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TEACHING ‘EM HOW. A safety course instructor from the Philippine National Police (PNP) gives directions to trainees during the 8th day of the modified motorcycle riding course training at SM City Davao car park yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

CHEATING IN TAXES BARED

City’s income P5.1B plus if taxes are properly collected: Danny

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE annual income of the Davao City government would be more than P5.1 billion as estimated, if only taxable business properties and activities in the city are properly assessed and taxed.

This was bared by Councilor Danilo C. Dayanghirang, chairman of the Davao City Council committee on finance which is finalizing the city government’s budget for 2014.

Dayanghirang lauded the move of Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte in launching a crackdown on fraudulent assessment and tax collection by corrupt employees in the offices of the city assessor and the city treasurer.

The 17th city council will start plenary discussion on the proposed budget for 2014 within the week, after the committee on finance finished conducting hearings on the budget measure, according to Dayanghirang, who guested at yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at the Annex of SM City Davao at Ecoland-Matina.

In essence, the committee will favorably endorse the budget proposal of Mayor Duterte, Dayanghirang said.

During the series of hearings it conducted, the committee uncovered certain deficiencies in the city’s collection of taxes, he bared.

He said the city could

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SANTA IS FOR KIDS. A Santa Claus-clad man entertains children from the communities around Lanang areas during the “Sparkles of Joy” Christmas launch at the SM Lanang Premier on Saturday. AJ Bravo

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THE BIG NEWS

VOL. 6 ISSUE 177 • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013

End of the crooked road

Drug syndicate man shot dead by police

By EMILORD P. CASTROMAYOR epc@edgedavao.net

A LIGHT MOMENT. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in a light talk with Alaska Aces head coach Luigi Trillo and assistant coach Louie Alas

Council to allocate funds for typhoon evacuees T

HE Davao City Council is amenable to the proposal of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for the city government to allocate funds for the typhoon Yolanda survivors who are now in Davao City.

In a statement, Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte said that Davao City has the duty to help its fellow Filipinos in times of crisis.

“Yes we are amenable to it. Our brothers and sisters will surely find it hard to recover from the devastation brought by the typhoon. If bringing them here to Davao would expedite their recovery and start their life anew, then we are more than willing to welcome them. Davao is blessed with opportunities

of employment and livelihood. We will share this to them to help them slowly pick up the pieces of their lives which were shattered by the tragedy. This past week we have sent help to them so they won’t feel that they are not alone. Now, if they need to come here to escape the nightmare, then we will show them that Life is Here,” VM Duterte said.

He added that the city’s coffers has more than enough to assist the typhoon victims.

“I’m sure we have enough money in our coffers to cover this humanitarian endeavor of the city.

Trust that the City Council, for as long as it can, will do whatever possible just to send the message across

Amnesty International leads DC Children’s Day

that this is not the end of the road for them,” he said.

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte earlier said that typhoon victims from Leyte and Samar who wanted to relocate in Davao City are welcome to do so.

Duterte said that with the massive destruction brought about by Typhoon Yolanda in Samar and Leyte, he expects residents there to relocate somewhere else.

He said Davao City being the land of promise is one of the most probable choices for relocation by the typhoon survivors.

Duterte said the city is willing to help the typhoon survivors rebuild their lives here.

He said the city govern-

ment is even willing to provide financial assistance to the victims if the City Council would allow it.

It was learned that about 100 families have recently arrived in Davao City from Leyte.

Duterte assured the typhoon survivors that for as long as they are in Davao City, they will never go hungry again.

The City Government of Davao has earlier donated P8 million in financial assistance to the two provinces of Leyte and in Tacloban City.

Davao also sent two teams of medical and search and rescue and retrieval teams to Tacloban City last week along with relief goods. [PNA]

N alleged member of a drug syndicate was killed when he reportedly resisted arrest by a police team during a buybust operation at Calinan Park Saturday night.

Police identified the man as one Lowel Badad, 30, resident of Barangay 5, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, He was tagged as a courier of the Weng-Weng Bunawan group involved in big-time illegal drugs pushing.

P/Chief Inspector Aldrin Juaniza , station commander of the Calinan police station, said that Badad drew a gun and pointed it at a police poseur which prompted the police team to shoot him.

Badad had just sold P1,000 worth of shabu to the poseur when he realized that it was a buy-bust operation. He was declared dead

by an attending physician at the Robillo hospital. He had succumbed to three gunshot wounds in the chest.

Juaniza said that the group is responsible for peddling illegal drugs in in Davao City and nearby areas.

Police said it took them four months of surveillance before they caught Badad red-handed.

“We got the chance to capture him alive, but when he drew his gun police shot him first,” Juaniza said.

Police recovered a .38 caliber revolver, three rounds of ammunition, and shabu worth P4,000 from Badad’s possession.

The police are conducting a manhunt for Badad’s common-law wife, one alias “Angging”who has been Badad’s partner in crime.

Council allots P750M for peace and order T

HE Davao City council has allotted P750 million for peace and order operations in 2014. The budget this year is the same for that of next year.

Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang said the budget is intended to be spent to maintain and enhance security in the city.

He said that the budget will also finance trainings, food expenses,

transportation expenses, purchasing of fuel and new vehicles for the police and Task Force Davao, maintenance of the Central 911, its equipments which are expensive.

The council also approved P500 million for debt servicing of P113 million urgent needs of the barangay infrastructure projects and socio-economic and environment projects. [EPC]

By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net

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MNESTY International, a non- government organization in partnership with the Regional Sub-Committee for the Welfare of Children (RSCWC 11) is spearheading the 24th Universal Children’s Day (UNCRC) on November 20, 2013 here.

It will start at Freedom Park (in front of Red Cross building), at 1:00 2:00 in the afternoon for the Foot Parade towards the main venue at Almendras Gym. Dubbed as “Child-friendly Philippines; A caring and pro-

tective society for, by and with the children”, Hope Fernandez, AI’s local staff in Mindanao said during the Kapehan sa Dabaw at the SM City Annex yesterday that about 700 children and other participants representing various sectors of the society will paticipate the multi-sectoral event.

It includes multi-sectoral coalition of various government organizations, NGOs, FBOs, Pos and children associations such as the Mindanao Coalition for Children’s Rights (MCCR), former-

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BODY OF THE CRIME. The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) Intelligence Division recovers a bundle of marijuana weighing at least 1 kilo and the marked money worth P150 from suspected drug pushers Marvin Concon Balnaja and Dave Balnaja Barrios in a buy-bust operation in Sarphil, Agdao, Davao City over the weekend. Lean Daval Jr.

NEWS

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Student inventors competing today A

N official of the Department of Science and Technology in region 11 said students in various levels in the city are taking hike in the development of robotics and mechatronics.

DOST regional director Dr. Anthony Sales, in a media forum at Kapehan sa Dabaw, SM City Annex, said that DOST-Technology and Application and Promotion Institute (Tapi) is collaborating with schools in the region on various research and development initiatives.

“Sa high school, we are encouraging students to do research not only

on traditional areas but also in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), robotics and mechatronics,” Sales said, citing that the Philippine Science High school in Mintal is now into those fields.

On the tertiary level, Ateneo de Davao University takes the initiative in the development of robotics and mechatronics and will hopefully grace the three-day 2013 Regional Invention Contest and Exhibit(RICE) at SM City Davao Events Center, SM Annex.

Sales said that com-

FSTUDENT, 10 SPECIAL GIFT. Masao Oishi presents to General Santos City Mayor Ronel Rivera a special gift – a photo of Mt. Fiji – from Shizuoka City Mayor Tanabe. Oishi is

From 150 Wood-processing plants in Region 11 down to 46

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE number of wood processing plants in the region has decreased due to the implementation of Executive Order (EO) 23 or “Moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of trees in the natural and residual forests,” Department of Natural Resources (DENR 11) said.

Joselin Marcus E. Fragada, regional director, said in yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM Annex, that the region only has 46 wood processing plants left from 150.

Fragada said that the main intention is to make sure that the log supply of a wood processing plant in a

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certain area is either planted or imported.

He said that the remaining 46 were given contracts because the DENR was able to verify and validate their log supplies. Fragada added that a wood processing plant should have five years of supply before they are given a contract.

Fragada said that if the contract expires can ask for a renewal and get a pne year extension for the first renewal. He said that after a year they will validate the supplies of the plant b before it is given a three year extension for the second time if it passes the validation.

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a friend of Mayor Tanabe and a resident of Shizuoka City, capital of Shizuoka prefecture, Japan.

Bayan Muna: Gov’t should ask for foreign debt relief B

AYAN Muna Representatives Neri Colmenares and Carlos Zarate today urged the Aquino administration to ask for debt moratoriums at the minimum or a debt write off at the maximum so that the country would be given ample funds and time to rehabilitate. For the year 2013 the total foreign borrowings is P2 trillion and the budget for debt servicing alone, is P333.9 billion.

“We should review the national budget and see if we can free more funds intended for debt servicing so that these can be rechanneled to the rehabilitation of devastated areas.

Cases in point are the debt

management fund which is P85.18 billion and the international commitments fund which is P4.8 billion.

There should also be a review of the debts incurred from anomalous deals similar to the NBN-ZTE deal that was overpriced by US$ 200 Million. Debts such as the Public Law 480 and our scheduled payment for the loan from the ADB for agrarian reform beneficiaries in the ARC II project both of which amounts to at least P5.492 Billion could come under this category. Adding the unjust and unreasonable P 30 Billion from the Risk Management Fund we will now have a total of P125 Billion so far that would go a long way in

the long term rehabilitation of areas affected by calamities including the victims of the Bohol earthquake and typhoon Pablo, ” said the senior deputy minority leader.

“We ask foreign and local banks to write off the interest payment of P333.9 billion for the year and to declare a moratorium on the principal payments. The international community should understand that we need all the funds we have to help our countrymen rise up as soon as possible and we hope that other countries would support our call,” said the progressive solon.

As for his part, Rep. Zarate said that a rehabil-

itation fund proposed by leaders of the Senate is fine for as long as it would not become another source of pork barrel. The solon also said that at least P100 billion is needed for the rehabilitation of the disaster hit areas from Central and Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, parts of Southern Tagalog, parts of the Bicol region and even Zamboanga City. Debt relief can definitely free funds for the rehabilitation of our devastated regions.

“Aside from the rehabilitation of roads, bridges, schools, hospitals and other infrastructure this fund must also be used for housing and livelihood projects

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Investors want TAPI field office in R-11

By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net

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CRASH. Task Force Davao operatives who are undergoing safety training under the modified motorcycle riding course fell from their motorcycle after crashing it in front of a Philippine National Police (PNP) instructor at SM City Davao car park yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

AVAO Inventors are seeking assistance from government for the financing of prototyping of inventions through the creation of a satellite office of the Department of Science and Technology- Technology Application and Promotion Office(Dost-Tapi), an official bared during Monday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at the SM City Annex.

Virgilio Sangutan, executive vice president of the Davao Inventors Association said that inventors in the region receive minimal

assistance from the government because of the unavailability of Tapi in the city. He said that this inhibit inventors from applying for prototyping.

Sangutan said that there is a need to decentralize the operation of Tapi in Manila and bring it to the regional level.

“This will cut the expense of application since inventors don’t need to go to Manila anymore,” he said.

He said that the agency has to assist inventors because this will help the Phil-

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BIGGER PICTURE

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Davao City most vulnerable to flooding

By GREGORIO G. DELIGERO

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greg@edgedavao.net

VEN as Davao City is known as a typhoon-free area, the city is not completely free from the occurrence of extreme weather events attributed to climate change such as flooding, sea level rise, strong winds, rain-induced landslides, monsoon waves and drought.

In a presentation during the opening yesterday of the twoday high-level consultation for local climate change actions, city planning and development coordinator Mario Luis J. Jacinto said that based on the Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment (VAA) in Davao City, the city is most vulnerable to flooding.

He said the occurrence of flooding stemmed from the increase of rainfall volume, new developments in previously undisturbed watershed areas, the encroachment of informal settlers to riverbanks and protected areas and the clogged and inadequate drainage.

Another factor that exacerbates the city’s vulnerability to flooding is the occurrence of sea level rise.

“We have 60 kilometers of coastline and the vulnerability of these areas to flooding is practically high during heavy rains,” Jacinto said.

The VAA report said the rise in sea levels has been observed in Davao City as wa-

ter elevation in major storm drain outfalls to the Davao Gulf is now higher than the drainage lines, usually causing inundation in low lying areas particularly when heavy rains occur during high tide.

“Out of 16 major outfalls, 87.5 % or 14 of which are directed to Davao Gulf. The invert elevation of major storm drains outfalls to the gulf are at mean sea level or lower, thus, discharge capacities depend on the tide level. This explains the high risk of coastal inundation to almost 21 barangays in the Central Business District (CBD) with an estimated total of 2,370 families,” it said.

The VAA report also attributed the clogging of water channels and drainage systems to improper solid waste disposal with the informal settlement families being a major contributor.

The report said that the changing water course expands the width of rivers, creating deltas, boulders and islets can lead to flooding in areas not flooded before.

“Flooding in urban areas as a result of continuous heavy downpour and coastal inundation due to sea level rise poses a huge threat in the CBD,” it said.

According to the VAA report, around 550 hectares of low lying land area in the city’s CBD are usually affected by flooding after thirty minutes

COMING HOME. Members of the rescue and medical composite team sent by Davao City to Leyte to assist in the rescue operations there arrives safely at the Central 911 Compound yesterday morning. (City Information Office)

RETURNING VOLUNTEERS. 911 USAR and EMS personnel are welcomed and congratulated by their fellow rescuers as they arrive from Leyte yesterday after a week of assisting in the search, rescue and retrieval operations especially in Tacloban City. (City Information Office)

of heavy rain. “Inade-

REFUGEES. A personnel of the City Social Services and Development Office talks to one of the refugees who arrived with the 911 Team when the latter arrived home yesterday from Tacloban City. (City Information Office)

quate drainage system associated with improper waste disposal has contributed to this impact,” it said.

Davao City has seven major rivers and six of which usually overflow during or after three to five of heavy rains in the upland areas.

“The rise in sea level and the frequent incidences of flooding in the CBD will result to disruption of urban mobility. About 198 kilometers of road are located in flood prone areas in 32 barangays.

Flooded street leads to traffic congestion,

thus delivery of perishable goods and commodities as well as access to commercial establishments and other facilities are affected,” it said.

Aside from ensuring that all natural waterways are clear of obstruction, Jacinto said the city’s adaptation options include the implementation of climate change monitoring program to enhance our capacity to monitor sea-level in the city and the beach reforestation project to minimize saltwater intrusion.

“We will dissemi-

nate information and make our communities aware of it, provide them with livelihoods and strictly enforce our laws. We make sure that there will be no obstruction in our waterways and construct drainage lines. We have to improve vegetation in watersheds to reduce siltation,” he said.

“Our adaptation initiatives will be a continuing effort. It will always be a work in progress as we continue to improve in building sustainable communities,” Jacinto said.

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Diners Club, SEAOIL launch credit card

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ECURITY Bank Corporation through its credit card subsidiary, SB Cards Corporation, franchise owner of Diners Club Philippines, the first multi-purpose credit card in the world, has created a turbo-charged partnership with SEAOIL, the leading and largest independent fuel company in the Philippines, to offer motorists all over the Philippines a card that will help them blaze on the road with more perks.

The Diners Club-SEAOIL credit card features a whopping 7% promo gas rebate – the highest in the industry – in SEAOIL stations until March 12, 2014, and a yearround 4% gas rebate. The Diners Club-SEAOIL credit card also offers free Php500 worth of SEAOIL fuel for newly-activated cards, 10% discount on SEAOIL lubricants, 24-hour nationwide emergency road assistance,

and a host of exclusive and exciting auto-related tieups and promos, allowing customers to get as much as Php16,000 rebate in a year, depending on the card activation date.

All these perks simply catch up with the many other privileges of living in the fast lane of Diners Club Cardholders: international acceptance, waived first year annual membership fee, ChargeLight Installment facility, Bills Assist Program, convenient payment facilities, and 24/7 Customer Service Hotline.

Photo shows: SB Cards Chairman Belen Lim, Asia-Pacific Regional Managing Director for Diners Club International John McCann, SEAOIL President Glenn Yu, and SB Cards President Dave Sarmiento at the unveiling of the new Diners Club-SEAOIL credit card.

SEAOIL CARD. SB Cards Chairman Belen Lim, Asia-Pacific Regional Managing Director for Diners Club International John McCann, SEAOIL President Glenn Yu, and SB Cards President Dave Sarmiento at the unveiling of the new Diners Club-SEAOIL credit card.

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

2012

2011

40.67 40.73

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

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

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Bank resources further rise B

ANK resources further rise MANILA (PNA) -- Liquidity situation in the Philippines continue to remain high as shown by among others, the resources of Philippine banks.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data show that total resources of central bank-supervised financial institutions reached P9.24 billion as of last September.

This went up by P159.4 billion compared to the P9.28 billion in September 2013.

These resources are boosted by continued expansion of deposits, among others, which in turn will be used by the banks for lending activities.

BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE. A vendor takes some time off from peddling mineral water and other beverages to get a glance of Sunday afternoon’s Year-on-year, the PBA basketball game between Rain or Shine and Alaska Aces at the University of Southeastern Philippines in Bo. Obrero, Davao City. Lean Daval Jr. latest banking resources of Philippine banks ed the highest at P8.48 reached P764.2 billion, month and year-ago levels. year. is higher by nearly P1.6 trillion. also higher than monthMeanwhile, resources This brought the total billion compared to the This is higher than ago’s P763.8 billion and of non-bank financial in- resources of the country’s P7.87 trillion same peri- the US$ 8.32 trillion as year-ago’s P622.4 bil- stitutions last September financial system to P11.69 od in 2012. of last August and year- lion. reached P2.26 trillion as trillion as of last SeptemOf the total banking ago’s P7.05 trillion.

On the other hand, re- of last September, same as ber, higher than monthresources, share of the Resources of the sources of the rural banks the previous month’s level ago’s P11.53 trillion and universal and commer- smaller thrift banks remain at P190.1 billion, but higher than the P2.10 year-ago’s P9.97 trillion. cial banks (U/KBs) post- as of last September same as the previous trillion same period last (PNA)

Senate to tackle P2.268-trillion budget M

ANILA (PNA) -– The Senate resumed its regular session as scheduled on Monday amid massive relief operations in vast areas in the Visayas heavily damaged by supertyphoon “Yolanda” last Nov. 8.

With 20 senators present, Senate President Franklin Drilon declared a quorum to proceed with the session and then convened a caucus to tackle the request of Senate Majority Leader Alan Cayetano for a one-week postponement of the resumption of the session.

After the almost two-hour caucus, the senators agreed to proceed with the plenary deliberations on the proposed P2.268-trillion budget for next year beginning on Tuesday morning. ”Due to lack of time, we decided to proceed

with floor budget deliberations from morning until evening until Thursday every week,” Cayetano said in a media interview.

Last Friday, Cayetano asked Drilon to postpone for a week the resumption of the first regular session of the 16th Congress to allow government leaders to focus on the relief and rehabilitation of the Yolanda-hit areas.

Cayetano said the budget of government agencies which are incharge of the relief and rehabilitation efforts will be given enough time to focus first on helping typhoon “Yolanda” survivors.

Sen. Francis Escudero, chairman of the Senate Finance committee, stressed the need to immediately pass the proposed P2.268-trillion national budget before the year ends to avoid a

reenacted budget.

Escudero said the Senate is seeking to allocate a P20- billion fund for the rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts of the areas damaged not only by “Yolanda” but by other calamities like typhoons “Santi” and “Labuyo,” the 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Bohol and the erstwhile conflict in Zamboanga City. ”This P20 billion is just initial rehabilitation and reconstruction fund. We have to immediately begin the rehabilitation if we want to help the survivors of these calamities,” Escudero said.

Escudero said he will submit for floor deliberations the proposed P2.3-trillion spending package for 2014 that includes funds for reconstruction and rehabilitation of areas devastated by disasters

and calamities.

According to Escudero, he wants to include in the budget proposal specific and distinct funding for the rehabilitation of the Visayas on top of the existing calamity fund to be sourced from items which can be postponed in the 2014 national budget.

Escudero said the committee report, will among others, propose the creation and establishment of the P20-billion reconstruction and rehabilitation fund for the areas devastated by Yolanda, the 7.2-magnitude earthquake, typhoon “Santi” which ravaged Central Luzon, the Zamboanga City siege, and typhoon “Labuyo” which also lashed out Luzon.

He added that the fund will be broken down per program, activity, department and

implementing agency.

“We will take the appropriation from the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefit Fund (MPBF) of each department tapped. The primary implementing agencies for these are the DPWH, DSWD, DA, DOTC, National Housing Authority and the local government units concerned,” Escudero said.

The committee report, Escudero said, will include stricter provisions on transparency, accountability and liability on the use of not only the calamity fund proposal but also on all funds appropriated.

The 2014 national budget proposal also includes funds for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction programs and projects in the amount of P70 billion.

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SM LANANG’S ‘SPARKLES OF JOY’

Santa, towering tree and ‘Hello Kitty’

By ATHENA JILLIAN F. BRAVO

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T’S that time of the year when kids are hyped for celebrations and receiving gifts most especially from the mysterious Santa Claus. But of course, there’s the usual condition—they better watch out, they better not cry, they better not pout, because they know why.

Alright, so Santa Claus visited SM Lanang Premier on November 16, 2013 to give gifts. Never mind that he opted to keep his identity secret when interviewed.

The nameless Santa came to bring early presents to the children of Ubalde and San Antonio, Lanang.

The gift-giving was made possible by SM Lanang Premier through the event they called “Sparkles of Joy.” “The CSSDO helped us choose a community near the mall because the goal of SM Group is to give joy and gifts to children we can find in our surroundings,” SM Public Relations manager Ann Catherine Puno said.

Along with the gift-giving was the lighting up of the towering 57-foot sparkling holiday tree assembled in five days and nights at the atrium of the mall by a team of 15 decorators. The tree was stuffed with thousands of lights, loads of gold and white stars as well as silver and red embellishments.

Everyone was welcomed by a musical group and a bevy of Christmas fun activities to boot. An exciting additional attraction this year is the “Hello Kitty Around the World” by Parisian holiday set which includes a striking Eiffel Tower installation and man-sized Hello Kitty stuffed toys for the delight of the kids and young at heart.

SM Lanang Premier is one of the select malls to have Hello Kitty installations around the world.

The event likewise encouraged mallgoers to offer donations for the victims of super typhoon Yolanda through the Operation Tulong Express booths that are located in all SM malls nationwide.

Seda Abreeza spearheads ‘PamahawugPagtabang’ A

S a response to the recent devastation caused by Typhoon Yolanda in the Visayas Region, Seda Abreeza, together with other brand properties under AyalaLand Hotels & Resorts has spearheaded Alay 25 saVisayas, a fund – raising campaign to raise 25 million pesos as

donation to the homeless and the destitute.

In Davao City, Seda Abreeza launches “PamahawugPagtabang”, a breakfast for a cause. For only Php 250 nett per person, guests and walk – in diners enjoy a full Filipino breakfast at the hotel’s plush Misto restaurant and help rebuild lives as

proceeds for this special project shall go directly to the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. Seda Abreeza’s special breakfast for a cause fund – raising project shallbe available on two Sundays, November 24, 2013 and December 1, 2013 from 6:00 in the morning to 10:00 in the morning.

In related developments, Seda Abreeza shall also launch this week Christmas Hope Trees which shall be available in the lobby for Php 1,000 to Php 2,000 depending on size and height. Guests and those who wish to make donations simply purchase a Christmas Hope Tree and proceeds

also go to the calamity victims.

Seda Abreeza is conveniently located at J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City.

It is right beside Abreeza Ayala Mall and is in close proximity to nearby corporate and commercial establishments. For inquiries and reservations please call 322-8888 or

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Going bananas

STORY is told that when ageless PBA legend Robert “Sonny” Jaworski was asked what the secret was behind his staying power and longevity on the basketball court, he replied, “two fingers of bananas, one eaten in the morning and the other taken in the evening.”

Jaworski, who ruled the rugged game for decades before retiring his playing jersey for good after celebrating his 50th birthday, was not kidding about the bananas he loved to eat. And still does.

Indeed, banana is both good for the body and the brain of those who swear by its nutrients.

The nutritional values of bananas are accepted worldwide. It is remarkable in enhancing the brain development of school children.

A study conducted in a school in Twickenham, England, found that 200 students were helped in hurdling their examinations by eating bananas during breakfast, snack time and lunch. The study revealed potassium-rich fruits like bananas can assist learning by making students more alert.

A single banana finger has four times higher protein content, two times higher carbohydrates, three time higher phosphorous, five times higher vitamin A, and also five times higher iron, facts that make banana preferable to apple.

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These positive facts make banana a natural in the country’s search for a formula to improve the brain development of school children, especially those coming the poorest of the poor sector who drop out of school early or fail to hurdle achievement tests due to malnutrition or simply hunger.

Now comes an advocacy espoused by farmer leader and entrepreneur Ireneo “Rene” Dalayon urging the country’s authorities and the centurions of the Department of Education (Deped) to officially accept bananas as a main fare in supplemental feeding in schools.

No one can dispute the fact that bananas are much more nutritious than the overpriced instant noodles served by public schools until the practice was questioned and later stopped.

Dalayon, who was a finalist in the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year derby, also believes that the adoption of bananas in the supplemental feeding program will help banana farmers market their produce during the lean months, when the traditional importers of Philippine bananas drastically reduce the volume they buy from the Philippines because of the over-supply or glut of fruits produced in their country or by adjacent fruit-producing nations.

WE say, Dalayon’s advocacy is worth trying.

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A tale of two city mayors

T’S IRONIC, but it seems our own Davao mayor Rodrigo Duterte seems to care more about the devastation and death in Tacloban City, than the mayor of Tacloban himself who fled to Makati after the super Typhoon Yolanda wiped out his city from the map.

Belonging to the wealthy Romualdez clan, this Tacloban mayor was seen in a GMA TV footage showing off his ruined mansion to the TV reporter, blown off by the typhoon and flooded earlier by the storm surge.

He was seen telling the reporter that his movie “bold-star” wife was carried away by the floods nearly a kilometer away, before he rescued her and fled to Makati to swap calamity stories with movie stars and other celebrities---leaving behind the dead on the streets and thousands of city residents hungry, thirsty and dying from their wounds.

In contrast, our own Mayor “Digong” who has nothing to do with Tacloban, organized a special team of Davao’s 911 for rescue and recovery in that devastated city in the Visayas, then went there himself to survey the unbelievable damage wrought

by Typhoon Yolanda. Later arriving at the Davao airport, the feisty mayor broke into tears while telling reporters that “God must

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be somewhere else” as he described the dead and devastation of that city.

“We’ve got to help. We must help them now,” Digong said, tears welling in his eyes ---after which the city council released millions of pesos in two checks to help in the relief operations of Tacloban City.

It was easy for people to see how the heart of our Davao mayor seems to be bleeding more for the people of Tacloban ---- than this Tacloban mayor whose surname suggests he’s obviously related to the former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos.

I’ve seen how the Romualdez clan live in Tacloban and Palo during my Asiaweek days in the early1990’s--- you won’t believe the clan’s life of opulence if you’ve seen the mansions and wealth over there. And to

think that all this wealth came from stolen people’s money during Marcos time.

What Digong saw on the streets of Tacloban that really broke his heart were the decaying bodies of hundreds who drowned from the sudden “storm surge” of Typhoon Yolanda which sucked the angry sea waters from the coast into the streets of the city, carrying away all kinds of debris and human beings caught on the streets.

At the aftermath a few days later, our mayor was there watching relatives wailing over the dead bodies of their loved ones--wife, daughter, cousins, mother, father--even catching the scent of decaying flesh as decomposition sets in.

If these scenes weren’t heart-wrenching for the Tacloban mayor, it was devastating for our Davao mayor to see all this, even if he had already seen dead bodies of men, women and children after a bomb explosion in his own city several years ago.

How this man with the Romualdez surname won the election as the mayor of Tacloban, only the people of Tacloban knows.

If the city of Tacloban has no functioning government, you know whom to blame.

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by a disaster of Yolanda’s magnitude is a daunting task.

Nobody, not even the government is solely to be blamed.

Let’s take it from the real experts.

Making comparisons, the foreign experts bared that Yolanda’s wrath and devastation are twice as much compared to the Haiti and Thailand tsunami disaster some years ago. Critics and detractors raised concern and alleged that a week after the disaster, government’s rescue and relief operations are marred by interlocking problems – totally disorganized and lack of system without even considering the obstacles delaying the delivery of relief goods and other essential necessities urgently needed by the typhoon victims.

Taking it from the experts, they told media that even with the collective efforts of the responding nations, it took them two weeks – take note know-it-all pretenders and severe critics – two weeks to put order and efficient system especially in the rescue effort and distribution of relief goods. With all the more reason, because the scale of the destruction of tsunami-stricken Haiti and Thailand combined altogether was halfless compared to Yolanda’s devastation.

And there’s one more startling but reliable information posted in a veteran foreign correspondent’s blog who worked for various prestigious newspapers. He was shocked to see that news stories for the past few days had been dominated by criticism of the rescue and relief effort.

Relief and rescue effort will take time in a situation where about 95% of the city had been flattened by the tragedy, according to him. There is little left in the way of the local government and further added that to lambast how slow the national authorities

and international aid responded is to misunderstand how humanitarian and relief missions operate.

Of course, it is not nearly enough to help 600,000 or so people displaced by the disaster across a dozen islands. But rescue and relief operations improved with the arrival of foreign assistance led by the U.S. government – planes and choppers ferried in supplies to the cities of Tacloban and Ormoc and nearby provinces. What’s more is that the least reported aspect of the whole crisis has been the impassiveness displayed by the victims where help come from extended families. Relatives are looking for each other, pooling resources and sharing what little food they have. Those who have homes are taking in the homeless.

That’s precisely the reason why “he won’t be criticizing the government’s relief effort after Yolanda, because he had been there” and witnessed the turn of events.

Sad to say, though, critics of all colors and stripes still have the nerves to lambast the President, key officials, police and military leadership, and concerned agencies for the alleged lapses in implementing quick disaster response. The irony is that these people are just observing from the distance, folding their arms in self-aversion and doing nothing except to find fault.

Again, there can be nothing more shameful than to see and hear these people trying to impress the world that they truly care for the victims of Yolanda. What hypocrisy! Better still, these people, and thousands of them should start packing up their bags, roll up their sleeves and pants knee-high, share their penny’s worth and immediately heed to the disaster-wrecked areas and help in the rescue, retrieval and relief distribution efforts. Rabble-rousing will lead us nowhere and destructive criticism will only produce bunches of salivating fools. This is the best time to help our less-fortunate countrymen and we are urging all the critics and detractors to help in the spirit of “bayanihan” - not to grandstand.

Take it from the experts

HERE CAN BE NOTHING MORE REPREHENSIBLE – Yes, there can be nothing more dismaying than when we heard different critical groups and countless know-it-all individuals hurling insults, name calling and condemnation while directing their sights on the government for its alleged failure to act with dispatch to the immediate needs of the several thousands of victims of super typhoon Yolanda.

Those are ill-meaning statements igniting public anger and frustration even more and fueling a deep sense of dereliction caused by the unparalleled tragedy that are making headlines with no end in sight. Case in point: Some people who are supposed to be unknowledgeable about disaster preparedness, quick response and relief distribution in time of calamities have an inner urge to look for the right patsy upon whom to fix the blame. Their motives are beyond us.

Under the miserable circumstances, there are still conscienceless people who have the audacity to add more unruliness to the already withering condition in the calamity areas. As a result the more considerate and broad-minded denizens are tired and sick of the endless ranting by people who are far from the disaster-ravaged places. Well, thousands of them are professing to be experts and offering unsolicited opinions. Yet what is their pure intention to undertake attempts that would only humiliate the government and its functionaries?

How does government handle such really a depressing situation? Sure, the slowpace respond of the national government provides a venue for mounting brickbats and criticism. And everybody wants to dip their fingers on the blame game. But it’s good enough some foreign experts who are old hand in disaster response and relief operations and have facilitated humanitarian mission across the world quickly made specific explanations about what causes the delay in sending aid to the victims. They say that confronting a destruction triggered

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Building resistance WAYWARD AND FANCIFUL

BY GAIL ILAGAN

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(Conclusion)

N Baganga, I remember a soup kitchen ran by the 67th Infantry Battalion on the beachfront that first week. I remember kids loitering down there, touring all those places where volunteers from out of town had set up to give away food. I asked some of them where their parents were. They said their elders were lining up for tarpaulins and jerry cans and other stuff that humanitarian agencies were allowed to distribute.

I do not see these things happening in Tacloban five days after Yolanda. There is even lesser likelihood that these things are happening already in the outskirts of Tacloban.

As early as the first day after Pablo struck, I felt safe to come down to the ground to deliver psychosocial support to affected populations.

Five days now after Yolanda, and the communities hit are still not ready to sit down and talk about it, gain a measure of calm to be able to think a little more clearly about planning for tomorrow.

The desperation of the Yolanda survivors has intensified. In fact, it is like a wave of destructive energy that is building up. It would seek release in one big explosion, if the sporadic release through looting and crying jags do not allow the venting off of enough steam. And if the government insists on keeping everybody in that area, in that frustrating situation, there is only so much that the human mind can take.

Until the situation allows people to take back some measure of control to their lives, those storm-hit islands will drive people crazy.

I have two suggestions: First, allow those foreign medical teams to set up. They are the least likely to be attacked. Symbiosis will come into play – survivors will protect the healers so they can get treatment. When things are getting done as they should, when wounds are being healed, it’s a good start at restoring order.

Second, keep the food flowing.

There is enough stuck in the Tacloban airport. Get trucks into Tacloban, commit those trucks to stay in the area to ferry food where it is needed.

Conscript those trucks, if we have to.

Just, feed everybody, please. Keep the food coming. Never mind if the first few distributions would be disorderly. People will share what they get.

Survivors still identify with each other. They have yet to turn on each other. Believe me that they will at this moment still help each other, Keep the food coming and the sense of urgency from extended deprivation would abate. Survivors would be more orderly a week later because they trust that the supply won’t dry up. Under those conditions, natural leaders among the survivors would emerge and assert. This is an emergency situation. Let’s stop waiting for the legitimate political authority to come in and take charge.

Accept natural leaders because they are likely to have the people’s trust.

Natural leaders would be able to help external supporters restore peace and order more swiftly than the local politicians who got to office by buying votes.

(Gail Tan Ilagan, PhD, Director of the Center of Psychological Extension and Research Services at the Ateneo de Davao University, writes the column, “Wayward and Fanciful” for MindaViews, the opinion section of MindaNews.)

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SURVIVOR. A typhoon Yolanda survivor reacts while receiving a tetanus toxoid shot from City Health Office (CHO) District Health nurse Maria Therese P. Somosierra at the Davao City Hall yesterday. Some 27 survivors from Leyte seeking refuge in Davao City arrived yesterday morning. Lean Daval Jr.

Police file charge vs drug pusher D

AVAO City police filed charges yesterday before the City Prosecution Office against a 32-year-old man for selling illegal drugs (shabu) during a police buy-bust operation Saturday night at the Lanzona subdivision, Matina Apla-

ya.

P/Supt. Julius Silagan identified the suspect as one Ray Albert Caballero, a.ka. “Pipo,” a resident of Garcia Heights, Bacaca Road and a native of Purok Tabing Dagat, Mabua, Tandag, Surigao del Sur. Silagan said that a con-

fidential source reported that Caballero was engaged in peddling illegal drugs. SIlagan formed a team to conduct the operation.

A poseur/buyer had contacted the suspect to buy P500 worth of shabu. Caballero received the

marked money from the poseur/buyer who signaled the police to arrest the suspect.

Police recovered from the possession of the suspect sachets of shabu, cellphones and a lighter which will serve as evidence in court. [EPC]

easily earn P6 million next year, if only the taxable properties used in the pursuit of business and certain activities are properly assessed and taxed.

Dayanghirang also bared that imposition of taxes by the city treasurer’s is computed on an antiquated assessment base formulated years ago.

Aside from unrealistic assessment base, there is really padding in tax assessment or deliberate under-valuation resulting in the city government’s being short-changed, he said.

As example, he charged that advertising agencies making a killing on the giant tarpaulin signages are not paying taxes properly.

“Only about half of these guys are paying taxes,” Dayanghirang that hios committee discovered that many advertising agencies have not renewed their permits to operate and yet

they are still allowed to do business.

This is aside from the fact that computation of those paying taxes is not on the basis of the size of the signboards but on fraudulent and grossly undervalued figures, he said.

He said the fraudulent practices that shortchanged the city government in taxes are allegedly committed by personnel of the city treasurer’s office, the city assessor’s office and the national building unit of the city engineer’s office.

He said Mayor Duterte has made the right in assigning a new head of the city assessor’s office in the person of Jhopee Avancena-Agustin, a lawyer, whos used to head the mayor’s business and licenses bureau.

Dayanghirang hopes the city council could approve the P5.1-billion budget this week and submit

it to the office of the city mayor.

He said that a big chunk of the budget will go to social services assistance, infrastructures, water and electric consumption and other expenditures.

“Ang breakdown nito, for example sa infra na P 913 million; yung water system natin is seven percent which is P13 million plus. Yung drainage na 14% which is P 14 million,” he said, adding that out of the P 913 million budget, seven percent will go to the development fund and two percent for electrification.

Dayanghirang said that the committee alloted a big amount for the calamity and disaster fund, and P65 million for the Central 911 which has the biggest share from the services.

“Meaning, sinisiguro natin yung security at

yung social amelioration ng ating mga tao,” he said.

“Karamihan ng budget natin mapunta sa debt servicing,” he said, adding that they allocated P500 million from the budget.”

He said that the city government is still paying for the heavy equipments they use for infrastructure projects.

On the other hand, Dayanghirang said that collections from local taxes increased by 22 % based on their comparative studies.

“Yung calendar year this year is P 1.4 billion ang estimate, pero next year P1.7 billion,” he said.

He said that the collections came from the real property tax, business tax, and professional tax.

Collections from licenses and permits will also increase up to 18% from P135 million of 2013 to P158 million estimated for 2014.

ly Mindanao Chapter of the National Coalition Against Child Labor in Commercial Agricultural (NCACLCA).

Activities for this year’s event are foot parade, short program, poster-making contest, advocacy material exhibit, musical presentation for

the children- which will be highlighted by the Recognition of Child-friendly advocates and the launching of the “We care! Child Friendly Movement.”

In relation to the celebration, Iarha Mae Malipay, president of Tingog Kabataan- City Social Services and Development

Office(CSSDO) bared that by 2008, they recorded a total of 242 street children in the city but only more than 30 are actually homeless.

“Most of them aims to help their family,” the 13 year old Malipay said because the parents of the streetchildren don’t earn

enough for the family.

She said that the number of street children in the city is relatively decreasing because of intense effort of CSSDO to remove them in the sidewalks.

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ippine economy by adding value to our products and by producing employment.

However, DOST 11 regional director Anthony Sales told reporters, in a separate interview, that this will not be possible unless Republic Act 7459 or the Inventors and Inventions Incentive Act of the Philippines is amended. The act provides incentives to Filipino inventors and expanding the functions of Tapi.

Sales said that the regional office of DOST can serve as a liaison office of Tapi in Manila adding that they can accept application from inventors and assess it through the criteria set by Tapi.

“We can assess the application whether it will be sent to Tapi or not, “he said.

However, he said that they have minimal application since 2009. He said

that possible reason is that inventors are afraid that their ideas or inventions will be copied but he clarified that that would be impossible because it will be filed to the global patent library. This contains over 3 million patent files.

“We have the mechanism to help them [inventors] in filing thru Innovation and Technology Support Office (Itso),”Sales added. Itso is anchored in the University of Southeastern Philippines. He said that Itso is specialized in file search to avoid duplication.

It will also help in making the documents included in the application to be accurate. He said that there were inventors who cannot provide appropriate terminologies which are very crucial during the assessment.

for the comprehensive effort to help our countrymen,” said Rep. Zarate.

“The people must be vigilant though and we must ensure that the proposed rehabilitation fund should go straight to its intended purposes and solons would not have entitlement on these projects.

The auditing for the fund should also be very strict.

As for the fund sourcing, the aberrant P30 billion risk management fund as well as P70 billion debt management fund would be the best sources because these budget items are very

questionable and do not benefit the people,” said the progressive solon.

“The miscellaneous personal benefits fund (MPBF) though a lump sum is not a good fund source because it will hit government employees and many of them are victims as well. At any rate we must ensure that this proposal will not be used to make another form of pork barrel because many unscrupulous politicians are now using the Yolanda disaster to justify and still retain the graft-ridden pork barrel system,” Rep. Zarate ended.

President Benigno S. Aquino III issued E.O. 23 on February 1, 2011 ensuring the protection of remaining forest cover areas of the country, preserving biodiversity,

protecting threatened habitats and sanctuaries of endangered and rare species as well as allowing natural regeneration of residual forests, among others.

pared to robotics, mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field of engineering that includes the combination of mechanical, computer, electrical, and control engineering. It usually use in various industries like manufacturing cars and equipments while robotics, though used in manufacturing, robots can be also used by hobbyists.

Dubbed Innovation and Invention: The Road to a Smarter Philippines, RICE 2013, will be joined by members of the Davao Inventors Association (DIA), students from various levels, and academe.

DIA executive vice president Virgilio Sangutan said that groups or individuals, professionals and students with research projects, inventions, prototypes, industrial designs and software

applications related to science, technology, engineering, medicine, health and environments will showcase their works.

He said that this is an opportunity for the public to witness new ideas and development through researches from different schools.

A total of 200,000 pesos will be given away to winners. Categories are Outstanding Invention (Tuklas Award), Outstanding Utility model, Outstanding Industrial Design, Outstanding Creative Research (Likha Award), Outstanding Student Creative Research for College and for Highschool (Sibol Award).

The winners will represent the region in the 2014 National Invention Contentest and Exhibit (NICE 2014). [CRC]

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AMOSA Fairlane, one of Metro Davao’s top residential enclaves today, will soon open its doors to families who are ready to move up to a better life. Exciting developments are happening as the first batch of homes is taking shape in this rising community.

Sixteen units of mas-

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Ready with landscaped garden, owners will also delight in tranquility outside their very unit that is surrounded with a perimeter fence. Complementing this tranquil setting

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Enjoy all of these and experience Damosa Fairlane’s lifestyle. Contact Damosa Fairlane Sales Team at 234-2888 for inquiries and reservations or to schedule a trip at the site.

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RDR: Heed emergency warnings

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OVERNOR Rodolfo del Rosario urged his constituents to heed emergency warnings and immediately take action to prevent loss of lives during calamities.

The governor said the provincial disaster risk reduction management council (PDRRMC), along with the local DRRMCs in the province, have not failed in their avowed

duty to warn, inform and advise the public in times of emergencies.

It has also been a standard operating procedure for the disaster councils to conduct preemptive evacuation in the onset of storm warnings and potential flooding, as part of the established early warning and preparedness system.

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MESAOY RELIEF. Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office personnel distribute relief goods to the flood victims of Mesaoy, New Corella, Davao del Norte, as augmentation assistance coming from the calamity funds of the provincial government. Ondoy Laquitao/davnor pio lamented that some people still continue to ignore the warnings, which resulted to the death of two persons in the aftermath of Tropical Depression Zoraida.

The bodies of 22-

year old Ben Banhaw from Tanglaw, B.E. Dujali town and 20-year old Dowen Anito of Sampao, Kapalong, Davao del Norte were both found Friday morning after going missing for three

days.

Apparently unmindful of the warnings of TD Zoraida, Banhaw disappeared while trying to salvage driftwoods floating in the raging Panaga River, while Anito van-

ished when he carelessly swam across the rampaging floods over the Sampao River.

“I hope our people will learn to heed the warnings,” del Rosario said.

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ALASKA ACES IN DAVAO. PBA team Alaska Aces led by head coach Luigi Trillo paiid a copurtesy call on Mayor Rodrigo Duterte before the Alaska Milk squared off with Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in Davao City as part of the his-

toric three game slate in three major cities in the country that will highlight the opening of the PBA’s 39th season.

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HE opening day of the PBA 2014 season is off to a rousing start, with more than 30,000 fans attending three games across three different cities in the Philippines.

Some 20,298 fans were in attendance for the first match of the PLDT MyDSL Philippine Cup at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum that featured the popular Manila Clasico matchup

between Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and San Mig Coffee.

The game between Talk ‘N Text and Meralco at the New Cebu City Coliseum drew an estimated 3,000 fans, while the match between Rain or Shine and Alaska at the University of Southeastern Philippines were seen by around 7,000 fans at the venue.

“It means the PBA remains the country’s No.

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1 spectator sport nationwide, and it is Sports5′s job to continue growing it by bringing its games to as wide an audience as possible,” said Sports5 head Chot Reyes.

Prior to the games, the league featured a unique opening program that featured participation and interaction from players and teams from each of the three different venues.

Apart from the tradition-

al parade with the muses, the PBA teams also offered a minute of silence before each of the three matches for the day.

The matches in Manila and Cebu had the same tipoff times, and the two PBA games were broadcast over two different channels — TV5 for the Ginebra-San Mig Coffee clash and AksyonTV for the Talk ‘N Text-Meralco duel.

HINA’S Liang Wenchong marked his return to the Philippines after more than five years by defeating Thailand’s Prom Meesawat in the first play-off hole to win the inaugural Resorts World Manila Masters on Sunday.

The Chinese third Asian Tour win was made even more significant as he decided to donate half of his total winnings to victims suffering from the aftermath of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan.

Liang’s run at the Resorts World Manila Masters was also remarkable as he had to play through the pain barrier and force his way into the play-off with Prom after closing with a three-under-par 69 at the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club.

“Before coming over to the Philippines, I was really affected by what I saw of the damage and victims suffering from the aftermath of the Ty-

phoon on television. I’ve decided to donate 50% of my winnings to do my part and support the relief efforts,” said Liang, who took home the winner’s prize cheque of US$135,000.

Liang, who had taken the overnight lead, extended his advantage after two birdies on holes three and four during regulation play.

He dropped a shot on a par-three fifth but turned his game around following a double-bogey six on the ninth.

The Chinese decided to drop his cautious approach and opted for an aggressive style of play instead.

His attack paid off handsomely as he fired four birdies on the holes 11th, 13th, 15th and the all-important 18th which would lead the contest into a playoff with Prom after compiling his four-day total of 16-under-par 272.

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Greg Slaughter of Ginebra had 13 rebounds in his debut.

San Mig Coffee rookie Ian Sangalang is guarded by Eman Monfort.

Sangalang still learning the ‘Triangle’

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ECOND overall pick Ian Sangalang had barely six days of practice with San Mig Coffee before the team plunged into action in the opening game of the PLDT MyDSL Philippine Cup on Sunday.

He had a quiet debut, finishing with eight points and four rebounds in 23 minutes. He scored just a single point in the second half, when the Gin Kings ran roughshod over the Mixers.

Sangalang admitted that the amount of time to practice had been so short that he has only picked up the basics of Mixers coach Tim Cone’s notoriously complicated triangle offense.

“Nasa simula pa lang kami, wala pa kami sa mga options ng triangle.

Simula pa lang ito, marami pa kaming kailangang matutunan sa triangle,” Sangalang told InterAKTV. “Minsan, one pass away, nawawala kami.

First time ko naglaro sa triangle, kaya medyo naninibago ako.”

Star forward Marc Pingris, who has promised to take Sangalang under his wing, said its the responsibility of the veteran crew to fast-track the progress of their rookies.

“Kailangan nilang mag-adjust, pero kailangan rin naming mag-adjust.

Kailangan namin silang tulungan,”

said Pingris. “Sa triangle kasi, mawala yung isa, mawawala na yung lahat.

Kailangan naming silang alalayan sa practice. Hindi tama yung iaasa na lang namin kay Coach yung pagtuturo kasi kami yung magkakasama naglalaro.”

LACK OF FIREPOWER Against Ginebra, the Mixers were severely lacking in firepower, with Joe Devance and Peter June Simon skipping the contest.

Simon is out because of a left Achilles tendon injury. “Mga four days na siguro ito,” Simon said.

“Nagsimula ito nung tune up game namin against GlobalPort tapos inilaro ko pa rin.”

Slaughter: 13 rebounds in debut

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OP overall pick Greg Slaughter may stand seven feet tall, but he’s just like any other rookie in his big league debut.

“It’s my first PBA game, I was definitely nervous,” said Slaughter after helping Barangay Ginebra San Miguel to an 86-69 victory over San Mig Coffee to open the PLDT MyDSL Philippine Cup. But once Slaughter and his teammates overcame their nerves, they were pretty formidable.

He combined with Japeth Aguilar and Jay-R Reyes to dominate the Mixers’ frontcourt. With the giant trio lording over the paint, Ginebra won the battle of the boards, 51-43.

Slaughter led the way with 13 rebounds, Reyes added nine, while Aguilar finished with eight.

Aguilar also had five blocks while Slaughter had two.

The Gin Kings’ dominant showing is a sign of things to come, according to Slaughter.

“We have enough much time playing together. The more games we play together the better we will be,” said Slaughter.

“I think we have the pieces, we just need a little more time together.”

Slaughter promises that he will continue to try to do the dirty job for the squad.

“I’m concentrated on getting the rebound, score whenever there’s an opportunity,” he said.

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(AP) -- Kobe Bryant returned to practice with the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday for the first time since he tore his Achilles tendon seven months ago.

Bryant went through several light drills with his teammates during a short practice at the Lakers’ training complex. ‘’He looked good and did a few moves I didn’t expect him to do right away,’’ center Pau Gasol told the Lakers’ official website. ‘’I’m very happy for him and for us, and definitely looking forward to when he’ll play in a game.’’

Bryant has given no timetable for his return to the court, but had previously said he’ll need significant practice time while getting into game shape for his 18th NBA season.

The fourth-leading scorer in NBA history hadn’t worked out with his teammates since getting hurt in April during a game against Golden State. He has been running on a treadmill for several weeks, but had done few basketball workouts while progressing to running on flat ground.

The Lakers held a brief practice after Friday’s home loss to Memphis dropped them to 4-7. Los Angeles hosts Detroit on Sunday night.

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LYR opens in Gensan

By KYRIE ELEISON BANOS LYR Marketing corporation, has been in the industry for 30 years, which started from manufacturing and selling home furniture, has expanded into 18 exciting branches not to mention this Gensan branch that just opened this Nov. 18, 2013.

Rev. Fr. Ernesto O. Bendita officiated the blessing of the store.

Among the guests are LYR’s business partners, suppliers, sales agents, branch managers and Mr. Joel Duterte, execu-

tive assistance to the City Mayor, attended in behalf of Mayor Ronel Rivera.

Gensan being a fast growing city in terms of business, tourism and infrastructure, the 15th of the most populous city in the entire archipelago, and also being the center of trade not only in SOCSARGEN but as well as in neighboring provinces such as North Cotabato and Maguindanao, it has been one of LYR Group of Companies CEO, Lorenzo Ysulat

Rubinos Sr.’s dreams to put up a grand showroom in Gensan.

Dreams do come true, spearheaded by their strength in after sales, lay-away or installment plans which sets them apart from other companies, and their corporate philosophy, “We nurture customer’s loyalty for life”, LYR was able make that happen, their Gensan branch, being the biggest and grandest showroom among their other

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Globe GCASH: Helping in your own little way at the speed of a text message After the onslaught of Typhoon Yolanda in Eastern Visayas, more Filipinos nationwide are joining forces to extend support to the victims in any way possible. But with the extent of damage that limits the delivery of aid and assistance, it becomes a challenge for many kababayan to help in relief operations.

GCASH, the flagship mobile money service of G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI), the mobile commerce arm of Globe Telecom, is paving the way for Globe subscribers nationwide to extend financial support to the victims of Typhoon Yolanda at the speed of a text message.

U s i n g GCASH as donation facility, concerned citizens can send money to support the relief operations of different organizations such as the Philippine Red Cross, one of the most active organizations in the Philippines that conduct disaster relief operations.

To send cash donations to the Philippine Red Cross via GCASH, Globe subscribers can text DONATE<space>AMOUNT<space>4-digit MPIN<space>REDCROSS and send to 2882. Globe subscribers who wish to donate to other government and non-government partner-organizations of Globe may just dial *143# through their mobile phones and choose GCASH>Others Services>Donate>Amount>MPIN>Select Charity.

“We encourage our subscribers to take part in helping thousands of Typhoon Yolanda-affected communities especially those in the Visayas and Mindanao regions in a way that’s easy, safe, and hassle-free. We hope that through GCASH, concerned citizens who may not be able to join relief operations can do their share in helping rebuild the nation. No amount is big or small, as these donations will surely go a long way and mean a lot to our kababayans in typhoon-stricken areas,” shared GXI President Paolo Baltao.

The GCASH donation facility is part of the telco’s Bangon Pinoy program, an enterprise-wide disaster response initiative that aims to have a unified system for donations, relief efforts, and corporate social responsibility programs across products and services. To know more about Globe Bangon Pinoy, visit www.globe.com.ph/bangonpinoy.

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Marco Polo Davao’s Fun Ride attracts 647 bikers AS part of the 15th Anniversary series of events, the Marco Polo Davao held a Fun Ride on November 10 which attracted an impressive crowd of 647 participants. Families, friends, and Ride clubs converged at 6 AM at the front of the hotel for the much-awaited Fun Ride activity.

Ride clubs such as Mayor Rody Duterte Cycling Group, Kutas Bikers, Phil.

Cycling Bikers Group, Davao Postal Bikers Association, Bisikleta Bikers Group, Gin Rich Bikers Group, Team Diaz Bikers Group, ¾ Bikers Group of Toril, Shimuna Riders Group, and Terrain Cell were well-represented.

All participants also got a tasty and filling breakfast and a chance to win in the lucky draw. Minor prizes such as Bicycle parts – helmet, water bottles, water cage, handlebar, gloves, chain protector, cable lock and more were given away.

Major prizes included Gift Certificates of Lunch and Dinner buffet for Two at Café Marco, Overnight Stay with Breakfast for two in a Superior room, and the much-coveted Standard Mountain Bike.

iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c finally in PH PHILIPPINE mobile leader Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is releasing on Friday, November 15, its first batch of iPhone 5s, the most forwardthinking smartphone in the world, and iPhone 5c, the most colorful iPhone yet.

Company officials announced that the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will be will be released simultaneously in all Smart Stores across the country, on the first day of its availability.

Approved applicants who registered online during the sign-up period may also get their units at their chosen pick-up points – whether at the Eastwood Mall Open Park in Quezon City or at the Jump Experience Center in SM City Cebu and SM Lanang Premier, Davao.

“We have made it easier and more convenient for our subscribers to claim their iPhone of choice, at their venue of choice,” said Charles A. Lim, Smart’s executive vice president and head of wireless consumer business.

“With our simultaneous release

nationwide, more Filipinos will be able to easily and quickly get their dream device on the network it deserves.”

The highly-anticipated iPhones will further boost Smart’s portfolio of smartphones capable of ultrafast LTE wireless Internet.

“We now have the most advanced smartphones in our lineup, and we have been leading in establishing a future-proof network ready for the surge in uptake of such devices,” said Lim. “With our biggest network and the most extensive LTE coverage in the country, we are ready to give our subscribers the best iPhone user experience.”

Widest selection of Plans Aside from its most number of iPhone distribution channels yet on Day 1 of its launch, Smart is also offering the widest range of postpaid plans and offers that can be paired with the iPhone 5s or the iPhone 5c.

The iPhone 5s (16GB, 32GB,

64GB) and iPhone 5c (16GB, 32GB) are available on Smart Postpaid’s Freedom Plan, All-In Plans 500, 800, 1200, 1800 and 2500; iPhone Plans 999 and 2499; UnliData Plans 1500, 2000 and 3000; and Smart Infinity Plans 3500, 5000 and 8000.

“With the variety of postpaid plans available for the iPhone,

with 40 free all-net call minutes, 100 free all-net SMS and unlimited LTE connection.

Exclusive Offers Smart also unveiled iPhone packages that it will be offering for the first time.

Subscribers who will be availing of the iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c on Freedom Plan

you can surely find one that’s perfect for your lifestyle and budget,” said Kathy Carag, head of Smart’s postpaid business group. “We offer a wide range of plans that fit your usage habits, which also come with easy and flexible cash-out options.”

For instance, subscribers can get the iPhone 5c (16 GB) for only P1,499 a month with the iPhone Plan 999 (P999 monthly service fee plus P500 device amortization via credit card). iPhone Plan 999 already comes

(Smart postpaid plan offering with no lock-out period and fixed monthly fees), will get free 250mb of data worth P300 every month for the entire first year of subscription.

Premium offers also await Smart Infinity members. The iPhone 5s (16GB) for example is offered at Plan 5000 with bonus 2 VIP tickets to the Philippine staging of the hit musical Wicked or PhP14,000 worth of Rustan’s gift certificates. Plan 8000 subscribers meanwhile

get both the iPhone 5s (32GB) and iPhone 5C (16GB).

For SMART Infinity Enterprise Plan 5000, subscribers have their choice of iPhone model and memory capacity, along with unlimited calls to all networks, unlimited SMS to all networks, and unlimited data.

Enterprise Plan 8000 gives subscribers all the features of Plan 5000, plus the added feature of IDD and International SMS to all countries and all networks.

On top of these premium offers, only Smart Infinity offers VIP network access, customizable mobile numbers, 24/7 International Concierge Service and a dedicated Infinity Management Officer* iPhone upgrade for loyal subscribers Smart subscribers who wish to upgrade to the new iPhone offers but are currently within an active contract may choose to wipe out their existing contract for a discounted fee, without the need to surrender their

existing device. Up to 75% can be deducted from the applicable fee.

Qualified subscribers who will avail of the Wipe Out program will also receive free one-year device insurance with Smart Gadget Shield which covers loss, theft and accidental damage. They are also entitled to discounts on iPhone accessories from partner establishments. To check if your current Smart Postpaid account is qualified for Wipeout, text WIPEOUT to 2928. For more details on the Wipe Out Program, go to www. smart.com.ph/wipeout.

Select Smart stores also offer device trade-in deals where subscribers can swap their old phones with iPhone vouchers. This offer is available at the Smart Store in Rockwell, Robinsons Magnolia, SM North EDSA, Festival Mall and Jump Megamall.

For complete information on Smart’s complete suite of iPhone offers, please visit smart. com.ph/iPhone for Smart Postpaid and smart.com.ph/infinity for Smart Infinity.

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‘When a Man Falls in Love’ shows how a true man loves ABS-CBN gives Asianovela fans a back-to-treat beginning Monday (Nov 18) as it premieres the top-caliber Korean drama that will show how a real man truly loves a woman in “When a Man Falls in Love” and brings back the romantic comedy about a common teenage girl bethroted to a crown prince in “Princess Hours.”

Song Seung-Heon, who was first loved by Filipinos as Ethan in “My Princess,” takes the lead in a different love story that will shed light on what love means to men every weeknights on Primetime Bida.

Anthony is a man who never had a chance to fall in love because of his troubled past. He will live his life as a mean, cold-blooded gangster until one day, his heart beats for the very first time and meets the woman he will devote his life to, Mia (Shin Se-Kyung). But he is not the only man wanting to take Mia’s heart. What will Anthony do just to fight for Mia’s love? How will love change him?

Meanwhile, the royal love story of Janelle (Yoon Eun-

Hye) and Gian (Ju Ji-hoon) that everyone loved is back to spread the love once more every afternoons in Kapamilya Gold.

Relive the journey of Janelle, a common high school girl, who must marry her schoolmate and crown

prince, Gian, as stated on her grandfather’s will. She will resist the proposal but will be left with choice but to do so for the sake of her debt-ridden family.

As she struggles to take on her new responsibilities as a princess, Janelle will get to know the real Gian more whom she hated so much in school. How will the two find love amidst their differences? What will happen when Gian’s cousin and second-in-line to the throne, Troy, steps in Janelle’s life?

Bugoy Drilon and Liezel Garcia sang and revived the song “Pag-Ibig Na Kaya” to be used as the theme song of “Princess Hours.”

Musikanovela Ikaw Ug Ako premieres via GMA Regional TV “WHY talk things over when you can sing about your feelings?”

Last monday Monday, November 18, GMA Network launched Ikaw Ug Ako, its newest musical television series or musikanovela that will surely change the morning habits of Kapuso viewers.

A program created in Venezuela originally entitled Somos Tu Y Yo, Ikaw Ug Ako caters to viewers in Cebu, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, and General Santos as it is translated and dubbed in Bisaya.

Ikaw Ug Ako’s story centers on the lives of young couple Cheryl and Victor who share a mutual passion for music. It is set at the Music and Talent Academy, a high school for performing

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arts, where their blossoming affections for each other will develop.

But just like any other love story, Cheryl and Victor’s relationship has its ups and downs. Two other students, Rosmery and Aran, wish to end the pair’s romance and they team up to try to separate the couple. Will they succeed?

Featured in its pilot epi-

sode are songs which are also translated and sung in Bisaya, including the series’ theme song—Ikaw Ug Ako. Fall in love with Cheryl and Victor as they create romance and music in Ikaw Ug Ako, airing every Monday to Friday beginning November 18 from 9:55am, on GMA Network’s regional stations in Cebu, Davao, GenSan, and CDO.

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LYR Open...FFROM A1 branches.

It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a surprise to see this huge crowd gathering outside the building as the doors were opened, costumers and sales agents rushed in and were ravished by the grand displays up for

purchase.

The grand showroom features appliances, home & office furniture, I.T products & computers, motorcycles, and power products. LYR also being an accredited dealer of

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brands, Sharp, Haier, Sanyo, Sony, Skyworth, Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, GE, Eurotek, Ariston, Everest, LG, Hercules, Indesit, Camel, Asahi, Koppel, Samsung IT products, HP, Acer, Houseway fur-

niture, and Selya Mesa at Iba Pa. Follow me on Twitter or Instagram, @kyriekoutre for more adventures in and around my wonderland that is Gensan, Tuna Capital of the Philippines.

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OS ANGELES (AP) -- Jordan Hill barely played for coach Mike D’Antoni when they were together with the New York Knicks four years ago, and he started this season on D’Antoni’s bench again with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Hill has quickly made it impossible for D’Antoni to keep him off the court while the Lakers chase wins without Kobe Bryant.

Hill had career highs of 24 points and 17 rebounds, and Jodie Meeks and Nick Young scored 19 points apiece in the Lakers’ 11499 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.

Steve Blake had nine points and 16 assists for the Lakers, who made a late surge for just their second victory in six games.

Los Angeles scored 16 consecutive points in a rally spanning the third and fourth quarters, holding Detroit without a field goal for more than five minutes.

Hill extended his impressive start to the season with another high-energy effort down low. Five days after moving into the starting lineup and promptly hitting his career high with 21 points against New Or-

leans, Hill surpassed that mark and his previous best rebounding game with relentless work against the Pistons’ imposing front line. ‘’I get more confidence every time I step on the floor,’’ said Hill, who washed out in New York and Houston before hitting his NBA stride with the Lakers over the past two seasons. ‘’We don’t have Steve Nash. We don’t have Kobe.

We’ve got guys that we know have to step up.

We’re banding together as a team.’’

Los Angeles scored the final 10 points of the third quarter, taking a 79-71 lead into the fourth on consecutive 3-pointers by Young and a buzzer-beating turnaround jumper by Jordan Farmar. Strong playmaking by Blake and Farmar catalyzed the rally, which continued with the first six points of the fourth. ‘’It’s going to take that type of effort to win games,’’ said Pau Gasol, who had 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. ‘’We need everybody to chip in and play well.’’

WINNING DSA MEMBERS. Winners of the 37th Milo National Marathon Davao leg receive their prizes from Johanna Relacion of Milo on Saturday.

This year’s winners for Media writing are Neilwin Joseph Bravo of Edge Davao(2nd from right), 1st prize; Marianne Saberon Abalayon of SunStar Detroit missed six fieldgoal attempts and three free throws during the Lakers’ rally. Los Angeles stretched its lead to 106-87 on Meeks’ 3-pointer with 3:26 to play, building a lead too big to be threatened by Brandon Jennings’ four consecutive 3-pointers late.

D’Antoni began the season with Shawne Williams - another former New York forward - in the lineup alongside Gasol. Hill took over the starting spot,

but he also excels when the Lakers go small, using Hill in Gasol’s place as their nominal center. ‘’He’s playing as hard as he can play,’’ D’Antoni said. ‘’He’s got talent, and he’s getting better. ... I think he’s just more confident and more everything - and more minutes.’’

Jennings scored 23 points and Andre Drummond had 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Pistons, who have lost five of six.

Davao(2nd from left), second prize; photo contest 1st prize King Rodriguez of SunStar Davao (3rd from left); Lean Daval Jr. of Edge Davao (ext. right), 2nd prize; and Seth Delos Reyes of SunStar Superbalita (ext. left), 3rd prize.

The Davao Sportswriters Association won all but one of the prizes at stake.

HALF-PINOY Jason Day is grieving.

Day to play at World Cup after losing 8 relatives to ‘Yolanda’

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FOILED. Alaska’s Cyrus Baguio is blocked on the way to the hoop by Paul Lee of Rain or Shine in the PBA opening day game at the USEP Gym. Lean Daval Jr.

YDNEY—Half-Pinoy golfer Jason Day of Australia will play at the World Cup in Melbourne after learning that eight family members lost their lives in the Philippines typhoon, local media reported on Monday.

Day’s grandmother, uncle and six cousins were among the thousands of people killed

by Typhoon Haiyan.

“I am deeply saddened to confirm that multiple members of my family lost their lives as the victims of Typhoon Haiyan,” Day said in a statement.

“My family and I are thankful for all who have reached out with their prayers and concern. We feel devastated for all who have been affected by this horrific tragedy.”

He said he understood media’s interest in the matter but hopes any coverage can spread awareness to assist with the relief efforts that continue in the Philippines.

“I hope that all will respect my family’s privacy during this dif-

ficult time. I will have no further public comments at this time,” he said.

“Please pray for all who have suffered loss.”

Golf Australia, the governing body of the sport of golf in Australia, has extended its sympathies to Day and his family.

Day is currently in Melbourne preparing for the World Cup tournament, where he will team up with U.S. Masters champion Adam Scott to represent Australia.

Immediately after defending his Australian Masters title yesterday, Scott declared he and Day would win the tournament, which begins at Royal Melbourne on Thursday.

Day’s mother Dening, who migrated to Australia from the Philippines about 30 years ago, told local media that she is confident that Day can remain focused.

“He’s a very strong boy, mentally he’s very strong,” she said.

“Hopefully he can focus on what he is doing.”

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NOT IN MY FACE. Alaska’s Calvin Abueva blocks Jervy Cruz of Rain or Shine as Sonny Thoss moves in for the rebound in the PBA opening day game at the USEP Gym. Lean Daval Jr.

HOOP-HUNGRY Painters turn back Alaska 87-74

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ALL it the “Hunger Game.”

Basketball fans turned up to fill the 5,000-seat University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) Gym to welcome back the return of the Philippine Basketball Association to Davao City after a two-year absence.

The oven-hot gymnasium, filled to the brim by an animated crowd, inside the sprawling USEP campus in Obrero was one of three venues of the PBA’s unique tri-host opening day format of its 38th season on Sunday. Security had to refuse some of the fans who came hoping to get a ticket from either legit sources or scalpers.

“The PBA has been here for several times but we played in Panabo and Digos. There is nothing like the Davao City crowd,” said one member of the PBA entourage. The last time the PBA played in Davao City was in 2011 at the Holy Cross of Davao College Gym. The Davao City opening day game is one of three matches scheduled last Sunday to usher in the new season of Asia’s oldest play-for-play loop. Games were also played at the SMART-Arane-

ta Coliseum and at the New Cebu City Coliseum.

The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters capped the PBA 2014 season’s opening day triple slate with an 87-74 victory over the Alaska Aces as Jeff Chan scored 17 points on 4-of-8 three-point shooting while Jervy Cruz added 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Rain or Shine is hoping to return to the finals of the PLDT MyDSL Philippine Cup after a runner-up finish last season.

The Elasto Painters went off to a great start, taking a 49-34 advantage at halftime over the Aces inside the packed gymnasium.

Free throws by Rain or Shine rookie wingman Alex Nuyles gave the Elasto Painters a 53-35 bubble early in the third period. Alaska tried to make headway with a 13-4 run to cut its deficit to just nine points, 57-48.

Rain or Shine, however, responded by scoring the next 11 points of the game to open up a 20-point lead, 68-48, just before the end of the third quarter.

The Elasto Painters were cruising

the rest of the before three straight three-pointers by Alaska — two from JVee Casio and one from Ryan Buenafe — took the Aces to within nine points with under a minute left in the game.

But it was too little, too late for Alaska, as Paul Lee sealed the win for Rain or Shine with two free throws and an alleyoop pass to Gabe Norwood.

GINEBRA WINS Over at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum Barangay Ginebra San Miguel served notice to the rest of the league with an impressive 86-69 win over the San Mig Coffee Mixers to open the PLDT MyDSL Philippine Cup. The new twin tower combination of Japeth Aguilar and Greg Slaughter helped the Gin Kings rule the paint.

Aguilar had 18 points, eight rebounds, and five blocks, while top overall pick Slaughter added 10 points, 13 rebounds, and two blocks for the Gin Kings, who they put the clamps down on the Mixers in the second half. Ginebra outscored San Mig Coffee, 52-27, after the halftime break. (With AKTV report)