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PASKO NA. Christmas lantern maker Charlie Cañete assembles a parol made from used newspapers at his makeshift shop along Tionko Avenue in Davao City yesterday. The stalls are a seasonal fixture along the street and are a reminder that Christmas is fast approaching.

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DAVAO CITY BAGS ASEAN ENVI AWARD

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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AVAO City was one of the recipients of the 3rd ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) Award.

City administrator J. Melchor V. Quitain announced during the flag raising ceremony yesterday at Quezon Park that the city received the award last October

30 in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (formerly known as Laos).

Quitain was the representative of Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte during the awarding ceremony.

Aside from the award, the city was also given the certificate of recognition for Clean Land in the big cities category.

“It is not just the city that received the awards but also the people behind it,” Quitain said Quitain said the award and recognition received by the city are the result of the efforts of City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) headed by engineer Elisa Madrazo.

Madrazo, for her part,

said the award is selected in a competitive basis and serves as an incentive for ASEAN cities in promoting environmentally sustainable practices. The group monitors and evaluates progress towards environmental sustainability.

Madrazo said the awards were given to the city due to its 1.5 million people recog-

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Business leader lauds LRT plan

By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net

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business leader lauded City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte’s initiative of establishing a light rail transit (LRT) system as a possible solution to the growing traffic problem in Davao City.

“We admire the decision of the City Government on that matter,” Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) president Antonio dela Cruz said in an interview yesterday at SM City Davao Annex.

When asked for his reaction on the possible business establishments that might be affected once the construction starts, dela Cruz said it is the price of development and he believes that Duterte, as a lawyer, will use his experience in negotiation with affected stakeholders.

Dela Cruz said the city has a vision for its transport system and recognizes that the growing population of the city will soon be needing a bigger and more sustainable transportation system.

Based on a study conducted by Halcrow funded by Asian Development Bank, a total of 15,115 public transport vehicles travel through Davao City. Of the number, 13,985 travel with-

in the city while 1,130 travel through the city from other places.

Last week, Duterte travelled to South Korea to discuss the light transit project proposed by the Korean Engineer Corporation (KEC).

Duterte requested the Korean investors to find the cheapest transit system for the city, without sacrificing quality and the safety of commuters.

According to the City Mayor’s Office, KEC is targeting to start feasibility study on the first quarter of next year.

Prior to his South Korea trip, Duterte was visited by representatives of KEC headed by Professor Chae Il Kwon, chief researcher of Seoul National University’s transportation group, last June.

Documents from KEC showed that the growth rate for traffic activities in the city was around 2.88 percent from 2007 to 2011.

KEC also proposed two routes, with one railway being 13 kilometers and the other 17 kilometers. Potential route includes Toril to Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Buhangin.

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Men urged to share in planning families Another company to conduct TAKE THEM DOWN. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte gestures while telling members of local media that he ordered the removal of billboards urging him to run as president mounted around the city. Talking to

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LANNING to raise a family that is well-provided is a responsibility that lies not just with the mother, especially as to how many children the couple will have. It’s a shared responsibility.

“We want to unburden women because in the issue of family planning it is always the woman who is expected to take responsibility,” Jeff Fuentes, population division head of the Davao City Health Office (CHO), said during the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Annex yesterday.

Based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH), Davao City posted a total population of 1,449,296 persons as of May 1, 2010.

The increasing population of Davao City was mostly contributed to the increasing rate of migration, but Fuentes said birthrate should be not separated from the bigger

picture.

Fuentes said male counterparts should take part in family planning.

Since 2008 until now, CHO has only recorded a total of 398 vasectomy procedures in the city.

“This is small if you will think this is the highest in the Philippines.

Davao City is among the cities that offers the procedure for free but only a few availed themselves of it because of myths and we want to correct it,” Fuentes said.

He said most of the men who availed themselves of vasectomy did so because their wives could not undergo tubal ligation, which is more dangerous than the no-scalpel surgery which is now only offered by CHO. Fuentes said vasectomy is less invasive, less expensive, and more accessible.

Fuentes urged male Dabawenyos to avail

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reportersduring a press briefing at Grand Men Seng Hotel Saturday evening, Duterte said he is financially and physically incapable of seeking the highest post of the country. Lean Daval Jr.

geothermal studies in Davao

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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NOTHER company has asked the Davao City Council for an endorsement to conduct studies for its geothermal project in two barangays in Toril district.

This after the Council gave its endorsement to AboitizPower Renewables Inc. to conduct geothermal exploration in areas in Mt. Apo last month.

In today’s regular session, the City Council will discuss on first reading the resolution of City Development Council (CDC) endorsing to the city council the conduct of Data Gathering Studies/Geoscientific Studies along Mt. Zion area in Region 11, particularly covering barangay Sibulan and Atan-Awe in Davao City.

The study will be conducted, by the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) for its Mt. Apo Geothermal Project.

In the draft resolution obtained by Edge Davao, the EDC submitted its request for an endorsement from CDC for the conduct of its studies within the vicinities of the existing

Mt. Apo Geothermal Project in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato.

The EDC was tasked by the Department of Energy (DOE) to undertake the study.

The EDC project description said the data gathering will further refine the understanding of the geothermal

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shootout.

“Kung kinsa’y gusto mosunod, OK lang man mo magbinuang, makalusot mo usa, duha, tulo, upat. Pero moabot gyud ang adlaw ninyo (If there is anyone who wants to follow, it is OK for them to do it many times. But your time will really come),”

Duterte said in an interview.

Duterte said when he was informed of last Saturday’s incident he immediately told the police to search and kill the suspect. The mayor also went to the crime scene.

In a report from GMA News, the unidentified sus-

pect forcibly took the victim’s valuables inside a tricycle at around 10:30 p.m. on November 1 in F. Torres Street.

According to the Isumbong kay Cddcpo Facebook account which belongs to the Davao City Police Office

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Duterte to robbers: Your time will come

avao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte once again warned robbers in the city to stop their criminal activities or else be killed.

The stern warning came up after a robbery incident last Saturday in which an alleged robber was killed in a

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DATE 2014 now global: DCCCII

By CHENEEN R. CAPON

T IT’S A DATE. Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) president Antonio de la Cruz (left) outlines the scheduled activities in the upcoming Davao Trade Expo (DATE) 2014 on November 19 to 22 at SM

Rody to policemen: When overpowered, shoot back

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AYOR Rodrigo R. Duterte does not want a repeat of the mauling incident of an armed police officer as he asked the police to shoot back when physically overpowered.

“It’s self-defense,” he said.

“When you are ganged up by four or more persons, even two or three, physically overpowered ka, you are in danger of losing your life, when your life is in danger, I am lecturing to you, kung may baril ka, barilin mo na lahat,” Duterte told a press conference over the weekend.

Duterte’s statement came following the mauling of PO2 Ritchi Paul Calago Lozano of the San Pedro Police Precinct by four men in

front of the Ateneo de Davao University Grade School gate in Matina on October 31.

Lozano was seen on a CCTV camera being mauled by the four individuals who were identified as Abdul Moamar Manalo, Bueno Kumayog, Harold Barambangan Tomawis, and Marson Jackson Reyes.

Duterte said the four “insulted” the Philippine National Police.

“When you are reprimanded by a peace officer regarding your disorderly conduct, and you assault the police, that is direct assault,” the mayor said.

He said the four face cases not only for attacking an individual but also for assaulting a law enforcer.

(MindaNews)

Pablo survivor: From Andap to another village, a new life

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ONIFACIO Casag carried a small black bag as he passed by the San Roque chapel on his way to the marker of the dead and the missing or “Victims’ Wall” on Saturday morning, All Saints Day. He was accompanied by a woman carrying a baby girl.

Casag’s first wife, Merly , 32 and four-year old son, John Mar nicknamed Jimboy, were separated from him when the debris flow of mud, water, tree trunks, houses, rocks and boulders swept across several villages including Purok 17, where they lived.

“Abi gani nako patay na ko” ( I thought I was dead), the 37-year old farmer told MindaNews. Casag lost his wife and son, mother and a sibling on December 4, 2012, when supertyphoon Pablocame to forever change Andap’s land-

scape and the residents’ lives.

Farmer Casag left Andap for Monkayo town in February 2013. From there he moved to Panag, Barangay Camanlangan, New Bataan late last year where he continues to farm and where he resides with his new family – his 23-year old wife Griselda and two-month old baby Vanessa.

As he retrieved three white candles from his black bag, Casag said he opted to leave Andap because “sakit kaayo” (it’s so painful).

He returned here for only one reason: to pay respects to his dearly departed.

After handing over the bag to his wife, Casag walked to the “Victims’ Wall” where the list of the dead and the missing were handpainted.

(Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

Lanang Premier’s SMX Convention Center. Dela Cruz, together with DATE 2014 chairman Dicky Puyod, graced this week’s edition of Kapehan sa Dabaw at the Annex of SM City Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

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HE 16th Davao Trade Expo 2014 (DATE) goes international as it will be held back to back with the International Banana Symposium on November 19 to 22 at the SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang Premier, Davao City.

Luciano Frederick Puyod III, chair of the event and member of Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII), told reporters during the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao Annex yesterday that more than 300 local and foreign delegates will participate in the three-day symposium.

Participants will be

coming from the academe, research and development sector, government agencies, and private businesses concerned with the banana industry both locally and internationally.

“The symposium will bring together global and national experts to provide recent advances on research and development, marketing strategies, logistics, pests and disease management, and other emerging trends at present,” Puyod said.

The three-day symposium will encompass plenary lecture by internationally-renowned banana scientists,

soldiers had almost nowhere to run. The assailants blocked every escape route, the Governor said.

Troops from the Army’s 64thInfantry Battalion were deployed to secure a Saudi-funded project in Barangay Libug, Sumisip.

They were conducting security patrol in Sitio Mompol, in the same barangay at around 7:30 am when ambushed by around 20 armed men led by a certain Radzmi Jannatul and certain Katatung, Bautista said.

He said the firefight lasted for about 45 minutes

resulting in the death of six soldiers.

The Basilan Circumferential Road is a multi-million project targeted for completion soon. Only 2.5 kilometers are left to complete the project that started in 2011, Hataman said.

“My soldiers were securing the Basilan Circumferential Road project to ensure its timely completion before the end of this year. I am saddened by this senseless violence against our soldiers who are helping in the delivery of public service,” he said.(MindaNews)

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OVERNOR Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has recommended an all-out military offensive against the Abu Sayyaf Group that ambushed and killed six government soldiers, including a young lieutenant, in a remote village in Sumisip, Basilan which the governor was visiting Sunday.

Hataman, who hails from Basilan, condemned “this cowardly act of the Abu Sayyaf.”

“I am recommending an all-out offensive against these terrorist groups,” he

said.

He said he might have been caught in the ambush if he had gone to Sumisip.

“I’m here in Basilan today for a project visit, we were about to go next to Sumisip town to check on the completion of the circumferential road when we were informed while travelling from Isabela town that an ambush took place,” he said.

It takes about two hours to reach Sumisip from Isabela. Hataman and the Army’s 104thBrigade commander Col. Rolando Bautista, proceeded to the ambush site.

“It was devastating. The

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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. A woman watches as her daughter cleans up her deceased husband’s gravestone a day after All Souls’ Day at the Davao Memorial Park. Lean Daval Jr.

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DOLE Davao bags best PESO awards

T FLOODED. Rains flood the tombstones of the Ampatuan Massacre victims. MindaNews photo by Ferdinandh Cabrera

Ampatuan massacre site comes back to life A

LMOST five years after the grisly massacre here of 58 people, including 32 media workers, a lot of things have changed in the once deserted area.

Corn, oil palm and bananas are now teeming over the landscape, which, according to some residents following the brutal manslaughter, reverberated with alleged haunting noises that triggered them to vacate the place.

At the eve of All Saints’ Day, MindaNews visited the massacre site and saw a community rising once again after years of isolation.

A family now even stays several meters down the grave dug by a backhoe where the victims were buried by the perpetrators to hide the crime.

Acrima Abdulkarim, 40, said they came back two years ago and rebuild their lives, despite the purported ghost sightings believed to be the souls of the victims.

“We’re more afraid of the return of the armed suspects than the ghosts that they said to appear here. We have not felt the presence of ghosts,” Abdulkarim told MindaNews in Filipino.

Unlike before, it’s now easier to reach the massacre site with most of the road already concreted.

The trees planted during the yearly commemoration in the vicinity of the massacre site by journalists, soldiers, and members of civil society have grown taller also.

Some of the tombstones of the victims, as seen last

rainy Friday afternoon, were flooded, however.

The Ampatuan Massacre on November 23, 2009 in Sitio Masalay, Barangay Salman in Ampatuan town was the deadliest election-related violence in the country and the largest single deadly attack against press workers anywhere else in the world.

Key members of the Ampatuan family suspected of involvement have been arrested and currently detained in a jail in Metro Manila while court proceedings that began on January 5, 2010 continue.

They include former Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. and his sons Andal Jr., former mayor of Datu Unsay town, and Zaldy, former governor of the Au-

tonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

The victims were to file the certificate of candidacy (COC) for governor of then Buluan vice mayor Esmael Mangudadatu, who eventually won the contest in the May 2010 polls.

Their convoy was flagged down by around 200 gunmen then commandeered towards a hilly portion where they were massacred. Some of the victims were civilians who passed by the road at the wrong time.

Mangudadatu was spared from the massacre because he sent his wife and several female family members to file his COC. The slain media workers were part of the convoy to cover the COC filing.

FFICIALS of the Mindanao Rural Development Project (MRDP) hailed the Cateel Irrigation Dam as a model project for the implementation of the Philippine Rural Development Project.

MRDP program director Lealyn Ramos said during the inauguration ceremony of the Cateel Irrigation Dam last week that the project showed the dedication of the people of Davao Oriental and the strong partnership of the local government unit (LGU) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) in pursuing the project despite all odds.

“The legacy of the project, which withstands surmountable challenges, will leave as an imprint as we go further and into the implementation of the PRDP,”

Ramos said.

The irrigation dam, which was identified as the biggest MRDP project both physically and financially costing around P 281 million, was constructed in only seven months.

The project had been scheduled to be finished in two-and-a-half years, but initial development was washed away by Typhoons Pablo and Agaton.

To finish the project, the provincial government employed around 700 individuals to work three shifts a day and needed around 5,000 bags of cement daily.

Carol Figueroa-Geron, lead operations office of the World Bank, said the project showed that there is a level-up in the relationship of the local government unit and the national gov-

ernment through the DA in project collaboration.

“Your partnership and dedication will be an example and inspiration for the PRDP as it will also implement project for the Yolanda victims. If they doubted that they can move forward and make a

project, we will tell them to learn from you,” Geron said.

She said because of the project, many would be eager to visit the province, specifically Cateel, to study how the irrigation dam was constructed and eventually implemented.

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HREE of the country’s best Public Employment Service Offices (PESO) are in Davao Region.

In the recently concluded 14th National PESO Congress held in General Santos City, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) awarded the PESO Offices of Davao City, Tagum City, and University of Mindanao-Tagum Campus.

Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz expressed her appreciation to PESO managers and local chief executives for the continued strong partnership with the Department.

“You are our partners and allies and as such, we recognize your achievements and performance as frontline conduits of the government’s employment facilitation programs and services,” she said.

“We are happy and proud that the efforts of our PESOs in the region are acknowledged as we know how dedicated they are in their work,” DOLE Davao region director Joffrey M. Suyao said.

“In partnership with the local government units, our PESO and its managers are our champions of employment facilitation,” Suyao added.

Davao City was awarded best PESO for highly urbanized city category. This is the third consecutive win of the city, elevating it to the Hall of Fame for the said category.

Davao City PESO manager Lilibeth Pantinople said she is very thankful for the support of the local officials and private partners that allowed them to

CHEERS. Overjoyed workers jubilantly cheer over the opening of the Cateel Irrigation System.

further improve their performance.

Among the strengths of Davao City PESO is its Fridays Job Fair, a weekly event that has attracted and assisted placement of thousands of applicants; and its innovative partnership with private establishments in the registry and placement of applicants.

Tagum City PESO Manager Rogeneth P. Llanos said this is the city’s second consecutive win.

The city won Best PESO for the component city category. With this year’s win, Tagum City will vie for Hall of Fame next year for category.

“We are the more challenged to improve the delivery of our services and as in the past, we continue to look for innovative ways to serve better our constituents,” Llanos said.

She said although there is pressure, she is confident of repeating the winning performance because of the trust and support Mayor Allan Rellon.

“We are very thankful for the full support of Mayor Rellon who believed in the program and in us. He has increased our budget knowing that we are indeed helping our constituents through the various programs of the PESO. And of course for the support of the DOLE regional office,” Llanos said.

Suyao personally presented to Rellon and the local city officials of Davao the Best PESO trophy in a ceremonial awarding held in their respective city hall grounds. Both Davao and Tagum PESOs are institutionalized. (Sherwin B. Manual/DOLE11)

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City gov’t to earn P14M from environment tax

By ANTONIO M. AJERO

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HE local government of Davao City will earn a total of P14,244,720.75 from the imposition of environment tax on more than a dozencompanies and growers operating agricultural plantations of not less 50 hectares in certain areas identified under the Watershed Protection Conservation and Management of Davao City.

This was reported by Catalino V. Bolo Jr., chief of para-legal division of the business tax assessment division of the City Treasurer’s Office, to the City Watershed Management Council (WMC) during its meeting last week, presided by assistant city administrator for operations Jhopee S.Avancena-Agustin.

Bolo told members of the multi-sectoral WMC that the subject agricultural companies have been found

to be operating banana and pineapple plantations within what the Watershed Ordinance defines as “agro-forestry/agricultural non-tillage areas and prime agricultural areas.”

He said the plantations, which are all located within the Third Congressional District of the city, have been inspected and informed again about the imposition of the environment tax which is being incorporated in the business tax system of the city government.

The pertinent provision in the Watershed Code states that an annual Environment Tax “shall be imposed on all agricultural businesses, both principal and grower, operating in the AGRO-Forestry/ Agricultural Non Tillage Areas and Prime Agricultural Areas of not less than fifty (50) hectares at the rate of

IT’S A CELEBRATION, AFTER ALL. A balloon vendor entices children to take their pick from her selection of cartoon characters inside Davao Memorial Park

FCITY, 10 during the celebration of All Souls’ Day last Sunday. Lean Daval Jr.

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Emperador now wholly owns scotch maker Whyte & Mackay E

MPERADOR Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Emperador UK Limited, has completed the acquisition of 100 percent stake in Whyte & Mackay Group Limited and its subsidiaries on October 31, 2014 for an enterprise value of £430 million, or P31 billion. The agreement for acquisition was signed on May 9, 2014.

Whyte & Mackay is the fifth largest maker of Scotch whisky in the world with a history of more than 160 years, and owns some of the most iconic Scotch

brands in the industry, including the British luxury brand The Dalmore Single Highland Malt, Jura Premium Single Malt, and Whyte & Mackay Blended Scotch whiskies.

Whyte & Mackay also holds one of the world’s largest aged whisky inventories.

The group has a production capacity of 50 million liters of alcohol per annum with five distilleries and one bottling plant in Scotland. Whyte & Mackay produces a wide range of products sold in more than 50

countries, mainly in Europe and North America. It also has strong presence in the global travel retail space.

Chairman Dr. Andrew Tan said, “Whisky is the second largest selling liquor category in the world. We look forward to developing a scotch whisky drinking culture in the Philippines.

We are going to officially launch and sell the existing Whyte & Mackay products, especially The Dalmore, Jura and Whyte & Mackay in the Philippines soon.”

The Dalmore brand, in particular, is unsurpassed

in prominence and quality.

Last year, a bottle of The Dalmore Brilliance, a oneof-a-kind 1926 single malt whisky, set a world record when it sold for €250,000, or nearly P15 million, in a liquor sale at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It is considered the highest value sale of an individual liquor globally.

Dr. Tan added, “Emperador Inc. is privileged to bring The Dalmore to the Philippines.

It is a very prestigious addition to our product portfolio.”

rect in-country production thereby improving Amcor’s speed-to-market in the Filipino market.

The plant is expected to be fully operational in 2016.

Amcor said it is dedicated to helping customers win in their respective marketplaces and building strong strategic relationships. The support from an important multinational customer

for this new investment, including a multi-year supply agreement, is testament to the success of this approach.

Ralf K. Wunderlich, President of Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific, said emerging Asia “remains an important focus for Amcor Flexibles and with 38 plants in right countries today, our presence in the Asia Pacific region will continue

to grow both organically and through acquisitions.

Our growth is supported by a solid foundation of delivering high quality, safe and innovative packaging.”

The partnership in establishing a plant in one of Asia’s key markets will allow Amcor to support the growth in the Philippines and bring benefits to the local community Amcor operates in.

showed that the children’s sector represents 52.2 percent of the identified 1,601,225 poor individuals in the entire region,” Taha said.

She said North Cotabato posted the highest number of children in poor households with 284,387 or 34 percent, followed by South Cotabato with 198,205 or 23.7 percent.

Sultan Kudarat registered 172,552 or 20.6 percent, Sarangani Province with 128,494 or 15.4 percent and Cotabato City with 51,966 or 6.2 percent.

Taha said the population or number of poor children was found greater in rural areas with a total of 671,638 individuals or 80.4 percent.

She said 163,966 or 19.6 percent are situated in the urban areas, specifically in the cities and key municipalities in the region.

In terms of educational attainment, a total of

350,630 or 42 percent of the identified poor children have reached the elementary grade and 106,151 or 12.7 percent were able to get high school education.

To improve the plight of the region’s poor children, Taha said they are continually implementing various convergence initiatives, among them the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps. DSWD-12 currently implements the initiative in the entire Region 12 and Marawi City in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Since its launching in the area six years ago, the agency has already served a total of 222,366 “poorest of the poor” households and released around P6.36 billion in cash grants.

4Ps is a poverty reduction and social development strategy of the national government that provides conditional cash grants to “poor-

est of the poor” households to improve their health, nutrition and education.

The program provides beneficiaries cash grants of P500 a month for health and nutrition expenses and P300 a month per child for educational expenses. A household with three qualified children could get P1,400 monthly.

The 4Ps only used to cover households with children up to age 14 but it was expanded up to age 18 starting this year to allow beneficiaries in the elementary level to continue their schooling until high school.

DSWD-12 had covered a total of 581,853 households in the region in the initial phase of the Listahanan.

Of these, the agency identified 296, 043 households as poor and were targeted as beneficiaries of its anti-poverty and other related socio-economic interventions. (MindaNews)

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MCOR Flexibles Asia Pacific announced that it will build a multi-million dollar flexible packaging plant in the Philippines.

The new plant will manufacture high performance packaging for a leading multinational consumer brand.

This investment builds on the existing strategic customer partnership and delivers di-

DSWD 12 to help 1M poor kids T

HE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is working on various interventions to address the basic needs and uplift the living conditions of 835,604 identified poor children in the area.

Bai Zorahayda Taha, DSWD Region 12 director, said Monday the figure was based on the database of the Listahanan or National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) survey conducted by the agency in the region’s four provinces and five cities.

Also known as Southwestern Mindanao or Soccsksargen, Region 12 is composed of the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong Kidapawan and Cotabato.

“The survey results

Stock Smarts: How to be smart at the Stock Market

By ATHENA JILLIAN BRAVO

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ISH to know more on how to invest your money wisely? Beat the annual inflation rate of your finances or even help stabilize the Philippine economy and be a part owner of stable companies in the country? Then join the three-module training event of Stock Smarts on November 28 to 29, 2014 at the Lispher Inn, Juna Subdivision, Matina, Davao City.

Enhance your knowledge on how to build the right foundation in investing in the stock market and learn some basic techniques with the first module entitled Stock Smarts: Basics on the first day from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Know what’s behind the stock market and who are the rightful people to handle it.

Allow this basic module unlock the myths that surround the stock market to unleash the investor in you.

This module is open to all employees, entrepreneurs and students who would want to learn the Stock Smarts way of making money in the stock market.

Even to those who have no or little background in stock investing and trading. Expect to learn effective techniques and concepts that you need for trading and investing.

Know how to pick good stocks and avoid bad ones with the help of the second module Funda.m.ental Technical Analysis on the second day from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.

Know what a company is really worth and know which stocks are cheap or expensive. This module is designed to teach the basics on how you can pick which stocks are cheap and which are overhauled. This module will help investors create a conviction for themselves on which

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In memory of his beloved Text and Photos By HENRYLITO D. TACIO

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OVE, so goes a line of a song, comes from the most unexpected places. That happened to Mariano Ledesma Lacson, a sugar baron from Negros. The most-sought after bachelor was visiting Hong Kong together with a wealthy friend when he met Maria Braga, a Portuguese lady from Macau and daughter of a ship captain.

He was smitten by her beauty. So he courted her earnestly until she finally said yes. To make the long story short, they got married and he brought her to his ancestral house in Talisay, where they raised their family together.

Children came one after another: Victoria, Rafael (who later became the governor of Negros Occidental), Mercedes, Natividad, Sofia, Felipe (who grew up and became a mayor of Talisay), Consolacion, Angelina, Ramon, and Eduardo.

Maria was pregnant with her 11th child when she slipped in the bathroom. She was bleeding; her condition was so precarious that traveling outside of the house was out of question. Mariano summoned some of his men to get a resident doctor from a nearby town. He told them to use a horse-drawn carriage, then the fastest mode of transportation.

This happened in the 1920s and it would take two days to traverse the various sugar farms to Silay. So, by the time the doctor arrived, on the fourth day, Maria and her child were already dead.

Mariano was totally devastated by the sudden death of the love of his life. He went into a depression for some time but knowing that he still had children that needed his attention, he tried to get out from his depression and focus instead on building a house in memory of his beloved wife.

But before doing so, he consulted his father-in-law about the idea. When the latter knew about it, he fully supported the plans of his son-in-law. Being a ship captain, he carted many items from Europe and China -ranging from machuca tiles, chandeliers, and chinaware.

He even brought with him some construction workers from China to help build the mansion.

It took about three years to finish the Don Mariano Lacson Mansion. A local builder named Engineer Puentevella was entrusted to make the design and building specifications. He asked his son Felipe to supervise the construction and make sure that A-grade mixture of concrete was precisely poured.

The marble-like effect of high-grade concrete can be felt by touching the posts and walls of what remains now of the mansion. The entire mansion has a floor area of 900 square meters: 450 square meters upstairs and 450 square meters on the lower ground. Ten rooms occupied the mansion: eight rooms for children, a Master’s bedroom and a family room.

The structure of the two-story mansion was of Italianate architecture as evidenced by its neo-Romanesque columns all around. It has a close semblance of the façade of the Carnegie Hall in New York City.

“Since the engineer was a Filipino, it is believed the design came from that of Maria’s ancestral mansion which was given by her father to Mariano as sample,” noted an inflight magazine.

“The imprimatur of Maria’s father, a ship captain, is now clear from the shell-inspired décor all around the top edges of the mansion -- the same ones that identified the homes of ship captains in New England at that time.”

The Don Mariano Lacson Mansion was built because of the husband’s devotion to his wife. Proof of his unwavering love for Maria was the initials engraved on every post of the mansion. The 2 M’s, facing each other, stands for Mariano and Maria.

The Lacson family lived in the mansion happily. But it was not “ever after” as Japanese forces invaded the country in December 1941 after Japan’s declaration of war upon the United States, which controlled the Philippines at the time and possessed important military bases.

In anticipation of the war and not wanting to get caught in the middle of their 440-hectare farm, the Lacson family abandoned the mansion. They left behind all their furnitures, chinaware, home décor and some personal belongings, locked up the place, and left a caretaker to watch over the mansion.

The American soldiers came to the place. Sensing that it might be used as headquarters of the Japanese troops, it was decided that it would be burned just other big houses in the area.

While it took three years to build the mansion, it took only three days to consume all of its roofs, ceilings, twoinch wooden floors, doors and windows which were all made of hardwood of tindalo, narra, and kamagong.

The three-day inferno did not flatten the whole mansion. Thanks to its oversize steel bars and the

meticulous way of pouring A-grade mixture of concrete, the skeletal frame remains.

Today, The Ruins -- as the mansion is now called -has been ranked 12th place among the world’s fascinating ruins.

The four-tiered fountain in front of the remains of the mansion makes it a perfect replica of the ancient homes with spacious gardens -- like those you see in Savannah, Georgia.

Joy Gallera Malaga, an independent writer who visited the place, wrote: “And most likely you would appreciate the mansion even if it was already reduced to its skeletal frame, or maybe it is its present condition that adds to its character and beauty. That’s the charm of old structures; it invites you to engage in an experience just by being there, getting to know it better through the stories it continues to tell.”

The world would never know of The Ruins -- which was abandoned for 67 years!

-- had it not been for Raymund Javellana, one of Mariano’s great grandson. Raymund is the son of Ramon, the son of Mercedes, who was the daughter of Mariano.

Raymund had a travel agency in Manila when his mother requested him to come back to Negros and help her manage their sugar plantations. He now settles in Silay but in one of trips to Talisay, he saw the abandoned mansion, which is located in Hacienda Sta. Maria.

He decided to make it as one of the province’s tourist attractions.

At first, people he contacted were lukewarm about the idea. But Raymund pursued his plans. He might be thinking of that Hollywood movie in which one of the characters said, “If you build,

they will come.”

In January 2008, he opened The Ruins to the public. Thanks to social media, the exposure to local and national televisions, and write-ups that came in various publications, people flocked to the place.

Today, this “one of the best landmarks in the Philippines” (as declared by the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers) is one of the most-often visited places in

Negros Occidental. It is now a favorite venue for photo shoots, special events, weddings, conferences and parties.

Abe Florendo, writing for Philippine Daily Inquirer, was right when he wrote: “Then at the end of the road, like a sudden apparition, something out of a half-forgotten dream looms The Ruins. It takes your breath away. And it takes a long time to recover.”

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AYOR Rodrigo R. Duterte has ordered the removal of campaign materials in Davao City that urge him to run for President in 2016, reported MindaNews, the ubiquitous wire agency based in this city, yesterday.

MindaNews anchored its report on Duterte’s statement over the weekend that similar materials were sprouting everywhere and that there were groups who did not believe that he did not have anything to do with the campaign.

“Maybe kayong mga taga-Davao, you will believe me,” Duterte said. “But in other places with people who don’t know my character, they might really think it’s me.”

Duterte reiterated four reasons behind his not wanting to run for President.

“I don’t like it. I don’t want to be a hypocrite na kunwari gusto kunwari ayaw. What is really bad is that I allowed these things to happen. I was nonchalant, ‘hayaan na lang,’ which is not really the case... Wala akong ambisyon maging presidente,” he said.

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Duterte added that he did not have funds to run a campaign, and at his age, 69 years old, he thinks he does not have the energy to function as President.

The mayor, who is being urged to run for President by various sectors, including businessmen from Metro Manila and other regions, appealed to the public to “tone down” the support.

There you are, the maverick mayor has said all what needs to be said about the many-splendored political situation that he is in.

However, if you think that his latest statements on the subject will stop people from wanting him to run for President, think again. No, not the people in Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao who believe his leadership style and his decisiveness are what this country needs given its seemingly insurmountable problems it is facing. Not the majority of Dabawenyos who are simply thrilled at the thought of having their mayor occupy the highest position of the land and applying his unique ideas of governance put to work.

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Mission possible for today’s youth?

HE youth can address problems that bedevil politics in the community. With their innate idealism and sense of fairness, unless they’re thoroughly corrupted by wrong values or by the unethical practices of their adult mentors, they can make up for the failures and shortcomings of the officials of their local government.

Being more numerous than the adults, they have the numbers. They can outvote adults on any issue by mobilizing their own rank and file. And being better educated or informed from their wide exposure to myriad media, they have moral ascendancy and can be more persuasive.

They can also serve as the conscience of the community, resisting and defying manipulative tactics, denouncing accustomed use of money to corrupt both old and young.

Along with kindred youth in other communities, they have networks and can act out their ideals in a variety of ways to influence the larger society. ***** It’s in the youth’s favor that they are young, have no vested interest except desire for a bright future, and are in line to take over. And they have every right to expect adults to turn over to them a well-ordered, moral, and well-governed society.

If they pursue their advocacy with serious and dignified intent, they can even shame adults into behaving ethically.

For instance, the practice of favorit-

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PTIMISM is the content of small men in high places.” This statement comes from the pen of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigmatic writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.

Fitzgerald’s statement came to mind as I pondered upon the life of Helen Keller. At the age of two she suffered an illness that left her blind and deaf. Her parents took her to Dr. Alexander Graham Bell who recommended the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston.

At age of 7, Helen was tutored by Anne Sullivan through the sense of touch. As a result, Helen eventually learned to read Braille and began attending Radcliffe College, where her tutor interpreted lectures.

Helen graduated with highest honors.

She learned to type on a Braille typewriter and wrote many books from 1903 to 1941. She also became concerned about all the blind, especially those blinded in war or by poor working conditions. She received numerous international honors for her efforts.

“Four things to learn in life: To think clearly without hurry, to love everybody sincerely, to act in everything with the highest motives, and to trust God unhesitatingly,” she wrote.

ism or nepotism—which fuels political dynasties and graft—persists because no one listens to other adults anymore and the dynastic practitioners are shameless towards fellow adults.

As the foremost victims of dynastic monopoly and greed for power—crowded out of public service careers by surrogates of traditional politicians—the youth can rightly launch a “shame campaign” against dynasties and their abuses and win sizeable public attention. ***** They would also get a better hearing if they denounce political monopolists for victimizing them and the less wealthy, less privileged, and less connected.

They can as well expose corrupt practitioners of money politics, shameless abusers of public office, violators of their oath of office, and betrayers of the public trust.

Their facile resort to cyber media and networking will create great impact— doing precisely what adult society fails to do, which is to induce loathing and a sense of guilt about crime or wrongdoing.

The decline of public ethics is already overloading our judicial institutions and the capacity of anti-crime agencies. The youth can mitigate this problem through

a more imaginative, more potent, and less politically-tainted crusade than the socalled Daang Matuwid gimmick. ***** They can push back the gains of incorrigible trapos who make our country notorious with their corruption and impunity.

Details on these malevolent trapos and their depredations abound in public records, in cases with the Ombudsman, in the courts, and on various media.

The ineffectual effort of formal institutions (including churches) to promote ethical or moral behavior is something the youth can reinforce; they can well provide alternative approaches to curbing corruption and immorality in their own community or barangay.

At the least, they can hurl back to the faces of adults the lessons dished out to them under split-level conditions— learning that is taught hypocritically or behavior prescribed selectively. They can combat or challenge the adult mentality that says, “Do as I tell you; but not as I do!” ***** It’s time the adults hear from the youth of our time, just as the 19th Century heard the youthful voices of Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, and their comrades against the abuses of their society.

The thirst for fairness and justice today must be quenched. But it is not a task for adults who, while expecting youngsters to behave ethically, themselves bas-

tardize decency and honesty with their perverse values and practices. They are adults with juvenile habits; they are not leaders but misleaders.

It is these adult malcontents that make our barangays, municipalities, and provinces havens of dynastic rule and corruption. They need to be foiled. How dare they bequeath political greed and corrupt governance to the next generation!

It is reckless and wrong for them to leave their mess for the youth to reform and to straighten out later. They should be made to fix the system now—or banished from politics!—before the next generation takes over.

If this is Mission Impossible, we might as well bow our heads in shame, step aside, and ask the youth to do the fixing now.

It would also provide them an opportunity to make up for the years of failed performance by the Sangguniang Kabataan. Is this realistic and possible?

(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 Government’s Peace Panel; awardee, PPI-UNICEF outstanding columnist. He is president/national convenor, Gising Barangay Movement Inc. valdehuesa@gmail.com)

Such good THINK ON THESE! lessons in life, indeed. Some people see failures as setbacks but others consider them as challenges.

“The essence of optimism is that it takes no Henrylito D. Tacio account of the henrytacio@gmail.com present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy,” Dietrich Bonhoeffer pointed out.

Literature and history are full of people who suffered from handicaps, had talents that were inferior to those around them, lived in the worst of circumstances, or faced many defeats. And yet, they pursued their dreams.

So one wonders: What made them achieve? “Focus on your potential instead of your limitations,” Alan Loy McGinnis suggested.

Who has never heard the name Thomas Alva Edison? In his lifetime, he had invented

1,093 things – making him the person with more patents than any other person in the world. While most people credit his ability to creative genius, he credited it to hard work.

“Genius,” Edison once said, “is 99 percent perspiration and one percent inspiration.” That’s true, but there’s a third factor: his positive attitude. At one time, he exclaimed to an assistant marvelling at the bewildering total of his failures – 50,000 experiments before he succeeded with a new storage battery: “Results? Why man, I have gotten lots of results. I now know 50,000 things that won’t work.”

Edison was an optimist who saw the best in everything. “If we did all the things we were capable of doing,” he pointed out, “we would literally astound ourselves.”

More often than not, non-achievers blame their circumstances; winners rise above their circumstances. Some concentrate on the blank wall that boxes them in; winners always look for a way to get under it, over it, around it, or through it.

That’s the life philosophy of Nido Qubein, a businessman, motivational speaker, and president of High Point University since 2005. The youngest of five children to parents of Lebanese and Jordanian descent, he came to the United States in 1966 with limited knowledge of English and only $50 in his pocket. But he learned that the power to

affect your future lies within your own hands and in your attitude.

In his latest book, “The Power of Positive Influence,” he suggested some ideas on what makes a person successful: “Surround yourself with positive influences. When you are surrounded by negative thinkers, image, or materials, it is easy to get bogged down in hopelessness.

“Read inspiring books and magazines.

Listen to motivational recordings and speakers. Attend positive-thinking seminars or programs. Make it a point to read or watch or listen to something positive and inspiring at least once every day.

“Associate with positive people. Look for friends who feel good about themselves, people who have the attitude of gratitude. People who need to tear down others are not happy with themselves and are not good for you or your attitude.”

But most important, never give up.

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up,” Thomas Alva Edison commented.

The words of American comedian Lucille Ball comes in handy: “One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”

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nizing exemplary initiatives to keep it clean and green as the city continues to grow as a center of economic and industrial activity.

In an interview after the ceremony, Madrazo said the factors for the city’s recognition were cleanliness maintenance, preservation of watersheds, and its solid waste program.

Aside from the Davao City, San Carlos City in Ne-

gros Occidental was also awarded in the ASEAN ESC for the small cities category.

Other awardees third ASEAN ESC are; Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam; Battambang Municipality, Cambodia; Balikpapan, Indonesia; LuangPrabang, Lao PDR; Melaka, Malaysia; Yangon, Myanmar; North West District, Singapore; Chiang Rai City, Thailand,

and Hue City, Vietnam.

For the second ASEAN Certificates of Recognition; Tangerang, Indonesia for Clean Air - Big Cities;Da Lat City, Vietnam for Clean Air Small Cities;Phnom Penh, Cambodia for Clean Water - Big Cities; NakhonSawan,Thailand for Clean Water - Small Cities and Roi-et, Thailand for Clean Land - Small Cities.

resources of EDC’s Mt. Apo project.

The study will involve geologic mapping, geochemical sampling of the surface thermal manifestations in the area, and the conduct of geophysical survey. The activities will be done over the duration of six months.

EDC is the largest producer of geothermal energy in the Philippines and is a major driver in making the country the second largest geothermal producer in the world.

The company is primarily engaged in the business of exploring, developing, and operating geothermal energy and other indigenous renewable energy projects.

Earlier, City Council’s committee on energy chair councilor Louie John J. Bonguyan said the city will accept applications from any firm that applies for new power plant construction in the city.

Bonguyan said as long the companies comply with the necessary requirements to

build new power plants like geothermal plants, the City Council will give its approval.

He said the more power plants there are in Davao, the better it is for the city since it translates to more taxes, employment, and livelihood programs.

Bonguyan also said there is a need for the city to build more power plants in order to avert a power crisis in Southern Mindanao.

(DCPO) , the victim is a student of the Ateneo de Davao University.

The victim said she took a tricycle and sat beside a man who would turn out to be the robber.

She said she was surprised when the tricycle turned towards Doña Vicenta Village, indicating that the driver was conspiring with the robber.

She said the suspect then pointed a .38 caliber

revolver at her and declared a hold-up. The suspect took the victim’s wallet containing P6,000 cash and an expensive cellphone.

The victim said after taking her valuables, the suspect kicked her off the vehicle.

The suspect then fired at police officers who were responding to a burglary incident. The officers fired back, killing him.

DCPO director Senior

Superintendent Vicente D. Danao Jr. said the suspect was a notorious robber, victimizing mostly women and students.

The police recovered from the possession of the slain suspect a revolver, two sachets of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride), and the phone and wallet of the victim.

Police are still trying to identify the suspect as of press time.

themselves of the free no-scalpel (non-surgical) vasectomy that will be offered in CHO clinics starting November 5 until November 7 as 26 countries, including Philippines, commem-

orate World Vasectomy Day. “We are targeting to vasectomize 20 men per day,” Dr. Tomas Miguel Ababon, CHO medical disaster coordinator, said.

He said the CHO has a to-

tal of five physicians who will do the procedure for free.

Fuentes said after the event, the non-scalpel vasectomy will be offered every fourth Friday of the month. CRC

market briefings, technical oral presentations, and poster presentations and exhibitions.

Among topics that will be discussed in the symposium are : Trends and Opportunities for the Global Banana Industry by Paul Smits of Nader & Ebrahims/o Hassan Philippines,Inc.; DOST: Industry Strategic Plan for Banana Industry by Dr. Patricio Faylon, executive director of Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAANRRD); Past, Present and Future of Banana Conservation and Improvement

by Dr. Nicolas Roux, senior scientist for genetic resources conservation and use of Bioversity, International; History and Global Movement of Fusarium Wilt by Professor Altus Viljoen,Ph.D, chairman of the Department of Plant Pathology in Stellenbosch

University; and Fusarium Tropical Race 4: Impact and Mitigation in Asia by Dr. Agustin Molina, officer-in-charge of the Asia-Pacific Commodity System and Genetic Resources Programme, Bioversity International.

The Banana Symposium was previously held in Tiruchirapalli, India in 2008, Guangzhou, China in 2009; Chiang Mai, Thailand in January 2012; and Kaohsiung, Taiwan in November 2012.

It is the first time that Philippines will host the international event.

Aside from the symposium, there will be also a three-day trade fair and exhibit.

DCCCII president Antonio dela Cruz said the almost 300 exhibitors essentially will come from the agri-trade and agri-industrial sectors together with their complementary

industries: food (fresh, processed and packaging), machineries and equipment, post harvest facilities, agricultural chemicals, animal husbandry, fertilizers and pest management, financing, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and logistics, among others.

“All other industries are more than welcome because DATE is not only about agriculture but also about other businesses in Davao and in Mindanao. We even have exhibitors from auto, handicrafts, real estate, and banking sector, among others. This is is open for everyone,” dela Cruz added.

DATE is an annual flagship event of the DCCCII, aimed at providing a venue to showcase products, services, and opportunities in the agriculture industry of Mindanao. CRC

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TWENTY FIVE CENTAVOS (P0.25) per square meter.”

The companies and their assessed tax payables are Apoland Fresh Fruits Corporation in Barangay Tungkalan, P522,500; Best Tropical Fruits Agricultural in barangays Suawan, Tamugan, Tambobong and Salaysay, P1,290. 253; DAVCO in barangays Baguio, Cadalian, Cawayan, Wangan, Sirib, and Subasta, P2,630,525; Davao Fruits Corporation in Tamayong, Sirib, Dacudao, Baguio,

Wines, Carmen, Cadalian, Gumalang, Tawan-tawan and Manuel Guianga, P3.364, 225; Davao Tribe Cooperative in Sirib, P607.500; Highland Banana Corporation in Baguio, Wines, Carmen, Cadalian, Gumalang and Tawan-tawan, P818,525; Progressive Highland Development Corporation in barangay DaliaonPlantation, P480,000; Southern Tropical Fruits in barangay Wines, P178,792; STANFILCO in Malagos, Tamugan, Tamay-

ong, Tawan-tawan, Cadalian and Carmen, P3,324,825; SubastaAgrcultural Corporation in Subasta and Camansi, P1.3 million; and Tagluno Development Corporation In Tagluno and Tungkalan, P252,575.

Agustin said the environment tax will be imposed only once a year. Proceeds of the tax will go to general fund of the city government but will be used to fund projects designed to implement of Watershed Code. AMA

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By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO njb@edgedavao.net

The 3rd Mindanao Freedom Ride hits the road today with a total distance of 1,196 kilometers beginning and ending in Davao City.

Today’s Day 1 covers 403 kilometers from Davao City to Bislig in Surigao del Sur via Mati City and Cateel in Davao Oriental.

Norminring Motorbikes is once again organizing the annual ride for Mindanao bike enthusiasts, mostly owners of Ducati and KTM bikes. Entry Fee for the Freedom Ride is P2,500 which includes donation to chosen recipient pulic school, lunch on the road for 4 days (4 meals), dinner and fellowship night at the Finisher’s Party in Davao City on November 8, raffle ticket for free ultralight flight with the Mindanao Saga Flying Club, souvenir shirt and FR2014 Passport/Raffle Ticket for November 8.

FR2014 is open to advanced riders only. The ride follows rain or shine rule, checkpoint system along the

route and passports with complete checkpoint validation stamps will be qualified for raffle on November 8, scooter to be raffled will be announced before jumpoff on November 5.

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

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

Day 2 covers 222 kilometers and is from Bislig to Tandag with side trip to Tinuyan Falls and Enchanted River. Riders are advised to ride with rash guards and board shorts under their ride gear.

Day 3 covers 286 kilometers and starts from Tandag and ends at Butuan City via Surigao City. Day 5 covers 285 kilometers and the final leg will begin in Butuan City and end in Davao City via Tagum City.

Police bike advanced training from Yamaha

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AMAHA Motor Philippines, Inc. conducts the Police Bike Advanced Safety Riding Training in the Head Office, this is the second time this activity is being done. In this version, the brand showcases its support to those who protect us on the road.

YMPH partners with the organizations of SLEXMATES, STAR TOLLWAY and SKYWAY. 21 units of Yamaha Police Bike XJ600P, specifically designed for law enforcement, were turned over to the said groups. As part of mutual commitment to the safety and discipline of everyone on the road, Yamaha conducted advanced

safety riding training for 36 participants across 3 days.

The training was headed by former WGP Riding Champion & Yamaha Riding Academy Executive Instructor, YOSHIYAKI KATO who imparted his vast knowledge through many years of experience.

YMPH President, Toru Osugi, graced the 3 day event for the official release of the units and shared his thoughts about the dedication of all who were part of the activities.

It was a unified effort to enrich lives through safety and discipline, one that would benefit everyone on the road.

Test ride the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Pikes Peak at the Mindanao Freedom Ride 2014 on November 5-8.

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AMAHA Motor Philippines, Inc. staged their 5th Yamaha Grand Prix Finals at the Robinsons Novaliches in front of a crowd of thousands. The best riders in the country from Santa Rosa, Antipolo, Digos, Davao, Cebu, Naga, and Clark Pampanga qualifiers have been gathered for this racing finale.

It was a hot racing day, but none were more scalding than the competition that was about to unfold in front of thousands of spectators. As riders began to slowly fill the venue, with gears thoroughly being prepared, race strategies carefully reviewed, passion filled the air. This was a Championship match between the best of the best, a rematch for some, a proving ground for others. The track filled with first timers and all timers, ready for a shot at representing the Philippines in the 11th Yamaha ASEAN CUP Race in Indonesia, a privilege reserved for the best.

Pound for Pound Host Rico Robles was the designated race announcer

and all around voice of the competition. He began to pump up the crowd, excitement complemented anticipation, personal bets were made, favorites were lauded on, and supporters have taken sides. But it wasn’t all ferocity that enveloped the area; there was still fun, laughter, and entertainment that had to be seen. After all, this was still a celebration. From the beautiful Yamaha Girls to stunning Cos Players, the place was filled with astonishing beauty. Before the race officially started; the crowd was treated to a performance by the social media princess, Donnalyn Bartolome, who had a beautiful rendition of all about the bass by Meghan Trainor.

For the official beginning of the annual competition; YMPH President, Mr. Toru Osugi; gave his message of good fortune to all the riders from different regions, to give it their best and let the true champions emerge when the dust settles. Riders revved their engines to signify that the race was on, and the performances from the Up Pep

Squad and the Showtime Dancers electrified onlookers from every corner.

As the flag went down, it was time to see who was the best in the categories of ACR Vega Force i, ACR Mio125 Mx i, and Sniper Mx150; Yamaha Motorcycles that were perfected for the racing scene, dominated the track with their thunderous roars. Bragging rights were also at stake when the club race category hit the track, each rider went out to represent their respective groups vying for the opportunity to be the best club group.

As riders crossed the finish line, only a chosen few would be declared as this year’s best and will be headed off to the big dance.

For the ACR VEGA FORCE i Category, representing the Philippines are: 1. Champion – Mac Don Sande from Malaybalay Bukidnon 2. 1st Runner Up – Fritsy Claveria from Manila 3. 2nd Runner Up – Ephraim Onahon from Malaybalay Bukidnon For the ACR Mio125 MX i Category, winners are:

1. Champion – Fernando Masato from Manila 2. 1st Runner Up – John Emerson Inguito from Manila 3. 2nd Runner Up – Victor Laude from Manila For the Sniper MX 150 Category, riders going to Indonesia are: 1. Champion – Vingie Coloma from Davao City 2. 1st Runner Up – Durraine Dan Carlos from Malaybalay Bukidon 3. 2nd Runner Up – Clifford Bacus from Digos City As the day reached its conclusion; champagne bottles were popping and graffiti began to fall on everyone in attendance, a special celebration occurred as Yamaha’s Team Philippines was finally completed and a bigger race to greatness was still to come. There was nothing but joy during the festivities; the passion for riding has one again been shared, the best motorcycles in the world had left their marks on the tracks, each rider has been glorified, everyone had Revved their hearts.

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Sabah is an adventurer’s playground

Being located on one of the Planet’s biggest islands, Borneo, has its perks as Sabah is where one can say goodbye to urban life and instead hit the mountain trails, biking paths or river rapids. River rafting can be done either on the easier Kiulu River or on the more advanced Pads River.

The Kiulu river, with its

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AMILIAR yet unfamiliar, that is what Filipinos think when it comes to Sabah. Our of our closest neighbours by way of Palawan and Mindanao, Sabah is one of two Malaysian states located on the north-eastern tip of the island of Borneo.

Facing the South China Sea, Sabah’s state capital is Kota Kinabalu, a thriving port city that is the also the seat of commerce that has seen a resurgence of development thanks to its vibrant tourism programs and infrastructure and here are some factoids you might want to know about Sabah.

Sabah is home to the oldest running steam trains Started in the 1880’s when rubber and coffee plantations were cultivated in interior Sabah, the North Borneo Railway was established as a mode of transport people and goods from the farms to the port. Today the steam trains no longer produce but instead carry passengers on a scenic journey through lush jungles, picturesque scenes and even a mountain tunnel.

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Climbing Mt. Kinabalu.

Photo courtesy of Sabah Tourism

Playing a traditional game at the Murut long house at the Mari Mari Village. class I and class II rapids, is located on the northwest region of Sabah and is just an hour drive from Kota Kinabalu. The Padas River on the other hand is located in the interior of Sabah and can be reached through a train ride from Tenom. The lengthy 30-kilometre route is the longest rafting route in Borneo and boasts of challenging class III and class IV rapids.

lifestyle of the local tribes, a visit to the Mari-Mari Cultural Village allows one to experience village life in five of the major Sabah ethnic groups. Visitors can explore the different houses of the tribes as well as participate in village activities such as cooking food, making fire, beating bark to make clothes, and dance to traditional dances.

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Mt. Kinabalu is the tallest mountain in Southeast Asia At a staggering height of 4,101 meters, Mt. Kinabalu is over one kilometre taller than our Mt. Apo and is the tallest mountain in Southeast Asia. Located within the confines of Kinabalu Park which covers an area of 754 sq. km, bigger than Singapore. Malaysia’s first World Heritage Site, Kinabalu Park is also a botanical paradise blessed with flora and fau-

Gaya Island. Photo by Rose Razon. na that covers four climate zones.

The park is easily accessible via a two hour drive from Kota Kinabalu.

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Sabah has a kaleidoscope of cultures and ethnicities

There are over 30 different ethnic races and over 80 local dialects spoken all over Sabah, there is also a thriving Filipino community (there is even a Filipino Market) composed of Filipinos who moved to Sabah as well as through intermarriages.

To discover the distinctive

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Local Chinese also form a big ethnic group

Thanks to ancient trading through to the Chinese diaspora of the 1940’s, Sabah has a large ethnic Chinese community as can be seen on the many street signs in downtown Kota Kinabalu.

There are even areas around Sabah that serve Ba Kut Teh, a savoury pork rib soup flavoured with lots of aromatics and garlic, which the immigrant Chinese (Hokkien and Hakka) are known for. There are also various Chinese temples that can be found within and around Kota Kinabalu.

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Rafting on the Kiulu River.

The North Borneo Railway. Photo by Rose Razon.

Gaya Island is to Kota Kinabalu as Samal is to Davao Covering an area of 1,465 hectares and just 10 minutes by speed boat from Kota

Kinabalu, is Gaya Island. Part of the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park, Gaya and its surrounding islands are where beautiful white sand beaches can be found. Sabah Parks, the body charged with protecting the Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, is headquartered on the south-eastern part of Gaya Island in a bay shared with the Downbelow Marine & Wildlife Adventures dive station. A development on the edge of Gaya island nearest to Sapi island is also used by Sabah Parks and offers a small, quiet beach for public recreational use.

If you feel a need to splurge though, you can try staying at one of the two five-star resorts that are located on the northeastern end of Gaya Island.

When planning a trip to Kota Kinabalu, check out Sabah Tourism’s comprehensive website (www.sabahtourism. com) for sample itineraries and featured attractions.

The Philippines’ leading airline, Cebu Pacific Air flies thrice weekly from Manila to Kota Kinabalu, for as low as P1,199. Guests can connect to Manila from across the network. For bookings, visit www.cebupacificair.com or call (02)7020-888 or (032)2308888. The latest seat sales may also be found on Cebu Pacific Air’s official Facebook and Twitter (@CebuPacificAir) pages.

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

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Blissful beauty finds for the Yule season!

HAVING grown today to over 40+ outlets locally, Snoe has products under makeup, skincare, bath and body, hair care, and beauty accessories. From its humble beginnings in 2010, Snoe has rapidly grown to a company with 48 retail outlets and 300+ SKUs under its belt. With an expanding range of products, Snoe manages to keep developing new and exciting products for the modern woman.

Whether you’re a glam babe, active chick or savvy momma, Snoe offers every product imaginable fit for any lifestyle. CEO Jen shares, “Science plays a large role in the beauty industry, that’s why we keep up to date with the latest trends internationally to be a competitive, global brand.” By incorporating these breakthroughs in the challenging cosmetics market, Snoe is the first Filipino beauty brand to gain attention of retail giant, cult-fave Urban Outfitters in the US (which later then carried their line in US stores). Remarkably for a four year old brand, they are establishing a following in Europe through eCommerce and soon to be available in the rest of South East Asia and the Middle East.

Eye catching design and witty labels, their line of personal care products for girls on the go comes to attention. With a punchy name, Stink Positive Empowering Beauty Bar, a candy-inspired honey lemon odor neutralizing deo-soap combats skin concerns like dark spots, acne and pigmentation with skincare star ingredient, turmeric (a natural remedy used for years).

All the holiday shopping can take toll on your toes and Snoe also steps up with their leg at foot products! Show some love to your gams with Body N Sole Leg & Foot Spa Ice Mist and Sweat Stop Foot Massage Absorbing Powder.

Infused with lavender, peppermint and tea tree, natural oils promote blood circulation and anti-bacterial properties for fresh feet.

Guessing for the perfect gift yet? There’s something surely you’ll discover from Snoe’s holiday offerings, Follow Snoe for new product releases! Instagram (http://instagram.com/SnoeBeautyInc) and Facebook (http://facebook.com/SnoeBeautyInc) Snoe is now available in Mindanao. Davao at Abreeza (2/F, in front of Robinsons Department Store), Cagayan de Oro at Centrio (G/F, JP Rizal Entrance), General Santos at KCC Mall (Department Store – Cosmetics section)

Vault revels in the wonder of ‘time’ VAULT invites you for a good time with its Time Issue, entirely dedicated to the concept of time and the lifestyle that emanates from man’s mastery of it.

In this issue, watches take center stage—from primitive sundials to the first mechanical clocks that appeared in the early Renaissance to this year’s generation of digital smart watches, to our passion to set speed records or explore the depths of outer and inner space.

There is hardly any aspect of modern life unaffected by our reliance on time and the inescapable need to organize our experiences and aspirations around it. Hence, this issue pays tribute to the genius minds that have crafted the theories and instruments that measure time, as much as it is a paean to the men and women who have reveled and continue to take pleasure in the idea of mastering it.

Vault also highlights icons that have stood the test of time and repositories of memories—from the majestic Luneta Hotel that was built in 1919 to pocket watches that influenced men’s fashion to the classic beard that dictated the style zeitgeist of every era.

Published once every two months by ABS-CBN Publishing, each issue of Vault has sections dedicated to automobiles, aviation, new establishments, equipment, travel, timepieces, art, style, grooming, property, and fine dining.

Vault is sold at all major bookstores in Metro Manila and is available for download on Zinio. To download ABS-CBN’s magazines, users on Android devices must download the Zinio app from the Android Market. The app is also available through the iPad App Store. PC and Mac users can access Zinio at zinio.com.

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Of skin and ink

The 3rd Annual Bata’k Skinfest 2014

THE Bata’k Skinfest 2014 is an annual tattoo festival here in Gensan. “Bata’k” is a B’laan word which means ink on the skin. the festival aims to promote unity among local tattoo and other skin art artists. The members of this organisation, whom yours truly has recently been a part of, are young professionals who are at the same time tattoo artists, tattoo enthusiasts, musicians and extreme sports advocates who share one common belief, that is “INKED AND PROUD.”

Oct. 24 2014, This years skinfest kicked off with a DOH seminar about HIV, who were also stationed at the event and were handing out free condoms and

HIV screening. Followed

by Dr. Homer Matias with a skin physiology seminar. Oct. 25, the machines started buzzing from 10am-5pm for the artists of the on-the-spot tattoo competition. At the same time around 4pm, a skate and BMX exhibition was taking place at the Robinsons parking lot.

Tattooing stopped for around 5pm, judges, tattoo masters Anthraxx Mike, Pents Clemente from Bulacan, Bong Acosta of Davao, 2 time Bata’k champion Mark Zetha, and Jun Cabanero of Bloodworkz Tattoo, would asses their work.

When the clock hit 7pm, the awarding of winners commenced, Nonpro coloured 3rd Kenny Alain Bulawan, 2nd Shaun Paul Catumal, 1st Rutherford Teng, for the Non-pro black and grey category, 3rd Ricky Pauya, 2nd Raffy Tampus, 1st Orly Simbajon. Pro colored category 3rd Deo John Ladrillono, 2nd Dorel Paul Chan, 1st Joegen Delima. Pro black and grey, 3rd Gil Merilla, 2nd Joemar Flores, 1st Loy Kabigting.

Right after the awarding hardcore bands from Polomolok, Davao and Gensan rocked the house down, from 8pm to 2am.

This took place in front of Sunset Bistro and Piyesta.

The Bata’k organisers are more than proud to say that every year the community is getting bigger, with a mission that is —” to promote awareness among the general public that tattooing does exist as part of modern culture” For more info on the event, visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/batakskinfest or http://batakskinfest.com Follow me on Twitter or Instagram, @kyriekoutre for more adventures in and around my wonderland that is Gensan, Tuna Capital of the Philippines.

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Iya Villania’s Kapuso homecoming MULTI-TALENTED artist Iya Villania returns to GMA as she signed an exclusive contract with the Network.

The contract signing was held on October 29, 2014 at the 16th floor Boardroom of GMA Network and attended by the top officers of the Network.

Present at the contract signing were Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Atty. Felipe L. Gozon, Senior Vice President for Entertainment TV Lilybeth G. Rasonable, Vice President for Entertainment TV Marivin T. Arayata, Vice President for

Drama Redgie A. Magno, Vice President for Corporate Communications Angela Javier-Cruz, Senior Assistant Vice President for Alternative Productions Gigi Santiago-Lara and Iya’s manager Arnold Vegafria.

With the warm welcome from GMA executives, Iya feels excited about this new chapter in her life, “It’s exciting.

It is going to be a huge change but I guess change is the only permanent thing in this world and it’s always nice to ruffle up the feathers kaya nakaka-excite. And of course it’s always nice

to make new friends kaya that is what I’m definitely looking forward to.”

Meanwhile, Rasonable says she is very pleased and happy that Iya is back as a Kapuso and she also shared that the Network will give Iya good projects in order for her to shine brighter, “Siyempre masaya kami dahil dito naman siya nagsimula, sa Click. Kapag may nagbabalik, it’s always exciting. It’s a homecoming for her and we welcome her with open arms. We’ll welcome her ng maganda sa SAS (Sunday All Stars) dahil masaya kaming lahat at itutuluy-tuloy

natin ‘yun. We’re cooking up a drama for her.

Although you don’t see her that much in drama, but we know that she’s a good actress. Even on stage, I watched her and she should continue to hone that. Magaling siyang host, sa SAS she’ll be doing that and there are other projects we can give her for hosting.”

Iya will be part of GMA’s musical-variety program Sunday All Stars.

“Pure love” counts down last 2 weeks “PURE LOVE” stars Alex Gonzaga, Yen Santos, Joseph Marco, and Arjo Atayde will show TV viewers the value of family and true friends in the last episodes of ABS-CBN’s toprating primetime drama series which airs its finale on November 14 (Friday).

In the last two weeks of the series, Diane’s (Alex) strength will be put to the test as she struggles to get the last “pure love tear” she needs to wake up from her coma before the deadline set by Scheduler (Matt Evans).

Will Diane still continue to fight for her life and get the chance to return to her family, or will she

decide to give everything up? What if she finds out that she shares a deeper connection with Ysabel (Yen), the owner of the body she inhabits?

A local adaptation of the well-loved 2011 Korean TV series, “Pure Love”

highlights the value of true love and the strong ties that bind a Filipino family.

Continue to discover the real value of love and family in the last two weeks of “Pure Love,” weeknights before “TV

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Heidi Klum’s dresses up as giant butterfly for NY Halloween ball HEIDI KLUM awoke on the morning of Halloween 2014 and later found herself transformed into a gigantic insect.

The 41-year-old German supermodel, Project Runway host, America’s Got Talent judge and mother of four is known for her elaborate costumes and annual parties for the holiday. Friday’s event, which marked her 15th Halloween bash and took place in New York City, she wore a butterfly costume.

Of course, being Klum, this was no ordinary butterfly costume. It was the ULTIMATE butterfly costume, complete with elaborate makeup, body paint, enormous, colorful

wings and prosthetics resembling the winged creature’s reflective, compound eyes. Klum told E! News it took five hours to put all of it on.

“Then I just flew over here to the party,” she said.

Her kids, she said, thought her costume was “wild and crazy.”

“They said, ‘Are you really in there Mama?’”

Klum told E! News at the event. “They weren’t scared at all but the one time that I [looked] like me but older, they were scared.”

Klum is referring to her 2013 Halloween costume, an elderly woman. She was nearly unrecognizable.

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The Matina Enclaves Making an impression at BIMP-EAGA Trade Fair

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ALL it love at first sight.

At first glance, the Matina Enclaves mixed use development project clearly stood out from among many in the array of displays showcasing the fast-changing Davao City metropolis.

Driven by the standards of accessibility, affordability and exclusivity, The Matina Enclaves was obviously one of the more visited displays in the week-long 2nd BIMPEAGA (Brunei-IndonesiaMalaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area) and IMT-GT (Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle) Trade Fair last October 23-26 at the SMX Convention Center.

With its marketing pitch “Exclusive Living Within Reach,” The Matina Enclaves drew much attention and serious inquiries during the trade fair which also featured other prominent real estate development projects in Davao City.

“We are glad to have reached our expectations.

Our participation here only solidified the value of this investment,” said Gerald Garces, project director of The Matina Enclaves.

As of last week, sales of the condominium units of TME have reached 70 percent. All throughout the exhibit, TME generated good comments mostly anchored on its location and value in terms

of investment.

“We go by what we promised our clients. We expect to finish the project as scheduled,” said Garces.

One thing good going for the project is that its developer, homegrown Escandor Development

Corporation (Esdevco) is aggressively pushing for the completion of the project by next year. No less than Esdevco president Glenn Y. Escandor is handson every step of the way of the project he fondly calls his baby—their first venture into real estate development after being successful in the security

agency and hotel business.

Esdevco is a progeny of Davao Security and Investigation Agency, the country’s top private security agency according to the annual recognition given by the Civil Security Group of the Philippine National Police, and The Royal Mandaya Hotel, one of the city’s top hotels and

venues.

The Matina Enclaves is a relaxing haven that’s a stone’s throw away from the Davao City Golf Club, close by SM City Davao and just a walk away from Davao’s favorite hang-outs and past time coffee shops, shopping spree stores, fast food chains, and recreational spots.

Matina Enclaves is neatly tucked in a cozy, breezy space a hundred meters off Quimpo Boulevard. It is a 5.3 hectares of complex development of low density neighborhood, medium-rise condominiums, neighborhood commercial centers (Arcadia), boutique hotel, and BPO.

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HE annual 4th Notre Dame Cup golf tournament is slated on November 8 at the Apo Golf and Country Club.

“We’re expecting more than 100 participants this year,” said tournament director Atty. Dan Calica.

The Notre Dame Cup is organized by Batch 85 - Notre Dame of Kidapawan for Boys and Girls HS Alumni Association, Inc. and Batch 86 - Notre Dame of Kidapawan Boys and Girls “It started in 2010 with more than 80 participants and has attracted around 100 participants in its last two stagings, with golfers coming from Davao City, General Santos City, Koronadal City, Kidapawan City and even from Metro Manila,” Calica said.

Tee off is from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. while the awarding is at 3 p.m. at the Apo clubhouse.

Batch 85 president Carlene Collado is the spearheading the event with Calica and Noel Macaya as the tournament directors.

Proceeds in the past tournaments were utilized for socio-civic activities of Batch 85 and 86, including renovation and refurbishment of audio-visual room of NOtre Dame of Kidapawan College Integrated MILESTONE. Carmelo Anthony became the 40th player in National Basketball Association history to score 20,000 points.

Basic Education Department (NDKC-IBED).

This year’s proceeds will be used for membership in SAGIP KA Foundation and sponsorship of some scholars,” Calica said.

“We are grateful for the full support of AGCC president Engr. Louie Jacinto and General Manager Gene Arcena for helping invite golfers from Apo and other golf clubs in Davao City,” Calica said.

Ticket price is very reasonable at only P1,500.00 which entitles buyer to giveaways including a Taylor-made cap, Pepsi Cola products, and The Naked Company soap and other personal care products, one practice round, free green fee on tournament day and participation in raffle.

Also giving support are the Colorsteel Systems Corporation, Abellera & Calica Law Offices and LCG Marketing Corp. as Special Hole Sponsors, Batch 85 Notre Dame of Kidapawan for Boys and Girls USA Chapter, Kidapawan Mayor Joseph Evangelista, Fortunetrack Agro-Sales Inc., Forkliftcenter, Pepsi Cola Products Philippines, Inc., FFJJ Construction, Gov. Emmylou Talino-Mendoza and Nelfer Enterprise.

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ARMELO Anthony became the 40th player in National Basketball Association history to score 20,000 points, leading the New York Knicks to a 96-93 win over Charlotte on Sunday.

Anthony finished with 28 points and hit the eventual game-winner for New York, which has won two straight since a 24-point loss to Chicago in its season opener. He entered the contest just three points shy of the 20,000 plateau.

Amar’e Stoudemire finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds off the bench and Iman Shumpert added 15 points in the win.

Al Jefferson led Charlotte with 21 points, while Kemba Walker scored 16 points and Lance Stephenson flirted with a triple-double with 14 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.

Anthony opened the contest with a jump shot and then made history as the sixth-youngest player to reach 20,000 points with a three-pointer minutes later.

Anthony’s three pointer was a part of a 15-5 surge to open the game for the Knicks.

New York’s lead was as high as 12 in the quarter before Charlotte trimmed the deficit to 29-21 heading into the second.

ACE. Rookie Kevon Alas of the Talk N’ Text Tropang Texters drives past Jeff Chan of Rain Or Shine. Alas was a big factor in the TNT win over ROS in the PBA Philippine Cup on Sunday night at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. Nuki Sabio

HAUNTING ROOKIE Alas haunts ROS as rookie keys TNT win I T was expected to be a close battle between the PBA Philippine Cup finalists two years ago but it ended up being an easy victory for the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters as they defeated the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 99-76, Sunday night at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

After falling behind 0-6 in the opening minutes of the game, the Texters took full control of the match and they didn’t stop padding their lead. Still without skipper Jimmy Alapag, Talk ‘N Text got a great game from Kevin Alas who scored 18 points, nine of these during a crucial stretch in the third quarter where they broke the game wide open.

Alas was the second overall pick of the 2014 PBA Draft. He was scooped up by Rain or Shine as insurance brought about by Paul Lee’s contract situation. When the high-scoring guard finally decided to sign Rain or Shine’s offer, head coach Yeng Guiao released Alas to give him a better shot at starting his

PBA career on a good note.

The former Letran Knight passed through NLEX and Blackwater before finally landing in Talk ‘N Text.

Rain or Shine set Alas free and the guard showed his gratitude by having the best game of his young PBA career against them.

Alas was named the Best Player of the Game with 18 points, six rebounds, and four assists in the contest in only minutes on the court.

In their last game against Alaska, the Tropang Texters allowed the Aces to climb back from 18 points down. They made sure they were not going to commit the same mistake again as they played with a purpose until the final buzzer sounded.

With Beau Belga committing three fouls in the first quarter, the Elasto Painters struggled to match up with TNT’s bigs. As a result, the Texters outrebounded them 63-31, anchored on a 23-3 advantage in offensive rebounds.

From a 11-point lead at halftime, the Texters broke

away in the third period and led by as much as 25 points.

Alas was the big difference for TNT as his nine points in the third quarter gave his side a sizable lead.

Ranidel De Ocampo led TNT in scoring with 20 markers. Also scoring 18 points in the game was Jay Washington, who’s also a TNT newbie. The sweet-shooting big guy added six rebounds. Matt Ganuelas-Rosser, the third key acquisition for Talk ‘N Text added 11 points, six rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block.

The Texters outscored the Elasto Painters 27-15 in the third quarter led by 9 markers in the period for Kevin Alas. They turned a 56-45 halftime lead to a huge 83-60 lead heading into the final quarter.

“We tried to fix what went wrong against Alaska. We didn’t change the play, we just reviewed the tape. We hoped that we get consistent offensively and defensively. Binibigyan natin ng minuto ang mga rookie to gain confidence.

Alam naman natin kapabilidad ng dalawa sa amateurs. Kevin had a breakout game today. I hope he plays consistently every game; consistency ang kailangan natin gives Jayson Castro a chance to rest,” said Coach Jong Uichico.

“Yung confidence sa akin na binibigay sa akin ng coaches at teammates ko. They keep telling me to be aggressive kasi paminsan passive ako sa court. Ginagawa ko lang yung best ko sa practice.

Masaya ako na nag-payoff at nanalo kami,” the rookie Alas said.

The scores: TALK N’ TEXT 99 - De Ocampo 20, Washington 18, Alas 18, Ganuelas-Rosser 11, Carey 10, Castro 9, Fonacier 5, Espiritu 3, Aban 3, Wiliams 2, Labagala 0, Reyes Ryan 0, Reyes Rob 0, Seigle 0.

RAIN OR SHINE 76 Chan 16, Uyloan 10, Norwood 10, Lee 8, Almazan 8, Quinahan 7, Teng 5, Cruz Jericho 5, Ibanes 2, Cruz Jervy 2, Belga 2, Tang 1.

Quarter scores: 29-21, 56-45, 83-60, 99-76.

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ON TOP OF THE WORLD Djokovic captures Paris Masters I

T’S been quite a year for Novak Djokovic, who is driving towards another year-ending number one spot, recently becoming a proud father and winning his third Paris Masters crown for his 600th ATP victory.

The popular 27-year-old Serb said at the beginning of last week that becoming a dad had already made him feel like number one, but he is also doing his talking on the court, breezing through an elite field in the French capital without dropping a set.

His 6-2, 6-3 victory over big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic on Sunday emphasised his dominance in world tennis, but there is still one tournament to go at the season-ending World Tour Finals in London.

His lead over Roger Federer in the ATP rankings is now 1,310 points with up to a possible 1,500 available to the winner in London.

Federer can also pick up a small amount of points when he plays the Davis Cup final for Switzerland against France in Lille but it might be too late by then with Djokovic the man to beat heading to London.

“Two successive titles in London in the last two years gives me reason to believe that I can do well,” said

Djokovic after his 27th consecutive indoor victory and becoming the first man to successfully defend the title at Bercy.

“Even this year I will have a week off to recharge my batteries, recover a little bit, spend some time with family, and get on the court.

“I’m excited to be there because I think it’s one of the most spectacular tennis venues that we have,” continued Djokovic who has spent 118 weeks at number one during his career, the seventh highest total ever.

“Also because of Wimbledon and the long history (of tennis in London), so I look forward to that.”

The other players to qualify are Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori, Tomas Berdych, Marin Cilic and Raonic.

The players are split into two pools of four with a round-robin format determining two semi-finalists from each group.

Djokovic says he is prepared for whatever the draw throws up in terms of opponents.

“It’s the best eight players in the world in the whole year, so there are not many preferences to be honest.

“But it definitely encourages me the fact that I have played so well this week

and that I have won the four last indoor tournaments in the last two years that I’ve played in.

“Apart from the outdoor hard courts that was my most successful and most preferable surface, and now I guess it’s an indoor court.

“I do feel very comfortable playing, returning, serving in these conditions.”

The Belgrade native also paid tribute to 17-time Grand Slam winner Federer’s fine season that has seen the Swiss win more matches than anyone on Tour as he rose back to world number two.

“He is one of the top contenders to win all the major titles and to compete for the top spot,” continued Djokovic.

“Obviously he got used to the racquet change and I think he’s swinging through the backhand shot much better now. He improved his game a lot since last year.

“I think maybe he’s playing some of the best tennis of his career, in my opinion, and I don’t think age really matters in his case.

“But every match that I play, every match that I play and win, gets me closer to holding number one at the end of the year.”

RETURN. Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Milos Raonic during the final match at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tennis tournament on Monday (PHL Time) in Paris. Yahoo Sports

Butler’s freebies lift Bulls past Wolves

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DAVID VS. GOLIATH. RR Garcia (left) of Barako Bull is met by San Miguel Beer center Junmar Fajardo during the two teams’ meeting in the PBA Philippine Cup last Sunday at the SMART Araneta Center.

SMB won its third straight game. Nuki Sabio

IMMY Butler’s surprise return to the Chicago Bulls’ starting lineup should really come as no surprise at all.

Butler is the embodiment of the Bulls’ mindover-matter mantra, and he returned just in time to teach No. 1 overall draft pick Andrew Wiggins a hard-toswallow lesson.

Butler coaxed the over-aggressive Wiggins into a foul with 0.2 seconds left.

Then Butler calmly knocked down two free throws to help the Bulls weather another absence from Rose in a 106-105 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.

Butler scored 24 points on 6-for-12 shooting in his season debut and Pau Gasol added 29 points and six rebounds for the Bulls, who missed Rose with a sprained left ankle.

“What a way to kick off the season,” Butler said. “I’m happy we got a dub. Wins are hard to come by, so on to the next one.”

Kevin Martin scored 33 points and hit a 3-pointer for a 105-104 lead with 2.9 sec-

onds to play.

Then Butler took the inbounds pass, stumbled to his knee, gathered himself and pump-faked to get Wiggins up in the air.

“I said, ‘Oh I’m going to get him, I’m going to get him,’” Butler said. “I gave him the pump fake and he bit on it.”

Ricky Rubio tied a career high with 17 assists in his first game since signing a four-year, $55 million contract extension. But the Wolves lost starting power forward Thaddeus Young to a strained neck on a scary collision with Butler just before halftime.

The Bulls led by 16 points in the first half, but Anthony Bennett and Martin led a Wolves comeback in the final two quarters. Martin’s big 3 came after two offensive rebounds, but Wiggins was too aggressive on Butler on the final possession.

“I could’ve changed the outcome of the game,” Wiggins said. “It was a learning experience for me. It hurt, but the good thing about the NBA, I’ve got another game in a couple days.”

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