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HE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NTC) in Region 11 has just finished making the rounds of the four provinces, six cities and more than 40 towns of the Davao Region to consult leaders of the government and the private sector, including ordinary folks, about the performance of telecommunication companies providing cellular or mobile phone services in their areas.

According to NTC 11 Regional Director Josue de Villa Go his report on his consultations is expected to be out first thing next week. The regionwide

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consultation also conducted in other regions was ordered by the commission to evaluate complaints and suggestions from the people on such issues as disappearing loads, dropped calls and other excesses committed against consumers of Smart, Globe and other telcos against consumers.

Go said NTC 11 is collating the feedback from people during the consultations and send them to the commission in Manila.

So far, Go told Edge Davao most

CHEER DANCE. Grade 5 students of Fil-Asian Mission Academy show off their wares in cheer dancing during the school’s intramurals and foundation day celebration in Garcia Heights yesterday. [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

Davao Oriental’s No. 6 most wanted man falls A

By Anthony S. Allada

UTHORITIES arrested Wednesday early morning the Number 6 Most Wanted Person in Davao Oriental in Barangay Badas, Mati City.

The suspect was identified as Raul Castillano, 39, of sitio Pulang Pantad, Brgy. Badas.

Castillano was arrested by virtue of an arrest warrant dated August 29, 2008 and issued by Judge Niño A. Batingana of the Regional Trial Court Branch 6 in Mati City.

He was caught by surprise when operatives of the Provincial Intelligence TeamDavao Oriental of the Regional Intelligence Unit 11 led by SPO3 Noel Valdevieso and elements of the Mati City Police Office arrived at his house at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday and effected the arrest.

The suspect was charged for a non-bailable murder case, and for attempted murder which has recommended bail bond of P120,000.

In another development, one Leonard Chavez, 24, a motorcycle driver, single and resident of Bilawan 1, Brgy Central, Mati City was arrested Tuesday afternoon by personnel of PIT-Davao Oriental led by Valdevieso and the Davao Oriental Criminal Investigation Detection Team (DOCIDT) at the Madang public market.

The suspect was accused of attempted murder last August 30.

RIU 11 chief Supt. Leonardo Felonia said the series of operations is part of their relentless drive to neutralize wanted persons. [ASA]

of the suggestions centered on the registration of SIM (subscriber identity module) packs as good starting of introducing reforms aimed at protecting the rights of consumers.

The NTC official promised to brief the media on the findings of the series of consultations in the region once he is back next week.

Complainsts about disappearing loads, dropped calls and other excesses committed against consumers by the country’s telecommunication

companies led by prepaid market leader, Smart, persist despite much publicized recent efforts of the government to benchmark the services of the telcos against NTC standards.

The most glaring result of the NTC’s network quality tests is that Smart, with its completed system upgrading program, is not any better than Globe whose network modernization worth $700 million is still ongoing.

The situation has already prompted three lawmakers to file bills seeking to improve on service delivery to consumers. The bills

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House body okays 2 Zamora bills

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HE Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives recently passed HB No. 286 establishing the Schools Division of the Department of Education in Compostela Valley Province, and HB No. 5377 nationalizing Bango High School located in Sitio Bango, Barangay Ngan, Compostela.

Both measures are principally sponsored

by Rep. Maria Carmen S. Zamora. “We welcome the successful passage of

TUCP says

the measures in the Committee on Appropriations.

We are now assured of the budgetary requirements for the proposed laws,” said Rep. Zamora She The legislator also expressed hope that with the Committee’s approval of the bill nationalizing Bango High School, the same will soon be calendared for plenary deliberation. “We hope that this important piece of legislation will be enacted into law before the 15th Congress adjourns,” she said.

Peace equals decent jobs

By Anthony S. Allada

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NDURING peace means investors will come and more decent jobs will be generated for people in Mindanao.

That’s what Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) party-list group said when it gave its full support to the framework agreement on peace in Mindanao between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

“If there is peace, there are jobs,” said pro-

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fessor Mus Lidasan, TUCP consultant and director of Al-Qalam Institute of Ateneo de Davao University, in a press conference at the ALU-TUCP Building along Roxas Avenue in Davao City Wednesday morning.

Lidasan said there is an interrelationship between peace and employment, adding that wartorn and conflict-stricken places are not homes of investments hence lack employment generation.

RE-ROUTING. Ret. S/Insp. Manuel C. Española, operations officer of the Traffic Management Center (TMC), holds a copy of Oplan Kaluluwa 2012 re-routing scheme

700 to join banana congress U

PWARDS of 700farmers, growers and other players of the banana industry in Mindanao and other regions of the country are expected to participate in the first Mindanao Banana Congress and Exhibits 2012, November 7-8, at the SMX Convention Center of the SM Lanang Premier in Davao City.

This was learned from Ferdinand Y. Maranon,

president of the hosting PhilExport Davao.

Maranon said the event will showcase the banana industry commodity and value chain, and allied services, through the industry exhibits.

“One of the major objectives of the event is to federate the different banana cooperatives and associations in the various regions of the country and

Alparaque also assured the employees that they will be given their Social Amelioration Bonus amounting to P15,000 for regular employees and P10,000 for contractual employees and job orders.

“These benefits are already part of the 2012 annual appropriation so I do not see any reason why they won’t receive these benefits this year,” he said. The same Social Amelioration Pay had been given to the employees last year, he added.

However, Alparaque clarified that this is not yet the signing bonus as both management and labor are still negotiating the Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA).

The signing bonus, he added, is given the employees whenever a new CNA has been negotiated and approved.

“Ginatuki pa man ang bag’ong CNA, so wala pa’y signing bonus (we are still negotiating the new CNA so there is as yet no signing bonus),” he said. [LOVELY A. CARILLO]

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briefing Thursday the administration is open to ironing out the sin tax issue as long as it addresses the health and trade issues wanted by the Aquino administration.

Lacierda said it would be a victory for the people if the government could get the P60-billion annual collection from sin taxes

since it will address the healthcare coverage in a particular number of years.

Lacierda also explained the Dept. of Finance prefers the original P60-billion version but the department is also willing to accept a lower amount of P40-billion

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for McArthur Highway in Matina where the biggest private cemetery in the city is located during the weekly I-Speak media forum at City Hall yesterday. [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

to form the Banana Industry Development Council of the Philippines, with the purpose of crafting a strategic action agenda for the Philippine banana industry,” he said.

Expected to participate are chairpersons and presidents of cooperatives and associations registered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) or the Securities and Exchange

Commission (SEC) along with their officers and members.

The event is organized by the PHILEXPORT XI Davao Chapter in partnership with the Department of Agriculture RFU XI, and in cooperation with various private and public institutions working towards advancing advocacies of the Mindanao banana industry.

demand of local power consumers,” said Capulong.

Another coal plant, also owned by the SPI, will shut off its system from October 24 until first week of November, she stressed.

Both coal-fired plants, each with a capacity of 105 megawatts, provide about 20 percent of the current power capacity of the entire Mindanao.

The Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco), which supplies electricity to some 98,000 power consumers in North Cotabato, is one of those affected in the power rationing.

Vincent Baguio, spokesperson for Cotelco, said their cooperative is again short of power supplym so they scheduled load curtailment, which lasts from 30 minutes to an hour daily.

Because of the shutdown of SPI’s plant, Cotelco is short of at least 4MW of power daily, he added.

“For the month of Oc-

tober, Cotelco has contracted some 20 megawatts of power from the NGCP. We had a contract with Therma Marine, Inc. for at least 8MW. Our total daily demand is about 32MW so we’re short of 4MW,” said Baguio.

When Pulangi-4 hydroelectric power plant in Bukidnon shut off its system on April this year, Cotelco implemented daily brownouts that lasted eight hours, earning the ire of many power consumers.

This caused power consumers in Kidapawan City to organize themselves where they demanded, among other things, to supply Cotelco at least 25 percent of the capacity of the geothermal power plants from Mount Apo. The plants are owned

by Energy Development Corporation of the Lopez Group of Companies.

The demand, however, fell on deaf ears. Malu Cadeliña-Manar/MindaNews

City gov’t workers assured Coal plant shutdown of up to P15T X’mas bonus causes brownouts

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HRISTMAS will come early for employees of the Davao City government with the release this November of the remaining portions of their 13th month pay, half of which was already released last June.

“We will start to release the 13th month pay of the local government employees by November,” Assistant City Administrator/Human Resource Management Office Department head Edwin Alparaque said yesterday.

Malacañang hopes to settle issues with Senate over sin tax proposal

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ALACANANG is hopeful the Executive Branch and the Senate could soon agree on a compromise on the sin tax collection proposal for the benefit of Filipinos.

Citing the position of the Dept. of Finance, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda told a news

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HE shutdown of one of the biggest power plants in Mindanao caused the power curtailment in many parts of the island, North Cotabato among them, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced yesterday.

Bambie Capulong, head of the communications department of NGCP-Mindanao, said that the STEAG State Power, Inc. (SPI) has shut down its coal-fired power plant based in Misamis Oriental since October 6.

The shutdown for preventive maintenance would continue until October 24, the SPI earlier said.

Immediately after the SPI shut off one of its coal plants, the NGCP scheduled power rationing in Mindanao.

“Because of the shutdown, the power deficiency in Mindanao has reached from 150MW to 200 megawatts on a daily basis, depending on the generation and

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DavOr businessman dares challenge 2 political giants

By Anthony S. Allada

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new face is challenging for the mayoralty post of Baganga, Davao Oriental against two political giants – Roy Nazareno, the president of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC), and Vice Mayor Arturo Monday.

Nazareno is already a third-generation scion of the Nazareno political clan. The incumbent mayor, Remigio Nazareno, is his grandfather. Monday has also been in politics for some time, his relatives having held elective positions.

But Ronie Sango Os-

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IN MEMORY OF. Parishioners and friends of slain Italian missionary Fr. Fausto “Pops” Tentorio, PIME light candles at his grave at the compound of the Bishop’s Residence

in Barangay Balindog, Kidapawan City on Wednesday, October 17 to commemorate his first death anniversary. [MINDANEws/ RubY ThuRsDAY MORE]

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Ministers meet for crunch biodiversity talks M

ORE than 70 environment ministers meet in India on Wednesday for key talks on halting the depletion of Earth’s natural resources, under pressure to put up money to match their political pledges.

The high-level gathering comes two years after UN countries agreed at a conference in Japan to reverse by 2020 the worrying decline in plant and animal species that humans depend on for food, shelter and livelihoods.

The 2010 meeting came up with a 20-point plan which is being hamstrung by a lack of money for conservation programmes at a time of global financial austerity.

“The critical issue really is how to mobilise the necessary financial, technical and human resources,” Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told delegates at a meeting in Hyderabad of the UN’s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on Tuesday.

The convention, to which 193 countries are signatories, marks its 20th anniversary this year.

In that time, it has

already missed one key deadline when it failed to meet the target set to halt biodiversity loss by 2010.

Nearly half of amphibian species, a third of corals, a quarter of mammals, a fifth of all plants and 13 percent of the world’s birds are at risk of extinction, according to the “Red List” compiled by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) which is due to be updated on Wednesday.

A three-day minister’s meeting from Wednesday to Friday comes at the tail-end of two weeks of negotiations by senior bureaucrats from 184 CBD parties -- talks that delegates say have become stuck on the question of financing.

“Obviously to some extent a financial crisis in many of the traditional donor countries is playing into the negotiations,” UN Environment Programme executive director Achim Steiner told AFP. “Also there is still work that needs to be done on what exactly is the financial framework, the order of magnitude that we are talking about.”

CORALS. Undated handout photo provided by the Australian Institute of Marine Science shows coral at Halfway Island in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

More than 70 environment ministers meet in India on Wednesday for key

talks on halting the depletion of Earth’s natural resources, under pressure to put up money to match their political pledges. [AFP]

The next 48 hours of negotiations, he added, “will be on amounts of money”.

Sandrine Belier, one of three European Parliament negotiators in Hyderabad, added: “The European Union has not succeeded in forming a common position (on fi-

vation, preventing the extinction of species on the threatened list, and restoring at least 15 percent of degraded ecosystems by 2020.

Current conservation spending is estimated at about $10 billion per year.

“I urge the parties to

nancing), and so it is silent.”

Estimates vary, but experts say hundreds of billions of dollars will be required to achieve the targets set in Japan.

These include halving the rate of habitat loss, expanding water and land areas under conser-

DENR revokes ECCs issued to sand and gravel companies in CDO’s Iponan River

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HE Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Northern Mindanao revoked on Wednesday all of the Environment Clearance Certificates (ECCS) issued to all companies engaged in sand and gravel operations in Iponan River.

The regional environment office also set up a task force to implement the order on the 20 affected companies whose operations have turned Iponan River from a Class A waterway into a heavi-

ly-silted and endangered stream of water.

The crackdown came after an environmental non-government organization, the Sulog-One Sendong is Enough, presented evidence that the companies were engaged in mining for gold instead of quarrying sand or dredging the Iponan River.

DENR Regional Director Ruth Tawantawan said the ECCs issued to the companies were only for sand and gravel quarrying, not for mining gold.

“Apparently the com-

panies have engaged in some technical malversation because their permits were for quarrying not for mining,” Tawantawan said during the meeting with Sulog leaders this morning.

Engr. Daniel Belderol, of the DENR’s Mine Management Division, said upon their inspection, they found the barges operated by the companies were disguised for quarrying but were actually scooping the river bottom for gold.

“The barges have

chains of extractors that scoop the river bottom.

These have a mesh of filtering nets to separate the gold from the soil,” he said.

A DENR presentation showed that for every gram of gold extracted from the Iponan River, at least a ton of soil or dirt have to be extracted from the river bed.

Add it to the several hydraulic mining also operating in the area, the DENR said massive siltation has turned the farmlands along the Iponan River into a “wasteland.” [FROILAN GALLAR-

nership with the University of the Philippines.

The other government agencies in the forefront of project Noah include Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS) and other collaborating DOST agencies such as the Advanced science and Technology Institute (ASTI) and the Science

and technology Information Institute (STII).

DOST Secretary Mario Montejo said that the DOST’s Project Noah mobile app would initially be available for Android devices such as smartphones and tablet computers.

Montejo said that the prototype of the mobile version was originally done in HTML5 which was developed by Rolly Rulete along his teammates Pablito Veroy and Jay Albano during the

first HTML5 Hackathon organized by the Smart Developer Network in Davao City. The prototype won the “Best Use of Smart APls”.

“We choose Rolly Rulete to develop the official mobile version of the DOST’s Project Noah website for Android devices because we want Davao and Mindanao to be represented in the nationwide effort to mitigate disasters,” the DOST secretary said.

[PNA]

DOST, Smart Com launch ‘Project Noah’ mobile app T

O provide on time information about the weather, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), together with Smart Communications, on Wednesday launched the mobile application of the on-time weather information on the agency’s Project Noah website.

The “Noah” or the Nationwide Operation Assessment of Hazards, is a responsive disaster mitigation program developed by DOST in part-

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the CBD to agree to some measures, commitments and targets of resource mobilisation, even if on an interim basis, so as to infuse confidence in parties and also to generate momentum,” India’s environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan told delegates on Tuesday.

DOST to build 2 more Pisay campuses in Mindanao

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HE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is targeting to complete within the next three years the development of two more campuses of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) in two regions in Mindanao.

Prof. Fortunato dela Peña, DOST undersecretary for science and technology, said plans are underway for the establishment of PSHS regional campuses in Regions 13 (Caraga) and 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) following the scheduled opening of the Region 12 or Soccsksargen campus in nearby Koronadal City in June next year.

He said the PSHS system is presently working on the development plan of the campus in the Caraga Region, which will be established in Barangay Ampayon in Butuan City.

The five-hectare site was earlier donated by former Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr. “Once the Caraga campus is completed, only Region 9 will be left without a PSHS campus but hopefully we can address that soon,” Dela Peña said.

The DOST and the PSHS system launched in June the development of the Soccsksargen or Region 12 campus in a 4.5-hectare lot in Barangay Paraiso in Koronadal City.

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nology Secretary Mario Montejo earlier said the PSHS-Soccsksargen campus, which will be built within the DOST regional complex, will cost around P200 million.

The provincial government earlier spent some P7.3 million for the acquisition of the school’s site, which is located near the site of the state-of-the-art Philippine National Halal Laboratory and Science Center of DOST-12.

The local government pledged another P5 million for the construction of the initial buildings while partylist groups Youth Against Corruption and Poverty or YACAP and AGHAM promised augmentation funds of P5 million and P2 million, respectively.

The PSHS, which operates as an attached agency of the DOST, is a specialized public high school system that focuses on high quality science-based education and training.

The PSHS system, which was initially patterned after the Bronx High School of Science in New York City, was established by the government “for the purpose of giving an education highly enriched in science and mathematics to exceptionally gifted Filipino children,” its website said. [ALLEN V. EsTAbILLO / MINDANEws]

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6 THE ECONOMY Stat Watch

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

5.8% 1st Qtr 2012

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

6.4 % 1st Qtr 2012

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

USD 4,931 million May 2012 USD 4,770 million Apr 2012 USD -135 million Apr 2012 USD -209 million Mar 2012 P 4,580,674 million Apr 2012

8. Interest Rates 4/

4.1 % May 2012 P131,403 million May 2012 P 5,075 billion Apr 2012

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

P 42.78 Jun 2012

12. Stocks Composite Index 6/

5,091.2 May 2012

13. Consumer Price Index 2006=100

130.1 Jun 2012

14. Headline Inflation Rate 2006=100

2.8 Jun 2012

15. Core Inflation Rate 2006=100

3.7 Jun 2012

16. Visitor Arrivals

349,779 Apr 2012

17. Underemployment Rate 7/

18.8 % Jan 2012

18. Unemployment Rate 7/

7.2 % Jan 2012

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Villar: No undue price increase for more goods during calamities S

EN. Manny Villar yesterday said the expansion of the list of basic necessities under the law will ensure that more goods will be saved from price gouging during calamities.

Villar, in his capacity as chairman of the Committee on Trade and Commerce, sponsored yesterday the committee report on the bill amending RA 7581 or the Price Act. Committee Report 444 recommended the inclusion of locally-manufactured noodles

and bottled water in the list of basic necessities to protect consumers against undue price increases during calamity, emergency, widespread illegal price manipulation and other similar situations.

“Based on available data, the consumption of instant noodles in the country has risen steadily and in fact, has become a new staple of many poor Filipino families. The increase in popularity of instant noodles can be due to the fact that it is cheaper and easier to

prepare than rice,” Villar said in his sponsorship speech.

Villar also added that in the aftermath of the last five most disastrous storms and natural calamities (Ondoy, Pepeng, Milenyo, Pedring and habagat), instant noodles and bottled water have become two of the most in-demand and have the biggest tendency to be overpriced to the detriment of the citizens.

He said the prevalent public consumption of instant noodles and bottled water has placed it

in the ranks of basic necessities such as rice, corn, bread, fish, pork, poultry, beef, etc. And even during relief operations in times of calamities and emergencies, these goods are the first ones to be distributed.

Villar noted that prices of goods tend to rise during periods of disasters but reminded businessmen and parties within the chain of distribution of consumer goods to “consider the interest of the public and heed the call to treat customers fairly during times of need.”

the NGCP scheduled power rationing in Mindanao.

“Because of the shut down, the power deficiency in Mindanao has reached from 150MW up to 200 megawatts on a daily basis, depending on the generation and demand of the local power consumers,” said Capulong.

Another coal plant, also owned by the SPI, would shut off its system from October 24 until first week of November, she stressed.

Both coal-fired plants, each with a capacity of 105 megawatts, provide about 20 percent of the current power capacity of the entire Mindanao.

The Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco), which supplies electricity to some 98,000

power consumers in North Cotabato, is one of those affected in the power rationing.

Vincent Baguio, spokesperson for Cotelco, said that their cooperative is again short of power supply so they scheduled load curtailment, which lasts from 30 minutes to an hour daily.

Because of the shutdown of SPI’s plant, Cotelco is short of at least 4MW of power daily, he added.

“For the month of October, Cotelco has contracted some 20 megawatts of power from the NGCP. We had a contract with Therma Marine, Inc. for at least 8MW. Our total daily demand is about 32MW so we’re short of 4MW,” said Baguio.

When Pulangi-4 hydroelectric power plant in Bukidnon shut off its system on April this year, Cotelco implemented daily brownouts that lasted eight hours, earning the ire of many power consumers.

This caused power consumers in Kidapawan City to organize themselves where they demanded, among other things, to supply Cotelco at least 25 percent of the capacity of the geothermal power plants from Mount Apo. The plants are owned by Energy Development Corporation of the Lopez Group of Companies.

The demand, however, has fell on deaf ears. [MALu CADE-

Coal plant shutdown causes brownouts

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HE shutdown of one of the biggest power plants in Mindanao caused the power curtailment in many parts of the island, North Cotabato among them, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced yesterday.

Bambie Capulong, head of the communications department of NGCP-Mindanao, said that the STEAG State Power, Inc. (SPI) has shut down its coalfired power plant based in Misamis Oriental since October 6.

The shutdown for preventive maintenance would continue until October 24, the SPI earlier said.

Immediately after the SPI shut off one of its coal plants,

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MONTHLY AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE (January 2009 - December 2011) Month Average December November October September August July June May April March February January

2012

2011

2010

42.85 42.70 42.86 42.66 43.62

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

45.11 43.95 43.49 43.44 44.31 45.18 46.32 46.30 45.60 44.63 45.74 46.31 46.03

OF DOUGHNUTS AND COFFEE. Krispy Kreme’s Jim Fuentebella, chairman (rightmost), Carolyn Salud, managing director (2nd from left), board of directors Cristina Trota Garcia (leftmost), Robert Trota (center), and Jimmy Trota (2nd from right) grace the company’s

exclusive doughnuts and coffee gathering for members of local media at Abreeza Mall yesterday. [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

as of august 2010

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What’s next for the Peace Process?

RIVERMAN’S VISTA

By Dean Tony La Viña

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EDITORIAL

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Bonanza and right connect

HINGS are looking up for Davao City with huge budgets set aside from various sources.

Aside from the executive annual budget of P4.5-billion submitted by Mayor Sara DuterteCarpio which the Sangguniang Panlungsod approved, the city’s three congressional districts will get a P1.6 million allocation for infrastructure funds as share from the country’s General Appropriations Act. As Edge Davao reported yesterday, the 3rd district under Rep. Isidro T. Ungab will get the bulk, a whopping P742.7 million, or 46.21 percent, 32.83 percent (P527.7 million) goes to the 2nd district of Rep. Mylene Garcia and 20.94 percent (P336.6 million) to the 1st district represented by Rep. Karlo Nograles.

That Sid’s district got the biggest bonanza is explained by the fact that he was once the vice chairman of the House appropriations committee, and now chairman of the powerful ways and means committee. Ungab had to work double time, too, because his predecessor belonged to the opposition and failed to get allotment needed by his district.

That he is a University of the Philippines graduate, an outstanding member of the UP Vanguard and had worked with the Asian Development Bank for years.

On top of the congressional allocations which they identified, the three House members will still have additional projects to be funded by certain

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departments which would have surpluses or unused allocations the three lawmakers can lobby for with department secretaries.

In this case, Ungab will have an advantage over ordinary House members. As vice chairman of the appropriations committee, some department heads must have owed Sid certain favors they would only be glad to “pay back” in terms of surplus funds for some of his pet projects.

On the other hand, Rep. Mylene had worked with some of the Cabinet departments as assistant secretary, aside from being the chief of staff of her father, former Rep. Manuel “Nonoy” Garcia, and younger brother, former Rep. Vincent Garcia. These “connections” will be very useful when she lobbies for more allocations to fund additional projects. Part of Mylene’s right connect would be the friendship and relationship she had cultivated as law graduate of the Ateneo de Manila University and bar topnotcher. Rep. Karlo Nograles, as son of a former House speaker, also has “connections” that would go a long way in seeking additional funding for his projects.

On the other hand, the city government can still pass supplemental budgets for other projects not covered by the main appropriation.

Indeed, this is akin to good fortune for the city. It is no longer wishful thinking to aspire that projects that could not be started in the past for lack of funds, can now be implemented and completed.

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OLLOWING the signing of the Framework Agreement, the President, with the support of Congress, will issue an Executive Order calling for the creation of the Transition Commission. As stipulated, the Transition Commission, to be composed of fifteen (15) members all of whom are Bangsamoro, seven (7) of whom shall be selected by the GPH and eight (8) members, including the Chairman, by the MILF, will draft the Bangsamoro Basic Law. The draft Bangsamoro Basic Law to be passed by Congress shall be certified as an urgent bill by the President.

Once the basic law, which provides for the creation of a Bangsamoro Transition Authority, is promulgated and ratified in a plebiscite, the ARMM will be abolished. Until then the ARMM officials will continue to govern the region.

Public consultation that is, in the words of chief negotiator Marvic Leonen - inclusive, people-driven and democratic, will be undertaken and facilitated by the national government to inform stakeholders, gather comments and suggestions, and to rally support for the enactment of the law after the issues have been thoroughly considered.

With the election and assumption into office of the members of the Bangsamoro Legislative Assembly in the 2016 and the formation of the Bangsamoro Government, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority will then be dissolved.

Critical to the success of the Bangsamoro is to ensure that there is peace and order in the region; hence, a police service that is professional, effective and non-partisan must be organized. As agreed, the MILF shall undergo a graduated program for decommissioning of its forces so that they are put beyond use. Eventually, law enforcement functions will be transferred from the Armed forces to the police force of the Bangsamoro. A program for decommissioned MILF elements for their post-conflict life must be formulated and fully implemented with especial attention to the specific needs of women, children, disabled, internally displaced persons and the like who were affected by the years of armed conflict. The region will remain a security nightmare unless and until law enforcement is able to dismantle private armies and arrest lawlessness, including the confiscation of hundreds of thousands of high-powered firearms.

Often, rebellion is borne out of desperation. It is therefore important that the new government is able to inspire hope; and this can only be achieved if the people see that their leaders are sincere and capable of providing them their needs, even the most basic ones.

Comprehensive socio-economic development plans and programs that will benefit not only the conflict-affected areas but the whole Bangsamoro must be formulated and fully implemented at the earliest possible time.

[MindaNews/ Dean Tony La Viña is a human rights and environmental lawyer from Cagayan de Oro City. He was a member of the Government of the Philippines Peace Panel that negotiated with the MILF from January-June 2010.

He is currently the Dean of the Ateneo School of Government. Dean Tony can be reached at Tonylavs@gmail.com. Follow him on Facebook: tlavina@yahoo. com and on Twitter: tonylavs]

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Maximizing our medical tourism potentials

EDICAL tourism is a US$40-billion industry worldwide annually. In Asia, countries such as Thailand, India and Singapore had already gained foothold in this booming industry. While Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok alone receives more than 350,000 foreign patients every year, the Philippines has yet to make great strides in it.

Well, decades ago India led the BPO industry in the world, with only 10% of the market left for the Philippines. Our country is now the undisputed leader in the BPO sector worldwide.

The primary reason why foreigners seek medical treatment in select countries in Asia is the comparatively lower cost of medical services. In the United States, for example, a coronary bypass surgery will cost an average American around US$50,000. At the current exchange rate, that is roughly PhP2.05 million. A similar procedure in the Philippines will cost only US$25,000 (PhP1.03 million). Lasik eye surgery costs US$3,000 per eye abroad, while eye centers in the Philippines charge only one-third of that amount.

Medical tourism is not entirely new to the Philippines. As early as the mid‘70s, when the conjugal dictatorship built the Philippine Heart Center and Philippine Lung Center, many foreign patients flocked to Manila and sought medical treatments there. At the time, the quality of medical services and facilities were already at par with world standards. Medical practitioners even established residency and trainings in those two centers, just like what other Asian military students did at the Philippine Military Academy.

However, the Philippines never

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made serious attempts at developing the medical tourism industry then. It was only at the turn of the 21st century that the government recognized the vast potentials to increase revenues of medical facilities in the country.

And that is long after Thailand and India already gained significant shares of the market.

Four major niches have to be established if we are to make the country the new hub of wellness and medical care in Asia. First is medical-surgical care, which includes regular medical procedures, women’s health care, dental care, optometric care and rehabilitative treatment. Traditional and alternative health care should focus on acupuncture, alternative massage therapies, herbal medicine, naturopathy and detoxification.

The remaining niches are wellness (such as spas, health and wellness farms, hilot, etc.) and international retirement center and villages. When fully implemented, the development plan translates into increased income for tourism sub-sectors specializing in medical tourism and higher tourist traffic for the country.

Instead of foreigners coming into the country primarily for our sun, sea and sand, others will soon follow in search of medical treatments at par with global standards at much lower cost.

The industry will also provide more and better opportunities for medical professionals who continue to go abroad

in search of higher pay. Despite the noble objectives of the Doctors to the Barrio program then of the Health department, understandably, economics is still most basic. That’s your Maslow’s hierarchy of needs at work.

So, what makes us a potential new hub of wellness care in Asia? Of course, Filipinos are known for being polite and hospitable. These are the reasons why Filipino nurses sit well abroad. They bring human form and substance to a rather drab and impersonal atmosphere in many hospitals and clinics in the West. We have excellent English proficiency comfortably spoken by high quality medical labor force. Lest we forget, medical costs in the Philippines remain relatively competitive in the region.

Experts have identified a few constraints, however. Foremost is our medico-legal system and insurance reliability. The malpractice bill is still pending in Congress after the Philippine Medical Association exerted strong lobbying against it. Many government and private hospitals lack proper accreditation at par with international standards.

The government should come up with a working seal-of-excellence merit system acceptable to the world medical community.

The goal is to institutionalize an incentive system that will encourage these medical and wellness centers to vie for such accreditation. In the process, medical facilities and services will be significantly enhanced.

What are at stake for our tour agencies and travel operators then? Imagine an organized group of Russians regularly coming to Davao City for teeth whitening with built in tours after the procedure?

Just connect the dots.

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public proceeding,” railed the judge. “You lawyers and companies are not going to handcuff the court,” adding for extra clarity that his courtroom “is not a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle Corp.”

In July, Reuters objected to the repeated sealing of documents in the Apple-Samsung case. It led the effort to persuade Judge Lucy Koh to unseal the records but later dropped out, leaving the First Amendment Coalition to advocate during the appeals process.

(That’s the extent of my disclosure—as a humble contributor to Reuters Opinion, I don’t have any insight into those deliberations.)

Judge Koh decided that indeed things had gone too far, citing the court’s established “strong presumption in favor of access.” Not everything was pushed into the public eye under Koh’s order. She thought it reasonable that things like proprietary source code, product schematics, production capacity information, licensing agreements with third parties, and raw market research data stay private. But many of the companies’ other filings were unsealed.

The judge’s reasoning? That the details of things like market research reports on its customers’ buying and usage habits were central to understanding Apple’s argument that it was terribly damaged by Samsung’s alleged copying.

Apple and Samsung’s cone of silence

PPLE and Samsung, you might have heard, have spent the last many months in a California courtroom haggling over who violated whose patents.

At the end of August, Apple was awarded more than a billion dollars in damages by a jury, and the Samsung is now claiming jury misconduct. Just last week a U.S. appeals court threw out the judge’s ban on Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus phone. The whole situation is, really, turning into a bit of a confusing mess.

Also messy: a lesser-known but hugely important struggle among Samsung, Apple, and those members of the press trying to write about the court battle. While otherwise adversaries, the two companies have joined forces to keep some of the evidence in the case off the public record.

But how much secrecy in the Apple v. Samsung proceedings is too much for the public to tolerate? It’s a meta legal question, and one that might not have the same billions directly at stake as the main event. But the outcome of the dispute about the transparency of our courts is central to understanding the future of these big tech trials. And there will likely be plenty more of those.

The question at stake is whether the tech firms will be allowed to tie up the courts with their business disputes while engineering it so they don’t face the full

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( 1st of two parts ) scrutiny of a truly public trial.

Apple and Samsung have again and again asked the court to keep the financial documents they’ve filed during the trial off the public record. Searches for the trial’s documents on PACER.gov, the federal courts’ online public access system, often return this message: “This document is currently Under Seal and not available to the general public.” The concern here isn’t about paperwork. The resulting gaps in the record mean that the rest of us are seeing a fraction of the picture to which Apple, Samsung, and the lawyers, judge and jury on the case are privy.

Two themes are at work. First, U.S. courts are being asked to litigate the technology industry’s “patent wars.” Second, companies are asking judges to handle the cases in a hush-hush manner. Some judges are pushing back. In the Oracle v.

Google case that, like Apple v. Samsung, took place in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, last summer, Judge William Alsup gave a bit of a whipping to the participants. “This is a

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Brownouts are back, hopefully not for good ( 1st of two parts )

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HEN the 210-egaw a t t coal-fired power plant of STEAG in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental began its annual preventive maintenance services, the Mindanao grid, already at least 140 megawatts (MW) short in supply, was again placed under rotational power interruptions.

Power outages of up to two hours in most parts of Mindanao reminded all residents that the temporary lull was – well – temporary.

On Wednesday, Geronimo Desesto of the South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (Socoteco II) said these pesky and worrisome brownouts could last up to three hours a day following reports that water inflow into the Pulangi River has dropped to low levels.

Pulangi River is the main source of the underutilized, run-of-river 255MW Pulangi Hydroelectric Plant in Maramag, Bukidnon.

The combination of the STEAG shutdown and the critical water inflow of Pulangi brought the total power deficiency in Mindanao to 410MW as of Wednesday.

Mindanao has a total installed capacity of 1,870MW but actual capacity, before the shutdown of STEAG and reduced capacity of Pulangi, was just slightly over 1,150MW. The demand for capacity, then, was already down by 140MW, forcing the National Power Corporation to reduce power supply to electric cooperatives and private power distribution companies.

While the STEAG shutdown will last until November 4 only, power supply from hydroelectric plants in Mindanao are likely to go down as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is already forecasting a moderate El Niño occurrence beginning late in the last quarter this year up to the first quarter of 2013.

Mindanao gets 53 percent of its power supply from hydroelectric plants since the Agus Hydroelectric Power Plant complex began operating in the early 1950s, the first one being at the foot of Maria Cristina Falls in Iligan City.

The six hydro power plants along the Agus River have a combined capacity of a little more than 700MW. Some of these plants’ antiquated turbines however have reduced total combined actual capacity to slightly under 500MW. In the 2009 Mindanao Business Conference in Koronadal City, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said Mindanao has to add 100MW of new capacity every year if it is to cope up with projected increase in demand curve alone. This required new capacity does not include demands from big ticket investments such as Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI). In effect, we are now already at least 300MW short of the ideal supply capacity.

PCCI also said Mindanao needs to maintain a reserve capacity equivalent to its single largest operating capacity.

Industry sources pegged the reserve capacity to be at least equal to 13 percent of the total installed capacity in the island.

As it now stands, STEAG’s 210MW plant is the single biggest power plant running in full capacity. STEAG went on commercial stream in 2006.

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O you know that indoor air can be more polluted than outdoor air? Research shows that indoor air quality can be as much as nine times more polluted than outdoor air.

Imagine that when you’re living in a condo building that’s been designed without careful consideration for the quality of its indoor air.

If the condo building you live in lacks an efficient air ventilation system, its indoor air quality could be compromised. This can lead to a warm environment that is conducive to the growth of mold and other contaminants.

Those living in condo buildings without clear breeze pathways become prone to the sick building syndrome and will suffer from a range of symptoms, from shortness of breath, irritated or runny nose, headache, nausea, skin irritation, among others.

The sick building syndrome is mostly associated with buildings where its occupants become prone to one or a combination of these symptoms, which disappear when they leave their building.

This can happen to people who live in poorly designed condo structures that do not have good breeze pathways which allow the entry of fresh air. Worse,

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Unit owners of Camella Northpoint will never fall victim to the sick building syndrome. With the green architecture of this British colonial themed condo community, its occupants benefit from excellent indoor air quality.

As green buildings, Northpoint’s condo towers are designed to allow fresh air to enter and warm air to exit. The cool breeze the building design allows to enter it flows into the atrium, indoor gardens, and hallways, cooling the interior and providing fresh air to the individual condo units.

Northpoint’s condo homes also have wide windows that can be opened to let the breeze in, as well as the verdant green landscape that Northpoint is known for. Enhancing its air quality even further are the live plants found in the indoor gardens, providing fresh oxygen and a cool ambiance.

Camella Northpoint’s fourth and tallest tower, Liverpool, will have Sky Gardens that are not only filled with real, live plants, but will be wide openings in the building façade that freely allow the entry of cool wind and breeze.

It will also allow the

Camella Northpoint’s fourth tower, Liverpool, is designed to green architecture that allows cool breeze to enter and warm air to exit the condo buildings.

freshness of hundreds of imported Caribbean pine trees planted all over Northpoint to waft into the building and the individual condo units.

These pine trees and other plant life that grow abundantly in Northpoint help to cleanse the air by

absorbing harmful toxins and producing life-giving oxygen. It also emits a wonderful aroma that makes the air in Northpoint pleasantly scented.

As these pine trees can grow to about a hundred feet tall, they also provide

shade that will protect the buildings and its units from the heat and harsh glare of the sun With its excellent indoor air quality, Northpoint gives its homeowners a pleasant and cool ambiance as well as a safe environment for their

families.

Camella Northpoint is a landmark condo development of Camella Davao which holds office at 2/F Delgar Building, JP Laurel Ave., Bajada, Davao City, telephone numbers (082) 2220963 and (082) 222-5221.

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were filed separately by Reps. Lord Allan Jay Velasco of Marinduque, Joseph Victor G. Ejercito of San Juan and Davao City-born Teddy Casino of Bayan partylist, who has consistently attacked the telcos on poor service.

Ejercito, Velasco and Casino are not the first to raise hackles against what has come to be known as the “nakaw “load issue.

House Bill 6335 of Rep. Velasco seeks to “protect the welfare of end-users and shield them from deceptive, unfair and unconscionable acts and practices.”

Once passed, the Velasco bill will impose penalties on erring telcos caught not issuing daily billing report to subscribers. The bill seeks to penalizes a firsttime offender with a fine of P500,000, second time offender with P1 million, and third time offender with P5 million.

The bulk of the discussions on the Velasco bill and other proposed laws in social networking

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Vicente Camilon Jr., TUCP secretary general, said now that the peace accord is in place in Mindanao, TUCP is working overtime to save and create more decent jobs and sustainable livelihood for Mindanaoans.

The only way to solve the endemic problem of poverty in Mindanao is for all able-bodied and industrious Mindanaoans to have full and decent employment in manufacturing, agriculture,

services and industries, Camilon said.

He added that their group represents the interest of Mindanao since their representatives are all from Mindanao “who know exactly the issues and concerns of Mindanaoans and will actively work for the interest of Mindanao.”

“For all our advocacies, we want all Mindanaoans to have decent jobs as their deep longing to earn respect and per-

sonal dignity,” he said.

TUCP has so far only one representative in Congress, Raymond Democrito Mendoza, husband of North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza.

In the May 13, 2013 mid-term elections the TUCO aims to win three seats, with Dabawenyos Anthony Sasin and Panabo City barangay captain Mike Niez being the group’s second and third nominees. [ASA]

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and mainstream media were sample complaints against Smart, telco arm of Philippine long Distance Company, Inc. (PLDT), which dominates 60 percent of the prepaid market.

Some of the numerous complaints thru Facebook and Twitter cited losses of as much as P10 worth of credits per day per subscriber.

While advocacy groups against nakaw load are beginning to surface in Cebu and other cities in the Visayas, Dabawenyos still have to put their act together to form a citizen watchdog on network issues.

Paciente “Boy” Cubillas, senior trade and industry development specialist of the Department of Trade and Industry 11, estimates that his office receives an average of three complaints a week.

However, complaints against telecoms are passed on to the NTC, the proper agency to act on them,

according to Cubillas, who was a broadcast executive before joining DTI. Only last Wednesday, the DTI received a complaint about non-action on wireless broadband, he said.

“I myself experienced lost load in the past,” Cubillas said.

Bong Lim, militant advocate of consumer rights against abuses of power companies, said Dabawenyos should now launch a consumer watchdog group against nakaw load.

Lim who acted an intervenor in power firm’s petitions for increase in rates and related matters, said there is no longer a creditable consumer rights advocate in Davao, like the defunct Konsumo Dabaw..

He said advocates in collaboration with concerned government agencies should start off with massive consumer education, as this is must in any form of consumer rights advocacy. [AMA]

amenable in figures between P40 billion and P60 billion.

The Senate Ways and Means Committee recommended last week a measure that will raise P15 billion to P20 billion in additional tax revenues per year.

The House of Representatives, on the other hand, approved last June its sin tax version, which is expected to raise P31.35 billion in the first year of implementation.

The Palace proposal is pegged at P60 billion a year. [PNA]

nessman in Davao City, it is high time that he serve his townfolks in Baganga, home of big-time logging companies.

He said this early, he has designed a mobile hospital to cater ro the health needs of the people of Baganga, especially those living in neglected

and remote areas.

“It is now the time for me to serve my kababayans,” he said.

However, Nazareno and Monday are confident of winning their resoective bids, despite admitting that Osnan is a force to reckon with. [AsA]

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provided that the other objectives of the bill such as the health and the WTO issues are addressed.

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nan, whose is engaged in selling heavy equipment and accessories, said that he is not afraid of the popularity of his two rivals as he is dead serious in effecting change and reforms once elected as mayor.

Osnan said that having been successful as a busi-

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OR these bikers, sitting still isn’t on the agenda when it comes to having fun.

JP Alipio, executive director of Baguio-based environmental NGO Cordillera Conservation Trust, has been biking since he was a kid. Shares JP, “Biking opens you up to new adventures. Cycling is fast enough to bring you further yet slow enough so you are able to really take in what is around you—the local environment, every bump on the road, the people you pass, and even the weather. Biking was just really my preferred vehicle for getting out there.”

Charie Villa, media practitioner and biker, shares Alipio’s love affair with biking. “Biking gave me mobility as a kid. I even gave my prize money from playing Bingo to my dad so he could buy me an ‘Easy Rider’ bike when I was younger,” she recounted. “I also moved to biking from running to manage my weight because it’s easier on the knees.”

Both Alipio and Villa have married their love for biking with their love for the environment and their personal advocacies. “Environment preservation is one of my advocacies.

So is ‘Choose Philippines,’ a project I lead in ABS-CBN where you can share discoveries around the Philippines and I support TaoPo.org, and online portal where people can contribute solutions to social problems,” said Villa. TaoPo.org allows citizens to be “changeneers”, empowering them to articulate inefficiencies in government offices and solutions and insights on social problems through the Internet.

Designing Trails, Showcasing Nature Alipio, also a guide for the adventure travel company Cordillera Expeditions, is the chief trail master for the Globe Cordillera Challenge, an annual biking event held in Baguio to promote the need to reforest the Cordilleras. The trail he designed for the third Globe Cordillera Challenge in May 2012, is by far the trickiest, Alipio shared. “It was quite challenging since for most of the trail, the riders were biking above 2000 meters, plus it had a lot of technical sections.”

Villa, who joined the Globe Cordillera Challenge 3, thought the trail was a welcome challenge. “It was uphill all the way!

But it was fantastic. The sights [of the Cordillera mountains] were fabulous.” For Villa, the views along the trail was a reminder why she believes in ‘Choose Philippines’.

The Globe Cordi 3 trail showcased the best views of the Lingayen Gulf, Mossy and Pine Forests of the Cordillera while the high-altitude 27 kilometer trail involved steep grades, loose rocks, and tricky descents with over one kilometer of vertical climbing. “We’ve always tried to design the challenge around showcasing the local environment of the Cordillera,” Alipio added. “I am hoping we can take the biking event one step further and really explore the mountains and showcase

the wilder side of the Cordillera.” Alipio’s team also recently received recognition from the United States Embassy for environmental activism and enterprise.

Alipio, who grew up in Northern Luzon, thinks there will always be adventure for those who seek it. “One of our aims every year is to create new advocates for the environment and transform people to love the outdoors—the best way to do that is to get people outside to see some of the most beautiful environments we know. And in the mountains, there are opportunities for that.”

Globe Arakan XC: Globe’s first adventure challenge in the South In October, Globe brings its first environmental challenge to the South via Globe Arakan XC (Cross Country). The event, slated for October 20, features a 55-kilometer trail which will start from the Philippine Eagle Center (PEF) in Davao and continue towards Arakan Valley in Cotabato City. Proceeds from the event will support the Forest Corridor Development Project of the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF).

“Globe is committed to the protection, preservation, and conservation of our environment and we are happy to extend our reach to the South,” said Rob I. Nazal, Globe Head for CSR. Nazal was also a first-time biker for the Globe Cordillera Challenge in May 2012. He added, “Biking to support a cause is a way for our employees, stakeholders, and our public to do their share in helping preserve the environment. We’re glad that aside from the Cordilleras, we have an opportunity to help conserve the home of the Philippine Eagle.”

Villa is also set to join the Globe Arakan XC on October 20.

Shared Villa, “I am looking forward to seeing the sights [of Davao] and the gratification of hopefully, finishing the trail.”

Bikers are encouraged to donate P1,000 each as their registration fee and the proceeds from the event will help preserve the remaining forest fragments which are biologically and ecologically important since they have been home to the

Philippine eagle since 1992. Globe’s partnership with the Philippine Eagle Foundation also aims to re-establish forest on grasslands along the forest corridor between the mountains of Mahuson, Sinaka, and Kabalantiian-Binoongan-Kulaman (KABIKU), rehabilitate degraded lands close to habitats of threatened wildlife and critical watersheds, and provide incentives to both indigenous and non-indigenous community partners.

Interested bikers may register through the Globe Arakan XC Facebook page or through the Everest Outdoor Shop in Wheels N More Drive Compound, Bajada, Davao City. For more information on Globe Arakan XC, bikers may check facebook.com/GlobeBridgeCom. Globe Arakan XC is supported by leading global ICT solutions provider Huawei, Gerry’s Grill and the Ayala Business Club – Davao composed of about 30 members including Ayala Land, Avida, and Bank of the Philippine Islands.

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FitFlops and the ‘Men Who Rule’

When FitFlop launched their iconic flip flops a couple of years back, women rejoiced and sang praises to FitFlop’s leg toning effect thanks to their original microwobbleboard technology. Men on the otherhand were left by the sidelines with just two models, you can choose from either black, or brown. not good.

Fast forward to October 11at one of Taguig’s most happening hot-spots, the Skye Lounge. FitFlop and Rogue Magazine hosted a cocktail party and an awards function honoring five young men from various fields who embody the FitFlop philosophy: Wear the shoes. Rule the world.

The event also served as the launch party for FitFlop men’s Autumn/Winter 2012 collection. Finally, men have more FitFlop choices to choose from.

Staying true to their London roots, FitFlop has anchored their newlylaunched Autumn/Winter 2012 Collection to the city’s architecture while still employing their biomechanically optimized triple-density midsole technology.

The collection inspired by the rise of mixed-living engineering, by the multitude of urban regeneration projects in and around London and the city’s fundamental daily lifestyle fusion of force and support.

Of course you can expect every FitFlop sandal, sneaker, slide, and boot is engineered with their trademark microwobbleboard technology that makes walking in them a

feel good experience every time.

FitFlop honored Ivan Man Dy with the heritage and Culture Award. As one of the pioneers of Old Manila Walks, Ivan is not only a tour guide but more of an ambassador whose work has continually promoted Manila and its rich culture.

FitFlop’s Microwobbleboard technology keeps Ivan’s feet comfortable throughout his long treks across the city.

For Culinary Arts, it was two-time MBKRS Best Chef nominee, Chef Sau del Rosario who bagged the award. even after training and opening a number of restaurants abroad, Chef Sau still chose to come home and promote Filipino food. As a chef, he spends most of his working hours standing up so FitFlop’s foot pressure diffusing midsole really comes in handy for him.

Rafa Alunan, digital advertising specialist and hands –on dad gets the

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Walang Hanggang Pasasalamat at Abreeza Mall

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Krispy Kreme says hello Mindanao

ArE you spending all of your nights sighing in front of the TV and wishing you can see your favorite teleserye idols in person? When in Davao, Abreeza Mall may just grant your wish this do as the Davaoeweekend! ños do—take a dip Due to insistent public demand, Abreeza, along with in pristine waters, go ABS-CBN, joins forces to bring you a one-of-a-kind en- on a nature hike, and tertainment treat this Sunday. Catch Walang Hanggan have a taste of the stars Dawn Zulueta and richard Gomez this coming delicacies distinctive October 20, 2012, 4PM at the Abreeza open parking. to the city.

Our super stars Dawn and richard (fondly referred to as Emily and Marco in ABS-CBN’s primetime gem, Walang Hanggan) will grace the live local variety show, Kapamilya Winner Ka. The show will start off with the famous KWK game, Primerong Kiat. Comedy skits immediately follow and they will be capping off the first half with the game “Ano Ka Hilo?”. Afterwards, the hosts will call in our guests-ofhonor, Emily and Marco and will be treating the audience with a few performance numbers. Picture taking and souvenir giving will follow thereafter.

For the benefit of everyone, the open parking area is located across Italianni’s restaurant, near the Palm Village exit road.

Don’t miss the chance to see your primetime idols live! Tell (and bring) all your friends because entrance is ABSOLUTELY FrEE! Be early; see you!

But hold on to that list as another must-experience is about to be added along with the many things you can delight in at the heart of the vibrant metropolis. Prep your palates and get ready to say “Maayong Pag-abot!” as Krispy Kreme turns its hotlight on at the Royal City of the South this October 20, 2012.

Spanning more than 690 shops in 21 countries, Krispy Kreme has been exciting the world with a distinct confectionery experience brought by its delectable variety of offerings, piloted by the Original Glazed Doughnut, which has won the world over since 1937.

Since it first opened its doors in the Philippines six years ago, the worldfamous doughnut and coffee brand has been making Filipinos fall in love with its range of signature treats.

To date, Krispy Kreme Philippines now boasts of 31 stores in Luzon and two stores in Visayas—all constantly swelling with eager patrons who found that unrivaled delight brought by its products. hence, Krispy Kreme continues to bolster its sweet success in the country through expanding with two stores down south. Located in Mindanao’s premier shopping destinations—Abreeza Mall and The Annex at SM City Davao, the newest branches further Krispy Kreme’s milestone in the country,

as well as the celebration of its 75th year of bringing delicious tastes and fond memories worldwide.

“In whichever part of the country, you will find that Filipinos have a naturally soft spot for sweets,” notes Mark Gamboa, Marketing Manager of Krispy Kreme Philippines. “having already satisfying our markets in Luzon and Visayas, we decided that we couldn’t

leave Mindanao out, and so we are now finally bringing the confectionary goodness of our brand to the south as we expand in the region.”

To complete the Krispy Kreme experience for Davaoeños, its Abreeza Mall branch will feature the Baked Kitchen, where the brand’s Baked Creations are freshly rolled out every day. Meanwhile, its outlet at The Annex at

SM City Davao—its first 4th drive-thru store in the country set to operate in its own extended hours from 6am to 1am—will boast of the Doughnut Factory, where thousands of everyone’s much-loved Original Glazed Doughnuts are produced daily.

And to satiate its Davao market’s tastes some more, Krispy Kreme assures that its range of offerings in both branches will be halal-certified—veering away from flavors made with pork to appeal to the Muslim market.

Also, in true Krispy Kreme tradition, the first people—one from each of the eight (8) neighboring cities—to ring the cash register gets a year-long supply of the brand’s Original Glazed Doughnuts and Signature Coffee. Additionally, the second and third customers to fall in line will be rewarded six and three month’s worth of the same delights, respectively. The 4th to 100th purchasers are also in for treats, as they will be getting supplies of these Krispy Kreme favorites to last them a whole month.

The eight neighboring cities in Mindanao included in this promo are Davao Oriental, Davao del norte, Davao del Sur, Zamboanga del norte, Agusan del norte, General Santos, Lanao del norte, and Cotabato City.

With an extensive pastry selection ranging from sweet to savory and espresso drinks that go from hot to cold, Krispy Kreme is all set to thrill every Davaoeño’s taste buds with its oneof-a-kind goodness and distinct mouth-watering delight.

Premium Rewards at Abreeza Mall

The merry season of Christmas is just around the corner as we see windows now adorned with glitters and lights and the joyous sound of carols filling the air. It’s time to start off our holiday shopping, lest we get caught up in a gift-buying frenzy with everyone else a week before Christmas.

Whatever tickles your fancy, be it a best-selling book for dad,

the sumptuous food basket for the family next door, those matching shoes and purse for mom, or that sparkly pair of earrings for your special someone, you are sure to find it in one of more that 300 shops at Abreeza Mall. The Active Zone at the 2nd Floor is a haven for serious sports enthusiasts and fitness buffs with its selection of shoes, apparel and sports equipment available. If you’re a gadget geek, eat your heart out with the latest and coolest items at

the Techno Zone located at the 3rd Floor. Fashionistas won’t run out of great finds from shoes, bags and outfits in the various branded boutiques around the mall. Whether you’re shopping for yourself, your family or friends, there’s truly something for everyone at Abreeza Mall.

Aside from the wide array of delightful items to choose from, Abreeza Mall rewards its shoppers with the finest gifts one could wish for. From October 20, 2012 to January 31, 2013, shop-

pers get a chance to win exciting prizes and fabulous freebies with Abreeza Mall’s Premium rewards promo. With a minimum single receipt purchase of P 500 from any Abreeza Mall store or P 1000 from robinsons Supermarket, customers may redeem a raffle ticket for a chance to win an amazing Family Asian Cruise for 4, the new Iphone 5s or an Ipad 3! What’s more, if they shop early in the day from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, they get an early bird instant freebie from music CDs,

cinema passes, event passes and other special giveaways.

There’s nothing more satisfying that spending and being rewarded at the same time. Now you can take your family to that much-deserved vacation or get the gadget of your dreams, only by shopping at Abreeza Mall. So beat the holiday rush and be rewarded today!

For more details on the Premium rewards promo, see posters or print ads or check Abreeza Mall at Facebook or Twitter.

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Ashton Kutcher rules as highest-paid actor on television ASHTON KUTCHEr, on his own, is worth way more than your average two and a half men put together.

The 33-year-old actorproducer-investor and his $24 million tops Forbes’ latest list of the highestpaid actors on TV over the last 12 months. And you get one guess as to who Kutcher displaced as No. 1.

That’s right, former Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen, who was the biggest money-maker pre-meltdown with $40 million but fell off the list entirely this year.

Despite his absence from prime-time this year (yeah, we’re still not over it, either), Hugh Laurie comes in second on the list with $18 million, the British thesp obviously having collected a pretty penny for the final season of House.

Men of a Certain Age was canceled, but ray romano’s Everybody Loves raymond is still pretty ubiquitous via syndication, resulting in an $18 million payday for its star and coexecutive producer.

Tied for third place are 30 rock standout Alec Baldwin and Mark Harmon, whose NCIS is fre-

quently the most-watched scripted show on TV, with $15 million.

Last Man Standing didn’t make any critic’s list of favorites last season but it did help Tim Allen secure fourth place with $14 million. And Jon Cryer, who just won his first lead-role Emmy for Two and a Half Men, rounds out the top five with $13 million.

band Ethan Hawke, while Busson, 49, has two sons,

Flynn and Cy, with ex Elle MacPherson.

Uma Thurman reveals baby daughter’s very long name—and nickname!

NO wonder Uma Thurman and Arpad Busson didn’t reveal their daughter’s name right away— they probably needed plenty of time to practice spelling it first!

But they have finally filled us in: Meet rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson.

Or Luna, as mom and dad call her for short, Thurman’s rep confirms to E! News, adding, “Each name has a special reason and meaning to her mother and father.”

Alas, they’re keeping those reasons to themselves for now, but we at least applaud the very Shakespearean choice of rosalind.

Luna was born July 15, Thurman’s first child with her financier fiancé, who grew up in France.

The 42-year-old Kill Bill star also has two kids, daughter Maya ray and son Levon, with ex-hus-

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STYLE ENTErTAINMENT award for Business. Rafa hops from his business, to his endorsements deals and then to fatherhood without missing a beat. The FitFlop Men’s Core Contemporary embodies this kind of dedication as it allows for both work and play. It is truly perfect for Rafa’s lifestyle as he juggles his professional and home life.

A career as a practicing dentist who models on the side seems a bit farfetched, but this is exactly what health and Wellness awardee, Dr. Gail Bitancor is. Aside from running La Clinica Dental with a group of colleagues in Cebu City, he has also appeared in a number of national print ads and campaigns. his dedication to other people’s oral health as well as his own physical wellness makes FitFlop’s smart, multi-tasking, multi-occasion footwear a good match for him.

Quintin Pastrana can now add FitFlop awardee for Advocacy in his portfolio. he is a renewable energy executive who also builds libraries around the country through his nGO, and promote sustainable waterways and international rowing as President of the Manila Boat Club.

With this much in his plate, he maximizes the use of FitFlop’s world-class ergo-

nomic technology and engineering, made to support and cushion the wearer, who in turn gets more accomplished each day.

These five e nt e r p r i s i n g young men are definitely wearing the right shoes in their bid to rule the world.

After the awards ceremony, popular Pinoy soul band Sinosikat? entertained guests by belting out some of their hits. As a special touch and in keeping with the event’s theme, they chose “everybody Wants to Rule the World” as their first song.

The night was also peppered with a lot of freebies as guests who RSVPed with their shoe sizes were given brand new pairs shoes from

FitFlop’s Autumn/Winter 2012 collection. One lucky guest walked away with a luggage from Victorinox after correctly guessing the number of shoes inside a big glass tank. Finally, the night closed off with an assortment of gadgets and shoes that were raffled off that night.

The FitFlop Autumn/ Winter 2012 Collection is now available at Chimes Specialty Store, ResToeRun Abreeza, and Bratpack SM City Davao.

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IGER WOODS hasn’t been this busy on the golf course in seven years, a season that will wrap up in California with his annual World Challenge.

Still to be determined is whether he’ll keep playing that many events.

On Wednesday, Woods announced the 18-man field for the World Challenge, to be played the week after Thanksgiving at Sherwood Country Club. Woods is the defending champion, outlasting Zach Johnson to end a two-year drought.

The field features 13 players from the Ryder

Cup — all but Phil Mickelson from the United States, only Graeme McDowell and Ian Poulter from Europe — along with Hunter Mahan, Nick Watney, Bo Van Pelt, Rickie Fowler and Jason Day. All of them are among the top 30 in the world.

For Woods, the World Challenge will be his 24th tournament of the year, which includes the Ryder Cup and the exhibition he played last week in Turkey. That’s his busiest schedule since he played 25 times in 2005, not including the Skins Game and PGA Grand Slam of Golf.

“It was nice to be able to — other than one setback at Doral this year — to be healthy enough to where I have the opportunity to play as much as little as I want,” Woods said in a conference call.

“It wasn’t something I was forced to sit on the sidelines, forced to rehab and get myself back into a position where I can compete. I was able to compete and play as many tournaments as I wanted to. So that was a positive.

“We’ll see going forward what that holds.”

Woods added four tournaments to his 2012 season that he had never

played as a pro — Abu Dhabi on the European Tour, the Honda Classic, the Greenbrie r Classic and the CIMB Classic next week in Malaysia, which is unofficial.

In his last full season — without coping with injury or chaos in his personal life — h e played 20 times in 2009.

Woods appeared to downplay the notion that he would consider taking up membership on the European Tour. The European Tour is expected to

IGOS City has earned the rights to host the biggest annual spectacle of the Philippine Basketball Association next year.

On Wednesday, PBA Commissioner Chito Salud announced that Digos City will be the host of the PBA All-Star Weekend on May 1-6 next year.

The offer to host the All-Stars was broached by the local government of Davao del Sur led by Governor Douglas Cagas and son Congressman Mark Cagas.

Digos thus becomes only the second Mindanao venue to host the week-long PBA specta-

cle after Tubod in Lanao del Norte also hosted the event at the Mindanao Civic Center in 2012 before Boracay had its turn in 2011.

This year’s All-Stars was hosted by Laoag City in Ilocos.

“We already have an agreement with Gov. Douglas Cagas, who made the announcement that they will host the PBA All-Stars during our provincial game there last week,” said Salud.

“Because of that, we no longer entertain any offer until such time they say they cannot do it.”

Last season, the PBA All-Star Weekend was

held in Laoag City.

Digos City is a regular venue for PBA out-oftown games. The most recent visit by the league came last Saturday, when the Meralco Bolts defeated Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, 95-88.

Meantime, Salud revealed that with the continued influx of top young talent into the PBA, the league has decided to retain the Rookies-Sophomores-Juniors versus Veterans format for the 2013 All-Star Weekend.

Salud announced the All-Stars details at a press conference Wednesday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

The league has also

decided to bring back the Legends Game, where top players from yesteryears are teamed with current stars as a treat prior to the main game.

In the Laoag All-Stars, top talents from the original incarnation of the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team made up most of the RSJ squad along with eventual Rookie of the Year winner Paul Lee. This year’s squad is expected to feature top rookies June Mar Fajardo of Petron, Cliff Hodge of Meralco, Chris Ellis of Ginebra, and Calvin Abueva of Alaska.

(With reports from wires)

HE elite team of the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas program will be composed from a revised PBA pool of 20 players for two international tournaments next year.

PBA commissioner Chito Salud said that he had met with SMART-Gilas coach Chot Reyes, who suggested the revision in the team’s preparation for next year’s FIBA Asia Championship, which serves as qualifier for the 2014 FIBA World Cup. According to Salud, SMART-Gilas will participate in the Dubai International Invitational from January 10 to 19 and the King’s Cup in Hong Kong from January 22 to 27.

SMART-Gilas, under coach Rajko Toroman, finished third in the Dubai tournament in 2010 and runner-up last year.

“The conditions were also clear that there will be no disruption on the schedule of the PBA and all players will play in the PBA and walang maga-absent because of the national team,” said Salud.

Even though the two tournaments were not part of the original agreement between the league and the national program, the PBA still chose to accomodate SMART-Gilas.

“That was not included in the proposal, but we’re bending backwards and since the PBA will be

Chito Salud on a break from January 23 to February 8, that’s a go,” said Salud.

“Chot understands that he cannot use these players as long as they’re playing in the PBA. Those players who will not be able the tournament are probably the teams that

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are playing in the playoff.”

Reyes also asked Salud to schedule regular Monday practice for the members of the pool, to be held at the Philsports Arena, with more training sessions to be held as the tournaments near.

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Manny Knows

OBODY knows Manny Pacquiao but Manny Pacquiao.

We’ll leave it all up to that now. Manny Pacquiao has decided to continue to train in his hometown in General Santos City and cut a programmed training regimen in Los Angeles. That is Manny speaking and deciding for himself.

The decision to stay in Gensan for two more weeks instead of leaving for Los Angeles to plunge into training raised a lot of howl of disagreement among the boxing circles. Manny could be out of his mind treating the fight against Juan Manuel Marquez as just another walk in the park.

Manny has never come close to beating squarely his Mexican rival. In fact, two of those three fights could have gone either way. The last one I thought could have been Marquez’s.

Now, Manny is off from a loss that dented an otherwise legendary armour. He lost a controversial fight to Timothy Bradley in a fight everyone thought he won.

Then again, this is boxing.

Manny knows.

Boxing could be as bizarre as it could get.

But there are things you can control. Like training for a fight. This is basic. You don’t go to a fight and expect to be at your best when you have not had enough training. Most especially when you are starting to lose your mojo.

Sure Manny could still be in step with, say, Gangnam Style. However, it is different when you are fighting a tactical fight. Speed, Manny’s wicked offensive weapon, has never been that much of an advantage against the old-fashioned Marquez’s counterpunching style.

And then there’s the distractions. Manny could not leave the country soon simply because there are just too much commitments.

Legislative work is weighing down on Manny and this part about him is the tedious

part. Manny, let’s accept it, was not born to be in politics. He is an accidental politician. It’s weighing down on him quite obviously.

I think that unless gets to surround himself with a powerful cast of political think-tanks and spin doctors, the weight of the political task is just too much for Manny to take. Manny, at best, can afford to put up that team and have an easier political life.

Likewise, he can tell his wife Jinky to veer away from politics. Not this time. It is an added luggage and distraction. I’ll be brutally frank.

Jinky does not know. Whoever told her to run should be crazy. A good heart, and good looks, are not all that you need to kick yourself into politics. Jinky is having the time of her life collecting Birkins when all of a sudden you ask her to run, and at a time when her husband Manny is going to a big fight and coming off a big loss, ain’t that crazy stuff?

So going back to Manny.

So he is fighting Marquez and he is still holed up in Gensan? Oh boy. Knowing Marquez, he should be high on his training by now. He’d probably gulped down gallons of his own urine and danced the Gangnam antidote to perfection. He’s probably placed a memory chip on his arm for it to flick counterpunches automatically like a woodpecker.

December is not too far.

Manny knows.

Should know.

Must know.

Walang sisihan.

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