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If it’s Hanoi, it must be Davao too

Most streets are ultra clean.

Text and photos by HENRYLITO D. TACIO

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THOUGHT I was still in Davao City. But I was not dreaming. I had traveled by plane from Davao City to Manila for one hour and 20 minutes. From Manila, the flight to Hanoi took three hours and 15 minutes.

I arrived when it seemed everyone was still sleeping -except those who were at the airport and the staff at the hotel where I was billeted.

Although it was already 3 in the morning when I hit the bed, I still managed to wake up early and explore the outside surrounding of the hotel which was built in 1901 yet.

I walked around and the streets were so clean.

It was so clean I could not see any cigarette butts. I was thinking of Davao City, where cigarette smoking in public is strictly prohibited.

I walked further and I told myself: I am not in Davao City anymore. The motorbikes seemed to tell me: you are now in Hanoi. Yes, Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.

Actually, I wasn’t alone.

In fact, I was not the only one from Davao. Together with me was Ruben Gonzaga, the winner of the Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition.

It is his second trip abroad.

The first time was in Beijing, China, where we were together also.

Actually, this trip -- and that of Beijing -- was part of the prize we won in the 9th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards, sponsored by the PMFTC, Inc. I won the Best Feature Story Regional for the three-part series I wrote for Edge Davao last year.

I walked further and I told myself: I am not in Davao City anymore. The motorbikes seemed to tell me: you are now in Hanoi.

Yes, Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.

On the other hand, Gonzaga, the host of ABS-CBN’s “Agri Tayo Dito,” wrote a segment in his popular TV show which earned the program the Best Radio Story, the same category it won the previous year.

I had been to several other Asian countries but it was my first time to be in Vietnam. I had no intention of coming to Hanoi due to what I have read in newspapers and those I had seen in motion pictures. But I was completely wrong.

I have read that Hanoi today is one of the top tourist destinations. It has been said that its phenomenal increase in tourist traffic in recent years is largely due to the safety factor. It means that just like Davao City, Hanoi is one of the safest places in the world to travel.

And Ruben and I can attest to that. On our third day in the city, Ruben tried to roam around. He wanted me to go with him but I was so tired since we went to Ha

Long Bay (yes, you read it right, the place which was included in the World Heritage List by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO).

“I walk alone going to the Hoan Kiem Lake,” Ruben told me later. “In fact, I took some photos.”

He showed me his photos and I envied him. I should have accompanied him so I could have taken what he had shot with his camera.

Like Davao City, Hanoi is a very safe place -- especially for foreigners and tourists. But still, you have to be aware of what’s going on and to keep your presence of

mind. “The Vietnamese are by and large honest, friendly and helpful, and friendships forged here often lead to repeat visits,” wrote one blogger. “Nevertheless, every city, Hanoi included, has its share of tricksters who are not averse to taking advantage of new arrivals. But by following principles of common sense, as well as keeping a look-out for the following types of villain, you should survive unscathed.”

Generally, when I am in another country, I don’t go out usually -- except when I am with a group. But going out alone in another country, it’s a big no-no (although I did it once -- when I was in New York!). In Hanoi, I was

Looks like it was taken at the Bankerohan Public Market.

You get see like this selling various goods in the street.

able to walk alone -- without fear of being snatched, mugged, or worse, stabbed.

It occurred to me that Hanoi is indeed very, very safe. I was able to go from one place to another without feeling stressed out. It feels like I was in Davao City!

The only thing I never felt at ease was when I was shopping. I am not use to buying things in thousands.

Imagine buying a T-shirt at 100,000 dong. I became an instant millionaire when I exchanged my US$100 to a whopping 2 million dong.

And by the way, our peso currency is accepted there.

Walking around Hanoi is one thing but crossing across the street is another story.

Hung Nguyen, our tour guide, said Hanoi is home to about 7 million people. And there are 3 million motorbikes. It means that every other person has a motorbike!

“Crossing the road can be a heart-stopping activity in Hanoi, as pedestrians come lowest in the pecking order of road usage,” the blogger I quoted earlier wrote. “Wait for a reasonable let-up in the traffic, then cross at a steady pace and allow the cars and motorbikes to flow round you.”

One good thing about the tour was that it was still winter time. That’s one big difference between Davao and Hanoi. We were at the time when temperatures average 17-22⁰C. I am not so good when it comes to description so allow me to use the words of Alfred “Krip” A. Yuson, who accompanied us.

In his column, “Kriptot-

kin,” which appeared in Philippine Star, he wrote: “That means thick-wear weather -- while marveling at parks, lakes, lagoons and temple grounds redolent with flowering pink peach blossoms and golden kumquat highlighting potted trees with symbolic good fortune.”

Wherever you go, flowers abound. Yuson said it well: “Streetsides in Hanoi are spring-pretty with rows of pansies, asters, geraniums, marigolds and cosmos, with dark-red poinsettias are still in full bloom.”

Davao and Hanoi may be several thousand miles apart -- there is a time difference of one hour between the Philippines and Vietnam -- but the two may be same in one way or another. The No-Smoking policy, clean streets and warm people -- these are just some of the common denominators.

If Hanoi has millions of motorbikes, Davao has thousands of jeepneys plying the busy streets. Hanoi has taxis but it also has cyclo taxis.

Davao, on the other hand, has also taxis and it has the habal-habal.

As we left Hanoi, the words of “Memory about Hanoi” sung by Hồng Nhung, kept ringing in our ears.

“Wherever we go, Hanoi always stays in our heart. Our dear Hanoi, the beloved capital, that has undergone war and peace. Memory of the ancient streets shaded by trees, lulling sounds of the cicadas in summer noons. Memory of the newly built parks, your footsteps on the path were still there clinging…”

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Nicco de Jesus

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How will people vote in this election?

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HE conduct of the 2016 national and local elections is just few months away, but before the day of the polls, people are looking on some parameters in choosing whom to vote.

On top of everything, majority of the people are looking on the surveys as one of their parameters in choosing their candidates.

For Aimee Farah Virador, English instructor at San Pedro College, the results of election surveys can influence the people in selecting a candidate in an elected position.

“I think maka-influence sya kay naa’y uban na didto kung asa ang kusog (I think it

may influence because other people will choose candidate who is leading the surveys),” she said.

Virador claimed she doubts on the credibility of recent survey results especially in the presidential race because it seems like the survey is only concentrated in Luzon.

“I think of those election surveys as not really credible in showing the pulse of the mass, because it seems like they just get their respondents in Luzon but I am not sure about this. Then their selection of sample, how varied it is?” she said.

Marketing and Opinion Research Society of the Philippines Inc., president Nicco de

Jesus, however, negated the common notion of the people, just like Virador, on surveys that it could condition the mind of the voters who are they going to elect.

De Jesus explained surveys do not really influence the choice of the voters.

“What influences their choice are issues,factors, emotions and feelings, that are relevant to the voters or to the respondents at the time of the survey was taken,” he told EDGE Davao in an interview.

He said whatever the media reported in the television and radio broadcast, newspapers and online new page, on who are the leading candidates in the survey has

no bearing in the minds of the people.

De Jesus said that based on the research of the World Association on Opinion Research (WAPOR) published at wapor.org, it shows that the proportion of the voting population during the conduct of the surveys do not have huge effect during the election.

He said the other factor that a candidate can win is the debt of gratitude of the people to a certain candidate.

“Let us say, yung pamilya ko is natulungan nag isang kandidato before, yung kandidato hindi siya leading but because he is obligated to vote for the candidate, he will vote for it (Let us say, my family re-

ceived a help from a candidate before,then that candidate will be voted by the person because he or she is obligated to vote for it),” he said.

De Jesus said the supporters or the political strategist may use the survey result for the benefit of their candidate but at the end of the day it will always on the people on who are they going to elect.

“Surveys can hardly predict on who will win the election because this are essentially snapshots of how people feel about the different candidates when the surveys are taken,” he said.

De Jesus said usually politicians or their team will really commission surveys for

PPLICANTS for local absentee voting (LAV) have until March 7 to submit their applications online to be able to participate in the forthcoming polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said.

The poll body urged those who would like to avail of the LAV to visit its website, www. comelec.gov.ph for them to be able to register online.

At the same time, the Comelec reminded government officials and workers as well as members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP); and members of the media, including the technical and support staff not to be confused of the registration process, they just fol-

low the instructions.

“Online Application Forms (OAF) are being made available from a secure site that uses Open Source security certificate. If this may sound foreign sounding to you, do not worry. It simply means that we are trying to secure your information from unscrupulous people who may want to steal them,” the poll body said.

It added, “If you access an Online Application Form for the first time from a computer or a mobile device, you may get a message (which is different for every web browser) telling you that the connection is untrusted or unsafe.”

Applicants may use the following browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, An-

droid, iOS. Those who can avail of the LAV are registered voters only.

Government workers, PNP and AFP personnel are eligible to the LAV since they are assigned to perform election day duties in places where they are not registered voters.

On the other hand, members of the media may also avail of the LAV since they will not be able to vote on election day due to the performance of their functions in covering the conduct of elections.

Based on Comelec Resolution No. 10003, those looking to apply to become local absentee voters can start submitting their applications until March 7, 2016.

Government officials and employees as well as the

them to be guided what area they need to improve and what sectors are the going to work on.

“If the end users of the survey are the poilicians or strategist, it is their guide on how they will startegize their campaign,” he said.

He said the cost of a survey with 1,200 respondents wil range up to P6 million.

For the media, de Jesus said the survey will help their audience guide on who are they going to vote based on the existing issues.

De Jesus urged the people not only concentrate on the figures but to the issues and how their platforms can solve it.

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HE camp of PDP-LABAN standard bearer Rodrigo Duterte vehemently denied claims that Sen. Grace Poe and her vice presidential running mate Chiz Escudero were barred from conducting a rally in Davao City.

This accusation is “simply baseless if not ridiculous,” Peter Laviña, Duterte’s spokesperson, said.

“Their organizers are lazy. They did not do their job.

That’s not our fault or the city government of Davao’s fault,” he added.

Groups conducting rallies in Davao City’s public parks are required to pay only PHP150 for use of electricity.

They are also required to coordinate with the Traffic Management Center and the Central 911 for standby emergency unit. The processing of permits is usually completed within a day.

“We learned that there was an application, but this application was not pursued. Hindi na bumalik ang nag-file. Tamad, napagod siguro o naghahanap ng rason. Kaninong kasalanan yan?” Laviña pointed out.

He said it is not the nature and character of Duterte -- or Davao City for that matter -- to curtail the freedom of groups and people to use public spaces.

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police and military may file their applications before their heads of offices, supervisors, and commanders while members of the media may file theirs before the Office of the Election Officer or Office of the Provincial Election Supervisor or, in the case of those in Metro Manila, at the Comelec-National Capital Region (NCR).

The applications of the members of the media are required to be accompanied by a certification from their companies that they are “bona fide members of the media”.

The voting for LAV has been set from April 27 to 29 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. They will be electing for president, vice president, senators, and party-list organizations.

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Philippine Army kills 42 Islamist militants

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ART TALK. SM’s Art for Everyone curator Rodney Yap (left), together with participating artists Bryan Cabrera (right) and Dinky Munda, promotes the twoday art fair set to start today at SM Lanang Premier. The three artists were guests of FAST Fridays media forum. Lean Daval Jr.

HILIPPINE security forces killed as many as 42 Muslim rebels claiming links with Islamic State and captured their stronghold during five days of fighting in the mountains of a southern island, an army spokesman said on Friday.

Three soldiers were killed and 11 wounded when the forces seized the bastion of an affiliate of Jemaah Islamiah, a Southeast Asian network of Islamist militants, in the province of Lanao del Sur. “Our troops were able to seize a stronghold of the terrorists on Thursday night,” the spokesman, Major Filemon Tan, told reporters by telephone from the southern island of Mindanao, estimating that about 42 militants had been killed.

“We are still pursuing the rebels, using armored assets.”

Tan said the army was

shelling rebel positions with 105-mm howitzers on Friday, while air force planes dropped bombs and helicopters fired rockets near the town of Butig, a base of the country’s largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

But the MILF stayed away from the skirmishes and helped about 8,000 people displaced from their homes when the fighting began on Feb. 20, the military said.

The Philippines signed a peace deal with the MILF in March 2014, ending 45 years of conflict that killed more than 120,000 people, displaced 2 million and stunted growth in the poor but resource-rich south.

Army and police officials believe some Muslim rebel factions, including the small but violent Abu Sayyaf group, have

HE EcoWaste Coalition, a zero waste advocacy group, has unveiled an array of useful items recycled from illegal election campaign paraphernalia seized by the government from unauthorized display areas.

At a makeshift outdoor showroom, the group yesterday presented various tarpaulin-based products that were among the tons of unlawful campaign materials removed by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and given to the EcoWaste Coalition for recycling.

“With an ounce of creativity, we can make a variety of practical crafts out of politicians’ tarpaulins and prevent them from being dumped or burned, which can aggravate environmental pollution,” said Aileen Lucero, EcoWaste Coalition coordinator.

“Repurposing the cam-

paign tarps will help keep these plastics out of dumpsites,” she said.

With the message “Tarps: Dump Not, Burn Not” as backdrop, the group put on display the innovatively repurposed items.

Among the items in view were sturdy shopping bags in various sizes, petite carry bags, shoe bags, ball bags, laundry bags and purses.

Other items on show were workers’ aprons, tool belts, bill and magazine organizers and receptacles for office and household recyclables such as papers, newspapers, glass and plastic bottles and aluminum and tin cans.

The tarps can also be used as a sun and rain shield for pedicabs, tricycles and jeepneys, as well as improvised awnings for homes and shops, the EcoWaste Coalition

Duterte, Cayetano to fix Zero waste group recycles seized campaign materials PHL health care system T C

ITING a 2013 report by the Philippine Society for General Internal Medicine, Vice Presidential candidate and Senate Majority leader Alan Peter Cayetano today said that 6 out of 10 Filipinos die without seeing a doctor.

“This is simply unacceptable! Sobra na ang gulo at hirap sa buhay ng tao. Pati serbisyong pangkalusugan, hindi maasahan ng maraming Pilipino,” he lamented.

“A healthy Filipino is a productive Filipino. Wala dapat Pilipino ang pinagkakaitan ng medical assistance at health care services,” Cayetano added.

Cayetano made the statement as he visited Cebu City on Friday (Feb. 26) to listen to

the plight of indigent patients at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center.

During the Duterte-Cayetano “Ronda Serye” listening tour, Cayetano said the lack of proper health care system in the country’s provinces adds to the disorder and suffering in the lives of ordinary people.

To address this, Cayetano vowed to ensure the full coverage of the Philippine Health Insurance Company (PhilHealth), a promise made

by President Benigno Simeon Aquino III in 2010. Cayetano said he will also push for the full implementation of PhilHealth’s “zero billing” services to members.

Cayetano lambasted the government for telling the people that they have 100%

HE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced today that a total of P24 billion will be released to agencies starting Monday to implement the compensation adjustments for civilian personnel and additional allowances for military and uniformed personnel (MUP).

This release, sourced from the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund (MPBF) of the 2016 General Appropriations Act, is part of the P57-billion appropriation covering the first tranche of compensation adjustments mandated by Executive Order no. 201, series of 2016.

The amount is based on the data generated from the Government Manpower Information System (GMIS) on the number of filled positions as of

December 31, 2015, according to DBM Secretary Florencio B. Abad.

“Of the P24 billion, P18.64 billion will augment the compensation of civilian personnel, while P5.36 billion will go to the allowances and hazard pay of MUP. The remaining P33 billion appropriated for compensation adjustments has been set aside for newly-filled positions, and for the mid-year bonus, which will be released not earlier than May 15 of this year,” said Abad.

The amount for civilian personnel includes the following differentials as a result of salary adjustment: salary differential, step increment due to length of service, 13th month pay differential, PhilHealth differential, ECIP differential, and RLIP differential.

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coverage and for advertising its zero billing health services, when this is simply not true.

“Pinaasa ninyo ang tao, this had been the DOH and Philhealth system in the last few administrations. It’s time for real change,” Cayetano said.

He added, “Aanhin ng tao ang Philhealth kung walang mga ospital o mga ospital na walang pasilidad o equipment na magamit.”

Cayetano stressed that he and his running mate, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, plan to establish regional specialty hospitals in Visayas and in Mindanao. He said Northen Luzon, Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao should have their own Heart Center, Kidney Center, Lung Center, Orthopedic Center and Chil-

dren’s Hospital and Cancer Research and Treatment Center.

These are National Hospitals/ Centers found only in Metro Manila.

“Through Philhealth, Sin Taxes and the national budget, Northern Luzon, Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao should have specialty hospitals. It is technically and financially viable and good for the people,” Cayetano explained.

The senator said problems in the health care sector can only be remedied by leaders who have the courage and strength of character to create real change. “Kailangan ng matapang na solusyon at mabilis na aksyon. Ito ang dala ko at ni Mayor Duterte sa eleksyong ito,” Cayetano concluded.

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SET FOR ANNIVERSARY. SM City Davao marketing manager Haila Babela (left) walks members of the media through the scheduled activities of the malls in celebration of SM Supermalls’ 30th anniversary. Babela was joined by SM Lanang Premier marketing officer Arianne Pombo during FAST Fridays media forum. Lean Daval Jr.

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DCCII: Give incentives, subsidy to green space implementers

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HE Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the government should offer incentives or subsidy to housing development projects who will implement additional 10 percent green space.

DCCII president Daniel Lim made this pronouncement despite the earlier announced veto on the proposed additional 10 percent green space requirement on top of the existing 30 percent open space for subdivision projects.

Lim said that while the DCCII is in support of the vetoing of the bill the government may give incentives instead to developers implementing the additional green space.

“We respect the decision of the Mayor because he is the highest official of the city,” Lim told reporters at the sidelines of the 2nd General Membership Meeting of the DCCCII at the Grand Regal Hotel last Friday.

The proposal to amend the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) was vetoed by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte last Monday, saying in his veto message that the amended version was “vague and ambiguous, prejudicial to public interest and an exercise of legislative power in ultra vires (beyond the powers).”

He added that he was “particularly disturbed with the legal issues resulting from the amendment introduced.”

“The amended Ordinance is vague and ambiguous. It is not clear whether, in the development of green spaces, this shall be done within the allotted open space of the proponent, set back areas of home lots or sidewalk strips based on PD 957 or BP220

design standards,” he said.

(Presidential Decree 957 is about “regulating the sale of subdivision lots and condominiums” while Batas Pambansa 220 is about “establish[ing] and promulgat[ing] different levels of standards and technical requirements for economic and socialized housing projects in urban and rural areas.”)

“It is also prejudicial to public interest and an exercise of legislative power in ‘ultra vires’.

This is manifested by the use of the modal verb ‘shall’, connoting a mandatory requirement for the turnover of these green spaces to the homeowners association for proper maintenance. There is now the unwarranted burden of maintaining the green space, passed on to the homeowners association, which exceeds the requirement of PD 1216, (which states) only parks and playgrounds of the entire open space may be donated to homeowners associations,” he stated. (Presidential Decree 1216: “Defining ‘open space’ in residential subdivisions and amending section 31 of PD No. 957 requiring subdivision owners to provide road alleys, sidewalks and to allot open space for parks or recreational use.”

Lim believed that the Mayor disapproved the proposal for the greater good of the majority not only of homebuyers but also those developers who were not properly consulted.

Lim said that some subdivision developers were not consulted of the proposed amendment aside from environment advocate groups.

Lim said allowing the de-

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GROUNDBREAKING. Auxillary Bishop George Rimando presides over ther groundbreaking rites of the Building 2 project of The Matina Enclaves on Saturday.

Also in photo are (l-r) ESDEVCO project head Gerald Kent Garces, president/CEO Glenn Escandor and his mother Violeta. NJB

Trade activities to lure investors to BIMP-Eaga

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PHILIPPINE senior official to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines - East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) said the creation of trade activities in Mindanao will entice investors on sea and air connectivity among member nations.

Prudencio Reyes, who also sits as the undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), said “there’s no load factor” which refers to the stable volume of

passengers or cargoes which will use direct linkages.

Reyes, told reporters in a round table press conference last Friday trade activities will increase load factor either in the number of travelling businessmen or cargoes shipment.

Reyes said there are 44 signatories including international airline companies which expressed interest on establishing direct linkages between BIMP key cities when the sub-economic region was

created in the late 1990’s.

However, the lack of load factor prohibited the entry of international airlines and establishment of intercity direct linkages between Mindanao and other members of the sub-economic region.

Connectivity and transportation remain as one of the challenges of the economic region in attaining its goal of strengthening connectivity between other member nations and Mindanao through Davao and Zamboanga and Palawan

through Brooks Point.

He said the issue in the connectivity and transportation also affected trade and commerce.

Reyes said the infrastructure sector of Mindanao which includes airports and seaports must be improved in order to increase the competitiveness of the island.

Included in the Implementation Blueprint of BIMP-EAGA are identified infrastructure projects like port modernizations.

EY business players from Lahad Datu of Tawau in Sabah recently met with business counterparts from Mindanao to explore joint-venture collaborations in agribusiness, tourism, logistics and the manufacturing sector.

The 27-business delegation from Sabah participated in the business-to-business meetings held in connection with the Strategic Planning Meeting (SPM) of the Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the Philippine East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) held at the Marco Polo Hotel in this city.

“We welcome this initiative from the business sector of Sabah, since this will greatly contribute to our efforts of enhancing trade and investments within BIMP-EAGA,” said Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Undersecretary Janet Lopoz, while adding “the visit is also a great op-

portunity for Mindanao to showcase our local products to our EAGA counterparts.”

More than 20 business representatives from Mindanao met with the Sabah delegation and discussed potential areas for collaboration particularly in banana production, halal restaurant, coffee shop franchising, logistics, tourism, construction, and other agri-based commodities.

A businessperson from Palawan also participated in the meetings to explore partnerships in tourism development between Palawan and Sabah.

“We expect succeeding business sessions to occur within the year to allow for the finalization of partnerships and joint ventures that were developed from these business-matching sessions,” explained Lopoz.

Mindanao and Palawan are the two focus areas of the Philippines in the BIMP-EAGA sub-regional

grouping.

Datuk Roselan Johor Mohamad, BIMP-EAGA Business Council Chairman, who steered the Sabah delegation’s visit to Mindanao, encouraged more business groups from the sub-region to actively participate in inter-EAGA business ventures.

“EAGA’s private sector play the crucial role of stirring the sub-region’s business climate and we urge them to pursue joint-venture collaborations that will expand their market reach,” he said.

Under its Trade and Investment Facilitation Cluster, BIMP-EAGA pursues small and medium enterprises (SME) development by streamlining of trade facilitation processes within the sub-region and beyond.

Business and trade missions are regularly organized to engage the private sector, specifically those representing the SMEs in enhancing the sub-region’s business

climate.

Regular investment fairs and business conferences are also being conducted such as the BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT Trade Fair and Business Leaders’ Conference to facilitate trade and investments among member countries.

“The growth and success of BIMP-EAGA is truly dependent on the commitment and active participation of our private sector, and enabling policies from the governments of the member countries,” said Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Prudencio Reyes, Philippine Senior Official to the BIMP-EAGA. Reyes added that after the huge turnout of participants from both the government and private sectors in the SPM, the sub-region is anticipating another productive year with more viable projects and business partnerships in the pipeline.

Phl economy seen Sabah, Mindanao traders meet expanding in Q1 K P ROSPECTS for the Philippine economy remain bright in 2016, as gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to expand at a faster pace in the first quarter ahead of the May elections.

“We think GDP should expand at a faster pace in first quarter 2016 as the government keeps the taps open as election day nears, consumer spending still strong, especially when compared to a fairly low base in the same quarter last year,” said First Metro Investments Corp. (FMIC)-University of Asia & Pacific (UA&P) Capital Markets Research.

In the latest issue of its Market Call, FMIC-UA&P said the economy should slow down in third quarter, but resume its robust growth in fourth quarter.

It sees brighter outlook for the economy this year despite various challenges such as the weak global economy and the effects of El Niño.

“Continuing low crude oil

prices, going below USD 30 per barrel (WTI) in most of January, should provide a balancing factor to expected higher food prices in the face of El Niño and election spending,” added FMIC-UA&P. It said exports may only slightly improve in 2016 given the troubles plaguing the global economy and peso’s competitiveness undermined by the larger depreciation in East Asia and emerging markets.

“With relatively weak exports and OFW (overseas Filipino workers) remittances compared to the past, and the US (United States) economy poised to expand further, albeit at a historically lower trajectory, should continue to pressure the peso. However, we expect greater volatility since the US growth may not be linearly upward bound,” it said.

The country’s GDP grew 6.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015 driven by investment and consumer spending, bringing full-year growth at 5.8 percent. (PNA)

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EDITORIAL Better safe than sorry

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T’S an age-old adage that still works up to the digital times. Yes, it is better to be safe than sorry.

Take the case of this new dreaded virus called Zika. How much do we know about this virus that has since sent several advanced countries scampering for research to find the cure or at least immunization from this disease.

In the Philippines, we are still battling dengue and chikungunya virus when this new disease came about. Although there are no reported cases yet, the fear for Zika is both realistic and urgent. After Brazil first reported cases of Zika infections in 2015, the virus has spread to 31 countries and territories in the Americas.

According to experts, diagnosis of Zika virus infections is important, especially for the care and monitoring of pregnant women because of the possible link between the virus and the birth of babies with microcephaly and other congenital malformations.

At this point, we can only wait for the progress of research made in countries with reported cases of the dreaded virus. The latest from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and a network of diagnostic laboratories reported new guidelines to confirm Zika

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infections using a new algorithm to differentiate that virus from other mosquito-borne illnesses.

With dengue and chikungunya circulating in the country, diagnosing Zika should also be a great challenge.

Zika is said to be difficult to diagnose because it contains genetic material that is similar to that of dengue and chikungunya. All three illnesses are transmitted by infected Aedes mosquitoes.

The new guidelines consist of an algorithm based on an established platform for surveillance of Dengue, using data from 22 national reference laboratories in the network. The purpose of the new guidelines is that it will serve to rule out or confirm dengue, chikungunya and Zika, and can be adjusted to the conditions of each country.

Early education by the Department of Health about Zika should help us understand what this new disease is all about and at the same time, prepare ourselves to at least be cautious, careful and prepared. It starts again with the cleaning of our surroundings and eliminating its carrier Aedes mosquitoes.

Again, it is better to be safe than sorry.

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Corporate Social Practices

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HAT is the proper role of business in society? The question certainly is not new.

Debates about the private sector’s responsibility for its economic, social and environmental impacts have been raging since the dawn of capitalism.

What is new is the emerging global consensus that business is the engine of economic growth and international development, and that business can and must play an indispensable role alongside government, civil society and communities to solve complex, global (and local) challenges like hunger (food security), poverty (inclusive growth), inequality (wealth sharing), unemployment (dignity comes with a job) and climate change (renewable energy). Please take note that the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) is focusing on many of these challenges.

The role of business in society is highly contested ground. Private sector firms- from leading multinational corporations to small and growing businesses to start-up social enterprises – have unique and essential assets and capabilities to combating major glob-

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al (and EUROPE BIZ l o c a l ) challenges.

But there are also questions and concerns a b o u t h o w , w h e n , Henry J. Schumacher w h e r e and why the private sector engages in development. For those of us involved in this debate, it is clear that power structures, motives, performance measures and clarity of definitions matter. Without that clarity, we will never find ourselves on the same page and will lose energy in debating rather than in doing.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Creating Shared Value (CSV) practices offer differing perspectives: do these efforts actually contribute to the sustainable welfare of communities and community members?

You can see the influence of the CSR movement by looking at today’s busi-

ness language: corporate citizenship; sustainability; triple bottom line; ESG (environmental , social and governance); inclusive business; cause related marketing (CRM); pro-poor value chains; bottom of the pyramid business models (BOP); socially responsible investing and impact investing; social enterprise; social purpose, public-private partnerships; green economy; collective impact; license to operate / license to lead; corporate ethics (integrity); and corporate volunteerism and employee engagement.

CSV has gained credibility, legitimacy and momentum as a new way of doing business. The concept is now embraced by many of the world’s leading corporations and the framework and language of shared value has spread quickly beyond the private sector to governments, NGOs, civil society and academia.

The distinction between CSR and CSV can be puzzling and there is a considerable amount of confusion and debate about the difference: CSR is fundamentally about taking resources from the business and investing those resources in being a

good corporate citizen: recycling, giving money to social causes, reporting on social and environmental impact, and engaging employees in community work.

CSV is aimed at changing how the core business operates – strategy, structure, people, processes and rewards – in order to deliver triple bottom line returns.

The fundamental distinction is that CSR is about doing something separate from the business and CSV is about integrating social and environmental impact into the business, using that integration to drive economic value.

Forward thinking businesses want to be part of the solution to tackling the complex problems facing our world.

Companies and employees know that charitable donations are important are important. However, they want to expand their engagement so that their core business models improve the well-being of people and the planet, reduce or eliminate negative externalities, and earn a profit.

In conclusion, we are all called upon to ramp up our CSR and CSV efforts on complex local (and global) problems.

their inSPECKS OF LIFE dividual grounds a n d spewed out their best ideas.

A c cording to the subsequent onFred C. Lumba line surveys by Inquirer and GMA7, Duterte was voted number one by netizens with a huge gap between him and the second placer.

I kinda noticed that Mike Enriquez asked petty questions first on the personal faults of Duterte than confront him with more pertinent, pressing major issues. He did not ask Roxas nor Poe embarrassing personal questions as he did Duterte. I also heard his previous live radio interview with Digong over DZBB and Enriquez did not seem friendly. May kinakampihan ba siya?

Would it not have been better if the debate organizers and proponents lengthened the time allocation to say, 5 minutes for the first speaker and two minutes for rebuttals?

The debate would have been smooth-flowing – content-wise - had

organizers and proponents focused ONLY on, say, twenty major issues of national proportions in the areas of peace and order, the illegal drugs trade and criminality, Bangsamoro, agriculture and food security, public health care, education (perennial problem of lack of school buildings and classrooms, tuition fee increases), labor and employment, the CCT or 4Ps, mining and environment, tourism and investments, national defense/PNP, government reactions to disasters and natural calamities and the island-grabbing spree of China, etc.

The moderators also committed the basic error of shooting complicated and complex questions. The basic rule in debates is just to ask one direct query, no more second and third questions within that tended to complicate.

Roxas did not say anything new. He indeed is a clone of PNoy, known for his laid-back work ethics, as he stubbornly stressed Daang Matuwid. But he was able to subtly parry the Yolanda backlash by getting back at Binay’s alleged corruption record.

Yes, Binay was stymied by his vague declarations, side-stepping the issue on corruption and straining to explain his family’s stand on political dynasty.

Mrs. Grace Llamanzares for a while started great but her short resume

in executive leadership surfaced as she dealt in generalities especially on how to curb crime and the narcotics problem enveloping our barangays, the youths and the moral fiber of the people. She was forced to admit sheepishly her shallow experience. She also parroted the style of her political mentor and vice presidential tandem Chiz Escudero.

I cannot imagine Mrs. Llamanzares to effectively lead the military and solve the insurgency and secession problems in an O-J-T capacity. Look how the under-trained PNoy messed up the situation with the brutal slaying of 44 SAF personnel at Mamasapano.

Hilong talilong siya.

I pitied Miriam as she was clearly hampered with some difficulty but she nevertheless came out swinging. Still, I doff my hat to her.

My personal take is that I don’t think the Philippines is ready to have another woman president in the person of Llamanzares who is very obviously not cut out for the herculean task more than if the Filipinos choose the brash but positively-focused Duterte who has proven his worth by cleaning up his turf, making Davao City the fourth safest city in the world. (Email your feedback to fredlumba@yahoo. com.) God bless the Philippines!

Presidential debates format faulty

O be objective about it, proponents and organizers of the presidential debates held in Cagayan de Oro did a decent job in staging the event.

However, as in all good endeavors, we cannot help but noticed some loopholes. Foremost was the time format of 90 seconds for the first speaker to articulate his/her opinion and 60 secs for the rebuttal of the second speaker and 30 ticks for the counter rebuttal of the first speaker.

I found this allocation of time inadequate for each candidate to fully expound his/her individual thoughts on the issues propounded to them with depth, clarity and substance. The format benefitted the speaker gifted with a glib tongue like Roxas and Grace Llamanzares (why does she insist on using Poe as her surname excluding her husband’s?) who both spoke fluent Tagalog.

The time format disadvantaged slow talkers like VP Jojo Binay who stuttered like the old man that he is, the fractured Tagalog and heavy Cebuano accent of Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte and much more Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago who was better off speaking in English.

But to the credit of these three presidential wannabes, they stood

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Government officials and employees as well as the police and military will be voting at designated voting centers to be identified by the superiors/ commanders not later than

April 12.

For media men, they are set to vote at the Comelec offices where they also filed their applications to avail of the LAV. (PNA)

“Davao City is known for its respect and tolerance to groups and people who want to exercise their freedom and use public spaces to protest and express grievances or political views or religious beliefs peacefully,” Laviña pointed out.

Even progressive organi-

zations are free to use parks and other public spaces to conduct rallies in Davao City.

“It is unfortunate that the senator’s camp is twisting the facts, making it appear like a permit was not granted because of politics,” Laviña disclosed. (PNA)

pledged allegiance to Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, but say they have found no evidence to support this.

Elsewhere in Mindanao, soldiers were also chasing

the Abu Sayyaf group, which is holding captive several foreigners, including a Japanese, a Dutch national, two Canadians and a Norwegian.

velopment of an additional 10 percent for green spaces can add premium to housing development projects here.

He said most of the highend housing projects here allocate a huge slice of the total area for green spaces like parks but remain saleable.

This is contrary to the claim of some developers here pushing for the amendment that the additional 10 percent affects their profit as well as the buying price of a housing unit.

Some developers during the heated debate for the passage of the proposal in the city council level said the additional 10 percent will only decrease the number of hect-

ares developers can turn into housing units.

This could lead to price mark-up just to cover the expenses.

Lim said the most affected sector of housing is developers that are into socialized and low-cost projects.

“If they could develop the whole area into houses and none for green spaces, then they will,” he said, adding that it will increase profit.

Lim proposed that the city government could subsidize or incentivize housing developers to ensure that the added cost will not be passed on to the buyers. (Cheneen R. Capon with reports from Mindanews)

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added.

In pushing for the repurposing or recycling of campaign tarps for non-food purposes, the group stressed that doing so will help cut the volume, as well as the toxicity, of discards that are disposed of in dumpsites.

“Dumping these tarps will lead to their chemical ingredients leaching into the soil, as well as to surface and ground waters,” cautioned Lucero.

“Burning these tarps, which are mostly made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, will create and discharge extremely toxic pollutants, namely dioxins and furans, that can contaminate the food supply chain and harm human health,” she added.

However, the group pointed out that repurposing the tarps is a temporary measure that will only delay their eventual disposal.

“What is really needed is for the plastic industry to remove the harmful chemicals in tarps, for the government to issue a health-protective regulation and for consumers to insist on toxic-free tarps. This will surely make the recycling of tarps safer and less complicated,” Lucero said.

“While the industry has yet to switch to safer formulations, we urge candidates for the May 2016 polls to moderate their use of tarps and to take full responsibility for their tarps after the campaign period is over,” she emphasized. (PNA)

Midbrain Training – Bring out your childs’ genius

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RAINING a child’s brain to learn new things, whether academically, in sports or other extracurricular activities sounds simple enough. And it can be that simple with the revolutionary new technique of Midbrain Activation, which is quickly gaining popularity throughout East and South East Asia.

The science behind this concept of Midbrain Activation is the technique of optimizing the function of our middle brain, which is the ‘bridge’ between the left and right brain.

Having this ‘bridge’ activated allows for the retrieval of information between the left and the right brain, which leads to more efficiency in learning and absorbing information. It also brings out and strengthens characteristics such as creativity, memory, application skills, self-confidence, and the ability to concentrate.

Many of us have heard that we are either left-brained or right-brained and have capabilities and qualities that define how we learn and gain knowledge. Midbrain Activation allows the brain to function as a whole, rather than only utilizing one part of the brain. Most theories suggest that right-brain dominant in-

dividuals are guided by the more emotional, intuitive right hemisphere while those who are left-brain dominant respond in sequential, logical ways, guided by the left hemisphere of the brain. Therefore, individuals who are middle brain oriented can have strong qualities from both hemispheres. They can benefit from logic from the left and intuition from the right. This is the basic principle behind Midbrain Activation.

Midbrain Activation allows the middle brain act as a control panel for left and right hemispheres. This activates both parts of the brain and enhances the capacity and ability to learn.

The i d e a l candidates for Midbrain Activation are children between the ages of 6 and 12 years.

The technique is more successful in young children because their brains are more easily trained and can adapt to new ways of learning. It is the same theory on why children are able to pick up and learn different languages more easily than adults.

Midbrain Activation is a new concept in Philippines, but children, students, parents, educators, coaches, and trainers will soon have the opportunity to take advantage of the workshop and training sessions which will commence on April 2, 2016 and be conducted for the first time in Davao City by a Midbrain Activation expert based in New Zealand, Mr. Raymond Fernando. The workshop will

also be offered not only for children ages 6-15 years old but also for student aging 16 years and above as well as for the working adult.

Children who undergo this training will not only have the ability to absorb information and excel academically, but also be able to learn more easily and perform in sports and arts programs. It’s all about teaching the brain to act as a whole and utilize the power of both hemispheres.

Students are already excelling in different fields just by utilizing one side of the brain more dominantly than the other.

Imagine the limitless possibilities of their abilities when they are able to engage both parts of the brain. It can certainly lead to higher performance in school and exams, greater performance on the sports field, and serve as a path to a better future. The child will have more opportunities available to them and be able to achieve bigger and greater goals later in life, as well.

For more information about the Midbrain Activation Workshop, you may contact Genius@Work at (0939)3400900 or (0997)413-3030 for the schedule. Register your child now, limited slots only.

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The amount for MUP includes monthly Provisional Allowance, monthly Officers’ Allowance and Hazard Pay increase from P240 to P390 per month.

“We want to ensure the immediate implementation of the new salary rates and the release the MUP differentials, as well as the release of the pay and allowance differentials as the compensation adjustments apply retroactively to the start of the year,” Abad said.

“We also want to emphasize that the first tranche of salary adjustments includes a mid-year bonus equivalent to one month’s salary and a Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) in the amount of P5,000. Given that benefits not exceeding P82,000 are exempt from tax, public servants with salary grades 1 to 11 will receive both bonuses tax-free, while salary grades 12 to 16 will receive the entirety of their mid-year bonus,” he added.

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Easy way of detecting tungro in rice

By HENRYLITO D. TACIO

Tungro-Infected field (from IRRI)

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ICE, known in the science world as Oryza sativa, is “the principal food for over 60% of mankind,” said the Laguna-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The crop is especially important in Asia where over half of the world’s population lives.

Rice has been cultivated for such countless ages that its origin must always be a matter of conjecture. D.H. Grist, in his book entitledRice, pointed this out: “We do not know the country of origin of rice, but the weight of evidence points to the conclusion that the center of origin of rice is southeast Asia, particularly India and Indo-China, where the richest diversity of cultivated forms has been recorded.”

Grist further noted: “Cultivation of rice dates to the earliest age of man. Carbonized paddy grains and husks, estimated to date 1000 to 800 B.C., have been found in excavations in Uttar Pradesh, India. Specimens of rice have been discovered in China dating from the third millennium B.C. “Paddy cultivation is of great antiquity in the Philippines. It is thought that immigrant people from south China in the second millennium B.C. constructed the wonderful system of terraces on the mountainsides of Banaue and its neighboring areas.

These people were reportedly driven into the hills by subsequent invasions of Malays.”

Filipinos consider rice as their staple food. The late epicurean Doreen Fernandez wrote: “If we did not have rice, our deepest comfort food, we would probably feel less Filipino.”

In his survey of rice in the visual arts, Patrick D. Flores wrote: “Because rice inscribes nature, it makes of it as endowment, a source of life that is socially produced. Rice is produced by and produces this culture as nature and its transformations are performed as a rite of passage, a cycle of seasons, and the practice of internalized habits.”

Like most crops, rice is attacked by various pests and diseases. In 1939, a rice crop failure at Buenavista Estate in Bulacan was reported and the cause was a viral pathogen that stunted the crop. The Ilocanos called it “tungro,” which means “degenerative growth.”

The term caught the attention of the rice-growing world and the name stuck.

As affected rice plants by tungro are stunted, they have reduced number of tillers.

The young emerging leaves develop interveinal chlorosis leading to discoloration of the leaves, starting from tip downwards. More often than not, the whole leaf is discolored; plants infected at an early stage generally die prematurely.

According to IRRI, infected plants take more time for maturity because of delayed flowering. The panicles are of-

Tungro infection can occur during all growth stages of the rice plant. However, it is most frequently seen during the vegetative phase. “Rice plants are most vulnerable at tillering stage,” IRRI says.

Rice tungro disease is one of the most destructive diseases of rice in the Asian tropics, the plantwise.org says. The incidence of tungro is generally high in irrigated areas, where rice is planted throughout the year.

It is generally endemic but occasionally becomes epidemic and causes devastating losses over huge areas.

But there’s a good news. ten poorly developed and the Scientists at the Philippine grains are also often covered Rice Research Institute (Philwith dark brown blotches Rice) have adapted a simpliand are lighter than those of fied method to detect RTBV in healthy plants. “Grains, if any, rice plants even before comare usually brown or rusty,” mon symptoms become noGrist wrote. ticeable by using the loop-meThe disease is transmit- diated isothermal amplificated by rice tungro bacilliform tion (LAMP) technique. virus (RTBV) and it is now “Through this applicawidely distributed not only tion, major rice virus diseasin the Philippines but also in es and insect vectors can be other rice-growing areas in diagnosed in a fast, efficient, South and South-East Asia, and accurate method,” said and in southern China.

Dr. Emmanuel Tiongco, who Plantwise.org reports: headed the team composed “Tungro became a serious of Dr. Xuan Hoai Truong, Maproblem after the release of ria Johna Duque, and Dr. Ruhigh-yielding rice cultivars bigilda Paraguison-Alili (who which are short statured and is based from Central Luzon photo-insensitive, have short- State University). er growth duration, and allow LAMP assay has been rice growers two crops of rice proven useful in detecting viin a year. Staggered planting ruses in animals and humans. under the double-cropping The team, however, extended rice systems is the major rea- the application of this method son why tungro disease pre- to rice viruses in the country. dominated after the 1960s.”

Using the method, RTBV IRRI says tungro disease can be detected 1 day after inviruses are transmitted from fection, said a press statement one plant to another by leaf- released by PhilRice. The hoppers that feed on tun- widely used enzyme-linked gro-infected plants. The most immunosorbent assay (ELIefficient vector is the green SA) detects RTBV 3 days after leafhopper. infection.

“Leafhoppers can acquire In addition, the LAMP the viruses from any part of assay detects the rice ragged the infected plant by feeding stunt virus (RRSV) and the on it, even for a short time,” rice dwarf virus (RDV) not IRRI says. “It can, then, imme- only in rice plants but also in diately transmit the viruses to their respective brown planother plants within 5−7 days. thopper and green leafhopThe viruses do not remain in per vectors, according to Dr. the leafhopper’s body unless Tiongco. it feeds again on an infected “This way, the impending plant and re-acquires the vi- virus spread is known even ruses.” before rice crop establish-

Green leafhopper (from IRRI)

Tungro-infected plant (from IRRI) ment,” Dr. Tiongco says.

The current existing virus detection tools, according to Dr. Tiongco, have difficulties in detecting viruses that are of low titer (strength of a substance’s solution) aside from being arduous and time consuming.

“Easy to follow procedures, cheaper equipment required, high level of specificity, and simple result determination by merely looking at the change in color of the test solution are among the

advantages of the newly developed method,” the press statement said.

Once a rice plant is infected by tungro, it cannot be cured. “Preventive measures are more effective for the control of tungro than direct disease control measures,” IRRI cautions. “Using insecticides to control leafhoppers is often not effective, because green leafhoppers continuously move to surrounding fields and spread tungro rapidly in very short feeding times.”

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TIME CAPSULE. Matina Enclaves project head Gerald Kent Garces with vice president Gerome, president Glenn Escandor, Violeta Escandor, Irina Glenne Escandor, Michelle Escandor, Irra Zarina Escandor and Francis Gabriel Escandor.

A double milestone

By Neilwin Joseph Bravo TIME FLIES, indeed. A year ago, The Matina Enclaves broke ground for Building 1 of The Residences condominium sector of its sprawling mixed use complex. On Saturday, Building 1 officially marked its Topping Off ceremony and Building 2 broke ground.

Escandor Development Corporation (Esdevco) marked these twin milestones with a double celebration witnessed by clients, associates, sales team, members of the media and stakeholders. The first condo building was formally topped off marking the end of the structural phase of construction. The Residences’ building 1 towers majestically next to the Clubhouse at Matina Enclaves (CAME) which was also inaugurated last De-

ESDEVCO president Glenn Escandor lays down the time capsule.

cember 2014.

The occasion also marked the groundbreaking of Building 2 with Auxilliary Bishop George Rimando blessing the time capsule before the first family of Esdevco led by its president Glenn Escandor officially laid it down on the ground. Also doing the honors were Escandor matriarch Violeta Escandor, vice president Gerome Escandor, Glenn’s wife Michelle and children Irra Zarina, Irene Glenne and Francis Gabriel, and project head Gerald Kent Garces.

Garces thanked everyone for gracing the event and for the support of all stakeholders. Turnover for Building 1 is expected by the end of the year while Building 2 will be by the end of 2017.

It’s the turn of Mik-Mik Escandor and children Irina Glenne, Irra Zarina and Francis Gabriel to do the shovel rites (left photo). Right photo shows Escandor matriarch Violeta, vice president Gerome Escandor and president Glenn Escandor.

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Spinach Fettuccine Bolognese

Spaghetti, Uni, Live Shrimp, Red Wine, Tomato and Rucola

Farm to table dining at

GRACE PARK

D A B AW E N Y O S ARE ALWAYS SPOILED when it comes to the quality of food we eat. This is thanks to the fact that we rely less on things that have to fly thousands of miles to get to our table and more on the things that are harvested close by, which is why I was pleasantly surprised to discover Grace Park, Margarita Fores’ organic “farm to table” food concept during a quick romp around Rockwell in Makati together with fellow Dabawenyos Otoi and John.

The interior of the restaurant exuded a country feel, complete with mismatched tables and chairs, cracked floors and wooden shelves stocked full of various jams, oils, and other conserves.

Grace Park’s menu consists of many dishes which once would qualify as comfort food. From the soups to the pasta as well as mains that are arranged under Water (fish dishes) and Earth (chicken, duck,

Squash Blossoms with Ricotta Cheese and Prosciutto lamb, and beef). The back of the menu listed all of Grace Park’s suppliers which included Davao’s very own Malagos Farmhouse cheese.

Since it was officially time for meriyenda, we all decided to go a bit light.

John ordered the Spinach Fettuccine Bolognese, I ordered the long-worded Spaghetti, Uni, Live Shrimp, Red Wine, Tomato and Rucola, while Otoi ordered the Classic Ham and Cheese and Sourdough sandwich.

As an appetiser, we also ordered Fried Squash Blossoms, with Ricotta and Prosciutto. The squash blossoms lent a nutty taste to the rich ricotta filling with the Prosciutto lending some salt and earthiness to the dish.

The pasta of the Spinach Fettuccine Bolognese was made fresh in-house.

Classic Ham and Cheese and Sourdough Sandwich.

Otoi, me and John at Grace Park.

The pairing of the rich bolognese sauce complimented the light flavour and silky texture of the fresh pasta.

My linguine on-the-otherhand was a virtual bouquet of the sea with the uni lending its innate umami and brininess to the dish.

The live shrimps snapped to the bite which was an indication of its freshness.

Otoi’s sandwich was beyond his expectation as it came with sides of potato fries, a light salad, ketchup and jam. Prepared much like

a Monte Cristo where the bread is buttered up and then grilled on the skillet, the sandwich was crispy on the outside yet gooey and richly flavoured on the inside.

The addition of the sweet orange conserve balanced out the richness of the sandwich.

We all know that organic and healthy food is the in thing, but organic and healthy should not mean bland tasting food, and as what Margarita Fores and Grace Park demonstrates, organic and healthy can make exciting eats.

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Thousandsoffansshowlove forJadineinAranetaConcert CERTIFIED OTWOLISTAS AND LOYAL FANS filled the Araneta Coliseum as they showed their love and support for today’s hottest love team and “On the Wings of Love” stars James Reid and Nadine Lustre in their sold out concert “JaDine in Love” held last Saturday.

James and Nadine did not disappoint their fans in their first major concert as they gave out spectacular performances and brought overflowing kilig to their fans.

Cheers and applauses filled the Big Dome all throughout the show, but fans went wilder during the pair’s wedding number where they danced to “On the Wings of Love” sung by the Queen of RnB Kyla.

James also sent the crowd into a frenzy when he expressed his feelings and said “I love you” to Nadine, drawing louder screams from everyone.

Aside from kilig, the tandem also showcased their singing and dancing prowess that impressed the audience.

James serenaded the whole coliseum with his rendition of his favorite OPM songs and grooved to Michael Jackson’s greatest hits. He also showed his smooth

moves and vocals as he did a Justin Bieber tribute.

Nadine, meanwhile, stole the show with her performance of her hit song “Para-Paraan” and showed her edgier side as she danced to Jennifer Lopez’s “Get Right.” A heartfelt performance from Nadine also captivated the audience with her rendition of the OPM classic “Kanlungan,” which she dedicated to her grandmother.

Also joining the kilig fest were Vice Ganda, Elmo Magalona, Yassi Pressman, and Myrtle Sarrosa.

As the concert ended, James and Nadine thanked their

supporters for their unwavering support and for the phenomenal success of their primetime series.

As “On the Wings of Love” ends this Friday (Feb 26), certified Otwolistas will have the chance of meeting the whole cast in “OTWOL’s” finale live viewing party, which will be held at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City at 7pm.

Free tickets will be given away on Friday (Feb 26) starting 1pm at the Ynares Center. Tickets will be distributed on a first come-first served basis.

The rest of the world also won’t get left behind as TFC subscribers from Japan, Middle East, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Australia are set to witness the live simulcast of “OTWOL’s” Philippine airing starting this Monday (Feb 22) and will be joined by Kapamilyas from Canada and USA on Friday (Feb 26).

Meanwhile, Kapamilyas abroad will also have the chance to watch “JaDine in Love” concert as James and Nadine with Yeng Constantino and Jay-R are set to take a tour around the world.

Don’t miss the hottest loveteam JaDine in Doha, Qatar on March 18 and in Dubai, UAE this March 19. They are also set to perform in London, UK on March 26 and Milan, Italy on March 27.

JuliaMontesthankful forGawadTanglaw bestactressaward KAPAMILYA ACTRESS JULIA MONTES was once again hailed as the Best Actress for TV in the 14th Gawad Tanglaw Awards 2016 for her portrayal of twins Kara and Sara in the afternoon series “Doble Kara.”

“It is an honor to be recognized once again by Gawad Tanglaw. I am very happy and thankful that they appreciated my portrayal of the twins,” said Julia, who first nabbed the Best Actress Award for “Ikaw Lamang.”

She added, “More trials and conflicts will face the twins and the other characters in the story that the viewers will surely not want to miss.”

Julia also wants to thanks afternoon viewers for tuning in to the series, which consistently wins against its rival program in its timeslot.

According to the latest data from Kantar Media, “Doble Kara” recorded a national TV rating of 17.2% last Tuesday (Feb 23), higher than that of GMA’s “Wish I May,” which only hit 10.7%.

Meanwhile, the series get even more thrilling now that Lucille (Carmina Villaroel) tried to win Kara back and clashed with Laura (Mylene Dizon) in the process.But Kara didn’t let Lucille deceive her once again as she stood by her real mother and protected her family from Lucille’s wrath.

Will Lucille’s plan of bringing the Suarezes down stop? Can Kara and Sara have the peaceful life they have always wanted?

Don’t miss the exciting scenes in “Doble Kara,” Mondays to Fridays, after “It’s Showtime” on ABS-CBN Kapamilya Gold. For more information about the program, visit the official social networking site of Dreamscape Entertainment Television at Facebook.com/DreamscapePH, Twitter.com/DreamscapePH, and Instagram.com/ DreamscapePH.

9 GMA Network finalists at this year’s New York Festivals GMA Network leads the Philippine finalists in the prestigious 2016 New York Festivals’ “World’s Best TV and Films” Competition as nine of its entries are shortlisted this year.

Topping the list of finalists are GMA’s highly-esteemed news and public affairs programs.

The country’s longest running documentary program I-Witness is a finalist under the Community Portraits category for “Dorm 12”, a touching episode where Kara David interviewed aging inmates at the Correctional Institute for Women. Investigative news magazine show Reporter’s Notebook’s “Hikahos sa Lungsod”, meanwhile, is nominated in the Social Issues category for tackling urban migration in the Philippines.

Front Row’s “Maestra Salbabida” is shortlisted in the Community Service Programs category.

The episode centered on the invaluable dedication of Elizabeth Miranda, a teacher from Mindoro Occidental who crosses rivers using a makeshift floating device

or salbabida to reach the barrio where she teaches.

Earning a nod from the New York Festivals as well is the firstever bayaniserye on Philippine primetime TV, Ilustrado. Topbilled

by Kapuso star Alden Richards who played the role of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, Ilustrado is a finalist in the Mini Series category.

GMA News TV programs received finalist status, as well.

Bawal ang Pasaway kay Mareng Winnie is vying for the Best Interview award for its “Yaman

ng Palawan” episode. Brigada’s “Ginto ng Smokey Mountain”—a special report on how kids scour the former landfill for gold —is a finalist under the Community Portraits category. “Isang Paa sa Hukay”, produced by documentary show Reel Time, was nominated in the Human Concerns category.

The episode told the story of small-scale mining in Camarines Norte.

Two projects from the network’s Program Support Department were also shortlisted: Ilustrado’s opening billboard (OBB) in the Entertainment Program Opening Title category and GMA News TV’s Father’s Day plug in the Graphic Design: Promotion/Open and IDs category.

The New York Festival’s “World’s Best TV and Films” competition recognizes TV programs and films from over 50 nations.

Last year, the Kapuso Network brought honor to the Philippines as it took home a total of eight awards: four World Medals and four Finalist Certificates for its News and Public Affairs programs.

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Witness winning moments at the Oscar Awards exclusively on SKYcable BE PART OF THE GLAMOROUS WORLD of the Oscars anywhere with the live streaming of the Oscars red carpet and the awards show this Monday Feb 29 at 9:30AM on HBO GO the video on demand site of HBO, exclusively available in the Philippines on SKYcable.

SKY subscribers can watch the live telecast of the Oscars from the red carpet all the way to the awards ceremony through HBO GO and can catchup on Monday (Feb 29), 7PM until March 13. HBO GO is free for HBO PAK subscribers or on select SKYbroadband plans.

Subscribers will also be treated to a complete Oscar’s experience from the most-awaited awards night in Hollywood with the live airing of the 88th Annual Academy Awards on HBO, to added features on E! HD, TCM, and CinemaWorld –cable channels available only on SKYcable.

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O n e l u c k y SKYcable subscriber will have a chance to experience the famous red carpet of the Oscars in 2017 by tuning in to the live telecast and answering the question that will be revealed during the awards show.

Meanwhile, avid SKYcable movie buffs can even relive the best of Oscar-winning films before tuning in on Monday via HBO, CinemaWorld, and TCM. The roster of Oscarwinning films that will be shown on HBO include American Sniper (Feb 27, 9PM) and Boyhood (Feb 28, 9PM). CinemaWorld will air the 2007 Best Foreign Film The Counterfeiters (Feb 27, 7:15PM), while TCM will air the 1935 Oscars Best Picture film Mu-

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Go explodes for 51, hits 13 treys in rout of BPI C HRISTOPHER “Bong” Go essayed a Stephen Curry-like performance as the City Mayors Office (CMO) walloped Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), 107 – 95, in their friendly basketball game on Friday night at the Davao City Recreation Center Almendras Gym. Inspired by the incredible showing of Golden State’s superstar Curry, the reigning NBA MVP who scored 51 points in 34 minutes of action on Thursday, Go put a mind-blogging showing on the way to his own 51 point outburst.

Go, who sported a red Curry 2 Under Armour shoes, was dazzling at behind the arc, hitting 13 triples, three more than that of Curry, to lead the City Hall dribblers to victory over the much younger and versatile BPI squad.

The trusted executive aide of presidential contender Mayor Rodrigo Duterte made 51 points despite never going to the foul line and a visibly weary body coming from a five-day campaign sorties that started in Cagayan de Oro on Feb 21 and

ended in Cebu on Thursday with activities in Balance Luzon and Metro Manila in between.

BPI played its type of game - run and gun - but was by and large struck by the performance of Go to drop its first exhibition game against the CMO this year.

Burly forward Francis Cutin, Jed Edulan and Rivera took the pace for the Bankers finishing 24, 22, 20 points respectively.

It was a see-saw battle in the early going of the match with both teams traded superb shooting that kept the game fascinating.

Rivera, Edulan and Ericson Baranda mounted a spur for the BPI midway of the final half that poised a threat to the City Hall dribblers.

But Go caught on fire, hitting catch and shoot treys and pull up jumpers, one after the other to put down the lid for the Bankers en route to victory.

JR De Guzman contributed 18 points as Glenn Escandor added 12 for the CMO. BPI got 14 points from Carl Tech and Baranda while its boss Art Perez had six. (Rico Biliran)

MART, the country’s unrivaled mobile services provider and UFC, the world’s largest mixed martial arts organization, have announced a multiyear partnership that will bring the world’s fastest growing sport closer to more Filipinos.

As part of the partnership, Smart will be the official and exclusive mobile carrier of the UFC in the Philippines, and will introduce exciting consumer promotions and marketing activities that are set to provide unique experiences to UFC fans and subscribers of Smart Bro, the telco’s mobile broadband brand.

These consumer promotions will give Smart Bro subscribers special access to UFC fan events and experiences, as well as the exclusive opportunity to meet and interact with top UFC athletes. Moreover, Smart Bro subscribers will enjoy exclusive access to live viewing parties

throughout the year, and chances to get their hands on premium co-branded items.

Smart will also be a provider of UFC FIGHT PASS, a digital platform providing fans with exclusive UFC content and access to the world’s largest library of fight content. This will be made available through Philippines’ largest and fastest mobile broadband network.

“Beyond providing the country’s fastest, widest and most reliable mobile broadband connection, Smart always goes out of its way to support the many passion points of our subscribers with awesome experiences.

We are very delighted to partner with UFC, and we can’t wait to bring the sport to our subscribers through our unparalleled services and offers,” said Oscar A. Reyes, First Vice President and Wireless Consumer Broadband at Smart.

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BLACK LIGHT RUN. Justin Cordero and Jay Em of Color Manila Run Inc. demonstrate the black light which will be used by all runners during the Color Manila Black Light Run on March 19 during the event launch last Saturday at the Park Inn by Radisson. Lean Daval Jr.

Color Manila Black Light Run on March 19

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HE exciting Color Manila Black Light Run invades Davao City on March 19 beginning and ending at the SM Lanang Premier.

The unique night run will be staged over three distances—3-kilometer, 5-kilometer and 10-kilometer—with a shower of powdered neon colors sprayed along the entire route. All runners will be wearing neon singlets and black lights on their heads as freebies that come with the registration fee of P850.

It will be the first time

Davao will experience such an outrageous combo of running innovation and the same group that brought Color Manila morning run is responsible for the event.

“We promised last year that we will be bringing the black light run as many people have requested for it. We were not able to bring it late last year but now, finally it’s happening,” said Justin Cordero of Color Manila Run Inc. during the event launch at the Park Inn by Radisson on Saturday.

“Davao City will be the first

to experience it this year. Our Manila leg will be staged after Davao so you are lucky to be the first ones to experience it,” added Jay Em. The race route will take off from SM Lanang Premier with assembly time at 6:30 pm and the first wave of runners in the 10-K division taking off by 8:30 pm. The runners will proceed to JP Laurel Avenue with separate turnarounds for the 3K, 5K and 10K. “It’s for everyone to experience how fun it is. No timing devices, you can walk, run and

just go through the course at your pace,” Cordero said.

Registration may be done online, through SM Cinemas nationwide or by buying a prepaid card. Special discounts are given for groups of 10 and 20.

Proceeds of the event will, in part, go to worthy charities of Color Manila Run Foundation Inc. Some 50 to 100 children from local communities will also be treated to a Black Light Run experience as part of the social responsibility component of Color Manila.

DDIE Bagtas fired 50 points as Luisita hiked its lead over defending champion Canlubang by 12 points halfway through the 30th Philippine Airlines Senior Interclub golf team championships Friday at the Mimosa Golf and Country Club.

Bagtas, who topped the individual category last year in Cebu City, had one birdie against five bogeys to lead Luisita at the

Acacia and Lakeside composite course.

Benjamin Sumulong, playing for Luisita for the first time, birdied the closing ninth hole for 48 points while Herminio Maravilla rounded out scoring with 44.

Bong Sison signed a wrong scorecard and was promptly disqualified.

Luisita has a two-day total of 288 points.

Luisita non-playing captain Jeric Hechanova said they will try to protect the lead.

All eight players of Luisita have now seen action and Hechanova hinted a possible reshuffle of lineup to ensure victory.

Canlubang, which had a history of come-from-behind wins, failed to reduce the overnight eight-point lead despite fielding top gunner Tommy Manotoc.

Manotoc, still a force to reckon with at 67, shot 51 points behind three birdies against six bogeys.

No other Canlubang player, however, scored better than 44.

Rolly Viray had a tough day, posting 44 points while rookie Zaldy Villa had an embarrassing finish, needing five blasts to get out of the greenside bunker on the final hole. He picked up and limped with 43 points.

Tony Olives did not count for the second straight day with 41.

“We better do something on Saturday, hopefully reduce the deficit to six or seven,” Olives said.

While Luisita and Canlubang fight it out in the championship division, Mimosa continued its remarkable play in the

Founders division.

The host club collected 140 points from Enrico Santos (49), Noel Yamzon (48) and Danny Abad (43) to improve to 289, a point better than Luisita.

Mimosa moved into a good position to become the first team outside the championship division to win the Interclub.

Ramontito Garcia shot the day’s best score – 53 points – to lead Cebu Country Club into second place behind Mimosa with 275 points. Third was Orchard with 266.

Eagle Ridge grabbed the lead in the Aviator division after posting 150 points, the day’s best score. It now has 278 points, 13 points ahead of Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club.

The 69th PAL Interclub is sponsored by People Asia, Travelife, Mareco Broadcasting Network (Crossover), Manila Broadcasting Corporation, Airbus, Business Mirror and Philippine National Bank.

Other supporters are Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inquirer.net, Plantation Bay Resort and Spa, Tanduay Distillers, Asia Brewery, Splash Corporation, RFM Corporation, Goldilocks, Eastgate Publishing Corporation, Robinsons Land and Rolls-Royce.

The division leaders: CHAMPIONSHIP – Luisita 288 (146-142), Canlubang 276 (138-138) FOUNDERS – Mimosa 289 (149-140), Cebu Country Club 275 (133-142), Orchard 266 (129-137), Pueblo de Oro 260 (133-127), Manila Golf 260 (131-129), Alta Vista 244 (126-118), Socal Redhawks 241 (118-123), Alabang 238 (118-

120), Vancouver ABC 217 (114103), Lanang 214 (112-102), SF Maharlika 191 (96-95), Northbay Boys 188 (103-85) AVIATOR – Eagle Ridge 278 (128-150), Negros Occidental 265 (130-135), Villamor 245 (120-125), Wack Wack 230 (117-113), Riviera Golf 229 (121-108), Davao City 224 (111-113), Guam Seals 220 (111-109), Zamboanga 215 (111-104), Camp Evangelista 210 (109-101), Team Brookside 205 (106-99), San Juanico Park 204 (99-105), Filcansa 200 (96104), Manila Southwoods 187 (121-66), SPORTSWRITERS – Forest Hills 235 (113-122), Del Monte 230 (127-103), Club Intramuros 225 (108-117), Iloilo 220 (116-104), Fil-Am Fairfield 215 (113-102), Philam Golf of Central Florida 209 (109-100), Baguio Country Club 202 (105-97), Sienna Plantation 199 (108-91), Lumbia 194 (99-95), EZ-PAR 189 (77-112), Bay City Alameda 189 (102-87), Travelers 188 (94-100), Via Verde Los Angeles 182 (97-85), IAGC 176 (94-82), Club Filipino de Cebu 176 (9482), Fort Bonifacio 154 (83-71) FRIENDSHIP – PGA British Columbia 218 (107-111), South Cotabato 217 (114-103), UP Tee Jots 189 (96-93), Parbreakers 188 (107-81), Bay Area 187 (107-81), Team Taotaomuna 185 (82-103), Mt. Malindang 179 (113-66), CANPHIL 166 (70-96), Fil-Am SFO 163 (8974), Guam Seniors 161 (70-91), Tri-City Golf 157 (87-70), Leyte 150 (78-72), Brotherhood Sharp 149 (85-64), Melbourne Pinoy 145 (68-77), West Covina Warriors 142 (82-60)

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SAFELY OUT. Joe Tesado of Apo Golf and Country Club hits from the sandtrap on hole no. 9 of the Mimosa Golf and Country Club in the ongoing 69th PAL Interclub Seniors tournament. Pool

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