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THROUGH MY HANDS, THE STATS. Newly reinstalled Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director Senior Superintendent Vicente Danao Jr. gestures in this sequence of photos as he presents the city’s crime statistics for the third quarter of 2014 during the regular City Council session yesterday at the Sangguniang Panlungsod building. Lean Daval Jr.

70-30 TSI SHARE Council wants bigger chunk ofTherma South revenues NO ACTION YET ON DACUDAO TREES

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

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HE Davao City Council is proposing a 70-30 sharing with the municipality of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur on the income tax of the coal-fired power plant being built by AboitizPow-

er’s Therma South, Inc. (TSI).

Committee on finance, ways and means, and appropriations chair councilor Danilo C. Dayanghirang yesterday said the Council will present

the sharing scheme on second reading in next week’s session.

The Davao City government will automatically get 30 percent of the power plant’s income

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‘Pablo’lowers business outlook for Region 11

By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net

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he business outlook for Mindanao remains positive from the third quarter to the end of the year, although it is lower in Davao Region, Zamboanga Peninsula and SOCCSKSARGEN. This is based on the Business Expectation Survey conducted by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for the third quarter of the year on a total of 1,526 respondent companies drawn from the combined list of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’a top 7,000 corporations in 2010

and the top 1,000 companies of Business World in 2012 (ranked based on gross revenue).

In a presentation yesterday at the Pinnacle Hotel and Suites, Rosabel B. Guerrero, director for the Department of Economic Statistics of the BSP, said the confidence index of the respondents for economic growth in Davao Regionlowered because of the effect of Typhoon Pablo.

Typhoon Pablo struck the provinces of Davao Oriental, Davao del Norte,

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VOL. 7 ISSUE 147 • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014 BIKING ALONG. A man takes his daughter out on an afternoon ride on his recumbent bike along S.P. Dakudao Loop in Lanang, Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

Council waiting for exec’s action on Dacudao trees

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

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HE committee on environment and natural resources of the Davao City Council will wait for the action of the executive department before crafting legislation on the removal of trees in Dacudao Avenue to give way to the rehabilitation of the main drainage.

Environment and natural resources committee chair councilor Leonardo R. Avila III told reporters yesterday that he will gather data first from

the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) and the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) before taking steps in the plenary.

“I will wait for the inputs coming from the executive,” he said.

As for him, Avila said he is against the plan of the CEO to remove the trees from the area because they had been there for more than 20 years and have added some greening to the city.

Solivio said members of City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) immediately responded and listed the names of the fire victims.

The fire victims were evacuated to the covered court and vacant lot near the fire-razed area, he said.

Solivio said a fire incident also happened last Monday in Barangay 76-A, Bucana, Davao City, burning several houses.

He said the fire was caused by a butane can-

ister.

“Most fire incidents in the downtown area of the city are caused by butane,” he added. He was not able to give exact data because of unavailability, however.

“We are reminding the public to stop using butane canister filled with LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) gas because it is dangerous,” he said, adding that the thickness of the butane canister is not compatible with LPG. CRC

Fire hits 30 houses in Panacan A

total of 40 families were left homeless as fire razed 30 houses in Purok 5, Jasa Community, Kilometer 12, Panacan, Davao City at around 11:55 a.m. yesterday.

Fire Office 2 Darwin P. Solivio, investigator at Davao Central Fire Station, told Edge Davao that the fire started at the house of a certain Cecilia Adajar which was being rented by four families.

“Based on our investigation, nagsugod ang

sunog sa girentahang kwarto ni (the fire started in the room being rented by) Edithat Diran,” Solivio said.

He said the fire started when two young children played with matches.

It took almost two hours for firemen to put out the fire.

“The damage to property reached almost P2 million. Aside from the burned shanties, the maritime police post was also included in the fire,” Solivio said.

“At the same time, it is a protection in the banks of the drainage canal,” he said.

Avila said that the CEO must find an alternative solution if it wants to improve the flow of the water in the drainage.

“To cut the trees is not a viable option. We must show that we are concerned for the environment. We just planted many trees (and yet) we are going to cut trees,” he said.

Avila was referring to the Treevolution held last September 26 in which more than 3 million trees were planted in various places in Mindanao.

Avila said uprooting the trees and transferring them to another place through earth-balling is not a viable solution since the trees are already 20 years old.

“How can you transfer an old tree)? Earth-balling can be done on small

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DCWD ready for the drought

By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

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avao City Water District (DCWD) has enough supply of water and is ready for the forecasted long dry spell.

DCWD board director Serafin “Jun” Ledesma said that there are almost ten free flowing wells in Dumoy area which should be sufficient to supply water to the city.

“I believe we can overcome even a year of long drought, just consider this, in Dumoy for exam-

ple you have 10 free flowing well, what does this indicate? If you see a free flowing well it means that there is a tremendous amount of water underground,” he said.

“We have drought in the past, but we are able to survive,” he added.

Serafin added that the City of Davao is very lucky compared to other cities like Cebu which do not have sufficient recharge area.

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No charges yet vs Corral slay suspect

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By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

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HE family of Manuel Willie Corral VII is still undecided whether they will file charges against suspect Raul Altamirano or buy time for evidence to surface that could indict a police officer to the killing.

As of yesterday, charges have yet to be filed against suspected triggerman Raul Altamirano, according to Toril Police Precinct Police chief inspector Hamlet Lerios.

Lerios said that while the Corral family strongly believes that Altamirano is responsible for the killing of their kin, it is showing no keen interest at the moment to file the case indicating that they could be studying the angle that

points to Police Officer 1 Jeffer Villegas as a possible suspect.

“Di pa interesado mupasaka og kaso ang pamilya ni Corral, si Altamirano ang ilahang gina paghinalaan nga pumatay kay Corral,” he said.

Earlier, Corral VII’s brother Manuel Corral VI, in an interview, said that they are somehow looking into the possibility that perpetrators killed his brother to put the blame on a police officer who had earlier mauled the victim.

The killing became controversial since it happened days after Corral VII complained that Villegas mauled him, while the police authorities are conducting a buy-bust op-

HIGH TECH FRIDGE. Samsung digital appliances master trainer Dennis Barbatchalo shows off the state-of-the-art food showcase refrigerator during

the launch of the company’s digital appliances at EMCOR Appliance Store along J.P. Laurel Avenue in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

DCPO reports Remove tax on gold miners, traders: BSP exec hike in crime rate FNO, 10

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net

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N official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) wants the removal of the tax collected by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) from small-scale gold miners and gold traders.

“If that happens, small-scale miners will be encouraged and go back to selling their gold to BSP,”BSP deputy governor for monetary stability sector Diwa C. Guinigundo told reporters yesterday at Pinnacle Hotel and Suites.

He said the 2 percent excise tax and 5 percent creditable withholding

tax (CWT) on gold sold by small-scale miners and traders imposed by the BIR has caused a reduction in the amount of gold sold to BSP. “BSP is only receiving less than 5 percent from the original amount we bought before the memorandum order issued by BIR was implemented in five gold-buying stations nationwide,” Guinigundo said.

“Before July 2011, BSP could purchase a total of 800,000 to 900,000 troy ounces of gold, but it went down to 20,000 to 30,000 in the succeeding years

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HE Davao City Police Office (DCPO) has recorded an increase in the crime rate in the third quarter of this year.

The DCPO report was presented to the City Council yesterday by newly reinstalled DCPO director Senior Superintendent Vicente Danao Jr. The DCPO recorded 2,255 index crimes from the period of July to September, compared with the second quarter from April to June of this year which had 2,011. This reflected a 10.82 percent increase from the previous quarter, or an additional 244 crime incidents recorded.

Compared with last

year’s record of the same period, there was a 52.19 percent increase, from 1,078 to 1,177.

Index crimes include murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny (theft), and motor vehicle theft.

The DCPO report showed that most crimes reported were robbery, snatching, theft, swindling or estafa, and physical injuries.

Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte said based on Danao’s report, the increase in the crime rate was attributed to the ‘ber’ season (months ending in

“ber”)during which many thieves and robbers go out.

“Padulong na December, manggawas na mga ingon anang mga klaseng tao, kanang mga kawatan.

Mag increase gyudang crime rate natodirisa Davao City (December is approaching and the thieves will come out, so the crime rate in Davao City will really increase),” Duterte said.

The DCPO also recorded an increase in the non-index crimes in the city, with 2,911 or a 19.51 percent increase from the previous quarter’s 2,343.

There was a 67 percent increase from last year’s

Water service interruption in some city areas Oct 9, 10, 11

T OLD CARS. A young boy walks by a vacant lot at the junction of E. Quirino Avenue and Mabini Street which has been turned into a storage area for dilapidated vehicles. Lean Daval Jr.

record or 1,955 additions of the previous year’s 956 record.

Non-index are the special laws which are violated such as anti-smoking law , anti-violence against women and children, anti-child abuse law, land transportation code (no plate no travel policy and speed limit), illegal possession of firearms , and illegal gambling.

Records show that of the total 5,166 crime volume of the third quarter, there was a 2,749 crime solution or 53.21 percent.

There were 939 cases in the index crime solved and 1,810 non-index crimes solved.

HREE sets of water service interruption have been scheduled to give way to two mainline improvement and one preventive maintenance works, Davao City Water District (DCWD) advised.

First set is on October 9 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and will affect some portions of Ma-a particularly the entire Riverside, Ma-a People’s Village and Sitio Mayren. DCWD’s Engineering and Construction Department (ECD) needs to tap the newly installed 100mm diameter Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipeline to the existing 100mm diameter PVC

pipeline for the mainline improvement at Purok 26 in Riverside, Ma-a. Once this P205,000.00 project is completed, new service connections can be accommodated.

Second set is also on October 9 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This eighthour water cut will affect some areas in Tugbok District specifically Biao Tienda, Centenial Village I and II, Barangay Ula, Small Tacunan, Martyrville Subdivision I and II, IKP Village, Rubia Street, Rubia Extension and Los Amigos Relocation.

DCWD needs to temporarily cut off water sup-

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GENERAL SANTOS CITY

Sarangani adopts solar power for capitol lighting system

STARTING THEM YOUNG. Children watch as young boxers sweat it out inside a makeshift training center along Langihan Road in Butuan City. MindaNews photo by Roel Catoto

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HE provincial government of Sarangani has adopted the solar power technology to enhance the lighting system of its capitol compound in Alabel town.

Engineer Franz Von Abriam, street lights supervisor of the Provincial Engineering Office (PEO),

KIDAPAWAN CITY

said Tuesday they have completed the initial phase of the local government’s solar-powered street lighting project, which initially covered parts of the provincial capitol compound.

He said they installed a total of 41 units of solar lamps inside the capitol compound under the

NorCot cops intensify info drive to stop violence vs women, kids

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OLICE in North Cotabato have launched massive information drive on laws about violence against women and children after it noted that more cases of sexual assaults have been reported.

At least 14 cases of violence against women have been reported during the third quarter of 2014, according to Cotabato Police Provincial Office (CPPO) Women and Children’s Protection Desk Division Chief Senior Inspector Julie Melocotones.

She admitted almost all the perpetrators remain at large and the subject of police manhunt.

Melocotones said most of the accused are personally known to the victims.

Because of the rising cases of violence against women, Melocotones said her office is conducting massive information drive in remote villages where sexual assaults

usually happen.

October is Children’s Month.

Melocotones said aside from rape, a number of children are in conflict with the law, especially in Kidapawan City.

She appealed to parents to guide their children, especially girls, so they are spared from violence against women and other crimes.

Police believe parents have a vital role in ensuring that their women children are safe from the clutches of persons under the influence of liquor or prohibited drugs.

Women children should be reminded that they should not involve themselves in activities that tend to invite violence against women.

Melocotones said the information campaign will focus on the law about violence against women and children and some tips on how to avoid getting harassed by unscrupulous men. (PNA)

projects phases 1 and 2.

Abriam said they are currently working on the implementation of the third and fourth phases of the project, which will cover the rear or back portion of the capitol compound.

“The latter phases are due for completion early next year,” he said.

KIDAPAWAN CITY

The provincial government allocated around P2.4 million solar-powered street lighting project, which was earlier endorsed by the Provincial Development Council (PDC).

The PDC, which is the province’s highest development policy-making body, approved the

appropriation under the 2014 Annual Investment Plan.

The project involved the installation of cost-efficient and pro-environment solar lamps to light up or brighten the driveways of the provincial capitol and the national highway fronting the compound.

The project is the provincial government’s response to efforts by the government to promote the adoption of renewable energy technologies in support to the global call on climate change mitigation.

Carlito Rosal, head of the power room of the Provincial General Services Office, said the installation of the solar-powered lamps will drastically reduce the local government’s electricity consumption.

He said the sodium lights being used by the capitol compound consume around 400 watts of power that translate to higher electricity costs when compared to the solar-powered lamps.

“The solar-powered streetlights only consume 30 watts of power so that means huge saving in terms of electricity

costs,” he said.

Sarangani Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon, who personally supported the project’s implementation, said they are considering introducing the technology to other government offices in the province.

In terms of electricity, he pointed out that each solar lamp will only consumes 7.5 percent of the 400 watts of power consumed by our current lighting system on a normal 12-hour nightly operation.

“With the lowered consumption rate of about 370 watts per post, there will be more power available for commerce and other economic activities in the area,” he said.

Once the solar-powered street lighting project is completed, the governor said the future savings will allow the provincial government to fund more development projects under its Sulong Sarangani flagship program.

The program mainly focuses on infrastructure, social welfare services, education, and investment promotion.

(PNA)

Retrenched sugarcane workers assisted T HE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Field Office in North Cotabato is attending to the needs and welfare of active and retrenched sugarcane workers in the province, labor officials said on Tuesday.

North Cotabato chief labor employment officer Marjorie P. Latoja said her office continues to facilitate programs and services that promote workers’ welfare in the province.

Last month, a focused group discussion (FGD) with sugar industry field workers was conducted to generate information on issues and concerns affecting unorganized sugarcane workers which can help in the preparation of the Sugarcane Industry Human Resource Development (HRD) Master Plan.

Seventy-one sugarcane

workers participated and shared their experiences during lean months-off season which they hope can be improved through the help of the Industry HRD master plan being prepared by DOLE. Latoja said most of the sugarcane field workers clamor for livelihood trainings which could help them generate income during lean months and these include training on massage therapy, commercial cooking and new sugarcane planting technology.

They also urged concerned government agencies to act on their present plight to also uplift the industry.

The Industry’s HRD Master Plan aims to ensure sustainability of competitive edge of the Philippines’ Sugar Industry with its neighbors in the ASE-

AN Economic Community (AEC).

Meanwhile, 603 retrenched workers of SUMIFRU Banana Plantation based in North Cotabato attended the DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP) orientation facilitated by DOLE-NCFO. The DILEEP orientation was an offshoot of series of meetings between DOLE Region 12 headed

by Regional Director Ofelia B. Domingo, SUMIFRU management and its union officers.

DILEEP orientations were done in Barangays Alimodian and Taguranao in Matalam which aimed at helping SUMIFRU retrenched workers in income generating projects.

Retrenched workers in Antipas municipality in North Cotabato are set

to submit their livelihood proposals to the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) in North Cotabato for appropriate action.

In Midsayap, North Cotabato, the local government has institutionalized its own PESO office through a resolution to ensure the provision of job referral and matching assistance to local job seekers.

Midsayap Mayor Romeo Arania lauded the enthusiasm of DOLE-12 on the recent development and expects more collaboration with DOLE regional office resolving job mismatch and unemployment in the municipality.

Latoja said closer coordination with LGUs and other partners has proven to be effective in employment facilitation. (PNA)

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World Bank recognizes poverty reduction in Phl T

HE World Bank has recognized the Philippines’ move to reduce poverty in its East Asia and Pacific Economic Update October issue.

The World Bank report noted that the Philippines was able to reduce poverty significantly within the term of President Benigno Aquino.

“After many years of slow poverty reduction, poverty incidence among the population declined by 3 percentage point between 2012 and 2013 to 24.9 percent, lifting 2.5 million Filipinos out of poverty,” the World Bank said.

“This significant reduction in poverty in 2013 came after many years of weak poverty reduction,” it said, noting that average annual poverty reduction between 2006 and 2012 was only at 0.2 percent.

World Bank expects that rapid poverty reduction will continue after the country was able generate more than a million jobs in July this year.

To recall, the information technology-business

process management (ITBPM) sector has hit the one-million mark employment early this second half of 2014, or employing 1.0 percent of the country’s total population.

Meanwhile, during the first half of the year, the country’s seven major investment promotion agencies (IPAs) were able to create 148,249 jobs from the P73.4 billion investment pledges in Board of Investments, Clark Development corporation, Philippine Economic Zone Authority, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan, BOI-Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, and Cagayan Economic Zone Authority.

The World Bank said in order for the Philippines to continue to address poverty, investments in infrastructure and social services shall continue.

“In the medium term, growth can be sustained and made more inclusive by pursuing structural reforms and investing more in human and physical

SELFIE LANE. This colorful sign at the fountain court of SM Lanang Premier is fast becoming a favorite hang-out for families who want to relax and take a few “selfies.” Lean Daval Jr. capital. Key structural reforms include protecting property rights, promoting more competition, and simplifying regulations,” it said.

“These reforms can help the country become more competitive, and in

the process create more and better jobs and accelerate poverty reduction.

With further economic reforms, especially in areas that would have more impact on the lives of the poor, the government can help put the country on

an irreversible path of inclusive growth and meet the jobs challenge,” it further noted.

The administration has rolled out plans and projects to achieve its goal of inclusive growth.

Among these gov-

ernment’s moves are increasing infrastructure budget share to the gross domestic product (GDP) at 5.0 percent by 2016 and also increasing budget for health, education, training, and other social services. (PNA)

6 THE ECONOMY Globe’s Ernest Cu is lone Filipino in Power 100 list

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Gov’t pushes economic growth of Bangsamoro

LOBE Telecom president and CEO Ernest Cu is the only Filipino executive to make to it to the Global Telecoms Business Power 100 for 2014.

This is the second year in a row that Cu is receiving the recognition.

Cu made it to number 64, two notches higher than his previous ranking in 2013.

Global Telecoms Business is the only magazine and website dedicated for senior executives of telecommunication companies worldwide. Power 100 is the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most powerful people in telecoms worldwide.

“The business gains we have achieved over the past several years by positioning Globe as a challenger brand proves that the company is now a trusted brand recognized globally. We will continue to take on the challenge of constantly innovating products and services to provide the easiest and fastest means for our cus-

tomers to communicate,” Cu said.

Global Telecoms Business noted that under Cu’s leadership, Globe Telecom emerged as a mighty challenger in the Philippine telecommunications industry. Since taking the Globe helm in 2008, Cu has been driving sweeping transformation, mainly by modernizing its network and IT infrastructure, underpinned by service-oriented culture – all to deliver the superior customer experience, anchored on his primary advocacy: customer first.

Globe Telecoms Business further noted that the Philippine telecommunications company gained over 10 percentage points in wireless revenue share, while trailblazing game-changing customer-focused innovation, such as personalized postpaid plans and customizable prepaid offerings, alongside unprecedented OTT-collaborations such as Free Facebook.

HE Philippine stock market is expected to show bullish performance until the end of the year and will continue this feat into 2015 on the back of the country’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals and robust corporate earnings.

“We are still quite bullish for the rest of the year; probably, we will see between 7,300 and 7,400 level... We probably see a good ending for the year for the stock market,” Rafael Algarra Jr., executive vice-president and financial markets segment at

Security Bank Corp., said in an interview.

Algarra said the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals and corporate earnings remain strong despite concerns abroad.

He added that some of these concerns are related to Russia and Ukraine conflict and worries about higher interest rates in the United States.

“And then I think, the market will continue to be very bullish at least for the emerging markets, including the Philippines, for 2015 so we will probably see some funds,” he

said.

Algarra believes that emerging markets still resonate well with investors.

“So we will probably see the rest of the year people still putting money into the emerging markets,” he said.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 50.77 points to 7,247.03 on Friday after a two-day slump.

In January to September, the index posted gains in eight out of the nine months. (PNA)

OODY’S Investors Service dubbed as credit positive the exclusive purchase agreement between the Yuchengo-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation’s (RCBC) and Taiwan’s Cathay Life Insurance Co. Ltd. ”Such a transaction would be credit-positive for RCBC because it would improve its core capitalization and loss-absorbing buffers, while simultaneously enhancing its ability to capture the credit growth that the bank has planned for 2014 and 2015,” Moody’s

Analyst and Assistant Vice President Alka Anbarasu said in a statement.

In a disclosure with the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) last week, RCBC said it has designated Cathay Life as the “preferred bidder” for a 20 percent stake in the bank and is seen to put in about P8 billion additional capital.

The transaction involves Cathay Life’s subscription of 124.3 million new RCBC shares for P7.96 billion and the acquisition of secondary shares from RCBC’s shareholder Hexagon In-

vestment B.V. for about P9.96 billion.

Moody’s said RCBC would gain some leverage on certain products and cross-selling through Cathay Life’s mother unit, Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd., which has corporate relationships in Taiwan, China and the ASEAN. It, however, said that “it is unclear whether Cathay Life’s 20 percent stake in RCBC will result in the insurer playing a more active role in the bank’s strategy and dayto-day management.”

(PNA)

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ALACAÑANG has assured Filipino Muslims that the government is doing its best to provide them a strong Bangsamoro political group to further propel their areas’ economic growth.

This was the assurance given by Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr., who said government is working hand-in-hand with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to gather support for the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. ”Hinihimok po natin ang ating mga kababayan na tangkilikin at itaguyod ang mga isinusulong na prinsipyo doon sa pagtatatag ng isang Bangsamoro Political

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Entity dahil naniniwala tayo na sa pamamagitan nito ay makapagtatatag ng isang maayos, maunlad, at masiglang kabuhayan para sa ating mga kapatid na Pilipino na sakop nitong Bangsamoro Basic Law,” Coloma said in a radio interview.

Last September, the Aquino administration submitted before Congress the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), one of the aims of which is to propel the economy of the Bangsamoro people.

Earlier, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Teresita Deles said the draft BBL “embodies the substance and spirit of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) that was signed by the government and MILF (Moro Islamic Lib-

eration Front) negotiating panels last March 27 in Malacanang Palace.”

She said a plebiscite will be done next year if the proposed law gets approval of the lawmakers.

The plebiscite will determine the people’s decision on whether they want to be headed by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), which will also be created by a law.

Earlier, Moody’s Investors Service dubbed as “credit positive” the signing of the CAB on March 27, 2014.

It said the agreement will ensure political stability and economic growth in what is currently called the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), but will be called Autono-

mous Government of Bangsamoro once the new political entity is put in place in 2016.

Under the agreement, the government and the MILF will have to share the revenues from the resource-rich region as well as on governmental power in the area.

Moody’s said the agreement is expected to result to “greater stability” in the region, which “will likely encourage investment in the region and provide scope for the development of more profitable industries, such as mining and agribusiness.”

“In addition, the truce should facilitate greater investor interest across the several provinces in the island of Mindanao,” it added.

(PNA)

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Tagum’s big ticket shows Text and Photos by HENRYLITO D. TACIO

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N the last two years, I have had the pleasure of watching my favorite singers performing live. Not only that, I also had the opportunity of talking to them one-onone.

First was Rex Smith, closely followed by John Gummoe of the Cascades. And just recently, Bobby Kimball of the band Toto and Kenny Cetera, who joined the band Chicago sometime in the mid-1980s.

All of them performed live at the Big 8 Hotel in Tagum City.

These concerts are testament that Tagum is indeed booming.

“With these international figures from the music industry, we have strengthened our position as the fastest growing business hub in Davao region,” says Cromwell Bonghanoy of the Tagum City Information Office. “Our local economy is becoming stronger and more prosperous.”

If the concert done by Rex Smith was awesome and nostalgic for John Gummoe, the back-toback concert of Bobby Kimball and Kenny Cetera was not only electrifying but also very engaging.

It was Kenny who opened the concert, and after singing some songs, Bobby took over. While Kenny sang with much passion, Bob-

by sang with much force.

If Kenny was the water that quenched the thirst of the audience, Bobby was the fire that ignited the stage with enthusiasm. Kenny danced and clapped his hands, while Bobby drank water in between his songs.

Kenny opened his stint with the opening song, “If You Leave Me Now.” It was one of Chicago’s biggest hits worldwide, topping the charts in other countries such as Australia. It won Grammy Awards for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group, or Chorus.

Another much-applauded song from Kenny was “Hard to Say I’m Sorry,” which was written by his brother Peter Cetera and produced

by David Foster for the album “Chicago 16” released in 1982. The song was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Kenny took the storm from the audience, however, when he sang “You’re the Inspiration.”

It came from“Chicago 17” which became the biggest selling album of the band’s history. It was released in 1984, the time when Kenny was brought into the group for the tour to add percussion and high harmony vocals.

Kenny’s website

shares this information: “Kenny added his unmistakable tenor vocals to several songs on the Chicago 17 album, including the chart topping, ‘You’re the Inspiration,’ ‘Along Comes A Woman,’ and ‘Prima Donna’ -- and was quickly recruited by the band to hit the road for one of the most memorable tours in their history.”

During the Tagum concert, Kenny also did a vocal duet with a lady singer from the band.

The song was “The Next Time I Fall,” a 1986 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 song written by Bobby Caldwell and Paul Gordon. The song was recorded as a duet by his brother Peter Cetera and Amy Grant.

For his part, Bobby sang “Georgy Porgy” for his opening song. Written by David Paich, it was released on Toto’s self-titled debut album in 1978.

Bobby also sang, “I’ll Be Over You,” a hit single from the band’s 1986 album, “Fahrenheit.”

Of course, Bobby did “Africa,” one of the band’s most recognizable songs.

It was included in their 1982 album “Toto IV,” and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1983 and number three on the UK Singles Chart the same month.

The due also sang other songs performed

by other artists. For instance, Kenny crooned to the audience with his own rendition of “Best of My Life,” It was originally recorded by the Eagles (with Henley singing lead vocals), and included in the band’s 1974 album On the Border.

Bobby also did his own interpretation of “Stairway to Heaven,” a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in 1971 and is often referred to as “one of the greatest rock songs of all time.”

For the duo’s finale, the two sang Toto’s “Rosanna,” a million-selling Gold-certified hit single. This song won the Record of the Year Grammy Award in the 1983 presentations.

It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks, behind two songs, “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League and “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor.

The recent concert was not the first collaboration of the two rock legends together.

In 2008, both performed and toured the Philippines and Asia separately. That year, Bobby did 15 concerts in various Asian cities that included Manila, Beijing, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bali, Hong Kong, Davao, General Santos, and Cagay-

an de Oro. Kenny, on the other hand, Kenny performed in Manila, Davao, and Cebu.

In 2012, the two singers collaborated and performed together on stage in Manila.

In an interview with “Philippine Star,” Bobby reportedly canceled some bookings he had in Germany so he would be able to perform with Kenny.

“Performing with other rock legends fulfills my dreams,” Bobby was quoted as saying.

In an interview with this author, both singers agreed that they are not threatened by the sprouting of new bands or groups. “We have our songs and followers,” Kenny said. “As long as people want to hear us sing, we will perform,” Bobby said.

Present during the concert in Tagum was Kenny’s beautiful wife, Elisa. When I asked her if she sang also, she replied, “I think one singer from our family is enough.”

Meanwhile, Roxan Obregon, the general manager of Big 8 Hotel, said that they will be bringing more international singers. “We have proven that when it comes to entertainment, especially concerts, Tagum is not far behind Davao City.”

The “Rock Legends” concert is a living proof to that!

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HEY go by hardly noticed, moving about in urban areas as if they did not exist. But they are there, and their presence is a strong indictment on the country’s failure to share the wealth with the masses. Children as young as five are working as scavengers, accompanying their older siblings and sometimes their parents as they collect trash that can be sold to junk shops for a few pesos. They are also in factories, in ports, in farms, toiling all day with hardly enough time to rest. They should be playing and learning to read, write, and count, but instead they are forced to work in often hazardous conditions just to keep body and soul together.

This is a reality under an administration that claims to have uplifted the lives of the Filipino people. The grand numbers are there: data produced by the government all point to a robust and growing economy, and indeed, if one’s vantage point is from the top, everything else is on its way up. Businesses

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Children are especially vulnerable to official neglect, and we see this in the existence of kids who at their young age are forced to work before they can even read. And that is the greater tragedy: already forced to grow up way ahead of their time, their future is also taken away from them because they are unable to go to school. Their parents often have no choice because sending them to school requires money even though public education is free; many are so poor they cannot afford a decent home, or clothes, or fare. Poverty has robbed them not just of their economic rights, but of their very childhood.

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CTOBER 8, 1984. It was exactly 30 years ago today that a gripping drama at the steps of San Pedro Cathedral occurred. At that time, Davao was a hotbed of political unrest, with a strong people’s movement and student activism sweeping the schools. There were hundreds of students, out-of-school youth (OSY), peasants, farmers, laborers, and others who converged in the wee hours of the morning at the then PTA (now People’s Park), the jump-off point to launch the first ever Welgang Bayan in the country.

At the break of dawn, the protesters broke into small groups and marched in different directions, street parliamentarians demanding real political reforms, with students demanding to uphold the magna carta of students’ rights and calling for lower tuition. A group of about a hundred protesters made up of mostly students and OSY marched the streets of Davao with only sheer will power and adrenalin carrying them throughout the day. In the early morning, their chants woke up the people unused to such noise and who gathered outside to listen to them talk about why the country was in political turmoil and why Filipinos should unite and do something about it.

That was the day that created iconic scenes of Davao’s turbulent past, captured in black and white by the city’s photojournalists. None was more compelling than the picture of then Colonel Rodolfo Biazon, standing ramrod straight looking down at a brave young student leader speaking his mind while

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HEY went, they fought, they were conquered.

Pardon the witless parody, but that’s the sad story of the Philippine odyssey in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea in September 2014.

Consisting of four Fil-Americans, one naturalized cager, and seven homegrown PB superstars, the elite PH quintet (our own version of Dream Team), lost a heart-breaking do-or-die match to a scrappy, taller Kazakhstan squad.

That ended our quest for a gold medal finish.

There were no high-fives, but collective bowed heads after the game. It was a bitter pill to swallow. The last time the Philippines was the champion was in 1973, and silver medalist in 1990.

Chief tactician Chot Reyes was the hardest hit because he was in Cloud Nine after that euphoric performance in

his fellow youth were seated on the s t re e t — t h e junction of Bankerohan, Quirino, and Magallanes— huddled in a tight circle with their arms linked together while a group of armed men in uniform stood several feet away.

That same group of youth was allowed to move on to Jones Circle (beside the old PLDT building) where they attempted to converge with other protesting groups but were hindered by a cordon of military elements. Still the men in uniform exercised maximum tolerance and allowed the protesters to march on. In the late afternoon, the group of youthful marchers found themselves at the San Pedro Cathedral, where they sought refuge on its steps (its gates were closed). Thirsty, hungry, and exhausted, they sat and contemplated on the events of the day, with most of them eventually drifting off to sleep leaning on each other or lying on sheets of newspaper placed on the hard ground.

Those who had dozed off were later awakened by their companions, and they opened their eyes to a scene that both scared and inspired them. A few feet away, a line of armed military men had once again cordoned them off, and a thick crowd of people had

gathered beyond. It was surreal: the people shouted at the uniformed men to let the protesters go, a group of nuns negotiated with the military, and the unnerved students called out to the people for food and water. Then military trucks started to arrive and the marchers felt sure they were going to be hauled into them.

Suddenly, from behind the crowd of people, a plastic bag with something in it flew over the uniformed men’s heads and landed near the group, and a youth darted from their tight huddle to grab it. Someone from the crowd had thrown them a bag of bread. Then, more bread was thrown over the military cordon, and later a couple of men carrying a heavy pail with water in plastic bags were seen negotiating with the military to allow them to give it to the marchers.

The people’s show of support was overwhelming: more food and water came, and the crowd urged the military men to let the youth go. While the marchers were glad to have eaten and drunk, their stomachs were in knots because the uniformed men did not budge.

Then suddenly, the church bell started to peal (yes, it used to do that) and the church gates started to open: mass was going to be heard. The marchers started standing up on the steps, not knowing what to do or what to expect, but the people behind the cordon decided for them. The people rushed towards the church, pushing across the line of military men who looked taken aback at the sudden turn of

events. They could not stop the people from going to church to hear mass; all they could do was let hundreds of them pass through their line.

As the people reached the youth group, they shepherded them inside the church, some gave the student leaders a shirt or a jacket to wear over their clothes, and the rest were told to take off identifying items on them like their caps or tubaw so they would blend with the crowd. The marchers were reluctant to lose sight of each other, but they knew they were safe among the people while mass was being heard, feeling emotional, grateful, and humbled at what had just transpired. After the mass, the people left the church and went their own way, the protesters unidentified among them.

I wrote about this small piece of Davao history in the student publication of Ateneo a few weeks after it happened, giving it the title “Drama sa Katedral”.

It was the issue of Atenews that I saw students read earnestly while seated on the field or in the covered court, standing in the hallway, or clustered in groups elsewhere in the campus.

Now 30 years later, I write the same story once again, as a tribute to those who had been with me at the steps of the cathedral, especially those that had already passed, and to the rest of us who have moved on. While we have lost touch with each other over the years, that drama at the cathedral will forever bind us together, and—in our own little ways—influence who and what we have become now.

the 24th FIBA World Cup in Spain. Expressing mea culpa, Reyes assumed full responsibility for the team’s lackluster performance.

But let’s not blame Reyes or PBA, or SBP or POC, PSE officials. Finger-pointing is unproductive. Let it be said, in fairness to all those involved in the Incheon adventure, that they did their best, and they deserve appreciation for their Herculean efforts and honest desire to bring honors to the country.

Frankly, there is no reason to sulk over something that we knew from the very start was a “mission impossible.”

We were David fighting Goliath. But, in this Third Millennium, David is not allowed to use his slingshot, hence Goliath rules.

Those PBA glamour boys were symbolically thrown into the lion’s den, and they were simply gobbled up like free meal. We lost because we were ranged against superior force, period.

No alibis. No ifs or buts.

There’s no point in crying over spilled milk. Let’s look at what he needs to be done to succeed. There’s always tomorrow.

The Incheon debacle revealed this hard basketball reality: That many Asian countries have overtaken the Philippines. Half a century ago, we were the undisputed lords of the rim.

Today, we lost to countries that we used to beat with monotonous regularity.

How can we regain basketball su-

premacy in Asia? Let’s do the following: 1. Form the national team, at most, two years before the international tournaments – Olympics, FIBA world Cup, Asian Games.

2. Assemble taller, heftier, and more disciplined players.

3. Adopt a better training system and hire a top caliber foreign coach.

Forget about nationalism. Basketball is a universal game. Most Asian countries hire foreign coaches.

4. Put the highest premium on team play. Familiarize with international rules.

5. Government support must be 100 percent.

If all of the above will still not work, then let’s abandon our dream of becoming a top world basketball power, and concentrate on sack race, patintero, shantung, or sungka.

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tax because the Therma South Inc. (TSI) main office is located in Davao City.

The remaining 70 percent will be shared by Davao City and Sta. Cruz.

“The proposal of Aboitiz and Sta. Cruz is to divide the remaining 70 percent to 35-35 but we objected because the power plan occupies a huge area in the city,” Dayanghirang said.

Earlier, city administrator J. Melchor V. Quitain said the city government is proposing a 60 percent share of the remaining 70 percent. Dayanghirang,

however, said this will depend on the upcoming meetings.

Dayanghirang said of the total income that will be collected in the proposal, 80 percent will go to the city and 20 percent will go to Sta. Cruz.

“The instruction of the Mayor (Rodrigo R. Duterte) is ‘you place it on what is reasonable and equitable.’ On our understanding, it is reasonable for the city to get (80 percent),” Daynghirang said He said Sta. Cruz Mayor Joel Ray Lopez can talk to Mayor Duterte to make

a compromise or adjustment to the proposal.

He said he will invite City Treasurer’s Office head Rodrigo Riola and Quitain to talk about the matter.

“I cannot invite the Sta. Cruz (Government) because we do not have jurisdiction over them,” he said.

TSI first vice president for community and government affairs Manuel Orig said the company is willing to abide by whatever tax sharing scheme the local government of Sta. Curz and Davao City will enter into.

and Compostela Valley in 2012, causing major damage mostly in the agriculture sector.

The business outlook in Davao Region turned less favorable across sectors of industry, trade, and services because of the typhoon.

The survey also revealed that respondent companies in Davao region anticipated the peso to appreciate by the third and fourth quarter. They also expect the inflation rate would go up and the interest rates to go down.

The report said the subdued sentiment generally emanated from firms in the industry sector. “On the whole, the less sanguine sentiment of firms was due largely to the seasonal slack in demand in the manufacturing and semiconductors industry as well as stiffer domestic competition,” the report added.

“It is also expected that the business confidence in the third quarter will lower because of the rainy season that can cause interruption in some business activities but hopefully goes up by the fourth quarter because it’s already the holiday season,” Guerero added.

The outlook was similar for the national business confidence.

Overall business for the country’s economy continued to be favorable in the third quarter of the year as the overall confidence index (CI) stayed positive territory at 34.4 percent.

However, the current quarter reading was lower compared to the 50.7 percent CI recorded in the Q2 2014 survey.

“This indicates that the number of optimists declined but continued to be greater than the num-

ber of pessimists during the quarter,” the report said.

The report said the respondents attributed their less buoyant outlook to expectations of: (a) seasonal slack in demand due to interruption of business activities during the rainy season and lower consumer spending in view of increased expenditures on education and tax payments in the previous quarter, (b) increase in prices of basic commodities and higher overhead costs such as raw materials and utilities (c) slowdown in business activities as a result of the truck ban and port congestion issues, and (d) political noise brought about by the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) concerns.

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In an earlier report, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) identified Davao City as one of the areas that will experience the feared El Niño in the coming months.

PAGASA Davao station Chief Gerry Pedrico said despite the previous typhoons the country had experienced, a long drought is expected from the last quarter of this

year up to the first quarter of next year.

Other areas that are forecasted to experience drought are Compostela Valley Province, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental.

On Saturday, Climate change Commission Vice Chairperson Secretary Lucille Sering said that the Local Government Unit (LGU) should take PAGASA’s warning seriously.

“Together with the Department of Agriculture,

the Local Government Unit (LGU) can plan on what will be the alternatives to what they will lose because of the long drought,” she said.

Sering said the LGU should have made plans as early as now as it might not be able to address the problem on the short term and whatever the government will learn from here on should be taken into consideration in doing their long-term plan.

eration at Angel Funeral Parlor in Toril.

The mauling was caught in a CCTV camera.

Villegas is now facing one count of grave misconduct arising from violation of article 266 also known as physical injury of the revised Penal Code, filed by the wife of Corral VII, Josefina Corral at the Regional Internal affairs Services 11 (RIAS11) However, last September 24 he filed a Motion

for Reconsideration on extension to file answer.

Earlier, Davao City Police Office (DCPO) OIC Supt. Marvin Pepino said that there is no criminal case filed against Villegas for there is yet to be a piece of evidence that will point his involvement in the killing of Corral VII. Pepino said that as long as there will be no witnesses and evidences that will lead to Villegas there will be no criminal

case against the Police Officer.

The case of Villegas is now being handled by Summary Hearing Officer Lawyer Nestor Fernandez of the RIAS 11.

Manuel Corral VII was found dead with five gunshot wounds at around 3:30 a.m. on September 13 in Juan dela Cruz Street in Toril, Davao City, days after he was mauled before dawn on September 10 allegedly by Villegas.

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trees aged one to two years since there is still hope they can grow, although there is a 50-60 percent chance they will not survive,” he said.

Avila cited as example the trees at People’s Park which he said were transferred there through earth-balling. “I think 90 percent of them did not survive,” he said, although he did not elaborate.

Avila said that he will find a way to join the meeting of Task Force Drainage set for today or tomorrow at its office in Magsaysay Park.

For his part, Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte said if there is a need to remove the trees along Dacudao Avenue, they should be replaced with another species.

“Give and take lang na,” he said.

But Duterte said if there is no need to cut or remove the trees, then they should remain since they also help to mitigate air pollution in the area.

Earlier, task force chairman Yusop Jimlani said the members of the task force have not yet talked about the possible action that the office will implement on the growing trees in the area that have already caused cracks in the pavement stretching for about one kilometer.

Jimlani said that they will be inviting personnel from CENRO, CEO, district and regional office of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 11, and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 11.

He said they need to

act fast because they do not want to wait for the time that the infrastructure will be destroyed and affect not just the drainage system but also the traffic.

Jimlani said the roots of the mahogany trees have caused damage on the infrastructure. At present, he said the roots have already damaged the ripraps of the main drainage system and caused cracks of about one kilometer long over the years.

Jimlani added that the possible cutting of the mahogany trees is a preventive measure that the Task Force is looking into.He said it is already too late if the city government will just allow the city to be pruned. (ABF with reports from Cheneen R. Capon)

until today,” he said.

A report said the precious metal sold by smallscale miners to BSP fell drastically from 25,232 kilos in 2010 to 17,389 kilos in 2011.

Small-scale gold miners and gold traders were discouraged to sell gold to the state as mandated

by Republic Act No. 7076 (People’s Small Scale Mining Act of 1991) because of the tax imposed by BIR. Tax is collected in BSP’s gold -buying stations in the Philippines, one of which is in Davao City. The others are located in Baguio, Zamboanga, Naga, and the Security Plant Complex in Quezon City.

The BSP then refines the gold purchased to forms acceptable in the international bullion markets.

The tax, however, has pushed gold miners and traders to the black market where they can be

shortchanged instead of BSP paying them international price, Guinigundo said.

The buying price of BSP based on the international buying price is P1, 206 per troy ounce.

Guinigundo said the decrease in the gold sold to BSP does not only affect small-scale miners and gold traders but also BSP and the government.

“Everyone appears to be on the losing end. The BSP cannot build up its gross international reserves,” he said.

The government also loses because it cannot collect taxes imposed on gold miners and traders who are selling their gold to the black market or the backdoor.

Guinigundo said BSP has already coordinated with law makers who will help amend the law imposing tax collection on small-scale gold miners and gold traders.

“It is still on the drafting phase,” he said.

Earlier, four legislators urged the BIR to suspend the tax, saying it has reduced the gold sales by small-scale miners to the Bangko Sentral in 2012.

However, BIR Commissioner Kim Henares argued that if lawmakers want the tax on gold scrapped, they might as well ban mining.

“When you mine, you destroy the environment.

That’s why you compensate the government...

Under our law, everything found under the earth is owned by the government and you should pay government for that,” Henares said on Mornings@ANC. Henares pointed out that the problem is not taxation but law enforcement of local government units and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

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ply in said areas in order to allow its ECD crew to do a transfer tapping of service connections from the existing 150mm diameter Centrifugal Cast Iron pipeline to the existing 150mm diameter PVC pipeline for the mainline improvement at Rubia Extension in Barangay Ula, Tugbok District. Said project will help reduce non-revenue water.

Third set is a 12-hour water cut from 8:00 PM of October 10 until 8:00 AM of October 11. Some areas in Lanang will not have water particularly Beach Side Homes, Villa de Davao Subd., Ramos Village, Lizada Village, Lanang Beach Club, Mountain Dew Village, Insular Village Phase I and II, Lapanday and portions of Fortune Homes, Nova Tierra Village and Mangga Street.

And some areas in Sasa

will experience low water pressure to no water specifically Coaco, Km. 9, Philippine Port Authority, Doña Paz Subd., Hacienda Village, Doña Aurelia Village, Marla St., Lougemar Subd., Old Airport Road, Doña Salud Subd., Sasa Public Market, Pakiputan Wharf, Zone 1-4, ICSAMA and portions of Km. 10 – 12. DCWD’s Pipelines and Appurtenances Maintenance Department will tap the newly realigned 300mm diameter Red Lead Coated Steel Pipe bridge crossing at Davao – Agusan Road near the entrance of Water Front Hotel in Lanang for preventive maintenance purposes.

DCWD general manager Edwin V. Regalado advised would-be affected customers to store enough water prior to the scheduled

water interruption as water supply may be restored earlier if work goes smoothly or later if unforeseen problems arise. He likewise asked for their understanding and cooperation.

The general public may visit DCWD website (www.davao-water.gov.ph) and official Facebook account ( w w w. fa c e b o o k . c o m / davaowater) or call the Central Information Unit / Call Center through the 24-hour hotline 297-DCWD (3293) and press “1” on their phone dial to listen to latest daily water updates. They may also call / text 0927-7988966, 0925-5113293 and 0908-4410653 for other updates, complaints, queries and matters pertaining to DCWD services. (Jovana T. Duhaylungsod)

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HE parents of Formula One driver Jules Bianchi arrived at his bedside in Japan Monday where he is in a critical but stable condition after one of the sport’s worst crashes in nearly two decades.

Philippe and Christine Bianchi entered the hospital without speaking to journalists, as a row brewed in the rarefied world of F1 over why race organisers had pressed ahead with their planned 3pm start time when such heavy rain was expected.

The young French driver careened out of control on a rain-sodden circuit at Suzuka on Sunday, smashing into a recovery vehicle near the end of the Japanese Grand Prix.

Formula One’s governing body, the Inter-

national Automobile Federation (FIA), said the 25-year-old Marussia driver had suffered a “severe head injury” and was “critical but stable”.

The hospital was refusing to comment on the driver’s condition, citing patient privacy and directing enquiries to the FIA. FIA press officer Matteo Bonciani, who is close to Bianchi, said “it should be understood that it is very, very serious,” talking to journalists at the hospital near the Suzuka circuit.

Bianchi’s parents will meet his medical team on Tuesday morning, Bonciani added.

An AFP reporter at the scene said Marussia team principal John Booth and team general manager Graeme Lowdon had both been at the

SUZUKI CELEBRATES 40 YEAR-PARTNERSHIP WITH WHEELTEK. At the Supplier’s Night during the first day of their exhibit, Suzuki President Mr. Hiroshi Suzuki, Managing Director Ms. Catalina Calderon, General Manager for Sales and Marketing of Motorcycle Division Mr. Eiji Kobayashi and General Manager for Admin and Finance Mr. Norminio Mojica, handed over the Japanese giant’s token of appreciation to the Odulio Family. The

facility during the day.

Both men appeared to have slept little and deflected questions on the driver’s condition.

In a statement, the team thanked fans for the “huge outpouring of support and affection for Jules and the Team”.

They said information about the driver’s condition would only be released with the blessing of his family.

“Together with Jules’ care, they will remain our highest priority.

Therefore, we would ask for patience and understanding with regard to further medical updates, which will be communicated in conjunction with the Mie General Medical Center in Yokkaichi, where Jules is being treated, when they feel it is appropriate.

“Representatives of

memento is a round wheel-like token made of an ultra-clear glass topped with a translucent text “40th Anniversary”. The token symbolizes Suzuki and Wheeltek’s long partnership that have surpassed the test of time.

The round shape signifies a Wheel which is the part that moves the motorcycle to where it is going and just like how Suzuki and Wheeltek’s partnership brought the two to where they are today.

the Marussia F1 Team and Scuderia Ferrari will remain at the hospital to support Jules and the Bianchi family.”

An unconscious Bianchi had to be removed from the wreckage of his car after the horror smash, which happened as he ploughed into a recovery vehicle lifting Adrian Sutil’s prone Sauber away from danger after the German had skidded into a wall on lap 42.

- Race ended early The race was redflagged and then declared over after 44 laps.

“The driver was removed from the car, taken to the circuit medical centre and then by ambulance to Mie General Hospital,” FIA press officer Matteo Bonciani said in a statement.

“The CT scan shows that he has suffered a

severe head injury and he is currently undergoing surgery. Following this he will be moved to intensive care where he will be monitored.”

Bianchi, a member of Ferrari’s young driver programme, is in his second season in Formula One. He scored a memorable ninth place in Monaco this year, giving the back-of-the-grid Marussia team their first points since their debut in 2010.

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton won Sunday’s race, which began behind the safety car with drivers complaining over team radios that in the wet conditions they were unable to see through the spray.

Formula One has largely avoided serious accidents since 1994, when Ayrton Senna and

Roland Ratzenburger died at San Marino.

Massa, who was involved in a freak crash during qualifying for the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix when he was hit in the helmet by a part that had come loose from another car, said after the race that the conditions had been bad.

“I was already screaming on the radio five laps before the safety car that there was too much water on the track, but they took a bit too long and it was dangerous. So we saw that there were some crashes at the end,” said Massa.

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel, who was third on Sunday behind the Mercedes duo of Hamilton and Rosberg, said results were irrelevant in the light of Bianchi’s crash.

Fans also got a chance to take their photos with the lovely Suzuki Fi ladies and FHM’s 100 Sexiest’s Alex Moreno.

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Here’s a mom’s take and insight on learning at home

HOMESCHOOLING is a progressive educational approach that is gaining more acceptance and following among several institutions and sectors in society.

There are a number of reasons why some parents, nowadays, consider home schooling their offspring. Some opt to personally hone their child’s mind around the norms, values, behavior and social skills that are aligned to their own beliefs and take on life.

After all, home is the child’s first temple of learning. It is the foundation where one is first taught the value of relationships, respect and responsibility.

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Shop non-stop at SM City Davao’s 3 Day Sale, October 17-19!

SM CITY DAVAO’S awesome 3-Day Sale happens on October 17-19 offering discounts of up to 70% off mall-wide.

Apart from the great discounts on amazing selections, shoppers may catch certified cuties of “Relax, It’s Just Pagibig”—Iñigo Pascual, Julian Estrada and Moira dela Torre on October 17 at the Annex Event Center, 6PM. On October 18 and 19, dream, believe and survive at the Starstruck auditions and get a chance to meet and greet Season 5 ultimate male survivor Steven Silva on Sunday, 4 PM. Enjoy additional perks and discounts at the SMAC Sale Special with SM Advantage, Prestige and BDO Rewards cards on the first 3 hours of the 3 Day Sale, 9AM to 12NN on October 17 from SM affiliate stores like the SM Store, Surplus, Ace Hardware, SM Appliance, Toy Kingdom and Levi’s.

Lucky shoppers get a chance to win a Suzuki Ertiga with a minimum of P 1,000 proof of purchase. Raffle coupon redemption booth is located at the ground floor of the main mall.

SM City Davao extends its mall hours up to 12 midnight on October 17-18 and until 10PM on October 19.

For inquiries, call 297.6998. Like SM City Davao on Facebook or follow them on Twitter and Instagram for event and promo updates.

PAL flies to New York PHILIPPINE AIRLINES is flying to the Big Apple, New York City, on March 15, 2015, marking the carrier’s much-awaited network expansion to the US east coast.

In announcing the New York service, PAL Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Lucio C. Tan said, “This auspicious start of regular flights to New York will coincide with PAL’s 74th founding anniversary.”

The four-times-a-week service – Manila-Vancouver-New York – will operate at Terminal 1 of New York’s JFK International Airport. PAL will have full traffic rights between Vancouver and New York.

The addition of New York will bring to five the total US destinations, following Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu and Guam.

The flight to New York – distance of 14,501 kilometers or approximately 16.5 total flying hours – will be PAL’s longest route.

Flight PR 126 departs Manila every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 11:50 p.m. Arrival in Vancouver is 8:50 p.m. on the same day. After a two-hour transit stop, the service continues on to New York at 10:50 p.m., touching down at Terminal 1 of JFK International at 7:00 a.m. the following day.

The return service, PR 127, departs New York at 11:00 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, arriving in Vancouver at 1:50 p.m. It departs the Canadian city at 3:20 p.m. and lands back in Manila at 8:35 p.m. the following day.

PAL will utilize the Airbus A340-300 jets, which seats 36 passengers in business class and 218 in economy.

On board, passengers can expect to be pampered with PAL’s signature “at home” in-flight service, which features business class seats that convert to full-flat beds; in-flight entertainment system such as audio-video on demand in business, and gourmet cuisine designed by top international guest chefs.

The New York service will have the added benefit of boosting PAL’s Canadian operation. From March 15, 2015, the current daily service between Manila and Vancouver will spike to 11 flights weekly with three departure times from Manila – mid-afternoon, early evening and late evening – providing wider schedule choices to passengers.

Manila-Toronto will add a fourth weekly frequency, increasing capacity on this long-haul route in time for the peak summer travel period out of Manila.

PAL’s return has been keenly anticipated by the huge Filipino-American communities along the U.S. eastern seaboard ever since the flag carrier pulled out of the region in 1997. About half a million ethnic Filipinos reside on the East Coast, with over 253,000 in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, 90,000 in Virginia, 75,000 in Washington, D.C. and environs, and 31,000 in the Philadelphia metro area.

Overall, Filipinos on the East Coast account for 15% of the estimated 3.4-million-strong Filipino population in the U.S., comprising a natural base market for PAL. JFK Airport is located at Queens Borough, 15 miles to midtown Manhattan, with convenient connection to the New York subway train system (MTA).

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Globe’s Free Facebook ushers free basic Internet services

THE highly-successful Free Facebook offer from leading com mu n ic at ions company Globe Telecom has served as a springboard and inspiration for the Internet.org app in providing a suite of free basic internet services like health, education, jobs, and other local information to people worldwide who are yet to be connected.

Internet.org is a Facebook-led initiative with the goal of making affordable internet access available to the two thirds of the world who do not have internet connectivity, and to bring the same opportunities to everyone that the connected third of the world has today. It is a brainchild of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Earlier, Jackie Chang, Facebook Product Partnership Manager, spoke to an audience in the Philippines about Globe and the importance of internet connectivity before the two-day Social Good Summit in Manila.

The Social Good Summit took a look at how technology and new media can help solve age-old problems, particularly natural disasters which claim thousands of lives and damage billions of pesos worth of infrastructure, property, and livelihood in the Philippines each year.

“Past events have shown us how important communications is during crisis – from getting in touch with loved one, dispatching emergency teams into affected areas, and providing immediate relief operations, among others.

Globe, being a telecommunications company, understands this to the fullest.

Thus, we have partnered with Rappler for the So-

cial Good Summit which seeks to discuss solutions for the greatest challenges of our time and ultimately unlock the potential of technology to make the world a better place,” said Yoly Crisanto, Senior Vice President, Globe Corporate Communications.

Meanwhile, Chang echoed an earlier pronouncement by Zuckerberg that the Philippines became one of Facebook’s first successful test beds for the concept of free Facebook through the partnership with Globe.

“Globe was one of the first telecoms to offer free Facebook to millions of customers and what we saw in the Philippines was astounding. Internet and data usage doubled. Because we were able to do that with Globe, we realized that there’s an opportunity to go beyond just free Facebook and give people access to a set of free basic services,” said Chang.

From the test with Globe, Facebook was able to evolve the program in two ways. Firstly, by working with operators on sustainable business models that will enable mobile operators to provide access to free services and still continue to support the infrastructure necessary to provide connectivity to people. Secondly, by using some of the learnings from the partnership with

Globe, Facebook saw an opportunity to add a suite of free basic Internet services that gives people access to different important categories such as health, education, and information.

In late July, Facebook launched the Intenet.org app to make the Internet accessible to more people by providing a set of free basic services. With this app, people can browse a set of useful health, employment and local information services without data charges. The Internet. org app is available to Airtel subscribers in Zambia and Facebook will continue to improve the experience and roll it out to other parts of the world.

Facebook is also working with global and local content providers to create an experience that is more usable and understandable for each region. The free basic services are available on smartphones and feature phones.

Currently, while the world sits on cellular infrastructure that covers 85 percent of the total population, Chang said only 30 percent has access to the internet. Facebook believes affordability and awareness are significant barriers to internet adoption for many.

Basic internet services, she said, can be made affordable to everyone by reducing the cost of building

infrastructure, using radio spectrum more efficiently, and building open source hardware, among other steps. There is also a need to reduce the amount of data being transmitted by making more apps that can cache and compress data.

“The future of the world economy is the knowledge economy. If everyone has access to basic financial, health, communication, and education tools, all of us will benefit from the creativity and ideas that others have. At some point we have all been held back by fear. Like the fear of not knowing an important piece of information that may bring an opportunity or not knowing that piece of information that may put you in danger.

What if you have all that information in the palm of your hand? This is the question and the problem that we want to answer,” Chang said.

Globe Telecom’s Free Facebook service, which was initially offered for three months, paved the way for the company to double its mobile data user base. Mobile browsing and other data revenues also increased to P11.6 billion as of end-2013, up 42% from P8.2 billion in 2012.

The service was later on extended for another three months and will again be offered within the next few days.

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‘Gusto Nang Umuwi Ni Joy’ wins big at inaugural Cine Totoo Documentary Festival JAN TRISTAN PANDY’S debut film “Gusto nang Umuwi ni Joy” won the Best Documentary award at the 1st Cine Totoo Philippine International Documentary Festival awards night held last night (October 2) at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila.

Cine Totoo is a special project of GMA News TV. “Gusto nang Umuwi ni Joy” is a moving portrayal of the life of an undocumented Filipina migrant worker in the United Kingdom as she tries to secure a working visa so she may finally visit her family in the Philippines.

The same film was awarded the Audience Choice Award, which was voted by viewers during the weeklong run of the festival at select SM Megamall, SM City Manila and Trinoma cinemas. Aside from trophies, Pandy received P100,000 for Best Documentary and P25,000 for the Audience Choice Award.

During his acceptance speech, a visibly emotional Pandy dedicated his win to OFWs who had to sacrifice so much to provide for their

director Doy del Mundo, pioneering Philippine documentarist Ditsi Carolino, highly respected director Adolf Alix Jr. and GMA News TV channel head Nessa Valdellon.

“It’s long been our dream to develop a larger Philippine audience for documentaries as well as encourage a new generation of documentary filmmakers - and we are so pleased this has come to fruition through Cine Totoo,” said Valdellon.

families. “They are my inspiration for making this film,” he said. He also revealed that to this day his film’s subject Joy has not yet returned home.

A documentary on male ballet dancers entitled “Mananayaw” by another debuting filmmaker Rafael

Froilan won the Special Jury Prize and a cash prize of P50,000. Froilan’s family was in attendance as he dedicated his win to his father Nonoy Froilan, the Philippines’ premier danseur and one of the documentary’s subjects.

Indonesian documentary “Denok and Gareng” by

Festival Director Joseph Israel Laban was on hand to award the winners. “We are very happy with the results and the reception of the public to the films. Cine Totoo is our small contribution to helping promote quality documentaries in the country,” said Laban.

The winning Philippine documentaries will be shown on GMA News TV Channel 11 on primetime weekend slots this October and November 2014.

Dwi Sujanti Nugraheni took home the Best Southeast Asian Documentary award.

Two other local films were conferred with Special Mention Certificates: Davaoeno filmmaker Charliebebs Gohetia’s inspiring “Kung Giunsa Pagbuhat ang Bisayang Chopsuey” (How to Make a Visayan Chopsuey) on a team of misfit tchoukball players and Carla Ocampo’s courageous work “Walang Rape sa Bontok” on a sexual abuse victim’s search for a rape-less society.

Winners were chosen by a jury composed of awardwinning writer, critic and

GMA 7 proves the existence of true love in the newest series ‘Seasons of Love’ FILIPINO viewers will celebrate the month of hearts this October because beginning this week, GMA Network’s newest monthlong offering, Seasons of Love, inspires each one of us that there is a right place and a right time to fall in love.

GMA Network brings a kilig weekly anthology to weeknight primetime that will make the idea of romance even more exciting as it presents an ongoing love story that will air for a week.

Seasons of Love will definitely appeal to Filipino viewers who are either happily in love or hopeless romantics because it presents the different faces of love, unfolding four special tales each week that were exquisitely written. It features typical and heartwarming love stories, which were made even sweeter while set against breathtaking landscapes and shot in charming towns in the country.

Starting the month with full romance and kilig is the

episode, “Soulmate, Soulhate,” marking the reunion of Kapuso talented teen stars Ruru Madrid and Gabrielle Garcia, who are also playing significant roles in GMA Network’s primetime series, My Destiny. In this enchanting story, Ruru portrays the character of the boastful boy Rusty who will court the conservative girl Gracia (Gabrielle), following a bet he had with his friends.

Under the direction of

Gina Alajar, Kapuso viewers will surely be enticed to watch this love story as it features a magical exchange of personalities between Rusty and Gracia. Because of this, they need to pretend to be a couple. This story will leave the viewers glued to their TV screens as it depicts how fragile a girl’s heart is and how a boy usually chooses to learn the hard way before realizing his mistakes.

Seasons of Love is under

the supervision of Senior Vice President for Entertainment TV Lilybeth G. Rasonable; Vice President for Drama Redgie A. Magno; Assistant Vice President for Drama Cheryl Ching-Sy; Program Manager Redgynn S. Alba; and Executive Producer Mona Mayuga.

Catch the first installment of Seasons of Love, which will make you fall in love at the right place and at the right time starting Monday before 24 Oras on GMA 7.

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WOMEN Homeschooling poses a greater demand on parents. Involvement is a significant key to the success of this program, which requires not only parental instincts, but also their skills in teaching and how much learning hours they can commit to their children everyday.

Homeschooling...FFROM A1 Alex Hao, a professional childbirth educator, has all four of her kids under homeschooling, or, as she would call it, ‘unschooling’ program. “To me and my husband, Bion, this alternative way of learning is a way of imparting knowledge to our children which is established on the grounds of their chosen social environment and level of interest in various subjects.

Basically, it’s opening our children to a wider range of opportunities to learn from what we call the school of life.”

Homeschooling poses a greater demand on parents. Involvement is a significant key to the success of this program, which requires not only parental instincts, but also their skills in teaching and how much learning hours they can commit to their children everyday.

It worked that Alex’s childbirth classes are scheduled in the evening and this gave her more time to concentrate on her children --- Amber, Ashley, Allegra and Nicholas.

“I don’t have a curriculum or any lesson plan that’s patterned after what they have in regular schools,” explains Alex. “Except for Math, which my husband thinks should be practiced everyday, the rest of the subjects are irregularly paced and are interest-driven. We also put emphasis on learning life skills through actual practical ap-

plication and experience by using the 5 senses.”

“I also have friends whose children are home-schooled. I’ve noticed that, given proper guidance and facilitation, the children eventually develop that initiative to study and practice on their own, even after lessons. In a way, it sparks up their curiosity and interest to discover things their own way, to find meaning and explanation to different aspects of life. They also learn by way of keen observation of animals and humans, who we also refer to as ‘living story books.’”

As an answer to the general concern that homeschooled children miss out on daily interaction with peers, Alex says that it’s every family’s responsibility to encourage their kids to socialize whenever in public, however it is possible and fitting to their way of living. “My kids are very sociable and they get along with people they meet in parties and play dates or their peers in catechism. Unlike before, today’s home-schooled children participate in athletic teams, academic competition, bands or art movements. They also have a freedom to learn through experience and real-life interaction like field trips, travelling or immersion in different fields.”

“My children are artistically inclined and they have more time to

concentrate on honing their skills because of homeschool.” Amber, the eldest, was a scholar for a prestigious dance school and even joined musical concerts staged in malls.

Fourteen year old Ashley recently had her first solo violin concert last weekend. “All four kids are also into sports and my only boy loves swimming, taekwondo and soccer. The girls are into theater arts, music, dance, visual arts, crafting and baking. One thing I’ve realized while I watch my kids grow is homeschooling not only offers a sense of understanding about the social, cultural, and ethical norms of the family, but has also become a binding force among everyone in the family.”

Alex shares a piece of advice to parents who are considering homeschool for their children. “It’s not for everyone. Every family is different. We have different needs and beliefs. I do have high regard for the Academe. It’s just that my husband and I chose to do things differently for our family. Before you decide and put your kid in a homeschool program, you have to start with a goal in mind. You have to know what it is that your child needs and assess how you can play a part in his path to learning, whether in school or at home. Whatever it is you choose you must trust your child’s learning capacity.”

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LEGENDS. Hersey Salmon (left) and Richard Leyble (right).

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By Aquiles Z. Zonio Correspondent

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ENERAL SANTOS CITY – World eight-division boxing champion and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao has been training for a 12-round non-stop offensive against undefeated American boxer Chris Algieri.

Pacquiao will be defending his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight crown against a 5’11 Algieri on Nov. 23 at Venetian Hotel in Macau, China.

“We are training him for more head movements, more punching combinations and a non-

stop assault. We expect a bigger and taller Algieri to run around the ring.

We should be ready for that. But, just in case, Algieri decides to mix it up then much better. The fight would end earlier,” Assistant trainer/coach Robert “Buboy” Fernandez said.

Fernandez added that they are devising a game plan to limit the movement of Algieri inside the ring.

“We will employ nonstop pressure. Our fighting congressman will chase him wherever he goes. Then try to throw

three to five punching combinations to the head and body,” Fernandez bared.

Fernandez has been enduring pain on both wrists brought about by the strong punches unleashed by Pacquiao during mitt’s session.

“There was no fracture but the doctor advised me to take a rest for two weeks. I can’t do that at this stage when we’re on the thick of training for the Algieri fight. No matter what would happen, the training should continue,” Fernandez said.

When ask to rate the current conditioning of Pacquiao, Fernandez said “The way I see it, he’s 88 percent ready at this stage. It’s still a long way to go. My job is to prepare him for a more heavy training when Coach Freddie Roach arrives.”

Roach is slated to arrive here Wednesday.

Pacquiao’s first sparring session was scheduled on Friday.

Canadian match-maker and financial adviser Michael Koncz said Roach would be bringing along with him two sparring mates for Pacquiao.

BOXING FIRST. According to Freddie Roach, he and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to focus on boxing first before basketball.

ONG before there was a Phil Younghusband, there was once a Herson “Hersey” Salmon who was a joy to watch in the football field. Salmon, now in his 50s but still actively playing weekend football, will be summoned to national duty—this time as a Legend.

Salmon, former national player and a member of the vaunted Davao Eleven in the 80s and 90s, was picked as one of the Philippines Legends players set to square off against some of the Germany’s greatest players of yesteryear on October 18 at the Rizal Memorial Football stadium.

The Philippines-Germany All-Stars match will kick off at 3:30 pm on October 18, after a kids tournament featuring community/charity youth clubs at the 13-and-under and 9-and-under age groups.

Thomas Roy, the German football consultant assigned to the Philippine Football Federation, is spearheading the project and says an impressive list of German ex-national players is slated to come over.

The event is a joint venture between the PFF and the Deutscher Fussball Bund, or German Football Federation.

Three other former members of Davao Eleven named to the Legends squad are Richard Leyble, Filamer Rosell and goalkeeper Victoriano Troyo.

At the moment Roy says Fredi Bobic, Dieter Burdenski, Dieter Eilts, Olaf Marschall Michael Schutz, and Jörg Albertz are set to make the trip.

Bobic, 44, won a European Championship with Germany in 1996 and found the net ten times for his country. At club level the striker starred for VfB Stuttgart.

Goalie Burdenski, at 63, will be one of the older members of the touring team. He made twelve appearances for West Germany in the seventies and eighties.

Midfielder Eilts, 48 years old, wore the West German shirt over thirty times in the mid-eighties while making almost four hundred appearances for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.

Striker Marschall, now 48, represented both East Germany and the united Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall. In his thirteen caps he scored three times.

Schulz, a centerback, took the field for Germany seven times in the early nineties. He is 53 years old.

Midfielder Albertz, now 43, was capped three times for Germany in the 90s. He is a midfielder

who played for Rangers in Scotland and Hamburger in Germany.

Coaching the Germans will be Eckhard Krautzun, who coached the Philippines when they beat Malaysia 1-0 in the SEA Games in 1991 in Rizal Memorial.

Other players just recently added to the roster are Guido Buchwald, Dixi Dorner, Lars Unger, Martin Driller, Ansgar Brinkmann, Thomas von Heesen, and Marco Reemer.

Roy says that other players are yet to be added onto the roster. Although current Azkals coach Thomas Dooley played for the USA, the country of birth of his father, he was born and raised in Germany and thus would make a fine addition to the side if the organizers allow it.

The Filipino team will feature the greats of a bygone era when football operated away from the limelight. Many of the players are veterans of the legendary 1991 squad. Norman Fegidero (who scored the goal that beat the Harimau Malaya), Roroy Pinero, Fillamer Rosell, and keeper Melo Sabacan are on the roster.

Piñero, and Rosell were at Monday night’s training, led by coach Marlon Maro. Also practicing were UST coach Marjo Allado, Dan Padernal, Randy Roxas, Loyola manager Armand Del Rosario, Marco Nieto, and Army’s Jesus Baron.

Army players Boogie Margarse, Roel Gener, and Victorino Troyo also trained on Monday in Emperador. But since they are active UFL players until this day, it is not known if they will be part of the team. Also training with the team was former national team player Jeffrey Liman.

Not present at the training but called up for the team are Fegidero, San Carlos City’s John Carmona, Hersey Salmon, Sabacan, and ex-Air Force keeper Tats Mercado.

The players based in the province, like Fegidero, are said to be scheduled to arrive at the end of the week.

Other players in the official call-up list from the PFF are Noel Marcaida, Judy Saluria, Richard Leyble, Wilson De La Cruz, Alvin Ocampo, Mark Villon, Dolfo Alicante, Bagets Piñero, Ali Go, Jezurel Tonog, Jeremias Jiao, Ariel Zerrudo, Rudy Del Rosario, Yanti Barsales, Liman, and Domeka Garamendi.

Roxas is listed as the team manager, and Bert Honasan is named as his assistant. Aris Caslib, former national team coach, is also part of the coaching staff alongside Maro.

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US women duplicates gold LEADING THE CHARGE. U.S. forward Lindsay Whalen had 12 points as the U.S. defeated Spain 77-64.

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STANBUL — Sue Bird added another gold medal to her already incredible U.S. basketball resume.

Bird became the most-decorated player in world championship history when the Americans won a second straight gold with a 77-64 victory over Spain on Sunday night.

Bird has won three gold medals and a bronze.

“It was a great win for us,” Bird said. “We had one goal the entire time this team’s been together and that’s win a gold medal.

A lot of people see a lot of talent and think it’s going to be easy and it’s not.

Whenever you can win a gold medal and it’s a tough journey, everyone’s happy.

I’m definitely proud of this team.”

While Bird was quick to deflect what winning a fourth medal meant to her,

coach Geno Auriemma was quick to heap praise on his point guard.

“She’s very indicative of what USA Basketball is.

She’s loyal, a great leader, everyone respects her,” Auriemma said. “She’s been the youngest player on the team and now’s the oldest player on the team.

She’s seen it all and done it all. I think when you talk about USA Basketball in the future on the women’s side. There have been a lot of great names and her name will be mentioned very early in the names of players who play for USA.” Maya Moore scored 18 points and earned MVP honors for the tournament.

Lindsay Whalen added 12 points for the United States (6-0), which hasn’t lost in a gold medal game in the world championship since 1983, when it

was beaten by the Soviet Union 84-82. Except for a hiccup in 2006 when the Americans lost to Russia in the semifinals, they have won every Olympic and world championship game since 1996. If not for that upset in Brazil, the U.S. would have five straight world titles.

“I know when I hear 2006, it still makes me mad.,” Bird said of her only bronze medal.

The Americans quickly turned it into a laugher, jumping out to a 13-point lead in the first 4 1/4 minutes. Spain (5-1) could only get within seven the rest of the way.

Moore was the key in that early burst, scoring 11 points during the opening 18-5 run. Her 3-pointers barely moved the net as the Americans blitzed Spain, which was making its first appearance in the

championship game.

“It’s always a focus, we want to punch first,” Moore said. “I put pressure on myself and the starting five, we put pressure on ourselves to get a good start, set the tone for the game.”

Behind strong offensive rebounding, the Spaniards rallied to within 2417, but then Whalen took over. She had nine points during a 13-0 run by the Americans spanning the end of the first and start of the second quarter to make it a 20-point game.

Whalen ended the first quarter with a spectacular drive that ended with a floater in the lane right before the buzzer.

During the burst, Diana Taurasi threw a pinpoint pass to a streaking Seimone Augustus for another lay-in and the U.S. was off and running. (AP)

V revenues seen to rise New media rights deals with Turner and ESPN could bring the NBA as much as a 186 percent revenue increase over its existing broadcasting rights deal, which runs through 2015-16.

The Sports Business Journal reported the eight-year deal confirmed

by the league Monday would be worth $2.66 billion per year, increasing the number of games televised exponentially and adding elements of digital streaming and exclusive content to partners under the ESPN and Turner Sports umbrella.

-Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said

Jameer Nelson will get the first crack at earning the starting point guard job.

Nelson averaged 12.6 points and 5.4 assists in 10 seasons with the Orlando Magic before joining the Mavericks this offseason. Dallas also has veteran point guards Devin Harris and Raymond Felton.

-Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young underwent successful surgery to repair a torn radial collateral ligament in the thumb. The surgery was performed by Dr. Steven Shin of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic.

Young is expected to miss approximately eight weeks.

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Ex-Panabo boxers face Cebu pugs

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UPER flyweight Jaime Quitoriano and flyweight Ryan Lumacad, former members of the multi-titled Barangay Una Boxing Team, will be facing separate rivals from Cebu in the undercard of the Boxing Revolution II: Clash of Little Titans slated this Saturday night at the Almendras gym.

Quitoriano, a 5-time national amateur champion who started his pro career in Bangkok, Thailand, will be fighting against Melchor Abcede in a scheduled six-round 115-pound bout.

Quitoriano, 25, won his last fight via a first round knockout against Wang Hong Zhao in Challena Hotel in Bangkok after losing his first two assignments both by decisions from Norasing Kokiestgym and Pigmy Kokietgym last year.

Abcede (3W-8L-3D) dropped a unanimous decision against Japanese Yuki Iriguchi in his last fight held May 31 at the Mandaue City Hall Plaza.

The 23-year old Lumacad, on the other hand, went back home to General Santos City to turn pro. He immediately scored a second round knockout against Joseph Deimos in his pro debut last Feb. 26, 2011. Lumacad has piled up six straight wins with 3 knockouts, no loss and only one draw.

In his last outing, the 5-foot-4 Lumacad stopped Randy Gomez in the 2nd round at the Bula Gym last Jan. 14, 2012.

Lumacad will face Robert Awitin (5-16-2) in 6 rounds-115 pound match.

Awitin lost his last fight by a 5th round TKO against Jhon Kenan Villaflor in Cebu last April 23.

Both Quitoriano and Lumacad are now under the Sonshine Sports Management for they believe that they can be able to continue their career and achieve their dreams of becoming world champions in the future here.

Tickets for general admission is pegged at P100 only.

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VOL. 7 ISSUE 147 • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014 Anne Caroline Chausson in action at the Enduro World Series, Finale.

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Graves, Moseley are 2014 Enduro World Champions

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HE Enduro World Series 2014 has created many stories in the last seven rounds – but none quite as compelling as Finale Ligure this weekend.

Not only did the world crown new World Champions but it saw one of the most impressive comebacks cycling has ever seen. Finale 2014 will go down in the history books for all the right reasons.

Beside the beach in the Italian Riviera Jared Graves (Yeti/Fox Shox) Tracey Moseley shredding Stage 1 of the Enduro World Series race Finale. ( Enduro World Series / Matt Wragg)

Jared Graves in Stage 6 of the Enduro World Series race. ( Enduro World Series / Matt Wragg)

and Tracy Moseley (Trek Factory Enduro Race Team) were named the 2014 Enduro World Champions.

It was a fitting culmination of seven rounds, six countries and 14 days of incredible racing that drew to a close this weekend. What’s even more incredible is that in the women’s race the championship was decided on the very last stage of the season.

Tracy Moseley started the race just 80 points ahead of Anne Caroline

Chausson (Ibis), meaning she had to place at least second to win the overall series. But with Anne winning every stage of the race, and Cecile Ravanel (GT Pulse Session) a very close third, it all came down to stage six.

Anne won the stage convincingly, but at the end of the day Tracy held on to second, securing Moseley’s status as World Champion for a second year.

Tracey said: “After a year of hard work for it to come down to essentially

the last stage of the last race meant there was a lot of pressure and your mind plays games. Last year it was a bit of a surprise to win the inaugural series, but in a way this year has actually been more satisfying as I’ve battled with Anne all year and had to raise my game every weekend.”

The men’s race was different altogether – Jared’s consistency throughout the year meant the Championship was his to lose. Any finish in the top 23 guaranteed he’d leave Finale the best in the world. And that’s exactly what he did. He may have come second in this race but he will start next season with the number one plate on his bike.

Jared said: “This year I’ve had good and bad days and we’ve had such a variety of trails and terrain - it’s been a true test. World Champion is a pretty huge honour and I couldn’t be happier right now.”

The top three in the series was rounded out

by Damien Oton (Devinci/Alltricks.com) and Justin Leov (Trek Factory Enduro Race Team).

Oton has had an amazing season, including winning round four in La Thuile. Leov has been consistent all season and was second at round two in Scotland earlier this year.