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TRUE GRIT. Cancer survivor Julie Ann Sasin-Gelacio walks at the runway during the fashion show ‘The Pink Runway’, a benefit show for breast cancer awareness, held at Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao on Friday evening. Ten cancer fighters and survivors participated in the event. Lean Daval Jr.

SAFE HAVEN

‘Lakbay Ligtas’posts for gas customers open

By ANGIE SAVERON

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olice Director-General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa directed all policemen manning ‘Lakbay Ligtas’ posts in all gasoline stations operated by Petron to be present at all times to ensure the posts are safe haven for customers.

“Police presence hindi police absence,” Dela Rosa emphasized during the launching of the Lakbay Ligtas program on October 19, Thursday at the Living Faith Petron Gas Station in Barangay Maa. Petron Corporation has proposed the idea for the putting up of ‘Lakbay Ligtas’ posts in partnership with Philippine National Police as its contribution in enhancing the security of the country.

Petron said the program sought to transform its Petron Service Stations

as police presence points.

He emphasized this directive to P/CInspector Ronald L. Lao, Police station 3 commander.

“Dapat pag may mag daan dito may blinker jan dapat may tao ha, hindi yung walang tao nakakahiya kay ma’am Honeylet (Avanceña) na siyang maari nito,” he said.

In total, there are 1000 Petron Gas Stations nationwide that adopted Lakbay Ligtas posts, 55 of which are in Davao City, Tagum City and Compostella Valley province.

Each outpost is manned by two police of�icers.

“These stations will serve as safe haven for customers and residents and it will be a place wherein they could seek refuge, air their complaints and play an active role in crime prevention,”

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MesaTierra breaks ground

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SEEING THE TROOPS OFF. President Duterte salutes to each of the troops from the 1st Infantry Battalion (1IB) who were preparing to leave at the Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental on Friday evening. The 1IB were among the first units deployed in Marawi City when the battle against the terrorists broke out almost five months ago. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

Troops pull-out Mayor Sara says senator starts in Marawi has no goods on Digong

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he Armed Forces of the Philippines has started withdrawing forces as the �ighting against the Daesh-inspired Maute group nears end in Marawi City.

Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) chief, on Friday spearheaded the send-off ceremony as the Army’s 1st Infantry Battalion departed the besieged city of Marawi.

Galvez awarded Silver Cross Medal to Lt. Col. Christopher Tampus, 1st Infantry Battalion commander, during the send-off ceremony held at 7 a.m. amid the drizzle in Camp Ranao, Marawi City.

Similar medals were also awarded to the three company commanders as well as Command Plaque to the same Army Battalion.

“Maintain the highest dignity of a soldier. As much as we want to have you here, we need to let you go. Our oath is to serve the people and maintain the integrity of our country,” Galvez told the troops during the send-off ceremony.

Tampus also rendered a completeness report to Galvez and Maj. Gen. Danilo Pamonag, Joint Task Force Marawi commander.

“I laud the men and women of the 1st Infantry Battal-

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residential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio is convinced that Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV cannot present authenticated evidence against his father President Rodrigo R. Duterte and their family.

Duterte-Carpio bared this in an interview on Saturday during the Coastal Clean-up Drive of the city at Time’s Beach in Davao City.

Trillanes has accused the president and his family of being corrupt through accumulated million pesos bank accounts.

“Hindi niya (Trillanes) magagawa yan, kasi alam niyang nagsisinungaling siya (He cannot do it because he

knows that he is lying),”she said.

The lady-mayor said she already told the Senator in her Facebook post that he should tell a lie in public and if Trillanes wants the president to sign a bank waiver, his father can do it.

“Sinabi ko na kung gusto niya ng waiver, ibibgay naming ang waiver sa kanya, sabihin niya muna kung totoo yung listahan niya at kung

totoo ang listahan niya sino ang source ng listahan niya (I told him if he wants a waiver, we will give to him but he should tell us �irst if the list he revealed in public is authenticated and if it is authenticated who is his source of his list),” she said.

Duterte-Carpio said that Trillanes is keep on blabbing his mouth telling that he has the list but he did not bare if the list is true or not.

“Magsabi ka kung nagsisinungaling ka o hindi. Sinungaling kasi (Tell us if you are lying or not. He’s a liar),” she said.

She said that President

Duterte already had a waiver and they could give it to Trillanes if he will con�irm the authenticity of his list.

The presidential daughter also challenged Trillanes not to hide on his parliamentary immunity in the Senate and prove his accusation against his father.

Meanwhile, she also reiterated her accusation against Senators Trillanes, Kiko Pangilinan and Risa Hontiverors whom she called ‘plastic and opportunist’ in her previous Facebook post.

She said that these people were asking the help of the

upgrade their way of doing business through Flyt.

Flyt is a platform developed by Ingenuity that offers an all-on-one suite of applications to help the business people manage their day-today operations, automate business processes and to increase their productivity.

“Flyt allows small businesses to create their own

websites, they don’t have to have technical knowledge to be able to do that. Alll they have to do is to sign up in a matter of just few clicks they will be able to have their own website and second they can have their company branded email” said John Naranjo Chief Executive Of�icer of Ingenuity.

This seminar is part of the services offered by the

Negosyo Center of DTI. “We thought this training is very useful for our SMEs because we are on the digital transformation,” said Arriel N. Nengasca Senior Trade and Industry Development Specialist of DTI. In partnership with Ingenuity, the training has gar-

PCSO has no track on Pinoy millionaires DTI holds upgrading seminar for MSMEs T T he Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Of�ice is losing track of lottery winners as most of them do not want to say anything after getting their prize.

PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan said the prize is the winner’s personal money, in the �irst place.

If he had his way, Balutan said he wants to have a monitoring mechanism just to see if they invest their prized money wisely.

Balutan said there are 80

lottery winners per year most of them are self-employed.

This year alone, there are already 44 lottery millionaires.

He cited a tricycle driver, who claimed his prize amounting to P120 million.

He was advised to open a bank’s ATM account for PCSO to deposit his winning money.

But like other lottery winners, Balutan said the tricycle driver just wanted his cheque.

Based on the information received by PCSO, Balutan

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By ANGIE SAVERON

he Department of Trade and Industry in partnership with Ingenuity Global Consulting Inc. has launched the �irst Empowering Small Medium Enterprise (SME) through the use of technology training on October 20, Friday at Regus Of�ice Space in Damosa It Park.

The aim of this one-day training is to help the MSMEs

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Marawi refugees in Davao raring to go home-DSWD

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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ome of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Marawi City who sought temporary shelter in Davao City have expressed the dire to return home after President Rodrigo R. Duterte declared their city has liberated.

City Social Service and Development Of�ice head Maria Luisa Bermudo said some of the 479 IDPs approached their of�ice to help facilitate their return to their homes in Marawi City in view of the President’s declaration.

“We told them that we still have to coordinate with the DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development) as national agency because this is the mandated agency when it comes to rehabilitation and restoration of the return of these IDPs from Davao City to Marawi City,” she said.

She said that their of�ice has not yet coordinated with

the DSWD 11 on what kind of assistance will be given to these IDPs from the Balik Probinsya or After Care program of the agency.

For the part of DSWD 11, Carmela Duron, spokesperson of the agency, said that their of�ice will give the assistance but they need to secure a certi�ication �irst from the local government of Marawi City or from of�icial of Philippine National Police or Armed Forces of the Philippines in the area.

“If they want to return to their home, they need to get a certi�ication from their local government unit in Marawi City allowing them to go back as their city is already peaceful and liveable,” she said.

“This requirement is for their own welfare and safety,” Duron added. Duron said these IDP don’t need to go to Marawi City just to get the said

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Ex-Samal mayor banned from government office

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he Of�ice of the Ombudsman has banned former Island Garden City of Samal mayor Aniano Antalan from government service after he was found guilty of grave misconduct for receiving “cash gifts” from a cooperative.

In a decision dated October 19, 2017, the Ombudsman meted, among others, the following penalties against Antalan: perpetual disquali�ication from holding public of�ice, forfeiture of retirement bene�its, cancellation of eligibility and ban from taking the Civil Service Examination.

The former mayor will also be charged with three

counts of Indirect Bribery and two counts of violation of RA 3019, also known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. After nearly three decades of renting an of�ice, the Of�ice of the Deputy Ombudsman ifor Mindanao will soon transfer to its own building at Earth corner Libra streets, GSIS Heights Subdivision in Matina, Davao City. Construction of the building is almost �inished. MindaNews photo taken October 5, 2017 by GG BUENO Section 3b of RA 3019 prohibits public of�icials from requesting or receiving any “gift, present, share, percent-

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SHOWING THE WAY. Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio leads the Coastal Clean-up drive initiated by the City Government on Saturday at the coastline of Times Beach, Barangay 76-A in Davao City. ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

Sara leads clean-up along Times beach

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avao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio led the launching of ‘Bantay Dagat’ in the city through a coastal clean-up along Times Beach on Saturday.

“Kining Bantay Dagat is a project of the City Government of Davao, complimentary project ni siya sa atong Bantay Bukid (This Bantay Dagat is a project of the City Government of Davao, a complimentary project of our Bantay Bukid),” she said.

Duterte-Carpo said the project supports the call to devote the �irst and third Saturday mornings of every month to the cleaning of the coastal barangays. “The �irst Saturday will have a food for work component meaning the �irst 30 persons will be given food packs in ex-

change for garbage collected from the beach lines,” she said.

The lady-mayor said there will be also paid volunteers who will be the ones to clean the coastal areas every Saturday. “Four Saturdays, they will work every morning and they will be paid P2,000 as month,” she bared. Meanwhile, the mayor also urged the people living in the coastal barangays not to throw their garbages

FBI now certain Hapilon is dead

T SIDEWALK FAVORITE. A foreign tourist buys a glass of shake from a locally grown fruit as she tries to cool off during a humid afternoon at Roxas Night Market in Davao City on Saturday. Lean Daval Jr.

to the sea and practice waste segregation.

“Kung unsa tong ilang mabaligya sa recycling ilang ibaligya. Kung adunay dili mabaligya sa recycling shops, ilaha kining tapukon og ilabay sa correct nga basurahan (if there are garbage that can be sold from their recycling, they can sell it. If there are garbage that cannot be sold, they need to throw it in a proper dumping area),” she said.

he United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation has con�irmed that Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon, the alleged “Emir” of the Islamic State in Southeast Asia is dead.

Defense Secretary Del�in Lorenzana announced the FBI’s con�irmation in a press statement released Saturday.

He said the FBI con�irmed that the DNA sample from a body recovered by the Philippine military in the battle�ield in Marawi “matches that of Isnilon Hapilon,” “This process of veri�ication is also being conducted on the cadavers of the other terrorists that have been recovered so far,” Lorenzana said.

Hapilon and Maute Group leader Omar Maute were re-

ported killed in military operations in the early hours of Monday, October 16.

There has been no con�irmation as yet on the DNA sampling taken from the body identi�ied in photographs dispatched by the military as Omar Maute.

On Tuesday, a day after the military reported the death of Hapilon and Maute, President Rodrigo Duterte visited Marawi and declared it “liberated from the terrorist in�luence” and that rehabilitation can now begin.

Duterte made the declaration even as operations continued against an estimated 30 terrorists who were still holding some 22 hostages.(MindaNews)

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Collective action v. poverty asked

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ational Anti-Poverty Commission Secretary Liza Maza on Friday called on the public for collective action in order to alleviate poverty through the Kilos para sa Sampung Batayang Pangangailangan (Kilos SAMBAYANAN).

Maza, who is lead convenor, made the call during the second leg of the Kilos SAMBAYANAN -- an anti-poverty information and advocacy caravan of the Duterte administration, held at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management in Quezon City.

“Kailangan pagbuklod-buklurin ang ating mga sarili para lakasan pa ang

ating boses nang sa ganun sa kahuli-hulihan po yung pagkilos ng sambayanan, ‘yan po ang mag-aangat sa ating lahat, (We should work collectively to strengthen our voice so that in the end, our movement as one society would eventually lift us all up),” Maza said.

Maza assured the public that as government of�icials, they would keep their eyes and ears open to the demands of the different sectors of society.

Kilos SAMBAYANAN seeks to address the “10 Basic Needs” of the poor including food and land reform,

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BSP exec sees‘modest’ BOP shortfall for 2017

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ranking Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas of�icial remains optimistic of a “modest” shortfall in the country’s balance of payment position this 2017.

This even as the country’s BOP position in the �irst nine months of the year stood at a de�icit of USD1.37 billion, which is way lower than the central bank’s USD500 million de�icit assumption for the year.

Last September alone, BOP posted a USD24 million surplus, ending the de�icits in the previous four months.

BOP is the sum of a country’s total transactions with the rest of the world.

BSP Deputy Governor

DiwaGuinigundo, in an SMS message, attributed the surplus last September to the gains of central bank’s investment overseas.

He, however, said the impact of central bank’s income from investments abroad is offset by the national government’s debt servicing requirements.

He said “fundamentals are very encouraging”, citing the recovery of exports and deceleration of growth of imports, with the latter being the main factor for the drop in the country’s current account and strong demand for the US currency.

“Cash remittances con-

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TAKING OFF. Cebu Landmasters chief executive officer Jose Soberano III (4th from left), senior vice president and chief operating officer Jose Franco Soberano (5th from right), CWC International Corporation president and chief

executive officer Frederick Yuson and other dignitaries involve in the project lead the groundbreaking of Mesatierra along Jacinto Extension in Davao City on Friday. Lean Daval Jr.

DTI holds upgrading seminar for MSMEs

By ANGIE SAVERON

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he Department of Trade and Industry in partnership with Ingenuity Global Consulting Inc. has launched the first Empowering Small Medium Enterprise (SME) through the use of technology training on October 20, Friday at Regus Office Space in Damosa It Park.

The aim of this one-day training is to help the MSMEs upgrade their way of doing business through Flyt.

Flyt is a platform developed by Ingenuity that offers an all-on-one suite of applications to help the business peo-

ple manage their day-to-day operations, automate business processes and to increase their productivity.

“Flyt allows small businesses to create their own websites, they don’t have to have technical knowledge to be able to do that all they have to do is to sign up in a matter of just few clicks they will be able to have their own website

and second they can have their company branded email” said John Naranjo Chief Executive Of�icer of Ingenuity.

This seminar is part of the services offered by the Negosyo Center of DTI. “We thought this training is very useful for our SMEs because we are on the digital transformation,” said Arriel N. Nengasca Senior Trade and Industry Develop-

code sharing alliances, interline prorate agreements, and airline tariff systems & services.

As the assistant vice president for government affairs, the self-tagged “cloud-hopping diplomat” represented the �lag carrier in bilateral negotiations with over 50 countries to secure international aviation rights entitlements for PAL’s global expansion.

Josen also served as Chair-

man since 2014 of the Board of Airline Representatives (BAR), an organization of 36 international airlines operating in the Philippines; and delegate to various committees and councils of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Association of Asia Paci�ic Airlines (AAPA) and the ASEAN Air Transport Working Group.

Josen’s father was a former PAL Flight Purser.

ous year, DOF Undersecretary and Chief Economist Gil Beltran said. sustain In the latest Economic Bulletin on the Trade Balance issued by his of�ice, Beltran also noted that merchandise export sales rose by 13.3 percent, reaching $42.106 billion as of August.

Major export items also grew at double-digit rates, including electronics, which was up 10.9 percent; machinery and equipment, 27.9 percent; and garments, 16.2 percent.

“Meanwhile, merchandise imports rose by 8.2 percent to $59.15 billion, slowing down

from a blistering 18.4 percent growth last year, despite double-digit increases in the imports of capital goods,” Beltran said.

Imports of specialized machinery and of�ice equipment for the period was up 12.7 percent, while machinery and transport equipment rose 11.7 percent the correction in prices of mineral fuels was 34.9 percent.

“The lower trade de�icit will moderate the BOP de�icit, possibly reverse the current account de�icit and temper the peso depreciation,” Beltran said. “This will help sustain investment-led growth.” (DOF)

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PAL names VP for Corp Communications

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hilippine Airlines recently announced the appointment of Jose E. L. Perez de Tagle as Vice President for Corporate Communications effective October 1st, 2017.

‘Josen’ is a 32-year veteran of PAL. He started as a reservations agent in 1985. PAL is his �irst employment after graduating from De La Salle University Manila. He worked in various divisions handling commercial

Lower trade deficit to help fan investment-led growth

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he lower trade de�icit recorded as of August this year will help narrow the country’s balance of payments de�icit, possibly reversing the current account shortfall and tempering the depreciation of the peso, which will help sustain the government’s goal of investment-led growth, according to the Department of Finance.

In the �irst eight months of 2017, the country’s merchandise trade de�icit continued to shrink, declining to 9.2 percent of GDP (approximately $17.046 billion) compared with 9.8 percent of GDP ($17.501 billion) in the previ-

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Xi’s report to boost PH-China relations

P NEW HUB. President Duterte leads the unveiling of the Cebu Pacific commemorative marker during the launch of CGY which is the 7th domestic hub of Cebu Pacific at the Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental on Friday.

Assisting the President are Mindanao Development Authority Chairman Abul

Khayr Alonto, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Cebu Pacific President and CEO Lance Gokongwei and Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

nvironmental, health and labor groups cited the country’s ongoing effort to phase out lead, a toxic chemical, in paint, as a step in the right direction that will benefit millions of Filipino children, mothers and workers today and the future generations.

other facilities used by children later, the groups said.

In US, as per estimate by the Environmental Protection Agency the costs for lead paint abatement range from $8 to $15 per square foot, and a typical house will require a minimum of $10,000 to treat.

Above all, removing lead in paint will prevent dust and soil from being contaminated by lead from chipping or deteriorating lead painted surfaces that can be ingested on inhaled by children, the groups added.

Lead, according to WHO, is especially dangerous to children’s developing brains, and causes reduced intelligence quotient and attention span, impaired learning ability, and increased risk of behavioral problems.

“Lead paint is a serious threat to the long term health of our children. WHO calls on all countries to phase out lead paint by 2020 to protect the health of this and future generations,” said Dr. Maria Neira Director of the Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health for the WHO. (ECO-COALITION)

developments “are not expected to breach the in�lation target.”

“Moreover, lingering uncertainty in global economic conditions may still temper further the in�lationary pressures,” he said.

As of end-September this year, in�lation averaged at 3.1 percent, even with the increase last September to 3.4 percent from month-ago’s 3.1

Health groups cite benefits of removing leaded paints E The groups lauded the government’s decision to phase out leaded paints as the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action is commemorated from October 22 to 28 to raise awareness and promote action to address the human health effects of lead exposure, particularly for children. The Week of Action is spearheaded by the United Nations Environment and the World Health Organization.

“While many developing countries have yet to enact mandatory lead paint standards and regulations, our country took a bold decision to phase out lead in paints with the primary goal of protecting vulnerable populations, particularly the children, women of child-bearing age and the workers,” said Thony Dizon, Chemical Safety Campaigner, EcoWaste Coalition.

“Working hand in hand, government, industry and

civil society leaders took part in several consultative and technical meetings that paved the way to the adoption of a groundbreaking regulation in the form of a Chemical Control Order,” he added.

The CCO for lead and lead compounds released in 2013 by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources provides the road map to the country’s transition to paints without lead additives.

The CCO stipulates for a three-year phase-out schedule from 2013 to 2016 for lead-containing architectural, decorative and household (ADH) paints, and a six-year phase-out period (2013-2019) for lead-containing industrial paints. It also sets a total lead content limit of 90 parts per million (ppm), the world’s strictest regulatory standard for lead in paint.

The three-year phase-out period for ADH paints pro-

vided paint manufacturers, including small- and medium-sized enterprises, to �ind suitable replacements to lead used to enhance color, make drying faster or reduce corrosion on metal surfaces.

“The phase-out of leaded paints is good news for our children’s brains as childhood lead exposure is known to harm the brain causing reduced intelligence and mental retardation,” said Ines Fernandez, Founder of Arugaan, a mother-led movement promoting breastfeeding and child and maternal health.

“Replacing lead additives in the production of paints with safe alternatives will minimize occupational exposures to lead. Workers in paint manufacturing, construction, painting, renovation, demolition and related sectors will bene�it from a toxic-free working environment that is safe from lead and other hazardous substances,” said Allan Tanjusay, Spokesperson, Associated Labor Unions – Trade Union Congress of the Philippines.

Eliminating lead paint now is more cost-effective than remediating lead-contaminated homes, schools and

angko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Nestor A. Espenilla Jr. said domestic in�lation path has increased due to higher fuel prices and peso depreciation and may increase further because of possible electricity rate hike and impact of the proposed tax reforms.

In a brie�ing Friday, the central bank chief, however, said rate of price increases remains within the govern-

ment’s 2 to 4 percent target for 2017 to 2019, with the average forecasts for the threeyear period at 3.2 percent.

This, even as international oil prices have posted upticks on higher demand, which in turn has affected domestic fuel prices.

Also, the sustained strengthening of the US dollar has negatively impacted the Philippine peso, which on Thursday fell to its 11-

year low of 51.53 against the greenback.

Since the start of the year, the local currency has depreciated by around 2.41 percent.

“The in�lation outlook may still adjust upward owing in part to possible adjustment in electricity rates as well as the potential short-term impact of the government’s planned tax reform,” Espenilla said.

The BSP chief, on the other hand, pointed out that these

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hilippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana has expressed optimism that Communist Party of China General Secretary Xi Jinping’s report to the 19th CPC National Congress would boost the relations between Manila and Beijing.

“There are portions in his report which are related to the plans of both China and the Philippines. We can see from the report that China will continue to take this path and hopefully bring bene�its, especially for the Philippines,” Sta. Romana said in an interview with China Radio International .

In his report, delivered during last Wednesday’s opening of the 19th CPC National Congress, Xi urged his comrades to pursue the Belt and Road Initiative “as a priority”.

Sta. Romana said China’s foreign policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank have an important role to play in the economic development of the Philippines.

Xi, incumbent President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China, stressed China’s commitment not to close its door to the world.

“Openness brings prog-

ress. We should give equal emphasis to ‘bringing in’ and ‘going global’ and follow the principle of achieving shared growth through discussion and collaboration,” the Chinese leader said.

Last May, China hosted the �irst Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, attended by 29 government leaders and heads of state, among them Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

Duterte also visited China in October last year, bringing home USD24 billion worth of funding and investment pledges and reviving Philippine-Chinese relations tainted by the West Philippine Sea dispute.

In his report, Xi also urged the 89 million-member CPC, the largest in the world, to commit to settling the disputes through dialogue and negotiations.

Xi’s statement is expected to boost the ongoing bilateral talks between China and the Philippines on the West Philippine Sea, known in China as the South China Sea (SCS).

Last May, the Philippines and China held the �irst meeting of the Bilateral Consultative Mechanism on SCS in Guiyang, China. Manila will host the next meeting later this year. (PNA)

o improve air travel and help decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the government is now rushing the upgrading of eight airports across the country to enable them to operate after sunset, Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr. said on Saturday.

Citing a Department of Transportation report to Congress, Campos said the airports in the cities of Naga (in Camarines Sur, not in Cebu), Tuguegarao, Cauayan, Dumaguete, Dipolog, Cotabato, Pagadian and Ozamiz are now undergoing rehabilitation and expansion, mostly consisting of widening of runway and terminal upgrades, for night landing capabilities.

“Several domestic �lights departing Manila are being crammed during the daytime because of the inability of many provincial airports to receive �lights at night. This has somewhat contributed to the jamming of the NAIA, which has only two runways handling both international and domestic �lights,” Campos said.

At present, Campos said only 19 of the country’s 42 airports are able to receive and dispatch night �lights.

“The 19 will increase to 27,

once the eight airports have been set up for round-theclock operations,” he said.

Campos earlier bared that government has set aside total of P10.1 billion in fresh funding to modernize the infrastructures of 40 airports in 2018, with Clark International Airport getting the biggest slice of P2.74 billion.

Besides Clark, the other airports set to receive additional infrastructure development funds in the 2018 national budget are: • Kalibo Airport, P920.00 million; • Bicol International Airport, P899.68 million; • Tacloban Airport, P716.12 million; • Bukidnon Airport, P425.00 million; • Bohol (Panglao) In ternational Airport, P386.00 million; • Laoag International Airport, P368.50 million; • Cauayan Airport, P306.40 million; • Dumaguete Airport, P300.00 million; • Calbayog Airport, P245.00 million; • Zamboanga Airport, P221.00 million; • San Jose Airport (Camarines Sur), P200.00 million; • Surigao Airport,

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Children evacuees play under supervision of Hijab Troopers at an evacuation center for Marawi City residents at the Iligan National School of Fisheries in Buruun ,Iligan City on 20 October 2017. The Hijab Troopers are members of the all-female Civil Relations Company from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police.

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attle-scarred Marawi City can be rebuilt ume of solid waste for disposal. matter instead of merely haulTerrorists linked to the ing the debris and disposing with the help of debris from the armed Maute Group attacked Marawi them in other areas. conflict there, a waste management expert

Rehabilitation work for Marawi may include the use of rubble from structures destroyed following months of �ighting between government troops and terrorists, National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) Secretariat Executive Director Eligio Ildefonso said.

“Using most of that rubble will reduce the cost of rehabilitation there,” he said, adding

that this would enable Marawi to literally retain part of its past.

Ildefonso noted that using the rubble is in line with the three Rs of solid waste management (SWM) -- reduce, re-use, and recycle.

“It’s still within the ambit of Republic Act No. 9003 (Ecological SWM Act of 2000),” he said.

RA 9003 promotes the three Rs to help protect the environment and reduce the vol-

City in May, setting off an armed con�lict that ruined the capital of Lanao del Sur province.

However, after recently declaring Marawi liberated from terrorist in�luence, the government is already preparing to rehabilitate the city.

Ildefonso said Marawi’s rubble can be used as �illing material, or to de�ine planting strips.

“There are creative ways of using the rubble,” he said, urging the people to look into the

Ildefonso is also advocating waste segregation in Marawi City.

Aside from the rubble, he said, waste there consists of various trash with potential for either recycling, re-use or composting.

Segregation will show which of the trash can still undergo such processes, he said.

The resulting recycled, reused or composted products, can be for sale or for personal use, he noted.(PNA)

press brie�ing on Friday (Oct. 20).

“While we recognize that OA has gained ground, the agency is hopeful that it will reach even greater heights with the package of knowledge sharing, skills enhancement and market linkages during the affair,” Collado said.

Among the activities during the Congress include the conduct of consultations, organic trade exhibit, awarding ceremony for OA achievers, showcase of organic technology demonstration farm, and plenary session.

During the event, there will

be break-out sessions for beginners, marketers and researchers, to impart cost-effective, productive and sustainable organic farming practices, said Samuel Natindim Jr., DA-10 regional organic focal person.

To be discussed at the Congress are updates of Philippine National Standard and technical regulations relevant to OA, soil fertility and crop suitability mapping, national OA plan, among others.

Farmer-producers who have succeeded in their organic farming practices, who have reaped the socio-economic and environmental bene�its brought

by OA, will also share their stories to the Congress participants.

Expected to attend the activity are prominent Agriculture of�icials, including Sen. Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate Agriculture and Food Committee and DA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol.

“With the engagement of the Congress delegates, the DA is keen on enlisting more farmers, agri-stakeholders and consumers to make OA as a viable farming option and provide optimum and continuous support to the industry,” Collado said.

(PNA/Jigger J. Jerusalem)

Organic farmers, advocates to convene in CDO for agri confab

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ore than a thousand farmers, industry players and advocates of organic farming will converge in this city for the 14th National Organic Agriculture Congress (NOAC) on October 24-26.

Carlene Collado, Department of Agriculture-10 (DA10) director, said the Congress is one of the platforms for the development of and promotion of organic agriculture (OA) in the Philippines as provided in Organic Agriculture Act of 2010.

The event is expected to boost the awareness and practices of organic farming in the country, Collado said during a

young �isherman died while his father was unscathed in a lightning strike offshore this city, the police reported Friday.

The Zamboanga City Police Of�ice (ZCPO) identi�ied the fatality as Jakter Pailan, 15, of Barangay Taluksangay, this city.

Pailan’s father, Janla, who was with him was lucky to be unscathed during the incident that occurred around 3 p.m.

Wednesday.

Janla told the police that

they were �ishing in the waters off Taluksangay amid the inclement weather condition when lightning struck killing instantly his son.

Janla’s son was buried in accordance with Muslim rites.

Zamboanga City has been experiencing inclement weather condition since Sunday brought about by the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and entry of Typhoon Paolo into the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). (Teo�ilo Garcia, Jr/PNA)

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he National Housing Authority (NHA) has been urged to investigate the sale of houses built through the Zamboanga City Roadmap to Recovery and Reconstruction (Z3R) in this city.

Second District Rep. Manuel Jose Dalipe on Thursday made the call for investigation following reports that some of the Z3R houses’ occupants are selling the housing units they received from the government.

Photos of some of the housing units being sold are even posted in social media sites with the corresponding price and the person to be contacted.

The city government has so far recorded eight cases of attempts to sell houses built through the Z3R.

Dalipe noted the Z3R houses were built by the NHA for the victims of the 2013 Zamboanga siege. It is a low-cost housing project with the condition the bene�iciaries cannot sell the housing units.

Yahya Abdusalam, Z3R focal person, said the houses that were reportedly placed on sale are within the Vale Vista housing project in Barangay Kasanyangan.

But Abdusalam said the occupants of the houses denied that they are selling their housing units when they conducted an on-site investigation.

He said the certi�icate of award will automatically be canceled if proven the Z3R housing bene�iciary is selling his or her housing unit. (R. G. Antonet Go/PNA)

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he Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is �illing what has been a glaring gap that has been existing in Philippine sports -a divided collegiate sports system.

Unlike the Palarong Pambansa which is the ultimate destination of the cream of the crop among secondary athletes, the collegiate athletes compete in various tertiary level sporting organizations. With no de�initive single arena of battle, there leaves the void on picking the best of the best in the level after the Palarong Pambansa platform. You see, the best athletes from the Palarong Pambansa are recruited by colleges that play in different

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leagues like the UAAP or NCAA, which are mostly con�ined to Metro Manila and NCR schools. At best would be the PRISAA Games but as we have seen for years, not even the best athletes or teams are sent to play in this annual sports conclave.

The move, therefore, by the PSC, to meet all stakeholders in the tertiary level and map out a common ground to develop collegiate sports is a bold step towards unifying that platform.

It may take a lot of effort to unify all these collegiate leagues all in one system but the �loodgates have been opened for this one and that is what we need to kickstart things.

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hen God created Adam, he and his children were all worshipping Him alone without partners. And so did his descendant up to the tenth generation which started to worship gods other than Allah. They started to worship stones and idols. It was Satan himself who made them do the most forbidden sin, Shirk, as it is known in Islam which is the worship of others other than Allah and if you are a Christian, you know that this is exactly in violation of the �irst and second commands of the Ten Commandments.

Satan beauti�ied this sin whose punishment is damnation into the hell�ire for all of eternity by making it look like the worship of idols and stones is mere veneration of the virtuous dead people and keeping their legacy alive.

Since Noah, the �irst messenger, Allah has sent a succession of prophets and messengers. All bearing the message that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah and to uphold all forms of goodness towards Allah and others.

Allah has sent down revelations to his Messengers and some of them have been given books like the Scrolls of Abraham, the Torah of Moses and the Gospel of Jesus. Muslims believe that these have been sent down in truth but they have been corrupted over time by having parts of it removed or added. The Holy books were corrupted especially by those

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ix years after the Americans arrived in Davao region, nothing very little, if any, had changed when it comes to Davao’s town proper, which was a mesh of blocks and streets.

A 1904 map of Davao sketched

by Rev. Robert Franklin Black, the �irst Protestant minister in the region, showed only three major thoroughfares, namely: Claveria (now C.M. Recto), San Pedro, and Magallanes (then unnamed but now known as Antonio Pichon Sr.).

Except for San Pedro Street, which is named after a patron saint, all the other roads, including Legaspi and Anda, were named after Spanish personalities. Only Nueva Street (later Bolton and now Paciano Bangoy) was not; given its name, it was a newly-opened road, i.e. nueva.

Two unnamed roads are visible in the map and they correspond to today’s Rizal and Bonifacio streets, both names after the two famous national heroes. Oyanguren Street (now Magsaysay) was already in existence at the time as a trail but still without a name.

Some of the details in the Rev. Frank’s map rectify the accepted information we know today. For instance, the original City Hall (cited as city even if Davao was still a town) was built on

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Qur’an, the Final Testament who will gain material bene�it. Allah said in the Quran about this kind of people: “Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say, “This is from Allah,” in order to gain material bene�its! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for that they earn thereby” ~ Quran 2:79 Thus, when Allah sent his �inal prophet and messenger Muhammad – peace be upon him. Allah sent with him a book. A book that was sent down as the Final Testament to the last and �inal Prophet Muhammad.

Since there will be no more prophets or revelations to come. Allah Himself has guaranteed that this book will remain in its original form in order for it to be a reference and a guide for the believers until the end of time. Allah said in the Quran, “We have sent down The Reminder (the Quran) and indeed we shall be its protectors.” ~ Quran: 15:9 The Quran is speech of Allah. It is revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the span of 23 years of his mission as a Prophet and Messenger in different occasions. The Quran is not created.

It is a part of the characteristic of Speech of Allah. Quran teaches about the oneness of Allah, tales about the past Prophets and Messengers and their people and some of the basic laws of Islam.

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PROPHET MUHAMMAD Prophet Muhammad had miracles the same way other prophets were given the same by Allah in order for them to prove the validity and authenticity of their message. Prophet Jesus was given the miracle of healing while Moses divided the sea for them to cross as an example. Prophet Muhammad did have other miracles but the greatest of his miracles is the Quran. The greatness of the Quran as a miracle is that because it is an eternal miracle that we still witness until today. Quran is the most read book in the world and is the only book which is memorized by millions of people from cover to cover which is a proof of Allah’s promise in the Quran itself

that He shall protect it proving that it is indeed the word of Allah. Recently, scientists, Muslims and non-Muslims alike discovered many scienti�ic miracles in the Quran. The Quran has been speaking about geology, outer space, biology and others since it was revealed 1400 years ago.

THE QURAN TODAY The �irst parts to be revealed were brought down at the beginning of his Prophethood while the last parts were revealed a few days before his death. Today we see the Quran in book form known as the Mus’haf, which has been successfully completed and collected during the time of Caliph Othman bin Affan a few years after the death of Prophet Muhammad. The Quran is divided into 114 chapters of varying lengths. The longest could be a few dozen pages long while the shortest is a mere 10-word chapter. The Quran is a literary masterpiece which appeals to both Muslim and non-Muslim readers whether they read it in the original Arabic as it was revealed or in translations in different language which may lose some of the eloquence of the original but nonetheless retains the wisdom of the Quran.

Most of the Quran translations come with the original Arabic text for reference. If there is confusion with the translation, the Muslims could always refer to the original Arabic. Although appearing in translations in

many different languages, the translations of the meanings of the Quran are made only by authorized translators and the whole Muslim nation is guarding that no such deviant or wrong translation will circulate.

Even the proper reading of the Quran is a separate Islamic Science itself. Tajwid, which literally means ‘beauti�ication’,’ is the science of the beauti�ication of Quranic recitation and the most beautiful Quranic recitation is that which is according the way Prophet Muhammad read the Quran. Quran is never read randomly or melodiously like a song that we could put any tune that we wanted.

The science of Quranic interpretation is known as Tafsir, is an even more specialized Islamic Science only performed by those who have deep knowledge of the religion being done usually by the elderly scholars.

Quran is the primary source of teachings of Islam and in conjunction with the authentic sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammad which is also called the Sunnah, the two guarantees that Islam and its guidance remain in pristine condition even after Prophet Muhammad’s death.

For more information about Islam, watch Mensahe TV on Cignal TV channel 184. If you have questions, feel free to contact me via email: mujahidnavarra@gmail.com and my social media sites.

originally built at an area at the Mabini Street area, which was accessed by the sea during high tide. The street was then a marsh that was linked to a tributary that opened to the gulf.

Beyond the site of the abattoir was the designated pier, which not too far away from the delta of the Davao River; it was later moved to the upper section where Santa Ana pier now exists. The new wharf was developed into a concrete quay in 1908.

As Rev. Brown’s map suggested, there were already residences and bodegas lined up at the original anchorage that was facing Davao Gulf before the transfer was made.

Interestingly, areas on the northern side of San Pedro Street between Legaspi, Ilustre, and Quirino streets, were all rice lands, and the areas where University of Mindanao and People’s Park were entered in the map as “public lands.”

There are interesting details in the map worth citing. For instance, along Claveria Street, from the area where the Philippine National Bank now stands to the road’s end on the right, there were fourteen buildings, while on the other side there were �ifteen residences.

San Pedro area, like Magallanes

and Legaspi, were then sparsely populated with structures. The number of houses at Anda Street was only six.

There were already small settlements at Bankerohan long before the Gov. Generoso Bridge was even planned.

The town’s Roman Catholic cemetery was situated at the end of Magallanes Street in an area peripheral to where the University of Immaculate Conception (UIC) now stands.

Beyond the school was a “hill” which �its the description of Madapo Hills at Wireless, where the �lourishing Brokenshire Integrated Health Ministries, Inc. (the forerunner of Rev. Brown’s Davao Mission Hospital) buildings stand.

Now as a bustling highly-urbanized city, Davao’s geographical landscape has completely changed. The areas along the riverbanks and the coastlines, which were pristine and unpopulated, have now become informal settlement hubs.

Surely, Rev. Brown’s sketched map, which is a legacy, has afforded us a historical appreciation on how the city’s central business district look liked over a century ago.

(Sketch copy courtesy of Dr. Evelyn Tan-Requiza who got it from Houghton Library in Harvard University.)

Plan of Davao, circa 1904

the lot where the Sangguniang Panlungsod stands, which is just across San Pedro Cathedral.

The present Rizal Park and City Hall premises were then used as parade ground. Across it, just beside the Crooked Road where the Unitop supermarket thrives, was Rev. Black’s residence. Decades later, the �irst Protestant Church in the city was built in an adjacent area.

Curiously, the City Hall Drive, as we call it, was already opened as short route. Nobody knows who conceived the idea but this former trail remains to this day.

At the back of the parade grounds, across Magallanes Street, was the Post Of�ice and beside it the new Burch�ield House where Rev. Brown �irst resided as a lease. This area is at corer Bolton-Magallanes where a library hub and Magallanes Elementary School are situated. Capt. James L. Burch�ield was a retired U.S. Army volunteer who became a plantation owner.

Rev. Black also owned a lot at corner San Pedro and Legaspi streets, in an area where the old Men Seng Hotel and Red Ribbon branch stand.

The original Davao Mission Hospital, which all along we through to have been built on the site where the Grand

FAST BACKWARD Antonio V. Figueroa Men Seng now exists, was actually in the area across the old Philippine Constabulary headquarters (now Camp Domingo Leonor). It was the bigger and more improved sickbay that was actually constructed at Magallanes Street.

The areas where the Land Transportation Of�ice (LTO) and Felcris Centrale are found were “cocoa palms.”

Cocoa refers to cocoanuts, which was how coconuts were then called by the early American settlers in town.

On the other hand, the town’s slaughterhouse, now at Ma-a, was

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SAFE... FROM 1 said Charimaine V. Canillas AVP, Petron Corporate Affairs during the event.

“Last year we initially launched the same project at airport view Petron Gasoline Station, where we set operational guidelines to ensure its sustainability and maintenance of peace and order,” said Dela Rosa He said that the initiative of Petron in offering strategic space will certainly help the PNP in providing their immediate services to the public.

“We considered it as a highest privilege to give back to our communities by making them safer and more conducive to progress,” added Canillas. “The presence of Lakbay Ligtas here on Davao City and the rest of Mindanao will make a positive impact in the PNP’s main goal of �ighting criminality and its trust to police visibility.” Canillas.

This program took effect last July 13, 2015 and had 20 pilot stations in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Laguna.

ion for their dedicated service and for being here at the onset of the Marawi siege. My gratitude to you for a job well done,” Pamonag said.

A showdown inspection was also conducted during the send-off ceremony. The showdown was to ensure that the troops have not taken any valu-

ables from the main battle area.

The Army’s 1st Infantry Battalion is returning to Luzon for an impending unit enhancement training.

The battalion was among the unit of troops to reinforce the soldiers in Marawi City during the earlier stage of �ighting. (PNA)

lamented that most winners shared their winning prize to relatives and some do not know what to do with their millions.

“Ang maraming pera ay nakakabuti ng ating buhay.

Pero ito ay nakakasama din (Money can help improve our life. But it can also make us miserable,” Balutan said in an interview on the sidelines of the PCSO Edituryal at the Royal Mandaya Hotel Thursday.

Florante Solmerin, PCSO spokesperson, said lottery winners are one-day millionaires. Once they get their prize, the money is allocated to paying debts and other obligations.

It has been challenging for PCSO on how to guide lottery winners on managing their money properly. “Ang iba sobrang galante (Others are very generous),” he said. Oth-

ers spend the money in casino as if there is no end.

Balutan said PCSO allocates 55 percent of its total funds for prizes, 30 percent to charity and 15 percent for PCSO operations.

PCSO already generated P24.04 billion from lotto operations from January to September, this year; P3.87 million from the Lotto Express or KENO; P9.22 billion from Small Time Lottery; and, P12.5 million from sweepstakes.

The funds for charity are allocated for ambulance donation program, Individual Medical Assistance Program (IMAP), which is the biggest shelled out by PCSO at P4.9 billion only for January to September bene�itting 225,437 Filipinos who availed of healthcare assistance. (Lilian C. Mellejor/PNA)

president on their candidacy before despite the issues which still exist up to this time.

But now that his father won the presidency, a lot of criticisms coming from their

side will be always heard against his father.

“Nasaan na ang credibility niyo as a person? (Where are your credibility as a person?),” she said.

requirement because they can still get it through email, social media or through fax. She explained this requirement is really needed for them to claim the assistance that the agency will be given to them.

Duron said the agency will give transportation allowance to IDP who will be returning home. She said that the DSWD has already providing assistance while staying in here in the city.

age, or bene�it, for himself or for any other person, in connection with any contract or transaction between the government and any other part, wherein the public of�icer in his of�icial capacity has to intervene under the law”.

Antalan was ordered to pay a �ine equivalent to his one year salary.

On December 28, 2012, the Ombudsman said the local government entered into a memorandum of agreement with Samal Island Multi-pur-

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pose Cooperative (SIMC) and partylist Coop-National Confederation of Cooperatives (Coop-NATCCO).

The MOA allowed for the allocation of P5 million from the Priority Development Assistance Fund of former Coop-NATCCO representative Cresente Paez for the SIMC and tasked the local government to receive funds to be delivered to SIMC and to recommend the priority micro-�inance projects and bene�iciaries.

The Ombudsman said Antalan received a P200,000 “cash gift” from the SIMC on the same day the MOA was signed.

In a resolution the SIMC board approved the release “as an expression of gratitude to him because he is always there for the cooperative especially in approving/signing of the MOA between the local government of Igacos with the coop.”

Citing his counter-af�idavit, the Ombudsman said the mayor did not deny receiving cash gifts and admitted receiving P100,000 in 2014 and P100,000 in 2016.

He said the amounts were small or of insigni�icant value and fell under the exception under RA 3019.

(Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

sponded with a shove. Booker and Nance both were assessed technical fouls.

The play came during a 13-2 Lakers outburst that put Los Angeles on top 95-85 after Nance stole the ball from Booker with both players on the �loor and �lipped the ball to Brook Lopez for a layup with 3:03 to play in the third quarter.

The Lakers boosted the

lead to 111-99 on Jordan Clarkson’s basket with 10:28 to go. ‘’A lot to learn from that and great experience for our guys and obviously happy we came out with the win,’’ Los Angeles coach Luke Walton said. ‘’It feels good. Let them feel some of that. With the hard work they’re putting in, you want to get rewarded once in a while.’’

nered positive response from the SMEs. Because of that, DTI will conduct training for another batch of SMEs on the month of November. DTI provided less than P20,000 to make this training possible. They also shouldered the participants’ �irst month subscription.

“The response is very good and many SMEs would like to join,” said Nengasca.

DTI has partnered with Ingenuity because Flyt is being utilized by other SMEs abroad.

DTI said they aim to assist the local SMEs in presenting their product to the high end buyers because majority of them don’t have their own website and only use social media sites in order to market their product. “People from other countries have been using the application howev-

er our SMEs are only utilizing Facebook,” said Nengasca.

Ingenuity also shares the same advocacy with DTI. “We felt like we have this obligation to help out local businesses because we have been helping businesses abroad by developing and coming up with applications or systems for them, we thought why not help local businesses,” said Naranjo.

Nengasca said that through this platform, local SMEs will be able to achieve a corporate image. “Even if they are SMEs they can project themselves as big company.

Why? Because they already have the necessary information and access for their business.”

DTI hopes that the SMEs can maximize the usage of this application suite to increase their productivity and

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manage their businesses ef�iciently.

The seminar was attended

by Mindanao Banana Farmers and Exporters Association Inc., Elyssia Spa, Matigsalug Council of Elderss Marilog District, Davao City Inc., La Familia Resort, Rosarios Delicacies and Belviz Farms, Bloomers, Travel And Tours, VSTP- Toril Savers, Happy Farmer, Business Lighter By Technology Inc, Baroque Accent Pieces Interiors, Skynet Const. & Service.

Meanwhile, DTI also bared another program called SORDAS which refers

to SME Online Registry and Data Analytics System. “ It’s a system where in we collaborate not only with Ingenuity who’s the system’s developer but also the Davao City government,” said Nengasca.

SORDAS is a system that will help the SME engage with legitimate suppliers and possible buyers of their product. This way the illegitimate suppliers can be avoided.

“It is still under the testing stage and once the Davao result is available then we will expand to other areas,” she added.

water, shelter, health, education, work, social protection, healthy environment, peace, and participation, as identi�ied by the NAPC. The NAPC, in partnership with the Presidential Communications Operations Of�ice (PCOO), mobilized member agencies of the Cabinet’s Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster (HDPRC) to unite all sectors of society to address food security, land reform and environmental protection, and the housing needs of the poor.

She also called member sectors of NAPC to also join in calling the attention of of�icials through the action alert initiatives.

NAPC is in charge of co-

ordinating, monitoring and overseeing that social agenda is being ful�illed.

“Yang pagkain po ay napakaimportanteng-importante sapagkat hanggang ngayon mayron pa rin tayong (Food is really very important because until now, we still have) 21.9 (percent) Filipinong mahirap (poor),” she further said as she cited that food suf�iciency should be one of the basic necessities that should be addressed while the country moves toward the realization of Philippine Development Plan 2‎ 016-2022 and in the desire to achieve “Ambisyon 2040” where the dream is no Filipino will be poor and instead enjoying prosperous lives.

(PNA)

tinue to be robust while BPO (business process outsourcing) revenues have been reported to be resilient at around 10 percent growth,” he said.

“We hope we can keep the BOP shortfall at modest volume given the good outturn in portfolio investment in August and small overhang in September,” he added.

Central bank data showed that registered foreign portfolio investments, otherwise known as hot money due to the speed it comes in and out of an econo-

my, as of the week ending October 6, 2017, amounted to a net out�low of USD629.77 million, a reversal from the USD1.31 billion net in�low same period last year.

Monetary of�icials have attributed the out�lows to investors’ risk-off attitude given the negative developments overseas and its impact on the domestic economy.

Last September, hot money posted a net in�low of USD112.63 million, a turnaround from the USD807.15 million for same month in 2016.(PNA)

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CLI Chief Executive Officer Jose Soberano III.

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Breaking ground at the MesaTierra site.

DAVAO’S SKYLINE is about to change once again with publicly-listed Cebu Landmasters, Inc. and Davao-based partner Yuson Comm Investments breaking ground at their first project, MesaTierra Garden Residences, last Friday morning at the project site situated in Emilio Jacinto Extension, Davao City just six months after the project’s launch.

Both companies partner for the first time in a joint venture called Yuson Excellence Soberano Inc. (YES Inc.).

With the MesaTierra Garden Residences becoming the fastest selling condominium project in Davao with 85% units sold since its launching in March and seeing the positive response from the Davao market, YES Inc. is looking for more opportunities to grow their real estate presence in the crown jewel of Mindanao.

“Davao’s real estate industry continues to grow and we want to be in the center of it. We are looking into developing more properties, in fact we will be launching another one soon,” CLI Chief Executive Officer Jose Soberano III said.

“We have a 2-hectare mixed-use development which located along McArthur Highway which will include our first condotel and we are looking at launching it in around two months,” Mr. Soberano added, “This

Model studio unit.

will be designed by RTKLAssociates, one of the most prominent architectural firms in the United States.”

MesaTierra Garden Residences is the fourth development in CLI’s garden series standing tall with 22-storeys and a total of 694 units and 259 parking spots.

“Slated for completion in 2020, MesaTierra creates a beautiful living experience with its welldesigned residential units and 40% open space. We ensure our buyers of great value for their money with our generous features and amenities,” said Yuson Comm Investment Chief Executive Officer Frederick Yuson.

CLI Chief Operating Officer Jose Franco Soberano.

Yuson Comm Investment Chief Executive Officer Frederick Yuson.

Model one-bedroom unit.

“We are known to fin- garden-inspired ameni- able for homeowners to ish our projects early or ties such as sky garden, enjoy. on-time, the early turn- welcome pavilion, spa Curious home-buyers over allows our investors pool, veranda, jogging and check out MesaTito enjoy their investments trails and landscaped ar- erra Garden Residences’s early.” added CLI Chief eas. A fitness gym, prayer newly opened showroom Operating Officer Jose room, business center, at The EdgE Building, Franco Soberano. playground and swim- Arellano St. corner QuiriMesaTierra boasts of ming pool are also avail- no Avenue, Davao City to

look at the living potentials MesaTierra offers.

Congratulations to Yuson Excellence Soberano Inc. on a project the promises to give Dabawenyo urbanites a place they can truly own and call home.

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BUSINESS WISE, food bazaars prove to be one of the many best ways to market a brand -- it’s cheaper than most billboards and perfect venue for your captured market. Foodie wise, food bazaars are the best way to embrace the many flavours of the city under one roof -- it’s basically like touring minus the expensive travel fees. And with everyone always on a food hunt, it’s no wonder how establishments opt to join food bazaars without hesitation.

With a successful first run, Felcris Centrale once again opened its vast al-fresco dining area to welcome everyone who seeks for an evening of fun, games and food. Of course, having to share the experience with your family, friends or significant other just makes this even more than special.

Mercado de Centrale’s Taste of October is the latest festival of delicious food, drinks and music under one roof. Basically a payday weekend, Taste of October aimed to satisfy our cravings without having to spend more time on the road (hopping from one place to another). And with the Davao traffic, no one wants to be on the road while the tummy is growling, right?

Held last October 13-15 2017, Felcris Centrale’s Alfresco area was converted into a foodie haven from 4pm to 12 midnight. 3 consecutive nights of non-stop cooking and grilling, it proved to be the perfect escape for anyone who was looking for a fantabulous time on the south side of the city. Notwithstanding the

weather, the area provided shade and shelter even while Mother Nature decided to let some rain out.

Participating food exhibitors included Blackhog, Zen Sushi, Samantha’s Kitchen, Mandarin Tea Garden, Eduardo’s Kitchen, Gypsy Cafe, Perch, Master Sisig, Racks n Wraps, Street Pork, Colasa’s BBQ, Kargo, Tori’s Grill, Toast, Steak ni Juan, Jalan Loklok, Freshko, Lemonaddicts, Juice Co, Tita Rosita’s, Figaro, Jayla Fruits and Miguel Franco.

With the yuletide season just a stone’s throw away, be sure to catch Mercado de Centrale’s other upcoming food bazaars. Follow them on Facebook and be always on the know. See you soon..est!

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Enclaves’ sellers score big in September

By NEILWIN JOSEPH BRAVO

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ales continue to soar for Escandor Development Corporation’s maiden venture into real estate development in the month of September.

For yet another productive period, Esdevco honored its top monthly performers with its September Top Sellers Banquet.

The banquet was held in recognition of the Top Sellers and Top Producer Realties for the month at the Kamayo Cafe of The Royal Mandaya Hotel on October 18.

“It’s another big month for us and this, once again, is made possible with the tremendous effort put up by our agents,” said Gerald Kent Garces, project head of Matina Enclaves. “We look forward to another big month this October.”

The Top Performing Sellers are headed by Henry Aralan of Romero Realty (1st), Jocelyn Distor REB (2nd), Joseph Avila REB of Leuterio Realty (3rd), Janine Princess Romero of Romero Realty (4th), and Shirley Panamogan of Leuterio

Realty (5th).

The Top Performing Realties are Romero Realty, Maverick Prince Romero, REB (1st), Leuterio Realty, Anthony Leuterio, REB (2nd), Ablas Realty, Letecia Ablas, REB (3rd), and Bañez Realty, Solomon Bañez, REB (4th).

Last month, the Top Performing Sellers were Ryan Sayson - Leuterio Realty, �irst; Solomon Bañez, REB - Bañez Realty, second; Carmen Uy - Visitacion Realty, third; Henry Aralan - Romero Realty, 4th; Marjel Cayacap - Ortiz Realty, 5th; and Katherine Dacanay Leuterio Realty, 6th; The Top Performing Realties for August were Leuterio Realty, followed

by Bañez Realty (2nd), Ortiz Realty (3rd), Romero Realty (4th) and Ablas Realty (5th).

Esdevco has already sold �ive residential condominiums with Building 1/B already inaugurated last August 10 with no less than President Rodrigo Duterte in attendance. Building C is likewise due for topping off.

(NJB)

ESDVECO Matina Enclaves project head Gerlad Kent Garces with the Top Sellers and Realties of Sepember at the Kamayo Cafe of The Royal Mandaya Hotel on October 18.

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Can mangroves protect people from typhoons?

Photos courtesy of Moises Neil Seriño

By HENRYLITO D. TACIO

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few weeks before Christmas, on November 8, 2013, Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) made a landfall in the Philippines. It was touted as “one of the most intense tropical cyclones on record.” “(The typhoon) uprooted trees, destroyed buildings, and brought storm surges of up to 6 meters,” wrote Dr. Alice Joan G. Ferrer, a professor of the Division of Social Sciences at the University of the Philippines in Miag-ao, Iloilo. “The typhoon destroyed coastal communities in 8 of the 17 regions in the Philippines and affected 16 million individuals or 3.4 million families.”

The total cost of damage: P38.9 billion (P20.2 billion for agriculture and P19.6 billion for infrastructure including bridges and buildings) In the midst of the chaos that came in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda, there were stories on how mangroves saved people from death and their houses from destruction.

“People attributed their zero casualties to mangroves,” Dr. Ferrer wrote in a paper that was published by the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA).

“These communities remind us of the value of mangroves.”

But do mangroves really saved these people from annihilation? To �ind an answer to this question, a study on the protection service by mangroves was conducted by a group of researchers from the Visayas State University (VSU) based in Baybay City, Leyte.

EEPSEA funded the study.

The researchers collected data from areas where Typhoon Yolanda passed through, particularly Samar, Leyte, Bohol, Cebu, Negros, Panay and Palawan. They used secondary data from municipality of�ices and other government agencies.

“For casualties, we collected data on number of dead, missing and injured individuals,” said Moises Neil V. Seriño, assistant professor of the university’s Department of Economics, who headed

the study. “For the damages to properties, we collected data on totally and partially damaged houses.”

Based results, they found out the province of Leyte as having the highest number of death among the provinces hit by typhoon Yolanda.

Those injured were not classi�ied into either major or slight injury. “As long as people seek treatment in hospital and clinics, they are counted as injured without a distinction regarding the extent of injury,” Seriño explained. “However, a huge number of people who were injured did not seek treatment.”

According to the researchers, heavy casualties were reported in Leyte and Samar because storm surge heavily devastated these areas.

Aside from casualty, heavy damages on properties were also recorded. “We disaggregate the damages into partially and totally damaged houses.

Results show that on average, 85 houses per barangay were reported to be partially damaged and around 58 houses per barangay were reported to be totally damaged,” Seriño reported.

Negros Occidental and Leyte were among the top provinces that reported relatively higher damages in housing property while Bohol reported minimal damages to housing property. The study found out that “there are more damages in housing properties in areas with relatively lesser mangrove cover compared to coastal barangays with substantial mangrove cover,” the researchers wrote.

In an exclusive interview, Seriño also said: “Mangroves provided signi�icant protection to communities. Coastal communities with substantial mangrove cover suffered fewer or less casualty and less

housing damages as compared to coastal communities with reduced mangrove cover.”

Seriño further said: “Our study �inds that the remaining mangrove vegetation reduced the number of deaths and damaged houses during the Yolanda incident. This property and lifesaving effects of mangrove is robust. Mangroves can protect us (our lives, livelihood and properties) from damaging effects of typhoons.”

Dr. Ferrer had the same idea. “Mangroves act as natural barriers in coastal areas, protecting communities from storm surges, waves, tidal currents, and typhoons,” she wrote.

Some scienti�ic studies have shown that “a barrier of mangroves over 100 meters wide can reduce wave height by between 13% and 66%.”

In addition, “a per kilometer width of mangroves can weaken storm surge by 5-50 centimeters and surface wind waves by more than 75%.”

On why the VSU researchers emphasized their study more on mangroves, Seriño said: “We focus on mangroves because mangrove have suffered degradation in the past decades and these mangrove ecosystems have been doing a very important job of protecting coastal communities from damaging effects of typhoons.”

The Philippines is hit by an average of 20 typhoons a year, according to the country’s weather bureau. “The Philippines is in the typhoon prone zone and we can use mangroves as a natural defense against typhoons,” Seriño said.

According to Seriño, if given a value, “the estimated average cost of saving a life by retaining the current mangrove vegetation amounts to as much as P15 million.”

Because of that, he urged policy makers to “intensity its efforts in conserving mangrove forests as a long-term strategy in providing protection to coastal communities and better adaptability to ty-

phoon-related disasters.”

According to Seriño, mangroves that were devastated by typhoons can grow back naturally. “If you have thick mangrove cover, the expected damage will be reduced,” he said.

Aside from protection service, mangroves also provide a number valuable ecosystem services that contribute to human well-being, including provision (timber, fuel wood, and charcoal), regulation (erosion control; prevention of salt water intrusion), habitat (breeding, spawning and nursery habitat for commercial �ish species; biodiversity), and cultural services (recreation and aesthetic).

Not only that. “Mangroves in general are one of nature’s best ways for combatting global warming,” Dr. Filiberto Pollisco, policy and research specialist of ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), told participants of the panel discussion on the relationship between biodiversity and climate change some years back.

But, on the other hand, mangroves also act as “a ticking carbon time bomb.” A Rappler report explained that “when a mangrove forest is uprooted and deforested, the enormous amount of carbon stored in its roots are released into the atmosphere as carbon emissions.”

According to Dr. Pollisco, digging up only two meters of soil in a mangrove forest for conversion into, say, a shrimp pond, already releases 1,400 tons of carbon per hectare per year.

But despite their varied uses, mangroves are fast disappearing. Studies have shown the country’s original 500,000 hectares of mangroves has whittled down to 120,000 hectares in 1994.

“The massive losses of mangroves happened in the 1950s and 1980s when the government encouraged aquaculture in order to increase food production in the country,” Dr. Ferrer said.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Of�ice No. XI Davao City

Petition for Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ DUAL Ordinary Regular Service.

Case No. R11-EVPJ-2017-10-1303 (2003-XI-01303)

LEO A. HORCERA, Petitioner.

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 Dual Ordinary Regular service on the route: MANUEL GUIANGA and for cargoes as dual service from said route to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate will expire on July 21, 2018. In the petition filed on October 13, 2017, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of the 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 NOVEMBER 14, 2017 at 8:30 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 newspaper of local circulation.

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 Atty. TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ , Regional Director, this 18th day of October 2017 at Davao City.

Atty. CATTLEYA B. ACAYLAR Attorney IV Oct. 23, 2017

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Of�ice No. XI Davao City

Petition for Extension of Validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB Ordinary Regular Service.

Case No. R11-EVFC-2017-10-359 (2010-XI-00359) ELEANORE A. HERNANDO, Petitioner. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - --x

NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a FILCAB Ordinary Regular service on the route: MA-A AGDAO with the use of THREE (3) units, which Certificate will expire on December 31, 2017.

In the petition filed on October 13, 2017, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of the 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 NOVEMBER 14, 2017 at 8:30 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 newspaper of local circulation.

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 Atty. TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ , Regional Director, this 18th day of October 2017 at Davao City.

Atty. CATTLEYA B. ACAYLAR Attorney IV

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ment Specialist of DTI. In partnership with Ingenuity, the training has garnered positive response from the SMEs. Because of that, DTI will conduct training for another batch of SMEs on the month of November. DTI provided less than P20,000 to make this training possible.

They also shouldered the participant’s �irst month subscription.

“The response is very good and many SME would like to join,” said Nengasca.

DTI has partnered with Ingenuity because Flyt is being utilized by other SMEs abroad. They aim to assist the local SMEs in presenting their product to the high end buyers because majority of them don’t have their own website and only utilizes social media sites in order to market their product. “People from other country have been using the application however our SMEs are only utilizing Facebook,” said Nengasca.

Ingenuity also shares the same advocacy with DTI. “We felt like we have this obligation to help out local businesses because we have been helping businesses abroad by developing and coming up with applications or systems for them, we thought why not help local businesses,” said Naranjo.

Nengasca said that through this platform, local SMEs will be able to achieve a corporate image. “Even if

they are SMEs they can project themselves as big company.

Why? Because they already have the necessary information and access for their business.”

DTI hopes that the SMEs can maximize the usage of this application suite to increase their productivity and manage their businesses ef�iciently.

The seminar was attended by Mindanao Banana Farmers and Exporters Association Inc., Elyssia Spa, Matigsalug Council of Elderss Marilog District, Davao City Inc., La Familia Resort, Rosarios Delicacies and Belviz Farms, Bloomers, Travel And Tours, VSTP- Toril Savers, Happy Farmer, Business Lighter By Technology Inc, Baroque Accent Pieces Interiors, Skynet Const. & Service.

Meanwhile, DTI also bared another program called SORDAS which refers to SME Online Registry and Data Analytics System. “ It’s a system where in we collaborate not only with Ingenuity who’s the system’s developer but also the Davao City government,” said Nengasca.

SORDAS is a system that will help the SME engage with legitimate suppliers and possible buyers of their product. This way the illegitimate suppliers can be avoided. “It is still under the testing stage and once the Davao result is available then we will expand to other areas,”

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P200.00 million; • Ozamiz Airport, P192.20 million; • Butuan Airport, P184.00 million; • Dipolog Airport, P182.00 million; • Roxas Airport, P169.00 million; • Cotabato Airport, P161.00 million; • Basco Airport, P145.00 million; • Ormoc Airport, P128.00 million; • Maasin Airport, P122.00 million; • Antique Airport, P110.00 million;

• Sanga-Sanga Airport, P100.00 million; • Pagadian Airport, P84.20 million; • Tuguegarao Airport, P61.80 million; • San Vicente Airport, P50 million; and • Virac Airport, P50 million.

Campos said 13 other smaller airports across the country would also get a combined P262.61 million, or an average of P20.20 million each, for infrastructure upgrades.

(HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES)

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF INTESTATE ESTATE OF SPOUSES LEONILO L.DALUT AND MELECIA R. DALUT

Notice is hereby given that the estates with TCT Nos. 146-2010009324, 146-2010009325,146-2010009326, T-347253, T-341064,T 357884 Davao City registry, TCT No. 004-2014002005 Quezon City Registry OCT No. P-62405 Province of Cotabato registry of the late SPS. LEONILO L.DALUT AND MELECIA R. DALUT has been the subject of an Extra Judicial Settlement of Estate executed among their heirs, per Doc. No. 185; Page No.37; Book No. X; Series of 2017, of the NOTARY PUBLIC LEO S. GILLESANIA JR.

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In the third quarter alone, in�lation averaged at 3.1 percent, same as the previous quarter but higher than yearago’s two percent average rate. (PNA)

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Gensan pug gets first fight in US vs Mexican

READY FOR HAWAII. Reymart Gaballo will make his first appearance in US soil aainst Mexican journeyman Ernesto Guerrero on November 15 in Hawaii.

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ndefeated Reymart “GenSan Assassin” Gaballo of General Santos City will make his debut on US soil on November 15 against Mexican Ernesto “Monito” Guerrero..

The �ight was announced by Gaballo’s m a n ager John

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25th Mabuhay Miles golf set Nov. 18 M T he Mabuhay Miles Elite Invitational Golf Tournament marks its silver (25th) edition on November 18, 2017 at the Orchard Golf and Country Club with exciting prizes and surprises for participants.

Golfers among PAL’s Mabuhay Miles Elite, Premier Elite members and Million Milers will pit skills taming the 36-hole Orchard golf course in Dasmarinas, Cavite, for trophies and miles (that can be converted to award tickets) under nine categories - Class A, B, C, D, Ladies, Seniors, Guest, Lowest Gross and Overall Net Champions.

The 25-year-old tournament is attracting participants from as far as Cebu, Davao, General Santos and the US. The world-class Orchard offers two 18-hole courses – Palmer (designed by Arnold Palmer) and Player (designed by Gary Player).

The one-day tournament will be an 18-hole stroke play event played in accordance with the Rules of Golf de�ined by the Royal and Ancient Golf of St. Andrews and the Local Rules of Orchard Golf Club.

Golfers are divided according to their handicaps.

Last year’s winners include Jenz Vincent Tecson, Bernabe Punsalan, Louis Bartolome Borja, Joseph Owen Fulo, Elson Jose Dagondon, Emeterio Dikitanan, Christine Marie Valdehueza, Tranquilino Magpantay, Rodrigo Perez and Vicente Solon.

Major sponsors and partners include Toyota (for hole in one), Century Park Hotel, Pan Paci�ic Hotel, Mastercard, Omnipay, Petron, PNB, Boeing and PNB Gen Insurers.

The tournament was �irst played in 1992 as the PAL Mabuhay Club Invitational Golf Tournament and renamed Mabuhay Miles Elite

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Manangquil through his brother Jim Claude “ J C ” Manangq-

uil, chief executive of�icer of the Sanman Promotions.

The Miami-based Gaballo is facing Guerrero who has a ring record of 27 wins, 21 losses with 19 KOs at the Hawaii Events Center in Honolulu, Hawaii in the main event of the “Fight Night at the Island” boxing promotion of Filipino international boxing promoter Gabriel “Bebot” Elorde Jr. “This is a great opportunity for Gaballo to look good in his US debut,” said Mananquil. The 21-year-old Gaballo has an unblemished record of 16 straight wins with 14 knockouts.

Gaballo thanked Sanman Promotions and Elorde for giving him a chance to show his talent in front of Hawaii boxing fans including the thousands of Filipinos in the US island territory.

“Nasasabik ako at handa akong ipakilala ang sarili ko sa US (I am very

excited and I’m ready to introduce myself in the US,” said Gaballo.

Gaballo has been training at the gym of Cuban Coach Moro Fernandez in Miami since December.

In his prevrtious outing, Gaballo stopped Jerson Luzarito by a second round technical knockout last December 4 at the Robinson’s Mall in General Santos City.

Gaballo captured the vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council super bantamweight title by stopping Manot Comput of Thailand in the �irst round only last September 10, 2016 in Tupi, South Cotabato.

Gaballo will be the third boxer from Sanman Boxing Gym to be making his US debut. Harmonito Dela Torre (19W-0L, 12 KOs) and Romero “Ruthless” Duno (15W-1L-0D, 13KOs) both successfully made their US debuts.

And both of them have won already their two separate �ights in the US. Mananquil is con�ident that Gaballlo can follow the footsteps of Duno and Dela Torre.

“Gaballo is also a great talent and he will be the next star from the Philippines,” said Manangquil, who visited Gaballo recently in Miami.

The Manangquil brothers will also be going to Hawaii to give their moral support to Gaballo. the Meanwhile, 28-year-old Guerrero scored �ive straight wins before he dropped his previous assignment by a unanimous decision to Ruben Villa last September 22 at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario.

Guerrero started his 5-0 winning streak by stopping Alfredo Montano via a third round technical knockout last December 2016 in Cananea.

He followed it with back-to-back victories against Jesus Talla by a 1st round TKO on March 17 and then unanimous decision on April 1. Guerrero then knocked out Arcadio Salcido in the �irst round on May 13 in Agua Prieta.

His last victory was a 3rd round TKO on Carlos Medina on May 27 in Cananea.

victory over an East contender after beating Boston in their home opener.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points on 15-of-22 shooting, along with eight rebounds and eight assists. Malcolm Brogdon was the only other Buck in double digits with 16 points.

Antetokounmpo, as usual, wheeled his 6-foot-11 frame into the lane for an array of athletic buckets. But the Cavs limited nearly everyone else after doing a better job of closing o u t o n

fensive plan that our coaches gave us. The results were us getting a big win on the road,’’ James said.

The Cavs were 2 of 10 from 3-point range in the �irst half, but powered their way to a 55-49 halftime lead by attacking the basket.

They were nearly unstoppable once they found their shot from long range. ‘’Against good teams, you have to give up something, and the 2s weren’t what hurt us. The 3s did,’’ coach Jason Kidd said.

At one point, James hesitated for a couple seconds after being left alone at the top of the 3-point arc. Antetokounmpo then took a couple steps out from near the bucket before James hit the open look for a 101-86 lead with 6:19 left.

James, Korver heat up Cavs

ILWAUKEE (AP) -LeBron James and Kevin Love took care of the paint. Once Kyle Korver got going from 3-point range, the Cleveland Cavaliers became nearly unstoppable.

James had 24 points and eight assists, Korver hit three straight 3s during a decisive third-quarter run and the Cavaliers beat the Bucks 116-97 on Friday night to spoil Milwaukee’s home opener Love added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavs. Their 15-5 spurt over the �inal 4:25 of the third quarter, sparked by Korver’s long-range shooting, opened a 13-point lead. They led by double digits most of the rest the way. ‘’Kyle, he came out and he really gave us a spark shooting the basketball,’’ coach Tyronn Lue said. ‘’With his movement and him running around, he kind of throws defenses off.’’

And the Cavs handed Milwaukee its �irst loss of the season. The defending Eastern Conference champions opened with a second straight

3-point shooters. ‘’We executed the de-

WAXING HOT. Lebron James led the Cavs with 24 points.

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Lonzo Ball gets near triple double in second NBA game

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HOENIX (AP) -- In his second NBA game, Lonzo Ball earned his �irst victory and almost got a triple-double to boot.

Ball, the No. 2 overall draft pick who doesn’t turn 20 until next Friday, had 29 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 132-130 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. ‘’The last game I shot six shots,’’ he said. ‘’That didn’t work out so well. Figured I’d try something else.’’

So he took 27 shots and made 12, �inishing 4 of 9 on 3-pointers to go with his cache of assists and rebounds.

Ball’s career high in college was 24 points during his lone season at UCLA. ‘’Today I just had to do what I had to do to get the win. I had to shoot a few more shots. It doesn’t take me long to learn,’’ Ball said. ‘’It was my �irst time.

Everybody is going to criticize me regardless of what I do, but the more I play, the more comfortable I get.’’

The Suns had a chance to tie it with 1.2 seconds to play, but T.J. Warren missed the �irst of two free throws. That meant he had to miss the second in-

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hope for a rebound, but the Suns couldn’t get a decent shot off before the buzzer.

Ball took over down the stretch, scoring eight points in a 2 1/2-minute span. His �inal basket during that run, a �loating layup, put Los Angeles ahead 130-122 with 1:35 to play.

Veteran Phoenix center Tyson Chandler was impressed. ‘’He gets the ball down quick regardless of whether it’s scores or misses, which puts a lot of pressure on the defense as far as getting back,’’ Chandler said. ‘’He has a great feel as a young player for the game.’’

But the Suns came roaring back behind Eric Bledsoe and Devin Booker, who sank a 3-pointer with 6.4 seconds left to cut it to 131-130. Brandon Ingram made one of two free throws to give Phoenix one last

chance, and Warren was fouled

by Ingram on an inbounds play.

The free throw was off the back of the rim, though, and the Lakers held on.

Bledsoe scored 29 points, 17 in the fourth quarter.

Booker also �lirt-

e d with what would h a v e been his �irst career triple-doub l e , �inishing with 25 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.

Warren added 24 points, 17 in the second quarter.

Ingram scored 25 points for Los Angeles.

Both teams were coming off season-opening blowout losses.

The Lakers lost to the Los Angeles Clippers 108-92, and Phoenix was routed by Portland 124-79, the most one-sided loss in Suns history and most one-sided season opener ever in the NBA. From the opening tip Friday, it was a fast-paced, often sloppy gamewith not much attention t o

defense.

‘’The hustle and �ight from all of them, you’ve g o t to commend them,’’ S u n s coach Earl Watson said. ‘’But if these two programs are the future of the NBA, there’s no defense in the future.’’

Booker was called for a �lagrant one when he fouled Brewer hard on a layup with 6:02 left in the third quarter. Larry Nance Jr. jumped into the fray and put a shoulder into Booker, who re-

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GETTING THERE. Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball had 29 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 132-130 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.