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The Duterte Bloodline

By Antonio V. Figueroa

son Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte Mayor Rody and daughter former Mayor Sara D. Carpio.

THE Dutertes, one of the political clans in Davao Region, historically come from Cebu.

Oral tradition points out that there were actually two Duterte clans in that province, one from the south and the other from the north.

Jose Suarez, another son of Venancia Duterte, married Felipa Papas whose daughters intermarried into the Librea, Tolentino, and Canónigo clans, which later expanded to form part of the Galeos, Quirante, Guanzón, Escala, Casals, Suzara and Parungao clans.

father Gov. Vicente G. Duterte The Davao lineage, accordingly, traces its roots to northern Cebu, to couple Facundo Duterte and Zoila Gonzales whose marriage bore five children, namely: Ramon, Sr. who was married to Rosario Regis of Carcar; Mariano tied the knot with Salud Calvo; Soledad wedded Epifanio Rodis; Jorge married Estefania Dacayana; and former Davao governor Vicente, fondly called ‘Teti’ but known as ‘Nene’ in Danao City, became the husband of Soledad Roa, mother of Davao City mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte.

A half-brother, the illegitimate son of Facundo, was Adolfo Enriquez, who took the surname of his mother as was the practice then. He lived in Cavite.

Ramon, born on Dec. 23, 1901 in Danao City, was fondly called ‘Lolo Banawa’; he earned his Bachelor of Laws from the Philippine Law School in 1925.

Three decades later, he was elected vice mayor of Cebu City, with Sergio Osmeña Jr., his running mate, as mayor. He took over as city chief executive (Sept.

13, 1957-Dec. 31, 1959) when Osmeña resigned to run for Congress.

Aside from becoming a judge of the Court of First Instance, Ramon was also a Law professor at the University of the Visayas and the University of Southern Philippines. A Cebu City street was named after him by virtue of City Ordinance No. 719, signed on August 5, 1971. His son, Ronald would also become city mayor of Cebu (1993-86).

Vicente’s marriage to Soledad Roa, a former teacher of Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, produced five offspring: Eleanor, Rodrigo, Jocelyn, Don and Benjamin. Rodrigo, the seven-time city mayor of Davao, sired three children with spouse Elizabeth Zimmerman (Sarah, Paolo and Sebastian) and a daughter by nurse Honeylet (Veronica).

Interestingly, in the Roa family tree, there is a Duterte maiden who was married to a Roa. Durano lineage The Dutertes are also related to the powerful Durano clan of Danao.

Ramon, one of seven children of couple Demetrio Durano and Bibiana Mercado, married Beatriz, the third child and daughter of Severo Duterte, a member of a well-known political clan in Danao, and Felisa Ypil.

Beatriz is the second-degree cousin of Vicente, the future Davao governor.

Interestingly, Elisea, one of three daughters of Demetrio and Bibiana, married Paulo Almendras, a scion of another political family. The marriage produced four sons, namely: Priscillian, Jovenal (OIC mayor of Danao during the first Aquino administration), Josefino and Alejandro (governor of Davao, senator, Cabinet secretary, and assemblyman).

Today, the heaviest concentration of Duterte surnames

mother Soledad Roa-Duterte can be found in Danao City and in the towns of Compostela, Carcar, and Liloan, in Cebu City.

Dutertes in south In the southern sector, the most interesting genealogical Duterte link belongs to Bernardo Duterte and his wife, Dominga Guzmán, a mestiza Sangley (Chinese), who married in the last decade of 18th century. The union bore a son, Francisco, who was born 1798 in Cebu City.

At the age of 23, Francisco Duterte married Romualda Fulgencia, also a mestiza Sangley, in Cebu City in 1821; the couple, who had a brood of five children, settled in Naga, Cebu. Four of their children were women (Venancia, Nicasia, Teresa, and Juliana) and the fifth (Leon) a boy.

Venancia, the eldest, married cabeza Guillermo Suárez, who was probably born in San Nicolas or Parian, a Chinese district in Cebu City. The union bore nine children, namely: Jose, Justo, Trinidad, Francisco, Felix Felipa, Prudencia, Pablo and Ramona).

Jose, family lore says, married twice; his second wife was Braulio Ramas. His eldest daughter, Maria Ponce Suárez, married Amando Villarosa in Carcar and bore eight children, namely: Genoveva (Mercado), Carmelita (Campugan), Trinidad, Adolfo, Saturnina (Aleonar), Eleuterio, Mariano, and Clara (Juario). Vicente Suarez, María’s half-brother from the second wife, married Amando’s sister Marcela.

Venancia brood Other Venancia children also married and bore offsprings.

Trinidad (b. 1839) married Valentín Najarro Rabor of Cebu City and had a daughter. Francisco (b.

1841) tied the knot with Barbara Quiachón. Their daughter, Emiliana, married Valentin’s brother, Evaristo Rabor and had a son, Emiliano Rabor, who became mayor of San Fernando. Félix (b. 1843) married Catalina Pañares Bartido whose offsprings would dominate the political landscape of Naga.

On the other hand, Felipa (b.

1845) married Ramón Cuico, a mestizo Sangley of Cebu City; they later resided in Carcar. Prudencia (b.

1847) wedded a Duterte from the north, Escolástico R. Duterte; they settled in Cebu City and had three kids, namely Segunda (Roa), Filomeno and Filecula (Papas). Escolastico’s first wife was a niece of José Rizal. Pablo (b. 1849) first married Ciriaca Sasil; his second wife was Isabel Sabaiton. Ramona, the youngest, married Numeriano Gerasta, who served terms as San Fernando mayor.

Nicasia, the second child of Francisco Duterte, married Paulino Algar in 1854 in Naga. Her daughter, Tranquilina, married Pablo Rojas Veloso, starting the Veloso branch in Naga. Honorio wedded Teodora Paras; their marriage bore a daughter, Rosario, who married Isidro Abad.

Leon (b. 1827), the only son of Francisco, married Modesta Lara of Naga whose brother, Guillermo, later married Leon’s sister, Teresa.

Teresa, the fourth child in the Francisco lineage, had a daughter outside of wedlock, Baldomera Duterte; she married Guillermo Pañares Lara in 1855 and the union had three daughters. The youngest, Juliana, married Alejandro Manguera Pañares and the marriage bore 14 children.

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Valles reprimands Duterte

Mayor Rody donates P2K for spewing curse words

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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AYS after drawing flak for cursing at Pope Francis in a nationally televised event, Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte paid a visit to the Bishop’s Palace Friday afternoon and got reprimanded by Davao Archbishop Most Rev. Romulo Valles.

When Duterte emerged from his meeting with Valles that lasted for more than one hour, Duterte shared to reporters how he was admonished by the Davao Archbishop and vowed never to utter curse words in public again.

The mayor even promised to donate P1,000 to Caritas Davao Foundation for every curse word he will say.

“I have a statement to make and that will end everything. After this interview now, I will not talk about that incident again anymore on the issue that I said bad words to the Pope (Francis),” Duterte told reporters who trooped to the Bishop’s Palace when they heard he was arriving for a meeting with Valles.

According to the mayor, he was admonished by Valles and given a “lecture on the matter

of Christian values.”

“And I accept what Bishop Valles told me,” Duterte said.

The mayor paid Valles a visit to talk about the controversy he had faced after spewing expletives on national television on Monday where he assailed government for its failure to address the traffic problem in Metro Manila.

But, in hitting the Aquino administration, Duterte also uttered curse words when he was sharing his bad experience after getting caught up in a traffic jam during the visit of the Pope in Manila last January.

The tough-talking mayor immediately came under fire after that, although he explained later he was really cursing at government and not the Pope.

Apparently trying to make amends with the Church, Duterte sought an audience with Valles.

The mayor said that Valles told him to be careful with his words because he is aspiring for a higher position so.

“Kung ma president ko dili na gyud ko mamalikas (If I will

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FACING THE MEDIA. Davao City Archbishop Romulo Valles looks on watches Mayor Rodirgo R. Duterte being interviewed by reporters after their meeting at the Archbishop’s Palace on Friday afternoon. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

Mayor to abide by Comelec decision D

AVAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte on Friday said he is ready to accept his disqualification for presidency if the Commission on Elections (Comelec) so decides.

Duterte said if he will be disqualified, then it is his destiny not to be president of the country.

“I go by destiny. I always believe in destiny and destiny I said is crafted by God it is not designed by mortals,” Duterte said.

Duterte said whatever God’s plan for him he will abide it and he would not question the decision of the Comelec.

“If He wants me to there, He will help to reach it,” Duterte said in the vernacular.

The moment Comelec decides against him, Duterte said

he will just return to Davao City and retire from politics for good since he is already tired of working in government.

Duterte, however, said if the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) will file an appeal then he will not stop the party from doing so.

In a report from GMA News Online, the Comelec First Division has scheduled on December 16 its hearing on the petition on Duterte’s presidential run as the PDP-Laban’s substitute candidate.

The report said the hearing falls on the day after the Comelec’s scheduled release on December 15 of its certified list of candidates which not include who were deemed nuisancefor the 2016 elections.

The petition against Dute-

rte’s substitution was filed by Ruben Castor who argued that the substitution was invalid because the PDP-Laban’s original candidate for president Martin Dino filed a certificate of candidacy (COC) to run for mayor of Pasay City; not one to run for president.

Earlier, his running mate Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said if there were questions regarding the COCof Diño, the Comelec could not have accepted it in the first place.

Cayetano said the issue on Diño’s COC has already been corrected and it is not an issue anymore from the Comelec.

He said there are attack dogs of some presidential candidates who are making stories just to make Duterte out of the list. ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

(AANGAT TAYO); Abakada-Guro (ABAKADA); Abang Lingkod Inc. (ABANG LINGKOD); Abante Mindanao (ABAMIN); Abante Retirees Party-List Organization (ABANTE RETIREES); Abono Party-List (ABONO); Abyan Ilonggo (AI); Academicians, Students, and Educators Alliance, Inc. (ASEAN); Act Teachers Party-List (ACT TEACHERS); Acts Overseas Filipino Workers Coalition of Organization (ACTS-OFW); Adhikaing Tinataguyod ng Kooperatiba (ATING KOOP); Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms (A TEACHER); Agbiag! Timpuyog

Ilocano, Inc. (Agbiag); Agri-Agra Na Reforma Para Sa Magsasaka Ng Pilipinas Movement (AGRI); Agricultural Sector Alliance Of The Philippines (AGAP); Akbay Kalusugan Inc. (AKIN); Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party (AKBAYAN); Ako An Bisaya (AAB).

Ako Bicol Political Party (AKB); Alagaan Natin Ating Kalusugan (ANAKALUSUGAN); Alay Buhay Community Development Foundation, Inc. (ALAY BUHAY); Alliance of National Urban Poor Assembly, Inc. (ANUPA); Alliance of Organizations, Networks, and Associations of the Philippines (ALONA); Alliance Of Volunteer

Comelec bares 185 party-list groups joining raffle on Dec. 14 A

total of 185 party-list groups will be joining the raffle to be conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to determine their order of listing in the official ballots for the May 2016 polls.

Based on Comelec Resolution No. 10025, the raffle included those whose applications have been approved; as well as those that were denied by a Division but have pending appeals at the en banc.

Comelec has approved a total of 101 party-list groups. They are 1st Consumers Alliance for Rural Energy Inc. (1-CARE); Aagapay sa Matatanda (AMA); Aangat Tayo

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DOH: Buy safe toys for kids in Christmas T

PASKO FIESTA. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte and daughter Veronica lead the lighting of the city’s Christmas decorations during the opening of Pasko Fiesta 2015 at San Pedro Square Friday evening. Lean Daval Jr.

HE Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reminded the public to be wise and cautious inshopping for toys as gifts for the Christmas season in order to ensure the safety of the recipients, particularly children.

“We must not only look at the value but also the quality of the item. Aside from being appealing and suitable for a child’s age, toys should be safe,” DOH Secretary Janette L. Garin said.

Garin made the remarks in line with the Yuletide season where most children receive toys as presents.

DOH defines safe toys as those which are suitable to the child’s physical capabilities, mental and social development.

In addition, these must be durable, and safe for the child’s age.

For children aged one year old and below, DOH suggests toys such as rattles, large and brightly colored balls, washable stuffed dolls or animals with big and clearly defined faces.

Meanwhile, toys such as wooden animals, dolls, sturdy kiddie cars, modeling clay, and rocking horses are recommended for toddlers or children aged two to three years old.

Garin also emphasized the importance of frequently checking the packaging of toys and observing precautions indicated in their labels.

The DOH chief further reminded that parents and guardians should ensure that the child will play with a toy suited for his/her age under adult supervision. (PNA)

ASG bandit captured Poe to Comelec: Junk election case inside Sulu hospital

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ENATOR Grace Poe has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to dismiss the election offense case filed against her by Rizalito David in the midst of the decision of the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) denying the latter’s motion for reconsideration.

In a five-page Motion to Take Judicial Notice, the presidential aspirant in the May 2016 polls urged the Comelec Law Department to take notice of the decisions of the SET on David’s petition questioning

her claims in her Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) in the 2013 polls when she ran for senator.

“All told, given SET’s Decision and Resolution in SET case, respondent submits that this Honorable Commission can no longer find sufficient ground to engender a well-founded belief that respondent lied in her CoC when she represented that she possessed the citizenship and residency qualifications as senator.

The complaint must therefore be dismissed for lack of probable cause,” according to the

motion filed by Atty. George Garcia, Poe’s counsel.

It added, “Wherefore, it is respectfully prayed that this Honorable Office take judicial notice of the attached Certified True Copy of the Decision dated November 17 and the attached Resolution dated December 3 of the SET case entitled David vs Poe-Llamanzares, and dismiss the complaint for lack of probable cause.”

Garcia noted that the poll body should take judicial notice of matters that are of “public knowledge” as provided by

the Rules of Court.

“The SET Decision and Resolution have been the subject of numerous media reports and it is fair to state that almost all Filipinos are aware of the ruling of the SET that respondent is a natural-born Filipino. Accordingly, this Honorable Commission ought to take judicial notice of the SET’s Decision and Resolution,” it said.

Likewise, the motion states that SET’s decision on a similar matter concerning Poe’s 2013 run for senator

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overnment security forces arrested an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) suspect during operations in Jolo, Sulu Friday morning.

Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander, identified the arrested ASG bandit as Kadaffy Muktadil/Khadaffy Camsa, a resident of Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi.

He was nabbed while undergoing treatment at the Integrated Provincial Hospital in

Sulu at around 11:10 a.m.

The suspect has an outstanding warrant of arrest for kidnapping issued by courts in Sandakan, Sabah.

Arrojado said Muktadil is now being secured by the Jolo Municipal Police.

He added that it is very likely the captured ASG bandit was among the group who abducted Malaysian Bernard Then and a female companion during a raid in Sandakan early this year. (PNA)

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Matina Enclaves construction updates out

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SCANDOR Development Corporation (esdevco), developer of The Matina Enclaves mixed use real estate project, has recently released construction updates for Building Three of its condominium sector.

Project head Gerald Kent Garces said current construction activities that are evident in the Matina Enclaves project site are the completion of slab concreting at the 5th floor and the preparation of rebars or columns for the 6th

floor.

The Matina Enclaves Building 3 has been recently launched and is now on sale.

Given its affordability and the same high standards in terms of fixtures and amenities, sale of Building Three is expected to also go brisk in the market.

Exciting freebies and discounts await prospective residents of Building 3. For inquiries, interested clients may visit the Matina Enclaves Showroom at Genesis 88 Building, Ecoland, Davao City.

MATINA ENCLAVES. Ongoing construction of Building One of The Residences.

A construction worker checks on the columns of Building One.

Aeon Towers InvestorsNightheld T HE FTC Group of Companies held its monthly Investors Night at the Showroom of Aeon Towers on Friday.

Ian Cruz, FTC Group of Companies president and CEO, welcomed the investors to the event where clients of the much-talked-about skyscraper project were treated to cocktails. A marketing presentation and construction updates of the 33-level Aeon Towers was also presented.

Aeon Towers, built under the slogan “The Future is Now”, is a futuristic architectural masterpiece with an expected turnover in December 2016.

It will feature residential floors, luxury hotel, skyroof infinity pool, gym, jogging lane, BPO center, restaurants and shops.

When completed, it will be the first to use Smart Home technology where once can control his home from miles away by the flock of a finger.

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3K job-seekers in DOLE fair

By CHENEEN R. CAPON

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ORE than 3,000 job seekers are expected to participate in the 82nd DOLE (Department of Labor and Employment) Anniversary Job Fair at the Abreeza Mall on December 8.

“Our anniversary job fair will give chance of employment to our October graduates and those who are still looking for better jobs,” DOLE 11 regional director lawyer Joffrey Suyao said during the Kapehan sa PIA at the Abreeza Mall Friday.

Suyao said the regional agency is expecting an increase in the number of job seekers in this year’s anniversary job fair.

“Last year’s anniversary job fair was participated by an estimate of more than 2,500 job applicants,” he said.

A total of 21,091 job vacancies locally and abroad will be made available in this

year’s anniversary job fair, according to Suyao.

“This year’s anniversary job fair will be participated a total of 37 employers, of which 52 were local and 21 were overseas,” he said.

The number of participating firms in the 82nd DOLE Anniversary Job Fair decreased because the DOLE strained out companies that are just “man pooling.”

Of the 21, 091 total job vacancies posted in the 82nd DOLE anniversary Job Fair, majority or a total of 16,201 were for overseas employment while only 4, 890 were local.

The top ten job openings abroad are nurses, engineers, electricians, cooks, service crew, mechanic, welders, cashiers, drivers, and all-around beauticians.

Meanwhile, most vacan-

F3K JOB, 13 AREZZO PLACE LAUNCH. President and CEO of Phinma Properties Willie J. Uy (right), joint venture partners Jose Claro Velez (center) and Gemma Velez lead

Rotating brownouts due to unstable power supply

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MAXIMUM of two to 2.5 hours of rotating brownouts will be experienced by customers of the Davao Light and Power Compan (DLPC) due to unstable power situation in the Mindanao grid.

“The power supply situation in its franchise remains to be very unstable,” DLPC assistant vice president for reputation enhancement Rossano Luga said in a statement.

Luga said the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) declared a Mindanao-grid deficiency of 80MW due to the reduced capacity of Agus and Pulangi Hydropower plants last December 3, while the 150 MW Therma South Inc.’s coal-fired power plant which has undergone emergency shutdown still remained to be offline.

“This situation has resulted to the implementation of two to 2.5 hours of rotating power interruptions within the Davao Light franchise,”

Luga said.

With the current power supply being served by its generation companies as of Dec. 4, the electric distribution utility will not be able to cope with the demand for power within its franchise area. It estimates a deficiency of about 50 MW on the average, he added.

Luga said although Davao Light has posted the rotating power interruption schedule, it only serves as a guide for customers as the electric utility is still dependent on the power supply available in a particular hour.

“There were days when there were no power interruptions especially when power supply allocation is higher,” Luga said.

“There were also times when service disruptions have to be implemented because the supply situation has worsened,” he added.

Davao Light as an electric

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the cutting of ribbon to mark the grand launch of Arezzo Place Davao along Doña Pilar Avenue in Km. Sasa on Friday. Lean Daval Jr.

Davao underemployment rate up T

HE number of unsatisfied employees either due to low compensation or skills mismatch has increased, the labor force survey for the region of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed.

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 11 regional director lawyer Joffrey Suyao said the underemployment rate in the Davao Region increased in July from the previous 16 to 19 percent rate to

20 percent.

“We are really working hard to manage and address the high rate of job mismatch in the region,” Suyao on Friday said.

Despite the improvement in the employment rate of the region as bared in the July survey, many employees tend to seek for another job because of dissatisfaction to their present job.

“Either because their skills is not match with their present

job or this employees are not well compensated,” Suyao said, adding that the DOLE are continuing its effort to strengthen the linkage between the academe and different industries to align curriculum based on the needs of the industry.

It is necessary for the academe and different to cooperate together to ensure graduates will be equipped with necessary skills and highly employable when they get out of their respective universities

and colleges, according to him.

However, Suyao did not give which of the specific sectors in the region had high underemployment rate.

He also said the employment rate in the region also improved.

Of the total 2.10 million labor force of the region, 94.4 percent or 1.897 million are employed.

“This is .4 percent higher than the 94 percent employ-

of Southsea Industrial Energy Corporation for a USD10 million or Php471 million minioil refinery including storage and depots in Tubig-Indangan, Simunul, Tawi-Tawi, Lawyer Ishak Mastura said in a statement.

Mastura, RBOI-ARMM chair, said since Southsea, a 100 percent Filipino-owned company, will put up the first

of its kind mini-oil refinery in the country using a new and innovative technology from South Korea and with the assistance of a South Korean technical partner.

RBOI-ARMM provisionally approved the project pending the release of the endorsement of the project by the Department of Energy by the end of the month.

It is expected to start its commercial operations in the last quarter of 2017 and will provide 100 jobs.

Earlier, there were fears raised by investors in the ARMM, particularly through the Promotion of Investment Sustainability Organization (PISO) that the draft BBL, which has been substituted

Lawyer Domingo Duerme, a former chamber president and this year’s election committee chairman, officially proclaimed the five winners after an official counting. The other members of the election committee were Robert “Boyet” Quinto, another former DCCCII president and Antonio dela Cruz, incumbent president.

The other nominees were Dr. Ma. Lourdes G. Monteverde, Jocelyn Romero, Ricky Tagabucba, Jennifer Sazon, Val Domingo, Cora Baylon and Leron Lehman.

The newly elected trustees will join the nine others with still unexpired terms – John Gaisano, Belle Torres, Bonifacio Tan, Danilo Lim, Sofronio

Jucutan, Alvin Pinpin, Art Milan, Wilfred Teves, and Dicky Puyod in a special meeting to elect the new set of officers for 2016.

The current officers are led by President Tony dela Cruz, president, who is no longer qualified to run having served the BOT for six years now, and Gaisano as chairman.

Two months ago, the DCCCII was declared the most outstanding chamber of commerce in Mindanao during the Philippine Business Conference organized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) in Marriot Hotel, Newport City, Manila.

It is the umpteenth time that the DCCCII received a similar award.

Investments continue to pour into ARMM D

ESPITE uncertainty over the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), investors keep coming to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), investment officials said Friday.

The Regional Board of Investments (RBOI-ARMM) had provisionally approved the registration of the investment

board of trustees. From the left of Dela Cruz –Antonio M. Ajero, Teresita M. Pascual, Yvonne F. Cabada and Ronald C. Go. Not in photo is lawyer Enrique M.O. Diola, who was voted trustee in absentia. RC GONZALES

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PROCLAIMED. Former president Domingo Duerme (right) of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII), election committee chairman, and outgoing president Antonio dela Cruz (left) proclaimed the four winners of last Saturday’s DCCCII election of the

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ORPORATE helicopter pilot and Ecotrans Car Rentals owner Ronald C. Go topped last Saturday’s 48th annual election of five members of trustees (BOT) of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII).

Go garnered 54 out of 62 votes cast, followed by Antonio M. Ajero of Edge Davao Review Publishing Inc. and Zion Accuprint Publishing, Inc. with 51 votes.

The other elected trustees were lawyer Enrique M.O. Diola of ACCRA Law Firm and Teresita M. Pascual of Ecoland Suites, with 44 apiece and Yvonne F. Cabada of CCTechnologies and Allied Services with 42.

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EDITORIAL Crime perception

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N ally of presidential candidate Mar Roxas, the standard bearer of the Liberal Party and the bet of President Aquino, has criticized Mayor Rody Duterte, now also a presidential aspirant, for failing to curb the rise in crime incidence in Davao City, alleging the city now ranks fourth in highest crime rate.

The criticism, coming as it does from Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice, a Liberal Party official, is par for the course. In an election season in this country, contending politicians and supporters, throw at each other all kinds of attacks including the kitchen sink.

However, witness the reaction of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) articulated by its telegenic spokesperson, Chief Inspector Milgrace C. Driz. Ms Driz told police reporters the DCPO is ready to present data to counter Erice’s claim.

When the issues are joined and the armies are mobilized, to paraphrase Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu, it will be a spectacle to behold, a debate between Erice and Ms Driz, indeed a war of apologists as it were.

Truth to tell, crime incidence can be a matter of perception.

At times, crime statistics doesn’t matter, not as much as the grave implications of violent incidents such as the frequent mass

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shooting attacks on innocent civilians in the United States or the recent carnage in Paris, the capital of another advance country, France.

Whatever, the results of a City Wide Social Survey (CWSS), the fourth of a series by the University Research Council of the Ateneo de Davao University, released days ago, could be instructional, if not amusingly interesting.

In the CWSS 4 conducted last October 19-24, a total of 630 adults in Davao City’s three congressional districts were asked in face-toface interviews about the crime rate – if they think the crime rate decreased during the past six months? The results: 56.35 percent “strongly agree,” while 30.95 percent “agree”. On the other hand, 9.21 percent “strongly disagree,” while 0.48 percent “disagree.”

Similarly, for the past six months, do Dabawenyos agree that the peace and order situation in Davao City improved? The results: 62.70 percent “strongly agree,” 29.84 percent “agree”, 4.78 percent “disagree”, 0.63 percent “strongly disagree,” while the rest either “don’t know” (1.43 percent), “refused to answer” (0.16 percent), or have “no opinion” (0.48 percent).

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More reason to enjoy life at Bambu Estate South

Bambu Estate South’s Asian insipred pavilion and pool are picture perfect additions to the community.

By Kenneth Irving Ong THE RESIDENTS and investors of Kisan Lu Lands’ Bambu Estates now have more to love as Davao’s homegrown developer of middle-income homes blessed and opened Bambu Estate South’s pavilion

and swimming pool in simple ceremonies last December 4.

“The residents now have a place to swim and hold their functions,” said Kisan Lu’s president and CEO, Arch. Kristin Lu “this space is in addition to the open park and bas-

RIBBON CUTTING. Kisan Lu Lands Inc., president and CEO Arch. Kristin Lu (second from left) cuts the ceremonial ribbon together with Ms. Linda Lu, Sean Lu, Bambu Estate partner Loreto Nicholas, and Kisan Lu Land Inc., vice president for operations Ram Lu.

Kisan Lu Lands Inc., president and CEO Arch. Kristin Lu together with Bambu Estate partner Loreto Nicholas.

ketball court which the residents have also been enjoying.”

With the opening of the community’s pavilion and swimming pool, residents now have a venue to hold their events and parties as well as take a relaxing dip in the only community pool in Mintal.

“We will also be finishing the pavilion and pool for Bambu Estate North which is right across the

creek from this one in the next quarter,” Kristin added “the second pavilion and pool which are bigger will ensure that everyone the will have access to the community’s facilities.”

Kisan Lu Lands also revealed that NCCC will develop a community mall at the estate’s 2.4 hectare commercial site soon, giving more convenience to the residents of Bambu Estate.

The wife of Kisan Lu Land’s founderLinda Lu (second from left) takes a break together with the staff officers of the company.

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SM once again invites its shoppers to play Santa and share the joys of Christmas with less fortunate children in its Share a Toy campaign.

A joint project of The SM Store and Toy Kingdom in partnership with SM Foundation and the Department of Social Welfare and Development – the Share a Toy campaign continuously promotes involvement among society in spreading the spirit of Christmas by simply giving toys, old or new to kids in less fortunate communities and accredited organizations.

Shoppers do their share by visiting Share a Toy booths found at all SM Stores and Toy Kingdom branches where shoppers can donate old or new toys until December 31, 2015.

SM and Toy Kingdom are likewise sharing the joys of Christmas with big-hearted shoppers. Every time they buy toys to donate from SM and Toy Kingdom, every P500 single receipt purchase on regular priced toys entitles one to a P50 off coupon valid until January 31, 2016. Maximum of ten (10) coupons will be given per transaction.

Share a Toy and make a child happy this ChristWarm smiles on these kids’ faces as they receive mas at SM! their toys say it all.

SM shoppers with their families are one in spirit of gift giving by making Share a Toy a part of their Holiday activity every year.

SM shoppers can play Santa to less fortunate kids by donating old or new toys at Share a Toy booths found at all SM Stores and Toy Kingdom until December 31, 2015. When they buy new toys to give, they get P50 off coupon on The Laura Vicuña Foundation was one of the first Share a a minimum P500 single-receipt purchase on regular-priced toys.

Toy beneficiaries.

The children of the EVRC Memorial School in Baliwag Bulacan were one of the recipients of last year’s Share a Toy project.

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E live in difficult times.

Have you ever heard of “prosperous thinking?”

It is one of the laws of prosperity that affects our daily life.

Prosperous thinking is the fundamental principle of thought power that emanates from a positive way of life, allowing you to grow horizontally and vertically. The dictionary defines “prosper’ as “to succeed, thrive, flourish, to get, receive or experience favorable results.”

I wonder if many of us have realized how the power of thought can serve as an instrument for success or failure.

Prosperous thinking should be the order of the day in the light of the present circumstances amidst global developments.

Statistics say 20% of our hundred million plus population are living below the poverty level. On a conservative note, this translates to TWENTY MILLION Filipinos who are able to eat only once or twice a day.

Prosperous thinking enables a per-

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ESPITE the Filipino’s self-proclaimed and widely recognized quality of being “malikhain” or creative, very few persons today realize a “creative industry” exists in the Philippines and that this industry can contribute significantly to Philippine growth and employment -- if better supported by a more caring national government.

This situation of our creative industry seems to have been far better in 2005 when the Philippines held its “1st Philippine Creative Industry Forum” in September of that year. By doing so, the national government at least recognized the existence of the Creative Industry as an industry alongside others such as services and manufacturing.

Since then, however, not much has been heard of government efforts to push the growth and development of the Philippines’ creative industry.

It was also 10 years ago that the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) proposed the creation of a “Creative Industries Coalition” of individuals and organizations, private and government, local and abroad to advance the growth of the creative industry. ECCP also called for the government to support the Creative Economy Agenda.

The government in 2005 was run by the 14th president of the Philip-

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Power of prosperous thinking son to deSPECKS OF LIFE velop and cultivate a positive mindset in confronting the various life concerns, be they social, emotional, Fred C. Lumba economic or even religious.

There is no in-between or the socalled middle-of-the-road thinking.

Those who take the bull by its horns are often those who get over the hump, not necessarily because they utilized the power of prosperous thought but because of plain persistence and sheer physical endurance.

Prosperous thinking, to the layman, will enable him/her to get the power to make dreams come true, whether those are related to better health, financial success, a happier personal or married

life, to achieve higher educational status, travel and a more profound spiritual journey.

Everything begins in the mind. If you think you cannot do it, you are bound to fail because your mind is in a negative status and your physical body is obeying the commands that emanate from the mind.

Now, if you believe you can, your body will be in constant obedience to the commands of your positive mindset triggered by the power of prosperous thinking.

Whoever said ”what the mind conceives, the will body will achieve?”

Every normal person desires prosperity. Who wants to be poor and suffer in misery and poverty?

This has biblical basis even.

In Deuteronomy 15:4, the Bible says: “However, there should be no poor among you, for in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you…”

If you are a salesman, a new graduate scouting for a job, a businessman

negotiating for a good deal, using the power of prosperous thinking will get you positive results beyond your normal expectations.

A prosperous mindset enables you to design and draw a definite and deliberate path without taking a circuitous detour that prolongs your struggle.

Russell H. Conwell said this in his famous “Acres of Diamonds” lecture and I quote: “I say you ought to be rich; you have no right to be poor. To live and not be rich is a misfortune and it is doubly a misfortune because you could have been rich just as well as being poor…We ought to get rich if we can by honorable methods, and these are the only methods that sweep us quickly toward the goal of riches.”

Cheers!

(Editor’s Note: We welcome Mr. Fred Lumba to Edge Davao’s elite circle of columnists. Mr. Lumba was recently awarded Columnist of the Year in the 2015 Globe Media Excellence Awards for Mindanao.)

EUROPE BIZ pines, Gloria Macapagal-Arr o y o .

There h a v e been no similar efforts by the Henry J. Schumacher national government today to push the development of the country’s creative industry despite this industry contributing P661 billion to the economy in 2010, said the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).

In November 2014, IPOPHL said the creative industry, which it also refers to as the “copyright-based industry,” accounted for 7.3% of the country’s GDP in 2010 compared to 4.9% in 2005. The industry also employed 561,000 persons in 2010, 11% more than in 2006.

Equally important, the industry took 3.1% of total exports and 0.81% of total imports in 2010. Such are the little known but very positive impacts of this neglected industry.

IPOPHL defines the creative industry as that consisting of firms engaged in the creation, production, manufacturing, performance, broadcast, communication and exhibition or distri-

bution and sales of works and other protected subject matter.

In contrast, the definition adopted by the Center for International Expositions and Missions (CITEM) says the components of the creative industry in the Philippines are the Performing Arts; Visual Arts; Installation Art; Literature and Publishing; Architecture, Crafts and Design and Audiovisual and New Media.

Whatever the definition, what is clear is the creative industry must be given its rightful place as a priority industry worthy of government funding and fiscal support.

We are grateful to the lawmakers in both Houses of Congress to have passed the ‘Creative Industries Act’.

While the Act became law about two years ago, the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) which should have been created by the Design Center of the Philippines, have not been approved yet. The Act proposed the establishment of a ‘Creative Industries Development Council’ “to provide a clearly defined direction for setting an environment for sustainable growth of creative industries through the utmost utilization of the skills, talents and capabilities of the country’s human resources. It shall assist the creative industries by helping them achieve their full economic potential.”

The Council has not been formally

established, to the best of our knowledge, partly because the IRR have not been approved. No draft IRR has been released.

The Act also provides generous government support for the creative industry. This support includes exemption from the income tax arising from the operations of a creative enterprise. The only tax to be paid will be a 1% tax on income as a local tax collected by local government units.

The Act also mandates the Land Bank of the Philippines, the Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corporation and the People’s Credit and Finance Corporation open a special credit window for the financing needs of qualified creative industries.

As for manpower development, the Council in coordination with the Department of Trade and Industry is expected to hold a regular annual National Manpower Summit to promote and strengthen the sustainability of the creative industry.

But, having a pro-creativity law that would undoubtedly deliver a massive boost to the industry, is useless if not implemented.

For the sake of the hundreds of thousands of Filipinos that depend on the creative industries for their livelihoods, one can only look past the dark clouds and to a future aglow with the silver lining of hope.

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Camella recently had its clubhouse blessing in its Camella Cerritos subdivision in Mintal. When Camella creates its communities, it builds not only houses but also deluxe facilities and amenities that give its homeowners an upgraded lifestyle.

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Comelec... FROM 4 Educators (AVE); Alyansa Ng Mga Grupong Haligi Ng Agham At Teknolohiya Para Sa Mamamayan, Inc. (AGHAM); Amepa OFW Access Center Inc (AMEPA OFW); An Waray (AN WARAY); Anak Mindanao Party-List (AMIN); Anakpawis (ANAKPAWIS); Ang Asosasyon Sang Mangunguma Nga Bisaya-Owa Mangunguma, Inc. (AAMBIS-OWA); Ang Kabuhayan (ANG KABUHAYAN); Ang Mata’y Alagaan (AMA); Ang Nars, Inc. (ANG NARS); Ang National Coalition Of Indigenous Peoples Action Na (ANAC-IP); Ang Prolife (ANG PROLIFE); Ang Tao Muna at Bayan (A TAMBAY); Angkla: Ang Partido Ng Mga Pilipinong Marino, Inc (ANGKLA); Anti-Crime And Terrorism Community Involvement And Support, Inc. (ACT-CIS).

Anti-War/Anti-Terror Mindanao Peace Movement (AWAT MINDANAO); Append, Inc. (APPEND); Arts Business And Science Professionals (ABS); Association for Development Dedicated to Agriculture and Fisheries Inc. (ADDA); Association Of Laborers And Employees (ALE); Association Of Marine Officer & Ratings, Inc (AMOR SEAMAN); Ating Agapay Sentrong Samahan Ng Mga Obrero, Inc. (AASENSO); Ating Guro (ATING GURO); Bagong Henerasyon (BH); Bayan Muna (BAYAN MUNA); Buhay Hayaan Yumabong (BUHAY); Butil Farmers Party (BUTIL); Cancer Alleviation Network on Care, Education, and Rehabilitation, Inc. (CANCER); Central Luzon Alliance for Socialized Education (CLASE); Citizens’ Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC); Coalition Of Association Of Senior Citizens In The Philippines (SENIOR CITIZENS); Confederation of NonStock Savings and Loan Associations (CONSLA); Construction Workers Solidarity (CWS); Cooperative Natcco Network Party (COOP-NATCCO); Democratic Independent Workers Association, Inc. (DIWA).

Dumper Philippines Taxi Drivers Association (DUMPER PTDA); Federation of International Cable TV and Telecommunications Associations of the Philippines (FICTAP); Gabriela Women’s Party (GABRIELA); Global Workers and Family Federatrion (GLOBAL); Isang Alyansang Aalalay Sa Pinoy Skilled Workers (1-AALALAY); Isang Pangarap Ng Bahay Sa Bagong Buhay Ng Maralitang Kababayan, Inc. (1-PABAHAY); Kabalikat ng Mamamayan (KABAYAN); Kabataan Party-List (KABATAAN); Kabuhayan at Kabahayan ng mga Magsasaka (KAKASA KA); Kaisahan ng mga Maliliit na Magsasaka (KMM); Kalinga-Advocacy For Social Empowerment And Nation-Building Through Easing Poverty, Inc. (KALINGA); Kasangga Sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ANG KASANGGA); Katipunan ng mga Guardians Brotherhood Inc (KGB); Kusug Tausug (KUSUG TAUSUG); Piston Land Transport Coalition, Inc (PISTON); Lpg Marketers Association, Inc (LPGMA); Magdalo Para Sa Pilipino (MAGDALO); Mamamayan Tungo sa Maunlad na Pilipinas (MTM PHILS); Manila Teachers Savings and Loan Association (MANILA TEACHERS); Migrante Sectoral Party Of Overseas Filipinos And Their Families (MIGRANTE).

Movement for Economic Transformation and Righteous Opprtunities (METRO); Movement of Women for Change and Reform (MELCHORA); National Confederation of Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (NACTODAP); OFW Family Club Inc (OFW FAMILY); One Patriotic Coalition of Marginalised Nationals (1PACMAN); Partido Manggagawa (PM); Pilipinos with Disabilities (PWD); Puwersa ng Baying Atleta (PBA); Sandigan ng mga Manggagawa sa Konstruksiyon (SAMAKO); Sanlakas (SANLAKAS); Sinag Tungo sa Kaunlaran (SINAG); Social Amelioration & Genuine Intervention on Poverty (1-SAGIP); Tanggol Maralita (TAMA); Tinderong Pinoy Party (TINDERONG

PINOY); Tingog Sinirangan (TINGOG SINIRANGAN); Trade Union Congress Party (TUCP); Tribal Communities Association of the Philippines (TRICAP); Ugnayan ng Maralita Laban sa Kahirapan (UMALAB KA); Una ang Edukasyon (1-ANG EDUKASYON); Union of Nationalist Democratic Filipino Organization (UNIDO); and You Against Corruption and Poverty (YACAP).

On the other hand, a total of 84 party-list organizations were included in the raffle, that were denied either by the Comelec First or Second Division but still have pending motions for reconsideration (MRs) with the commission en band.

They are 1st Kabagis Inc (1st KABAGIS); AAA-Aviation Advancement Advocates, Inc (AAA); Aagapay sa mga Bata at Taong Kapus-Palad (ABATAKA); Abante Bicol Oragon Phil Inc (ABO); Aim-Atin Ito Mannalon, Inc; Ako Tanod (AKO TANOD); Ako Senior Citizen ng Pilipinas Inc (AKO SENIOR CITIZEN); Ako’y Pilipino Disiplinado-Nagmamahal sa Diyos at sa Tao (APD); Alliance of People with Disability Empowerment Sectoral Party-list (A-PWDE); Alliance of Philippine Fishing Federations (ALL-FISH); Alliance of Recruitment Agencies of the Philippines Overseas Filipino Workers (ARAPOFW); Alyansa General, Parents Teacher Association Indigenous People Inc. (AGPTA-IP); Alyansa ng Katutubong Pilipino (AKAP); Alyansa Para sa Demokrasya (AD); Ang Ating Damayan Citizens Alliance (DAMAYAN); Ang Bayaning Kawal at Pulis Incorporated (ABAKAP); Ang Drayber (ANG DRAYBER); Ang Kaliwat Party-List (ANG KALIWAT); Ang Nagkahiusang Eksperyensadong Tigpangisda Ug Tigpanguma Asosasyon (AN ETTA); Ang Siguro Inc (SIGURO); Angat Ahon Magsasaka (AM).

Angling Beterano (ANGLING BETERANO); Anto-Drugs Advocate, Laban ng Pamilyang Pilipino (ANTI-DRUGS ADVOCATE); Association of Direct Vendors, Agents, Networking Circles and Entrepreneurs, Inc (ADVANCE); Association of Science Educators in the Philippines (ASEP); Ating Aral (ATING ARAL); Awareness of Keepers of the Environment (AWAKE); Bagong Alyansa ng Manggagawang Pangtransportasyon Para sa Edukasyon at Reporma Inc (BAMPER); Bantay Bata Foundation (BANTAY BATA); Bantay Kalikasan Foundation Inc; Bantay Laban sa Kriminalidad (BALAK); Bisdak Hugpong sa Mga Bisaya Alang sa Kauswagan Ug Kaangayan (BISDAK); Bisnes ni Juan (BISNES NI JUAN); Bukluran ng Malayang Mamamayan at Kawal sa Kuta Bonifacio (BUMAKA); Essential New Generation in Need of Energy and Environment Resources Inc (ENGINEER); Filipino-Muslim Organization (FIL-MUS); Gabay at Dangal ng Senior Citizens Inc (GABAY NG SENIORS); Governance of People’s Initiative and Interest for Active Citizens’ Organization (GPII-ACO); Green Philippines (GREEN); Association of Guard, Utility Helper, Aider, Rider, Driver/Domestic Helper, Janitor, Agent, Nanny of the Philippines Inc. (GUARDJAN); Integrated Lang and Agri Workers Incorporated (ILAW); Isang Adbokasiya sa Alternatibong Panggagamot, Pangkabuhayan at Pagsasaka (1ASAPPP); Kabuahayan Para sa Lahat (KABUHAYAN); Kalipunan ng Masang Pilipino (KAMPIL); Kapatirang Magmamais ng Pilipinas inc (KAMAIS); Kampala ng Lakan Inc (KAMPALA); Kapisanan ng mga Netizens sa Filipinas Inc (NETIZENS SA FILIPINAS); Kapuspalad ng Sambayanang Pilipino (KPSP); Karapatan sa Batas at Lipunang May Katarungan (KABALIKAT); Kilos Kabataan Livelihood Foundation (KKLFI); Kilos Mamamayan Ngayon Na (KM NGAYON NA); Koalisyon at Aksyon Nagimpok Para sa Ekonomiya At Gabay ng mga Organisasyon ng Sambayangang May Yamang Oras

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(1-KANEGOSYO); Labor Party of the Philippines (LPP); Lingap Belen (LINGAP BELEN); Magsasaka at Mangingisda Tungo sa Kaunlaran (MMK); Marino Samahan ng mga Seaman (MARINO); Mindanao Alliance for Reforms (MAR); Minimum Wage Earner Inc (MINIMUM WAGE EARNER); Movement Against Dynasty (MAD); Parent Teacher Alliance (PTA); Peace Advocates and Reformation of Democratic System Inc (PARDS); People’s Movement for Democratic Governance (PMDG); Pilipinas Para sa Pinoy (PPP).

Pilipinos Aspiring For Country’s Yes-Man Advancement Organisation and Workers Advocating For Reform and Advancement of YES-MAN Coalition (PACYAO-WARAY); Rebolusyonaryong Alyansang Makabansa (RAM); Reporma (REPORMA); Sagip Bansa Filipinas, Inc (SBFI); Samahan ng mga Dakilang Maralitang Pilipino (SANDMAN); Scholarship ng Masa (SCHOLARSHIP NG MASA); Serbisyo Sa Bayan Party (SBP); Stop & Go Coalition (STOP & GO); Sulong Katribu Party-list (SULONG KATRIBU); Sulong Katutubo (SK); Talino at Galing Pinoy (TGP); The United Christian, Muslim, Tribal, Lumad Brotherhood of the Philippines (UNITE PEOPLE); Transport Cooperatives Sector Party List (TCS) Tribal Communities Association of the Philippines 10th Regional Chapter Inc (TRICAP-10); United Filipino Seafarers (UFS); Urban Poor and Development Services Inc (UPDSI); United Towards Organic Development (UTOD, INC); Vieva Farmers Coalition (VIEVA FARMERS); Witness for Transparent and Equitable Society (WITNESS); Women and Child Crime Abuse Assistance (WACCAA); and Bagong Alyansa ng Manggagawang Pangtranportasyon Para sa Edukasyon at Reporma Inc. (BAMPER).

Meanwhile, the commission en banc said eight more groups may still be included in the raffle but are still “subject to the resolution” of their respective cases by the Comelec.

“The party-list groups, organizations, and coalitions shall be included in the publication but their inclusion in the raffle shall be subject to the resolution of the pending incidents respecting their cases,” said the resolution dated Dec.3.

The groups, Ang Laban ng Indiginong Filipino (ALIF); Isang Lapian ng Mangingisda at Bayan Tungo sa Kaunlaran (1-LAMBAT); and Social Movement for Active Reform and Transparency (SMART) have pending Motions to Admit the Manifestation of Intent to Participate after they were filed beyond the May 8 deadline.

The Partido ng Bayan ang Bida (PBB), which has filed a Manifestation of Intent to Participate, also has a pending case with the Comelec en band that was earlier remanded by the Supreme Court.

Also, the Comelec has yet to approve the accreditations of One Advocacy for Health Progress and Opportunity (1-AHAPO) and Barangay Natin (BANAT) as separate groups after they ran in the 2013 polls as a coalition.

The United Women Against Poverty (UWAP) and Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) have pending motion for reconsideration at the Comelec en band for their accreditations but have not filed their Manifestation of Intent to Participate before the deadline.

The Comelec has introduced the raffle of accredited party-list groups to determine their order of listing in the official ballots in the 2013 mid-term polls.

It is aimed at preventing party-list organizations from competing the first letters of the alphabet or number “1” due to the previous practice of alphabetical listing of names in the official ballots.

A total of 243 party-list groups filed their respective Manifestations of Intent to Participate in the 2016 elections. (PNA)

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be a president, I will not anymore anymore),” Duterte said.

But, Duterte asked for consideration from Valles since he grew up in a place he said where stubborn kids keep on cursing. “(I need) to be careful with my mouth as much as possible but you know me very well that this who I am,” he said.

Duterte then said he will slap himself with a fine of P1,000 for every curse words he utters in public. The mayor also asked the reporters to count every curse words he will utter.

On the issue of being a womanizer as alleged by Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Bishop Socrates Villegas, Duterte said that his two girlfriends already broke up with him.

“Katong duha murag na expose na sila. Siguro hadlok sila na mabantayan ba tapos ma eskandalo sila (Those two girls

might be exposed to my detractors. Maybe, they are afraid to be involved in a scandal),” he said.

“Gi-ingnan pud nako sila na sige, kay gusto nako gikan karon holy nako(I also told then that starting today I will be holy),” the mayor added.

He said he wants the holiness like a saint and wants to be called ‘Santo Rodrigo.’

Duterte said there were leaders who were appointed

by God but were not perfect such as David, Solomon etc.

“Basta ang tawag na ninyo karon sa ako kay Santo Rodrigo (From now on, call me Santo Rodrigo),” he said.

The mayor, however, was not able to hold his mouth anymore when reporters sought for his reactions on different issues.

True to his word, Duterte immediately donated P2,000 to Caritas for cursing during the interview with reporters.

He went to the finance office in of the Bishop’s Palace and donated P2,000 for Caritas Davao Foundation.

In a separate interview, Valles appreciated the effort of Duterte to talk with him and tell about the incident.

“Let us thank God na mianh isi Mayor and na –express niya ang iyang unfortunate incident na naagihan niya(Let us thank God that the mayor went here and he expressed the unfortunate incident he experienced),” Valles said.

He said that he also wanted to talk to the mayor. Valles said he is happy that Duterte arranged a dialogue with him.

“That was the unfortunate incident to him. Pero kinsa man puy dili makasala (That was really an unfortunate incident, who could not commit a sin),” he said.

Valles said he was contented with what the mayor told him.

should be given utmost value considering that it is a Constitutional body.

“Under Section 17, Article VI of the 1987 Constitution, the SET is the sole judge of all contests relating to the qualifications of members of the Senate. Therefore, the SET Decision and Resolution should be viewed as highly persuasive, if not binding, in this case,” it

added.

Earlier, David had filed an election offense case against Poe before the poll body accusing the latter of committing material misrepresentation in her 2013 CoC, particularly her declarations in her citizenship, her period of residence, and her eligibility to run for senator.

Under Section 74 of the Omnibus Election Code, the

CoC is considered as a sworn statement by the person filing it to announce his/her candidacy for a particular public office and that violation of the said provision can be considered as an election offense, which carries a penalty of one to six years of imprisonment, disqualification to hold public office, and deprivation of the right of suffrage. (PNA)

cies for local employment are call center agents, accounting staff, engineers, IT specialist, cashiers, sales associates, factory workers, machine operator, and promo merchandisers.

Prior to the one-day job fair event, job seekers can par-

ticipate in the five-day pre-registration which started last December 3 at the Abreeza Mall during mall hours.

“A total of 10 participating firms from local and overseas will start hiring today,” Suyao said.

Last year’s DOLE anniversary job fair .were participated by 83 companies which offered about 7,000 jobs.

Suyao said the agency is targeting a 15 percent hiring rate among pre-registered and walk-in applicants.

distribution utility can only distribute power that is available to its customers, he added.

“It has to implement rotating power outages as the entire grid may shut-off if the demand for power exceeds from what is being supplied,” Luga said.

Luga said DLPC “understands the complaints of customers through its social media sites and phone calls on the inconvenience that they, both business and residential, are experiencing with the current situation. Therefore, it deeply apologizes to customers who

have to experience these service disruptions.”

Power supply may stabilize and rotating power interruptions may no longer be implemented until the said major power plants will be back online, according to him.

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ment rate of the region in April,” he said.

He also said the number of unemployed Dabawenyos has also decreased from 6 percent in April to only 5.6 percent in the July survey.

Suyao attributed the improvement in the fast growth in the manufacturing sector,

one of the sectors which fueled the region’s economy in 2014.

“Analysis from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) revealed that the growth in the region’s manufacturing sector led to the creation of more jobs for Dabawenyos,” he said.

The continuous growth

in the service and agriculture sector also led to employment of more Dabawenyos.

“We hope that the significant improvement in the region’s economy will trickle down to creation of more and better jobs for our job seekers,” Suyao said. CHENEEN R. CAPON

in both Houses of Congress with the draft Basic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BLBAR), had been watered-down, making the region less autonomous than under the ARMM Organic Act. Edgar Bullecer, PISO lead convener who belonged to the growing banana export industry in the ARMM, said that if the draft BLBAR, which provides less powers than the ARMM Organic Act is passed, it could discourage and unsettle investors, thus affect the ease of doing business in the region as the investment

rules will be changed by the BLBAR so that the power to issue permits and approvals for projects, which the ARMM already enjoys, will revert to the central government.

ARMM Regional Governor Mujiv S. Hataman said that with the registration of Southsea, the private sector investment in the ARMM has reached a total investment of P6.5 billion this year.

The amount is the highest ever recorded in the 26-year history of the ARMM. This year, RBOI has recorded an increase of 70 per-

cent in the total value of investments as compared to last year’s P3.867 billion. A total of 4,894 jobs were created this year which is 43 percent higher as compared to last year’s 3,433 jobs.

“This means that even with the delay in the passage of a BBL, the peace process will continue to bring stability to the region since both the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front are committed to the full implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro,” Hataman said. (PNA)

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15 HEALTH

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Foods that make you more beautiful Text and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio

“Tell them dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, Then beauty is its own excuse for being.”

– From “The Rhodora” by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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VER heard of the “fountain of youth”? It is a legendary spring that reputedly restores the youth of anyone who drinks or bathes in its waters. Tales of such a fountain have been recounted across the world for thousands of years, appearing in writings

by Herodotus, the Alexander romance, and the stories of Prester John. Stories of similar waters were also evidently prominent among the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean during the Age of Exploration, who spoke of the restorative powers of the water in the mythical land of Bimini.

Whether the “fountain of youth” is true or not, the fact remains that water is one open that can make a person younger – and more beautiful. Next to air, water is the element most necessary for survival.

Water makes up more than 60 percent of our body weight. In comparison, proteins make up only 18% while fats encompass 15%, minerals 4%, carbo-

hydrates 2% and vitamins less than one percent.

Our brain contains 74% water, blood contains 83% water, lean muscle has 75% water and bone has 22% water. A lack of water affects everything from your digestive tract to your immune system. It also helps regulate your body temperature.

A person needs at least 24 liters of water daily or one liter per hour. Dr. Willie T. Ong, an internist-cardiologist, considers water as one of the 10 foods that can make a person more beautiful. “Just as a dehydrated person will have deep-set eyes and wrinkled skin, so will a fully hydrated person exhibit a normal and firm skin tone,” Dr. Ong explains.

The recipient of the Outstanding Filipino Award given by the Department of Health suggests that a person drinks 8-10 glasses of clean water every day. “Drinking lots of water,” he says, “will help flush out toxins from your body.”

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Pili nuts In his book, “Stay Younger, Live Healthier,” which he co-authored with his wife, Dr. Liza Ong, he also recommends drinking green tea. Quoting studies done by Dr. Michael Roizon and Dr. Mehmet Oz, he says green tea contains polyphenols that may prevent sunlight damage and improve the elasticity of the skin’s outer layer. “Studies show that green tea may prevent various cancers, including skin cancer, because of the high concentration of catechins,” he says, adding that a person should drink one to two glasses of green tea each day.

Dr. Ong also endorses milk and its by-products. “Low-fat milk products are good for your heart, bones and skin,” he says. Cottage cheese contains calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, and selenium.

The latter is a potent antioxidant, which can help promote a more beautiful skin. “But don’t eat too much cottage cheese because they can be

fatty, too,” he warns.

Nuts – like pili, cashew, and peanuts – are also highly recommended. “The rich oil in nuts helps moisturize the skin while its vitamin E component may protect your skin from damage and premature aging,” Dr. Ong explains.

Dr. Ong considers nuts as “nutritional powerfoods” as they are packed in protein, minerals, and fats. “Yes, they’re fatty but don’t worry,” Dr. Ong says. “The fats founds in nuts are the good fats – monounsaturated and polyunsaturated.”

Peanuts and cashews nuts are good but if you can buy the more expensive walnuts and almonds it would be good as they “are specially packed with healthy oils.” Word of warning: “Some nuts are salty and high in uric acid. So, just eat a handful as a snack.”

What about soybeans? “(They) contain proteins, which breaks down into smaller amino acids upon digestion,” Dr. Ong says. “The amino acids, in turn, help repair the skin cells and collagen beneath the skin. In addition, soybeans contain essential fatty acid that helps moisturize your skin naturally.”

Soybeans are also rich in calcium, iron, zinc, and magnesium, B vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids and fiber. “Hence, they’re good for your heart,

bones, and digestion,” Dr. Ong says. “You can add soybeans in your diet by drinking soya milk or adding tofu to your soups, stews, and salads.”

Speaking of omega-3 fatty acids, you can also get them from oily fish. Endorsed by the American Heart Association, oily fish like sardines, tuna, mackerel and salmon, are filled with healthy omega-3 fatty acids – a type of fat that makes your blood less likely to form

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Salmon, in particular, contains astaxanthin, which is a carotenoid that improves skin elasticity. A 2005 study in the “Journal of Lipid Research” shows that fish oil can limit skin damage caused by the sun’s ultraviolet rays. Fish oil may also alleviate condition such as psoriasis, eczema, and dry and flaky skin. To get the full health benefit, fresh oil fish is better than canned fish where omega-3 levels are reduced.

Vegetables are the world’s most natural foods,” says Dr. Ong. “Vegetables contain vitamins, minerals, and thousands of other plant chemicals known to provide health benefits. Lettuce, cabbage, spinach, and broccoli are all very

Oily fish healthy. Green leafy vegetables contain varying amounts of fiber, potassium, calcium, folate, iron and vitamins A, B, and C.” One of the most affordable green leafy vegetable is malunggay. Nutritionists aver that 100 grams of malunggay leaves yield the following: 75 calories of energy (higher than ampalaya, squash, tomatoes, or carrots), 5.9 grams protein (higher than cauliflower, lettuce, or mustard), 12.8 grams carbohydrate (higher than okra, papaya, or watermelon), 353 milligrams calcium (higher than gabi leaves, mung

beans, squash, and camote tops), 3.7 milligrams niacin (higher than other vegetables analyzed). And for thiamin, phosphorus, and ascorbic acid, malunggay is at the top of the list.

Although considered a fruit in some countries, tomato is still a vegetable in the Philippines. A German study finds that tomato paste with olive oil helps participants prevent sunburn within ten weeks of taking it.

“Tomatoes are extremely high in antioxidants, especially carotenoids like b e t a - c a ro tene and lycopene,” Dr. Ong says.

Studies show that lycopene may help slow down cellular damage from free radicals. Lycopene is readily released by cooking tomatoes and better absorbed with a little oil added.

Dr. Ong recommends three fruits that can make your more beautiful: avocado and watermelon.

On avocados, the noted doctor wrote: “Avocados are packed with the B vitamins, which help nourish your skin.

Vitamin B3 (called niacin) acts as an anti-inflammatory agent and may help smoothen reddish and patch skin. One avocado contains 3.8 milligrams of niacin, which fulfills

Avocado 27 percent of your daily needs.”

As for watermelon, its beneficial effect comes from it component citrulline, which is converted to arginine in the body. “Arginine helps flush out ammonia and other toxins from the body,” According to Dr. Ong, you need to select the deep-red watermelon as it contains the pigment lycopene, which helps counter the bad effects of free radicals circulating in the body. “Once we reduce these free radicals, we can theoretically slow down aging and gain a healthier-looking skin.”

In the long run, just remember the words of Martin Buxbaum: “Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty - they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.”

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