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PO1 Joeffer Villegas, one of eight relieved intelligence operatives of Toril Police Station following the complaint of the family of Manuel Antipasado Coral VII who was slain last Saturday, eludes media practitioners during a press briefing led by Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 director Chief Superintendent Wendy G. Rosario at the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) yesterday. Villegas, together with the seven intelligence operatives, was at the DCPO to clear their names in Coral VII killing. Lean Daval Jr.

FELONIA FILES MR INSIDE King slay alleged mastermind claims prosecutor railroaded information

By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

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ORMER Regional Investigation Unit (RIU) Chief Superintendent Leonardo Felonia filed a motion for reconsideration

on Wednesday afternoon after receiving the resolution of prosecutor Panfilo Lovitos charging him to murder for the death of

Cebu-based hotelier Richard Lim King.

Six hours after receiving a

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A circular halo around the sun casts over Davao City is seen behind a waving Philippine flag at Quezon Park yesterday. The optical phenomenon known as the ‘22 halo of the sun’ occurs due to refraction of sunlight against ice crystals present in cirrus clouds within the Earth’s atmosphere.

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3 King murder suspects want witness protection

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HE three suspects in the killing of Cebu-based hotelier Richard Lim King want to be placed under the government’s Witness Protection Program (WPP) for fear of what could happen to them once newly indicted Senior Superintendent Leonardo Felonia, former head of the Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU) 11, enters the same cell.

“They are worried for their safety once Felonia is jailed along with them,” lawyer Bhen Joseph Tesiorna told Edge Davao yesterday.

Tesiorna stands as

the legal counsel of suspects Paul Dave Labang, the self-confessed gunman, and his co-accused Rommel and Rodel dela Cerna. The three are detained at the Davao City Police Office.

“What they are afraid of is that Felonia is powerful. What are my clients but poor people?”

Tesiorna said.

He said there is a big possibility that Felonia will be also detained in the same cell because the DCPO is the investigating team of the King case. This will only change if there is a com-

E M P O R A R I LY relieved Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director Senior Superintendent Vicente D. Danao might be back in his post by October 1.

This was divulged to Edge Davao by a source who asked not to be identified.

Danao had been temporarily relieved on September 1 because of an administrative case stemming from a com-

plaint of physical injury filed against him by his own wife in 2002.

“Somebody told me that he will be back by then (October 1),” the source said in an interview yesterday.

In a separate interview yesterday held at the DCPO conference hall, Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 regional director Chief Superintendent Wendy Rosario said Danao can get his posi-

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No terror threat in Davao: Duterte

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR. abf@edgedavao.net

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ESPITE the bombing incident in General Santos City on Tuesday night, Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte said he has not received any terror threat on Davao City.

In an interview Wednesday night, Duterte said Davao City “has no enemy” among terrorist groups that could prompt a bombing here.

“There ought to be no reason… because we are

always being equitable and fair in our feelings.

All of us here, whether the Muslims, the Lumads, or Christians, we treat them equally,” he said.

Duterte said the bombing in GenSan is not connected with the terror threat in the city which was relayed to him

by President Aquino last June.

The mayor said he will not meddle with the

tion back as the highest police official in the city.

“You need to remember that Danao is just temporarily relieved not permanently relieved, so he can still go back to his position,” Rosario said.

He also said Danao’s position is not yet vacant.

Rosario said he expects to receive this week or next week the result of the investigation conducted by a fact-finding committee formed to in-

vestigate whether Danao is still fit to be the city police director.

Earlier this month, Rosario ordered the assessment and deliberation of Danao’s accomplishments while he was still in office and if the case filed against him will affect his work.

Rosario said he has already ordered the fact-finding committee to expedite its investigation

decision of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to heighten alert in the region after the incident in General Santos City.

The GenSan blast, staged in front of City Hall, injured nine people.

The military has said the intent was not to kill but merely to scare people.

“In case, during critical times, hindi ako nakiki-

alam (I do not intervene).

The decision of the military and the police are final,” Duterte said. “We just take care of ourselves,” he added.

The mayor said he learned of the GenSan incident when he met Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 director Chief Superintendent Wendy Rosario on the plane.

He said based on the

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By Funny Pearl A. Gajunera Correspondent

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OLICE filed a complaint against members of progressive groups who staged a lighting protest inside SM Lanang Premier during the visit of President Benigno Aquino on September 8.

The complaint was filed last Tuesday at the Regional Trial Court on regular proceeding.

Sta. Ana Police Station commander Superintendent RoyinaGarma said

they filed a case of Tumult and Disorder in Public against Sheen Duazo, secretary general of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) in Southern Mindanao, and others who were unidentified.

She said they are still trying to identify the other persons involved by reviewing the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system of the mall.

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LL roads lead to The Marco Polo Davao in Davao City as the first Southern Mindanao Growth Corridor (SMGC) Investment Forum happens today, Friday.

Some 200 businessmen will participate in the event, part of three-day series of activities organized by three different foreign chambers based in Davao City. Forty percent of the participants are expected to be coming from foreign countries and areas outside Mindanao.

The forum was organized by the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines Inc. (Amcham) in Davao, European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines Inc. (ECCP) and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Mindanao

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte discusses federalism and other political issues during a forum initiated by the Political Science students of the University of Mindanao (UM) Wednesday afternoon. Lean Daval Jr.

Inc. (JCCM).

“The event is envisioned as an annual assembly of business people and policymakers, with a common interest to take advantage of the potential of the Southern Mindanao region; particularly in light of the opportunities represented by ASEAN integration,” AmCham president Philip Dizon said.

Dizon said that they aim to promote Southern Mindanao—especially from General Santos City all the way to Davao Oriental -- as a prime investment hub for both local and foreign investors.

The forum is conducted in cooperation with Department of Trade and Industry, Board of Investment, Mindanao Devel-

Isla Verde roads 8 cops probed in murder case yet to be rebuilt

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IVE months after the great fire of Isla Verde, the road network project in the area has yet to be implemented as the bidding is still in the process.

Davao City Planning and Development Office head Marcelino P. Escalada said in yesterday’s I-Speak Media Forum that although the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) is already done with the program work of the P30-million lateral and

main road networks and P10-million foot bridge alignment in the area, the documents of the program are still in the hand of Bids and Awards Committee (BAC).

“We are now open for public bidding in terms of the implementation of the project,” Escalada said, adding that the bidding process will take several days.

He said the project will be started in 2015, with the bidding starting

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OUR women, one of them a minor, were arrested last Wednesday for allegedly extorting money from a broadcaster in exchange for manipulating the results of a listenership survey.

The entrapment operation was conducted by operatives of the San Pedro Police Station at around 2 : 15 p.m. on September 17 at a bakery located at the corner of Pelayo and Ponciano Streets in Davao City.

Police Officer (PO)2 Joseph Tuloy identified the suspects as Cherry Contemplo, 37; Gorine Bahinting, 18; Shio-eng

Lu Larida alias Kimberly Chua, 29; and a 17-yearold minor. All are residents of Barangay Dumanlas, Buhangin, Davao City.

Tuloy said ABS-CBN radio commentator Randy Caniedo, the complainant, executed a sworn affidavit in which he said the four asked his broadcast company to pay P7,000 each in exchange for manipulating the listenership rating in a survey.

“The complainant said the four were asking him to pay so that his program would be included in the list of top

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in the last week of September or the first week of October.

He said before the project is awarded to the winning bidder, his office will conduct an evaluation to see if the contractor is capable of completing the project.

Escalada said the program work was started two months after the April 4 incident, with the City Council approving the P30 million fund for the project.

“The take-off point P30 million was during the approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council),” he said.

He said after the approval of the fund, they immediately complied with the documentation requirements of the program, which are now in the BAC. Escalada said the road network program is part of the exit plan of Task Force Isla Verde which

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IGHT relieved police officers from Toril Police Precinct who were relieved last Tuesday for possible involvement in the killing of Manuel Corral VII were invited yesterday to the Davao City Police Station (DCPO) for interrogation by regional police director Chief Superintendent Wendy Rosario.

“I just want to personally talk to these relived officers so that I will know what they have to say on why they are involved in the case and for me to make an honest assessment,” Rosario told

reporters in a press conference yesterday.

The intelligence operatives were identified as Police Officer (PO)3 Catalino Jalalon, PO3 Rico Adlawan, PO2 Eugenio Mendez, Senior Police Officer (SPO)1 Jeremias Cunanan, PO2 Ric John Borja, PO2 Janwed Cagape, PO2 Bernardo Flauta, and PO1 Jeffer Villegas.

The eight intelligence operatives were transferred to the withholding center of DCPO last Tuesday upon the request of the family of murder vic-

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Relieved Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director Vicente D. Danao Jr. bares to members of local media at the Davao City Police Office yesterday that his grave misconduct and physical injuries case will be resolved next week. Lean Daval Jr.

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Phl, France ink bilateral agreements T

HE Philippines and France further strengthened bilateral relations with the signing of several agreements on transportation and communications, culture, and education.

In a statement delivered after his meeting with French President François Hollande, President Benigno Aquino said these agreements “will facilitate meaningful dialogue and fruitful exchanges between our two countries.”

One of these is the agreement on air services, which was signed

by Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya and French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Laurent Fabius.

President Aquino and President Hollande witnessed the signing during a simple ceremony held at the Elyseé Palace.

According to President Aquino, the air services agreement would “open more doors of opportunity for both our peoples, as we strengthen tourism, trade, business activity and our people-to-people ties.”

The two leaders also

witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the École Nationale d’Administration and the Development Academy of the Philippines, and the 2014-2017 Administrative Agreement on Cultural Cooperation.

“The agreement between the École Nationale d’Administration and the Development Academy of the Philippines looks into the establishment of training and exchanges that will benefit our many civil servants in the Philippines, as they work to provide improved services,” President Aquino said.

“In the same manner, cooperation in the cultural field will, without doubt, promote heritage conservation, language and arts training, and cultural management— areas that are of vital importance in fostering greater understanding, thus, adding to the reservoir of goodwill between our peoples,” he added.

In addition to the three bilateral agreements, the two leaders witnessed on Wednesday the signing of a contract entered into between 4G

HSBC meets PNoy in Belgium. President Benigno Aquino (center) meets with officials of HSBC led by Vice Chairman for Global Banking Kevan Watts (third from left), Global Head of Capital Financing Spencer Lake (second from left), and President and CEO for Philippines Wick Veloso (left) during the President’s state visit in Brussels, Belgium. HSBC discussed opportunities in the growth areas in the Philippines together with its investments in Alcatel Lucent and GLOBE Télécom for the purchase of equipment.

President Aquino and President Hollande also welcomed the forthcoming signing of the updat-

ed Philippines-France Arrangement on Defense Cooperation by Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian.

remains in a manageable level as workers try to look for better jobs.

He said the tourism council is the sixth council to be formed in five years.

“I hope that we will see a better direction with this council, with the objective of good practices will be met,” he said.

Atty. Jason Balais, chief of the MALS-LR Unit of the DOLE 11, said the tourism industry tripartite council will discuss issues pertaining to labor and employment.

He said the concern of the industry tripartite council is that there is less organized labor unions in the hotel industry in Davao Region. Balais said the membership of the council needs to be

equal in representation by labor, management, and government.

“Tripartism reduces the number of labor strikes because all sectors are met in a social dialogue approach,” Balais said.

He said in this forum, policies are discussed aligned with the Philippine Development goal of inclusive growth.

Angelica Torres, Vicechair of the Regional TIPC/ AITC 11, said the tripartite council will ensure compliance with basic labor standards, minimization of retrenchment and redundancy, conciliation and mediation trainings and reduction of labor disputes, and social dialogue. (PIA 11-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)

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HE Department of Labor and Employment in Davao Region formally convened the Hotel and Tourism Industry Council in Region 11 in response to the mandate of the government to help achieve its commitment of strengthening the different priority industries by tripartite advisement and providing a forum for sharing good practices.

Atty. Joffrey Suyao, regional director of the DOLE 11, said with the organization of the hotel and tourism industry, the emerging conditions of the Philippine global competitiveness will be addressed, consequently maintaining industrial peace and harmony.

He said just like other

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existing Industry Tripartite Councils in the region, the Tourism ITC will serve as a consultative and advisory mechanism in the formulation and implementation of labor and employment policies in the tourism industry that will affect labor, employment, and related concerns.

Venerando Cebrano, assistant regional director, said tourism is one of the key drivers of the economy in Mindanao.

He said the confab aims to assess the industry if its labor law-compliant and has good labor-management relations, all for industrial peace.

Cebrano said the employment rate for the city is 6.2 percent in 2014 while underemployment

the country and the bank’s commitment to support the projected business growth of its Philippine operations. Also present in the meeting were Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario, Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo, Secretary of the Cabinet Jose Rene Almendras, and Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala.

“We have made significant strides as well towards updating our bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement,” the President said. “The Philippines is in the process of

modernizing our armed forces and improving our defense capability, and we believe that France will be a reliable partner in this regard,” he added.

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DOT 6 eyes discount rates to counter Boracay losses due to China travel ban

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HE Department of Tourism (DOT) has come up with shortterm solutions and remedies in order to make up for the losses in Boracay caused by the travel ban advisory of China against the Philippines.

DOT 6 regional director Atty. Helen Catalbas sent a letter to Aklan officials, namely Lone District Rep. Teodorico T. Haresco, Governor Florencio T. Miraflores, Malay Mayor John P. Yap, and all provincial and municipal officials in Aklan as well as tourism stakeholders, resorts, hotels in Boracay, with some suggestions to counter the ill effects of the travel ban.

Among DOT 6’s suggestions are discounted room rates to Filipino tourists, discounted fare to Boracay in order to attract more Filipinos to travel to

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SEN. RALPH RECTO called on Department of Tourism to use part of its P3.6-billion travel tax collection to finance the construction of public restrooms across the country, particularly along the roads going to areas frequented by tourists. Recto said there is a clear absence of clean toilets along the roads outside Metro Manila. Philippine Star, September 14, 2014

THE International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says 40,000 of the 120,000 displaced Zamboanga City residents are still without permanent homes and living in difficult conditions today, one year after the Nur Misuari faction of the Moro National Liberation Front attacked the city.

PDI, September 15, 2014

the Island by tourist transport (land, air, and sea), and information dissemination about Boracay and discount offerings.

“There are 100 million Filipinos, and if we can only get one half percent of them to travel to Boracay, our empty rooms vacated by the Chinese tourists will soon be full again,” Catalbas said.

She said the Department of Tourism Region 6 will advertise through mass media, particularly in Metro Manila and in other places where the domestic tourist market is situated.

“The sooner we do these actions, the sooner we will be able to arrest cancellations and keep business going despite the unfortunate happening which we hope will end soon,” Catalbas added. (PNA)

$489 M THE BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS registered $489 million of net foreign portfolio investments in August, up from the previous month’s $322 million. About 66.4 percent of hot money were invested in the stock market. Manila Bulletin, September 14, 2014

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‘A Tribute to Teachers’ in Davao City on Sept 27 T

HIS year’s “A Tribute to Teachers” will be held at the SMX Convention Center’s Halls 1-3 in Davao City on September 27 from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

In a statement. Bato Balani Foundation, Inc. and Diwa Learning Systems Inc. said the annual gathering of teachers is part of the country’s celebration

of the National Teachers’ Month.

“The celebration aims to honor and pay homage to the teachers who have risen above themselves to become true catalysts of change,” the statement said.

Highlighting the celebration is the announcement of this year’s honorees for The Many Faces of

the Teacher search, which pays tribute to teachers who exemplify the nobility of the profession.

The new honorees will join the ranks of the country’s most exemplary teachers, which include Davao City’s own Randy Halasan who is this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Emergent Leader awardee and last year’s The Many

V5 continues to lead the way in delivering active and relevant public service through its various CSR efforts and programs that ultimately aim to promote health and wellness among Filipinos.

Most recently, TV5 and Radyo5 in Davao joined forces anew to launch a whole slew of month-long activities in the region that combined fitness, health, and fun, which is the Kapatid Network’s simple way of giving back to the community.

More importantly, these CSR activities also reflect the Network’s belief that a healthier, more productive, and more efficient citizenry will translate to a more progressive community.

Such activities included “Zumba Saturdays” wherein Davaoeños of all ages were able to participate in the country’s lat-

est easy-and-safe exercise craze. This activity, which was in partnership with Rotary 2000, had more than 200 participants, with families and groups of friends making this their weekly bonding and fitness activity.

The Kapatid Network and Radyo5 Davao once again partnered with Rotary 2000 for a blood-letting activity in support of the Philippine National Red Cross’ drive to increase the dwindling platelet supply for dengue victims. The network proudly served as the blood-letting activity’s main organizer as well as its critical partner for information dissemination.

Hand-in-hand this time with the Davao Doctor’s Hospital, TV5 and Radyo5 Davao also organized the “Operation Bukol and OB Screening” program with a number of surgeons, OB gyne-

cologists and other specialists. The program is aimed at addressing cancer prevention through early detection.

More than just the usual consultations, the doctors on call also conducted pre-natal screenings and free operations to remove cysts, mass and tumors.

Meanwhile, for the month of September, TV5 and Radyo5 Davao are all set to take their ‘give back’ initiative even further by also spearheading a citywide feeding program for children in various barangays in Davao. This activity is also meant to encourage children to drink milk for healthier bodies and sharper minds.

For interested donors and partners of TV5 and Radyo5 Davao’s upcoming CSR initiatives, please contact TV5 Davao’s Public Service Desk Coordinator, Sally Sanglay, via +63908-886-0442.

HE Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) Superintendents Commission will hold its national assembly on September 21 to 23, 2014 at The Marco Polo, Davao.

This commission is composed of diocesan and congregational superintendents representing Catholic schools, colleges, and universities in the country.

The theme for the assembly is “Catholic Identity and Mission: Key to Catholic School Effectiveness towards Social Transformation.”

Church leaders will

serve as resource persons on talks on the contextualization of the Philippine Catholic Schools Standards and Benchmarks for school-wide effectiveness.

Their participation and input are expected to contribute greatly to a meeting of minds among the local ordinary, congregational superiors, and superintendents on how to sustain the passion of Catholic educators in pursuing the delivery of a Catholic education that genuinely advocates and gives witness to social transformation.

The conference will also have discussions on

advocacies and directions of the CEAP and the rollout of the CSA (CEAP Superintendent’s Academy) modular programs.

Also included in the conference strands are legal updates related to private education, government laws and directives, and regulatory bodies that affect the operation of and impinges on the primary mission of Catholic schools.

The 2014 National Assembly also provides the opportunity for members to elect a new set of officers for the following positions: Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, and Auditor.

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Faces of the Teachers honoree.

Other past honorees are Bryan Rex Carreon and Brimbhot Eyas also from Davao City; 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees Christopher Bernido and Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido; 2008 Most Outstanding Mobile Teacher Jenelyn Baylon; stage director and teacher Dr. On-

ofre Pagsanghan; Loboc Children’s Choir Founder Alma Fernando-Taldo; Batibot founder Feny delos Angeles-Bautista; 2002 Intel Excellence in Teaching Awardee Dr. Josette T. Biyo; and Fr. James Reuter.

The search started in 2002 as an advocacy campaign designed to lift the status of teaching in the country.

Aside from the announcement of honorees, there will be entertainment and inspirational talks to be led by the Halasan.

For more information, log on to www.diwa. ph and www.batobalanifoundation.org.ph.

Updates are also available at https://www.facebook. com/tribute2teacher.

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Sail on, Balangay!

Text and Photos by HENRYLITO D. TACIO

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ENTION Butuan City and what comes to mind?

The former capital of Agusan del Norte, Agusan River, and the first Catholic Mass – these are some of the things that people think of when talking about Butuan.

But what most Filipinos don’t know is that Butuan is the place where the earliest watercraft known as balangay – pronounced as “ba-lang-hay” and now popularly called Butuan boat – was found.

Now considered as the city’s iconic symbol, it was first mentioned in the 16th Century in the Chronicles of Pigafetta.

One news report said: “The first wooden watercraft excavated in Southeast Asia, the balangay is only found in the Philippines where a flotilla of such prehistoric wooden boats exists. Nine specimens were discovered in 1976 in Butuan… and three have already been excavated.

Examination and extensive investigation reveals that the extant boats found at the excavation site date back to 320, 990 and 1250 AD.” About one-and-half kilometers away from the highway of Libertad is the Balangay Shrine Museum. It houses the relic of first balangay that was unearthed in the same place where the museum is now located.

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how the balangay was excavated.

Actually, the Balangay Site Museum is a field unit of the National Museum in Manila. In 1986, then President Corazon C. Aquino signed Presidential Proclamation No. 86, which declared the balangays as National Cultural Treasure. “No other locality in the Philippines can boast of such rare and extensive recovery of these maritime vessels,” said the information displayed at the entrance of the museum.

Adjacent to the balangay display are burial coffins. Actually, it was because of these wooden coffins that the first Butuan boat was discovered by accident. Pothunters were reportedly looking for funerary offerings when they encountered the planks of a boat which they mistook for another wooden coffin.

But it was longer than the normal sized coffin, so they reported the matter of the city government.

Since they lacked technical knowledge, the local government asked help from the National Museum which assessed the wooden planks to be part of a boat.

A formal archaeological excavation of the first Butuan boat was done in 1976. Several more balangays were unearthed then. However, only three were excavated and the rest were left in their original waterlogged condition which is proven to be the

best way to preserve them.

“The (balangays) were built following the shellfirst technique of putting the planks together with the use of wooden pegs,” the information displayed at the Butuan National Museum in barangay Doongan stated. “This technique is also known as the plankbuilt, edge-pegged method of boat building. Each boat is approximately 15 meters from prow to stern, and 3 meters across on its widest. The technique involves joining the fastening the planks permanently by dowels, which are inserted through the holes on the sides of the planks.

“The frames that support the boat are attached to lugs, or tambuko, which are rectangular protrusions carved from the planks. The lugs have holes to allow the cabo negro rope to be inserted to lash the frame to the planks.”

Based on the excavated balangays, the wood used for building these boats varied. Among the identified types of woods used were: “doongon” (Heritiera littoralis) for the keel for the first boat, “tugas” or molave (Vitex parvilofra) for the second boat, and “sangilo” (Pistacia chinesis) for the fourth boat. The pegs used for the first boat were “kamagong” (Diospyrus spp.)

With the size of balangay, historians contend that it was used for cargo and raiding purposes.

“The balangays are proofs that early man in the Philippines was seafaring and was relatively technologically advanced,” someone commented.

The balangay may also have helped spread the settlement of the Austronesian people around the Philippines and neighboring coastal regions of Southeast Asia and the Americas. The Tao people of Taiwan, for instance, have traditionally been adept at crafting balangays, which are held as a symbol of their people.

“The boat’s possible deeper significance is that it may be one of the carriers of Hindu-Buddhist cultural influence in the Philippine Archipelago long before Islam and Christianity arrived here.

Many scholars also say that the baybayin script arrived here through the same connection with Champa (China). Hence, you can deepen the cultural legacy of our ancestors,” historian Arnold M. Azurin was quoted as saying.

Two years ago, a new sailing vessel was discovered, what seems to be a massive balangay “mother boat,” estimated to be 25 meters long, versus the average 15-meter length of the other balangays. “(The newly-discovered boat) will need more technical verification to establish its connection and relationship with the other boats already excavated, so that we can know

its date, boat typology, and technology,” wrote Dr. Maria Bernadette L. Abrera, professor and chairperson of the Department of History at the University of the Philippines-Diliman, in an email to GMA News Online.

To know whether the original balangays were really seaworthy, the Kaya ng Pinoy, Inc. (yes, the group that conquered Mt. Everest in 2006) re-constructed balangays with the help of Badjao and other tribal members. The special wood for construction came from the established traditional source in southern Philippines, specifically Tawi-Tawi.

Traditional tools were used during the construction at the Manila Bay near the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex.

The reconstructed balangays sailed without the use of instruments, and only through the skills and traditional methods of the Badjao people. Covering a distance of 2,108 nautical miles or 3,908 kilometers, it travelled from Luzon through the Visayas to Mindanao, and Sulu, stopping off at numerous cities.

One of the boats, the 15-meter-long “Diwata ng Lahi,” is now on permanent display outside the National Museum.

The discoveries of all balangay boats started when the waterways of the city was dredged in 1974.

This led to the discovery of wooden coffins which

contain human skeletal remains and associated burial goods.

An investigation in 1975 headed by the National Museum uncovered the burial site dating to Ming Dynasty. “Wooden coffins with human remains, open burials of articulated and disarticulated remains, grave goods consisting of bowls, saucers, water droppers, parts of bows, shell bracelets, pottery, gold and copper ornaments were collected,” the information said.

The name “Butuan” is believed to have originated from the sour fruit locally called batuan. Other etymological sources say that it comes from a certain Datu Buntuan, a chieftain who once ruled over areas of the present-day city.

If you are interested to see all the balangays and other artifacts, why don’t you visit Butuan City? It can be reached by plane from Manila and Cebu. There is also a plane coming from Cagayan de Oro City, which is a fourhour ride by bus. Another alternative is to fly to Davao City, a distance of about 220 kilometers from Butuan City and a six-hour trip by air-con bus.

Butuan has boat connections with various Visayan ports and Manila.

Most ships go to the port of Nasipit, which is 18 kilometers west of Butuan City.

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ENATOR Ralph Recto is quite right in his proposal for government to spend good money in improving the state of our public toilets in the Philippines. Toilets in our country, also called comfort rooms, provide everything but comfort; they are a source of shame for those who worry about our image before visitors, especially tourists who come from countries which give premium to sanitation and hygiene.

More than what Filipinos care to admit, it seems part of our culture that we give sanitary toilets the least priority. This is evidenced by the shameful state of the CRs in most government buildings and some private offices.

Now comes Senator Recto asking the Department of Tourism (DOT) to use part of its P3.6-billion in travel tax collection every year to fund

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the construction of public restrooms across the country, particularly along the roads going to tourist destinations.

Recto’s advocacy should be expanded to include a program aimed at educating owners and managers of tourism-oriented companies to give priority to provide their establishments with sanitary CRs. Don’t look now, but even the big malls do not have comfort rooms that are 100-percent sanitary. Most of them are no longer provided with supplies such as toilet papers and sanitizers. One has majority of its urinals not serviceable most of the time, while another is poorly ventilated the foul smell just circulate inside the room to the discomfort of the users.

To make the advocacy complete, the senator should propose a law against vandals who destroy CR facilities.

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A frantic search for viable candidates

HAT a lousy fix our society is in today. No statesmen in sight. No inspiring voice.

No one to inspire or lift the hopes of a generation in search of heroes and role models. No one to shine a light at the end of the tunnel.

Whence came the likes of Ninoy Aquino, Raul Manglapus, Jose Diokno, Emmanuel Pelaez, Jovito Salonga, Lorenzo Tanada, Claro Recto, and so on?

Can a nation’s well of nationalism or patriotism run dry?

As for good governance, there’s no serious party system in operation; no party bothering to hold a nominating convention, not even to evolve a platform we can take seriously. Is anyone concerned about the poor state of our political system?

How about our destiny as a people?

Is P-Noy’s vague notion of Daang Matuwid all we have for a road map? How can we hack it with just a poor collection of traditional politicians—trapos, uninspiring, off-putting, tiresome people that hardly offer a decent menu from which to choose leaders for a Republic of 100 million Filipinos? ***** There’s not likely to be a constitutional amendment to allow P-Noy to run for re-election; so for the Liberal Party, holding out for him is out of the

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BY MANNY VALDEHUESA question.

As for the Nacionalistas, today a poor, decrepit shadow of its glory days—what does it stand for except as a vehicle of convenience for some wealthy oligarch with no particular imprint to make a mark on our political system?

There’s the so-called United Nationalist Alliance: alliance for what, plunder?—as in what Erap was jailed for, or Juan Ponce Enrile now also jailed, or Jojo Binay who seems headed similarly?

Jojo Binay’s vaunted rating earlier on as front-runner in the presidential sweepstakes is fast eroding, the outlook for his candidacy dimming. It looks like his so-called UNA will be kulelat, last, with no one in reserve if he self-destructs. Still, he shops around for a willing vice-presidential lamb while claiming to be on the verge of forming a new party, as if doing so were as simple as getting a business permit in Makati. ***** As for Mar Roxas, who knows what will happen…he hasn’t been able to connect with people the way he did as “Mr. Palengke” and—given his bland image—it doesn’t look like he’s going to

gain the high ground anytime soon, although he can’t be counted out just yet.

Meanwhile, the list of wannabes grows: the Cayetano from Taguig, the Trillanes of Oakwood, both striving to be noticed, but with no one gaining traction. Then there’s fussy Lady Miriam getting into the act as well, titillating Grace Poe, Rodrigo Duterte…or anyone who cares to jump in!

There’s clearly a dearth of good, credible candidates for 2016, punctuated by the frantic rush in various unhappy circles to identify or name anyone but these that who might have potential.

What’s disconcerting is not that there are no Filipinos who might deserve the honor and be nominated; it’s the utter lack of initiative in identifying who might there be, how they might be nominated, or how enticed to serve our society. ***** Out of a population of 100 million, with so many educated and experienced in so many fields, who could compare favorably with the elites of world society, it’s preposterous not having possible nominees from among the best, the brightest, and best regarded.

This wouldn’t be Mission Impossible if only we had a proper party system or if those who care enough would only

work to force the pretentious parties to shape up or ship out.

Sure, there are groups pushing the candidacy of some individuals. But they’re not making a coherent case for their choice. The least they can do is state their case and justify their choice.

In other words, what criteria do they use in making the choice?

The notable lack of criteria—a definition of what or who would make a good candidate or leader—is utterly discomfiting. They should at least situate their choice in the proper context.

For example, what is at issue for 2016 is the presidency. It requires the highest possible qualities, attributes, or qualifications in a person. Someone to lead our society!

For such a momentous role, you can’t just pick any old hat, martinet, or ambitious wannabe! More on this next…

Manny is former UNESCO regional director for Asia-Pacific; secretary-general, Southeast Asia Publishers Association; director, development academy of Philippines; member, Philippine Mission to the UN; vice chair, Local Government Academy; member, Cory Govt’s Peace Panel; awardee, PPI-UNICEF outstanding columnist. He is president/national convenor, Gising Barangay Movement Inc. valdehuesa@gmail.com

public safety?

Peace and order fund in annual budget remains yet a variable account without a percentage cap or minimalist caveat. It’s different from the calamity fund, now broadened as disaster risk reduction and management budget, that gets ensured 5 percent of the annual budget, or from the development fund which should be at least 20 percent of the annual IRA, or to personal services which should not exceed 45 percent for the 1st to 3rd class LGUs, and 55 percent for 4th to 6th class LGUs. There’s this phrase “whichever is lower” imposed as to how the budget of the largely unaudited intelligence fund (I.F.), per se, is derived. It should not exceed 30 percent of the total peace and order fund or to the 3 percent of the total annual budget. The guessed-at usual reflex is that the intel fund, being variable account and actually a political prize has to be increased to the max. Thus, a wily mayor has first to wait for the official annual income projection of his budget officer before putting a figure to the peace and order fund. The target is to increase the intel fund to the maximum it can get by increasing the highly variable peace and order fund. Yep, that’s it as the intel fund is practically a secret reward for winning chief executive in the polls.

But strictly and legally, the I.F. should not be used for politics and patronage but for peace and order. The rules state that the use of intelligence funds are limited to (1) purchase of information;

(2) payment of rewards; (3) rental and other incidental expenses relative to the maintenance of safehouses; and (4) purchase of supplies and ammunitions, provision of medical and food aid, as well as payment of incentives or travelling expenses relative to the conduct of intelligence or confidential operations. It is audited in a special way, not by the State auditors you see in LGU offices. Its accounting or liquidation is directed to the Chairman of the Commission on Audit, “for his eyes only,” in a sealed envelope.

But because the local chief executives have wide latitude in the use of the I.F. and given its “for your eyes only” special auditing, they can always “follow” the COA rules to avoid criminal malversation or technical malversation charges, despite the rumors and gossips that swing around it, like that the I.F. fat is being spread monthly to the vice mayors and councilors to have smooth executive-legislative agenda (which is better than being swallowed up all by the LCE alone). There’s still a scarcity of cases where the hands of the mayors or governors have been caught in the cookie jar, malversing the I.F. Political rumor-mongers and gossipy people have to first to become mayors or governors to know the real score of the I.F. “Mag mayor or governor muna kayo.”

That despite the fact that they, along with the rest of the troubled people, have known the real score of their peace and order situation. (follow @chamonforte, @ruralurbanews on Twitter)

The crime wave and the intel fund

HERE’S a wave of crime badly troubling our municipalities these days. Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte in his TV program could have named those towns in the region experiencing sharp increase of criminalities, but he begged off in deference to the mayors concerned. From mainstream news and citizens’ social media posts, what has emerged lately in these crime-troubled municipalities and cities outside metropolitan Davao is a phenomenon of the rise of incidents on carnapping of single motorcycles.

To state the obvious, the citizens of troubled places are in danger and are constantly in fear for their lives with the unabated killings and other crimes occurring in their midst. There’s collective fear and fright as police and authorities have yet to stop the wave and spiral of crimes. Time’s a-changing and we could not revert back to the 60s when peace was raw, disturbed only by rare conflicts between persons, and maintained only by few batuta-welding cops.

Of course, the population then was small, and only a few .22-caliber paltiks were on the loose. In the vicissitudes of times and by vagaries of our societal structures, the problem of loose firearms has gone from bad to worse through time while our population had grown tenfold since the 60s. The policeman-to-population ratio has not kept up with population’s rise in time. So, the usual alibi is there are so few policemen to keep the peace of an outgrown popu-

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BY CHA MONFORTE lation. Crime is one urban challenge and problem to address as places continue their march to urbanization.

Back to the phenomenon of motorcycle carnapping these days, this new type of crime is added to the list of crimes that our authorities and police have been continuously fighting against. We don’t know where the carnappers are selling the units they drive off away from owners or habal-habal drivers. As single motorcycle becomes the No. 1 mode of transportation in the provinces, motorcycle carnaping is competing with burglary, the old crime which stays as the leading crime against property. And still, crimes as they continue to happen all frighten us. Our authorities have yet to dramatically reduce these from happening. Else, forgive us for feeling there’s a breakdown of law and order while there’s a low average of police arrests.

How do our local government units deploy resources to combat and minimize crimes remains a question needing comparative studies vis-a-vis how Davao City made large peace reign with its large territory and large budget. The metropolitan city invested last year some P800 million for peace and order out of its P4.56 billion annual budget.

How’s our LGUs’ policy-making on public expenditures for peace and order and

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copy of the resolution, Felonia submitted an urgent motion to defer proceedings and issuance of warrant of arrest with alternative urgent motion to deny the issuance of a warrant of arrest by reason of probable cause.

In his motion, Felonia said the filing of the information “shocked” him and his counsel lawyer Caesar Europa because there is a 15-day rule to file a motion for reconsideration.

Felonia, who was sacked as chief of the Police Regional Intelligence Unit because of the case, said there was a clear denial of due process in his case, rendering the filing of the information void for being in violation of the right of the accused to due process.

He said they received the copy of the information at 9 a.m. of the same

day.

Felonia said in view of what he claims as “railroading” of the filing of the case, it should be dismissed immediately or remanded back to the City Prosecution Office to allow the filling of a motion for reconsideration.

Felonia claimed the evidence on record cannot be sufficient to justify a finding of probable cause to issue a warrant of his arrest.

He indicated that the sworn statements of the confessed triggerman and his conspirators, brothers Rodel and Rommel dela Cerna, are not admissible against him because of the rule of evidence, under the rule on Res Inter Alios Acta.

The motion also contended that the statements of the dela Cerna brothers cannot be con-

sidered to have corroborated that of Paul Labang as to the alleged complicity of the accused in the murder of the hotelier.

Felonia said the only evidence against him is the allegation of the triggerman, the alleged trip to his office by Labang, and the alleged text messages.

On Tuesday, Lovitos submitted its resolution against Felonia wherein he recommended that Felonia be included in the criminal information previously filed against Labang and the dela Cerna brothers.

King was shot dead at close range while in a dinner gathering of his health supplement distributors inside the Vital C office along Sobrecarey Street in Barrio Obrero around 6:45 p.m on June 12.

mitment order from the court allowing Felonia to be detained in another facility.

Tesiorna said he is “very positive” that his clients’ request to turn state witness will be approved/ “There is a very big possibility that our application will be approved and for them to be discharged as accused and turn as state witnesses,” he said.

Tesiorna said he is planning to apply his three clients under the WPP early next month.

He said he will be requesting for the postponement of the scheduled arraignment on October 2 to October 3.

“I tried to apply for WPP before but the handling prosecutor just told me that it will not be approved since it has no recommendation from the Davao City Prosecutor Office,” he said.

He said that was before prosecutor Panfilo Lovitos included Felonia in the murder case.

“Now, we have bigger chance,” he said.

He also said that investigating cops should dig deeper on the case because of the allegation that there was someone behind the killing of King. Earlier, the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 named a certain Helen Chua as allegedly being behind the murder.

Meanwhile, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said he would not consider putting the suspects under the WPP since they are the “most guilty.”

“They are principals by direct participation,” the mayor said.

The three had surrendered on June 23 to the DCPO for the killing of the hotelier. They also revealed that Felonia was the mastermind of the killing.

King was shot dead at close range while in a dinner gathering of his health supplement distributors inside the Vital C office along Sobrecarey Street in Barrio Obrero around 6:45 p.m on June 12.

information he got, Tacurong City in Sultan Kudarat were supposedly included in the bombing targets, but upon verification there was none.

Duterte said police are still trying to figure out who the perpetrators of the bombing were.

Earlier, Rosario ordered all local police units to intensify security in the aftermath of the GenSan blast.

Rosario said the Re-

gional Intelligence Unit, along with different law enforcement agencies, is conducting an investigation on the incident.

Task Force (TF) Davao commander Colonel Macairog S. Alberto said the group that set off the bomb could be the same one behind the twin bombings in two different cinemas in Davao City last year.

Alberto said they are speculating that it is the

same group since the motive is almost the same: to sow fear in the public.

PRO 12 Investigation Division head Senior Superintendent Roberto Badian said the Crime Laboratory is taking charge of the post-blast investigation and the identification of the type of the improvised explosive device (IED) used. (with reports from Cheneen R. Capon and Funny Pearl A. Gajunera)

of Danao’s case “Hopefully, matapos ang investigation within this month para makagawa na kami ng recommendation that will be submitted to the central headquarters,” he said.

Danao figured in a controversy last month when a video of him apparently being violent to his wife was uploaded on Youtube. His administrative case, however, is not related to that but to an incident in 2002.

Earlier, Gabriela Party-list Rep. Luzviminda C. Ilagan said she feared that if Danao gets his position back he might

influence the conduct of the investigation of the grave misconduct filed against him by the PNP. The case is being taken by the Regional Internal Affairs Service (RIAS) 11.

RIAS regional director Police Superintendent Pedro B. Querubin said the pre-hearing of the administrative case filed for grave misconduct against Danao will only start once Danao submits his counter-affidavit.

As of press time, Danao has not submitted his counter affidavit that will contain his statement of either not being guilty or

guilty of the allegations thrown to him by Mrs. Danao.

Last September 5, Danao filed a 15-day extension to file his counter-affidavit through his lawyers Emmanuel Galicia Jr. and Lara May Goc-ong.

Cabatingan said Danao is still preparing for his answer and still collating possible evidences.

Danao was last seen yesterday (September 17) at the DCPO. When asked why he was there, Danao said he was just printing a copy of his youngest daughter’s assignment. CRC

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Duazo said she is ready to face any charge filed against her. In an interview with 105.9 Balita FM, she said she has not yet received the complaint.

“We still haven’t not received the papers regarding the case, but definitely we will face the charges,” she said.

“We will stand by what we did. Even if the event had been held in Mt. Apo we would go there so we

can express the people’s sentiments,” she added.

Members of progressive groups staged the lightning protest just as President Aquino was entering the SMX Convention Center on September 8 for the meeting of the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP).

For his part, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said it is the right of the people to protest.

“Everybody is given the chance for redress and grievances. If they think that they have to

criticize the government because the President is there, let them,” he said.

“You cannot expect everybody to be happy with what’s going on. Some are content, some are not.

There is always for and against. That’s democracy and the essence of democracy is the right to dissent. You take away the right to dissent, there is no democracy,” he added.

Duterte, however, said he would not dismiss the case against Duazo and the others out of respect for the police.

opment Authority, among others.

Among the speakers are MinDA secretary Luwalhati Antonino who will give talk about “One Mindanao”; Mae Ester T. Guiamadel, official from National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) who will tackle the Southern Mindanao Growth Corridor concept; BOI 11 regional chief engineer Gil Dureza who will speak on Investment Incentives in Southern Mindanao; Bangsamoro Develop-

ment Agency chairman Dr. Saffrullah Dipatuan on Bangsamoro Development Plan and Investment Opportunities.

Representatives of Chinabank will be also present to discuss financing, while Aboitiz Power Corp. will present power situation in Mindanao.

“The forum is designed as a day-long series of presentations meant to inform prospective investors on investment opportunities and showcase preferred investment sites

in each province,”according to http://smgcif2014. com.

Prior to the forum, an island hopping and friendly golf tournament was conducted yesterday. The event will end with a site visitation of ANFLOCOR – Davao International Container Terminal (DICT), Ciudades/ City Tour of Davao, Hijo Resources and Tagum City, Kapatagan, Davao del Sur and Nakayama Technology Corporation on the third day, Saturday. CRC

tim Corral.

“The eight were transferred because the family of the victim has no more trust in the intelligence operatives of Toril (Police Station),” DCPO officer-in-charge Superintendent Marvin Pepino said earlier.

Last Monday, a Special Investigation Task Group was created to investigate the killing.

The group is headed

by PRO 11 deputy regional director for operation Senior Superintendent Aaron Aquino, and Davao City Police Office (DCPO) officer-in-charge Superintendent Marvin Pepino.

“They were relieved

administratively so they won’t influence the investigation of the Regional Internal Affairs Service and regional Investigation Division,” Aquino said in an earlier report.

Prior to the interrogation conducted by Rosario yesterday, he conducted a routine inspection at Toril Police Precinct.

“Just a reminder to the police force that if something like that happens and they are allegedly involved in some irregularities we will not tolerate it,” he said.

Rosario said the investigation on the case is still ongoing but he al-

ready ordered the probers to expedite it so that the results can be out this month.

PO1 Jeffer Villegas is being investigated because he had mauled Corral VII a few days before the victim was found dead. The mauling was caught on CCTV. Corral VII was found dead with five gunshot wounds at around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday in Juan dela Cruz Street in Toril, Davao City.

His body was found days after he was mauled before dawn on September 10 allegedly by Villegas. (with reports from Funny Pearl Gajunera)

aims “to put closure on the fire incident” in the area.

But he said since the task force was dissolved, the implementation of the

program is already in the different departments.

The task force was dissolved during the third disaster risk management meeting since it only

functioned to speed up the response to the fire.

The fire, which lasted more than four hours, left 1,768 families homeless, the task force reported.

programs in a survey,” Tuloy said.

The four were arrested after receiving money from Caniedo inside the bakery.

Seized from the suspects were the P35,000 in marked money and a P500 bill.

The four were detained at the San Pedro Police Station but were discharged after their case was filed before the City Prosecution Office yesterday.

Tuloy said the three left detention at around

11 a.m. yesterday while the minor was placed in the custody of the Wom-

en and Children’s Desk of the San Pedro Police Station. CRC

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SM City GenSan hosts Manny Pacquiao Cup Int’l 10-Ball

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HOWING the depth of the Philippine talent pool which came in full force to celebrate the 16th staging of the bountiful Tuna Festival, Congressman Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao organized and bankrolled an International Open 10Ball tournament held in SM City General Santos Event Center on September 10-12, 2014.

The three-day International Cup at SM City General Santos was star-studded with the top players from the US, Chinese-Taipei, United Arab Emirates, Canada, South Korea and Germany. General Santos City Mayor Ronnel C. Rivera was also

present at the opening and awarding ceremony to show his support for the Open 10 Ball Tournament.

Jeff De Luna and Jeffrey Ignacio scored one of the most remarkable unanticipated feat in their young career by leaping over legendary opponents to claim the $40,000 prize.

Pacquiao also competed in the $100,000 three-day competition and was satisfied with the results. He is planning to stage another equally flamboyant event in SM City General Santos, which received a certificate of appreciation for its generous support

for the International Tournament tentatively slated on December 8 to 17, 2014.

“Malaking pagpapasalamat namin kay Congressman Pacquiao (lone district of Sarangani) kasi hindi na namin kailangan lumabas ng bansa para mag-compete. Dito na lang kami magko-concentrate,” said De Luna, an international champion.

Pacquiao, as earlier quoted on social media, aims to make General Santos City the “Pool Capital of the World” by investing irresistible prize money and bringing in world-class champions and veteran players.

SM City General Santos Asistant Mall Manager, Engr. Hermon L. Hernandez with Mayor Ronnel C. Rivera and Congressman Manny Pacquiao.

Congressman Manny Pacquiao and Ronnie Alcano competing for $100,000 prize.

Jeffrey De Luna and Jeffrey Ignacio, the first 10-Ball International Tournament Champion with Mayor Ronnel C. Rivera and Congressman Manny Pacquiao.

Francisco Bustamante and Efren Bata Reyes with Mayor Ronnel C. Rivera and Congressman Manny Pacquiao.

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HE real estate realm is an untouchable field – or so we think. Meet one of the country’s feisty female who proves that nothing can stop you. . . even if it means saying yes to everything.

Maria Angela Zalazar is more than just an angelic name and face. She is a seasoned business development and marketing executive with invaluable experience specializing in both middle-income and high-end projects all over the

country. With 20 years under her belt, surely, Angela is one female property magnate that exceeds all expectations of playing the field.

Her resume is one tough act to follow. Her familiarity of the real estate industry has allowed her to train and work with experienced marketing and business development professionals here and abroad. What can you expect from someone who has had great years and learning experience from the best people and prestigious companies? Surely, nothing but the best.

Crafting marketing strategies and implementing sales programs made her a toughie -- in a good way, that is.

As the Marketing and Administrative Director of Ingenue Property Concepts and Marketing Corporation, she likes to bring the plate up and step up in everything that she does. Be it researching on a new property, overseeing their day-to-day operations, or just simply enjoying a cup of tea with family and friends, Angela is always on top of her game.

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AdDU campus crush wins Jansport Big Bag Selfie contest Mike Espino awarded his JanSport prize at Bratpack Abreeza.

JANSPORT Philippines proudly announces that campus icon, Mike Espino as the winner of Jansport’s Big Bag Selfie. This was held at Ateneo de Davao’s 66th Fiesta celebration at the University’s campus last August 13 to 15. Mike “bagged” a brand new Jansport backpack as his prize.

The AdDU Foto Modelo winner of 2013 and campus crush, Mike Cedrick Espino remains humbled by the praises, photoop requests and swooning girls. He is happy that by being a campus icon, he is able to set a good example and make his family and friends proud.

Mike adds that the thing he value in life next to his family are happy bonding moments with friends.

Mike Espino’s winning entry.

He furthers that he always choose to pursue the things that make him happy. In that way, he is more productive and successful.

This principle was realized when he and his groupmates won the grand prize for the best short film in Pioneer’s stories of friendship last May this year in Manila.

It is Mike’s passion to create short films capturing best times with his barkadas apart from modeling.

And yes! This passion led him to the win.

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Mike with best buddies Thirdy and Andre.

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Ateneo de Davao University students took turns taking their own selfies with JanSport’s Big Bag.

example for teenagers and college students. He said you have to find out the best in yourself and cultivate that in order to reach your full potentional. As it is Jansport and Bratpack’s advocate to bring out the best in college students like Mike by making available backpacks that are reliable and fashionable.

Check out Jansport at Bratpack SM City and Abreeza Davao.

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Ellen Adarna ‘strips’ for Starstudio Magazine SEXY and controversial actress-model Ellen Adarna bares all this September—including her life story and the truth behind the recent controversies she was tagged in—in an exclusive one-on-one interview with StarStudio Magazine.

The current issue features this newest, hottest, and most talked-about ‘It Girl’ as she recounts her life in Cebu, where she grew up with a father and four brothers who taught her how to be ‘one of the boys.’ Get to know how Ellen became comfortable in her own skin and what she thinks of her title as the new ‘Pantasya ng Bayan.’ She also plays a revealing game with StarStudio by answering questions in her quirky, funny, and sometimes naughty but still delightful way.

StarStudio also presents a double home exclusive this month, featuring the private spaces of Jake Cuenca and Angeline Quinto. Apart from that, the magazine presents a feature on the finalists of this year’s Himig Handog 2014 songwriting competition, among many other exciting showbiz features.

Meanwhile, in Chalk Magazine, Alex Gonzaga takes on the cover, clad in complete cheerleader-chic spirit. This Kapamilya star commands attention as she takes over the September issue.

The genuinely quirky actress and

TV host is finally taking her rightful place in the industry, and she shares her journey with Chalk—ups and downs included. Alex talks about all the exciting things that are on the way for her and also unleashes the love guru in her as she shares the lessons she’s learned about love and life through the years.

Chalk also welcomes Alex into its family, as she is now a resident celebrity columnist.

Her staple advice column, “Dear Alex, Love, Catherine” will let avid readers and fans ask questions about relationships that Alex will personally answer.

This month’s issue also features the UAAP Cheerdance Competition with a special offering that will give countless facts about the annual event. As a special follow-up, Chalk handpicked cheerleaders and had them dressed up by today’s hottest fashion bloggers and stylists. All that and more can be found in Chalk Magazine’s exciting new issue— its best September yet.

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Bossing Vic Sotto reunites with Jinri Park in Vampire Ang Daddy Ko this Sunday IT will be a night to remember this Sunday (September 21) in GMA 7’s Vampire Ang Daddy Ko as Victor (Vic Sotto) finally reunites with his first love Jin (Jinri Park).

After a long time of being apart, Victor and Jin will bring delight to Kapuso viewers once again as they prove that first love never dies. However, things will get complicated because Victor is currently in a relationship with Jin’s cousin

Maria (Sam Pinto).

Jin and Maria’s encounter will then lead to a serious misunderstanding because Jin insists that her breakup with Victor is not official. To settle the issue, Maria will just decide to end her relationship with Victor. This will cause Victor’s confusion whether to choose his first love or his present girlfriend.

Vampire Ang Daddy Ko airs every Sunday right after 24 Oras Weekend on GMA 7.

GMA to show Korean blockbuster film ‘Miracle in Cell No. 7’ this Sunday THIS Sunday (September 21), experience dramatic movie viewing at its finest as GMA Network airs the hit Korean film, Miracle in Cell No. 7, featuring the voices of Kapuso stars Gabby Eigenmann and Mona Louise Rey in Kapuso Movie Festival.

Invite the whole family to watch this phenomenal movie that will definitely captivate the hearts and touch the lives of Filipino viewers from all ages with its engaging story and heartfelt performances of the cast.

Witness how Kapuso talented actor Gabby Eigenmann makes the lead character, Lee Yong-gu (Ryu

Seung-ryong), even more endearing to Filipino viewers with his heartfelt voice.

Yong-gu is a mentally chal-

lenged man who is imprisoned in the harshest cell in maximum security prison and sentenced to death fol-

lowing a wrongful accusation of committing murder.

Meanwhile, Kapuso child star Mona Louise Rey will give life to the character of Yong-gu’s daughter Yesung (Kal So-won) with her charming voice. The story becomes even more intense and dramatic when Yonggu and Ye-sung finally see each other again through the help of the criminals in the cell where Yong-gu was detained.

Don’t miss the phenomenal Korean drama film Miracle in Cell No. 7 in Kapuso Movie Festival this Sunday at 11:15 AM before Sunday All Stars on GMA 7.

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For her, she not only sees vacant properties as unfilled or empty. Over and above, Angela sees an opportunity – like a vision spawning right before her eyes. At this point, the feeling of excitement overpowers any other form of emotions. Like her favorite quote from Richard Branson (CEO, Virgin Atlantic), If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes --- then learn how to do it later!

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FACTBOX (Part 2 of a series):

BEST BET. Daniel Caluag is the Philippines’ best gold medal hope in BMX cycling in the 2014 Asian Games.

Here’s the factbox on the sports events at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea from September 9-October 4:

Based on a single-elimination tournament, each match is played as the best-of-three games with the first to reach 21 points winning a game. A player must win by at least two points or be the first to 30 points.

Rally scoring is used, meaning a player does not need to be serving to score.

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NCHEON, South Korea-- A small Philippines contingent with big hopes proudly raised its colors Thursday at the sprawling Incheon Asian Games Athletes Village to officially announce its presence alongside the region’s big sporting guns.

Chief of Mission Ricardo ‘Ritchie’ Garcia, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman, unfurled the one banner under which the squad he described as having “potential with credential” will rally on to surpass its three gold, four silver and nine bronze medal haul when the Games was held four years ago in Guangzhou, China.

The PH flag was flown at 2 pm (1 pm in Manila) on Thursday witnessed by a handful of officials and only about two dozen athletes who have checked in so far.

Only the athletes in weightlifting, shooting,

windsurfing, wushu, fencing and tennis have arrived in two batches while those in judo, gymnastics and swimming are expected to join them on Thursday.

The bulk from Archery (seven athletes), bowling (12), basketball (12), boxing (8), sailing (2) and triathlon (5) will check in on Saturday and Sunday while the rest are expected to complete the delegation next week.

This is one of the smallest contingents sent by the Philippines to the Asiad.

But Garcia is optimistic Philippine entries in BMX cycling, windsurfing, basketball, boxing, wushu, taekwondo and bowling would figure in the gold medal rounds.

Garcia also sees possible medals in karatedo, judo, golf, rugby and weightlifting, aside from chances in the other events with Philippine participation.

“These are athletes

possessing potential with credential. We are competing as a very compact, lean, mean team whose members were picked based on the stringent criteria the PSC and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) have set.

Garcia arrived here ahead of the athletes to plea the case of Marcus Douthit, whom the Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee (IAGOC) had accommodated in place of Andray Blatche, Gilas Pilipinas’ other naturalized player, whose inclusion in the team was nixed as he lacked the required residency of three years set by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

Douthit’s inclusion in the team, according to other sources, is not yet final, however, and could be also questioned by other teams.

Blatche had caught other Asian countries’ attention following his ex-

plosive performance in leading Gilas’ campaign in the FIBA World Championship in Spain where they notched a win in five games.

The Technical Meeting in basketball is set Friday, where the Philippine team is hoping for Douthit’s acceptance.

In case, however, Gilas coach Chot Reyes would make do with only 11 players, some of whom are still nursing injuries.

“Yes, it is a possibility but I hope it won’t happen,” said Garcia when asked about the chances of other teams raising questions over the result of their plea before the OCA and the IAGOC. And for the first time, the OCA will employ arbitrators to settle officiating disputes and will no longer wait for protests to be filed in Switzerland.

Organizers have delivered on their promise to provide the basic needs of the participants. (PNA)

WARM SENDOFF. The Pilipinas SMART Gilas received a warm sendoff on Wednesday night prior to leaving for the 2014 Asian Games.

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Warm sendoff for Gilas

crazy party greeted Gilas Pilipinas Wednesday night during its send-off party for 17th Asian Games the at the Max’s Restaurant in Gateway, Cubao.

Led by coach Chot Reyes, the entire team was on hand and graciously posed for photos with the fans and signed autographs be it on a piece of paper, a

shirt, or replica of basketball jerseys.

Marc Pingris, one of the most popular and well-loved Gilas players, expressed his overwhelming gratitude to the fans for supporting the team right from its campaign in last year’s Fiba-Asia Men’s Championship to recent Fiba World Cup in Spain.

“Maraming, maraming

salamat po sa lahat ng mga sumu-suporta sa amin, sa lahat ng nagdasal, salamat po," he said.

Gilas will be leaving for Incheon, South Korea on Saturday as it tries to finally end the country’s 52-yearlong gold medal drought in the Asiad.

A concert immediately followed the greet-andmeet affair, which unfortu-

nately, went out of control as fans who had been drove away from the jampacked restaurant, forced their way up to the stage and leaped over the barricade.

Following short messages from some of the players and a performance

by Quest, the concert had to be abruptly shortened as crowd control began to wane.

Baseball will be played at two venues, the Munhak Baseball Stadium and the smaller Mokdong Baseball Stadium. There are eight men’s teams competing.

Baseball was introduced in 1994, with Japan winning the inaugural tournament. South Korea are the defending champions.

Softball will be held at the Songdo LNG Baseball Stadium. The sport was introduced four years earlier than baseball, in 1990. China won the first three tournaments and Japan have won the last three. There are six women’s teams competing this time.

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BASKETBALL

The basketball tournament will be split between the Samsan World Gymnasium and the Hwaseong Sports Complex.

There are 16 teams in the men’s competition and 11 in the women’s. The men’s basketball dates back to 1951, when the Philippines won the first of four straight titles. China are the defending champions and have won seven of the last nine titles.

Women’s basketball was introduced in 1974. Japan won the first tournament while China have won the last three.

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BOWLING

Bowling was first held in 1978. The sport was left off the program in 1982 and 1990 but has been a permanent inclusion since.

There are 12 gold at stake - six each for men and women. The sport’s traditional powers include South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore. The competition will be held at the Anyang Hogye Gymnasium.

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BOXING

Since its 1954 introduction in Manila, boxing has featured at every Asian Games and 13 golds - 10 for men and three for women - will be up for grabs.

South Korea have won the most medals (56), but China dominated in front of a home crowd when they hosted the Games in Guangzhou four years ago, winning five of the 13 titles.

The events, scheduled from Sept. 24 to Oct. 3 at the Seonhak Gymnasium, will see male boxers trading punches without the headgear following a decision taken last year by the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA).

Women’s boxing, which was introduced in Guangzhou and made a popular Olympic debut in the 2012 London Games, will continue its growth story in South Korea in three Olympic weight classes.

In the men’s competition, bouts consist of three rounds of three minutes each, while it will be four rounds of two minutes each for the women.

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CANOEING AND KAYAKING

The canoeing and kayaking competition will be held at the Hanam Misari Canoe/Kayak Centre about 60 kilometres east of Incheon. The venue was used at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

There are 12 medals up for grabs in the sprint events, which will be held from Sept. 27-29, and are completed over 200, 500 and 1,000 metres.

There will be four medals up for grabs in the men’s and women’s K1 and C1 slalom events, which will be held on Oct. 1-2.

China has dominated events, though paddlers from Uzbekistan are also competitive.

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Chot unhappy about rankings RECOGNITION. Gilas head coach Chot Reyes receives a handsome plaque for his efforts in the 2014 FIBA World Cup. (Czeasar Dancel/NPPA Images)

Why are the Azkals out of Asiad?

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f you are asking why the Philippines’ national football team Azkals are out of the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, the reason is simple.

Our national football officials did not recommend a team.

In a report posted on Spin.ph last May 6, Ruben Terrado wrote that

there will be no Philippine football team in the 2014 Asian Games.

According to Terrado’s report, Dr. Jay Adalem, a member of the joint Philippine Olympic Committee-Philippine Sports Commission Task Force, said the Philippine Football Federation didn’t submit any entries during several rounds of meet-

ings with national sports associations (NSAs).

That prompted the Task Force not to submit a football team in the entry by numbers list of the Philippine team to the Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee (IAGOC) recently, Adalem said.

“They did not contact us,” Adalem told Spin.

LEFT OUT. The Philippines Azkals are not playing in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games in Incheon, Korea. So who’s to blame?

ph. “We have been calling them every now and then.

Siguro they have no team and they also have to meet the criteria.”

Earlier, the Task Force announced that team sports must pass its criteria of ‘Top 5’ in Asia before the September 19-October 4 Asiad.

“Wala namang hindi nabigyan ng pagkakataon.

We were very fair,” said Adalem, one of the deputies of Asian Games chief of mission and Philippine Sports Commission chairman Ritchie Garcia.

Last year, the Under-23 Azkals were not able to compete in the Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar after failing to pass the criteria of “sure or potential gold medal bets.”

The Philippine U23 team missing the SEA Games came despite the Azkals being ranked as the top Southeast Asian country based on Fifa rankings last year.

Countries ranked lower than the Philippines in FIFA are playing in the Asian Games like Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos and Indonesia.

AAK Davao, Korean Film Festival at FAST Fridays D AVAO City’s youthful karatedo talents who recently won eight medals in Singapore and the much-awaited Korean Film Festival will banner this week’s FAST Fridays media forum at the Archipelago 7107 by Barrio Fiesta at SM Lanang Premier.

The weekly media forum attended by the city’s

leading media organizations in all platforms begins at 10:00 am.

Association for the Advancement of Karatedo Davao (AAK-Davao) coach Rommel Tan and his team led by gold medalists Gabriel Quiñonez and Darlene Ross Maramara, along with other medal contributors JP Ponce, Jam Ramirez, and Ai Rina

Kawano will be presented to the media after their successful stint in the 34th IKGA Singapore Gojukai Annual Championships at the Bishan Community Club in Singapore.

Also guesting in this week’s edition are representatives from SM Lanang Premier,SM Cinema Lanang, and Davao Korean Association, which

are all co-organizing the Korean Film Fest 2014 slated on September 2428, 2014.

They are Noelle Martin, Assistant Theatre Manager, SM Cinema Lanang, Jerome Yeo, Assistant Mall Manager, SM Lanang Premier, and Richard Ryu, Vice President, Davao Korean Association.

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ILAS head coach Chot Reyes expressed his disappointment with the FIBA’s new rankings as the Philippines only gained three spots from 34 to 31 after a decent showing in the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain. After finishing with a 1-4 win-loss tally and garnering the best efficiency rating among all Asian teams, Gilas Pilipinas only took a small step up.

The outspoken head coach did not mince his words during the team’s thank you dinner for their sponsors and the media, which also doubled as their send-off party for the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.

“We’re happy that we climbed the rankings but to be very honest with you, I don’t know why Korea had a bigger climb than us. Korea went up four notches and we went up only three but we played better than Korea in the last three FIBA tournaments,” Reyes said.

China remained the top ranked Asian team even if they dropped two

spots to take the 14th position. Iran took three spots up to end up at 17th place.

South Korea gained four spots as they now occupy the 27th spot even after losing all five games in the FIBA World Cup. Jordan also remained ahead of the Philippines as they occupied the 28th spot after staying idle.

“I’m disappointed with that. I think we deserved to rank higher than 31, that’s my personal opinion. I really couldn’t understand it,” Reyes continued. “We placed better [than Korea] in the FIBA Asia Championship last year, we placed better in the FIBA Asia Cup, and we placed better in the FIBA World Cup. I don’t understand why we only climbed three spots.”

The head coach, however, clarified that the team does not play for the rankings.

“We never play for the rankings,” Reyes said.

“We play for pride, we play for our country, we play for our families. The ranking is just secondary.”

City Hall Executives notch 34th win over IBP Davao

TOP GUN. File photo shows Bong Go scoring on a floater. Lean Daval Jr.

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ITY Hall Executives notched their 34th win against IBPDavao with an 85 – 76 victory on Wednesday night in the City Hall Executives-IBP Lawyers 2014 year-long friendly series at the Davao City Recreation Center Almendras Gym. Christopher “Bong” Go racked up with 44 points as the Executives improved the win-loss standing to 34 – 10.

Warren Cloribel added 15 for the Executives who missed the services of spot-up shooter Glen Escandor who is in the US. IBP botched to repeat its victory over the Executives during the CMO-IBP basketball tournament as the wards of former PBA star Jomer Rubi fell short

down the stretch.

Adrian Paguican paced with 20 points for the IBP Davao which recently took the services of Rubi as part of the team’s build-up on its quest to defend the IBP Basketball national title.

IBP Davao edged City Hall Executives, 82 – 81, on the final playdate of the CMO-IBP basketball tournament two weeks ago. (Rico Biliran) Box scores: EXECUTIVES – 86 – GO 44, CLORIBEL 15, REYES 8, ABERILLA 7, CASAN 6, APOSTOL 6, PELOTON 0, BREDOL 0, JALANDONI 0.

IBP – 75 – PAGUICAN 20, CADIOGAN 16, CARPIO 11, GALAS 9, RAÑON 7, BAGUIO 6, CIUDADANO 4, PEPITO 2.

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CLASH OF THE LITTLE TITANS: RAW POWER. (From left) former North Cotabato Gov. Manny Pinol, IBO champ Rey Loreto, former IBO super flyweight champ Edrin Dapudong, Denver Cuello and boxing manager Aljoe Jaron.

CLASH OF THE LITTLE TITANS Sonshine Sports TV headlines 3 champs in one card Oct. 11

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O less than a big boxing card will set off the latest sports television network in the country to be known as Sonshine Sports TV. Three rising Pinoy boxing stars, led by IBO world junior flyweight champion Rey Loreto along with former world super flyweight titlist Edrin Dapudong and the comebacking Denver Cuello, will take place at the Davao City Recreation Center in Davao City on Oct. 11.

The card dubbed as the “Clash of the Little Titans” will highlight the launch of Sonshine Sports TV, a sports program that aims to further promote and develop sports in the country.

Loreto, who won the IBO junior-flyweight with a 3rd round knockout of two-time world champion Nkosinathi Joyi of South Africa in Monaco on Feb. 12, battles Heri Amol of Indonesia.

This will be Loreto’s first fight in his home city, Davao, which he left as a struggling boxer many years ago. He is now based in Baguio City where he is managed by promoter Brico Santig.

Dapudong, the ex-IBO super-flyweight titlist, takes on Wisanlek Sithsaithong of Thailand.

Cuello, who came close to a world title fight until he suffered a serious shoulder injury, will come off a year-long layoff when he faces Jaipecth Chaiyongym in a 108-lb contest.

It will serve as tuneup fight for Loreto, who is scheduled for a rematch with Joyi in East London, South Africa on Dec. 12 Dapudong is also seeking a victory that should line him up for his own rematch against Lwandile Sityatha, who defeated the Filipino in a conrtro-

versial split decision in East London, South Africa last July 18.

“Edrin wants to get the title back,” said Sonshine Sports CEO Manny Pinol.

“This is all part of a program. Loreto will fight for a world championship in December, Dapudong also for the world title by the second quarter of 2015 and Cuello, by God’s grace, in the second quarter of 2015,” he added.

“But boxing is not the only activity of Sonshine Sports TV,” said former governor of North Cotabato and a noted boxing promoter and manager.

Pinol told yesterday’s PSA Forum at Shakey’s Malate that Sonshine Sports is also committed to promote volleyball, golf, motocross, drag-racing and other sports needing the proper exposure.

For starters, Sonshine Sports, a brainchild of Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy, will focus on staging more sports events in Davao City and hopes to move farther in the coming years.

“From here we hope it will grow nationwide,” said Pinol, who also bared the construction of a 75,000-seat King Dome in Davao City, also a project of Quiboloy.

“We are hoping in the years to come hat Davao will become the sports haven, the sports mecca of the Philippines. The King Dome could serve as venue for big sports events.

No more need to go to Macau,” he added.

Pinol is even suggesting the staging of a Manny Pacquiao fight by 2016.

He said the massive venue could host the last fight for the Filipino boxing superstar if he intends to retire two years from now.

“This excites me as a sports fan,” said Pinol.