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MOTION JUNKED RIAS junks Danao bid to dismiss wife’s case INSIDE EDGE

By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

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HE Regional Internal Affairs Services (RIAS) 11 of the Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday dismissed Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director Senior Superintendent Vicente Danao Jr.’s motion for reconsideration to dismiss

the case filed against him by his estranged wife.

In an interview, RIAS 11 legal affairs division chief lawyer Nestor Fernandez said his office resolved yesterday (October 28) Danao’s motion which he had filed last week.

Danao had said RIAS 11 does not have jurisdiction over the case and should be taken up by the People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB).

Fernandez, however, said hs office maintains the jurisdiction over the four counts of grave misconduct filed by

Mrs. Danao against the DCPO director.

Meanwhile, the pre-hearing conference was deferred to give time to both parties to study the order of the office on the motion for reconsideration.

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New judge calls for clarificatory hearing on King murder case

By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

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HE new judge handling the case of the murder of Cebu-based hotelier Richard Lim King has scheduled a clarificatory hearing on November 25.

In his order dated October 27, Regional trial Court (RTC) branch 16 judge Emmanuel Carpio directed all concerned parties to attend the scheduled hearing on November 25.

Carpio is now handling the murder case against alleged mastermind former Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU) head Superintendent Leonardo Felonia, brothers Rommel and Rodel dela Cerna, and self-confessed triggerman Paul Dave Molina Labang.

Carpio took over the case after RTC Branch 17 presiding judge Evelyn Arel-

lano-Morales voluntarily inhibited herself from handling the case because one of the witnesses is her first cousin.

The records of the case were returned to the Office of the Clerk of Court and re-raffled on October 23.

In her inhibition, Morales also cancelled the November 21, 2014 arraignment of Labang and the dela Cerna brothers.

The three had pointed to Felonia as the mastermind in the crime.

King was shot dead on the evening of June 12, 2014 by a lone gunman while he was eating inside the Vital C building along in Sobrecary and Lacson Street in Barrio Obrero, Davao City. (with reports from Armando Fenequito)

ASEAN sees 3-billion market

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HE market opportunity for exporters and importers from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) and Indonesia, Malaysia, ThailandGrowth Triangle (IMTGT) is not limited to the 600 million population of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region but also to the 3 billion combined population of China, India, and other countries.

“Exporters and importers should take advantage of the free trade agreements (FTAs) that we have,” Agnes Perpetua R. Legaspi, Export Marketing Bureau assistant director of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), said during the International Exporters and Importers Congress at the Grand Regal Hotel last week.

Legaspi said according to McKinsey & Com-

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COLORFUL COMMUNITY. Students living with their families at the government relocation area in Los Amigos, Tugbok walk by their community’s color-

ful houses on their way to school yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

Phl Development Forum to tackle Bangsamoro plan

By CHENEEN R. CAPON

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RESIDENT Aquino is scheduled to grace the first Philippine Development Forum (PDF) for the proposed Bangsamoro area on November 6 at the SMX Convention Center in SM Lanang Premier, Davao City.

Also expected to attend are Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Baliscan, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, Office of the Presidential Advisor on the Peace Process (OPPAP) Secretary TeresitaQuintos-Deles, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) representatives, Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA)

representatives, development partners, and nongovernment organizations (NGOs).

The forum, to be attended by about 400 participants, will be a venue for the presentation of the Bangsamoro development plans and roadmap of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and partner organizations.

There will be also be a presentation on the flagship programs and projects as well as the funding mechanism.

Purisima had earlier said details of the GPH proposal for the duty-free export of goods produced from the Bangsamoro area

to Japan will be presented at the forum.

“We’re talking about giving the Philippines’ products from that region... (We) want preferential access to Japan so we can jumpstart investment in that area, the Bangsamoro,” Purisima said in an earlier report.

Purisima said the move is intended to boost investment in the area and end the several decades of insurgency, thus uplifting the economic growth of the area especially amid the pending passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

Purisima, however, said no final agreement

has been arrived at yet between the Philippines and Japan.

For his part, Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director Senior Superintendent Vicente D. Danao said in a media forum last Monday that police will be on high security alert for the PDF. Danao said as of the moment the DCPO is still waiting for the Department of Finance (DOF) on what security measures will be implemented for the VIPs. He said that the meeting of the organizers is still ongoing.

“The DCPO will be ready to any measures,” Danao added. CRC

an hour to pray for the IPRA. NCIP 11 regional director Dr. Lilibeth U. Desabilla-Malabanan told reporters at a press conference yesterday that the celebration aims to relive the past cultural life of the tribes.

“We want to see and reminisce on our history, relive the past to learn from

the experiences of the past, their bravery and courage based on their cultural beliefs,” Malabanan said.

Malabanan said the IPRA law had already distributed several land titles or Certificate of Ancestral Domain Titles (CADTI) in the whole country to secure

Region 11 IPs celebrate IPRA’s 17th anniversary

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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ROUND 60 representatives from the 13 tribes of the Indigenous Peoples (IP) in Davao Region will convene in Davao City for the 17th anniversary of the passage of the Indigenous People’s Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997 today.

Leaders and members

of various Indigenous People’s Organizations (IPOs) and representatives of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) provincial and regional offices from Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, and Davao City will gather in Barangay Eden, Toril for

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Davao tops region in rabies deaths

By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net

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AVAO City recorded five human deaths bitten by rabid animals, mostly dogs, as of October this year, placing it in first place in Region 11.

“The city has the highest record in the region because it has also the highest population compared to other provinces in the region,” Divene Hilario, the new rabies program manager of the Department of Health (DOH) 11, said during the two-day Training on the National Rabies Prevention and Control Program and on Animal Bite/ Rabies Exposure Management at the Royal Mandaya Hotel yesterday.

Hilario was not able to provide data for the rest of the provinces in the region, however.

Former program manager Jinky Espino said the number is alarming because one case of rabies can infect many people.

“The ideal is 1.5 in every one million population but we are targeting that by 2016, Davao region will be rabies-free,” Espino added.

She said transmission is seldom among victims and those who are in contact be-

cause rabies is not airborne or waterborne. She also said there are no recorded cases of transmission from human to human.

“The virus can be only transmitted if the patient got in contact with a person who has an open wound,” Espino said.

Espino told reporters that in 2013, the region recorded a total of 16 cases, all of whom died.

Hilario said most doctors report that patients die just two days after being bitten by a rabies-infected animal.

She said the virus does not only attack dogs but also cats and livestock.

Hilario said the rabies virus is incurable and deadly, especially once it reaches the brain. Animals can acquire the virus either from unsanitary surroundings or from transmission.

“Some of the patients before dying experience hydrophobia, aerophobia, and lastly photophobia,” she said.

Hilario said it is important that once bitten, a patient should immediately wash the wound and immediately seek medication either in the

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LAST RESPECTS. Supporters pay their last respects to former Davao City councilor Victorio Advincula Sr. at the session hall of the Sangguniang Panlungsod before he was laid to rest yesterday at the Davao Memorial Park. Lean Daval Jr.

EARLY VISIT. A family visits a departed relative at Mintal Public Cemetery in Davao City four days before All Saints’ Day to avoid the large volume of people

who will go to the cemetery on November 1 and 2. Lean Daval Jr.

Soldier, father charged over deadly videoke bar shooting

By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

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URDER and frustrated murder charges were filed yesterday against a retired soldier and his soldier son, respectively, over a deadly shooting incident at a videoke bar in Kilometer 12, Sasa, Davao City on Sunday night.

The suspects were identified as retired 2nd Lieutenant Rex Veñegas, 56, and his son Private Mark Ryan Veñegas, 37, assigned with the 25th Infantry Battalion of 10th Infantry Division.

The older Veñegas faces murder charges after allegedly killing videoke bar

owner Roland Jumamoy while his son faces frustrated murder charges for allegedly shooting Police Officer (PO3) Rey Alburo, who was responding to the incident.

Sasa Police Station filed the cases before the Regional Trial Court yester-

day afternoon.

Based on the spot report of Sasa Police Station, Alburo was eating dinner with his in-laws at a videoke bar owned by Jumamoy on Sunday night when the incident happened.

Police said the two

ung Ahas, Lamitan City, Basilan.

Police said Usman was arrested around 1:15 a.m. Tuesday at his residence in Tandung Ahas, Lamitan City on the strength of warrants of arrest issued by a court in Isabela City.

Police said Usman was involved in the attack and burning of Ipil, the capital town of Zambo-

anga Sibugay in April of 1995; mass kidnapping of teachers and school pupils including the slain Claretian priest, Fr. Roel Gallardo in March of 2000 in Sumisip, Basilan; and the Lamitan siege in June of 2001.

Police said Usman heads the Abu Sayyaf Group’s indoctrination group based in Basilan province. (PNA)

that could lead to the solution of the incident.

Larubis identified the victims as Franklin Tan, 33, barangay captain of Season, Isabela City; Myrna Sali, 39, vendor; and, Joseph Sumalpong, 20.

Larubis said Tan was standing in front of a store on Valderosa Street in downtown Isabela City when two men on a motor-

cycle arrived and opened fire.

He said Tan sustained four gunshot wounds while Sali and Sumalpong were hit by stray bullets.

He said the suspects sped off aboard a red motorcycle.

Eight empty shells and a slug of caliber .45 pistol were recovered from the crime scene. (PNA)

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OMBINED police and military troops yesterday arrested a suspected mid-level Abu Sayyaf leader charged with four counts of kidnapping with serious illegal detention in Basilan province.

The Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) identified the arrested suspect as Nasser Usman, a resident of Barangay Tand-

Gunmen shoot barangay official, 2 others in Basilan A

thorough investigation is under way to unmask the identities of motorcycle-riding gunmen behind the slay attempt on a barangay official that injured two other people in Isabela City, Basilan province.

Isabela City police director Superintendent Albert Larubis said he ordered the investigator of the case to look into all possible motives

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Archdiocese of Cotabato ditches Halloween costumes, to hold ‘March of Saints’ instead T

HE Archdiocese of Cotabato will recapture the essence of “Undas” by holding a parade of statues of Saints in all parishes as part of the observance of All Souls’ Day and All Saints’ Day, a ranking Catholic leader here said.

“We will highlight the lives and virtues of Catholic saints instead of the traditional scary costumes,” Cotabato Auxiliary Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, DD said.

It is actually the second year that the Archdiocese has been observing “Undas” by highlighting the lives of Saints for the people to emulate. The staging of “March of Saints” started last year.

Bishop Bagaforo said the idea is to make the observance of Undas more solemn and saints-centered instead of the ghosts and witches of Halloween.

On November 1 and 2, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’

Day, respectively, Catholics all over the country honor the souls in heaven (Church triumphant) and pray for the souls in purgatory (Church penitent).

It is more of a values-oriented activity instead of the Western influenced tradition of wearing scary costumes and bizarre attire.

Bagaforo expressed hope other dioceses and archdioceses in the country will do the same.

Calling the Saints as Catholics’ “super heroes,” Bagaforo said the virtues of Saints are worth emulating especially in the modern world.

At the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral parish and Our Lady of the Holy Rosary parish Church, lay people and organizations will parade around town in Saints’ attire and costumes.

(PNA)

Region 12 gets P68.6 million from DA for infra, livelihood

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HE Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 12 has released an initial P68.5 million in financial grants to eight local government units (LGUs) in Region 12 for the implementation of various livelihood and agricultural infrastructure support projects.

Amalia Jayag-Datukan, DA-12 executive director, said Tuesday the grants were part of the region’s allocation this year under the national government’s Grassroots Participatory Budgeting (GPB) and PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) programs.

She said the DA central office earlier approved the funding and implementation in the region of an additional P28.795 million worth of projects under the GPB and P131.3 million under the PAMANA or a total of P160.095 million.

The beneficiaries under the GPB comprise five municipalities in the region and three others under the PAMANA, she said.

Also known as Soccsksargen, the region comprises the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato.

“The preparatory works for these projects were already completed and they are now ready for implementation,” Datukan said.

Under the GPB, the municipality of Lambayong in Sultan Kudarat received an allocation of P10.49 million

for a farm-to-market road and five livelihood projects while Lebak got P3.289 million for two livelihood and two infrastructure support projects.

DA allotted P8 million for a livelihood and two farm-to-market road projects in Polomolok town in South Cotabato; P3.545 million for a farm-to-market road and a livelihood project in Alabel, Sarangani; and, P3.471 million for a farm-to-market road project in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato.

For the PAMANA, the municipality of T’boli in South Cotabato received P125.3 million for 14 livelihood and three farm-to-market road projects while Pikit and Carmen towns in North Cotabato got P3 million each for livelihood projects.

Datukan said they have so far released a total of P16.857 million to beneficiaries under the GPB and P51.645 million under the PAMANA. She said they have fully released the grants for the livelihood projects and 50 percent for the first tranche of the allotment for the farm-to-market roads and other infrastructure projects.

T’boli town received the bulk of the funds with P45.721 million, followed

by Lambayong with P7.363 million, Polomolok with P3 million, Carmen and Pikit with P2.962 million each, Lebak with P2.714 million, Alabel with P2.045 million and Pigcawayan with P1.735 million. (MindaNews)

BOOKS OF PEACE. Rev. Fr. Joel E. Tabora S. J. (right), president of the Ateneo de Davao University, meets with Carlos Cerezo (left) and Olie Dagala (center), development management officers of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), during the ceremonial turnover of books and publications authored by former President Fidel V. Ramos held

Monday at the Office of the President of Ateneo de Davao University. Copies of the books and publications, which talk about peace and development initiatives in the Philippines, were also handed over to the Davao City Library and Information Center, following Ramos’ visit to the city for the 2nd BIMP-EAGA and IMT-GT Trade Fair and Business Leaders’ Conference.

RDC-12 endorses 3 nominees for 2014 national search for outstanding volunteers T

HE Regional Development Council (RDC) of Region 12 has endorsed the nominations of a peace advocate and two local organizations for this year’s National Search for Outstanding Volunteers (SOV).

Arturo Valero, acting RDC-12 chairperson, said Tuesday they issued the endorsement based on a recommendation made by a regional search committee created by the council for the SOV 2014.

He said the nominees are Datu Lamberto Delfin of the Mindanao Peoples Conference for Peace and Development (MIPCPD) based

in Kidapawan City for the individual-adult category as well as the General Santos City-Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council, Inc. (GSC-SMEDCI) and the United Transport Operators and Drivers Cooperative (UTODCO) of Koronadal City for the organization category.

The council declared the three as the region’s official nominees and endorsed them to the national search committee of SOV 2014.

Valero said Delfin is the current chair of the MIPCPD and was nominated for the search RDC-12 private sector representative Januario Espejo, Jr.

He said Datu Delfin, who is an Ubo-Manobo tribal leader, is a known peace advocate and a “peacekeeper for progress and prosperity.”

Delfin is also active in efforts for the recognition, protection, and promotion of the rights of the indigenous peoples and has led advocacies on various concerns, among them illegal drugs, senior citizen care and violence, he said.

The official said GSC-SMEDCI was nominated in the organization category by the City Economic Management and Cooperative Development Office of General Santos City.

SMEDCI has been implementing volunteer programs and advocacies focusing on trade and product development as well as local entrepreneurship.

It had also engaged in onthe-job training facilitation, feeding, health and wellness and various socio-economic programs.

The group has been a consistent partner of the city government of General Santos in the implementation of economic programs and activities, among them the annual Yaman GenSan (Yabong Maliliit na Negosyo sa Gensan) business month celebration. (PNA)

Pamilya.

The three-day activity hopes to emphasize to the children the importance of letting their voices heard on issues affecting them.

The activity also aims to form a children’s organization in the region dubbed “Hugpong sa mga Kabataan sa Pantawid Pamilya sa Onse Batok sa Kawadon” with the selected children participants from each province acting as primary advocates.

The DSWD tapped Kamalayan Development Foundation headed by Eliza Apit to ensure that the activities conducted will be relevant to the children beneficiaries.

The Exemplary Children of Pantawid Pamilya will also be recognized during the event.

The annual search, which started in 2012, is a competition open to Pantawid Pamilya children beneficiaries whose age is from 10 to 18 years old

by September 2014. The children must be enrolled in school, compliant with the school attendance requirement of the program, with good scholastic standing, fully-immunized, and dewormed twice in 2013 (for children 6-14 years old).

Children-nominees must also possess the following qualities/charac-

teristics: (1) active in extra-curricular activities, e.g., contests, quiz bees, production of school paper, school organization activities, and the likes; (2) active in community activities, e.g., Sangguniang Kabataan, community/ church chorale, student catechism, and the likes; (3) talented, i.e., has awards/recognition in competitions in singing, dancing, sports, essay writing, poster making, arts, and the likes; (4) with good moral character; (5) have no indicator of behavior problems; (6) aware of good nutrition and eats nutritious food; and (7) conversant on the conditionalities of the program. (PNA)

Pantawid Pamilya holds Regional Children’s Congress

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HE Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will conduct a Regional Children’s Congress and Awarding of Winners for the Search for Exemplary Children of Pantawid Pamilya on October 29to 31 at the Grand Men Seng Hotel.

The Regional Children’s Congress will gather 10-14 year old children from all cities and municipalities all over Region 11.

The children’s congress will discuss pressing issues and concerns that directly affect children beneficiaries of Pantawid

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Rationalization of incentives at risk if DOT, DTI don’t agree on position T HE rationalization of fiscal incentives, which has been pending in the Congress for 22 years since it was initiated in the 9th Congress in 1992, is at risk of not being passed in the 16th Congress if the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will not pass a consolidated position before the year ends.

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Rep. Romero “Miro” Quimbo told reporters at the sidelines of Makati Business Club (MBC) meeting in Makati City Monday that both the House of Representatives and the Senate will not touch any bill on rationalizing fiscal incentives as long as DOF and DTI cannot come to an agreement on the said regime.

“We’re not going to touch any of these bills until they agree. Because

it’s going to be useless if we call it during the hearing then they are just going to debate and they’re not going to agree. We’re going to end up wasting our time. We can focus to other things we know can possibly become a law,” Quimbo said.

“We urge them to genuinely sit down and consolidate (their positions),” he added. “I’m just hopeful that this consolidated version is something fi-

nally that BOI (Board of Investments) as well as DOF agreed to.”

“If they don’t send it by the end of this year, I don’t think it will stand a chance to pass (in the 16th Congress),” he said.

In a recent interview, DTI Secretary Gregory L. Domingo said his department and the office of DOF Secretary Cesar V. Purisima are eyeing a 15 percent net income tax rate for the new regime of

fiscal incentives.

The new income tax rate will be granted for a 10-year period than an income tax holiday (ITH) for a shorter period.

“We’re looking at the possibility of offering 10year 15 percent tax on net income in lieu of ITH for BOI-registered firms,” Domingo has said, noting that the 15 percent corporate income tax rate is equivalent to what Hong Kong is offering and is the

lowest tax regime in the region.

“We’re 95 percent consolidated. There are still 5.0 percent minor differences. We’ve agreed on concept but we have not yet concluded its implementation,” he added.

The fiscal incentives rationalization bill targets to lift the granting of ITH to several industries for the government to increase its tax collection.

(PNA)

Alsons inks $73.5-M loan agreement for Mindanao projects, debt payments A

LSONS Consolidated Resources (ACR) has inked a $73.5 million loan agreement for its Mindanao projects and debt repayments. ”Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc, the publicly-listed company of the Alcantara Group, reported that it has signed a US$ 73.5 million long term loan with a consortium of Philippine and foreign banks arranged

by UBS AG (Singapore).

ACR will utilize the loan to partially fund its power development projects in Mindanao and repay debts,” the company said in a disclosure with the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Monday.

Alsons said the loan will be used for power development projects in Mindanao and for the payment of its debts.

The projects are: the 105 Megawatt (MW) San Ramon Power Incorporated (SRPI)

Plant in Zamboanga City and the 210 MW Sarangani Energy Corporation (SEC) plant.

The SRPI Plant will have commercial operations by Oct 2015, while the SEC plant will reach its full capacity by the fourth quarter of 2016 or the first half of 2017.

The plants will likely lessen Mindanao’s power woes, which often turn into hours of power interruptions.

Based on Department of Energy (DOE) documents, the SRPI project costs $292 million, while the SEC plant costs a total of $450 million.

Alsons’ presently operational coal plants are South Phils Power Corporation’s 55 MW Plant in Alabel, Sarangani, Western Mindanao Power Corporation’s 100 MW Plant in Zamboanga, and the 103 MW Mapalad Power Corporation in Iligan.

(PNA)

Meralco sales up 2.5%

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HE Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco’s) energy sales have increased by 2.5 percent this year, slightly lower than estimates, due to the onslaught of back-to-back typhoons “Glenda”, “Luis” and “Mario”.

“As a result of Typhoon’s ‘Glenda’ and ‘Mario,’ unrealized sales was 263 Gigawatt hours (GWh) and without those unrealized sales our growth would have been 3.5 percent, rather than 2.5 percent for the first nine months of 2014,” said Meralco president and chief executive officer (CEO) Oscar Reyes on Monday during the 2014-third quarter Financial and Operating Results press briefing at the Meralco head office in Pasig City.

The 2.5 percent increase in energy sales at 26.25 GWh came from the increased usage of 8,081 GWh from the industrial sector and 10,278 GWh from the commercial sector.

The residential demand is stapled at an increase of 0.3 percent, at a consumption of 7,796 GWh. Meralco said the progressive energy demand was caused by food and beverage, basic metals, rubber and plastics for the industrial sector.

The demand was also driven up by the commercial industry, namely by real estate, trade, hotels, malls and hospitals.

Thus, its revenues for non-electricity sales stands at P3.84 billion and electricity sales at P199.04 billion, compared to 2013’s P2.8 billion and P205.3 billion, respectively.

The figures note a decrease of 3.1 percent electricity sales, while showing an increase of 37.1 percent for non-electricity revenues.

On the other hand, the unrealized sales are specifically broken down at 33 GWh for the passing of typhoon Mario and 230 GWh for Glenda.

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Filipinos’ trust level on business remains stable Bigger world market SLOW BUSINESS. A woman who earns a living cleaning tombstones at Mintal Public Cemetery stands idly by as only a few people visit the place

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ILIPINOS’ trust level on business this year has remained stable from its previous level in 2012, result of the 3rd Philippine Trust Index (PTI) of stakeholders relation firm EON said in a briefing Monday.

The 3rd PTI result showed that 13 percent of the total general public respondents and 10 percent of the total informed public respondents said that they have trusted business institutions particularly the sectors of health services, water, information technology, telecommunications, and

tourism.

Aside from these sectors, trust ratings to other industries also improved.

Big gainers in business institutions also enjoyed a 5.0 percent increase in trust rating this year compared to the 2nd PTI in 2012.

Among these big gainers are the water sector which had 30 percent of general public’s trust this year versus 2012’s trust rating at 25 percent; general public’s trust to telecommunication companies also climbed to 29 percent; and pharmaceutical firms gained 27 percent of general public’s trust.PNA

NCCC Rewards Club offers affordable insurance to members

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE NCCC Rewards Club in cooperation with Federal Phoenix Assurance Co. Inc. is offering an affordable insurance to all rewards club members.

In a statement, NCCC said it is offering a personal accident insurance for only P24 for two years of coverage.

Federal Phoenix Assurance Co. Inc. manager Vinelle V. Haber said the claimant or beneficiary can claim as much as P70,000 depending on the on the nature of acci-

dents.

Haber said for accidental death and disablement, the claimant can get P50,000, for unprovoked murder assault P25,000, burial benefit P5,000, and fire assistance is P2,000.

Federal Phoenix Assurance Co. Inc. Davao branch manager Beatriz P. Montinola said for accidental disablement, the claimant could get an insurance claim several times if he or she encounters an accident which

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four days before the celebration of All Saints’ Day. Lean Daval Jr.

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OCAL abaca farmers should plant more abaca now that the world’s second largest supplier of the product has announced it will reduce its output starting next year, an official said Monday.

Eduardo Holoyohoy, executive director of the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA), said Filipino farmers should take advantage of a bigger share in the world market with Ecuador’s announcement that it will cut its production by 7,000 metric tons (MT).

Holohoyoy noted that Ecuador is world’s only other source of loose abaca fiber.

He said the Philippines supplies 80 percent of the

total loose abaca fiber in the world market, and Ecuador supplies the remaining 20 percent.

He said the only recourse is for the Philippines to increase abaca production to fill the supply gap created by Ecuador’s announcement.

PhilFIDA records show the country shipped a total of 275,578.70 bales of commercial abaca fiber from January to July this year, which is equivalent to 34,447.3375 MT. Last year, PhilFIDA reported that 389,039.70 bales of commercial abaca fiber or 48,629.96 MT were exported by the Philippines.

Holoyohoy said abaca fiber is in demand worldwide citing the United Kingdom and Japan as two of the

country’s major markets.

“Japan is using our abaca fiber for their paper bills. They have increased the fiber content of the Japanese Yen to 60 percent as it makes counterfeiting very difficult. The new Philippine peso bill, on the other hand, uses 30 percent abaca fiber content.

“United Kingdom, on one hand, uses the abaca fiber for ropes or cordages,” he explained.

He said the country would be increasing its dominance in the world market, and that it should be ready to supply the demand abroad following Ecuador’s announcement.

The Department of Trade and Industry has identified abaca as one of

the six regional champion products as approved by the Regional Development Council-9 in 2011.

PhilFIDA data showed that Zamboanga Peninsula, including the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, produced 529.66 MT of loose abaca fiber last year.

However, Holoyohoy said that last year’s abaca production was lower by 17.86 percent (115.2 MT) compared to the 644.86 MT produced in 2012 brought about by pest infestation.

He said they are optimistic regional production will improve this year as disease management initiatives were already implemented to avoid contamination of other abaca plantations. (MindaNews)

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(CPI), Petron Corporation, PTT Philippines Corporation, and Phoenix Petroleum Philippines decreased their gas prices by 35 centavos per liter.

The oil companies also lowered their die-

sel product by 20 centavos per liter.

However, the four companies’ kerosene products will remain at current prices.

The local price movements has been affected by international market

trends, which continues on a downfall.

On Monday’s trade opening in the West, crude oil plunged below $80 per barrel. It is estimated to fall continuously to $75 per barrel.

(PNA)

Oil companies roll back prices IVE oil companies rolled back their oil prices effective yesterday (Tuesday).

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (PSPC), Chevron Petroleum Incorporated

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AN you identify who said these words? “I have seen fortunes made overnight from the forest and it makes my skin crawl to realize that there are many Filipinos who just don’t care about the future generations’ legacy in the way of forest resources.”

If you guess the statement was spoken by a head of a non-government organization, an activist, or an environmental journalist, you’re wrong.

The words came from the mouth of the late president Ferdinand E. Marcos. “He said it in 1978, and it turned out to be doublespeak,” wrote Marites Dañguilan-Vitug in ‘From Plunder to Protection,’ which appeared in World Paper, a Boston-based magazine.

“For, in reality, over 20 years (1965-1985) he used his power to grant and revoke licenses of logging concessions to enrich himself, his family and his friends,” Dañguilan-Vitug wrote. “The forests became his grand political tool.”

Once upon a time, the Philippines was totally covered by forest. Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan, a noted environmentalist and wildlife photographer, wrote in an article that forest covered 70% of the Philippines in the 1900s.

By mid-1960s, only 13.5 million remained, of which barely 6.3 million hectares were considered primary forest.

During the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos, forests were decimated at an astonishing rate of 300,000 hectares per year.

“As the timber boom gained momentum, the government was unable to supervise concessions effectively or enforce logging regulations,” wrote Robert Repetto, author of “The Forest for the Trees? Government Policies and the Misuse of Forest Resources.” “Links between timber companies and politicians further eroded government control.

“Annual outputs averaging 10 million cubic meters were maintained until 1974, when depletion, world recession, and competition from other log-exporting countries forced a reduction,” Repetto added. “Declines continued over the next decade, and by 1984 the harvest returned to the pre-boom level of 3.8 million cubic meters.”

Towards the end of Marcos administration, there was only 7.2 million hectares that remained of the country’s forest cover, of which bare 2.7 million hectares were reported virgin forests.

Today, we are paying for the sins of the past. As the Holy Bible states, “the wages of sin is death.”

Almost 25 years since the Catholic Church leaders warned against an ecological debacle in the country, the disappearance of forests remains. “Our forests are being denuded at the rate of 25 hectares per hour,” deplored Rep. Mark Villar of the Lone District of Las Piñas City.

Mindanao, the country’s second largest island, is not spared from denudation. In 2011, during the third board meeting of the Mindanao Development Authority, members raised the alarm on the fast disappearance of the island’s forest cover.

“There is only six percent of forestry left in Mindanao,” said Luwalhati Antonino, the chairperson of the said board meeting. “We from Mindanao must do something (now before it’s too late).”

Where have all our forests gone? “The Philippines is among the countries that are losing their forest cover fast, ranking fourth in the world’s top 10 most threatened forest hotspots,” deplored Pamintuan. “If the deforestation rate of 157,400 hectares per year continues, the country’s remaining forest cover will be wiped out in less than 40 years. The area lost to deforestation every year is twice the land area of Metro Manila.”

The extensive loss of forest means catastrophe for a country with a population of more than 96 million. “Failure to protect our remaining forest would mean a great loss of the country’s rich repository of biodiversity of

all time,” said Fulgencio Factoran when he was still the head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

There are several solutions as there are several causes of the problem. “It is wrong to just portray the problem of forests as a problem with logging of natural forests as it’s a problem of competition for land use,” said the Bogor-based Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). “It’s a much bigger problem than good or bad logging. The real longterm problems are outside

the forestry sector.”

CIFOR shares these thoughts: “Increasing population puts pressure on agricultural production which increases the demand for land and leads to forest depletion.

Relaxing trade barriers also has an effect.

“Areas opened up by commercial logging are often then exploited by shifting agriculture (kaingin to Filipinos) leading to more devastation and mismanagement or over-exploitation of resources.”

Indeed, there are no fast rules in curbing defor-

estation. “The illness of our forest is complicated -- and cannot be cured -- with a onestop prescription of a single medicine,” said then Senator Heherson T. Alvarez in a 1992 forestry workshop in Isabela.

“A comprehensive, scientific and ethical strategy and coordinated efforts are needed to care for and manage the forests through sustainable development.”

Data from the DENR’s Forest Management Bureau show that combined reforestation efforts by the government and the private sector are not enough to ar-

rest the rapid deforestation.

“Although the national government allocates funds for reforestation, projects have been largely dependent on foreign funding,” observed Marjorie Pamintuan, the spokesperson of Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment.

Even at the end of the world, so goes a saying, we need to plant trees. “A person without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless,” American President Theodore Roosevelt said.

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Transcending administrations

RESIDENT Benigno Aquino’s latest word is that he will not seek reelection when his term ends in 2016, and this is a welcome pronouncement especially as the next electoral exercise approaches. He had been coy about it for a few months, hinting – sometimes without any subtlety – that he was open to running for a second term even though the 1987 Constitution expressly forbids it. His reason was that there was a supposed clamor for it, and that he needs to listen to the voice of his “bosses” who want him to continue his programs well after 2016. His “tuwid na daan” needs to be continued, he said, and what better way to do that than to have the same person lead the country?

The problem is that the Constitution gives the President only one six-year term, and to solve this the Charter itself has to be amended.

It is this point that is met with often violent reaction by the people, who see Charter Change (Cha-cha) as nothing more than a means with which to extend the terms of all other public officials. That is the reality about Cha-cha: opening it up to one change opens it up to all other changes that politicians may want to insert. This is also one of the reasons the people do not want amendments on the constitution’s economic provisions; there is simply no assurance that the powers that be will not take the entire thing hostage and turn

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it into a self-serving exercise at the people’s expense.

Aside from the opposition to Charter change, we must also point out that it is not true that only the sitting president can continue the policies after his term ends. That is tantamount to saying that the Philippines is so poor in talent and ability that no one else can be found to lead the country. That does not make sense, and it can only be true if government has so massively failed the people that none of them has emerged to become smart enough to take on the job. Indeed, if we look around we will see several people who certainly fit the bill as the next President of the Republic. These people must be given the chance to effect their own set of changes on the country so that we can continue to move on and take our place in the community of nations.

The key is for Mr. Aquino to set the stage so that programs can continue even with a new leadership. That has been the problem of the country, one that is cited as the reason for our stunted growth.

Each election often brings not just new leaders but new programs, with the old ones junked just because they were put in place by political enemies. If the President wants to leave a lasting legacy, it must be the junking of personality-based politics and the push for policies that transcend administrations.

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VERY true story,” Ernest Hemingway said, “ends in death.”

Jesus Christ died on a cross.

Princess Diana perished in a car crash. Both Jesse Robredo and John Denver died in plane crashes. John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Breast cancer snatched the lives of Marilou Diaz Abaya and Ingrid Bergman.

There are those who died in some strange ways. King John of England was such a glutton that he eventually died of dysentery, caused by too much fruit and cider. Atilla the Hun died of a bloody nose.

Flamboyant dresser Isadora Duncan broke her neck when she went for a ride in a sports car and her long scarf got caught in one of the rear wheels.

French composer Jean-Baptiste Lully was conducting his orchestra so vigorously that he stabbed himself in the toe with his baton. The injury became infected, but he would not allow his doctor to amputate the toe. After a few weeks the doctors told him they would have to amputate his entire leg in order for him to survive, but he refused that as well. He died soon after.

What were the words spoken by some of the world’s famous people before they died?

“I am not the least afraid to die,” said scientist Charles Darwin. “I’m bored with it all,” whispered British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Before he closed his eyes, Napoleon Bonaparte said, “Josephine…”

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Dead End bedside, Lady THINK ON THESE! Nancy Astor wondered: “Am I dying or is this my birthday?” Dramatic Eugene O’Neill was more dramatic: “I knew it. Born in a hotel room – and God damn Henrylito D. Tacio it – died in a henrytacio@gmail.com hotel room.”

Generally, writers had creative words to say before exiting this world. Victor Hugo said, “I see black light.” James Joyce asked, “Does nobody understand?” Edgar Allan Poe begged, “Lord help my poor soul.” Emily Dickinson stated, “I must go in, the fog is rising.” H.G. Wells urged, “Go away. I’m all right.” Jane Austen had given up: “Nothing, but death.”

American president Andrew Jackson was sure of what would happen to him: “Oh, do not cry – be good children and we will all meet in heaven.” Showman Florenz Ziegfeld commanded: “Curtain! Fast music! Light!

Ready for the last finale! Great! The show looks good!” Thomas Alva Edison seemed to agree: “It is very beautiful over there.”

But to those who are still alive, death is not a welcome visitor. “No matter how ready a person seems to be, death provokes anxiety,” notes Dr. Ma. Jocelyn G. Gayares, an

adult psychiatrist.

Even Jesus Christ himself was so afraid that he requested for company as he faced death. Matthew 26:37-38 recorded: “He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, ‘My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.’”

Indeed, death is a mysterious thing. It’s one of those subjects that most people don’t want to talk about. “People are always serious about death,” Bob Harrington quipped.

“I never met what you call tough people when they were dying.” To which American winning actor-director Woody Allen argued, “It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.”

“Even in psychiatry, death is an unknown occurrence,” said Dr. Gayares. “No one knows his time of death nor what happens after death. Waiting for death could be like waiting for the result of a licensure or board examination. One experiences sleeplessness, anxiety, shortness of breath, and various body pains. The unknown always elicit fear and anxiety.”

Is death the end of life itself? Baron de Montesquieu reminds, “We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.” Death, after all, is part of the equation called life.

“Around us everyday we see many examples of death bringing forth life,” Frank Mihalic points out. “A kernel of corn is bur-

ied and it grows into a tall cornstalk. The ice cube dissolves and it cools the water. A match burns itself out to light a fire. Water gets itself dirty to clean you. A battery goes dead giving you music and light. Wood burns itself out to cook your food. Animals and plants die to give you your food. By dying, all these things rise to a higher life.”

But if a man dies, the patriarch Job asked, will he live again? Christians believe they will. The apostle Paul promises in 1 Corinthians 15:52: “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”

The poet John Donne defies death by proclaiming, “Death be not proud, though some have called thee… / One short sleep past, we wake eternally, / And death shall be no more; death thou shalt die.”

In a cemetery in England, this epitaph was written: “Remember man, as you walk by, / As you are now, so once was I, / As I am now, so shall you be, / Remember this and follow me.”

To which someone replied by writing on the tombstone: “To follow you I’ll not consent, / Until I know which way you went.”

The Philippines is again in the festive mood as election is fast approaching. Joan Welsh reminds, “Maybe death and taxes are inevitable, but death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.”

One-fourth of all barangays are reported to be controlled or influenced by insurgents and the people in them can only cower in fear for lack of political will. In Israel, it is consensus and solid political will that makes the nation impervious to determined efforts by barbarous forces to wipe them off the map. ***** Without consensus, there is little or nothing on which to base public policy, decision, or action. People become easy victims to predatory trapos and warlords who trivialize People Power and democracy by imposing their own perverted will. By manipulating the mendicant sectors, they can simulate public support that pass for “consent of the governed.”

And they get away with it every time.

And it’s because issues are not ventilated, not accorded the gravity they deserve, and not processed in orderly fashion. So the will of the community cannot be ascertained and no sense of priority or purpose animates its governance.

Consequently, the public agenda just keeps shifting, dictated by exigency. People have to be content with reactionary governance—reacting only to pressing necessity, coping only as crisis after crisis rises, always wondering what to expect next or where.

And because there’s no lack of cantankerous groups in our restive polity, we have to pick our way around circles that are by turns angry, strident, rebellious, murder-

ous, or numb from being traumatized by the near anarchy and confusion around them. ***** Consider the issue of the Maoist NPA in the countryside. They’ve been playing catand-mouse with our armed forces for half a century already, the cost in lives and property and morale rising by the year, and no end in sight. No political will.

How about the murderous Abu Sayyaf: which the military now admits to have neglected during the past eight years (when no units were deployed to challenge them in their jungle redoubt). No political will.

Is it right that our mighty—and expensive—Armed Forces should move only if two German hostages are in imminent danger of being decapitated?

And ponder the long-standing energy crisis that’s triggering a sense of urgency only now. Malacañang cries out for emergency power—now, right away! They didn’t know it was coming?

Filipinos deserve better than a reactionary government!

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

Without political will, reactionary governance!

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HERE’S always polling and surveying on assorted issues for a variety of purposes; and people mistake the findings to be public opinion or, worse, consensus.

Such polls have their uses but it’s wrong to view their findings as consensus; they’re simply statistical summaries or tabulations of opinion held by individuals.

Consensus is shared opinion, a position commonly held by many. And it arises from general agreement, one that emerges from exchange of ideas and opinions on an issue or set of issues.

Discussion or debate is part of the process of consensus building—exchanging perspectives, crystallizing, resolving, agreeing, taking positions, formally or informally.

And it’s unfortunate that no such discussion or debate ever takes place in our commons. Its absence prevents us, as groups or communities, from developing political will. ***** Without consensus, political will has no leg to stand on, no common position to cite, no social or political goal to pursue, no clear objective to attain.

Consensus-building is essential in public affairs, especially when unity and cooperation are needed. It is why in mature democracies they always make room for “deliberative conversations” or debates and public hearings as part of the process of policy- or decision-making.

In our case, although we have the mechanism, the venue, and the process for forging

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BY MANNY VALDEHUESA consensus on any issue—right in our community’s Barangay Assembly—our leaders either don’t believe it to be important, don’t know how to go about it, or just don’t care.

As a result, although it is now nearly three decades after the extraordinary show of affirmative action and unity we displayed at EDSA in 1986, we can’t really claim to have consensus on any issue. ***** Even in the small barangay community there’s no exchange of ideas, no sharing of opinions—if only to define local priorities, identify common problems, or do group problem-solving by formulating measures that promote the common good. Thus, little or nothing is done according to the community’s wishes.

Even when an obviously desirable idea or line of action is necessary, it doesn’t get done for lack of harmony, cooperation, or unity.

The community perforce has to rely on the initiative of traditional politicians (trapos) who exploit the absence of consensus by substituting it with their selfish designs.

On a larger scale, the absence of political will prevents effective cooperation and concerted action among barangays—of which a great number are fractured by discontent and insurgency in the face of poverty and want.

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DIGITAL CONVERSATION? A young woman and an old man are preoccupied with their mobile phones near the Commemorative Monu-

ment of Peace and Unity along San Pedro Street in Davao City yesterday.

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“But titles are not sufficient. We need to empower our people, So we try to facilitate so that they themselves will come out with an Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan (ADSDPP),” she said.

Malabanan said the ADSDPP is one of the plans of the community for sustainable protection of the environment.

She said the IPRA did not just distribute CADTs but also produced many IP legislators in the councils of cities, municipalities, and provinces in the country.

“We would like to share with the communities that with the IPRA, it has given us rights, it has given us power that we ourselves as Indigenous People, we are not a burden to our community, a burden to society but we are partners of society in development not only for this generation but also for the future generation,” Malabanan said.

In a statement, NCIP chair lawyer Leonor T. Oralde-Quintayo said there

have been significant developments in the efforts to regain the cultural identity of the IP. “Our programs and approach are holistic following IPRA’s provision on the four bundles of rights such as the rights to ancestral domains, self-governance and empowerment, social justice and human rights, and cultural integrity,” Quintayo said.

The NCIP implemented a PAMANA (Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan) project that helps in the development of ADSDPP of various of various ancestral domains in the country.

IP-Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN) Project-Mindanao is also one significant program that NCIP is currently implementing in pursuance not only of the health rights of the IP women children but of the cultural identity and integrity of the IP in general.

The project aims to address the maternal, neonatal, and child health and nutrition need of the IP women and children.

will result in disablement.

Montinola said there is no limit to the claim even if most the parts of one’s body will be removed due to accidents. She said the claimants should present first an evidence to prove that the cause of the disablement is accident.

For fire assistance, claimants can avail themselves of the benefits once a year, which means the

claimant is covered with the insurance twice.

Montinola said unlike other insurance companies, they will release the claims within two weeks upon the completion of their requirements.

NCCC Rewards Manager Michael Kedtag said this offer had been planned for two years but it was halted due to some technicalities.

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competitiveness among members, promote cross-border industrial complementation, and sustain inflows of investment and mutual support on issues of common interest.

Legaspi said the aim of the two subregions of Asean to be the food basket of Asia and of the world, as well as the goal of ASEAN to be a single market and production, will be attainable by FTAs as the demand for commodities in China, India, and other countries grow.

“For instance, China has recorded a total of US$1 trillion imports of the world mostly of industrial raw materials, electronic parts and components or IT related goods and food and consumer goods,” she said.

Legaspi said aside from the existing FTAs, the Philippines intends to have an FTA with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ASEAN plus 6, Philippines-EU FTA, and Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. CRC

The next pre-hearing will be set according to the availability of the parties.

Early this month the hearing of Danao’s case was postponed due to the request of his estranged wife considering the distance she needs to travel in order to attend the hearing.

The four counts of grave misconduct were filed before the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles, California last year.

The case was endorsed to the National Internal Affairs of the PNP headquar-

ters in Camp Crame and then turned over to the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11.

In her sworn statement, Danao’s wife said her husband slapped her four times inside their conjugal house in 2002.

Danao filed his counter affidavit before the RIAS 11 on September 19 in response to the case filed against him by his wife.

Danao was relieved of his post for a month, returning on October 1 after the fact finding committee result favored him.

pany, if ASEAN were a single country, it would be the seventh largest economy in the world with a combined GDP of US$2.4 trillion as of 2013.

To date, the Philippines, as a member of ASEAN, has six regional FTAs and one bilateral FTA with Japan.

The existing FTAs are the ASEAN Free Trade Area ( AFTA), .ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA), ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Area (AKFTA), ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA), ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (AJCEPA), ASEAN–India Free Trade Area (AIFTA), and Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement ( PJEPA).

FTA is an agreement between two or more countries to eliminate or reduce tariffs and other requirements of commerce that restrict trade between them, Legaspi said.

“The ultimate goal is to have zero duties on goods that cross borders

between the partners. It creates a free trade area.

In some instances, duties are eliminated on the day the agreement takes effect; in other cases duties are phased out over a set period of time,” Legaspi said.

Legaspi said at present, FTAs are wider in scope covering not only goods but also services, investment, and economic cooperation.

“In goods, we talk not only of tariff reduction and elimination but also of standards, sanitary and phyto-sanitary requirements, and rules of origin.

In services, we also talk about e-commerce, movement of natural persons, and telecommunications.

There are also some FTAs with chapters on intellectual property and government procurement,” she said.

Legaspi said countries that belong to an FTA can maintain independent trade policies with respect to third countries.

Participation of countries in FTAs can result in the maintenance of

suspects arrived and had a heated altercation with Jumamoy, ending with the older Veñegas shooting the bar owner.

Police said Alburo responded and tried to disarm the father, but during

the scuffle the gun went off and he was hit in the abdomen.

Alburo was still able to disarm and shoot the older Veñegas, injuring him.

The younger Veñegas, however, pulled out a gun

and shot the police officer in the chest.

Alburo was immediately rushed to San Pedro Hospital while the older Veñegas and Jumamoy were brought to SPMC. Alburo was in stable

condition as of this writing.

Mark Ryan Veñegas was arrested by the authorities.

In an interview, the younger Veñegas denied they were armed at that night.

Animal Bite Center (ABC) of Animal Bite Treatment Center (ABTC).

She also warned against the folk treatment tandok, which she said “is not a method that will cure rabies. It is not true that the

virus is in the blood, it is in the muscles.”

Hilario said post-exposure prophylaxis is given to the patient at early stage, while a pre-exposure prophylaxis shot is given mostly to animal owners and those

who are always in contact with animals that can be affected by the rabies virus.

The rabies program of DOH 11 received a total of P8 million pesos, of which P6 million has beens allotted for the acquisition of

the vaccine for both dogs and human, while the remaining P2 million will be for training and education and information dissemination.

The vaccine will be used towards 2015. CRC

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Globe beefs up its app portfolio to spark the digital lifestyle revolution T

ODAY’S lifestyle is now defined by the latest mobile technologies. With the latest smartphones and apps, one can do restaurant reservations, shop for the latest finds, check traffic situations, hail a cab, and the list goes on. There is practically an app that makes hectic days more bearable, with the accomplishment of one task just a click or a swipe away.

With these apps making one’s life easier to manage, Globe Telecom has gone beyond offering call and text services with its portfolio of applications available across mobile platforms. From file storage, movie ticket reservations, menu of discounts and freebies, to account management services, Globe has an app that you can use to ease your worries away.

Globe Cloud: Globe Cloud lets users automatically back-up contacts, messages, photos, music and videos stored on their mobile phone to a secure cloud location.

Customers can access and manage all files and even contacts from their smartphones, tablets, computer or any mobile browser.

A user can also transfer contacts from one phone to another as well as stream music and videos. Globe Cloud can also access existing

personal storage accounts (for ex. Dropbox, photos from Facebook, and Google Picasa accounts) which enable access of all digital files in one place.

Globe Cloud is very affordable with extra storage offered at a monthly or annual subscription.

A cloud storage of 1GB is available for as low as P15 per month, while 100GB is at P499 per month and can be charged to prepaid credits or postpaid bill. The app can be downloaded for free from Google Play Store or iTunes App Store and comes with free 1 GB worth of storage.

GMovies: Changing the way you do movie nights, GMOVIES gives you convenience when watching your favorite flick minus the hassle. It features services that allow users to cut through long queues or dread running out of good seats especially for blockbuster film showings. It fittingly enables purchase of tickets and reservation of seats directly from the phone, highlighting its flexibility for moviegoers who want to plan movie nights ahead. It is an all-in-one app solution that delivers your movie tickets right on your mobile phone.

GMOVIES has movie show times from Ayala Malls, Eastwood

Cinemas, Greenhills Promenade and Theater Malls, Newport Mall, Powerplant, Robinsons Malls and select SM outlets to name a few.

The app also showcases the trailers of the current movie lineup.

Payment options for tickets include promo codes, MasterCard or Visa credit cards, and MPass.

GDeals: With GDeals on your phone, you can find various discounts, freebies and offers from multiple sources, all in one place.

It collects a wide variety of products from different deal sites that are tailored to your taste and preference. You can purchase deals directly through your smartphone without the need to print the vouchers. Payment options include reservation via load, credit card or cash on delivery.

GServices: Perfect for Globe customers who are always onthe-go, GServices lets you manage your Globe Postpaid or Prepaid account easily and quickly.

You can check your balance, subscribe to promos, redeem rewards, share-a-load, activate roaming, find the nearest Globe store, request for account modifications and even download free games and music. It is zero-rated and can be used without affecting your data.

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HILE a classic little black dress (LBD) is pretty much our usual weapon of choice in any fashion emergency, women have started to embrace style with more hues and curves splashed on fabric. In fact, the latest fashion forecast show a lot of florals, animal prints and geometric shapes in various guises, shades and textures. The advent of new technology such as laser printing has likewise spun new wave of artistic impressions in modern adaptation of classic cuts and forms.

Print and patterns make fashion fun and edgy.

However, not every pattern works on every body type.

Putting together prints with other clothing elements, more so with other prints, can be very tricky as well. A wise dresser will always tell you to stay true to your body type, to embrace its comfort and style any weight you are.

Find the pattern that will complement your figure and put emphasis on your assets.

If you are of a more generous physique, you might want to rethink those billowy tunics and floaty smocks as an oversized garment can make the wearer look oversized in shape, much like a stuffed pillowcase. Large images and polka dots give an illusion of a bigger surface area, thus it’s best to keep to smaller

prints. Dare to show skin instead of wearing printed long sleeves as these will only add more inches to your width. The goal is create more shape and definition to you body, not to add volume. Get the slimming factor that comes with wearing diagonal stripes.

If height isn’t on your side, you can get those additional inches by putting on some vertical stripes. One must remember, though, to make

sure the garment fits your body right as loose areas can make the stripes look lumpy.

Measure up prints and keep out of those that are larger than your fist. These will only overpower your frame, making you look inches shorter.

Tall, lean ones have it all when it comes to choices in prints. Big and bold patterns in mixed palette of colors make a good ensemble for this lucky brood.

The “pear” should try to put the focus up on her face by wearing a colorful top.

The “pear’s” alter ego, those who are full around chest, may opt to keep the wandering eyes or prying onlookers busy with patterns on your trousers or skirt, and maintain a flattering balance with a solid colored top. Remember, print on heavy will only

add volume.

Just like florals, houndstooth never goes out of fashion. It is an alternative for those who don’t fancy polka dots for their outfit.

Aside from it being hip and edgy, it is a universally flattering form that can give you a slimmer (and smarter) look.

Print on print is quite challenging to pull off. The easy way to do it, without having to look like a walking chaos on the streets, is to find a common shade when matching pieces together.

Always remember that balance is the key. If done right, prints can level up the style factor of any ensemble. Enjoy the thrill of mixing patterns and colors and make sure your fashion statement complements your best assets.

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ASUS introduces Transformer Book T100 Multi-Color Powerbank bundle Pre-Holiday gift ideas for your friends and relatives? Why not try the No. 1 Hybrid device? The ASUS Transformer Book T100 Multi-Color is back and now bundled with 4200 mAh of powerbank for better value this coming holiday.

A 10.1-inch device with a performance of a notebook, the ASUS T100 Multi-Color has the new power-efficient processor, Intel Z3775 that clocks in at 1.47 Ghz and up to 2.39GHz under turbo boost mode along with 2GB of RAM, you can do and run multiple tasks without slowing down.

Transfer large amount of files in blazing speed with USB 3.0 and save a lot of time. You can store your pictures, documents, movies and music in the tablet with 64GB eMMC Storage, plus up to 64GB via micro SD Card and 500GB HDD in its keyboard dock.

Detach the unit via clip-on type during presentations and safely put it back without any worries unlike the magnetic hinge that feels like less secured when on dock.All ASUS device is equipped with SonicMaster stereo speakers, great for watching movies and listening to your favorite music.

ASUS Transformer Book T100 is available in red, white, and gray with an SRP of P23,995.00.

Globe Telecom highlights Project 1Phone at TEDxDiliman Globe Telecom supported this TEDxDiliman 2014 as part of the telecommunication provider’s advocacy for innovation and development of new ideas.

The mobile operator also highlighted its 1Phone Project at the forum. The company’s biggest and most ambitious mobile recycling program, Project 1Phone is designed to create awareness on proper e-waste disposal and to promote sustainability.

A venue for “sharing ideas worth spreading”, TEDxDiliman 2014 was held recently at the University of the Philippines’ School of Economics. Organized by the Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development (CANVAS), the forum featured speakers with big ideas on diverse topics.

Sharing their thoughts before a specially curated audience of thought leaders, bloggers, social entrepreneurs, artists, other accomplished individuals and captains of the industries, the speakers included prima ballerina Lisa Macuja, noted contemporary artist Leeroy New, social entrepreneur James Deakin, young congressman Sherwin Gatchalian, and rap artist Gloc 9. Their talks focused on this theme of “What I’ve Learned”. More than 500 guests attended the forum, a conference licensed by the famous TED Conference.

“Globe values innovation and this is apparent in our Project 1Phone as it seeks to transform lives through proper disposal of old mobile devices,” Globe Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications Yoly Crisanto said, adding the 1Phone campaign augurs well with the objective of the forum of sharing ideas worth spreading.

She explained that the campaign calls for donation of unused, non-working, or damaged phones and tablets, mobile phone batteries, and even personal computers. All devices and accessories that Globe will gather through the campaign will be turned over to TES-AMM, a leading electronics waste recycler which will take responsibility for at end-of-life products to ensure that they are managed responsibly. Proceeds from the recycling program will be utilized for the construction of school buildings in Aklan.

CANVAS is non-stock, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting greater awareness and appreciation for Philippine art, culture and the environment. It runs the Looking for Juan Program which explores the use of art to encourage reflection and debate on selected social issues, particularly free expression, technology and culture, and national identity, as well as the One Million Books for One Million Filipino Children Campaign that donates CANVAS-published books to children in public schools, hospitals, and disadvantaged communities nationwide.

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Damosa Market Basket throws early Halloween party

By Kenneth Irving Ong

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ORGOING the traditional Halloween date of October 31, Damosa Market Basket held a Funtastic Trick or Treat advanced Halloween party last October 25 at the Damosa Market Basket grounds.

A photo booth, balloon games and many other treats kept the crowd busy while waiting for the event to start.

Boys and girls in various colourful costumes, together with their parents and guardians joined the celebration which included a costume parade together with a costume contest.

Prizes were given for the top five costumes for boys as well as for the top five costumes for girls. There were also consolation prizes as well as special prizes for the most unique Trick or Treat Baskets.

A magical show by Davao-based International Magician James Infiesto capped off the exciting afternoon.

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Pelicula film festival at Cinematheque Davao

FROM October 28 to November 23, a selection of movies from PELÍCULAPELIKULA 2014, this year’s Spanish Film Festival presented

by Instituto Cervantes, the Embassy of Spain and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will be shown in FDCP cinematheques in Baguio, Ilo-ilo, Zamboanga and Davao.

Since its conception

by Instituto Cervantes in 2002, the Spanish Film Festival has been an annual attraction for Manila filmgoers, bringing the best of Spanish and Latin American cinema to the local audience (of the capital of the Philippines) of the Philippine capital. Thanks to the collaboration of the FDCP, a selection of these films featured recently in will travel to other Philippine cities: Baguio, Ilo-ilo, Zamboanga and Davao.

The film line-up for this leg of PELICULA at the FDCP Cinematheques is composed of the following films: Mapa, Soldados de Salamina, Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones, El secreto de sus ojos and Un cuento chino.

Mapa is a documentary released by Leon Siminiani in 2012. It follows a young director who is fired from his job in a television company and travels to India with the intention of making his first feature film. Yet he discovers that what he is seeking is not in India but at home, in Madrid.

The documentary will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles.

Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones is an animation film for kids. Mistaken for a famous archaeologist, Tadeo Jones is sent to Peru on an expedition.

With his faithful dog Jeff and a few friends he tries to save the lost city of the Incas from the evil treasure-hunters. The film will be shown in English.

The Festival has traditionally been graced by the presence of Spanish filmmakers. On October 10th, the Spanish director David Trueba presented three of his movies and had an open forum after the screening. His film entitled, Soldados de Salamina, will be exhibited again at the FDCP cinematheques. The film is about a young female

novelist who is tracking the story of Rafael Sánchez Mazas, a right-wing writer sentenced during the Spanish Civil War to be executed but managed to escape and hide in the woods. She finds out that the tasked soldier encounters him in the forest, but lets him escape. The novelist tries to put the pieces of this puzzle together, plagued with contradictions and enigmatic characters.

Unaware that while seeks Sánchez Mazas’ truth, she too is finding herself. This film will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles.

A classic of PELÍCULA is the “Audience Choice Award”. During the Festival, the audience has the chance to choose their favourite film. This year’s winning entry is the com-

edy La gran familia española.

Movie enthusiasts in Baguio, Ilo-ilo, Zamboanga and Davao will have the chance to enjoy two gems that have been chosen as winners of the “Audience Choice Award” in previous editions, –El secreto de sus ojos and Un cuento chino.

Directed by Juan José Campanella in 2009, El secreto de sus ojos won the Goya Award for the Best Latin American Film and the Oscars for the Best Foreign Language Film. Benjamin Esposito, a judicial employee, starts writing a novel about a crime he witnessed years ago. Writing the book about the murder, which took place in Buenos Aires in 1974, leads him to investigate his own past and a period of Argentina’s history marked by violence and death and where nothing was what it seemed to be. The movie will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles.

Un cuento chino (A Chinese Tall Tale) is a comedy directed by Argentina’s Sebastián Borensztein in 2011. Roberto is a war veteran who lives a very monotonous life but all that is about to change when he meets Jun, a young Chinese man who cannot speak a word of Spanish and who has no place to go to in central Buenos Aires. The film will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles.

Presented by Instituto Cervantes, the Em-

bassy of Spain, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), PELÍCULA at the FDCP Cinematheques is made possible by Emperador Distillers, San Miguel Corporation, Vibal Foundation and Qatar Airways, in collaboration with New World

Hotel, Alba’s Restaurante Español and Espa-Fil. For the schedule and further information on these screenings please visit the official website of Instituto Cervantes (www.manila. cervantes.es) or log on to its Facebook page: www. facebook.com/InstitutoCervantesManila

Pinoy toddlers invited to join Bet On Your Baby On the country’s cutest game show “Bet On Your Baby,” more babies’ lives and futures are being changed.

Last week, another baby won P200,000. Baby Mikay Flores’ mom didn’t expect that she would succeed at winning that amount at her first attempt in the jackpot round of the game show.

Just like Baby Mikay, other toddlers from all over the country are invited to try their luck by joining “Bet On Your Baby.” Everyone has an equal chance of winning the

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Play and have fun with the entire family on “Bet On Your Baby” every weekday at 5PM before “Pure Love” on ABS-CBN. For updates on the show, visit Betonyourbaby.abs-cbn.com or follow its official social media accounts on Facebook.com/ betonyourbabyph, Twitter. com/BetOnYourBabyPH and Instagram.com/BetOnYourBabyPhilippines.

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To Infinity and beyond

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e all love the finer things in life especially when we worked hard to get it which sometimes leads to life that is all work and no play. Smart Infinity understands that, which is why Smarty Infinity invited its subscribers to relax and chill out at an exclusive party last October 24 at Cellar de Boca.

Going just beyond providing infinite possibilities for subscribers to keep in touch through calling, texting, and mobile internet, Smart Infinity gives subscribers world-class services that are made with the lifestyle one deserve’s such as your own Infinity Management Officer, a dedicated service hotline, a worldwide concierge for local and international lifestyle, medical and travel assistance, VIP network access, a backup SIM, as well as travel and golf perks.

Although the heavy rains caused some traffic to build up along Durianburg’s narrow highways, guests still arrived and by eight in the evening, Cellar de Boca was already packed and humming with life and music.

Knowing that Davao

does have a liquor ban, guests took to the bar and its free-flowing Argentinean wines from Lagarde as well as other premium spirits. The food at Cellar de Boca was also exceptional as plates kept getting emptied by the hungry and appreciative crowd.

Tokens from Balenciaga, and TWG were given away leading to the raffling off of a brand new Samsung Galaxy Note 4, which is the newest device

to be introduced for Smart Infinity subscribers.

Kudos to the Smart Infinity team for a wonderful and stylish event.

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

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Djokovic vies to hold off Federer for No. 1 Novak Djokovic in action during his semifinal match against Roger Federer at the Shanghai Tennis Masters in Shanghai. (Tenis, Suiza) EFE/EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

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MID the joy of becoming a father, Novak Djokovic has to turn his attention back to tennis rather quickly as he tries to fend off Roger Federer for the year-end No. 1 ranking.

Djokovic is defending his title at the Paris Masters this week, his first tournament since the birth of his first child last week. He has left the boy, Stefan, at home with his wife Jelena, but said Monday he hopes to incorporate his family life into his tennis travels next year.

“I would like to be with him every single day and with my wife,” Djokovic said, “but sometimes that’s not possible, like this week for example . because the baby is too young to travel yet.”

Djokovic leads Federer by 2,230 points in the world rankings. But the

top-ranked Serb has 2,500 points to defend as he won the Paris Masters and the ATP World Tour Finals last year, while Federer can gain points as he lost in the semifinals of both events.

“Honestly, the way I feel right now, I feel like I’m already No. 1 with becoming a father last week. For me, this is the most important moment in my life,” said Djokovic, who topped the rankings at the end of 2011 and 2012.”

But, he added: “Of course it is, for both of us, the goal (is) to finish the year as No. 1 of the world. Of course it’s a big objective.”

Federer won the Swiss Indoors title in his hometown tournament on Sunday. The 17-time Grand Slam champion could finish the season as the top player for the sixth time and tie Pete Sampras’ record.

en format, the Game 5 winner has taken the title 27 times. But eight of the last 10 teams to come home trailing 3-2 swept Games 6 and 7. ‘’We have a lot of confidence in Ventura. We have confidence that we will win every time he takes the mound,’’ Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer said. ‘’We know we can do it. We’re a confident group. But we can’t do anything without winning Game 6. We’re excited to get back home,

where we feed off the fans and that energy.’’

Kansas City hopes to light up Jake Peavy along with the deer in a rematch of Game 2 starters.

Ventura, whose fastball averaged 98 mph this season, didn’t get a decision in the second game, allowing two runs and eight hits in 5 1-3 innings before Royals manager Ned Yost went to his hard-throwing HDH relief trio of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland in the 7-2 victory.

Ronaldo voted La Royals hope to stay alive in Game 6 Liga’s best player A

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RISTIANO Ronaldo took the top gong at the LFP awards as La Liga’s standout performers from the 2013-14 campaign were revealed on Monday night.

The Real Madrid star was named the best player from last season in Spain’s top flight after scoring 31 goals in just 30 league games for the European champions.

The Ballon d’Or holder becomes only the second player to win the prize since its inception in 2008-09, with Lionel Messi having won all five of the previous titles.

“I have to thank my team-mates, Real Madrid, my family... it is a very good moment in my career,” Ronaldo, also named best forward of the season, said at the awards ceremony in Madrid.

“For me, the important thing is to win collective prizes, but I like the individual ones, too. I work every day, in training, to continue adding more to this.”

As well as the best player and best forward awards, Ronaldo made it a hat-trick by scooping the prize for best goal of the campaign for his strike against Valencia in week 36.

Diego Simeone was honoured as best coach after guiding Atletico Madrid to the title in a remarkable season which also saw them reach the Champions League final.

“I want to share this with my players, without whom none of this would be possible,” said the Argentine.

“Thanks to Koke, Gabi, Miranda, Courtois... and everyone who made it possible to win the title.”

2-foot-tall image of deer in multicolored neon with a bulls-eye on its tail is affixed to a wall in the Kansas City Royals locker room. It hangs between the stalls of Aaron Crow and Tim Collins, and has a ‘’W’’ underneath a crown.

Pitcher James Shields ordered it custom made, and after wins veterans select a ‘’King of the Game’’ to flip the switch that lights up the so-called ‘’Texas Heart Shot’’ while a smoke machine perched atop a refrigerator fills the room with a fog more befitting a night club than a clubhouse.

Trailing 3-2 to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series, the Royals hope to light up that sign two more times this week.

But if they do come back to win their first title in 29 years, it’s unlikely there will be time for their usual clubhouse ceremony given the

champagne-fueled chaos. ‘’I doubt it. It’s going to be crazy around here if we win both games,’’ outfielder Lorenzo Cain said Monday.

Kansas City turns to a 23-year-old rookie to save its season, but not just any 23-year-old rookie: the hardest-throwing starting pitcher in the major leagues.

Yordano Ventura gets the ball Tuesday night with the Royals in the same position they were in in 1985 when they sent Charlie Leibrandt to the mound against St. Louis. Kansas City won 2-1 that night on pinch-hitter Dane Iorg’s two-run single in the ninth after a blown call by first base umpire Don Denkinger, and the Royals went on to blow out the Cardinals 11-0 a day later behind Bret Saberhagen for their only title.

In the 41 previous instances the World Series was 2-2 in the best-of-sev-

Kansas City Royals’ Greg Holland throws to first for the final out on San Francisco Giants’ Hunter Pence during the ninth inning of Game 5 of baseball’s World Series . (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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St. Louis Cardinals promising star Oscar Taveras dies in car crash in the Dominican Republic.

HE St. Louis Cardinals suffered a tragic loss on Sunday, Oct. 26, when outfielder Oscar Taveras was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic.

The baseball player, who was 22 at the time of his death, was driving the car in his home country with his girlfriend Edilia Arvelo, 18, when he crashed, killing them both.

In a statement tweeted from the Cardinals’ official Twitter handle, chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said, “We

are all stunned and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of one of the youngest members of the Cardinals’ family. Oscar was an amazing talent with a bright future who was taken from us well before his time. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends tonight.”

Taveras’ teammates were shocked, speaking in a remembrance piece posted on the Cardinals’ official website.

“Baseball, at moments like this, seems so far from

being important,” third baseman Matt Carpenter said. “It’s one of those things that it’s going to leave a hole.

It’s going be a hard thing to get over. You could envision him as a guy who was going to be around for a while and a big part of your future. The excitement and the joy that he brought, it’s something I will remember.”

Taveras was drafted to the Cardinals in November 2013. At the beginning of the 2014 season, MLB.com ranked him as one of the top prospects in the MLB.

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KD hints at an eventual return to Washington

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OR a cyber-minute on Monday, a cryptic tweet from NBA Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant had Thunder fans wondering and Wizards fans hoping.

“Just wait on it,” the Oklahoma City superstar tweeted in response to a Twitter post by ESPN reporter Britt McHenry.

She said she’d like to see Durant in a commercial similar to a heart-tugging Beats headphone ad chronicling NBA great LeBron James’ return this season to his native Ohio and the Cleveland Cavaliers after four campaigns in Miami.

Washington Wizards fans immediately began speculating that meant Durant, slated to become a free agent in 2016, was already pondering a return to his DC-area roots.

Durant, however, said it was all a misunder-

standing.

“She didnt ask me about that, she asked me about shootin a commercial back in my hometown,” he tweeted. “Get it right.”

Durant told USA Today during the offseason that on his trips back home to Maryland he’s asked repeatedly if the Wizards are in his future.

“Everybody asks me,” he told the newspaper.

“Man, it’s crazy. Like little kids, four years old, ‘You coming to the Wizards?’

“How do you know about this? At four years old, I didn’t even know what basketball players were. How do you know about free agency?”

But as the Washington Post’s Dan Steinberg noted: “If Durant wants fewer people to ask him about coming to the Wizards, this is not the way to do it. FYI.”

Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant guards Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant (35) during the first half at the Staple Center.

Donaire needs conditioning trainer

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boxing analyst believes former world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire needs to work with a “committed, dedicated” strength and conditioning trainer in order to get his career back on track.

Donaire is coming off a brutal sixth-round knock-

out loss at the hands of Jamaican Nicholas Walters in Carson, California, losing his featherweight title in the process.

He is now taking a break from the sport but plans to return next year, possibly at a lower weight class.

“One thing I figure they should think about is

a strength and conditioning coach,” analyst Ronnie Nathanielsz said in an interview on ANC’s “Headstart” last Monday.

“They have some guy who helps him, but you need a committed, dedicated strength and conditioning coach,” he added.

Nathanielsz noted that Donaire’s usual strength

and conditioning coach, Nick Curson, helped “The Filipino Flash” “a little” before he fought South Africa’s Simpiwe Vetyeka last May. “I was there when Nick was working with him, and Nick puts you through really rigorous training and plyometrics,” he said.

Golden State Warriors guard Mookie Blaylock (R) tries to work the ball around Dallas Mavericks guard Greg Buckner in Dallas in this file photo. REUTERS

Referee Raul Caiz Jr., left, watches Nonito Donaire on the canvas after Donaire lost to Nicholas Walters in the sixth round during a WBA featherweight title boxing fight on Oct. 18, 2014, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

Blaylock headed to prison over fatal crash F ORMER NBA AllStar Daron “Mookie” Blaylock was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Monday for killing a woman in a road accident in suburban Atlanta in 2013, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

The 47-year-old -who was found guilty of vehicular homicide and other charges -- could serve as few as three years in a plea deal finalized on the day jury selection was to have begun for his trial.

Monica Murphy, a mother of five, was killed in the head-on crash on May 31, 2013, in which Blaylock was also critically injured.

Police said the crash occurred when Blaylock’s Cadillac Escalade crossed over the center median and struck an oncoming van.

Blaylock’s lawyer, Amanda Palmer, told the Journal-Constitution that Blaylock had been convicted for drink driving “several” times prior to the crash, although toxicology screens showed no alcohol in his system at the time of the fatal wreck.

She said the reckless driving and vehicular homicide charges stemmed from the fact that doctors had told him not to drive because he was prone to seizures attributed to alcoholism.

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Fans mob Pacman in HK

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IGHT-DIVISION title holder Manny Pacquiao arrived on Monday in Hong Kong to promote his Nov 22 fight in Macau’s Cotai Arena versus American boxer Chris Algieri. He was mobbed by Filipino overseas workers and Hong Kong residents when Pacquiao visited Central Hong Kong.

Top Rank Promotions chief Bob Arum, adviser Michael Koncz and trainer Freddie Roach accompanied Pacquiao in his Hong Kong promotion tour.

Algieri did not join Pacquiao in the Hong Kong leg of promotion since he is in Las Vegas, Nevada, training for his first major fight after defeating Ruslan Provodnikov and snagging the WBO junior welterweight title.

Those who witnessed Pacquiao’s charisma with boxing fans, such as Johnny Rubber, commended the Filipino boxer’s humility. Rubber said, “You can see why this guy is liked across the globe.

People will always relate to someone who has put their way out of poverty, but never forget who they were.”

However, another boxer with similar humble beginnings dislikes

Manny Pacquiao (C) poses for a selfie with a fan during his tour in Hong Kong on Monday. Pacquiao is on tour ahead of defending his WBO World Welterweight title on November 23 against Pacquiao because the southpaw represents a threat to his unblemished 47-0 boxing record which Floyd Mayweather Jr. hopes to improve to

49-0 and match boxing icon Rocky Marciano’s record.

Mayweather, who is two fights away from achieving his goal, has

Chris Algieri of the U.S. at the Venetian’s Cotai Arena in Macau. REUTERS

kept boxing fans guessing if the dream match between himself and Pacquiao would ever take place before the two pound-for-pound king

contenders hang their boxing gloves forever.

Pacquiao said he still hopes to meet Mayweather in the ring, but wants to focus now on his

bout versus Algieri.

“I’m crossing my fingers - hopefully that fight will happen by next year,” the 35-year-old Filipino congressman said.