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NGCP lines in Lanao sabotaged 2 times

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HE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported that its Baloi-Agus 2 138 kiloVolt (kV) Line 1 in Barangay Adapun Ali, Balo-I, Lanao del Norte has been sabotaged, causing the line to trip and isolate Agus 1 and 2 hydroelectric plants, which currently provides 82MW of power to the Mindanao grid.

In a statement emailed to the media on Thursday afternoon, NGCP said a tree branch tied with a rope was intentionally thrown in the said line at around 10:47 in the morning of July 20, Wednesday.

NGCP added that efforts to immediately clear the line of the obstruction was significantly delayed as the landowner, Abner Sulog, initially refused NGCP entry to the transmission line corridor.

“Just a week ago, Line 2 of the same Baloi – Agus 2 line was similarly sabotaged. Line 2 has been out since July 12 after unknown persons maliciously erected a bamboo pole within NGCP’s right-of-way corridor, causing the transmission line to trip,” the NGCP added.

Attempts to re-energize the line failed after the claimant of the property, Mapangkat Luman, refused NGCP access to the transmission lines to conduct restoration activities, the corporation said.

NGCP’s Baloi-Agus 2 138kV Line is a vital source of power and energy in Mindanao as it connects Agus 1 and 2 hydro power plants to the Balo-i Substation.

It serves as the hub of power from the Agus Hydro Complex in North Mindanao to the grid

AGAINST ALL ODDS. Two young ladies fill up their Commission on Elections (Comelec) applications for registration forms on top of a garbage bin, as all the tables provided by the agency were occupied during the sixth day of registration for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections at Comelec 11 office in Davao City yesterday.

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PROPOSAL TO CLIP WMC POWERS HIT

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IMITING the functions of the Watershed Management Council (WMC) will go against the policy direction taken by Davao City in sustainably managing its watersheds.

This was the reaction of Mary Ann Fuertes, executive director of Interface Development Interventions (IDIS) to the proposal of Davao City councilors to clip the powers of the WMC, the policy-imple-

menting body of the Watershed Code of Davao City.

In a statement to the media on Thursday, Fuertes slammed the city council for pushing the said proposal, saying: “It is ironic because while our Watershed Code is being studied and replicated by policymakers and stakeholders nationwide because of its pro-active provisions in sustainable watershed management, our councilors seems to

take a backward step in trying to revise this.”

The statement particularly mentioned Second District Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang whom Fuertes said authored the proposal of reducing WMC’s role in issuing official policies on the expansion of commercial and corporate plantations in the prime agricultural areas in Davao City.

Councilor Dayanghirang himself has figured in a strong

advocacy for sufficient potable water supply to underserved places in the city especially the 2nd district.

“Why does he want to limit the WMC from doing its job of protecting the watersheds? Wouldn’t it be best to have our watersheds covered with flourishing forest cover instead of pesticide-intensive plantations? May I remind the councilors that our drink-

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SENIOR VOTER. Senior citizen Linda Agot goes over her application for the reactivation of her Commission on Elections (Comelec) registration record at the Comelec 11 office in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

More soldiers to augment Kadayawan security forces

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ECURITY measures during the week-long Kadayawan Festival this August in Davao City will be tightened as top government officials and personalities area expected to arrive and participate in the festivities.

Task Force Davao Commander Col. Henry Robinson told reporters in a press briefing that additional company-size soldiers will be arriving to augment the security forces during the celebration.

Expected to join the festivities during the kadayawan are President Rodrigo Duterte and the members of his cabinet and Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach.

“Security preparations are on-going. The security cluster has already converged and measures are already being undertaken,” Robinson said.

He added that they are also assessing threat groups that might pose danger during the celebration especially to the residents and visitors.

Robinson mentioned the ISIS-inspired Abu Sayaff and the BIFF (Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters) as among the threat groups.

In the same press briefing on Wednesday, Chief Superintendent Manuel Gaerlan, director of the Philippine National Police in Davao region (PRO-11) said their priority will be the safety of all the participants, spectators and visitors during the celebration of kadayawan.

Gaerlan also called on the residents to cooperate with authorities as some security measures will be strictly implemented during the celebration.

Among those measures are the prohibition of the bringing of backpacks and umbrellas.

“The people are the good agents of security,” Gaerlan said as he urged the Davao City residents to be vigilant and immediately inform the authorities if they found suspected items or encounter suspicious persons.

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SICK AND ALONE. American Hoyll Caldwell, 66, is now under the care of the Davao City Social Services and Development Office while the US Embassy is yet to respond on requests for his repatriation. (CIO)

Minda officials usually accused of misconduct, dishonesty, OMB-MIN

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ECORDS from the Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao (OMB-MIN) revealed that most of the public officials in Mindanao who are now facing administrative charges have committed acts of misconduct and dishonesty.

From January to July of this year, OMB-MIN said 116 public officials from Mindanao are now facing administrative cases related to misconduct.

On the other hand, 108 public officials from the island-region have been charged for dishonest practices.

OMB-MIN data added that 89 public officials are also fac-

ing administrative charges of conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service; 65 are facing abuse of authority; 45 for neglect of duty; and 25 for violating the provisions of Republic Act 6713.

From January to July of this year, a total of 448 public officials and employees in Mindanao are now facing administrative charges, the OMB-MIN said.

Public officials are bound to observe and live with, as they perform their functions and duties in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act 6713 or the Act establishing

a code of conduct and ethical standards for public officials and employees.

The law requires public servants to uphold the time-honored principle of “public office is a public trust.”

As RA 6713 defines the guidelines in the granting of incentives and rewards for exemplary service of public officials and employees, the law also enumerates the prohibited acts and transactions and the penalties to be imposed to public officials and employees found violating the law.

Of the total number of public officials and employees in

Mindanao who are now facing administrative cases, OMBMIN data revealed that 106 of them are barangay officials.

Next on the list are town and city councillors (91); municipal and city mayors (50); municipal, city and provincial department heads (33); BAC members (13); vice mayors (13); cashiers, revenue collectors and disbursing officers (11); clerks (7); directors (4); regional directors (3); governors (3); prosecutors (2); congressman (1); and vice governor (1).

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Ronald Kennedy, Jr., 51, claimed he was robbed upon arriving in Manila on his way to Davao City to meet a girlfriend.

In Davao, his relationship with the Pinay turned sour -with his girlfriend alleging he was beating her.

Eventually, the girlfriend reported the alleged abuse to the police, sending the American national to jail.

The police later referred the homeless and apparently broke Kennedy to the CSSDO for shelter.

The other American is 66-year-old and bedridden Hoyll Caldwell who was kicked out from an inn he had

been staying in after he failed to pay his rent for two months.

The frail Caldwell said he could no longer afford to pay for a caregiver after his pension was suspended by the American government.

Authorities said he will be transferred to the Davao City government-run home for aged Co Su Gian as they await the reply of the US Embassy in Manila.

Meanwhile, a distraught and hungry German national Peter Muhamburg was rescued by authorities as he roamed around the city for days.

The 52-year-old Muhamburg broke up with his girl-

friend who is a resident of Samal Island in Davao del Norte.

Social workers said Muhamburg went through depression and even attempted suicide.

In an interview, both Kennedy and Muhamburg admitted they just wanted to go home.

The city’s social services office also provided the three foreigners with the medical care.

“They are being afforded their basic needs, including referrals to the City Health Office for their check-up and provisions of medications,” Silvano said.

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Davao City assists 3 homeless foreigners

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HREE foreigners who went through a series of misfortunes during their stay in the Philippines are now under the care of the Davao City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO).

Minda A. Silvano, CSSDO action officer, said they have provided temporary shelter to the three foreigners -- a German and 2 Americans -- as they coordinate with their respective embassies for immediate repatriation.

“Although these types of clients are not the usual people that we provide services to, the city government could not just turn its back on them,” said Silvano.

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PSEi closes at new high for 2016

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HILIPPINE stocks closed at another record high for the year on Wednesday on positive second-quarter corporate earnings.

The local stock barometer advanced 15.96 points to 8,051.97 from previous day’s 8,036.01 finish. ”With corporate earnings expected to flow in, the PSEi probably will pierce the alltime high (of 8,127 achieved in April last year) within the next 10 days,” said First Grade Finance Inc. managing director Astro del Castillo in an interview.

Del Castillo said any positive new developments from President Rodrigo Duterte, particularly during his first State-of-the-Nation Address on Monday, could also provide a boost to the local bourse.

Victor Felix, equity ana-

lyst at AB Capital Securities, attributed the market gains to the positive second-quarter earnings results which recently have been released. ”And investors may be positioning ahead of more favorable results later this month.

That said, selling pressure remains in trading, with investors seeing the 8,000 level as a chance to take profit, considering that this week is data-light in terms of macroeconomic news,” he said.

Counters were mixed, with the financials, industrial, holdings firms and property closing in the green; while the services and mining and oil finished in negative territory.

Value turnover reached Php8.81 billion as 1.56 million shares changed hands.

Advancers dominated decliners, 113 to 84, while 54 issues unchanged. (PNA)

DENR chief to stop permit to expand of mining firm

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NVIRONMENT and Natural Resources Secretary Regina Paz Lopez has vowed to cancel OceanaGold Philippines Incorporated’s (OGPI) permit to expand its exploration activities.

Lopez said she has directed Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director Leo Jasareno to issue the cancellation order immediately.

The DENR chief will also issue a memorandum that any exploration permit will not be issued without the consent of the community, aside from the local government’s endorsement.

Lopez likewise ordered an audit of the mining in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya in a dialogue on Wednesday (July 20, 2016) held in Rockwell, Makati.

“I promise I will not let you suffer anymore,” she guaranteed the people of Nueva Vizcaya.

Lopez also committed to hold an Environmental Summit in the province of Nueva Vizcaya in the coming months.

Leaders of Didipio Earth Savers Multi Purpose Association (DESAMA), SALAKNIB, Alyansa ng Mangagawa at Magsasaka ng Kasibu (AMMKAS), together with the Al-

yansa Tigil Mina (ATM) and Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) and Nueva Vizcaya Governor Carlos Padilla were pleased about the outcome of the dialogue.

Padilla asserted that mining is not allowed in the province.

“I will exercise the full powers of my office to strictly implement the Environmental Code of Nueva Vizcaya. There will be no sacred cows where the rights and welfare of the people are concerned. Wala kaming sasantuhin,” he said.

“Our mandate is to protect the environment and the people. We are one with Secretary Gina Lopez in ending the suffering of our people,” he added.

DESAMA president Rufino Licyayo said they welcomed DENR’s plan to cancel the permit for exploration of OceanaGold.

“Masaya kami at pinakinggan ang aming panawagan. Ngunit hindi kami titigil hanggat hindi humihinto ang pagmimina sa aming buong probinsya,” he said.

OceanaGold operates the Didipio mine, a high-grade gold-copper open pit and

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PSEi closes at new high for 2016

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HILIPPINE stocks closed at another record high for the year on Wednesday on positive second-quarter corporate earnings.

The local stock barometer advanced 15.96 points to 8,051.97 from previous day’s 8,036.01 finish. ”With corporate earnings expected to flow in, the PSEi probably will pierce the alltime high (of 8,127 achieved in April last year) within the next 10 days,” said First Grade Finance Inc. managing director Astro del Castillo in an interview.

Del Castillo said any positive new developments from President Rodrigo Duter-

te, particularly during his first State-of-the-Nation Address on Monday, could also provide a boost to the local bourse.

Victor Felix, equity analyst at AB Capital Securities, attributed the market gains to the positive second-quarter earnings results which recently have been released. ”And investors may be positioning ahead of more favorable results later this month.

That said, selling pressure remains in trading, with investors seeing the 8,000 level as a chance to take profit, considering that this week is data-light in terms of macroeconomic

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THIRST QUENCHER. A bystander samples a fruit shake sold at a stall managed by a member of the Davao Region Association of the Deaf, Inc. during the city’s observance of Persons With Disability (PWD) Week at the lobby of Sangguniang Panlungsod in Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.

More techvoc scholarships offered in 2016: TESDA

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HE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is offering more scholarship vouchers for its technical vocational (tech-voc) courses this year to students and young professionals who are seeking to upgrade their techvoc skills.

TESDA-Compostela Valley provincial director Arlyn S. Bandong bared that the regional office received a P134 million-share for scholarship vouchers for 2016, which is higher compared to the P57 million-budget last year.

“These vouchers will be made available in all 156 TESDA-accredited collages and training centers throughout

the Davao Region,” Bandong said during this week’s edition of Wednesdays at Habi at Kape, Abreeza Mall.

Bandong explained that students who wish to avail of scholarship vouchers for different TESDA courses like welding will receive a grant of P10,000, while those who want to enroll in automotive courses will receive P5,000 educational assistance.

Short courses under the supervision of TESDA include all programs taken three years and below. After completing these courses, students are required to take and pass a national competency exam for assessment and certification.

According to Balindong, Filipinos who want to work abroad have a better chance of landing better-paying jobs if they are equipped with technical competencies and skills.

She pointed out that the labor market abroad has become more sophisticated, wherein prospective employers prioritize workers who have more skills.

For instance, there is a huge demand for Filipino welders and butchers abroad, she added.

“We keep on producing more welders because of the high demand in the shipbuilding and construction industries abroad, but there still

shortage both in the local and international labor market” she said.

There is also an increasing need for more slaughtering graduates of TESDA in countries like Australia and New Zealand.

Bandong bared that their graduates are now earning an average of P110,000 to P120,000 in Australia as butchers.

“There’s a huge opportunity for TESDA graduates abroad,” she said.

She said there was a shift in the labor market, making TESDA courses more relevant than being an alternative to tertiary education.

plained that the activity aimed to introduce regional industry players to the green value chain concept which they can integrate into their processes to contribute to environmental preservation efforts.

Meanwhile, Pilarca pointed out that the activity was just the initial step towards achieving the bigger goal of greening the industry clusters through the industry players.

“This activity is the initial step that industry cluster players needed to take for them to eventually be able to practice green initiatives in their value chains,” she said.

Pilarca further noted that there is a need for follow-through activities which

are industry cluster-specific in order to ensure the proper integration and implementation of these green value chain initiatives.

In particular, the one-day seminar-workshop focused on the following: The relevance of greening the value chain, most especially in process-heavy businesses which consume volumes of resources in their daily operations; The need for immediate integration of green processes in the value chains due to the advancing state of global warming; The shift of business orientation from mere profiteering to profiteering with social

responsibility and environmental stewardship to foster sustainability; and The conduct of focus group discussions per industry cluster to assist players in the creation of their industry’s green value chain map.

On the other hand, the participants developed industry-specific action plans that are designed to “green” their respective value chains were drafted.

The activity, which was attended by 45 regional industry cluster players, was the first of the series of activities aimed to promote the greening of the value chain processes of the industry clusters in the Davao Region. (DTI11/JMO/JMM)

DTI intensifies campaign in‘Greening the Industry Clusters’

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N line with its campaign towards producing more responsible industry players, The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Davao Regional Office recently conducted a seminar-workshop dubbed “Greening the Industry Clusters” in Davao City.

Held at the Ritz Hotel, the activity was facilitated by Rita Pilarca, senior adviser on the National Policy for Promotion of Green Economic Development (ProGED) Project, a joint undertaking of DTI-Regional Operations Group and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. DTI-Davao Regional Director Maria Belenda Q. Ambi ex-

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EDITORIAL Simple SONA

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ES, it’s not a party so dress simply.

That’s is the word circulating among members of the House of Representatives and Senate as everyone gests set for the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday.

The SONA, in latter years has become the ‘Oscars of the Philippines’ judging on how the attendees dress up for the event.

Not this time. The circular said “dress simply in business attire.”

So does this mean the year’s much-anticipated fashion

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Judging the President’s penchant for simplicity and less fanfare, the SONA on Monday will be replete with the fireworks so to speak as focus will be on what he is going to say on his very first address to the nation as its 16th President.

The eavesdroppers and paparazzis who are out to keep eye on the designer’s gowns and suits of the legislators and their spouses will be disappointed. The theme of the day is back to basics—a working theme for everyone who will be in the floor on a supposed working day.

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Some raw pointers negotiating treaties

S the Philippines enters 2017 a whole new international arena beckons.

ASEAN integration and the complicated dynamics of the West Philippine Sea dispute put our international negotiating capabilities to the test. International experts pushing for the adoption of certain treaty provisions often lament the political gerrymandering that hampers the implementation of important treaty requirements, often dismissing the “national interest” as a ploy to deaden the treaty’s effectiveness. An example given is the various international agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which they claim has hardly reduced the global production of such. Most recently, a few bristled at President Duterte’s comments about not adhering to the Paris Climate Change Agreement.

What was once the domain of seasoned diplomats and government technical experts is now, with the landing of social media, and open discussion. Suddenly, everybody with a passport becomes an expert on international law and global trade. A facebook friend lamented the metric tons of

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HE United Nations and all these (industrialized) countries are hypocrites.”

This was what then presidential candidate Rodrigo R. Duterte said in response to a question about how the country plans to implement its commitments to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

It happened in the second round of debates held on March 20 in Cebu.

During his campaign, Duterte’s slogan was “Change is coming.” But when it comes to climate change, he may never change at all.

Duterte was true to himself when he said that will not honor the historic Paris agreement on climate change during the send-off party for Filipino athletes competing in the Rio 2016 Olympics.

The Philippines was one of the signatories of the agreement along with other 200 countries that was adopted in December last year during the 21st Conference of Parties in France.

A foreign ambassador made a mistake of asking the president if the country could maintain its carbon emissions.

(For the uninformed, carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases that caused the warming of the globe. Increased levels of carbon dioxide are primarily produced from burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil to generate electricity, and gasoline for vehicles. Additional increases are caused by deforestation.)

Duterte answered negatively. “We have not reached the age of industrialization. We’re now going into it. But you are trying stymie

what he conMY TWO CENTS’ siders wrong opinions on the West Philippine Sea arbitration ruling, given that he is an international lawyer based in New York.

Often, public participaJohn Tria tion in our treaty adherence is ecisouth@gmail.com when the Senate is tasked to ratify it, or when Congress is required to enact special laws to guide, or hasten the implementation of treaty provisions. In spite of these formal processes to enable larger country commitment, treaty provisions and the impacts these will have on the daily lives of Filipinos are something needing further examination.

Nonetheless, today’s advantage is that social and mass media both demystify and illuminate what was once a process nebu-

lous to the general public, as it now becomes as intimate as evening news, with stakeholders ready and able to contribute to the framing of the country agenda. Social media in particular allows repeated exposure, collaboration and sharing of topics regarded as difficult and hyfalutin. The internet becomes the peoples platform, their general assembly and security council. Everyone is his own diplomat. We can now do more than Senate ratification to encourage participation.

I recall one of our first international environmental treaties such as the The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, is an international protocol to the Vienna Convention designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of substances that deplete ozone, the gas that prevents Ultraviolet light from reaching us. These are often in the form of refrigerants popularly called “freon,” which is all imported. Through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), we set up a desk to implement the treaty provisions. We made the effort to

monitor importers and users of these substances, often airconditioning repair shops.

Their participation in the process of gradually limiting the import of the items was secured, eventually phasing out the use of these even in the most remote aircon repair shops. With their help, we collectively adhered to the programs imposed on us to ensure our compliance to the protocols provisions. Today, we no longer use ozone depleting substances. Such are a thing of days past.

Perhaps therein lies the way forward.

The first lesson is that our agreements and adherence to such treaties should be carefully studied in light of national priorities and needs. Secondly, greater participation of affected economic and social sectors to ensure their input in forming the nations approach when facing negotiations, often with competing parties, cement their adherence to the treaty requirements. The country then follows their lead, and treaties become easier to uphold. Perhaps these pointers will do us well into a more globally interfaced future.

(our growth) THINK ON THESE! with an agreement that says you can only go up to here,” the president was quoted as saying by “Philippine Daily Inquirer.”

When the Henrylito D. Tacio ambassador rehenrytacio@gmail.com minded that the Philippines was part of the international treaty, which government officials signed, Duterte replied, “That was not my signature. It’s not mine!”

It was Dr. James E. Hansen of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration who first raised the problem of climate change. In 1988, he told an American Senate hearing that the greenhouse effect “is changing our climate now.”

The greenhouse effect is a natural warming process. During the Climate Change Media Workshop two years ago, Dr. Rosa T. Perez said that carbon dioxide and certain other gases are always present in the atmosphere. These gases create a warming effect that has some similarity to the warming inside a greenhouse, hence the name “greenhouse effect.”

Here’s what happens: “Visible sunlight passes through the atmosphere without being absorbed; some are back-scattered. Some of the sunlight striking the earth is absorbed and converted to heat, which warms the surface. The surface emits heat to the at-

mosphere, where some of it is absorbed by greenhouse gases and re-emitted toward the surface. Some of the heat is not trapped by greenhouse gases and escapes into space.”

Dr. Rosa is a research fellow of the Manila Observatory. She was one of the scientists who contributed to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations body which became a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

According to Dr. Perez, human activities that emit additional greenhouse gases to the atmosphere increase the amount of heat that gets absorbed before escaping to space, thus enhancing the greenhouse effect and amplifying the warming of the earth.

“Although the Earth’s climate has changed many times throughout its history, the rapid warming seen today cannot be explained by natural processes alone,” points out Dr. Perez, who has a PhD in Meteorology from the University of the Philippines.

“Climate change is very simple,” noted Dr. Robert Watson, IPCC Chairman. “We are increasing emissions of greenhouse gases and thus their concentrations in the atmosphere are going up. As these concentrations increase, the temperature of the earth rises.”

Aside from carbon dioxide, the following are also considered greenhouse gases: water vapor, methane, and nitrous oxide. There are also those man-made gases generated during industrial processes like sulfur hexaflouride, hydrofluorocarbons, and perfluorocarbons.

“Our lifestyle has led to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,” notes the fact sheet circulated during the work-

shop mentioned earlier. “These gases trap heat from the sun, making the earth warmer. Manifestations of a warmer world include rising mean temperatures, sea level rise and increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events like droughts and greater rainfall.”

“Continued emission of greenhouse gases will cause further warming and long-lasting changes in all components of the climate system, increasing the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems,” contends the new IPCC report.

Dr. Perez says that the current carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere is about 40% more than pre-industrial levels. “We are emitting a lot of carbon dioxide faster than the Earth can absorb any excess,” she deplores.

In an article published by Rappler in May, Renee Juliene Karunungan wrote: “We also cannot wait for the rest of the world to act before we start acting ourselves. Yes, developed countries will need to commit more, and yes the Philippines only emits a small amount of carbon in the atmosphere. But we are a country vulnerable to climate change impacts and has already claimed thousands upon thousands of lives and livelihoods.

Karunungan, the program manager for advocacy for Dakila, a group of artists working for social transformation, further wrote: “Climate change is here, happening right now.

It is our moral imperative to do our share of climate action. We cannot continue investing in dirty energy. We cannot say climate change does not have to be discussed. We need to discuss it and we need to discuss what we plan to do with it.”

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ing water, which the city is very proud of, is dependent on a healthy watershed ecosystem,” Fuertes added in the statement.

The IDIS also emailed to EDGE Davao on Thursday the provisions that the city council wanted to amend, to include the issuing of clearances for all forms of undertakings in the conservation, agro-forestry/ non-tillage areas declared as environmentally-critical areas on the basis of the recommendation of the watershed

multipartite monitoring team and the barangay watershed management council.

The task to issue official policies on the expansion of commercial/corporate plantations in the prime agricultural areas based on an in-depth evaluation of its environmental, economic and social implications, including the function to evaluate for approval or deny applications for zoning exemptions and/or reclassification of prime agricultural areas in the watersheds will also

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be amended in the proposal of the council, the IDIS added.

“The endangered Philippine eagle, along with other endemic threatened species of plants and animals, are also dependent on a thriving forest ecosystem in the watersheds,” Fuertes said, as she called on the stakeholders to become vigilant and prevent any moves towards weakening the Watershed Code of Davao City.

“Now that the city is growing, we need to make sure that our environmental legis-

lations are strengthened, not weakened so that Davao does not become like the other cities in the capital region which are overdeveloped and have only now begun to adopt stringent environmental policies,” she said.

The WMC is composed of members coming from the various sectors in Davao City and chaired by the City Mayor.

It meets every month to monitor the implementation of the Watershed Code of Davao City.

users all over the island, including the largest consumers of power in the southern urban centers of Davao City and General Santos City.

NGCP said that its other line, the Agus 2-Kibawe 138kV line is still not energized since May 3, 2016 after one of its towers was bombed by still unidentified perpetrators.

The Agus 2-Kibawe line delivers power from Agus 1 and 2 hydro facilities to the rest of the Mindanao grid.

NGCP said it could not repair the bombed tower because of an on-going case against land claimants, the Sambitory family, who refused the entry of NGCP’s line personnel.

The company requested for a Temporary Restraining Order against the family, with the hearing set on August 10, 2016, the NGCP added.

In the same statement, the NGCP reiterated its appeal to the national and local governments, community leaders and the general public to respect the transmission right-of-way.

“NGCP continues in its efforts to provide world-class, reliable and efficient power transmission services to all areas within its franchise. But our efforts are oftentimes hindered by these claimants who seem determined to burden the public with avoidable power interruptions,” the company said.

ALEXANDER D. LOPEZ

Silvano’s office has also been in close coordination with the foreigners’ respective embassies, through the

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DPWD), to facilitate their repatriation.

(CIO)

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These include commitment to public interest, professionalism, justness and sincerity, political neutrality, responsiveness to public, nationalism and patriotism, commitment to democracy and simple living.

As public servants, they are bound, as spelled out in Section 5 of RA 6713, to act promptly on letters and reports; submit annual performance report; process documents and papers expeditiously; act immediately on the public’s personal transactions; and make documents accessible to public.

Aside from administrative charges, 217 public officers and employees in Mindanao are also facing criminal charges this year, the OMB-MIN added.

Out of this number, 102 are

in violation of the provisions of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act; 55 for falsification; 36 for malversation; and 24 for perjury.

The OMB-MIN data added that most of the public officials in Mindanao facing criminal charges are barangay captains (95), followed by town and city councillors (73); mayors (50); municipal, city and provincial heads (40); BAC members (23); accountants, administrative and budget officers (20); clerks (16); cashiers, revenue collectors and disbursing officers with (15).

Also charged with criminal cases are board of directors of Mindanaao government-owned and controlled corporations with 14; vice mayors 11; directors 8; regional directors 5; engineers 6; governors 4; prosecutors 2; and congressman 2.

underground mine located around 270 kilometers north of Manila.

The mine is one of the lowest-cost gold mines in the world, with nominal production of 100,000 ounces of gold and 14,000 tons of copper.

It has an estimated re-

serve of 1.59 million ounces of gold and 210,000 tons of copper. It had its full-year of operation in 2014.

OceanaGold’s mining claim covers around 15,000 hectares, but it has only explored and developed around 900 hectares. (PNA)

news,” he said.

Counters were mixed, with the financials, industrial, holdings firms and property closing in the green; while the

services and mining and oil finished in negative territory.

Value turnover reached Php8.81 billion as 1.56 million shares changed hands. (PNA)

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Sun drenched tropical discoveries

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A retreat to experience the calming ocean breeze as it skims across the waves towards a tropical paradise, that’s the inspiration behind this season’s unique offerings.

CLASSICS COLLECTION. Premium finishes and evocative materials like vibrant woven straw, ballistic fabric, innovative self-healing ripstop and lustrous nylon adorn the extensive SS16 Classics collection.

Refreshing seasonal tones and custom prints pull inspiration from vibrant skies and palm fringed sanctuaries. Among the selection of new backpack silhouettes, a full-sized rendition of the popular Dawson is introduced alongside the cleanly designed Iona.

Herschel Supply’s highest volume tote, the Bamfield, joins the Point as welcomed additions to the SS16 line. The updated Women’s offering includes exciting new crossbody, backpack, shoulder bag and clutch silhouettes that are elegantly styled.

STUDIO COLLECTION. The SS16 Studio collection manifests the brand’s utilitarian aspect which features clean lines and innovative water-resistant materials engineered to complement one’s urban exploration. Composed of polycoat fabric and industrial grade tarpaulin product segments, the progressive Studio Collection is finished with sealed zippers, premium tanned leather and screen printed accents.

The iconic Little America backpack is introduced to the protective polycoat offering, joining new Spring silhouettes such as the oversized Bamfield tote and the Studio-exclusive Ruskin backpack. Familiar staples like the Sutton Mid-Volume duffle and Chapter travel kit are also featured in Black, White, Navy and Deep Lichen Green seasonal colors. The premium tarpaulin line continues to elevate the Studio Collection with updated White, Peacoat and Quarry tones that are perfect for the Summer season. The streamlined Parker backpack is introduced to a range of familiar silhouettes, including the classic Settlement backpack, Alexander tote, Chapter travel kit and versatile Folio XL pouch.

HEADWEAR COLLECTION. Embracing the spirit of tropical destinations, Herschel Supply also offers a broad range of headwear for its SS16 line from caps, bucket hats to knitted beanies that will surely complement one’s sun drenched getaways.

Joined by the Guide Pack in the perfor-

mance pieces, the cleanly designed Stride offering is presented, applying lightweight poly micro fiber and perforated panels to athletic silhouettes. The woven straw Dawn, comfortable Faded Denim and military-inspired tonal cotton Defense Class are also among the new addition. Featured in an array of seasonal tones and materials, new design-driven headwear silhouettes have also been added. The Whaler Mesh snapback, along with the vintage baseball inspired Harwood and six-panel Troy caps are joined by the full brim Gambier, which is rendered in soft felt. Perfect for any season, the low profile Buoy beanie is a welcomed addition to the refined offering of knitted headwear.

EXPLORING KINDNESS. The event is also a fund raising partnership between Herschel Supply and Makati Garden Club (MGC) as part of both brands’ CSR efforts. The proceeds from the event will be extended to charitable institutions that will help send less fortunate kids to school. MGC was started by a small group of plant lovers and is now the pioneer and leader in plant care a n d gardening i n t h e

country. It has continuously supported different fund-raising and livelihood projects to give back to the Filipino community.

Herschel Supply draws from the imagination of the explorers and dreamers, people who seek to connect to the world with the different discoveries they make along their journeys.

Blending innovation and iconic aesthetics, the brand seeks to enable the wanderer in us, one bag at a time.

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TIED FOR 11TH Nagayo improves to an 82 in second round

Youngest SKC‘Athlete of the Year’ Awardee Tan to be feted this Friday

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YEAR OLD Atsuko Kayel Tan, the eldest daughter of AAK (Association for the Advancement of Karatedo) Davao branch chief Rommel C. Tan, a gold medalist in the last 17th Malaysian Milo Open Championships in Kuala Lumpur will be receiving the Athlete of the Year Award this coming Friday, July 22, at the Grand Ballroom of the Apo View Hotel, for the 22nd annual SKC (So Kim Cheng) Awards. She is the youngest female awardee, by far in the history of this affair.

The male Athlete of the Year is no other than 12 year old fellow karateka John Paul Ponce, also from the AAK Davao Chapter who bagged the gold in the same event in Malaysia.

According to Rommel C. Tan during the weekly SCOOP (Sports Communicators Organization of the Philippines) Session at the Royal Mandaya Hotel, the DCSCI (Dabaw City Sports Council Inc.) thru its annual sports award giving event, which is the SKC has decided to present her with this award because of her huge accomplishment in the international field of competition for the sport of Karatedo.

‘As her father and their coach I am truly proud of what she and the rest of the team have achieved and worked hard for,’ he said.

Tan who was joined by SKC Foundation’s John Irene Del Campo and fellow DCSCI officer Jerson Tamayo hinted that his daughter has already surpassed his own record as an Athlete of the Year awardee also and he is truly elated that the fruits of her labor and training have paid of this time.

Del Campo cited that for this year’s SKC Awards there are around 80 recipients for citations and achievements including those for the team events.

‘We have invited no less than former PSC (Philippine Sports Commission) commissioner Leon ‘Binggoy’ Montemayor to be our honored guest for this event, as well as city mayor Sara Duterte and vice mayor Pulong Duterte,’ she said.

In addition, special citations and certificates of recognition will also be awarded to sports icons who have passed on recently (post humus) and the members of the media and their respective outlets which have helped shape the development of local sports.

By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO

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njb@edgedavao.net

LESSANDRA Christine “Ella” Nagayo bounced back from a mediocre first round to improve to a 10-over par 82 on Wednesday to stay within striking distance of a top 10 finish in the 2016 World Junior Stars of Golf Las Vegas.

The 12-year old Nagayo, daughter of former city councilor Rachel and Aus-

tralia-based nurse Danny, toured the Angel Park Mountain course with nines of 37 and 43 for a two-day total of 166, 27 strokes off the pace.

Phanarai Meesom-us of Thailand led the Girls 11-12 division after 36 holes with a 139.

Fresh from a rousing week in the IMG Academy World Junior Golf Champi-

Froome zooms as rival concedes

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AIRO Quintana was expected to celebrate Colombia’s national holiday with a major offensive in the Alps that would see him close in on Tour de France leader Chris Froome.

It didn’t happen.

Despite being a specialist in mountain stages, Quintana surrendered to the defending champion in the first Alpine leg of this year’s Tour — won by Russian all-rounder Ilnur Zakarin on Wednesday.

Froome made the most of a brutal final ascent to the artificial lake of Finhaut-Emosson to tighten his grip on the race and take another step toward a third title in four years at cycling’s biggest event.

“It’s been a very difficult Tour for Nairo,” said Froome, after the Colombian lost another 28 seconds. “He’s still a great rival and a big challenger for me, but he lost more time today. I think for him to re-enter into the game again he’s going to have to do a real good time trial tomorrow.”

Having already lost a considerable amount of time during the two first weeks of racing, Quintana was expected to be in the thick of the action in the Alps. Instead, he was powerless to do anything but watch when Froome accelerated with less than two kilometers left.

“My yellow dream is over, but I’m just 26, and the riders in front

of me have more experience,” said Quintana, who finished twice runner-up at the Tour behind Froome in 2013 and 2015. “I have many years left to realize that dream.”

While Quintana struggled, Froome reasserted his superiority over his direct rivals in the sizzling heat that hit the Swiss Alps.

“I’m feeling better than I’ve ever felt in the third week of a Grand Tour before,” Froome said.

Given the big gaps which the Kenya-born rider has already opened up, the news does not bode well for his rivals.

With four stages remaining before the finish in Paris, Froome leads Bauke Mollema by 2 minutes 27 seconds overall. Adam Yates is third, 2:53 off the pace and Quintana sits in fourth place, 3:27 behind his British rival.

Once the stage reached the mountains, Froome’s teammates deployed their usual tactics, moving to the front to set a sustained tempo and tire his rivals. Riding several minutes behind the breakaways, Richie Porte finally attacked from the yellow jersey group around two kilometers from the finish.

On the steep ramps leading to the line, Quintana, Yates and Mollema were unable to respond, and Froome accelerated. Quintana first followed the defending champion’s frenetic pace but cracked after a few hundred meters.

LEADER. Chris Froome, Richie Porte and Bauke Mollema break away and Nairo Quintana fails to respond. AP

onships in San Diego, Nagayo started strong after going two under par after six holes highlighted by back-to-back birdies on the second and third.

The backnine, however, was a different story as the winds started to blow hard.

Nagayo faultered with three double bogeys and a bogey on 10th.

Ella’s younger brother Daniel Luis Nagayo tied for 23rd in the Boys 9-10 division after two rounds.

The tournament was played in an amazing layout at Angel Park Mountain course which plays a regular Par 71 over a distance of 6722 yards.

Taking inspiration from the striking views of the nearby Red Rock and Spring Mountain ranges, The Mountain Course is a golfer¹s dream that stretches through rolling terrain and native high-desert vegetation. Creative design elements and the stylish use of hazards present an aesthetically pleasing and challenging test of golf.

The Mountain Course is particularly treacherous around the greens. The par4 tenth hole requires an approach over desert to a crowned, well guarded green of modest size. Wayward approach shots tend to find trouble which leads to a challenging up and down.

WORLD STARS. Daniel Luis and Ella Nagayo are seeing action in the current World Junior Stars of Golf Las Vegas.

Olympic hopeful thankful for increase in allowance

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EBUANO Olympic hopeful and the country’s top marathoner Mary Joy Tabal said she believes the increase of the allowance for the Olympic-bound athletes will help motivate them in the 2016 Rio Olympics, which fires off on Aug. 5 in Brazil.

President Rodrigo R. Duterte increased the allowance of the athletes and coaches and also the officials going to Rio Olympics.

During the send off party last Monday at the Rizal Hall of Malacañang, the President increased the allowance from USD1,000 to USD3,000 for the athletes and coaches and from

USD3,000 to USD5,000 for the officials.

“The allowance I get from my sponsors is just enough for my training and supplements.

I’m also supporting my family so this can really help me,” said the 27-year-old Tabal, who has not joined commercial races since she started aiming for the Rio Olympics.

“We (athletes) have sacrificed months for this — from joining the qualifier and eventually going to Rio. The athletes deserve the increase and we thank the President for it,” she said.

Tabal of Barangay Guba, Cebu City is part of the 12-man member of the Philippine Team

Lin returns to NY with Brooklyn stint J

EREMY Lin has officially returned to the New York area.

He captivated the city in his Linsanity era when he averaged 24 points, nine assists and four rebounds for the Knicks during a 10-game stretch in February 2012.

Lin comes to Brooklyn as the starting point guard for the Nets.

He’s reuniting with coach Kenny Atkinson, the former Knicks assistant coach who helped him develop.

“The way I was looking at free agency is kind of when you invest in a startup company,” Lin said. “You don’t necessarily look at the product right then and there at that moment. That is a big part of it, but you’re kind of betting on the founder a lot of times. You’re betting on what

that person is capable of doing because sometimes as you go through the process the final product is going to change a lot and that’s very common in startups. I feel like that’s kind of like how I saw this. I’m betting on certain people. I’m betting on Kenny (Atkinson). I’m betting on Sean (Marks). I’m betting on myself. I’m betting on Brook Lopez.”

Lin wants to prove he can be a full-time starting point guard as he was during Linsanity.

“That’s a huge thing for me because in free agency I kind of said I want to see how great I can become,” Lin said. “I’ve played a lot of different roles, I’ve sacrificed for a lot of teams I’ve been on in the past. I’ve taken smaller roles to try to help the team suc-

to Brazil and will be competing in the women’s marathon event on Aug. 14.

The rest of the national team members are Eric Cray (men’s 400-meter hurdles), Marestella Torres-Sunang (women’s long jump), Nestor Colonia (men’s weightlifting), Kirstie Alora (women’s taekwondo), Hidilyn Diaz (women’s weightlifting), Rogen Ladon (men’s boxing), Ian Lariba (women’s table tennis), Charly Suarez (men’s boxing), Miguel Tabuena (men’s golf) and swimmers Jessie Lacuna andJasmine Alkhaldi.

Tabal started her road to Olympics early this year by joining two qualifying races.

She fell short in the Boston Marathon last April, but finally got the mark in the ScotiaBank Ottawa Marathon last May, where she clocked 2 hours 43 minutes and 31 seconds. The qualifying time for women’s marathon was 2:45.

Tabal, who’s backed by Motor Ace-Kawasaki Racing Team, is currently on her fourth week of training in Japan under Nippon Sports Science University and coach Akio Usami.

Tabal will complete the training on Aug. 2 and will directly travel to Brazil. She will have around two weeks to acclimatize and adjust to Brazil’s time zone. (PNA)

ceed. Now I have that chance to take a much bigger role and be a much bigger part.”

Lin is joined by fellow free agent addition Anthony Bennett.

The former 2013 No. 1 overall pick is joining his fourth team in four seasons.

“I think because he’s been torn down a little bit and lost his confidence, I think in his case we’ve got to build him up again,” Atkinson said. “Really narrow down what his role is going to be and then build his confidence back up.”

Other Brooklyn offsea-

son additions include Greivis Vasquez, Luis Scola, Trevor Booker, Randy Foye, Caris LeVert, Justin Hamilton and Joe Harris.

Despite the new additions, general manager Sean Marks cautioned more moves could still happen.

“I don’t know that we’re ever done,” Marks said. “We’ll obviously listen and see what else is out there. We’ll continue to scout and scour and see what other teams are doing, other leagues around the world are doing, how the Olympics are going.”

Jeremy Lin wants to prove he can be a full-time starting point guard as he was during Linsanity. AP

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“DESPITE THE LIMITATION OF SOURCE MATERIALS AS SUBJECTS, I WOULD SAY I WAS IN PRAYER MODE THE WHOLE TIME I PAINTED. I prayed for President Digong and the country. I felt that finally we have a president who is bent on making changes. Every stroke was a prayer for God to free this sick country, so full of corruption and crimes. Only God can heal our land by using a sincere man to address these problems,” solemnly uttered by Daryl de Leon Descallar—the first Bisaya-speaking artist to have an official presidential painting hanged in Malacanang—or should I dare say: the new “Mindalacanang”!

And why not, when from start of the DU30 presidential campaign to the finish, the impressions on how things were done was somewhat “notby-the-book”? It was only more than fitting that our first Mindanaoan president should have an unconventional oil portraiture from his hometown.

There are three distinct eccentricities in President Rody Duterte’s painting: • His is a bit informal with the “Digong Dekwatro”, and with his signature hand on his face pose (the index finger is hidden by the middle finger, which he does to press part of his face whenever he feels a sensation on that area, which was caused by an accident he had before).

The former presidents were formally standing up or sitting down.

• The font type for the words- “SAGISAG NG PANGULO NG PILIPINAS”, in the painting was font type “Arial”—which is sans serif or without a stroke at the end. Older versions of the President’s seal used a font with serif,

an example of this is the font type “Times New Roman”.

• The Philippine flag at the background is found on the left side of President Digong rather than on the traditional right side of past presidential portraits.

Daryl and his group, Tabula Rasa Art Group Unlimited, were very honored to have done this once-ina-lifetime opportunity, albeit the grueling schedule.

“It was offered to us three weeks before the inauguration date and President Rody Duterte didn’t have the time for a photo shoot which I offered to do,” Daryl nervously laughs, still unbelieving that they have pulled something like this off.

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It was only more than fitting that our first Mindanaoan president should have an unconventional oil portraiture from his hometown.

Rasa was even conceived, as an individual, Daryl’s artistic style is birthed from the classical—near to realistic and precise strokes. Although his family didn’t have any artistic background, their encouragement made him feel inspired to attend University of Sto. Tomas’ Fine Arts course. “I went back to painting 26 years after graduating from college.

This was because I became a missionary and I also got more involved in

Photo of President Duterte’s portrait courtesy of Edwin Tuyay.

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graphic design and advertising arts and painting was totally out of the picture,” Daryl explained. His other works usually tell of Filipino life and the beauty of Mindanaoan crafts, as well as some artworks that communicate life principles and godliness that inspires inner strength. More and more of his works, however, have evolved to a more fluid style of painting—going towards impressionism. A perfect example would be his artistic translation of our President’s portrait—brush strokes can be clearly noticed, making it less photographic.

Clearly, the hand of God guided Daryl and the whole Tabula Rasa group in every step of this special and national endeavor. Daryl’s missionary side shares this personal perspective: “Art is God-given and must be used to glorify God. From painting to making different kinds of design works, I seek God’s help as I design whatever project I am commissioned to work with.” He and I would like to dedicate this article to our late artist friend, Bai Manginsay. We are sure that he too has helped with this artistic journey from above!

A photo portrait of Daryl de Leon Descallar