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“ASAHAN MO”. A pedestrian walks by a pile of culverts which will be used for the ongoing drainage system project in Bo. Pampanga, Davao City yesterday. Residents in the area are expecting the Department of Public Works and Highways to finish the project on time to lessen the constant heavy flow of traffic in the area. Lean Daval Jr.

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Cops: Illegal drugs trade rampant in evac centers

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on’t look now but illegal drugs syndicate could be back in business in evacuation sites of the fire victims, police reported yesterday.

PO3 Rizalito Lerios Clapiz III said that drug pushers are still in the city even after their houses were razed by the fire last April 4.

Clapiz said the evacuation centers are now being monitored by elements of San Pedro Police Precinct after it

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PWD DAY. These physically impaired persons are locked in a serious conversation prior to the start of the “Just 1 PWD Day”, a Job, Trade, Scholarship Fair for Persons with Disability (PWDs) which is part of the 36th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) celebration, at The Annex Event Center of SM City Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

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VOL. 7 ISSUE 89 • FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JULY 18-19, 2014 TRAFFIC. Commercial planes fill up the tarmac of the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City last Wednesday after flights were cancelled due to tropical storm “Glenda.” (Photo by Charlie Erojo)

No deal with rebs on hostages

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he Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) will not put their guns down

despite the request of the leader of the rebel group to stop military operations in Caraga region for the freedom of the four abducted

police officers in Alegria, Surigao del Sur. “If they want to release the policemen, they can do it without condition,” 4th Infantry Division commander MGen. Ricardo Visaya said.

The four abducted police were PO3 Vic Calubag Concon, PO1 Rey O’niel Morales, PO1 Joen B. Zabala and PO1 edito F. Roquino.

The 4th ID commander ordered the security forces to continue its operation on the Caraga region, which is at high red alert status because of the rebel attacks. eastern Mindanao Command commander Lt. Gen. Ricardo Rainer G. Cruz

III supported Visayas. Cruz said that there is no let up of operations against those who sow terror acts in communities.

“The CPP-NPA [Communist Party of the Philippines- New People’s Army] continue violating CARhRIhL[Comprehensive Agreement on respect of human Rights and International humanitarian Law] and the rule of the law, they continue attacking peace loving people, two days ago they attack Lumad community in Prosperidad, [Agusan del Sur]” Cruz said.

Visaya, meanwhile, said that the people condemned

the atrocities made by the CPP-NPA. The children suffered trauma as a result of violent attacks and harassment in peaceful communities. eastMinCom public information officer Captain Alberto Caber told edge Davao in a phone interview that the rebel group is just using the kidnapped policemen as human shield and not as prisoners-of-wars (POWs).

Caber said that the AFP and PNP in the region will continue to work together to secure that the peace and security of civilians.

National Democratic Front of the Philippines

Northeast Mindanao chapter spokesperson Maria Malaya requested in a statement earlier the stopping of military operations for the safety of the four police officials.

“Nananawagan kami (BhB) sa mga kamag-anak ng mga POW at mga upisyal ng gobyerno at mga may malasakit na grupo na manawagan sa gubyero na itigil ang mga opensibong operasyon ng kaaway sa buong Surigao del Norte at mga karatig na bayan ng Agusan del Norte para mapabilis ang proseso ng imbestigasyon at pagpapalaya sa mga dapat pakawalan,” Malaya said.

Waste dumping to be proved Davao kid in world finals

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he Davao City Council is set to investigate the dumping of hospital wastes in the coastline of Barangay Talomo last Monday which prompted the city government to immediately declare a no swimming zone in the area.

According to councilor Mary Joselle D. Villafuerte, chairman of the committee on

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health, the council will probe who is responsible for the dumping of medical wastes.

Villafuerte told reporters that they are going to coordinate with Barangay Captain Arturo Jimenez to find out medical facilities in nearby areas which could be possible source of the hospital waste.

“Pero sa tubig man gud nakita-an so it could come

anywhere actually,” Villafuerte said.

The Sanitation Division of City health Office has already conducted a water sampling in the area to determine a possible contamination from the medical waste found. The wastes found last Monday were bottles of dextrose, butterfly syringes, needles and

because the investigation is still on-going.

Geroche said that the result of the investigation will be out today.

Mt Apo Geothermal plant has two units, both located in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato, each generate 54.24 megawatts.

On the other hand, DLPC officials apologized for the unannounced power outage.

On its Facebook page, DLPC said that “the service disruption has affected most customers in its franchise area specifically those from downtown up to Panacan and some parts of Panabo; downtown up to some parts of Matina, areas of Dumoy and Toril; and some parts of Mintal up to Calinan. “ Ross Luga, DLPC repu-

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DLPC explains power outage

eSTeRDAY’S over two hours hours of power outage in the Davao Light Power Company’s franchise areas was caused by the tripping down of the Mt. Apo Geothermal Plant.

Nilo J. Geroche, chief science research specialist of the Department of energy Mindanao Field Office, however did not divulge further information on the tripping

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12-year old boy from Davao City made it to the finals of the 2014 World Championship of the Performing Arts (WCOPA) in hollywood, California.

Based on the official Facebook account of WCOPA, Lloyd edissone J. Montebon, of Angliongto Village qualified for the final round in the vocal solo junior category.

Montebon is a multi-titled performer in various talent competitions in the region. he was hailed as the grand winner of Talent edge in Abreeza Mall and three-time champion for Metro Davao Singing Association.

Wenefredo L. Lozarita, Principal of Vicente hizon Sr. elementary School where Montebon graduated, said that the whole fac-

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P25M set aside for Sasa port facility

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he Tourism Infrastructure and enterprise Zone Authority (TIeZA) has allotted P25 million for the Sasa Tourism Gateway (STG) project for the restoration and rehabilitation of the city’s old boat landing facility located in Barangay Sasa.

This was bared by the City Tourism Office (CTO) after it has submitted and procured the approval by TIeZA aimed at boosting the tourism industry in Davao City and nearby cities.

The CTO and City engineers Office (CeO) are just waiting for the program of works before they could officially start working on the initial enhancements of the boat landing facility.

As soon as the program of works will be approved, they will hold a meeting to appoint who will lead

the implementation of the project, management of the budget, and monitoring of the project.

The rehabilitation will take place at the old boat landing facility located at the Barangay Public Market in Kilometer 11, Barangay Sasa. The City Government of Davao has agreed to initiate a plan to transform the facility into an improved prime tourism hub since it is known to be a tourism center for visitors heading to the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS), Davao del Norte.

According to Lisette Marques, City Tourism Officer, the restoration of the facility will be done as soon as possible after the programs of works will be approved. however, she believes that P25 million is not enough to fully rehabilitate the old

OVERSPEEDING. A traffic enforcer of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) apprehends a motorist for violating the speed limit ordinance along E. Quirino Avenue in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

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‘Budol-budol’ T strikes again

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LMOST three months after the attack of budol-budol gang in Toril, Davao City, a 21-year old guy lost P 16,000 worth of cellphones and a gadget after he was duped by the new modus operandi of the “budolbudol” gang at around 11:30 a.m. yesterday at Ilustre St., Davao City.

PO3 Rizalito Lerios Clapiz III, investigator from San Pedro Staion identified the victim as David Rhyme R. Obregon, single, male, resident of Susana homes III, Bauok, Toril, Davao City.

Based on the narrative report submitted by the victim, Obregon was walking along Ilustre Street when an unidentified man approached him and asked the victim where he can buy a handy camera.

“Sinamahan ko sya at meron din syang kasamang isang lalaki na pinagtanungan nya rin na kasabwat nya rin pala,” Obregon narrated in his statement.

When they reach the store, the victim said that the the man told him to buy the camera and handed him an alleged P70,00 worth of cash encased in a maroon handkerchief.

The suspect asked the victim and the other man to leave their cellphones and gadgets behind. The victim said that he went away with the fake bundle

of money to buy the camera only to find out that it only contains rolled newspaper cut-outs.

The two suspects were gone when he found out that he was handed with a bundle of cut-out papers.

The victim theorizes that he was hypnotized because he didn’t even bother to open the handkerchief.

Obregon didn’t find the faces of the suspects on lists of atlarge swindlers of San Pedro Police Station.

Clapiz told edge Davao that this is the first time that the budol-budol gang attacked using that modus operandi. he said that this group where not from Davao City but maybe from nearby provinces and cities.

“Mga baguhan pa ni sila kay obvious pa kaayo ilang modus. hindi katulad nung mga cases noon na gumagamit ng fake dollar bills,” Clapis said.

“Grade one pa ni sya, kung sa robbery or theft, apil pa ni sa snatching,” he added.

“Mura ni silag psychologist mabasa nila ang prospect nilang victim usually bata, tangag nawong at ulyanin na mga tigulang,” the police officer said.

Clapis reminded the public to be vigilant all the time.

BFAR all set for fishing ban

he Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region XI officially launched the send-off ceremony of the newly enacted joint administration order between the Department of Agriculture (DoA) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) entitled “establishing a Closed Season for the Conservation of Small Pelagic Fishes” at the Davao Fish Port Complex located in Toril.

According to Fatima Idris, BFAR regional director,

there is a need to balance the production and conservation of coastal resources, which is why the fishing ban needs to be implemented.

Three patrol boats acquired by the BFAR were sent-off to guard the 23-hectare Davao Gulf from the restricted use of bag and ring fishing nets and commercial fishing to reverse the declining trend in fish production in the strategic coastal resource area. The patrol boats run on 250 horsepower, with a top speed of 20 knots. The

fishing ban will occur during the spawning season of fishes from June 27 to August 31.

The BFAR, along with representatives of the Philippine Navy, Coast Guard, and the Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime Group, swore in members of the BFAR who will be operating the three patrol boats.

The BFAR also promises to aid small scale fisherfolks who are expected to be affected by the imposed fishing ban. They will give livelihood assistance to the affected fish-

erfolks by equipping them with proper fishing gear and giving them boats and boat engines with a counterpart boat from the fisherfolks during the spawning period.

According to Mario Malinao, manager of the Davao City Fish Port Complex, fisherfolk will realize that their amount of catch will increase once the fishing ban will be lifted because pelagic fishes are expected to peacefully multiply and increase in number during the closure and spawning period. [VSA]

with employee strength of over 15,000. In 2013, Nippon Paint’s total group sales revenue was USD5.4billion, making it the clear No. 1 coatings manufacturer in Asia.

Central to its dominance is its strong commitment to innovation in raising new industry standards. efforts that have seen it recognized by Frost & Sullivan, where in 2011, it was awarded the Best Paint & Coating Company of the Year by them. And more recently, Nippon Paint was conferred the “Best Company for Leadership in Paint Technology Asia” award

by IAIR, one of the world’s leading ranking and prize for excellence in global economy and sustainability.

Lezding Nippon Paint’s charge into the Philippines is the Nippon Paint Malaysia Group, principal owners of Nippon Paint (Coating) Philippines. The current market leader in Malaysia with 40% market share, Nippon Paint Malaysia Group has pioneered total coating solutions for

all forms of substrates and surfaces needed to complement the phenomenal growth of Philippines’ building and construction industry. Aside from the Philippines, Nippon Paint Malaysia Group also manages operations in markets such as Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Thailand. For the Philippines, Nippon Paint Malaysia Group will be investing PhP100million into Nippon Paint (Coatings) Philippines with the aim of achieving PhP1.5billion in sales turnover in the next 3 years. easy access to thousands of colours, on demand With a mission to make colours accessible, Nippon Paint (Coatings) Philippines will deploy its Nippon Colour Creations™ tinting machines to be housed in paint centers and modern trade outlets throughout the Philippines. Touted as “mini Nippon Paint factories”, these machines are able to produce thousands of colors, on demand, making it convenient for Filipi-

nos to find their choice of color.

“Davaoeños would no longer waste time in paint centers only to learn that their preferred color is not available. With Nippon Paint Colour Creations™ tinting machines, they can now ask on demand from over 10,000 paint formulations in our library,” added Goh. A new Trend Beyond Colors Nippon Paint (Coatings) Philippines is also bringing to Davao City its Nippon Momento™ Special effects, a textured range of coatings created to give homeowners more options to wall decoration beyond just color. Offering the added sensorial dimension of touch, walls now sparkle to life with a variety of effects like gold, silver and even a pearlescent shine.

The Nippon Momento™ Special effects range comprises of the Textured Series— elegant, Sparkle Silver, Pearl and Gold variants; and the enhancer Series—

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FTeR its successful launch in Manila to mark its entry into the Philippines architectural coatings segment, Nippon Paint (Coatings) Philippines is now expanding its innovative coating solutions to Davao City.

“Davao is fast growing and we know for a fact that the construction and real estate industries are flourishing in this city. We are definitely looking forward to be part of this exciting growth through our extensive range of coating solutions,” said Gladys Goh, Group General Manager of Nippon Paint Malaysia Group. Now, Davaoeños will enjoy innovative coating solutions of unparalleled quality, together with a colour palette that runs into the thousands” she added.

Global leader in paint solutions Nippon Paint’s coating expertise dates back 133 yearsand today, it is Asia’s leading coatings manufacturer – operating 56 manufacturing facilities in 15 countries throughout Asia,

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New NFA rice outlets possible

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he City Council has approved a resolution suggesting the National Food Authority (NFA) to permit the establishment of NFA rice out-

lets in every barangay in the city.

This proposal was submitted by Bernard Al-ag, 3rd District City Councilor, which aims to make

NFA rice more accessible to marginalized communities. Poor residents in the city mostly rely on the availability of this basic commodity because it is

the cheapest among all varieties of rice and it is “what they can only afford.”

According to edgar Bentulan, NFA regional director, there is no shortage

THEY’RE BACK IN TOWN. Tey’s Australia, one of the largest meat processing in Australia, is in Tagum City to conduct a five-day series of trade tests to scout butchers to work in their company. The trade test concludes the series of tests the Tagumenyo butchers already hurdled. Shown here is Mr. Dean Tilsun, the training manager of Tey’s Australia, during the trade test held last July 15, 2013 at the Tagum City Slaughterhouse. Photo by Kelvin Palermo of CIO Tagum

DTI holds forum to lure more investors in DavSur

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he Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here has recently called for a convergence among Local economic and Investment Promotion Officers (LeIPOs) to help them lure more investors.

DTI-Davao del Sur Investment Promotion Officer Ma. Victoria R. Placer said the one-day seminar was basically an orientation and introduction to investment promotion, the most fundamental information that every LeIPO must know.

With the participation of 13 LeIPOs and the Mayor of Padada, Lawyer Gladys Razonable Gascon, the convergence focused on providing an orientation on investment promotion as a strategy to enhance the competitiveness of the city and municipalities as an investment destination.

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“While we augur more investments, we are actually improving the economic condition of the community especially that more investments mean more job opportunities are created,” she said.

Placer said the convergence was in response to the identified need for the local government units (LGUs) to enhance their capability to promote investments into their area being a devolved function from DTI to the LGUs per the Local Government Code.

Likewise, this will also address the requirement for the LGUs to be awarded the Seal of Good Local Governance by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) with the designation of their respective LeIPOs and the streamlining of their Business

Permit and Licensing System (BPLS).

During the seminar, Placer gave an orientation on the framework conditions and benefits of an LGU to go into investment promotion and the general context of investment promotion, while DTI-Davao Region’s Investment and Industry Development Division (IIDD) chief Vedastito C. Galvez presented the roles, duties and functions and the competencies of an investment promotion officer.

On the other hand, Sta. Cruz Provincial Agri-Industrial Center (PAIC) administrator Camila Infiesto shared the municipality’s experience and strategies on how it became a major investment destination in the Davao Region. It can be observed that some of the biggest investors in

the region are located in Sta. Cruz, like San Miguel Corporation and Franklin Baker.

“This convergence is just an initial step to develop the competencies and capabilities of the LeIPOs and the LGUs in Davao del Sur,” Placer said.

Other activities to follow will include an advanced capability-enhancement training program, drafting of their respective investment promotion programs, benchmarking to other industrial centers in the country, and exposures to different investment promotion activities.

In 2013, the Board of Investments (BOI), DTI’s investment arm, registered a total of P31.667 billion worth of investments from 13 projects, six of which are in Davao del Sur.

of NFA rice and there are already enough rice outlets that can accommodate everyone in the city. They have been catering the needs of consumers who seek more affordable options due to the increasing prices of commercial rice.

“The situation is normal, there is nothing to be panicking about,” he said during the weekly Kapihan sa PIA media forum at the Philippine Information Agency last Friday. however, NFA Region XI is still open to the resolution. They plan to re-evaluate the current situation to see if there is really a need to put up additional NFA rice outlets in the city.

Virgilio Alerta, provincial manager of NFA Region XI, also cited the pos-

sibility that an increase in consumers who purchase NFA rice may decrease the prices of commercial rice due to decreasing demand.

“We are flooding the market with NFA rice. A maximum allocation of 300 bags are given to NFA rice outlet operators every week,” he said.

For 2014, the National Government allocated a total of 800,000 bags of NFA rice for NFA Region XI. 600,00 of those bags are allocated for Davao City alone.

NFA Davao covers both Davao City and the Island Garden City of Samal (IgaCos) with 56 NFA-accredited rice outlets, there are also 66 more outlets located in different baranggays.

PHL franchise sector urged to go global T he country’s franchising sector is urged for global competitiveness and also to expand in the global market as the ASeAN integration is coming in 2015.

Samie Lim, chairman emeritus of the Philippine Franchise Association, said that the local franchising sector should prepare itself for the ASeAN integration which will allow foreign brands to compete in the Philippine market.

“Since the ASeAN integration is all about compliance with global standards, the key to success, therefore, is global competitiveness and intrinsic brand value,” said Limduring the Franchise Asia Philippines Conference (FAPhL) 2014 in SMX Convention Center in Pasay City Thursday.

“If your company is globally-competitive with excellent branding then your survival rate is high. But if global competitiveness is not your agenda, you are eventually bound to lose your market share,” he added. he mentioned eGS’ study, an international survey firm, that the country is the most

attractive investment for franchising among ASeAN member-states; thus, a number of foreign franchise will come to the Philippines in the future.

Lim cited factors why Philippines is an attractive for international franchises such as huge and young population with a median age of 23 years old; a population with a strong culture of shopping and dining; english-speaking, well-educated, and service-oriented workforce; and strategic location, among others.

These factors will help the PFA’s vision of making the Philippines as Asia’s hub for franchising, according to Lim. however, local franchise brands must be more competitive as influx of foreign brands is expected in the future.

“Admittedly, our ASeAN counterparts have the edge in terms of government support.

This support is borne out of their early recognition that franchising -- because of its intrinsic qualities to replicate businesses and jobs,” Lim said. [PNA]

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SALES of the local distributor of Hyundai vehicles rose 12 percent in June from a year ago supported by the positive performance of the passenger car (PC) segment. – The Philippine Star, July 16, 2014

Citigroup Inc. has agreed to pay $7 billion to resolve claims it misled investors about shoddy mortgage- backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis, in a deal that includes the largest civil fraud penalty ever levied by the US Justice Department. – The Philippine Star, July 16, 2014

Workers in the Soccskargen region are getting a muchawaited salary hike, according to the National Wages and Productivity Commission. The regional wage board has issued a new wage order granting a P5-increase in the daily take-home pay of minimum wage earners in the region. – The Philippine Star, July 16, 2014

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Coral reefs on the verge of extinction StoRy and photoS by geRRy t. eStReRa Contributor

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FF the Davao coast, Kopiat Island boasts of clear and calm waters and wide sections of shoreline blanketed with fine white sand. It is a tranquil place that hosts unspoiled reefs with rare coral beds.

Just 200 meters away from the island’s shoreline, snorkelers can get close to the various species of colorful corals, both hard and soft. however, you can already get a glimpse of the beautiful corals just by looking down into the water from the boat.

“We are trying to protect these coral reefs from people who want to harvest them for aesthetic purposes in their homes,” says Christine T. Dompor, the provincial tourism officer of Compostela Valley.

They have to protect those ecologically-fragile reefs. In most parts of the country, coral reefs are on the verge of extinction.

“The Philippines sits on the world’s second largest coral reef,” writes Sandra Volpp in her paper, “From the Mountains to the Seas,” which appeared in handbook Philippines. “And yet, only 1.0% to 2.5% is still intact and serves as habitat for diverse marine flora and fauna; 60% of reefs are heavily damaged.”

Although coral reefs have always been subject to natural disturbances disease, predator outbreaks, and climatic disruptions such as hurricanes and the el Niño natural damage is now being compounded by human-induced disturbances, noted Coral Reefs: Valuable but Vulnerable, a discussion paper circulated by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

There are three major types of coral reefs, according to Dr. Angel C. Alcala, former head of the Department of environment and Natural Resources. These are fringing type (those found on the edges of islands and which consti-

tutes 30% of the country’s coral reefs); the barrier type (best exemplified by the Dajanon Reef of Central Visayas); and the atoll (of which the Tubbataha and Cagayan Reef in the Sulu Sea are ideal examples).

Unknowingly, corals are the dried and bleached skeletons of soft-bodied animals that live in the warm, sunlit waters of tropical seas and look more like plants and rocks than animals.

The main part of the real coral is the polyp – the

polyps). “This results in a free-swimming polyp that will be carried by ocean currents to find a new colony and commence a new reef,” Bennet writes.

The coral reef is the world’s most diverse marine ecosystem, and one of its most productive. It is home to some 4,000 species of fish (approximately one-quarter of all marine fish species), along with a vast array of other life forms – molluscs, crustaceans, sea urchins, starfish, sponges, tube-worms and

Reefs at Risk Revisited in the Coral Triangle, a publication published by the Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI).

Dynamic and highly productive, coral reefs are not only a critical habitat for numerous species, but also provide essential ecosystem services upon which millions of people depend.

More than 275 million people globally live very close to reefs.

In the Philippines, for instance, more than 40 million people live on the

trout (Plectropomus leopardus), one of the trade’s most important species in terms of volume, which fetched an estimated retail value of about US$140 million.”

Coral reefs, like mangroves, play a major role in protecting tropical shorelines from the erosive powers of storms and wave action. Under normal conditions, they act as self-repairing, natural breakwaters, which is particularly vital on coastlines that are subject to cyclones and hur-

extraordinary flower-like animal with a tube-like body and finger-like tentacles. “Coral polyps get nutrition in two ways,” explains Lindsay Bennett, author of globetrotter island guide, Philippines. “They catch their food by means of stinging tentacles that paralyze any suitable prey – microscopic creatures called zooplankton – and also engage in a symbiotic relationship with zooxanthellae that live within the polyp structure.”

Coral polyps reproduce in two ways: asexually (by the division of existing individual polyps) and asexually (by combining egg and sperm from two different

many more.

Most of these coral reefs are teeming in the waters of the Coral Triangle, which is recognized as the global center of marine biological diversity. The area within the ecological boundary of the Coral Triangle contains nearly 73,000 square kilometers of coral reefs – that’s 29 percent of the global total – and spans parts of six countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste.

“There are perhaps one million species in a habitat that covers a total of about 250,000 square kilometers (roughly the area of the United Kingdom),” reports

coast within 30 kilometers of coral reef, which represents about 45 percent of the country’s population.

Approximately, two million people depend on fisheries for employment, with about one million smallscale fishermen directly dependent on reef fisheries.

The country’s reefs yield 5 to 37 tons of fish per square kilometer, making them very important to the productivity of fisheries.

“The Philippines is a major supplier of fish to the live reef food fish trade, a billion dollar industry in the Asia-Pacific region,” the WRI report said. “In 2007, the Philippines exported at least 1,370 tons of coral

ricanes.

In terms of net economic benefits of shoreline protection from reefs, Philippines leads with US$400 million while Indonesia came second with US$387 million. “These values are likely much higher today due to increased development, and hence increased numbers of coastal properties at risk,” the WRI report said.

The prospect of finding a new drug in the sea, especially among coral reef species, may be 300 to 400 times more likely than isolating one from a terrestrial ecosystem. “Marine sources could be the major source of drugs for the next

decade,” says Dr. William Fenical, a natural products chemist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California.

The WRI report agreed. “Many reef-dwelling species have developed complex chemical compounds, such as venoms and chemical defenses, to aid their survival in these highly competitive habitats,” it explained. “Many such compounds have the potential to form the basis of life-saving pharmaceuticals.”

To date, explorations into the medical application of reef-related compounds include treatments for cancer, hIV, malaria, and other diseases. “Since only a small portion of reef life has been sampled, there is still vast potential for new pharmaceutically valuable discoveries.”

But the future for coral reefs is grim. Rising levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will further threaten reefs, as warming prompts coral bleaching and more acidic water slows coral growth.

The WRI report said that by 2030, almost all reefs in the region are projected to be threatened, with 80 percent in the high, very high, or critical categories. By 2050, all reefs in the region are projected to be threatened, with more than 90 percent in the high, very high, or critical categories.

“It is rare for any reef to suffer only a single threat,” the WRI report said. “More often the threats are compounded. For instance, overfishing eliminates key herbivores that graze on algae, while runoff from agriculture supplies nutrients that cause algal blooms; together, these impacts reduce the abundance or impair the growth of coral. A reef left vulnerable by one threat can be pushed to ecological collapse by the addition of a second.”

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T long last, Filipinos will have protection against the vector-borne disease dengue that have been wreaking havoc in many regions of the country, including the Davao Region. The Department of health (DOh) on Tuesday said that a dengue vaccine will be administered on people starting July 2015. health Secretary enrique T. Ona said that the vaccine that has been under Asian dengue vaccine efficacy trial for more than two years, has shown promising overall efficacy of 56.5 percent in a study of 10,275 children in five Asian countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines.

There is now a vaccine that has been experimented, developed and found to be efficacious or effective in preventing the cases of dengue, Ona said, reporting that the study in the Philippines was done on 3,500 children from Cebu and San Pablo.

The study involved children whose ages ranged from two to 14 years, which means that more than half of the subjects did not get dengue compared to the group that did not receive the vaccine.

The study showed that after three doses, the vaccine reduced the possibility of developing dengue hemorrhagic fever by 88.5 percent, according to the World health Organization (WhO) criteria. Also during the observation period, a 67-percent reduction in the risk of hospitalization due to dengue was

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“These results are of great public health importance due to the high incidence of dengue and its disruptive effect on the country’s health system,” Ona said, adding that this vaccine should significantly contribute to achieving Global Strategy for Dengue Prevention and Control Goals set by the World health Organization, which is 50 percent mortality reduction and 25 percent morbidity reduction by 2020.

The measured efficacy of the dengue vaccine during the 25-month observation is consistent across countries and appears to vary by dengue serotypes between 34.7 percent and 72.4 percent. he added that the measured efficacy appeared to increase with age, possibly as a marker of prior exposure to dengue.

This study will be complemented with another similar efficacy study performed in five Latin American countries- Mexico, Brazil, honduras, Peru and Colombia.

It’s clear that the vaccine will only be able to reduce dengue incidence by 50 percent. The other 50 percent will be prevented by continuously doing precautionary practices particularly eliminating mosquito breeding places. historically, the “dengue season” starts in the months of July, August and September.

With the vaccine’s big help, Dabawenyos and other Filipinos can look forward to dengue-free days soon.

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OKe u p this morning to the sounds of gusting winds and rattling windows courtesy of typhoon Glenda. Looking out from the 12th floor window I could see trees being whipped into a frenzy, various construction debris whizzing by, and the constant parade of wind-driven rain like sheets of white linen being pulled along a clothesline.

While it has been a while since I’ve experienced a typhoon, growing up in Manila this kind of weather was a regular way of life - even something that I looked forward to as a chance to skip going to school. Looking back now it’s hard to imagine how the storms of my childhood have been transformed into the monsters that are Undoy, Pablo and Yolanda.

I guess like all things, the passing of the years has changed not just the type of disasters we get but also how we deal with them. While the underlying causes of these changes are still being debated, the one unquestioned fact is that people are now more aware of the life-changing effects of typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and all the other tricks mother nature has up her sleeves. every year, with every news coverage of disaster upon disaster, the global consciousness of how our world is changing is becoming more acute. The convergence of the various traditional media platforms, the rise of amateur citizen journalism, and the spread of the internet to almost every corner of the world ensures that this trend will continue to grow exponentially over time.

People are starting to realize that more than anything humanity is facing now (or has faced in the past), the issue of climate change will be the defining challenge of the near future. In fact there are strong arguments that at this point avoiding the catastrophic effects of our rapidly changing environment is no longer even an option - the best case scenario simply looks at mitigation, not prevention.

Which is really terrible news for those who are just coming into this world. Unlike my and my generation’s experience of typhoons as benign weather disturbances that provide welcome respite from the tedium of class work, the future can only look forward to ever stronger and deadlier incarnations of the same - like Yolanda on steroids.

Looking at the bright side, one only thing we can hope for is that the inevitability of all of this coming to pass will prove a strong enough push to get everyone moving in the right direction.

And seeing as how the Philippines has become the poster child for natural disasters, all of us must take an active hand in this crucial national issue.

----Now going back to my storm watching, I just have to say that my attention was drawn to this new condominium building across from where we lived that had one of those elevated parkslash-playgrounds on the 6th floor deck.

Just looking at how the wind was working the shade trees planted around it, I couldn’t help think that developers should really start looking for other ways to green their projects.

Seriously, the last thing motorists and pedestrians caught in a storm should worry about are trees falling on them.

Just saying.

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ANDID POLITICAL SPURT – Some influential people in high places and their cohorts who are lurking in the dark corridors of power suck at the teats of the country and extract them dry.

Regrettably, we have a society whose top leader who only pays lip service to fighting a culture of corruption and violence. People still hanker for a real leader because what we have is not on the side of honesty, sincerity, credibility and integrity.

CYCLe OF CORRUPTION – The recent events brought into the open a deep-rooted culture of corruption involving top-ranking officials. At the height of the PDAF and DAP financial scandals, public anger is inflamed all the more by the excesses and the leadership’s seeming incompetence in dealing with the shameful predicament.

The continuing corruption that our children observe every passing day destroys even their mindset. Many of the young think that corruption is a way of life in their country as their parents are doing it, their neighbors are doing it and nobody seems effective and capable enough to stop and punish them. Worse, some kids are beginning to take pride in the corruption that their parents are involved

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heN Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was the President (2000-2010), the Air Force wanted to buy F-5 fighter jets first built in the 1960’s and whose production had stopped in the 1970’s.

I wrote an article questioning the soundness of buying F-5s for 7 reasons: 1. U.S. plane maker Northrop stopped making the F-5 in the 1970’s and was therefore already 30 years obsolete. 2.

Its speed was 700 miles per hour but the newest planes -- the Russian F-25 Foxbat US F 15, 16 and 18 eagle, Tomcat and hornet flew 1,000 plus miles per hour. 3. The F-5 can fight only up to 35,000 feet but the F-25 soars from 40,000 to 60,000 feet above sea level.

4. F-5 had a pilot who was the gunner, bombardier navigator. 5. The newest jets have a pilot and co-pilot who is the navigator radar operator and guided missile gunner. This means the F-16 radar operator can see the F-5 minutes before the F-5 can visually see it, the F-16 can fire missiles minutes and hundreds of miles away before the F-5 knows there are bogeys. The F-5 is already killed before it can maneuver for combat. 6. The F-15 can fight day or night in bad or good weather. The F-5 can fight only at daytime when the pilot using his eyes (not radar) can see the F-25 (but then it’s too late). 7. The F-5’s offered to GMA were second hand, not brand new and spare parts were not made anymore. It was overpriced.

Luckily we did not buy F-5’s.

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A way of living in. No wonder these kids become very corrupt themselves when they grow up.

This is quite true among some big politicians whose entire families are shamefully involved in stealing the people’s as the news headlines scream about their crime almost daily nowadays.

Another phase in corruption involves government agencies being “looted” by their officials and the losses passed on to the unknowing taxpaying public. There is no doubt that corruption is rampant and it has already been institutionalized in the government financial institutions and so-called government-owned and control corporations or GOCCs. The hunger for power is insatiable among politicians and their cohorts, a reason they were never give up power for whatever it takes.

Greedy politicians and members of their family think that it is their right to continue holding power and enjoy its perks and such is part of

Buying fighter jets OPINION

By JeSuS V. Quitain

On March 21, 2014, the air force said it will buy 12 F-50 jet fighters from Korea for P18.9 billion ($417.95 million, or $34 million, or roughly P1.5 billion per plane.)

I am against buying the F-50 for 6 reasons: 1. We are practically begging the world to help the November 8, 2013 Yolanda victims because we do not have enough money to buy construction materials, food, medicine, and clothing. War drum-beating and combat-posturing cannot and will not feed, clothe and cure the one million people who need help now. (What exactly is our priority?) 2. The 12 F-50’s will be wiped out by the hundreds of Chinese jets in less than a day; 3. The F-50 is roughly of the era of the Russians F25, US 15 and 16. They were the world’s best jets of the 1980s to 1990s. 2000 saw new very sophisticated fighter jets. The US F-22 and F35 are stealth fighters. The speed is 2,000 M.P.h., they carry enough guided missiles to destroy many enemy jets in less than 5 minutes, enough bombs to wipe out Davao City and cannot be seen in the radar screen of the F-50 because of the latest anti-radar electronic gadgets. In 2013, China showed its stealth jets to the world. It has everything and does everything the US

their entitlement as a player among the ruling elite.

So what is the best strategy to fight massive corruption in all levels of public life? Methinks we need the leaders of this country, led by the President himself, who should initiate radical reforms immediately.

Our leaders should posthaste stop wastefulness, promote and practice transparency and openness in all transactions.

President Aquino should now totally “overhaul” all graft-ridden government agencies and rid it of its “toxins and poisons.” There is no way for the Aquino administration to become a credible graft-buster government but to totally remove the wicked and dishonest people in government service, whoever they are, specially friends, former classmates and partymates. No amount of improvements in the systems will work if the corrupt people will still be allowed to implement these systems. Mr. Aquino must do these at the risk of becoming unpopular even among his close allies and kamag-anaks. This is a great legacy, surefire way of PNoy becoming iconic like his martryr father, Ninoy, and his will-loved mother, Cory.

F22 and 35 have and do. The Chinese stealth fighter is 20 years ahead of the F-50 in electronics, technology, fire power and speed. Pitting an F-50 and a Chinese stealth jet is like comparing Carmen Rosales of the 50’s to Anne Curtis of today. The Chinese stealth jet cannot be seen by F-50 because it has anti-radar electronics but the F-50 can be seen by the Chinese jet because the F-50 has no anti-radar equipment.

We will spend billions of pesos to keep 12 F-50’s yearly. It is expensive to run specially the ground crews who will clean, inspect, run the electronic devise, the fire control systems, replace the wornout parts, etc. The communication systems, air-to-ground radar control machines to watch our skies to guide the F-50’s will cost millions of dollars. 4. The Chinese have about 10 satellites watching every moment whom they consider to be possible enemies (US, Japan, Philippines). They can react in seconds even before an F-50 can take off. 5. Maybe, if the 300 million Americans will agree (because of the executive agreements of the US presidents and our Presidents signed that US must help us if we get into trouble) America can be our proxy in a war with China over uninhabited small coral islets. 6. Our constitution says “xx Philippine renounces war as an instrument of national policy xx (Sec. One, Article Two). The F-50’s is a war weapon. hoy gising!

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PICPA Davao celebrates Accountancy Week T he Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), Davao Chapter celebrated Accountancy Week from July 13 to 18, 2014 with this year’s theme “Leap and Beat the Odds”.

During the week-long celebration, the local chapter rolled out activities that create public awareness about the role and relevance of the Accountancy profession in the society.

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The activities include courtesy calls to the government offices led by PICPA Davao Chapter President Atty. Roland C. Pondoc and event chair person Ross Luga.

Offices visited were the Davao City Mayor through the City Administrator, City Accountant, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Securities and exchange Commission, Commission on Audit, Professional Regulation Commission and the

Cooperative Development Authority.

Through the observance of the Accountancy week, the Accountants also aimed to renew their commitment to the communities where they serve. At the PICPA Davao house, a two-day Comprehensive Seminar for Tax Agents and Practitioners (TAP) and other updates was conducted by representatives from the BIR Regional Office.

This was also an opportune time for strengthening cordial relationships among Accountants. The activities kicked off with a mass, recognition of past presidents and sports, bowling and badminton.

The week long event culminates with a fellowship night at the Velvet Club, Oroderm City, C. M. Recto Street

received information on the rampant trading of illegal drugs.

Clapiz said police is monitoring the evacuation sites located in Boulevard and Nograles Park in Barangay Bucana which has over 100 families temporarily residing.

“Pag naay Maranao from Marawi naay tendency na mubalik sila’g baligya lalo na sa relocation sites kay ang surrounding is impoverished,” Clapiz told edge Davao yesterday.

Clapiz said that based on their earlier interrogations with arrested drug

pushers, illegal drugs peddled in the city are sourced from Marawi. he said that suspected drug peddlers from Isla Verde, who were also fire victims, did not leave the city because of the big market here. he said that based on their estimate, there were about 20,000 drug users in the city alone.

According to him, there’s a big tendency that drug pushers will go back to drug selling because of the big revenue.

“Murag candy lang ang baligya ng drugs ug bar-

il didto sa Marawi maong daghang matintal na magnegosyo diri ng shabu kay mura lang man didto. Kung makapalit sila ng kalahating kilo ng shabu didto for P1 million, ang balik sa kanila pag nabenta nila yan dito at triple hanggang P 5 million,” he said.

Clapiz said that they have identified persons-of-interest, however, he refused to name.

Instead he cited two suspected drug pushers and drug users namely Badron B. ento alias “Drew”, 26, native of Magsaysay, Lanao del Norte and

Jaafar Maronsing Adam alias “Jaffar”, 38 who were arrested last Wednesday morning along with three others having a pot session at the house of ento located at Ambawan, Bacaca, Barangay 19-B, Davao City. he said that ento and Adam were former residents of Isla Verde and after the fire the two relocated to Bacaca and continued peddling and using illegal drugs as means of livelihood.

Clapiz said that operatives of San Pedro are still looking for Rex Kilam who is still at large.

tation management department manager, said that the power interruption started at 2:10 PM and restored at around 4:19 p.m..

Luga said that the DLPC immediately drew power supply from its embedded power sources specifically from the standby die-

sel-powered plant in Bajada and hedcor’s Sibulan and Talomo hydro power plants.

Aside from power

outage, the city also experienced water outage because power outage at Davao City Water District’s pumping station. [CRC]

vials. however, Jimenez believes the waste materials could have come from gamefowl breeders.

In a television interview, Jimenez said that the syringes found were believed to be used for cockfighting and agribased materials. he said these waste materials could have

come from a nearby game fowl business.

The same television report said that an unconfirmed letter sent anonymously to ABS- CBN news team claiming that the sender was ordered by a certain doctor to bury the medical wastes there.

Villafuerte said they are going to deal with the situation

by calling a committee hearing among all medical facilities such as laboratories, lying-in clinics and other establishments which dispose medical wastes in the area.

She stressed that every clinic and laboratory should have a waste-treatment facility to avoid health risks from the surrounding community.

“Kung wala silay lugar, dapat they get the services of RAD Green which is the accredited company of Department of health (DOh),” Villafuerte said.

With the incident, she said that her committee will file a proposed ordinance on the guidelines of medical waste disposal treatment in the city.

“We will guide our hospitals and birthing facilities

– laboratory kung asa ilabay, kung asa ,o duol kay di nila makaya kay siyempre budgetary constraints, paanakan – dili man na mga dato. We are trying to help them,” Villafuerte explained.

She said that based on her research, the city has no existing ordinance on the medical waste disposal and treatment since the City environment and Natural Resources (CeNRO) is following national laws to enforce violators.

“Solid Waste Management lang ang ginagamit nila,” Villafuerte said pertaining to CeNRO. The city government earlier formed the Davao Task Force Against hospital and Toxic to monitor the waste disposal of all hospitals in the city.

dicted “We will win the fight and get Dapudong’s belt. This would be a fitting tribute to the Madiba, Nelson Mandela, who birthday we will celebrate on the day of the fight.”

Well known boxing writer Mesuli Zifo described Sithyatha as “one of the fiercest body punchers in the business but at times he inexplicably decides to abandon this effective boxing style. he also possesses a granite jaw and can walk through fire to light up his own. he also possesses a high work rate and although he is not a one-punch knockout specialist, his volume of punches can easily end

a bout.” however, the Daily Dispatch writer also pointed out that Sithyatha who has a record of 17-2-1 with 7 knockouts “is an erratic boxer that one will never know which Sityatha will show up” on fight night.

Zifo noted that the South African has what he described as “a leaky defense and can easily be out-boxed” by a fighter who moves well and throws punches from different angles.

Another leading South African boxing writer Ron Jackson of Super Sport said that Dapudong who sports a record of 29-5 with 17 knockouts including

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Lozarita said that they keep on getting updates of the competition from Arthur Zata, the handler of Montebon who is also in the hollywood. he said Zata told him that the final will be on Friday night in California which is Saturday noon in Philippine time.

Lozarita said that after the competition, the whole Team Philippines will still stay for 20 days in hollywood.

Montebon’s handler likewise told Lozarita that the Team Philippine al-

ready got a gold medal for the Open Group Production Number last July 13, 2014.

Aside from Montebon, Rod Danielle M. Caralde also member of Team Philippines also qualified in the same category.

Other Filipinos who also qualified in the final round are Jay-r Melody and Macz Alminaza of Xtreme Dancers from South Cotabato in Dance Group, Senior Category, and Manilyn P. Reyes for Senior Model, Female Category.

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boat landing facility.

“This plan has been submitted (a long time ago) and this is the only the time that they (TIeZA) have alloted P25 million. The initial allotment was P25 million way back then and since there is an increase of cost and everything else, we know that the budget is not enough and we’re hoping that once the P25 million will be utilized for the initial enhancements (of the old boat landing facility), there will be several other phases after that will also be subject to the funding of TIeZA,” she said during the weekly Kapehan sa Dabaw at the Annex activity center, SM City of Davao on Mon-

day.

Based on the CeO’s initial plans, they expected a total allotment of P125 million from TIeZA to fully rehabilitate the old boat landing facility. Since the approved allotment is only P25 million, the project will need to be done in phases.

“We cannot present P125 million because the approved budget is only P25 million so we have to do it in phases. The allotment of P25 million is just basically for the enhancements of the road in between the market and the facility, passenger terminal, and the coco lumber which has been there since the 90s,” Marques said.

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a 1st round demolition of Gideon Buthelezi in a rematch in June last year after losing a hugely controversial split decision in November 2012 said the 28 year old Dapudong “is a firm favorite” to win and retain his title.

Dapudong’s manager Manny Pinol who had threatened to pullout of the fight after the South African promoter with the apparent consent of IBO president ed Levine tried to switch the assigned British referee with a South African but ultimately saved the fight by having internationally respected referee Bruce McTavish assigned to be the third man in the ring and ap-

pointing a Ghana official to replace McTavish as one of the three judges, said Sithyatha “is taller and more muscular than the Filipino champion but it was evident that Sityatha was having problems with weight because he looked gaunt, an indication of a fighter who has limited food and liquid intake to make the 115-lb. limit for Super Flyweights.”

Pinol informed the Manila Standard/Viva Sports that while Dapudong was only 116 lbs. in the trial weigh in, even if he was regularly taking light meals and measured liquid, Sityatha was still 2.3 lbs. over the weight limit.

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ORLDWIDe, more than 700 million people trade in or use rattan for purposes ranging from furniture – examples include chairs, beds, cabinets, tables, and sala and corner sets – to walking sticks, umbrella handles, baskets, carpet beaters, matting, hats, ropes, cordage, birdcages, fish traps, baskets, paneling, hoops and a host of other products.

Although confined mainly to Southeast Asia, rattan has found its way to many other parts of the world throughout history, including ancient egypt, parts of europe during Renaissance period and France during the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XV. Furniture is still the most well-known rattan product. In Asia, the rattan furniture industry represents substantially more than 25 percent in value of all furniture industry output, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

The markets for rattan are europe, North America, Japan and other industrialized countries. “however, there is an urgent need for studies of the marketing and future prospects of rattan in those countries,” FAO points out.

The Philippines is one of the most important contributors to the global rattan trade.

“The rattan furniture industry today contributes greatly to the growing economy by providing local employment and increasing foreign exchange,” says the Department of environment and Natural Resources (DeNR).

But there’s more to rattan than just furniture and handicrafts. Some indigenous people in Bangladesh use young leaves, roots and shoot tips as vegetable. Its buds and shoots can be prepared into salad or cooked the same way as coconut buds. The swollen basal part jutting just above the ground contains a considerable amount of starch and is edible when roasted.

The stem also stores some amount of water during the rainy season, which is

very potable. The fruits, when fully ripe, are sweet and can be made into wine. The fruits of some species produce a sap which can be used as dye for violins.

Rattan can also be used as medicine for many kinds of body aches. All that one has to do is heat a five-inch strip of fresh rattan in a fire, extract the juice, and then apply it on the affected area. It is also used to treat rheumatism, asthma, diarrhea, snake bite, and intestinal disorders.

In Nepal, the Tharu people use rattan sticks in temples, believing them to be holy and capable of warding off evil spirits. Some species of rattan are used in tribal rituals and festivals.

In the Philippines, fathers from the old have been spoiling the rod to spare the child, using the Tagalog yantok, Spanish bejuco, and Visayan uway on young buttocks, bare or clad. “In olden days, the rattan cane was teacher’s best friend, a surefire teaching aid that ensured good behavior and academic aptitude in unruly pupils,” said the Technology and Livelihood Resource Center.

“Today, it is every Pinoy’s best hedge against the hard times, offering a source of income in an arid landscape of scarce jobs and lost opportunities.”

The word “rattan” is the Anglicized version of the Malayan term, rotan, which means to pare, smoothen, or whittle, an operational process that takes place when a rattan collector drags down a pole, twists it around a convenient rough-barked tree trunk, and rubs off the prickly leaf sheath.

Rattan is a climbing palm.

Its leaves and climbing organs are variously covered with thorns or spines, hairs, and bristles. It has two major climbing organs, which anchor the plant to the adjacent trees. These organs appear as long whips barbed with reflexed thorns, but of different origin.

As the rattan matures, its stem becomes relatively smooth with more or less regularly-spaced scars left by the

fallen leaves. These scars are called internodes. The dreaded thorns that characterized rattan are found only at its top, two to four meters long where the leaf sheaths and the leaves with their climbing organs are located. The stem without its young portion at the top is commonly called a cane or pole.

In forests where rattan grows, its economic value can help protect forest land, by providing an alternative to loggers who forgo timber logging and harvest rattan canes instead. experts claim rattan is much easier to harvest, requires simpler tools and is much easier to transport. It also grows much faster than most tropical wood.

This makes it a potential tool in forest maintenance, since it provides a profitable crop that depends on rather than replaces trees.

The Philippines is home to four genera of rattan, namely: Calamus, Daemonorops, Korthalsia, and Plectocomia.

Calamus, which means “reed” in Latin, is the largest among the four genera. The various species of this genus show a wide range of vegetative and reproductive struc-

tures, the most important of which are being solitary or clustered. Thirty-two of the 45 species found in the Philippines are endemic. eleven are in Luzon, including kulambo and saba-ong. Nine species grow in Mindanao.

The term “Daemonorops” is coined from two Latin words: daimon (meaning “spirit”) and rhops (“shrub”).

This genus is the second largest in the country. It is morphologically similar with Calamus in its solitary and clustering habit, in having spiny leaf sheaths, pinnate leaves and variously arranged leaflets. Of the 14 species found in the Philippines, 12 are endemic.

Korthalsia, named after German botanist Peter Korthals, is the third largest genus of the Philippine rattan. It’s a clustering and branching, high climbing palm and is easily recognized by the appearance of leaflets which are short, broad, and triangular. One species (Korthalsia merilli) can only be found in Palawan.

Plectocomia, which comes from the Greek word plectocomia (which means “plaited hair”), is the smallest genus of rattan in the country. The

member species are robust, solitary high- climbing palms, with hand-like claws that cling to the host trees. Two species are found in the Philippines, but only one is endemic to the country.

The biggest concentration of rattan is found in Mindanao. Thirty-seven species grow in the island, with 12 species strictly restricted in the area. No less than nine of the 14 Daemonorops species are found in the island.

Luzon boasts 31 species of rattan, five of which are strictly confined in the area. however, the genus Plectocomia is not represented in the island. Palawan, on the other hand, harbors 22 species but only four are endemic. Majority of the species are generally of Bornean elements.

Of the 66 known rattan species in the Philippines, only 12 are commercially used. These are the “palasan” (Calamus merilli), “limuran” (C. ornatus var. philippinensis), “tumalin” (C. mindorensis), “sika” (C.ramulosus), Malacca cane (C. scipionium), “lambutan” (C. halconensis), “lukuan” (C. reyesianus), “kurakling” (C. microsphaerion), “ditaan” (Daemonorops molis), and “hiyod” (D. pedi-

cellaris).

The most profitable products are well-designed, costly furniture. A feasibility study done by the DeNR showed the return on fixed investment on rattan furniture making at 2.28 while the return on total investment is 0.56. This implies that this livelihood project is lucrative.

But the future of rattan is not bright. “Rattans were once abundant in tropical forests of Asia but have become scarce in many countries today, primarily because of overexploitation and shrinking forest area,” FAO notes.

“Natural regeneration seems to be inadequate, and there is a general decline in the planting of rattan because of various technical, economic and policy constraints, including, for example, the long gestation period of rattan, the absence of secure tenure over resources and difficult market conditions.”

Something must be done indeed. “Given rattan’s economic, ecological, and socio-cultural importance to the hundreds of millions of people in the developing world, steps must be taken to ensure its future,” the FAO suggests.

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For the love of reading

If there were things that influenced me during my childhood, one of the most influential would be books. I remember the magical worlds every time I turn the pages of a new book. Watching the television may be more convenient but nothing inspires creative thinking more than simple words and drawings printed on paper.

In celebration of the National Children’s Book Reading Day, SM Supermalls, in partnership with the Department of Education and Vibal Publishing House, Inc. held a storytelling activity for grade school children in all SM Supermalls nationwide last July 15 commemorating the publication of Dr. Jose Rizal’s classic, “Ang Pagong at Ang Matsing.”

I was fortunate enough When asked why she to attend the SM Lanang Premier event where for- supports the book reading mer Davao City Mayor campaign Atty. Sarah says Atty, Sara Duterte-Carpio “Regular customer na ko took time off from her nila since dati-dati pa. The busy schedule to read a last book reading that I storybook to the grade did was at SM City Davao school students from the kauban pa nako along Holy Cross of Davao Col- daughter.” She adds that it is important for children lege.

to read books to help in their critical thinking, important for their learning, and their creativity.

“Maglisod ang usa ka tao pag dili siya makabasa” says the former mayor.

Meanwhile, collected

books from SM foundation and the SM Cares’ Book Drive were turned over to Ubalde and Anglionto Elementary Schools for the benefit of their students.

The National Chil-

dren’s Book Reading Day is part of SM foundation and SM Cares’ Program for Children, which promotes literacy and encourages the young to cultivate a love for reading at an early age.

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

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Denim Movement at SM Lanang Premier MiNdaNao’s premier shopping and lifestyle destination – sM Lanang Premier – brings you a festival that showcases the fashionably timeless denim wear this July.

Jeans can be worn from day to night, at work or play, letting you enjoy great comfort while keeping in style. To celebrate a wardrobe staple that never goes out of trend, sM Lanang Premier will be having events for all denim lovers this coming The Great 3-day sale weekend. on July 18, 5 pm, catch denim in Motion featuring the LCB Performing arts Center at the atrium. The dance group will heat up the venue with ballet, hiphop and jazz performances while garbed in a range of denim coordinates. see the latest jeans styles and the hottest models at the Project denim: The Runway show slated on July 19, 5 pm, at the atrium. don’t miss sought-after Fil-am model and Mr. World-Philippines 2014 John spainhour walk the runway on saturday. Participating brands are Forever 21, Cotton on, Guess, aeropostale, Forme, and Penshoppe.

For chic ideas on how to rock your denims and which trend best suits your personal style, check out the denim Bar at the 2nd Level near starbucks. Create your perfect outfit based on the wide selection of jeans, tops, and accessories by Guess, Marks and spencer, Penshoppe, oxygen, Forme, Promod and Forever 21 at the denim Bar. Find your perfect jeans and shop for your dream outfit at The Great 3-Day Sale at SM Lanang Premier and enjoy up to 70 percent off on selected items. For event updates and sale alerts, visit SM Lanang Premier on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Globe Telecom prepares communities for possible rainy season emergencies LEadiNG telecommunications company Globe Telecom initiated a community-based disaster Risk Reduction and Management Program to help communities prepare for possible emergencies during the rainy season such as flooding, landslides, and strong winds.

“We have learned over the years the importance of quick and efficient communication especially when there is a disaster. We have to be fast to respond to emergencies with the goal of saving lives and preventing any further damage to assets. Thus, we have come up with this program to ensure that communities are ready, responsive, and resilient at all times,” said Fernando Esguerra, director, Corporate social Responsibility.

Globe identified two local government units in the Bicol region – Malinao, albay and Mercedes, Camarines Norte for pilot implementation.

Using the Globe sMs Broadcast Facility, municipal mayors will have direct contact with their barangay captains for faster coordination and immediate download of relevant and critical information. The barangay tanods will also undergo capability building on Basic Weather 101 lessons and Basic Emergency Response Training. a total of 2,000 siM cards were distributed to key barangay officials and tanods. The siM cards are part of the database of which the municipal mayor has direct access to. in addition, mobile phone units were given to 26 barangay captains in Mercedes and 29 in Malinao.

Globe is very active in disaster risk management and is in fact a partner of the department of Education’s disaster Risk Reduction Management office, supplying the government agency with mobile and internet support for monitoring purposes whenever there are calamities. disaster preparedness is of utmost importance especially in a country often assaulted by natural disasters. in fact, in 2013 alone, a deadly earthquake hit the Visayas region while 25 tropical cyclones entered the Philippines, with super typhoon Yolanda leaving a trail of severe devastation on its wake.

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Kapuso stars give de-stressing tips, share secrets on handling issues DAy IN and day out, famous showbiz personalities constantly deal with busy work schedules—memorizing scripts, taping scenes for a series, recording albums, filming movies, shooting for magazines and billboards, gracing various events, and granting media interviews.

But like most people, they too, need some time to rest in order to stay centered and focused.

Read on as some Kapuso stars share how they take the time to chill out from their non-stop busy lives.

Dennis Trillo (My Husband’s Lover): “Kung wala ako sa beach at nagsusurf, nasa bahay lang ako at nagre-relax. Minsan umuuwi ako sa house ng parents ko para makasama ko sila dun. Minsan naman nag-i-invite ako ng friends sa bahay ko.

Hindi ako masyadong ma-gimik na tao so hindi ako lumalabas, sa bahay lang.”

Aljur Abrenica (Kambal Sirena): “I pray.”

Elmo Magalona (Villa Quintana): “Usually, after work, I just go home, hihiga lang ako sa bed tapos bumabalik lang ako sa routine ko kapag wala akong work. Diretso sa bed to catch up sleep, nood ng TV, go out, and eat.”

Louise delos Reyes (Kambal Sirena): “Massage. And minsan tini-treat ko ‘yung sarili ko sa bagong restaurants na narinig ko na maganda ‘yung ambiance and masarap ‘yung food.”

Solenn Heussaff (Taste Buddies): “Run with very, very, very loud music.

Also baking and I watch movies. Pero if there’s something that’s stuck in my mind, dapat sports talaga, boxing ganun.”

Steven Silva (The Boston): “Lately, I’ve been reading a lot. It helps me sleep. Actually, it makes me sleep. It helps me unwind sa buong araw especially if a lot of

things happened, I kind of lose myself when I read a book.”

Benjamin Alves (Dading): “Watch a movie I’ve already watched.

Pray before I sleep. And if there’s time, go on a date.”

Gwen Zamora (Bubble Gang): “A nice dinner, a movie, and a massage will do.”

While many people envy these stars because of their seemingly perfect lives as depicted on-screen, there are also times when their spotlight slightly dims because of intrigues.

Intrigues or rumors can actually make or break the celebrities’ stardom— matters that are almost always beyond their complete control. Surprisingly, some have already learned how to shrug those nega-

tive issues off, to stay firm, and to always have a positive outlook in their lives. find out how they manage to stay unaffected and keep their composure in the face of negative news.

Aljur Abrenica (Kambal Sirena): “Sa totoo lang, hindi ko na masyadong pinapansin ‘yung mga intriga. Before, super affected talaga ako pero ngayon hindi na. As long as alam ko sa sarili ko na hindi totoo ‘yung mga ibinabato sa aking mga intriga, hinahayaan ko lang.”

Louise delos Reyes (Kambal Sirena): “Iniisip ko na lang na hindi ko mapiplease lahat ng tao and that nobody is perfect.

Deadma na lang siguro or kapag nasasaktan ka na talaga, ipag-pray mo na lang sila kasi kailangan mo lang din matutunan talaga na this is show business.

Ganun talaga eh, kahit ano’ng gawin natin, kahit hindi tayo magsalita, hindi sila titigil eh. Gamitin na lang sa eksena kapag naiinis ka.”

Steven Silva (The Boston): “I talk to my best friend kasi every time kinakausap ko siya, doon ako nagiging grounded. When I talk to my best friend, I know I can say anything to him.”

Benjamin Alves (Dading): “I don’t [mind]. Grace and indifference are my weapons against intrigues.”

Gwen Zamora (Bubble Gang): “Simple: in one ear, out the other.”

To get the latest updates about various Kapuso personalities and programs, visit the Network’s official website via www.gmanetwork.com.

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Anne Curtis:

‘Dyesebel’ made me stronger The tale of the country’s most-loved mermaid ends today

KaPaMiLYa star anne Curtis admits that all the trials she faced in aBs-CBN’s primetime fantasy series “dyesebel” made her value her craft as an actress even more.

The series will air its finale this Friday (July 18).

“‘dyesebel’ taught me to be stronger and made me realize how committed i can be. We continued to work, rain or shine, because that’s how much we love what we’re doing,” said anne about her series where she starred with sam Milby, andi Eigenmann, and Gerald anderson. according to the “dyesebel” star, all the sacrifices were rewarded with the warm support of the viewers every night. “it is a great honor to hear people call me dyesebel. it

just means the character made a mark on their hearts and minds,” she said. since “dyesebel” started airing last March, it has won over TV viewers and dominated its timeslot because of dyesebel’s exciting journey with Fredo (Gerald), Liro (sam), and Betty (andi), and its focus on protecting the environment. in the last week of the latest TV adaptation of the Mars Ravelo classic, the war between humans and mermaids will reach its climax as dyesebel fights for her kingdom against dyangga (Eula Valdez). how will dyesebel protect the world she is destined to reign now that she is married to Fredo? Will their love unite and promote peace between mermaids and human beings?

The powerhouse cast of “dyesebel” is completed

by dawn Zulueta, Gabby Concepcion, ZsaZsa Padilla, Gina Pareño, and aiai delas alas. it is directed by don Cuaresma and Francis Pasion, and is under the production of dreamscape Entertainment Television. don’t miss “ang hul-

ing Kabanata ni dyesebel” on Friday after “TV Patrol” on aBs-CBN Primetime Bida. For more information about “dyesebel,” visit the show’s official social media accounts at Facebook.com/ dyesebel.TV and Twitter. com/dyesebel_TV.

iSYU & iSTORYA premieres Saturday, July 19 WaTCh Mindanao’s foremost indie filmmaker and investigative documentarist John Paul seniel challenge atty. inday sara duterte Carpio whom he brought to the far-flung barangay of Titogob in Malamba, Marilog district to teach in a day-Care Center with kids aged 2-4 years old! only on isYU & isToRYa, airing saturdays, over GMa regional stations in davao region, General santos City and soccsksargen, Cagayan de oro and Northern Mindanao. sheltered and born to a life of comfort, inday sara was principally exposed to big social problems as she went about her duties as

former Mayor of davao City.

Now back into the private practice of Law, little does she know that she will be a teacher in pre-school-- albeit just for a day. it was a test of patience and perseverance for inday sara who admittedly that even if she personally assisted her daughter, sharkie, in her lessons and assignments, taking care of several kids in day care was a class unto itself. Will she make the grade as day-Care Center teacher? and for the first time, in a one-on-one interview, inday sara tells all on the status of her relationship with her father, davao City Mayor Rodrigo duterte. What do

you think is her reaction if she were to see his half sisters and brothers?

For lovers of goat dishes, John Paul’s trip to a small town in Kapalong, davao del Norte will be a definite delight as he explores various recipes using kanding or goat meat which were handed down from generation to generation. Get a virtual taste of traditional kilawin, prepared, cooked and presented the Kapalong way. in the segment same episode, a school teacher turns reporter as she documents the distribution of school supplies to elementary pupils in her school through a selfie-type narrative that

she herself taped. Expect more of these crowdsourced vignettes about food, activities, cultural practices and other interesting facets of Mindanaoan life as told by Mindanaoans themselves.

These and other interesting stories like the haunted ancestral home of the Vegas in Balingasag, Misamis oriental and the famous Tinalak fabric of Lake sebu in south Cotabato will make your saturday morning viewing a not only a visual but a cultural and aesthetic treat.

Watch the pilot episode of iSYU & iSTORYA this Saturday, July 19, 7:00 to 8:00 in the morning in GMA.

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STEP UP ALL IN Ryan Guzman, Briana Evigan PG 13

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DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman PG 13

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R-16 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION Mark Wahlberg GP

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Your life, organized ORGANIzING for travel and for home use has never been this easy and affordable now that Concepts is here. CONCEPTS is a brand that has a wide variety of containers/organizers with compartments used for storage -- in short, a functional fashion or a fashion basic go-to. As much as SM Accessories is the authority in fashion accessories, we also take pride in making life simple for you. No more clothes and toiletries scattered about in your suitcase. No more hassle of having to bring separate bags when shopping abroad. No more accidentally wet clothes and shoes while on your way to the gym. But best of all, you know what goes where without having to think about it!

Camden comes to Davao City ANOTHER hit label from Manila-based brand Tomato Time is now in Davao! Get ready as we bring a new watch line for the hip, cool and clever individuals who are not afraid to express their style in their own way! Davao, let us welcome, the CAMDEN Watches!

Call: 224-0733 • Tionko St., Davao City

Attitude meets fashion, as CAMDEN Watches enables anyone to show their personality in the most fashionable way they can.

With its main feature of interchangeable NATO straps and watchfaces, any individual can come up with their own combination suiting their personality best.

Nato straps became famous in the British military in the 70s. It became a huge fashion trend that even the English royals wore them, pairing it with their ultra-expensive timepieces. Since then, Nato never came out of style and considered as one of the classic watch straps of all time. CAMDEN nato straps are made from straight woven nylon strap with solid polished stain-

less steel buckles and strap keepers. Edges holes are heat-sealed for a no-frills and smooth finish making sure that these watches are of the best quality.

Each CAMDEN set comes with 1 watchface and 2 straps. In one purchase, a customer can already enjoy the perks of

two! Each set has a different personality that you can choose from edgy military style to a sweet dainty kind of watch. Everyone is well represented and Tomato Time made sure that there is at least one watch for a different lifestyle.

Price ranges from P1400 to P1600 only, and

comes with 1 year warranty service on its Japan mechanism and battery.

CAMDEN Watches is just perfect for fashionably practical people who would like to show off their individual style in a budget-friendly way.

Individual nato straps are also available for P350 only and P850 for the real leather ones giving you more options in expressing your own personality!

Wear your identity.

Wear CAMDEN Watches. It’s an attitude. Make a Statement.

Tomato Time is located at 2nd Level of Gaisano Mall of Davao, with more stores soon to open near you.

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PLDT, Smart execs in Silicon Valley for partnership opportunities e

XeCUTIVeS of PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) travelled to Silicon Valley, California recently for first-hand exposure to the innovation hub’s work culture and

for exploratory partnership discussions with a number of the world’s top technology companies.

Officials from the technology, innovation, customer value chain, human resources, sales,

and marketing groups of PLDT and Smart visited the headquarters of the likes of Google, Cisco, Yahoo!, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Airbnb.

The Filipino executives met with officials of the

tech companies to discuss the latter’s tech solutions, startup culture, talent solutions, and how these information could be used to further enhance PLDT and Smart’s services and work practices.

Davao Watercolour Society stages first exhibit

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month-long art exhibition dubbed “Watercolour Show 1.0” will be showcased at the Museo Dabawenyo at Andres Bonifacio Rotunda in Davao City from July 28 until August 28 in time for the Kadayawan Festival. Formal opening will be at 5:00 PM of July 28.

The exhibit will feature for the first time the works of seven local artists, namely, Anton Serafin, Bec horfilla, G A Miraflor, Ging Lopez

Balinas, Lito Pepito, Omar Payumo, Ritzel Polinar, Saldy Mascardo and Ting Aviles.

They compose the Davao Watercolour Society.

The paintings shall showcase expressions of the artists’ minds depicting varied themes and inspirations through distinct styles and techniques done purely in watercolour.

Viewing schedule is from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, no noon break, from Monday to Friday. everyone is invited.

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DBL RAMADHAN CUP

Alrahima, Al Fatah win L IVING up to strong lineup, Alrahima and Al Fatah flashed deadly form in the opening of the Duterte Basketball League (DBL) Ramadhan Cup 2014 Basketball Tournament at the Davao City Recreation Center Almendras Gym last week.

Alrahima clobbered Allysa, 66 – 48, in Group B match as Al Fatah trounced Kapatagan, 57 – 48, in Group A encounter to begin their title-quest on a right track.

Moks Mababaya and Khalid Deca poured in 15 points apiece to lead the charge for Alrahima that showed impressive offensive firepower. h. Abbas made 16 baskets for Allysa which dropped its opening game but expected to bounce back hard on its next outing. Jasser Guroalim had 14.

Al Fatah leaned on the heroics of Monmon Sarampong to pull off a big win that substantiated thoughts that it’s one of the teams to watch in the league.

Sarampong scattered 23 points for Al Fatah. Kapatagan absorbed its first loss despite the remarkable showing of Rafraf Basman who racked up 21 baskets.

Cash prizes are up for grabs in the tournament which runs until the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

President Aquino has declared July 29 as a regular holiday in the country in observance of eid’l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan. [Rico Biliran]

KadayaJuan Road Bike Challenge on Aug. 17

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120-KILOMeTeR cycling race dubbed as the “KadayaJuan Road Bike Challenge” is set on August 17, Sunday in an out-and-back course in Barangay Maa in celebration of this year’s Kadayawan Festival.

“This will also serve as the elimination for Southern Mindanao to the Tour ng Pilipinas,” announced Salvador “Jun”Paholio Jr., deputy secretary general for Mindanao

of PhilCycling last Tuesday at the SCOOP Session of The Royal Mandaya hotel.

There will only be two categories – Open and executive. The Open division is a team event with each team composed of three elite riders, two 23Under and one 17Under.

The team champion will earn P8,000 cash plus a trophy while the 1st runner-up will get P5,000 and a trophy.

SHIFTY. Bong Go (18) of the City Hall Executives slithers past a DOJ Davao Oriental defender during the Executives-DOJ Davao Oriental match won by the Execs. Go’s scorching firepower keyed the win for the Execs. Lean Daval Jr.

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eBRON James is bringing a pair of his sharpshooting buddies with him to the Cleveland Cavaliers, as free-agent wings Mike Miller and James Jones both agreed to terms to once again let it fly alongside the King.

Miller turned down more lucrative offers from the likes of the houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets, according to eSPN’s Chris Broussard, to accept what will be a two-year, $5.5 million deal with a player option for Year 2, according to Yahoo Sports NBA columnist Adrian Wojnarowki. Miller will make $2.7 million in 2014-15, with the option year carrying a slight pay raise up to $2.8 million, according to Tom Withers of The Associated Press. Jones, on the other hand, took a oneyear deal for the veteran’s minimum of $1,448,490, according to Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal.

In one sense, the moves are about adding floor-spacing 3-point shooting to a Cavaliers team that ranked 23rd among 30 NBA teams in points scored per possession last year, and 18th or worse in 3-point makes per game, attempts per game and accuracy, as well as the share of points they generated from beyond the arc. In another sense, the moves are about making LeBron happy by importing guys he likes. These two things are not unconnected.

After having to act as a 1-4 flat one-man army in Cleveland before learning how much more wonderful life could be in an offense where other stuff was going on, James understands better than perhaps any other player just how valuable spacing and the threat of shooting can be for an offense. he loves to play with dudes that opponents have to guard 20-plus feet away from the basket, because it creates all kind of room for drives and postups inside; he loves playing with dudes who can drill the open shots they get, because he really enjoys dropping dimes; he loves forcing defenses to have to

NEXT PACQUIAO FOE. Chris Algieri, right, lands a right against Ruslan Provodnikov. (Ed Mulholland/HBO)

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Pacquiao picks undefeated American as next foe

ANNY Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 knockouts) has finally selected an opponent for his November 23 fight in Macau, China.

After putting the first loss in Timothy Bradley’s immaculate record in his last fight, Pacquiao will attempt to do the same thing against the undefeated

Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KOs).

Algieri last fought back in June 14, defeating the Freddie Roach trained Ruslan Provodnikov via split decision. The huntington, New York local had to bounce back from a knockdown in the first round to outbox Provodnikov and escape with the decision. The win will

be worth at least a million dollars for Algieri as he is geared to make that amount against Pacquiao, a vast improvement from his $100,000 purse against the Russian.

“I think it’s an interesting fight between him and Manny,” Bob Arum told Dan Rafael. “I’m excited.

This is a college-educated

kid, a good boxer, the kind of kid who will draw interest other than the just the hardcore boxing fan. And the kid can also fight.”

“Manny is 100 percent for it,” Arum added. “I told him I was coming along with it. he said Algieri seems like a nice young man and he saw his fight with Provodnikov. Manny

said he thought it would be a good fight and he was OK with fighting Algieri.”

Aside from training for the fight against Algieri, Pacquiao will also start his PBA coaching and maybe even playing career in October when Asia’s oldest professional basketball league starts its 40th season.

SKC Awards, Ducati Dapudong IBO title defense banner FAST Fridays MCTAVISH TO THE RESCUE

spared from near pullout T

he pullout of IBO Super Flyweight champion edrin “The Sting” Dapudong from his first title defense against South African Lwandile Sithyatha on July 19 Manila Time in east London, South Africa was averted early Tuesday after the promoter agreed to have internationally respected referee Bruce McTavish who has lived in the Philippines for over 40 years, replace the South African referee assigned to the fight at the last minute in place of Britain’s Michael Alexander.

After Dapudong’s manager, former North Cotabato governor and journalist Manny Pinol threatened to

pullout of the title defense despite the financial loss after IBO president ed Levine informed Pinol that the British referee assigned to do the fight couldn’t make it on time supposedly due to travel restrictions.

McTavish was originally assigned as one of the three judges but his assignment as third man in the ring resulted in Ghana’s eddie Pappoe taking his place as a judge. The two other judges for the Dapudong– Lwandile Sithyatha title fight will be Andile Matika of South Africa, Waleska Roldan of the United States.

Pinol informed Viva Sports/Manila Standard that South African promot-

er Ayanda Matiti called him pleading for Dapudong not to withdraw from the fight and promising that he will work for the replacement of the South African referee.

IBO President Levine later resolved the problem by his proposal for McTavish to be assigned as referee and that another foreign official (eddie Pappoe of Ghana) will replace him as judge which was accepted

by Pinol.

Dapudong and the team which includes trainers Nonoy Neri and Rex Penalosa were scheduled to fly to east London at 6 a.m. today for the scheduled pre-medical and press conference at 12 noon.

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hIS week’s edition of FAST Fridays (Fun-Adventure-Sports-Travel) media forum will feature the annual sports awards in Davao and the very popular sportsbike brand Ducati.

Set at 10:00 a.m. today at Archipelago 7107 (Barrio Fiesta) at the second level of the Fountain Court at SM Lanang Premier, the fast-rising weekly media forum will have Davao City Sports Council president Beethoven Sur, DCSC vice president engr. Joaquin Sarabia, So Kim Cheng Sports Foundation Inc. spokesperson John Irene del Campo to discuss the annual SKC Sports Awards set on July 22.

Ducati, the popular Italian motorcycle brand, will also be featured with Ducati Davao marketing

head Tina Pabelic expected to give heads up on the latest Ducati bikes as well as special promos available to motorcycle enthusiasts.

Another exciting discussion will be the DeCADA 80s musicfest with local artists Noli Bencio and Pio Valdez. Finally, there’s the launching of a new township project of Jenson Land and Realty Corp. engr. Fernando Bajada, marketing head, will discuss details of the project as well as the sports events coinciding the project launch and open house.

FAST Fridays is open to all media practitioners of the different media organizations and formats in Davao. It is hosted by veteran sports journalist Neil Bravo, managing editor of edge Davao.

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Dapudong faces tough ex-con challenger on Saturday I

BO super flyweight champion edrin “The Sting” Dapudong faces a dangerous ex-convict Lwandle Sithyatha in the Filipino’s first title defense at the International Convention Center in east London, South Africa on Saturday, Manila Time.

Although very little is known about the challenger who is ranked only No. 18 by the IBO, Dapudong’s manager Manny Pinol informed the Manila Standard/Viva Sports that ”even before boxing promoter Ayanda Matiti, who is staging the world title fight in the Orient Theater took him in, Sityatha went to jail for two years for armed robbery.”

Pinol, the former North Cotabato governor and journalist added “there is something in Sityatha which could work to his advantage: he is poor and hungry and to a point desperate.”

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TITLE DEFENSE. IBO super flyweight champion Edrin “The Sting” Dapudong , shown here in file photo, faces a dangerous challenger in ex-convict Lwandle Sithyatha in his first title defense this Saturday in East London, South Africa. Dapudong’s manager former North Cotabato governor Manny Piñol (right), now constributor of Edge Davao, will be giving the fight coverage from South Africa. (FB photo)