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Pacquiao mum on fighting in Kingdome

MANNY TALKS. Sarangani congressman Manny Pacquiao shares his thoughts on things like his business, basketball, boxing and the bible in an exclusive interview with Edge Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO njb@edgedavao.net

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Eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao reacted coldly on the idea of fighting in the 65,000seat Kingdome project of popular evangelist Pastor apollo Quiboloy. “hindi ko alam na meron,” Pacquiao told Edge Davao in a light talk during a private moment on tuesday night over dinner hosted by hotelier Glenn Escandor at the Royal Mandaya hotel.

Pacquiao was told there are plans to bring the Pacquiao-Marquez 5 in Davao City as inaugural offering of the Kingdome which is set to be completed by 2015. the Sarangani congressman admitted there are no talks yet about that. “Ngayon ko lang narinig yan ah.”

Last month, Pastor Quiboloy’s Sonshine Sports Management Inc. was officially launched in Davao City with the initial venture

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WEIGHTLESS WRATH Dabawenyos say ‘persona non grata’resolution more bark than bite DENR TOLD TO ACT ON HOSPITAL WASTES

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INSIDE EDGE BEATING THE PACMAN SPORTS page 16

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aN the City Council actually declare anyone persona non grata? according to former councilor Peter Laviña, the City Council’s resolution declaring comedian/UP Diliman professor Ramon Bautista persona non grata is merely “an expression of the sense or sentiment of the city government.”

By definition, persona non grata refers to a foreign person whose entering or remaining in a particular country is prohibited by that country’s government. the Bill of Rights, however, guarantees a Filipino citizen’s freedom to travel anywhere within the country.

“It (the resolution) is actually non-binding. More bark than bite,” Laviña said.

Bautista was declared persona non grata last tuesday by the City Council over a joke he had made during a Kadayawan party that Davao City had a lot

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VOL. 7 ISSUE 113 • THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2014 CITY COMMENDED. Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory L. Domingo commends the city government of Davao in his keynote message during yesterday’s National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Summit at SMX Convention Center for its efforts to develop its business and trade potentials which will greatly help the business sector, especially the booming micro, small and medium enterprises. Lean Daval Jr.

DTI 11 plans to build 5 Negosyo Centers

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hE Department of trade and Industry (DtI) 11 is planning to establish five Negosyo Centers in the region this year. this is according to Romeo L. Castañaga, office-incharge of DtI in Davao del Norte during an interview at the National MSME summit at the SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang Premier yesterday.

Castañaga said each

province in Region 11 as well as Davao City will have its own Negosyo Center which will cater to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

In his keynote speech, DtI Secretary Gregory L. Domingo said the agency is mandated to put up the centers based on Republic act 10644 or the Go Negosyo Law dated July 15, 2014. “(the center) will pro-

vide unified and simplified business registration process through the Philippine Business Registry System and the Business Permits and Licensing System,” Domingo said. he said the Negosyo Centers will make the establishment of businesses substantially easier.

Domingo said the Negosyo Centers will facilitate the MSMEs’ access to shared services facilities

(SSFs) and equipment, capacity building programs, technology transfer, production and management training, and marketing assistance. the capability trainings in the centers will be facilitated by DtI.in partnership with Department of Science and technology (DOSt), University of the Philippines-Institute for Small-scale Industries (UPISIs), Cooperative Develop-

ment authority (CDa), and technical Education and Skills Development authority (tesda). the center will also facilitate market linkage and access to financial assistance and grants such as start-up funds, and design and undertake programs that will promote entrepreneurship, particularly among the youth and women.

Castañaga, meanwhile,

said DtI can only start the establishment of the centers if the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of the new law, which was authored by Senator Bam aquino, is finalized.

“DtI is still crafting the IRR and it is expected to be completed two months from now,” Castañaga said. he said the location of the center in each province and city will depend on the IRR.

by law on the disposal of hazardous waste.

Fragada said the Business Bureau can enforce this measure by implementing Republic act (Ra) No. 6969 or the toxic Substances and hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control act of 1990 and Republic act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management act of 2000.

he said a technical working group should also be created to make sure that business establishments renewing their business permits have the proper waste disposal facilities in their premises. the technical working group would be composed of the DENR, Department of health

CIDG warns vs DENR asks city to take steps vs hospital waste highway robbery

By ARMANDO B. FENEquITO JR.

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hE Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Davao Region yesterday told business owners to guard against highway robbers after noting a series of panel or truck holdups in the city.

“I encourage businessmen to possibly do all their payment transactions online,” CIDG regional director Joel Perni-

to told Edge Davao in an interview.

Earlier this month, the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) recorded a series of panel robberies within the city. the first incident transpired last august 15 at around 1:30 p.m. in Sun City, Diversion Road, Panacan when two unidentified men on board a

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hE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 11 has asked the Davao City government to take preventive measures to avoid the improper disposal of hospital waste in the city.

In last tuesday’s regular City Council session, DENR 11 director Joselin Marcus Fragada recommended the creation of

mechanisms to avoid improper hospital waste disposal.

Fragada said the city should have an inventory of hospitals and health care centers in the city that utilize hazardous material. he said the inventory would assure the city that the hospitals are complying with the rules and policies mandated

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hE driver of the Wrangler jeep from which a homemade bomb had exploded on Wednesday night in Cotabato City has been detained and placed on tactical interrogation. “the driver himself was stunned to learn later that his vehicle exploded after parking it in the area for an hour,” City police

director Senior Superintendent Rolen Balquin said a soldier on security patrol and four other persons were hurt when a suspected improvised explosive device went off at around 8:30 p.m. tuesday along Makakua Street, the road behind the city plaza’s stage.

Balquin said the bomb

ENERaL SaNtOS CItY – Police have filed arson charges against an alleged leader and several members of a New People’s army (NPa) unit operating in the hinterlands of South Cotabato province over the burning of three heavy equipment in an attack at a quarry site in Koronadal City last week.

Senior Inspector Joseph Carlos Madrid, chief investigator of the Koronadal City police station, yesterday said they filed complaints for violation of article 320 of the Revised Penal Code before the city prosecution office on tuesday against a certain Marlon Obanan alias Matmat, alias Nelson, alias Joseph and 15 other unidentified suspects. he said they identified

the suspects, who were mostly listed as residents of Matanao town in Davao del Sur, based on the results of their investigation and accounts from several witnesses. the group, which is reportedly under the NPa’s Far South Mindanao Regional Operations Command, staged the attack at around 4 a.m. last Friday, august 15, at a quarry site in Purok Riverside of Barangay topland in Koronadal City and burned three heavy equipment owned by a local construction company, he said.

“We initially filed the arson charges to facilitate their endorsement to a court and the issuance of the arrest warrants against the suspects,” Ma-

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exploded as roving Special Forces army personnel were conducting security patrol.

Boy Razalan, incident commander of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRMMC), said the victims were rushed to the Cotabato City Regional and Medical Center hospital.

One of the male victims near the explosion collapsed due to the strong impact, he said. the victim’s name was not immediately made available. the four others who sustained minor injuries were Private Dondon asuncion Bambao, 23, of the 5th Special Forces, who hails from Pinmi-

lapin, Sison, Pangasinan; fruit vendor Baingan aliuden ango, 45, of Campo Muslim and Mambai ulandigan Datumanong, 33, of Lugay-Lugay both in Cotabato City; and corn vendor abdulrakman Martin Utto, 22, of Bulalo, Sutltan Kudarat, Maguindanao.

Private Loret Mangsibang, a colleague of

Bambao, said the bomb exploded as the driver of the Wrangler type jeepney had just left the area.

Balquin admitted at they have been monitoring security threats in the city since last week but declined to give details or name the threat groups.

(PNa and Ferdinandh B. Cabrera / MindaNews)

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De Lima mum ondisloyalty issue Profs, instructors can teach vs Jardeleza senior high sans license

PACMAN WANNA BE. A boy polishes his boxing skills by working on an improvised punching bag held by his father in Barangay 76-A Bucana, Davao City.

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EPaRtMENt of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila M. De Lima on Wednesday refused to confirm or deny the disloyalty issue being floated against Solicitor General Francis h. Jardeleza who was appointed by President Benigno S. aquino III as associate Justice of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday.

De Lima is an ex-officio member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) which screens nominees for the position in the Judiciary.

Before Jardeleza was appointed to the SC, some reports surfaced that he was allegedly accused of “disloyalty to the Republic of the Philippines” when he deleted some parts of the memorandum submitted by the Philippines to the United Nations (UN) involving the “territorial

dispute” in the West Philippine Sea. the parts of the memorandum allegedly deleted by Jardeleza from the memorandum involved the “Itu aba”, the biggest island in the Spratly Group of Islands, which is also being claimed by taiwan. however, De Lima refused to confirm whether this was indeed the “integrity issue” being hurled against Jardeleza which prompted the JBC not to include his name in the shortlist even if he garnered sufficient number of votes from the members of the council. according to De Lima, the said issue is a sensitive matter because the arbitration case filed by the Philippines against China in connection with the West Philippine Sea is still ongoing. (PNa)

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OLLEGE professors and technical and vocational (techvoc) instructors can still teach in senior high school even if they had not passed the Licensure Examination for teachers (LEt) . this is based on the joint guidelines of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Education (DepEd), technical Education and Skills Development administration (tESDa), and Commission on higher Education (ChED) on the implementation of the labor and management component

of Republic act No 10533 or the “Enhanced Basic Education act of 2013.

Under the guidelines, non-LEt passers “will be allowed to teach full-time in their specialized subjects, as well as subjects within discipline of their specialization even without LEt.” “however, they shall take and pass the LEt to acquire their license within five years after their date of hiring,” the guideline added.

But if the professors and instructors will only teach on a part-time basis, they will not be required to obtain their license.

the guideline said the previous teaching years of professors and instructors will be considered part of their probationary period while they are still acquiring their licenses. the tech-voc instructors should also possess a National tVEt (technical Vocational Education and training) trainer Certificate level 1 or higher to teach in the specialized subjects in senior high school.

Practitioners with expertise in the specialized learning areas may teach on part-time basis but subject to the qualifica-

tion standards determine

by DepEd in coordination with other appropriate government agencies.

Dr. Luzviminda Onor, Curriculum and Learning Management Division head of DepEd 11, said there will be a need for additional teachers in the senior high school since not all public high schools can offer senior high school for lack of teachers and other facilities.

Onor said graduating junior high school can be enrolled in some private colleges and universities offering senior high school.

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THE UPS AND DOWNS

By ARMANDO A. MORTEJO

Photos courtesy of Biotech Infocenter

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hEY are safe to eat – much more safe than street foods. they can help arrest world hunger.

More importantly, they can help save the environment. they are called transgenic crops or genetically-modified (GM) as they have been subjected to biotechnology. the British press calls them “Frankenstein food,” named after a character created by novelist Mary Shelley.

“It’s now possible to do stuff that only writers could imagine before and build up completely new life forms. the argument that we need genetically-modified food to feed the world is complete bull,” Greenpeace International, an activist group, said in a statement.

But Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug deplored this stance, saying: “If the naysayers do manage to stop agricultural biotechnology, they might actually precipitate the famines and the crisis of global biodiversity they have been predicting for nearly 40 years.”

Bio is derived from the Greek word bios, which means life. technology is the making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, methods of

OF BIOTECH CROPS

purposes.

Ismail Serageldin, during his time as vice-president of World Bank, saw biotechnology as playing a crucial part in agriculture in the 21st century. “all possible tools that can help promote sustainable agriculture for food security must be marshaled,” he said, “and biotechnology, safely developed, could be a tremendous help.”

Food production needs to be raised by 70 to 100 percent in the next 30 years, according to the UN Food and agriculture Organization (FaO). this is as population is seen to rise to nine billion by 2050 from the present seven billion. “the percentage of hunger has gone down but total numbers have not,” said Dr. Wayne Parrott of the University of Georgia-Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics. ten years in the decade, people are eating more than what is produced globally, thus the worldwide crisis in food. through biotechnology, more crops can be grown on the planet. “at current rates of population growth, conventional techniques may soon be insufficient if farming is to keep pace with the scale of increases required in the 21st century,”

hanced golden rice being conducted by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) based in Los Baños, Laguna and the state-run Philippine Rice Research Institute. the country is also host to the field trial of the GM Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) eggplant by the state-run Institute of Plant Breeding of the University of the Philippines Los Baños. according to Dr. Parrott, the recent destruction of golden rice plants under study attracted global attention. “the global spotlight is now on the Philippines because Golden Rice gets more positive press in the world,” he said. the National Institutes of health in Maryland reported that Golden Rice contains up to 35 micrograms of beta-carotene and is “effectively converted to Vitamin a in humans. a regular intake of 50 grams of golden rice per day is enough to eliminate symptoms of Vitamin a deficiency. Its bioavailability or its conversion into Vitamin a in the human body has been tested favorable on the target Vitamin a-deficient patients.

Planting biotech crops is also good for the envi-

Vitamin A-rich Golden Rice Beams in Rich Yellow organization, in order to solve a problem, improve a preexisting solution to a problem, achieve a goal, handle an applied input/ output relation or perform a specific function. the methodology for making GM foods indeed sounds like science fiction. Scientists working in laboratories take genes from one organism – a plant, animal, bacterium or virus – and splice them to the genes of another organism (a food crop or animal) to produce genetically altered offspring that will reproduce for agricultural

wrote Victor Villalobos in an article which appeared in Ceres, a Food and agriculture Organizaion (FaO) publication.

“We have the technology to meet the need of the future. What we don’t have yet is the will power, the regulatory system to allow use of the technology that we need,” said Dr. Parrott, who once visited the Philippines. the Philippines is liable to the poor of the world in helping solve hunger and malnutrition problems. For one, it is host to the field trial of the Vitamin a-en-

ronment. It mitigates the effects of climate change brought about by global warming, curtails use of pesticides, and saves lands for other uses. “the ill effects of global warming can be reversed by increasing the areas planted to genetically modified crops,” said Dr. Parrot.

“Biotech crops are a land-saving technology, capable of higher productivity on the current 1.5 billion hectares of arable land, and thereby can help preclude deforestation and protect biodiversity in forests and in other in-situ biodiversity

Clean GM Bt corn

sanctuaries,” pointed out Dr. Clive James, founder and chairman of International Service for the acquisition of agri-biotech applications (ISaaa).

Biotech crops that are drought-tolerant can also help conserve water in crop production. “the link between water and food is strong,” said Lester Brown, president of the Washington, DC-based Earth Policy Institute. “We drink, in one form or another, nearly 4 liters of water per day. But the food we consume each day requires at least 2,000 liters to produce, 500 times as much.”

Drought-tolerant biotech crops have the capacity to use water efficiently and simultaneously less or no tillage. Dr. James said agriculture consumes 70 percent of water globally, and this practice is seen to be unsustainable in the future with the increasing population.

Every year, three to four million farmers poison themselves annually and about 300,000 die from pesticide practices. “It’s not only an environmental concern but a public health concern,” Dr. Parrott said.

Using biotech crops may partly help solve the problem. Bt eggplant, for instance, was developed to solve infestation problems of fruit and shoot borer (FSB) causing harvest losses in eggplant. FSB prompts farmers to spray pesticides on eggplant 25 to 80 times spray during a 120 to 170day growing season.

Spraying harms farmers, and eating the eggplant brings bigger harm to consumers. Farmers reportedly do not always observe international food safety standard that fruits should be harvested 30 days after the last pesticide spray. In Pangasinan, some farmers were found to even be dipping eggplants in a bucketful of

pesticides in order to ensure they are not FSB-infested.

But the big question is: are biotech crops safe to eat? Vivencio Mamaril, a leading crop scientist at the Bureau of Plant Industry, claims GM foods are much safer and more nutritious than street foods. In an article he wrote for BIOLife, he asked: “We may not all be so assiduous in guarding our rights in this situation, but what about on the food we eat? are we always concerned with the safety of the food we consume? Is food quality in terms of safety our parameter in choosing what we eat? Do we read labels or are we more concerned with the price of the product we buy?”

Mamaril cited the case of street foods sold in front of schools and many other busy places. “Is the selling of street foods regulated to guard the safety of consumers? the answer maybe is no. and why is this so? It could be because the types of food sold are those known to be commonly consumed. the food quality concern in these kinds of foods could be microbial,” he said.

In contrast, Mamaril stressed that food safety is a real concern for GM products. “Under our existing rules and regulations on GM crops, food safety is one the major concerns before such crops are given a biosafety permit. Other biosafety concerns are animal feeds and environmental safety,” he said.

But all is not rosy when it comes to biotechnology.

“I believe that this kind of genetic modification takes mankind into realms that belong to God, and to God alone,” Prince Charles said in 1998.

Dr. Peter Wills, a theoretical biologist at auckland University, agreed: “By transferring genes across

species barriers which have existed for eons, we risk breaching natural thresholds against unexpected biological processes.” according to the american academy of Environmental Medicine, GM foods pose “serious health risks in the areas of toxicology, allergy and immune function, reproductive health, and metabolic, physiologic, and genetic health.”

GM foods have been linked with food allergies.

Jeffrey M. Smith, founder and executive director of the Institute for Responsible technology, said that soon after GM soy was introduced in the United Kingdom, reports of allergic reactions to soy products skyrocketed by 50 percent. antibiotic resistance can get worse, Smith claimed. “antibiotic resistance is already a huge public health problem, and GM foods may well make it worse, since certain genes (such as ones that come from bacteria) used in the process can combine with disease-causing microbes in the environment or in the guts of animals or people who eat them,” he said.

GM foods have also been linked with certain types of cancer. “Cows in the US are routinely injected with genetically engineered bovine growth hormone so that they will produce more milk. Milk from these cows has been found to have higher levels of IGF-1, a hormone linked with breast, prostate, colon, lung and other cancers,” Smith wrote.

If you are given a choice, would you eat GM foods?

One sage puts his answer this way: “a man who has enough food has several problems. a man without food has only one problem.”

Or as horace puts it: “Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.”

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Drilon alarmed by country’s sluggish agricultural growth S

ENatE President Franklin Drilon yesterday expressed his disappointment over the continued decline in the performance of the agriculture sector over the past months.

“I am very alarmed by the dismal figures presented to us by the economic managers insofar as the growth of agriculture sector is concerned,” Drilon said in a statement. “the agriculture sector only grew 0.9 percent in the first quarter of the year, as compared to the 3.2 percent growth registered in the same quarter last 2013, which was still below target,” he said.

“Is the apparent inability of the Department of agriculture to increase agricultural productivity due to lack of funding or a case of bureaucratic impasse?” he added.

Drilon said funds for the agriculture sector have continuously increased throughout the aquino administration in an effort to ramp up agricultural productivity. he said for 2015, the Da

will receive P88.8 billion, 11.1 percent higher than the current level of P80.0 billion. this is an increase of 93 percent from the 2010 level of P47.6 billion. he said the bulk of the budget will be used to build up the country’s agriculture infrastructure.

“For 2015, the government has allotted P25 billion for various irrigation activities, P14.5 billion for the construction of several farm-to-market roads, and P2.2 billion for the promotion of high value crops, P7 billion and P2.3 billion for the development of rice and cord industries, respectively,” he said.

“It appears to me that the consistent prioritization given by the administration to the agriculture sector failed to yield good results for our agriculture sector,” he added.

Drilon said the dismal performance of the agriculture sector is a valid concern considering that 11 percent of the economy is contributed by agriculture and nearly one-third of the nation’s labor force belongs to the agricultural sector.

“there is a clear downward trend in the agricultural sector, and it further went down to only one percent this year due to the effects of the past calamities,” he said.

Drilon also lamented the poor living conditions of farmers and fisherfolk who remain the poorest sector of the society. “two-thirds of the poorest sector in the society belongs to the agriculture sector which should not be the case now given the huge support continuously given by government to the agriculture,” he said. he said there is a need to strengthen the agriculture sector and address the various issues confronting it.

Drilon had earlier suggested that the current structure of agriculture department be reviewed.

“I think we really need to have a clear point man and streamline the Da’s bureaucratic system. they have split the agencies into agricultural departments.

I strongly suggest that this should be reviewed,” he said.

SHDA Southern Mindanao holds 5-day exhibit in Davao

By BAI FAuzIAH FATIMA SINSuAT AMBOLODTO

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S the sun begins to color our morning, an empty parcel of land is given a new beginning. From multi-purpose paved roads to buildings of sorts, Davao City has seen the biggest real estate development bubble in the past years – and nothing seems to make it stop.

Subdivision and housing Developers association, Inc. (ShDa) Southern Mindanao Chapter is holding a 5-day developers and housing fair at the atrium of the abreeza ayala Mall from august 18 to 22, 2014. the fair highlights some of the

best land developers in the city and neighboring provinces of Mindanao – tagum, Mati, and the Province of Saranggani to name a few. the fair proves that Davao City is a definite game changer when it comes to real estate.

ShDa is a real estate industry organization aiming to “unite all subdivision owners and developers under one organization and to implement government policies, laws, and regulations that will enhance the viability of the real estate sector consistent with public welfare.”

For over 40 years, ShDa has been instrumental in transforming one life after another with every converted parcel of land. Not only that, ShDa is also a foremost believer of change and thus moves and is abreast with what is new in the land development arena.

With 36 of the best land developers in Southern Mindanao, one will be treated to a beautiful array as exhibitors showcase the best of their products that will surely have you thinking of the life that you truly deserve. But the exhibit

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Andrew Tan’s Alliance Global to become PH’s biggest hotel developer by 2020

Hotel rooms expected to reach 12,000 in the next six years; to accommodate 2M tourists annually

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LLIaNCE Global Group, Inc. (aGI) has bared plans to aggressively expand its hotel business in the Philippines in the next six years.

Speaking at the Philippines Property awards 2014 in Makati City, aGI chair Dr. andrew L. tan said the group will have a total of 12,000 hotel rooms in its portfolio all over the country by 2020.

“By the year 2020, we envision our group to be the largest hotel developer in the Philippines, with a total portfolio of around 12,000 hotel rooms. these hotel rooms will be offered under 12 different local and global hotel brands. the global brands include Marriott, hilton, Sheraton, Westin, Okura and Maxims,” tan said.

Currently, the group has built 1,900 rooms in its existing hotels, namely Richmonde hotel Ortigas; Eastwood Richmonde hotel; Marriott hotel, Maxims hotel, and Remington hotel in Newport City; and Fairways and Bluewater in Boracay New-

coast. the group is rolling out aggressive expansion plans to build more than 10,000 new hotel rooms in all of its developments in the next six years. all of these new hotels will be built in Megaworld townships across the country. these include 2,000 rooms in Newport City; 2,800 rooms in Resorts World Bayshore City; 1,900 rooms in Boracay Newcoast; 2,700 rooms in the Mactan Newtown in Cebu; around 400 rooms in Iloilo Business Park; and more than 180 rooms in twin Lakes, tagaytay as well as in other parts of Metro Manila.

By 2020, the Megaworld group will complete around 8,600 rooms while travellers International hotel Group, Inc. will complete 3,400 rooms.

“Once completed, our 12,000 hotel rooms can accommodate up to an estimated two million visitors per year. It is one way we can help the government achieve its yearly tourist targets,” tan said.

SHELL GATHERING. Pidong Sendunan, 63, gathers golden kohol and other shells in Barangay Bacdulong in the scenic Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. He sells the shells at P45 a kilo. MindaNews photo Gregorio Bueno Currently, aGI holds interests in property development through Megaworld; integrated tourism development through Global-Estate

Resorts, Inc.; travellers International hotel Group, Inc., which owns Resorts World Manila; food and beverage manufacturing and distribu-

tion through Emperador, Inc. which owns Emperador Distillers, Inc., the leading brandy manufacturer and distributor in the Philippines; and

Golden arches Development Corporation, which operates and franchises quick service restaurants under the McDonald’s brand.

Gov’t warned vs underspending Agriculture growth can be

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ENatE President Franklin Drilon aired concerns about the drop in government spending in 2014 which he said could further be aggravated by the “chilling effect” of the Supreme Court’s decision on the Disbursement acceleration Program (DaP) on the government spending plan.

In a statement, Drilon pointed to signs of a looming underspending of the government during the Senate’s hearing on the proposed P2.606 trillion 2015 national budget.

“For the first quarter of 2014, the growth domestic product is only 5.7 percent, which is lower than the 7.7

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percent growth rate we achieved in the same period in 2013,” he said. “the underspending is also visible in the decline in the government consumption for the first quarter this year which only reached 2 percent, way below the 10 percent level during the same period last year,” he added.

Drilon issued a challenge to the country’s economic managers: “the challenge now is how to accelerate spending in the remaining months of the year while still complying with the Supreme Court decision on the DaP.” “the members of the bureaucracy now have apprehension against

taking initiatives, because they might face charges stemming from the DaP decision.

Whether you like it or not, the SC decision on the DaP had a chilling effect on the government expenditure program,” he said.

Drilon said the Office of the President and the Department of Budget and Management should closely monitor the line agencies to ensure they implement their programs in a timely manner.

Drilon also said the Senate will continue to exercise its oversight functions to make sure proper and prompt government spending is given priority.

stunted by climate change S

ENatOR Loren Legarda has raised concerns over the risks posed by climate change, which has been causing extreme weather events, on the growth of the agriculture sector and in addressing poverty in the country.

Legarda, chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) already warned that climate change impacts will likely make poverty reduction more difficult, further erode food security, and prolong existing and create new poverty traps.

During the briefing by the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) on the 2015 National Expenditure

Program (NEP), Socioeconomic Planning Secretary arsenio Balisacan said the dismal 0.9 percent growth in agriculture for the first quarter of 2014 was partly due to disasters, particularly super typhoon Yolanda.

In line with this, Legarda expressed support for improving public investments in agriculture such as irrigation, and pouring more funds in research and development. “the country’s agricultural adaptation program must ensure more investments in agricultural research and infrastructure, improved water governance and land use policies, better forecasting tools and early warning systems, a strengthened extension system that will assist farmers to achieve

economic diversification, and access to credit and crop insurance to make significant improvements in the country’s food security goals,” she said.

Legarda has already warned of the ill effects of disasters and climate change on the country’s rice and crop production because both strong typhoons and droughts affect the agriculture sector.

She said past experiences have proven this fact. typhoons, floods and droughts from 1970 to 1990 resulted in an 82.4 percent loss in total Philippine rice production, while the El Niño-related drought experienced in the country from 1990 to 2003 was estimated to have caused $370 million in damages to agriculture.

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ESTIMATED number of Filipino adults without jobs in June, 2014, almost the same number as in the previous quarter, according to a survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations. PDI, August 19,2014.

THE Commission on Audit (COA) has uncovered numerous irregularities in the implementation of a P229.6-million milk feeding program under the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) that benefitted 46 congressmen who supported the impeachment of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona in 2011. Manila Bulletin, August 18, 2014.

THE government is set to spend at least P10 billion for 40,566 new teachers and support staff for the public school system next year, according to Party-list Rep. Arnel Ty of LPG-MA. The huge amount is included in the proposed P2.6-trillion General Appropriations Act for 2015. Business Mirror, August 17, 2014.

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CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER Text and Photos

By ARMANDO A. MORTEJO

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Ith more than 7,000 islands, the Philippines is the third most vulnerable country to weather-related extreme events, earthquakes, and sea level rise. “absent of land barriers, the Philippines is exposed directly to multiple climate-related hazards such as typhoons (in the northern and eastern parts), floods (in central Luzon and southern Mindanao), landslides (based on terrain), and droughts, making the Philippines more vulnerable to climate risks than other Southeast asian countries,” the World Bank report, “Getting a Grip on Climate Change in the Philippines,” pointed out.

“In the last several years, the country has suffered extreme weather events including long dry spells, heavy rains, as well as strong typhoons and floods like those caused by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng,” said Secretary Mary ann Lucille Sering, Vice Chairperson of the Climate Change Commission (CCC) tasked to coordinate and monitor programs relating to climate change. “these problems are aggravated by harmful practices that have led to the destruction of forests, mangroves and corals, and the deterioration of the environment in general. Even some areas in Mindanao that we used to consider as ‘typhoon-free’ have recently been hit by very strong typhoons, floods and mudslides,” Sering added. the Philippines ranks fourth in the Global Climate Risk Index. Fifteen of the 16 regions of the Philippines are vulnerable to sea level rise. In an earlier study titled “addressing Climate Change and Migration in asia and the Pacific,” the asian Development Bank projected that rising sea levels could uproot 13.6 million Filipinos by 2050.

Each year, about 20 tropical cyclones – locally

known as bagyo – enter the Philippine area of responsibility. “By the end of this century, tropical cyclones are expected to intensify, with a projected increase in the average instantaneous maximum wind velocity at the Philippine coast,” the World Bank report states. these intense typhoons will bring storm surges that will be superimposed on higher sea levels. Storm surges are projected to affect about 14 percent of the total population and 42 percent of the coastal population, including those living near Manila Bay. Floods, which often accompany typhoons, are likely to create havocs among informal settlers, which account for 45 percent of the country’s urban population. “(they) are particularly vulnerable to floods due to less secure infrastructure, reduced access to clean water, and lack of health insurance,” the World Bank report stated.

Climate change will definitely reduce food production in the Philippines. the World Bank report stated: “the annual damage to agriculture from typhoons, droughts, and floods has already reached P12 billion, equivalent to 3 percent of total agricultural production.”

“Many of the country’s poor derive income from agriculture, fishery, and natural resources that are vulnerable to climate change,” said World Bank Country Director Motoo Konishi. “Many of them live in danger zones such as waterways, areas that are low lying and floodprone, critical slopes as well as coastal zones, making them vulnerable to sea level rise and extreme weather events.”

Scientists attribute climate change to the rise in global temperature brought about by increased emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and meth-

Devastated by Pablo

ane. Increased emissions of these gases have been attributed to human activities such as burning of fossil fuels in motor vehicles and power plants, degradation of forests, and change in land use. the warming of the earth, scientists say, is causing extreme weather events like prolonged droughts, intense rains and flooding, storm surges, and intensifying and more deadly storms.

Climate change impacts are aggravated by rapid environmental deterioration, unsustainable development practices, and population growth and movement, according to the World Bank report.

In Mindanao, for instance, widespread mining and deforestation were blamed for recent flash floods, including those produced by typhoon Sendong in 2011 which cost the lives of about 1,000 people. In Metro Manila, the neglect of drainage systems and the lack of long-term planning and enforcement exacerbated the floods in 2012 which swamped nearly the entire metropolis.

From 1990 to 2006, the Philippines reportedly experienced record weather-related disasters, including the strongest typhoon, the most destructive typhoons, the deadliest storm, and the typhoon with the highest 24-hour rainfall on record. “these events are projected to continue to intensify, requiring the Philippines to improve its climate resilience and develop its adaptive capacity to alleviate the risk of catastrophic economic and humanitarian impacts,” the World Bank report said.

One government official puts it this way: “there is no better way of protecting our people from floods, slides, and other hazards brought by typhoons than making them aware and ready

when these situations arise.” that’s what disaster preparedness is all about.

“Every year, between 600 and 800 natural disasters occur, some small and localized, others affecting several countries and many thousands of people,” writes Bob hansford, disaster risk management advisor at tearfund, a Christian relief and development agency.

Disasters often recur in the same place – annually or with a gap of some years. In 1972, Central Luzon was inundated due to four storms – in July to august – that hit the region. When typhoons Pedring and Quiel visited Central Luzon, the region was again flooded.

In his article “Managing disaster and building safer communities,” hansford talks about the four things that happen when a disaster strikes: emergency response, rehabilitation, mitigation, and preparation.

“In the first few days and weeks after a disaster, there is a need for search and rescue, medical care, food, water, sanitation and shelter, as well as emotional support,” he says.

Rehabilitation comes next. “as the weeks pass, houses need to be repaired, water supplies restored, and livelihoods re-instated,” hansford

says. “Rehabilitation is often called recovery.”

Mitigation is closely linked to rehabilitation.

Examples include stronger or raised houses, water pumps on raised platforms, and alternative crops to cope better with flood or drought. “Mitigation activities help to ‘build back better,’ making the community more resistant to future hazards,” hansford says.

Preparation is getting ready for the next disaster that comes. For a storm or flood, it means establishing a warning system, setting aside food or water stocks, and making ready an evacuation center or training volunteers.

But how prepared are Filipinos when disasters strike? “We do not have a rescue or pre-hospital law in the country,” laments Dr. teofredo t.

Esguerra, a flight surgeon who is an expert on emergency medical services.

“Our psyche is not much into it.”

In some of the trainings he conducted in various parts of the country, he found that there are quite a number of rescue teams that were illtrained and ill-equipped. “they don’t have much safety inductions,” says Dr. Esguerra, who is a member of the World association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine and

International Disaster Response Network. “and to think of, they are performing high-end operations.”

When asked how Filipinos should respond to disasters, Dr. Esguerra replies: “Filipinos should make it like a part of their lives. they should be like Japanese who are always prepared; in fact, they have some survival kits which have already become a part of their dayto-day activities.” to be disaster-equipped, Dr. Esguerra suggests that rescuers be trained to follow the 6 S’s (security, safety, survival concepts, “sentido komon” or common sense, scientific, and systematic.) and t’s (tribal skills but technologically supported, tactical and technical, and tough yet tender). although there are claims that Filipinos are resilient when it comes to disasters, he dispels the myth.

“We have to be like the Japanese who knew they are sitting on a top of a volcano or Israelis who are surrounded by potential enemies,” Dr. Esguerra suggests. “after all, we are along the disaster and accident corridor. We need to have all the knowledge (of all potential disasters) and the readiness (should these disasters come).

Seda Abreeza Hotel supports Sanipaan Marine Eco-Park Conservation Project

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EDa abreeza hotel Manager Kennedy Kapulong led his staff in planting more than 500 mangrove seedlings in the Sanipaan Shoal Marine Eco Park at Vanishing Island, Island Garden City of Samal on august 17 as part of the hotel’s social dedication and commitment to environment preservation. the activity was part of the greening program initiated by the armed Forc-

es of the Philippines (aFP) Civil Relations Group and was a combined effort from Eastern Mindanao Command, the private sector, and civic groups with the special participation of the local government unit of tambo. the mangrove planting was also Seda abreeza hotel’s way of celebrating the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival. “this endeavor began and was participated by

the Seda abreeza hotel team last year, and the hotel intends to continuously maintain the team’s commitment in sustaining the project and preserving the Shoal’s environment,” the hotel said in a statement. “through this undertaking, Seda abreeza hotel stays true to its vision of being a responsible partner of Davao and a reliable supporter of the region’s growth and development.”

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hE media practice, hate it or like it, boils down to this: creativity and common sense. how one practices his profession is all up to his knowledge of the subject, skills and yes, a lot of creativity and common sense. We will overemphasize that. and like all professions, the practice of the media profession is not absolute. Whether we like it or not, it is bound by the rules of conduct, ethics and the law.

Simply put, you just don’t throw your weight around being a journalist just because you have a job to do. that includes photojournalists. Being a journalist does not give anyone a license to own the world and do your thing even if it means you contribute to the global economy, or world peace. then again, if there are restrictions we resort to creativity. that means we resort to the two ts--talent and technology--to get our job done.

It is talent that takes photographers to find the spots to shoot. Literally, if you need to go through a hole, you go through that small opening. that’s talent. In this modern world, you can shoot photographs using state of the art cameras that produce amazing images whether or not there’s a

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Tale of the Moncado

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ORMED on December 27, 1925 in Los angeles, the FFa, popularly known as the Moncadista, was a quasi-religious organization and a mutual aid society that counted among its members Filipino plantation workers in hawaii and the former sacadas (sugar cane plantation laborers) that had made California their home. Its spiritual beliefs were reflective of the strong mystical symbolism embraced in Filipino folk beliefs and practices with the founder as the spiritual master, the “brown Christ,” whom followers believed was the Filipino messiah. the Moncadistas, like most sects, undergo spiritual initiation against danger and temptation, and, as part of purification, undertake sacrifices such as fasting, abstinence, and communing with nature.

During the Commonwealth period, Moncado and his wards established a colony in Samal, which would become the seat of the Moncadista, a belief system named after its founder hilario Camino Moncado but embracing the fundamentals of Christianity. the sect, which was under the Filipino Crusaders World army (FCWa), was divided into 12 divisions and its central headquarter was once lavish Moncado residence, a wooden mansion sitting on a 19-hectare land at Limao, known as Camp 19,

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that is locally called the “White house” for obvious reason. this is part of what is now called Island Garden City of Samal or IGaCos Originally, there were three Moncadista communities in Mindanao, two of which are found in Samal Island.

In 1965, the Moncado settlement at Babak, which is adjacent to the town proper, used to host approximately 200 families. It was the headquarters of the Equifrilibricom World Religion, Inc. among the early believers the Babak cluster was known the “material division.” In the later years, the sect’s

influence could be observed to be expanding. a testament to the growth of the community was the establishment of the Samal Institute where most of the enrollees were Moncadistas. On the political side, one of the cult’s directors was even appointed mayor of the place. the Moncado settlement at Limao, which is smaller than Babak, had 42 families occupying a 46-hectare hillside. It hosted the Moncadian Church of the Philippines, Inc. and was popularly known as the “spiritual division” which is mainly active in religious activities in contrast to the more liberal “material division.” the women who belonged to the Moncado alpha and Omega Settlement, the cult’s third settlement on New Israel, Makilala, Cotabato, wore less jewels and lipsticks. (Interestingly, two of Marawi City’s barangays are satellites named Moncado Colony and Moncado Kadingilan.)

Moncadistas were known to eat mostly raw food. In the Limao settlement, followers were observed to have no stoves for cooking, although some domiciles had some kind of dirty kitchen for boiling water. Unlike in Babak, members drank coconut wine (tuba) before and during meals or smoke after eating. this influence is attributed to their close contact with the nearby

3 incidents in a row

hREE happenings in a quarter is not a joke. I am referring to the carte blanche incident where dancers and performers were made to wear skimpy clothing, a video (which has gone viral) of the chief of police mauling and verbally abusing his wife , and the most recent Ramon Bautista’s “hipon” incident.

On the carte blanche More than the issue of non payment of taxes and calling local officials hypocrite is the question on whether there was violation of existing laws, specifically the Women Code of Davao City. at the outset, it must be stressed (as it has been stressed repeatedly by the author and forerunners of the women development code and women rights’ advocates, in general) that the freedom of any individual including women to express themselves through whatever means and form shall be respected and upheld. however, this does not sanction the practice of employers , organizers and heads of organizations and activities of requiring their participants and those working under their direction (either temporarily or on a permanent basis) to wear skimpy clothing purposely to entice the public and consequently to up their sales and/or profits. the language of the Women Development Code is straightforward and requires no multiple interpretation. When beauty contests and other activities use women for commercial purposes and or portray them as sexual or commercial objects , it is commodification. Ms Mae templa , one of the technical consultants during the drafting of the 1997 Women Development Code, even adds that when sale of or promotion of women as sex or commercial objects is made on the occasion of parties or public events, organizers, together with the procurers, could be indicted under the Code.

COMMENTARY

By ANGELA LIBRADO-TRINIDAD the rave party that was carte blanche showcased women-dancers almost naked on the stage purposely to attract more guests and patrons. the fact that only the women dancers were scantily clad and not the male-dancers readily proves this so. For this reason, the organizers of Carte Blanche should be made to explain, at the least, and be held accountable , at the most.

On the video of the COP Worse than what was displayed in the video was the stance of the Chief of Police that the incident where he verbally abused and physically assaulted his wife was a private matter.

With his admission , his prosecution for violation of Republic act 9262 is a foregone conclusion .

But his admisson brings to the fore the issue of the police and law enforcers’ credibility and efficacy in protecting our women in Davao City. the Chief’s insistence of the incident being a private matter explains the numerous complaints of our women victims of violence of ineffective police assistance and rescue. abusive partners and husbands escaped liability because police officers refused to arrest them or even invite them for questioning even after and despite the fact that distressed calls have been made. We have received numerous reports of police officers glossing over complaints despite calls after abusive partners or husbands assured them that the matter had already been settled. Consequently, this practice of our police officers has placed not only our women in jeopardy but had violated the spirit of the law more importantly.

Suffice it to say that the position that violence against women is a private mat-

ter is not only a dangerous precedent but an unlawful position, most importantly. the “hipon” incident the problem is that it is not a joke. It is an issue concerning women of Davao City and women, in general. the act of Ramon Bautista of calling our women “hipon” should not be simply construed as an act of insult . Some quarters have dismissed the reactions of Mayor Inday Sara , Vice Mayor Pulong and women leaders as being flimsy and asking for them to move on , saying, “what’s in a name”. they have a point and we could actually write finish to it by stating what it really is. Ramon Bautista’s labelling of women as hIPON is BOth DISCRIMINatORY aND SEXISt. this is the meat and the people of Davao City have responded accurately. against the argument that people of Davao City are onion-skinned and sensitive, the women posit that Mr. Ramon Bautista had crossed the legal line. Our definition of discrimination and commodification of women are self-explanatory and it does not take a legal expert to make conclusions that Mr. Bautista’s labeling of women as hipon qualify as such.

We can also choose to be practical about it. When googled , the word “hipon” is a slang that dominantly pertains to women and is used to describe the latter as one who has a sexy body but an ugly face or an empty head. Since hipon actually devalues women and their worth, there is no question that it is sexist.

With these three happenings in Davao City where women have traditionally trail-blazed, women laws are again at the risk of being prejudiced . Definitely, this is no laughing matter.

Meeting these issues head on is the call of the times.

community. those residing in the Limao cluster, however, had distinct practices. the cult’s influence in adjacent communities during its peak was minimal.

Still, it gained adherents despite their strict advocacy for raw vegetarian practices. the group did not grow in number given the many assertions its members claimed. Early members sported long hairs and long beards, originally thought to represent the “shadow” of the face of God, but have since been set aside. Instead, Moncado’s believers, numbering a few thousands in 2011, have embraced a philosophy attuned to Christian teachings. after the war, Moncado joined politics, running for President of the republic in 1946 against eventual winner Manuel Roxas and former Commonwealth President Sergio Osmeña. Garnering very low score in the polls, that was his only foray into politics. he died in 1956 at age 58.

(This article is part of an effort of Edge Davao to establish a healthy bias for history, culture and the arts, as advocated by the Philippine Press Institute and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Verifiable historical accounts and literary pieces along this line are welcome.- The editors)

Tampering with Nature

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ROWING Wa R I N E S S – agriculture and food experts cite that alarmingly rapid expansion of farmlands devoted to genetically-modified (GM) crops which confirms the acceptance of such crops in many regions of the world.

Biotechnology specialists say the new farming technique has grown so much with more farmers in many countries espousing new varieties of disease-resistance crops. the question is: are Filipinos now ready for the cultivation and consumption of genetically-altered crops?

Biotechnology, the science of manipulating genetic traits and substances, looks set to revolutionize medicine, agriculture… and the environment. Is it really wise to tamper with nature? the Philippines, for one, has voided for seven years ago all deals giving multinationals the right to isolate and patent genetic materials from the country’s flora and fauna. Now, no bio-prospecting can be done without a government permit and the consent of affected communities, particularly the tribal people in whose lands abound specimens for research. the government wanted to prevent bio-piracy. there are similar concerns in neighboring countries notably Indonesia because despite tight and strict regulations, poor enforcement may allow firms to illegally export genetic materials. however, foreign agro-biotech experts noted that five years ago a record 16.7 million farmers grew biotech crops. Over 15 million farmers, or 90 percent of these, were small resource poor farmers in developing countries.

Biotech crops are now planted in more than 148 million hectares of farms all over the world. Many of these are maintained by smallholder farmers and subsistence food producers. Other nations have set aggressive goals to biotech, especially in agriculture, as a means to feed the world’s exploding population.

Scientists from developed countries aim to flood the commercial market with bio-engineered crops in the next year or two. Potatoes free of blemishes, disease-resistance rice and corn varieties and fish that grow 11 times faster than normal - these are some of the wonders food engineers are creating in their laboratories.

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KALAHI-CIDSS builds shelter for abused women, children

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aCO, Compostela Valley – “their journey is never easy. We want to make them feel safe, loved and protected in the best way that we can because they, too, deserve to rise up and have a peaceful life.” this was how Elizabeth Uy, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer here for 27 years now, described the plight of abused women and children whom she has been helping.

Since the local government unit of Maco has no center to cater to these victims, she and her fellow social workers usually share their homes as temporary shelter of the

abused.

“Makabati ko sa ilang mga kasakit ug kahadlok, sa ilahang kawad-an ug paglaom na makuha ang hustisya na ilang ginapangandoy” (I can feel their pain, fear, and the hopelessness of obtaining the justice they yearn for),” she said.

Crunching the numbers Based on the 2010 census on population, the municipality has 34,603 women and 30,311 children from ages 0 to below 18 years. these sectors are vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.

In 2012, 49 women and 35 children in the municipality were re-

ported victims of neglect, abuse, and exploitation.

In response to the emerging problem, C.a.R.E.S (Children, adult Ready Emergency Shelter), a drop-in center, was proposed for the appropriate placement of the victims through KaLahI-CIDSS GPBP (Grassroots Participatory Budgeting Process), formerly BUB or Bottom-Up Budgeting.

KaLahI-CIDSS is a community-driven project of the national government implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). It aims to empower ordinary citizens to directly participate in

local governance by identifying their own community needs, planning, developing, implementing, managing and sustaining projects together to address local poverty issues.

GPBP on the other hand, is an approach to preparing the budget proposal of national government agencies, considering the development needs of cities/municipalities as identified in their respective Local Poverty Reduction action Plans (LPRaP) that shall be formulated with strong participation of the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). the drop-in center project aims to prevent

the women and children from being exposed to further exploitation. the goal is to for the victims to regain self-esteem and dignity through protective and rehabilitative services.

Intensified collaboration and coordination between government and non-government organizations are currently being undertaken in support to achieving the goals of the center. to build and restore the building is already 75 per cent complete. “the drop in center, aside from its goal of ensuring the safety of victims, also provides jobs to beneficiaries of

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program,” said Yu. Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries take the lead in the construction of the drop-in center. to them, it’s fulfilling that they are able to participate in the process of providing protection and safety to the victims.

“Kaya ko ang pagbabago dahil iminulat sa akin ng ahensya ng DSWD at ng kanilang mga proyekto na lahat ng mamamayan ay may kakayahan na tumulong sa pagbibigay proteksyon sa mga kabataan at kababaihan na biktima ng karahasan at pang-aabuso,” Yu said. (DSWD/Julie ace Brandon F. Ramos/ccd)

of hipon (shrimp) – a reference to women with attractive bodies but not so attractive faces (in a shrimp, only the body is eaten while the head is thrown away). the Council made the resolution despite the fact that Bautista had actually publicly apolo-

gized twice for the joke – first onstage just a few minutes after he made it, and second on twitter.

Laviña said he supported what the Council has done. “I’m in favor of it to set record straight that no one should demean or slander women.

I know it appears to be a

joke. But it certainly was a bad one,” he told Edge Davao.

For her part, councilor Mabel Sunga-acosta said the resolution is “a sentiment of the legislative body which represents the people.”

She said it does not mean that Bautista is

banned from entering the city. “he’s just not welcome,” she told Edge Davao.

Meanwhile, singer-songwriter and Davao City resident Wency Cornejo expressed his disappointment over the Council’s resolution.

In a post on Facebook

yesterday, Cornejo said: “I am so bothered reading so many ultra negative comments about this brouhaha. Grabe ang mob mentality natin. the guy made a mistake but I don’t think he deserves the kind of condemnation he has been getting.

Parang lahat ng sama ng

loob from PDaF and DaP gusto nang ibuhos sa kanya.” “they say we are the most sensitive/emotional people on the planet. I hope we can also prove that we are the most forgiving when forgiveness is needed,” he added.

motorcycle held up a panel containing Pepsi Cola products. the robbers took P4,000 from driver Romeo P. Canobis and salesman terry G. anduyo, 50.

Both were workers of tSt Company, distributor of Pepsi Cola Products. thirty minutes later, the same robbers held up a truck carrying beer in Sasa. the victims were identified as driver Noli M. Calvo, 45, and lead man Ernie M. aquitain, 24. the third incident

happened on august 18 when robbers held up salesman Winson acavido and junior salesman Roland Silva II, both employed with Mighty Corporation.

Police have been able to arrest a suspect, identified as Bienvinido t. Estopin, a resident of Sasa, Davao City. another suspect, Jose C. Malinao remains at large.

CIDG assistant director Edilberto D. Leonardo said the suspects are probably splinters of robbery groups arrested

in 2008.

“We are still investigating if the suspects in the three separate incidents belong to one group,” Leonardo said, adding that the robbers used the same modus operandi. he also said the situation is not alarming because one suspect has already been arrested.

CIDG-Davao City team leader Warren Dablo said they are now conducting follow-up operations for the arrest of the other suspects. CRC

“Boxing Revolution 1” featuring former world champion Sonny Boy Jaro against Indonesian champion Ichbal tobida who was mauled by the Filipino in six rounds.

SSMI is headed by former North Cotabato governor Manny Piñol who revealed plans to bring the fifth installment of the Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez rivalry.

Like Quiboloy, Pac-

quiao is also a bible preacher.

Pacquiao spoke of biblical passages like a virtuoso. “We have to act in accordance with the bible,” he said as the topic drifted away from boxing.

Pacquiao also bared his plans to venture into a 5-star hotel business in Gen. Santos City with some 200-300 rooms.

“Kailangan ng GenSan ang isang magan-

dang hotel. Palaki na ang tourism industry,” Pacquiao said, this time like a veteran taipan. he bared that he had bought a property where he planned to erect the luxury hotel.

Earlier, Pacquiao bought Family Country home, a budget hotel which has been operating for the past 20 years, reportedly to the tune of P100 Million.

drid said in a radio interview. he said once the court issues the arrest warrants, they will immediately coordinate and send copies to other police stations in nearby regions. he said they will also coordinate with local units of the armed Forces of the Philippines for possible operations against the suspects.

Madrid called for cooperation from local residents, especially those located in areas possibly frequented by the suspects.

“We need help from the public in terms of information on the whereabouts of these suspects,”

he added. an estimated 20 to 30 heavily armed rebels aboard a commandeered utility van stormed last Friday a quarry site along the topland River operated by the FM Bascon Construction and Concrete Products and later torched its grader, loader and crusher. the construction firm is owned by Engr. Fernando Bascon, an uncle of Koronadal City Mayor Peter Miguel. the utility van was later found abandoned in Purok Randal of Sitio tabialong of nearby Barangay Cacub, which is located near the boundary of Koronadal City and Columbio town in Sultan

Kudarat. the attack at the quarry site was followed by the throwing of an improvised grenade about 30 minutes later at a police detachment in Barangay Sta. Cruz in nearby tampakan, South Cotabato and the strafing several hours later of a service vehicle owned by a security firm connected with foreign-backed mining firm Sagittarius Mines Inc. in Barangay Danlag of the same town. three members of the South Cotabato Provincial Police’s Public Safety Company were injured in the dawn grenade attack while no one was reported hurt in the strafing incident. (MindaNews)

(DOh), and City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO),he said.

Fragada said the city should require hospitals to have waste disposal facilities such as septic and bulk water treatment plants to ensure that they properly dis-

pose of their wastes.

Fragada said any entity violating Ra 6969 may be imprisoned up to six years.

Councilor Mary Joselle Villafuerte, chair of the City Council committee on health, said there is a need for the city to create a local ordinance

on medical waste management.

She said almost all the 107 barangay officials and 141 healthcare workers who attended the “healthcare Waste and its Impact” seminar agreed that there is a need for such legislation.

is not only for exhibitors to display what they can offer but also as an avenue to market themselves to both local and foreign visitors in the city. after all, Davao City is still buzzing over the recently concluded Kadayawan Festival. according to Ms. Sol Lagmay, Vice President and Chairperson of ShDa housing Fair, the Davao market has tremendously escalated over the years,

prompting developers to grow with the demands of the market. From investors to yuppies (young earning professionals) to young couples and even students, all brackets of the social sphere are leaning toward finding peace, serenity, and security within the bounds of something that they can call home.

In addition, Ms. Lamay is truly proud of the move-

ment as it not only put Davao in the real estate map but also helped make it a global investment hub. truly, shopping for a home has never been this fun and exciting.

If you have been looking for a home, head on to the atrium of the abreeza ayala Mall and visit the spectacular real estate exhibit and you might just find what you are looking for – and more.

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Power Mac Center offers training for Apple users in Davao City t

hE journey to mastering Mac and iOS devices begins at Power Mac Center as the country’s most reliable apple partner rolls out a series of training courses catering exclusively to students and young professionals in Davao. the Power Mac Center training Marathon in Davao aims to provide learning opportunities for apple users in the region through instructional classes designed to equip participants with the essential skills to help them get the most from their favorite apple devices.

“In keeping with its commitment to provide the highest quality of training education to apple customers in the Philippines, Power Mac Center is proud to unveil the training Marathon tailored to meet the needs of our select audiences quickly and effectively. this training series is a first for Power Mac Center and is a great chance to offer specialized knowledge on Mac and iOS devices,” said Power Mac Center Marketing Director Joey alvarez.

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OU may have thought that the big desktop computer with the bulky beige box has disappeared completely, but that’s not the case; it’s just had a significant facelift. With the wave of slim, sleek tablets and notebooks on the market today, the PC of old is unrecognizable.

PCs are going through a transformation towards slimmer designs and touch screens. Customers are leading that push and demanding devices that are ideally suited to our home and work life.

Features like Intel’s Wireless Display or Wi-Dialso mean that you can stream videos, photos, or apps to your home theatre system with just a few clicks.

More and more people across asia are rethinking what they know about PCs. Research firm IDC shows that the number of desktop PCs bought by consumers in Indonesia in 2013 grew by 22 percent compared with 2012. In Malaysia, the

Enhancing the learning process for the training series are in-depth lectures and discussions as well as hands-on exercises conducted by apple Certified trainers to ensure that trainees receive expert instruction and guidance per course.

Courses include Mac Integration Basics which teaches participants how to set up their system and network services such as file sharing, printing, di-

rectory services, email and more; Mavericks 101 which gives participants a head start in the functionality of Mac OS X, including the best methods that effectively support system users; iOS app Development Basic which serves as an introductory course for application development on iOS devices; iOS app Development advance which is engineered to provide participants with

intermediate skills in this exciting field; and the Kiddie training which offers programming and game development courses intended for a younger audience, such as Blueprint Lite, Xcode, Game Salad, and Scratch. the schedule for the Power Mac Center training Marathon in Davao is as follows: Mavericks 101 – Sept. 16-18; Mac Integration Basics – Sept. 19; Kiddie training – Sept.

20; iOS app Development Basic – Sept. 22-24; and iOS app Development advance – Sept. 25-27.

Registration for the Power Mac Center training Marathon in Davao is on a first come, first served basis since slots available per training course are limited. Interested participants are encouraged to register online at http://tinyurl. com/davaotrainingmarathon2014 or at the

Intel: The PC is reborn

Power Mac Center SM Lanang Premier at the third Floor Cyberzone, SM Lanang Premier, JP Laurel ave., Lanang, Davao City. take advantage of your apple devices with the Power Mac Center training Marathon in Davao. For more information, email workshops@powermaccenter.com or call 0917-6220395 or 09088856277.

The emergence of the new home PCs

number was 14 percent more,while Vietnam grew by 17 percent over the same time. australia saw a five percent rise in sales for consumer desktop PCs, signalling that interest is growing. think back ten years ago when the home computer took up an entire desk or corner of the home office. today, new home PCs are so small they take up the same amount of space as a CD case. Others can hang on the back of a tV, sit on the kitchen bench, or be purposefully designed to double as the home multimedia and entertainment hub. there is a bigger variety of PCs available than ever before across a range of different prices, including cheaper desktops that come with Intel Celeron or Pentium processors inside. these entry-level computers are great for students who need to study, or for using at home to watch movies, browse social media, or even store photos.

all-in-one devices in which the monitor and main PC components are integrated in one unit are a great choice, and if you buy a portable model they can be moved around the home or even hung on the wall. another popular alternative is the Intel Next Unit of Computing kit, known as NUC,which allows you to build your own mini-computer. the traditional PC used to live in the home office or the corner of the lounge room, but that’s all changing. to figure out which is the best range of devices for your home, think of what you and your family do in each room. think outside the box: how can your device help you outside the lounge room or study?

Ideal for the kitchen, the all in One PC is deceptively slim, but don’t let its sleek lines and compact form fool you. It has the features of a complete desktop system. You can browse recipes on the internet and automatically

create shopping lists and email them to your family to pick up on the way home.

It doesn’t end there; these devices can do so much more than. Some models recline and lie completely flat, and others feature a built-in battery so you can easily carry them to any room. You can create documents, share photos, or watch movies anywhere on the large high definition screen. It also means you can use them to study quietly, work, or watch a movie in peace.

Make sure you select an all-in-One with an Intel® Core™ processor to get the most out of your machine.

Models that support multitouch will let you play games together as a whole family, and if you buy a model that lies flat you can turn it into a gaming center.

It’s multi-user, multi-touch computing.

For something really special, take a look at the Intel NUC devices. these ultra-compact PCs

measure just four-inches square and are ideal for the home entertainment space, acting as a multimedia hub just tucked below or behind the screen. think of it this way: anything your old traditional PC can do, the Intel NUC can do, and it only takes up four inches of space.

If you’ve always wanted a digital jukebox, or have an extensive collection of movies saved to your hard drive, the NUC is the device for you. a NUC powered by the 4th generation Intel Core i5 processor comes compete with Intel hD

Graphics to ensure a brilliant high definition experience.

But watching blockbuster movies and listening to music is not all you can do with a NUC. You can still browse your social media and check email, and if you hook it up to a smart tV with a web cam you’ll be able to video chat with the whole family visible on the screen.

From all-in-One to NUCs and other slim PCs, the “desktop PC” has become a range of options, giving you lots of choices for your home PCs.

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Comfort and convenience at the Exchange Regency Ortigas When looking for a hotel to stay in Metro Manila, it is often difficult to strike a balance between affordability, comfort, and location. The perfect locations or the best appointments often mean expensive rooms while affordable rooms often mean a location further from the action or more basic facilities. The exchange Regency Residence hotel at aims to change all of that at by offering comfortable spaces together with facilities and amenities normally available in more expensive hotels.

The hotel’s rooms are cozy and well-designed with amenities such as a coffee and tea-making facility, 32-inch LeD cable television, and an in-room safe that can accommodate up to 15-inch laptops which is actually a feature that is not common even in more upscale properties.

Located at the corner of Meralco and exchange Avenues, the 216-room hotel managed by hospitality International, Inc. sports a contemporary design that is located right where the action in Ortigas Center is. Shoppaholics who wish to shop at SM Me-

Premier room. gamall or at Shangri-la Mall can take a short five-minute cab ride. I loved the proximity of the hotel to these shopping meccas which meant that I skip Manila’s horrendous traffic and save time for more shopping. nightowls will also love the night-life around the area as it is near the new trendier centres of Greenfields along Shaw and the Capitol Commons.

Those who plan to stay-in for the weekend and just chill out in the hotel will love the exchange Regency’s generous facilities such as a 25-meter outdoor pool, a kiddie pool, a fitness centre, as well as a recreation room equipped with its own full-sized pool table, putting green, and a playground for kids.

Although the exchange Regency has no restaurant, there are plenty of dining options available around the hotel’s ground level such as Tully’s Coffee, Mario’s Kitchen, and Benassi Restaurant. There is even a Family Mart 24-hour convenience store located just off the side of the hotel’s main entrance for those who are on a budget.

On the whole, the exchange Regency is a hotel that gives great value for your money and provides a nice balance of comfort, convenience, and affordability.

You can check out the Exchange Regency Residence Hotel at http://www.agoda. com/the-exchange-regencyresidence-hotel/hotel/manilaph.html.

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The pool area.

Coffee and tea-making facilities.

Dining choices around the hotel.

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Davcon hosts Kadayawan Bazaar

By Kai del Corro What is Kadayawan without The Great Kadayawan Trade Fair and Bazaar -- or as Davaeoños simply call it, ‘Davcon bazaar’?

For those who can’t stand being under the heat of the sun to watch the Floral Float Parade or the IndakIndak sa Kadalanan but still want to feel the celebratory vibe, the Davao Convention and Trade Center is definitely the place to be.

With both outdoor and indoor booths of food like shawarma, barbecue, fruits, and desserts, the Kadayawan Bazaar is a foodie’s heaven! You will find known and established eateries serving up their best dishes to hungry customers. But what’s more interesting are the food stalls by people who are either just starting and experimenting with businesses that they want to put up and those who simply love to cook and who only come out during the Kadayawan and Christmas bazaars at Davcon.

For a hundred pesos you can get huge sandwiches you don’t usually find in malls, like the Philly Cheese Steak that’ll make you savor each and every bite. If that doesn’t fill you up yet, the fruit shakes from the freshest picks of the season will definitely get you refreshed and hyped up for yet another round of shopping around the stalls.

Going indoors, you will find a myriad products and goodies that are all very visually attractive and sometimes in a way will make you hunger for soap! Soaps by Sparkling Touch will make you drool over their cakelooking and cupcake-shaped soap bars that smell almost like heaven!

If that isn’t enough to get you buying one of each of all the types of soap they have, you’ll be glad to know that they are all organic and herbal.

Their soap bars range from 60 pesos to almost 90 pesos per slice of soap cake. Though a bit pricey, you probably wouldn’t mind it because of how realistically food-like they look.

Annie Paler, owner and designer of the soaps at Sparkling Touch, talked about one of her soap cakes called Skywaves. “This is very sentimental to me because I came up with this design when I was in Japan after the tsunami had taken a lot of lives. I made this design in memory of the lives lost there.”

Not only was the Skywaves soap cake mouthwatering, it also had a deeper meaning to it, another reason to grab a slice of it.

After getting beauty products off of your must-buy list for the bazaar, it’s time to get your hands on the latest fashion finds imported from Bangkok to make sure you’ve got the trendiest looks for the rest of the year.

You will notice that most stalls sell clothes from tshirts to high waist shorts, dresses for smart casual occasions to jumpsuits and maxi dresses for fashion forward events and all for good buys ranging to 800 pesos at most!

Some booths have narrower markets like those that sell only workout gear, or those that sell only bikinis. But In Vogue by Jacklyn Ruiz has a more sizeable market.

In Vogue is one of the very few booths that actually cater to the fashionable plus sized women of Davao other than just catering to the girls that fit in free size.

The pieces you’ll find at Ruiz’s booth are unlike those you would usually find in malls that only make you feel fatter and less attractive. Ruiz said, “I started selling fashionable plus size clothing because a lot of people ask me where I buy my clothes kasi ako personally plus sized and they even offered to buy my clothes!”

Because of the demand and the sentiment she had towards women like her, her usual trips to Bangkok to buy free sized clothing now include making purchases for her new market.

Going around the bazaar and getting to know the owners and their products, you will surely feel that Davao is indeed still very homey and that the people are very friendly. It may get crowded but it’s never uncomfortable because the Kadayawan vibe and spirit is strong in each and every Davaoeño. Happy Kadayawan!

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Durian and the World Wide Web

InDeeD, there are two sides to every story. On one end, there are those who as-amatter-of-fact claims that it smells funny and tastes even funnier. The smell I can attest to but the taste... well, maybe that’s a different story. Oh and on the other end, there’s us...who love to dibble our fingers on those ball of pungent creamy heaven goodness with a tall glass of cold drink any time of any day.

Durian is a caloriedense fruit (357 calories and 13 grams of healthy fat in 1 cup serving) thus is always found on the ‘in moderation’ list of foods. nonetheless, with time, the world has learned to embrace the durian and has since made a number of food choices.

From the simple candy to jams to chips, now, it has been made into shakes, smoothies and cake flavors loved by many.

As we embrace AUGUST and the KADAYAWAn for the City of Davao, let us take a virtual tour -- around the world wide web -- and see how it celebrates life with durian.

Today, be mesmerized with these delightfully easy to make and delicious durian flavored cakes that will truly give spark to our August feast staple.

Durian Butter Cake from http://www. ellenaguan.com/ Ingredients: 250g Self-Raising Flour (250g all purpose flour and 1 tsp baking powder), sifted 250g Unsalted Butter, soften 220g Caster Sugar 5 eggs 350g Fresh durian pulps 50ml Fresh Milk 1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract Procedure Preheat oven to 170 degrees.

In a dry bowl, scrape durian flesh from the pulps and set aside.

In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar

10-15 tbsp cream 3 tbsp whisky 1/3 cup rum

until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time. Continue beating. Gradually add and beat in the durian flesh until well combined.

Using a spatula, fold in half the sifted flour, milk and remaining flour.

Divide batter into prepared and greased pan -- hollowing it out slightly in the middle to prevent a dome in the centre.

Bake the cake for 40 – 45 minutes. Insert a toothpick in the middle to test if it is done.

Once cooked, remove cake from the oven. Allow to cool completely before cutting.

You can also add your favorite frosting.

Triple Layer Durian Cake from http://allrecipes.asia Ingredients 6 eggs, separated 3/16 cup oil ¼ cup water ¾ cup sugar 1 ½ cups cake flour 3/8 tsp baking powder 3/8 tsp salt 500g flesh of durian 1 tbsp milk

Procedure Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a dry clean bowl, whisk together egg yolks, half of the sugar, oil and tepid water.

In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt. Combine. Make a well in the middle and pour whisked egg yolk mixture.

Mix until smooth.

In another bowl, whip together egg whites until light and frothy. Slowly, add remaining sugar and beat until it forms stiff peaks.

Fold in 1/3 of the egg whites to the batter. Do not lose the air. Fold in remaining egg whites and incorporate.

Transfer to greased cake tin/pan. Bake for 3040 minutes. Once done, invert the cake immediately and let cool completely. Once cooled, run a knife around the cake to un-mold. Lift the cake and run the knife along the base before un-molding it completely. Cut cake into 3 (round pieces).

In a blender, puree durian flesh with milk until 80% smooth. Fold in cream and whisky.

With a cake stand, add a dollop of cream on the base and carefully place on layer of the cake. This will hold it in place. Brush with whisky. Spread half

of the durian puree. Repeat with remaining layers.

Frost the top with your favorite flavors. Serve.

Durian Cake from kimmy-cookingpleasure. blogspot.com Ingredients 180 grams butter 150 grams caster sugar 4 egg yolks 150 grams durian puree 180 grams self raising flour (180 grams cake flour with 1 ½ tsp baking powder) 2 tbsp milk 4 egg whites Procedure Line and grease a round or square baking tin.

In a dry bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in egg yolks one at a time until well combined. Stir in durian puree. Mix well.

Fold in flour and milk.

Mix well.

In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites until stiff. Fold beaten egg whites into the egg yolk mixture in 3 batches.

Pour mixture into prepared baking tin. Bake for 50-60 minutes.

Cook cake before serving.

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Meet Solenn Heussaff Foodie, model, host, actress and sports buff

By Kenneth Irving Ong

S: Ah yeah! Pero Durian… ‘di ko like. I like everything durian, like durian ice cream, durian cant, durian lahat pero yung fruit… every year I try it, baka ma-change yung taste pero hanggang ngayon di ko pa rin kaya.

MODEL, actress, foodie, and host, these are just a few of the colourful roles the multi-talented Solenn Heussaff plays on a daily basis.

She was on a recent romp around Davao to promote her GMA TV show Taste Buddies when I was able to catch up with her to talk about her love for food as well as upcoming projects.

Q: What has been keeping you busy?

Solenn: For two months medyo chill ako, so I was just doing Sunday AllStars and Taste Buddies tapos mga endorsement shoots. Pero nag start ako two days ago nag start ako sa MP, Manny Pacquiao sports show, bagong show ni Manny Pacquiao tungkol sa sports science, co-host ko cya dun. Tapos next week din start na show Illustrado, yung teleserye for GMA News pero ngayon nasa GMA tuning Sabado at 10PM. And next week din start na ng shoot ng re-make ng movie Tyanak. An indie file with dire Peke (Gallaga).

S: Actually, hindi ako masyado fashionista, everyone thinks I am a fashionista. Pero pag may events ako syempre naman I know the trends, designer ako dati so may taste naman ako, pero sa totoong buhay na-

man ayoko mag isip kung ano ang susuotin so lagi ako naka-jogging pants, sweater, sports clothes… mas comfortable ako sa sports clothes. I wear flat shoes, ayoko mag high heels, masakit talaga sa paa, chill lang ako.

Q: It is clear that you are a foodie but you don’t look it. How do you stay fit?

S: I enjoy food a lot, super malaki ako dati pero ngayon I am just being careful pero may cheat days pa rin ako. Or halimbawa kung malaki ang breakfast ko, liit nalang lunch ko tapos konti nalang for dinner.

Q: What will the Manny Pacqiuao show be all about?

S: The show is all about sports and comparing the physics in sports. So may scene sa first episode namin na kinocompare ang speed ng punch ni Manny to a shotgun and the science behind it and kung paano i-compare sa totoong buhay.

ery Saturday night on GMA, how was it so far?

S: Taste Buddies is already on its third year. Masaya kase kasama ko jan si Isabelle Daza, friends kami so super saya nung shooting. Tapos mahilig din kami kumainat sa sports so lahat ng bagong activities na try namin at mga bagong restaurants din na fe-feature namin.

Q: You also have a show called Taste Buddies ev-

Q: Have you tried durian?

Q: Aside from dieting, do you work out? What is your workout regimen?

S: I workout everyday.

Normally I have two hours of ploy in the morning, I alternate that with yoga at muay thai boxing. Sabi ko pa nga kay Manny nag bo-boxing na rin ako, pero natatawa lang ako kase sino nga ba ako para sabihan si Manny na boxer din ako.

Q: Regarding fashion, how would you describe your fashion sense?

Kristoffer Martin guest speaker at the 3rd Youth Leaders Summit in Cavite THERE’S always a room for firsts.

Showcasing his wit and enthralling charm as a successful teen actor, GMA Artist Center talent Kristoffer Martin spent his time by giving his first inspirational talk for the youth leaders of Cavite.

With its theme “Organizing New Young Leaders of Tomorrow,” Kristoffer blissfully joined the 3rd General Trias Youth Leaders Summit held at the auditorium of Lyceum of the Philippines in General Trias, Cavite last August 16.

Councilor Kerby Salazar, project head of the 3rd Youth Leaders Summit, said that he was confident that the young actor, because of his experiences and advoca-

cies, can definitely inspire and help the youth in partaking to a better nation building.

According to Kristoffer, it’s his first time to be a guest speaker for a youth leadership gathering.

The teen actor, in his Instagram account, posted

how happy and grateful he is for being able to impart his knowledge and experiences to the youth.

“Done with the seminar!

Sobrang saya! Almost 700 students attended the seminar. Sobrang appreciative niyong lahat.

Sobrang ramdam ko na

nakikinig kayo sa akin at ang sarap niyo kausap.

Attentive at game lahat.

First time to talk in public about a matter that really matters, Ang saya!! Thank you guys! Hope you learned a lot from me.”

Held annually, the General Trias Youth Leaders Summit aims to empower the younger generation through organizing seminars and fellowships for the youth leaders of the municipalities of Amadeo, General Trias and Tanza and the City of Trece Martires through a whole-day dedicated activity.

Meanwhile, Kristoffer Martin is part of GMA Network’s musical variety program Sunday All Stars which airs every Sunday.

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EVENT

Santos Land recognizes 2nd quarter’s top grossers

By Vannah Ang The Santos Land Development Corporation (SLDC), a family corporation engaged in real estate development, held its 2nd quarter Sales and Marketing Recognition at the Grand Men Seng hotel on July 25 as the company continues to engage in land development and related business ventures complementing achievement of its corporate vision as a topnotch community builder.

The event was highlighted by the bestowal of special awards to SLDC’s quota producers for the 2nd quarter of 2014 by nora S. Morada, SLDC chairman of the board, and Antonio “Tony Boy” S. Domingo, the company president.

The Top Sales Director award was handed to Alma Apolonio for surpassing the quota of P7 million with sales worth P12.6 million.

The Top Sales Manager award was won by Carolyn

Medel, for surpassing the quota of P5 million with sales worth P10.8 million.

The Top Sales executive award was given to Benjamin Ocampo, for surpassing the quota of P4 million with sales worth P6.80 million.

SLDC has many completed and on-going real estate development and construction projects, including Celerina Subdivision, Ilumina estates and La Vista Monte.

Celerina Subdivision is located at Baranggay Ca-

Mr. Antonio Tony Boy S. Domingo,SLDC president.

Call: 224-0733 • Tionko St., Davao City

bantian, Buhangin with a gross area of 69,712 sq. m. and total saleable lots of 206.

Ilumina estates is nestled in Brgy. Communal, Davao City with a gross area of 7.8476 hectares which is under PD 957 type of development. It has 240 saleable lots intended for middle income and high end clients. This area covers the Phase 1 only and the additional area for Phase 2 & 3 is in the pipelineg with an area of 152,235sq.m.

La Vista Monte Village is located at Bo. Matina Pangi, Davao City with a gross area of 31.6377 hectares developed into two (2) phases; Phase 1 was intended and developed for affordable and economic housing units while Phase 2 is being developed in accordance with PD 957 development and is intended for high and middle income clients.

It is the heart of SLDC to develop housing projects and programs that will be proactive or pioneering in the industry, at the same time offering solutions to the current socioeconomic issues and problems in the country.

It is committed to contribute to the growth of the industry in being a professional and responsible developer.

Mr. Antonio Tony Boy S. Domingo,SLDC president together with SLDC Sales and Marketing.

Ms Carolyn Medel, Top Sales Manager.

Mr. Benjamin Ocampo, Top Sales Executive.

Ms Alma Apolonio,Top Sales Director.

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PAF drops Ateneo belles P

Alyssa Valdez battled the flu eatched helplessly

by Fille Cainglet and Lino Cayetano (Photo: Leo Lopez)

hILIPPINE air Force (PaF) head Coach Clarence “aying” Esteban pulled the biggest rabbit out his proverbial hat by starting a threegame bench warmer who made all the difference as the air Spikers withstood the gutsy effort of reigning UaaP queens the ateneo de Manila University (adMU) Lady Eagles 2520, 25-22, 25-22 to catch the last bus to the Final Four in the lone playoff encounter in the ongoing Shakey’s V-League Open Conference here.

Esteban, who had been utilizing a steady set of starters, called on former PaF skipper Liza de Ramos to start in place of former Davao Lady agilas star Neneng tapic in a move that caught many aficionados by surprise. De Ramos had not even seen any floor time over the last three matches and tapic was coming off one of her best all-around showings in their quarterfinals loss to defending champions Cagayan Valley that the move was a virtual head-scratcher.

One observer even noted, “…air Force has to fight youth with youth and this move looks des-

perate…” however, the former Letran stalwart proved to be the X-Factor for the air Spikers as she shadowed league scoring leader alyssa Valdez; forcing the ateneo captain into uncharacteristically low percentage shot selections while contributing on offense and setting the tempo for PaF in the opening set. For every positive result the air Spikers achieved, de Ramos amplified it with an unabashed fist pump or a shriek of approval as her younger teammates responded to the good vibe she went out and set.

For the Lady Eagles, bad news came down on them like the dark gray skies that eventually turned into precipitation on the SJa as Valdez arrived with severe nasal congestion, a fever and a spirit that was being troubled by her physical condition. the 21-year-old “Phenom” from Batangas was even seen in tears at their bench, being consoled by injured teammate Ella de Jesus during warmups and was obviously struggling to stay upbeat despite her flu-like symptoms.

More teams in Kayak Challenge Top seed Halep ousted M

ORE teams are joining the Mayor Rody & Vice Mayor Pulong Duterte 2014 Kadayawan Kayaking Challenge slated this Saturday, aug. 23 at the Lanang Beach aplaya Resort.

Bugsay Dabaw president Danilo “Jun” Bacus said that among the teams also seeing action are the CaRE Group of Digos City, Lumad, amihan sa Dahican of Mati, tribung Mindanao Mountaineering Club (tRIMMOC), hadams of Digos, Moksay, tRIMMOC Panabo, astorga Mountaineering and Ecological Conservation (aMECC) and the hiraya Minokawa

Dabaw.

“We are expecting more teams to join before the deadline of registration on aug. 23 at 7 a.m.,” said Bacus. the categories are the Novice-Beginners’ Men and Women’s Singles, Open Elite Men and Women’s Singles, Novice-Beginners’ Mixed tandem and Open Elite Mixed tandem.

Registration is free.

Participants, however, must still have to fill up their registration form at the City Sports Development Division office, 2nd floor of the DILG Bldg., inside the Davao City Recre-

ation Center (almendras gym). the event is sponsored by the City Mayor’s Office-SDD under officer-in-charge William “Butch” Ramirez and supported by Kurmat Enterprises, Nature’s Spring Water, Marina tuna, Davao Livestrong Builders, ForePlay Promotions, Onyol Prints and the Davao City Sports Consumer Cooperative.

It is included in the 29th Kadayawan sa Dabaw Sports Festival as part also of the comprehensive sports program called the Duterte Game Plan.

session,” said Palazuelo, also regional director of the arnis Philippines Inc. (aRPI), the solely accredited arnis arm and association in the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). aRPI has the sole right to officially supervise all arnis affairs in the country as the National Sports association (NSa). “arnis is the Filipino martial art and we want to promote, propagate and preserve it,” Palazuelo

said.

Registration in the workshop is free. Participants, however, must only buy their own arnis sticks in a discounted price. after the workshop, the participants in the 12 and above age category will have its own tournament to select the best students.

“We also want to discover and develop more potential arnis players here,” Palazuelo said.

Kadayawan Arnis at Abreeza Mall Aug. 23

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hE Kadayawan sa Dabaw arnis Workshop and tournament is set this Saturday, august 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the abreeza Mall activity area.

Organizer Mario Palazuelo of the Kapatiring Doble Olisi Eskrima said the workshop is open to all boys and girls aging 12 years old and above. “however, the Under 12 kids can still join the workshop except in the sparring

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LOVaKIa'S Magdalena Rybarikova sent top-seeded Simona halep crashing out of the Wta tour's Connecticut Open in one of two second round upsets at the final US Open tune-up. halep, the reigning champ, on tuesday had her serve broken six times and Rybarikova saved 10 of 14 break opportunities en route to a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory at the Connecticut tennis Center facility.

Second-seeded Petra Kvitova, last year's runner-up to halep, cruised past Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals in a match that lasted just 48 minutes on the hardcourts.

Unseeded alison Riske became the first player to reach the quarters by upsetting sixth-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta, 6-1, 7-6 (7/3). american Riske, who never trailed in the second set tie-breaker, blasted eight aces and was a perfect five for five on break points in the 94-minute match. "there are a lot of top players here. I'm definitely proud to be the

OUSTED. Top seed Simona Halep

lone american left, and hopefully I can keep it rolling," she said.

"I knew that I had to attack her second serve because she places her first serve so well. I felt like I was going to get looks at it at any moment, so I just kind of stuck with it, and I ended up returning well today. I just played solid."

Riske jumped out to a 3-1 second set lead, but Pennetta was able to tie it at 3-3. the players held serve the rest of the way, setting the stage for the tie-breaker.

Riske snapped a fourmatch losing streak with a straight set victory over Casey Dellacqua in her tournament opener.

Riske next faces Rybarikova.

In other second round action tuesday, Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova eased past France's Caroline Garcia in straight sets win of 7-5, 6-2.

Zahlavova Strycova had two aces, went fourfor-five on break points and saved 12 of 13 on her own serve in the onehour, four- minute match.

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TOP PICK. Stanley Pringle could go as top pick in this year’s PBA Draft. Nuki Sabio

SLAM. Import Mike Harry of the Royal Mandaya-CMO dunks against MP Hotel during the Kadayawan Invitational Basketball tournament last Tuesday. Lean Daval Jr.

Pringle, Banchero shine in PBA Draft Combine C hRIS Banchero owned all of the athletic tests in the first day of the PBa Draft Combine. In Day 2, it was Stanley Pringle’s and Matt Rosser’s time to show the coaches and media members their athleticism at the Gatorade hoops Center in Mandaluyong.

Pringle ruled the ¾ court sprint as he clocked in at 3.06 seconds followed

by Quintin heruela at 3.09 seconds.

Rosser and Pringle topped the maximum vertical leap as they got 68 and 65.2 inches, respectively. heruela won the lane agility drill as he finished after 8.57 seconds while Rosser was second at 8.75 seconds.

Pringle is expected to be the first overall pick by

GlobalPort Batang Pier for the 2014 PBa Draft on august 24. the Fil-am, however, refuses to think about the future just yet.

“Right now, I try not to think about where I’d land.

I’m happy just to be in the draft,” Pringle said. “I’m just another player who’s going to play hard each and every day. I’ll practice hard, not just in the game.”

“I’ll try to be a leader, to push the team. I’ll be a team player, I won’t be selfish.”

In the practice games, Pringle showed off his speed, agility, and ability to penetrate which drew comparisons to Jayson Castro and even Willie Miller.

Rosser on the other hand was playing very good defense, leading people to say he could be the second coming of Gabe Norwood.

hE GlobalPort Batang Pier, despite backing down on an earlier declaration, are finally decided on making Stanley Pringle the first overall pick of the 2014 PBa Draft on Sunday at Robinsons Place Manila. the team had previously named Pringle as its choice for the top pick but was forced to rethink its plans after the player was reported to have been expecting a salary above the maximum allowed by the league for rookies.

But GlobalPort team manager BJ Manalo confirmed to Interaksyon. com that Pringle and the Batang Pier have already

sorted out the matter and the team is once again set in its choice at No. 1. “he understands it.

We told him that there are rules in terms of salary.

Of course, we understand him when he told us of his asking price because he’s been receiving such salary when he was playing in Europe but this is the PBa,” Manalo said.

“We have to follow the rules. he understands.”

Pringle, a 6-foot-1 guard with experience playing not only in the aSEaN Basketball League but also in Belgium, Poland and Ukraine, is considered as the top talent in this draft.

Gilas’ Castro injured, GolbalPort to tab Pringle Batang Gilas wins t G

ILaS Pilipinas came up short versus Euskadi-Basque in their latest tuneup game, 75-66, but to make matters worse, FIBa asia Championship Mythical Five team member Jayson Castro reportedly suffered an ankle injury in the process. the Philippines managed just 12 points in each of the first two quarters, but put up a late fourth quarter run, 27-18, to make the final score more respectable.

Naturalized center andray Blatche led the way with 19 points and seven rebounds, while Marc Pingris added 10 markers and nine boards.

Castro logged just 11 minutes of action for two points, before leaving the game.

Meantime, the Philippine national youth basketball team cruised to an easy victory in their tournament opener, routing Jordan, 8560, to launch their FIBa asia Under-18 Championship campaign on Wednesday in Doha, Qatar.

San Beda guard Radge tongco scored 24 points on 11-for-17 shooting while andrei Caracut had 11 points, six assists and three steals to lead Batang Gilas to its first victory.

Paul Desiderio and Chino Mosqueda both finished with 10 for the Filipinos.

Batang Gilas dominated the middle two quarters, outscoring their foes, 5816, to all but seal the win even before the start of the fourth quarter. the game started out close with the game tied at 16-all early in the second quarter before Caracut and tongco combined to score all of the team’s points in a 15-4 run.

Desiderio, fresh off the FIBa Under-17 World Championship in Dubai, would later heat up as well as he fired off seven consecutive points on a three-pointer, two free throws and a putback to give the Philippines a 16-point lead, 40-24.

they replicated their dominating performance in the third, where they outscored Jordan, 28-13, and led by as much as 33 points, 72-39.

Batang Gilas scored nine of the last 12 points of the quarter.

Dave Yu gave the Filipinos their highest lead of the game after scoring the first points of the fourth to make it a 35-point advantage, 7439. the Philippines will face Korea in their next game in Group B. the Koreans will likely be a tougher opponent as the East asian side defeated Jordan, 95-38, on opening day.

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Manny skips PBA Draft workout

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aY 2 of the PBa Draft Combine featured stars from the UaaP, NCaa, PBa D-League, and aBL. Yet, one relative unknown got the most interest from the media members present at the Gatorade hoops Center. the reason? he shares his surname with the reigning WBO welterweight champion of the world and the Congressman of the lone district of Sarangani.

Rene Pacquiao is an unassuming 27-year-old basketball player who came from Cebu’s Southwestern University. at 6-foot-5 inches, he was one of the tallest in the field. he has a soft touch from the outside and a good mix of post-up moves. there are better bigs who applied for the draft. NCaa products such as Jake and Kyle Pascual are more polished. UaaP graduates such as Raul Soyud and Papot Paredes

have more upside.

Yet, Rene Pacquiao trumps them all because on draft day, a team will surely select him.

Manny Pacquiao, the head coach of team KIa and a 2014 PBa Draft applicant, already expressed his desire to select his cousin. the world champion boxer was not able to attend the PBa Draft Combine. he asked to be excused from the activity as he had important things to do for his constituents in Sarangani. With the vacuum created by Manny Pacquiao’s absence, the media members turned their attention to Rene who tried his best to answer the questions hurled his way.

SAVE. A player from Davao City National High School saves a point during theheated finals action against Tagum City National High School in the recent Shakeys Girls V League Southern Mindanao Finals held at Davao Doctor’s College Gym. Lean Daval Jr.

BEATING THE PACMAN

TRMH-CMO pounds on Manny’s MP Hotel 81-64

By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO

SHOWING UP. Manny Pacquio lays up in a game between his team MP Hotel and The Royal Mandaya Hotel-CMO during the Kadayawan Invitational Basketball tournament last Tuesday.

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F this were a boxing match, Manny Pacquiao is down for the full count three-fourths into the fight. But this is basketball and who the heck cares if Manny Pacquiao loses? In fact, some of the jampacked gallery started leaving by the end of the first half. then again, who cares? this is basketball. the part-time 8-division champion boxing superstar, part-time congressman, and soonto-be part-time basketball coach and professional cager, went down badly with his team MP hotel on tuesday night to the Royal Mandaya hotel-CMO, 81-64, in the 2014 Kadayawan Invitational Basketball tour-

nament at the Davao City Recreation Center. the crowd went wild the moment Pacquiao took to the floor wearing the MP hotel’s all-black kit and no. 17 on his back. the ovation rose to a crescendo when the appointed coach of Kia in the next PBa season hit a triple from the left wing to open up the scoring for his team, a little over a minute into the game.

“May tira pala,” tRMh-CMO coach Ronel Leuterio said from the sidelines. two other jumpers from midrange over the outstretched arms of american import Mike harry, convinced Leuterio and the basketball-crazy Dabawenyos that the Pacman can play.

Leuterio sued for time midway in the first quarter and ordered Pacquiao shackled. the hoteliers took a 28-17 lead after the first period and Pacquiao had 7 of his team’s output.

“Mas maganda na may

gwardya tayo kasi kailangan kong masanay na sa ganito,” said Pacquiao in an interview after the match.

With Pacquiao shadowed by Darwin Cordero, ironically cut by Pacquiao’s Kia squad during tryouts, the Sarangani congressman threw a pair of airballs and was stolen on the dribble. he had a nice cut under the basket in a backdoor play but missed the stab. he was taken out after playing 18 minutes through two quarters.

Pacquiao’s team was down 42-33 at the turn.

In the third quarter, MP hotel’s import Victor Wade picked up his fourth foul and had to sit down with 7:03 left and thRMh-CMO on top 6655. With Wade out of the lane, harry imposed his will inside to give tRMhCMO a 58-49 lead.

In the fourth, a double technical slapped on Jay Collado and a foul on Celestino Cruz gave tRMhCMO six freebies and

possession. the hoteliers went 5 of 6 in that trip to the line by Cruz and Mark Yee and the lead ballooned to 72-57. Pacquiao’s team was never in the fight after that.

“Nagulat ako na tumitira si Manny. Overall I am happy to see him play but more than that I am happy we won and get back into contention.

I like the way my boys played tonight with that level of intensity,” said Leuterio. tRMh-CMO, led by Eman Calo with 18, is now 1-1 after a shocking loss to Montaña Pawnshop in their first outing. harry had 15 and Cordero added 13. MP hotel dropped to 0-2. then again who cares? Manny led his team with 10 points and yes, this is basketball.

In the first game, Goldstar hardware defeated Montaña Pawnshop to mathematically advance to the finals with two wins in as many starts.