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DANGEROUS JOYRIDE. An improvised motorcycle, or “habal-habal”, traverses the dangerous Davao City and Bukidnon border yesterday with seven Matigsalogchildren in tow. Lean Daval Jr.

‘CD-LEAKS’ IRK DANAO Classified information was actually posted, not leaked to media

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

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CLASSIFIED police information on the killing of Cebu-based hotelier Richard L. King apparently leaked to the media caused Davao City Police Office (DCPO) city director Vicente D. Danao Jr. to blow his top on Monday and withheld all investigation reports.

Danao reportedly got mad with personnel of the Investigation and Detection Management Branch (IDMB) responsible for the so-called “CD-leaks” after information on the King killing’s investigation was released to media last Saturday.

Danao scolded the IDMB staff because they posted the progress report in the media folder outside their office where the names of the “persons of interest” in the killing of Cebu-based hotelier Richard King have been revealed in the report.

The DCPO chief questioned the police staff why media men were able to get hold of the report without inform his office it.

The report in a local newspaper (not the Edge Davao) revealed that a certain person with a physical injury case has been considered as a person of interest as they received information that he had a personal grudge against to King. The same report revealed that the police is also investigating another person of interest whom they consider as someone who can bring light to the case.

Danao said that the progress report should not be utilized by the media as of the moment since the case is very sensational and there is an on-going operation with these people.

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FASTTRACK. Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director Vicente Danao Jr. presides a meeting of members of the Special Investigation Task Group (SITG)”King”, a team formed to fasttrack the investigation of the killing of businessman Richard L. King, at Camp Domingo Leonor along San Pedro Street yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

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THE BIG NEWS

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MAINTENANCE. Electricians are seen inspecting the wires of SM Lanang Premier’s dancing fountain for a routine checkup and maintenance yesterday morning. Lean Daval Jr.

Integration of terminal fee Mindanawon film bags Jury Prize, other awards in airline tickets proposed CINEMA ONE

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MINDANAWON film,“Riddles of my Homecoming,” bagged the Jury Award and four other awards in the Currents Category of the Cinema One Originals Festival 2013.

Multi-awarded filmmaker Arnel Mardoquio was named Best Director, Gauss Obenza for Best Music, Perry Dizon for Best Production Design and Best Cinematography by Arbi Barbarona, Coicoi Nacario

and Bordie Carillo at the awards night at the ABSCBN’s Dolphy Theater in Quezon City.

Cinema One Originals is an independent digital film festival annually produced

by Cinema One, one of the alternative and cable channels of ABS-CBN. The ongoing Festival at the Trinoma, Glorietta and Robinsons Galleria started on November 11 and will end on the 19th.

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WEATHER FORECAST

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE Davao City Council is set discuss in its regular session today a resolution urging the concerned national government agencies to integrate the terminal fee in the airline tickets of passengers at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport.

To be discussed in the second reading is the “Resolution Urging the Civil Avi-

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ation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), through the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), and the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), to integrate the International and Domestic Passenger Service Charge, or Airport Terminal Fee in the Airline Tickets for Passenger of Francisco Bangoy International Airport.”

The draft report of the Committee on Transportation and Communications said that in the current system in the airport, a passenger has to line up and pay separately for the terminal fee after he or she has checked-in “which runs contrary to the convenience of the public.”

It stated that integrating the terminal fees into the

airline tickets will enable all departing international and domestic passengers to skip one line before they board the plane.

“They will no longer ne ed to queue and pay terminal fees, for a smooth and speedy ground operation of the airport,” it said.

The report said that the integration of the terminal

engineering phase while the remaining eight months is for the construction phase.

The first phase will include but not limited to the preparation of pipe bridge conceptual design, site investigation and survey, pipe bridge detailed structural design, detailed cost-estimates and technical specifications and work scheduling and monitoring. The construction phase, on the other hand, will include but not limited to mobilization/demobilization and actual construction of development plan.

It can be recalled that on December 16, 2012 the pipe

bridge crossing supporting DCWD’s 600mm diameter and 750mm diameter transmission/distribution pipelines collapsed after it was hit by logs and debris carried by the strong current of the Davao River. Because of the collapse, both transmission/ distribution lines were damaged and affected 45,850 service connections served by the Dumoy Water Supply System. Of this, 33,400 connections did not have water while 12,450 connections experienced low water pressure.

As a provisional solution while the DCWD man-

agement was planning and preparing for permanent replacement, the water utility temporarily installed two 400mm diameter by-pass pipelines on Gov. Generoso Bridge 1 on December 21 and 28, 2012, respectively.

This was done with the approval of the local government of Davao City and the Department of Public Works and Highway.

As expected, many connections especially in elevated and northern areas have been experiencing water supply problems especially during peak hours because

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First phase of DCWD’s pipe bridge crossing project starts this month

HE first phase of the design and construction of Davao City Water District’s pipe bridge crossing project between Gov. Generoso Bridge I and II will commence within this month. The pipe size and type incorporated in the project is a 1000mm diameter steel pipe that will serve as replacement of the damaged transmission lines.

The project, divided into two phases, costs P104.73 million and is expected to be finished within 300 calendar days or 10 months. The first two months will be devoted to the detailed design and

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3 Allocation of funds for evacuees backed NEWS

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REHABILITATION. Davao City Information Office chief Leo Villareal (left) gives updates on the city’s rehabilitation program for Isla Verde fine victims while Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang listens during yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at the Annex of SM City Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

HE Davao City Council is amenable to the proposal of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for the city government to allocate funds for the typhoon Yolanda survivors who are now in Davao City.

In a statement, Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte said that Davao City has the duty to help its fellow Filipinos in times of crisis.

“Yes we are amenable to it.

Our brothers and sisters will surely find it hard to recover from the devastation brought by the typhoon. If bringing them here to Davao would expedite their recovery and start their life anew, then we are more than willing to welcome them. Davao is blessed with opportunities of employment and livelihood. We will share this to them to help them slowly pick up the pieces of their

lives which were shattered by the tragedy. This past week we have sent help to them so they won’t feel that they are not alone. Now, if they need to come here to escape the nightmare, then we will show them that Life is Here,” VM Duterte said.

He added that the city’s coffers has more than enough to assist the typhoon victims.

“I’m sure we have enough money in our coffers to cover this humanitarian endeavor of the city. Trust that the City Council, for as long as it can, will do whatever possible just to send the message across that this is not the end of the road for them,” he said.

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte earlier said that typhoon victims from Leyte and Samar

between the MILF and MNLF in a meeting he hosted between MNLF founder Nur Misuari and MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim on May 18, 2010 in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan. In that meeting, both agreed that unity is indispensable to the success of the Bangsamoro struggle and that there are no basic differences between their Fronts as both are seeking to achieve peace, justice and a fair solution to the problems of the Bangsamoro people.

The 37th session of the OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) in its resolution at the end of the Dushanbe meeting, urged the MNLF and MILF to “unite their efforts for the peace and development of the Bangsamoro people,” took note of the Secretary-General’s “additional report” on the meeting between the MNLF and MILF held at the Sec-Gen’s office in Jeddah” and welcomed their “principle agreement to establish a mechanism for consultation and coordination between them.”

Slow progress Setting up the Bangsamoro Coordination Forum has taken so long.

In fact, since the 2010 agreement to set it up, every resolution of the OIC thereafter has repeatedly urged both parties to set it up.

In June 2011, the 38th CFM meeting in Khazakhstan passed a resolution urging leaders of the MNLF and MILF to “continue their efforts at joint coordination and collaboration to achieve peace and development for the Bangsamoro people.”

Ihsanoglu again met with the leaders from both sides to a meeting in December 2011 where the representatives agreed to consult their respective leaderships on the establishment of a coordination forum that would be called Bangsamoro Coordination Forum, and which could, “in the future and if the need arises,” consult other concerned sectors including the Ulama.

Ihasnoglu attended the signing in Malacanang of

the GPH-MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro on October 15, 2012.

In November 2012, the 39th CFM meeting in Djibouti, passed a resolution calling for the “continuation of dialogue to form the proposed Bangsamoro Coordination Forum” between the MNLF and MILF, commended the MILF”s “acceptance of the proposal” and urged MNLF to “accept the proposal as soon as possible to enable institutional and orderly coordination between them.”

In December 2013, the resolution of the 40th CFM meeting in Ghana called on the Secretary General to exert efforts to “find common grounds” between MNLF and MILF and “develop a mechanism to ensure that the gains of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement on the implementation of the 1976 Peace Agreement are preserved and the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and its Annexes are fully implemented with the end goal of integrating the gains achieved in these peace agreements in the Bangsamoro Basic Law.” The Bangsamoro Basic Law drafted by the Bangsamoro Transition Commission to Malacanang on April 22 is still being reviewed by the Office of the President.

The resolution also invited the OIC Secretary-General to “continue his efforts to narrow the gap between the positions of the leaderships of the MNLF and the MILF to continue their joint coordination and work to achieve peace and development for the people of Bangsamoro in the framework of Bangsamoro Coordination Forum (BCF) established between the two fronts at the Islamic Conference in Djibouti” and called for holding another meeting to prepare guiding principles for its work.

The meeting referred to in the resolution was held on June 12 with Madani, who assumed the post of OIC Secretary-General early this year. [Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews]

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Palace pushes for efficient MILF, MNLF meet in Jeddah; to activate police intelligence work Bangsamoro Coordination Forum

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ALACANANG is proposing an efficient police intelligence work as law enforcement authorities intensify their crime prevention efforts.

Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said such system is needed to monitor movements of criminal elements that have been under surveillance.

“Lahat po ng krimen na nagaganap sa ating bansa ay kinakailangang malutas.

Lahat ng hakbang ay dapat gawin ng ating pambansang kapulisan at ng mga law enforcement agencies para tiyakin ang kaligtasan at kapanatagan ng ating mga mamamayan,” he said in a press briefing on Monday.

Coloma stressed this amid the recent spate of crimes in the country, including the recently killing

of a mayor in Pangasinan and a police major in Quezon City.

He assured that President Benigno S. Aquino III has been hands-on in addressing crimes in the country.

“I have been with him on several occasions where I have actually witnessed that he has called up a particular officer to inquire about an incident report or to make sure that a report on a serious crime is being handled properly and with utmost urgency,” Coloma said.

Coloma also pushed for community policing to prevent crimes. ”One of the principles in crime prevention is getting the support of the citizenry in terms of police community cooperation dahil ang mga krimen naman ay nagaganap sa loob ng ating mga komunidad,” he stressed. [PNA]

Underemployment worsens in Region 11; DOLE acts

By CHENEEN R. CAPON

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HE underemployment rate in the region increased from 14.7 percent last year April to 19.5 percent by April this year.

Underemployment is defined as a “situation where a laborer is employed, but not in desired capacity, whether in terms of compensation, hours, or level of skills.”

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE ) 11 regional director Joffrey Suyao said that this is better compared to other cities in Mindanao that have above 20 percent underemployment rate.

Suyao said that underemployed workers are highly skilled but working in a low paying job, are workers that

are highly skilled but work as part-time that would prefer to be working full-time.

The increase in the underemployment rate is an indicator that some in the employed sector are not satisfied with what they received from their employment.

“A survey conducted by the agency suggested that the size of their families affects their satisfaction level on their employment,” he said, adding that income is a big factor to consider in raising a family.

“That’s why some are compelled to take another part time job just to meet their daily needs,” Suyao ex-

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EADERS of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the different factions of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) including Nur Misuari’s group, met in Jeddah on June 12 on invitation of the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), where they agreed to “activate and operationalize” the Bangsamoro Coordination Forum to address the concerns of the parties that signed separate peace agreements with the Philippine government (GPH).

Professor Abhoud Syed Lingga, a member of the MILF peace panel told MindaNews that the MILF and MNLF also agreed to utilize the BCF as “a venue for discussing common grounds as well as to explore collaborative efforts at addressing the concerns of each party” and to “continue to engage and discuss specific issues.”

The Philippine government (GPH) and the MNLF signed the Tripoli Agreement on December 23, 1976 in Tripoli, Libya and the Final Peace Agreement on September 2, 1996 in Malacanang while the government and the MILF, which broke away from the MNLF in the late 1970s, signed the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro on October 15, 2012 and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro on March 27, 2014.

The MILF was represented by a delegation of eight led

by MILF peace panel chair Mohagher Iqbal while the MNLF’s 11-member delegation represented different factions listed under the socalled “Jeddah Formula” of representation of 2007.

Misuari’s MNLF was represented by, among others, lawyer Randolph Parcasio, Dr. Mashur Jundam and Jimmy Labawan; Sema’s MNLF was represented by, among others, Muslimin Sema, Hatimil Hassan and Abdulbaki Abubakar.

MNLF founding chair Nur Misuari is reportedly somewhere in Sulu, the sub-

ject of arrest warrants for rebellion and violation of the International Humanitarian Law following the 20day standoff between MNLF forces loyal to Misuari and government troops in Zamboanga City in September last year. The standoff left at least 200 dead, several houses and buildings burned and bombed, and over a hundred thousand persons displaced.

OIC Secretary-General Iyad Ameen Madani invited the two groups to the OIC headquarters in Jeddah for an “informal and frank discussion” on their respective concerns on June 12, in the run-up to the 41st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) in Jeddah on June 18 and 19.

Madani will report the results of the meeting to the CFM. Observer status Madani and Ambassador Sayed Kassem El Masry, the Secretary General’s Envoy for Muslim Minorities and chair of the OIC’s Peace Committee for Southern Philippines (PCSP), attended the meeting by the MILF’s Mohagher Iqbal

The 57-nation OIC facilitated the talks between the GPH and the MNLF, which has an observer status in the OIC since 1977. The office of the OIC’s Secretary-General on the other hand, sought and was granted by the GPH and MILF an observer status in the GPH-MILF peace talks in March 2012.

The PCSP is an 11-nation expanded version of what used to be the OIC’s Ministerial Committee of the Eight headed by Indonesia. It was set up following a special OIC mission sent to Mindanao to look into the implementation of the GPH-MNLF peace agreement on the10th anniversary of the GPH-MNLF peace agreement in 2006.

The MNLF has repeatedly said the peace agreement has not been implemented in full.

Consultation, Coordination Then OIC Secretary-Geneeral Prof. Ekemelddin Ihsanoglu, initiated the talks

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DAVAO DEL NORTE

Canada supports creation of ‘Boracay of the South’ D

AVAO del Norte province is not alone in creating a premier tourist destination in the South.

Governor Rodolfo del Rosario with a team composed of officials from Department of Interior and Local Government 11, Department of Tourism 11, local government and resort owners pursued plans to develop Talikud Island to be the Boracay of the South with the support of the government of Canada.

The team led by del Rosario recently flew to Boracay Island in Aklan for a benchmarking activity funded by Canada under its Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED).

LGSP-LED is a collaborative program between Philippines and Canada whose goal is “to foster efficient, responsive, transparent and accountable governance at all levels.” It assists local government units to be business-friendly and competitive. For this purpose, a P5.8-million Open Beach Line project is awarded to the Provincial Government.

The team studied the project through the benchmarking activity and went on a series of discussion with organizations involved in the management

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of the island and some locals active in the implementation of existing policies and regulations.

Boracay Redevelopment Task Force Secretariat Head Mabel Bacani told the team to examine the Tourism Master Plan identifying Panglao, Palawan, Boracay and Davao del Norte’s Samal Island, to which Talikud Island belongs, as priority destinations.

“You cannot implement without a solid basis,” said Bacani to the team. She also underscored the significance of examining existing laws and ordinances applicable in the development of Talikud and harmonizing them with the master plan.

Del Rosario stressed to the team to first revisit the master plan and the laws especially those affecting the Open Beach Policy and 25+5 No Build Zone, which has now increased to 40 meters in view of climate change.

“We want to make Talikud a premier tourist destination,” del Rosario said. To be premier as Bacani put it is to be regulated. The plan and the laws shall walk us through, del Rosario added.

As a basic requirement for Talikud, the team visited the administration office and

Top local officials undergo stress management sessions

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HE department heads of the City Government of Panabo submitted themselves to a stress management activity through arts workshop.

Sixteen department heads of the city government started on Friday (June 13) its participation in the ten-session Creative Stress Management Workshop at the Function Room, City Hall.

Ramon Sawan, city administrator, said in an interview that the workshop is plainly to relieve the stress of the department heads in their normal work set-up.

Sawan added that the workshop was agreed in consensus by all the heads during their executive committee meeting.

Jan Mari Café, assistant city human resource

management officer, said that the Executive Committee decided that the heads shall undergo stress management weekly to have an avenue to lessen the stressors caused by work.

Café said that the activity is also a part of the capability development of the heads as reducing the stressors will eventually lead to effective performance.

The workshop, which was conducted by the Ford Academy of the Arts, is conducted every Friday for two-three hours.

Sawan also disclosed that the government employees will also avail of the workshop if it will create good effects to the city through the department heads. [PIA 11, Michael Uy]

Governor Rodolfo del Rosario takes a look at the vermi-compost at the Materials Recovery Facility of Boracay sewerage treatment plant of Boracay Island Water Company which is Boracay’s largest water service provider that boasts of its 24/7 potable water supply.

The team also visited the Materials Recovery Facility here and met up with the

members of the private sector-led Boracay Foundation which has been initiating various environmental programs.

Among the practices here that the governor saw fit for Talikud is the creation of the task force which shall be charged with the proper

observance and implementation of Talikud’s development plans and laws. He said that sustainable water and power supply, coastal management and marine protection as well as waste management must also be looked into.

After the benchmark-

ing activity, LGSP-LED ushered the team into a two-day writeshop to make the tourism circuit map which shall serve as a tool to step up tourism and investment promotions at the local level. [By Mera Grace E. Apuya/DavNor PIO]

APALONG town Mayor Edgardo L. Timbol of Kapalong town in Davao del Norte signed a twinning relationship agreement with Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, Jr., of Makati City, the Business and Financial Capital and Corporate Center of the Philippines.

The pact signing was held on June 2, 2014 at the Makati City hall. Mayor Timbol was with some local chief executives and representatives of other municipalities who also

expressed their intent for such inter-LGU partnership.

It was learned that Kapalong is the first municipality in Davao del Norte which availed itself of the said sisterhood agreement thru the initiative of Vice Mayor Ma. Theresa R. Timbol who sponsored the resolution expressing the LGU’s intention for sisterhood with Makati city government.

“The forging of the sisterhood relationship between Kapalong and Makati City is

an offshoot of the LGU’s continued effort towards greater advancement for our people,” the Mayor stressed.

He added that Kapalong is so blessed to be acknowledged

by Makati City as its sister town. With such collaboration, the municipality is ensured of a strong partnership in strengthening the implementation of its economic and community development endeavors.

As the highest form of inter-LGU partnership, such initiative allows partner LGUs

to implement mutually-beneficial activities.

Other benefits of the sisterhood agreement include the promotion and fostering strong special friendship ties, goodwill and mutual understanding through exchange in science and technology, culture and arts, tourism, planning and urban development, commerce/trade and industry, education and sports development, environmental protection, public health and social services. [MIO Kapalong]

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Rellon announced this yesterday before the Security Management Officers (SMO) and Traffic Management Officers (TMO), who will be subjected to a mandatory drug test.

“We assume that all employees in the city government are not into drug addiction and

the only way to prove that assumption is through this,” he said.

Rellon added that this program will ensure that workers in the government are physically and mentally fit.

City Human Resource Management Officer Edna J.

Quilario also added that the said drug test will also be implemented to other city hall workers regardless of employment status through random selection by the committee assigned in the implementation of the program. [Louie Lapat/

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Sisterhood pact with Makati City forged K

TAGUM CITY

City execs, workers to undergo drug test

LL personnel of Tagum City local government assigned on maintaining peace and order in the city will undergo a mandatory drug test to reinforce the credibility of the human resources in the local government.

No less than Mayor Allan L.

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ARMM SETS NEW RECORD:

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HE Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has set a new record in 24 years with P2.5 billion investments registered in the first six months of 2014, more than half of that in biomass energy projects, officials of the Regional Board of Investments (RBOI) said after their Joint Board and Management Committee meeting at the Apo View Hotel last Saturday afternoon.

Investments in the first half of 2014 are almost twice the P1.46 billion registered in 2013, with biomass renewable energy projects that would generate a total of 22.5 megawatts, topping the list.

RBOI-ARMM chief Ishak Mastura told MindaNews this is the first time in the history of the ARMM that investments have reached over P2 billion.

He attributed the increase to the positive climate brought about by the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

“Investors view this peace agreement as a removal of the major risk of flare-up of violent political conflict and insurgency in the region. We are bullish that investments in ARMM will exceed 2-billion pesos this year for the first time as a result,” Mastura had earlier said in a press statement.

Investments started pouring in after the signing of the GPH-MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) on October 15, 2012. Under the FAB, the parties agreed that the status quo was “unacceptable” and that they would set up a new autonomous political entity called the “Bangsamoro,” to replace the ARMM. Mastura said a total of P1.5 billion investments were registered in 2011, this went down to P565 million in 2012 and rose to P1.45 B in 2013.

In the first quarter of 2014, RBOI-ARMM registered P1.45 billion investments. By May it rose to P1.62 billion and to P2.5 billion by June with the approval Saturday of two more biomass energy projects and the construction of five oil depots in Polloc Port in Parang, Maguindanao.

According to the RBOIARMM’ statistics, a total of 1,784 jobs would be generated from the projects of the seven firms that registered this year.

Three of the firms are into renewable energy projects, one is in importation and distribution of petroleum products, another is into import and export trading business, one is setting up an oil palm kernel crushing plant and another firm is into mining.

The biomass energy projects are Lamsan Power Corporation’s P921.56 million 15-megawatt (MW) in Sultan Kudarat, Magu-

WAGE ADJUSTMENT. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 11 regional director Joffrey Suyao says during KapehansaDabaw at the Annex of SM City Davao that his office will conduct regular monitoring of establishments around the city to check for the strict compliance of the latest minimum wage adjustment which took effect starting June 1. Lean Daval Jr. indanao using rice hull, corn husks, cobs and other agricultural waste from its cornstarch plant; the P366.36 million 4.5 MW biomass energy project of Green Earth Enersource Corporation, a subsidiary of Agumil Phlippines, Inc.; and the P486.12 million 3-MW biomass energy project of the Philippine Trade Center, Inc. Mastura said the 1,784 jobs generated by the seven firms may appear small but he said he is optimistic more jobs would be gener-

ated with the entry of biomass energy projects.

“Energy is the foundation for growth. The foundation for any enterprise is power,” he said.

The biomass energy projects, he explained, will also benefit the community because out of the total 22.5 MW that would be generated by the three firms, Lamsan Power will be selling 11.5 MW to the Mindanao Grid. Agumil and Philippine Trade Center Inc. also plan to sell their excess power to the Grid, he added.

Cotabato City and the neighboring towns in Maguindanao continue to suffer from daily rotational brownouts.

Engr. Jun Macalawan, Supervising Investments Specialist of the RBOIARMM said Lamsans’ 15 MW will be operational by 2017.

Also registered with the RBOI-ARMM are Power-Up Ventures, Inc. which has a P50-million project to construct five oil depots in Polloc in Parang, Maguindanao, with a total capacity

of 5 million liters; Agumil Philippines, Inc.’s P170 M Oil Palm Kernel Crushin.

Plant in Buluan, Maguindanao; the P10-M ABSCOR Multi-Trading Company in Maluso, Basilan which is engaging in import and export trading business; and the SR Languyan Mining Corporation’s P520-M nickel ore mining project with a capacity of a million metric tons per year in Barangay Darussalam, Languyan, Tawi-tawi. [Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews]

AZADA, the No. 1 online shopping mall in Southeast Asia, is launching a new TV and digital advertising campaign which will run in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam from midJune onwards.

The new campaign will help underpin Lazada’s ambition to be an effortless, risk-free shopping destination for consumers in Southeast Asia.

In a statement, Lazada Group chief executive officer Maximilian Bittner said: “We are very excited to be launching our new campaign, branding and website.”

“Our new campaign tackles the various issues consumers encounter when

shopping offline in a very humorous manner -- we are sure it will encourage more consumers to think twice about visiting busy shopping malls and instead shop effortlessly online,” he said.

The campaign, created

by Leo Burnett Singapore, features three television commercials, each humorously tackles different issues consumers in Southeast Asia face when shopping offline including traffic jams, chaos of a mall and limited product availability.

The commercials are directed by leading Thai film director Suthon Petchsuwan, otherwise known as Mum. Lazada will also unveil a new website and logo which is now live in each of the six

markets that Lazada operates across the region.

Shoppers can also access Lazada anywhere via its mobile site or iOS and Android apps, choose cash on delivery payment, enjoy free returns and extensive customer care, making the experience enviably effortless.

Accompanying the new website is a new logo that has a more contemporary feel than the previous logo, designed to appeal to a more aspirational customer base.

The logo was created

by Lazada Creative Director Michael Stallenberg.

Launched in March 2012, Lazada has grown rapidly and now has over 1,700 employees across Southeast Asia. [PNA/Bernama]

Palace assures farmers land distribution Lazada unveils new TV, digital advertising drive will continue despite expiration of CARP L

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HE Palace has made an assurance that land acquisition and distribution will continue despite the expected expiration of Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Law this month.

Some farmer groups said that the expiration of the law will affect land distribution in the country and especially poor farmers who rely on parcels of land they till.

Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail

Valte said the President certified the CARP extension bill as urgent but Congress failed to act on it.

Despite this development however, Valte said the Department of Agrarian Reform continues to issue Notices of Coverage for the land distribution.

What is important is the issuance of Notices of Coverage for lands covered by CARP and despite the expiration on June 30 this year, land acquisition and distribution could

continue, she said.

The Palace official said the public could view at the DAR’s website how many hectares of land were already processed by the department and also the number of Notices of Coverage that have been issued. DAR’s website is www.dar.gov.ph.

Farmers should not worry, she said, noting the efforts being made by DAR for the program to benefit the people. [PCOO News Release]

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Better farming can help curb methane emissions TEXT and PHOTOS By GERRY T. ESTRERA

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HE earth’s temperature is controlled by many factors, including the greenhouse effect, which works something like a glass greenhouse. When radiant energy from the sun reaches the earth’s atmosphere, it passes through the greenhouse gases, heating the earth’s surface.

The heat (called infrared radiation) is then reradiated (released) from the earth back up into the atmosphere. The greenhouse gases, however, absorb infrared radiation, trapping it and heating up the lower portion of the atmosphere.

“As long as the amount of greenhouse gases remains constant, along with other climatic factors, the temperature on the planet remains relatively steady,” writes Steven Dashefsky, author of Environmental Literacy: Everything You Need to Know about Saving Our Planet. “Increased amounts of greenhouse gases due to human activities increase the greenhouse effect and are believed to lead to global warming.”

Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels, chlorofluorocarbons from air conditioners and refrigerators, methane gas from landfills and feedlots, and the nitrogen compound, nitrous oxide, from burning fossil fuels and fertilizers.

Ground-level ozone, produced by burning fossil fuels, is also considered a greenhouse gas.

Carbon dioxide has been cited as the primary culprit of global warming. Most raging debates are based on this gas. But what most experts fail to notice is the contribution of methane in climate change. In fact, about 12 percent of global warming is attributed to increases of methane in the atmosphere.

The journal Science reported that atmospheric concentration of methane has more than doubled during the last 300 years and is increasing at annual rate of about one percent each year.

Methane gas is created naturally as a waste product of anaerobic bacteria (living with little or no oxygen). These bacteria produce methane gas in waterlogged soils and wetlands, but also in

human-produced environments such as rice paddies and landfills.

The digestive system of ruminant animals such as cattle, goats, and sheep also contain these bacteria and produce methane gas. A single cow belches out 100 gallons of methane gas a day. The microbes in the guts of termites, which digest wood, also produce methane.

The top ten sources of methane in the atmosphere are wetland (20.2 percent), rice fields (19.4 percent), ruminants or cud-chewing animals like cattle (14 percent), biomass fires, such as burning forests (9.7 percent), oil and natural gas pipeline leaks (7.9 percent), termites (7 percent), coal mining (6.2 percent), landfill (6.2 percent), animal wastes (5 percent), and sewage (4.4 percent).

Concentration of methane in the atmosphere has more than doubled during the past 200 years, scientists claim. Riceland has been cited as one of the major contributors of methane in the atmosphere.

“Rice is a plant that grows best in wet soil, with its roots flooded,” says L. Hartwell Allen, an American soil scientist at the Crops Genetics and Environmental Research Unit in Gainesville, Florida. “But flooded rice crops emit substantial amounts of methane to the atmosphere.”

Scientists explain that longterm flooding of the fields cuts the soil off from atmospheric oxygen and causes anaerobic fermentation of organic matter in the soil.

During the wet season, rice cannot hold the carbon in anaerobic conditions. The microbes in the soil convert the carbon into methane which is then released through the respiration of the rice plant or through diffusion of water.

On the other hand, decomposition of organic material in flooded rice fields produces methane, which then escapes to the atmosphere during the growing season.

“Traditionally, farmers flood their rice fields continuously and incorporate 4-5 tons of rice straw per hectare at land preparation,” says a report released by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry,

and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD). “Every year, these practices release 5,883 tons of methane to the atmosphere.”

In Isabela State University, a study funded by PCARRD showed that by using simple science-based strategies, farmers can contribute significantly to the reduction of methane emissions.

For instance, mid-season drainage of irrigation water reduced methane emission by 48 percent.

This emission is valued at P34.16 million, based on the 2009 World Bank price of US$12 per ton of carbon dioxide and exchange rate of P48 per US$1.

Meanwhile, composting of rice straw resulted in 64 percent less methane emission released in the air. By combining mid-season drainage and application of rice straw compost, methane emission is further reduced by 81 percent.

“By shifting to climate-change friendly farming practices, as what was done in the 7,789.34 hectares of lowland irrigated rice in Isabela, farmers can get incremental benefits amounting to as high as P138.95 million per year,” the

PCARRD report points out.

In Cagayan deo Oro City, the Appropriate Technology Center (AproTech) of Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City is batting for the raising of ducks in rice farms.

Ducks in the rice paddies can effectively reduced the emission of methane into the atmosphere, said Dr. Rachel Polestico, a physicist and lecturer at the university’s South East Asia Rural Leadership Institute.

Dr. Polestico, who is the AproTech executive director, calls the scheme integrated riceduck technology. Citing various scientific studies, he explained that ducks effectively suppressed methane emission from rice paddies because of the ducks constant paddling.

The rice-duck technology was introduced in Zamboanga del Sur last year. The system was cited as one of the reasons why a surplus in rice production – by over 16,000 metric tons – was reported in 2011.

The favorable weather condition and irrigation system, coupled with the use of certified palay seeds (by the Department of Agri-

culture) and new methods in rice farming contributed much in the sufficient rice production last year, said Governor Antonio Cerilles.

One of the new methods in rice farming was the raising of ducks in rice paddies. Nonoy E. Lacson, author of the report, wrote: “Under the system, ducklings are released to rice fields to graze and feed. The paddling movement of the ducks in the rice fields increases the rice tillers, in effect raising annual yield by as much as 10 to 15 percent. Besides their paddling, ducks also eat the insects and unwanted weeds in the rice field.”

According to the agriculture department, the integrated riceduck farming system is one of the best strategies in increasing rice productivity as it reduces labor and inputs characterized by its devoid use of artificial fertilizers and chemicals. Thus, shift from conventional way of planting using inorganic materials to this technology provides additional source of income and food to farmers.

The said technology is environmentally sound as it restores the relationship of people with

nature. This is a sustainable system as it helps in eliminating the contamination of soil, water and air brought by chemical substances which are harmful to both nature and human.

“The integrated rice-duck technology reduces the use of chemicals,” the agriculture department points out. “Since ducks are grown alongside rice paddies, they eat harmful pests at the same time their dung fertilizes the soil. Their paddling movement cultivates the soil and destroys the weeds. Its benefits to the farmers are immediately felt and tangible.”

Methane gas traps heat as efficiently as carbon dioxide. One molecule of methane from decaying rice paddies is about 10,000 times more efficient in heating up the earth than one molecule of carbon dioxide emitted by a gasoline engine.

Methane also contributes to the depletion of the ozone layer, which acts as a shield against the deleterious radiation of the ultra violet rays of the sun. The ozone layer is the upper atmospheric layer of air above the earth.

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Smartphone and internet addiction

RE you easily distracted? Cannot be separated from your smartphone? Do you check your gadget for no reason at all?

If you answer yes to all questions, then chances are, you are an addict and needs professional help.

A lot of us can relate to this. Most of us can hardly go out of the house without the cellphone and can hardly live without a cellphone load. This addiction goes on further to one’s obsession for social media and online gaming.

These days, you can hardly see anyone without a cellphone. These days too, people ask for Facebook accounts instead of phone numbers or office address. Instead of exchanging business cards, one sends friend requests.

Even kids grow up with hardly an outdoor activity anymore. The reason is, online gaming is the new sport and the console has replaced the gym and the neighborhood basketball court.

In short, most of us are likely to have an addiction for internet and digital devices.

Singapore and Hongkong recently topped an Asia Pacific region survey for smartphone penetration rates.

In Singapore, 87 percent of its 5.4 million population

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own smartphones (internet capable phones). Singaporeans also spend an average of 38 minutes per session on Facebook. Now, psychiatrists in Singapore are pushing for medical authorities to formally declare addiction to the internet and digital devices as a disorder. They have counseling and treatment centers already in place in Singapore even before the addiction is considered a medical disorder.

Now, if that is happening in a medically and technologically advanced country like Singapore, there is no question the same addiction is already plaguing most Filipinos. In fact, the Philippines is still the undisputed text capital of the world and perhaps, among the tops in the world in “selfie” and Facebooking.

The signs are already around us. We eat, sleep and walk with our phones. We post our status anywhere we go. We post what we eat, what we do, where we are going. Just about everything from waking up to going to bed and everything in between.

We wonder what happens if in the Philippines, cyberspace addiction will be declared a disorder. Then for sure we will be a country of psychologically ill people.

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LOVE Davao, but sometimes you just need to get away from the doldrums of life in this big little city of ours. I’m always eager to travel and have loved doing so over the years. And like any other person, I, too, enjoy the material spoils of our pleasure trips.

Lately, however, something has changed. I still excite over stuff we get to bring home, but I find the joy over material things has paled in comparison to the joy we experience when we spend time with people who matter in our lives.

When my daughter Kyra and I arrived in Los Angeles in early April, Ruth Mingoc Aguiba, her husband Edwin, and their youngest son Ian were at the airport to give us their usual warm welcome. We spent four fun days with them in Long Beach, and as usual, the whole family was ever the gracious host. While Kyra got along quite well with Ruth’s son Rico and daughter Izzie, she formed a closer bond with Ian and was touched when he was teary-eyed when they said their goodbyes.

The highlight of our stay with them was going to Sunset County Beach, a long and wide stretch of fine cream-colored sand bordered by a charming beachfront community. The sun was shining fiercely but the constant sea wind brought with it a chill I couldn’t shake off. So while Edwin and the kids braved the cold waters, Ruth and I looked silly huddled under thick towels, shivering in the cold wind and warmed only by our chitchat about our kids, our high school days, and common friends.

It was fortunate that another friend, Maribelle Guloy from Anaheim, was free to see us later in the week and, along with her daughter Alex, took us to brunch at Claire’s at the Long Beach Museum of Art, then to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. While the hearty break-

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EED AN ORDERLY WORKOUT MECHANISM – After more than two decades the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia was held in the country. Asian leaders, about 70 public figures from 20 countries, 460 foreign business leaders, top government business executives, cultural and religious figures gathered for the event. The presence of President Benigno Aquino III in the recently concluded economic summit is significant in terms of looking at areas of higher and feasible economic activities where the country can cooperate.

Big foreign investors accept that the Philippines and other Asian countries are part of the world – economically and in other ways too.

Aside from the WEF, the country is also well represented in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and other similar renowned economic meetings and the government is working closer too. There are developments such as the possibility that the Philippines might establish special links with other progressive and well-developed countries and at the same time maintain and continue the good economic relation with the rest of the Asian region and the whole of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) East Asian Growth Area or EAGA. However, the debate for all of us, particularly for the government, is how it can make sure the economic activities it would undertake are actually adding a bit of value given the situation that majority of our people continue to be mired in interlocking socio-economic problems. On the lighter side, the Philippine government has been enthusiastically participating in trade and investment campaign in other economically-stable nations for a long time to showcase the country’s vast economic resources.

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My vacation takeaway fast filled our tummy and the exquisite art satiated our senses, the leisurely discourse with the Belle about children, career, and life in general made for a very satisfying day.

We arrived to a bitingly cold morning in Chicago, but Mae Puyat Kirkconnell’s toasty smile was more than enough to warm us. A chef by profession and yogi by passion, Mae is effervescent and sweet; she even joined in our excitement when snow unexpectedly fell on that spring day. Her husband, US Navy Petty Officer First Class Kenneth Kirkconnell, was good enough to tour us to the Great Lakes Naval Base and allowed us to witness the graduation of US Navy recruits.

Mae knew where to find good merchandise and even better deals, and was kind enough to drive us as far as Wisconsin for some retail therapy. Shopping was good, but it was sharing meals at their dining table, laughing at TV shows in Kenneth’s man cave, and walking the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago with her that I found more meaningful. Moreover, I was happy to have been able to chat with Kenneth, whom I met only once at their wedding, when he drove us to Chicago O’Hare for our flight to Texas.

I was especially pleased with our stay in Chicago because I was able to introduce Mae to a dear friend of mine, Yeyen Alfonso Milagrosa, who belonged to my tight-knit, motley group of

close friends in high school. Mae also introduced to us her friend, the bubbly and down-to-earth Sharon Pueblos. What makes me happier is that the three now keep in touch through social network.

My husband Carlo caught up with us in Houston where my two sisters, Rosemarie Cabrera Cunanan and Lourdes Cabrera Delgado, lived with their families. We witnessed the lavish garden wedding of my niece, Casie Lynn Cunanan at Chateau Cocomar to fine jeweller Eric Le. From the serene garden ceremony to the jampacked reception and the five-minute fireworks, it was by far one of the most exquisite weddings I had ever been to.

Going to Houston also gave us the opportunity to get to know my new brother-in-law, the kind-hearted Joe Delgado, see my pretty nieces Pauline and Rachel Taton from Manila, play with my niece Lani Mercado’s adorable kids, Lyanne and Leo whom I love to bits, and enjoy Ate Rose’s new garden (I love gardens!) where we had family meals and bonding moments.

The last leg of the trip was spending time with my husband’s family in San Jose, California, where his two aunts feted us with their rich and delicious cooking. Here we winded down on the last three days prior to going home to Davao, dipping in the pool when it got too hot and watching the sun set while my husband sipped his beer and I contemplated our vacation.

It’s no longer about how many tourist spots I can visit or how much shopping I can do. It’s the quality of time spent with family and good friends that matters now, filling our hearts with wonderful memories that we can take anywhere we go. For me, there’s no better vacation takeaway than that.

that seemed to be antagonistic of the country’s economic and foreign policies.

But when a government has a critical economic and political relation with one of its neighbors, it needs some orderly workout mechanism. It certainly requires a method for orderly workouts because in any relationship, government leaders and their economic advisers express diverse views and opinions and some are predictably negative. In a country like the Philippines where economic standards can still stand much improvement, business summit such as the WEF and APEC forums provide a guide to both fundamentals and economic relationship with other participating nations.

In some ways the government should continue doing that and its position to persist to be what it properly understands about the underlying rationale for the different business conferences. Still, the government has to focus more attention to either the WEF or APEC, which it thinks have more concrete roles to play in developing trade opportunities in the region and building bridges across the Pacific Rim and the rest of the world. So far, the Philippines is one of the region’s fast-growing economies next only to China. Just about every private sector economists and financial experts were predicting annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 7%, the same or even higher robust performance the country has been pulling off a

year after President Aquino assumed the presidency.

Even when other regional economies devalued their currencies during the past few months, the conventional wisdom was that the Philippines would not be much affected because of its strong economic fundamentals and ample foreign-currency reserves. The consensus estimate for growth this year has risen to 7.1% although it skidded down to 5.7% during the first quarter as a result of the devastating earthquakes and typhoons that hit the country.

However, government economists and financial managers are optimistic that the country can fully recover from the drawbacks.

“What had greatly changed are perceptions,” noted some economic analysts and financial researchers. “Both foreign and local investors now trust the country’s economic experience and the currency is relatively strong against the dollar and the stock market has climb to unprecedented level.” Even people in trade and commerce know for a fact that a stable currency and a rising stock market are mere indications of a better and good economic future for the country. The encouraging development even prompted foreign economists and stock brokers to consider the Philippines as the next “economic tiger” in the Asian region.

Meanwhile others prefer to think that the small regulation and operational hitches are typical of the emerging markets and that offers enough comfort to investors. And for the country’s market to fully emerge, government has to address the interlocking concerns. Most importantly it must see to it that the much-hyped economic gains would trickle down to the people.

It’s meaningless to brag about that there has been progress, but the people continue to live a despicable life.

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BY H. MARCOS C. MORDENO

EBRON James had tried to rally the Miami Heat from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals by saying they can remake history in Game 5 yesterday. He knew it was a tall order. No team has recovered from such disadvantage ever since the league started in 1950. As the team’s leader, however, it’s his duty to lift his teammates’ spirits after the San Antonio Spurs humiliated them twice in a row in their home court.

The Heat started the first quarter of Game 5, which turned out to be their last stand, with a 22-6 run. At that stage, it looked like a Game 6 was in the offing. But the Spurs responded with a 50-20 run from which the Heat would never recover. Arguably, it was that 30-point differential that best describes the lopsidedness of the rematch that looked like a mismatch.

That James played almost without taking a rest (41 minutes) and scored 31 points did not matter. Dwyane Wade spent 36 minutes on court and Chris Bosh had 38 minutes of exposure. Wade and Bosh however only scored 11 and 13 points, respectively.

No other Miami player scored in double digits. Ray Allen only had 5 and Mario Chalmers had 8.

On the other hand, five San Antonio players scored over 10, with Finals MVP Kahwi Leonard getting 22. By the way he played in the finals he could be the heir apparent to the 38-year-old Tim Duncan. Tony Parker meanwhile was scoreless in the first three quarters, but made up in the fourth quarter where he scored 16 points. The only Spurs starter who did not score was Danny Greene.

Led by Manu Ginobili who had 19, San Antonio’s bench also scored better, earning 47 points against the 24 points of Miami’s backups. Ginobili sank three successive triples just when Miami looked poised for a comeback halfway through the fourth quarter.

In addition, the Spurs converted 12 of their 26 attempts at the arc, while the Heat only made 7 of their 25 threepoint attempts.

In the four games won by San Antonio, their average lead was 18 points.

In Game 2 which Miami won, the Spurs lost by just two points. In other words, the Spurs were capable of blanking the Heat if not for the last-quarter lapses, primarily on defense, in the second game.

Popovich’s formula? All throughout the series, San Antonio employed a fastpaced passing game as an anti-dote to Miami’s physical brand of play. Coach Gregg Popovich always reminded his wards that the ball should not stay long in one’s hands and to always find the open man. In fact, several slow-motion replays showed all – yes, all – of Miami’s defenders with their hands down at the instance a Spurs shooter aimed at the basket. It can only mean a breakdown in defense.

In the end, the king had to give up his crown as history repeated itself. [MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. H. Marcos C. Mordeno can be reached at hmcmordeno@gmail. com.]

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ardo Pamplona explained to Danao that it is already a standard practice that the spot and progress reports are being posted in the media lounge. However, the DCPO chief insisted that the said report especially the case of King should not be posted because of its sensitivity.

He said that with the leak, this might ‘bungle’ the on-going operation of the police in which they are working for how many days.

Meanwhile, the Special Investigation “Task Group (SITG) King” conducted their meeting on the case together with Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) – 11 and other law enforcing units of DCPO. But, there were no information divulged in the meeting.

Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in his Sunday TV program last Sunday said that King has a business that his family did not know about.

The mayor said that he told Richard’s wife about that when he met her, with an apology that she should not be offended about it.

He did not divulge what was the other business endeavors of King aside from operating hotels in Davao City, Cebu City and Boracay.

King was the owner of Crown Regency Group of Hotels. He was the chairman and chief executive officer of J. King & Sons Co. Inc., developer of Crown Regency, Club Ultima and the City Suites Ramos Tower. He was also the founder and Director of Boracay Multiple Properties Inc. King was visiting Davao City for his Vital C wellness training for Vital C, one of his many business ventures.

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there are “many angles” in the killing including one that may come from King’s networking business saying “you know what it will ultimately lead to.”

He said he called up Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama after the killing and he knew that there was a case figuring King “where a lawyer was killed, and another case in Boracay.”

He said the killing of King is one that was barefaced as the unmasked assailant just walked into his office in Vital C Building in Obrero, Davao City and shot the businessmen at the presence of office workers and guests.

The gunman fled on board a black XRM motorcycle driven by a companion who was waiting outside.

Police described the attacker as about 5’5” tall and with medium build.

The building has no CCTV camera.

Duterte also said that solving King’s case “would take time” but he is hopeful that “somehow with God’s help truth will come out” adding that the hitman “would possibly contract for a kill for more but one day he will be arrested” and sing who contracted him for King.

The mayor said that the authorities have been investigating other killings in the city, and “while the case of King is a high profile one, where people take notice” but it does not mean that the authorities have been leaving away cases victimizing poor people.

He added that city authorities and the police are not choosing which to work on regardless of the victims’ social status.

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Fifteen full length scripts submitted to the Screening Committee were chosen for the Festival, five under the Plus category and 10 under the Currents category.

The Plus category received a P2-M film grant each while the Currents category received P1 million each.

“Riddles of my Homecoming” was chosen under the Currents category.

According to the film’s Facebook Page, “Riddles” tells the story of Alfad, a Lumad (indigenous people) “whose soul returns to his homeland to settle unfinished businesses and

to finally rest. It is based on the Lumad’s belief that when a person dies his soul goes back to his homeland.”

The experimental movie was filmed in Barangay Andap, New Bataan in Compostela Valley province. Barangay Andap registed the most number of deaths when super typhoon Pablo battered Eastern Mindanao no December 4, 2012 as residents, houses, trees in the village center were swept away by a debris flow. The village center was buried in five meter-deep debris of rocks and boulders.

Written and directed by Mardoquio, the movie stars Fe Ging Ging Hyde, Perry

Dizon, Madz Garcia, Jillian Khayle Barbarona and Jeff Sabayle.

Dizon won for Best Production design.

The film was also nominated for Best Editing (Chuck Gutierrez) and Best Sound (Arbi Barbarona).

“Riddles of My Homecoming” is produced by Cinema One in cooperation with Skyweaver Productions, Bordwerkz Prodcutions, HYDEntertainment, Red Motion Media and the Local Government Unit of Nabunturan, Municipal Tourism Council of Nabunturan, Inc. The last screening of “Riddles” during this Festival is at 12 noon on Mon-

day, November 18.

The film “Sitio,” a dark comedy directed by Mes de Guzman, won the Jury Award in the Plus category. “Sitio” is about a family from the city returns to the province in search of a simpler life but instead find problems and setbacks. / Starring: John Prats, Ria Garcia, Anja Aguilar, Biboy Ramirez, RK Bagatsing, Jess Mendoza, and Arnold Reyes Best Picture under the Plus category is “Alamat ni China Doll” by Adolfo ALix, Jr. while the best film in the Currents category is “Bukas Na Lang Sapagka’t Gabi Na” by Jet Leyco.” [MindaNews]

fees into airline tickets will save time and add convenience to passenger of the airport and “further improve guest experience.”

It said that some issues on the proposed measures were discussed during the committee hearing last May

16 where the representative of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) expressed support and interposed no objection.

The report stated that the airport casters 54 flights a day for domestic flights as per information

from the representative of the City Planning and Development Office.

A representative from Silk Air, an international airline offering eight flights per week for at least 186 passengers per flight, agreed with the propos-

al citing complaints from their foreign clients who have to experience inconvenience in paying Philippine currency on the airport terminal.

The report said the Philippine Airlines has also conveyed its support.

the temporary replacement pipes cannot sufficiently deliver water same as the damaged transmission pipes.

Upon completion, the new structure with the new pipelines will restore the original capacity of the damaged pipes, resolve the present unstable water pressure

condition of the affected areas and increase the capacity of the transmission / distribution lines for future water consumption needed in the central and northern parts of Davao City.

Contractors of the project are RD Policarpio & Co. Inc., Allado Construction

Company, Inc. and TGV Builders Inc. The invitation to bid for the project was first published on August 6, 2013 but prospect bidders failed to comply the requirements.

It was re-published on November 21, 2013. Bids were opened on January 21, 2014

and the notice of award was given last April 3, 2014. On the side, DCWD also coordinated with the city local government in order to resolve the issue with the informal settlers in the project site particularly under the two Gov. Generoso bridges. [Jovana T. Duhaylungsod]

plained to local reporters in yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Annex “Some laborers in the region want to look for another job that will suit their skills,” Suyao added.

Underemployment is divided into two factions namely the visible and non-

visible. Workers working as part-time is categorized under visible underemployment while the latter categorized workers who are not satisfied with their current employment status and seeks for other employment.

Another global phenomenon that contributed to the

rate increase is the job mismatch.

DOLE 11 labor communication officer Sherwin Manual said that the educational institutions are not supplying the demand of industries.

To address this, the labor agency is continuing its effort to address job mismatch.

Every year, DOLE conducts a consultation with employers to gather data on what they really need so that the curriculum of schools can be realigned.

By 2020, the agency targets to finish all school curriculum realignment based on the needs of the industry.

who wanted to relocate in Davao City are welcome to do so.

Duterte said that with the massive destruction brought about by Typhoon Yolanda in Samar and Leyte, he expects

residents there to relocate somewhere else.

He said Davao City being the land of promise is one of the most probable choices for relocation by the typhoon survivors.

Duterte said the city is willing to help the typhoon survivors rebuild their lives here.

He said the city government is even willing to provide financial assistance to the victims if the City Council would allow it.

It was learned that about 100 families have recently arrived in Davao City from Leyte.

Duterte assured the typhoon survivors that for as

long as they are in Davao City, they will never go hungry again.

The City Government of Davao has earlier donated P8 million in financial assistance to the two provinces of Leyte and in Tacloban City.

Davao also sent two teams of medical and search and rescue and retrieval teams to Tacloban City last week along with relief goods.[BOT]

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LEGAL NOTICE FOR CANCELLATION AND REVOCATION OF CONTRACT FOR QUARRY

Notice is hereby given that CONTRACT FOR QUARRY,involving a parcel of land covered by Original Certificate of Title No. P-2216, registered in the name of TAGWALAN PANGARAWAN ,containing an area of 159,574 Square meters, more or less with JAYMINI T. HERNANDEZ, which was referred in the said contract as the SECOND PARTY, has been CANCELLED and/ or REVOKED, per Doc. No.415; Page No. 83; Book No.X; Series of 2014 of the NOTARY PUBLIC MARIANO APAO JR.;CPA 6/10,17,24

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CEREMONIAL DRIVE. Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno (3rd from right) graced the occasion and took part in the ceremonial drive with IPC President Nobuo During the opening ceremony last June 6.

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D MAX IN ACTION. The Isuzu D-MAX in action at specially designed courses demonstrating the specific capabilities of the pick-up’s various off-roading features.

Isuzu D-MAX 4x4 Drive Series Davao stage set on June 20-22

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HERE can be no doubting it now: The Isuzu D-MAX leads the pack when it comes to off-road driving.

This was demonstrated once more as the 2014 Isuzu D-MAX 4x4 Drive Series continued to impress in its fourth staging, which was held from June 6 to 8, 2014 in Cagayan de Oro City. The off-road driving activity, which already saw three previous editions in Pampanga, Cebu and Bacolod, consistently showed participants the unmatched capabilities and value-for-money proposition of the D-MAX pickup.

This year’s edition of the D-MAX 4x4 Drive Series is the third and the biggest mounted

by Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) as it features five locations in key cities across Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The first two editions of the event were held in 2008, which took on three locations, and in 2010, which traveled across four venues.

“This year’s D-MAX 4x4 Drive Series has five locations, and it is notable that Cagayan de Oro has always been included in the event since it began,” said IPC President Nobuo Izumina during the activity’s opening.

“The reason is quite obvious; I can stand on any road here and count to three, and I will surely see an Isuzu vehicle pass by. Cagayan de Oro is like a mini-Isuzu land!”

At the Cagayan de Oro leg of the D-MAX 4x4 Drive Series, held at the city’s Pueblo Business Park in Pacific Street (at the back of SM City), 13 stations marked the course that was specially designed to demonstrate the specific capabilities of the D-MAX’s various off-road driving features. The obstacles included 40-degree hill climb done in first gear and in second gear; 40-degree hill climb with a stall midway up; 40-degree descent without braking; lateral climb mount; driving over “elephant holes”; tackling trail ruts; camber right and camber left sides up in 45-degree angles; traversing a roundabout cone; lateral descent ditch crossing; driving over cross axle articulation rails; and going on a steel inclined plane with rollers. In each of the stations, the D-MAX’s power, maneuverability and traction were put to the test.

The exercises demonstrated to the participants the advantages offered by four-wheel-drive vehicles, as well as allowed them

to learn some of the special driving skills required when traversing rough terrain. Teaching them were instructors who are experts at off-road driving.

The experience was especially relevant to the local residents, or Cagay-anons, who require versatile vehicles like pickup trucks. Cagayan de Oro and nearby areas are marked by vast agricultural lands like pineapple plantation, requiring long-distance transport of goods. But Cagayan de Oro City, capital of Misamis Oriental, is also a highly urbanized center of commerce, earning for itself such titles like the “Gateway to Northern Mindanao” and “The City of Golden Friendship.”

The popularity of pickup trucks in the region can be seen in the D-MAX’s leadership among Cagay-anons. Proving this is that the D-MAX is currently enjoying a phenomenal 79% year-to-date growth in sales.

“For this, allow me to extend my sincere gratitude to you on behalf of Isuzu Philippines Corporation and our dealer, Isuzu Cagayan de Oro for your continued support,” Izumina told the audience at the driving event’s opening ceremony.

DRAG RACING. Team Ground Image’s Benjie Pang (left photo) prepares his car before the race while Gary Dumbrigue boards his no. 22 car during the recent Phoenix Petroleum Drag Racing Championships at the Riverfront Corporate City in Maa. Dumbrigue won the Quick 8 title.

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Seafood Paradise found

Everybody loves Singapore with its myriad of shopping choices, interesting museums, vibrant art scene and the wide choices of gastronomic treats from the relatively inexpensive all the way to the restaurants owed by the top chefs of the world.

On a recent food trip with my BPA barkada, we decided to lunch on some contemporary Chinese style seafood and so after a short taxi ride we arrived at the Seafood Paradise located at the ground floor of the Singapore Flyer. While most tourists were there to take a ride on one of the tallest wheels in the world, we were content to just sit back, relax and dig in to what Seafood Paradise had to offer.

On the top of our list is the Cereal Prawn which is one dish which Singapore

is famous for. Sweet and savoury with a crispiness that is paired well with rice, Seafood Paradise’s Cereal Prawn is a treat to eat. Another prawn dish that I loved is the Salted

Cereal Prawn.

Crispy Baby Squid.

Stir-fried vegetables.

Salted Egg Prawns.

Tofu and Mushrooms.

Egg Prawn, fried prawns finished with a salted egg sauce that adds a rich savoury and salty finish.

Another Singaporean favourite which we had was the Crispy Baby Squid. I admit I am not a fan of squid but this dish had me reaching out for more and more of the crispy fried morsels which reminded me of crispy fried dilis.

The big star of lunch though was the sinfully rich Butter Crab which is served with crispy fried man-tou or bread. The crab’s sauce was milky and thick which which had me and my friends reaching for the bread and dipping it into the Butter Crab sauce to soak up all the fatty goodness of the dish.

Dining at Seafood Paradise is a tad bit on the more pricer side as compared to eating at the hawker centres or at a food court, but the dining experience is well worth the extra buck.

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

Butter Crab.

Together with the BPAs.

Looking up at the Singapore Flyer.

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UP AND ABOUT

Transformers: Age of Extinction to use new IMAX 3D technology TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION is proving to be one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year. And IMAX is thrilled to be part of such a monumental movie as the preferred format for fans across the globe.

Transformers: Age of Extinction is the first Hollywood film ever to feature select sequences captured with the new IMAX 3D Digital Cameras designed deliver greater scope, breathtaking image quality and earth-shattering 3D providing moviegoers a truly immersive experience.

Catch Transformers: Age of Extinction on IMAX at SM Lanang Premier on June 25. Get free premium IMAX items whenever you purchase tickets in advance. For more information log on to www.smcinema.com.

Spinnr is leading music streaming app in Phl STREAMING music on their laptops and phones may be something new for Filipino music lovers, but a recent survey of the music market in the region suggests that it may already be gaining traction domestically, thanks to new services that offer affordable music streaming to the masses.

According to new research from JANA, a Boston-based mobile technology firm, 18% of its survey respondents in the Philippines listen to songs via a music streaming app, compared with only 14% who said they use the radio to do so.

In the Philippines, SPINNR emerged as the country’s mostused streaming app with 32% of respondents saying they use it to listen to music on their smartphones. Other streaming services used locally include Spotify (14%) and Soundcloud (12%).

Music for all “The ongoing shift to streaming among Filipino music lovers is a welcome sign for the music industry and consumers alike, because it gives a lot more users access to more music tracks currently available in the market,” said Mellissa Limcaoco, Innovation and Product Development Head at Philippine mobile leader Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart).

SPINNR, a homegrown music streaming app available to all Smart, Talk ‘N Text, and Sun Cellular subscribers nationwide, offers one-month VIP access for as low as P49 (or P2.50 per day) with no additional data charges and offline music listening access.

Limcaoco said SPINNR has been successful in revolutionizing music consumption in the Philippines by offering the most affordable streaming package at P2.50 a day, boosted by the ‘nationwidest’ network coverage of Smart.

“For just P2.50, which is close to the price of one text message, Filipinos now have access to millions of songs at their fingertips,” she added.

Total music experience But apart from making tunes accessible and convenient, SPINNR also prides itself in bringing the total music experience to users by having an active hand in mounting the grandest concerts and offering fans the exclusive chance to meet and greet their favorite artists.

SPINNR, for example, gave away hundreds of tickets to the biggest music events to hit the country, including last year’s Rihanna concert, the Philippine tour of OneRepublic, and the recently concluded 7107 International Music Festival headlined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

SPINNR is now also gearing up to provide subscribers with the same epic experience at The Red Tour, the muchanticipated concert tour of award-winning country and pop sweetheart Taylor Swift in Manila this June.

To get Filipinos started on enjoying songs via music streaming, SPINNR is offering a 15-day free trial to all firsttime users of the service. Simply download the app on your Android or iOS phones to sign up for an account. For more information, visit www.spinnr.ph.

Globe employees join Brigada Eskwela to give public school students a better experience Employees from leading telecommunications company Globe Telecom joined the government-initiated Brigada Eskwela to help prepare the facilities and tools which public school students need to make the most out of their education.

“Creating a wonderful world starts with small steps and Globe employees are aware that regardless of where they are in the country, they can help create wonderful experiences not only for our public school students but to other underprivileged communities,” said Fernando Esguerra, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility.

Globe volunteers from different parts of the country started working on the Brigada Eskwela program in May, with more activities lined up for this month.

Jun Arapan from Tattoo Broadband team in North Luzon has long been an active volunteer for various causes. Thus, when the new school year rolled around, he took it as an opportunity to once again help out his kababayan.

Jun rounded up 26 of his colleagues to help out Nagtablaan Elementary School in Sta. Lucia, Ilocos Sur. The Broadband team along with those from the Globe Store in Candon City spent a day repainting classrooms and repairing the ceiling and trusses of the school’s learning resource center.

“For me, it is the joy of helping somebody, to be a blessing to others, and to give the help that they’ve been longing for. The experience of being part of their little steps toward securing a better future is unforgettable,” he said.

Another Globe employee, Josie Buenvenida, said joining Brigada Eskwela meant a lot to her on a personal level, as her hometown, Roxas City,

Volunteers from Tattoo Broadband and Globe Stores help to rebuild Nagtablaan Elementary School, Sta. Lucia, Ilocos Sur.

Volunteers from Zamboanga Store with the PNP-SAF and students of Sta. Cruz Island Elementary School was badly hit by Typhoon Yolanda. “Even though I was assigned to Iloilo, I can’t turn my back to my kababayans who need help. Helping others is very fulfilling especially when you see the smile on their faces,” she said.

Together with her colleagues from the Globe Store, Josie distributed school supplies to 100 students of Rufina Arnada Santos Memorial School in Roxas City who cannot afford to buy them on their own.

The Globe Store personnel in Zamboanga, on the other hand, were quick to respond to the call for help of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force in providing much needed assistance to Sta. Cruz Island Elementary School in Zamboanga City. The team of 13 led by Glenda Atilano held a short pro-

Roxas Store volunteers provide school supplies to underprivileged students of Rufina Arnada Santos Memorial School gram for the community and distributed school supplies to 50 elementary school students.

Den Dantes, one of the volunteers, said: “We can make a difference out of our small actions because it’s a team effort. We may not be able donate thousands of pesos, but in our own little acts, we share what we have and what we can give.”

Employee volunteerism is part of the iGive pillar of Globe CSR and is the company’s way of cultivating a society that cares for humanity. By engaging employees and the general public to share their time, talent, and treasure with those from underserved communities, the pillar hopes to develop citizens who actively contribute to nation-building.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Ryan Agoncillo and Carla Abellana star in GMA Network’s newest sitcom, ISMOL FAMILY SUNDAYS with the whole family will be more exciting and enjoyable as GMA Network brings to light a new and funny sitcom on weekend primetime with the launch of the program ISMOL FAMILY. It will premiere on June 22 right after 24 Oras Weekend.

Ismol Family validates every person’s aspiration to keep the whole family happy through life’s everyday challenges. It takes the viewers on a fun but inspiring family adventure that both parents and kids can enjoy.

Its relatable storyline likewise encourages the viewers to advocate the belief that “gaano man kaliit ang laman ng bulsa, kaya mong maitawid ang buhay nang masaya ang iyong pamilya.”

Leading the cast of Ismol Family are Kapuso ace TV host and celebrity dad Ryan Agoncillo and versatile dramatic actress Carla Abellana. Ryan and Carla, who have briefly partnered in My Husband’s Lover, reunite in the program as Jingo, a responsible and loving husband to his pretty and strong-willed wife Majay.

Joining Ryan and Carla in the program are Carmi Martin as Mama A, Majay’s

mother; Mikael Daez as Bernie, Jingo’s bestfriend; Mike “Pekto” Nacua as Bobong, Majay’s older brother; Kevin Santos as Lance, Mama A’s young boyfriend; Miguel Tanfelix as Tan-tan, Yumi’s classmate; Bianca Umali as Yumi, Bobong’s daughter; Marc Justine Alvarez as PJ, Jingo and Majay’s only son; Natalia Moon as Natalia, Jingo and Majay’s techie house help.

To helm Ismol Family is no less than Director Dominic Zapata. Director Dominic, who has previously handled the comedy programs of the Network Beh Bote Nga, Nuts Entertainment and Comedy Bar, says he is very excited to direct his first family sitcom in the

Kapuso Network which the Filipino families will surely enjoy.

“It’s a viewing that you don’t have to be worried about and where families can be able to relate to the show’s characters. It’s a very typical Filipino family na tinitingnan natin yung lighter side of things, a new perspective on typical Filipino life. So, to be able to sit and watch with their kids and parents that you can all relate to and that you will all enjoy. “ Director Dominic further adds that Ismol Family is very relatable for family viewing, “It’s very wholesome. The comedy is very now. It’s both a comedy and a drama kasi may kurot

rin sa puso. A lot of things here are very relatable. Every episode ay may aral at gagawin natin sa paraan na yung aral ay hindi na baduy.

Pinakage natin ang aral sa pamamagitan ng comedy na may konting kurot sa puso with a family that you could all relate to, and that you could love and you could even think that its your own.”

Meanwhile, Director Dominic shares that he is very happy to be working again with Ryan and Carla after My Husband’s Lover.

He says that the viewers will witness the different sides of these artists in Ismol Family where they will showcase their talent in comedy.

“I’m glad na nakatrabaho ko na sila Ryan and Carla.

We are very familiar with each other. These are very seasoned actor and seasoned actress. They could go the full spectrum from doing really heavy drama to doing something very light or even comedy. Ibang-iba si Carla dito. You’ll see the bubblier side of Carla. And I think it helps na si Ryan understands the dynamics

of husband and wife. Hindi na foreign ang idea of husband and wife sa kanya.”

Ismol Family airs every Sunday after 24 Oras Weekend on GMA. Get the latest updates about Ismol Family from its official facebook page www.facebook.com/IsmolFamilyGMA, twitter account @IsmolFamilyGMA and the GMA Network website www.

GMANetwork.com.

Radio icon Casey Kasem, 82 Casey Kasem, one of the United States’ most famous radio DJs and a cartoon voice-over artist who worked on several ScoobyDoo cartoons, died at age 82 on Sunday, June 15—Father’s Day. He had been suffering from Lewy body dementia, a degenerative disease similar to Parkinson’s, and had been hospitalized in critical condition. His family had been involved in a legal battle over his health care and visitation rights and a judge had ruled that daughter Kerri Kasem, who was in charge of his care, be allowed to implement end-oflife measures for the ailing radio personality, against the wishes of his wife and her stepmother, Jean.

Casey, who was born Kemal Amin Kasem in Detroit, worked as an Armed Forces Radio Korea Network DJ and announcer while serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War in 1952. He later worked at several stations in the United States and

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 2D *Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler GP

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THE FAULT IN OUR STARS 2D / * EDGE OF TOMORROW 2D Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort / * Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt

launched the show American Top 40 in 1970. He was succeeded by Ryan Seacrest in 2004.

In addition to his radio work, Casey also provided the voice of Shaggy and other characters in sev-

eral Scooby-Doo cartoons.

Matthew Lillard portrayed the character starting in 2010. Casey also made two memorable appearances as himself on the hit ‘90s teen series Saved By The Bell and his voice was also heard

in the 1984 movie Ghostbusters, which featured Jean in a party scene.

‘Casey is survived by Jean, Kerri, other daughters Julie and Liberty, son Mike, brother Mouner and sister-in-law Mary and ex-wife, Linda.

PG 13 / * PG 13

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BLENDED 2D / * NOAH 2D Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore / *Russell Crowe

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MY ILLEGAL WIFE 2D Pokwang, Zanjoe Marudo PG 13

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My Philippine Fashion Week 2014 experience Call: 224-0733 • Tionko St., Davao City

ITS not my first time to attend Philippine Fashion Week, but I’ve always enjoyed watching the collections from the best Philippines has to offer. It makes me envision the day, when Gensan would be as fashion forward as compared to the metros.

I was one of the lucky few who were able to get a backstage pass before the shows. All thanks to Masters School for Models, where I took a modeling course, that the schedule luckily jived with PhFW. May 28 marked the first day of PhFW, where the Lee had their 125th anniversary exhibit at the MOA atrium. May 29, SM Womens, showcased classy casuals with pastels , blacks and florals. May 30 where Lee’s exhibit comes to a close with a fashion show, hosted by Bianca Gonzales. May 31, 32 de-

signers from all over the PH, jam-packed in a day, from 12:30pm - 11:00pm, I still can’t believe I was able to stay for the whole day.

The holiday collections vividly exhibit the seasons trends, embellished everything, cut-

outs, florals, and sheer.

Among my favorite collections are from Happy Andrada, Gerry Katigbak, Gerome Salaya Ang and Philipp Tampus. The last show for the day was Alber Andrada’s. A fitting finale to a fab week.

To check out the col-

lections, visit http://philippinefashionweeklive. com/holiday2014/ 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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The Good Witch Saga CHILL JILL

Athena Jillian Bravo

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ERE’S a creepy story within a game app.

Let me share this with you and see if this will entice you from downloading this game and playing it.

In a dark creepy forest, there lived a witch whom they know as Stel-

la the Bubble Witch. She lives there in a small hut with her cats which helped her fend off the dark spirits who are plaguing their land but her magic was never good enough to cast the dark magic away.

Stella is looking for someone who’s courageous enough to join in this realm. If you think you can take on this epic saga, then maybe it’s time to reveal yourself and help the good witch save the land.

Travel the realm bursting as many bubbles as you can in this exciting adventure. There’s no need for abracadabra here

because all you need to have is a bubble bouncing magic.

Add color to the dark forest by bursting the bubbles to cast all the evil spirits away from plaguing the forest and hurting the citizens in the country land.

So how does the game work? Match the target bubble with its same color to burst it. You may also match it to more than 5 bubbles to make it a Hot Pot where you’ll be able to double your score.

Win over 60 magical levels and free Witch Country piece by piece.

Expect enchanting graph-

Attendees of GDaysX Dagupan leg all hyped up after a successful and fun conference supported by Google and Smart.

ics that will leave you spellbound and special boosters that will help you pass those tricky levels.

Bubble Witch Saga 2 is not like those bubble pop games you see in the market. It is also a product from the makers of Candy Crush Saga, Farm Heroes Saga and Bubble Witch Saga.

This game is free to play but some in-game items such as extra moves or lives will require payment. It now has more than a million downloads and ten times more to expect in the future.

Happy witch hunting.

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Smart backs Google Biz Group GDaysX events

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MART Communications, Inc. (Smart) recently supported the 2nd GDaysX Philippines, gathering entrepreneurs and tech experts from all over the country to showcase how technology can be maximized in businesses.

“Smart is happy to support GDaysX and other Google community events. Together, we are able to make more people view tech, web and mobile technologies as tools to maximize the potential of businesses for growth,” said Smart Public Affairs Group Head Ramon Isberto.

GDaysX is a business and technical focused conference supported by Google that aims to share and promote the latest business technologies that can improve the way businesses communicate to their customers, market their products/services, or operate on a daily basis. GDaysX is being done in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East by Google Business Groups (GBGs)—a global community represented by local groups or GBG chapters currently in 30 countries with more than 3000 members worldwide.

GBG chapters in the Philippines started GDaysX in five sites in the country last year which Smart also supported. To reach more entrepreneurs and aspiring startups all over the country, GDayX—which ran from April to May—was held in eight sites this year. These were in Manila, Baguio, Dagupan, Cebu, Mandaue, Iloilo, Davao, and General Santos. Smart supported the activities by providing prizes, giveaways, and Smart Bro connectivity to all sites.

Each leg was attended by more than 200 participants. Attendees learned communication tools for business, mapping, analytics, and technologies for disaster rescue, relief and reconstruction, among others.

Smart also supported the Tech for Classroom workshop of the Google Educators Group (GEG) in Baguio. GEG is also an independent community supported by Google composed of educators who share, inspire and empower each other to enhance learning among students through technology.

Smart has embraced the use of mobile and web-based technologies to improve people’s lives.

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Messi lifts lackluster Argentina R

IO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It took Lionel Messi just over an hour in Argentina’s World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina to show why so many fans consider him the best in the world.

After a frustrating first half, the Argentina captain scored in trademark style in the 65th minute on Sunday night, completing a quick 1-2 connection with Gonzalo Higuain and running through defenders before striking a brilliant left-footed shot off the post.

The goal — only the second for Messi on football’s biggest stage — set off wild celebrations among the throngs of Argentine fans that had turned the famed Maracana stadium into a sea of blue and white. It also energized an unimpressive Argentina team that was ahead at that point only because of an early own goal by Bosnia.

Vedad Ibisevic scored a close-in goal in the 85th, but Argentina held on to win 2-1 in the Group F match.

“It’s the first game, I was anxious, nervous,” Messi said.

“It was important to start with a win. We’ve got to improve certain things, but it was important to start with the three points.”

Bosnia got the worst possible start to its first World Cup when Sead Kolasinovic scored an own goal after just three minutes.

Messi sent a free kick from the left flank into the penalty area that Marcos Rojo barely touched before the ball bounced off Kolasinovic’s foot into Bosnia’s goal.

Bosnia bounced back after the early setback, with Izet

Hajrovic slipping through Argentina’s five-man defense but failing to beat goalkeeper Sergio Romero. Five minutes before the break, Senad Lulic tested Romero’s reflexes with a well-timed header on a corner kick.

Meanwhile, there was no sign of Argentina’s vaunted attack, as Bosnia gave Messi no space to work his magic and Sergio Aguero hardly touched the ball.

Coach Alejandro Sabella put in Higuain at halftime, which allowed Messi to take a step back. That shift proved crucial, getting the Barcelona star more involved in the action.

“The changes gave Messi more support,” Sabella said. “He doesn’t need much, because he’s the best in the world. But there is always a context that can enhance him a little bit more.”

After a string of dangerous runs, Messi combined with Higuain, pulled left along the penalty area, and scored after leaping over defender Ermin Bicakic without losing speed and balance.

Messi, who has been accused by critics of not playing with as much heart for the national team as he does for Barcelona, pulled on his blue-andwhite striped jersey and ran to the sideline before pumping his fist toward the fans.

“I wanted to release all the energy from other times when things didn’t go right (with the national team),” he said. “It’s always a pleasure to score with the national team.”

Higuain said Bosnia was a strong opponent that didn’t allow Argentina to control the game.

LEO SCORES. Argentina’s Lionel Messi scores his side’s second goal during the group F World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Bosnia at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday (PHL Time). (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Jaro headlines big card in Davao

By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO

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njb@edgedavao.net

ORMER WBA flyweight champion Sonny Boy Jaro banners an exciting fight card as Sonshine Sports Management brings to Davao City a triple championship boxing offering on June 28 at the Almendras Gym. Jaro, who fights under the newly-created Sonshine Boxing stable, goes for the Asian Boxing Federation superflyweight championship against reigning Indonesia superflyweight titleholder Ichbal Tobida for the 115-pound belt of the fledgling organization.

The fight card also features Lorenzo “Thunderbolt” Villanue-

ITALY BEATS ENGLAND. Mario Balotelli scored with a second-half header Saturday to give Italy a 2-1 win over England at the World Cup.

Swiss stun Ecuador 2-1 B

RASILIA, Brazil (AP) -Switzerland grabbed a winner with virtually the final kick to earn a 2-1 victory over Ecuador in the World Cup on Sunday, extending a run of come-frombehind wins that are becoming a theme of the tourna-

ment.

With just seconds left in the third and final minute of stoppage time, substitute Haris Seferovic finished off a length-of-the-field move by slamming home a closerange shot. After wild Swiss celebrations, Ecuador’s

shell-shocked players barely had time to restart before the final whistle was blown.

It was the fifth time in the first nine matches in Brazil that a team had come from a goal down to win - but this was the most dramatic of all the comebacks.

va, former WBO Orienntal champion and a native of Midsayap, North Cotabato, against Indonesia’s Hendrik Barongsay, who has an impressive record as a former WBC Intercontinental champion and former WBA Asia titlist in the 127-pound class.

Completing the triple championship card is rthe fight featuring reigning Philippine junior welterweight chamion Adonis Cabalquinto of Davao del Norte defends his title against Laguna’s Giovane Rota in the 142-lb title fight.

Nine supporting bouts will

BOXING REVOLUTION. Former North Cotabato governor Manny Piñol and Sonshine Sports Management’s lawyer Marilou “Binggay” Aldevera announce the forthcoming The Boxing Revolution I fight card during the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao Annex yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

serve as appetizer in the fight card dubbed as “Boxing Revolution I” whose proceeds go in part for the benefit of the Cor JesuCollege of Law Bar Examination Operations 2014. All fights will be shown on SMNI Sports Channel 39 on Sky Cable.

“It’s the biggest fight card in Davao City and it promises to be the spark boxing needs to bring back its old gloryy here,” said former North Cottabato governor Manny Pinol who heads the promotional outfit owned by popular evangelist Pastor Apollo Quiboloy.

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POINTS

POINTS

RANKING

1

DREAM TEAM

438.5

20

20

1

2

DKGA

449.5

17

17

2

3

EAGLE MASTER 2

449.5

16

16

3

4

DIPSSCOR

450

15

15

4

5

POMELO VERDE

460.5

14

14

5

6

GVOYZ 1

461.75

13

13

6

7

AMIYA

462.5

12

12

7

8

1ST TEE

463.5

11

11

T8

9

THE COUPLES

466.75

10

10

T8

10

EAGLE MASTER 1

468.25

9

9

10

11

GVOYZ 2

470.25

8

8

11

12

d’ BUILDERS

478.25

7

7

12

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REAM Team scored a net aggregate 438.5 after the first round of the three-stage Dynasty Cup at the Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club over the weekend.

Dream Team, composed of Patrick Tan, Monchit Mackay, Oscar Rebosura and Ludwig Ledesma, earned the mandatory 20 points for the stage winner going into the two remaining stages—best ball scramble on June 21 and one ball twosome on June 28.

DKGA scored 449.5 to fin-

ish second at 17 points while Eagle Master 2 matched the same output but settled for third at 16 points. DIPSSCOR submitted a 450 to stay at no.

4 spot with 15 while Pomelo Verde (460.5) is at no. 5.

Rounding up the rankings are GVOYZ (461.75) 13 points, Amiya (462.5) 12, 1st Tee (463.5) 11, The Couples (466.75) 10, Eagle Master 1 (468.25) 9, GVOYZ (470.25) 8, and D’ Builders (478.25) 7.

The tournament resumes on June 21 for the best ball scramble stage. [Neil Bravo]

INEHURST, N.C. (AP) -- The U.S. Open trophy Martin Kaymer won Sunday was all he needed to prove he was anything but a one-hit wonder in the majors, and that the two years he spent trying

to build a complete game were worth all the doubt that followed him.

As he set it down on the table, Kaymer rubbed off a tiny smudge on the gleaming silver, which was only fitting.

Kaymer closes out wire-to-wire US Open win

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DREAM TEAM. Members of the Dream Team take a break at the Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club clubhouse after the first stage of the Dynasty Cup.

26TH GET OPEN GOLF

Alba leads GET golf winners C

HALK up two major titles for Juan Karloz Alba.

The long-hitting Alba fired a three under par 69 good for 39 points to add the 26th Guillermo E. Torres (GET) Memorial Open Golf tournament to his title collection on Saturday at the Apo Golf and Country Club.

The 37-year old Alba, who won the Pomelo Tee at the Rancho Palos Verdes last month, beat former Tournament of Champions grand winner Joel Yamyamin by a

solitary point to bag the Class A gross title making four birdies against only one bogey for the day. The two-handicapper narrowly edged Yamyamin who settled for the runner-up with 38 points after his four birdies were obliterated by two bogeys at no. 2 and 5.

Starting from the 18th hole, Alba opened with a birdie four then made his second birdie on his frontside tour at no. 5. After dropping a bogey on the par 3 11th after missing the green off the tee, Alba took

his third birdie at the treacherous par 4 12th.He capped the round with another birdie at the 17th for his sub-par scorecard.

“It’s my first GET title in a very long time,” said Alba, a mainstay of Apo Golf and Country Club team to the annual PAL Interclub.

Benjie Leparto (42) and Amador Santos (40) pocketed the Class A net title and runner-up honors, respectively.

The other gross champions were Rolly Lobo (Class B),

Leo Catipay (Class C) and Maricel Kim (Ladies).

Lobo fired 29 points and won by three points over runner-up Benjie Senining. Class B net champion was Johnson Ng (42), who won by a countback over runner-up Ed de Guzman.

Catipay (23) also won by a countback over runner-up Roger Lim for the Class C gross title. City Councilor Diosdado Mahipus earned the net title with 45 points in similar fashion against runner-up Nelson Villamor (45).

Well, the Spurs had something to say about that.

Miami coach Erik Spoelstra made some changes to his lineup by starting veteran shooting guard Ray Allen over struggling point guard Mario Chalmers and activating forward Michael Beasley. The moves appeared to immediately pay off: With James running the point guard position, the Heat scored the game’s first eight points. The Spurs

didn’t score until Duncan made two free throws with 8:21 remaining in the first quarter and the Heat surged to a 16-point lead.

James scored 17 points in the first quarter, but even then it was a sign he wasn’t getting enough help. The Spurs cut the lead to seven by the end of the quarter surged in front in the second quarter, mainly thanks to Leonard and Ginobili. Ginobili brought the crowd

to its feet with a vicious dunk over Chris Bosh then followed with a step-back 3-pointer.

The Spurs then left it to backup point guard Patty Mills to take over the game in the third quarter. Mills made four 3-pointers in the quarter. During one stretch, he and Ginobili combined for three consecutive 3-pointers to hike the lead to 21 and put the Spurs in position for their fifth title.

He’s just about made up for that now. In a bit of a shocker, considering that the 22-year-old has never made an All-Star team and is hardly a point of emphasis for opposing defenses, Leonard was able to parlay his all-around gifts into another game-shifting performance in Game 5, and the 2014 NBA Finals MVP. Leonard finished the series with three consecutive 20-point games, the first time he’s done that in his career.

The third-year swingman was the only Spurs player to show a modicum of stability in the game’s opening moments,

when Miami raced to a 22-6 lead with the man Leonard was charged with guarding – his two-time predecessor in Finals MVPs, LeBron James – tossing in 17 first-quarter points. Leonard, who won’t turn 23 until two weeks from Sunday, still managed to stay aggressive on both ends while tallying 22 points (on 7-of-10 shooting) and 10 rebounds in the 104-87 win.

If you toss out Leonard’s tough, foul-plagued first two contests of the series, he averaged 23.7 points and 9.3 caroms a contest as San Antonio pulled away in these Finals.

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I MONSTER DUNK. Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh fails to stop San Antonio Spurs’ Manu Ginobili as he scores in the second quarter in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

Leonard is Finals MVP

t was Kawhi Leonard, in his own unfortunate way, that helped spur the Miami Heat to their comeback wins in the 2013 NBA Finals. It was Leonard’s free throw miss late in Game 6 of that series that helped allow for a desperate Miami run to tie the series and give them a Game 7 they would eventually take. Several Spurs components, from the veterans to the coaching staff to role players, also had a hand in letting a potential title slip away, but it was Leonard that had to spend the resulting summer staring down the most obvious of all the missteps.

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CHAMPS AGAIN S

AN ANTONIO – By the end of Sunday night, LeBron James could only sit and watch as the Miami Heat’s reign as back-to-back champions came to end. This year, there would be no collapse from the San Antonio Spurs.

The Spurs again dismantled the Heat, overwhelming

San Antonio dismantles Miami in Game 5 them in a 104-87 victory in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to secure the franchise’s fifth – and maybe least likely – championship.

From Tim Duncan to Manu Ginobili to Tony Parker, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich subbed out his stars one by one so they could each get

their own applause. The Spurs won their fourth title in 2007, and in nearly every year since they were told their championship window was supposedly closing, including last year when they were seconds from closing out the Heat in Game 6 of the Finals only to have the crown slip from their

fingers.

“What happened last year made us stronger,” Ginobili said. “We knew we weren’t going to let this opportunity get away.”

Playing crisp, beautiful team basketball that has defined the franchise, the Spurs clinched the title with con-

tributions from all corners of their roster. Kawhi Leonard, whom Popovich has described as the future of the franchise, continued his strong play over the final three games of the series by totaling 22 points and 10 points. Ginobili scored 19 points. Parker had 16, all in the fourth quarter. Backup

point guard Patty Mills scored 17.

No team had ever rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the Finals, and James had a simple question when asked about the task facing the Heat entering Game 5: “Why not us?”

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