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Serving a seamless society

STATE OF THE ART. This embroidery machine can stitch the most complicated logo designs and art works in a jiffy as demonstrated during a trade exhibit at the SMX Convention Center of SM Lanang Premier. Lean Daval Jr.

Honorable pusher?

COUNCILOR BUSTED Drag racer charged Davao Norte Councilor for raping model arrested in shabu buy-bust

By EMILORD P. CASTROMAYOR

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HE City Prosecution Office has found probable cause to indict a 25-year-old businessman for allegedly raping an 18-year old legal management student of the University of Mindanao and part-time model on Tuesday afternoon at the Jade by the Sea, Matina Aplaya, this city.

Prosecutor Stella EsparagozaCamino charged Hervi Clyde

Jardinel, resident of 227 Guiho St., Hillside subdivision, Bajada, for violation of Republic Act 8353 or the Anti-Rape Law, Art. 226-A (1. a and b) based on the complaint of the victim whose name is withheld for her protection.

The offense carries a penalty of reclusion perpetua and I a non-bailable offense.

The case has been raffled off to the Region-

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FINGERPRINTING. Municipal Councilor Romulo S. Esmino Jr. of Braulio E. Dujali in Davao del Norte is being fingerprinted at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Davao City after he was arrested by PDEA

By EJ DOMINIC FERNANDEZ ejf@edgedavao.net

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municipal councilor of Dujali, Davao del Norte was arrested for allegedly selling P2,000 worth of illegal drugs to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents in a buybust operation on Wednesday.

Romulo Esmino Jr., 36, was arrested in Purok 6, Brgy. Poblacion, Braulio E Dujali, Davao del Norte after selling one sachet of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride commonly known as “shabu” worth P2,000.00 to PDEA operatives who posed as buyers.

Recovered from his possession were two sachets of shabu and two thousand pesos in marked money.

Agents from PDEA 11 led by Director Emerson

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operatives Wednesday night for allegedly selling methamphetamine hydrochloride better known as shabu. Lean Daval Jr.

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PNoy, Napoles daughter photo trending online

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Task Force Davao operatives closely guard Davao City’s government and private buildings, and other vital installations to prevent untoward incidents as tension between government troops and the Moro National Liberation

Front (MNLF) in Zamboanga City continue to escalate, at Quezon Park yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

picture paints a thousand words.”

This was the statement of Davao City Councilor Diosdado Mahipus Thursday on the photograph showing President Benigno Aquino and Jeanne Napoles, daughter of alleged pork barrel fund scam mastermind Janet-Lim Napoles, together which is now trending in online social networking sites.

Mahipus added, “Wow, ang sweet nila tingnan!” He did not say what he meant by that.

Davao City congressman Karlo Nograles, on

the other hand, said it is not uncommon for people from all walks of life to have their picture taken with public officials like the President.

He said, “everyone will want a photograph taken with the President and President Aquino cant really screen out each and every person who wants a picture with him.”

Commission on Elections (Comelec) 11 director Wilfred Jay Balisado said, it (the picture) only shows that their worlds are intertwined and maybe they have common

NTERIOR and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II on Thursday said that government security forces have been successful in containing members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) faction of Chairman Nur Misuari in five barangays in Zamboanga City where they are now surrounded by the troops.

Roxas, during a broadcast interview over GMA News TV, maintained that the government continue to exercise restraint and non-aggressive stance to resolve the

Zamboanga City incident peacefully. ”Ang posture ng pamahalaan nitong nakaraang apat na araw ay restraint at saka non-aggressive stance dahil ang talagang siniguro ng pamahalaan simula palang ay yung hindi pagkalat nito sa ibang bahagi ng Zamboanga,” said Roxas, noting the city has 99 barangays.

According to Roxas, Zamboanga City is bigger than Metro Manila and the conflict is only confined within five barangays, namely, Sta. Catalina, Sta. Barbara, Talon-Talon, Makiri and

MNLF members Over 500 march against Roxas: surrounded by troops ban on aerial spraying I

By EJ DOMINIC FERNANDEZ ejf@edgedavao.net

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VER 500 banana growers from various banana plantations in Davao del Norte marched through the streets of Panabo City in the fourth 911 Save our Saging Movement Wednesday to oppose the ban on aerial spraying in their plantations.

The 911 Movement’s head, Panabo City councilor Renante Bangoy, told Edge Davao that employment and banana ex-

port quality would be placed in peril should aerial spraying be banned.

The movement is dubbed 911 Save our Saging because it was founded on September 11 four years ago by Bangoy, and is celebrated every 11th of September.

The banana industry in Mindanao generates about 350,000 jobs, and majority of these jobs would be lost, should aerial spray-

BOC orders all personnel back to mother unit

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S part of continuing efforts to reform the Bureau of Customs, Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino B. Biazon directed all personnel of the Bureau, regardless of rank, position, designation and current assignment, are ordered to return to their mother units. Their current designations or assignments are likewise revoked.

With the approval of Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima, Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino B. Biazon signed Customs

Personnel Order (CPO) No. B-134-2013, mandating all BOC employees to return to their permanent plantilla positions and original units as indicated in their appointment papers.

The order further ordered the personnel movement in tranches, to ensure proper turnover of duties and responsibilities.

The first batch of employees affected by the CPO, covering all Supervising Customs Operating Officers (SVCOO) and Customs

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ing be banned, just like what happened to Lapanday in Mandug, Buhangin, Davao City when aerial spraying there was banned, Bangoy said.

Mamamayan Ayaw sa Aerial Spraying (Maas) is one of the major groups that are aggressively lobbying in Congress for the ban on aerial spraying by using non-government organizations and alleged studies to prove the hazards of aerial

spraying.

Bangoy, however said, the group does not belong in the banana industry, but has a “hidden” agenda.”

He said, growers are using fungicides in aerial spraying, products approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

“Aerial spraying is necessary to maintain the high quality of our bananas so that we can comply with the

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Residents of Lanang, Sasa and nearby places troop to the grand opening of Davao City’s newest supermarket yesterday in Km. 9, Sasa. Lean Daval Jr.

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THE BIG NEWS

3 Scout Rangers wounded in Basilan T

HREE Scout Rangers were wounded in an encounter Thursday morning with suspected Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) fighters in Lamitan City, Basilan.

Senior Supt. Mario Dapilloza, Basilan Provincial Police Office director, said the encounter took place around 8:50 a.m. in Barangay Campo Uno, Lamitan City.

He identified the

wounded Scout Rangers as Pfcs. Ruel Martinez, Wilvan Caro and Master Sgt. Ernesto Landagura.

All are now undergoing treatment at the Lamitan City Emergency Hospital.

Pursuit operations are still ongoing.

All of the wounded soldiers are members of the 9th Scout Ranger Company who engaged an undetermined numbers of suspected MNLF in the locality. (PNA)

State witness now under Senate ‘protection program’

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HE Senate placed principal whistle blower Benhur Luy under the legislative witness protection program right after he testified regarding the P10 -billion pork barrel scam Thursday.

Blue Ribbon Committee chair, Sen. Teofisto Guingona, announced immediately after the hearing that Luy would be placed by the chamber under its protection program.

“Everything you say here can’t be used against you,” Guingona said.

Aside from being Janet Napoles’ assistant, Luy is also her second cousin.

However, this fact did not prevent him from revealing the steps Napoles took to transfer funds from fake NGOs to her own as well as solons’ pockets.

Luy did not mention how many lawmakers were involved in the pork barrel scam, nor did he drop any names.

This was owing to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima’s counsel to wait until charges are filed next Monday (Sept. 16) on

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those accused.

Meantime, lawyer Lucila Gonzales Reyes, Senator Juan Ponce Enrile’s chief of staff, has left the country days before pork barrel scam whistleblower Benhur Luy testified before the Senate Blue Ribbon committee investigation.

Sources at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport said Reyes, also known as Attorney Gigi, left Manila for Macau, China on August 31, 2013 on board a Cebu Pacific Air flight 5J-362 which departed at 7:50 pm.

Reyes, who has no hold departure order, traveled alone with two check-in luggage. She had no return ticket when she left for abroad.

Benhur Luy alleged that chiefs of staff of senators receive as much as 50 percent commission once funds from their Priority Development Assistance Funds are released by the Department of Budget and Management in favor of the bogus non-government organizations set up by Janet Lim Napoles.

(PNA)

Workers constructing one of the buildings of Ateneo de Davao University in Roxas Avenue yesterday are seen toiling equipped with prescribed safety gears to avoid accidents. Lean Daval Jr.

Zambo mayor calls for the release of the hostages Z

AMBOANGA CITY-Mayor Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has appealed for the safe release of hostages as the standoff entered the fourth day Thursday in this southern port city.

The standoff started Monday when hundreds of “Misuari-faction” of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels infiltrated this city and took people hostages.

“To the hostage takers, please let go of the hostages especially the elderly, the sick, the children and people with disabilities,” Salazar called on the group of Ustadz Habier Malik.

Malik is one of the trusted and loyal field commanders of MNLF found-

ing-leader Nur Misuari.

The group of Malik is holed up in the barangays of Sta. Barbara and Sta. Catalina, east of this city, and holding hostage more than 100 people including a priest.

Malik’s group makes the hostages as human shields preventing the government forces from further advancing into their positions as sporadic fighting continues.

Salazar made the call citing our priority is the safety and protection of every Zamboangueño citizens, and every person in this city.

Meanwhile, the lady mayor assured the affected residents who are in the evacuation centers “that we have more than enough se-

curity and food in our shelters.”

So far, 13 evacuation centers have been set up and the biggest of which is the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex that houses more or less 10,000 of the more than 12,000 displaced individuals.

MALACANANG BELIEVES MISUARI BEHIND ZAMBOANGA STANDOFF Meantime, Malacañang believes Moro National Liberation Front founding chair Nur Misuari was behind the ongoing standoff between government troops and his men in Zamboanga City.

Communications Sec. Ricky Carandang told a media briefing that reports they have been receiving

indicate that Misuari’s group was behind the attack.

“There are many statements that have been attributed to him in the last few weeks, even months, that sometimes they feel convenient... it’s convenient to disown,” Carandang said.

Zamboanga City Mayor Isabelle Climaco said she had talked to Misuari and told her that it was not him who ordered the attack in the city.

“What we believe is that his faction, his group is behind it. So what he’s saying right now, if he’s really saying that, is not consistent with what we know (had) happened,” he said.

(PNA)

P19M building to bring CBHS to new heights

By EJ DOMINIC FERNANDEZ ejf@edgedavao.net

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ROSSING Bayabas National High School, Toril is going to the heights with the construction of its newest three-storey concrete building on a whopping P19 million budget, the only public school in Davao City costing that much.

Some private schools here have cost more to build and are a common sight, but not a three-storey concrete public school building with 15 classrooms and two rest rooms on each floor.

The new building,whose construction

began last April is expected to be finished in November next year, got is being funded by the Department of Education (DepEd) Central office through the aggressive follow up by Crossing Bayabas National High School principal, Evelyn Magno.

She told this reporter Friday that, availing a budget this big for the development of the school “can be made possible through constant requests and follow ups.”

“If the school head really has the desire to

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SAN RAFAEL, CATEEL, DAVAO ORIENTAL

Permanent shelters soon to rise in Pablo-hit town S

OME 100 typhoon-affected families in Sitio Cogon, San Rafael, Cateel, Davao Oriental will finally own sturdier homes as 100 permanent housing units will soon be constructed by the provincial government in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development and Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon N. Malanyaon, Tan Yan Kee Administrative Officer Phillip Sing and Director Priscilla N. Razon of DSWD led the groundbeaking ceremonies Friday.

Babylyn Edullantes, 43, a Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary and a mother of three happily said, “Magpasalamat gayod mi sa among bag-ong balay kay grabe pagkalisuda sa among kahimtang kaniadto (We are very thankful with this new house as we were in a very difficult situation before).” Edullantes was a recipient of Cash for Work and her three children also benefited from the Supplementary Feeding Program.

“Naka-uswag-uswag gamay, nakaginhawa.

Pasalamt mi nga naay hinabang diria labi na ang pabalay karon (We are gradually doing better and thankful for the assistance especially with the housing now),” said Jennifer

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Losentes, 28. She has two children and her husband is a labourer.

Barangay Chair Liezel Delaluz shared they are recovering and are very grateful as housing is a basic need of the people and they have been staying in temporary shelters since December last year.

Cateel Vice Mayor Isidro Castro said, “DSWD always remembers us and now our miseries are lessened with this housing units which will be built here.”

Phillip Sing said his group is the philanthropic arm of Lucio Tan Group of Companies and focuses on calamity assistance, livelihood and environmental protection. He said the foundation extends assistance to communities heavily affected by disasters. “This gift will go a long way in making your lives better.”

Director Razon urged the community, “We should not dwell on the sadness and the trauma.

We have to rise up.” She said DSWD has committed 3046 permanent shelters to be built in Cateel. She also lauded the preparatory activities conducted by the provincial government in the area pointing out that convergence of resources from the local government, private sector and national govern-

DSWD Director Priscilla N. Razon buries the time capsule for the housing project.

ment is clearly manifested.

The PLGU will manage the construction, DSWD provides P 7 million for construction materials while Tan Yan Kee counterpart is P 4 million. The single-detached shelter unit will have a floor area of 23.586 square meters in a lot that measures 80 square meters.

In her message, Gov. Malanyaon cited as well that public-private partnership is working.

“These donors are God’s instruments and it’s God’s will that they help us. We have received so many graces and let us be thankful for all these.” She urged the recipients to engage in livelihood and gardening. “Let us help

Cops, civilians rescue QC-based trader

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LERT policemen and civilians in Maguindanao rescued on Wednesday a Quezon City-based recruiter for workers abroad, hours after she was seized in Datu Odin Sinsuat town, police in Kidapawan City reported.

Police Inspector Datutulon Penguiaman, police chief of Datu Odin Sinsuat PNP, said 52-year-old Milagros

Abu Hussein, was on board a passenger vehicle from Tacurong City heading towards Cotabato City with her recruits when armed men flagged down the vehicle in Datu Odin Sinsuat (DOS), Maguindanao and seized her and several women recruits.

Penguiaman said Abu Hussein, who runs a recruitment agency in Quezon City, and several women were brought

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by the suspected kidnappers to Barangay Dados, a remote village in Datu Odin town.

Penguiaman said the timely report from civilians in the village led the police to quickly rescue the businesswoman and her companions.

He said the policemen backed by elements of the 6th Infantry Battalion chased the heavily armed suspects

who engaged the law enforcers in a shooting war.

Nobody was hurt in the shooting.

As the soldiers closed in, the kidnappers set free their captives and fled deep into the forest of Datu Odin Sinsuat.Penguiaman lauded a local anti-crime radio club which helped the police in locating the victims.

[PNA]

Power outages in R 12 provinces to end soon T HE five to six hours of daily power outages presently gripping parts of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces are seen to end in two weeks with the scheduled operationalization of the 12-megawatt (MW) modular generator sets leased by distribution utility South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (Socoteco I).

Santiago Tudio, Socoteco I general manager,

said power producer Conal Holdings Corporation has committed to complete the installation of their contracted diesel-fed generator sets and start its streaming by September 22.

He said Conal Holdings personnel have been installing the Cummins brand generator sets at the electric cooperative’s sub-station in Barangay Morales in Koronadal City.

Socoteco I and Conal Holdings signed a fouryear contract last May for the operationalization of the modular generator sets to augment the area’s power requirements.

The modular generators being installed by Conal Holdings will have a total capacity of 15 MW, of which 12 MW will be streamed to the cooperative while the remaining 3 MW will serve as standby

or buffer supplies, he said.

“The power that will be supplied by the generator sets will be enough to cover for our shortage so we expect the rotating brownouts to end by then,” Tudio said in a media forum.

Socoteco I started implementing daily rotating brownouts stretching five to six hours last September 1 after its power deficit reached around 12 MW. [MindaNews]

ourselves and also provide voluntary service to others.”

DSWD is set to build 836 Permanent Modified Shelter units in Boston and 3704 in Baganga. The MVP Group is also providing permanent shelters.

Other temporary shelter interventions in the three hardest-hit areas come from the International Or-

ganization for Migration -502, Catholic Relief Services -2999, International Committee of the Red Cross -2438, Philippine Red Cross -209, International Federation of the Red Cross -115, Caritas/ NASSA/CBCP -954, Plan International -100, and Green Mindanao -797.

[DSWD/Carmela Cadigal-Duron]

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Special power body mulled

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HE General Santos City local government is set to activate a special body that will lead the formulation and implementation of various strategies that will address the city’s power supply problems.

Vice Mayor Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles said such move was based on an ordinance recently passed by the city council that sets the establishment of the city’s local power resource planning and advisory board.

She said the board will mainly spearhead efforts to address problems related to the city’s continuing power supply shortage.

“It will ensure the availability of quality, reliable, secure and affordable” power resources for the area,” said the vice mayor, who authored the ordinance.

City Councilor Franklin Gacal Jr. acted as the principal sponsor of the ordinance while councilors Ramon Milleza and Dominador Lagare III were co-sponsors.

Under the ordinance, the advisory board will be headed by City Mayor Ronnel Rivera while the vice mayor will act as its vice chairperson.

Its membership will include city council mem-

bers, city department heads and representatives of a duly recognized association or federation of electrical engineers in the city, the local chapter of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the General Santos City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. and South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (Socoteco II).

The vice mayor said the advisory board will be tasked to formulate the city’s local power resource management program.

It will be tasked to examine, whenever appropriate or necessary, the financial statements of any electric cooperative and private-owned distribution utility that are doing business within the city, she said.

Nograles said the board will enjoin any electric cooperative or distribution utility concerned towards the proper management and placement of all power grid and distribution systems located within the city, including all necessary components, to ensure that these facilities are neatly kept intact at all times and that these do not pose any obstruction to traffic or threaten public order, health or safety. [PNA]

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MULTI-TASKING. Window shopping while working is what this man is doing as he passes through show window at the Annex of SM City Davao yesterday.

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UCPB holds economic forum

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S part of its 50th Golden anniversary celebration, UCPB, one of the country’s leading provider of financial products and services, recently conducted an economic forum at the Manila Polo Club geared toward providing relevant business analysis and economic forecasts to its clients coming from various industries such as manufacturing, food, real estate, finance, distribution and others.

“We want to provide our clients with relevant information and insights regarding the Philippine economy. These insights will help them make sound investment decisions, and in turn support our country’s economic growth and development. There are many opportunities for our clients and we want to help them take advantage of them,” UCPB President and CEO Jeronimo U. Kilayko said.

With renowned keynote speakers and two of the most sought-after Filipino economists, Dr.Cielito F. Habito and

Dr. Felipe M. Medalla, the event brought together the country’s top leaders and decision-makers including Finance Secretary Hon. Cesar V. Purisima. Both speakers were former National and Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Director Generals, Ph.D. holders in Economics from renowned universities abroad, and are professors in Economics at the country’s top universities.

Dr. Habito presented figures pertaining to the Philippine economic performance and how these relate to the real economy. A member of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Dr.Medalla spoke about the financial economy.

UCPB Chairman Menardo Jimenez welcomed the guests and delivered the opening remarks.

Television personality Issa Litton hosted the economic forum and moderated the panel discussion together with UCPB EVP and Corporate and Consumer Banking Group

ECONOMIC FORUM. (Photo shows from left t right: UCPB EVP and Corporate and Consumer Banking Group Head Higinio O. Macadaeg Jr., Host Issa Litton, Dr. Andy Tan, UCPB EVP and Treasury Banking Group Head Eulogio V. Cata-

bran, Dr. Cielito Habito, and Dr. Felipe Medalla during the panel discussion at the UCPB Economic Forum 2013.)

Head Higinio O. Macadaeg Jr. Other panelists include UCPB EVP and Treasury Banking Group Head Eulogio V. Catabran and noted Feng Shui expert Dr. Andy Tan who shared

tutions, middle market companies, small/medium-sized enterprises and individuals in the Philippines. The bank has been in a progressive growth path for the past four years, and

it is targeting further growth this year primarily by creating more technology-driven products and expanding consumer loan portfolio, remittance business, and branch network.

ber 2014.

To date, the program has completed 665 kilometers of farm to market roads amounting to P1.465 billion; its 273 81 bridges with a total length of 273 linear meters amounted P81.05 million; Communal Irrigation Systems serving 1,882 hectares amounting P83.97 million.

At least 43 towns across Mindanao that had difficulty on accessing clean water were given potable water system amounting P227.44 million; and the problem on post-harvest losses and grain harvest quality were addressed with pre and post harvest facilities amounting to P21.

79 million.

In addition, a total of P2.596 billion worth of infrastructure projects are still on going and P19.88 million worth are on advance stage of procurement.

“We have addressed the long standing problems like the lack of road networks which made it difficult for farmers to bring out their produce and bring in farm inputs.

Our irrigation system has ensured that rice farmers will increase their yield, and since rice is water-de-

pendent, farmers can now expand their production with the enough supply of water in the rice field,” Ramos said.

The infrastructure projects are also coupled with a number of agribased livelihoods provided to peoples organizations.

“The partner of Rural infrastructure is the Community Fund for Agricultural Development (CFAD) component. It rolls out livelihood opportunities to those PO (peoples organizations) who does not have enough capital to start investment,” Ramos explained.

CFAD has created a total of 3,780 livelihood subprojects amounting to P1.265 billion. According to the report of the component, the projects range from livelihood projects amounting to P250,000.00 up to big ticket projects amounting to P5 million. Of the Amount 2,731 subprojects have been completed costing P842.038 million.

“With the stringent regulations imposed on the beneficiaries selection we are sure that legitimate farmers received the projects,” Ramos said.

Cebu Pacific serves Middle East OFWs with arrival of brand-new Airbus A330

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HE Philippines’ largest flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) celebrated the arrival of its brand-new Airbus A330-300 aircraft from Toulouse, France, in a ceremony held at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport today. This is CEB’s 2nd Airbus A330 aircraft delivery this year, in time for the launch of the airline’s long-haul operations in October 2013.

The ceremony’s guest of honor was Vice President Jejomar Binay, who was joined by CEB Chairman of the Board Atty. Ricardo Romulo, and CEB CEO and President Lance Gokongwei.

“Today marks another milestone for Cebu Pacific, as we celebrate the introduction of the Airbus A330-300 into Cebu Pacific’s growing fleet.

Since we started international operations, our focus has always been to fly where Filipinos are. With our flights to Dubai, using this brand-new Airbus A330 aircraft, we can bring Global Filipinos home faster, not just to Manila but wherever they may be in the Philippines,” said Gokongwei.

CEB will operate direct daily flights between Manila and Dubai beginning October 7, 2013. CEB offers passengers fares that are up to 35% lower than other carriers.

The airline’s non-stop, direct Manila-Dubai service will be the fastest way to reach Manila and make same day connections with CEB’s extensive Philippine route network.

“We estimate over half a million Filipinos are working and living in the United Arab Emirates, and this figure is bound to increase in the future. When Cebu Pacific launches its long-haul services next month, it will be the first time a Philippine carrier lands in Dubai in 15 years. I hope that this will only inspire Cebu Pacific to remain committed to serving the Global Filipino community,” Vice President Jejomar Binay said.

Earlier this year, CEB announced its support to Global Runner Cesar Guarin, the first Filipino set to run the length of the globe. Guarin did its Middle Eastern leg last May and met Filipinos in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Jeddah among others.

On the maiden Dubai-Manila flight, CEB will also bring home “100 Lucky Juans,” as part of its initiative to bring home 100 Global Filipinos for free. The 100 Lucky Juans, whose length of stay in the Middle East without returning to the Philippines, at least a year, will be welcomed with a homecoming party upon their arrival from Dubai.

CEB’s 47-strong fleet is comprised of 10 Airbus A319, 27 Airbus A320, 2 Airbus A330 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. It is one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world.

Between 2013 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 15 more brand-new Airbus A320, 30 Airbus A321neo, and 4 Airbus A330 aircraft.

his insights on the favored industries and areas for growth.

UCPB is a universal bank providing products and services to corporations, private and government insti-

DA: P1.88 B utilized for agri infrastructure in Mindanao T

HE Department of Agriculture (DA) pours in P1.879 billion for various agricultural infrastructures to address the challenges of farm productivity in Mindanao.

DA through its special program in southern Philippines, the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) has spent the whole amount on hard-investments like the farm-tomarket roads, irrigations, potable water systems, and pre and post harvest facilities.

“The agricultural productivity of Mindanao has always been hampered by the lack of relevant infrastructure and we made sure that we are address such pressing problem within the resources entrusted to us,” MRDP Program Director Lealyn Ramos said.

MRDP is a five-year poverty alleviation initiative aimed at increasing farmer’s productivity in Mindanao. It is jointly funded by the World Bank, the national government and the local government.

Last year, WB has granted a two-year extension for the program to ensure the MRDP will deliver its expected projects by Decem-

[Sherwin B. Manual/ DAMRDP]

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

7.1 1st Qtr 2013

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

7.8 1st Qtr 2013

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

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

8. Interest Rates 4/

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

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

P 41.14 Apr 2013

12. Stocks Composite Index 6/

6,847.5 Mar 2013

13. Consumer Price Index 2006=100

132.8 Apr 2013

14. Headline Inflation Rate 2006=100

2.6 Apr 2013

15. Core Inflation Rate 2006=100

3.1 Apr 2013

16. Visitor Arrivals

418,108 Feb 2013

17. Underemployment Rate 7/

20.9% Jan 2013

18. Unemployment Rate 7/

7.1% Jan 2013

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

2013

2012

2011

40.67 40.73

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

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

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Nestle expands coffee production areas F

OOD giant Nestle Philippines is planning to develop the various upland farming areas in General Santos City and nearby Sarangani Province into production sites for high quality coffee varieties.

Jonathan Villaverde, Nestle’s area agronomist, said in a statement that they are presently exploring several upland villages in the city and parts of Sarangani to identify possible development sites for the coffee plantations.

He said they are also working on the development of a 50-hectare coffee demonstration farm here to jumpstart the project.

Through the demonstration farm, he said the company will initially test and assess the suitability of the potential coffee plantation areas.

“The entire process, from planting up to harvesting, takes around 18 months, depending on the external factors that may deter or hasten the cultivation of coffee,” Villaverde said.

If the output of the demonstration farm will meet or qual-

ify with the industry standards, he said the company will immediately proceed with the development of the plantation sites.

Nestle representatives recently presented their planned projects and plans to the provincial government of Sarangani in a visit to the office of Vice Governor Jinkee Pacquiao.

The company specifically introduced a proposal on coffee growing techniques and a community livelihood scheme for potential coffee planters.

They also met with City Mayor Ronnel Rivera here to present the initial plans and other details of the project.

The meeting was joined

by Nestle’s partner Corporate Holdings Management, Inc. (CHMI), which is financing the project.

Under the program, Villaverde said Nestle will train local planters or farmers regarding the proper cultivation or growing of coffee.

He said they will also open a contract growing, marketing and financing scheme for local farmers through the CHMI.

Villaverde said among the sites they are targeting for development in this city are agricultural areas in Barangay San Jose and the neighboring villages, where the soil substrate

was believed to be suitable for growing coffee.

“The area has vast available agricultural lands that could be developed into prime coffee plantations,” he added.[PNA]

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Globe Business PayrollCloud increases HR efficiency. Globe Business Head of IT-Enabled Services Group (IG) Jesus Romero recently introduced the company’s Globe Business PayrollCloud in Central Visayas at a corporate caravan in the region. He discussed the company’s highly-innovative web-based cloud solution, which addresses current challenges in human resource processing and how it serves as an effective means for organizations to streamline them. The event was highlighted with a hands-on session for HR administrators and payroll officers to demonstrate the convenience of the Globe Business PayrollCloud, compared to common manual processes or payroll processing software. With the actual

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Photographs and memories

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N this age of Instagram and “selfie”, photographs are a commonplace.

It used to be that photographs are only for those who go to studios, or where there’s a special occasion, or when there’s a photographer (also loosely called “spiku”, “kodaker” or “maniniyot”) in the park. Processed and printed, it takes a while to get a photograph.

Not these days. With digital cameras, DSLRs, and cellphone cameras, a photograph is just a touch away. Upload it to cyberspace (Instagram and Facebook) and the world gets to see those photographs. Gone are the old-fashioned thick and heavy photo albums and picture frames. You can frame those photos anyway you like so long as you have a photo editor app on your android phone or tablet.

So when President Aquino was found to have a photo of Jeanne Napoles, socialite daughter of alleged pork barrel fund scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles, everyone raised their eyebrows.

What is the President doing with this lady whose lavish lifestyle was photographed and uploaded on social media, raising furor from an angry Pinoy mob that led to the awakening against corruption in government through the abuse of

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“Are they friends?” That was the common question. Others say: “So they knew each other all along.”

Quickly, Malacanang made a reply. Expectedly, the Palace denied any connection or acquaintance. The President himself made the denial that he does not know Jeanne. It goes like the girl was rudely “disowned.” It was just a photograph and it happens everyday when people ask the President for a photograph.

Like a rock star, the President is someone everyone wants to have a photo taken with.

That’s true.

But let’s admit it. The President is the most difficult person to have a photo taken with. With all the presidential guards and the cordon sanitaire plus the protocol, it is not easy to get close to the President. So if Jeanne Napoles was able to squeeze in and squeak in with the President, it is either they knew her or the guards allowed her.

That picture paints a thousand words and interpretations.

It’s not easy to tell. But thanks for photo storage on cyberspace, it will now take a forgotten photograph for the President and his men to refresh their memory.

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Dauntless mediator

OME HOSTILE UNDERCURRENTS – For the first time in several months, representatives of the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) factions – DANECO-NEA and DANECO-CDA were talking again. The meeting and signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recently was a “cause for admiration,” declared Compostela Valley Governor Arturo T. Uy, chosen as chief mediator of the series of talks between the two parties.

The renewed negotiation was an achievement, according to the dauntless ComVal governor. Only months ago, the warring factions were lobbing, hurling invectives and bitter side comments at each other. And before that, both parties filed charges and countercharges, each claiming legal rights to manage and operate DANECO. The legal dispute, confusion and intense situation go on for quite some time until recently.

However, the two groups indicated lately they were willing to resume dialogues provided that the talks will focus not on legal questions. Through the interference of Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Carlos Joseph Petilla, the MOU produced one concrete decision. Per specific instructions of the Energy secretary, the MOU was an agreement that a “confirmatory referendum” shall be conducted to the members-consumers of DANECO on January 11.

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Under the deal, the NEA group shall be the collecting agency of DANECO which starts upon the signing of the MOU and pending the results of the referendum. The CDA group on the other hand will temporarily give way to DANECO-NEA and the right to collect electric power bills for the purpose of immediate payment of the firm’s outstanding obligations to its supplier to

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prevent disconnection of power supply.

“Relations between the two parties have been so poor for so long igniting confusion among consumers especially when paying their power bills considering both groups were similarly collecting payments,” says Gov. Uy. Although the agreement is temporary in nature, the parties agreed that the existing employees will be utilize by the NEA group for its operations except those personnel to be retained by DANECO-CDA in the performance of its mandated functions, duties and responsibilities as duly registered electric cooperative under RA 9520.

Furthermore, prior to the conduct of a referendum, DANECO-NEA shall honor all contracts and obligations entered into

by DANECO-CDA, and all communications, documents, signage’s and the likes shall only bear DANECO – minus CDA or NEA. Both parties are likewise warned to observe civility by not throwing black propaganda at each other to avoid creating another conflict. With the MOU in effect, Gov. Uy is now reasonably confident that both parties aren’t about to abandon their respective basic positions.

The big factor in improving the relation of the two parties that has given members-consumers guarantee was the intervention of Sec. Petilla and other local officials of the provinces of Compostela Valley and Davao del Norte, particularly Gov. Uy who has painstakingly assumed the role as

chief arbitrator. Helping to hold cross-party negotiations, the resolute ComVal governor’s main goal now is to stretch out the process, sit tight and watch how the transition takes place and unfolds over the next few months.

Still, there were other aggressive undercurrents. Keen and thoughtful observers or maybe plain critics of either the two parties cautions, progress they say will be slow as both sides find it hard to reach specific agreements. The harsh comments, as their wont – parties involved were extremely cautious about being drawn into discussions that touch on the issue of legality. Moreover, they noted despite signing a pact, both groups remain far from any real meeting of the minds. Indeed, it is understood that members-consumers of DANECO would be happy enough if the current situation were to continue indefinitely.

And the legal minds’ favored topic: the decision on who would eventually own the right to manage and operate DANECO – CDA or NEA? While members-consumers were still awaiting the results of the referendum, the brewing issue remained hanging on the balance and is a bugbear for the two provinces being served by DANECO. “Any development is seen as encouraging and people seem to care about it,” added Gov. Uy. In the meantime, local officials want to restrict topics to relatively low-level matters to avoid more confusion that would further aggravate the “unsettled” situation.

Gov. Uy emphasized that like gas products, electricity fuels the economic engine of the provinces of ComVal and Davao del Norte. Without this essential element, economic activities of the affected areas had a probability to remain in unworthy isolation from the rest of the Davao region. Maybe for so long.

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stealing our thunder or glory.

Skillfully managing flashpoints like these is imperative. Yet in the long run there aren’t a lot of shortcuts to consistent amity. Trade is the surest road. This is demonstrated not only by America’s experience with Britain, but also by France’s relationship with Germany and Japan’s with China.

Between 2009 and 2011, U.S. exports to Russia rose by 57 percent, ameliorating our negative balance of payments, while total U.S.-Russia trade increased more than 80 percent. Last year, Russia joined the World Trade Organization and signed an agreement with the U.S. to respect our intellectual property. We still buy far more than we sell, which means that Americans are excellent customers for Russians, who have a growing incentive to stay on our good side — providing that we don’t make it humiliating for them to do so.

This is the big story about U.S.-Russian relations, not Snowden, nor whether or not Putin cooperates with Obama, or any president, on each and every regional issue. That just ain’t gonna happen — and expecting it only makes foreign governments want to twist our tail harder.

Making frenemies with Putin

ETTER to swallow a little pride than a lot of grapeshot, Hamilton reckoned. As a consequence, British investors underwrote America’s industrialization over the course of the 19th century.

And then the United States stood at Britain’s side through two terrible world wars in the next.

The Cold War between Washington and Moscow ended barely 20 years ago.

Healing it means refusing to interpret minor differences as major ones. Our biggest beef with the former Soviet Union was its oppressive control of Eastern Europe, its threat to expand into Western Europe, and its nuclear-powered aim to “bury” the United States.

All that is gone. Russia is now getting the big things right in its foreign policy, and it’s on this that U.S. policymakers should focus. Russia’s goals and actions no longer require U.S. troops at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin. Putin’s cooperation on anything else is gravy.

In the words of Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters’ World War Two ditty, we need to “ac-centuate the positive, e-liminate the negative . . . and don’t mess with Mister In-between.”

BY ELIZABETH COBBS HOFFMAN

(Conclusion) We also shouldn’t be surprised that Russian leaders sometimes look for simple ways to salve national pride, considering the bruises with which they exited the Cold War. When Putin flaunts Russian independence by sheltering someone on our Most Wanted List — which he has a perfect right to do according to the customs of sovereignty — it makes no sense to let him get a rise out of us.

And on those occasions that he exercises constructive leadership — as he may have with his following up on Secretary of State John Kerry’s offhand remark about Syria’s chemical weapons — we ought to applaud as loudly as if the gesture came from Germany or Japan, other onetime enemies. If Putin actually convinces Syria to stand down and place chemical weapons under international control, Americans should be the first to compliment Russia and the last to complain about anyone

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Loss of Pork, loss of rights?

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(Conclusion)

HAT is the proposal to realign the PDAF? Evardone clarified that the kind of infrastructure projects lawmakers could push would be severely limited. “We will limit the menu to projects less prone to corruption, such as the concreting of roads and multipurpose buildings. We won’t allow the graveling of roads or dredging projects” – giving less discretion on the part of lawmakers and making it easy to monitor. No matter how limited, that is still the pork barrel in spirit and action.

It is the function of lawmakers to legislate development projects within their districts with national funding. But this must be done after consultations with the people and the local governments.

The lawmakers and the local governments have the same constituency. Such projects must have no partisan political color. The lawmakers’ role is legislation; that of the local governments and the people is monitoring the implementation. That will eliminate corruption – the truly Matuwid na Daan.

The prerogative of lawmakers to sponsor “hard project” and “soft project” is the function of the executive branch ceded to the legislative with discretionary powers and funding for giveand-take political co-existence. The pork barrel is a twin-gun, one gun pointed to the legislative, the other to the executive – Congress: Give us the pork barrel or we will not cooperate; the President: cooperate or I will not release your pork barrel. Is the pork barrel system really for the poor as claimed?

The lip-service concern of the lawmakers for the poor people should be better taken care of with the abolition of PDAF – the “hard project” aspect returned to the line agencies, mostly to the Department of Public Works and Highways; the “soft project” aspect turned into programs to complement or supplement already existing programs and powers within the functions of the national and local government executives.

To clarify further: The soft project aspect of PDAF has the long-term, emergency, and dole out scopes. The long-term, like educational and health benefits, can be legislated into ad hoc programs and attached to pertinent government agencies. The emergency, like giving assistance to disaster victims can enhance the functions already exercised by the President and local government executives. The dole out, like money for funerals, fare of stranded travelers, etc., is the burden of the lawmakers; they must use their own personal funds if they want to play Santa Claus to boost their reelection.

To reiterate: Ceding development prerogatives of the executive to the legislative for political give-and-take expediency is anomalous. Abolishing the PDAF and the pork barrel system does not remove the right to legislate of the lawmakers; neither does it diminish their right under the power of the purse doctrine to have the final say on the national budget proposed by the executive. Dispensing PDAF money is not contemplated in the power of the purse doctrine. The lawmakers do not lose any right with the abolition of PDAF. The right of the poor and the unfortunate to assistance is already being taken care of under laws and programs within the functions of the national and local government executives. If flaws in these laws and programs depriving the poor of necessary assistance are the reason for the pork barrel system, the lawmakers should correct the flaws by legislation instead of usurping executive functions. If they do, the right of the poor to assistance will be enhanced, not lost.

Under no pretension or circumstance will any right be lost with the abolition of the PDAF and the pork barrel system.

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Based on the affidavit of the complainant, on September 9, Jardinel, a drag racing driver, invited her to see a movie. The two reportedly met at a recent drag racing event at the Speed City inside the sprawling Riverfront Corporate City in Maa Diversion Road.

After the movie, Jardinel and the complainant reportedly went to a KTV bar and at around 4:00 pm, they had a drinking session at the Jade by the Sea Restobar. At 6:15, the victim asked Jardinel to deliver her home because she was drunk. According to her, she could

not remember how she was able to get inside the room where the suspect molested her despite her protest.

She reportedly begged for Jardinel to stop but instead, she was told by the suspect that he will do it another time.

When she managed to leave the room, she asked for assistance from the staff of the hotel-restobar establishment but Jardinel is nowhere to be found. The staff called for police assistance and she was endorsed at Talomo police station to file complaint against Jardinel .

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ero, police women’s desk officer of Talomo Police Station, told Edge Davao in an interview that the victim has been traumatized by the incident.

Talomo Police Station commander Julius Silagan said they arrested the suspect on September 10 and detained him until yesterday’s filing of affidavit-complaint.

“It was not established that the complainant and the suspect are lovers,” Silagan said.

The Edge Davao tried to seek comment from the suspect yesterday but he was asleep and reportedly requested not to be disturbed.

R. Rosales, together with Braulio E. Dujali and officers from the municipal police station conducted the buy bust operation.

The suspect is temporarily detained at the Davao City Police Office detention facility while the seized suspected illegal drugs were sub-

mitted to the regional laboratory of PDEA 11 for examination.

The councilor will face charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

The maximum penalty for the violation by a public official includes absolute perpetual disqualifi-

cation from any public office found guilty.

In a press release, PDEA 11, warned government officials saying, “this serves as a warning to those government officials and government employees engaged in illegal drug activities that no one is above the law.”

friends.

Bureau of Customs (BOC) 11 district collector Edward James Dy Buco said, everyone wants to have a picture with +the President. It does not prove that the he really knows her.

He said, “I have one (picture) myself, and the President doesn’t know me at all.”

According to Davao City sports coordinator William “Butch” Ramirez, “it’s part of a nation’s journey to seek honest governance and honest leaders.”

He said, “the incumbent and the opposition are politicians whose interests are personal or for a certain group, it’s not in

the interest of the people.”

Congressman Bebot Bello said, “My calculation is PNoy will listen to his boss (the people)!”

Davao City police chief Ronald dela Rosa, however, did not seem affected one way or the other, saying only, “wala lang”. EJF

Rio Hondo.

Last Monday, around 300 members of the MNLF faction of Misuari infiltrated the five Zamboanga City barangays and took around 200 civilians as hostages.

As of press time, government authorities estimated the civilians still being held by Misuari’s followers at 160 to 180 persons.

The incident has so

far resulted in the killing of four individuals –a policeman, a Navy man and two civilians.

Roxas said that rebel snipers are also shooting at fire-fighters responding to a fire that erupted at the Zamboanga State College of Marine Science and Technology since Wednesday. The area remains on fire. ” Yung ating mga bumbero ay nandyan

rumesponde subalit naputukan sila kaya alanganin ang kanilang pagpasok para matigil itong sunog na ito.

Yung security forces ay nandyan at sinisikap na ma-clear ang area para makapasok ang mga bumbero. Talagang pinapangambahan natin na kung hindi makapasok ang mga bumbero ay matutupok itong lugar na ito,” said Roxas. [PNA]

address the needs of the school where she is assigned, then she will have the courage to constantly persist and send requests to higher ups until the request is finally granted,” she said, adding if it is stated in the Enhanced Based Information System (EBIS), then it can also be made possible.

Ms Magno said she made sure that a new building woulf be built to

replace the old building which has become hazardous to those using it.

Magno said the bew building will have up to date facilities making it more conducive to learning for students.

She expressed gratitude to the DepEd, especially Dr. Helen Paguican, division supervisor for Davao City, for their immediate response to her request.

“Because of them, the students will now have a truly learning-conducive environment where their needs for excellent education can finally be answered,” said the principal.

Magno has served as the principal of the school since August 2012 after serving as principal of Catalunan Pequeño National High School for nine years.

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HE United Nations on Thursday said it is ready to provide assistance to the thousands of civilians who were displaced by the armed hostilities between Muslim rebels and government forces in Zamboanga City.

At least 15,000 people were affected by the skirmishes that started Monday when Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) forces, belonging to the faction of the group’s founding chairman Nur Misuari, attacked Zamboanga City and took dozens of hostages over allegations that the Philippine government terminated an earlier peace pact.“The United Nations stands ready to support the Government of the Philippines in its efforts to provide humanitarian assistance and to alleviate the humanitarian needs of the civilian population affected by the armed clash-

es in the City of Zamboanga,” U.N. resident coordinator Luiza Carvalho said in a statement.

In one of the worst humanitarian crisis to hit Mindanao in recent years, thousands of residents have fled their homes and took shelter in evacuation centers in a gymnasium and schools amid the violence. Food supply, according to reports, is running low.

The MNLF used to be the largest Muslim rebel group seeking a separate state in Mindanao until it dropped secessionist demand and settled for limited autonomy under a signed agreement in 1996.

However, many of its guerillas held on to their firearms and periodically staged rebellions in the past, complaining the government has reneged on its promise to fully develop impoverished Muslim re-

gions.

Its leader, Misuari, has not surfaced since the attempted siege of Zamboanga four days ago, but is very vocal on his opposition to the crafting of a peace deal by the government with the currently dominant Muslim rebel group, Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

As fighting continues, Carvalho called on all parties involved “to respect and protect the rights of the civilian population, provide special attention to women and children and avoid unnecessary human suffering by reaching agreement to end the standoff.”

“The United Nations Country Team calls for an immediate end to the violence, deeply regrets the loss of innocent civilian lives, and calls for safe passage of civilians caught in the cross fire,” she said.

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required standards for export,” he said.

Japan is the leading importer of banana from the region. Other importers are China, Korea, New Zealand, Australia, the United States of America and countries in the Middle East are becoming huge importers of banana from the region.

In the Panabo City council, Bangoy, being the chairman of the committee on agriculture, said they will not ban aerial spraying in the city since 70% of Panabo’s economy is from the banana industry.

Central Tadeco

Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi Purpose Cooperative (CTARBEMPCO) head Romeo Manuel said, “if aerial spraying is banned in favor of manual spraying there would only be a small area covered.”

One cycle of aerial spraying can cover up to 7,000 hectares, he said, adding that he has been exposed to aerial spraying for 13 years, and so far there have been no side effects.

“We use fungicide, not insecticide, insecticide is the one they should worry about, because it is hazardous,” he said, adding those who want to ban

aerial spraying are pushing for organic farming, which is more expensive and will not suffice.

He believes that those pushing for the ban are being paid by large international companies selling organic farming products.

According to records from the Pilipino banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA), they have some 53,000 hectares of bananas grown by their 28 regular members and three special members, 36,508 hectares of which are in region 11.

Operations Officers III (COO III), are relieved of their assignments effective September 13, 2013; the second batch covers all Chief Customs Operations Officers and Customs Operations Officers V (COO V) and revokes their designations by September 15, 2013; while all other officials and employees are relieved of their designations by September 17, 2013. All officials and employees who are affected by the CPO have ten (10) days to report to their permanent units. By September 27, 2013, all employees of the BOC should be back

at their respective permanent positions.

Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henares, Chairperson of the DOF Revenue Cluster, explained that the purpose of the Customs Personnel Order is for the DOF and BOC to take stock of the existing human resource of the Bureau of Customs and assess how best to move forward with the much-needed reforms at the agency.

The move was made at the suggestion of Comm. Biazon and with the endorsement of the Revenue Cluster of the Department of Finance.

“It is integral that

we have a clear picture of the plantilla at the Bureau of Customs to streamline operations, eliminate redundant functions and prevent crossing of jurisdictional boundaries,” said Comm. Henares.

The Department of Finance and the Revenue Agencies are committed to carrying-out sustainable reforms at the Bureau of Customs to institutionalize integrity in the agency and its personnel, rebuild credibility, curb smuggling in all forms and plug the loopholes that create lost revenues for the government. [PNA]

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Northpoint tops four features of a profitable investment property W

HEN investing in real estate, there is a lot of research and decision-making involved. If you’re shopping around for a condo as a rental property, consider four major items that can potentially make or break your investment, and pit these against the benchmark for the most attractive real estate investment in the region—Northpoint, the landmark condo development of Vista Residences in Davao.

1 Homeowners Association. There are a lot of benefits from

having a homeowners association.

It takes away the worry over property maintenance from unit owners. They don’t have to worry about landscaping, roof repairs or exterior painting. They only have to expend their time, energy, and budget on the interior of their own condo unit.

Association fees cover the exterior of the property, which normally requires more extensive work and cost. It also covers upkeep of the clubhouse, fitness gym, driveways, parking, basement,

laundry area, and other common areas in the property. The guarantee of consistent care and proper maintenance translates to a much higher resale value for the condo property.

Northpoint takes these services a notch higher by having a professional property management team take care of property maintenance for the homeowners association.

Not only that, the property management team even takes care of the homeowners association itself, ensuring it is functioning

well and that the social environment among homeowners is healthy and strong.

2 - Progressive Neighborhood.

The look and reputation of the immediate environs of a rental property count.

No investor will want to buy real estate in an area with a bad name or, worse, is known as a hot spot for criminal activity.

The surrounding vicinity with a progressive look and signs of growth are indications that the neighbourhood is a good place to invest in real

estate.

Located at the junction of Buhangin Road and JP Laurel Avenue in Bajada, Northpoint is at the center of the growth area of north Davao. As such, it is situated in the progressive part of the city where real estate is booming, with new hotels, malls, BPO parks, modern office buildings, and commercial centers on the rise.

The neighbourhood inside Northpoint itself is a diverse mix of professionals, successful businessmen, urbanites, expats, corporate executives, as well as the wellheeled and the sophisticated set—certainly pleasant to have as neighbors and friends.

3 - Flood-proof. With flooding occurring in Davao City after a heavy downpour, it pays to locate your real estate investment on elevated land. Northpoint is nestled on undulating land that stretches toward Buhangin, an area higher than most parts of the city. The condo property is also filled with preserved olden Acacia trees, profuse shrubbery, and hundreds of imported Caribbean pine trees that can withstand the hardest of downpours and absorb and control surface runoffs.

4 – Value-added Services. A condo development that gives post-sale,

value-added services to unit owners is an ideal property to invest in.

While other developers may leave the homeowners to their devices after the condo purchase has been made, there are those that continue to maintain their presence by continually providing services to make life more enjoyable and convenient to unit owners.

Northpoint does exactly that with amenities such as the shuttle service for its residents around the condo property and to the gates. To ensure the community is clean and safe, it has instituted a waste management system that ensures segregation and proper waste disposal.

Northpoint condo investors will find all these as bonus points for their rental condo, making it more attractive to prospective renters.

But what they can appreciate most is the tenant selection and rental collection that can be done for them, taking away the effort and stress of trying to find takers for their condo units.

For more information on these services, call or visit Camella offices at Delgar Bldg., JP Laurel Avenue, Bajada, telephone 295-3973, or go to http://www.camella. com.ph/, like “Camella Official” on Facebook and follow “@CamellaOfficial” on Twitter.

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RECORD FIELD. Last year’s run had around 12,000 runners.

HE 37th National Milo Marathon is set to take center stage once again on October 13, 2013, Sunday 4:30am beginning and ending at Roxas Avenue.

For years, the National MILO® Marathon has been the biggest running event in the country. This year, it will hold its biggest advocacy campaign to date. Ten thousand more MILO® running shoes will be given to underprivileged children in 2013. That’s more than twice as much as MILO® gave away in 2012.

Same as last year, for every runner who joins the National MILO®Marathon, a portion of the registration fee will be allotted to the advocacy. And the money raised will be used to produce running shoes that will be donated to different public schools selected by the Department of Education in the areas where the 36th National MILO®Marathon will be held.

All these efforts are in line with the commitment of MILO® to build a nation of champions. Because MILO® believes that MILO® is not just giving away running shoes, but also providing these kids

with something they can wear to be champions not just in sports, not just in school, but also in life.

For the Davao leg, 14,000 runners are expected to participate in the country’s biggest, longest and most prestigious running event which will feature the following categories: 3K Kiddies Run, 5K Fun Run, 10K run and the centerpiece 21K Half-Marathon.

Complementing these are other side events like the Cheerdance competition, Inter-School running competition and the biggest delegation.

Registration fees are as follows: P75.00 for the 3K kiddie runand the 5K fun run for students, P100.00 for the 5K Adult,P500.00 for the 10K and P600.0021K Half Marathon. Interested parties are advised to bring an empty Milo 300-grampack upon registration.

Registration is on a “first come, first served” basis.

Registration is ongoing at the Adidas GaisanoMall, 1:30 – 6:30pm daily except Sundays.

For inquiries, please call Vantage Sports Promotions at tel. no. 296-1300 or mobile no. 09215949303.

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HE future of Philippine boxing is here.

ALA Promotions and ABS-CBN is proud to present the long-awaited boxing telecast of IDOL Boxing Series. ABS-CBN’s sister network Studio 23 will carry its nationwide TV airing on Saturday, September 14, 11:30 am -1:30 pm. The 2-hour long telecast — dubbed “IDOL 1: Philippines Vs Indonesia— is a co-production between Asia’s premier boxing promotional outfit ALA Promotions and Studio 23.

“This show will serve as a vehicle for young fighters to make a name for themselves and for the boxing fans to watch and pick their IDOLS”, said ALA Promotions President and CEO Michael Aldeguer during the IDOL press launch last August 8, 2013.

With six programs already lined-up, IDOL Boxing Series will not just sustain high-caliber fight cards but also give exposure to the less known yet highly talented boxers from all over the Philippines.

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HO will become the 2013 National MotoROC Cham-

pion?

The regional qualifications are done, the teams are ready and the stage is set for the Grand Finals of the 2013 Shell Advance National Motorcycle Race of Champions.

After regional races in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, the winners will battle it out in Manila to reveal this year’s National MotoROC champion. The overall champion will be going to the 2013 Moto GP in Sepang, Malaysia and get a once in a lifetime opportunity to see first-hand

how it is to be on the very top of the motorcycle racing world and mingle with their idols.

“So come to the Aseana City near the Mall of Asia on September 21, 2013 and be part of a historical event in the country’s racing scene where we will see legends born, talents discovered and dreams fulfilled,” said organizer Leslie Torio.

The 2013 National Motorcycle Race of Champions is backed up by Shell Advance in partnership with Malaysian Tourism, AirAsia, Maico Buncio Foundation, Red Rock Travel, Spyder, Von Dutch, Kawasaki Motors Philippines and Foton.

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Patti-fied!

By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO njb@edgedavao.net

Photos by Lean Daval Jr.

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ATTI Austin, the iconic American R&B, pop and jazz singer-came, saw and conquered the hearts of Dabawenyos.

Add one more to that—she changed the perception of Dabawenyos towards music legends.

Okay, here’s a quirky bit from Davao’s concert crowd—the great singers of the past decades who came to Davao did not quite leave an impact. Some of them not even a shadow of their old self. And not even all too endearing.

So when the Patti Austin concert was promoted, it

did not make an immediate splash.

Thanks to a duet with Lea Salonga on The Voice last Sunday, Davao’s concert crowd all of a sudden scampered for tickets. And not minding the Zamboanga City imbroglio, Patti Austin came for her show at the SMX Convention Center.

The organizers—Ovation Productions—must have predicted a not so sizeable crowd so they prepared for 1,500 seats. When the crowd started to make their way into the SMX, Ovation’s Vincent Tupas had to call his crew to add seats.

The highly-appreciative crowd was not disappointed when Patti Austin took to the floor and belted her hits from the past--Say You Love Me, In My Life, If I Believed, How do You Keep the Music Playing, and Baby, Come to Me—among a bunch of songs that had the crowd stomping their feet and signing along.

Patti was a good sport.

Her powerful voice and variety defy her 63 summers—more than five decades of which were spent in the music industry where she made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four

and had a contract with RCA Records when she was five.

Patti gave in to the crowd who asked for an encore. Her energy that night was simply on the optimum, accommodating a select bunch of fans including this writer for a postconcert meet and greet at her holding room.

For two hours (never mind the 15-minute delay), Patti changed the mindset of Dabawenyos on singing legends. Definitely, Patti is no has-been.

At 63, she can still hold our breaths.

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SM Lanang Premier unveils the biggest exhibit of chinese paintings in Davao City ON September 14, 2013, the metro’s premier shopping hub, SM Lanang Premier, launches yet another world-class exhibition to Davao City – the Chan Lim Family of Artists and Students’ Exhibit of Chinese and Western Paintings – set to be the largest ever showcase of its kind.

SM Lanang Premier will house a total of 264 Chinese artworks done in lanterns and fans by 34 artists from September 14 to 29. The grandest show in terms of the number of artworks and participating artists, the exhibit will include two giant fans, at 4 feet high and 8 feet wide, which will feature interaction painting by the artists.

The event is co-presented by Park Inn by Radisson, Dynamic Youth and Davao Fil-Chi Cultural Foundation.

Davaoeños and tourists are invited to witness and appreciate this 16-day unique art exhibition.

They will be provided the oppor tunity to experience what it is like to walk through a beautiful, serene Chinese garden as the Atrium becomes a setting for a Chinese bridge, pagoda and other visual attractions.

Aside from the exhibit, a free Chinese Painting Workshop for 350 participants will be held on September 14.

Come and witness this one-of-a-kind Chinese art show at SM Lanang Premier! Check out SM Lanang Premier on Facebook and follow @SMLanangPremier on Twitter for news and event updates.

Globe puts up Libreng Tawag Station in Zamboanga GLOBE TELECOM set up a Libreng Tawag station in Zamboanga City on September 10 in response to the clashes that swept four barangays in the city on September 9.

The Libreng Tawag station is located at the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex, an evacuation center in Barangay San Jose Cawa-Cawa currently housing 5,000 people or 800 families. Globe Telecom will be setting up four more Libreng Tawag stations over the next week in various evacuation centers and mobile hospitals, starting tomorrow at the Western Mindanao State University gym, where patients of Zamboanga General Hospital are temporarily evacuated.

Through these stations, evacuees can text and make local calls to all networks, as well as international calls, all for free. OIC for Globe Corporate Social Responsibility Fernando Esguerra says, “We are closely monitoring the situation in Zamboanga to determine other areas that need immediate assistance.”

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MTV EXIT to hold film screenings and Davao Roadshow concert MTV EXIT in partnership with DAKILA, Film Development Council of the Philippines and SMART Prepaid invite you to a free film screening on September 19, composed of two screening sessions at 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm at the Cinematheque Davao featuring three MTV EXIT films: Intersection, Enslaved and the Philippine premiere of Butterfly a Korean drama.

This event is supported by the Australian Government’s Agency for International Development (AusAID), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The 5:30 pm screening shall feature two short films.

Intersection (25 minutes) In early 2009, MTV EXIT completed its first animated film. Intersection is a stark, stylish, and high quality Anime (Japanese-style animation) that provides a hard-hitting look at human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Asia. It is a riveting story told from the perspectives of five individuals who all play a part in the trafficking chain: the vic-

tim, the trafficker, the mamasan (brothel owner), the brothel client and an undercover cop. The halfhour film features the voices of film star Anne Curtis Smith, Dingdong Dantes, Ely Buendia and many other local artists for other Asian language versions. Intersection was produced by Korean animation studio, JM Animation the award-winning studio behind the highlyacclaimed, visually haunting Wonderful Days (Sky Blue). The soundtrack features music by UK

rock band, Radiohead and Thievery Corporation. Other than Tagalog, Intersection is available in the following languages: Mandarin Chinese, English (two versions), Japanese, Korean, Khmer, Lao,

Tetum, Thai, Bahasa and Vietnamese.

The film was selected to receive Best International Human Rights Short at the 2009 Artivist Film Festival.

Enslaved (25 minutes) The Filipino version of Enslaved is hosted by Dingdong Dantes. The documentary gives the audiences a real and rare glimpse into human trafficking and exploitation in the Philippines, telling stories of human trafficking survivors and highlighting what everyone can do

to help end this horrific crime. The documentary premiered on GMA NEWS TV Channel 11 in November 2011.

The 7:30 pm screening shall feature Butterfly (80 minutes).

Produced in South Korea by MTV EXIT, Butterfly is an original 3-part drama series of interweaving stories that highlight different aspects of human trafficking, with the common aim of raising awareness to the issue of modern day slavery.

For this project MTV EXIT has partnered with well-known and revered Korean Drama Director Mr. Jun Ki Sung, working alongside Executive Producer Mr Hyun-Good Shin as well as popular

Korean actors. Over the past 10 years this duo have produced some of Korea’s most popular TV dramas, which have been seen across the world.

The three interconnected stories (Rose, Hwaja, and Butterfly) deal with three different aspects of human trafficking: in Rose Jang Mi is forced into sex work after being lured from her village with the promise of making her name as an actress; in Hwaja the protagonist is sold into slavery under the pretence of a well paid domestic job; and Jin Young in Butterfly is abducted outside his family home by a child trafficking ring.

After the film screening, MTV EXIT will hold the MTV EXIT ROADSHOW Davao City leg, a free public concert on Saturday September 21st, at the Matina Town Square featuring Franco and local artists; Lost Tribe, Maan Chua, Anne Mendoza, Umbro, South Breed & Lucas. Doors open at 5:30pm.

To know more about the MTV ROADSHOW Davao you may follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ MTVEXITPhilippines.

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The ultimate raketera challenge in ‘Taste Buddies’ THIS WEEK in Taste Buddies, Solenn Heussaff, Isabelle Daza plus Kylie Padilla, have some ideas for a sideline aka “raket” to earn extra income.

Plus Solenn and Belle will vie for the coveted title of the season- the Ultimate Raketera Award!

They have to endure a series of challenges: Trip sa Jeep, Flower Power and Kiosk Ko Po at the Market Market mall in Taguig.

In the Flower Power challenge, the girls put their creativity to the test and mix and match those lovely blooms for a mesmerizing floral arrangement which they then have to try and sell.They get to know the easy techniques in making luscious fast-food best sellers from Chicken Deli,

Inengs, and Isdang Pulo and taste the simple joys of comfort food.They try to fill up a jeepney as a barker for some extra pesos in the Trip sa Jeep Challenge and then go hunting for elusive regional delicacies like

Suman and Uraro in the Kiosk Ko Po Challenge!

In the end, there can only be one Ultimate Raketera! Can you guess who that might be? Find out in Taste Buddies this Saturday, 5:40pm on GMA News TV.

Juday: ABS-CBN will always be my first choice ACTRESS Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo puts an end to speculations that she is transferring to another network as she renewed her contract with ABS-CBN this Wednesday (September 11) afternoon.

“Regarding talks about possible offers from the other networks, we were willing to listen. But since I am a Kapamilya, I can’t deny the fact that ABSCBN will always be my first option,” Juday said after signing a two-year contract.

She also confirmed that she will be hosting the newest Kapamilya game show, “Bet On Your Baby.”

“It’s a reality game show for toddlers with

(L-R) TV production head Laurenti Dyogi, broadcast head Cory Vidanes, Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo, president and CEO Charo Santos-Concio, and talent manager Alfie Lorenzo. ages two to three and a half years old. I am very excited that from drama, ABS-CBN gave me the chance to host a game show,” she said.

Present during the signing were (L-R) ABS-

COCO MARTIN NAMED ‘MOST INFLUENTIAL ENDORSER.’ Drama King and “Juan dela Cruz” lead star Coco Martin was recently hailed as one of the ‘Most Influential Endorsers of Year’ in the 3rd EdukCircle TV Awards. Also awarded with the same recognition are Coco’s fellow ABS-CBN stars namely, Kris Aquino, Boy Abunda, Carmina Villaroel, and Anne Curtis.

Meanwhile, Coco’s character in “Juan dela Cruz” is set to face a new battle now that Peru-ha (Diana Zubiri) is doing everything to conquer the worlds of other mythical creatures. How will Juan (Coco) be able to stop Peru-ha’s evil plans now that even his very own father Samuel (Albert Martinez) is treating him as an enemy? Don’t miss the exciting adventures of Philippine television’s favorite superhero “Juan dela Cruz” weeknights after “TV Patrol” on ABS-CBN’s Primetime Bida. For more updates follow @JUANDELACRUZ_TV on Twitter or “like” its official Facebook fanpage http://www.facebook.com/ JuanDelaCruz.TV.

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TV5 does weekend primetime better with eight exciting new shows THIS SEPTEMBER, TV5 launches eight exciting programs for their new weekend primetime block as they set to conquer weekend television programming once again.

Starting on Saturday, September 14 at 6 o’ clock in the evening, a new showbiz talk show, Showbiz Police, hosted

by Cristy Fermin, Direk Joey Reyes, Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez and Raymond Gutierrez will arrest the latest showbiz controversies and provide in-depth analysis to the most talked about personalities in and out of the entertainment industry. At 7:00 pm, Ogie Alcasid and Gelli de Belen, the original gagsters from Tropang Trumpo return to the original home of gag shows. Joined by Edgar Allan Guzman, Empoy, Valeen Montenegro, Alwyn Uytingco, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Eula Caballero, Ritz Azul and the top scholars from Artista Academy, Tropa Mo Ko UNLI is your newest and wackiest Saturday night barkada. At 8:00 pm, sing your heart out as you go against larger than life challenges in the the popular US game show, Killer Karaoke and at 9:00 pm, end your Saturday night with a party hosted by the one and only funny man, Edu Manzano, in his late night comedy talk show, What’s Up Doods?

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GREEN GANG. De La Salle University’s Abby Maraño, Mika Reyes, Ara Galang and Kim Fajardo.

Below, Dabawenya Mayette Zapanta of Adamson University will be suiting up for the Manila All Stars.

WOMEN POWER De La Salle belles take on Manila All-Stars at USEP T

HIS is how it looks like on the floor on Saturday: Fille Cainglet setting up Jaja Santiago and Jen Reyes digging on the floor for saves. On the other end, Aby Marano and the rest of the La Salle Lady Spikers pounce on with classic La Salle intensity.

You would not want to miss that moment— women power at its fiercest best.

That much-anticipated showdown happens tomorrow (Saturday, Sept.

14) when the country’s finest women volleyball players strut their wares in Davao City against de-

fending UAAP champion De La Salle University in an exhibition match for charity at the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) Gym. The match is aimed at raising funds for the Balay sa Adunay Pangandoy Youth Rehabilitation Center in Panacan.

“It’s going to be a full house. All seats are taken.

That’s how popular the game of volleyball has become,” said Tan in yesterday’s DSA Sports Forum at Dexter’s Pizza Stadium.

The Manila All-Stars will be bannered by crowd darling Fille Canglet of Ateneo de Manila,

Shakey’s Girls V League elims reset T

EN teams from all over Mindanao will be contesting the lone spot to the Shakey’s Girls V League Season 11 when the Mindanao qualifiers is held on October (not September as originally scheduled) at the Philippine Women’s College Gym. Abert Bernan, SGVL Mindanao Leg coordinator, yesterday announced during the weekly Davao

Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at Dexter’s Pizza Stadium the holding of the event to be handled

by Balibolista de Dabaw headed by president Eric Lim. The event is sanctioned by the Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF).

“We are excited to once again host this event which is the breeding ground for future volleyball stars of the land,” said Bernan.

Jaja Santiago of National University, Davao’s very own Mayet Zapanta of Adamson University, Jen Reyes of National University, Ruby de Leon of National University, Sue Roces of Ateneo, Stephanie Mercado and Chat Cruz of De La Salle University.

Tan said they are awaiting the confirmation of FEU star Rachel Ann Daquis until yesterday afternoon. “Rachel has just arrived from Germany but we are awaiting confirmation if she can come,” Tan said.

Aside from Marano, the Lady Archers will have Mica Reyes, Vic-

toria Galang, Desiree Cheng and Maria Mikaela Esperanza. The DLSU Lady Spikers will be in full complement with a 22-man contingent coming over for the charity event.

The two teams will be arriving today and will have a motorcade in the afternoon before proceeding to SM City Davao for a meet and greet. After which, the DLSU squad will conduct a clinic for selected high school players.

DLSU and the All Stars will also play the Davao City Selection and Jose Maria College. (NJB)

DSA FORUM. Kenneth Tan and Abet Bernan promote the DLSU-Manila All Stars Volleyball with Jun Paholio of Davao Sports Consumer Coop during the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum yesterday at Dexter’s Pizza Stadium. Lean Daval Jr.

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Ateneo sweeps DACS bootfest A

TENEO de Davao University dominated the football events in the 2013 Davao Association of Catholic Schools (DACS) Sportsfest by ruling both the Elementary and High School divisions at the Tionko grounds.

The Ateneo Blue Knights first routed St. Paul College, 8-0 before blanking Holy Cross College of Calinan, 4-0 to win the elementary division.

Ateneo crushed the Philippine Women’s College, 8-1 in the finals of the high school division.

Ateneo earlier won against Assumption College of Davao (110), Holy Cross College of Calinan (9-0) and PWC (6-0) in the elimination round.

Ateneo then demolished University of Immaculate Conception, 10-0 in the semi-finals.

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Teen Azkals bow to Singapore

HE Philippine national Under-19 football team yielded its second straight match after falling to Singapore, 3-1, in the ASEAN Football Federation U-19 Championship on Wednesday at the Gelora

Delta Sidoarjo Olympic Stadium in Indonesia.

The Teen Azkals stared at a 2-nil halftime deficit after Mahathir Azeman and skipper Jeffery Adam Lightfoot of Singapore scored at the 29th and 44th minutes.

The Singaporeans continued their dominance when Muhammad Hazim Faiz Hassan made a goal at the 74th minute. The Teen Azkals avoided a goalless result after Nikko Benedicto scored in injury time.

BROTHERS ACT. Jasper Rex Lim (left), the youngest among the three brothers playing football for the champion Ateneo de Davao University in action during a game against St. Paul College in the boys elementary division of the Davao Association of Catholic Schools (DACS) Sportsfest. His elder brothers Jonathan Ryan (right) and Joshua Royce both played for the ADDU high school team, which also emerged champion.