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EDGEDAVAO Serving a seamless society

HELP. A progressive group member peeks behind a canvas where an appeal for help for the survivors of typhoon Yolanda is written during yesterday’s convergence of various militant groups at the Freedom Park along Roxas Avenue, Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.

P5-M BOUNTY RESTORED

Possible hiding place of Baktin already known-Rody

By EMILORD P. CASTROMAYOR

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AVAO CITY MAYOR Rodrigo R. Duterte has restored the multimillion-peso bounty for the capture “dead or alive” of suspected carnap gang leader Ryan Cain Yap Yu, alias “Baktin”.

The bounty is P5 million, P1 million lower than the previous amount of P6 million.

Duterte said the reason for the P1 million reduction is that they already know the possible hiding place of Baktin.

“Kung naa siya sa custody sa law there is no reason for you to kill a person, but if he is a fugitive or about to be arrest-

ed and resists violently, maybe with firearms, he is in for the kill,” Duterte explained.

This came about after Baktin failed to show up for his arraignment last November 7 before Regional Trial Court Branch 16 presiding Judge Emmanuel Carpio.

Judge Carpio issued a warrant for the arrest of Baktin after he forfeited his P1.44 million bail bond by jumping bail.

Yu is a respondent in eight separate cases of carnapping filed by police officers Filmore Escobal, Carlos Asturias, Joselito

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YOLANDA TALES. Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte marrates to some police officers led by Davao City Police Office (DCPO) chief Vicente Danao Jr. how typhoon Yolanda wiped out most towns in Leyte during the opening ceremony of Modified Motorcycle Riding Orientation Training at Camp Domingo Leonor Tuesday night. Lean Daval Jr.

DCL Final 6 cast is complete INSIDE: 2 areas in Matina to rise as IT parks ICT BPO

Nowitzki passes West, Mavericks top Wizards

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THE BIG NEWS

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Cops arrest three for illegal drugs

By EMILORD P. CASTROMAYOR

T PRESIDENT’S MEN. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte meets with Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Soliman when the mayor flew to Tacloban City to personally bring the financial assistance of the city government for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. Roxas received the amount in behalf of the local government of Tacloban and the provincial Government of Leyte. Duterte was accompanied by his Executive Assistant Christopher “Bong” Go. (CMO PHOTO)

2 areas in Matina to rise as IT parks

HREE men were arrested by the police while in the act of selling illegal drugs in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday evening along Mt. Mayon St., in front of Old Sampaguita Inn. The three, Rolex Alien Tiodanco,23, driver; Eugene Valliente Sanchez , 33, driver, and Richard Tandaan, door installer, 34, all residents of Casilak Bucana conspired with one another to sell P500 worth of shabu to a police poseur at around 6:00 p.m.

SPO3 Ejercito Molina, investigator, said that the three men will be facing charges of violation of

sections 5 and 11 of R.A. 9165 for selling and possession of illegal drugs.

Police took more than a month of surveillance on the three after receiving information that they were engaged in illegal drug activities.

The suspects admitted that they had engaged in illegal activities but will give information that would lead police to the arrest of the mastermind, if they are excluded from the case.

Molina and his team found one piece of sachet worth P1,000, one tea bag of shabu worth P15,000 and marked money from them which will serve as evidence in court.

By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net

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FTER being dubbed among the Philippines’ next wave of cities for IT-BPO locators, two more areas will be developed for the industry in Davao City starting January next year.

“The two areas are in Matina and will eventually be converted into IT Parks,” Edilberto “Bert” Barriga, ICT Davao president said.

He added that it will be occupied by two new local BPO firms but chose not to disclose the names for obvious rea-

sons.

“I want the initiative to come from local business, let the big guys come here,”he said.

He told reporters during the press forum at Club 888, The Marco Polo Davao yesterday that the two facilities will be made up of five buildings each with a floor area of 1,500 to 2,000 square meters per floor. “This is the prescription by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA),”Barriga said.

Each building will

have a total of 1,500 projected seats while about 4,000 employments are expected to be generated in each building once it becomes fully operational.

He clarified that this will be different from the Matina IT Park, whose construction is on-going, and from the NCCC IT Center. He said that the two are capable of accommodating BPO tenants.

He added that the Matina IT Park is expected to be finished by the first or second quarter next year.

OUR separate water service interruptions in some areas in the city have been scheduled by Davao City Water District to give way to different service improvement projects.

The first set is a 10-hour water cut from 8:00 PM of November 14 until 6:00 AM of November 15 and will affect areas served by Line 2 of Dumoy Water Supply System (WSS) specifically the entire Angliongto / Mamay Road and some portions of Bangkal (La Vista Monte, Hillcrest Subd., Countryside Homes, Mountain View Subd. and from Japanese Tunnel to Countryside Subd.); Matina Pangi (from Km. 7 to Km. 9); Ma-a (from Metroville Subd. to Carlos P. Garcia Highway);

Buhangin (from J.P Laurel Avenue to Panorama Homes, from Crossing Milan to Holy Trinity and from Ma-a Bridge to DPWH Panacan); Poblacion (Barangays 9, 10 & 11, Madapo Hills, Don Isidro Village, Bacaca Road, El Rio Vista, Rolling Hills, San Antonio Village, Riverview Village, Marfori Heights I & II, Napaka Village, Doña Vicenta Village I & II, Awhag Village, Mineral Village, Garden Park Village, Davao Medical School Foundation, EMP Village I & II, Diho Subd. III, San Rafael Village, Ledesma Subd., Fatima Village, Monfort Village, Circumferential Road, Stella Maris Homeowners Association, Garcia Heights, Morning Side Heights, NCCC Housing Bajada, San Antonio Baja-

da, Hilltop Village and back of DLPC); J.P. Laurel Avenue (from Durian Hotel to Davao Agusan Road); Cabaguio (from DECO Machine Shop to J.P. Laurel Ave, RGA Village, Cory Aquamarine, Palm Village, Sarphil Subd., Park View Avenue and SOS Village); and Lanang, Pampanga, Sasa and Panacan areas (Davao-Agusan Road from Lanang to DPWH Panacan, Grand Regal Hotel, Ramos Village, Lizada Village, Villa de Davao Subd., Lanang Beach Club, Doña Asuncion Subd., Summerhill Village, Guadalupe Village, Insular Village I & II, Fortune Executive Homes, Nova Tierra Village, Belen Homes, Pampanga Executive Homes, San Roque Village, Don Lo-

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FUN RUN FOR YOLANDA SURVIVORS. The Marco Polo Davao executive housekeeper and Fitness Center manager Rosalydia Tungpalan announces the staging of Marco Polo Davao’s 15th anniversary fun run set on November 17 during yesterday’s Club 888 media forum. Lean Daval Jr.

NEWS

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New tech bared for proper disposal of medical wastes

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OSPITALS see pyroclave costly.”

RAD Green Solution vice president Roderick Dayot bared during yesterday’s press forum at the Club 888, The Marco Polo Davao.

However, marketing manager of RAD Yen Ansaldo said in an interview with Edge Davao that this is a misconception among hospitals and clinic owners since it is something new to them.

She said that currently, small hospitals and clinics are using the chemical treatment, which is costly and hazardous to their personnel who are in charged with the treatment.

But the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) is using autoclave in treating their medical

wastes. Compared to pyroclave, the end product of autoclave is wet while the latter produces dry end product. She said that autoclave is costly since it can consume much electricity and is imported specifically from Canada.

Being new in the industry, RAD is encouraging more usage of pyroclave in treating medical wastes because it will cut the cost of treatment unlike using chemicals and putting the lives of personnel in danger.

Currently, the city generates a total of 40 tons of medical and hazardous wastes every month, but only 14.5 percent is treated.

The government is wondering where the rest of the waste had gone.

Ansaldo said that their treating facilities in Car-

PYROCLAVE UPDATES. RAD Green Solutions vice president Ricky Dayot imparts some updates of the pyroclave medical waste facility during yesterday’s Club 888 media forum at The Marco Polo Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

BPOs eye Davao City as De Lima warns price freeze disaster recovery area violators in ‘Yolanda’areas J

USTICE Secretary Leila M. De Lima warned on Wednesday that those who will take advantage of the situation in typhoon “Yolanda”-affected areas by increasing prices of basic goods will be charged and prosecuted.

“There are several laws that become operative in times like this and these laws have penal provisions,” De Lima said in an ambush interview.

The national government earlier imposed a price freeze in typhoon-affected areas.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that the prevailing prices must remain for the next 60 days.

Under Republic Act No. 7581, prices of ba-

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sic necessities are automatically placed under price control whenever the President declares an area under the state of calamity, disaster, emergency, rebellion, war, martial law, or when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus has been suspended.

Included in the price freeze are rice, corn, bread, fresh, dried and canned fish and other marine products, fresh, pork, beef and poultry meat, fresh eggs, fresh and processed milk, fresh vegetables, root crops, coffee, sugar, cooking oil, salt, laundry soap, detergents, firewood, charcoal, candles and drugs classified as essential by the Department of Health,

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By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net

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AVAO now is becoming a disaster recovery platform for big players in the country” Thus said, Edilberto Barriga Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Davao president, as he emphasized that the city is not experiencing severe calamities just like what Manila, Cebu and Bacolod experience this year.

He said that calamities like typhoons and earthquakes caused disruptions in their operation.

This can affect business continuity. He said that even an hour of disruption in the operation may earn them explanation to their clients abroad.

“We talk about business continuity now and businesses are conscious of that now,” he said.

He said that the platform includes the replication of the operation system facilities which will cater the problems emerged in disaster-struck areas.

“They see Davao as a special set-up. People can use their second -tear of operation dito sa Davao na pwedeng magprovide ng continuity sa mga operations in Manila Cebu and wherever,” he added.

He said that the plan would increase the number of job generation in the city siting that there’s a need for replication of services and facilities.

However, he stressed that operations of BPO who’ll engage in the plan will not be limited during calamities.

He said that these company may consider their replication as part of their expansion.

“That is something we really need to prepare ourselves because on that premise nagadaghan atong investors coming in Davao because of that mindset,” he said.

Currently, the ICT president said that early yesterday morning, there were queries from interested BPO companies.

“May queries ng 6,000 and another 2,000 square meters for office space,” he

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Bodies of those who perished are seen at the sidewalk of Tacloban City days after typhoon Yolanda devastated most towns of Leyte. (CMO PHOTO)

continued.

To address the future need for more workforce in the BPO-ICT sector, he said that they are planning to encourage Dabawenyos working in Manila and Cebu to go back here and lead the expansion plans and initiatives of BPO companies.

“We will promote in Manila and Cebu to lead back our people for skilled, experience senior level,”Barriga said.

“If we will start with our basic-skilled workers here, it would take them a year to be called as team leaders or managers.”

This is also their strategy to avoid piracy among companies.

quick reaction team composed of 30 Davao City policemen and 30 from Task Force Davao and a civilian intelligence group will take a motorcycle riding course for two weeks of special training.

Davao City Police Director Sr. Supt. Vicente Danao Jr. said during the opening ceremony last Tuesday that the men will be the first responders to any crime incident in the city since they can easily go through congested traffic unlike four-wheeled vehicles.

This will also help to mitigate crime incidents

as this is the first time motorcycles other than those of regular motorcycle cops will be used, Danao said.

Danao explained that each police station will have one motorcycle with two trained drivers. There are 25 motorcycles donated to the city.

“Kato lang niapil ug training ang mugamit sa motorcycle (Only those trained drivers are allowed to use the motorcycles,” he said.

Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte said that the city is funding the expenses for the training. Some of the trainees will also be assigned to

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DAVAO DEL NORTE

No casualty, major damage in DavNor

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N initial 360 families in four local government units were affected by flooding caused by intermittent rains brought about

by Tropical Depression Zoraida.

However, Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said the typhoon has not wreaked a major damage in the province as its rainbands pounded across most of Mindanao and Visayas.

He said he did not expect major damages, especially to crops and properties since TD Zoraida only brought intermittent rains and negligible winds.

No casualty was also reported by the respective local disaster risk reduction management councils.

Del Rosario said the concerned LGUs have conducted pre-emptive evacuation to ensure the safety of affected families.

The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center (PDRRMC)-Operation Center said some 58 percent of the families affected were evacuated to safety by the concerned LGUs when Zoraida made landfall in Caraga, Davao Oriental at around 9 am Tuesday.

Del Rosario expects the evacuees to start returning to their homes on Wednesday, as soon as the floodwaters subside.

As the affected upstream LGUs began to dry up, the low-lying communities downstream received the bulk of the floodwaters causing some roads to be impassable as of 3 pm in the same day, including the Causwagan-GMAP Road-Matin-ao Road in New Corella; Kinamayan, Sto. Tomas-Tagum City Road; Sagayen-Asuncion Road; and, New Camiling-Carmen Road.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY

MONITORING. Davao del Norte Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario, center, and Vice Gov. Victorio Suaybaguio, Jr., right, monitor the situation on the ground at the PDRRMC-Operation Center, as TD Zoraida has lowered to a low pressure area as of 2 pm Tuesday. [Noel Baguio/Davnor PIO] PAGASA lowered TD Zoraida to a low pressure area (LPA) as of 2 pm Tuesday lifting the Storm Warning Signal No. 1 over Davao del

Norte and the rest of the provinces in the region However, the governor directed the incident command center of the province to continue

MGB exec pushes proper planning for Sarangani’s disaster-risk areas W

ITH about half of its 140 barangays considered as calamity-prone, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Region 12 urged officials of Sarangani Province to prepare more comprehensive disaster action plans for the area.

Jaime Flores, MGB Region 12’s chief geologist, said Wednesday disaster preparedness has remained

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the most important tool in countering the risks of possible disasters that might affect various communities in the province.

He cited that tragic disasters within identified high risk areas may be averted if local governments and their stakeholders are properly prepared, well-informed and equipped to respond to any eventuality.

“Strengthening the ca-

pacity of the local chief executives on the conduct of disaster risk reduction and development planning is the key to reduce the risks of disaster in the communities,” he said.

The MGB official issued the recommendation during a climate change adaptation sectoral data sharing consultation and forum attended by representatives from the academe and selected

national line agencies in the area.

During the forum, Flores pointed out that Sarangani Province is prone to both natural and geo-hazard risks.

He specifically identified a total of 42 barangays in the province as prone to landslides and 27 others as vulnerable to tsunami and storm-related disasters.

[PNA]

Development projects up for implementation I

N a bid to foster peace in the countryside, projects for socio-economic development have been set for implementation in Davao Oriental, according to the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP).

During their courtesy call to Governor Corazon N. Malanyaon and City Mayor Carlo Rabat on Friday, the OPAPP team bared aligned projects being brewed to be implemented under the Sajaharta Bangsamoro Program (SBP).

Among these projects

are the constructions of afish landing, rural health center,daycare center, and implementation of skills development program.

Set to be put up in Barangay Tagabakid, City of Mati chosen as pilot area, these projects isaligned to the program’s three components of socio-economic interventions focused on health, education, and livelihood.

OPAPP said that the fish landing which will be placed in an area near the coast of Tagabakid holds the promise of inducing economic ben-

efits in the local economy and will greatly help thelocal community, which primarily dependson fishing as their primary source of livelihood.

Meanwhile, aside from the economic benefits of the project, Gov. Malanyaon considers the project a potential venue for tourism.

“This is one project I really want to be implemented here in the province considering that we are a coastal province and has the longest coastline in the entire region. This is something that we need to take

advantage of,” says Governor Malanyaon.

Meanwhile, with respect to the education component, TESDA Provincial Director ElCid H. Castillorevealed that they already have the roster of identified participants for skills development training primarily on welding. He also added that trainings on fish processing will also be included on their program to complement the fish landing project soon to be established in the area.

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monitoring the situation.

Classes in all levels are also expected to resume in the province by Wednesday.

In Sto. Tomas town,

Mayor Benigno Andamon declared a state of calamity after nine barangays were affected by the flooding. [Noel Baguio/Davnor PIO]

COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE

LGU strengthens its disaster preparedness T HE Compostela Valley Province is making sure that it will always be prepared for any natural disaster that may occur.

Though the Super Typhoon Yolanda forecast doesn’t include ComVal to be its target, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council had its readied emergency response teams in the barangays of the eleven municipalities and had given all the necessary pre-cautions and information on safety measures to the public.

The province tightened its readiness and preparation during the recent Typhoon Zoraida with Mindanao area as its target and with ComVal as one labeled with a signal number 1 warning. Pre-emptive evacuations were done to residents in flood and landslide-prone areas. Governor Arturo T. Uy had ordered also cancellation of classess in schools and no work for agencies and institutions.

The organized and

trained Emergency Response Teams in the Provincial and Municipal Local Government Units are always on watch in coordination with the police force and the army being tap as the first responders.

Covered in the preparedness actions is the readiness of heavy equipment and other facilities with standby personnel for any clearing operations, as needed. This is to be done by the Provincial Engineer’s Office (PEO) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) is also prepared for any possible relief operations with a ready profiling system, documents for an emergency rice procurement at the National Food Authority (NFA), citing establishment of Operation Centers, organizing medical teams and alerting the Provincial Hospitals through the Provincial Health Office (PHO), and ensuring a good communication system. [Grace Almedilla]

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PHL exports growth sustained T

HE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the country’s merchandise exports sustained its growth in September this year, following a report from the National Statistics Office (NSO) that the sector expanded by 4.9 percent to US$5.0 billion from US$4.8 billion in September 2012.

“The increase in overseas shipments of mineral products, coconut products, garments and electronic products helped sustain the country’s exports growth.

The growth in exports of mineral products, in particular, more than offset the decline in shipments of manufactures, petroleum products, total agro-based products and forest products,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said.

Coming from a contraction of 4.6 percent in September last year, the receipts from mineral products significantly increased to 65.3 percent in the same period this year. These products, such as copper metal

(36.3%), copper concentrates (75.1%), gold (322.6%), and iron ore agglomerates (214.3%) compensated for the lower value of outward shipments of manufactures (-4.3%), petroleum products (-41.4%), total agro-based products (-6.5%) and forest products (-43.9%).

Agro-based coconut products (13.7%), particularly desiccated coconut (22.8%) and copra meal/ cake (78.3%), also supported exports growth, together with garments (12.1%) and electronic products 12.8%).

The earnings from electronics recovered from a 0.4 percent contraction in August 2013 and increased by 12.8% year-on-year in September 2013. This was attributed to increased overseas sales of EDP (165.6%), control and instrumentation (27.7%), office equipment (11.9%), and communication radar (10.3%). This countered the year-on-year contractions posted by semiconductors (-3.9%), automotive electronics (-94.7%), telecommunications

(-43.8%), consumer electronics (-15.9%) and medical/industrial instrumentation (-7.8%).

“The increase in export earnings of EDP was

buoyed largely by business purchases of personal computers in the third quarter of 2013 while the decline in exports of semiconductors was possibly

due to the less buoyant market in Japan, which recorded a 12.9-percent decline in domestic sales in September 2013,” the NEDA Director General

said, adding that during the period, the country’s exports of semiconductor to Japan fell by 3.9 percent relative to the previous year.

6 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

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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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PHL to use fiscal space for rehabilitation projects

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HE Department of Finance has pledged to use fiscal space this year for rehabilitation projects after the country experienced a succession of calamities which damaged a significant portion of the country’s assets.

Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said that the country has not yet reached the deficit ceiling set by the national government for this year, thus this can be used to rehabilitate damaged infrastructure projects. ”We do have a fiscal space. As you know, our situation as of now, we’re quite within our program set for,” he said.

The national government has set a P144.5-billion deficit program for January to September 2013. The country’s deficit for the first three quarters posted only at P101.2 billion.

This left the national government a P43.3-billion fiscal space for the first nine months. ”We will make sure that we use the fiscal space to the benefit of the country,” he said, noting that the government’s focus after typhoon “Yolanda” is to deliver relief goods, recovery efforts and the provisions of basic services in affected areas.

Despite the demand of rehabilitation for shelters, the Finance chief is firm

YEAR-ROUND ABUNDANCE. August is no longer the only harvest season for Durian fruits as fruit traders are frequently seen transporting them almost every day in Davao City streets. Lean Daval Jr. that the government will stick to the 20-25 percent allotted housing budget for the next three years.

Meanwhile, damages brought about by calam-

ities that hit the country may result to 8-10 percent downturn of GDP (gross domestic product), or one percent drop on GDP growth for 2013, accord-

ing to the DOF secretary. ”But we have to remember that during the past many years, the estimate of the World Bank on our growth is always

dragged by typhoons which extend 8-10 percent of the GDP. It’s been built into the growth already,” Purisima said.

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country has wide supply of talents, however, the required skills for the HIM industry were not met by a number of applicants.

Information Technology-Business Processing Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) President Jose Mari Mercado echoed

this industry challenge was brought by the demanding process in HIM industry. ”The skills set right now is in new level.

Skills requirement is now higher,” told Mercado.

Thus, the HIMOAP head has encouraged the academe to help the

HIM industry develop quality pool of talents through influencing students that there are opportunities in the HIM industry.

Lauchangco also asked academic institutions to partner with the HIM industry by developing appropriate curriculum that

will meet the standards of the industry.

The HIM industry as part of the business process management (BPM) sector, like any BPM companies, requires English language proficiency and knowledge in managing health records.

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Skills gap challenges HIM industry R

EQUIRED skills, not talent supply, are the main challenge of the healthcare information management (HIM) industry.

HIM Outsourcing Association of the Philippines (HIMOAP) President Penny Lauchangco said the

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ICT HUB

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Kaspersky Lab warns vs various types of malware K

ASPERSKY Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, takes responsibility to keep the public guarded against cyber attacks.

This is why the company is continuously familiarizing the public with the latest methods that are out there and the various protection options to choose from.

With all of the information available, Kaspersky Lab realized that it is sometimes hard to keep track all of the different types of malware that they have introduced.

To help the public understand the different terms used in cyber security, security experts from Kaspersky Lab break down some of the most common malware classifications below: Virus Simply speaking, computer viruses are a type of self-replicating program code that are installed onto existing programs without user consent. Their definitions can be broken down much further though, by the type of objects they are infecting, the methods they use to select their hosts, or the techniques used to attack.

Virus can appear in numerous forms as well, ranging anywhere from email attachments to malicious download links on the Internet, and can perform many harmful tasks on your OS. Nowadays, viruses are quite rare because cybercriminals look to have more control over malware distribution, otherwise, new samples quickly fall into the hands of antivirus vendors.

Worm Worms are considered to be a subdivision of viruses since they are also self-replicating programs, however unlike viruses, they do not infect existing files.

Instead, worms are installed

directly onto their victims’ computers in a single instance of “self standing” code, before finding opportunities to spread or tunnel themselves into other systems through things like the manipulation of vulnerable computer networks.

Worms, as with viruses, can also be defined further by breaking down the methods in which they infect, like through email, instant messaging or file sharing. Some worms exist as standalone files, while others reside in computer memory only.

Trojan Quite opposite from viruses and worms, Trojans are non-replicating programs that pretend to be legitimate, but are actually designed to carry out harmful actions against their victims.

Trojans get their name from acting in the same manner as the infamous Greek Trojan horse, concealing themselves as useful programs while quietly carrying out their actual destructive functions.

Since Trojans are not self-replicating, they do not spread by themselves. But thanks to the increased scope of the Internet, it has become very easy for them to reach many users.

They’ve also grown to now come in many forms, like Backdoor Trojans (which try to take over remote administration of their victims’ computers) and Trojan Downloaders (which install malicious code).

Ransomware Ransomware is malware that is designed to extort money from its victims. It can appear as a pop up, phishing link, or malicious website, and once acted on, will trigger a vulnerability in the user’s system, locking out the keyboard and screen, and sometimes even the entire computer.

It’s intended to scam people by falsely accusing them of doing

things like using pirated software or watching illegal videos, displaying warning pop ups, trying to make them act quickly by saying the warning message will only be removed if a fine is paid.

Rootkit A rootkit is a special form of malware, designed specifically to hide its presence and actions from both the user and any existing protection software they have installed on their system.

It’s able to do this via deep inte-

“We’ll also be adding a new voice command to Glass... that lets you access your tunes from Google Play Music or All Access.”

The new earbuds are “engineered specifically for Glass to provide high quality sound,” the statement said.

Google has not announced a public release date for Google Glass but speculation centers around early 2014.

Facebook, Twitter and major news organizations have already tailored applications for Glass, which has only been made available to developers and a limited selection of “explorers” who paid $1,500

each for the eyewear.

Envisioned uses range from practical tasks such as shopping or delivering local weather reports to sharing real time video streams or playing augmented reality games in which the world is the board.

Glass lets wearers take pictures, record video, send messages or perform other tasks with touch controls or by speaking commands.

Glass connects to the Internet using Wi-Fi hot spots or, more typically, by being wirelessly tethered to mobile phones.

Pictures or video can be shared through the Google+ social network. [AFP]

Google Glass gets music integration

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OOGLE’S new Internet-connected eyewear will have music

too.

The company said music would be available on Google Glass by allowing wearers to use Google’s online music services to listen to songs and identify music.

Specially designed earbuds will deliver high-quality audio from the eyewear.

“Music is coming to Glass in several cool ways,” a Google spokeswoman said in an email.

“Sound search can identify that song you’re hearing but don’t know the name of. All you have to say is ‘OK Glass...what song is this?’ and it’ll name the tune for you.

gration with the operating system, sometimes even starting before the operating system does (this variety of rootkit has its own name, bootkits). Sophisticated antivirus software is still able to detect rootkits and get rid of them though.

Backdoor (RAT) A Backdoor, or a Remote Administration Tool, is an application that allows a person (the system administrator or a cybercriminal) access to a computer system without user

consent or knowledge.

Depending on the RAT functionality, an attacker could install and launch other software, send keystrokes, download or delete files, switch the microphone and/ or camera on, or log computer activity and send it back to the attacker.

Downloader These infections are small pieces of code that are used to quietly take executable files, or files that command your computer to perform in-

dicated tasks, from the server.

Once downloaded, through things like email attachments and malicious images, they communicate back to a command server and are then instructed to download additional malware onto your system.

Familiarizing with existing malware is a great place to start when it comes to keeping your system safe. And always be sure you’re choosing a trusted antivirus to defend against possible attacks.

of timeline -- one that you create. You name it, and choose the tweets you want to add to it,” he explained.

“This means that when the conversation around an event or topic takes off on Twitter, you have the opportunity to create a timeline that surfaces what you believe to be the most noteworthy, relevant tweets.”

The timelines are public, with their “own page on twitter.com, making it easy to share so others can follow along,” Ellin added.

Some examples offered would be timelines to follow a television

program, to follow an online forum or to follow specific sports events.

In another example, “Twitter #music has created new timelines that present the very best Tweets from superstars, best songs with tracks you can play right in the Tweet, and the best music Vines,” Ellin said.

“We’re excited to see what you’ll do with custom timelines, and are just getting started.”

Twitter last week raised some $1.8 billion in one of the largest public share offerings in the tech sector.

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Twitter customized timelines offer new perspective

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witter said it would offer its users the ability to create custom “timelines” for fresh perspectives on the Twittersphere.

In addition to a standard timeline, users can craft new ones designed to follow new topics on the messaging platform.

“Today we’re introducing custom timelines to give you more control over how tweets are organized and delivered on the Twitter platform,” Twitter’s Brian Ellin wrote on the company’s developer blog.

“Custom timelines are an entirely new type

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Dangerous non-compliance

EADLY diseases could come from unlikely sources—hospitals, clinics and other health care establishments. Dabawenyos face this ironic situation due to the continued failure of health and environment agencies to enforce local and national laws requiring medical facilities to dispose of their infectious medical wastes properly.

In a privilege speech delivered during last Tuesday’s regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, Councilor Leonardo Avila III exposed the fact that of the 40 tons of infectious medical wastes-- including amputated parts of human bodies-- produced by hospitals and clinics in the city every month, only 14 percent is being transported and disposed of properly as mandated by a local ordinance and a number of national laws. These refer to mandatory solid waste management, the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. What then happens to the remaining 86 percent of hazardous wastes? They are illegally disposed by mixing them with ordinary non-hazardous garbage and placed in the city’s landfill facility. They are transported by trucks that are not properly accredited by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources as authorized transport-

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The failure of hospitals and clinics to comply with the laws is very dangerous because infectious medical wastes, as the adjective implies, can cause such life-threatening diseases as gastroenteric infection, respiratory infection, anthrax, severe skin disorders, meningitis, vital hepatitis and hemorrhagic fever. Among those directly threatened are hundreds of scavengers operating in the garbage dump and the populace in communities surrounding the landfill.

The unwillingness of owners and managers to invest in the prescribed system of disposing medical wastes is not easy to comprehend. But we can hazard a guess: they’re taking advantage of the leniency of regulatory agencies to economize or save on expenses as much as they can.

Authorities serious and sincere in their job should let these hospital operators realize that their nonchalance is tantamount to criminal defiance of the law that could put them in real hot water.

In order to put across the message effectively, authorities should throw the book on these defiant establishments.

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Greatest danger

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IGGEST OBSTACLE FACING GOVERNMENT – After a spate of worrisome massive looting, the deplorable prowling situation seemed to have halted when the government deployed soldiers in storm-hit areas to prevent pillagers from doing further damages to private properties. Still, the greatest danger is not from known starving typhoon victims, but from ordinary criminals bent on making money who have chosen to steal profitable items such as appliances, accessories, hardware and kitchenware, electronic gadgets among others, rather than food stuff and other basic necessities.

Three days after Super Typhoon Yolanda destroyed a wide path of destruction in several cities and provinces in the Visayas, what followed is anarchy on the streets.

Amidst the rubbles, fallen trees, electric posts and cable wires, and strewn dead bodies, typhoon victims, young and old alike were terribly hungry begging and looking for food, water and other provisions. Delayed relief operations hampered by impassable passageways prompted the desperate people to resort to robbing in order to survive.

Once you have an empty and aching stomach at the height of a disaster, what will you do? For the hopeless and the hungry, it is easier to make a bold and dangerous action, but it takes as much courage to do it even if it means violating the law. They’d rather make attempts to survive than die with an empty stomach. Some psychological and behavioral experts think that desperate people became unreasonable because the will to survive especially in time of distress is a human instinct. Nobody should bear the blame, but slow deliveries of food stuff and other relief goods due to unavoidable circumstances increased the possibility that the typhoon victims might continue to get their hands on looting no matter what happens.

Government officials and thoughtful observers believe it is only a matter of time before such chaotic scenario is played out in the stormstruck areas.

It wasn’t supposed to happen that way. The threat of massive robbing was thought to have subsided with the deployment of government security personnel to execute order and to fast track the distribution of relief supplies. Meanwhile concerned government agencies, civic organizations, medical groups, rescue and retrieval teams and different volunteer contingents lost no time at all and begun to reach out even to most remote vicinities.

Local government units (LGUs) including Davao City have contributed their shares and extend help whether in cash or in kind. Other foreign governments particularly the U.S. likewise have immediately responded by deploying their vast numbers of rescue and retrieval equipment and well-trained personnel. Strategic aircrafts routinely hovered in the skies loaded with relief items and capable of dropping them in isolated zones at moment’s call. But despite the flurry of deliveries of relief goods, criminal elements and plain robbers are poised to ransack commercial establishments and deserted homes, possibly when no law enforcers are watching.

The worst is over, but has made more – not less – likely that another fearsome catastrophe of Yolanda’s capacity and strength will hit someday different regions in the country and would also create a destruction of massive dimension leaving damages in excessive proportion. Adding to

the danger, the lack of concern among our lawmakers to enact laws that would provide substantial budget for modern equipment and facilities for the government’s disaster preparedness program has put the calamity-prone areas at risk.

In the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yolanda, experts say that the poorly-funded agencies task to oversee calamity situations was one of the government’s most serious problems. All quarters involved therefore should immediately set for an unprecedented consultation and map out strategic plans on safeguarding the masses of our people and to prevent further destruction in the event another disaster occurs. Although it requires a huge capital outlay, some experts offered a more practical solution – build storm shelters and solid bunkers to accommodate evacuees in time of calamities.

The biggest obstacle facing the government right now is the rehabilitation and recovery effort. To those officials like Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte who immediately visited the badly devastated areas, there is no appropriate word to describe the miserable situation. Any help big or small is very important at this stage and all of us should help our unfortunate countrymen to overcome their tribulations and rise from the ruins. And the best option is to continuously seek assistance and support from the private sector, business community and foreign governments, which is why majority of Filipinos are optimistic about the outstanding effort shown through the generosity and concern of the entire nation and the international communities.

Nothing is impossible to make things happen – to rise from destruction and start a new life – if everybody would help each other, work hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder to endure the test of time and Mother Nature.

knew it was my time and I told God, I was prepared to go because I knew it was my time…”

Inside the church, captured by the TV camera, I saw the entire roof of the church being blown off, piece by piece, sheets of iron roofing along with wooden beams, yanked out violently by the powerful winds, against a dark grey sky, that those who sought refuge inside this sacred place, could see the concrete walls shaking and vibrating from Yolanda’s fury.

Only one story was worth covering 24 hours ago, as I wrote this piece, by the world’s media that included CNN, BBC, ABC, NBC, CNBC, Al-Jazeera, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, etc, etc., all using their media affiliates and correspondents who swooped down at the path of the “eye of the typhoon” in Tacloban ,Ormoc and other areas.

No one has ever capture a whole trunk of a coconut tree snapping off in the midst of a powerful typhoon, but it was shown by a

GMA TV footage along with footages of dead bodies lying on Tacloban’s streets, being pulled out from the debris of shattered lumber, fallen posts, uprooted trees. These raw TV images were shown live, but had to be edited out to avoid terrifying people about the immensity and utter devastation left by Typhoon Yolanda.

The irony about this calamity is that I never saw the presence of local officials in Tacloban and some kind of rescue teams with life jackets and rescue boats helping the residents. People were breaking into groceries and stores---even a Gaisano mall--- to haul whatever food they can lay their hands on. Where was all local city officials and rescue teams of Tacloban when all this was happening ?

In contrast, here in Davao, all our rescue teams were being prepared to meet any kind of damage from the typhoon when it was still far from its “area of responsibility” because we’ve learnt our lessons from the past--- the sudden “flash floods” and the devastation of Typhoon Pablo in Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental.

We were all prepared, but this powerful typhoon, fortunately, spared us from any whip-lash from its tail end. It’s good to be prepared---always.

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Horrifying images of Yolanda’s fury

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ORRIFYING images of the utter devastation following the landfall of the 250 kilometer-per-hour Typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban started trickling in over channels ABS-CBN and GMA during the last 24 hours.

Days before the typhoon hit this country, we found it hard to believe this typhoon would be the world’s strongest this year. Even CNN was shocked to find out that Typhoon Yolanda was three times more powerful than Hurricane Katrina that left huge swaths of towns and cities in total devastation in the United States.

I saw the fuzzy images of a TV footage from ABS-CBN taken by a fearful, dazed and dripping wet cameraman showing a street in downtown Tacloban as the dark, angry sea waters of Yolanda’s storm surge poured into the seaside city, rising by the minute until the flood waters rose to neck-level in most areas of city streets.

Frightened residents can be seen leaping into corridors with the dark waters of the storm surge chasing them. A GMA lady reporter who jumped into a church to escape the wrath of Yolanda’s fury, broke into tears, cutting her report midway, no words coming out, but just an awkward silence that even the TV anchor Jessica Soho’s assuring words could bring her back to talk about her neardeath experience. She just kept saying,”I

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Consensus and our barangay assembly WORM’S EYEVIEW

BY MANNY VALDEHUESA

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(Conclusion)

ut of consensus are points of disagreement among citizens teased out and woven into agreement and COMPROMISE—all in a peaceable manner. It lets everyone identify ways of developing what’s agreed upon into doable tasks. It conciliates and provides rational guidance on how to deal with what’s not easily settled.

Consensus builds harmony, which is what multi-cultural Mindanao and multi-ethnic Philippines need. Out of harmony, solidarity arises. From solidarity emerges peace and resolve to resist threats, internal or external.

To a large extent, it was the Town Hall Meeting that forged consensus and solidarity in America, then and now.

In Mindanao we can move towards consensus using our own version of the Town Hall Meeting: the Barangay Assembly, a much-ignored, muchunderrated mechanism for the expression and assertion of citizen sovereignty in our Republic.

The Town Hall Meeting in America is a communal habit, a reflexive act of citizens during times requiring deliberation and togetherness such as during an emergency, if a common threat arises, or if the community needs to make a momentous decision such as during election primaries.

If only we would, the Barangay Assembly can do the same for our society and save our Republic a great deal of unnecessary trouble—including insurgency or peace-making.

Our failure to appreciate or utilize what the Barangay Assembly can do has deprived our society of many things that consensus can bring about. It has stunted progress in our community and caused it to rely upon oligarchs and pork barrel-bearing trapos.

It has kept politics at the grassroots from maturing and societal solidarity from firming up and congealing.

Our failure to congregate, to convene as a constituent assembly, to speak up as the source of state sovereignty and government authority that we are, has kept us from forming the consensus necessary for consolidating our political system and for compelling action by the bureaucracy on any issue or any concern, large or small.

Result: as a community, because we don’t define what we want, we don’t really know what to aim for.

Purposeful advancement or progress needs consensus and the cooperation that arises from it. Without consensus, there is no political will or purposive prosperity.

It leaves societal concerns or matters of state to chance and citizens aimless.

Not least, the absence of consensus reduces the idea of community to a mere collection of self-obsessed individuals in a dog-eat-dog competition among selfish families ruled by presumptuous dynasties.

Finally, it leaves the barangay community uncoordinated, weak, and easily manipulated. Which is exactly how trapos, oligarchs, and their dynasties want our society to remain, now and for all time! [MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews.

Manny Valdehuesa writes from Cagayan de Oro and is the president and national convenor of Gising Barangay Movement Inc. He can be reached at valdehuesa@gmail.com.]

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A passerby reads a tarpaulin mounted by progressive groups who are asking for donations for typhoon Yolanda survivors at the Freedom Park along Roxas Avenue, Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

P5-M bounty...FFROM 1 Marces, Napoleon Saliog Jr., Eliazar Macabinlar and Ibrahim Buog and two private complainants, Delilah Galgala and Aldrich Palados. jump bail refers to failure to appear for a court appearance after depositing (posting) bail with the intention of avoiding prosecution, sentencing or going to jail. Posting bail guarantees that the accused person will give up the money if he/she does not show up in court.

It allows the accused person to remain free pending the final decision on his/her criminal case. In some circumstances a criminal defendant can be declared to have jumped bail even before missing

an appearance in court, if it is discovered he/ she has left the state, the country, disappeared or made plans to flee. At that point the court can revoke the bail and issue a warrant for the defendant’s arrest. It is also called “skipping” bail.

The group of Baktin is allegedly responsible for carnapping incidents within the Davao region.

Following Yu’s forfeiture of his bail bond, the Davao City Police Office resumed the manhunt operation for the fugitive and his carnapping team.

Davao City Police Director Sr. Supt. Vicente Danao Jr. warned, “Kung ako sayo (If I were you) Mr. Baktin, sumurender

ka na lang uli, huwag ka ng magjump bail, and if you will fight it out with the Davao City Police Office, alam mo na ang mangyayari.”

Earlier, Yu posted his bail bond through counsel, Phillip Pantojan, and petitioned the court for the transfer of his cases to Tandag, Surigao del Sur, his hometown. The court has yet to rule on his petition.

Mayor Duterte said he was personally against the idea of transferring the cases to Tandag.

“Maswerte siya, especially pa iyang korte murag kilid rana sa iyang balay,” Duterte blurted out after hearing about Baktin’s petition for the

men can accommodate the wastes produced by the city since each facility can treat 1.2 tons of medical wastes each day.

In an earlier report, councilor Leo Avila bared in Tuesday’s session at Sangguniang Panlungsod that there were hospitals, clinics and medical establishments that disposed of their wastes improperly. It

is said that they put it inside a black trash bag which is transported by city’s garbage truck without the proper permit.

Such practice is a violation of the city ordinance on Solid Waste Management and Republic Act 8749 or Clean Air Act and R.A. 9275 or the Clean Water Act. Officials fear that this improper waste disposal

may cause harm to scavengers and other people living around the landfills.

RAD Green Solutions is a private medical waste-treating firm which encourages hospitals, clinics and medical establishments to engage in the proper disposal of medical wastes. It has operations in Bulacan and Pampanga.

[CRC]

strategic areas where most crime incidents take place.

Earlier, the city also donated 22 Toyota Hi-Lux patrol vehicles and 20 units of 125 cc motorcycles to

the city police’s current fleet of 20 units.

Mayor Duterte said that the city has also to shell out some P640,000 for the training expenses,

like food.

He is against of using the motorcycles for personal reasons use as these were bought with government.

bottled water, fruits, instant noodles, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

De Lima said that viola-

tors “shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment for a period of not less than five years nor more than 15 years,

and shall be imposed a fine of not less than P 5,000 nor more than P 2,000,000.”

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transfer of venue.

Baktin was tagged as the leader of a big-time carnap ring operating not just locally but also nationwide. He owns the Ultrastar Grocery Store in Bagong Lungsod, Tandag City in Surigao del Sur.

renzo Homes, Bolton Village, Doña Pilar Village, Southern Homes, Doña Paz Village, Hacienda Village, Old Airport Road, Doña Aurelia Village, Lougemar Village, Marla Compound, Doña Salud, Mercedes Village, Bel-Air, Subd., Crystal Meadows, Tierra Verde Village, Doña Caridad Subd., De Guzman Village, EMI Ville Homes, Empress Subd., Tierra Niño Village, Philippine Naval Forces under Dumoy WSS, DPWH Depot, PMPC Village, Landmark I, II & III, San Juan Village, Panacan Relocation, Vista Verde I & II, Camp Catitipan & AFP Mutual Homes and Davao International Airport).

This water interruption is needed to allow the interconnection of existing discharge line of Dumoy Production Well no. 11 from Line 1 to Line 2 of Dumoy WSS. Second set will be on November 15 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and will affect some areas in Toril specifically Farlandville Subd., Dacoville Subd., Sison Village, Hinundayan, Farland Subd., and the portion of Davao-Cotabato Road served by Lubogan WSS. This water cut is needed to allow DCWD’s crew to tap the installed 4-inch diameter Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipeline to the existing 4-inch diameter PVC pipeline for the mainline improvement at Rambutan St. in Farlandville Subd. Once this project is completed, more or less 96 new service connections can be accommodated.

Third set is scheduled

for seven hours on November 15 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Affected areas include Country Homes and New Creation Homeowners Association in Toril. DCWD needs to tap the installed 4-inch diameter PVC pipeline to the existing 4-inch diameter PVC pipeline for the mainline improvement at New Creation Homeowners Association and Country Homes in Toril.

Once this project is completed, approximately 10 new service connections can be accommodated.

Fourth set will be a seven-hour water cut on November 16 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and will affect a portion of Manggahan Road specifically from Lubogan Bridge to Purok 6, Immaculate and Purok 5 and 6, Immaculate, Lower Lubogan in Toril. DCWD’s crew will tap the newly installed 100mm diameter PVC pipeline to the existing 100mm diameter PVC pipeline for the mainline improvement at Purok 6, Immaculate in Lower Lubogan to accommodate 50 new service connections.

In behalf of the management, DCWD acting general manager Edwin V. Regalado is asking for the understanding and cooperation of would-be affected customers. He likewise advises them to store enough water prior to the scheduled water interruption as water supply may be restored earlier if work goes smoothly or later if unforeseen problems arise.

[Jamae R. Garcia]

Republic of the Philippines Office of the President Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council HOUSING &LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD Southern Mindanao Region

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that DMC URBAN PROPERTY DEVELOPERS, INC. has filed with the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board a sworn registration statement for the sale of condominium units at VERDON PARC BUILDING 1 located at Ecoland Drive corner Peacock Street, Davao City specifically identified / described as Lot 1, Blk. 23, Pcs-11-000106; Lot 2, Blk. 23, Pcs-000106; Lot 3, Blk. 23, Pcs-000106; Lot4, Blk. 23, Pcs-000106; Lot 5, Blk. 23, Pcs-000106; Lot 6-A & B, Psd-11-008767; that the registration statement and all papers attached thereto are available for inspection during business hours by any person having legal interest thereon and upon proper application; and that copies thereof shall be furnished to such persons upon payment of the proper fee.

Any person with valid objection to the registration of the project may file his objection in writing with the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, 2nd Floor, G.B.CAM Bldg., corner Alvarez and Monteverde Streets, Davao City with telephone number 222-2895 not later than five(5) days from the date of last publication.

Davao City, Philippines, 7th day of November, 2013.

(SGD)ATTY. R.M. MIGUEL T. PALMA GIL Regional Director

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Military engineers start clearing Tacloban City roads of debris M

ilitary engineers, with the assistance of the Army’s 1st Special Forces Battalion, have started clearing the roads of Tacloban City Wednesday.

Once the roads are cleared, delivery of goods and aid to victims of super typhoon “Yolanda” will be faster, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs office chief Lt. Col. RaRepublic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. XI Davao city

Petition for Renewal of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ DUAL Ordinary Regular Service

ANN BERNADETH V. LEDESMA, Petitioner Case No.2003-XI-02314 x- - - - - -- - - -----x

NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUJ-DUAL Ordinary Regular Service on the route: CIRCULATION ROUTE 10 and for cargoes as dual service from said route to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit, which certificate will expire on December 20, 2013. In the petition filed on October 31, 2013, petitioner request authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized.

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on NOVEMBER 25, 2013 at 09:00 a.m. at this office at the above address.

At least, TEN (10) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao

Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time.

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 31st day of October 2013 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ Chief Transport Development Officer

mon Zagala said.

He added that the engineers and their support troops arrived in Tacloban in two batches Monday and Tuesday.

Zagala said that the mission of these military personnel is to aid other troopers in the ongoing humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations as well as to provide assistance in road clearing operations,support on-going evacuations, and assist efforts to restore peace and order in typhoon-stricken areas.

He added that the military is expecting more responders from the Philippine Army in the coming days.

Meanwhile, the 11 M-35 trucks from the Army are expected to arrive this Wednesday in Tacloban to assist in the transport requirements from the two current major supply drop-off points in Tacloban and Guiuan.

Aside from Tacloban Airport, the Guiuan Air Strip in Samar was opened up as a major supply drop off point for HADR and relief goods.

In other hard- to- reach areas in Eastern Visayas, military choppers are still being utilized to deliver aid and relief goods to identified drop zones.

Mactan Air Base in

MANILA

RELIEF MISSION. Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal (standing, right, in white suit) and Vice-Mayor Vittorio Roces (in yellow vest) oversee the last-minute preparation of the relief goods for delivery by the city government’s 32-man relief mission to Tacloban City and other typhoon “Yolanda”-ravaged municipalities. Apart from 6,500 packs of relief goods, the mission, which left for the city for the Visayas Tuesday evening, has five dump trucks, pay loaders, lorry trucks and a supply of diesel for all equipment to assist in the clearing operations. [PNA photo Legazpi Bureau by Danny Calleja] Cebu remains the main supply hub for relief goods going into Tacloban City.

In aid of ongoing HADR efforts in Tacloban, the United States of America allowed the use of their air transportation assets to allow for faster delivery of goods and services of volunteers and evacuation of survivors.

The United States has

deployed two Osprey aircraft that transported HADR assets and relief goods from Manila to Mactan.

US C-130s in Tacloban brought in HADR assets and relief goods and helped evacuate survivors out of Tacloban City.

There are between four to seven sorties in and out of Tacloban City

by the US aircraft.

In Panay, the provinces of Capiz and Aklan, and portions of Northern Iloilo and Northern Antique were severely hit by the super typhoon.

Two major supply/ logistics hubs were identified and established by the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division in Iloilo City and Roxas City.

MANILA

Since Day One, forty-five officers and 800 enlisted personnel from the 3rd Infantry Division have been conducting HADR operations in Panay.

Additionally, 250 reservists from the Army, Air Force, and Navy volunteered their time to assist in the ongoing operations in Panay. [PNA]

exec: Cadavers do not Gun ban violators reach 881 - PNP DOH cause outbreaks of diseases T T HE Philippine National Police (PNP) said Wednesday that almost 900 persons were arrested in different parts of the country as the gun ban for the recently concluded barangay (village) polls ended Tuesday, Nov. 12.

In a phone interview, Police Senior Superintendent Wilben Mayor, PNP spokesman, said that as of 12 midnight, 881 persons, mostly civilians, were arrested since the gun ban was implemented on September 27 for October 28 polls.

Of those arrested, 818 were civilians, 30 security guards, 10 police officers, nine military men, 10 government officials, and three Cafgu’s.

Mayor said the operations also resulted in the confiscation of 6,071

ammunitions, along with 750 firearms, 265 bladed weapons, 88 grenades, 29 firearms replica, and 293 other explosives.

Those arrested were slapped with criminal charges, according to Mayor.

The gun ban that started last September 27 was imposed by the Commission on Elections and implemented by PNP along with other law enforcement agencies.

The period until the gun ban ended Tuesday (Nov. 12) is 30 days before and 15 days after the village polls.

“But our operation to account all the loose firearms will continue despite the lifting of the gun ban,” said Mayor.

With the order of PNP Chief Director General Alan Purisima, May-

or said police operations during the election period against loose firearms, wanted persons, criminal elements and Partisan Armed Groups (PAGS), must be sustained even after the elections because of its effectiveness in preempting illegal activities and taking away instruments of violence.

Mayor encouraged all gun holders to renew their gun licenses and support the campaign of the PNP Chief on the accounting of loose firearms.

The PNP spokesman said “Oplan Katok” operations against loose firearms will continue to be implemented, as well as intensified against organized crime groups, PAGs and Wanted Persons. [PNA]

HE Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday that contrary to public fears of acquiring diseases from unburied cadavers in some areas battered by super typhoon “Yolanda,” there is no health risk involved in them at all.

Assistant Health Secretary Dr. Eric Tayag, in a press briefing at the DOH main office in Manila on Wednesday, said that an individual will not acquire any disease from merely touching or smelling decomposing bodies.

Tayag, who was also DOH spokesperson, said that as a matter of fact, infectious germs die within 48 hours in a cadaver, making them

unable to contaminate.

“When you talk about the spread of diseases, it comes from the living,” Tayag explained, stressing that one way to transmit disease is by coughing and sneezing which only the living are capable of doing.

However, Tayag said that special precautions have to be observed when handling decomposing bodies, such as using gloves, or if without gloves, washing hands immediately.

He also said that the DOH is organizing temporary burials for the fatalities of “Yolanda” since this can help them make identification easier. [PNA]

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IRASIA Zest, in collaboration with Tune Hotels, yesterday officially starts, “To Philippines With Love,” a donation and relief drive aimed at helping typhoon devastated communities

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AirAsia Zest has been operating humanitarian flights to Cebu andKalibo since Saturday, 9 November, carrying uniformed policemen, relief goods, medical and rescue workers in coordination with various government agencies, local and international aid organizations and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs).

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OVAK Djokovic said he will use his 22-match winning streak as a launchpad for an all-out assault on more grand slam titles next year.

The Serb claimed the ATP World Tour Finals title for a third time on Monday with an authoritative win over world number one Rafa Nadal and believes he has taken his game to a new level since losing to the Spaniard in the U.S. Open final.

Throughout his career the 26-year-old has used setbacks as motivation to sharpen his game and the way he has steamrollered through the last two and a half months of the ATP season is ominous for Nadal, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and any other player with designs on the top silverware in 2014.

His form is reminiscent of his incredible 43-match unbeaten streak in 2011 when he won three of the year’s four majors - a run that was sparked by Serbia’s Davis Cup triumph over France at the end of the

previous year.

Djokovic’s first priority is to regain the Davis Cup for Serbia in this week’s final against the Czech Republic, then after re-charging his batteries it will be all-systems go.

“This can serve as a great platform for 2014 season,” Djokovic told reporters.

“I’m extra motivated and inspired to work and get myself, first of all, rested and recovered in the off-season, and then work on my game and get ready for the Australian Open.

“The only thing I’m not as satisfied about (this season) is the fact that I lost the three big matches in the three grand slams. The grand slams are the tournaments where I want to win, where I want to get my hands on the title.

“That will be my highest priority for next year.”

Djokovic lost to Nadal in an epic French Open semi-final, Murray in the Wimbledon final and Nadal again in the U.S. Open final, and also lost his No.1 ranking to

the Spaniard in November.

That defeat in New York was particularly tough to take and Djokovic has since worked on a more attacking style of play to go with his incredible defensive qualities.

On Monday he volleyed superbly, giving his game a new dimen-

sion.

“Maybe I didn’t do that in U.S. Open final as much as I should have,” he said.

“In our last two matches, in finals of Beijing and here, I’ve done it pretty well.

“I feel more comfortable on the net than I was last year, that’s for sure.”

Djokovic’s rivalry with Nadal now stretches 39

his career.

He was in control of the fight and was leading in two of the judges’ scorecards when the tide turned against him in the ninth round.

“We were doing great up until that point,” Darchinyan told Boxing Scene. “I felt I was winning the fight.”

“He caught me with a few shots, and that’s just the way it goes,” he added.

Donaire, unable to land his trademark left hook for most of the fight, crushed Darchinyan with a left early in the ninth, dropping the Armenian to his knees.

Although Darchinyan beat the count, it was the beginning of the end for him as Donaire unloaded several more blows that forced the referee to put a stop to the fight.

Darchinyan was up

78-74 on two scorecards, while another judge had a draw, when the referee stopped the contest.

It was Darchinyan’s sixth professional loss, putting his record to 396-1.

Meanwhile, Donaire bounced back from his April 2013 defeat to Guillermo Rigondeaux to hike his boxing record to 32-2. It was his 21st knockout victory.

Novak Djokovic plays a return to Rafael Nadal during the final of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London on Monday. (AP Photo)

That’s just the way it goes – Darchinyan

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RMENIAN boxer Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan offered no excuses after getting knocked out once again by former world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, this time in their 10-round rematch last weekend in Texas.

Darchinyan was seeking revenge for his 2007 knockout loss at the hands of the Filipino, the very first loss of

matches and there have been periods of domination for both.

Nadal won five in a row in 2008-09 and Djokovic won seven in succession in 2011, but the two players are so well-matched that Djokovic believes the balance of power will keep shifting.

“It hasn’t been the case that one player wins,

you know, 10 in a row being very dominant because really goes up and down,” Djokovic said.

“We push each other to the limit. We make each other better players. We make each other work harder, especially when we play against each other. It’s always a huge challenge.” (Reuters)

Trillo, Team PBA lead media group award winners

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UIGI Trillo, who steered Alaska to the PBA Commissioner’s Cup championship in only his third conference in the league, bested a pair of grand slam winners to capture the PBA Press Corps’ Coach of the Year award in last night’s PBAPC’s Awards Night at Wack Wack Golf and Country Club.

“It is just an honor for me and my family to even be mentioned in the same breath as coach Norman and coach Tim,” said Trillo, referring to Talk n Text’s Norman Black and B-Meg’s Tim Cone, both grand slam-winning coaches whom he beat for the coveted award.

“This award is also indicative of the great team that we have at Alaska, from Fred (Uytengsu, the team owner) who has molded me into the coach that I am, to my coaching staff, the players and everyone else,” said Trillo after receiving the trophy named after the legendary Baby Dalupan.

Uytengsu took a gamble in tapping Trillo, who had a horrid record with Adamson in the UAAP. But the young coach proved his worth and delivered a title for the Aces in just his third Conference at the helm, guiding the franchise to a 4-0 sweep of Barangay Ginebra in the Commissioner’s Cup Finals.

FIFA bans 26 players worldwide over match-fixing

T Nonito Donaire, left, lands a punch on Vic Darchinyan. Photo: Eric Gay

WENTY-six players and one official have had their Italian match-fixing bans extended worldwide, soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Tuesday.

FIFA said that 23 of the players were Italian along with one from Belgium, Belarus and Croatia. The suspensions, ranging from two months to four years, stem from

two separate investigations, one in Bari and one in Cremona.

The first case centered on two matches involving Bari in Serie B, against Treviso in 2007-08 and against Salernitana in 2008-09.

The Cremona-based sanctions involved two matches played by Lazio at the end of the 2010-11 season in Serie A.

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An old favourite returns

THERE used to be a restaurant in Chinatown that was THE place to be for one to get great tasting Chinese food and that place is called China Royale. But with the changing times and shifting demographics in Chinatown, the restaurant had to close which was a loss for Durianburg’s food landscape.

Pork chop with sweet and sour sauce.

Spicy steamed wanton.

Fast forward to today and China Royale is back, albeit simplified, in the form of D’ Little Dynasty Kitchen run by Karina Ang, the daughter of the original owner of China Royale. Prodded by friends as well as loyal customers to reopen China Royale, D’ Little Dynasty Kitchen is Karina’s tribute the original Chinese restaurant as well as inject her own twist on old dishes.

I was fortunate enough to have been able to taste some of the offerings thanks to a quick lunch call made by my friends last week who were more than excited to bring back food memories of China Royale.

Located at Plaza del Carmen along Loyola Street, D’ Little Dynasty Kitchen is a stripped down version of the original China Royale. Gone is the air-conditioning and the huge platters of food but the look of the place really

The no-fuss interiors make the food shine. reminds me of the many hawker stalls and eateries one could find in Singapore or Thailand. In place of a huge family-style menu, D’ Little Dynasty Kitchen offers rice toppings featuring some of the all-time favourite dishes from the old restaurant such as Spicy Chicken, Steamed Chicken, Ma Po Tofu, Beef Stew and Spicy Shrimps. There is also an assortment of noodles on the menu such as Sliced Pork Noodles, Minced Pork Noodles with Edamame and Sesame Cold Noodles.

And what is a tribute to the legendary China

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The interior of Little Dynasty Kitchen reminds me of the hawker stalls in Thailand and Singapore.

Ma po tofu.

Spicy chicken rice topping.

Who can forget China Royale’s Crispy Shrimps.

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AirAsia Zest leads ‘To Philippines With Love’ campaign to help typhoon Yolanda victims

AIRASIA ZEST, in collaboration with Tune Hotels, today officially starts, To Philippines With Love, a donation and relief drive aimed at helping typhoon devastated communities in central Philippines.

To Philippines With Love, involves free airlift of goods and transport for accredited rescue, humanitarian and medical workers. Donations are accepted at AirAsia Zest cargo office in Manila and will soon be extended to all AirAsia and AirAsia X regional network in ASEAN countries including China and Australia.

AirAsia Zest is freeing up cargo space on its domestic and international flights for delivery of relief goods. For those who are keen to help, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civic groups, aid and humanitarian agencies as well as members of the public, please send in your requests to paa_cargo@airasia.com. Instructions on delivery and cargo requirements will be provided after evaluation of the request. For additional information, please call +632851-1801 or 851-1803.

In the spirit of solidarity and to assist in much needed relief efforts, Tune Hotels will also be extending complimentary hotel accommodations to accredited aid workers and individuals Tune Hotels has six hotels in operation in the Philippines including three in Metro Manila – Quezon City, Makati and Ermita; Angeles, Pampanga; Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao; and Cebu City. Requests will be handled centrally via the AirAsia Zest operation centre.

AirAsia Zest has been operating humanitarian flights to Cebu and Kalibo since Saturday, 9 November, carrying uniformed policemen, relief goods, medical and rescue workers in coordination with various government agencies, local and international aid organizations and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs).

Learn more about AirAsia Zest aid campaign via facebook.com/AirAsiaPhilippines and twitter.com/AirAsiaPh.

Operation Tulong Express accepts donations for typhoon ‘Yolanda,’ earthquake victims SM FOUNDATION joins the nation in extending aid to areas affected by the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake and the super-typhoon Yolanda.

The socio-civic arm of SM Group of Companies has once again activated its “Operation Tulong Express” calamity response program to help provide immediate relief to victims in disasterstricken areas of Tacloban, Ormoc, Samar, Bohol, Cebu, Iloilo, Capiz and Bicol.

The public can give donations via the Operation Tulong Express booths located at all SM malls across the country.

In Davao, these are set up at SM Lanang Premier’s Upper Ground Level, near Terranova and SM City Davao near Entrance 1.

Donations may be in cash or in kind, preferably basic relief supplies such as food and water.

SM Foundation is taking the lead in the relief efforts with the nationwide reach of SM Cares of the mall group, SM Savemore, and BDO Foundation.

In addition to these efforts, the SM Group also announced on November 11 its plans to allocate P100M as calamity fund for calamity-hit areas. The fund will focus on five different types of assistance: rebuilding homes, community centers, schools, and churches, and providing immediate relief through food and supplies.

For more information, contact SM City Davao at 297-6998 or SM Lanang Premier at 285-0943.

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Going gluten free JUST because it is November (my birthday month!), I would like to share something special that you will truly love.

By now, you probably know how much of a pancake and waffle lover I am. If given the chance, I would eat it 24/7 – of course, I will have to take a breather in between.

Anyway, today, I will share something healthy and easy to make. Not to mention, light on the budget. I know how we all can get tired and busy – leaving no time for cooking. This time around, let’s do something fun and delicious without the added calorie!

Gluten Free Waffles Yes, I fell in love the moment I saw this on the internet. I just cannot seem to remember the url but I jumped at the thought of eating my favorite comfort food and not worry after.

Yes, this tastes so good, you’ll definitely thank me after -- and yes, you are welcome.

In a big dry and clean bowl, combine 2 cups of gluten free all purpose flour, 2 tablespoon white sugar, 2 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon rock salt, 1 large egg, ¾ cup low fat milk and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.

Beat all ingredients until well incorporated and smooth. You can add some crushed nuts, dried fruits or chocolate chip cookies.

The possibility is endless.

This will create an added texture and dimension onto your waffle.

Preheat your waffle

My gluten free waffles.

maker according to instructions. Once hot, brush with melted unsalted butter. (I found this cool oil spray and works perfect with this kind of recipes!)

Using a soup ladle, scoop a generous amount of batter onto the waffle maker and bake. Close the lid and wait until the steaming stops.

Once done, remove the waffle. Remember to use tongs – extremely hot surface! Set aside and finish your whole batch.

You can make this as thick as you want. Before serving, drizzle some dark maple syrup and knob of butter. You can use this batter for your pancakes

Gluten free ChocoCake.

You can have your own pancakes in a stick with the gluten free waffle recipe.

Gluten free brownie from the gluten free chocolate cake recipe. or corndogs as well. I tried Do not forget to scrape the making pancakes with the- sides. ses – with infused fresh At this stage, you can blueberries.

Extremely add your fruit preserves, yummy! even chunky jams to add in flavor.

Gluten Free Chocolate Now, pour your chocoCake late mixture in your greased Grease a 9 inch spring- springform pan. Pop inside form pan with butter or oil. the oven for 30 – 40 minOthers use parchment pa- utes. Prick a toothpick in per. Set aside. the middle and if it comes Meanwhile, preheat the out clean, it is done. If not, oven to 180C of 350F. pop it right back.

In a microwaveable Once out of the oven, bowl, melt 300 grams of set in a cooling rack for 20 dark chocolate and 125 to 30 minutes. Best served grams of margarine or chilled or at room temunsalted butter. Do this in perature. You can also add short intervals, say 30 sec- some cream cheese frostonds. Make sure you stir in ing or a layer of melted between stirs. Set aside. dark chocolates before In a clean dry bowl, beat serving.

6 egg whites together with This recipe can also 100 grams of white sugar. be used for Gluten Free Using an electric mixer, Brownies; just add more beat until well incorporate nuts and sprinkle some and stiff. Set aside. more before baking.

In another bowl, beat 6 Two simple recipes with egg yolks and 100 grams of endless possibilities! Try sugar. Beat until pale and them now and enjoy! thick.

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Dick and Amy spice up weekend viewing with musical game show THE well-loved hosting tandem of Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez is back and is set to bring total entertainment to every member of the family beginning Saturday (Nov 16) as the hit musical game show “The Singing Bee” returns to ABS-CBN. Weekend bonding time will surely become more fun as the whole family can sing and play along with the game, regardless if he can sing or not, as long as he can guess the correct lyrics of popular songs. On top of that, returning Kapamilya Dick and Amy will complete the viewing experience with their exchange of witty banters.

“This will ease your problems and stress. The show fits in with everyone because Filipinos are natural music lovers,” Amy said.

“Viewers will love ‘The

The Singing Bee hosts Amy Perez and Dick Paulate.

Singing Bee’ because the show is synonymous to fun and every Filipino likes to have fun. They will probably

Isa, Yuki, Maki Jessica and Penelopes as the Songbees.

love the sing-along, the dancing, and the guessing game,” Dick added.

In its pilot episode this Saturday, Carmi Martin, Boboy Garovillo, Ogie Diaz, Eric Frutuoso and Kiray Celis -- Dick and Amy’s closest friends in the entertainment industry -- will play and compete to win the P1 million jackpot prize.

“The Voice of the Philippines” artists Isa Fabregas, Jessica Reynoso, Penelope Matanguihan, Maki Ricafort, and Yuki Ito are also part of “The Singing Bee” as the show’s resident singers called the “Songbees.”

The “Bandble Bees,” led by veteran musical director Mel Villena, will also stage a comeback along with sexy dancers “Honeybees.”

Don’t miss the muchawaited comeback of hit musical game show “The Singing Bee” this Saturday after “It’s Showtime” on ABS-CBN.

WHY IS LISA MACUJA LEAVING THE WORLD OF BALLET? Discover the beauty of ballet dancing in “The Bottomline With Boy Abunda” this Saturday as Prima Ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde shares the story of her life, career, and her nearing retirement from dancing.

What challenges did Macuja go through for the sake of her dreams? How hard is it for her to leave the world of ballet?

What advice can she give to the younger generation who dreams to be like her? Don’t miss the 2013 USTv Awards Best Public Affairs Talk Show “The Bottomline with Boy Abunda” this Saturday night, after “Banana Split.”

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My Black and White dessert choice made of almond and grass jelly.

An Old...FFROM A1 Royale if it does not have the restaurant’s Crispy Shrimps? D’ Little Dynasty Kitchen’s Crispy Shrimps tastes spot on (I even ate the heads and shells)!Other dishes that are worth mentioning are the Spicy Wanton and the Dumplings which are light on the palate and make a nice snack on their own even without rice.

D’ Little Dynasty Kitchen also serves steamed buns called Kwapao in beef and in pork. I like the beef version that literally melts in the mouth but the pork version (dare I say it) needs to use fatter pork and a thicker sauce so that it won’t dry out, but on the whole the flavour was good.

There is the Filipino favourite, mango sago,

but my choice would be Black and White, which is almond and grass jellies served with ice and a simple syrup. The combination is light and is simply refreshing after a hearty meal.

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Beef Kwapao.

Taking a bite out of the pork kwapao.

Braised beef rice.

Chicken over rice.

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VOL. 6 ISSUE 174 • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Pacquiao dedicates next fight to typhoon victims M

ANNY Pacquiao is dedicating his comeback fight against Brandon Rios to the victims of the devastating typhoon that has left at least 1,700 dead and hundreds of thousands displaced in his native Philippines.

The eight-division champion is in camp in the southern Philippines - about 200 miles from where Typhoon Haiyan caused the most destruction -

Manny Pacquiao, left, trains with coach Freddie Roach in General Santos City.

Lewis leads LPGA Tour team to championship

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ENDERSON, Nev. (AP) -- Stacy Lewis shot 7-under 65 to lead the LPGA Tour team to the championship of the 3Tour Challenge on Tuesday.

Lewis (31-34) had eight birdies, including six birdies on the first nine holes at the Rio Secco Golf Club, and one bogey to pace the LPGA Tour toward its first 3Tour win since 2009.

Last year, the LPGA Tour lost a two-hole playoff to the PGA Tour team.

Natalie Gulbis, with four birdies and two bogeys, was next for the LPGA Tour at 2 under.

Cristie Kerr,

the LPGA’s third golfer, didn’t have her score count on five holes in this two-player, bestball format that allowed each team to discard one score per hole.

The LPGA Tour took over the lead for good on the fifth hole, which Lewis and Kerr birdied and Gulbis bogeyed.

Kenny Perry missed a 7-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th hole that would have sent the match into a playoff with the LPGA Tour team for the Champions Tour Team.

Perry and Bernhard Langer didn’t score on all 18 holes for the Champions Tour, who were led by Fred Funk at 4 under. ‘’As soon as he (Perry) hit that shot in there I kind of saw last year happening all over again,’’ Lewis said. ‘’I immediately grabbed my glove, and I think all three

of us had it in our head that we were going to go to a playoff. It was pretty surprising he missed it, but glad to be on the right side of it this time. ‘’I made six birdies on the front, so it kind of got us off to a really good start. I didn’t make as many birdies on the back side, but Cristie and Natalie kind of held me in there. The guys can kind of turn it on, it seems, whenever they want to, so we knew coming out of those last three holes we had to make some birdies.’’

Billy Horschel paced the PGA Tour team, which also included Boo Weekley and Jason Day, at even-par 72 (3636). The PGA went 5 over on the par-4 18th hole, where Horschel had a quadruple-bogey and Weekley bogeyed.

The LPGA Tour team received $500,000, the second-place Champions Tour team earned $270,000 and the thirdplace PGA Tour team got $230,000.

It was the sixth win

for the LPGA Tour in the 22 years the event has been held. The PGA Tour has claimed nine titles while the Champions Tour has seven. ‘’We were so close last year, and the last couple years for that matter,’’ Kerr said. ‘’We came out strong, we came out trying to win it and really got the break of Kenny missing the putt on the last hole or we would have been in another playoff. ‘’We made so many birdies and they seemed to respond on the back nine really strong, and we didn’t get lucky, but we got the break when we needed to.’’ ‘’We were extra excited (about) the win today because we lost a playoff last year,’’ Gulbis said. ‘’So we were in the mix and lost a playoff to the PGA Tour, and it looked like it was almost going to go to playoff again today. So we’re pretty excited to win it.’’

Stacy Lewis shoots 7-under 65 to lead the LPGA Tour team to the championship of the 3Tour Challenge at the Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson, Nevada on Tuesday. (AP Photo)

for the Nov. 24 bout in Macau.

Pacquiao, a congressman, said in a statement: ‘’I really want to visit the area and personally do what I can to help our countrymen who have suffered so much in this terrible tragedy, but I’m in deep training for a crucial fight so I regret I cannot go.’’

He added that he plans to send help and asked his fans to pray for his country and its people.

Massa: Williams wants me as a leader

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he Brazilian has been Fernando Alonso’s number two at Ferrari since 2010, but once the Scuderia signed Kimi Raikkonen in his place Massa was keen to shake off his back-up role.

The 32-year-old has talked of being more relaxed and able to enjoy racing more since the announcement he would leave Ferrari and insists he is highly-motivated to thrive with Williams.

Can Massa thrive at Williams?

“The most important thing is that Williams wants to have me,” Massa told AUTOSPORT. “That’s a really good thing, to go to a team that wants to have you to lead so I’m really happy about that.

“I’ve been really happy with my job in the second part of the season, so I’m really looking forward to having a very good last two races for Ferrari.

“I’m motivated and ready to do a good job with Williams.”

EXPERIENCE IMPORTANT FOR 2014 CHANGES Massa believes his experience from eight seasons with Ferrari will be

vital to Williams.

He expects the major rule changes for 2014, including the move to 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged engines, will give the team a chance to make a big step forward.

“I think I have a lot to give to Williams as I have a lot of experience from a long time with Ferrari,” said Massa.

“I know I can do a lot, especially with the big rule changes that we are going to have.

“I’m really happy with my choice and really ready to work as hard as I can to help Williams, also being part of a very important growing up compared to the season they have had.”

Massa’s Williams deal is described as “multiyear”, meaning he will remain with the team until at least the end of 2015.

He believes he still has a long future in Formula 1 and is hoping to establish himself at Williams for the longer term.

“That’s what I’m looking for and ready for [a long-term Williams future],” said Massa.

“It’s not just a one-year contract, it’s more than that so I am very happy and ready to work as hard as I can.”

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Nowitzki passes West, Mavericks top Wizards

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ALLAS Dirk Nowitzki passed Jerry West on the NBA scoring list from a familiar spot: behind the 3-point line.

Nowitzki had 19 points, including consecutive shots from long range in the third quarter to move up to 16th in career scoring, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Washington Wizards 105-95 Tuesday night.

The 7-foot German will go down as the best-shooting big man in league history whenever he retires, so it was fitting that the 35-year-old was 26 feet from the basket when he supplanted the man whose silhouette serves the NBA logo. ‘’Jerry is the man,’’ said Nowitzki, who finished the night with 25,197 points and now goes after Reggie Miller for 15th at 25,279 points. ‘’He is the logo and that says it all. It has been a great ride.’’

Trevor Ariza led the Wizards with 27 points, including five 3-pointers.

He also had seven rebounds and four steals.

Monta Ellis started slowly from the field before scoring 10 in the fourth quarter to help the Mavericks improve to 4-0 at home this season. Ellis matched Nowitzki with 19.

The Nowitzki was struggling from the field before a loose ball bounced to him above the key. The 11-time All-Star and 2007 MVP grabbed it, turned and hit a shot to get within a point of West’s record.

On Dallas’ next possession, Gal Mekel passed to Nowitzki a few feet left of the previous spot, and Nowitzki pulled up and hit another from long range with 59.9 seconds left in the third.

That bucket gave him 16 points for the game and put him ahead of West, who scored 25,192 in 14 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers from 1960-74. He went on to become their general manager and later a Memphis Grizzlies executive.

Nowitzki, who is in his 16th season, ended up 8 of 19 from the field with eight rebounds, two assists and two steals. ‘’Yeah, I suppose it was (fitting), although Jerry West never shot a 3,’’ Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. ‘’If there had been a 3-point line back then, this milestone would have come later. He’s going to pass more big names in the weeks and months to come.’’

Vince Carter scored 16, and Samuel Dalem-

bert led Dallas with 13 points in the first half and finished with 15. DeJuan Blair had nine points and 11 rebounds.

Marcin Gortat had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Washington.

The Wizards had their last lead early in the second quarter, but were down just 89-84 when Ellis hit a pull-up jumper and was fouled

by Bradley Beal, who was held to nine points on 2-of-10 shooting two nights after scoring a career-high 34 in an overtime loss at Oklahoma City. ‘’That’s the confusing part,’’ Beal said. ‘’We played so aggressively and so hard against OKC. It was like Game 7 of the finals or something.

Then now, we come out tonight and not have that same mentality.’’

Ellis’ bucket over Beal was his first shot of the fourth quarter after he had gone 3 of 10 through the first three.

Ellis missed the free throw, but the Wizards couldn’t convert on three chances at the other end.

After Nene lost the ball out of bounds trying to make a post move, Shawn Marion hit a runner to put Dallas back up by nine. (AP)

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, right, goes up over Washington Wizards’ Al Harrington to score a 3-point basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game on Tuesday in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Lakers rout Pelicans Heat roll past Bucks 118-95

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OS ANGELES -- Jordan Hill had a career-high 21 points and 11 rebounds in his first start of the season, and Pau Gasol added 14 points and eight rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-95 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.

Nick Young scored 17 points for Los Angeles, which lost five of its last seven before trouncing the Pelicans, who beat them

handily last week in New Orleans.

Jodie Meeks and Xavier Henry scored 15 points apiece for the Lakers, who led by 20 points in the first half before coasting to their 12th win in their last 13 regular-season meetings with New Orleans.

Eric Gordon scored 17 points for the Pelicans, who have lost on the first two stops of their threegame West Coast road trip.

(AP)

Los Angeles Lakers center Jordan Hill, left, puts up a shot against New Orleans Pelicans center Jeff Withey during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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0 minutes ago AP - Sports Heat roll past Bucks 118-95 MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James scored 33 points and got the entire fourth quarter off, Michael Beasley scored 19 off the bench and the Miami Heat had little trouble on the way to beating the Milwaukee Bucks 118-95 Tuesday night.

Mario Chalmers finished with 15 points and seven assists for the Heat, whose big-

gest victory margin before Tuesday was a 12-point triumph over Chicago on opening night. Chris Bosh scored 10 for Miami (5-3).

John Henson and Gary Neal each scored 18 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 11 for Milwaukee all three of them putting up those points off the Bucks’ bench. Caron Butler was the only double-digit-scoring starter for the Bucks (2-4), finishing with 10. (AP Basketball Writer)

Rose day to day with hamstring injury

Miami Heat’s LeBron James (6) shoots over Milwaukee Bucks’ Gary Neal, left, and Brandon Knight, center, during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Tuesday in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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HICAGO -- The Chicago Bulls say Derrick Rose is day to day with a sore right hamstring.

Rose winced after he drove down the lane for a twisting layup with 3:39 left during Chicago’s 96-81 victory over Cleveland on Monday night. He remained in the game for a short time before coach Tom Thibodeau called for a timeout to put in Kirk Hinrich.

Rose called it a minor sprain after the game, and the 2011 NBA MVP thought he would be able to play Friday night at Toronto.

The Bulls issued a oneline update for Rose on Tuesday, just saying he was day to day and calling it a sore hamstring.

The Bulls are scheduled to practice on Wednesday morning. (AP)