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UNUSUAL GUARD. A dog is seen standing atop a concrete wall in the deserted portion of the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Madapo Hills in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

ABC president race on 4 former councilors elected barangay captains

By Emilord P. Castromayor and EJ dominiC FErnandEz

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HE RANKS of Davao City’s 182 barangay governments can be considered powerhouse considering that four former members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod have been elected barangay captain in last Monday’s election.

They are former councilors Wilberto E. Al-ag of barangay Bangkas Heights in the 3rd District; Angela “Angging” Librado-Trinidad of barangay Matina Crossing in the 1st District; Arnolfo Ricardo B. Cabling of barangay Ilang and Dante L. Apostol of barangay Panacan, both in the 2nd

District.

Al-ag had been a consistent topnotcher during past races for councilor in his legislative district. Alag once ran for congressman but lost in the 3rd district. He is an incumbent barangay captain who ran for reelection in last Monday’s electorial exercise. His younger brother, Bernard Al-ag, is an incumbent city councilor of the 3rd district, in his second term.

Aside from Wilberto, two other Al-ags won in last barangay elections last Monday. They are Elizabeth, who replaced her husband, Toril Po-

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HIGHER REVENUE. Freshly-cut flowers from plantations in Calinan, Davao City are sorted out and displayed by a florist in Bankerohan Public Market yesterday. Revenue of cut flower industry is expected to increase during this time of the year when majority of Filipinos pay respect to their departed loved ones. Lean Daval Jr.

blacion barangay captain Wilmar, another brother of Wilberto and Bernie.

However, another winner for barangay captain, Cris Al-ag Pecasion of Manam-

bulan, is not a relative, Wilberto said.

Angging Librado-Trin-

idad, a militant human rights lawyer, had consistently occupied the top

2 THE BIG NEWS Cops hunt butcher for killing man, 54 EDGEDAVAO

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54-year-old man was stabbed to death by a butcher without any reason inside a videoke bar on October 30, Wednesday evening on Sulpicio Road, Km. 10, Sasa.

Police Inspector Merlito Tubog of the Sasa police station identified the victim, ****as Godofredo Barlomento, a stripper of Sulpicio lines, a resident of Tibungco, sustained a stab wound in his chest. The victim was found lifeless in the waiting shed with the knife still stuck in his body.

The suspect was identified as Christopher Sal, alias ‘Joncats’, 37, butcher and a resident of Purok 8, Dona Salud, Sasa. He is at-large.

The victim’s body was found on Thursday early

morning after a concerned citizen who reported to the police.

Police said Sal and his friends were having a drinking spree inside a videoke bar around 10:30 p.m. while the victim was sleeping with his head down on the table. The suspect elbowed Barlomento who promptly got an empty bottle of beer and hit Sal with it. Sal pulled out a knife, stabbed Barlomentp and hastily left the bar.

Barlomento staggered out of the bar to seek help but died in the waiting shed.

Police are looking for Sal and are set to file appropriate charges against him. Said P01 Richie Coa, investigator. [EPC]

P118 M to improve Davao’s Sasa port

By EJ dominiC FErnandEz

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ejf@edgedavao.net

y 2014, people will see and experieDacaince a more improved Philippine Ports Authority, at the Sasa port.

Improvements are on-going in the Philippine Ports Authority Port District Office-Southern Mindanao (PPA PDO-SoMin) with seven on-going projects in the Sasa Port for a total budget of P118million.

Acting Engineering Services Division (ESD) manager Joelson Arbotante told this reporter yesterday that all the

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projects were started this year, some are expected to be finished this year, while most will be finished 2014.

The seven projects have a total budget of P118,642,980, and the first and most expensive project is the repair of damaged/settled paving blocks at container yard at the phase II, Sasa Port with a budget of P30,128,083.

Second is the repair of concrete pavement located at back-up area along Dipsscor Motorpool and Bureau of Cus-

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TAKING ADVANTAGE. Children living near Davao City cemeteries take advantage of All Souls’ Day observance to earn extra money by offering services such as cleaning and painting of niches for P20. Lean Daval Jr.

‘Lilli’files 4 suits vs Olanolan

By Emilord P. Castromayor

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N incumbent barangay captain of Bucana (76-A) is facing multiple charges after a woman who figured in a lewd photo scandal filed cases against him yesterday.

Lawyer Ranelo Leonar, counsel of alias Lili (former lover of Olanolan) filed four separate complaints yesterday at the City Prosecution Office against Roberto Olanolan for obscene publication; violence against Women and Children; Anti-Photo

and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009, and slander by deed.

Olanolan has vehemently denied the accusations.

Leonar clarified that the petition they filed on Tuesday for protection order is a separate case they filed against Olanolan.

RTC Branch 33 under Judge Callo will be handling the petition but is currently on leave, a reason Lili’s petition cannot be acted upon until Cal-

lo returns to work next week.

According to Leonar, Olanolan harassed the woman and for spreading copies of the lewd picture.

He said the woman has also been receiving death threats and even a call from Olanolan himself just before the pictures became viral in Bankerohan and Barangay 10, saying, “i-scandal tika.”

Lili said there are plenty more like her that

30-minute switching power interruptions on Nov. 3, 4

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ZOMBIE BOY. A young participant of a Halloween costume contest who dons a popular computer game-inspired outfit tries to scare away other contestants by flashing a scary facial expression. Lean Daval Jr.

Olanolan has offended, including his own wife, who asked for her help, and only Lili has the “guts” to file charges against the incumbent barangay captain.

Leonar said, it will take time before they will file criminal charges including slander.

He said, this was clearly malicious, as the scandal was used to blackmail “Lili,” who was running for barangay kagawad, into stopping her attacks against Olanolan.

WO 30-minute power interruptions will be experienced by customers in the southern area of Davao Light and Power Co. franchise, both from 4:30 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., on November 3 and 4.

Communication Officer Ross Luga said that the scheduled outages are necessary to facilitate the line stringing of Davao Light’s new Davao Lines 1 and 2 affecting Matina, Ecoland, Bangkal, and Puan substations.

To keep the power interruptions within the least possible time, loads connected to the said substations will be transferred to nearby substations which will take place on Nov. 3.

Normalization or return of loads back to its normal setup will be on the following

day, Nov. 4, after upgrading works will be completed.

Customers affected by these scheduled service disruptions are those from Bankerohan Bridge up to Ulas Police station. This includes the entire areas of Matina, Maa, Ecoland, Bangkal, Catalunan Grande and Ulas.

Also affected are those residing from Ulas to Talomo bridge of Bago Aplaya, Puan Park to Casas’ store of Libby Road and from Ulas to Angalan Tugbok.

Davao Light apologizes for the inconvenience of these scheduled power interruptions. But, it will exert all efforts to restore electric service as scheduled or earlier. However, there may be instances where restoration may extend beyond the schedule due to unavoidable circumstances.

NEWS

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CIDG R-12 to file charges vs Davao ‘ukay’importer

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HE Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Region 12 is set to file illegal importation charges against a Davao City-based trading company over the recovery of around P1-million worth of imported used clothing or “ukayukay” from a seized container shipment consigned to the firm.

Senior Supt. Manuel Cornel, CIDG-12 director, said Thursday they found the illegal items during the opening and inspection at the Makar port here on Wednesday afternoon of a 40-foot container van from Singapore that they seized along the national highway two weeks ago.

He said they opened the container van along with personnel from the Bureau of Customs (BoC) by destroying the padlocks.

“As we had suspected, it contained imported used clothing instead of just blankets and comforters as cited in the customs declaration,” the police official said.

Operatives from the CIDG and the police highway patrol group held the container van last Oct. 20 while it was being moved aboard a carrier truck along the national highway in Barangay Labangal.

The carrier truck has just left the Makar port compound when it was apprehended on suspicions that it was carrying some illegal items or contraband.

Cornel said an informant initially tipped them that the shipment, which was consigned to the We Pick Me Marketing based in Davao City, supposedly contained illegally import-

OTHERHOOD in childhood is a huge global problem, especially in developing countries, where every year 7.3 million girls under 18 give birth, according to The State of World Population 2013.

[More than 7m girls in poor countries give birth before 18 each year, UNFPA report] The report was released Wednesday by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, said a press release issued by the UN Information Center (UNIC) in Tehran.

Of these 7.3 million births, two million are to girls 14 or younger,

who suffer the gravest long-term health and social consequences from pregnancy, including high rates of maternal death and obstetric fistula, said the UNFPA report entitled, “Motherhood in childhood: facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy”.

It placed particular emphasis on girls 14 and younger who are at double the risk of maternal death and obstetric fistula.

“Motherhood in childhood” offers a new perspective on adolescent pregnancy, looking not only at the girls’ behavior as a cause of early

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Department Public Works and Highways 11 Regional Director Mariano R. Alquiza briefs the Davao media on the accomplishments and activities of the DPWH during a press conference held at the DPWH Davao City II DEO at Tugbok last October 30. With him is DCII-DEO District Engineer Gene P. Lozano. [DPWH 11 PIO]

More than 7M girls in poor countries give birth before 18 each year-- UN M pregnancy, but also at the actions of their families, communities and governments.

“Too often, society blames only the girl for getting pregnant,” said UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin.

“The reality is that adolescent pregnancy is most often not the result of a deliberate choice, but rather the absence of choices, and of circumstances beyond a girl’s control. It is a consequence of little or no access to school, employment, quality information and health care.”

According to the re-

port, early pregnancy takes a toll on a girl’s health, education and rights. It also prevents her from realizing her potential and adversely impacts the baby.

It is not just mothers and babies that suffer consequences. Children having children also severely impacts communities and nations’ economies. For example, if the more than 200,000 adolescent mothers in Kenya were employed instead of having become pregnant, US$ 3.4 billion could have been added to the economy. This is equivalent to the value of Kenya’s entire

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Crime of passion

Jilted lover hunted for stabbing rival

By Emilord P. Castromayor

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OLICE are conducting a manhunt for a farmer who stabbed the new lover of his ex-girlfriend on Tuesday evening in Sitio Polocon, Barangay Lamanan, Calinan district.

PO3 Christopher Lawas, investigator of the Calinan police station said that the suspect, Norbelito Roble, 21, of Sitio Tabuan, Brgy. Malabog, Paquibato district is still at-large.

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Man gets 17 yrs. for homicide case T

HOMEWARD BOUND. These men in bicycles brave the heavy downpour which submerged majority of Davao City streets in flood-waters just to get home from work. Lean Daval Jr.

Lawas said the victim, Rimjun Mediquillo, 19, of Sitio Malipayan and presently hospitalized at the Southern Philippines Medical Center for wounds in his chest is in critical condition.

The police claim love triangle as the motive behind the crime involving a 16-years-old girl who had a relationship with the suspect for two months but left Roble.

“Mangulata daw ug

HE Regional Trial Court branch 14 has sentenced a man to 17 years imprisonment for homicide after he was found guilty of stabbing to death a neighbor in October 2008.

Lolito Biňan, who failed to appear in court during the trial, was also ordered to pay damages of P50,000 to the heirs of DominadorPantig, the victim. Pantig sustained one stab wound in his chest that resulted to his death.

Judge George E. Omelio handed down the decision dated on October 25.

On November 7, 2012, the court issued an order upon the motion of the prosecution that the case

be submitted for decision since Biňan despite repeated demand letters address to his last known and new address to appear in court but failed.

“Flight from justice is a manifestation of guilt. The guilty will flea even if no one pursueth but the righteous will stand as bold as a lion,” Omelio stated in his decision.

Arnulfo Wabinga Sr., a street sweeper of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) testified that while walking going to the market to buy some fish he saw Biňan stabthe victim while they wrestled one another along Andaya St., Daliao, Toril.

[EPC]

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TAGUM CITY

LGU holds Children’s Congress T

HE local government of Tagum City through the City Social Welfare and Development Office converged children in the city for this year’s Children’s Congress.

Approximately 150 children and teachers from the 23 different barangays throughout the city have been selected to represent their Day Care Centers for the Tagum City Children’s Congress through the City Social Welfare and Development Office at the gymnasium of Barangay Magugpo North last October 25, 2013.

With its theme “Kahirapan, Wakasan, Karapatan ng Bata Ipaglaban,” the event aims to give more attention to the needs of the children and to let them know about their rights.

This also affirm the 10-point agenda of Mayor Allan L. Rellon under the EAGLE WINGS Program, who gives importance in education because he be-

DAVAO DEL NORTE

lieves it will transform lives of many children from the shackles of poverty.

The children-participants are 4-5 years old and came together to compete in different events like poem reciting, drawing and singing competition as a way of building their self-confidence.

The Children’s Congress ends with great smiles from children receiving awards.

The winners in the singing contest are 1st place Hyro Kert Podador, 2nd place Kurt Joel Cabatu-an, and 3rd place RayverHerbuela; Poem Reciting includes 1st place Prince Jhoemarl C. Villa, 2nd place Joshua Rynjan Lim and 3rdplace Ernest Thomelton Dagondon; winners for the Drawing contest are 1st place Creshill May Luchavez, 2nd place Franz Mariane Javier and 3RD place Earl Saphire Gudlios. [Gleiza Delgado of CIO Tagum]

CONGRESS. Children participates in the drawing contest as one of the activities of the Children’s Congress participated by 23 Barangay Day Care Centers at Brgy. North Gym last October 25, 2013. Photo by Gleiza Delgado of CIO Tagum

DAVAO ORIENTAL

Pilot venue of community-based disaster UNDP participates in vulnerability risk assessment training eyed vegetative clearing T

HE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) 11 will bring to Davao del Norte next month training on community-based vulnerability risk assessment.

In an interview, OCD 11 regional director Loreto Rirao said all provincial governments with its municipal components, will be given such training but OCD 11 will download it first to Davao del Norte where, he said, already had a prepared barangay response system.

He said OCD would move from one LGU to the other in conducting such

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community-based training that will also include contingency planning, orientation on the incident command system (ICS) and simulation.

It will also serve as a trainors’ training to capacitate them to handle community-based vulnerability risk assessment through which they would be able to produce risk assessment map identifying presence of risks and the state of vulnerability in a community.

“Ilang tao ang pwedeng masaktan? Ilan ang pwedeng mamatay? What infrastructure na pwede

masisira? Ano agriculture (crops) ang masisira? What livelihood that would be affected? How to respond and how to prepare,” he raised the questions in explaining part of the mechanics of holding such training.

“They will do risk assessment. They will come with a map,” he said of the participants.

Rirao explained that the community-based vulnerability risk assessment had been designed to be of use for all types of hazards, be they typhoons, flood, earth quakes and other natural calamities.

On the other hand, Rirao pointed out the need for disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts to seep down to the family level because in most instances, government responders come later after any calamity strike a household.

Rirao urged household members to look around the house and take action on things which might be of danger to the family such as the position of cabinets or any object that would likely hit a family member in case of an earthquake. [PIA 11/ Jeanevive Duron-Abangan]

up of their clogged up rivers and waterways of wastes and other related materials to help ease the floods in the area.

“Based on our assessment, the flashfloods in Tantangan were caused by the accumulation of various wastes in some rivers and drainage canals there. It disrupted the normal flow of water and eventually caused them to swell and divert towards local communities and farmlands,” the

governor said.

She specifically cited a major river traversing Barangay San Felipe, which caused heavy flooding in the area and three neighboring villages early Monday.

The floods submerged a portion of the national highway in Barangay San Felipe, slowing down the movement of local residents to the polling precincts in Monday’s barangay elections.

On Tuesday night,

some 145 families from portions of Barangay New Iloilo were forced to evacuate after the area was submerged by waist-deep floodwaters that overflowed from a river in Barangay San Felipe.

The local government of Tantangan placed the entire area under a state of calamity on Wednesday due to the impact of the floods and landslides that affected 8 of the town’s 13 barangays.

[MindaNews]

Cleanup of rivers called to prevent floods T

HE provincial government of South Cotabato has ordered a massive cleanup of various rivers and waterways in Tantangan town following the severe floods since Monday that ravaged eight farming villages in the area.

South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance-Fuentes said Thursday she has directed the municipal government of Tantangan and other local stakeholders to prioritize the clean-

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HE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) became highly involved in vegetative clearing of felled coconuts trees in Davao Oriental in providing early recovery assistance to help hardly-hit towns rise from the colossal damage done by Typhoon Pablo.

UNDP Early Recovery Coordinator for Mindanao Winston Aylmer Camarinas said UNDP cleared 100 meters both sides of the national highway of the hardly hit-towns of Baganga, Cateel and Boston but he said UNDP cleared only 10 percent of the estimated 4-million felled trees in Davao Oriental.

“We assisted in clearing felled trees to give way to planting and recropping and helped in converting the logs into lumber in coordination with the Philippine Coconut Authority which provided chainsaw,” he said.

UNDP also helped local government units develop eco-dumpsite following the Philippine standards of solid waste management (SWM) to keep huge volume of debris which could no longer be accommodated.

Camarinas also said that UNDP was involved in installing a wood processing equipment to turn coconut trees into ply-board. This was part of the early recovery intervention of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA).

But he revealed that the machine had yet to run due to lack of enough power supply of Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO).

In every phase of early recovery intervention of UNDP, it provided cashfor-work for typhoon-affected individuals hired, “so immediately they could have their source of income,” Camarinas said.

Same with that in Compostela Valley, UNDP also provided training cash incentives to those who joined the carpentry and furniture-making workshop in Davao Oriental.

Concerned with the rehabilitation and recovery of the three typhoon-hit towns in Davao Oriental, UNDP looked at ways of assisting shelter construction, which Camarinas said, needed to be fast-tracked. [PIA 11/ JMDA]

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SEC reforestation initiative gain support from highland farmers R

UBEN Isla commented on a morning news he heard over a local radio station in the city of Gensan, reporting on a caravan rally staged by a civic action group opposing the 210 megawatt-coal fired power plant project by the Alcantara-owned Sarangani Energy Corporation (SEC) in Maasim town.

“Kung naa may magsulti kung makaayo ba nang project o dili, kami ilang pangutan-on dinhi (They should have asked us if the project has brought us good or otherwise),” says Isla, tribe chieftain of predominantly Blaan - peopled village of Kyumad in barangay Amsipit.

“Sa tinuod lang nagpasalamat gyud ang community ug walay mahay ang tribo (In actual fact, our community is grateful and the tribe has no regrets).”

Amsipit, along with barangays Lumatil, Kab-

lacan and Bales initially cover the 7,500 hectares reforestation plan of SEC through its Watershed Protection program.

The project is set out to cultivate public and private lands with commercial agro-forestry crops like rubber, coffee, guayabano, jackfruit to name a few – giving highland farmers sustainable income.

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional 12 executive director Datu Tongkol Saikul acknowledges that SEC has been an active partner of the agency in the national greening program of the government.

In a memorandum of agreement concurred among SEC, DENR, Maasim local government and people’s organization Maasim Highland Farmers Association (MAHIFA), beneficiaries will be provided free

planting materials.

The beneficiary families will protect and cultivate the planted seedlings and in turn, harvest and market the products of the trees and agricultural crops once they bear fruit.

“We also provide them financial assistance per activity and it will last for three years,” confirms Haron Ebrahim, SEC nursery technician and plantation development in-charge.

Besides watershed protection initiatives which forms part of the company’s community development program in environment protection, regular medical and dental missions are also conducted in the village along with other outlying communities.

Education assistance program, forming part of the three key - community development efforts, has been benefiting hundreds of Maasim children through schol-

PLANTING MATERIALS. Sarangani Energy Corporation (SEC) nursery technician and plantation development incharge Haron Ebrahim inspects planting materials at Sitio Kyumad, barangay Amsipit in Maasim town. Amsipit, along with barangays Lumatil, Kablacan and Bales initially cover the 7,500 hectares reforestation plan of SEC through its Watershed Protection program. arship grants, education infrastructure and free school supplies distribution.

“Mga bata namo naka-eskwela. Naa na mi trabaho dili parehas sa unang panahon nga

gutom kayo mi (We are now able to send our children to school. We earn a living unlike before),” Isla, who also chairs MAHIFA, confesses.

Referring to the proj-

ect’s doubters, he urged: “Mas maayo musaka mo diri aron matan-aw ninyo among improvement diri (you are very welcome to visit our village up here and see how we bettered now).”

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THE ECONOMY

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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CEB boosts cargo services with Airbus A330 flights T

HE Philippines’ leading low-cost carrier, Cebu Pacific Air (PSE:CEB) offers additional cargo services in time for the holiday season. It now accepts cargo on its Airbus A330 flights from Manila to Dubai, Seoul and Singapore and vice versa.

CEB recently launched direct daily flights between Manila and Dubai, after it took delivery of two brandnew Airbus A330 aircraft from Toulouse, France. It also utilizes the Airbus A330 aircraft on a daily service between Manila and Seoul, and one of four daily services between Manila and Singapore.

“We are proud to offer cargo services on our wide-body aircraft, to accommodate the influx of cargo being transported during the holiday season. Aside from Dubai, Seoul and Singapore, Cebu Pacific Air Cargo ships to the widest network in the Philippines

and 19 more international destinations. It is a 24/7 airport-to-airport cargo operation, ensuring that cargo gets delivered quickly through our extensive route network,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

CEB Cargo will also take delivery of additional Nordisk lightweight unit load devices in December 2013, for efficient and fuel-saving cargo storage in its Airbus A330 aircraft.

CEB Cargo currently serves more than 2,000 accounts, customizing cargo products based on the clients’ domestic and international cargo needs. Its services also include transshipments through 15 interline global partners.

For cargo bookings on A330 flights, forwarders and shippers may call (02)851-9660. For domestic cargo bookings and concerns, call (02)802-7070 or visit the Manila Cargo office

located along the Domestic Road, beside NAIA Terminal 4. For more information regarding cargo products and services, visit www.cebupacificaircargo.com.

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.

bership structure and an enhanced partner portal navigation experience.

HP partners such as Convergent Technologies Group, an enterprise solutions partner, are already talking about how these improvements will foster growth, increase revenue and make it easier to work with HP as well as their customers.

“In order to grow business, partners need programs that offer tailored resources as well as effective training and support to help our customers meet their goals,” said John Monahan, executive vice president, Sales, Convergent Technologies Group. “The new HP PartnerOne model provides us with the right tools and incentives we need to grow our business with HP and our customers.”

Consistent and predictable compensation model increases partner profitability HP will focus the HP PartnerOne compensation model on three key areas to help partners drive incremental revenue and increase profitability.

“Core Compensation” enhancements include the removal of gates and caps, enabling qualifying partners to begin earning rebates from their first sale and giving them access to unlimited earning potential In addition, HP is now listing new competitive rebate rates for each HP PartnerOne level in the HP PartnerOne Compensation Matrix, which can be accessed through the partner portal.

HP is introducing new

HP PartnerOne membership levels—Platinum, Gold, Silver and Business Partner—which will be consistent across HP business units and available in all regions.

This new structure offers greater partner differentiation and is simpler and more intuitive for end customers. Partners also will find it easier to identify opportunities and differentiate their businesses in the marketplace.

As an added benefit for partners, HP will actively brand the highest partnership levels in end-user customer marketing campaigns.

Partners with higher numbers of HP ExpertOne certified sales and presales professionals are better positioned to close more deals. In or-

der to simplify the certification process, HP has cut in half the number of technical certifications and created rolebased certifications that require significantly less time out of office for individuals enrolled in these courses. For example, the number of technical certifications in the HP Enterprise Group has been reduced from 44 to 22 and the number of exams required to obtain an Accredited Technical Professional (ATP) Server certification will drop by 80 percent in 2014, compared to 2013.

The new process also maintains HP’s high standards of competency for each Specialization and builds upon partners’ existing certification investments.

Children selling boiled peanuts and iced water wait for customers in one of the entrances of the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Madapo Hills, Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

HP accelerates partners’competitiveness H

P recently announced enhancements to its global PartnerOne program, making it easier and more predictable for partners to do business with HP— helping them to gain a competitive advantage and increase profitability.

The simplified program will focus on a structure that offers a predictable and profitable compensation model with new competitive rebates. This includes streamlined certification requirements and the creation of role-based certifications spanning all regions and HP business units, including HP Enterprise Group, HP Software, and HP Printing and Personal Systems.

The HP PartnerOne enhancements also include an intuitive mem-

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The day I got a taste of the paranormal

By addiE BorBon

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ORE than two decades ago, our neighbor’s family and ours usually have night bible study in the house on weekends. One evening, they invited a female doctor to join us and during the course of the discussion, she suddenly gasped for air…like she was being choked. I didn’t think much of it until she confessed to my parents that she felt a presence….

Over the years, each one of us in the family had different experiences in the house or in the surrounding area. First it was my mother whom we know has a Third Eye. It was in ’79 when we moved into the house that they built. There were still no window screens. We slept at the Master’s Bedroom at the second floor. That night, Mama couldn’t get some sleep, she sat up to pray.

As she did that, she had a feeling that she was being watched. She looked at the window…there she saw a hazy floating white figure!!!

I didn’t believe the paranormal because I would always rationalize.

Mama and Papa would always tell us not to be afraid and that God is more powerful. I would experience doors’ slamming in the basement.

The sound of metal objects being dragged in the wee hours of the night.

All of these things happened during the time the house was full. My elder sisters and their husbands were constructing their house on the same street as ours and they had to live with us. If there were really spirits in the house, I guess they didn’t like the noise that we made. We loved to talk and laugh out loud!

We occupied all of the rooms.

The scariest paranormal experience that I had was in my teens when I had to get an electric fan in one of the basement rooms…at midnight. I asked my nephew Jovo to accompany. The house was dimly lit as we were descending the stairs.

I saw that our helpers were already asleep. We walked past them to the room where the fan was.

There was a bit of light. I knew that I had to cross the room to turn another light on because the light switch by the door was not working.

I bravely opened the door and within seconds, on my left ear, I heard this deep old female scary voice!!! All the hair on my neck and arms rose! I screamed so loud I didn’t even think it came from me. I turned to the right and ran as fast as I could.

Jovo was right behind me crying. We were able to climb the stairs in just three steps.

My family thought we had a burglar in the house, I couldn’t get the words out of my mouth.

Jovo sat crouched on the floor by the bed, still crying. I wasn’t able to sleep until I saw the sun rising… I couldn’t imagine something like that could happen to me. .. I was in a horror movie… like I was transported to another world, another realm…

In the years to come, I didn’t talk about the details of that experience. Jovo was only about 9 or 10 that time and now he’s in his thirties and it was only a few months ago that I dared ask him what his recollection was of that night. I found out he had heard the same thing!

So it was real. It wasn’t just my imagination or one of our young helpers deciding to do some pranks. But the voice sounded…OLD. It wasn’t possible that our helper would wait in the room just to scare us…and how would she know that I was going down to the basement at all??

All these reasoning , just to convince myself that it wasn’t…real.

In the weeks that followed, papa and mama decided to call on the same female doctor who they say knew how to exorcise spirits from

the house. The children, including me, were all asked to stay at our neighbor’s house. They moved from room to room, saying prayers.

When they came to the Masters where Mama saw the figure…the entire room shook. Of

course, these were not firsthand information.

Later, I read books on the subject. I wanted to be informed. I needed to know.

Our neighbor’s daughter said that she saw an image of an old woman dressed in brown

in our basement…I guess we will never know why or if there truly is another realm… The female doctor has passed away years after, God rest her soul. She died while ballroom dancing…but that is not a paranormal experience anymore, right?

F you don’t want to brave through an overcrowded cemetery, then, it’s time to have the remains of your loved ones or the bones left of them, cremated.

Take the case of Manuel and Norma Villafuerte, 79 and 76, respectively.

They had the bones of their departed loved ones cremated some three years ago at the City Crematorium of Mandaluyong, one of the first of its kind if the not the first in Metro Manila.

The Villafuerte couple are thankful that they do not have to endure the heat of the sun and negotiate the narrow alleys in going to the former tombs of their loved ones.

The City Crematorium also allows the relatives of those who had the remains or the ashes of their loved ones to bring them home for the

observance of the All Saints Day and All Souls Day and even through the Christmas Season.

Because of this and for a minimal fee of some P1,000, the Villafuerte family has been bringing home the ashes of their loved ones contained in two marble urns for the last three years already.

The occasion also provides the Villafuerte family with a more peaceful and solemn remembrance of their departed loved ones at their place of abode.

It also serves as a reunion of the family as they pray together for their departed loved ones.

And, of course, partaking of “pot luck” food follows next.

So, if you don’t want to encounter “hassles” in going to the cemetery anymore, have the remains of your loved ones cremated. [PNA]

Remembering the dead is a celebration of life I A

visit to the tomb of a loved one, whether it is All Saints’ Day or All Soul’s Day, has been a practice Filipinos observe all year round.

Joyce Gonzales, marketing manager of Loyola-Makati, said cemeteries are no longer just a place for burying the dead.

She said these have also become places to celebrate a loved one’s birthday or anniversary.

“It’s already a part of our culture to go there and celebrate during birthdays of our dead relatives. Cemeteries are now a place for celebrations and reunions,” Gonzales said in Filipino.

“Mang Nepo”, a grave digger (sepulturero) at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City, said catering services or families going on picnics inside the cemetery grounds have become a common sight.

He said prior to these occasions, he would be asked to clean the tomb and reserve tents and chairs.

For Kaye Riano, a mother of three, a visit to a dead relative is a reminder that we have to live a meaningful life.

“We visit them not just because we want to remember them but also because we want to be reminded that there is only one life. We must make the most out of it and make it meaningful. Life without a purpose is as equal to a dead person,” she said.

Dennis Malabed, an overseas Filipino worker, said he makes it a point to visit the tomb of his parents whenever he goes on vacation.

“Sa kulturang Pinoy na malapit ang bawa’t isa sa kani-kanilang pamilya, hanggang kamatayan ay hindi natin pinuputol ang

pagiging malapit natin sa isa’t isa kaya ating ginugunita ang Undas (Close family ties is embedded in our culture that is why we always remember our departed loved ones during All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day),” he said.

Rossini Herrera, whose father died of cancer three years ago, said she goes to the cemetery every week to visit her dad’s tomb at the Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina City.

“It was a promise I made to my father. It was one of his wishes, he wanted us to visit him often,” she said.

For his part, JP Abcede said they try to visit as much as they can to pay respects during his late father’s birthday or his parents’ wedding anniversary.

He said they also visit their late grandparents and other relatives who are

also entombed in the area.

“We pray for them as well,” he said.

The cost of dying does not come cheap. But some memorial services companies offer burial and funeral services where one could pay on a staggered basis including memorial service plans.

Corazon Aplacador, a sales agent for Loyola Gardens of Antipolo, said many of her clients buy memorial lots either in preparation for the inevitable or as an investment.

In the newly developed Loyola Antipolo, she said the cheapest memorial lot costs P25,000 and could go as high as P32,000 depending on the location within the cemetery grounds.

In Loyola Marikina, she said the cheapest memorial lots cost P70,000 to P80,000.

[PNA]

Overcrowded cemetery a ‘thing of the past’?

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The issue is stealing

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IGHT I remind those who have forgotten: The real issue here is stealing. This is the topic they have constantly tried to avoid since their wrongdoing was exposed…”

This was culled from President Aquino’s primetime television speech aired live last Wednesday.

The President who came out swinging, accused his critics whom he referred to as “thieves” of “sowing confusion” by diverting public attention from the hated Priority Development Assistance Fund, also known as pork barrel, to the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) and the President’s Social Fund (PSF).

Expectedly, the President insisted on the constitutionality of DAP. Quite convincingly, Mr. Aquino also rattled off the achievements of his administration through the judicious use of the DAP. These included Project NOAH which gives accurate and timely warnings during calamities; the Training-for-Work Scholarship under TESDA benefiting some 150,000 Filipinos, 90,000 of whom are now employed; the provision of sophisticated equipment badly needed by the Air Force and the national police, aside from restoring lost bene-

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The DAP, the President claimed, has played a significant role in the country’s economic resurgence such that from being tagged “The Sick man of Asia,” it is now called alternately as “Asia’s fastest growing economy,” “Rising Tiger,” and “Brightest Spark,”among others. The President included in his enumeration the historic investment grade status the country received from the world’s three most reputable credit ratings agencies. This litany of ratings, positive labels and benefits have a ring of truth to them and make us feel good.

Analysts who dissected the speech of the President minutes after he delivered it said they believe that his untarnished reputation is good for his administration. They also believe that the DAP has been judiciously spent. However, there is one thing that they want the Aquino administration to explain satisfactorily – his having channeled some funds, even if it is only 9 percent of the entire DAP, through senators, a number of whom are charged with plunder in connection with the P10-billion PDAF scam. To discerning Filipinos, it is as if the President had converted the DAP into PDAF.

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Macho Gwapito island leader

MAGINE an island located off the northern coast of Mindanao that is blessed with volcanoes, waterfalls, natural springs, and beautiful beaches.

It evokes images of romance, golden sunsets, and the idyllic life. Life is sweet and simple. None of the complications of city living. Perhaps. But beneath the veneer of a tropical paradise lies an insidious societal ill that is either masked or heightened by patronage politics and boorish or “kinanto” language. This societal ill comes from the leadership of the island and he has appropriated Rico J. Puno’s Macho Gwapito as his personal jingle. Before he addresses his public, Macho Gwapito is played to announce his entrance and, apparently, who he is.

The island leader is married but it is no secret that he is consorting with one of the leaders of his kingdom, or more aptly, his fiefdom. Officials, residents, servers, and even port people know of the extramarital affair and they speak of it with aghast amusement. She is codenamed after the popular Mattel creation. She is someone a man would be proud having on his arm. In her home, a photo of her and the island leader is displayed. When she and the wife meet each other in public, they kiss and greet

each other like good friends.

The island leader is supposed to be well-educated. But his language does not really show so.

He has publicly belittled an iconic and respected artist of the island by saying that she does not take a bath. This artist-activist is a well-travelled environmentalist and Ford scholar and the islandleader simply displayed utter crudity with his disrespectful comments about her.He announcesthat bras, panties, and napkins of womenwere the collected trash from the coastal cleanup. Politically incorrect speech is his staple and it is disturbing to think that this is what his people take as okay, to say the least. He arrogantly declares that he does not believe in climate change as if the deteriorating health of our planet is a matter of opinion. He has been advised not to

make such statements in public especially since his government needs to put environmental programs in place.

But apparently, it is his territory and he can do as he pleases. Even if his territory has been mapped and identified as a highly vulnerable area that has been subject to significant coastal erosion.

The island is this leader’s fiefdom.

He is the feudal lord to whom residents pay tribute. When you are expected to attend his events, you are obligated to make your presence known. What gifts you bear are tallied in a list. Whether it is cake, coffee, or cattle, your tribute is listed. If he holds the party with his mistress as his co-host, act as if nothing is amiss. Exhibit a whiff of disloyalty and even Philhealth will not give you the time of day.

This is but one small island; an iota in the larger scheme of national politics. It only takes an hour to drive the circumference of the island. But the leader’s hankering for control is not as bounded. Nobody yet poses a real threat to him. Who can contend with a macho gwapito anyway? It just seems easier to live with patronage politics and keep life simple in the island.

country and even in neighboring countries.

With income rising as a result of a younger middle-class boom, foreign telecommunication entities, appliance m a n u fa c t u r ers, computer and software units and electronic gadget producers found a more sizable market for their products.

Foreign and local-based companies are hustling to tap the country’s burgeoning number of young big spenders. Popular foreign and local brands are now making deeper inroads than ever before. Modern malls, fast-food restaurants, sports and entertainment venues, convention facilities and highend hotels are proliferating among the high-rise and modern structures and famous landmarks that dot the different bustling metropolis of the country like Davao City where there are huge consumer audiences. Attitudes toward spending are also fast changing. The inclination of the average Filipino family, as in most of Asia has always been save, save and save, but young Filipinos today, inspired by job opportunities and bigger revenue have switched to spend, spend and spend.

Behavioral experts don’t think young people right now want to save. Thanks to a growing number of big young spenders, business entities are finding that its target customers are getting younger. In the real sense the young generation is changing the consumer-spending landscape. They are likewise reshaping how

large sections of the economy work.

Take for example, in Davao City - the cinema industry. Movie houses in the yesteryears have been almost exclusively mom-and-pop outfits and, as a result dingy, old and broken down. But the young high-spending crowd is enticing major corporate players to invest in the city.

A Manila-based mall proprietor and retail giant introduced its first high-tech I-MAX theater during the opening of the company’s newest premier shopping mall in the city. Other high-end malls likewise operate as many as six 3D Cineplex.

Though it charges as much as six times more for a ticket than the cinemas of old did, owners see the younger set keeps coming back all the time. And to know more about the big young spenders, try one day strolling inside malls, business establishments and entertainment venues, and right there you will find groups bonding together in their favorite watering holes. you will notice that on their tables lie their luxurious possessions: top-of-the-line featured-loaded mobile phones that cost them a fortune, expensive personal laptop computers and other pricey electronic gadgets.

Financial analysts estimate that spending of the young consumers is raising almost twice the pace of the country’s economic growth. Now more diverse foreign and Manila-based businesses are taking advantage of the country’s highly-educated and younger workforce who wants to enjoy life and spend their hard-earned money. Add the growing homegrown and local-based companies, especially in the service sector where good jobs and better pay are available, executives and economists see little chance that the boom in spending will slow down anytime soon.

Enjoy life and spend money

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MERGING BIG SPENDERS – Time really is fast changing and the economic liberalization has led to cultural liberation, as the younger generation becomes more connected to advanced information technology and global entertainment. From only two staid television networks in the country in the late 80s, cable-TV subscribers can now get 80 or more channels, replete with MTV and episodes of American Idol, Friends, Glee, classical movie series, talk shows and many more. These mutually reinforcing trends prompt young Filipinos to crave for big name local and -foreign brands.

The rising number of young consumers in the country particularly those living in the metropolis is providing one of the few hot markets in a sluggish world economy. Foreign telecom-equipment makers, for example, say that sale of their newest model mobile phones and other electronic gadgets in many countries including smartphone-crazed Philippines increased gradually in the first six months over the same period last year. Local smartphone service providers shared the same observation. These popular mobile phone companies target youngsters with good quality but affordable units. Many economists noted that the attitude of the young generation now is to enjoy life and spend money.

The new breed of consumers in the country are mostly college graduates who landed well-paying jobs in a host of emerging industries: retail chains, mobile phone firms and service providers, hotels, fast-food restaurants, data processing companies and especially call centers and other start-up businesses that do “back-up” jobs for foreign corporations. The youngsters are largely part of a middle-class boom in the

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The elections: Ugly, grievous and unbecoming WORM’S-EYE VIEW

By Manny ValdehueSa

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Part 1 of 2

O need to trot out the ugly statistics of vote buying and other widely-reported anomalies attending the just-concluded elections to say that they were very revealing and instructive… and symptomatic of the poor state of our socalled democratic system.

These were elections at the very base of our Republic: the grassroots, the wellspring of state sovereignty and the home of every Filipino—thus the cradle of our sense of honor, pride, and nationhood that we are called upon to die for if necessary.

But the unseemly spectacle of corruption and impunity in virtually all neighborhoods revealed how badly performing is our polity (various sectors of the community) to perform the essential roles necessary for good, honorable governance in a democratic order.

Can it be said that our supposedly democratic society is populated by a citizenry that is actively engaged in its electoral process? Are Filipinos participative and vigilant in their oversight of elections, assertive of the norms of behavior enshrined in the ideals reflected in our Constitution? Are our primary communities, the barangays, concerned about enforcing rules and regulations that ensure fairness and accuracy?

Of the Comelec, its deputized agencies, and other units of the bureaucracy that play a role in the electoral process, can it be said that they have been responsive, active, proactive, and readily corrective or obliging where defects and weaknesses in the system arose or were pointed out?

Far from it. To this day, evidence or signs of venality committed not only in these elections but in elections past still remain plastered in conspicuous places of our communities, proclaiming to the world that we are a society of scofflaws.

Of officialdom, high and low, instead of a sense of mission and statesmanship in the interests of open, fair, and honest elections, what was manifest was an in-your-face-defiance of the law and abuse of the norms of propriety. The very enforcers of our society’s mandates and values have often shown themselves to be the worst perpetrators of partisanship, dynasticism, and the culture of impunity that has come to characterize grassroots politics and public administration.

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BOC seizes P18-M worth of fake Marlboro cigarettes in Manila Librado

Cabling

Apostol

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he Bureau of Customs-Risk Management Office (BOCRMO) seized on Thursday a 40-footer container van of illegally imported fake Marlboro cigarettes worth P18 million at the Manila International Container Port (MICP).

BOC Commissioner Rufino Biazon said the smuggled cigarettes, which arrived from China on Oct. 29, was consigned to Transocean Export Sales based in Intramuros, Manila.

“The duty for cigarette importations was raised primarily to raise revenues for the government and to discourage smoking by making it more expensive to smoke. The BOC will, therefore, never allow cigarette smuggling to flourish, if only to raise more reve-

nues for the government and to help Filipinos live a healthy life,” he said.

Biazon said the consignee violated Section 2503 of the Tariffs and Customs Code of the Philippines (TCCP) when it misdeclared its cigarette shipment as Mono Acetate Filter Rods.

“Misdeclaration as defined in the TCCP is outright smuggling. Thus, value declaration is no longer an issue in determining whether an alert-order should be issued or not as all misdeclared shipments are subject to immediate seizure by the government,” the BOC chief said.

For his part, Trevor Lewis, Deputy head of mission, British Embassy, Manila, said the shipment is intended for the United Kingdom.

“you can see the counterfeit in front of us, it’s very interesting because its an American brand but we are pretty certain that these cigarettes were destined for the UK, that’s why we are interested,” he said.

He noted the UK would have lost an approximately US$ 4-million had the cargo reached and had been sold in the market in Britain.

Although he is not an expert on cigarettes, Lewis said that counterfeit cigarettes are more deadly since it does not have proper filters.

“I’m not an expert on cigarettes but in reality, with the proper brand you have proper filters to prevent, offset some of the bad health effects.

With this one, they don’t have proper filters. They

produced as cheaply and as nastily as possible and sold as the real thing,” he explained.

With this, the UK official expressed appreciation with the apprehension.

“So we are delighted that we managed to stop this consignment from reaching the open market. I must stressed again that we are very very pleased with the level of support we have been getting from the Bureau of Customs,” Lewis said.

The RMO is an adhoc office under the Office of the Commissioner which is responsible for tagging (Color-coding) all shipments with its appropriate verification and inspection procedures based on its risk level.

[PNA]

construction sector.

If adolescent girls in Brazil and India had been able to wait until their early 20s, the countries would have greater economic productivity equal to over US$ 3.5 billion and US$ 7.7 billion, respectively.

While the report concluded that adolescent pregnancy is a much bigger challenge in the developing world than in developed countries, it found that it is still also a significant issue in the latter.

In the United States, for example, only about half of the girls who become pregnant as ado-

lescents complete high school by 22, compared to 9 out of 10 girls who do not become pregnant. It also harms the economy as a whole, with nearly US$ 11 billion a year in costs to taxpayers in the U.S. alone.

Despite the critical need to prevent adolescent pregnancy, “Motherhood in childhood” found that the global community directs less than two cents of every dollar spent on international development to adolescent girls. This is especially troubling, considering we have the largest adolescent population in human histo-

ry.

and reproductive health, including contraception • Providing better support to adolescent mothers “We must reflect on and urge changes to the policies and norms of families, communities and governments that often leave a girl with no other choice, but a path to early pregnancy, “said Dr. Osotimehin.

“This is what we are doing at UNFPA and what we will continue to do and recommend until every girl is able to choose the direction of her life, own her future and achieve her greatest potential.“ [PNA/IRNA]

mangukod ug sundang ang lalaki mao gibiyaan sa babae ,” Lawas said.

She found work in Gensan, but a few months later

returned home and found a new lover in Mediquillo, her former boyfriend.

Report said at around 6:00 p.m., while the cou-

ple was walking along the street suddenly Roble appeared and stabbed Mediquillo before fleeing from the scene of the

crime.

Lawas is preparing frustrated murder charges against the suspect.

ed “ukay-ukay.”

He said they held the container van at the CIDG regional headquarters at the Camp Fermin Lira for about a week but later decided to transfer it to the custody of the BoC. At around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Cornel said they jointly opened the container van and initially found several sacks containing blankets and comforters as cited in its declaration.

But he said they later found around 10 large sacks hidden in the inner layers of the van that contained imported used clothing.

“The bulk of the shipment was actually the used clothing and not the declared blankets,” said Cornel, who initially placed the value of the illegal items at P1 million.

The official said they are now preparing to file charges against the shipment’s owner for violation of Sections 3601 and 3602 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines.

Section 3601 of the code refers to the unlawful importation or smuggling of any article while Section 3602 cites the violation on the shipment and attempts for the entry of imported or exported articles by means

of any false or fraudulent invoice, declaration, affidavit, letter, paper and false statements.

He said the consignee also violated the provisions of Republic Act 4653 that declared as a national policy the prohibition on the “commercial importation of textile articles commonly known as used clothing and rags” to “safeguard the health of the people and maintain the dignity of the nation.”

“We’re giving special attention on the entry of these illegal products because many legitimate businessmen have been complaining of the undue

competition brought by the proliferation of ukayukay stores in the area,” Cornel said.

Lawyer Aniceto Sanchez, deputy port collector of the BoC, said they agreed to open and inspect the contents of the container van after the consignee consented to them.

He said the recovered imported used clothing will immediately be subjected to a warrant of seizure and detention.

But Sanchez said the other items, specifically the declared blankets, will be released to the trading company. [MindaNews]

4 ex-dads elected barangay captains More...

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FFROM 1 2nd or third slot in past council derbies. Trinidad belongs to a family of city councilors. She is the daughter of the late Erasto also known as “Nonoy” and Marlene, who both served as SP members and a sister of Leah L. yap, incumbent city councilor now on her second term.

Trinidad was responsible for crafting the ordinance creating the women health care clinic of Davao City and for authoring the Davao City Code of Ordinances.

Cabling, another lawyer, served as councilor for three terms until 2013. He belongs to the big Babao family in Ilang and adjacent barangay Tibungco. He has been credited with authorship of landmark ordinances, such as the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, the amended Zoning Ordinance, the Marine Protective Areas Ordinance and the ordinance mandating the representation of indigenous peoples in the

city council, among others.

Apostol, son of the late councilor Fortunato “Forting” Apostol, has survived three elections despite not being included in the lineup of city administration oftentimes.

Even before the barangay election was over, talks have begun as to who will be anointed

by Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod the Duterte-dominated political juggernaut for president of the Association of Barangay Captains. The elected president of the ABC will usually be appointed city councilor, like in the case of now Vice Mayor Paulo Duterte, and Edgar Ibuyan Jr. who succeeded him.

January Duterte, wife of the vice mayor and newly-elected barangay captain of Catalunan Grande, is also being talked about as a possible candidate for ABC president.

toms, Sasa Port with a budget of P17,188,809.

Next is the repair of scattered damaged concrete pavement located at apron between Berth 7-9 (Phase III), Sasa Port, with a budget of P16,583,000.

Fourth is the repair and extension of port manager’s quarters, Sasa Port with a budget of P3 million.

Fifth is the repair

of damaged pavement located behind PMODavao Terminal Operations Office, with a budget of P20,969,938.

Then, the repair of dilapidated concrete pavement in front of PMO building and around PQS/BAI, for P18,309,785.

Last is the repair of 9 units Light Towers at the Sasa port for P12,465,365.

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However, money is just one part of the solution. UNFPA is promoting a holistic approach to tackling the challenge of adolescent pregnancy, which does not dwell on changing the behavior of the girl, but rather on changing the attitudes and actions of the society she lives in. This includes: • Keeping girls in school • Stopping child marriage • Changing attitudes about gender roles and gender equality • Increasing adolescents’ access to sexual

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Northpoint, modern condo community W

ITH condominium developments mushrooming in the city, there are many options available to the condo buyer.

For those who want more than just the typical condo home, the condominiums of the British colonial themed Northpoint condo community gives them what other condos do not have: a subdivision charm.

A subdivision feel. The impeccable landscaping and verdant foliage, the preserved olden Acacia trees, the imported Caribbean pine trees, plus the promenade, jogging trail, fountain, pocket gardens, and nature park are all reminiscent of a deluxe horizontal development, exuding the charm of a first-class subdivision.

Northpoint has a relaxing ambiance despite being located in the middle of the urban growth area of north Davao. Its location at the junction of Buhangin Road and JP Laurel Avenue, Bajada makes it accessible and close to all modern conveniences and daily essentials.

Its nature-filled surroundings and elevated land, however, make it a tranquil haven where homeowners can take a much-needed respite from the rigors of urban living. They can be in the exciting, pulsating, and vibrant city life and then retreat and recharge in their Northpoint home just a few minutes away.

With Northpoint’s subdivision charm, living in its condo buildings is not hard on the senses. The concrete structures are softened by the verdant surroundings as well as the indoor gardens. Situating the amenities outdoors also gives condo dwellers the opportunity to go out of their units and commune with nature.

Outdoor clubhouse.

Northpoint is the only condo development in the region with a clubhouse located outside of the condo buildings. Wakefield Manor houses an outdoor wellness pool with salinated water, where swimmers can dive or float in its cool waters and admire the blue skies and puffy clouds above.

The clubhouse also has a fitness gym where residents can trim and tone after a brisk walk or invigorating jog on the trail surrounded by nature. The multi-purpose hall with its wide windows allows fresh air and cool breeze to waft inside while residents and guests lounge around or entertain friends and guests, and admire the outdoor scenery surrounding them.

A feel of space and freshness. Ever get the feeling like you have cabin fever while staying inside your condo home for extended periods of time?

It’s a feeling of restlessness or irritability when you’re cooped up within the four walls of a room, feeling like the whole place is closing down on you.

At Northpoint, you will never have that feeling because the wide windows of its condo units give you a vista of the green outdoors. From your condo unit you can see the meticulously landscaped grounds with lush greenery and dotted with pine trees that can mature up to a hundred feet tall.

Imagine looking out your window and being greeted with the sight of pine trees swaying in the breeze, with its broad, rounded crown, dark green spindly needles, and pretty brown cones.

This hardy evergreen tree thrives in any weather so it will be green all year round in Northpoint, giving a cool and refreshing ambiance any time of the day.

While condo living has a modern vibe to it, Northpoint’s design is attuned to the wellness and comfort of its unit owners, allowing them to enjoy the subdivision charm of this British colonial themed condo community, while affording them all the modern conveniences of city living.

It is now easier than ever to acquire Northpoint’s urban living within a relaxed and refreshing ambiance. Homebuyers are given promos and discounts that they will find hard to resist.

Selected 2-bedroom condo units are given outright discounts as high as P700,000, while ready-for-occupancy units come with a P350,000 discount. Three-bedroom units are also given a P400,000 discount.

Studio units come with free interior design to allow unit owners have a quick and easy movein. On top of all that, low reservation fees and affordable and easy-on-thepocket financing schemes are also ready for unit buyers.

Know more about how Northpoint offers a unique condo living experience at the Camella offices at Delgar Bldg., JP Laurel Avenue, Bajada, telephone number (082) 295-3973, or at http:// www.camella.com.ph/.

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17th City Council 1st Special Session Series of 2013 Republika ng Pilipinas SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD Lungsod ng Dabaw PrEsEnt: Councilor Bernard E. Al-ag Temporary Presiding Officer Councilor Nilo M. Abellera Jr. Councilor Al Ryan S. Alejandre Councilor Leonardo R. Avila III Councilor Joanne M. Bonguyan Councilor Louie John J. Bonguyan Councilor Danilo C. Dayanghirang Councilor Jimmy G. Dureza Councilor Edgar P. Ibuyan Jr. Councilor Edgar R. Ibuyan Sr. Councilor Leah A. Librado-yap Councilor Rene Elias C. Lopez Councilor Diosdado Angelo A. Mahipus Sr. Councilor Berino L. Mambo-o Sr. Councilor Bonifacio E. Militar Councilor Tomas J. Monteverde IV Councilor Myrna G. L’Dalodo-Ortiz Councilor Antoinette G. Principe Councilor J. Melchor V. Quitain Councilor Marissa P. Salvador-Abella Councilor Mary Joselle D. Villafuerte on oFFiCial BUsinEss: Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte Councilor Ma. Belen S. Acosta Councilor Victorio U. Advincula Jr. aBsEnt: Councilor Karlo S. Bello Councilor April Marie C. Dayap On Domestic Emergency Leave Councilor Jashera L. Gonzales Councilor Rachel P. Zozobrado

ordinanCE no. 004-13 Series of 2013 an ordinanCE amEndinG ordinanCE no.

1627, sEriEs oF 1994, “an ordinanCE rEGUlatinG tHE oPEration oF BUsinEss EstaBlisHmEnts sEllinG liQUors, CoConUt WinE and otHEr natUrE WinE and otHEr alCoHoliC BEVEraGEs in tHE City oF daVao” Be it Ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Davao City in Session assembled that: sECtion 1. All persons below legal age are hereby prohibited to order, drink or consume liquors, alcoholic beverages, coconut wine (tuba) and other nature wine in hotels, beer houses, disco houses, fun houses, motels, family ktv bars, restaurants, food houses, stores, and the like, whether tourist accredited establishments or not; Provided, that said minors in conflict with this section shall be subjected to in accordance with the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act; sECtion 2. All persons selling or serving liquors, alcoholic beverages, coconut wine and other nature wines, and the like that cause intoxication are hereby prohibited to sell or serve the same beginning 1:00 o’clock in the morning (1:00 a.m.) until 8:00 o’clock

in the morning (8:00 a.m.).

The drinking and consumption of liquors, alcoholic beverages, coconut wine and other nature wines and the like that causes intoxication within the establishments or in other public places such as, but not limited to, streets, plazas, parks, parking areas and other uninhabited places within the same period, that is beginning 1:00 o’clock in the morning (1:00 a.m.) to 8:00 o’clock in the morning (8:00 a.m.) are likewise prohibited.

All business establishments shall stop selling or serving liquors, alcoholic beverages, coconut wine and other nature wines within the same period; sECtion 3. Any violation to the provisions of the preceding sections of this Ordinance shall be punished as follows: • 1st Offense - Administrative fine of Three Thousand Pesos (P3,000.00); • 2nd Offense - Administrative fine of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) or Imprisonment of Three (3) Months or both upon the discretion of the Court; and • 3rd Offense - Administrative fine of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) and Imprisonment of One (1) year including Revocation of Business Permit If the violation is committed by a corporation, partnership or association, the President and/or Manager thereof, shall also be personally liable.

If the violation is committed by a single proprietorship, the owner and/or manager of the said entity shall also be liable therefor; sECtion 4. Any provisions of any existing Ordinance inconsistent with any provisions of this Ordinance are hereby modified and/or amended accordingly; sECtion 5. This Ordinance shall take effect upon approval and after due posting and publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality for three (3) consecutive times; ENACTED, July 24, 2013, by a majority vote of all the Members of the Sanggunian present.

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CHarito n. santos Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Government Department Head II) attEstEd:

BErnard E. al-aG President Pro Tempore Temporary Presiding Officer

aPProVEd: august 17, 2013 (sgd) rodriGo r. dUtErtE City Mayor attEstEd:

(sgd) atty. JHoPEE s. aVanCEÑa-aGUstin Acting City Administrator

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ITH more than 660,000 packs of macaroons already sold since the launch of Macaroons for a Cause, Philippine-based bakeshop Red Ribbon, Apl. de.Ap Foundation, and Franklin Baker Company of the Philippines are steadily reaching their goal to build their first public school through their collaboration.

Macaroons for a Cause was launched July of this year to help bridge the education gap in the Philippines. The goal of the initiative is to provide more access to education in the country through

selling 4.2 million packs of macaroons by building the first public school of the apl.de.ap Foundation.

“We are happy that Filipinos also share the same vision in building a school to mold the Filipino youth and to enhance their skills,” says Zinnia Rivera, General Manager of Red Ribbon.

Red Ribbon, Apl. de.Ap Foundation and Franklin Baker Company of the Philippines recently announced that the public school will be built in Barangay Talon-Talon, where over 600 high school students will benefit in the area.

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ORy McIlroy found himself in a spot that must have seemed vaguely familiar Thursday in the HSBC Champions.

He was in the lead.

McIlroy looked more like a two-time major champion than someone who hasn’t won all year. He rarely had any stress and opened with a 7-under 65, building a two-shot lead after one round of this World Golf Championship.

“It felt good to be out there and in control of my golf ball,” McIlroy said. “If only one round, 18 holes.

But it’s definitely the way I wanted and needed to start.”

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, coming off a win last week in the BMW Masters across town, and Jamie Donaldson each had 67. U.S. Open champion Justin Rose and Jordan Spieth, starting his second full season on the PGA Tour, were among those at 68.

British Open champion Phil Mickelson had a chance to join McIlroy in the lead until it all went wrong. One shot behind with two holes to play, Mickelson hit two wedges into the water fronting the par-5 eighth green and took a quadruple-bo-

gey 9. His second wedge landed some 30 feet beyond the pin and had so much spin that it raced off the green and down the bank into the water.

He hit another shot into the water on No. 9, and followed that with a brave shot to 2 feet to escape with only a bogey. He fell back to a 71.

But this day ultimately was about McIlroy, who started the season at No. 1 in the world and fell into a slump that has lasted longer than usual.

He started the week with his first win of the year — OK, it was an 18-hole exhibition against Tiger Woods — though he carried that form to Sheshan International.

“It’s obviously different playing in an environment like that and coming out here trying to win this golf tournament, even though I did hold off Tiger Woods down the stretch,” McIlroy said, laughing at the mock importance he placed on that exhibition.

It was the first time McIlroy held the outright lead after any round this year. He was part of a seven-way tie for the lead at the Wells Fargo Championship in early May. His only better score this year was a 64 in the third round of the Deutsche Bank Champion-

HE Portuguese forward, fresh from his angry reaction to comments about him by FIFA president Sepp Blatter, took his fury out on the visitors, scoring twice in the second half after converting a penalty just after the half-hour mark in a 7-3 success.

The 2008 Ballon d’Or winner celebrated his first goal by giving the home crowd a military sa-

lute, perhaps in reference to Blatter’s claim during a speech at Oxford University last Friday the player was like an on-field “commander”.

Ronaldo was also backed by the Madrid faithful, who sang his name throughout the game, while fans behind the goal where he scored his second and third goals held up a banner saying: “Cristiano, the fans are

Rory McIlroy tees off during the Pro-Am event of the HSBC Champions golf tournament at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo) ship in Boston, though conditions were soft that day.

“But this is probably better, just because it was a little trickier conditions,” McIlroy said. “There was a bit of breeze, and you’ve got to play good golf to shoot 7-under around this place.”

His lone bogey came on his second hole, No. 11, when his tee shot plugged into the face of the bunker.

He holed a 6-foot par putt on the par-3 fourth hold to

avoid a three-putt bogey, and that was one of his goals for the round.

His driving made him look like the McIlroy of old, though it has been solid since he returned from a four-week break in Korea two weeks ago. His short game carried him, especially during a stretch around the turn when he made four birdies in a fivehole stretch.

McIlroy hit a 3-wood just over the back of

with you.”

Bale, who had a disappointing performance during the 2-1 defeat at Barcelona on the weekend and was subsequently mocked by the Catalan media, also produced a fine reaction, opening the scoring with a stunning curled effort and then doubling the lead from a free-kick, albeit with the help of a deflection.

Madrid appeared to be on their way to a comfortable victory after 32 minutes after Ronaldo’s penalty made it three, but goals from Sevilla’s Carlos Bacca and Ivan Rakitic set up an interesting second half.

Karim Benzema ended a two-month goal drought for Los Blancos by adding the fourth goal after the break and then had the last word by scoring the seventh.

In between times Ronaldo scored a further two, while Rakitic got another for the visitors, as well as missing a second penalty.

In the midst of the madness, Sevilla midfield Stephane Mbia was sent off for two bookings.

A crazy match got off to a frantic start. With barely four minutes played, Isco came inches from opening the scoring.

The midfielder received a flicked pass from Bale which took him into the area and one-on-one with Sevilla goalkeeper Beto, but he pulled the shot just wide of the near post.

And Isco started the move which led to the opener.

the par-4 16th hole and chipped to 3 feet for birdie.

His 3-iron from light rough was about 20 yards short of the green on the par-5 18th, and he chipped to 5 feet for birdie. And on the par-5 second hole, another 3-iron from the rough left him 30 yards short, and he pitched that to 6 feet for birdie.

The other birdie during that stretch was on No. 1, his only tee shot off line.

From the rough, his 9-iron

from 160 yards covered the flag and settled about 7 feet away.

“It’s just learning from each week and just trying to put the pieces together,” McIlroy said. “A little bit of confidence from Monday, of course, but I think it was these two previous weeks just getting back into competitive play and learning what I needed to do to improve and sort of work on those things coming into this week.” [AP]

Rios is ‘tailor-made’ Real Madrid demolish Sevilla 7-3 for Pacman: Bradley T

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo (right) vies for the ball with Sevilla’s Nicolas Pareja during a Spanish La Liga football match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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NBEATEN American boxer Timothy Bradley Jr. predicts a “great fight” when Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios square off on November 24 in Macau, but believes the Filipino will win the welterweight fight.

Speaking to On the Ropes Boxing Radio, Bradley said Pacquiao has certain advantages that Rios, a hard-hitting brawler, will not be able to overcome.

“Like I always tell everybody, speed kills. Speed kills in every sport, it does not matter what sport it is,” said Bradley. “If you are faster than a guy, then you should be able to beat him.”

“I just feel that Pacquiao is super fast, super strong, and punches well with either hand,” he added.

Bradley is familiar with Pacquiao’s speed and power: in June 2012, he won a controversial split decision against the “Pacman” even though most of the boxing media at ringside believed the Filipino won the bout clearly.

Bradley believes Pacquiao can triumph against Rios simply because “Bam Bam” is “tailor-made” for a fighter like Pacquiao.

“I think Rios is gritty, he’ll withstand however much he possibly can to go in there and get a win, and I think it’s a great fight,” Bradley explained. “But I still got to favor Pacquiao, because I honestly think he (Rios) is tailor made for him.”

“I just feel Pacquiao does well when guys come at him and let their hands go. Rios is not a real big defensive guy at all. He keeps his hands high, but Pacquiao is the kind of fighter that punches through guards,” he added. “you keep your guard up, he punches through guards and I feel that he’s going to punch through Rios’ guard and pick him to pieces.”

Bradley did not go so far as to predict a knockout victory, but said it was a possibility.

“He can bust him up and possibly get him out of there,” he said.

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Cinderella at Resorts World Manila

Karylle Tatlonghari as Cinderella and Christian Bautista as Prince Christopher.

The holiday season is all about love, hope and a bit of magic and that is why Resorts World Manila is staging an epic production of a wellloved children’s classic, Rodgers and hammerstein’s Cinderella at the Newport Performing Arts Theater.

Originally writhed for television, Rodgers and hammerstein’s Cinderella was based on the French version of the tale by Charles Perrault. The latest Philippine run features some of the Philippines best and brightest stage performers.

Slipping on the famous glass slippers to play the title role of RWM’s fourth

major production is TV and stage luminary Karylle Tatlonghari, with Julia Abueva and Justine Peña serving as alternates. Asia’s Pop Idol Christian Bautista, on the other hand, will fill the role of Prince Christopher with up and coming thespian Fred Lo as his alternate.

The musical also features a supporting cast

The stepsisters played by Maronne Cruz and Giannina Ocampo literally stole the limelight.

Menchu Lauchenco-Yulo as the Fairy Godmother.

consisting of some of the most noted stage performers in the country with no less than the First Lady of Philippine Musical Theater, Menchu LauchengcoYulo playing the role of Fairy Godmother. Also joining the all-Filipino ensemble are Pinky Marquez, Sweet Plantado, Sheila Francisco, Miguel Faustmann, Maronne Cruz, Giannina Ocampo and Red Concepcion.

Tasked to flesh out the enchantment of Resorts World Manila’s Cinderella is veteran theater actor and director Michael Stuart Williams. Working closely with Williams is a creative team composed of worldclass artists and professionals including renowned stage designer and director Andrew Botha from South Africa and costume designer and creator Aksana Sidarava from Belarus.

The musical will be scored by the Manila Phil-

harmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Rodel Colmenar with Dabawenya pianist Daphne Jocson making me proud.

On why Resorts World Manila goes all out on their productions at the newport Performing Arts Theater RWM Chief entertainment Officer Colin Kerr says that in the interest of theater arts, they have to invest because audiences expect to see something better, more glamorous, and more “bonggacious” than the previous production. “What we have done before, that becomes the norm and we always try to do better with subsequent productions. That’s something that Resorts World Manila always aims to do-we always try to give a wow factor,” Kerr added.

And as I experience the songs and dances on the stage, I was immediately taken to a place where I was a kid again thanks to the magic on the Newport Performing Arts Theater stage.

For show schedules and complete details about Cinderella, visit www.rwmanila.com or call the Tourist Hotline at (02) 908-8833.

For ticket inquiries and reservations, visit the RWM Box Office located near the main casino entrance or call (02) 891-9999. Tickets are also available at TicketNet, TicketWorld, and SM Ticket outlets.

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PAL London flights showcase of PHL pride at WTM ThE return of Philippine Airlines (PAL) to London starting November 4 will be the centerpiece of the country’s participation at the World Travel Market (WTM), the biggest global event for the travel industry which opens on the same day PAL arrives at the British capital.

The resumption of non-stop flights to the United Kingdom will serve as the main focus of tourism promotions by the Philippines under the Department of Tourism’s (DoT) “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” campaign at this year’s WTM to be held from Nov. 4 to 7.

PAL will share the 300-square-meter Philippine pavilion with 40 other Philippine exhibitors, including the DoT, at WTM 2013 where almost 5,000 exhibitors from 184 countries are expected to generate more than GBP1,859 million in travel industry deals.

According to Susan del Mundo of DoT’s Tourism Promotions Board, “This is the biggest Philippine participation since joining WTM back in 1980 or any travel fair worldwide. A total of 90 DoT officials led by Sec. Ramon Jimenez will be at WTM.” Buyers and sellers from every sector of the travel industry around the world converge at WTM, London’s biggest annual travel event attracting more than 47,000 global travel professionals.

PAL President Ramon S. Ang said: “In the first six months of 2013 alone, we had more than 60,000 arrivals from Britain.

This elevated the UK to the Philippines’ top ten visitor markets for the first time – the only European nation on the list.

With PAL’s new non-stop flights, we are sure those numbers will increase further.”

The DoT had predicted a 65% increase in European visitors to about 575,000 this year alone and the doubling of current arrivals to around 700,000 in the coming year.

“It is not just tourists who stand to benefit but more importantly our 664,000 Filipino kababayans in Europe, particularly the 250,000 living in the U.K., who will now be able to return home more often via the airline that knows them best,” Mr. Ang said. he will lead a delegation of top PAL and government officials on the inaugural flight including the British Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmad. Upon arrival at London’s heathrow airport in the afternoon of Nov. 4, Philippine Ambassador to the UK Enrique Manalo will be welcoming the inaugural flight passengers.

From the airport, some PAL executives will proceed to the PAL booth at WTM. The five-times-a-week service to London will use PAL’s Boeing 777-300ER aircraft which features one of the most spacious cabin equipped with modern inflight amenities.

FDCP Cinematheques host 2nd Argentine Film Festival

The Film Development Council of the Philippines through its Film Cultural Exchange Program and in cooperation with the Embassy of Argentina is proud to present the 2nd ever Argentine Film Festival. Four films are set to be screened at Cinematheques for this festival.

The films includes the only animated film in Manuelita (1999), based on a famous Argentinian children’s song about a turtle who gets lost from home in a runaway balloon and journeys home with the new friends. Widows/Viudas (2011) focuses on the living conditions of a woman and a mistress when the man they love has died. Sidewalls/Medianeras (2011) is a clever romantic comedy centering on how the architecture of a city shapes the lives of its two residents. The final film is The Last Elvis (2012), a film about how a tragic accident to an Elvis impersonator forces him to reassess his priorities.

The Argentine Film Festival will be screened at FDCP Cinematheques this month of November. The festival will be at Cinematheque Iloilo from November 7 to 10, Cinematheque Davao from November 15 to 17, and at Cinematheque Baguio from November 21 to 24. The festival is open to the public and is free of charge.

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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ WheN YOu give your tome a title like “Crazy Rich Asians,” your ability to shock and be unpredictable in terms of storyline antics is pretty much where the question of your novel’s success resides.

Setting the story in decadent Asia on familiar stomping grounds like Singapore, Shanghai and hongkong is already a coup. What is left to build is basically just how over-the-top you can fashion the characters in your story.

Author Kevin Kwan had the right idea about getting noticed. his debut novel is touted as an over-the-top tale centered on the gathering of three very rich Chinese families in the City of the Merlion for the grand wedding of two members of their set. One couple in particular, Nicholas Young and Rachel Chu, is at the center of the brouhaha of this book. Nicholas Young is the reluctant scion to one of Asia’s largest fortunes while Rachel Chu is his New York based girlfriend who doesn’t have a clue about Nicholas’ background or family history. What she expected to be a lovely uneventful visit to her devastatingly handsome yet low-key boyfriend’s homeland becomes a whirlwind tour of lavish proportions set in homes erased from Google earth and being swept away to private resorts for bachelorette parties. It is precisely Rachel’s naiveté that serves as Kwan’s springboard to explain the intricacies about the moneyed Asian lot along with their habits and manners or lack thereof.

The novel is as much folly as it is a voyeuristic look into how the wealthy half live. There are some stereotypes such as It Girl Astrid Leong, Nicholas’ cousin who is as much about her couture as her constant struggle for marrying below her social strata, the entitled snob in the person of eddie Cheng and the self-righteous madame from old money eleanor Young. They inhabit a world where their expensive wardrobes are climate-controlled, buying trips for Parisian couture lasts weeks and jetting off the next country can happen at the drop of a hat. The conflicts all

The novel is as much folly as it is a voyeuristic look into how the wealthy half live.

center on money – who has more or less of it, who is from old and new money and who subscribes to their unspoken code of conduct and who doesn’t. Sadly, all other plots such as the love story of Nicholas and Rachel take a back seat and are haphazardly concluded to give a semblance of being a full-fledged story.

My original premise was that I would enjoy this book because it would present something fresh while shamelessly staggering through the world of the Asian upper crust. By

the middle of the book however, the “wealth porn” as Nicky Pellegrino of The New Zealand herald gets a little boring and I found myself skimming the pages instead of being utterly engrossed in the book’s excesses. There are really only so many brands to namedrop and preferences to cite. I might be missing the entire point of Kwan’s satirical take on the ways of the rich but I find that I would rather wade in a good book than be knee deep in shallow muck, even if it is dipped in 18-karat gold.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Dingdong Dantes meets an injured marine in Wish Ko Lang this Saturday DON’T miss Kapuso Primetime King Dingdong Dantes as he pays tribute to the Philippine Marines, and comedienne Candy Pangilinan as she goes undercover in search of a Good Samaritan on GMA’s Wish Ko Lang this Saturday, November 2.

The recent conflict between government forces and the Moro National Liberation Front or MNLF in Zamboanga changed several lives forever. Among them is Private First Class Edgardo Jose of the Philippine Marines, who is still recuperating in the hospital after being mortally-wounded in battle. Valiant soldiers like Pvc. Jose are modern-day heroes—people who would readily risk life and limb for the motherland. This Saturday, Dingdong Dantes, lead star of primetime show Genesis, visits these unsung heroes and prepares a surprise in honor of their valor.

In observance of halloween, Filipinos often flock to cemeteries to commemorate the memories of their dearly departed. The eerie

mystery surrounding halloween inspired Wish Ko Lang to team up with comedienne Candy Pangilinan in finding this Saturday’s Good Samaritan. Candy dresses up as a person with hypertrichosis or werewolf syn-

drome to try and look for the grave of her departed “mother.” Who will help this “Taong Lobo”?

Tune in as hope and inspiration abound in Wish Ko Lang this Saturday afternoon, November 2, on GMA.

Katipunan Episode II: The founding of the secret brotherhood IT IS 1892, and efforts to prod Spain to improve its treatment of Filipinos fall on deaf ears. Rizal is arrested and is sent to Dapitan. La Liga Filipina crumbles. Spanish colonizers crack down on dissenters.

Against this backdrop, Andres Bonifacio and a handful of indios found the Kataas-taasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or Katipunan. What follows is a frenetic recruitment campaign, paving the way for the end of Spain’s almost 400-year reign in the Philippines.

Yet while girding for war, the widower Bonifacio falls in love again. he sees Gregoria de Jesus (Oriang) in a social gathering and immediately falls in love. Oriang’s parents stand in the way of the courtship but Bonifacio proves that in love and war, he is a master tactician.

Meantime, Sebastian and Pacquing deal with the tragic death of their friend Teresa. Pacquing sets out to avenge her death by plotting to slay the town’s new friar, Padre Villalon. Sebastian, always the timid one, chooses to let things be.

Rumors of Villalon’s in-

volvement in Teresa’s death prompt the townspeople to stay away from the church.

This emboldens the friar to be more cruel.

Katipunan is shot mostly in Taal, Batangas. The history-laden town is home to numerous families that funded the reformista movement and the Katipunan in the late 1900s.

The cast is led by Sid Lucero as Andres Bonifacio and Glaiza de Castro as Gregoria de Jesus. Benjamin Alves stars as Sebastian while Dominic Roco plays Pacquing. Roi Vinzon plays the role of the ruthless Padre Villalon.

Created by Program Manager Jaileen Jimeno and written by Ian Victoriano, the historical docudrama is directed by King Marc Baco. Production work is led

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by Program Manager Nowell Cuanang and Executive Producer Jayson Santos. It is being filmed using Sony Cinemaalta F3 cameras provided by Solid Video. CMB Film Services Inc. provided lenses and other high-end equipment.

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Robin Padilla stands up for Pinoy youth through Talk ‘N Text

Actor Robin Padilla with Smart Prepaid Business Group head Jane Basas and Smart EVP and Wireless Consumer Business head Charles A. Lim PITChING in for the future of the youth, the “Bad Boy of Philippine Movies” is showing his other side and leveraging his celebrity status to support the educational advocacies of Talk ‘N Text (TNT), the leading prepaid mobile service in the country.

Renewing his engagement as TNT endorser, Padilla represents the brand in its partnership with the Yellow Boat of hope Foundation (YBhF), a national movement that pools funds to support the education needs of its partner communities around the country.

“The youth has a special spot in my heart, and I feel honored not only to extend my commitment to Talk ‘N Text, but also be a part of its education projects for the sector,” said Padilla during the contract signing recently held at the Smart Tower in Makati City.

“I feel that aside from delivering affordable and reliable mobile services, TNT’s efforts to touch the lives of ordinary Filipinos are a big reason why it is supported by many,” Padilla added.

YBhF started out by providing boats that would transport kids in Zamboanga’s mangrove villages to their school, but it has since expanded by offering scholarships, supplies, medical missions and livelihood programs in 13 communities nationwide.

As a partner of YBhF, TNT has donated 15 boats to the foundation and 80 units of barangay phones meant to be used as shared community phones. TNT also facilitated an easy way for subscribers to support the organization through text messaging. TNT and Smart subscribers may forward donations by texting YELLOWBOAT (space) (Amount of Donation) and send to 4483.

Available denominations are P5, P10, P100, P300, and P500, which will be deducted from the subscriber’s load.

“Using his personal trials, Robin Padilla has emerged not only as a better actor but also as a positive influence to many,” said Jane Basas, Smart Prepaid Marketing Group head. “With his influence and passion, we believe that TNT’s partnership with YBhF, as well as its other endeavors catering to the youth, would go a long way,” she added.

Aside from partnering with YBhF, TNT also has set up a cash assistance program for college students from select partner schools nationwide. TNT also recently turned over a classroom meant for the teaching of basic Arabic lessons and Koran readings in Baseco compound in Manila.

“All these projects are all in line with TNT’s Araw-Araw Panalo message of creating “winning moments” in simple but meaningful ways,” Basas said.

FESTIVE TREATS AT THE SM STORE. Get a free limited edition wrist watch for every single-receipt or accumulated purchase worth P1,000 of any Snack Exchange items, inclusive of Lotte, Mars, Hershey’s, Meiji and Cadbury at the SM Store.

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Sixers stun Heat 114-110

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ICHAEL Carter-Williams had Allen Iverson cheering from his suite and left LeBron James impressed.

Not a bad start for MCW. It was an even better one for the Sixers.

Carter-Williams had a debut to remember, using 22 points, 12 assists, and nine steals to lead the Philadelphia 76ers past the Miami Heat 114-110 on Wednesday night.

The rookie out of Syracuse nearly upstaged Iverson on a night Philly feted his spectacular career. ‘’you see what he can bring on a big stage,’’ 76ers rookie head coach Brett Brown said.

MCW was the MVP of the fourth quarter, picking up two more steals, harassing James in the lane, and sealing the win from the free-throw line.

Spencer Hawes scored 24 points and put the Sixers ahead for good with a

3-pointer, then a driving layup for a 109-108 lead with 2:01 left. ‘’Everything was clicking tonight,’’ Carter-Williams said. ‘’If we can consistently play together, then we can be a good team.’’

The guys in the locker room might be the only ones who think that.

As the NBA season tipped off, the over-under out of Las Vegas for total wins for the 76ers this year is 16.5, the lowest of any team in the league.

Against the two-time defending champion Heat, no one in Philly cared.

James missed five of six shots in the fourth, losing the ball on one drive down the middle, then blowing a 6-footer on the next possession.

Shane Battier missed all seven 3-pointers in the game and the Heat missed 10 straight shots in the fourth - after scoring a whopping 45 points in the third. [AP]

WIGHT Howard had 17 points and a career-high-tying 26 rebounds in his Houston debut, James Harden added 21 points and the Rockets cruised to a 96-83 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night.

Howard spurned the Lakers to sign an $88 million deal with Houston, joining Harden and a team that made the playoffs last season for the first time since 2009.

The Rockets led by four points in the fourth quarter before using a 14-4 run to extend the lead to 86-72 with about 3 1/2 minutes left.

Harden tossed an alley-oop to Howard for a dunk during that span.

The crowd roared as Howard pointed and smiled at

his new teammate.

Another dunk by Howard, this one a two-handed slam, capped the spurt.

The Bobcats were led

by Josh McRoberts, who had 15 points.

Howard greeted the frenzied crowd just before the national anthem. ‘’I want to welcome you to the first game of a new age, a new team,’’ he told the crowd. ‘’We’re going to give you everything we’ve got every time we step on the court.’’

Houston coach Kevin McHale stayed with the big lineup he first used late in the preseason with 7-footer Omer Asik at center and Howard at power forward. But he switched things up and started Patrick Beverley over Jeremy Lin at point guard. [AP]

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Jenny Guibay (center) of Jose Maria College (JMC) Kings drives against Holy Cross of Davao College (HCDC) Crusaders’ Jave Duropan (left) and Harry Dumagan during yesterday’s Davao Champions League basketball game at the Rizal Memorial Colleges (RMC) Gym. Lean Daval Jr.

Superal nears record win after solid 64

P Shakey’s Girls Volleyball League (SGVL) Mindanao leg coordinator Abet Bernan announced during yesterday’s Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) at NCCC Mall the upcoming SGVL season 11 slated on November 12-15 at the Davao Doctors College. Lean Daval Jr.

RINCESS Superal continued to play like a pro, dishing out another solid five-under 64 to blow away the field with a near-insurmountable eightshot lead over Chihiro Ikeda and fellow amateur Pauline del Rosario in the second round of the ICTSI Camp John Hay Ladies Philippine Golf Tour here yesterday.

Though there were no eagles gunned down after shooting two in the first round Tuesday, neither there were bogeys made for the second straight day as the top ICTSI-backed bet moved in the threshold of

becoming the first amateur to win on the inaugural ladies pro tour.

“I’m playing great but even with the lead, it’s not yet over. I will still try to finish strong tomorrow (today),” said Superal.

Perhaps even a so-so windup would be enough for her to post the record win as her 14-under 124 aggregate put her way ahead of the field heading to the final 18 holes of the P500,000 event serving as the final leg of the five-stage circuit organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc. She bucked pin place-

ments tucked near the edges, hitting five birdies inside seven feet, the last on the par-3, 153-yard No. 15 beside the John Hay clubhouse where she hacked a superb 6-iron tee shot that sailed over the rolling fairway and bunkers and rested eight feet off the target.

Superal nodded meekly as she acknowledged the cheers from the gallery, which witnessed another flawless round from the 16-year-old lass who went without a bogey for 36 holes on a course that punishes wayward shots.

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Red Sox win WS title

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Koji Ueha (19) reacts with catcher David Ross (3) and teammates after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in game six of the MLB baseball World Series at Fenway Park. (Greg M. Cooper)

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OSTON (AP) -- The old ballpark was packed for a celebration nearly a century in the making.

Players danced around the infield with their families.

Fans remained in the stands, savoring a long-awaited moment generations of New Englanders had never been able to witness.

Turmoil to triumph.

Worst to first. A clincher at Fenway Park.

David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox, baseball’s bearded wonders, capped their remarkable turnaround by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 in Game 6 on Wednesday night to win their third World Series championship in 10 seasons.

When it was over, Ortiz took a microphone on the field and addressed the city, just as he did a week after the marathon bombings last April. ‘’This is for you, Boston. you guys deserve it,’’ the Series MVP said. ‘’We’ve been through a lot this year and this is for all of you and all those families who struggled.’’

And the Red Sox didn’t even have to fly the trophy home. For the first time since Babe Ruth’s team back in 1918, Boston won the title at Fenway. The 101-year-old stadium, oldest in the majors, was packed with 38,447 singing, shouting fans anticipating a party building for more than nine decades. ‘’Maybe they won’t have to go another 95 years,’’ said John Farrell, a champion in his first season as Boston’s manager.

Shane Victorino, symbolic of these resilient Sox, returned from a stiff back

and got Boston rolling with a three-run double off the Green Monster against rookie sensation Michael Wacha. Pumped with emotion, Victorino pounded his chest with both fists three times. tJohn Lackey became the first pitcher to start and win a Series clincher for two different teams, allowing one run over 6 2-3 innings 11 years after his Game 7 victory as an Angels rookie in 2002. tWith fans roaring on every pitch and cameras flashing, Koji Uehara struck out Matt Carpenter for the final out. The Japanese pitcher jumped into the arms of catcher David Ross while Red Sox players rushed from the dugout and bullpen as the Boston theme ‘’Dirty Water’’ played on the public-address system. tThere wasn’t the ‘’Cowboy Up!’’ comeback charm of ‘’The Idiots’’ from 2004, who swept St. Louis to end an 86-year title drought.

There wasn’t that cool efficiency of the 2007 team that swept Colorado. tThis time, they were Boston Strong - playing for a city shaken by tragedy. t‘’We’ve dealt with a lot,’’ Dustin Pedroia said. ‘’But our team came together.’’ tAfter a late-season collapse in 2011, the embarrassing revelations of a chicken-and-beer clubhouse culture that contributed to the ouster of manager Terry Francona, and the daily tumult of Bobby Valentine’s one-year flop, these Red Sox grew on fans. tJust like the long whiskers on the players’ faces, starting with Gomes’ scruffy spring training beard. ‘’As soon as we went to Fort Myers, the movie’s al-

ready been written,’’ Gomes said. ‘’All we had to do was press play, and this is what happened.’’

The only player remaining from the 2004 champs, Ortiz had himself a Ruthian World Series. He batted .688 (11 for 16) with two homers, six RBIs and eight walks - including four in the finale - for a .760 on-base percentage in 25 plate appearances, the second-highest in Series history. ‘’We have a lot of players with heart. We probably don’t have the talent that we had in ‘07 and ‘04, but we have guys that are capable (of staying) focused and do the little things,’’ Ortiz said.

Evenslumping Stephen Drew delivered a big hit in Game 6, sending Wacha’s first pitch of the fourth into the right-center bullpen for a 4-0 lead. By the time the inning was over, RBI singles

by Mike Napoli and Victorino had made it 6-0, and the Red Sox were on their way. ‘’Hey, I missed two games. It’s time to shine,’’ Victorino said. tAll over New England, from Connecticut’s Housatonic River up to the Aroostook in Maine, Boston’s eighth championship can be remembered for the beard-yanking bonding.

Fans t up the average ticket price to over $1,000 on the resale market and some prime locations went for more than $10,000 each. Nearly all the Red Sox rooters stood in place for 30 minutes after the final out to view the presentation of the trophy and MVP award.

A few thousand remained when a beaming Ortiz came back on the field with his son 75 minutes after the final out. ‘’It was an awesome

atmosphere here,’’ Lackey said.

The win capped an emotional season for the Red Sox, one heavy with the memory of the events that unfolded on Patriots Day, when three people were killed and more than 260 wounded in bombing attacks at the Boston Marathon. The Red Sox wore ‘’Boston Strong’’ logos on their left sleeves, erected a large emblem on the Green Monster and moved the logo into the center-field grass as a constant reminder. ‘’There’s I think a civil responsibility that we have wearing this uniform, particularly here in Boston,’’ Farrell said. ‘’And it became a connection initially, the way our guys reached out to individuals or to hospital visits. And it continued to build throughout the course of the season. I think our fans, they got to a point where they appreciated the way we played the game, how they cared for one another. And in return they gave these guys an incredible amount of energy to thrive on in this ballpark.’’

Red, white and blue fireworks fired over the ballpark as Commissioner Bud Selig presented the World Series trophy to Red Sox owners John Henry, Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino, leaving a haze over the field. ‘’When the fireworks went off at the presentation of the trophy out there, when the ballpark was filled with smoke, it was completely surreal,’’ Farrell said. ‘’To be in this position, given where we’ve come from, reflecting back a year ago at this time, there’s been a lot that’s happened in 13 months.’’