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FIRE. Volunteer firefighters try to put out a fire that gutted a house along San Jose Street in Doña Asuncion Subd., Sasa Sunday afternoon. Lean Daval Jr.

CAGAS SURRENDERS Davao Sur former governor now detained for newsman’s slay It’s all politics: Cagas

By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

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ORMER Davao del Sur Governor Douglas Cagas, voluntarily surrendered himself to the authorities Monday morning hours after the court issued his warrant of arrest over the murder case of Digos City base journalist, Nestor Bedolido on 2010.

Cagas was escorted by his lawyers and supporters at Davao del Sur police head quarter past 7 in the morning and was immediately turned over to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.

Aside from the former governor, three others are charged in the murder case. The

accused are Matanao Mayor Vicente Fernandez, Ali Ordaneza and Bado Sanches.

Fernandez was earlier confined at Digos Doctors Hospital while the two others remain at large.

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ormer Davao del Sur Governor Douglas Cagas said the murder charges filed against him is “all politics” prompting him to voluntarily surrender on Monday.

The statement said that Cagas opted to surrender the provincial police and not at the Digos City Police Office. No reason was stated but the former Davao del Sur governor later issued a statement to the press and stressed his innocence and the case filed against him was all politics.

DXAB 1296 Radyo Patrol reported that Cagas went to the office of

DSPPO director Senior Superintendent Michael John Dubria with his warrant of arrest issued by Digos City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 19 Judge Carmelita Davin.

In a statement sent to Davao City reporters, Cagas arrived DSPPO around 7:30 a.m. with his wife Davao del Sur Congresswoman Mercedes Cagas along with some supporters.

After he surrendered, the police immediately returned the warrant of arrest to Davin and committed Cagas to the Digos City District Jail.

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WAITING. A sleepy student (center)of Little Pearls of Heaven Preschool yawns as she and other participants wait for their school’s United Nations celebration program to start yesterday at the Annex of SM City Davao . Lean Daval Jr.

City stands to earn P31M in BIMP-EAGA revenues

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N estimated P31 million in revenues is expected to pour in to Davao City as an offshoot of its hosting of the five-day 2nd Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines- East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) and Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand- Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Trade Fair and Business Leader’s Conference beginning today at the SMX Convention Center.

The estimated revenues for the city will come from the combined daily tourism expenses of foreign participants and initial booked flights.

Undersecretary Janet Lopoz, executive director of Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), said that the figure is just a conservative estimate as it expects to draw more than a thousand delegates including 600 businessmen from BIMP- EAGA

and IMT-GT economies.

“As to date, we have already 1,000 online registrants and we expect this to grow by the time the event starts,” Lopoz said.

She said that every foreign participant is expected to shell out a minimum of P4,000 daily inclusive of accommodation, food and travel or a rough estimated of P17million just for tourism expenses, while a rough estimate of P14 million is

expected to generate from booked flights.

“The P17 million and the P14 million is just computed from the first 500 foreign participants and this can be doubled by the start of the event,” Lopoz added.

The first BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT Consumer Fair and Business Leaders’ Conference was hosted by Melaka, Malaysia and generated a revenue

er supply. AboitizPower said there is a need to build more power plants to protect or mitigate climate change. The island, according to AboitizPower, is in need of base load power.

The company will be tapping the geothermal resources in the provinces of Davao del Sur and North Cotabato; Davao City and Digos City and the municipalites of Magpet and Sta. Cruz.

The company will generate electricity through geothermal resources in which they are going to

harvest the steam.

The company is committed to use modern technology to ensure that the operation of geothermal plant will not harm the health of the people and will not create adverse effect to the environment. They also pledged to help the host communities by giving them benefits from their operation through programs that will enhance their economic, social and cultural well-being.

The project is located inside Mt. Apo natural

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Council takes up Aboitiz geothermal request today

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HE Davao City Council is set to discuss today the request of AboitizPower Renewables Inc., to conduct geothermal exploration in the areas of Mt. Apo. Docketed as “Resolution Favorably Endorsing Item 716 RE ‘Privilege Speech of Councilor Louie John J. Bonguyan Regarding the Letter-Request of Manuel M. Orig, First Vice President, Mindanao Affairs of AboitizPower Renewables Inc., to Conduct Exploratory Activities in its Approved Area,” the proposal will be tackled

on second reading today.

The Aboitiz firm asked the City Council for a recommendation for their Mt. Apo Geothermal Project.

During the joint committee hearing of the committees on energy, environment and natural resources and cultural communities and Muslim affairs, AboitizPower decided to undertake the Geothermal Project after it realized the need to diversify power plant serving Mindanao grid and ensure the long term security of Mindanao pow-

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avao City Police Office (DCPO) director Senior Superintendent Vicente D. Danao Jr. said that Davao City will be locked down as it hosts the 2nd Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines- East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) and Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand- Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Trade Fair and Business Leaders’ Conference.

“The city will be locked down, meaning stricter check points and higher security force visibility,” Danao said.

Speaking in yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Ecoland, Danao said that at least 3,000 combined forces from DCPO, Police Regional Office 11, Task Force Davao and 10th Infantry Division of the Eatern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom)

of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

“We will include forces from Navy and Air Force, meaning we will be securing both land air and sea during the week-long event,”Danao added.

Danao said that security will be heightened in all entry points including check points located in Bunawan, Toril and Calinan.

Personnel will be deployed in venues were events will be conducted.

Among the areas of the sub-events are in Grand Regal Hotel, Seda Hotel.

SMX Convention Center in SM Lanang Premier, Cinematheque, along Palma Gil St., Davao City.

Aside from security force, Danao also reiterated that taxi drivers should abide to the new regulation of Land Trans-

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NEWS

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Davao tuna to be exported to Japan

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ON’T look now but Japan’s world famous sashimi could be made of Davao tuna.

This development came after Davao-based businessman and exporter Domingo O. Ang bared plans to export tuna sashimi to Japan next year following the high yield of tuna fish from the Davao Gulf.

Ang said that there’s a shortage in the supply of tuna not just in Japan, but globally.

“For instance, Americans are consuming 100,000 kilos of tuna sashimi daily. There’s no problem in the demand,” he said, adding that exporters should take advantage of the recent

report that bared Davao Gulf as path of the migratory path of tuna.

Ang said that more people are becoming health conscious.

The plan to export tuna from Davao Gulf arose from the study of BFAR 11.

Ang said that after the closed fishing season, the recent implementation of the two-month Davao Gulf closure resulted to the increase of Tuna spawns in the gulf.

The supposed threemonth closure become two months only that lasted from July to August 31. The closure aims to increase the population of small pelagic fishes in the

HARDHEADED. Tricycles freely traverse along R. Castillo Avenue in Davao City, a national road which is supposedly off limits for this kind of vehicle, yesterday. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte has ordered the Land Trans-

portation Office (LTO) 11 to strictly enforce the law by keeping the tricycles off the national highways. Lean Daval Jr.

Ebola readiness tackled Coal plant now over in multi-agency meeting 90 percent complete T

HERMA South Inc. (TSI), the coalfired power plant of AboitizPower, is now more than 90 percent complete.

In a report to the Department of Energy (DOE) in Mindanao, officers of the 300-MW thermal power plant in the boundary of Davao City and Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, has estimated that the commercial operations of the power plant is on schedule for first half of 2015.

In a statement, TSI president Benjamin A. Cariaso Jr., said that all major components and equipment, as well as

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the switchyard that will connect the power plants to the transmission assets of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) are now close to completion.

“We are looking forward to the completion of this project and together with our customers, we are looking forward to being able to make a significant contribution in alleviating the Mindanao power crisis,” Cariaso said in the statement.

“The fruits of the labor of thousands of our team mates will soon be realized and Mindanao will soon have a reliable

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FFICIALS from local and national government agencies together with hospital representatives in Davao City will convene today for a consultative meeting to discuss the readiness of the city from the feared Ebola virus.

The meeting will be spearheaded by the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO). Expected to join in today’s meeting are personnel of Department of Health (DOH)-11, City Health Office (CHO) doctors, Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (DCOTT) personnel, Maritime Police, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP),

local police and armed forces.

According to a report by DXAB 1296 Radyo Patrol, CPDO officer-in-charge Marcelino Escalada said that the meeting will open with a local situationer of the dreaded disease by DOH11 regional director Doctor Abdullah Dumama Jr. The talk aims to comprehensively discuss the vulnerability of the local community to Ebola.

Escalada said that after the meeting, they will form six task force groups which will plan the surveillance, rapid assessment, monitoring and security enforcement.

The Task Force groups

will have another meeting on October 23 to create their specific strategies on preventing the virus which will be presented next week.

Escalada said that the city government is really serious in dealing this international pandemic in which the certain virus has no cure as of this moment. He added that the city government is the one who make action on the said world pandemic situation.

As of October 14, a total of 9,216 suspected cases have been documented resulting in the deaths of 4,555.

Earlier, Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte said that the

purpose of the meeting is know that health and medical facilities in the city is ready to cater possible Ebola patients.

Councilor Mary Joselle Villafuerte said last week that health providers should be alert for and evaluate suspected patients for Ebola virus infection who have both consistent symptoms and risk factors as follows: clinical criteria, which includes fever greater than 38.6 degrees Celsius or 101.5 degree Fahrenheit, and additional symptoms such as severe headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, or unexplained hemorrhage.

Locaberte case report submitted to NBI

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DANAO WITH GIRL. Davao City Police office (DCPO) director Vicente Danao Jr. obliges with a young lady’s request to have his photographs taken with her yesterday. Danao was a guest of Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao where

he gave his assurance that the security measures for this week’s BIMP-EAGA (Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area)Trade Fair and Business Leaders’ Conference is already in place. Lean Daval Jr.

HE incident report of the operation that killed Rolando Locaberte reached the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Office Monday afternoon, after the Toril PNP submitted its report.

In a phone interview, the Chief of Police of the Toril Police Precinct Police Chief Inspector (PCI) Hamlet Lerios said that the incident report has reached the NBI office before 5PM yesterday.

“Naipadala na namin, before 5 nasa NBI na yun, medyo natagalan lang kasi humingi pa ako ng permiso sa Former Chief ng Toril ( PCI Angel Sumagaysay) nag okay naman siya kaya pinadala ko na,” Lerios

said.

The chief also said that the Toril PNP will be much willing to cooperate with the NBI in solving the case of Locaberte.

Earlier, the NBI said that they are only waiting for the incident report of the Toril PNP in order to move on the investigation.

Last October 3, the case of Locaberte was turned over to NBI after the family of the victim seeks the helped of the Human Rights office.

The family of the victim only came out to seek help months after its death after the 8 intelligence operatives of Toril PNP was relieved to their post due to

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COMPOSTELA, COMPOSTELA VALLEY

Maezy Jacinto, KALAHI-CIDSS Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee (BSPMC) Treasurer for nearly

3 years, discusses managing finances and transactions, KALAHI-CIDSS Volunteer Remedios Blesildas clarifies a point during the training. and report preparation during the training.

DSWD trains KALAHI-CIDSS volunteers on finance

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HE KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently conducted a Financial Management System Training for the new Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee (BSPMC) treasurers and bookkeepers from the 16 targeted barangays here.

Initiated by the KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP Area Coordinating Team of Compostela town, the activity intends to accelerate volunteers’ development in managing financial transactions

and reports for KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP sub-project implementation.

Further, it aims to intensify the training and capacity-building of the community in inclusive local planning, budgeting and implementation.

“We did not source out facilitators from the regional staff of KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP. The resource persons in the said activity are old KALAHI volunteers who are skilled and knowledgeable with the task,” shares Jackie Ruta, Area Coordinator of KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP in Com-

postela.

Maezy Jacinto, one of the resource persons and a KALAHI-CIDSS volunteer for nearly 3 years is immensely thankful for the opportunity given.

“Usahay, kung kabalo ka na mas taas og posisyon sa imo ang magtudlo, maulaw ka mangutana sa imong wala nasabtan. Pero tungod kay pareho ra og posisyon ang mga mutudlo ug kauban ra sa komunidad, mas dali mangutana sa ilang kapunongan.

(Sometimes when facilitators hold higher positions than we do, we feel

hesitant to ask questions.

But if you are on the same level, it’s easy to ask and speak up).”

“Kaya namo ang pagbag-o kay gitabangan mi sa gobyerno nga molambo ang among kaalam pinaagi sa mga aktibidades nga ilang gitudlo ug gitabang sa amoa (We can change for the better because the government helped us improve our knowledge through various capacity-building activities), Jacinto said.

Ruta pointed out they are now able to submit their transaction documents on time and are

the province with 100% rice sufficiency by next year.

“This dam will complement our biggest rice producing municipalities – Banay-banay, Lupon and Cateel,” Malanyaon declared.

Gov. Malanyaon also disclosed that the project cost only around P 286 million, which was funded by the World Bank under the Mindanao Rural Development Project (MRDP).

The governor recalled that the project started

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years before Pablo and when the super typhoon hit the province, it washed away the project.

“After that they started to rebuild the dam; however, tropical depression Agaton came and again swept away any development in the project,” she said.

“With only seven months remaining before the time frame given to us to accomplish the project, the provincial government employed around 700 people for three shifts to finish the project,” Gov.

Malanyaon added.

She said that the province even had a shortage in the cement, since the dam needed 5,000 sacks of cement a day and another 2,000 sacks for their housing projects.

“The project was a defining moment in the province because it was the story of determination in our part and the nobility of the project as it will help the community who are trying to regain from Pablo’s destruction,” she said. (PIA 11, Michael Uy)

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already capable of training new volunteers in the barangays. “We have just taught basic procurement and budgeting procedures to a total of 60 BSPMC treasurers from the 16 barangays here.”

KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP (National Community-Driven Development Program), a scale up of KALAHI-CIDSS, is a poverty reduction program of the National Government implemented by DSWD. In 2014, it targets to cover 16 municipalities in Region XI, namely;

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Maco, Monkayo, Nabunturan, Pantukan, New Bataan, Boston, Manay, Tarragona, Governor Generoso, San Isidro, Caraga, Cateel, Kapalong, New Corella, Malita, and Compostela.

To date, a total of 51 KC-NCDDP sub-projects have been completed in Compostela. Another six sub-projects will be constructed for the 4th cycle of KALAHI CIDSS PAMANA, and six classroom building sub-projects through KALAHI CIDSS Australian AID. (DSWD/ Julie Ace Brandon F. Ramos/ccd)

DavOr to launch biggest irrigation dam in Mindanao on Oct 28 Davao Norte provides

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HE provincial government of Davao Oriental will open on October 28 the biggest irrigation dam in Mindanao located in the municipality of Cateel.

This was revealed yesterday (October 19) by Gov. Corazon Malanyaon during the education tour on environment diversity in Subangan Museum, Mati City conducted by the Philippine Information Agency XI. Gov. Malanyaon said that the 2,200 hectares irrigation dam will assure

ComVal wins 6 Pearl Awards

ompostela Valley garnered six Pearl Awards during the 15th Annual Convention of the Association of the Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) held at L’ Fisher Pavillion, Bacolod City on October 2-6, 2014.

The awards received in a ceremony on October 4 were given by the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines. DOT Secretary Ramon Jimenez was represented by Senior Officer of the Tourism Promotions

Board Mr. Dominggo Ramon C. Enerio –III. These awards according to Provincial Tourism Officer Christine Dompor include being the 1st Runner-up Winner on “Best Tourism Month Celebration- Provincial Level Category,” Montevista’s “Diwanag Festival” as the 1st Runner-Up Winner on “Best in Cultural Festival- Municipal Level Category,” “Most Outstanding Tourism Officer of the Philippines” 2nd Runner Winner in the person of Mr. Rodel Bautista of Maco.

education for co-ops

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O strengthen the position of home-grown cooperatives, the provincial government has continued to provide assistance for continued education, Cooperative Division Chief Humber Cabunoc of the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAGRO) said.

Guesting at the Kapihan sa Kapitolyo, Cabunoc (also the assistant PAGRO) revealed this cooperative development direction set by the provincial government as

it foresaw the impact of the economic integration next year upon the opening of the trade liberalization of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) nations.

Through his office, the provincial government has gone aggressive on extending technical and management trainings for local coops to stand the threats of economic integration especially in the agriculture sector, he said. (PIA 11/ Jeanevive Duron-Abangan)

fomercial on Tourism and News Segment on Climate Change.

They gathered again for the plenary in the afternoon to discuss the production of their video workshop output, which will be presented during the Press Congress on October 28, 2014 at the RDR Gym in Mankilam, Tagum City.

The cast of lecturers and judges include, respectively, John Paul Se-

niel, Senior Desk Editor of GMA Network Davao, who is also the producer and host of the local documentary show Isyu Mindanao; Daryl Descallar, Davaobased Artist and Designer, who is involved in ad campaign development for tri-media; and, Keisha Therese Halili, former reporter of PTV4 Manila and TV5 Davao, who is now with the Provincial Information Office. (noel baguio/davnor pio)

1st DavNor AcadeMedia 2014held EDIA practitioners and advocates, as well as, student journalists and their teachers/advisers learn the basics of video production and broadcast journalism during the 1st Davao del Norte AcadeMedia 2014.

The event is one of the five highlights of the month-long Provincial Press Freedom Month Celebration this year.

OIC-Provincial Information Officer Sofonias Ga-

bonada, Jr. said the activity aims to increase the knowledge of the members of the media and introduce media theories and practices to student writers, while acquainting them with the policies and programs of the provincial government.

The participants were taught the basics of video production and broadcast journalism in three simultaneous workshops, particularly on Documentary on Local Development, In-

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Business matching with Malaysian firms Oct. 24 T

HE Embassy of Malaysia Trade Office (MATRADE) Manila is inviting local importers, distributors, service providers, and end-users to a Business Matching with Malaysian companies in conjunction with the 2nd BIMP EAGA & IMT-GT Trade Fair on October 24, 2014, Friday, at the SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang Premier, Davao City, from 10:00 in the morning to 5:00 in the afternoon.

The business sectors being represented by these companies from Malaysia include Construction and Building Materials, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Food and Beverages, Personal Care Products, Consultancy and Professional Services, among others.

Said activity aims to introduce Malaysian companies to Philippine companies who would be interested to source for products from Malaysia and/or explore business opportunities through direct supply, distribution,

partnership or joint venture agreements.

The format of this business matching activity will be as follows: 1) Philippine companies may choose to meet the Malaysian companies; 2) Upon confirmation, Philippine companies will be pre-scheduled on a first-come-first served basis to meet with their choice of Malaysian companies for a series of oneone-one meetings (limited for up to 15 minute-meeting for each company); 3) Venue for the business meetings will be in the respective booths of the participating Malaysian companies inside the Malaysian Pavilion during the 2nd BIMP EAGA & IMT-GT Trade Fair.

Interested parties may contact DTI DCFO at telephone number 0822254847 or 082-2240511 local 208 or email us at dti. dcfo@gmail.com and r11. davaocity@dti.gov.ph, attention Arriel N. Nengasca, with cp no. 09398242013.

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LION DANCE. Davao Central High School students perform Lion dance, a traditional Chinese cultural dance which is believed to bring good luck and drives away bad spirits, during the opening of a call center office at SM City Davao yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

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DOLE Sec. Baldoz lauds NEDA approves 12 new projects Davao’s safety program T L

abor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday lauded the DOLE Davao Region for the completion of its own Occupational Safety and Health Program and Safety Policy.

“An injury-and accident –free workplace has always been a quest and responsibility of the DOLE. This quest and responsibility applies to both workers in the private sector, as well as to the DOLE’s own personnel. We believe that compliance with occupational safety and health standards should always start in our own backyard,” said Baldoz.

Regional Director Joffrey Suyao reported to the Secretary that the regional offices’ Green our DOLE

Program Committee had conceptualized the Occupational Safety and Health program and Safety Policy in February this year.

“The first draft was completed in August and we launched the program on 15 September,” he said in his report.

The program, encapsulated in a manual, was formulated in a bid to instill a culture of safety and health in the regional office.

Suyao, as chair of the regional office GODP committee, is assisted by Asst.

Regional Director Veberando Cebrano, vice chairman.

The committee has for its members safety officers who each acts in his respective field, from mediator to safety first aiders, among

the few.

“The DOLE, through its agencies and regions, recognizes and bears the responsibility for employees’ safety and health. There is a constant need for joint effort between the Department and its people for a more effective delivery of service to its clients,” Baldoz said.

The regional office’s Health and Safety manual consists of Safety and Health Promotion and Education. It sets-out the responsibilities of personnel in the office in assuring that safety is implemented at all times. It also requires the development of a safety bulletin to inform personnel of different health-related concerns in

the workplace. It also assigns persons responsible of maintaining the bulletin.

The Manual also discusses procedures and requirements in cases of accidents in the workplace, and the appropriate investigation on the matter; health programs for the employees; adequate housekeeping for each offices; emergency contingencies; emergency flow chart of procedures in cases of fire, earthquake, bomb threat or incidence, typhoon or storm, flood or inundation, and robbery threat; analysis of job hazards; and the appropriate penalties for offenses or violations of the Manual’s provisions.

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HE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board approved 12 new infrastructure projects in a meeting chaired by President Benigno S. Aquino III. These projects include the Flood Risk Management Project for Cagayan De Oro River; Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue/Makati Avenue-Paseo de Roxas Vehicles Underpass Project; Metro Manila Interchange Construction Project, Phase VI; Restoration of Damaged Bridges in Bohol; Operations, Maintenance and Development Project of the Iloilo, Bacolod, Davao, and Puerto Princesa airports; Regional Prison Facilities through Public-Private Partnership Project; Davao Sasa Port Modernization Project; Fisheries, Coastal Resources and Livelihood Project; and Project Convergence on Value Chain Enhancement for Growth and Empowerment “These approved projects will significantly contribute to the infrastructure investment needed to sustain growth and make it inclusive. The projects will allow Filipinos to have more access to social and economic opportunities.

The transportation and

port projects will improve the mobility of people and the efficiency of the flow of goods and services.

Also, some of these projects will instill or enhance resiliency of many areas against climate-related risks and disasters,” according to Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan.

Meanwhile, the project to construct and maintain regional prison facilities proposed by the Department of Justice will accommodate 26,000 inmates, as part of the government’s goal to decongest and upgrade prison facilities.

Also approved by the NEDA Board was the loan validity, downscaling of scope and reallocation of project costs, in effect reducing the total cost of the ongoing Laguindingan Airport Development Project.

The 18-month loan extension for its Air Navigation System and Support Facilities was moved to January 10, 2016 from July 10, 2014. The cost reallocation effectively decreased the total cost to PhP7.70 billion from PhP7.85 billion. The approval, however, was conditioned on a change in specifications to be confirmed by the DPWH. (NEDA)

SSS to collect P14M from coops

MEDIA BRIEFING. Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) executive director Usec. Janet M. Lopoz, together with Mindanao Business Council (MBC) chair Vicente T. Lao (left) and Domingo Ang (right), briefs members of local media on the upcoming 2nd BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT Trade Fair and Business

Leaders’ Conference which is set to start on October 22 at SM Lanang Premier’s SMX Convention Center. The three were guests of yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

More support, opportunities for small farmers pushed

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AVAR CITY, BANGLADESH — Greater support and opportunities for small farmers in the Philippines and Asia are needed to enable agriculture workers to take part in the growth process, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan made this statement in a video message for the 8th International Conference of the Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE) at the BRAC Center for Development, Savar, Bangladesh on October 15, 2014.

Balisacan said that despite their size, the importance of small farms cannot be overlooked, as countries in Asia are among those with an overwhelming panorama

of small farms. The latest statistics from the World Census of Agriculture reported that 90 percent of about 428 million agricultural landholdings in Asia are small farms, which are less than two hectares in area.

“In Asia, which is home to around 4.4 billion people, including two-thirds of the world’s undernourished, majority of people living in poverty rely on these small farms for food. Thus, potentially, further development of the agriculture sector, specifically the small farms that constitute it, could redound to rural welfare improvement and poverty alleviation,” said Balisacan, who is also NEDA Director-General and ASAE President.

He also noted that although the role of agricultural performance in re-

ducing rural poverty may be less clear today that it was during the Green Revolution period, there are remaining areas for policy interventions that can strengthen smallholders’ agricultural performance for them to continue their role as backbone of rural economies and key vehicle for more rapid poverty reduction.

“Smallholders are not a homogeneous group.

Some of them have the potentials to improve production performance and be transformed into commercially-oriented and profitable farming systems. These smallholder farmers need a policy environment that would support and nurture this transformation and help them overcome the challenges they face,” Balisacan said that small farms are the ma-

jor sources of raw materials for agribusiness and manufacturing industries and that agricultural commodities geared for exports are good sources of foreign exchange earnings to finance capital accumulation needed for industrialization. “As the economy goes through an industrialization process, agricultural workers, especially during off-planting and harvesting seasons, are often employed in other sectors as contractual or part-time workers. And as agriculture modernizes and links with the industry and services sectors to increase value adding in agricultural production, more remunerative jobs are created. The range of products and services becomes wider, and markets expand,” Balisacan explained.

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HE Social Security System expects to collect an additional P14.4 million in contributions annually after accrediting nine new cooperatives as partners in collecting member-contributions and in providing other social security services.

SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio S. De Quiros Jr said, “Collectively these nine cooperatives have a total of 90,377 members, and they have committed to enroll 7,050 new members to the SSS annually.”

De Quiros said that the SSS continues to find ways to make social security services more accessible to its members. The accreditation of these new cooperatives will provide members in their respective areas of jurisdiction a more convenient way of transacting with the SSS. Recently accredited are Sta Cruz Savings and Development Cooperative (SACDECO) and Sacred Heart Savings Cooperative (SHSC) in Ilocos Sur, Pintuyan National Vocational School Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PNVSMPC) in Southern Leyte, Pinoy Lingap Damayan Credit Cooperative (PDLCC) in Catanduanes, Tubungan Employees Development Cooperative (TEDCO) in Iloilo, Alicia Neighborhood Multi-Purpose Cooperative (ALNEMPCO) in Zambo-

anga-Sibugay, Gata Daku Multi-Purpose Cooperative (GDMPC) in Misamis Oriental, Guadalupe Community Multi-Purpose Cooperative (GCPMC) in Cebu, and Alalay sa Kaunlaran Inc Multi-Purpose Cooperative (ASKI MPC) in Nueva Ecija.

Among the nine newly-accredited cooperatives, Southern Leyte’s PNVSMPC and PDLCC in Catanduanes will act as SSS’ collecting agents for member contributions, loan payments as well as payments for miscellaneous transactions such as collection of fees for replacement of UMID cards. Aside from collection, SACDECO, SHSC, TEDCO, ALNEMPCO, GDMPC, GCPMC, and ASKI MPC have also pledged to assist the SSS in receiving and screening applications for registration, salary loans and funeral claims.

The SSS, through account officers of concerned branches will tightly monitor the performance of its accredited cooperatives to make sure that the contributions of its members are properly remitted to the SSS. SSS provides training to personnel of the accredited cooperative to familiarize them with the SSS procedures necessary in collection as well as receiving and screening of applications for registration, loans and funeral claim.

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HOW TO SURVIVE HOSTAGE-TAKING Text and Photos by HENRYLITO D. TACIO

When 14 Davao mediamen are hi-jacked, held hostage at sea--who’re you gonna call? TF Davao to the rescue.

At least, in a drill.

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HE trip was supposed to be done the other week. But due to bad weather, it was postponed.

And so last Saturday, it was a go!

“Please be at the Task Force Davao before 9 in the morning tomorrow,” said Peng Aliño, the acting station manager of Radyo ng Bayan, who initiated the trip, in her text message.

“We will leave for Samal Island hopping at exactly 9 am.”

We didn’t. We had to wait for others who were coming with us. But it was good that while waiting for them, we were treated with some foods. Although I had eaten my breakfast already, I still ate some banana and yes, a hot cup of coffee.

Marlon Palma Gil, news anchor of GMA Davao, commented that the weather seemed to be cloudy. But I told him, the weather was good since that was what the text message I received from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Agency.

We left Sta. Ana wharf passed 10 in the morning already.

Captain Mario Tena, the civil-military officer of Task Force Davao (TFD), welcomed everyone and gave some orientation on what we would transpire during the island hopping.

I was not sure if everyone were listening but I was sure that the 14 media personalities from Davao -- yes, that’s one dozen plus two! -were having fun. After all, it was time to unwind themselves from the hassles of meetings and conferences and the chore of writing assignments.

About 20 minutes after we started our trip, we were caught by surprised when several hijackers announced that we were their hostages. Some of the media members thought it was for real.

From the said demonstration (hi-jacking incident on a sea vessel), I learned on what the TFD would do

during a hostage taking and their response to rescue the captives.

Although not as intense as the first, the second scenario was also fascinating: a vessel in distress. From a distance, we saw the vessel was on fire. As we go nearer, it was obvious that there were two persons were drowning.

Members of the TFD who saw the incident rescued the two drowning people: one was still conscious while the other was unconscious. A TFD member tried to resuscitate the unconscious.

The final scenario was island extraction of a hostage and beach landing.

This one took place near the beach of the Kaputian.

It was supposed to be at night when the incident happened. The media observed what TFD would do to rescue the hostage and saved him.

We thought TFD are only working in land areas. But after observing the three scenarios, we learned that they are -- particularly the shoreline team -- equipped with the knowledge and skills on what to do should bad elements try to invade Davao City and its neighboring areas.

The demonstration was an eye-opener, especially now that the Second Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines (BIMP) East ASEAN Growth Area (EAGA) Trade Fair and Business Leaders’ Conference will be held in Davao City this week.

The TFD is on the lead in ensuring the security and safety of the 200,000 visitors expected to be attending the 5-day event.

“The TFD together with the Philippine National Police and with support from the local government of Davao continues its efforts in maintaining peace and security of the city,” said Tena in a text message.

According to St. Supt.

Vicente Danao, Davao City police director, more than 2,000 members of security forces are to be deployed for

the said event.

The TFD said that aside from the regular day to day heightened security operations that their troops are doing, it had also been training reservists from the 1105th CDC weeks ago and will deploy them as part of force multipliers.

The Eastern Mindanao Command also attached 2 patrol gunships from the Philippine Navy to augment the coastline operations.

In addition, the Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division has also attached one unit of composite company to strengthen the fixed and mobile checkpoints. This is in addition to armored vehicles which would thwart attempts of harassing security forces’ position. Plus, it has specially trained forces for urban and rescue operations who are ready to be deployed in case of any eventuality.

“Our troops are highly trained and ready to respond to any threat before it reaches the city,” said Capt. Tena in his text message.

Our island hopping trip ended at Isla Reta in Talicud Island. Yes, the beach is really great. And to think of, there are some talks that it will be developed into the next Boracay Island.

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Who is the problem?

T looks like Maribojoc Mayor Leoncio Evasco Jr. is in the news again, this time scoring Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas for scolding mayors in Bohol for being unprepared to implement rehabilitation projects despite the availability of funds. Bohol was hit by a major earthquake on October 15, 2013, and it took almost a year before funds could be released by the national government to reconstruct the damage that had been wrought. Roxas, in a meeting last week of the provincial disaster risk reduction and management council, scolded the mayors of the towns of Clarin and Sagbayan for failing to submit their programs of works and estimates that details how they planned to carry out rehabilitation plans. Roxas expressed surprise upon learning that not a single municipal hall had been repaired or rebuilt out of 31 that were either destroyed or damaged during the earthquake. He then famously said: “The money is not the problem. The problem is who.”

True to form, Evasco, who had taken on the mighty Red Cross in the aftermath of the earthquake (and was wrongly pictured by the national media as trying to hog the limelight when he insisted that the local government take the lead in distributing relief goods), took the cudgels for the two may-

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ors and said Roxas could go scold himself for the debacle.

He pointed out that the guidelines for mayors in planning their rehab work were released only on August 1, almost two months after Roxas and Budget Secretary Florencio Abad turned over P2.4 billion in funds for the Bohol Earthquake Assistance (BEA) program to the provincial government. It was, in other words, a problem of red tape and high-level government ineptness, not of the local government units. After all, what mayor would want his or her domain to remain in ruins?

Evasco, who had worked for several years in Davao City as Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s aide, knows how big government can be a serious pain in the neck when it comes to delivering even the most basic of services. The earthquake happened a year ago, and yet the administration is only now releasing funds for rehabilitation and reconstruction. It may be argued that things had been sidelined by the even more destructive Typhoon Yolanda, but this makes sense only if one were to presume that government is being run on an ad hoc basis and not as the well-oiled machine that it should be. Given this, Roxas should realize that his own statement, “The problem is who,” actually points to himself.

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URING the second half of the nineteenth century, two strong politicians vied for leadership of Great Britain’s government: William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli. The two men were intense rivals.

In a career lasting over sixty years, Gladstone served as Prime Minister four separate times, the only person who did such distinction. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times.

Gladstone is famous for his oratory, his religiosity, his liberalism, his rivalry with the Conservative Leader Benjamin Disraeli, and for his poor relations with Queen Victoria, who once complained, “He always addresses me as if I were a public meeting.”

Britain’s oldest Prime Minister, he was known affectionately by his supporters as “G.O.M.” which stands for Grand Old Man. But to his rival Disraeli, G.O.M. means “God’s Old Mistake.”

Disraeli twice served as Britain’s Prime Minister. A writer and aristocrat, he played a central role in the creation of the modern Conservative Party, defining its policies and its broad outreach. Disraeli is remembered for his influential voice in world affairs and his one-nation conservatism or “Tory democracy.” He made the Conservatives the party most identified with the glory and power of the British Empire.

The conservative politician had throughout his career written novels, beginning in 1826. He published his last completed novel, entitled “Endymion,”shortly before he died at the age of 76.

“Though both men accomplished much for Britain, what really separated them as leaders was their approach to people,” wrote John C. Maxwell in one of his best-selling books on leadership.

Maxwell cited the difference through a story told by a young woman who dined with

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Finding the last action leader the two rival politicians on THINK ON THESE! consecutive nights. “When asked her impression of them, she said, ‘When I left the dining room after sitting next to Mr. Gladstone, I thought he was the cleverest man in Henrylito D. Tacio England,” wrote henrytacio@gmail.com Maxwell. “But after sitting next to Mr. Disraeli, I thought I was the cleverest woman in England.”

In his introduction of the book, Maxwell wrote: “Everything rises and falls on leadership. And leadership truly develops from the inside out. If you can become the leader you ought to be on the inside, you will be able to become the leader you want to be on the outside. People will want to follow you.

And when that happens, you’ll be able to tackle anything in this world.”

To be a leader is a great responsibility.

That was the reason why Moses questioned God when He told him “to bring my people out of Egypt.” He asked God: “Who am I, that I should to go Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt.”

A person doesn’t become a leader right there and then. “Leadership,” defines Peter Drucker, an Austrian-born American management consultant, “is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.”

A good leader possesses some characteristics which should go beyond what an ordinary person has. “The challenge of lead-

ership,” said American author and motivational speaker Jim Rohn, “is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”

The reason why I am writing this is not because election time is fast approaching. It is still in 2016 yet but I think Filipinos need to think about a leader who should help us in bringing the country out of misery.

Last week, I was cleaning my drawer when I came across some yellowed clippings of articles which I have collected through the years. One of those was a column by Bob Garon, one of my favorite columnists.

The reason why I saved the article was because it discussed about the alphabet of action for a leader. Yes, it’s from A to Z and tells what a leader should do. Allow me to share them to you: Affirm that you can do it. Believe that somehow, sometimes, somewhere, through someone’s help, you can achieve your heart’s highest goal. Commityourself to a dream. Dare to try. Dare to love. Dare to make a commitment. Dare to take a risk. Educate yourself. Don’t be tempted to, as many are, avoid the hard years of serious study.

Find the talent, possibilities, the time, the money, and the way. Give. It’s the secret of successful living. Hope is holding on, praying expectantly. It’s never giving up. Imagine.

Possibility thinking is in actuality the exercise of dynamic, creative, sanctified imagination. Junk the junk food of your mind -- to keep hope alive.

Knock out depression, knock out discouragement, and knock out all kinds of forecast of gloom and doom. Laugh. You must keep a sense of humor and be able to laugh at yourself. Make it happen. You can make it happen when you manage because possibility think-

ing is really another label for dynamic mental management.

Negotiate. If you want to get A to Z in the Alphabet Action of Possibility Thinkers, you have to be able to negotiate. Overlook and overcome. If you’ve made it to O, you’ll have been successful enough to know that you can’t succeed without a team. Persevere, don’t give up. Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Quit complaining, because life isn’t as nice as you want it. Reorganize. If you haven’t succeeded, then you have to say, “I need to reorganize.” Share. God can do tremendous thing through the person who doesn’t care who get the credit and is willing to share the credit, share the power and share the glory.

Trade off. You’ll have to decide what you will give up in order to keep what you’ve got. Unlock some human values you never experienced before: faith, hope, and love. Visualize the dream before you. Work; there’s no substitute for work. Success is spelled w-o-r-k.

X-ray. If you’re pursuing a job, if you’re on your way toward a goal, if you’ve got a dream, and you’ve gotten this far, it’s high time you stopped once more and x-rayed your deepest motives. Yield yourself to God. Jesus said, “For what it will profit a man, if he gains the whole world and losses his own soul.” Zip it up. Jesus said, “I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.” If you live by this creed, x-ray your motives, and yield it all to God, then you come to the end and you can zip it up.

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself,” commented Jack Welch, the chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. “When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

captain. Thus “kapitan” is not an appropriate title for the head of a community of peers; presiding is the essential role of such an official—not commanding or ordering people around. A kapitan is out of place there. ***** Before, it was appropriate to use military titles like Capitan del Barrio or Teniente del Barrio because our communities were under military authorities or the Guardia Civil. But that was long ago, during the Spanish regime when authorities could even order Filipinos to pay tribute or work for free building roads, bridges, or other infrastructure.

Today we are a democracy, a republic that derives its power and authority from us, the people. For our basic community to be commanded by a kapitan would be ridiculous.

Besides, the state policy of autonomy for local jurisdictions has ordained that we exercise self-governance under a unique form of government, one which gives us the power to initiate ordinances as well as discipline our officials.

This unique form of government is the parliamentary system—in which the three branches of government are blended and headed by one and the same official: the Punong Barangay. This system sets local governance apart from the presidential system which applies to the higher levels, municipal to national.

The term “Chairman” corresponds to prime minister, title of the head of a par-

liamentary government. ***** Note that the head of a presidential form of government is “president/commander-in-chief.” Had the barangay’s form of government not been made parliamentary, it would be all right to call its headman “little president/little commander-in-chief” or kapitan under the presidential chain of command.

But as a parliamentary government, the barangay headman’s title corresponds to that of prime minister—who like him does so as first among equals.

Like a prime minister, he also is subject to Recall or removal by his peers on a question of confidence. His peers are his constituents, the barangay’s inhabitants.

But practically everyone keeps using kapitan and rarely the correct title of chairman or punong barangay, confusing the people. The media also do and so the people are conditioned to use it, effectively propagating the impropriety.

This terminological confusion favors the trapos. Elected as chairmen, they call themselves captain and behave accordingly—strutting about like General George Patton dominating people patronizingly.

Needless to say, this loose practice should be rectified. It justifies the de facto take-over of our barangays by self-appointed captains; which explains why so many of them carry on with the corrupt habits of the Guardia Civil or the Marcos Dictatorship!

Why chairman or punong barangay and not “kapitan” C AGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- This point is so widely misunderstood and misused that it needs to be clarified time and again until our society becomes truly democratic and egalitarian—and our system of government compliant with the law.

The term “chairman” or “punong barangay” is prescribed by law for important reasons; not for whimsical or trivial reasons. Thus, we, especially our officials, cannot just take liberties with it or belittle its importance, if only for the sake of accuracy.

First of all, punong barangay is the proper title for the headman of a Filipino community—especially for an official whose primary role is to preside over citizens of equal standing. Its English equivalent is chairman—meaning, one who manages or chairs a group or a gathering.

To chair or to preside is basically the task of a facilitator—someone who manages social interaction or public exchanges that are involved in bringing about cooperation, collaboration, or collective action.

Secondly, a chairman presides over people with more or less equal status and are entitled to dignity and respect as befit sovereign citizens of a democratic community. He does so as primus inter pares, or first among equals—not higher or lower in rank. However, as an elected official, he is a public servant, a role subordinate to his constituents who, as

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PNoy puts it, are his Boss. ***** On the other hand, kapitan is a military term, referring to a leader or commander of soldiers and troops—operatives subordinate to him in rank and who are duty-bound to heed his command, obey his orders, or execute his instructions.

A kapitan is answerable to his superiors—accountable to the chain of command all the way to the commander-in-chief—but not to his troops and subordinates. His word is law to them; he doesn’t even have to entertain their questions or ascertain their wishes, much less obey them or kowtow to their desires.

As commander, a kapitan can be said to be the master of his troops and subordinates. But a chairman, the presider of his constituents’ meetings and implementer of their resolutions and policies, is their public servant. He is answerable to his constituents—who are his peers or fellow citizens. In other words, he is their hired hand, steward, or trustee.

Clearly, a barangay is not a military camp, its citizens are not soldiers or troops who need to be commanded by any military official, let alone a mere

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Cagas...FFROM 1 due to lack of probable cause but reversed by Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila Delima after the family petitioned for a review at the DOJ. In his statement, Cagas maintained his innocence in the killing of the journalist.

“I am innocent. I have not committed a crime. I have not asked anybody to kill for me that’s why I submitted myself since I have faith in God and trust in our judiciary system,” he said.

“I know politics is behind all of these. This

case had already been dismissed by our state prosecutors only to be reversed, later on,” Cagas added.

Earlier, the prime witness of the killing of Bedolido was shot dead by unknown perpetrators at Shrine hills Matina, Davao City.

The case filed against Cagas is for the murder of Nestor Bedolido, a reporter for the weekly tabloid Kastigador, who was gunned down in July 2010.

Last August of this year, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has ordered the filing of murder charges against Cagas and Matanao Mayor Vicente Fernandez for the alleged responsible on the murder of Bedolido.

Based on the report of interaksyon.com De Lima’s order reversed last year’s findings of the Prosecutor General and earlier decisions by the investigating prosecutor clearing Cagas, Fernandez and two other suspects -- Ali Ordaneza and Bado Sanchez -- and indicting only the three alleged gunman, among them brothers Voltaire and Henry Mirafuentes.

In the resolution, De

Lima, aside from ordering the filing of murder charges against Cagas, Fernandez, Ordaneza and Sanchez, also caused the withdrawal of the same charges against the Mirafuentes brothers and Timosan.

The Justice secretary said the prosecutors erred when they declared Voltaire Mirafuentes’ extrajudicial conference insufficient to indict Cagas and the other respondents because of the “res inter alios acta” rule, which holds that an extrajudicial confession is binding only on the person who makes the confession and is considered hearsay against the co-accused.

De Lima said Voltaire’s confession and the subsequent statement of his brother Henry “corroborate each other in material points to establish conspiracy among respondents Cagas, Fer-

nandez, Ordaneza and Sanchez in the murder of Bedolido and that there appears to be no collusion when their statements were executed.”

Voltaire surrendered in October 2010 and confessed to being one of the three gunmen who carried out the hit on Bedolido. He claimed Cagas and Fernandez ordered the killing over Bedolido’s ‘exposés’ on the former governor.

Both officials denied the accusations and blamed political opponents, with Cagas saying Bedolido was not even a journalist.

In May this year, authorities arrested Henry Mirafuentes in Davao City.

However, late last month, an eyewitness to the murder, Ritchie Nacao Manapol, was gunned down, also in Davao City.

Park and the company will be proactive in its efforts to protect the park.

“It will be guided and will respect at all time the culture, belief and traditions of the host communities and indigenous people(IP),” the draft resolution stated.

Aboitiz has assured the committee that the IPs will not be displaced from their home and their resource of livelihood.

The project is composed of three phases of work; first is the exploration which will be done on the first two years. The exploration aims to determine the existence of adequate quality of geothermal resources in the areas to be explored. The next phase is the construction of the plants where they found the geothermal resource which will be done two years after the first phase. The final phase will be the operation of the power plant.

The firm promised

that the water that will come out of the steam will be returned back to the earth where it came from. The water or steam that would be harvested comes from the rainwater that has accumulated under earth.

AboitizPower was granted authority by Department of Energy (DOE) to explore geothermal resources in two contract areas; the Mt. Talomo Mounty Cocon Track Area. It is located in the Municipality of Magpet and the province of Davao del Sur. It has a 8,586 hectares. The other area is the Mt. Sibulan in Kapatagan. It is located in the cities of Davao, Digos, Municipality of Sta. Cruz and the Davao del Sur Province. It consist of 8,910 hectares which part of this is located inside the Mt. Apo Natural Park.

The host communities can benefit from the project under Republic Act 9136 or the National

Electric Power and Industry Reform Act. Among the benefits are the shares from the local business tax, income tax, and real property tax; employment generation from the plant; 40 percent share of the 1.5 percent gross revenue that Aboitiz will pay for National Wealth Tax. Share of the budget will be allocated every year for projects meant to enhance the social, economic and cultural status of the host communities.

Various stakeholders during the hearing did not express objection on the said project. The Council of Barangay Sibulan in Sta. Cruz issued a resolution of no objection to the project.

The DOE-11 is also supportive on the project considering that its mandate is to provide sustainable power and in order to lessen Southern Mindanao’s reliance on Northern Mindanao for power.

their alleged involvement of the killing of Manuel Corral VII. The former Chief of Toril PNP PCI Angel Sumagaysay previously said that Locaberte was killed in a legitimate operation conducted by his personnel last April 10 of this year.

The victim was also identified by Sumagaysay as the no. 7 most wanted criminal in the city.

But the statement of the Officers was contested by the eye witness as per

the statement of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).

The NBI said that the testimony of the eye witnesses says that there was no issuance of warrant of arrest in the crime scene; instead they identified Police Officer 2 (PO2) Ric John Borja and PO3 Rico Adlawan to be the only officers present in the killing of Locaberte.

“The witnesses claimed that the two officers called the attention of Locaberte,

PO3 Adlawan prevented the witness to react by holding him while PO2 Borja shot the victim in the different parts of his body,” the NBI said.

The witnesses also said that the other Police Officers came after the shooting incident.

The agency also exhumed the body of Locaberte and found out that the victim has gunshot wounds in the right side portion of his head, abdomen and left arm.

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City stands...FFROM 2 of a total of US $60 million from business matching and trade fair.

Organizers are targeting to generate revenues of US $64-million for the 2nd BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT Trade Fair and Business Leaders’ Conference.

Meantime, Lopoz said that participants have started to trickle in as early as Sunday, while a big group composed of 160 participants from Indonesia is expected to arrive in the city today using a chartered flight.

She said that a big bulk of participants is using the domestic flight.

Foreign delegates, according to organizers, have to fly-in from either Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila or Mactan International Airport in Cebu.

Participants from different countries will

participate in a total of 16 sub-events that will all happen in the five day event that will commence on October 22 to 26.

Mindanao Business Council chair Vicente T. Lao, co-lead organizer of the weeklong event said that that this week’s gathering of business leaders is designed to promote trade and investment as well as socioeconomic collaborations between the two sub-regions in the light of the much anticipated 2015 Asean Integration.

Aside from the business leaders’ meeting that will be participated by a total of 700 confirmed participants , about 300 exhibitors have registered to participate the Trade Fair starting October 24 to October 26 at SMX Convention Center.

“This event will high-

light a lot of products in the two sub-regions that will be competitive in the global scale,”Lao said, adding that it’s a very venue were small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can present and showcase products.

The international trade fair and business conference will also feature nine side events that include the Asean Street Food Fiesta, Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Leaders Forum, Integrated Water Resource Management for Peace and Development, East Asean Film Screening, International, Exporters and Importers Forum, National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP) Summit, 2nd BIMP-EAGA & IMT-GT Friendship Golf Tournament, Women Leaders Café, and Bizstart@Davao 2014. CRC

portation Office (LTO) and Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) which mandates all taxi drivers in Davao City to have a uniform and have their ID posted in front of the passenger’s seat for easy reference.

When asked whether there is a terror threat in the city as business leaders are set to convene here, Danao said that there’s none.

Janet Lopoz, executive director of Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said that everything is set for the weeklong event that is expected to draw more than a thousand business leaders from Malaysia, Thai-

land, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines.

As of October 17, Lopos said that among confirmed VIPs and speakers are former president Fidel V. Ramos, Dr. Lim Hong Hin, deputy secretary general of Asean for the ASEAN Economic Community, Tulus Hutagalung, assistant to deputy minister for transportation, coordinating ministry fpr Economic Affairs of Indonesia, Tan Sri Dato Sri’ Dr. Ng Yen Yen, chairman of Tourism Malaysia, and Narzalina Z. Lim, president of Asia Pacific Projetcs Inc. (APPI) and former secretary of the Philippine Department of Tourism.

Among the topic that

will be discussed in the business leaders’ conference on October 23 are: Leveraging Sub-regional Cooperation (BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT) inRealizing the Opportunities of Asean Integration; Asean Economic Community: transforming Asean Economies; Connectivity: Expanding Economic Growth Beyond Boarders; Unleashing the Full Potentials of Agribusiness in the Sub-regions; The Future of Tourism in the Subregions: BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT. The business leaders conference is expected to be participated of 650 business leaders from two sub-region in the East Asean. CRC

Jose Villanueva, fisheries licensing and law enforcement division officer in charge of BFAR 11, said earlier that tuna production increased because small pelagic fish were the main diet of seven tuna species that grow in the23,000-hectares gulf.

“The most exciting about this is the presence of the big eye tuna, which costs the most in the market,” Villanueva said in an earlier report.

Villanueva added BFAR’s initial studies showed that the tuna species increased in both volume and size because of the ban, which included the prohibition of ring nets and bag nets that would catch even the fish

larvae.

The agency was able to determine this through an increase in the findings of larvae of several species of fish, measured in CPU or catch per unit efforts.

He said that for the entire gulf, 80 percent of the harvest areas were for commercial fishing, with the rest belonging to municipal waters.

On the other hand,Ong, owner of the Marina Tuna restaurants, said that he will be investing on small boats were caught tuna can be processed and be prepared for packaging.

“We are still coordinating with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 11 for

the agreement,” Ang told reporters on the sidelines of the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Annex.

He, however, said that he is not planning to put a cannery here in the city.

Processed tuna will be packaged in the boat and will be transported to Japan via airplanes.

“We need to make our tuna value-added so that it will be sold to the market at a higher price,” he said.

The current local price of tuna ranges from P200 to P300 per kilo, while it can be sold as much as P1,000 per kilo in Japan market.

“By increasing the quality of our tuna, more fishermen will benefit,” Ang said. CRC

baseload power plant to supply its fast-growing need for power.”

Twenty-two distribution utilities and electric cooperatives in Mindanao have signed power supply contracts with Therma South. As of September 2014, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved 13 of

these contracts.

Customers with approved contracts can immediately get power from Therma South once the power plant is completed.

Once operational, Therma South will deliver much needed power to the major cities of Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Cotaba-

to, Butuan, Gen. Santos, Tagum and Kidapawan among others.

Also receiving much needed power are the Agusan and Surigao provinces, Davao region, North and South Cotabato, Sarangani, Misamis provinces, Zamboanga provinces and parts of Bukidnon. ABF

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Monster 796 S2r: The Essence of Art D

UCATI Asia introduces the stunning new Monster S2R, dressed in distinctive white with a sophisticated red racing stripe and sporty red wheels. Establishing itself as the ultimate air-cooled naked, the beautiful machine further underlines the Monster’s essential mix of sporty minimization and iconic style by presenting a connoisseur’s choice that will surely stand out from the rest of the crowd.

Sporting aesthetic touches such as dark

finished handlebars and front fork bodies, the Monster 796 S2R combines user-friendliness with sports character, delivering 87hp (64kW) from a dry weight of just 167kg (368lb). Proudly displaying the S2R decal on top of the fuel tank, the new model is equipped with the Desmodue 796 engine at the heart of the machine, a single-sided swingarm, excellent ergonomics and ABS as standard equipment. This impressive combination perfectly balances life-

style performance with everyday functionality to enhance the original Monster spirit.

MONSTER SPEC Suspension up front is handled by user-friendly 43mm Showa forks, while the sporty Ducati single-sided rear swingarm is controlled by a single rear Sachs unit, with adjustable spring preload and return damping for passenger load optimisation.

In pure Monster style, the entire chassis set-up

is unified into a sturdy, great handling package with a red-finished Trellis frame. Lightweight and with incredible torsional stiffness, the large diameter tube construction flows into the cast aluminium rear sub-frame which matches the matte black rear swing arm and footrest hangers.

Twin 320mm semi-floating discs are gripped by radially mounted 4-piston Brembo callipers to provide powerful and progressive front-end braking with

rider-friendly ‘feeling’, while the rear is equipped with a 245mm disc and 2-piston calliper, also by Brembo. ABS as standard further underlines the model’s focus on ease of use and everyday security.

The 17” wheels are in the five ‘Y-shape’ spoked style and produced in lightweight aluminium to keep the unsprung weight low and handling, braking and acceleration performances high. Finished in red, the wheels roll on 180/55 rear and 120/70

front Pirelli Diablo Rosso tyres.

DESMODUE ENGINE The crankshaft is designed with a lightweight 848-type flywheel and uses a 66mm stroke, which maximises power to an impressive 87hp (64kW) @ 8250rpm and torque to 58lb-ft (78Nm) @ 6250rpm. The power unit maintains the smooth and enjoyable character, famous of all Desmodromic L-Twins, and provides and excellent riding experience.

for raffle on November 8, scooter to be raffled will be announced before jumpoff on November 5.

Fuel, hotel accommodations and other meals are for the account of each participant. FR 2014 waiver form has to be completed by each participant upon registration. Entry fee is due on November 5.

Participants are subject to abide by the rules of the organizers of FR2014.

Day 1 covers 403 kilometers from Davao City to Bislig in Surigao del Sur

via Mati City and Cateel in Davao Oriental. Day 2 covers 222 kilometers and is from Bislig to Tandag with side trip to Tinuy-an Falls and Enchanted River. Riders are advised to ride with rash guards and board shorts under their ride gear. Day 3 covers 286 kilometers and starts from Tandag and ends at Butuan City via Surigao City. Day 5 covers 285 kilometers and the final leg will begin in Butuan City and end in Davao City via Tagum City.

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HE 3rd Mindanao Freedom Ride hits the road on November 5-8 with a total distance of 1,196 kilometers beginning and ending in Davao City.

Norminring Motorbikes is once again organizing the annual ride for Mindanao bike enthusiasts, mostly owners of Ducati and KTM bikes.

Entry Fee for the Freedom Ride is P2,500 which includes donation to chosen recipient pulic school, lunch on the road for 4

days (4 meals), dinner and fellowship night at the Finisher’s Party in Davao City on November 8, raffle ticket for free ultralight flight with the Mindanao Saga Flying Club, souvenir shirt and FR2014 Passport/ Raffle Ticket for November 8.

FR2014 is open to advanced riders only. The ride follows rain or shine rule, checkpoint system along the route and passports with complete checkpoint validation stamps will be qualified

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Manila visits can sometimes be stressful especially when it is a business meeting or just a stop over on your way to an onward destination when flight times do not really match. Hence the need to stay overnight.

Luckily for travellers arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, the Manila Marriott Hotel at Resorts World Manila is just right across the terminal.

Getting to the hotel is a cinch as a free shuttle to Resorts World Manila is available every thirty minutes, whisking weary travellers (such as me) to the Marriott.

The 343-room Manila Marriott is an oasis of unending luxuries that are tailor fit for travellers and business executives. The fact that is it right across the airport and just a mere 20-minutes away from the Makati business district makes the hotel an ideal location to hold power business meetings or to unwind before the next flight.

Upon entering the property, one is immediately welcomed at the hotel’s great room which is

bedecked in accent lights, a view of the hotel’s lobby lounge with its stunning bar framed by the Villamor Golf Course behind it.

The large rooms of the Manila Marriott are a class of its own with modern and elegant fixtures, wide 40-inch high definition LCD TVs, blazingly fast internet access, The Lobby Lounge bar and its striking light details.

The pool with a view of the Makati s.kyline.

Well-appointed room at Manila Mariott.

a free-standing bath tub, Thann toiletries, luxurious pillows and an ultra comfortable bed which is sure to be a welcome sight the moment any traveller enters the room.

Living up to the hotel as a traveller’s oasis, the Quan Spa which located at the hotel’s second floor, offers an immediate respite for those who had to endure hours in a plane.

Options for dining at the Marriott is courtesy of the Marriott Cafe which serves a luxury international buffet as well at CRU, the hotel’s trademark steakhouse. Individuals with a sweet tooth will want to check out Java+, the Manila Marriott’s deli where one can buy gellatto, chocolates and other sweet and savoury treats.

One can never get bored at the Manila Marriott thanks to its proximity to Resorts World Manila’s casino as well as to the Newport Theatre, Universe night club and Newport Mall.

So wether its waiting in transit for your flight the next day or just in for a business stay, the Manila Marriott Hotel is one luxurious option one truly can’t resist taking.

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

Outside the Manila Marriott Hotel.

The Marriot Cafe.

Fresh seafood at the Marriot Cafe.

A spring in Chinese, the Quan Spa is a welcome sight for weary travellers.

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Globe Telecom drives customer centricity thru talent management practice GLOBE TELECOM is resolved to pursue customer centricity in a fast-paced evolution of digital technologies through its talent management practices.

“The industry now is more challenging and is changing at a much faster rate. We need to go and try new things to continuously respond to our customer needs. This means we need leaders who can think differently, drive innovative solutions and more importantly, deliver results the Globe Way,” Globe President & CEO Ernest Cu said.

Echoing Cu, Globe Vice President for Leadership and Talent Management Tina Palmario-Sioson stressed that new business challenges require new capabilities, and thus the need for better leaders. “A strong talent strategy is anchored on the business strategy and therefore it is critical that we have a firm grasp of the current as well as the future talent requirements of the business. We need to understand where the business is heading and identify the critical capabilities needed across the organization.” Sioson made this emphasis in a recent human resource forum organized by the Lopez group of companies.

To this end, Globe launched iLeadGlobe - an integrated leadership and management development initiative that aims to engage and develop Globe’s key talents into future business leaders, said Sioson. Specifically, the company is providing continuous learning and development for every job level and employees are given vast opportunities for career enhancements through a more robust talent rotation.

In addition, the company provides numerous employee engagement touch-points. Its three main engagement pillars of Fun at Work, The Globe Way Values and Holistic Wellness provide the avenue to improve personal growth and well-being of very employee. Some of the company’s sports, volunteerism and holiday programs are not only limited to the employees but also friends and relatives to build a sense of family and a culture of happiness at the workplace.

“We strongly believe that our talent management practices further drive our Circle of Happiness - that happy and engaged employees deliver wonderful customer experience and strong business growth. This is why the company continues to partner with employees in building a workplace that is dynamic, entrepreneurial, collaborative and innovative,” Sioson said.

Components of the company’s talent management initiatives include Executive Development, Emerging Executive Program and the much sought after, Young Leaders Bootcamp, an integrated leadership initiative that aims to engage and develop the company’s budding talents and hidden gems into future business leaders.

In addition, the telecommunications provider has partnered with the leading business schools and opened programs for the employees interested to develop their business competence. The company is also assessing and honing its employees by providing them with more job based development opportunities in order to future-proof their careers.

To enable this, the company launched Careers@Globe which addresses the needs for professional growth of the rest of employees in the organization. The principle is anchored toward a joint responsibility between employee and superior with the employee taking a more proactive stance in taking charge of his career. Employees are given access to tools to help them assess their skills, capabilities, strengths and development areas. These are used for better career discussion of the employee with his superior, Sioson added.

A WATERFRONT INSULAR DAVAO WELCOME. Vice President Jejomar Binay is welcomed at the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao by its General Manager, Rouel P. Guanzon, and Front Office Manager, Katherine C. Dizon. VP Binay was invited as a guest speaker at the Philippine Society for Public Administration International Conference last Oct. 10.

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GMA Pinoy TV gives fans the royal treatment in Kapusong Pinoy sa Dubai GMA Network’s flagship international channel, GMA Pinoy TV, in partnership with New Perspective Media and The Filipino Times, is primed to give Kapuso fans in Dubai the royal treatment on the next leg of their Kapusong Pinoy concert series featuring the the soon-to-wed couple Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera.

This November 7, the Kapuso Primetime King and Queen embark on a royal trip to Dubai for the grand concert titled, “Kapusong Pinoy sa Dubai,” set in the Global Village, the city’s largest multicultural theme park.

The Global Village, now on its 19th season, is one of the city’s biggest tourist destinations which attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year. Composed of numerous mini country pavilions and entertainment and retail hubs, the immense park provides a vast multicultural experience with over 65 participating countries.

Despite the hectic preparations for their upcoming wedding this December, Marian and Dingdong have set aside some time from their busy schedules as they gear up to give their kababayans abroad an exciting, funfilled entertainment extravaganza.

Marian, who is currently doing the second season of her self-titled dance program on GMA, is excited for their upcoming international event.

“Pangalawang beses ko nang mag-show sa Dubai at excited ako dahil this time, makakasama ko na si Dong sa pagpapasaya ng mga kababayan natin doon,” exclaims the blooming bride-to-be. “Ito na siguro ang last time na pupunta ako sa Dubai bilang Marian Rivera dahil sa susunod na pagbisita ko, Mrs. Dantes na ako,” she eagerly adds.

Dingdong, meanwhile, is grateful for another opportunity to entertain Kapuso fans abroad, following a successful inter-

national show in Illinois earlier this year for his recently concluded groundbreaking primetime series, Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real. “I am thankful that GMA Pinoy TV gives us this chance to give back to our fans, especially those who live overseas because it is our way of giving thanks for their continued support as well as an opportunity to bring them closer to home,” explains the Kapuso leading man.

“At siyempre, this trip is also more meaningful and exciting dahil kasama ko si Marian,” he happily adds.

The royally meant-to-be couple will also be joined

by Asia’s Pop Sweetheart Julie Anne San Jose who is one of GMA Pinoy TV’s most anticipated artists in their international shows abroad. Fresh from her recent performance in “Kapusong Pinoy sa L.A.” last September, the Sunday All-Stars mainstay is set to grace the international stage once more with her powerful musical and dance numbers. Kapuso fans abroad will also discover that there is more to life in a special segment by Julie Anne for GMA Life TV, the Network’s second international channel.

“Masaya ako dahil lagi akong nasasama sa GMA Pinoy TV shows abroad.

I just got back from Kapusong Pinoy sa L.A. and now we’re doing another concert in Dubai,” exclaims the multi-talented artist. “The fans are so supportive and it always pushes us to give them a bigger and better show each time.”

The pre-show starts at 4:30 p.m. at the Philippine Pavilion, Global Village while Kapusong Pinoy sa Dubai starts at 6:00 p.m. at main stage of the Global Village, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Road, Dubai.

Join in the fun and excitement in Kapusong Pinoy sa Dubai and share your photos, tweets and status messages with the hashtag #KapusongPinoyDubai.

Kapusong Pinoy sa Dubai is sponsored by Camella, Pag-Ibig Fund, RCBC Telemoney, EO Executive Optical, Ritemed, Everest Aircondition, Cebuana Lhuillier, Jollibee Padala, The Generics Pharmacy, BPI and Shakey’s.

Learn more about GMA’s international events through the website, www.gmanetwork.com/ international, Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ GMAPinoyTV and follow GMA Pinoy TV on Twitter and Instagram via @ gmapinoytv.

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‘My Husband’s Lover’ nominated in 42nd International Emmy Awards GMA Network’s groundbreaking program My Husband’s Lover (MHL) is the only drama series from the Philippines nominated in the telenovela category of the 42nd International Emmy Awards.

MHL will be competing alongside entries from Portugal, Brazil, and Canada.

Topbilled by Dennis Trillo, Tom Rodriguez and Carla Abellana, MHL defied all conventions on traditional drama soaps

and definitely captured Filipino audiences locally and abroad.

The series drew viewers to understand that love is not defined by sexual preference - no matter how different it is from the love we all know - it could still be equally pure, selfless and true.

This recognition solidifies GMA’s commitment in creating programs, which are innovative and at par with international standards.

From the original con-

cept of Suzette Doctolero with the help of creative director Jun Lana, MHL was under the direction of Dominic Zapata.

My Husband’s Lover, created by the GMA Drama Group, was supervised by the Senior Vice President for Entertainment TV Lilybeth G. Rasonable; Vice President for Drama Redgie Acuña Magno, Assistant Vice President for Drama Cheryl Ching-Sy, Program Manager Helen Rose S. Sese with Executive Producer Carolyn Galve.

‘The Voice Kids’ grand winner Lyca moves into new home

“THE VOICE KIDS” grand winner Lyca Gairanod finally got one of her dreams come true when she and her family moved into their new home in General Trias, Cavite, one of the prizes she got for winning the vocal competition.

“I am so happy because we’ve been dreaming of having a house like this for a long time. We won’t have to worry whenever there’s a typhoon. Before we would always evacuate,” Lyca said after the blessing of the two-storey house from Camella.

As Lyca’s career soars and propels her to super

stardom, the program that shot her to fame will continue to search for the next singing superstar in the Season 2 of “The Voice of the Philippines.”

Philippine television’s best vocal competition will return on October 26 featuring coaches Apl de Ap, Sarah Geronimo, Bamboo, and Lea Salonga who will look for the best Filipino singing voices from around the world.

For updates on the program, visit thevoice. abs-cbn.com, like www. facebook.com/thevoiceabscbn, or follow @thevoiceabscbn on Twitter and @abscbnthevoice on Instagram.

Lee Min Ho stars in historical fantasy drama ‘Faith’ KOREAN superstar Lee Min Ho will portray a warrior from the past with magical powers in the new telenovela “Faith” to be shown exclusively only on ABSCBNmobile beginning October 20.

“Faith” is the story of Choi Young, a royal bodyguard of a king in the past, and Yoo Eun-soo, a female doctor in modern times.

When the queen was seriously injured, Choi Young was sent by the king to go through the magical portal to get “heaven’s doctor,” which happens to be a doctor from the future

named Eun-soo.

A love story that transcends time and space ensues in the process.

Fantasy and history will meet. But can love overcome seemingly insurmountable odds? Will Choi Young and Eun-soo be happy in the end?

“Faith” also presents a unique challenge to Lee Min Ho and other characters in the telenovela.

Aside from doing action scenes, they had to wear heavy costumes while acting and moving.

Fans of the Korean star are eagerly waiting to see how the story unfolds as

they enjoy the colorful and action-filled drama, especially now since anyone can watch it anytime and anywhere using a smartphone equipped with an ABS-CBNmobile SIM. They will surely revel in “Faith,” which has never been shown before in the country, and which will be a joy to watch because it is dubbed in Filipino. The Korean star’s fans expect to fall in love again.

For more information about “Faith” and how you can watch it on ABSCBNmobile, please visit www.abscbnmobile.com.

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Breathing new life to Pioneer Avenue EVENT

THE Gensan Weekend Bazaar opened in grand style along Pioneer Ave. last Oct. 17 2014. Kagawad Dom Lagare explained the objective of the Gensan Weekend Bazaar while Gensan Tourism Council vice president Philip Pabelic welcomed the crowd on the opening program.

With the intent to brighten up the Pioneer avenue, and turn it into a night hangout for Generals and tourists alike the Gensan Weekend Bazaar was a one-stop shopping and foodie mecca that features stalls selling street food, drinks, clothes and accessories.

There was also a fashion show featuring local models and designers plus performances by various local bands to entertain bazaargoers. The highlight of the evening was a spectacular fireworks display that brightened the skies just right before Davao band, David V.S Goliath, rocked

the house which made Generals bang their heads along with their songs. Once the crowd was warmed up, Slapshock took the stage, and turned the heat up even more, resulting to the cre-

ation of an instant mosh pit in front of the stage.

The Gensan Weekend Bazaar was brought together by the GSC Tuna Foundation Inc., Dickies, Pahayahay Resto Bar, and PLDT. Follow me on Twitter or Instagram, @kyriekoutre for more adventures in and around my wonderland that is Gensan, Tuna Capital of the Philippines.

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EDGEDAVAO VOL. 7 ISSUE 156 • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014 WHERE TO, NONITO? Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (left) gets tagged by Nicholas Walters of Jamaica. Donaire lost via a 6th round stoppage.

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ATURDAY night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, ‘The Filipino Flash’ Nonito Donaire made his return to the ring to defend his WBA Super world featherweight title against the unbeaten Jamaican power puncher, Nicholas ‘Axe Man’ Walters.

Coming off of two stoppage wins, Donaire looked to regain his status as one of the top fighters in the sport.

Despite Donaire’s past accomplishments, he walked in as the underdog to the fast rising Walters.

From the opening bell, Nicholas Walters moved forward, pressing the action. Both fighters were working their jabs.

Donaire was circling away from Walters and looking to land his left hook to the body. An even feel out round but Walters was the more active of the two.

In the second round, Donaire showed signs of the sharpness that he possessed when he ruled the flyweight and bantamweight divisions, countering with sharp shots and showing off his speed. In the closing stages of the round, Nonito Donaire caught Walters with some heavy shots that stunned the Jamaican fighter. The closing bell saved ‘Axe Man’ from receiving any more punishment.

‘The Filipino Flash’ walked into round three confidently, having shown that he had the power to stun the younger Walters. Donaire continued to land clean effective right crosses and hooks, but in an instant the fight took a turn. During an exchange in close quarters, Nicholas Walters landed a crushing right uppercut which sent

Donaire to his knees. Nonito made the count and was very careful not to get hit by another power shot for the remaining seconds of the round.

Both fighters had shown they had the power to change the fight with one punch, and both were weary of that. In round four, both men were slightly tentative and didn’t open up as much as in the previous two rounds. It was a close round to score, as neither man landed anything of significance.

After seeming to take the fourth round off, both Donaire and Walters got back to work in the fifth.

There was a lot of inside fighting, both landing and receiving but the size edge of Nicholas Walters appeared to be wearing on Nonito.

The action contin-

ued into the sixth round.

Donaire’s face was showing damage from the earlier exchanges. The end came suddenly as Walters timed Donaire and landed a devastating right hand shot to the side of his head. Donaire fell face forward on the canvas and looked in rough shape. He managed to get up before the ten-count, but the referee deemed he was in no condition to continue and waived the fight off.

Nicholas Walters KO 6.

With the win, Nicholas Walters moves to 25-0 with 21 KO’s.

Following the bout HBO’s Max Kellerman interviewed Donaire and got his views on what happened.

Donaire said: “I’m getting older but I’m not gonna take anything from Walters. I was at my best, I’ve never trained this hard.”

iot Tanquingcen’s stint as Barako Bull head coach ended so abruptly that he was not even able to say goodbye to his players.

“It’s sad na hindi pa ako nakakapag-paalam sa kanila,” the coach said during a phone conversation. “Maybe I’ll drop by in one of their practices to say goodbye but of course I’ll ask for the permission of management first.

Tanquingcen found out that his services were no longer needed by the team two days prior to the start of the 40th Season of the PBA. Three days earlier, during the

PBA Chairman’s Ball held at Resorts World Manila, he was still upbeat about the upcoming season. He was hopeful that Barako was going to perform well and his mandate was clear as management told him that the priority is to bring the team back to their old form when they were still known as Red Bull.

“The management wants us to go back to the days of Junthy Valenzuela and Lordy Tugade and we’re doing that by getting a bit younger,” he said Tuesday night. By Friday night, he was no longer employed.

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ABRUPT STINT. Siot Tanquingcen’s stint as coach of Barako Bull ended before the 40th season opened.

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WO of boxing’s biggest names – middleweight Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and featherweight Nonito Donaire – climbed into the ring on Saturday to defend their WBA titles against challengers they were expected to dominate. Only one of the two met that expectation. The other went down to a shocking defeat.

Golovkin was the one who came through.

His opponent, perennial contender Marco Antonio Rubio, had no chance from the moment he stepped on the scale at the weigh-in. The reason for that was that Rubio, who is a veteran and should have shown more professionalism, could not make the 160-pound weight lim-

TIGHT DEFENSE. Francis Gabriel Escandor of Ateneo is hounded on defense by a Jose Maria College player in this bit of action during the

it. Therefore, even if he did somehow manage to pull off an upset victory, he would not have taken Golovkin’s title.

As it turned out, Rubio’s evening ended in the second round.

Actually, it would not have mattered if Rubio had tipped the scales as a heavyweight. GGG would have demolished him anyway.

Rubio is a cut above the journeyman level, but also a cut below world class, and many, many cuts below the level of a Golovkin. The only reason he even received a shot at GGG is that promoters have been unable to put together more attractive matches for Golovkin against the likes of fellow belt-holders Peter Quillin and Miguel Cotto.

Gaisano Grand Cup at the Gaisano Grand SkyGym on Friday night. JMC won the high school division match.

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ITH 52,612 fans in attendance at the Philippine Arena, the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings started their PBA Philippine Cup campaign with a dominant 101-81 victory over the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters Sunday night.

Without Gilas stalwarts Ranidel De Ocampo and Jimmy Alapag, the Texters found it hard to compete against the Kings who were already in mid-season form even if they had limited time to practice with LA Tenorio and Japeth Aguilar.

Aguilar was named the Best Player of the Game as he notched a monstrous stat line with 18 points, 18 rebounds, and five blocks.

In last year’s opening conference, Aguilar was a strong candidate for the

Best Player of the Conference Award. With his strong first performance, the athletic forward is expected to follow the same path.

Greg Slaughter added 16 points and 12 rebounds while Marc Baracael chipped in 16 points off the bench. Ginebra also got good games from The Fast and The Furious as JJ Helterbrand and Mark Caguioa added a combined 22 points.

Tenorio failed to score a field goal in the game and finished with only four points but he did everything else for the Kings with 10 assists, seven rebounds, and three steals in the game.

More accustomed to the style of head coach Jefffrey Cariaso, Ginebra was fluid on offense and tenacious of defense. On

the flipside, Talk ‘N Text barely had two weeks to practice as a team with new head coach Jong Uichico. The unfamiliarity showed as the multi-titled coach struggled to find the perfect unit to match-up against Ginebra.

Kelly Williams led TNT with 20 points off the bench while Jayson Castro scored 19. Rookie Kevin Alas was their third leading scorer with 10, scoring all of these in the final period.

New recruit and perennial BPC contender Jay Washington failed to score a single point in almost 15 minutes of action for the Texters.

After falling behind by a single point in the first quarter, Ginebra took control of the game in the second thanks to eight points from Baracael in the period.

NO MAN’S LAND. Greg Slaughter (20) is tightly guarded by Kelly Williams and Harvey Carey of Talk N’Text. Left, rookie Rodney Brondial (91) moves in to assist. Nuki Sabio

Rookie Manny: Flop as player, flight as coach W

orld boxing champion Manny Pacquiao launched his pro basketball career in the Philippines on Sunday in a scoreless debut spent mostly as a cheerleader.

The ring legend, the oldest and shortest player on the floor, had two turnovers and a foul as starting shooting guard for the Kia team, failing to get off a shot in his first Philippine Basketball Association game.

“It doesn’t matter. What is important is the team won,” said the 35-year-old basketball rookie, who has won world boxing titles in eight different weight divisions.

The 1.69-metre (5 foot 7inch) Pacquiao, the team’s player-coach, named himself a starter against a team called Blackwater, to the delight of a roaring crowd

at the 50,000-seater Philippine Arena.

“Give the ball to Manny!” irate fans shouted from the stands as his team swiftly fell behind.

Pacquiao substituted himself after about seven minutes with his team trailing by nine points. He spent the rest of the game on the bench as his team rallied.

Chants of “Manny, Manny!” reverberated across the stands as Kia won, 8066.

Pacquiao said he was preoccupied with his defence of his World Boxing Organisation welterweight title against undefeated American Chris Algieri in Macau in November.

Already in the thick of training, Pacquiao said he would not play basketball again until after the Macau bout.

MOBBED. Kia Sorento playing coach Manny Pacquiao is mobbed during the PBA Opening Ceremony at the Philippine Arena. Nuki Sabio

PBA MUSES FOR THE PBA 40TH SEASON OPENING CEREMONY. (Left-right) Globalport Batang Pier – Rachel Anne Daquis and Cha Cruz, San Miguel Beermen – Erica Adachi and Alaina Bergsma, KIA Sorento – Jinkee Pacquiao, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel – Ellen Adarna, and Barako Bull Energy – Nathalie Den Dekker. Nuki Sabio

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VOL. 7 ISSUE 156 • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014

MR. COURAGE Legless Dabawenyo swimmer wins bronze in Asian Para Games

By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO njb@edgedavao.net

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rnie Gawilan of Davao City gave the Philippines its first medal on Sunday in the ongoing 2014 Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Gawilan, a resident of Sasa and born without complete legs and hands, won a bronze medal in men’s 200-meter individual medley in swimming.

Gawilan clocked 2:50.98 to salvage third place behind Song Maodang of China who won the gold in 2:29 and S. Gayakwad of India who took the silver in 2:38.

“Thank you lord sa mga grasiya nga imong gihatag nako ug sa mga kauban nako,at sa mga taong nag suporta sa amin thank you,” Gawilan posted on his Facebook page shortly after winning the bronze medal.

“We are truly proud of Erwin. Davao City is blessed to have athletes like Erwin who have risen beyond their physical challenges,” said James Infiesto, president of the Philippine Sports Association for Different Abled- Davao City (PHILSPADA-Davao) chapter, in a personal message to Edge Davao.

In earning the right to represent the country and qualify in the tough Asian Para Games, Gawilan won three gold medals in the ASEAN Para Games in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar in January and in New Zealand in July.

The Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games kicked off on Saturday with a colourful and vibrant Opening Ceremony launched by the Republic of Korean Prime Minister Chung Hung Won at Munhak Stadium.

In a colorful laser light shows and presentation which carries the theme “Impossible Drive Us”, the

ceremony witnessed by some thousands of spectators in the stadium, marked the start of an exciting “Para journey” for some 2,500 athletes from 41 Asian nations.

Following the opening proclamation by the Prime Minister, Incheon skies were filled with colourful and fireworks as the Para Games flame was lighted up by Korean Para and sporting heroes, marking the start the 7-days action which will see athletes vying for honours and excellence in 23 sports.

The ceremony was also attended by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven. Other dignitaries include Ministers, top officials and dignitaries from participating countries.

Close to 2500 athletes and more than 1000 officials from 41 National Paralympic Councils are taking part in 23 sports throughout the seven days of competition. From this list of 23, the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games features four new sports – lawn bowls, sailing, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair dance sport – compared to the Guangzhou 2010 edition.

The 23 sports to be contested are archery, athletics, boccia, cycling, football 5-a-side, football 7-a-side, goalball, judo, powerlifting, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis already have a strong following worldwide and are expected to draw the crowds.

Four non-Paralympic sports of badminton, lawn bowls, tenpin bowling and wheelchair dance sport are steadily gaining popularity

among sports enthusiasts.

All in, a total 6,196 participants which include athletes, officials, media representatives and top officials from 41 countries are taking part in the Games. Korea last hosted the Games (then FESPIC Games) in Busan in 2002.

Host Korea formed the biggest contingent with 328 athletes followed by Japan (301), China (229), Thailand (201) and Iran (202).

Athletics drew the biggest number of participation of 562 athletes followed by swimming (245 athletes).

LEGLESS WONDER. There is no stopping legless swimmer Erwin Gawilan (top shown in sequence of shots) from being a national athlete as he won a bronze (lower photo) for the Philippines on Sunday night in the Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea. Photo courtesy of James Infiesto