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Rody: Sorry, I’m not running The BIG NEWS P2

Dapecol remains gang-free The BIG NEWS P3

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CLEAN WATER. Central 911 personnel smell -- and taste -- sewage water from a canal along Roxas Avenue treated using a water treatment machine which was demonstrated by Wet Corporation yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

DAD NABBED IN PCL SCAM Leyte councilor selling fake docus

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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MUNICIPAL councilor from Leyte is facing criminal and administrative cases after being arrested for allegedly selling documents of the Philippine Councilors’ League’s (PCL) second Quarterly National Executive Officers and National

Board (NEO-NB) meeting and the 2nd Series of the 2015 Continuing Local Legislative Education Program (CLLEP) held in Davao City.

Councilor Sergio Batistis Jr. of Albuera, Leyte was arrested by operatives of Sta Ana Police Station at around

9 a.m. on June 11, 2015 at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City.

In a statement, the PCL said Batistis was caught in an entrapment operation at around 9 a.m. on Thursday at SMX selling fake PCL Official Receipts and Certificates

of Appearance.

Recovered from his possession was P103,500 reportedly paid by some councilors he had enticed to pay a registration fee at a discounted rate.

Also seized from him

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LEYTE Councilor Sergio Batistis Jr.

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CHAT. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte chats with Philippine Councilors League (PCL) national chair Alma Moreno during the Mayor’s Night and Welcome Dinner at the SMX Convention Center on Wednesday night. Lean Daval Jr.

Alma Moreno caught speeding

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

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HILIPPINE Councilors League (PCL) national chairman Alma Moreno’s driver was flagged down by traffic enforcers in Matina, Davao City on Tuesday afternoon for speeding.

But Moreno took it in stride and even lauded Davao

City for strictly implementing the speed limit.

In her speech during PCL Mayor’s Night last Wednesday, Moreno said her driver was stopped for speeding after her TV guesting on Tuesday afternoon.

She said her driver, who

is from Manila, thought he was driving within the 40 kilometer per hour limit.

But when traffic enforcers showed him the speed gun result, it showed he was running at 42 kph.

“Saludo po kami kaya sumunod kami,” she said.

Moreno said she saluted Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte for having the political will to implement the laws for the benefit of his constituents.

“Mayor Duterte is a good leader who has the courage to implement what is right,” she said.

Duterte to supporters: Sorry, I’m not running D

AVAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte once again dashed the hopes of his supporters and apologized to them, saying he is really not running for President next year.

“Ayaw lang mo ka kuan nako kay giingnn na tamo daan na dili ko (Do not get mad at me because I told you already before that I do not want to run),” Duterte said in an interview after the Mayor’s Night of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) assembly at

SMX Convention Center in Davao City.

He said he does not want to reach the point where there will be confrontation among his supporters since some have already paid for his political advertisements.

“Kay dili man pud mabadlong ang mga tao ana ko sige himoa na lang para malingaw pud ba (Since the people did not want to be stopped I just told them to go on so they would be happy),” he said.

Duterte said his family

and close friends have advised him not to run due to his age and health problems.

He said his daughter, former Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, told him through a friend that she does not want him to run for President.

“Si Inday (his daughter former Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio) naluooy na nako kay siyempre amahan ko niya. Kita na niya akong lawas na bako na (Inday naturally feels for me because I

am her father. She sees that my back is already slouching),” he said.

Sara had earlier said her father is already 70 years old and she does not want him to face the huge problems the country has.

She said her father should retire or just continue being mayor.

Sara, however, said she would give her “100 percent support” to her father if he decides to run for President. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

EDGE Davao tried to confirm Moreno’s violation but Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson Senior Inspector Milgrace Driz said she was still verifying the report since it was Moreno’s driver who was cited.

“We have no details on it

yet,” Driz said.

But she said as public officials in their respective localities, councilors must abide by the laws and ordinances of the city. “This must be their lesson and moral obligation as public officials,” Driz said.

Shabu raid nets 5 suspects in SK P

OLICE operatives seized around P1.3-million worth of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) and arrested five alleged drug couriers in a raid in Isulan town in Sultan Kudarat on Wednesday.

Supt. Joefel Siason, Isulan police chief, said Thursday they recovered the illegal drugs following an entrapment operation around noon at the Phildess Pension House in Barangay Kalawag 2 in Isulan.

He said they launched the raid after an alleged drug pusher sold a sachet of shabu to one of their personnel who posed as a buyer.

Arrested were suspects Joey Taban Udgayagaya, 21; Cyrel Jan Bito Puasan, 20; Mohamad Tuasambutan, 39; Harun Tualuyugan, 18; and Alex Dalgan Mamalu, 19.

Udgayagaya and Puasan were listed as residents of Isulan while Tuasambutan and Tualuyugan hails from Dalican, Datu Odin Sinsuat town in Maguindanao.

Mamalu is reportedly a resident of Sultan sa Barongis town in Maguindanao.

“We found the illegal drugs in the possession of these suspects,” Siason said in a radio interview.

Citing their inventory,

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DAPECOL remains gang-free, maintains zero-escape record

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BOARD MEETING. Members of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) National Board gather during the 2nd Quarterly National Board Meeting presided by PCL national chair Alma Moreno at Park Inn by Radisson Hotel yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

HE Davao Prison and Penal Farm, popularly known as just DAPECOL (from the old name Davao Penal Colony) remains gang-free and holds on to its zero-escape record as its population shot up to almost 7,000 inmates.

“We obliterated gang marks (tatoos) during the inmates’ committal to DAPECOL. We strictly implement this gang-free policy, and we check and monitor daily on whether inmates are organizing ‘pangkats’ (gangs) inside our jails.

We neutralize gang organizing the moment it is happening,” OIC Prison Superintendent Gerardo Padilla told EDGE Davao.

“So in effect walang riot nanangyayaridito. May mga

incidents nasuntukan lang between inmates and personal grudges ang cause,” he said.

The last riot in DAPECOL was in the late 80’s, Padilla recalled.

The zero-escape record since July 2013 when Padilla assumed as OIC prison superintendent has been established and sustained despite the deployment of more than 1,000 inmates earning minimum wage from the joint venture banana production between DAPECOL and TADECO in 5,308 hectares of land surrounding the 118-hectare DAPECOL compound located in BE Dujali town in Davao del Norte.

The joint venture has been

OUSE Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. late Wednesday night decided not to put into a vote his proposed economic Charter Change (Cha-cha) after failing to get the needed number to pass on third and final reading the controversial measure.

In a chance interview right after Belmonte declared the second regular session adjourn sine die, he admitted that his best was not good enough because he failed to muster the needed 119 solid vote in his favor.

The law mandates three fourths of the votes of the total 191 regular members, with the magic number being 119.

Solons who responded to the roll call on the last day of session were 267 but a big chunk of them were not supportive of economic Cha-cha.

But the lawmaker said it is “not yet over until it’s over” because there is still time to pass the measure when they come back on July 27, the start of third regular session.

Belmonte refused to elab-

orate on what decided the numbers as he clarified that Malacañang had nothing to do with it. He also said it also had nothing to do with the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. “Walang numbers. We didn’t have the numbers. We decided we didn’t like to take the risk,” he told reporters waiting for any eventuality.

“Wala naman. Walang phone calls from the President.”

“What I wanted to do was show it could be done, but frankly, given only 21 senators and some of them have... ‘di rin naman sila interesado sa measure, it would have been a gesture on our part.”

Belmonte indicated some congressmen didn’t want to just amend the economic provisions. His statement in the evening was a far cry from the optimism earlier in the day.

In his sine die speech, Belmonte said the bill, which was approved on 2nd reading last week, was the farthest any attempted amendment has gone. (PNA)

Belmonte: My best wasn’t good enough

Marcos mulls pegging H Bangsamoro funding A

DAY after the public hearings at the Senate ended, Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he is considering to peg the amount of the funding for the proposed Bangsamoro region on its specific functions.

Marcos, chair of the Senate committee on local government, said he is considering this after government peace negotiator Miriam Coronel Ferrer failed to explain how the proposed Bangsamoro government will spend the money from the block grant and other subsidies.

Ferrer appeared during last Tuesday’s public hearing on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law at the Senate.

“What are the functions and powers that the Bangsam-

oro is willing to take on? And we will give the commensurate funding so that it would be able to carry out those functions properly. Then we will determine what kind of funding is necessary and try to put in the law,” Marcos said in a statement.

In the June 9 public hearing, Senator Ralph Rector said the proposed regional government should have clear-cut responsibilities on who will build its schools, roads and other infrastructures.

Ferrer said these concerns are already covered under Section 35 of the Article 12 in the draft BBL that created an intergovernmental fiscal policy board that addresses regional financial needs and its imbalances.

Solon files bill protecting elderly from abuse, neglect

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ATIONALIST People’s Coalition Rep. Win Gatchalian has filed a bill providing protection to elderly people against abuse and neglect.

House Bill no. 5732, to be known as the “Protection for the Elderly Act,” seeks to penalize abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly people age 60 and above.

“Although generally speaking, Filipino society cherishes, respects, and cares for our elders compared to Western societies, we cannot deny the fact that a number of our senior citizens have become victims of physical, emotional, and economic abuse at the hands of people who are entrusted with their care,” the Valenzuela City representative explained in his bill.

As the number of older Filipinos grows proportionally in

this country, Gatchalian’s bill seeks to provide special protection for senior citizens through the prevention and deterrence of acts inimical to the security and safety of our senior citizens.

The maximum period imposed under the Revised Penal Code shall be meted out to any person found guilty of inflicting or threatening to inflict physical harm against the elderly; physically restraining an elderly under inhumane conditions; or causing mental and emotional distress upon an elderly through acts such as verbal abuse, intimidation, and public humiliation.

The same penalty will also be suffered by anyone who neglects to provide the elderly his/her basic needs, medicines, and services despite having the legal responsibility or contrac-

Marcos complained that the intergovernmental fiscal policy board is vague and offers no explanations in its fiscal policies.

Meanwhile, advocates for greater protection and control of Lake Lanao, which is the source of water for six hydroelectric power plants along the Agus River situated in the two Lanao provinces, told Marcos that a government agency assigned to protect the second largest lake in the country is not adequate.

“This agency is based in Cagayan de Oro City. It meets only once or twice a year. Why not give the duties to protect the lake to the Bangsamoro residents?” asked Drieza Liningding, secretary general of the Bangsamoro National

Movement for Peace and Development.

Liningding said powerful interests in Manila have already set in motion to acquire the six power plants along the Agus River from the government-owned Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) and the National Power Corporation.

He proposed that revenues from the Agus dams, which draw water from Lake Lanao, should be shared equally by the national government and the Bangsamoro government.

Liningding and his group are batting for higher revenue shares and control of the six Agus hydropower plants and Lake Lanao. Froilan Gallardo

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NEW ID. Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) chief Azucena T. Bajao shows the new electronic senior citizens identification card during yesterday’s I-Speak

FSOLON, 10 media forum at City Hall. Lean Daval Jr.

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WEARING THE FLAG RIGHT. When Fil-Am sprinter Kayla Richardson celebrated her 100-meter dash victory in the Southeast Asian Games on Tuesday, everyone could not help but notice the flag on her uniform which was placed wrongly. She redeemed herself, however, by carrying the national colors right.

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HE Philippine flag evolves in different designs as the time went on. Since in the Spanish era, some Filipino secret societies already use flags during their revolution. Their flags are usually a red rectangular shape with symbols of a sun in it. In 1897, another flag was born in the design concept of Emilio Aguinaldo. This is now the very basis of the design of the present Philippine National Flag as proclaimed in 1998.

The official Philippine Flag is rectangular in form with an aspect ratio of 1:2, meaning the length of the flag is twice longer than its width. It has a horizontal band of two colours of equal size, having on top is the royal blue and red at the bottom. The left end (viewer’s left) of the flag has a white equilateral triangle (3-sides equal to the width of the flag) which inside has symbols of 3-stars at each corner and a sun having 8-rays is in the center of the triangle.

The Flag Symbols and Meaning The blue colour of the Philippine flag is the symbol for peace, truth, and justice. The red is the symbol for patriotism and valour. The white triangle is the symbol for equality and fraternity. It is also

symbolize the Katipunan, the secret Filipino society who stands against the Spanish rule. The three golden stars in the corners of the triangle, represent the three major group of island in the Philippines, namely the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The golden sun at the center of the triangle is the symbol for unity, freedom, people’s democracy, and sovereignty. The sun has eight rays around it. Each ray represents

one of the first eight provinces that started the 1896 Philippine revolution against Spanish colony. These provinces are Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Laguna and Batangas.

The Philippine Flag in vertical position Placing The Flag The Philippine National Flag has its specific orientation and placing it otherwise will create

a different meaning. The orientation explained here is in reference from the observer’s view. In horizontal position the blue stripe should be over the red and the white triangle to the left end of the flag. In vertical position, the blue stripe should be at the left and the red to the right while the white triangle must be on top.

These are the normal orientations of the flag in either horizontal or vertical position during peace

time. However, during the state of war, the flag orientation will change having the red stripe to be positioned above the blue stripe. The white triangle however, will always stay the same on its normal orientation.

Design Layout The Philippine flag is proportioned into 1:2, where “1” stands for the width (shorter side) and “2” stands for the length (longer side). So for ex-

ample, if the width of the flag is 1.2 meters, the corresponding length should be 2.4 meters, you can say 1.2 x 2.4 meters. The white triangle is equilateral, having three sides equal and also the three angles are equal (all 60 deg.). Each side of this triangle is proportionally equal to the width of the entire Philippine flag. Inside this triangle are the symbols of the 3 stars and the sun. The shape of the star symbol is a pentagram, having 5 points connected with a straight line and with an outer diameter of 11.11% of the flag’s width (W). These are located in each corner of the triangle with the distance of 15.5% W from the corner towards the center of the triangle.

The stars are oriented in a manner that one of its points is pointing to the nearest corner of the triangle. The last symbol is the eight-ray sun. This must be the most complicated figure in the Philippine flag. It has a solid inner circle with a diameter of 20% W. Its eight rays are spaced equally at 45 degrees from each other and spread out from the center solid circle up to the diameter of 42.2% W. The entire symbol of the golden sun is exactly positioned in the center of the white triangle of the Philippine flag.

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City’s tax take up by 11 percent

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE Davao City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) recorded an increase of 10.91 percent in local tax collection for the first four months of this year at P1.511 billion.

CTO local treasury oper-

ations officer Villa Dureza, speaking in yesterday’s regular I-Speak media forum at City Hall, said for the same period last year they were able to collect only P1.363 billion in local taxes.

Dureza said if the CTO

NEDA wants repeal of `ineffective’ laws

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NEFFECTIVE and counter-productive laws and regulations must be repealed to boost the country’s competitiveness and encourage investments, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

“Existing regulations that are not responsive towards improving the ease of doing business in the country should be reviewed and amended. Likewise, proposed laws and regulations that impede trade, investment, and economic efficiency should be eliminated,” said Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan in a position paper submitted in response

to Senate Resolution No. 170 and No. 696 by Senators Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Grace L. Poe, respectively.

Senate Resolution 170 directs the conduct of a Senate inquiry on strengthening the Philippines’ capabilities in doing business according to the standard set by the World Bank (WB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

Meanwhile, Senate Resolution 696 proposes the review of existing laws to consider the repeal of duplicate, irrelevant, and unnecessary regulations to streamline procedures, ease the cost of doing business and sustain

will add the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) and share from Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor), city funds will reach P2.623 billion.

She said with the figure, the CTO recorded 45 percent

efficiency in its tax collection drive.

Based on record, the City Government of Davao received P1.103 billion IRA share and P8 million from Pagcor.

“If you compare this from

last year we have 12.32 percent increase,” Dureza said.

For the same period last year, the city had P2.335 billion total funds, including the IRA and Pagcor shares.

Dureza said for 2015, they are targeting to attain

its collection efficiency by collecting P5,813, 841, 980 as based in the annual budget of the year.

She then urged businesses and real property owners to pay taxes so that the city will hit the target.

INCREASE. Local treasury operations officer Villa Dureza of the City Treasurer’s Office says as of April 2015 the city has a 10.91 percent increase in local taxes.

FNEDA, 10 Dureza and Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) chief Azucena T. Bajao (right) graced yesterday’s I-Speak media forum at City Hall. Lean Daval Jr.

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Farmers to get rice, corn seeds

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HE City Agriculture Office (CAO) will distribute a total of 400 bags of rice and corn seeds to farmers in the city who were affected by El Niño.

City Agriculturist Rocelio Tabay said the Department of Agriculture (DA) 11 will augment 200 bags of corn seeds good for 200 hectares and another 200 bags of hybrid rice seeds for another 200 hectares of rice plantation areas.

“The bags of seeds from DA11 will arrive this month,” Tabay said.

Tabay said they have identified an irrigator association and cooperative where the bags of rice seeds as well as bags of fertilizer will be distributed.

He said cooperatives will purchase seed bags of hybrid rice variety from DA that will serve as a seed bank and sell it to its member.

CAO is prioritizing irri-

gator association as well as farmers of rain-fed fields affected by the El Niño in the past five months.

CAO has identified a total of 200 hectares that will be planted with the seeds of the hybrid rice.

“Majority or 100 hectares of the total 200 hectares for rice seedlings are located in Calinan District,” Tabay said.

Other areas are located in Tugbok District with 40

hectares, Marilog District with 20 hectares, Barangay Callawa in Buhangin District with 20 hectars and another 20 hectares in Baguio District.

Meanwhile, CAO will be prioritizing corn farmers whose crops were damaged in January and February and for them to be able to recover their losses immediately.

“Farmers who will receive the seeds are expected to start the planting season

HE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 11 has partnered with the local government units of different coastal communities in Davao Region in the implementation of its boat registration (BoatR) program.

Under the program, BFAR 11 will deploy 40 computer tablets in the LGUs. Among the MOA signatories of the BoatR program are the mayors of the municipalities of Caraga, Taragona, San Isidro, Governor Generoso and Banaybanay.

Regional BoatR point person Raul C. Millana said the tablets will be used for the electronic registration

of municipal fishing vessels operating in different coastal communities.

He said the tablet will be deployed in partner coastal LGUs in Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley and Davao City.

“The program aims to register the boats of fisherfolks who are already included in BFAR’s ongoing registration,” Millana said in an interview during the regional launching of BoatR and training of personnel at the Royal Mandaya on Thursday.

The BoatR “aims to assist local government units to fasttrack, enhance and complete the municipal registration

of municipal fishing vessels three gross tons and the fishing gears as required under the Executive Order No. 305 series of 2004 and section 19 of the Fisheries Code of 1998.

Millansa said the BoatR represented the second level of technical support to LGUs following the year-long completion of Municipal Fisherfolk registration program or FishR in December 2014.

In Davao, the program registered more than 40,000 fishermen.

BFAR 11 will work with municipalities and cities to complete the registration using a simplified, standard form and BoatR database system. The system will be

maintained by BFAR through its Fisheries Information and Management Center (FIMC).

Millana said the registration information provided by LGUs in the BoatR will be used

by BFAR as basis for providing technical, livelihood and other assistance programs to fisherfolk communities and in implementing ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management.

“The registration of boats and fishing gears will start as soon as possible,” he said, adding that the training has already started.

Technical personnel in each LGU will receive P50 per boat that will be registered.

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on the last week of July,” Tabay said, adding that the start of the rainy season is a good signal for affected farmers of the long drought season.

These farmers, he added, will also avail the free crop insurance plan under a pilot crop insurance program by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) of the Depart-

ment of Agriculture (DA).

PCIC regional manager Bonifacio Pales earlier said that farmers listed in the Registry for System of Basic Agriculture (RSBA) will be able to receive an insurance of P20,000 per hectare of rice and P30,000 per hectare of corn area.

Tabay said this will be a huge help to corn and rice farmers whose crops are easily damaged by calamities.

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HE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) demands for lower prices of flour and bread after prices of wheat in the world market have gone down significantly.

DTI Consumer Protection Group Undersecretary Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba said in a briefing on Thursday that prices of wheat in the international market declined by 28.83 percent from January to April 2015 from the same period in the previous year.

“Despite the decline in wheat prices, prices of flour and bread [in the local market] remained stagnant,” Dimagiba

noted.

He added that from January to April this year, prices of 25-kilogram bag of premium floor range from Php910 to Php920; Class 1 flour from Php760 to Php910; and Class 2 flour from Php803 to Php880.

He mentioned that with the 28.83-percent drop in wheat prices, selling prices should gone down to Php800 to Php845 for premium flour; Php715 to Php839 for Class 1 flour; and Php732 to Php825 for Class 2 flour.

This should also translate to lower prices of bread, the

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Putting the Nissan Navara NP300 to test Photos and text by LEAN DAVAL JR. Four brand new Nissan Navara NP300s were already lined up early morning at Valencia City in Bukidnon when the entourage of Media from Davao arrived at the meet up point.

The Nissan Navara NP300 is the latest edition of the popular truck known for its beasty speed.

Nissan Philippines, Inc. (NPI) brought to Mindanao the NP300 Navara for a long test drive for 15 straight days beginning on June 8 to June 22.

Nissan Davao (Davao Unicar Corporation) general manager Maybelle Joyce T. Cua said the test drive and ride event will give drivers the chance to drive the new Navara and experience its tougher

core and smarter features.

Cua said the test drive also gave drivers a glimpse of the scenic view from Bukidnon all the way to Davao City, Tagum City in north and Mati City in the southern end of the Davao Region using NP300 Navara.

The drive proceed to Seagull Resort for lunch before the test drivers put the NP300 to a severe rough road test.

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SM Lanang Premier’s dining deals, fun sale and Miguel Antonio on Independence Day

ENTERTAINMENT

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IT is going to be an eventful 117th Philippine Independence Day as Mindanao’s premier shopping and lifestyle destination – SM Lanang Premier – mounts activities that celebrate the Filipino spirit and national pride.

On June 12, 9am, join the Flag-Raising activity at Open Parking C. Officials from various government agencies, LGUs, armed forces, and organizations are expected to attend the event.

As an Independence Day treat, enjoy the Pinoy Fun Sale and get up to 70% off on selected items at participating stores – Guess, Clarks, Pois Belly and Kids, Prestige, MAGS, Cotton On, Cotton On

Kids, L’Optique, JB Music, The Brow Studio, Kyocera, Juego Sports, Oryspa and Quinque Skin Doctors.

Feast on your favorite Pinoy dishes and grab exclusive deals or treats from now until June 14 at Bistro Selera, Bhajia Grilled Pizza, Vikings, Dayaw Coffee and Tea, Hog’s Breath Café, Max’s Restaurant, Munchtown Diner, Hukad, Archipelago, Marina Tuna and Mesa.

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6 pm, be captivated by young Singapore-based Filipino crooner Miguel Antonio as he performs live at the Atrium. Hailed as the ‘next big thing’

by Yahoo! Singapore, 14-year-old Antonio has wowed audiences with his angelic voice and performances abroad, the most

notable of which was in 2011 when he performed with renowned songwriter David Foster during the ‘David Foster and Friends’ concert in Singapore.

Witness as well the Filipiniana Gown Exhibit ongoing at the Atrium until Friday featuring the embellished pieces of Fashion

Institute of Design and Arts mentors.

Be part of the Independence Day celebration at SM Lanang Premier. For inquiries, contact 2850943 loc. 136-138. Visit SM Lanang Premier on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for event and promo updates.

M&S holds Indie Day promotion

MARKS & SPENCER joins the nation in celebrating our 117th Independence Day with a special offer on Full-priced Menswear and Womenswear! Express your freedom through your wardrobe! Buy 2 and Get the lower-priced item at 50% off from June 12 -15, 2015.

Get up to 50% discount on great finds at the SM Store from June 12 to 14! Enjoy 10% discount on a minimum P2,000 single receipt purchase on regular priced items with SM Advantage, Prestige, BDO Rewards, MOM card and PRIMO on JUNE 12 ONLY at The SM Store Davao.

LAUDED by critics for outstanding performances by Alessandra De Rossi, Cesar Montano, and young breakthrough star Buboy Villar, Kid Kulafu definitely stands at the top of the films about the Philippines’ “Pambansang Kamao.”

Having graced theaters around the world just before Manny Pacquiao’s match with Floyd Mayweather Jr., Kid Kulafu astounded viewers with compelling portrayals by its stars, superb cinematography, and gutwrenching screenplay.

Set in Pacquiao’s youth, we watch him as he began the journey to boxing fame and glory. The film is unique among existing biopics due to its focus on Pacquiao’s first boxing persona “Kid Kulafu.”

Named after the bottles of wine he used to collect for his uncle Sardo, it served as his monicker for the fights before he rose to stardom.

In this film, long-time fans will learn of Pacquiao’s harsh past, and how his relationship with his mother, family, and friends molded the champion we know and love today.

Those who missed out on this cinematic gem now have a chance to watch it only on SKY Pay-Per-View. From the 15th of June to the 14th of July 2015, SKYcable and Destiny Cable digital subscribers can catch the biopic about Manny Pacquiao’s younger years in high definition –

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KAPUSO STAR Benjamin Alves says bagging a role in the upcoming primetime series Beautiful Strangers as Lawrence Castillo, the son of well-lauded actors Christopher de Leon and Dina Bonnevie, is a dream come true.

In an interview with Benjamin during his recent contract signing with GMA Network, he reveals that this is something he wished would happen. “I’ve seen these guys act and I look up to

these guys since I was young. It’s cliché but when you’re a kid you want to work with them and then you are [working with them].”

Still, Benjamin admits feeling overwhelmed whenever he films scenes with Christopher and Dina. “When I’m working with Tito Boyet and Miss D, the hardest part is to just stay relaxed. You know you just do diligence naman, memorizing the lines and everything, but it’s just to not be in awe, because you’re working

with these people,” he says.

Benjamin also shares what Christopher once told him in the set. “He pointed it out to me that he’s already worked with my uncle (Piolo Pascual), as a son. Sabi niya, ‘I’m working with you now, I hope I see something different.’ That’s where the challenge is, I think, to make sure that he sees something different; and also because I want to make sure everybody sees something different from me here, as far as acting.”

In Beautiful Strangers, Benjamin describes his character Lawrence as a son who constantly fights with his dad simply because he doesn’t like him. “There are reasons naman, and I’m very much like my dad in the sense na pareho kaming babaero. He’s

not bad naman but he’s not clean. He’s more on the dirtier side or the rougher side.”

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SUMMER is not yet over as Plains & Prints rolls out their Cape Cod Collection. Inspired by the summer destination of the rich and famous, Cape Cod. The pieces come in vibrant hues of yellow, purple and blue with hits of blush and white that add a luxurious glow to the collection that is perfect for an afternoon sipping coffee at the mall or with friends out on a summer cruise.

The Cape Cod Collection is available at Plains & Prints outlets at Abreeza Mall, SM City Davao, Chimes Sales and Felcris Centrale.

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Yes, broiler chickens can be raised organically

Text and Photos by HENRYLITO D. TACIO “Chicken production was the major source of growth for the poultry sector, growing consistently for the last five years (from 2010 to 2014),” wrote Rita T. Dela Cruz in a special report for Marid Agribusiness.

“With a marginal decrease in broiler production during the third quarter of 2014, broiler, layers and native chicken have sustained its growth throughout the succeeding semesters,” the report added.

Yes, Filipinos eat a lot of chicken. Just go into the food courts of malls, viands made from chicken abound. Not to mention the fried chicken you can have at McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Jollibee.

Most of the chicken served at these fast-food establishments and restaurants are broilers or those chickens reared for meat. They originate from the jungle fowl of the Indian Subcontinent. Due to consumer demand for affordable poultry meat, the broiler industry has grown by leaps and bounds. Breeding for particular traits and improved nutrition have been used to increase the weight of the breast-muscle.

Commercial broiler chickens are bred to be very fast growing in order to gain weight quickly. For the uninformed, the life of chickens destined for meat production consists of two distinct phases. They are born in a hatchery and moved to a growing farm at 1 day-old.

They remain there until they are heavy enough to be slaughtered.

But in recent years, more Filipinos are becoming health conscious. That is why native chickens are getting popular because they believe these types of chickens are not given antibiotics, commercial feeds and other things unlike those broilers being raised in cages.

Experts call these native chickens as organic. But can broiler chickens also be raised organically?

16-day old broiler chickens

Elric Ayop doing a lecture “Yes, it is possible,” replied Elric Ayop, who conducts a regular seminar on organic broiler production in barangay Astorga in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur. “Instead of the usual 45 days before a broiler chicken can be butchered, an organic broiler chicken can be ready for harvest after a month or so.”

We -- Ian Ogatis, the training chief of the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center, and I -had an opportunity of attending the seminar Ayop conducted recently. The seminar was done in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the agency that has been tasked to do the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).

The 4Ps (formerly Ahon Pamilyang Pilipino) is a conditional cash transfer program

of the government which aims to eradicate extreme poverty in the country by investing in health and education. It is patterned on programs in other developing countries like Brazil (Bolsa Familia) and Mexico (Oportunidades).

“We want to help our beneficiaries to become self-reliant,” said Luis L. Seras, Project Development Officer II of the city’s DSWD office. “The seminar is the first step in order for them to get to know some livelihood opportunities which they can do in their homes.”

In his blog, Frances Flower gives some information on what makes a chicken organic: “They must be fed certified organic feed for their entire lives.

Organic feed cannot contain animal by-products, antibiotics or genetically engineered grains and cannot be grown

using persistent pesticides or chemical fertilizers. It is prohibited to give drugs, antibiotics and hormones to organic birds.”

Ayop agreed with Flower’s contention. “Organic broiler chickens are reared under similar conditions to free-range broilers. But there are restrictions on the routine use of infeed or in-water medications, other food additives and synthetic amino acids,” he pointed out.

However, Ayop clarified that organic broiler chicken is only 99% organic. “The reason is that we still buy those broiler chicks from the market,” he explained. “We suggest that raisers should buy those first class chicks: alert and healthy.”

He suggested that raisers start with 50 broiler chicks. But before buying broiler chicks,

During the farm tour. they must build a cage first.

The dimension of the cage is 3 meters by one meter, which is divided into two compartments. The first compartment, measured one meter by one meter, is where the 50 chicks are placed. Once they become bigger -- or on their 16th day -they are transferred to the second compartment which has a measurement of two meter by one meter.

A screen wire serves as the wall of the cage. To help the chicks fight the cold, a bulb is provided inside the cage. A waterer should also be placed inside, so the chicks can drink water at all times.

From day one to day 15, the chicks can be given synthetic mash and booster feeds.

In order for them to defy diseases that usually attack chicks, synthetic antibiotic The participants of the seminar

may be mixed with water, which they can drink 24 hours a day.

Before they are transferred, the ground of the second compartment must be covered with rice hulls and thrown with salt. For every sack of rice hulls, about a handful of salt is scattered.

For the next 15 days, the broiler chickens are given organic feeds and the water is mixed with organic preparation. “Be sure the water you use in mixing doesn’t have chlorine,” Ayop warned.

He also reminded that the cage must be clean at all times so the chickens will be free from attacks of any disease.

But how profitable is this kind of project?

For the chicken cage, a raiser has to spend about P1,505. For the 50 chicks, at P25 each, the cost is P1,250.

For 15 days, you need to feed them with half sack of mash booster feeds at P700 and two sachets of synthetic antibiotics (P40).

On the 16th day until harvesting time, the raiser has to spend about P2,100 for the organic feeds and drinks with organic preparations.

For those who want to start with this kind of business, the starting capital is almost P4,000. But once this amount is deducted from the total gross income for the dressed chicken, the return is about P2,800.

But aside from the economic benefits, you can have a chicken anytime you want. “By raising your own broiler chickens, you can put meat on your table quicker and with less effort than raising pig or cattle,” Ayop said.

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HE Philippines has gone through several upheavals in its quest for freedom over the centuries. As a relatively young country, it seems we have had more than our share of struggle just to break free from the shackles of colonization, oppression, dictatorship, and corruption. What we celebrate today, June 12, stands as our official Independence Day, but in truth we have had more than one day that we can commemorate as our entry into freedom. June 12, 1898 saw our forefathers declaring independence from 333 years of Spanish rule after gallantly fighting a David-and-Goliath battle with a veritable superpower. That victory, however, was short-lived as the Americans quickly took over and held on to the Philippines for the next 48 years. Indeed, even that period was punctuated by four years of Japanese occupation during World War

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II. It is, as the song sorrowfully expressed, as if the Philippines attracts more than its fair share of foreign oppression.

But even independence from the Americans in 1946 could not assure Filipinos freedom, for less than three decades later they would be plunged into the horrors of dictatorship. In many ways it was far more harrowing than being under foreign rule because the despot was a fellow Filipino, and his regime carried out its atrocities right under the noses of a condescending international community that chose to look the other way while the people suffered. It took two decades before the masses could get organized enough to oust Marcos, and unlike previous struggles, this one was virtually bloodless. People Power was born, and it was the Filipino people’s moment to shine.

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Y feature on homeschooling last week (EDGE Davao’s June 7 and 8 issue) drew a lot of attention from parents who are interested in teaching their own children. One of the most common concerns was the legal basis for homeschooling, and I realize that this is one detail I had left out. The Department of Education (DepEd) itself lays down the legal foundation: “The 1987 Philippine Constitution provides for the recognition and promotion of other forms of education other than formal education. Article XIV, Section 2, Paragraph (1) declares that the State shall establish, maintain and support a complete, adequate and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society; and paragraph (4) concisely encourages non-formal, informal and indigenous learning systems as well as self-learning, independent and out-of-school study programs particularly those that respond to community needs.”

The Master’s Academy (TMA) Homeschool, one of the homeschooling institutions I cited in my feature, also cites Section 1(2) which states that the country will “establish and maintain a system of free public education in the elementa-

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HIS story happened when slavery was still the norm. The heartbreaking sobs of a black slave girl who was about to step up to auction block to be sold caught the attention of a wealthy plantation owner. Moved by an impulse of compassion, he bought her for a very high price and then disappeared into the crowd.

When the auction was finally over, the clerk came over to the sobbing girl and handed her the bill of sale, telling her who her owner now was. To her astonishment, the unknown wealthy plantation owner had written the word FREE across the paper that should have delivered her to him. She stood speechless as, one by one, the slaves were claimed by their owners and dragged away.

Freedom, according to Egypt’s Moshe Dayan, “is the oxygen of the soul.” Rabindranath Tagore shares this illustration: “I have on my table a violin string. It is free.

I twist one end of it and it responds. It is free. But it is not free to do what a violin string is supposed to do – to produce music. So I take it, fix it in my violin, and tighten it until it is taut. Only then is it free to be a violin string.”

Joseph Sizoo further explains, “Freedom is like a coin. It has the word privilege on one side and responsibility on the other. It does not have privilege on both sides. There are too many today who want everything involved in privilege

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Alternative learning ry and high THIRD WORLD school levels. Without limiting the natural right of parents to rear their c h i l d r e n …”

TMA says the phrase “without limiting the natural Jon Joaquin right of parents to rear their children” means families, along with religious groups and mission boards, can branch off from public education to create their own private education.

TMA also cites Article 209 Chapter 1, General Provisions of the Family Code of the Philippines which states: “Pursuant to the natural right and duty of the parents over the person and property of their unemancipated children, parental authority and responsibility shall include the caring for and rearing them for civic consciousness and efficiency and the development of their moral, mental and efficiency and the development of their moral, mental, and physical character

and well-being.”

There are advantages to enrolling in homeschool academies like TMA and a number of others (you can find them in the Homeschool Association of the Philippine Islands (HAPI) website (hapihomeschooler.com), one of which is that they provide records and transcripts to its students, in compliance with DepEd accreditation requirements. “It enables children to have a smooth transition into the conventional school system when their parents choose to do so,” TMA says.

This is because the Constitution also provides under Section 4 (1) that “the State recognizes the complementary roles of public and private institutions in the education system and shall exercise reasonable supervision and regulation of all education institutions.” Also, the DepEd Memo no. 216 s. 1997 (“Home Education Program”) states that if a homeschooled student wants to transfer into a conventional school, he or she must first be accredited by the DepEd. But what about families like Alex Hao and her kids (whom I wrote about in my feature) who practice independent homeschooling? Fear not, DepEd has them covered through the Alternative Learn-

ing System (ALS), which provides the accreditation and equivalency (ALS A&E) test, “a paper and pencil test designed to measure the competencies of those who have neither attended nor finished elementary or secondary education in the formal school system.”

The DepEd says passers of the A&E Test are given a certificate/diploma bearing the Department of Education (DepEd) seal and the signature of the Secretary, certifying their competencies as comparable graduates of the formal school system. Passers are qualified to enroll in secondary and post-secondary schools. This is the same test that celebrities like boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and actress Heart Evangelista took and passed, and they are now certified high school graduates. Alex’s oldest daughter Amber — who did virtually all her learning out of school — has taken the ALS A&E test and is now an incoming college freshman. I must say that she is one of the smartest and most well-rounded young women I have ever met, and credit certainly belongs to her parents who taught her very well. You can read an article she wrote on her homeschooling experience on page 7 in this issue of EDGE Davao.

but refuse to THINK ON THESE! accept anything that approaches the sense of responsibility.”

Freedom is a very broad concept that has been given numerous Henrylito D. Tacio different inhenrytacio@gmail.com terpretations by different philosophies and schools of thought. The protection of interpersonal freedom can be the object of a social and political investigation, while the metaphysical foundation of inner freedom is a philosophical and psychological question. Both forms of freedom come together in each individual as the internal and external values mesh together in a dynamic compromise and power struggle; the society fighting for power in defining the values of individuals and the individual fighting for societal acceptance and respect in establishing one’s own values in it.

In philosophy, freedom often ties in with the question of free will. Libertarian philosophers have argued that all human beings are always free. Jean-Paul Sartre, for instance, famously claimed that humans are “condemned to be free.”

The philosopher Isaiah Berlin drew

an important distinction between “freedom from” (negative freedom) and “freedom to” (positive freedom). For example, freedom from oppression and freedom to develop one’s potential. Both these types of freedom are in fact reflected in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Freedom as the absence of restraint means unwilling to subjugate, lacking submission, or without forceful inequality. Natural laws restrict this form of freedom; for instance, no one is free to fly (though you may or may not be free to attempt to do so). “There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought,” said Charles Kingsley.

Freedom has often been used a rallying cry for revolution or rebellion. For instance, the Bible records the story of Moses leading his people out of Egypt and its oppression (slavery), and into freedom to worship God. In the Philippines, Filipinos rallied for Corazon C. Aquino forming the so-called “People Power” to free them from the dictatorship of then President Ferdinand E. Marcos.

“When I was a child, President (Manuel L.) Quezon called upon my father’s generation to fight for freedom,” said Dr. Augusto Bobby Syjuco in a speech delivered before the participants of the National Consultation on Philippine Education and Progress Report of the Pres-

idential Task Force on Education some years back. “It was the beginning of a great journey, a time of struggle for independence.

“As a nation, we believed then that we could liberate our people. And we did,” Dr. Syjuco continued. “But the fight is not finished. The journey is not complete; the march is not over; the promise of freedom is not perfected.”

“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved,” said American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a speech delivered on September 22, 1936. Abraham Lincoln stated rightly: “Freedom is the last, best hope of earth,” Gerard K. O’Neill recommends, “Here is my advice as we begin the century that will lead to 2081. First, guard the freedom of ideas at all costs. Be alert that dictators have always played on the natural human tendency to blame others and to oversimplify. And don’t regard yourself as a guardian of freedom unless you respect and preserve the rights of people you disagree with to free, public, unhampered expression.”

“Let freedom never perish in your hands,” warns Joseph Addison. “Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err,” declares Mahatma Gandhi. “Without freedom, no one really has a name,” points out Milton Acorda.

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were four marked P1,000 bills and two fake certificate of appearance.

Also found in his possession was a backpack containing 28 more certificates of appearance and 22 official receipts.

PCL executive director Dr. Wilson Paclibar said Batistis’ irregular activities had already been reported in previous PCL events.

The entrapment operation was planned out a few days ago to stop Batistis’ activities.

Paclibar and PCL National Board member Oliver Owen

Garcia asked General Santos City councilor Dominador Lagare III to act as poseur buyer.

PCL national chair Alma Moreno and PCL national president Maybelyn Fernandez said the entrapment of Batistis will send “a strong signal to all PCL members nationwide that the PCL leadership is serious in cleansing its ranks and protect its image and promote good governance.”

Batistis is now in the custody of Sta Ana Police Station.

Police said he will be sued for swindling.

he said the suspects yielded a total of 20 big sachets of shabu weighing about 100 grams.

The seized shabu have an estimated “market value” of around P1.3 million, Siason said.

Aside from the illegal drugs, Siason said they recovered documents and ledgers contained code names of alleged drug pushers based in Koronadal City and the municipalities of Sto Niño, Tantangan and Polomolok in

South Cotabato.

It also included names of their alleged buyers based in Davao City, he said.

Siason said the shabu was sourced from a supplier based in Maguindanao. “It appears that they’re using Isulan as dropoff point,” the police chief said.

Siason said they immediately sent the recovered items to the Police Regional Office 12 crime laboratory here for evaluation.

He said they are current-

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The official said they are also looking into the extent of the group’s operations and their other possible cohorts in the area. MindaNews

operating since 1969. Dapecol was founded on January 21, 1932.

As of Tuesday, DAPECOL housed a total of 6,897 inmates serving a sentence of three years and one day and above and committed from city and municipal jails from north-to-southeastern side of Mindanao (Regions 9, 10, 11, and 12). The rest of Mindanao

inmates of that category go to San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm located in Zamboanga City.

DAPECOL has 1,594 male inmates on maximum security status (those serving sentence above 20 years) and 116 female inmates of this category, 3,694 male inmates on medium security status (with sentence 20 years below) and

140 female inmates of this category, 1,124 male inmates on minimum security status (with half of sentence already served) and 9 female inmates of this category, and 159 male inmates and 9 female inmates who are newly committed and processed yet at the Reception Diagnostic Center, superintendent Padilla said. Cha Monforte, Correspondent

tual obligation to do so; controls an elderly’s assets via deceit with the goal of depriving the elderly of its ownership and benefit; and prevents an elderly from engaging in any occupation or business in the absence of any harm or threat of abuse on the elderly.

“This Act likewise provides them with legal remedies for immediate protection such as protections orders that victims may avail of. The State must help our senior citizens claim their rights so they can lead dignified and secure lives,” said Gatchalian.

Gatchalian cited a case study by the University of the Philippines-National College

of Public Administration and Governance in which the children of elders are found to rank highest in terms of perpetrating abuse against them, followed by spouses and grandchildren.

“The occurrence of elderly abuse often goes unpublicized in our society, especially when the perpetrators belong to their family,” Gatchalian said quoting the UP-NCPAG study.

Under Gatchalian’s proposed measure, an aggrieved elderly or concern citizen may craft a written report to the barangay over any perceived violation of the proposed law.

The concerned barangay will be required to probe into the allegations made by the el-

derly or concerned citizen, and upon finding enough reason to believe there was indeed a violation, the barangay will order the “immediate temporary necessary relief to safeguard the victim from further harm.”

A Barangay Protection Order, effective for 15 days from issuance, will be issued to prevent perpetrators from violating the measure’s provisions.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development will be in-charge of taking custody of the elderly, providing halfway shelters, counselling, and giving psycho-social services, and implementing rehabilitation programs, according to Gatchalian’s bill.

DTI Undersecretary stressed.

According to Dimagiba, for 600-gram of loaf bread using premium flour, there should be a rollback of Php1.25 to Php1.83; for Class 1 flour-based bread, Php0.75 to Php1.18; and for Class 2 flour-based bread, Php0.92 to Php1.18.

For 400-gram loaf bread, prices should decline by Php0.94 to Php1.38 for premium flour user; Php0.56 to Php0.89 for Class 1 flour user; and P0.69 to Php0.89 for Class 2 flour user.

Prices per piece of pan de sal should also decrease from Php0.04 to Php0.06 for premium flour base while from Php0.03 to Php0.04 for Class 1 and Class 2 flour base.

“On May 15, 2015, DTI wrote separate letters to 11 flour millers and three baking industry associations requesting them to reflect the price decline of wheat to prices of flour and bread,” said Dimagiba.

“In addition, DTI issued a second letter to 16 local flour millers and 12 bakers on June 1, 2015 requesting them to

review their prices and adjust accordingly,” he added.

However, only one miller -Atlantic Grains Corp. -- assured that it will comply to DTI’s request.

Gardenia Bakeries Phils, Inc., on the other note, has submitted sales invoice to DTI, however, for the period of August to September 2014 and May 2015 only.

The DTI will issue anew a letter on Monday (June 15) and will give five days to millers and bakers to submit data to the department. (PNA)

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Balisacan said it is high time that government conducts detailed and systematic appraisal of laws and other regulations to eliminate obstacles to the country’s competitiveness and growth.

“Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIA) and other such tools and mechanisms are important for determining whether a law or regulation is effective in achieving its stated objectives,” he said.

The Cabinet official noted that countries that have used RIA, such as Malaysia and Mexico, have proven that the method is effective in improving regulations and in addressing issues of competitiveness and economic performance. Countries that have applied RIA have consistently fared well in ease of doing business rankings, he said.

“Many laws are well-intentioned but turn out to be counter-productive or unenforceable. Some have already become irrelevant or outdated. Through regulatory impact assessments, we can ensure that laws and regulations are responsive to our needs and do not impose unnecessary costs.

This is why we support the institutionalization of this procedure in the government,” he said.

Currently, the NEDA, Department of Tourism, and the Department of Labor and Employment are undergoing capacity development activities on RIA, including the drafting of a RIA Manual through the technical assistance program of the Asian Development Bank on “Increasing Competitiveness for Inclusive Growth.”

Aside from the inclusion of Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRRs) and relevant Department Orders or Memorandum Circulars in the review of existing laws, the NEDA also pro-

posed the inclusion of a mandatory review clause in proposed laws, regulations or other issuances to allow for timely review of these instruments’ applicability and effectivity and consideration of their continuation, amendment, or abolition, as necessary.

Complementing these is Senate Resolution 697 which moves for the conduct of a review and an omnibus study to eventually update Republic Act No. 7042 or the Foreign Investments Act of 1991.

“NEDA supports the review and updating of the Foreign Investments Act, particularly the feasibility of adopting a general policy of openness, which includes the lowering of tariffs and other barriers to trade, and expansions of areas opened for foreign investment,” said Balisacan.

He added that although microenterprises and small and medium-sized domestic market enterprises or SMEs account for a large share of firms and employment in the country, their performance is affected by barriers to entry and non-competitive behaviors in the market.

“We suggest revisiting restrictions on foreign participation in SMEs under Section 8 of the Foreign Investments Act, which effectively reserves SMEs to Filipino nationals, with some exceptions,” said Balisacan.

He reiterated that it should be a priority to remove all investment barriers starting with our outdated laws and regulations.

“If we want investments to come to our country, we must continue pursuing the undertakings mentioned in the resolutions as a venue to expand the institutionalization of RIA which will likely lead to good regulatory practice in the entire government,” said Balisacan.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communication LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. XI Davao City

Petition for Approval of Sale and Transfer of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Equipment with Dropping and Substitution Of Unit to operate an AIRCONDITIONED TAXI service.

Case No.2015-XI-00441 (2003-XI-02197) MAUREEN ELLA S. MILAN, Petitioner-Vendor VERONICA M. ARAB, Petitioner-Vendee

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NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioners request authority for the Approval of Sale and Transfer executed by MUAREEN ELLA S. MILAN in favor of VERONICA M. ARAB of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Equipment issued in this case authorizing the operation of an AIRCONDITIONED TAXI service on the route WITHIN DAVAO CITY to any point in Region XI with the use of TWO (2) units, which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to December 31, 2017.In the same petition filed on May 27, 2015, petitioners likewise request to DROP the authorized units and to SUBSTITUTE the same with another units bearing Chassis Nos. KNADM411AEF6542566 and KNADM411AF6542567 to operate along the same route.

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on JUNE 24, 2015 at 09:30 a.m. at this office at the above address.

At least, TEN (10) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao

Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time.

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 27th day of May 2015 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ Chief Transportation Development Officer

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Openness With a fisherman and his cormorants, Guilin, China, 2014

With ALS classmates 2013

By AMBER MORRIS HAO

‘I value that my education was focused on making memories.’

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N our house, we have a lot of books. We always need paper. The voice of the lecturer from the math program we use is a familiar sound. The whole house has the atmosphere of a work in progress.

And like the laid-back and flexible life we live, our education continues to evolve.

At the start of my academic life, my parents struggled to find a school for me. The traditional school made me cranky and loud and I couldn’t sit down to tests in the smaller school. I don’t remember disliking either of those environments, but when my parents told me that they were planning to homeschool me I was excited. They said that by homeschooling me, we would be able to travel and my eightyear old brain ran away with itself; in my imagination, we would be living on the road.

There was one thing in

particular that was common with my expectation and reality :freedom. Not freedom in the sense that evokes rebellion, but openness. Flexibility. Mom would read me a history book we bought from a “homeschooling provider” while lying in my bed. I could pick whatever book I wanted to read first. We memorized what countries belonged to what continents by singing along to “Geography Song” in the car. Sometimes, we didn’t want to listen to “Geography Song” and that was OK, too.

My parents let us learn only what we were interested in. Except math. There was always math. I was so bad at it that I used to cry when I couldn’t understand something. Eventually we found the right program and now I can say that I am a competent arithmetician. We rarely had Filipino and not because

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we weren’t interested in it, there were just no materials to choose from.

I value that my education was focused on making memories, but by the time I was eleven, I started worrying about being delayed in terms of academics. This was fed by my not being able to fit in with the few people my age I was acquainted with. Despite being very “free” I was very concerned about “everybody else,” so with my parents’ suggestion, I decided to go back to school. I already knew some people from that school and I was able to reconnect with them and weave strong friendships. My questions and doubts were solved and silenced and I gained confidence.

When I returned to homeschooling after a year in school, my study habits improved. I learned how to retain

information by taking notes and practicing, how to review and prepare for tests, and I learned what exactly people were learning in school which helped me prepare for college entrance exams. Also part of my preparation was finding the best ways for me to learn something. This meant doing some research on programs and trying new things.

It might have cost some time and money but once I knew what worked for me, I think it was worth it.

The year I left school I was able to travel to the UK with my dad and sister. The purpose of our visit was for my sister’s scoliosis therapy, and while she attended her sessions, I took classes in acting and dancing, visited museums, and watched musicals and plays; experiences that advanced my growing interests in literature and theatre.

When I came home, I had a clearer picture of what I wanted to do, and started preparing for college.

To get a high school diploma, I attended the Alternative Learning Systems, a program by DepEd for Out of School Youth. To my high school classmates I am independent, straightforward, and strong-willed, but to my ALS classmates I was quiet, shy, and even mabait. I couldn’t speak Bisaya very well (the mode of instruction), I had little in common with my classmates, and I was afraid my Bisaya would be made fun of, but it was all for the best. My shyness helped me concentrate on my work and attract friends who would otherwise have judged me as maldita.

I was both humbled and outraged by the impoverished materials and provisional teaching methods. The

teacher in charge of our ALS learning center, Ms. Georly Mae Dabalos, was a caring and persevering educator. She focused on preparing us for the essay portion, the hardest part of the exam, which could literally make or break one’s test scores. Sometimes, Ms. Mae would just sit with us and talk, encouraging us to pour ourselves on to our essays using lessons and stories from her students’ lives and her own to inspire us to keep trying. She fostered in me a deeper interest in writing.

I am happy with the education I received. It was not about the caliber of the methods we chose but about my needs. I think my parents constructed the best childhood they could for me. This August, I’ll be moving away for college. I will miss my home and family, but I think it’s time for me to go.

stitutional Convention delegate and judge who was later appointed city mayor of Davao.

Finally, in 1972, the street linking Ponce street to the intersection of Damaso Suazo, a former Davao municipal president (1900-01) and lawmaker (1925-28), and Artiaga street was named Pag-asa, and Padre Faura (or whatever is left of it) was renamed Fatima, after a parish named in honor of a place in Portugal where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three children in 1916.

The need to revisit the old

street names of Davao is significant in reviving interest in local history and helps us appreciate the roles the figures played in shaping the city’s historiography. Different people have different lenses to view in understanding our colonial past.

In an effort to know and appreciate the profiles of the city street-names, the next columns will be devoted towards this end. Perhaps by reliving history and by restoring the old names, we will be able to place history in right perspective.

Street icons of Davao City

(1st of a Series)

By ANTONIO FIGUEROA

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ITH the transformation of Davao City into a cosmopolitan hub, so much of its history, especially names of streets that reflect its colonial past, has been destroyed through political impertinence. Roads named after Spaniards and Americans, for some flimsy reasons and self-serving motives, have been changed, irretrievably ruining the city’s sense of history.

Over a 10-year period (1963-72), for want of posterity and lack of interest in historiography, local legislators, most of them related by blood and marriage, took upon themselves to hide the past by voting to replace street names in favor of personalities whose contributions to local history

can be considered obscure and politically incorrect.

Davao’s Hispanic heritage, for a century and a quarter (1848-1962) was largely appreciated through preservation. Even under the American rule, this legacy was never violated, and it existed alongside the landmarks that carried Western nomenclatures. That would change, though, when local lawmakers started to put above history the memory of their loved ones who, it is said, had also contributed to the growth of the old pueblo.

In 1963 alone, three key streets named after colonial figures were amended: Narciso Claveria, author of the Spanish decree requiring Filipinos to use Hispanic surnames, was renamed Claro M.

Recto; Jose Oyanguren, conqueror of Davao, was changed to Ramon Magsaysay, third post-war president; and Frank Carpenter, an American governor-general, was rechristened to Leon Ma. Garcia Sr. Even the short road at Barrio Obrero named Ramon Magsaysay was changed to Alzate, after a Davao pioneer.

In 1964, the City Council shortened Padre (Federico) Faura, SJ, founder of the Manila Observatory, to accommodate Santiago Artiaga, the first city mayor of Davao. Four years later, apparently as a show of idiocy, the old Tomas Claudio Street, named after the first Filipino to die in World War I in Chateau Thierry, France, was renamed Elpidio Quirino, the second post-war president,

wrongly accused of buying a golden arinola (chamber pot). That same year, the stretch that links Legaspi street to Jose Camus street was changed to Gaudencio Antonino, a senator who died in a helicopter crash.

In 1971, the local lawmaking body passed resolutions changing three more street names. Fernando Magallanes, Portuguese navigator who rediscovered the country, was changed to Antonio Pichon Sr. while Simon de Anda, Basque governor in the Philippines, was renamed Feliciano Iñigo, after a landed Davao gentry. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, founder of Cebu and Manila and first Spanish governor-general, meanwhile, was renamed Pantaleon Pelayo Sr., a 1935 Con-

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RONG practices have caused many mangrove rehabilitation projects in the Philippines to fail, an expert said Tuesday.

Dr. Jurgenne Honculada-Primavera, a scientist known for his contribution to mangrove conservation, said such projects were being implemented without the support of science-based guidelines.

In a presentation to members of the Philippine Ecosystem Alliance, Primavera noted that in most cases the planting of mangroves did not observe proper site selection.

She said that in many areas species of mangroves known as bakhaw such as Rhizophora stylosa and Rhizophora epiculata were planted on seafronts causing high mortality.

“Bakhaw is suited for planting along riverbanks, tidal creeks and other sheltered sites,” she said.

Mangrove species called pagatpat (Sonneratia alba) and bongalon or apiapi (Avicennia alba and Avicennia marina) should serve as front liner, she added.

Primavera, a native of Butuan City who now works as chief mangrove scientific advisor to the Zoological Society of London, attributed the problem to poor site selection.

“Site selection should be done during neap tide – a major paradigm shift from the past protocol selecting exposed sites during spring tide – which turn out to be flooded when the neap tides follow, resulting in mortality of seedlings.

“Areas exposed during neap tide will remain above water even during spring tide, a prerequisite for mangrove survival, as mangroves cannot stand flooding more than 30 percent of the time,” she explained.

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She further noted that survival along the seafront is “higher for nursery-raised seedlings (versus propagules) because their woody stems and developed roots and bigger sizes can better withstand barnacle infestation and wave action”.

Primavera also noted that in some cases the planting of mangroves was done in sea grass areas, the habitat of dugong (sea cow), seahorses and other species.

Last year, Primavera had voiced her opposition to the plan of government to allocate some P1 billion almost exclusively for planting to rehabilitate mangrove forests in Leyte and Samar damaged by super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).

She said the plan could result in more damage owing to lack of science-based guidelines.

She said a four-month assessment she made with other scientists showed the mangroves only sustained minimal damage or none at all “and are recovering” contrary to reports of massive destruction.

She observed that shoots had grown out of defoliated branches and trunks aside from seeds and saplings hence there is no need for new planting, only protection.

“After all they are bioshields and damage-cum-recovery is par for their course,” she said.

“Our survey revealed that

WARNING. Dr. Jurgenne Honculada-Primavera addresses the Philippine Ecosystem Alliance in Cebu City on Tuesday.

She has warned that wrong practices have caused many mangrove rehabilitation projects in the Philippines to fail.

H. Marcos C. Mordeno probably 100-200 hectares only in 13 municipalities plus one city suffered total mortality and therefore need new planting, in addition to enrichment planting of gaps in partially damaged areas,” she added.

On Tuesday, Primavera reiterated her objection to the release of the P1 billion through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources almost completely for mangrove planting through cash-for-work for local communities.

She said this is risky because the local people would cut or uproot recovering but

inconspicuous mangrove stands and replace them with seedlings just to show some work done and avail of the cash incentive.

She said the government withheld the budget last year, but in March this year released P400 million of the P1-billion allocation.

“I don’t want to demonize DENR. There are good people in DENR but their national office always has the last say.

We’re dealing with structures,” she clarified.

Primavera also recommended that abandoned fish ponds should be reverted to mangrove forests that can

serve as greenbelts along coastal areas.

She, however, said many of these abandoned ponds have either been titled or blocked by resorts and other structures.

The Philippine Ecosystem Alliance is holding a four-day workshop that started on Monday to produce a climate change adaptation plan for resilient ecosystems.

The group is currently lobbying for the enactment of a People’s Survival Fund to help local communities cope with the impact of climate change.

(H. Marcos C. Mordeno/MindaNews)

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Thunderbird Cares in Davao communities

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HE activity may be a side event of the biggest annual cockfighting derby in the country but for sure, it was one major highlight of this year’s Thunderbird Davao Challenge.

For the fourth year in a row, Thunderbird Cares reached out to community beneficiaries of its charity works this time in Davao City-host of the 5-cock twin derby event.

Thunderbird Cares visited the House of Hope last Friday to conduct feeding activities as well as provide entertainment through a Jollibee party with the facility’s children cancer patients. Thunderbird Cares is a regular feature of the annual derby organized by Thunderbird, leading gamefowl feed brand in the country.

Dr. Mae Concepcion Dolendo, chief of the House of Hope and oncologist at the Southern Phillippines Medical Center, thanked Thunderbird Cares for bringing joy to the patients at House of Hope.

This year’s Thunderbird Davao Challenge also included several medical missions dubbed as Thunderbird Cares, in cooperation with Mr. Jun Bacolod in Panabo, in Bgy. Mattina Aplaya, Davao City and in Bgy.Makato, Makilala, North Cotabato.

The much-anticipated 6th Annual Thunderbird Challenge went on a four-

day swing for the first time in Davao City in what was reputed to be the biggest annual cockfighting event in the Philippines.

National endorsers of leading gamefowl feeds brand Thunderbird were welcomed by officials from the organizing Univet Nutrition and Animal Healthcare Company at the world-class Pearl Farm Beach Resort across the Island Garden City of Samal and at the Marco Polo Hotel.

The cocking greats who took part in the Thunderbird National All-Star 5-cock Derby include Engr. Sonny Lagon, Nene Abello, Lanceydela Torre, Pol Estrellado, Rey Briones, Nestor Vendivil, Mayor Bobby Clemente, Cong. Lawrence Wacnang, Joey Sy, PaoMalvar, Mayor JesryPalmares, Bebot Monsanto, Bernie Tacoy, Winnie Codilla, Mayor Baba Yap, former Gov. BahamMitra, Joe Laureno, Engr. Sonnie Magtibay, Tol Mariano, Lino Mariano, Jun, Bobot and Bong Tan, BugskyNgsuy, BentoySy, Manny Dalipe and Bebot Uy. Not to be outdone, the Thunderbird Mindanao AllStar 5-Cock Derby also paraded the most prolific and successful gamefowl breeders of Mindanao such as Gov. Eddiebong Plaza, Gov. Claude Baustista, Alex Macariola, Dorie Du, Balong Espinosa, Tata Sala, Kap. Romeo Baquirel, Mario Bantilan, Christian Saldivar,

THUNDERBIRD DAVAO CHALLENGE. Delegartes arrive at Pearl Farm Resort (top) for the four-day Thunderbird Davao Challenge. They were met by Albert Uy of Univet, makers of Thunderbird and two lovely Mutya ng Davao winners Nisreen Khurshid and Minette Macaraeg.

Lyndon Tabuada, Bryan Blanco, Herman Cantuba, Maning Eva, James Fuentes, Jojie Tiu, Jun Bacolod, Isidoro “B1” Uy, Larry Rubinos/Greg de Carlos, Boy Oncada, Sammy Uy, May-

or RoelParas, Juanito Nasser, Manny Ibanez, Dr. Alfonso Bitoy, Jr., Marny Fuentes, Boy Digal, and Jun Lao. First staged in 2010, the Thunderbird Challenge is an

annual 4-cock derby among Thunderbird Power Feeds & Thunderbird Powervet’s elite endorserswhich aims to promote cockfighting and local tourism, thus it has been held

in the country’s most popular travel destinations :Boracay in 2010, Palawan in 2011, Dakak, Dapitan in 2012, Bohol in 2013 and Ilocos Region in 2014.

tions assistant chief of staff Lieutenant Colonel Norman Zuniega told EDGE Davao that his unit is

asking the business sector to donate school supplies that will be placed in shoe boxes that will be delivered

to schoolchildren in the hinterlands who have no school materials up to now.

“It will depend on the donors what school materials they will put inside the box. (It can be) any school materials like pencils, ball pens, notebooks, erasers, and others. They may put slippers or shoes,” Zuniega said.

He said donors can also give school bags since there are children in the remote areas who do not have them. “They can place the school materials inside the school bags,” he said.

Zuniega said he presented the project to the Davao China Town Development Council last Tuesday to gain donors from the Filipino-Chinese community.

He he was told that the council will donate school supplies for children in farflung areas in the city such as Paquibato District and Marilog District.

The 10th ID launched “Project Shoe Box” last Monday at the headquarters of

Task Force Davao at Sta. Ana Wharf, Davao City.

10th ID commander Major General Eduardo M Año said the project aims to provide school materials for school children in depressed areas.

Año said the program has already donated 36,088 school kits so far.

Año said it also provides the school children the encouragement to study and develop their dreams. The project does not just provide but inspires them that men in uniform and different stakeholders of the country give priority to their right to education, he added.

The project was participated in by different organizations and individuals such as the Philippine Army, Children’s Hour, Kiwanis International, Unifrutti Phils Inc., Davao Travel Agencies Association, Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines, Motor Riders Association, NCCC Mall Davao, Fraternal Order of Eagle, and Davao City Chamber of Commerce.

EastMinCom appeals for more donors for ‘Project School Box’

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HE 10th Infantry Division of Eastern Mindanao Command (10th ID EastMinCom) is ap-

pealing for more donors for its “Project Shoebox.”

In an interview, 10th ID Civil Military Opera-

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THE WALL. The Philippines’ Dindin Santiago and Bea Morado defend against Indonesia’s controversial player April Managan. The Philippines, who lost a protest on Mangan based on questions of gender, bowed to the Indons in straight sets. Yesterday the Pinays got back over Malaysia.

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Warriors will try to figure out Game 4

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LL things considered, the Golden State Warriors would rather have been golfing.

That’s what some players did the last time they found themselves in this situation, when they were getting outmuscled and even outhustled, banged and beaten by a bigger team.

They couldn’t get a tee time on Wednesday (Thursday, Manila time). NBA Finals rules required the team to come to the arena for media obligations on the off day.

“So it’s going to be dark by the time we get out of here,” swingman Andre Iguodala said.

But just as they fought their way out of that situation against Memphis in the Western Conference semifinals, they believe they will overcome another 2-1 deficit now against Cleveland.

“We’ll figure out our game and the adjustments we need to make as we watch film later today, and we’ll be

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ready tomorrow to give our best effort,” MVP Stephen Curry said. “I feel like we’re pretty confident we can turn this around.”

They’ve accomplished it before, against a team that did some of the same things the Cavaliers are doing now.

The Grizzlies, with big bodies inside, play a rugged style reminiscent of Eastern Conference basketball. They won Game Two at Oracle Arena and came home to win Game Three in that series, sending Golden State to the video room.

The Warriors didn’t even go to the gym before Game Four in Memphis, instead watching two hours of film in a hotel ballroom when the players weren’t on the course. Coach Steve Kerr said they might’ve done the same thing Wednesday if they didn’t have to report to Quicken Loans Arena, but planned to watch tape at some point.

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“We’ll figure out our game and the adjustments we need to make," says Stephen Curry. AP

bird Challenge from June 4-7.

Aside from Cong. Wacnang and Vendivil, the cocking greats who took part in the Thunderbird National All-Star 5-cock Derby include Engr.

Sonny Lagon, Nene Abello, Lanceydela Torre, Pol Estrellado, Rey Briones, Mayor Bobby Clemente, Joey Sy, PaoMalvar, Mayor JesryPalmares, Bebot Monsanto, Bernie Tacoy, Winnie Codilla, Mayor Baba Yap, former Gov. BahamMitra, Joe Laureno, Engr. SonnieMagtibay, Tol Mariano, Lino Mariano, Jun, Bobot and Bong Tan, BugskyNgsuy, BentoySy, Manny Dalipe and BebotUy. Fuentes conquered the challenge of a star-studded field in the Thunderbird Mindanao All-Stars which included Gov. Eddiebong Plaza, Gov. Claude Baustista, Alex Macariola, Dorie Du, Balong

Espinosa, Tata Sala, Kap. Romeo Baquirel, Mario Bantilan, Christian Saldivar, Lyndon Tabuada, Bryan Blanco, Herman Cantuba, Maning Eva, James Fuentes, Jojie Tiu, Jun Bacolod, Isidoro “B1” Uy, Larry Rubinos/Greg de Carlos, Boy Oncada, Sammy Uy, Mayor RoelParas, Juanito Nasser, Manny Ibanez, Dr. Alfonso Bitoy, Jr., Boy Digal, and Jun Lao. First staged in 2010, the Thunderbird Challenge isan annual 4-cock derby among Thunderbird Power Feeds & Thunderbird Powervet’s elite endorserswhich aims to promote cockfighting and local tourism, thus it has been held in the country’s most popular travel destinations :Boracay in 2010, Palawan in 2011, Dakak, Dapitan in 2012, Bohol in 2013 and Ilocos Region in 2014.

cant parts of it, but the similarity is there,” Kerr said.

“Physical team that slows it down, like Memphis did. Our frustration with our pace and tempo is there. So it’s very similar and it’s very helpful that we’ve been through this process. Obviously, the personnel is different; the teams are different. But it’s something we’ve been through, and that is a positive that we

can draw on that experience.”

Golden State has averaged just 97.3 points in this series, even with two games going to overtime, after leading the NBA with 110 per game during the regular season. The Warriors were held to 90 and 89 in their back-toback losses to the Grizzlies, then bounced back with 102.3 per game in running off three straight victories.

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THLETICS: Kayla Anise Richardson, who won the women’s 100-meter dash finals, settled for the silver medal clocking 23.71 in the Women’s 200m. Singapore’s Veronica Pereira got the gold medal with 23.60.

Marestella Torres settled for the bronze medal in the women’s long jump event with an effort of 6.41.

Indonesia got the gold while Vietnam take home the silver. Meanwhile fellow Pinay Katherine Santos rank 4th overall with 6.40.

Jesson Ramil Cid for winning the silver medal in the men’s decathlon event.

Janry Ubas won the bronze medal.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: The Philippine Women’s Volleyball Team beat Team Malaysia in straight sets (25-15 25-18 25-16) at the preliminary round of the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. They will face Vietnam on Saturday in a “must-win” game

in order to advance to the semifinal round.

SWIMMING: Marella Vania Salamat gave Team Philippines its 22nd gold medal after topping the Women’s Individual Time Trial Finals at the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore with a time of 44:46.38.

Olympian Jasmine Alkhaldi amazingly led Philippine Team to a Bronze Medal finish in the women’s 4x100 meter individual medley.

CYCLING: Marella Salamat topped the women’s Individual Time Trial in cycling on Thursday to hike the Philippines’ gold medal haul to 22 in the Southeast Asian Games.

Salamat clocked 44 minutes and 46.38 seconds, almost 46 seconds clear of Thailand’s Chanpeng Nontasin to dominate the ITT at Marina Bay South.

Singapore’s Siew Kheng Chan bagged the bronze with a 47:44.91 performance.

Thunderbird Davao Challenge derby winners bared

WO top breeders from Luzon emerged co-champions in the recently-concluded Thunderbird Davao Challenge at New Davao Matina Gallera.

Cong. Lawrence Wacnang and Nestor Vendivil topped the two-pronged derby sponsored by leading gamefowl feeds brand Thunderbird in what lived up to be the biggest annual derby in the country.

Marny Fuentes reigned as solo champion in the Mindanao All-Stars.

“We congratulate the winners of this year’s event and at the same time thank Davao City for the tremendous support,” said Albert Uy of Univet, makers of Thunderbird.

The country’s finest gamefowl breeders competed in Davao City for the much-anticipated 6th Annual Thunder-

WINNERS. Cong. Larence Wacnang and Nestor Vendivil.

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T PRETTY NETTER. Katharina Lehnert of the Philippines in action during the women’s tennis team finals. Lehnert won her singles match but the PH netters bowed to Thailand in the deciding doubles to settle for the silver in the SEA Games in Singapore.

HE Philippine women’s volleyball team won its first match in the 28th Southeast Asian Games, downing Malaysia, 25-15, 2518, 25-16, on Thursday at the OCBC Arena Hall 2.

The victory evened the Filipina volleybelles’ record at 1-1 after a loss to Thailand on Wednesday.

Alyssa Valdez scored 13 points to lead the charge for the Nationals, who face Vietnam on Saturday.

“First game nila eh, jitters ’yan tapos siyempre naiilang pa sa isang player ng Indonesia. At least, maganda laro nila,” said coach Roger Gorayeb.

The Philippines now face a must-win against Vietnam in order to advance to the semifinals and assure the squad of a bronze medal.

Dindin Santiago had eight points, while skipper Jovelyn Gonzaga and Rachel Anne Daquis had seven each for the Philippines. “’Yung utak nila, siyempre iba ’yung laro dito, iba ’yung laro sa Maynila. Nakaranas na silang maglaro sa SEA Games,” said Gorayeb.