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A woman belonging to the Bagobo-Tagabawa tribe wears a face mask while preparing to serve famous ‘nilotlot’or native chicken simmered in coconut milk and herbs in a bamboo receptacle at Tibolo Cultural Village in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. The village is now ready to accept meetings and events after being certified as health protocol compliant. Edge Davao

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Sara says SafeDavao QR’s security concerns addressed

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he SafeDavao QR code system is now safe as security concerns related to this COVID-19 electronic contact tracing mechanism have been addressed, Mayor Sara Duterte said Wednesday, a week after the site crashed.

In her reply to queries sent

by MindaNews, Mayor Duterte said ICT Davao, the umbrella organization of all information and communication technology groups in the city, is assisting the city address the security issues of SafeDavao “without pay as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility.”

She said “everyone” is now working with the first team of web developers “for the initial modules.”

After this, she said, members of the first team “do not want to proceed further and will leave.”

“The additional modules will already be for a fee,” she said.

The mayor clarified that SafeDavao QR was not outsourced to the firm, Millana Surveying and Mapping Services, Inc. “It was not the firm,” the mayor said, adding the City Mayor’s Office “requested the person Mr. Millana to assist” since he had already worked with the city government before, representing a private firm, and “he agreed to do it without pay and brought in two other programmers. The support team that assisted them were hired as city employees.”

She said “no government funds were used for services except for the OTP (one time password) which has cost.”

Enforcement of Safe Davao QR (DQR) for travel around the city or entry into the city was supposed to be effective November 7 but was moved to November 23 following complaints from residents and potential visitors to the city on inaccessibility and security concerns).

According to the Executive Order 60 issued by Mayor Duterte on November 3, Safe Davao QR is an electronic contact tracing and travel pass platform for entry into and travel inside Davao City “to implement the requirement that travel must be for goods and accessing essential services or for work/business only;” in law enforcement checkpoints and barangay patrols to implement the prohibition on non-essential travel; and as a contact tracing log for entry and exit in all offices and establishments.

Section 1 of EO 60 reads: “No QR Code, No Travel, No Entry.”

Davao City has the highest number of COVID-19 cases among Mindanao’s 27 provinces and 33 cities. The city has a population of 1.6 million as of the 2015 census.

Last Monday, Mayor Duterte said over Davao City Disaster Radio that there will now be two links for SafeDavao QR or DQR registration: one for

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Cong. Pulong donates cookware set to children with special needs center

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hildren at Catotal Home for Child Therapy and Learning Center, Inc. were thrilled to receive on Tuesday, November 10, the cooking equipment donated

by First Congressional District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte.

The Catotal Home for Child Therapy and Learning Center is giving services to children with special needs specifically children with autism, down syndrome, and the like.

Rep. Duterte sent numbers of induction stoves with cookware set following a request letter from the owner of the center, Wenoli Miranda Guerrero. He said in his letter that the center is using the ru-

ral style in cooking – that is using charcoal in a blower type fabricated cement stove. He added that he opted to make such a request for the safety of their children at the center.

“I have discovered the availability of induction stove with timer which is easier to manage by kids because of no open fire/burning coal being produced, no hot surfaces to burn their skin and has timer to automatically shut off for safety measures,” Guerrero said.

The young congressman is not only known in helping his constituents in the first district and other two districts of the city, but he also has a heart for young children, especially to those in need of support.

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, chief of Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger, says the anti-hunger program of the government is the Duterte administration’s legacy to the people. Edge Davao

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it two birds with one stone.

With its stringent Covid-19 security inspections, Task Force Davao (TF Davao) on Wednesday evening also netted two persons for possession of unlicensed firearms and illegal drugs at Sirawan checkpoint in Toril, Davao City.

The arrested suspects were identified as Macky Miño Topinio and Shaun Tahil, both residents of Bayanihan Street, Toril District, Davao City. The suspects were caught in possession of undocumented

caliber 45, 9mm and caliber 38 handguns and live ammunitions. Also seized from them were seven small sizes, three medium sizes and one large size heat sealed plastic transparent sachets of suspected

methamphetamine hydrochloride commonly known as “shabu” with an estimated weight of 6.78 grams worth P108,480 and drug paraphernalia.

TF Davao Commander Consolito Yecla said Topinio and Tahil were on board a multicab traveling from Sta. Cruz, Davao Del Sur going to Toril District when they were inspected at the light vehicle inspection area of Sirawan checkpoint.

Yecla said that during inspection, TF Davao officer

center which is giving services to children with special needs specifically children with autism, down syndrome, and the like. Photo courtesy of the office of Rep. Duterte

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Senate suspends budget debates until Nov 16 as 'Ulysses' causes power outage

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A staff member of the office of First Congressional District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte turns over an induction stove to Children at Catotal Home for Child Therapy and Learning Center, Inc. represented by one of its students on Tuesday. Rep. Duterte donated cooking equipment to the

noticed that one of the suspects was uneasy and looking worried which prompted him to request for assistance from the on duty personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and TF Davao to conduct thorough inspection, which resulted to the interception of the firearms and illegal drugs.

“One of suspects was already holding a loaded caliber 45 pistol on his lap when they were approached by TFD personnel. The immediate action

enate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday suspended budget debates in the chamber until November 16 after powerful winds and heavy rains brought by Typhoon Ulysses tripped the transformer powering the Senate building, causing an outage.

"I have decided to suspend the session until Monday, 10 a.m.," Sotto told reporters in a text message.

"Walang kuryente sa buong Senate kasi 3 times pumutok 'yung transformer natin sa labas malapit sa gate dahil sa lakas ng hangin at ulan," the Senate President said, citing a report from the chamber's Sergeant at Arms.

(There's no power in the entire Senate because our transformer outside the building near the gate tripped three times due to strong winds and rains.)

The typhoon also downed phone and internet lines in the Senate building, he said.

Several senators have

been participating in hearings and plenary sessions through videoconferencing since March after Luzon was placed on a lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Senate needs to pass the budget before December so Congress could finalize and submit the bill for President Rodrigo Duterte's signature before the current appropriations lawl expires by the end of the year.

Without a new General Appropriations Act on January 1, 2021, the government will be forced to spend based on the 2020 budget, which does not contain funding for programs that would help the Philippines bounce back from health and economic issues linked to the global pandemic.

At least 100,000 people have evacuated from their homes as Typhoon Ulysses battered Luzon just over a week after Super Typhoon Rolly plowed through the same area.

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On his mandate as the appointed chief of the Inter-Agency Task Force Zero Hunger by President Rodrigo Duterte:

While we continue to dance with the virus and at the same time recover from its adverse effects, we are also battling an equally important fight, our fight against hunger ... Bagama’t ating napagtatagumpayan ito, hindi maitatanggi ang katotohanan na patuloy nating kinakaharap ang seryosong lebel ng gutom sa bansa.”

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and discipline of our troops prevented the possible bloody confrontation with the suspected drug couriers,” Yecla said.

Yecla also expressed admiration to the professionalism of TF Davao personnel in con-

ducting checkpoint operations which already resulted to the apprehension of 75 illegal drug couriers and drug users which netted a total of more than P10.5 million worth of illegal drugs for this year without any fatality and zero hu-

NOTICE OF AUCTION

The VGM Pawnshop, Inc. will hold a Public Auction Sale to all unredeemed and unrenewed items on the following schedule listed below at 9:00 O’clock in the morning.

Ang VGM Pawnshop, Inc. magasubasta sa tanang prenda nga wala nalukat sa maong sumusunod nga mga petsa sa alas 9:00 sa buntag.

BRANCHES

DATE PAWNED

DAVAO Sasa Maa Sandawa Matina Panabo Main Panabo Branch

April 01, 2020 to May 31, 2020

DATE & PLACE OF AUCTION November 25, 2020(Wed) 9:00 AM VGM Pawnshop, Inc, Sandawa Branch VGM Bldg., Sandawa Rd. SIR New Matina, Davao City

SARA... FROM2 man rights violations.

Yecla said in this time of pandemic, TF Davao is multi-tasking to ensure strict implementation of the protocols and policies of the city government of Davao as well as ensuring the safety

and security of the city and Dabawenyos.

He assured that strict security inspections and support to anti-illegal drug operations will still be performed by TF personnel amid Covid-19 pandemic.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communication MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY Regional Office No. XI 2nd Floor, DCPI Building, Lakandula St. cor. Dacudao Ave., Agdao, Davao City

IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE EXEMPTION FROM SECURING A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE (CPC) FOR PRIVATE USE PURSUANT TO R.A. 9295 AND THE 2014 AMENDMENTS TO THE REVISED RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING R.A. 9295.

CASE NO MROXI 2020-035-Exemption MBCA “GABRIELA”

TIGRON GROUP HOLDINGS CORP., Applicant. x----------------------------------------------x NOTICE OF HEARING This refers to the Application for grant of Exemption from securing Certificate of Public Convenience pursuant to the 2014 Amendments to the Revised Rules and Regulations Implementing R.A. 9295 filed by applicant TIGRON GROUP HOLDINGS CORP., on 14 October 2020, to operate the vessel MBCA “GABRIELA” for private use only.

The applicant shall cause the publication of this order once in daily newspaper of local circulation or shall post said order in the MARINA website, at least five (5) days before the date of hearing.

The applicant shall present the jurisdictional, qualification and documentary requirements at the hearing to be conducted on 30 October 2020 at 10:00AM at the Conference Room, MARINA Regional Office XI, 2F Davao Ching Printers Inc., Bldg. cor. Lakandula St. and Dacudao Avenue, Agdao, Davao City, Philippines.

Applicant shall be required to make a written Formal Offer of Evidence (FOE) during the hearing or within five(5) days from the date of hearing.

Done this 16th day of October 2020, Davao City, Philippines.

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By Authority of the Administrator (Per A. O. no. 11-14 dated 22 August 2014)

MARY ANN ARMI Z. ARCILLA Regional Director

establishments, which will resume on Wedneday, Novmber 11, and one for individuals which will be announced later.

Those who had earlier registered don’t need to register again, she added.

A total of 360,000 individ-

uals had registered before the site crashed late Wedneday night last week, she said.

The new link for registration of establishments is https://establishments.safedavao.com/.(Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City

SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS),

Mortgagee,

- versus - LUDIVINA LELIS, married to EDGAR LELIS Mortgagor/s.

EJF-REM CASE NO. 17,783-20

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NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee Social Security System against the mortgagor/s LUDIVINA LELIS married to Edgar Lelis, with postal address at Lot 2, Blk.3 # 232 , Mangosteen St. cor. , Papaya St., STO. DOMINGO ll , Subdivision, SASA 8000 DAVAO CITY, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of August 1, 2020 amounts to ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR PESOS & 66/100 (Php=1,513,984.66), Philippine Currency, including interest thereon, penalties and other charges and 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 19, 2020 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder to CASH and/or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property/ies mentioned and described below together with all its improvements found thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-83270 “A parcel of land of a subdivision project, Lot 2, Block 3, Psd-11018878, being a portion of Block 7, Psd-11-018533)situated in the Barrio of Sasa, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE (185) SQUARE METERS, more or less xxx.”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date.

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on December 17, 2020 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described real property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, October 14, 2020.

For ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER – the OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff (sgd.) JAY C. ESPERANZA Sheriff IV

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Achievers Golden Marketing and Consulting’s marketing plan.

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he never thought she would fall again to the same promises. Unfortunately for her – let us call her Jean so she could have a face – it was what happened. Not just twice, but three times.

“You wouldn’t imagine that you would be fooled again the second time around,” said Jean, a businessperson from somewhere in the commercial business district in Mintal. Actually, it was not just twice, but three times.

Jean, who felt compelled to hide her identity not only for fear of repercussions for opening up but also to spare her family from those who have already ostracized them, said that what pained her more was that she was among those who recruited her friends and relatives to invest in these scams.

KAPA Jean first got the taste of getting scammed when she eventually gave in to investing in the Kabus Padatuon (KAPA) model years after her friends and relatives bombarded her with recruitment pitches.

“I saw the marketing plan (of KAPA), same scheme (compared with previous scams). So I already foresaw the future because their investment scheme will never be sustained,” she said as KAPA, based on cases filed against it, promised investors 30% of their donations as it was registered as a religious ministry.

But she finally invested P200,000. She increased her investments in KAPA but when the payouts eventually ceased, she was left empty handed.

“Yes, I received some payouts initially then, others followed, then I invested more, including the money of my relatives, including that of my father… but in the long run everything disappeared.”

SECOND TIME CHARMED After learning her lesson, she decided to a turn blind

eye to the other investment schemes that were offered to her. However, someone told her about Cirfund/Coin de Oro which, according to the advisory of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in January 2018, was engaged in virtual currency trading or cryptocurrency.

Based on the platform of the entity, investors would earn 5% from investments of those they could recruit, 1% from investments of indirect referrals from second to 10th level and 50% of those invested they directly referred and converted into its cryptocurrencies.

Hoping that she could recoup the investments she lost when she joined KAPA, Jean decided to invest.

Because of the lure of earning more by recruiting, Jean said she decided to join the recruitment bandwagon, enticing both her relatives and friends. She said that through her group’s active recruitment, the entity was able to secure about P2 billion, about 70% came from investments/pay-

The victim together with the founder and CEO of Achievers Golden Marketing and Consulting (AGMC).

ins from Mindanao.

“Everything that we collected was never returned to the investors,” she said.

“The hardest part is that people believed in me, not them (the entity, the owners, the scammers), because we are friends. At the end of them it was as if they (those who she enticed to join) was left hanging,” she lamented. This part of her life resulted in her getting depressed that she did not come out of her house for six months. “I did not want this anymore, I told myself), she added.

THE FINAL STRAW But the six months of isolation did not help at all when her friends from as far as Luzon also informed her that there was a scheme better than the others. They were referring to the Achievers Golden Marketing and Consulting (AGMC) which, according to SEC advisory in September, was not only soliciting investments in foreign exchange and brokerage, but was also claiming it was on the process of securing a secondary license from SEC. Based on the advisory, the entity was offering cash back guarantee to investors and that they would earn 1% daily or 30% monthly for three months if they would invest between P5,000 and P1 million.

“The person behind the entity showcased himself as someone influential having been an ‘adviser’ to politicians as well as a media personality,” she Jean said.

After pouring in the capital and securing her first profit immediately a month after without having to do anything but wait – a major sign that it was a scam – Jean did not put the lesson she learned from the previous fallouts. She recruited relatives and friends once again because these people not only trusted her but also, like her, were anticipating for high returns.

One of those she recruited was a housewife who invested P23 million. What was so sad about it, she said, was that the housewife was holding unfunded checks and as of

IN PAIN. Even if her face is blurred to hide her identity, Jean’s cracking voice during an interview, while holding the copies of the complaints that she and her friends filed against Achievers Golden Marketing and Consulting (AGMC), conveys both the pain and the rage as she narrates her ordeal brought about by the scams that she experienced in the hands illegal investment entities. The interview was conducted via zoom to comply with the minimum health protocols. this writing, has not informed her husband, a businessman, about her losses.

EDUCATION IS THE KEY Jean’s story is not unique in this part of the country because of the continued existence of entities masquerading as legitimate business, the Securities and Exchange Commission-Davao Extension Office (SEC-DEO) said.

“People with money to invest, or those who are looking for means to grow their hard-earned money, must learn from the experiences of scam victims as these perfectly show and teach us not to invest in schemes that promise `too good to be true’ returns,” said SEC-DEO Director Atty. Katrina Ponco-Estares.

“The main consideration always in investing is understanding whether the instrument being used is registered and whether the entity engaging in investment-taking activities has a secondary license with the Commission. The so-called recruiters are also required under the law to have a license to act as capital market professionals.” she added.

Under the Securities Regulation Code of the Philippines, companies that want to sell securities must secure secondary licenses, aside from their certificates of registration, while those who want to venture in the money markets such as cryptocurrency must obtain approval from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

Estares said that those who have fallen as victims of these scams and those who have knowledge of groups engaging in illegal investment-taking activities must report immediately to the authorities so that, at the very least, they could be investigated and, if possible, prosecuted.

“The victims hold the key so that regulators and law enforcers can run after them,” she said, citing the cases of KAPA whose founder, Joel Apolinario, was eventually arrested in July.

“Let us listen to the stories of those who have become victims of scams. Until we understand how these illegal schemes work, until we become vigilant in protecting our hard-earned money,” she added.

The call is part of the observance of the first ever Investor Protection Week pursuant to Proclamation No. 846 issued by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte last November 15, 2019. A week-long information campaign will be conducted from November 9 to 13 to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection, and reduce the investing public’s vulnerability to fraudulent schemes.

(The public is urged to report unauthorized investment-taking to the SEC Enforcement and Investor Protection Department through email at epd@sec.gov.ph or at the SEC-DEO through email at secdavao@gmail.com.)

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Republic of the Philippines City of Davao Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod 19th City Council 23rd Regular Session Series of 2020 PRESENT: Councilor Vice Mayor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor ABSENT: Councilor

Louie John J. Bonguyan - Temporary Presiding Officer Sebastian Z. Duterte Ralph O. Abella Nilo D. Abellera Maria Belen S. Acosta Bai Hundra Cassandra Dominique N. Advincula Wilberto E. Al-ag Dante L. Apostol Sr. Councilor Pamela A. Librado-Morata Conrado C. Baluran Councilor Diosdado Angelo Junior R. Mahipus Jessica M. Bonguyan Councilor Bonifacio E. Militar Pilar C. Braga Councilor Myrna G. L’Dalodo-Ortiz Augusto Javier G. Campos III Councilor Antoinette G. Principe-Castrodes Danilo C. Dayanghirang Councilor J. Melchor B. Quitain Jr. Jonard C. Dayap Councilor Alberto T. Ungab Edgar P. Ibuyan Jr. Councilor Mary Joselle D. Villafuerte Edgar R. Ibuyan Sr. Councilor Jesus Joseph P. Zozobrado III Richlyn N. Justol-Baguilod Jaffar U. Marohomsalic

- On Special Leave

ORDINANCE NO. 0308-20 Series of 2020 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 202 OF ORDINANCE NO. 0334-12, SERIES OF 2012, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC CODE OF DAVAO CITY, TO INCLUDE THE CITY LEGAL OFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF THE CITY BUILDING OFFICIAL AS NEW MEMBERS OF THE CITY TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT BOARD (CTTMB) Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Davao City in session assembled that:

SECTION 1. TITLE - This Ordinance shall be known as “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 202 OF ORDINANCE NO. 0334-12, SERIES OF 2012, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC CODE OF DAVAO CITY, TO INCLUDE THE CITY LEGAL OFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF THE CITY BUILDING OFFICIAL AS NEW MEMBERS OF THE CITY TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT BOARD (CTTMB)”.

SECTION 2. AMENDMENT - Section 202 of Ordinance No. 0334-12, Series of 2012, otherwise known as the “Comprehensive Transport and Traffic Code of Davao City” shall be amended, to read as follows: SECTION 202. COMPOSITION OF THE CITY TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT BOARD. Chairperson : City Mayor or in his/her behalf, the City Administrator Vice Chair : Department Head, City Transport and Traffic Management Office Members : • Department Head, City Planning and Development Office • Department Head, City Engineer’s Office • Department Head, Office of the City Building Official • Department Head, City Legal Office • Chairperson, SP Committee on Transportation and Communications • Chief, Traffic Section, Davao City Police Office (DCPO) • Regional Director, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) • Regional Director, Land Transportation Office (LTO) • Regional Director, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) • One (1) Transport Group Representative • One (1) Professional Group Representative • One (1) Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Representative • One (1) from NGO Representative SECRETARIAT : City Transport and Traffic Management Office SECTION 3. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE - If, for any reason, any section or provision of this Ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid, other sections or provisions hereof not affected by such declaration shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 4. EFFECTIVITY – This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval.

ENACTED, July 07, 2020, by a unanimous vote of all the Members of the Sanggunian, there being a quorum.

ATTESTED:

CERTIFIED CORRECT:

LOUIE JOHN J. BONGUYAN City Councilor Temporary Presiding Officer cns/johanna

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Phoenix guard Calvin ABueva is sandwiched by ROS defenders Sidney Onwubere and Beau Belga. PBA Images

Davao's Henry Lopez will be seeing action in the FIDE Online Olympiad for People With Disabilities. (Henry Lopez photo)

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teams to the tournament.

Roel Abelgas will skipper the second group.

Lopez and Jasper Rom, who were also part of the Philippine Team that raked in the gold medals in the 2017 ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and 2018 Asian Para Games in

Jakarta, Indonesia, will provide the support for the fancied Severino in their quest bring another honor to the country.

Far Eastern University standout Darry Bernardo and former UAAP silver medalist and University of the Philippines mainstay Cheyzer Crystal Mendoza are also part of the team.

The country is also fielding in a second squad that is composed of Menandro Redor, Arman Subaste, Felix Aguilera, Max Dave Tellor and Cheryl Angot.

4:30 p.m., the PFL announced on Tuesday night that it has been rescheduled for a 9 a.m. kickoff so that everyone left in the bubble can return home earlier.

The match still has some implications regarding the AFC Cup. Whichever between Mendiola and Stallion Laguna will finish fourth in the table will become a standby team for the said continental tournament if Kaya Iloilo, which will play in the qualifiers of the AFC Cham-

pions League beginning January, enters the Champions League's group stages.

Stallion Laguna needs to beat Mendiola by three goals or more to get to the fourth spot.

Otherwise, Mendiola, which is currently in fourth place, will lock in the spot.

"The league will make an update with regards to the status of the match in due time. For now, we wish for each everyone's safety," the PFL's statement continued. (PNA)

hoenix clinched the second seed in the Philippine Basketball Association quarterfinals after nipping Rain Or Shine, 90-88, in the final game of the elimination round on Wednesday night at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center.

The Fuel Masters climbed back from 14 points down with nine minutes left to beat the Elasto Painters after going on a 24-5 run to end the game.

Jason Perkins led Phoenix, which actually locked in the second seed after moving up to 8-3, with 30 points and eight rebounds.

Chua added a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds with one assist off the bench.

Phoenix will face seventh seed Magnolia, 95-80 winner over Blackwater earlier in the night, in the knockout stages.

Mocon and Jewel Ponferada each tallied 13 points for ROS, which slipped to the eighth seed--and a quarterfinal date with top seed Ginebra.

Meanwhile, despite missing out on the quarterfinal bonus due to the quotient rule, the Hotshots still made quick work of the Elite to enter the playoffs on a high note, quickly opening a 32-14 lead after the first quarter

and never looked back.

Ian Sangalang put up 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting and 10 rebounds for Magnolia, which finished the elimination round at 7-4.

Chris Banchero added 14 points, four rebounds, six assists, and one steal.

KG Canaleta made 14 points, five rebounds, and one steal off the bench for Blackwater, which ended its season at 2-9.

Don Trollano posted a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds with two assists and one steal.

On the other hand, Meralco will also enter the quarterfinals on a winning note after edging NorthPort, 80-73.

The Bolts preserved the win after holding the Batang Pier, which tried to mount a comeback from a 19-point deficit, scoreless in the final 1:57 of the game.

Bong Quinto led Meralco with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting including 4-of-6 threes, eight rebounds, and two assists.

Raymond Almazan and Chris Newsome each chipped in 11 markers.

Jervy Cruz put up 15 points, 17 rebounds, and two steals for NorthPort, which finished its season at 1-10.

abawenyo para chess player Henry Lopez has been picked to the powerhouse Philippine Team that will compete in the FIDE Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities set November 20 to December 3.

Lopez, who has a FIDE world ranking of 17916, will join reigning world champion for the physically disabled Sander Severino along with teammate Jasper Rom. Davao City's James Infiesto will be the non-playing captain of the team. The Philippines will be fielding two

'Ulysses' forces PFL finale postponement

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he Philippines Football League (PFL) postponed on Thursday its supposed final match of the season between Mendiola and Stallion Laguna due to the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses.

"Today's match between Mendiola FC and Stallion Laguna FC is canceled due to Typhoon Ulysses," the league said in a statement, which came moments before the club's scheduled kickoff.

Initially tipped to start at

Phoenix claims 2nd seed in PBA playoffs

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