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GIVE WAY. Children play in front of demolished shanties under the Governor Generoso Bridge in Brgy. 2-A, Davao City yesterday. A total of 126 shanties were demolished by residents on thier own to give way to the reconstruction of the main distribution pipe of the Davao City Water District (DCWD). Lean Daval Jr.

COMPLAINT VS TREASURER Colleagues admonish Dayanghirang for getting ‘personal’

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR. abf@edgedavao.net

After raising a litany of issues against Davao City Treasurer Rodrigo Riola which drew admonitions from his colleagues, City Councilor Danilo C. Dayanghirang yesterday decided to formally lodge a complaint before the city council committee on ethics and good governance.

The filing of a complaint stemmed from Dayanghirang’s own lengthy privileged speech during regular session yesterday detailing the report of the special action team headed by lawyer Marlisa A. Gallo.

The action team, formed by city administrator J. Melchor V. Quitain, made a report on the alleged deficiencies on assessment data which caused P1.8 billion tax delinquency.

Expressing alarm, Dayanghirang said the double entries found out

by the action team in the records of the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) “might be the source of corruption.”

He said that the issue “is a matter of public interest since it talks about the money of Dabawenyos.”

But city councilor Karlo S. Bello admonished Dayanghirang since the latter appeared to be “personal” by singling out Riola and spared the officials in other agencies involved in generating real property taxes.

The most appropriate action, Bello said, is to refer

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SINGING COUNCILORS. These three councilors---Rene Elias Lopez (left), Al Ryan Alejandre (center) and Nilo Abellera Jr.----sing their hearts out to the tune of “Tayo’y Dabawenyo” during the start of the Davao City Council regular session at Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

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SALVAGING. A resident living under the Gov. Generoso Bridge in Brgy. 2-A, Davao City salvages usuable lumbers after he demolished his own family shanty yesterday to give way to the reconstruction of the main distribution pipe of the Davao City Water District (DCWD). Lean Daval Jr.

Idle roads eyed to ease traffic Davao’s Spanish legacy

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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O help lessen the traffic congestion along the key thoroughfares in Davao City, Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte wants to open idle roads in various parts of the city to be utilized as alternate routes to the motorists.

Duterte told reporters in yesterday’s “Pulong-Pulong ni Pulong” at Barangay Catalunan Grande that there are existing roads which have become idle and are now occupied by informal settlers.

“Tingala man ko nganong gipasagdan na diha?

Tapos tubagon lang pud ka sa mga namuyo didto na dead road daw to,” said.

Duterte said that he will ask the city council committee on city government-owned real properties to identify the specific locations of the idle roads and find ways to relocate the settlers.

“Ang problema pud ana pag muabot na ang istorya sa illegal settlers kaning mga progressibong grupo mo dayon og siyagit-siyagit anang City Hall og Sangguniang Panlungsod,” said Duterte.

The vice mayor asked the progressive groups to “know the issue first before they bring it to the streets.”

Duterte cite as an ex-

ample the demolition incident in 2011 demolition in Sulayman Agdao where the local officials found out that some of the settlers in the area also owned houses in Central Park Subdivision in Bangkal.

“Ang uban diha nag negosyo lang diha. Ang uban diha dili taga Davao,” Duterte stressed, emphasizing the need to use the idle properties for the welfare of the public.

He said that there are some settlers occupying idle government land properties who operate profit-earning boarding houses.

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N exhibit highlighting the Spanish legacy in Davao Region will open on April 3 at the Davao Museum of History and Ethnography.

Guesting at the Art Talk Media Forum held yesterday at the Park Inn by Radisson Davao, Angely Chi, the exhibit co-writer and researcher said that exhibit will present artifacts and photos from the Spanish colonial rule in the region.

The exhibit is entitled Recuerdas: Celebrating Spanish Legacy in Davao and Is touted as the first-ever exhibit of Spanish heritage in Davao.

Spain Honorary Consul in Davao Francisco Lon lent his services translating several Spanish passages in the exhibit.

According to Chi, there will be 10 to 12 artifacts that will be exhibited among these include Santos (figurines of saints), Spanish lantakas (cannons), antique fashion pieces, photographs and paintings.

Most of the memorabilia came from the Museum itself, while some came from antique collectors and others came from Spanish families in the region.

The exhibit will also tackle the relationship of

the Spanish colonial government with the Moro sultanates that governed Davao Region, life in the settlements and the last years of the empire in the region.

Spain belatedly colonized the region in the mid 19th-Century when it established Christian settlements in the area. Thus the area unlike places in Luzon and Visayas is devoid of Spanish forts, churches and colonial-era houses.

The museum exhibit, which will run indefinitely, is hoped to bring to awareness to the region’s obscure Spanish heritage. [PIA/RG Alama]

system.

She said getting sick nowadays is not remote even if its summer because it may be sunny during the day but rain would usually occur at night.

Tabada said children are totally protected from diseases because often they stay inside the house during summer.

She said even indoors, children are prone to diseases because of their exposure to people, including their friends.

“Extreme temperatures usually cause colds, headache as reaction of our

body. Under these circumstances, respiratory infection is common,” Tabada said.

She urged parents to have their children checked by a doctor if the fever lasts for two days already.

Tabada said parents must also look closely on the nutrition of their children given that they are free to roam around, where they are either over or underfed which causes gastro-intestinal problems.

She said extreme weather conditions also cause lowering of the immune system.

Tabada said due to the impact of the extreme temperature to the immune system, the population is prone to whatever prevailing illnesses in the area.

She said it is a must to take good care of the immune system by proper rest, nutrition, less exposure to extreme temperatures and proper hygiene.

“Sleep for six to eight hours or do cat nap during midday, proper nutrition, medical checkup and proper hygiene, these are ways to prevent any disease,” Tabada pointed out. [PIA 11/ Joey Sem G. Dalumpines]

Residents warned of illnesses due to extreme temperatures

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HEALTH authority in Davao Region urged residents to be wary of the illnesses brought about by extreme temperatures.

Speaking at the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City, Dr. Cleofe Tabada, head of the Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health 11, said that regardless of the season, Davao Region experiences extreme temperatures, a primary factor in the occurrence of illnesses like respiratory infection, gastro-intestinal problem and low immune

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11 Davao City singers to compete in WCOPA

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR. abf@edgedavao.net

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CONCENTRATE. Two young girls are in sheer concentration while reading a local daily newspaper at Osmeña Park in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

LEVEN singers from Davao City are qualified to compete for the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Hollywood, California this July.

In yesterday’s regular session, three of the 11 singers were presented to the city council by councilor Marissa P. Salvador-Abella.

Among the singers who were presented is the 21-year-old Krissel Joy Valdez of Toril who ended first runner-up in 2011 ABSCBN Star Power, Lloyd Edissone J. Montebon 12 was hailed as the grand winner of Talent Edge in Abreeza Mall and three-time champion for Metro Davao Sing-

ing Association and Charlie Pagaran, 44, who is a Global Pinoy awardee for entertainment and a delegate in the 2009 Ship for South East Asian Youth Program.

Abella also asked his colleagues for financial support of the three for their expenses such as registration fee, hotel accommodations, air fare, visa assistance and application.

WCOPA is the only international competition which aspires to find the best performing artist in the world. The contest is often referred as the ‘Olympics of Performing Arts.’ Singer Jed Madela was the first Filipino who won the WCOPA grand championship title.

ALACANANG on Tuesday assured that concerned government agencies are constantly monitoring oil price movements as the country expects these to increase within the week.

Among the agencies focused on the issue is the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), said Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. in a Palace media briefing.

“Tinututukan po iyan ng ating LTFRB,” Coloma said, explaining that it has been years since prices of petroleum products became deregulated.

“Iyon pong pagbabago ng presyo ng mga produktong petrolyo dekada na po ang lumipas simula noong naging deregulated itong sistemang ito,” he said.

To help public utility vehicle (PUV) owners who will be directly affected by the oil price hike, Coloma said the government will also address the situation by implementing programs such as the Pantawid Pasada.

“So we would like to assure our people that government is constantly monitoring these price movements in terms of the matter changing the fares to be charged,” the PCOO

Constant monitoring of oil price movements assured

Cora denies knowing M anybody from Nabcor Says DA just asked her to give names and addresses of irrigatorsand farmers associations to get mechanical dryers

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OV. CORAZON N. MALANYAON of Davao Oriental yesterday denied allegations that she received funds from National Agribusiness Corporation (NABCOR) as reported by ABS-CBN TV Patrol Monday night.

“I don’t know anyone from NABCOR,” she said, adding that “as far as I can remember, the only time I heard about this office, was when the DA (Department

of Agriculture) informed my office that my district would get mechanical dryers, thru NABCOR, DA’s affiliate, and that I had to give the names of the irrigators or farmers association as beneficiary/s and where to deliver.”

“I presumed, this was legitimate assistance of DA to agricultural provinces like ours,” Governor Malanyaon said.

“I had nothing to do

No need for UN peacekeepers inWest Philippine Sea-- Palace

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ALACANANG said Tuesday there is no need to call on the United Nations (UN) to intervene in the ongoing maritime territorial dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea. Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said it is unlikely that UN Peacekeepers will be sent to the West Philippine Sea, even with the recent incident near the disputed Ayungin Shoal.

“Titingnan natin. Tinitimbang naman natin ang sitwasyon. Pero pansinin naman natin na sa larangang ‘yan nagkakaroon lang ng ganyang sitwasyon kapag ito ay isang

bagay na inilahad na mismo sa United Nations General Assembly, saka lang nagte-take action ang UN. Sa ngayon naman ay hindi naman humahantong sa ganyang antas ‘yung conflict na pinag-uusapan natin,” said Coloma.

He also dismissed reports that the Chinese Foreign Minister has accused the Philippines of bringing media people to the Ayungin Shoal to create some media hype.

“I don’t think we have hype or have given excessive coverage to this matter. All we did was to provide an opportunity for some members of (the) media to see firsthand the situation.… And they have

with the purchase and identification of items,” she said. The Davao Oriental governor who had served as congresswoman of Davao Oriental’s first district for several terms however, said “certainly I would welcome any item I could bring home to my farmers.”

She said “this had nothing to do with my PDAF (Priority Development Assistance Fund),” explain-

ing that her PDAF at the time was “spent mostly for water systems, covered courts, barangay health stations, sitio electrifications, barangay halls and day care centers.”

Ms Malanyaon said she didn’t even know anyone from NABCOR when she was a congresswoman.

“I have not made NABCOR as a conduit for my PDAF as far as I can remember,” she said. [AMA]

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NAVIGATION APP. Messica Joy J. Pesidas, a Bachelor of Science in Information Techology student of the University of Mindanao, presents during the Davao

FNo, 10 City Council regular session at Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday her group’s newly developed application, the D-tour Navigation App. Lean Daval Jr.

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Power now restored in typhoon-hit areas DAVAO ORIENTAL

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LL twenty-five barangays that were left without power after typhoon Pablo swept through Davao Oriental are now fully re-energized, reported the National Electrification Administration (NEA) during the ceremonial power ‘switch-on’ held in Cateel town last March 31.

Edith Bueno, Administrator of the NEA said that in only less than a month following the visit of President Benigno S. Aquino III last February here in the province, power restoration was already completed.

That was in response to Governor Malanyaon’s appeal to the President requesting the immediate release of funds for the full restoration of power in all barangays of the three hard-hit municipalities.

Bueno said that while the ground work had started March 3 and was completed on March 29, the said restoration project has also tapped efforts

of 126 workers from eleven different electric cooperatives here in Mindanao, making it possible for the immediate power restoration in the remaining areas.

Meanwhile, in order to increase the power supply in selected areas in the eastern coast,particularly to meet the requirements of investors who are set to build processing plants for the emerging oil palm industry, the Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO)—the province’s energy service provider, committed the conversion of the single-phase lines into threephase power lines.

Engr. Gregory Dukil, DORECO Manager said that the conversion would cover around 50 kilometers in all three hard-hit towns of Boston, Cateel, and Baganga, which is set to be completed by May 15, 2014.

“This would ensure economic activities in the areas,especially now that

GENERAL SANTOS CITY

ROOFING MATERIAL. Joffrey Sabuso hauls cogon to be used in roofing their hut in Barangay Mingading, Aleosan, North Cotabato. [Mindanews Photo by Keith Bacongco] the province is about to embark on the oil palm industry where investors requires sufficient sup-

ply of power, which can only be possible through a three-phase electrical system,” said Governor

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IVE major travel and tour operators based in the cities of Iloilo and Bacolod have signified to help promote various tourist destinations in Region 12 to the domestic and international tourism markets.

Nelly Nita Dillera, Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 12 director, said Monday the group initially booked a visit to the region this summer to establish linkages with local resorts, hotels and other industry players.

She said they laid out such plan during the business matching sessions organized by DOT-12 as part of its week-long tourism “selling mission” last week in Iloilo and Bacolod cities.

“They want to experi-

ence and see for themselves the top tourism destinations and other attractions that we have in the region so they can properly sell them to their clients,” she said.

Region 12 comprises the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato.

Last year, the DOT-12 launched the “12th paradise” as the region’s tourism brand as part of its enhanced promotion and marketing campaign for the area’s tourist attractions.

The campaign mainly focuses on the selling of the “paradise-like” and worldclass natural and cultural

destinations in the region.

Dillera said among the tourism attractions that “intrigued” the Iloilo and Bacolod-based tour operators are the famed Lake Sebu in South Cotabato; Gumasa beach and paragliding adventure in Sarangani Province; bird sanctuary in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat; and, the Asik-Asik Falls in Alamada town in North Cotabato.

She said the group is initially planning to promote or market the area to student-travelers or tourists from their areas.

“They’re not necessarily tying up with our local tour operators but they want to set up direct connections with our local players like hotels, resorts, transport operators,

among others,” she said.

Dillera said they expect local tour operators to eventually learn from the “selling strategy” of the Iloilo and Bacolod players.

She noted that out of around 100 registered travel and tour operators in the area, none have existing inbound promotion campaigns.

“All of them are selling outbound tour packages like for Singapore and Hong Kong. Not one has been actually selling local tour packages,” she said.

The official said the entry of the Iloilo and Bacolod tour operators into the area’s tourism market should challenge local players to innovate and expand their operations.

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Malanyaon.

“After all, adequate power supply is one major requirement of inves-

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tors that would ensure economic recovery in these areas,” she said.

[Karen Lou Deloso/PIO]

Oil palm poised as next mainstay crop

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FTER intensive studies on what possible industries to engage in and crops to grow in the typhoon devastated east coast towns, the provincial government of Davao Oriental together with industry experts conducted last March 31 a consultation and orientation on the oil palm industry development poised to be the next mainstay industry in the province.

Dr. Pablito P. Pamplona, an expert on oil palm production and the newly-appointed head secretary of the Provincial Oil Palm Development Council told farmers how lucrative the oil palm industry is in comparison to other agribased industries.

He explained that farmers could already start to get yield within two and a half years with harvests as frequent as every 15 days,

unlike coconut crop, which takes six years to grow and even has an erratic price in the world market, thus, making it an unstable crop.

In addition, said Dr. Pamplona, oil palm has a yield potential of over 60 tons of fresh fruit bunch per hectare. “And with the application of ‘high-yielding’ technologies, farmers could earn a much higher income than with most other crops,” he said while further suggesting intercropping strategies for the first few years to boost their income.

AGUMIL Philippines, who will invest on oil palm production in the province, says Davao Oriental would only have to comply initially with the minimum requirement of 4,000 hectares for oil palm so that they could set up a processing plant.

[Karen Lou Deloso/PIO]

5 THE ECONOMY DOE encourages public on judicious use of electricity

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HE Department of Energy (DOE) encourages the public to use fuels and electricity judiciously especially in the summer months when demand will be higher. Some simple household energy-saving tips are posted at the DOE website and www.wattmatters.org.ph.

Equally important, the DOE encourages consumer to buy products that carry an energy label. Yellow energy labels are mandatory on household air conditioners (except inverter type), household refrigerators (size range: 5 to 8 cubic feet), compact fluorescent lamps (self-ballasted), linear fluorescent lamps, circular fluorescent lamps and ballasts.

To reduce electricity bills associated with cooling your homes, look for a high Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) when buying a new air-conditioner. EER refers to the cooling efficiency of the unit.

For refrigerators and freezers, the yellow energy guide bears the Energy Efficiency Factor (EEF) of the unit. The higher the energy efficiency rating, the lower the energy consumption.

For fluorescent lamps, the energy label indicates

the light output in lumens, power consumption, lamp efficacy and average life.

More lumens mean more light output. The higher the efficacy rating, the lower is the energy consumption. The safety tests, on the other hand, are being administered by the Bureau of Product Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry.

In addition, the DOE has recently established stateof-the-art laboratory facilities for performance testing of television sets, washing machines, refrigerators, and freezers through the assistance of the Asian Development Bank.

The DOE envisions that with the stakeholders’ cooperation, integrating energy efficiency will significantly help in achieving energy security, optimal energy pricing, and a sustainable energy plan for the country.

Further, the DOE warns the public on false claims of some companies that their products, when attached to electrical appliances or lighting products, can bring about a reduction in energy consumption.

The DOE is not endorsing uncertified “ener-

gy saving” devices for use by consumers. The agency maintains that these devices should undergo testing using the acceptable technology verification protocol to prove claims regarding the functional performance of such devices.

“We do acknowledge the inventors’ ingenuity in coming up with such energy-saving devices but we hope their products are really energy-savers so we can help the people reduce their energy consumption and thus save money, particularly at this time when the supply and cost of electricity have stirred public concern,” DOE Undersecretary Loreta G. Ayson said.

She further stated that “the government continues to monitor the energy performance of appliances and lighting products covered by the energy standards and labelling program through laboratory tests,” and added that consumers should be extra cautious in purchasing energy saving devices and consult with the DOE-Consumer Welfare and Promotions Office through the following: text: 0917581-2925/call: 840-2267/ tweet: @doe_ph before making any purchase.

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Dengue, not a joke

ABAWENYOS who have been observant surely realize that dengue is a very serious public health issue. And if they’ve been listening intently to the news, they’re realize, too, that dengue is indeed deadly.

The experts are telling us the mosquito vector-borne viral disease is seasonal, meaning statistics in morbidity and mortality is see-sawing, but the good news is that the number of recorded cases in Region 11 is downward compared to the same three-month period last year. Still, the record shows that Davao City, is sadly and undesirably, the perennial topnotcher.

Yes, the number of cases from January to March in 2014 dropped by 63.49 percent, compared to 2,882 during the same period in 2013. Also, the number of deaths reduced by 75 percent, from 24 in the first quarter of 2013 to only six during the same period this year.

However, here’s bad news for residents of Davao City, erstwhile adjudged as the most liveable city in the country by the defunct Asiwaeek news magazine. Quoting Dr. Cleofe Tabada, head of the Department of Health 11 Regional Epi-

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demiology Surveillance Unit (RESU), Edge Davao’s Cheneen R. Capon reported that during the first quarter of this year, Davao City topped the region in the number of cases and deaths in dengue.

Of the region’s total number of 1,052 dengue cases, Davao City recorded 688, a lot higher than the 152 cases in Davao Oriental, 94 in Compostela Valley, 78 in Davao del Norte and 40 in Davao del Sur. Also, five of the six dengue deaths during the period in review occurred in Davao City. The topnotchers in dengue cases in the city are Talomo North, Talomo South, Buhangin and Agdao in that order.

Complacency towards dengue as a fatal disease, coupled with the public’s willy-nilly readiness to accept the alleged efficacy of durian, tawa-tawa and other folkloric panaceas, instead of seeking medical assistance without delay, seems to compound the problem.

Indeed, there’s an urgent need for a vigorous campaign to educate the people that dengue really kills; and that it is a must to seek medical help immediately once the signs are shown on the patient.

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Difficult and daunting task

ETTING BACK THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CONDITION INTO BETTER SHAPE – Filipinos are such a politically-struck people that they have the penchant to talk, discuss and debate about political issues including even the petty matters. Barely two years before the much-awaited presidential elections some presidential pretenders were already flexing their political muscles by declaring their ambition to contest the country’s highest political post. Our political system it seems has been engulfed by twirling ambition rather than the true desire to serve the people.

Logically the people will make the choice on the basis of the track record of candidates. As they pondered the litany of I-told-you-so prescriptions from candidates during the election campaign period purportedly about the country’s socio-economic and political malaise, people should spare a thought for upright, old Filipino values. No, not the authoritarian kind beloved of opposition-allergic strongmen and autocrats, but the likes of thrift, hard work, learning, perseverance, humble living and humility, which played as much role in the boom as exports, technology, capital and productivity.

Of course, the people expect highly that things are going to get better with the election of a new set of public officials – president, vice president, and senators down to the local levels. Well, I suppose that may prove to be a difficult and daunting task. They will be judged on how well they manage to fulfill their litany of pledges and promises – free education, free medical and health care, job generation, shelter and food program, low prices of basic goods, infrastructure development and so on and so

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forth. But more than this, people want to see our future political leaders continue to adhere to noble, old ideals.

C l e a r l y, tough decisions and radical policy shifts are needed to improve more the country’s unpredictable economy, but they won’t work without the collective efforts and right principles guiding our elective officials of different political inclinations. The effort to get the Philippine’s socio-economic and political condition back into a better shape actually has to include a return to the ethics that made the country world-beating. The country badly needs political leaders who would strive hard for economic self-sufficiency and improve the citizens’ living standards through the efficient delivery of basic social services and, not just mere lip service.

Politics in a Philippine setting is not as intense without the usual mudslinging, backstabbing, personal insults and cases of betrayal. That is why in the finger-pointing during the campaign jaunts between the opposing political parties over the apparent slumping economic growth, tottering financial system, slipping competitiveness, abject poverty and massive unemployment among others, the erosion of enriching the values must rank high supposedly in the list of ultimate whys.

Over the years, however, more and more of the nouveau rich, particularly political personalities have sought to im-

press with wasteful display of wealth, power and influence. What all that profligacy has done for inflation and the country’s account deficit – noted economists and financial experts know only too well.

After the 2016 polls our elective officials from top to bottom including the incumbents should not undermine those who have installed them in the levers of power nor should covet wealth and power above all else.

They should always bear in mind the worth of principles. Take frugal living and the aversion to debt, credited for the country’s high savings rate not to mention the strong currency, bullish stock market, improved investment and credit ratings.

Hard work and learning are other values, which have slipped out of fashion a bit among our present crop of public officials.

Many of them presume that they are faced with a choice between pursuing economic growth and intensifying the delivery of basic social services. In fact, it should be possible to do both.

What is of greater concern to the cautious public right now after making a choice during the 2016 presidential elections is that the new elective officials, after being proclaimed and assume office afterwards will forget the virtuous, old Filipino traits, often with little or no regard at all to the marginalized sector in society? It is senseless to bicker at this point whether the present dispensation failed the people in their expectations or not. What’s more important is for the country’s next leaders to stand fully committed to maximize the potential of every Filipino to his wholeness, fulfillment and dignity as human being and a vision that the country will be great again.

lot of money to burn.

Realizing how easy it is to make simple “instant” cameras that can be integrated into mobile cell phones, manufacturers making cellphones like Nokia, Samsung, Sony, iPhone, etc jumped into the fray years ago, making sure all their cell phones have cameras, both for still pictures and making movies---turning everyone who owns a cellphone into instant photographers and video-movie makers !

When I was lugging my four Nikons with four sets of lenses as part of my work as full-time photojournalist in the 1980’s for Sipa Press (French news photo agency), it was such a big deal. At that time, there were no cell phones with cameras in them and Nikons were expensive to buy. And there were very few of us doing full-time jobs just shooting pictures for news and feature stories for foreign news agencies.

All that is gone now. I don’t own any cameras now. The only camera I have is the one on my cellphone and I hardly even use it in my job today as editor-publisher.

All my friends in this city have cellphones with cameras in them and shooting like crazy to post on Facebook almost daily.

They even shoot the food they eat during breakfast, lunch and dinner and

post them on Facebook! They shoot what they do---most of the time shooting their ownselves or doing “selfies’! We’re beginning to think many of them are KSPs (kulang sa pansin”) as they keep shooting every single details of their lives and show them to the public.

If you can shoot your own self, if you can make your own ID photo, if you can cover news events and personal activities using only your cellphone camera--- or even a cheap instant camera whose pictures can be downloaded in the internet for posting on Facebook or emails, you don’t need the services of a “professional photographer” anymore!

Those who’ve made photography as their business by opening their own photo studios are all driven by love and passion for photography to the point of perfection. They don’t love anything else except photography. And they don’t worry that almost everyone on the street have cellphones with cameras and can shoot pictures anytime they want.

Returns on investment would come in only if you’re persistent and determined to succeed in this business as a professional photographer, despite the competition you’ll face from the same people you consider “prospects” for your photography business.

Although future prospects for photography as a full-time job or business don’t look so bright from our vantage point, it isn’t going dim either. If you’re in it, just hang in there.

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With cellphones, everyone is a photographer

HOTOGRAPHY is not supposed to be only for people who are skilled in using the camera because there are so few people in the world who can call themselves “photographers” or “photojournalists” without batting an eye.

If you were the manufacturer of cameras like Nikon, Canon, Minolta, Olympus, Sony or even Kodak, you like to see more cameras sold to as many people as possible all over the world. When you’ve invested billions of dollars in this business, you’d like to see a lot of profits or “returns on investment”. So more and more cameras must be sold.

But, alas, most of these cameras, most especially the big name brands are very expensive, they’re priced beyond the reach of ordinary consumer. Only professional photographers who make a living out of photography will invest in expensive cameras because, for sure, they can make a lot of money in photography far beyond the cost of their investments in cameras.

Ordinary people like you and me, for so many decades, love taking pictures of our ordinary everyday lives with friends, families, associates, that a company like Kodak devoted its entire life making simple easy-to-use, “instant cameras” for ordinary consumers like us. Kodak wants to see people everywhere take pictures of all the “Times of Your Lives” Big name brands like Nikon, Canon, etc also followed with their own simple “instant cameras” for ordinary consumers like us, sold much cheaper than their standard SLR (single lens reflex) cameras for professionals and amateur hobbyists who have a

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Don’t bet on EU treaty change COMMENTARY

BY HUGO DIXON

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OTH continental European euro-enthusiasts and British Conservatives received a boost last week when the German and UK finance ministers called for a rewrite of the European Union’s treaties. The goal, outlined by Wolfgang Schaeuble and George Osborne, is to kill two birds with one stone: shore up the euro zone and keep Britain in the EU. The entente is significant. German-UK relations have certainly warmed since December 2011, when London tried to block one of Berlin’s pet projects – a treaty that restricted borrowing by euro zone countries – unless it was given guarantees to protect the City of London.

But have the two countries really found a formula that simultaneously solves the EU’s two main problems?

There are reasons to be sceptical.

Schaeuble and Osborne wrote in a joint article in the Financial Times that the euro zone needs a common fiscal and economic policy.

Meanwhile, as it integrates further, those EU countries that don’t use the single currency such as Britain shouldn’t be put at a “systematic disadvantage.”

What this meant was that “future EU reform and treaty change must include reform of the governance framework to put euro area integration on a sound legal basis, and guarantee fairness for those EU countries inside the single market but outside the single currency.”

Some observers see this declaration as the basis of grand bargain. After all, Germany is the EU’s most powerful country. What Berlin wants, Berlin gets.

But is this really so?

Take Schaeuble’s desire for a new euro zone governance framework. During the crisis years, three important new entities have been or are being created: the European Stability Mechanism, the bloc’s bailout fund; the single supervisory mechanism, under the aegis of the European Central Bank, for overseeing banks; and the single resolution mechanism, for shutting down bust lenders.

Meanwhile, the zone’s finance ministers meet regularly in the Eurogroup – which, in due course, will have its own full-time president. On top of that, Germany got its stricter rules to control countries’ borrowings.

The conventional wisdom is that monetary union requires fiscal union – and that what the euro zone has done so far doesn’t amount to fiscal union. But what else is needed?

Here views diverge. Germany wants more discipline, giving either a euro zone finance minister or an EU budget commissioner the power to veto national budgets. Other countries, especially in the periphery, want some form of “debt mutualisation,” under which euro zone members would guarantee each others’ borrowings.

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Complaint... FFROM 1 the issue to the committee on finance, ways and means and appropriations headed by Dayanghirang himself exhaust all the grievances expressed by the latter.

However, city councilor Victorio Advincula Jr. intervened and raised a motion to also refer the matter to the committee on ethics and good governance and the committee of rules, privileges, laws and ordinances.

Bello pointed out that before the matter can be referred to the committee on ethics and good governance, the proponent must first file a complaint under oath.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. XI Davao city

Petition for Renewal of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Ordinary Regular Service CIPRIANA L. GONO, Petitioner Case No.2000-XI-01256 x- - - - - - - - -- - - -----x

NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUJ Ordinary Regular Service on the route: SASA VIA JP LAUREL AVENUE ROUTE with the use of TWO (2) units, which Certificate will expire on August 7, 2015. In the petition filed on March 14, 2014, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized.

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on APRIL 14, 2014 at 9:40 a.m. at this office at the above address.

At least, TEN (10) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time.

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 14th day of March 2014 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ Chief Transportation Development Officer

Dayanghirang expressed his affirmation and declares he will file a complaint against Riola.

“That is the problem Mr. President. That was why I suggested that this item refer first to the committee of finance. So the good councilor (referring to Dayanghirang) will not go into a conclusion on the guilt of the persons involved. Because he has yet to conduct that proper committee hearing and he ha mentioned that those individual does not deserve in those positions,” Bello stressed.

Bello said that “for the interest of justice and fair play” Dayanghirang should invite all the officials in concerned local government agencies.

City councilor Bonifacio Militar expressed dismay over the way Dayanghirang handled the issue.

“There was no positive action. Let’s stop we consumed one and a half hour,” said Militar.

Militar instead urged Dayanghirang to make a motion authorizing the City Legal Office to expropriate the properties of delinquent tax payers to solve the problem real property tax delinquencies.

“But, I am asking what will be the result of the committee hearing after the hearing has been done can you raise taxes, can raise taxes a lot? Just the same,” said Militar.

Based on the report, there are information deficiencies on tax declarations, with some records having multiple entries which resulted to multiple assessments instead of only one.

It states that there are properties which were already acquired by the city government that are included in the delinquent list and there are 16,000 record deficiencies that need to be verified.

The team recommends that the Real Property Task Force and City Assessor’s Office should coordinate with respect to city’s property.

They also want to hasten the issuance of Notice of Delinquency to compel the owner to pay or to correct the deficient data.

The report says that some of the account owners notified the CTO on the status of the delinquent property.

It also recommends for the review of the deficient records and inspection of the properties to determine its actual use. “Then, inclusion of the corresponding property identification and the title number of the property listed in the delinquency list,” it said.

SUMMER ILLNESSES. Dr. Cleofe Tabada, head of the Department of Health (DOH) 11 Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit, cites the most common summer season illnesses and how to avoid them during this week’s edition of Kapehan sa Dabaw at the Annex of SM City Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

Senate ethics panel urged to probe ‘pork’ senators T

HE Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Tuesday urged the Senate committee on ethics and privileges to investigate the accusations of plunder against Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Ramon Revilla Jr. The recommendation was contained in a committee report on Senate inquiry on the alleged misuse of priority development assistance fund (PDAF) released on Tuesday by Senate Blue Ribbon committee chair Teofisto “TG” Guingona III. ”This Committee, having jurisdiction over “all matters relating to the con-

duct, rights, privileges, safety, dignity, integrity and reputation of the Senate and its members, is duty-bound therefore to conduct a hearing to discipline its members,” Guingona stated in a 122-page report. ”Allegations of plunder reflect deplorably on the dignity, integrity and reputation of the entire Senate as an institution,” he added.

The three senators never attended all the nine Senate hearings on the pork barrel scam that allegedly siphoned billions of PDAF through bogus non-government organizations (NGOs) formed by

businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles.

The Senate Blue Ribbon panel recommended to the Office of the Ombudsman the filing of criminal charges for plunder against three senators, their chiefs of staff and three other individuals including Napoles. ”The Committee’s findings would show that there have been reckless disregard of standard operating procedures, a cavalier violation of laws, rules and regulations and other government issuances, and a systemic, endemic and orchestrated pillaging of the

national treasury in the use of PDAF,” the Senate committee report said.

Meanwhile, the Senate Blue Ribbon committee referred to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and the Supreme Court (SC) for disbarment proceedings against members of the legal profession involved in the pork barrel scam led by Enrile.

Aside from Enrile, the panel also recommended the filing of disbarment case against Enrile’s former chief of staff Atty. Jessica “Gigi” Reyes and Revilla’s COS Richard Cambe.

[PNA]

“Katong pobre gyud kaayo pangitaan t agyud to’g luna nga kabalhianan, tabangan nato,” he said.

Duterte identified some roads in the city such as the area which supposedly connects E. Quirino

Avenue to corner C.M Recto Street and R. Magsaysay Street and the area near the Masonic Center which

supposedly connects V. Mapa St. to Tionko Avenue going to F. Torres Street and J.P Laurel Avenue.

chief said.

“There is also a process that needs to be followed and that is being enforced by the LTFRB. So daanin lang po natin sa tamang proseso at ginagawa naman po ng pamahalaan

ang nararapat,” he added.

Meanwhile, following reports of some drivers’ complaints that their gasoline easily ran out quicker than usual, Coloma said he will inform the issue to the Department of

Trade and Industry (DTI) as well as the Department of Energy (DOE) regarding the matter to assure they (drivers) were not being cheated by gas companies.

“Kailangan po sig-

urong siyasatin ‘yan kung mayroong batayan. Karapatan naman po ng mga mamamayan katulad ninyo na maghain ng ganyang hinaing at dapat ay tugunan kaagad ng kinauukulan,” he said. [PNA]

reported it as they have seen it,” said Coloma.

He downplayed speculations that China is being aggressive as there is an ongoing Visiting Forces

Agreement between the United States and the Philippines.

“It is up for other countries to interpret the actions that we take, and

the actions that we take are dictated by our own national interest and not in response to what other countries want to see or want to happen,” he said.

Other than the Ayungin Shoal, Manila and Beijing are quarreling over the Scarborough Shoal and the Kalayaan Group of Islands. [PNA]

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Pervasive risks in a changing climate and the opportunities for effective responses

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HE Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report on Monday that says the effects of climate change are already occurring on all continents and across the oceans. The world, in many cases, is ill-prepared for risks from a changing climate. The report also concludes that there are opportunities to respond to such risks, though the risks will be difficult to manage with high levels of warming.

The report, titled Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability, from Working Group II of the IPCC, details the impacts of climate change to date, the future risks from a changing climate, and the opportunities for effective action to reduce risks. A total of 309 coordinating lead authors, lead authors, and review editors, drawn from 70 countries, were selected to produce the report. They enlisted the help of 436 contributing authors, and a total of 1,729 expert and government reviewers.

The report concludes that responding to climate change involves making choices about risks in a changing world.

The nature of the risks of climate change is increasingly clear, though climate change will also continue to produce surprises. The report identifies vulnerable people, industries, and ecosystems around the world. It finds that risk from a changing climate comes from vulnerability (lack of preparedness) and exposure (people or assets in harm’s way) overlapping with hazards (triggering climate events or trends). Each of these three components can be

a target for smart actions to decrease risk.

UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said: “The latest science cited by the IPCC assessment provides conclusive scientific evidence that human activities are causing unprecedented changes in the Earth’s climate. It is time to take immediate and robust action to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

The clock is ticking and time is not on our side.

As recent studies show, greenhouse gas emissions at or above current rates would induce changes in the oceans, ice caps, glaciers, the biosphere and other components of the climate system. Some of these changes would very likely be unprecedented over decades to thousands of years. Limiting climate change would require substantial and sustained reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses.”

“Climate change is a long term challenge but one that requires urgent action today, given the risks of a more that 2 degrees C temperature rise.

For those who want to focus on the scientific question marks, that is their right to do so. But today, we need to focus on the fundamentals and on actions. Otherwise the risks we run will get higher with every passing day,” he added.

“We live in an era of man -made climate change,” said Vicente Barros, Co -Chair of Working Group II. “In many cases, we are not prepared for the climate -related risks that we already face.

Investments in better preparation can pay div-

idends both for the prese nt and for the future.”

Adaptation to reduce the risks from a changing climate is now starting to occur, but with a stronger focus on reacting to past events than on preparing for a changing future, according to Chris Field, CoChair of Working Group II. “Climate -change adaptation is not an exotic agenda that has never been tried. Governments, firms, and communities around the world are building experience with adaptation,” Field said.

“This experience forms a starting point for bolder, more ambitious adaptations that will be important as climate and society continue to change.”

Future risks from a changing climate depend strongly on the amount of future climate change.

Increasing magnitudes of warming increase the likelihood of severe and pervasive impacts that may be surprising or irreversible.

“With high levels of warming that result from continued growth in greenhouse gas emissions, risks will be challenging to manage, and even serious, sustained investments in adaptation will face limits,” said Field.

Observed impacts of climate change have already affected agriculture, human health, ecosystems on land and in the oceans, water supplies, and some people’s livelihoods. The striking feature of observed impacts is that they are occurring from the tropics to the poles, from small islands to large continents, and from the wealthiest countries to the poorest.

“The report concludes that people, societies, and

ecosystems are vulnerable around the world, but with different vulnerability in different places.

Climate change often interact s with other stresses to increase risk,” Field said.

Adaptation can play a key role in decreasing these risks, Barros noted.

“Part of the reason adaptation is so important is that the world faces a host of risks from climate change already baked into the climate system, due to past emissions and existing infrastructure, “ said Barros.

Field added: “Understanding that climate change is a challenge in managing risk opens a wide range of opportunities for integrating adaptation with economic and social development and with initiatives to limit future warming. We definitely face challenges, but understanding those challenges and tackling them creatively can make climate -change adaptation an important way to help build a mo re vibrant world in the near -term and beyond.”

Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the IPCC, said: “The Working Group II report is another important step forward in our understanding of how to reduce and manage the risks of climate change.

Along with the reports from Working Group I and Working Group III, it provides a conceptual map of not only the essential features of the climate challenge but the options for solutions.”

The Working Group I report was released in September 2013, and the Working Group III repo rt will be released in April 2014. The IPCC Fifth Assessment Report cycle

concludes with the publication of its Synthesis Report in October 2014.

“None of this would be possible without the dedication of the Co -Chairs of Working Group II and the hundred s of scientists and experts who volunteered their time to produce this report, as well as the more than 1,700

expert reviewers worldwide who contributed their invaluable oversight,” Pachauri said. “The IPCC’s reports are some of the most ambitious scientific undertakings in human history, and I am humbled by and grateful for the contributions of everyone who make them possible.”

UN chief urges all countries to act swiftly on climate change

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N Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday welcomed the latest report from a UN climate panel on the impacts of global warming, urging the international community to “make every effort needed” to reach a global legal agreement in this regard by 2015.

A statement issued here by Ban’s spokesperson said Ban “welcomes the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report on the impacts of climate change.”

The report, which was released Monday in Yokohama, Japan, concluded that the world is largely ill-prepared for climaterelated risks.

“The secretary-general urges all countries to act swiftly and boldly at every level, to bring ambitious announcements and actions to the Climate Summit on 23 September 2014 and to make every effort needed to reach a global legal climate agreement by 2015,” said the statement.

In the statement, the UN chief also noted that managing the risks of cli-

mate change will be increasingly difficult with higher levels of warming.

“To reduce these risks, substantial reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions must be made, along with smart strategies and actions to improve disaster preparedness and reduce exposure to events caused by climate change,” Ban said.

The IPCC, established by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organization in 1988, on Monday issued its latest report, saying the effects of climate change are already occurring on all continents and across the oceans.

The report, titled Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability, from Working Group II of the IPCC, told in great details about the impacts of climate change to date, the future risks from a changing climate, and the opportunities for effective action to reduce risks.

According to the IPCC, the report involved the work of 309 authors and review editors selected from 70 countries. [PNA/ Xinhua]

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A colorful cosmetic line for Filipinas, by Filipinas

HAPPY SKIN takes cosmetics to a whole new level of hip and happy, with its promise of providing women with an entire line of makeup that cares for your skin. This brainchild of beauty experts Jacqe Yuengtian-Gutierrez and Rissa Mananquil-Trillo now proves to be the latest must-have in every Filipina’s beauty arsenal. Not only do their products boast of skin care benefits, the packaging is also way too cute for words!

“Each product name and design was painstakingly thought of and perfected to bring out a little smile in everyone,” shares Jacqe who spearheaded developing global brands under personal care leader Unilever. “Happy Skin is the first makeup line that offers an entire range of skin-caring makeup. It is especially created for women who want to look naturally beautiful, but want to make sure that their skin is also cared for.

It’s for women who don’t want to compromise on beauty. Our products are infused with special skincare ingredients, such as Japanese tea leaf, cherry blossom, hyaluronic acid, and Argan oil, to name a few. All our key products are sourced and made in Japan because we recognize the importance of skincare in this beauty capital.”

“I think good makeup should be easy to use, good for your skin, and makes you feel more beautiful,” Jacqe continues. “The reason why I started Happy Skin is because I’m a firm believer in good skincare and I don’t like compromising my skin because of the makeup that I use. I’ve talked to a lot of women,

Now your skin is at its healthiest and happiest with Happy Skin.

Great-looking skin is always in. Jacqe wears Happy Skin Don’t Get Mad, Get Even liquid and powder foundation in the shade of soft beige while Rissa wears the same products in the deep beige shade. and they’re scared to use makeup because they feel that it will harm their skin.

That made me think of combining skin care and makeup! Why not create a makeup line that actually cares for your skin, too?”

As the local beauty scene grows more and more sophisticated, and Pinay women long for truly en-

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hancing their natural beauty, Happy Skin came at the most opportune time.

“It was really my dream to create a brand of my own, one that will provide the best products that will excite people, make their lives happier and better,” recalls Jacqe. And so, after nearly a decade in the beauty and personal care industry, Jacqe took a leap of faith and created her own cosmetics brand—Happy Skin, makeup that cares for the skin. Bringing with her years of brand development experience and expertise from within the country and across the region, Jacqe injects her familiar stamp of brand strength to her very own “baby.”

To give Happy Skin its wings, Jacqe partnered with Rissa Mananquil-Trillo. This isn’t the first time Jacqe and Rissa worked together. Unknown to many,

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Globe Telecom supports Team Philippines in Street Child World Cup 2014

LEADING telecommunications company Globe Telecom lends its support to the second Street Child World Cup, a global campaign for street children to receive protection and opportunities that all children deserve. The 10-day tournament takes place in Rio de Janeiro starting March 28 ahead, uniting teams of street children from up to 20 countries.

Through football, the event challenges the negative perception and treatment towards street children to ensure that their voices are heard and their rights are promoted.

Team Philippines is composed of one girls team and one boys team with nine players each. Of the total 18 players, 12 are from communities being supported by Globe Football Para sa Bayan, a year-round football campaign that uses the sport as an intervention tool for disadvantaged youth to stay in school, aspire for higher marks, and be in a position to via for scholarships. Globe also serves as kit sponsor.

In photo are the Team Philippines boys team with their coach Roy Moore (standing, right) and Globe representatives led by Yoly Crisanto, SVP for Corporate Communications (2nd from right), Jocel de Guzman, Director of External Affairs (2nd from left); and Miguel Bermundo of Corporate Social Responsibility (left).

Baby Company gets set for Travel Gear Sale GET your little travellers ready for Baby Company’s Travel Gear Sale. Enjoy offers up to 70% discount on carriers, wheeled items and furniture from April 1 to 30. Plus Mom Card members get a free Fun Fan for a minimum P3,000 singlereceipt purchase. Go grab these special offers in all Baby Company stores nationwide. Per DTI Permit # 1311 Series of 2014. Connect with us on facebook/babycompanyph and website at www.babycompany.com.ph Follow us on Twiitter and Instagram.

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The best ‘techie’ gifts for the class of 2014

WITH the month of March drawing to a close, many students around the country will close another chapter in their lives as they prepare to ‘move up’ to a higher level in school or graduate to what is called the ‘School of Life’ after finishing their college degree.

And what better way to help them through the changes—and, in turn, reward years of hard work and dedication to fulfilling their academic goals—than to give them some of today’s hottest gadgets which they can use for both work and play.

Here are just some of the trusty notebooks and tablets currently being offered by Smart Bro which parents and loved ones can give as a toast to the class of 2014:

Stepping out into the ‘real world’

For those who are graduating from college and ending more than a decade of school education,

not hing can prepare them to face the socalled “real-world” than a true multitasker in the form of the Asus Transformer Book T100, a trusty hybrid workhorse for both work and play.

As a 10-inch tablet, the Asus Transformer Book T100 comes built in with Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013 and Windows 8 OS, for quick document editing on the go.

The full-sized keyboard dock also offers the convenience of shifting from play to work mode in a matter of seconds.

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Trusty thesis companion

Moving up to college

means lots of demanding school work, ending in the penultimate academic research output that’s often dreaded by most: the thesis. But if you have a Samsung ATIV Book 2 with you that’s powered by 500GB of storage space, 2GB of RAM and the latest Microsoft Windows 8 operating system, doing research for your college thesis, writing down all the docum e n t work,

and beating deadlines in your other subjects becomes a less stressful task.

A ‘touch’ of class

If you’ve just graduated from grade school, moving to more challenging subjects in high school can be quite a daunting task.

With the help of the Acer Aspire V5 122P Touch, researching for your homework and doing v a r iou s class projects is now easier.

that had just gone by. The Acer Iconia W4, with a Bluetooth Keyboard Cover included, can definitely help you ace your next subjects with ease. And when it’s time to take a break and play, just slip out the tablet from the cover to enjoy a world of entertainment that awaits you.

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Powered by Smart Bro’s Pocket WiFi and PlugIt devices backed by the largest broadband network in the country, these devices will be a big help for students in facing the tough challenges of school no matter what academic level they are graduating to.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Julia Montes sizzles with the boys of summer in Chalk’s big summer issue

“SHE’S just herself. Pero sa lahat [ng gusto ko sa kanya], feeling ko kasi I can take her anywhere.”

This is what Enrique Gil particularly likes about former co-star Julia Montes.

Julia, a teen queen in the realm of showbiz, truly is the adventurous girl Enrique describes her to be. After portraying iconic roles on many of Philippine TV’s most celebrated teleseryes, Julia is now bolder, better, and readier than ever to conquer more exciting new paths that lie ahead.

In Chalk magazine’s latest issue, Julia goes into the details and reveals how she got to where she is now, where she wants to go next, and who exactly she has to thank for it all.

Joining Julia in Chalk’s Big Summer issue are ten of the finest guys—including cover boys Randy See, Miko Raval, and Raphael Robes—who are

on a mission to making summer scorching hot.

Let these guys lead the way to the hottest boot camp by the beach and discover where to spot

them, who they’d love to hang out with, and how they keep their bodies amazing. Meet the first half of summer’s hottest guys in Chalk’s annual

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Boys of Summer Special.

Also in the latest issue, get a complete dose of the hottest bikinis, accessories, and skin care products for all those beach escapades. In a combined fashion and beauty editorial entitled “One Epic Summer,” get ideas on all these things and where to take them, featuring the hottest surfing destination in the country— San Juan, La Union. Aside from that, Chalk also put together a list of the best go-to summer destinations.

All these and more can be found in Chalk’s Big Summer issue, which even has a double cover.

Two covers give twice the fun over the break—with the other side featuring sweethearts Sophie Albert, Danielle Lee, and Chanel Morales.

Grab a copy of Chalk’s latest issue today, out in newsstands and magazine stores now.

Nicole Kidman shows that she still got it as she takes on the latest Jimmy Choo campaign wearing a plunging top and no pants.

The home of the star for all seasons in Powerhouse THIS Wednesday, GMA Network’s lifestyle program Powerhouse revisits the People’s Mansion, the official residence of Star for All Seasons and Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto.

The interior of the People’s Mansion changes with each administration.

With Governor Vi’s term, the old fountain was turned into a venue for consultations on People’s Day. The actress-turnedpublic servant also has a private room, but there are rumors that it is haunted by a ghost.

Aside from the man-

sion, the Batangas governor also invites Powerhouse in her mobile office, a bus she uses to do some field work and visit her constituents in the different municipalities of the province.

The Star for All Seasons first appeared in the film “Trudis Liit” when she was nine years old. But she admits that despite her success, there is one thing she regrets: “The biggest regret of my life is that I wasn’t able to finish my education, but I was able to graduate kahit high school.”

In her interview with

Powerhouse host Kara David, she reveals that she and rival Nora Aunor were the first actors who received one million pesos as talent fee, but she admits that she wasn’t able to handle her finances well. “Lahat ng lote ko at bahay ko ay nakuha ng

bangko tapos may utang pa ako. Ultimo bahay na tinitirahan ko nakasangla sa bangko. Thank God I was able to recover. Iyan ang tinatawag na expensive education, bago ako natutong hawakan ang pera ko, bumagsak muna ako, literally back to zero financially.”

Find out the secrets to Ate Vi’s success and how she was able to overcome the obstacles in her showbiz and political career as well as in her personal life.

Don’t miss this exciting episode of Powerhouse this Wednesday, right after Saksi, in GMA 7.

Mike Enriquez remains a Kapuso MULTI-AWARDED news anchor and radio host Mike C. Enriquez renewed his ties with GMA Network in a contract signing that was held on March 28.

Present during the contract signing were GMA Network Chairman and CEO Felipe L. Gozon, President and COO Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr., EVP and CFO Felipe S. Yalong, and SVP for News and Public Affairs Marissa L. Flores.

“Unang una nagpapasalamat ako sa pagtitiwalang pinapakita ng mga tagapagsimuno ng GMA,” says Enriquez . “At itong pagpirma ko ay pagpapakita rin ng pagtitiwala ko sa kasalukuyang pamunuan ng GMA.”

“Tuloy-tuloy lang po ang pagbibigay namin ng balitang walang kinikilingan, walang pinoprotektahan, serbisyong totoo lamang,” he says of the expectations from his continuing career as a GMA News pillar.

GMA’s top management expressed their confidence in Enriquez’ abilities not only as a news personality but also as the Consultant for the

Network’s radio operations.

“Mike is one of the most decent news anchors na nakilala ko,” expresses Gozon.

“I’m grateful and gratified na meron pala kaming mutual admiration, na ang tingin niya sa amin ay pareho sa tingin namin sa value niya.”

“Mike is one of the most highly-respected and distinguished news and public affairs personalities,” shares

Duavit. “Over the years, si Mike ay di lamang bahagi ng ating samahan kung hindi ay isang tumatayong poste ng pagiging Kapuso. So nakakatuwa at nakakataba ng puso ang kanyang pagpirma muli sa simpleng dahilan na ito ay nagsisilbing patunay ng kanyang patuloy na pagtitiwala sa himpilan, at sa aming pagbalik ng tiwalang iyon.”

Mike Enriquez anchors GMA’s flagship news telecast, 24 Oras, and hosts the investigative public affairs program, Imbestigador. He can also be heard on Super Radyo DZBB’s programs – Saksi sa Dobol B, Super Balita sa Umaga Nationwide, and Imbestigador Sa DZBB.

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BEAUTY

A colorful...FFROM A1 they built a close relationship when Rissa came on board as brand ambassador for one of the beauty brands Jacqe was handling.

Bringing to the table her expert eye in beauty and her shared passion to make women look and feel beautiful, Rissa joined Jacque in her latest beauty venture. “I knew how hard it was to find good makeup for morenas when I first started modeling ten years ago. I’ve been modeling for more than a decade and I have had every imaginable

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makeup brand on my face.

Many of them can instantly prettify you, but the biggest beauty woe is going home with ruined skin.

Truly good makeup should be your ally—not your enemy—in making you look and feel more beautiful,” shares Rissa. “Even as a beauty columnist, I’ve always been proud to be brown and dreamed to create the perfect makeup line that would wonderfully celebrate Filipina skin.”

“Jacqe and I weathered many challenges and likewise celebrated many victories,” recalls Rissa of their growing friendship. “Jacqe possesses one of the most brilliant minds I know, and I love that she’s a perfectionist like me. Ours is a friendship that goes beyond the workplace,” she says.

“Every time I’m with her, she always makes me feel like we’re sisters, so partnering with Jacqe felt so logical and natural.”

Recognizing the strength of their tried and tested tandem, Jacqe likewise speaks fondly of Rissa. “I may have devoted a decade of my life in understanding how to make women feel beautiful, but I have actually partnered with Rissa who is an actual expert in beauty,” explains Jacqe. “She’s the first one I approached to try the

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ucts. I very much respect Rissa’s experience both as a model and a beauty columnist, and I knew she’d be able to understand if this was something that women would love. I was very ecstatic that she loved the products, so much so that she signed on to become my partner and joined me in creating the product line of Happy Skin.”

So, what’s in store for this happy brand? Rissa says there are so many more things to be excited about. “In fact, we’re preparing to launch the next set of products soon. One of the most recent items we introduced is the limited edition lipstick called Valentine Kiss which was the result of our collaboration with Kris Aquino.”

Inspired by her favorite pink color, Kris Aquino approached the Happy Skin founders and asked them to create a limitededition lipstick called Valentine Kiss. Branded with her autograph, this marks her stamp of ap-

proval for this special lippie in her signature pop of pink.

“Happy Skin believes that women should be able to live life to the fullest, worry-free! Our skinloving products were designed to be fuss-free, easy-to-apply, and come

in shades specifically formulated to complement Filipina skintones. Jacqe and I are very hands-on and we test every single sample until we achieve a product that will make women—and their skin— happy,” explains Rissa.

Happy Skin is currently available at Chimes Specialty Store located along Gov. Sales St., Davao City.

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DCWD gives back to customers on World Water Day celebration A

P P R O X I M A T E LY 1,000 customers of the Davao City Water District received customized umbrellas, foldable fans, eco bags, notebooks, bookmarks and calendars during the company’s Customer Appreciation Day and World Water Day celebration last March 21 at its Bajada, Matina and Toril offices and Victoria Plaza collection center. The customers were also asked to read various trivia on DCWD’s operations in its 40 years of existence.

The activity is DCWD’s simple way of thanking its customers for the support and cooperation they have been giving DCWD. It can be recalled that same activity was held last November 4, 2013 to commemorate the 40th founding anniversary of the water utility on November 3, 1973 through Presidential Decree 198.

DCWD conducted the second Customer Appreciation Day along with the celebration of World Water Day to highlight the global celebration’s call for water con-

DCWD GIVES BACK TO CUSTOMERS THRU DCWD’S CUSTOMERS APPRECIATION DAY. Customers at DCWD’s Toril office receive free items during its celebration of World Water Day. servation. This year’s theme is “Water and Energy” which advocates for the conservation of both resources as they are closely interlinked.

Held simultaneously was the sticker brigade wherein stickers on water conservation and environ-

mental protection were placed on the back portions of 200 public jeepneys passing along Mc Arthur Highway and J.P. Laurel Avenue.

This activity is annually conducted on World Water Day and the jeepneys were chosen because these can

easily and widely carry the messages to the general public.

Along with these two activities was the recently concluded first World Water Day photo contest among government agencies and the exhibit of the

entries at the SM City Annex in Ecoland. The contest was held March 18 while the exhibit ran from March 19 to 23. The photo titled “Regulating Wastewater to Bring Energy to Life” of Sherwin A. Miguel from the City Economic Enterprise

bagged the first place spot while “Crossover” of Gerardo D. Madrazo from the City Assessor’s Office came in second and Nature’s Beauty of Tomas Jose S. Iñigo from the Sports Development Division was in third. [Jovana T. Duhaylungsod]

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EDGEDAVAO Manny Pacquiao lands a right on Timothy Bradley during their first bout.

Pacquiao: ‘I’m still the best’

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ORMER pound-forpound king Manny Pacquiao is highly motivated to defeat American boxer Timothy Bradley Jr., not just to regain his WBO welterweight belt also to prove that he is still an elite fighter.

Pacquiao, who will face Bradley in a rematch on April 12, acknowledged that he is facing several questions ahead of the welterweight showdown.

“There a lot of people who doubt I can fight the same way I fought when I

knocked out Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera,” the Filipino icon told RingTV. “I want to prove to them that I am the best,” he stressed.

Against Bradley, Pac-

quiao is trying to avenge a controversial June 2012 loss that saw the American defeat him via split decision, to the surprise of majority of the boxing world.

“I am inspired. I am the challenger,” Pacquiao

said of the upcoming rematch. “I know I will need to outbox and outspeed Bradley, and that is what I will do.”

“This is the first time I have challenged for a world title that I lost. Do I want it back? You bet I

do,” he stressed. “I want it back from Tim Bradley.”

Pacquiao is currently training at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood.

He spent the first phase of his training camp in his hometown of General Santos City.

HE Meralco Bolts and the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings are banking on a couple of NBA veterans to turn their fate in the ongoing 2014 PBA Commissioner’s Cup. The two teams will meet tomorrow to test out their new recruits.

With team in turmoil after losing to the Air21 Express in their last game for a 2-4 win-loss record, Ginebra hired the services for 6-foot-9 Josh Powell in an effort to turn their conference around.

Powell went unselected in the 2003 NBA Draft but he was able to make it into the league in 2005 with the Dallas Mavericks. He had stints with the Pacers, Warriors, Hawks, Spurs, and Knicks but his is best remembered for being a part of the Los Angeles Lakers squad that won back-toback NBA titles in 2009 and 2010.

Meralco on the other hand were right in the middle of the pack but they wanted an import that could take them deeper into the playoffs. Because they are a team packed with shooters, the Bolts

had a tough time getting rebounds when their import took threes. Now they found an inside operator to free up Gary David for his triples and Jared Dillinger for his drives to the basket.

The Bolts hired the services of 6-foot-9 Darnell Jackson. They were allowed to get an import two inches taller than him because of their bottom-two standing in the 2014 Philippine Cup but they went for skill over size.

Jackson was the 52nd overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2008 NBA Draft. He also had

stints with the Bucks and the Kings but he spent most of his years in the D-League.

The two NBA vets both last played in the Chinese Basketball Association where Howell normed 16.6 points and 9.9 rebounds while Jackson averaged 19.6 points and 11.2 rebounds.

Sadly for Leon Rodgers, the last memory he will leave with Barangay Ginebra was a botched game-tying attempt in the dying seconds of their game against Air21.

In six games with the Kings, Rodgers averaged

30.33 points, 10.17 rebounds, 2.67 assists, and 0.50 steals. His scoring average is indeed impressive but he shot below 40% from the two point range and below 25% from three, which was particularly bad as he had three games where he took ten or more attempts from deep.

Brian Butch on the other had put in the numbers for the Bolts and led them to a respectable .500 record. He did play poorly in their last game against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters but he had an illness during that game.

Ex-PBA player Gahol Meralco, Ginebra bank on NBA vets to alter their fates dies in car accident T

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ormer Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player Bryan Gahol, who suited up for four PBA teams in a seven-year career, died late Monday night in a multiple-vehicle accident along the South Luzon Expressway near Alabang. He was 36.

According to reports, Gahol was onboard a Nissan Urvan bound for Quezon City with four other companions when their vehicle was struck by a jeep, causing it to overturn. The jeep’s driver was quoted as saying he lost control of his vehicle after they were hit by a truck.

A female passenger onboard the Nissan Urvan also perished, while three others escaped with minor injuries.

Gahol was a a high school star at the Liceo de Los Banos and a member of Philippine under-18 youth team that placed sixth in the FIBA-Asia Under-18 Championship held in Manila in 1995. Among his teammates on the youth team were future PBA pros Paolo Mendoza, Ogie Gu-

matay, Gerard Francisco, Danny Ildefonso, and Mark Telan.

After his stint with the youth team, Gahol joined Mendoza and Gumatay at the University of the Philippines. He suited up for the Fighting Maroons for three seasons, helping lead the team to back-to-back Final Four appearances in 1996 and 1997.

The six-foot-four Gahol was picked fourth overall in the 1999 PBA draft by the Mobiline Phone Pals (now known as the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters). He went on to suit up for Alaska, San Miguel Beer and Red Bull in a career that ended in 2006.

He was part of the Red Bull team that won the 2005-06 Fiesta Conference title.

Gahol went back to his hometown of Los Banos, Laguna after his playing days were over and eventually entered politics. He was elected municipal councilor in 2010 but narrowly lost in a re-election bid in 2013.

Several members of the PBA family have expressed sadness with Gahol’s passing.

Darnell Jackson (left) and Josh Powell will try to alter the fate of their currently struggling teams in the PBA (Getty Images)

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Heat move atop East

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IAMI (AP) -- For the first time all season, the Miami Heat are alone atop the Eastern Conference.

And that’s quite a turnaround from how things seemed less than a week ago.

LeBron James fought through a sore back to score 32 points, Chris Bosh added 18 and the Heat used another strong defensive effort to beat the Toronto Raptors 93-83 on Monday night. The win pushed the two-time defending NBA champions percentage points ahead of the struggling Indiana Pacers in the race for the No. 1 seed in the East. ‘’It doesn’t feel like anything,’’ James said. ‘’The standings are what they are. We want to play the best we can and the fact that we are in first place, I think that’s pretty cool but we’ve got so much work to do. We’ve got too much work to do. We’ve got guys that need to get healthy. We

haven’t even talked about it. We probably won’t talk about it. We’ve got to play the season out.’’

Chris Andersen scored 13 points on 5-for-5 shooting and Mario Chalmers added 12 for Miami (5122), which was again without Dwyane Wade (hamstring), Greg Oden (back) and Ray Allen (flu).

Indiana (52-23) lost at home earlier Monday night to San Antonio, 103-77. ‘’The No. 1 seed is the last thing on our minds right now,’’ Pacers coach Frank Vogel said after his team’s loss.

The Heat - who were three games out in the East after losing at Indiana on Wednesday - are basically saying the same thing.

Sure, it’s a neat perk - Heat coach Erik Spoelstra called it an ‘’ancillary’’ effect of hard work - and Bosh acknowledged the outcomes Monday merited a very subtle fist-pump from him.

Miami Heat forward LeBron James (right) looks for an open teammate past Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas (left) and forward John Salmons. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Spurs beat Pacers for 18th straight win

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NDIANAPOLIS (AP) -San Antonio is steamrolling its way into the playoffs. Indiana can’t even figure out what’s wrong.

And a game that might have been billed as an NBA Finals preview just a week or two ago demonstrated just how wide the dispar-

Tony Parker scored 22 points, Boris Diaw added 14 and the Spurs broke the franchise record with their 18th consecutive victory, 103-77 over the Pacers on Monday night. ‘’Great streak right now, this was a good win for us tonight,’’ Tim Dun-

San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan gets a basket on a dunk over Inity is Pacers now. center Roy Hibbert in thecan said. the diana second half‘’To of ancontinue NBA basketball streak, all Conroy) that is good. game in Indianapolis on Monday. (AP Photo/Michael

We’ll worry about a couple of things, staying healthy, finishing the season strong and hopefully going into the playoffs with the confidence we’re playing with now.’’

It seems nothing can derail the Spurs (58-16) right now.

On a night Duncan went 3 of 10 from the field and Manu Ginobili managed only six points and two assists in 16 minutes, San Antonio’s Big Three added one more line to its already impressive resume by breaking the franchise record on the 18th anniversary of the only previous 17-game winning streak in Spurs’ history.

This was not just another win.

About 75 minutes before tip-off, the Spurs blunt-speaking coach, Gregg Popovich, told reporters that sometimes when a team wins a lot, it just needs to get ‘’slapped.’’

Popovich’s players followed a different tack taking control early, fending off every challenge along the way and wrapping it up late.

The result: San Antonio handed the Pacers their worst home loss of the season and dropped them percentage points behind Miami for the Eastern Conference’s top seed.

Clippers tame Wolves, 114-104

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INNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The excuses came ready made for the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.

Blake Griffin and Jamal Crawford were out with injuries. They were playing their fourth game of a five-game road trip.

Chris Paul would have none of that. ‘’I said, ‘Fellas, let’s be who we are. We got who we got, let’s keep the train moving,’’’ Paul told them. ‘’We said, ‘No excuses.’’’

And no mercy on a Minnesota Timberwolves team that just wants this massively disappointing season to end.

Darren Collison had 28 points and seven assists, and the Clippers didn’t miss a beat with Griffin out with a back injury in a 114-104 victory.

Paul had 22 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Matt Barnes scored 19 points for the Clippers (53-22). Griffin, the team’s leading scorer, warmed up before the game but wasn’t quite ready after being injured on Saturday night against Houston.

Jared Dudley started in his place and scored 16 points, while DeAndre Jordan grabbed a career-high 24 rebounds to help the Clippers pull within two games of Oklahoma City for the second

seed in the West. ‘’Everyone keeps track,’’ Dudley said. ‘’We know we have another game against (the Thunder) at home and we’re just trying to win every game. We want that 2 seed and we know the 1 seed could be tough because San Antonio hasn’t lost in a month or so.’’

Kevin Love had 20 points, 13 rebounds

and four assists for the Wolves.

Crawford was out with a calf injury, but a lackluster effort by the Wolves’ starters on the second night of a back-to-back made up for his absence. ‘’They’ve got to bust it,’’ Wolves coach Rick Adelman said. ‘’They owe themselves that. Owe their teammates that; owe the organization, the fans.’’

Edge Davao hiring 3 reporters

EDGE DAVAO is a need of three staffwriters/reporters for its expansion program.

The reporters will be assigned to the business, science/environment and political beats.

Applicant must be a graduate of a four- year college course. Experience is not needed although preferable.

Interested parties may send their application letter to Mr. Antonio M. Ajero, Edge Davao editor, thru email address ajero_antonio@yahoo.com. For inquiries, please call Mr. Ajero thru mobile phone 09052422686 or landline 2213601.

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DASIA exec’s heroics fall short as Montaña prevails D

ASIA’s playing president Glenn Escandor summoned his old form but fell just a tad short of carrying the Security Masters past Montaña Pawnshop who win 83-81 in the 2014 RPIPC DOLE 11 Unity Cup basketball tournament at the Montana Gym over the weekend.

Escandor, a former collegiate standout and scion of the Escandor Group of Companies, fired three triples in the crucial stages of the match to carry DASIA to the driver’s seat after trailing by 10 points after the first half.

DASIA was up 81-75 but Montaña charged back with the game clock winding down to tie the game at 81-all. DASIA sued for time to map out the last play which they executed to the letter when Escandor got a clean pass and an opening from beyond the arc. The play went as planned ex-

cept for the shot as Escandor’s final heave bounced off the front cylinder.

“It was a good line, good attempt, just a little short. We are happy to lose this way as we have done what we need to.

Next time we meet, it will be a whole lot different,” said DASIA coach Jek Melendres.“We lived and die with that shot, no regrets.”

Escandor, for his part, merely shook his head. To be in the same situation of taking the game-winning shot reminded him of his college basketball days.

“It’s been sometime, we lost the game but not the war. We will bounce back after this,” said Escandor whose ballclub The Royal Mandaya Hotel is a fierce rival of Montaña’s commercial ballclub.

The tournament is organized by the Department of Labor and Employment regional office with Atty. Jason Balais as chairman. [NJB]

2 Pinoy figure skaters to compete in Slovenia

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LYMPIAN Michael Christian Martinez and 17-yearold Samantha Cabiles are set to compete in the Triglav Trophy International Figure Skating Competition in Jesenice, Slovenia from April 2-6.

The Philippine Skating Union is sending Martinez to the senior men’s category, and Cabiles to the junior ladies’ category.

The Triglav Trophy will mark Martinez’s return to competition after more than a month, following the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, where he placed 19th overall.

Martinez is still dealing with various injuries, but has received a medical clearance to compete. He flew to Slovenia with his mother and trainer on Monday.

Since 1992, the Triglav Trophy has gathered over 100 of the best young figure skaters from all over the world. The competition will be hosted in the Jesenice Ice Hall Podmežakla. Olympic medalists Shizuka Arakawa, Stephanie Lambiel, yuna Kim, and Evan Lysacek have competed in the

event.

Martinez rose to fame in the Philippines after his stint in the Sochi games. He took up figure skating when he was eight, began training in the United States in 2010, and since then, his lifelong dream has been to win an Olympic gold medal.

Martinez has so far garnered over 190 medals and trophies from various international and local competitions.

Cabiles, who was born in Hawaii and is now based in Michigan, started skating since she was 11.

Of Filipino descent, Cabiles also competes in the Philippine nationals and recently ranked second in the 2013 Philippine National Figure Skating championships held at the SM Mall of Asia ever year.

Cabiles also placed 10th in the Junior category of the recent Dragon Trophy competition in Ljubjana, Slovenia last February.

Cabiles, who trains in Toronto, has earned the moniker “The Skating Gazelle” for her high and powerful jumps.

GLENN ESCANDOR

Mondero, Bario top RPV Monthly Medal

By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO

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njb@edgedavao.net

IEMY Monedero and Lito Bario came through with explosive rounds to emerge the big winners in the recent Rancho Palos Verdes Monthly Medal ove Monedero carded a gross one over par 73 to win the overall gross title in the March edition of the monthly tournament for members and guests of the Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club in Cabantian.

Monedero actually won via countback over Class A gross winner KureshSamanodi who also carded identical one over 73. Bari submitted a net 62 to take the overall net title.

Ronald Galicia won the Class A net plum with a net even par 72 via countback over Cris Tan (72) who settled for runner-up honors. Marc Lopez also finished runner-up in the Cass A gross division.

In Class B, Jong Tan won the gross title with a 79 while Alex Rivera took the class net title with a 68. Bert Alano won Class C gross with an 88 via countback over GadiSorilla while Sam Strong was the net champion with a 67 over runner up Simeon Marfori (68).

In Class D, Martin Sara shot a 94 for the gross ttle while Ken Jorgensen had a 68 for the net title.

Other winners are

Bong Basilla for the Guests Division 1 gross title, DoyRelampagos for the net title, Ariel Areola for the Guests Division 2 gross title and Emilo Pedro for the net title, Maricel Kim for the Ladies gross title, Cristine Powel fpr the Ladies net title, Ting Castillo for the Seniors Division gross crown, Joe Marfori for the net crown, Tamio Sakurai for the Super Seniors division gross title and Fumio Ohashi for the net title.