to offer—relaxation and productivity, convention and innovation, constancy and change. With the rise of the project’s second tower, Abreeza Place is the definitive choice for leisure condominium living in Davao City.

Abreeza Place is developed by Alveo Land and Accendo Commercial Corp.

Alveo Land Corp. sets the benchmark for innovation in Philippine real estate today.

Armed with sharper foresight, unparalleled excellence, and total commitment, Alveo Land Corp. finds the means to provide the most innovative homes to make you live well.

Alveo Land is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ayala Land.

For more information, visit www. alveoland.com.ph, email info@alveosales. com.ph, or call (02) 848.5100 (Metro Manila), (082) 321.1725 (Davao) and 1-800-108485100 (outside Metro Manila). Model units are available for viewing at the Abreeza Place showroom, G/F Abreeza Mall, J.P. Laurel Avenue, Bajada, Davao City.

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Offering OFWs best options for their families

By GREGORIO G. DELIGERO greg@edgedavao.net

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NE of the great qualities of Filipinos is putting much value on their families, always considering them on top of their priorities. Even across geographical distances, family relationships continue to be marked by reciprocal obligations and relationships.

This is particularly best demonstrated by Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who want to invest their hard earned income for the comfort and security of their loved ones.

One classic example is a nurse working in the United States who bought a condominium unit at Palmeto Place, an exclusive residential and commercial condominium strategically located along Maa Road, Davao City, for her mother from Cotabato City.

“Our nature as Filipinos is to share our earnings with our families. We are very familyoriented,” said Leonora Gutierrez, general manager of the Consunji-owned DMCI, the developer of Palmetto Place, its third condominium project in Davao City.

Gutierrez shared that three of every ten clients of DMCI condominium projects are OFWs mostly employed as seaman, nurse, engineer and architect in various parts of the world particularly in North America and Middle East.

She said that another 28 percent of their clients are returning Filipinos who either want to retire in the Philippines after spending their productive younger years in other countries or have married foreigners and want to settle down in the country.

As a fitting tribute to OFWs and other returning Filipinos this holiday season, Gutierrez said they are planning to hold an investors’ night, an evening of fellowship, sales presentation and open house that DMCI also usually conducts during Araw ng Dabaw, Kadayawan sa Dabaw and Valentine’s month.

“What we can offer to OFWs is the best value for their money. Our price is still the

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cheapest even with high quality of our workmanship, offering the best to our clients. We turn over units on time as we finish ahead of our schedule,” she said.

DMCI, developer of Ecoland 2000 and Magallanes Residences, is now about to finish its third building in Palmetto Place. Gutierrez said the first 60-unit Trentino building is already sold out and fully-occupied as well as the second Piedmont building.

While the 104-unit Lombardy third building is still under construction, she said only 20 percent are available for sale as the bulk 80 percent of the total number of units is already sold-out.

“Wala na kami masyadong ibenta,” Gutierrez said.

It is the main reason, she said, that DMCI is now fast-tracking the construction schedule of its latest project, the Verdon Parc Davao, which will rise soon at Ecoland, Davao City. The project is a three-hectares or one block exclusive community consisting of four multi-level residential condominium buildings with one hectare devoted for amenities and open spaces.

“Our next attention will be focused more on that project,” Gutierrez said.

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DAMOSA FAIRLANE

A perfect lifestyle for successful returning Filipinos

By GREGORIO G. DELIGERO greg@edgedavao.net

PHOTOS BY LEAN DAVAL JR.

For successful returning Filipinos, an upscale boutique residential enclave nestled near Davao City’s latest lifestyle and commercial centers may just be a perfect place to settle in.

Damosa Fairlane, newest property venture of Floirendo-owned Damosa Land Inc., is conveniently-located along Mamay Road, Lanang Davao City, which is merely three to ten minutes away from key establishments and institutions such as the F. Bangoy International Airport, Carmelite Monastery, Southern Philippines Medical Center, Philippine Nikkei – Jin Kai International School and University of the Immaculate Conception.

It is also near commercial establishments such as Damosa District, Abreeza, and SM Lanang.

“We are the only property development project offering house and lot package in an area easily accessible to different establishments. We are a complete and compact community,” said Alex Gocotano, senior project head and assistant vice president of Damosa Fairlane.

The gated community features avant-garde landscape and offers single detached homes—with harmoniously-applied mid-century modern theme—to maximize natural sunlight and airflow. Its resort-type guest house features a swimming pool.

Gocotano said the project has three original model houses: Cortina, Marquis and Lincoln with minimum lot area ranging from 120 to 144 square meters with Lincoln as the biggest. Each house, which can cater to a family of five, features three bedrooms and a maid’s quarter.

The price of Cortina model starts at P5.32 million which depends on lot size while the prices of Marquis and Lincoln start at P6.44 million and P7.60 million respectively.

Gocotano shared that there is a growing preference of buyers, especially among Filipinos who are married to foreigners, to acquire bigger houses and lots.

“We have underestimated the market. Many want to have bigger rooms in their house so we made an assessments and necessary adjustments to accommodate their request,” he said, adding that the company has to resize its units to as big as 250 square meters.

Now, Damosa Fairlane offers its Grand Marquis house and lot model with a minimum lot area of 180 square meters featuring a 15-meter wide frontage, foyer and spacious living room, family room opening to a trellised lanai, powder room, three bedrooms, master suite with walk-in closet and toilet and bath, maids’ quarters with own toilet and bath, service/utility area and a twocar garage. The price starts at P9.13 million.

Another house and lot model is the Lincoln MK2, which has almost the same features but bigger sizes, that costs at least P10.40 million. The most expensive is the Mercury MK2 house and lot model which has a minimum lot area of 240 square meters and with the minimum amount of P13.56 million.

“We are now offering wide range of options to suit their needs,” Gocotano said.

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OFWs:

Where to this Christmas season?

By ARMANDO A. MORTEJO

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HE story below was posted in a blog: just.passing.thru. com: Once upon a time, there were three Christmas trees and they were all connected to an OFW. The first one is the smallest but the oldest; it was the Christmas tree that saw her childhood and growing up years. It was placed in the house of her parents.

The second is the Christmas tree placed at her home in the Philippines since she already has her own family now.

The third Christmas tree is found in her home in another country shared with other OFWs. Now being located in different places, the three Christmas trees never saw each other. The only connection they had with each other is the OFW. They will hear snitches of her life even when they are placed in their boxes for about 11 months in a year and 1 month outside during the Christmas season.

The first Christmas tree knows that the mother of the OFW does not want her daughter to leave the country. It hears the mother’s anguished cries for her daughter who lives in a far, faraway land.

The cries are so bad whenever her daughter encounters problems in her workplace or with her own family life. The mother will always pray for her daughter’s safety and guidance.

The second Christmas tree hears the cries of loneliness of the OFW’s family, longing for the comfort that only a wife and mother can give. It knows that it’s time to go out again from the box as the mother coming home for Christmas. Time and again, it witnesses the happiness of the arrival and the loneliness of leaving.

The third Christmas tree sees the sorrow of a mother separated from her family made necessary by economic reasons.

It sees the OFW’s determination to make good in another country even if faced with simultaneous obstacles of discrimination, financial lack, and health problems. If only it could talk, the tree would have said words of comfort and support to the OFW especially during the time when she is at her lowest moments.

Without having the chance to talk with each other, the three Christmas trees think of wishing to their Mother Christmas Tree to

help the OFW. They all wish that she gets her deepest desire to be with her family permanently with the capacity to provide for her family’s needs without going to another country.

Because all three have been good Christmas trees, the Mother Christmas tree grants their wishes.

And the OFW lives happily ever after.

OFW refers to overseas Filipino worker.

The term applies to Filipinos who are abroad indefinitely as citizens or permanent residents of a different country or both. It can also mean Filipino citizens who are in another country for a limited, definite period, such as on a work contract or a student.

It can also include seamen and others who work outside the Philippines but are not residents, either permanent or temporary, of another country.

At least 239 countries covering six continents – that’s where you can find Filipinos working or living. Yes, they are in other parts of Asia, in Australia, in Europe, in Africa, and in North and South America.

The Commission on Overseas Filipinos estimated that approximately 9.5 million Filipinos worked or resided abroad in 2010. This is about ten percent of the population figure of 94.01 estimated by the National Statistics Office.

Wikipedia shares this information: “More than a million Filipinos every year leave to

work abroad through overseas employment agencies and other programs, including government-sponsored initiatives.

Many of them are women applying as nurses or domestic helpers and personal service workers.

“Others emigrate and become permanent residents of other countries. Overseas Filipinos often work as doctors, physical therapists, nurses, accountants, information technology professionals, engineers, architects, entertainers, technicians, teachers, military servicemen, seafarers, students, caregivers, domestic helpers and fast food workers.

“The exodus includes a number of skilled workers taking on unskilled work overseas, resulting in what has been referred to as a brain drain, particularly in the health and education sectors. For example, doctors have retrained to become nurses.”

“Bagong bayani” (new hero) is how the government called OFWs because of their collective contribution to the national economy. The World Bank, in its 2011 report, said that the Philippines is the fourth biggest remittance receiving country – after India, China, and Mexico.

According to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), OFW remittances reached an all-time high of US$23.8 billion in 2012. Remittances mostly came from OFWs in the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Japan, United Arab Emirates, and Singapore.

“The resilience of overseas Filipino remittances continues to

support the country’s economic growth and development,” BSP said in a press statement.

“There is a steady demand for Philippine labor at the international level, given Filipinos’ high level of education and excellent English language skills,” wrote Niklas Reese in a chapter for Handbook Philippines: Society, Politics, Economy, Culture.

Some Filipinos work abroad because there is no job in the country; others go because of the huge sum of money they could earn. In an article which appeared in Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mynardo Macaraig included in his article the story of 39-year-old Alona Solis. “(She) first went to Italy when she was 16 years old,” Macaraig wrote. “She said she can earn as much as 1,000 euros a month as a domestic helper if she works overtime, far more than she could ever get in the Philippines as a high school dropout.”

“If the educated people have trouble finding a job here, how much more the uneducated,” Solis was quoted as saying.

This Christmas season, some OFWs will be coming home for Christmas – to be with their family even for a few days or weeks.

It will be a Merry Christmas, indeed. But somehow, after the celebration, there would be tears as they will go back to work in a far, faraway land.

But to those who won’t make it this year’s season, the line of a song comes to mind: “Ang Disyembre ko ay malungkot, pagka’t miss kita….”

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THE Philippines’ leading airline, Cebu Pacific Air (PSE:CEB) will launch direct flights from Manila to Tokyo (Narita) and to Nagoya on March 30, 2014. CEB will be the first Philippine low-cost carrier to offer direct flights between Manila and these two key Japanese cities.

CEB currently operates thrice weekly flights from Manila to Osaka. It is slated to more than double its flight frequency to Osaka, when it begins flying daily Manila-Osaka-Manila flights on December 20, 2013. The additional four weekly flights translate to a 133% seat capacity increase.

“With Cebu Pacific’s trademark lowest fares, travelers from Japan now have Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka as jumpoff points when exploring the Philippines’ world-renowned beach and diving destinations. This is very much in line with the government’s tourism agenda, and the airline’s commitment to boost Philippine tourism,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

“With more flights to the Philippines, we believe Japan has the potential to be as big as South Korea when it comes to foreign tourist arrivals,” she added.

CEB will launch daily services to Tokyo (Narita), utilizing the airline’s brand-new Airbus A320 fleet. The maiden flight will depart Manila at 5:25am, arriving in Tokyo at 10:35am.

The return flight departs Tokyo at 11:45am, and arrives in Manila at 3:45pm.

On the same day, CEB is set to launch its Manila-NagoyaManila service, with a Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday frequency. Departing Manila at 3:20pm, the maiden flight will arrive in Nagoya at 8:25pm. The return flight will depart Nagoya at 9:10pm, and arrive in Manila at 12:10am the next day.

To launch CEB’s newest international destinations, CEB holds an introductory P2,488 seat sale from Manila to Tokyo or Nagoya, from November 22 to 24, 2013 or until seats last. Travel period is from March 30 to September 30, 2014.

Quoted fares are exclusive of government taxes and fuel surcharges. After the seat sale, lowest year-round fares start at P5,499. CEB fares to Nagoya and Narita are up to 60% lower than other full-service airlines.

For bookings and inquiries, guests can go to http:// www.cebupacificair.com/, or call the reservation hotlines (02)7020-888 or (032)230-8888. The latest seat sales can also be found on CEB’s official Twitter (@cebupacificair) and Facebook pages.

“We are proud to offer more low-fare great-value options to and from Japan, for the benefit of leisure and business travellers, as well as overseas Filipino workers based there.

We continue flying to where Filipinos are,” Iyog said.

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JUST because models get to be printed on glossies, does not mean that any real lady can’t look good too. This was Danney Barnnet’s concept when she threw a “Model for a Day” event at Archipelago 7107 at the Fountain Court of SM Lanang Premier.

The party was wellattended by Danney’s friends, ladies of the consular corps as well as members of the Ikebana Club of Davao.

Far from the typical noisy party, the Model for a Day event featured a professional make-up seminar as well as photograph posing and posture tips conducted by professional make-up artist Carine Bacani (you may reach her at carine.bacani@gmail. com 0917.5284373) and TV and print ad model Chuchay Sison. It was clear everyone was picking up new tips and trips to look fabulous.

The event also featured the beautiful jewellery and home craft collections of M.O.V. Designs which are inspired by the fusion of Latin American, Native South American and Thai materials. (Interested parties may reach them at detallesbymov@hotmail. com 0917.3146478.)

After the presentations, the best looks of the afternoon were awarded priz-

The ladies strike a pose after the seminar. es. The most coveted prize the ladies and for me as though was a fabulous well, knowing that most set of jewellery by M.O.V. of the events I attend to Designs which was raffled normally involve lots of off. dancing and production The Model for a Day numbers, this event was party was definitely a fun a much-needed breath of and unique experience for fresh air and just shows

that anyone can be a model.

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Carine giving the finer points in make-up.

Danney Barnett with Boy Guinoo.

Chuchay teaches the “S” pose.

Silver jewellrey by M.O.V. Designs.

Danney’s friends, members of the Ikebana Club of Davao as well as the ladies of the consular corp.

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Miss Earth 2013 candidates beautify Estero de Santibañez THE international beauties of Miss Earth 2013 showed their love for the newly rehabilitated Estero de Santibañez in its inauguration spearheaded by ABS-CBN Foundation–Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig (KBPIP) recently.

The candidates took the lead in painting the houses lined along the estero to further beautify the community. They also joined the ceremonial throwing of bokashi balls or mabuhay balls in the estero that help in improving its water quality. The clean-up of the 430-meter Estero de Santibañez started in February 2013.

The infrastructure development of the project was funded with P13.69 million

by the Department of Public Works ang Highways. It is one of the 16 esteros in Manila and Quezon City the KBPIP have been rehabilitating in partnership with Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission. KBPIP aims to revive the beauty of the historic Pasig River by rehabilitating Metro Manila’s esteros.

Una Ka Bai, Una Sa Balita on Eden Nature Park THIS WEEK, GMA Davao’s top-rating morning show Una Ka Bai, Una Sa Balita, explores the beauty of one of the city’s most famous mountain resorts — the Eden Nature Park.

Located in Toril and nestled at 3,000 feet above sea level, Eden Nature Park is a perfect getaway for those who want to take a break from their busy lives.

Join Dotty Ibañez in the show’s Trip Ni Bai segment as she takes a tour in the so-called haven not only for nature lovers but for photographers as well. See

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And via the Sabay Sa Uso segment, Dotty accepts the challenge to ride a bicycle from 60 feet up high in the sky with Eden Nature Park’s newest adventure ride— the Skycycle!

Included in this week’s exciting line-up is a feature on the basketball varsity players of John Paul II College of Davao for Campus

Idol; and a sweet treat too: the delectable durian pie and pastry, a unique gift idea this Christmas season.

Meanwhile, in Kini Ang Ingon Ni Inday segment, former Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio gives a discussion on the basic consumer rights.

Catch all these and more in Una Ka Bai, Una Sa Balita which airs Mondays to Fridays at 6:30 AM, on GMA Davao Channel 5.

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Romeo drops 34, GlobalPort wins R

OOKIE guard Terrence Romeo sizzled 34 points, including 6-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc, to carry the GlobalPort Batang Pier to a 114-100 victory over the Air 21 Express on Saturday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

The reigning UAAP Most Valuable Player sparked the Batang Pier explosion in the second half, scoring 26 of GlobalPort’s 77 points after halftime.

“Sinusunod ko lang yung mga pinapagawa sa akin ng mga coaches,” said Romeo, who needed just 17 shots to reach his total.

The win improved GlobalPort’s record to 1-1 in the PLDT MyDSL Philippine Cup and gave rookie coach Richie Ticzon the first victory of his career.

“It’s a monkey off my back,” he said. “Having that first win really inspires me to work harder as a coach.”

The youthful coach deflected all the credit to Romeo’s stellar performance.

“He’s really special. Ev-

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erybody knows that. Even in the UAAP, we knew he was really special,” said Ticzon, who coached Romeo in college as an assistant to Nash Racela.

Romeo had plenty of help, with Jay Washington posting 19 points and 12 rebounds while Sol Mercado added 14 points and seven assists.

It was a close affair at the half until Romeo caught fire, scoring 14 points in the third period to help GlobalPort open an 83-74 lead at the end of the third quarter.

The Batang Pier led by as much as 19 points, 101-82, on back-to-back three-pointers by Jaypee Belencion.

The Express threatened a late rally in the fourth quarter, cutting the deficit to just nine points.

But Romeo scored seven straight points to push GlobalPort’s lead back to 16 points, 110-94.

Joseph Yeo led Air 21 with 24 points, seven rebounds, and six assists, while Asi Taulava added 21 points and 15 rebounds for the Express, which dropped its second straight game to open the season.

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HOT ROOKIE. Terrence Romeo of GlobalPort rained 34 points in a win against Air 21. Nuki Sabio

Rose injures right knee in Bulls loss P

ORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -Not again.

That must be what the Chicago Bulls are think-

DERRICK ROSE. Another injury?

ing after Derrick Rose limped off the court Friday night with another knee injury.

Rose injured his right

knee in the third quarter and the All-Star guard, who sat out last season following surgery on his other knee, did not return during a 98-95 loss to the streaking Portland Trail Blazers.

Rose will have an MRI in Los Angeles on Saturday. ‘’He was in pain and felt like he couldn’t push off his right knee,’’ Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau said.

Rose was on crutches in the training room but was not made available to the media after the Bulls squandered a 21-point lead in their second consecutive loss.

The 2011 NBA MVP led Chicago with 20 points, five rebounds and three assists, but was assisted off the court with 3:20 remaining in the third quarter.

He lost his footing while trying to change direction to get back on defense when Nicolas Batum stole a pass from Joakim Noah and started the other way. Rose limped across the court and couldn’t put any weight on his knee. After the Blazers scored, he came out of the game during a timeout.

It didn’t appear there was any contact on the play, but Rose was unable to return.

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Gasol leads Lakers, donates to ‘Yolanda’

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AU Gasol scored 24 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 102-95 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night (Saturday Manila time).

With the result, the Spanish forward will donate $24,000 for relief efforts for those affected by super typhoon “Yolanda” in the Philippines. Gasol earlier pledged to donate $1,000 for every point he scores in the game to UNICEF, where he serves

as a goodwill ambassador.

He started out on fire, scoring 16 points in the first half to pace the shorthanded Lakers, who are still playing without injured stars Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash.

The Warriors defense focused its sights on Gasol in the second half, but Nick Young and Jordan Farmar stepped up to steer the Lakers to victory.

During the game, ESPN announcers Mike Breen

and Jeff Van Gundy acknowledged Gasol’s efforts for the Philippine relief.

“That devastation over in the Philippines was really incomprehensible,” said Van Gundy.

Gasol’s donation was the latest in a series of high-profile moves by the NBA to help out calamity victims in the Philippines.

The league and the players earlier donated a total of $500,000 to UNICEF and World Vision to help in relief efforts.

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