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TIME TO REST. “Payong-payong” drivers take nap to get themselves ready for the next wave of passengers in Ecoland, Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

MORE VISIBILITY Danao orders maximized police presence in city

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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he Davao City Police Office (DCPO) will increase police visibility in the city after noting a spike in the crime rate during the third quarter of the year.

DCPO director Senior Superintendent Vicente D. Danao Jr. told reporters in yesterday’s AFP-PNP Press Corps media conference that he conducted a meeting last Monday with the city’s police station commanders.

Danao said he ordered the commanders to prioritize and maximize police visibility in their jurisdiction in order to prevent crimes in the city.

“The rise of the crime rate as presented yesterday (Tuesday during the City Council’s regular session) was more of crime against property, and it happens in business areas. Usually San Pedro (and Sta. Ana (Streets),” he said. FMORE, 10

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TRADE TALK. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte (right) meets with Malaysian trade and industry delegates accompanied by Malaysian Consul General Abdullah Zawawi Tahir (third from left) at The Marco Polo, Davao Tuesday night. Lean Daval Jr.

DCPO sets strict security BIMP-EAGA IMT-GT confab

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE Davao City Police Office (DCPO) will implement strict security measures in the upcoming (BIMP-EAGA) and Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand–Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Trade Fair and Business Leaders’ Conference on October 22 to 26.

DCPO director Senior Superintendent Vicente D. Danao Jr. yesterday asked the public, especially the delegates, to cooperate with the security measures that will be implemented during the event.

“We would like to encourage everyone, if there are persons of interest who are very suspicious looking, please report it

immediately. Especially on luggage that left behind,” he said.

Danao said there will be augmentation forces from the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 and Task Force Davao to secure the city during the event.

“This also includes the non-uniformed PNP (Philippine National Police) and AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) personnel as well as our intelligence community,” he said.

According to a report from The Brunei Times, around 700 delegates and 250 exhibitors from the country and abroad are expected to join the second Brunei Darussalam,

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Danao: Criminals at play when I was away

By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

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E W LY- R E I N STALLED Davao City Police Office (DCPO) Director Senior Superintendent Vicente Danao Jr., believes that security in the city loosened up while he was away.

Danao said during the time that he was relieved, there were those who took his relief as an opportunity to get back in their business.

“Nung time kasi na nawala ako, medyo nag karoon ng konting lapses siguro, sabi ko nga the opportunity given was medyo maluwag. In any crime that is committed there are three elements: the motives, the instrument,

and the opportunity given, so if the opportunity is medyo maluwag expected yan na mataas ang crime rate,” he said.

Danao also said the police force will try its best to prevent crimes from happening in the city, but he admitted that it is far from reality to make the crime rate down to zero percent.

“For a city like Davao City, it is very impossible to have a zero crime, lahat po ng ating siyudad ay talaga pong mayroon tayong crime rate niyan and what we are showing you are the real picture that we are having,” he said.

In the recent data of the DCPO, crime volume

relieved after the request of the family of the victim.

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

On the other hand, the family of Corral wrote Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte questioning

why PO1 Jeffer Villegas was not charged with a criminal case even if the service firearm of the officer was found to have the presence of gun powder.

“The slug that was recovered from the body of Corral came from 38 revolver and the baril ni Villegas is 9mm so from that alone we can conclude nga dili tong baril ni Villegas ang gigamit,” Rivera said.

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HE Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) Corral is still looking at several angles in the killing of Manuel “Willie” Corral VII before it will pinpoint a suspect, SITG Corral spokesperson Superintendent Antonio Rivera said yesterday.

“We have a lot of persons of interest, pero napatawag na gani na, nacover na na sa SITG pero until now wala pa gyud concrete nga ebidensya,”

Rivera said.

He also said the SITG Corral focuses its investigation on the assailant of the victim and urged anyone who has knowledge on the killer of Corral VII to come out in order to solve the case as soon as possible.

Officials have not found any evidence that will link the killing of Corral to the seven intelligence operatives of Toril Police Precinct who were

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increased by 15.7 percent in the third quarter of this year. This was coincidentally the time when the Danao was relieved of his position.

That figure is by far the highest this year.

The DCPO recorded 4,354 crimes in the second quarter while it recorded 5,166 in the third quarter.

However, the crime efficiency solution also went up from 2,347 in the second quarter to 2,749 in the third quarter of the year.

On September 1, Danao was temporarily relieved from his post as the city director following the complaints earlier filed

against him by his wife.

He returned to his office last October 2 after the fact finding committee result favored him.

Last year, Danao’s wife filed four counts of grave misconduct before the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles, California.

This was endorsed to the National Internal Affairs of the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame and then turned over to the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11.

Meanwhile, the case of Danao is still ongoing and is now being handled by the Regional Internal Affairs Services (RIAS) 11.

Council sees 2015 budget passed by December

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HE committee on finance, ways and means, and appropriations of the Davao City Council expects to pass the 2015 annual budget as early as the first week of December this year.

Committee chair councilor Danilo Dayanghirang said to hasten the proceedings, the committee will conduct a

hearing on October 16, a day after all the appropriations are submitted.

“I expect by second week of November or maybe third week of November we will go to the second reading of the annual budget,” he said.

Dayanghirang said the 2015 budget could reach P5.8 billion, higher than the P5.16 billion

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Visit Philippines, Davao Fun Sale 2015 launched

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By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net

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HE Department of Tourism (DOT) 11, in participation with Tourism Promotion Board (TPB), launched the Davao leg of the Visit Philippines 2015, a tactical campaign that will complement the “It’s more fun in the Philippines” tourism campaign in 2012.

“The campaign in 2015 is based primarily on a year-round calendar of events that will compel local and foreign tourists to visit the Philippines and proactively participate in the activities to be lined up,” TPB chief operating officer Domingo Ra-

mon C. Enerio III said.

Enerio said the calendar will be a combination of traditional festivities, private sector-initiated commercial events, local government unit (LGU)led activities, and special projects organized by the DOT and its attached agencies, all aimed to highlight strategic tourism products and services.

“We encourage the private sector to participate in next year’s event through signing up on www.visitph2015.com and their regional events that have the ability to

VISIT PH. Tourism Promotions Board chief operating officer Domingo Ramon C. Enerio III outlines the programs to promote Visit Philippines 2015

during the campaign’s Davao roadshow and the launch of the Visit Davao Fun Sale yesterday at The Marco Polo, Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

Bayan Muna solon warns vs Pasalubong Center could reopen before holidays new national ID system bill D

AVAO City tourism officer Maria Felisa Marques yesterday said the shuttered two-story Pasalubong Center will hopefully resume its operation before the Christmas holiday season.

“We’re still waiting for the approval of the realignment of the budget because originally the office (City Tourism Operations Office or CTOO) only allocated P1.1 million for the improvement of the second floor where the CTOO will be transferred soon from Magsaysay Park,” Marques said.

Marques said an additional P600,000 is being sought for approval as additional budget for the renovation of the whole second floor, which has

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an area of 400 square meters.

“We are still waiting news from the CEO (City Engineers Office), CEEO (City Enterprise and Economic Office), and BAC (Bids and Awards Committee). I think the only thing needed is to award the planned renovation to the contractor,” she added.

The old Davao City Pasalubong Center had to be vacated after the city government asked the occupants to end their occupancy of the premises on or before August 31.

The center used to be a one-stop-shop for Davao-made quality products such as handicrafts, processed food, fashion accessories, souvenir and

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By JON JOAQUIN

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AYAN Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate yesterday warned against the proposed National ID System Bill or House Bill 5060 in Congress which he said is “a threat to the security of personal information.”

The bill was approved by a joint panel composed of the Committee on Revision of Laws and Committee on Appropriations last October 3.

Zarate, a Davao Citybased human rights lawyer before joining Congress, emphasized the threat to security that a national ID system poses.

“The bill looks up to the national ID systems of other countries such as the US, but we all know

about the horror stories of CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) surveillance and mishandling,” he said.

Zarate said a national ID system will make it mandatory for all to submit personal information to be aggregated into a single dossier which, if compromised, places the Filipino people at very high personal risk.

“In the current state of our country that even our automated elections, down to the indelible ink, was deemed unreliable, what more of the personal information of every Filipino?” he said.

He cited two earlier instances in which the proposal of a national ID

system was dismissed: in the Arroyo administration, where it was raised as a means of anti-terrorism, and in the Ramos administration, where the former President attempted to implement it by way of an Administrative Order.

“Even in the Ramos administration, when technological limitations afforded fewer dangers to a national ID system, the Supreme Court ruled the adoption of a national ID system as unconstitutional because it violated the right to privacy of the Filipino people, even when it was also intended to facilitate the delivery of basic social services.

What more today, when

and former Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez at The Marco Polo, Davao on Tuesday night. Lean Daval Jr.

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Phl can compete in integrated ASEAN A

LIGHT MOMENT. Popular media personality Ramon Tulfo (right) shares a laugh with executive assistant to the city mayor Christopher “Bong” Go (left)

technology allows us intensive real-time surveillance?” he said.

Zarate also said the bill’s main premise of efficiency is baseless because it will not do anything to lessen red tape in government.

“The problem of red tape doesn’t lie in the Filipino citizens, but in the inefficiency of our government offices. Our offices have insufficient manpower, which is aggravated by the massive rationalization program being implemented in many, if not all, of our agencies,” he said.

He also said a national ID system would only add expense and burden to

N official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the Philippines can compete with other ASEAN countries as the clock ticks for the 2015 Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Integration.

Diwa C. Guinigundo, deputy BSP governor for monetary stability sector, said the Philippines’ compliance with ASEAN integration is between 78 and 79 percent.

He said some members are at more than 80 percent like Singapore and Thailand, but Cambodia,

Laos, and Myanmar are still below the Philippines.

“The requirement in the ASEAN is 100 percent, but if the average is 80 percent and the lowest is 76 percent, then Philippines is just in between.

That means that we can compete during the integration,” Guinigundo said in an interview at the Pinnacle Hotel and Suites last Tuesday.

Guinigundo said manufacturers and producers should not be afraid of the open trade among ASEAN nations.

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GENERAL SANTOS CITY

Koronadal forges sisterhood with Iloilo T HE cities of Koronadal and Iloilo have forged a sisterhood agreement in a bid to strengthen and further deepen the cultural and historical ties of the two areas.

Koronadal City Mayor Peter Miguel and Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog led the signing of the sisterhood pact on Wednesday morning that coincided with the 14th charter anniversary celebration and 4th Negosyo Festival of Koronadal City.

The two officials signed the agreement amid cheers from thousands of local residents who gathered at the Rizal Park in Koronadal City

for the city’s charter day celebration.

“This is very significant and historic for us since we always considered Iloilo as our mother city,” Miguel said in his speech during the signing ceremony.

City officials estimate that roughly 60 percent of Koronadal’s residents trace their roots to settlers from Western Visayas, specifically Iloilo City and Iloilo province.

The language in the city and the neighboring areas is Ilonggo or Hiligaynon as influenced by the early settlers.

Miguel said Koronadal City will gain much from the sisterhood with Iloilo City, which he con-

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siders a model for the city’s development.

He said he expects that the exchanges and cooperation provided for in the agreement will help the city in its pursuit to “greater heights.”

With the forging of the sisterhood agreement, Miguel said the city is “now complete.”

“We know where we came from, we know what we’re doing here, and we know where we’re going,” the mayor said.

For his part, Mabilog expressed confidence that the sisterhood agreement will be productive and fruitful for both cities.

“Ilonggos and Koro-

nadalenos share many things in common. We share a common mother tongue – Hiligaynon – and cultural heritage as influences by your pioneer settlers from Iloilo,” he said.

Mabilog said the agreement will be about Koronadal and Iloilo cities “sharing a common desire to promote and foster strong and closer ties, mutual understanding, friendship and goodwill.”

He said the partnership between the two cities will not end with the signing of the sisterhood agreement.

He said they will make sure that active and closer collaborations would

MisOr villagers call for renewed support for turtle nesting grounds

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ESIDENTS and fisherfolk here are calling for renewed support for the conservation and protection of the turtle nesting grounds in the town’s three-kilometer coastal area in Barangay Candiis.

“Ever since I was a young boy this long stretch of beach has been known to many of our town folks as nesting area for hawksbill sea turtles.

In our small way we try to sustain the efforts on the protection of our marine turtles’ nesting sites,” said Venerando Cabresos, ba-

rangay chairman of Candiis.

“Fisherfolk in our barangay have been volunteers in identifying nesting sites all over the long shoreline,” he added.

Cabresos pointed out the need for additional support for a sustainable livelihood for the volunteers.

“This is a small fishing community and we don’t have enough resources for ourselves. Over the past few years several projects were made in our area but not enough to sustain the livelihood of the

BRAND NEW SCHOOL. Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno (center) signs a deed of donation last Tuesday for the newly constructed two-classroom building constructed by Aboitiz Foundation and Therma South,

people,” said Cabresos, who was busy helping in putting up a fence on an identified hawksbill turtle nesting ground.

According to barangay records, almost every month villagers witness several large marine turtles making it to shore to lay eggs. Last September, the volunteers identified another nesting site and fenced the area to protect the eggs from predators and warn beach goers not to trample on the nesting area.

Rolando Pagara, incharge of the Pawikan

a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aboitiz Power. Benjamin Carioso Jr. (left) signs for Therma South while Agusto Carpio II (right) signs for Aboitiz Foundation. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo

Conservation areas, said the effort in protecting the nesting sites started back in 1999.

“Since 1999, so much had been done for the protection and preservation of the nesting sites here in Magsaysay with the help of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and non-government organizations. Unfortunately, funding for the projects has ended and most of our volunteers also need additional support for their livelihood,” Pagara said.

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ensue for the common good of both cities.

Mabilog said they could share experiences, set cooperation and exchanges in terms of local governance, economic development, culture and arts, planning, tourism, trade and commerce, education, environmental protection, public health and social services.

As part of the initial exchanges, he formally invited city officials and its Hinugyaw cultural group to participate in Iloilo City’s Kasadyahan and Dinagyang Festival in the last week of January.

He said Iloilo City will shoulder the airfare and accommodation of the visiting participants from

the city.

The signing of the sisterhood agreement was based on Resolutions 162 and 645 that were passed last month by the city councils of Koronadal City and Iloilo City, respectively.

As part of the agreement, the two cities agreed to create a “sisterhood team,” which will mainly lead the cooperation and exchanges in line with the accord.

The team will include “representatives from both cities, who will meet periodically to identify fields of common interest and propose plans and initiatives to advance the objectives of the agreement.” (MindaNews)

GENERAL SANTOS CITY

437 Region 12 cops get housing units

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HE Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 yesterday awarded 437 newly-completed housing units to police personnel from various parts of the region.

Senior Inspector Aldrin Martin Gonzales, PRO-12 public information officer, said the housing units comprise the region’s initial allocation under the flagship housing program of President Benigno Aquino for Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel.

Gonzales said the program’s recipients in the region cover 39 police commissioned officers and 398

non-commissioned officers.

Gonzales said PRO-12 already released the land titles for the housing units, which are located at the Guardians Hill, Purok C, Upper London in Barangay Bawing here.

“The awarding of the housing units is a major boost to the morale of the region’s police force,” he said.

Gonzales said each housing unit has a lot area of 40 square meters (sqm) and a floor area of 22 sqm.

He said the housing project, which was implemented by the National Housing Authority, was completed last August. (PNA)

President’s sis graces 8th AGGAP classroom donation in Agusan Norte A

GAPP Foundation Chairperson Pinky Aquino-Abellada, sister of President Benigno Aquino, graced the donation of an Aklat, Gabay, Aruga tungo Sa Pag-angat at Pag-asa (AGAPP) classroom at Amontay Elementary School, Brgy. Amontay, Nasipit, Agusan del Norte on Wednesday.

The 8th AGAPP P1.2 million one-storey, two– classroom building was donated by power barge

operator Therma Marine together with the Aboitiz Foundation, the Department of Education, and local government officials to the elementary school of its host community in Agusan del Norte.

Since 2011, over 14,000 students have benefitted from Aboitiz Foundation’s 134 AGAPP Kindergarten classrooms – 42 in Luzon, 36 in the Visayas and 56 in Mindanao.

Attending the turn-over

ceremony were Therma Marine Inc. Vice-President for Operations, Mindanao Jan Risager, Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Augusto P.I. Carpio III, AGAPP Chairperson Pinky Aquino-Abellada, Nasipt Mayor Enrico Corvera (representing Agusan del Norte Gov. Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba), and Agusan del Norte Schools Division Superintendent Arsenio T. Cornites, Jr. (PNA)

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Emperador grows the most modern vineyard in Spain W

O R L D - R E NOWNED Emperador Brandy will soon be produced in the most modern vineyard in Spain, also considered the largest vineyard in Europe dedicated to brandy production. According to Universidad Politécnica de Madrid professor José Ramón Lissarrague, who has over three decades of agricultural engineering expertise, the vineyard employs the most advanced technology in Spain.

“With its modern and technologically advanced design, Emperador’s vineyard in Toledo is expected to yield approximately 30,000 kilos of grapes per

hectare. This is equivalent to five times the average yield of a typical Spanish vineyard,” said Lissarrague.

The professor is part of a team tapped to develop the best implementation strategies for the vineyard. He has worked for many years with González Byass, one of the largest sherry, wine and brandy producers in Spain.

Unlike traditional Spanish vineyards, Emperador’s Toledo vineyard features state-of-the-art technology called Precision Viticulture, which is focused on promoting the high production of grapes while reducing production cost per kilogram.

Precision Viticulture analyzes the sides of the plots and the length of the rows in the vineyard. The orientation of the rows and the distance between vines and rows have both been specifically designed and implemented using Global Positioning System, or GPS. This is to help reduce the investment cost while taking advantage of the terrain, making the cultivation more cost-efficient. A highly mechanized pruning method is likewise utilized, with strict adherence to a specific vine length.

“With Precision Viticulture, everything is considered—including when to turn off machinery in

order to save on production costs,” said Jorge B. Domecq, managing director of GrupoEmperador Spain, S.A. Economies of scale are essential to Precision Viticulture, which means large quantities of land and water are required. Emperador’s vineyard is approximately 500 hectares in size.

The water necessary to the vineyard is amply supplied by the Tajo River, the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula stretching across Spain all the way to Portugal.

The vineyard uses a specially designed automated irrigation and

monitoring system. Advanced sensors are spread throughout the vineyard, which constantly monitor the state of the soil, atmosphere and agricultural crops.

Continuous monitoring allows important decisions to be made regarding irrigation and fertilization.

Irrigation, filtration of the water and fertilization are automated, and can be controlled remotely from any place in the world using information technology.

During harvest season, the design of the rows once again allow for increased efficiency, as these have been adapted for mechanical harvest procedures.

Aside from advanced technology, location plays a vital part in the success of the vineyard. Toledo, the medieval capital of Spain, is located in La Mancha, the biggest wine-producing region in the world.

Its weather conditions are ideal, with the hot and dry climate helping ensure plant vigor.

According to Domecq: “Emperador’s vineyard in Toledo is superior to other vineyards in La Mancha because its location does not experience frost during spring time. Frost could seriously affect the harvest.”

With the most modern vineyard in Spain, Emperador expects to generate a 500 percent higher yield than average Spanish vineyards.

Since 2013, Emperador has acquired over a thousand hectares of prime vineyard land in Spain.

Emperador is part of the Alliance Global Group of Companies, a major global conglomerate engaged in real estate development, tourism entertainment and gaming, food and beverage, and quick service restaurants.

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No definite date yet on MRT and LRT fare hikes D

EPARTMENT of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya yesterday clarified that there is no definite decision yet on when the increases in Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 and Light Rail Transit (LRT) Lines 1 and 2 fares will be implemented.

Abaya was reacting to earlier news reports that said the DOTC would impose fare increases within the year and is just waiting for his signature to implement the plan.

He said the fare hikes would have an average increase of P5 per trip regardless of the destination.

At the resumption of the DOTC budget hearing in the Senate yesterday, Abaya said the Economic Cluster is still studying when and how much the exact fare increase would be.

“I cannot tell you categorically when will be the fare hike and how much it will be. The Economic Cluster is collating more data to make the fare hike more reasonable,” Abaya

told reporters after the budget of the DOTC and its attached agencies was approved in the committee level and referred for plenary.

He said what he can assure the public is that the fare increases will not happen within the month (October) and even next month.

“The Economic Cluster will be the one to evaluate if it is the right time to implement it. A lot of things need to be considered before giving the green light,” he said.

He said if his recollection is right, the Economic Cluster led by the DOTC has made two public consultations since 2011 when the fare hike was first proposed.

Abaya said the government is sensitive to the public clamor which made the DOTC decide to defer the fare hike, but the fare hike issue was resurrected when lawmakers from the Visayas and Mindanao questioned why their areas need to be part of shouldering the government subsidy for the MRT and LRT operations.

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. Mining workers stand near the portal of the tunnel of the Silangan Mindanao Mining Company, Inc. in Timamana, Tubod, Surigao del Norte. This underground block caving has a depth of Abaya said he could no longer recall when the last fare increase of LRT was made, while MRT even de-

Inflation eases to 4.4% in September

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LOWER increases in the prices of food, electricity, and petroleum eased inflation to 4.4 percent in September 2014, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

“Moderate food inflation, lower electricity charges and the roll-back in global and local petroleum prices contributed to the slower overall inflation in this period,” NEDA Officer-in-Charge (OIC) and Deputy Director-General Emmanuel F. Esguerra said in a statement.

Esguerra is OIC of NEDA while Economic

Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan is on an official trip abroad from October 7-14, 2014.

Food inflation slid to 7.4 percent in September 2014 from 8.3 percent in the previous month. Lower price increases in rice (10.7 percent from 13.2 percent), corn (8.3 percent from 9.1 percent) and vegetables (9.8 percent from 15.0 percent) backed this slowdown.

The Dubai crude oil’s international price also declined, which pulled down local petroleum prices in September 2014. The generation charge of MERAL-

CO rose by only 0.4 percent in September 2014.

“This was much lower when compared to the almost 12 percent annual increase reported in the previous month. Generation and transmission charges declined, with the improved availability of generation plants in operation and with less forced outages,” Esguerra said.

Meanwhile, inflation rate also stood at 4.4 percent year-to-date, which is still within the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC)’s inflation target of 3.0 to 5.0 percent for 2014. (PNA)

launching of their study ASEAN 2015: Managing integration for better jobs and shared prosperity here yesterday, ILO Chief of Regional Economic and Social Analysis Unit Sukti Dasgupta said the AEC can create additional 14 million jobs in the region by 2025.

Dasgupta said of the 14 million jobs created,

22 percent or 3.1 million jobs will be available in the Philippines.

She added that for the Philippines, there will be highest demand in high-skilled labor, with demand increasing to 60 percent by 2025.

Most of these highskilled job demands are managers, professionals, technicians, and associate professionals. (PNA)

Philippines needs to prepare quality workforce for ASEAN D

EEPENED trade among Southeast Asian countries through the upcoming ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) at the end of 2015 will generate more jobs for the region, particularly high-skilled jobs.

At the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Labour Organization (ILO)

creased its original fare to half.

“Definitely, the last fare hike did not happen in the

1,300 meters. The mining firm is spending at least P3.2 billion this year for its copper-gold project, which targets to begin commercial operations in 2018. MindaNews photo by Roel N. Catoto last five or six years,” he said.

He added that whatever the DOTC recommen-

dation on the fare hikes is, the Office of the President always has the last say on its implementation. (PNA)

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The young and the damned

By HENRYLITO D. TACIO

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CTOBER is celebrated in the Philippines as the National Children’s Month as mandated

by Presidential Proclamation 267. The said proclamation, issued in 1993 by then-President Fidel Ramos, follows Section 13, Article II of the Philippine Constitution which emphasizes the importance of the role of the child in the Filipino family.

It says: “The State recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism and nationalism, and encourage their involvement in public and civic affairs.”

In the Gospel of Matthew (chapter 19, verse 14), Jesus rebuked his disciples for turning away a group of children. He told them, “Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

Despite the recognition of government and even the plea from Jesus Christ, children are still suffering. Although child labor is fiercely debated – and mostly outlawed – in industrialized countries, it continues to persist in the developing world.

A survey done by the National Statistics Office (NSO) in 2011 showed some 5.59 million child laborers in the country. Out of the 29 million Filipino children aged 5-17 years old, about 19 percent or 5.59 million were already working, the survey found.

Of the 5.59 million children, just over 3 million were considered child laborers while 2.9 million were reported to be exposed to hazardous working conditions.

“It is lamentable that there are children who are forced into domestic work,

doing household chores in their employer’s home instead of going to school,” Senator Loren Legarda said. “It is a sad fact there are children who are forced to work to support their families and are deprived of their childhood and their right to education.”

Stunted in height, child laborers look much older than their years. The legal definition of child labor, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is “exploitative labor among children below 17 years of age.”

Most of child laborers in the country are exploited to the hilt. “Some unscrupulous individuals take advantage of the situation – the innocence of the child on human and labor rights, and cheap labor costs – by employing kids as laborers,” a lawmaker once pointed out.

Studies have shown that 2.993 million (98.9 percent) of child laborers are exposed to physical, chemical, or biological risks.

The 2011 NSO survey on children listed the following hazardous work places and industries where child labor is employed: farms (55.4 percent), own home (12.2 percent), streets (9.0 percent), others such as seas and oceans (8.9 percent), markets (5.1 percent), employer’s residence (4.9 percent), other person’s house (1.8 percent), construction or quarry sites (1.5 percent), factories (0.7 percent), and mines and offices (0.7 percent).

Most child laborers in the country work in the agriculture sector, according to NSO administrator Carmelita Ericta. “There are two boys for every girl, especially in agriculture,” she explained. “In the services sector, there are more girls than boys. Sixty percent are in agriculture unlike in our Labor Force Survey which shows that only 30 per-

cent (of the country’s labor force) is in agriculture.”

In Davao Region alone, some 431 child laborers are recorded, with Davao City as having the highest number of child workers at 332. In Davao City, most of the child laborers are working in durian and banana plantations. These children are exposed to harmful pesticides and chemicals, making them vulnerable to diseases.

In other parts of Mindanao, children are seen working in asparagus farms in Sarangani province, sugarcane plantations in Davao del Sur, rubber plantations in North Cotabato, and mining in Compostela Valley.

In an article which appeared in “Philippines Graphic” (June 23, 2014), Ina Alleco R. Silverio reported this information on the plight of the children working in mining communities in Compostela Valley: “In a group interview with 20 child workers in Mt. Diwata aged 14-18 years old, it was discovered that they work 4-9 hours a day. They are considered as ‘hired laborers’ and their status is called ‘job order.’

They earn a weekly salary (paid every six days) P600 to P900. Wages are usually spent on food and cellphone load so they contact their parents, medication, family support, and ‘bayadutang.’

“Teenagers 13 to 17 work in tunnels for P300 per work day, while the younger ones haul wood and large rocks for P50 to P150 daily. Once a child reaches 13 years, he is promoted to work in the tunnels. Some children stay in the tunnels for 16 hours straight.

“Work in the compression mines is done every other day. The child laborers in tandem with adults work in two groups of seven, with shift changes every six hours. Work goes on

for 24 hours. The children have to share earnings. If they do not find gold which is sometimes the case, they do not get paid.”

The International Labor Organization (ILO) defines working children as those aged from 5 to 17 years old who worked at least one hour in the past 12 months.

Borongan Bishop Crispin Varquez of Eastern Samar said poverty and irresponsibility of some parents had been among the leading causes of child labor in the country.

“First, some parents are really irresponsible that’s why children are forced to work. Second, parents do not have enough income... poverty,” the bishop wrote in an article posted on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines news site.

In the sugar fields of Northern Mindanao, the use of child labor is so common that some landowner shrug it off as a way of life. “The parents beg us to include their children to work,” one landowner said.

“They like to have their children employed because there’s more income for the families.”

In Davao City, poverty has also been cited as the reason why some minors are engaged in the flesh industry. “We cannot blame them for getting into that,” said Jeanette Ampog, executive director of Talikala, on prostituted children and women. “We also cannot decide for them. We can only let them realize what is right.”

Apart from poverty as the principal cause of child labor, there are other contributing factors, according to United Nations Children’s Fund. These are: increasing pattern of family breakdown and weakening of the extended family system and other support groups; high population

growth and changing family values and lifestyles which may lead to unwanted children, promiscuity and solo parenthood; poor enforcement of laws due to ignorance of the law, corruption or apathy; socialization of children into work; and support for children’s work in formal education.

Is there an end to child labor in the Philippines?

Some believe child labor could be addressed with the help of several laws such as the Anti-Child Labor Law (Republic Act 9231), the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act (Republic Act 10364), and the Domestic Workers Act (Republic Act 10361).

The Anti-Child Labor Law protects children from being engaged into work outside the protection of their parents or guardian, and that which might endanger their life, safety and development. On the other hand, the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act protects children from being trafficked through its strengthened provisions which also covers attempted trafficking and accessory or accomplice liability.

Meanwhile, the Domestic Workers Act deems it unlawful to employ children below 15 years of age as domestic worker or “kasambahay,” while those who are 15 years old but below 18 years of age, are considered as working children and are protected under the Anti-Child Labor Act. “We must strictly implement these laws and give back to these working children the happy and normal childhood they deserve. The time will come when they must work, but for as long as they our children, they must be protected, cared for, and assured their rights as children,” Legarda said in a statement.

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Save the trees, or save the road?

ASK Force Drainage chief Yuspop Jimlani has been getting a lot of flak over the plan to cut down the 20-year-old trees lining Dacudao Avenue, but few have taken time to really listen to what he has to say.

In the first place, he has insisted, the plan is just that: a plan. It is not yet being set in motion because it still requires more consultations and the final nod of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte who, incidentally, has indicated that he is leaning towards saving the trees instead of sacrificing them in favor of the infrastructure they are supposedly destroying. In the second place, Jimlani has also said if it were at all possible, he would rather not cut the trees.

It is not as if he were already sharpening his axe; the image that is being projected of him as an anti-environmentalist is thus completely unfair.

Thirdly, Jimlani has laid out the logical reasons for the proposal to cut down the trees — or perhaps move them to another location through earth-balling. The trees are apparently the wrong kind to plant in the area, with their roots growing large and damaging the pavement along Dacudao Avenue. These were planted two decades ago with the noble intent of regreening Davao City, but per-

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haps not enough thought was given to how their presence on the road would affect the infrastructure. And since the road was there first, perhaps it makes sense to make a chronological assessment and take out the element that came later. In this case, it would be the trees.

This, of course, is an unpopular proposition. No one wants to cut down trees, not when we have been seeing the ill effects of not having enough of them. Floods, floods, and more floods have been inundating many portions of the city even during moderate rains, and these are directly attributable to the absence of trees where they matter. To the mind of the average Dabawenyo, cutting down even a single tree for no other reason than that it creeps on a road is the height of irresponsibleness.

So what to do? First off, we must let cooler heads prevail. Slamming one person will not help especially if he is only doing his job. More consultations and discussions must then be made on the matter because it is something that concerns all of us. And ultimately, the mayor must make the Solomonic choice of whether to save the trees or save the road.

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Movies to remember

Y friend, Dr. Jun Ruiz – who writes well and is movie buff – tagged me in the Movie Bucket Challenge. “Here are the rules,” he wrote in his Facebook wall. “In your status, list 15 movies that have stayed with you in some way.”

Writing the 15 movies won’t “take more than a few minutes and do not think too hard,” Dr. Ruiz said. “They do not have to be the ‘right’ movies or great works of art, just ones that have affected you in some way.”

Ok, here are those 15 movies – from the film capital of the world: 1. The Shining: This 1980 BritishAmerican psychological was based on Stephen King’s 1977 novel of the same name, though there are significant changes.

In the film, Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), a writer and recovering alcoholic, takes a job as an off-season caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel. His young son possesses psychic abilities and is able to see things from the past and future. Soon after settling in, the family is trapped in the hotel by a snowstorm, and Jack gradually becomes influenced by a supernatural presence; he descends into madness and attempts to murder his wife and son. This is one of the scariest films in my list.

2. The Champ: Not the 1931 Academy Award-winning film but the 1979 version.

Billy Flynn, an ex-boxing champion (played

by Jon Voight), makes just enough money to raise his little son T.J., of whom Flynn has custody of since his wife Annie (Faye Dunaway) left him. T.J. worships his father, who has gambling debts and begins working on a comeback to give his boy a better future. Suddenly Annie shows up again and wants to become a part of T.J.’s life.

3. Kramer Vs. Kramer: This Robert Benton film (1979) tells the story of a married couple’s divorce and its impact on everyone involved, including the couple’s young son. It received five Academy Awards in 1980 in the categories of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman), and Best Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep).

4. Ordinary People: This 1980 film was the directorial debut of actor Robert Redford, who got an Oscar for his stint.

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The story THINK ON THESE! concerns the disintegration of an uppermiddle class family in Lake Forest, Illinois, following the death of one of their sons in a boating accident.

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The Henrylito D. Tacio California Suite: The henrytacio@gmail.com film was shot on location at The Beverly Hills Hotel, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Los Angeles Music Center, and along Rodeo Drive. This Herbert Ross film (1978) was based from the Neil Simon play. One of the characters was played by Maggie Smith, who lost in the Oscar awards but in reality got the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the movie.

6. The Way We Were: This 1973 American romantic drama film starred Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, and directed by Sydney Pollack. A box office success, the film was nominated for several awards and won the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score and Best Original Song for “The Way We Were.”

7. Life is Beautiful: This 1997 Italian tragicomedy comedy-drama film has Roberto Benigni playing Guido Orefice, a Jewish Italian book shop owner who must employ his fertile imagination to shield his son from the horrors of internment in a Nazi concentration camp.

8. Rocky: The first of a boxing saga which starred Sylvester Stallone, who played the character Rocky Balboa. The film earned Stallone an Oscar nomination but he got the award for Best Screenplay as he wrote it himself. The first sports movie to win a Best Picture.

9. Scent of a Woman: Filmed in 1992 by Martin Brest, it tells the story of a preparatory school student (Chris O’Donnell) who takes a job as an assistant to an irascible, blind, medically retired Army officer (Al Pacino in an award-

winning role).

10. Private Benjamin: Ranked No. 82 on American Film Institute’s “100 Funniest Movies” poll and No. 59 on Bravo’s “100 Funniest Movies.” This 1980 hit film had Goldie Hawn in the title role; she got an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her performance.

11. An Officer and a Gentleman: This Taylor Hackford film (1982) tells the story of a U.S. Navy aviation officer candidate (Richard Gere) who comes into conflict with the Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant (Louis Gossett, Jr. in an award-winning role). Some scenes were filmed in the Philippines.

12. Top Gun: This 1986 film topbilled Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, and Tom Skerritt. Cruise plays Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a young Naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. He and his Radar Intercept Officer Nick “Goose” Bradshaw (Edwards) are given the chance to train at the Navy’s Fighter Weapons School at Miramar in San Diego.

13. Forrest Gump: Released in 1994, the story depicts several decades in the life of Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), a naïve and slow-witted yet athletically prodigious native of Alabama who witnesses, and in some cases influences, some of the defining events of the latter half of the 20th century in the United States; more specifically, the period between Forrest’s birth in 1944 and 1982. Winner of Best Picture Oscar and a second Best Actor Oscar for Hanks.

14. Silence of the Lambs: The third film, the other two being “It Happened One Night” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” to win Academy Awards in all the top five categories: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Adapted Screenplay. This Jonathan Demme film blends elements of the crime and horror genres.

15. The Lord of the Rings trilogy: This is a film series consisting of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson.

They are based on the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are subtitled “The Fellowship of the Ring” (2001), “The Two Towers” (2002), and “The Return of the King” (2003).

knows what he doesn’t know. A candidate who promises to eliminate poverty should be hauled to the nearest madhouse.

2. Competence. It refers to adequate knowledge, exceptional skills and ability to perform specific tasks. A competent leader knows how to respond to all kinds of situations and make decisive decisions.

3. Vision. It refers to intelligent foresight, extra-ordinary discernment and perception, a sense of purpose and direction. He knows what he wants and how to get it.

4. Honesty. It is still the best policy anywhere in the world. Look at countries that had thieves as leaders. They are still

suffering from the moral and economic ruins. Romania, Iran, Argentina, El Salvador, Chile, and Pilipinas Kong Mahal.

5. Political Will. It is strong determination. It is diligent purposefulness. It is the power to arrive at one’s own decision, and to act independently in spite of opposition from those around him. Without political will, a leader can never effect meaningful reforms, nor can he ever destroy the negative status quo.

6. High Political I.Q. This is fundamental for a leader of a democratic nation. Ignorance exacts a terrible price. The Cory (Aquino) presidency is a horrifying proof of such ignorance. Political leadership requires ample knowledge of political science and governance. We must take care not to elect a political ignoramus.

7. Delicadeza. This is one human virtue that is fast becoming extinct in this country. It is a strong moral sensitivity which enables a leader to uphold and exercise decency and propriety.

QUESTION: Do Noynoy, Jejomar, Alan Peter, Chiz, Mar possess all of the above qualities?

2016 – So far, yet it’s here

016 is some 18 months away, but talks about the presidential election are ultra ripe.

P-Noy fanatics want him to stay in Malacañang for another six years (which is against the Constitution), while opposition leader VP Binay has unabashedly declared openly his desire to occupy Malacañang.

So do Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Chiz Escudero. Why, even Rebel Boy Antonio Trillanes dreams of being commander-in-chief.

Is it too early to talk about the presidential poll on May 2016? I don’t think so.

What is too early is for anyone to declare himself an aspirant because that would make him an open target for vilification or demolition job. Look what is happening now to the black beauty of Makati.

But I guess it is all right to talk about what makes an ideal president.

In my humble view, a leader must have the following: 1) SANITY. A leader must be a person of sound mental health. A sane person knows what he can do and cannot do. He

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I C E BRAVEHEART President Jejomar Binay and I n t e r i o r Secretary Manuel Roxas III, who are perceived to be the fiercest competitors for Manny Piñol President of the Philippines in 2016, are not the opposing ends of a political seesaw.

The fall in Binay’s popularity figures following the expose’ of alleged corruption and unexplained wealth accumulated when he was still Mayor of Makati does not necessarily mean an improvement in Roxas’ chances of becoming President.

While Binay is being hounded and effectively demolished by the corruption issues against him, Roxas himself is hobbling politically because of his perceived high-handed, arrogant and irascible behavior.

The perceived celebratory mood in the camp of the Liberal Party following the release of recent survey results showing Binay losing 10% of his 41% voters’ preference rating is premature and unfounded.

Roxas’ biggest problem as a politician is being born to a super rich family where he is the sole inheritor of the wealth of his late grandfather, Amado Araneta, who virtually owns the whole Cubao area in Quezon City.

It was perhaps the fact that he grew up with mainly servants and drivers around him which has turned Roxas into a person incapable of understanding human emotions.

He talks to people like they are his housemaids or drivers and during the times he tries to show his friendliness, the insincerity is very apparent.

Given this political situation now, the contest for the Presidency is not only confined to Binay and Roxas.

Now, people are talking about Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Grace Poe, Joseph Estrada, Panfilo Lacson, Bongbong Marcos, Chiz Escudero, Alan Peter Cayetano and even the unwilling Mayor Rody Duterte.

The Filipino people, tired and disenchanted with what is going on in Philippine politics, are desperately looking leaders outside of the recycled political names.

Binay down, Roxas up?

Not on your life! It’s not a seesaw.

It is an open and wide political landscape for the presidency and I will not be surprised if even the likes of Ely Pamatong would make a run for it.

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In Danao’s report to the City Council last Tuesday, he said 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.

The report also showed that there is an increase in 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 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.

The DCPO recorded a total of 5,166 crime vol-

ume for the period of July to September of this year, an increase of 15.7 percent from the previous quarter which only had 4,354 total crime volume.

Despite the increase in crime rate, Danao said the DCPO also had an increasing crime solution rate, which is more important.

In its record, the DCPO got 53.21 percent or 2,749 out 5,166 total crime solved compared to 34.85 percent or 709 out of 2,034 of 2013 in the same period.

The DCPO report said active support from the different stakeholders and strong political will in implementing laws and ordinances resulted in a manageable turn out of crime rate, which made Davao City one of the safest places in the world.

Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines–East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) and IMT-GT Trade Fair and Business Leaders’ Conference.

The website eagaimtfair2014.com said the event is designed to attract foreign investments and promote regional cooperation within Asia and the Pacific region.

The international fair and business conference, which will be held at SM Lanag Premier’s SMX Convention Center, will feature a series of sub-events designed to strengthen economic, social, and cultural relations in preparation for the ASEAN integration in 2015.

The trade fair and

business conference are follow through events to the 1st BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT Consumer Fair and Business Transformation Leaders Conference held in Melaka, Malaysia in December 2012, where the Philippines expressed its commitment to sustain the convergence by hosting this year’s fair and conference.

“So far ang SITG walay ebidensya nga kusog kaayo aron maka indite tag culpability against Villegas,” he added.

Rivera also said the SITG Corral continues its investigation in order to point the perpetrators who killed Corral on dawn of September 13.

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).

Last September 24, he filed a Motion for Reconsideration on extension to file answer.

Earlier, Davao City Police Office (DCPO) OIC Superintendent Marvin Pepino said no criminal case has been filed against

Villegas because no piece of evidence points to his involvement in the killing of Corral VII. Pepino said 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. FPG

budget of 2014.

“My estimate is almost the same. I said before that the IRA (internal revenue allotment) increase is P400 million, the city budget increase is P300 million,” he said.

“But I have not seen

yet the figures. However, that is from my reliable information,” he added.

Earlier, Dayanghirang said since the P400 million IRA increase represents a 14 percent increase, the local taxes should also increase

between 10 and 14 percent.

He said the budget will also give allocations for the programs of the mayor such as Task Force Davao, Central 911, and social services such as the Lingap program. ABF

gift items, home decors, indigenous costumes and native accessories, fruits, and flowers at affordable rates using locally or internationally sourced materials as well as indigenous and recyclable materials.

The Pasalubong Center was initially opened to the public in December 2011 during the Pasko Fiesta sa Dabaw and had its grand

opening on March 2012 in time for the 75th Araw ng Dabaw celebration.

The revenue-generating government-owned center operates under the supervision of the CEEO. The closing of the center affected the tenants, who were forced to look for a new place where they could continue to conduct their business.

Marques, however,

said the closure did not affect their businesses that much. “Most tenants in the Pasalubong center have main branches,” she said.

Some of the tenants in the old Pasalubong Center transferred last September 8 to the new Davao Crafts and Delicacies Center along Camus Street right beside the Seventh Day Adventist Church. CRC

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attract both local and foreign tourists,” he said.

Participants will have to classify their events under the following categories: music and arts (concerts, theater events, and others); lifestyle and entertainment (food festivals, shopping fest); sports and adventure (diving expo, triathlon events, and others); business (MICE, convention, expo); and history and culture (traditional festivals).

“Events that are verified as internationally and nationally significant are approved for posting as part of the VPY2015 (Visit Philippines Year 2015) Calendar of Events,” Enerio said, adding that partners are enjoined to update the information on events registered.

In the same event, DOT Assistant Secretary Arturo Boncato Jr. demonstrated the website by submitting three events in the region that will help position Davao’s tourist attractions and improve the image of the region.

The banner events that will be Davao’s entries to VPY2015 Calendar of Events are Visit Davao Fun Sale 2015, Visit Samal Islands, and the 7th International Boulder

Face Challenge.

“The concept of ‘Fun Sale’ will not only cover tour packages but will also include activities in a tourist itinerary namely shopping (mall, souvenir shops, farm-fruits and flowers), dining (restaurants and fruits), events/ parties/entertainment, and even big conventions taking place in Davao during the period April 3 to May 15, 2015,” Boncato said.

Another banner event for Davao is Visit Samal Islands that started in 2012, offering big discounts, special promos, and packages in the beach resorts and inland attractions as well as staging of major events in the islands of Samal and Talicud during the summer period.

The third banner event is the 7th International Boulder Face Challenge which will go international next year.

“We want to have foreign contingents in next year’s event,” Boncato said.

The Boulder Face Challenge is an extreme race involving four disciplines (mountain climbing, biking, water tubing, and running) in the race to reach the peak of Mt. Apo within 24 hours. Last

year’s team winner hailed from Davao del Sur. Davao City Tourism Office Maria Felisa Marques told Edge Davao that she is looking at the possibility of including the annual Kadayawan sa Dabaw in the banner events of Davao region.

“We will consult the Kadayawan Foundation because large chunk of the budget came from it and it has a say on the Kadayawan event,” Marques said.

Enerio, meanwhile, said for the campaign to be sustainable, the calendar of events should be filled up with exciting and enticing events to lure in the international market.

He said the private sector has a huge role in helping the campaign become sustainable and effective in attracting visitors.

During yesterday’s program, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed between members of LGUs, private sector, DOT and TPB. Under the MOA, different members of the private sector, LGUs in the Davao region, DOT 11, and TPB agreed to work hand-in-hand in the promotion of Davao region as a prime tourist destination. CRC

the masses. “The answer lies in proper spending for the basic social services we are providing,” he said.

Zarate said there is a need to improve government workers’ training and facilities and to develop better government systems. “Our bureaucracy is characterized by corruption and incompetence, where inefficiency sometimes seems to be intentional to hide gaping discrepancies in records,” he said.

“In fact, history, both

early and recent, tells us that one of the biggest weaknesses of the Philippine government is in implementing big-budget projects involving high expertise and massive equipment,” he said.

“A national ID system will require both advanced technological know-how and millions in acquiring equipment.

Instead of contributing to efficiency, the implementation of a national ID system in itself could be another big opportunity to divert funds, such as

in many of the DAP (Disbursement Acceleration Program) projects,” he added.

“Anyone can cite all the good intentions this bill may have, but it lacks foresight. Can our current systems, already weighed down with problems, bear up sufficiently under the requirements of such an implementation involving sensitive personal information? We cannot risk our people’s security to misaddress the problem of bureaucratic inefficiency,” Zarate said.

“They should not be afraid because we can compete in this more competitive environment because in the last ten years we have been doing this already. Nagawa na natin ito,” he said.

Guinigundo said there has been a pre-integration of the 10 member countries, namely Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam, in the past years.

“Many are afraid that we will be flooded by cheap imports, but I think we should also inform the general public that the reduction in import has been on-going for so many

years,” he said.

In fact, many of the provisions of the ASEAN integration plans are already in place, from lowered tariffs to increased FTA activity to the smoothening of customs procedures.

Guinigundo said changes have already been introduced in the Philippines that will make its sailing in the economic integration smooth and harmonious with other ASEAN member countries.

He said one of the requirements of having a single economy in the ASEAN region is though lowering of tariffs.

Under the ASEAN Free

Trade Area (AFTA), six members of the ASEAN cut tariffs on nearly 8,000 items. These are the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and Thailand.

Four of the less developed ASEAN nations – Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Vietnam – will have a longer period to phase in the tariff cuts.

Guinigundo said that the upcoming economic integration will provide a bigger potential market for the products and services of businesses here.

The upcoming ASEAN single market poses an estimated more than 600 million population market. CRC

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PAGKAHIUSA: Time to give back

By ATHENA JILLIAN BRAVO

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FTER a succesful staging of their main projects for the year, the senior Mass Communication students of Ateneo de Davao University took time off to give joy to their chosen beneficiaries.

All the hardwork paid off after Elation: A Shindig for a Cause, Spikers Island 2014: Dig to Win and Foto Modelo Ateneo Season 4: Four Flair All Dare as the Paragon Productions were able to give back to the two communities, namely: SAKADAB Gawad Kalinga Village and Galon Elementary School.

The production team together with their practicum instructor Rikki Enriquez first visited SAKADAB Gawad Kalinga Village last September 28. The village is a home for people who are disabled. It was a whole day activity where each of them was given a chance to share their thoughts and feelings about life. As the session ends, the production team gave them rice and some basic needs they can use everyday to ease their discomfort.

“It was such an eye opener for me though they have this kind of situation still they are very happy and positive in life. It made me realize we just have to appreciate and feel blessed of what we have,” production core member, Jianzel Villacorte said.

On October 5, a week after their visit in the village

the whole production staff visited Galon Elementary School which is located in Mandug, Buhangin, Davao City. The team did not mind the 30-minute jeepney ride as they were all excited to teach and give joy to the children.

A short clean up drive was done by the team in the campus before starting the whole day event for the kids. The morning started well as they were welcomed by the children’s smile and excitement to participate in the whole day activity. In return, the production team together with Sir Enriquez entertained the kids by singing and acting the song “Let it Go” from the movie “Frozen.”

Students from Grade 1 to 6 were taught by the students in their respective classrooms. They gave lectures about art, health and values. At the end of the day, the team, as promised, donated a sound system for school activity use.

“I’ve always loved teaching since I was a kid.

I became a reality when we went to Galon and it felt a whole lot better than teaching nobody. I wish I can do it more often. Nothing compares to imparting knowledge,” Karis del Corro expressed.

All of these activities the Paragon Production team did were proof of their hardwork. They have truly bonded as one by giving back what they gained after having those three successful events.

“The best part of teaching is when you see your students giving, sharing, living, caring, loving and of course enjoying what they are doing in a community visit. I’ve learned that the joy is often the ability to give and to be happy even in small ways,” Enriquez concluded.

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Supersize me!

DINING out on weekends just got supersized at Park Inn by Radisson Davao’s allday dining concept RBG with their newly introduced Supersize Family Meals.

Eschewing fancy dishes in small plates that are barely enough to satiate one’s appetite, RBG’s Supersize Family Meals are designed to literally stuff hungry diners with generous helpings of appetiser, soup, main course, starch, and (gasp!) two desserts.

“Simply put, Supersize it,” says General Manager Pavan Kakar. “We invite everyone to dine with us and try our Supersize set meals. It’s not like the usual set meal with which you’re just made to choose from two or three packages. With Supersize, you get to create your own set with your choice of appetizer, soup, salad, starch, entrée, desserts and drink, plus a family size pizza --- all for only Php1,699.00net! Bundled together, you’ll get one big meal good enough for a group of five.”Aside from the casual, spacious and relaxed atmosphere that makes for a great

RBG’s Chocolate Cake.

family bonding, RBG’s dining concept also gives focus on group value.

“This is why we came up with the idea of a putting together on the table alltime favorites, particularly on weekends when everyone has more the time to get together and enjoy each other’s company.” explains Mr. Kakar.

Apart from options for appetizer, soup and starch, guests may choose from a selection of main courses which includes 8 pieces of Fried Chicken, a platter of Crispy Roasted Pork

Crispy Roasted Pork Belly.

Belly and Lemon-Cilantro White Fish en Papillote.

Diners will also get 1 whole cake of their choice and individual servings of their preferred jelly dessert. The meal is packaged with a pitcher of softdrink and a family size pizza.

Personal favourites that are included in the set meals are the Apple, Mango, Celery Salad; the Crispy Roasted Pork Belly, and the Chocolate Cake (which on the supersized menu is served whole).

The Supersize Family Meal promo is available for lunch and dinner every Saturday and Sunday.

Diners can also win a complimentary Supersize Meal on their next visit by joining the photo contest on Instagram. Share

a “group selfie” shot with your Supersize Meal and tag #rbgsupersize and @ parkinndavao in their post.

For reservations and inquiries, one may call RBG at 272 7600.

Follow me on Instagram or Twitter @kennethkingong for more travel stories, foodie finds, and happenings in, around, and beyond Durianburg.

Park Inn Davao’s General manager Pavan Kakar.

Onion Rings and baked Chicken Supreme Salad.

Apple, Mango, Celery Salad.

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UP AND ABOUT

Marco Polo Davao’s Spooky Town Halloween Kiddie Party

GO trick or treating and witness the magical kiddie show at Marco Polo Davao’s Spooky Town Halloween Kiddie Party on October 30, 2014 at the Jade Ballroom.

Tickets are at Php 500 net inclusive of one set kiddie meal and entrance to the trick or treat and magic show activities. Doors open at 4:00 PM. Let’s all have a spooky good time!

For reservations and inquiries, please call (082) 221-0888 local 7223 or 7302 or 09159193318.

Globe Telecom’s Ernest Cu is lone Filipino exec in Power 100 list GLOBE Telecom President and CEO Ernest Cu is the only Filipino executive to make to it to the Global Telecoms Business Power 100 for 2014. Power 100 is the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most powerful people in telecoms worldwide.

This is the second year in a row that Ernest 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 telecommunic ation companies 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 customers 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.

After leading Globe to restore its network in areas heavily affected by devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan, Cu announced a pioneering deal with Facebook, giving its customers access to the world’s most popular social networking site at no cost, the magazine said. Importantly, employees are motivated by Cu’s vision, marked by an increase of more than 4 percentage points in their employee satisfaction index (ESI) from 2009 to 2013 where their employee engagement is now rated strong in the ESI benchmark across industry standards. Significantly, Globe employee participation rate has consistently risen to almost 98% to date.

At the end of the first half, Globe Telecom’s total mobile subscriber base reached a fresh record high of 45 million at the end of June this year, driven by the success of its innovative offerings and value-for-money promotions. The company ended the first six months of the year with record-level revenues of P47.7 billion, a 7% rise from a year earlier, fueled by solid growth across all business segments following robust increases in the mobile telephony and broadband subscriber bases.

Cu was also nominated for the second straight at the 2014 CNBC Asia Business Leaders Awards, which recognizes remarkable leaders in the Asian region for their continuing commitment to excellence, developing best practices and innovative strategies.

Sun Cellular opens text voting for Miss World Philippines 2014 bets Help your favorite candidates get into the Top 12

Miss World Philippines 2014 candidates try the pageant’s official text voting by Sun Cellular. Running until 5 p.m. on October 12, the Miss World text poll is open to Sun Postpaid and Sun Prepaid subscribers. Simply text SUNMWP(space)(Des-

ignated Name of Candidate) and send to 2222 to help your favorite land straight into the Top 12.

YOU CAN NOW HELP YOUR FAVORITE MISS WORLD PHILIPPINES 2014 CANDIDATES LAND STRAIGHT INTO THE TOP 12 THROUGH THE OFFICIAL TEXT VOTING HOSTED BY SUN CELLULAR, A SPONSOR OF THE PAGEANT.

1. Lorraine Kendrickson (Designated Text Poll Name: Lorraine); 2. CyraGuilalas (Cyra); 3.Alexa Kirby (Alexa); 4.Priscilla Kimberley dela Cruz (Priscilla); 5.Gazini Christiana Ganados (Gazini); 6.

Kristine Angeli Estoque (KrisAngeli); 7.Rachel Louise Peters (Rachel); 8.Rachelle Emmylou Carandang (Emmylou); 9.Ranielah Marie Oval (Ranielah); 10.Grace Ann Bautista (Grace); 11.MorielOlea (Moriel); 12.Christine Balaguer (Christine); 13.Kimberly Anne Sarreal (KimAnne); 14.Nicole Donesa (Nicole); 15.Theresa Regli (Theresa); 16.Ina Dominica Guerrero (Ina); 17.Kimberly Pajares (Kimberly); 18.Ruffa Nava (Ruffa); 19.Valerie Weigmann (Valerie); 20.Nelda Ibe

Under the pageant’s official text poll through Sun Cellular, the candidate with the most number of text votes automatically wins a much coveted spot in the semifinal rounds, taking her one step closer to the crown.

The official text voting is open to Sun Postpaid and Sun Prepaid subscribers.

To vote, simply text SUNMWP(space)(Designated Name of Candidate) and send to 2222.

You will receive a free notification with every successful vote.

Each vote costs P2.00, and only votes sent using regular load (not through unlimited load promo or buckets) are valid. There is no limit to the number of votes per SIM. A total of 26 stunning ladies from all over the country are vying to be the Philippines’ next representative to Miss World, and follow the footsteps of Megan Young, who made history last year as the first Filipina to win the title.

Each of the 26 candidates are given a designated name for the text poll.

The candidates are:

(Nelda); 21.Jean Marie Feliciano (Jean); 22.Abegail Galisim (Abegail); 23.Frances Ruth Constantino (Frances); 24.Carina Jennah Aguilar (Carina); 25.Eliza Johanna Cruz (Eliza); and 26.JahzielPernia (Jahziel).

Voting ends at 5 p.m. on October 12, Sunday. Results will be announced during the pageant to be held on the same day at SM Mall of Asia Arena. The coronation night will be aired exclusively on GMA 7.

For more information on Miss World Philippines 2014 official text poll, visit the http:// s u n c e l lu l a r. c o m .p h / postpaid/miss-world.

You can also visit the Miss World Philippines official website at http:// www.missworldphilippines.com

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Celebrating Pinoy culture the Kapuso way “MAPAPANOOD ko na ulit everyday ang Eat Bulaga! Na-miss ko na si Bossing (Vic Sotto)!” exclaims an attendee who became a GMA International subscriber at the Philippine Festival 2014 last August.

He is just one of the thousands of Filipinos in Japan who experienced the sights, sounds and the taste of Filipino culture as they gathered to celebrate their Filipino heritage at the Festival.

The energy was high all throughout the two-day event as festival-goers eagerly circled the grounds to look at the different booths which offered a variety of Filipino food and products, as well as services to keep them in touch with their families back home.

Armed with gift bags and non-stop entertainment from its three international channels – GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News TV International –GMA International, in partnership with IPS Vox TV, joined the celebration and welcomed the scores of Filipinos who stopped by their booth.

They also offered onthe-spot, discounted subscriptions to the Network’s international channels, giving Filipinos abroad a wide range of quality programs straight from home.

As GMA International

the different booths, as well as traditional dances and performances by local Filipino talents.

For more details on GMA events abroad, visit the GMA International website www.gmanetwork.com/ international, Facebook pages www.facebook. com/GMAPinoyTV, www. facebook.com/GMALifeTV, and www.facebook.com/ GMANewsTVInternational, Twitter pages @GMALifeTV, @GMA_LifeTV, and @ GMANewsTVIntl, and Instagram page @GMAPinoyTV.

extends its reach throughout the globe, more and more Filipinos are being connected to their home

country. For some, being able to watch GMA shows gives them a sense of home away from home.

“Sana makita ko si Aling Maliit pag uwi ko! Pero matagal pa yun, sa TV nalang muna,” says another subscriber, referring to the lovable child host of The Ryzza Mae Show on GMA. For overseas Filipino workers who have been yearning for a taste of their home country, the event was a cultural feast of everything Filipino and highlighted the Philippines’ rich cultural heritage through

Star Records launches Enchong Dee’s debut album KAPAMILYA heartthrob Enchong Dee is now certified recording artist as Star Records releases his self-titled debut album nationwide last October 7.

“My current single, ‘Chinito Problems’ was just originally meant for digital release. That’s why I feel so blessed when we eventually worked on a full album containing my type of music that my followers will surely appreciate too,” said Enchong, adding that he dreamt of becoming a singer since he was nine.

Aware of other actor-singers who have also released albums, Enchong believes his musical career is distinct from fellow Kapamilya heartthrobs like Daniel Padilla, Xian Lim, and Enrique Gil. “All of us have something special to offer. In fact, if you’ll listen to my songs, you can easily tell that it’s me. When you play my album, it’s as if you’re bond-

ing with me and loving what I love. It’s pure fun and dancing,” he said.

Aside from his radio hit single “Chinito Problems,” Enchong’s six-track album also features his own song titled “Isip o Puso,” which he composed during the promotion of “Once a Princess,”

his reunion movie project with love team partner Erich Gonzales.

“Everyone can relate with the songs in my album.

There’s something for those who are in-love, heartbroken, and even those who just love to dance and have fun,” said the 26-year-old

actor-singer, whose musical influences range from ‘90s boybands such as Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync, to music icons such as Michael Jackson, Josh Groban, and Usher.

Completing the tracklist of Enchong’s album are “Step No Step Yes,” “Hanggang Dito Na Lang,” “Seloso” and “Tambalang OMG,” which he sang with Kapamilya leading lady star Alex Gonzaga. It also includes the alternative version of “Step No Step Yes” and minus one versions of all the songs.

The digital version of Enchong’s self-titled debut album is now available worldwide via www.mymusicstore.com.ph and iTunes.

The CD is available for only P199 at all record bars nationwide.

For more information, visit Star Records’ Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/ starrecordsphil or follow @ starrecordsph on Twitter.

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Cafe Laguna: Everyday family feast MY mom requested for this. Not because it was her birthday last week that I write this but Cafe Laguna at the Abreeza Ayala Mall is a cove of traditionally cooked Filipino cuisines worthy of a standing ovation.

Before I make you drool, let me first greet my dearest Mama, Bai Rowena F. Sinsuat Ambolodto a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Thank you for being my number 1 fan – together with Daddy, you share the same post, Ma-- even if you deny it. For always making me see my mistakes and allowing me to correct them on my own, I am thankful that you and Daddy are the very reason why I am able to do the things that I am doing now. I love you, Ma. Now, let’s drool on.

seafood pieces still had their sea flavor but was not malansa. The rice is seasoned right and the color is as bright as the sun in the sky.

Seafood Paella A dish in itself, my Mom and Dad loved this. The

Cafe Laguna Fried Chicken It may be dry but the taste is nothing compared to a chicken covered in flour and the likes. Fried to perfection, their chicken is juicy depsite the lack of thick crust.

Pomelo Salad We always have salad before every meal. Be it an all time Filipino ensalada or one that involves bagoong, name it and my

momwould have it. Their Pomelo Salad is so juicy and sweet with a sour kick in your palate. The cucumber and turnip strips make this dish complete with their added soothing effect.

Sinigang Hipon Filipinos as we are, we love our soups sour and packed. Sinigang Hipon gives you a whimsical explosion of flavors that will make you crave for more.

The vegetables are cooked right and the hipon remained sweet and not rubbery. The sourness of

the soup makes you think of the green countryside on a hot sunny day under the shade of a big old tree.

Beef Kare-Kare A personal favorite, I love the bland yet sweet flavor of kare-kare even without the bagoong (Yes, I have mine with patis because I am allergic to bagoong).

Cafe Laguna’s take on the traditional Kare-Kare is simply divine. Love the vegetables and the oxtail that melts in your mouth.

Two thumbs up!

Iced Coffee

I love the smooth caffeine boost it leaves in your throat as you take one gulp after another.

Was skeptic at first that my drink might taste like instant coffee with ice but I was wrong. It was tolerably strong and creamy with just the right sweetness. Perfect way to end a hearty meal. *** Would like to greet my cousin-in-law Al Rashid Zainal (Oct. 2), my firefighter cousin Datu Jarry S. Blo (Oct. 11), engineer singkit cousin Datu Lapad S. Abdul (Oct. 19) and sexy teacher cousin Bai Dindi S. Sinsuat (Oct. 20) a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! For those I missed, my love and prayers on your special day! Cheers!

Make #TheRoyalChef your Thursday habit!

Email me at leebay457@ yahoo.com (subject: RoyalChef) or tag me on instagram (@herroyalheiress) for your delicious pics and food finds!

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EDGEDAVAO VOL. 7 ISSUE 148 • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 FORE THE BOYS. Tournament chairman Andrew Bautista (left) and grounds committee head Chito Bogayong at the SCOOP Session of The Royal Mandaya Hotel last Tuesday.(Photo by BOY LIM)

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Woods second to LeBron on Forbes list of athlete brands

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HE first Fore The Boys (FTB) Open Golf Tournament is slated on October 18 and 19 at the Davao City Golf Club in Matina.

“We will see to it that this will be more enjoyable and affordable,” said tournament director Andrew Bautista of FTB at the SCOOP Session of The Royal Mandaya Ho-

tel today.

The two-day event is a Modified Stableford 18-hole individual competition with categories in the Class A, B, C and D, Ladies, and the Seniors’ division for 55-65 yrs.

Old and 65 and above.

The handicaps are 0-9 for Class A, 10-15 for Class B, 16-21 for Class C, 22-27 for Class D and

Ginebra looking for a fresh start T

HE Barangay Ginebra Kings are on a seven-year title drought in the PBA. With their fans growing more and more impatient, team Governor Alfrancis Chua admits that there is pressure to win a title soon.

“I have to talk to the team about our performance,” he said during the PBA preseason press conference held at the EDSA Shangri-la. “I hope this season will be a new beginning for us.”

Heading into 20142015 Philippine Cup, Ginebra head coach Jeff Cariaso finally had a full off-season with his squad. After moving from San Mig Super Coffee to Ginebra in between the Commissioner’s Cup and the Governors’ Cup last season, the new head coach didn’t have a lot of time to teach his new system to the Kings.

Ginebra is welcoming back LA Tenorio and Japeth Aguilar from their stint with Gilas Pilipinas.

They also added rookie Rodney Brondial and new recruit Joseph Yeo to their lineup.

The Kings have Greg

Slaughter to man the inside with Billy Mamaril, Jay-R Reyes, and Mac Baracael helping him out.

Ginebra still has Mark Caguioa, Jayjay Helterbrand, James Forrester, Josh Urbiztondo, Dylan Ababou, and Chris Ellis.

Emman Monfort was relegated to the reserve list for the upcoming conference.

“Gusto naming manalo ng championship,” Chua said. “Sino ba naman ang gusto hindi manalo di ba? Pero pantay-pantay kasi yung teams.”

Chua also addressed the issue that the San Mig Coffee fans are slowly reaching the Ginebra fans in terms of number.

“Halos pantay naman talaga yung fans,” the Ginebra Governor said.

“Kita naman kapag Manila Clasico, halos pantay naman yung sigawan pero siguro nakakalamang lang kami ng konti.”

Asked what would be the key to their success in the upcoming season, Chua said, “As long as the players accept the roles given to them by the coaching staff, we’ll be okay.”

32 for Ladies. Prizes will be given for the gross and net champion, gross and net runner-up.

A brand new LED TV is one of the hole-in-one prizes. The other exciting hole-in-one prizes will be announced this week.

“In case of no holein-one winner, the LED TV will be raffled off

during the awarding night,” said Chito Bogayong, committee head for grounds.

Major and minor prizes be raffled during the awards night at the clubhouse on Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m. Registration fee is P2,000 with mulligan for first game and P1,500 with mulligan for second game.

All PBA Board of Governors Photo Op (From L-R): Silliman Sy (Blackwater), Rene Pardo (San Mig Super Coffee), Manuel Alvarez (Barako Bull), Ginia Domingo (Kia), Richard Bachman (Alaska), PBA Commissioner Atty. Chito Salud,

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IGER Woods is no longer the world's most valuable athlete brand.

Forbes Magazine has released its list of the 10 most valuable athlete brands, and Woods places second on the list behind Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James.

The ranking isn't simply a list of how much endorsement money the ranked athletes pull in, but rather a monetary assessment of their intrinsic value.

James' value grew $10 million in year, up to $37 million, which is $1 million higher than Woods. For his part, Woods dropped $10 million over 2013. The

magazine cited Electronic Arts' decision to end their 14-year relationship with Woods as the primary reason for the drop.

This year's list marks the first time Woods wasn't atop it since 2007.

Woods' friend Roger Federer is third on the list. His value was equal to that of Woods in 2013, but dropped even further than the 14-time major winner, down to $32 million.

Phil Mickelson is fourth on the list, with his stock on the rise despite a lackluster 2014 campaign.

Mickelson comes in valued at $29 million, a $4 million hike from a year ago.

Robert Non (San Miguel), Atty. Mamerto Mondragon (Rain or Shine), Patrick Gregorio (Talk N Text), Ramoncito Fernandez (NLEX), Eric Arejola (Globalport), Ed Panlilio (MEralco) and Alfrancis Chua (Ginebra)

New PBA teams set humble targets T

HE KIA Sorentos, Blackwater Elite, and NLEX Road Warriors will be kicking off their Philippine Basketball Association membership during the league’s 40th Season. The first two teams entered the league through the expansion route while the multi-titled PBA D-League team bought the Air21 Express.

All three have set humble expectations as

they join the big boys of the PBA. “We had our first preseason game. We tried but we fell short. I understand we had very bad shooting in the game so we’ll have to improve on that,” said KIA Alternate Governor Ginia Domingo during the PBA pre-season press conference at the EDSA Shangri-la. “We have very low expectations in the upcoming season. We are an expansion team and we

only had the 11th pick in the 2014 PBA Draft pero siguro naman makakapanalo kami. Our target is just to win some games.”

Aside from playing-coach Manny Pacquiao, KIA has Hans Thiele, LA Revilla, Kenneth Ighalo, Richard Alonzo, Rudy Lingganay, Eder Saldua, Joshua Webb, Paul Sanga, Alvin Padilla, Reil Cervantes, Angelus Raymundo, and Mike Burtscher in their

lineup.

Domingo’s expectations were different from those of Pacquiao, who said they are targeting to make the semifinals.

NLEX Governor Ramoncito Fernandez also didn’t make big promises in their entry into the PBA. “All we want is a decent performance but we will still carry the NLEX brand of excellence in the PBA,” he added.

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SPORTS 15 FROM GILAS TO GINEBRA. LA Tenorio (left) and Japeth Aguilar (right) are ready to shift from national duty to the PBA.

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HERE is no time to rest for Gilas Pilipinas members L.A Tenorio and Japeth Aguilar as the Philippine Basketball Association’s (PBA) 40th season begins on October 19 at Philippine Arena.

Brgy. Ginebra San Miguel will begin the competition as they will go up against the Talk ‘n Text Tropang Texters on opening day.

Ginebra San Miguel head coach Jeffrey Cariaso said that his two key players will be back in their upcoming practices.

“They’ll be there enough for our first game, they’ll be with us for the next two weeks practicing again and throughout the season,” Cariaso said.

Tenorio who was not seen in action in his team’s game in Panabo last Sunday said that he is just resting but will be back in practice anytime soon.

“Rest muna talaga to, we just decided to go lang here to support at mag kita ulit kami ng mga teammates namin kasi medyo matagal kaming nawala,” the 5’7 guard

out of Ateneo de Manila University said.

With his two key players back from the national team, Cariaso hopes that there will be a brand new Gin Kings in this upcoming All Filipino Conference.

“I hope so, not to pressure the guys but as long as we get better everyday, we learn and we improve, we push each other everyday and I think that’s all we could ask for and everything else will follow,” he said.

Ginebra suffered a 12 point loss against Mer-

alco Bolts on Sunday at the Panabo gymnasium in their pre-season game with a final score of 9179.

However, Cariaso seems not to worry in their slow pre-season games as he said that their team is just getting better.

“Obviously we’re shorthanded but they were shorthanded too but at the end of the day it’s just learning getting better and I think after tonight we got better,” the 42 year old coach said.

Sharapova, Williams and Murray headline IPTL at MOA Arena Former World Number One tennis player Carlos Moya.

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OUR TEAMS. Thirty icons. New rules.

Tennis megastars are taking center stage this November 28-30 at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena for the biggest and most unique sports competition the Philippines has ever seen.

With worldwide tennis superstars Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray, and Carlos Moya as headliners of the Manila Mavericks team, the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) is expediently gaining traction as the sports event of the year. The IPTL is a tennis championship league headed by Manesh Bhupathi, an Indian tennis champion.

The three-day competition will include four teams representing four countries across Asia that will vie for the grand title to take home

the winning prize of USD 1 Million. These include the Indian Pacers, UAE Royals, Singapore Slammers, and Manila Mavericks, with each team represented by international tennis bigwigs.

The Manila Mavericks team is represented by seasoned and seeded players: 32 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Singles title holder and darling of the press Maria Sharapova; current Wimbledon Championship titleholder Andy Murray; 11 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour Singles title holder Jo-Wilfred Tsonga; tennis legend Carlos Moya, 85 Men’s Double title holder Daniel Nestor; Belgium’s 2013 Sportswoman of the Year Kirsten Flipkens, and Pinoy pride Treat Huey.

Current holder of the Wimbledon Championship title Andy Murray.

32 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Singles title holder Maria Sharapova.

Filipino-American tennis champion Treat Huey.

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VOL. 7 ISSUE 148 • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014

TOO HOT TO HANDLE GLENN ESCANDOR. 10 triples.

Escandor sizzles as City Hall Executives sweep ABC

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HE Game 4 of the 5th Conference turned out to be a Glen Escandor show.

Escandor, the sports consultant of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, waxed hot from beyond the arch to lead the City Hall Executives past the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC), 99 – 84, in Game 4 and complete a sweep of the 5th Conference best of seven series, 4 – 0, on Tuesday night at the Genesis 88 Gym. The spot-up shooter scored all his 30 points from the rainbow area as the three point-raining Executives affirmed their supremacy over the village chiefs.

The Executives scoring leader Christopher “Bong” Go also pumped in 26 baskets with three triples of his own as the “Boss

Manila West ready for FIBA 3x3

By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

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ACK of practice time is not an issue for Manila West member Rey Guevarra as Fiba 3x3 World Tour in Japan is just around the corner.

In an exclusive interview with Edge Davao, Guevarra admitted that he and his co-members Aldrech Ramos, KG Caneleta and Terrence Romeo have not practiced as a team yet even if they are about to leave the country before the end of the week.

The slam-dunking forward said that he is confident enough to compete with their foreign opponents since each of them are practicing in their own mother team and are in good shape.

“Yung ginagawa namin dati, alam na naming yun, half court naman medyo madali na eh. Adjust-adjust lang kami pag dating dun,” Guevarra said.

However the 27-year

old cager out of Letran Knights assures that they will have their team practices for the entire week.

Romeo just arrive the country last Sunday from a week of tune-up games in South Korea together with GlobalPort Batang Pier, while Ramos and Caneleta continues their practices with their mother teams.

Team Manila west, who bagged the championship of Fiba Asia 3x3 last July 20 after they defeated the team Qatar from 21-17.

They are set to compete with other countries such as Qatar, Chicago, USA ,China, Brazil other winning and runner-up teams in the five other legs on October 11-12 in Tokyo, Japan.

This will be the second year for Fiba 3x3 world tour as a flagship event of a worldwide integrated Competition Network.

BONG GO. 26 points.

Brothers” combined for 56 points of the Executives’ total output.

The village chiefs were struck out in this conference despite playing a more balanced offense and concerted effort on the defensive end.

But their failure withstood on clutch situations continued to hound the village chiefs who had several dying seconds downfall in the previous outings.

Rolando Bantayan fired 25 points for the village chiefs who got 14 apiece from Notnot Yap and Barredo.

Ram Reyes played a good game as well for the Executives as the burly forward put up 20 markers. Michael Peloton had 10. (Rico Biliran) Box scores: Executives - 99 – Escandor 30, Go 26, Reyes 20, Peloton 10, Escarilla 6, Poliquit 4, Ong 3, Melodias 0.

ABC – 84 – Bantayan 25, Yap 14, Barredo 14, Torrejas Jr. 10, Maquiling 8, Belarmino 8, Guevarra 6, Culaste 2, Torrejas Sr. 0.

REY GUEVARRA. Ready for the world competition in FIBA 3x3.