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CHILD-FRIENDLY CITY NO MORE? City Council condemns rising child abuse cases EDGE DAVAO Sports

By TIZIANA CELINE S. PIATOS

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HE rising number of child abuse cases has cast doubts on the city’s title as the country’s most child-friendly city.

Following the recent death of a beaten 2-year old toddler, the City Council on Tuesday condemned the increasing number of related cases in the city.

Councilor Avegayle Ortiz, in her privilege speech at the regular session of the Sangguniang Panglungsod on Nov. 22, said she was appalled at the rising cases of child-abuse in

the city’s communities.

The latest case of child abuse involved two-year-old boy named John Earl Cagalitan who was beaten to death in Calinan District by his guardians on November 14.

The boy was entrusted to his mother’s relatives, Sarah Jane Alcain and husband Ronilo, while his mother was working in Bahrain.

“While we condemn such detestable incident and even as we clamor for immediate justice, we are concerned that it also creates a manifestation

that such incident runs counter to our identity as the most child friendly city,” Ortiz said.

He called on the city council to give more immediate attention and action to the rising incidence of child abuse.

She mentioned that what happened to the child and other incidents reminded everyone to be extra vigilant, not only for our family, home, and surroundings and that people must extend their honest concern to their local Dabawenyos.

“Meanwhile, without set-

ting aside the necessary discipline to our children, I remind all the parents and guardians to be ideals of responsible parenthood,” Ortiz pointed out, adding that every child needs love and concern.

Ortiz said that she wants to review and reevaluate the Barangay Council for the Protection of Childred (BCPC) and to to strengthen the existing government programs relating to children.

“We need to review BCPC and introduce new policies

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RODY COMING HOME. President Duterte boards the plane at Jorge Chavez International Airport on November 21 as he heads back to the Philippines following the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit in Peru, on Monday. KING RODRIGUEZ/ Presidential Photo

Zeelandia ties up with BJMP to supply jail bakery’s needs

By JERMAINE L. DELA CRUZ

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EELANDIA, an international bread and confectionery trade company signed a memorandum of agreement with Davao City Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) on Friday to supply baking supplies to the recently-launched Taste of Grace Bakery as part of the jail’s rehab project.

The opening of the bakery was graced by Davao City BJMP Female Jail Warden Superintendent Grace Sun Taculin, Operations Manager of Zeelandia Asia Pacific Nostradamus Payot, Jenny Abasques of Kitchen Pantry Pastry and Cooking Supplies, Zeelandia’s Davao-based distributor and importer and representatives from the city

government of Davao City.

Supt. Taculin expressed her gratitude to the individuals and companies that made the partnership possible, adding that the bakery will serve as an income generating project for the inmates to provide financial assistance to their respective families despite their situation.

According to her, Zeelandia has made its way to the BJMP after a visiting chef had seen the potentials of the institution and tapped a friend connected to the company to provide not only baking supplies but technical assistance as well.

Taculin added that Edgar Teh of Maharlika Sports Insti-

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ComVal farmers say new FMR to ease perennial travel woes

BY RIA VALDEZ

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HE on-going concreting of the 11.74 km road in Compostella Valley is expected to benefit majority of the farmers in different communities in Compostela Valley province as it would connect for the first time the barangays of New Alegria and Gabi in Compostella, and barangays Basak, Magading and Pangutosan in Nabunturan.

Farmers said the situation has changed for the better compared to the old days when the road was non-existent.

The farm-to-market road (FMR) is one of the FMR projects in Mindanao funded under the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) whose aim is to promote infrastructure development. The construction of the road started last August 2016, costing P109.44 million pesos.

‘We want to address our farmers’ problems with transport time and hauling fee,” said Aracelli Morano, PRDP Deputy

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Former rebels in DavNor receive cash assistance

By ALEXANDER D. LOPEZ

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HROUGH the strengthened Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP) of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the provincial government of Davao del Norte, 16 former members of New People’s Army (NPA) received cash assistance and firearms remuneration from the government, an army official said on Tuesday.

In a statement to the media, 2 Lt. Amadeus Celestial, civil-military operations officer of 60th Infantry Battalion said

a total of P1,105,000.00 cash assistance and firearms remuneration were handed over by Davao del Norte Governor Anthony del Rosario to the former rebels in a ceremony held on Monday at the Girl Scouts of the Philippines Training Hall in Mankilam, Tagum City.

The turning over of cash assistance was also witnessed by the heads of various CLIP implementing agencies in the province.

CLIP is a government initiative that seeks to permanently and peacefully end all

armed conflicts with armed groups specifically with the NPAs. “The AFP together with the different local government units (LGUs) will continue to promote the program since custodial debriefing reports of surrendering rebels revealed that it is among the significant factors that NPA members consider,” Celestial said.

With the support of the government now in place, more NPAs have realized the benefits that they and their families will gain if they decide

to return to the folds of the law than continue with the armed struggle, he added.

Eight of the total number of former rebels who surrendered through the 68th IB received their cash assistance amounting to P65,000.00 each.

The eight others who yielded to the elements of 60th IB received cash remuneration ranging from P45,000.00 to P214,000.00 for their surrendered firearms.

During last Monday’s ceremony, DILG provincial director

ebrate on December 11, 2016 from 12:00 noon-6pm at the Davao City Recreation Center (Almendras Gym) “We are expecting around 1,000 participants from Davao City alone,” said Eduardo Bellido, Regional Director of OWWA RO XI. The participants are each entitled a coupon for the raffle draw.

Aside from different games, the event also includes a free medical check-up from Pascual Consumer Healthcare Corp., free eye check-up sponsored by Eyesight Optical Clinic and free body massages to be rendered by massage ther-

apists of International Spiritual Material and Therapeutic Massage center.

Different agencies such as Philhealth, Pag-IBIG, and SSS would also be present in the event to render their services to the OFWs and their families.

“We not only give importance to the OFWs but to the families they worked hard for,” Bellido remarked.

The Davao Region would be celebrating it 3rd OFW Family Day in the four provinces of Davao Region starting with Digos City on November 27 and ending with Kapalong, Davao del Norte on December

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LMOST 5, 000 OFWs and their families from different municipalities in Davao are expected to participate in a Familypmics (Family Olympics) type event in a series of OFW Family Days with the theme “Matatag na Pamilyang Pilipino sa Panahon ng Pagbabago.”

The annual event is spearheaded by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and aims to gather OFWs and their families to spend quality time with their loved ones.

For Davao City, the OWWA Davao Regional Office will cel-

Bellido added that they wanted OFWs and their families to experience fun and excitement within their own provinces.

The OFW Family Day celebration is in coordination with the Public Employment Service Office (PESO), LGUs, and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). It will also be graced by OWWA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac, Councilor Antoinette Principe-Castrodes, the Chairperson of Migrants Affair, and DOLE XI Regional Director, Atty. Joffrey Suyao. RIA VALDEZ

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Palace sees Dayan’s arrest to shed light on NBP drug proliferation

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SCAPULAR FOR PULONG. Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte receives a scapular necklace from Fr. Alexander Hora of the Traditional Catholic Society of Saint Pius the 10th after the priest paid a courtesy call and offered a prayer for the city during yesterday’s regular session at Sangguniang Panlungsod.

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ALACANANG welcomed on Tuesday the arrest of Senator Leila de Lima’s former bodyguard and driver Ronnie Dayan. ”We hope that Mr. Dayan’s arrest would lead to the uncovering of truth in the proliferation of drugs in Bilibid,” Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Assistant Secretary Ana Marie Banaag said in a press statement.

Banaag said Dayan would also play crucial role in finding and pushing the culprits behind the illicit drug trades inside the National Bilibid Prison (NBP). ”We owe this to the future generation of Filipinos to have a drug-free society,” she said.

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Davao cheesemaker hopes RP dairy is taken more seriously

CTTMO to implement F anti-jaywalking law

By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

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HE City Traffic and Transport Management Office is committed to implement strictly the anti-jaywalking ordinance starting on December 1, said CTTMO chief Rhodelio Poliquit.

Poliquit said his office has been lenient in running after jaywalkers in the city over the

past years.

“But this time we will be apprehending them to a give a better flow of traffic to our commuters,” he said.

He said that they will apprehend jaywalkers and will penalize them with P100 or 4 hour community service.

He said that they will make

sure that the overpass in the different areas of the city will be utilized properly by pedestrians.

“The city spends so much on our overpass, but it wasn’t utilized by pedestrians, this time we will make sure that the public will use it,” Poliquit said.

He said that starting on

Wednesday; the CTTMO personnel will start on imposing the law to make the public aware of the implementation of the anti-jaywalking ordinance.

The anti-jaywalking is under the Traffic Ordinance of Davao City amended in 1992, authored by Councilor Bonifacio Militar.

outside the armed revolution of the NPA. This, she said, was the reason why the city government established the Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP), a program managed by the Davao City Social Services

and Development Office (CSSDO).

“Thank you for deciding to return to the fold,” she said in a message read by Davao City Administrator Zuleika Lopez.

“Thank you for trusting the government.”

The 35 former rebels each received P65,000 as livelihood assistance from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP).

They will also be given units at the government housing proj-

Mayor Sara enjoins ex-rebels to back government

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AVAO City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte was thankful for the surrender of 35 cadres of the New People’s Army (NPA) recently.

In a ceremony last week, the mayor said the surrender was a proof that there is life

Bello says permanent truce with NDF possible by Dec. 10

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HE chair of the government’s peace panel in talks with the National Democratic Front (NDF) said on Tuesday he remains hopeful that a permanent ceasefire agreement between the two sides would be reached by Dec. 10 despite difficulties on some contentious issues.

“We have not yet reached a consensus on several terms and conditions. But we are not giving up that by December 10, we would have a signing of a joint bilateral permanent ceasefire, a permanent ceasefire which would eventually lead to a cessation of hostilities,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said during a press briefing in Malacañang.

He said that they continue to hope to sign the joint bilateral ceasefire on the symbolic

date as Dec. 10 is International Human Rights Day. However, the chief peace negotiator said the government and the NDF have yet to agree on issues that include what are considered as hostile acts, what is considered a battle zone and who will constitute the monitoring team that will monitor the implementation and compliance with ceasefire, among others.

“Like for example, is collection of revolutionary tax considered a hostile act? Medyo madugo ‘yan (it’s a sensitive issue),” he pointed out.

But in case the signing of the joint ceasefire agreement won’t push through on Dec. 10, Bello said he has a gentleman’s agreement with NDF chief negotiator Fidel Agcaoili

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DANNY HITS FVR. Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang is fuming as he deliver a speech in yesterday’s regular session where he aired his grievances against former President Fidel Ramos who once again criticized President Duterte

Dayan was arrested by combined forces of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNA-CIDG) from La Union and Pangasinan at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday in Sitio Turod, Barangay San Felipe, San Juan, La union.

Dayan went on hiding since he had been tagged as bagman of De Lima in connection with the alleged illicit drug trades inside the NBP. De Lima earlier confirmed rumors that she was once in a romantic relationship with her married former driver and bodyguard Dayan.

The lady senator, however, denied allegations about her link in the illegal drug trades.

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OR a Davao City-based cheesemaker, the Philippines has the potential to do away with importing dairy products from abroad if both public and private sectors would pay more attention to the local dairy scene.

“I really hope areas in the Philippines who can support dairy can become serious with it,” Olive Puentespina, who has been a cheesemaker since 2005, said.

Puentespina learned cheese making from the Dairy Training and Research Institute in UP Los Banos, and later decided to make a cheese room after being encouraged by her mother-in-law, Charita.

She makes artisanal cheese under the critically-acclaimed Malagos brand in the city known for not just their cheeses but also chocolate, Bignay wine and a 12 hectare garden resort.

Her extended family owns its own dairy farm and does processing themselves. Only lately did they tap progressive local farmers to supply

them with extra milk to meet the growing demand for their cheeses.

Citing data from the National Dairy Authority (NDA), Puentespina said that the Philippines remains to be 99 percent import dependent in terms of milk production.

“If we have that much importation, that’s the same amount we can produce on our own as a country. It would be great to know happy Filipino dairy farmers would be if this becomes a reality,” she said.

Good side Puentespina said that the local cheese-making business, for her, was one of the better sides of Davao the world needed to hear more about.

Malagos Garden Resort, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT), has been selected as a potential places to be visited by candidates of the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in January 2017.

“When they (Miss Universe hopefuls) come here it

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for his latest rant against United States and other western countries during this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit in Peru. Lean Daval Jr.

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Anflo ecozone welcomes locators T

HE Anflo Industrial Estate (AIE) officially received the nod of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) to sell its land spaces last November 7, 2016. Recently, HLURB Regional Director, Atty. RM Miguel T. Palma Gil formally handed over the license to sell to VP for Anflo Industrial Estate Corporation, Ricardo F. Lagdameo.

Locators can now purchase lots in the 63-hectare industrial estate, alongside ready-built standard factory warehouses, that are set to accommodate agro-industrial and light manufacturing companies, with its up-to-date facilities. Billeted to be the next industrial frontier, AIE will be a self-sustaining special economic zone strategically located a few hundred meters from its affiliate company Davao International Container Terminal, which is touted as the Philippine’s most modern container port terminal.

AIE is the newest addition to the Anflo Group of Companies’ roster of successful business ventures in the Davao region. Palma Gil attests to the business conglomerate’s role as a key player in Davao City and Davao del Norte’s growth.

He went on by saying, “The Anflo Group of Companies has been one of the developers that HLURB (Region 11) is happy to deal with. They have been part of Mindanao’s historical development.”

Asked how he sees this milestone of a project can contribute to the region, Palma Gil

elaborated, “We are happy and proud that a local company is developing projects at par with national companies that went far ahead in the business.

By providing employment and delivering good quality properties, the people of Mindanao will benefit greatly and with it comes the elevating of the standard of living of the community.”

Lagdameo considers this milestone as a welcome development not only to the operations of AIE but to boost the economic activities in the entire region.

“AIE positions itself as the gateway for multinational businesses to thrive in the region. We are positive that this development will send a signal to our international counterparts that business is safe and very viable in the region,” Lagdameo said.

Now that all eyes are on Davao, the HLURB encourages more homegrown developers to seize this high time for business. “I encourage the Anflo Group and other local companies not to be intimidated by the bigger companies and the new players in the business and I hope [Anflo Group] will have more projects in the future to ask HLURB a license for.” Palma Gil said.

It has been a favorable time for the Davaoeños ever since investors have been continually looking into coming to the south as they see Davao and its neighboring cities and municipalities realize its vision as Philippines’ land of promise.

Tax reform seen to liberate 6M Filipinos from poverty

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INANCE Secretary Carlos Dominguez III yesterday that congressional approval of the proposed tax reform program would help the Duterte administration realize its vision of reducing the poverty level to just 14 percent and free six million Filipinos from the shackles of poverty over the next six years.

Dominguez said the Philippines is now at a “critical juncture” where it can either choose the old and easier path of sustaining high growth accompanied by economic exclusion and high poverty rates, or the new and more challenging road towards reforms that will ensure high growth with equity for all Filipinos.

“Our mandate is to take on the more challenging path.

Building on solid fundamentals, we must immediately bring relief to all Filipinos burdened with oppressive tax rates,” said Dominguez. “At the same time, we must raise enough revenues to close the infrastructure gap that makes production costlier in our economy than in others in this region, as well as enough revenues to provide the social protection needed by our poor and vulnerable.”

Dominguez said the government must take advantage of “the beneficial point in our country’s economic history,” characterized by the following positive factors: abundant capital, low interest rates, benign inflation, high business confidence, impressive credit ratings and strong regional support.

“This is the time to act boldly,” he said.

Dominguez said that over the next six years, the government intends to reduce poverty rates from the current 21.6 percent to 14 percent to bring the Philippines on the par with Thailand and China in terms of per-capita gross national income by 2022.

“That translates into liberating 6 million Filipinos from the grip of poverty. We intend to transform our country from a lower middle-income to an upper middle-income economy. That will mean raising per-capita gross national income from $3,100 to $4,000 by 2022. That is the level of Thailand and China today after decades of sustained economic expansion in those economies,” he said.

If this momentum is sus-

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VP for Damosa Land Inc. and head of the AIE project, Ricardo F. Lagdameo, accepts the License to Sell certificate for AIEC from HLURB Regional Director Atty.

RM Miguel T. Palma Gil

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More Davao-China direct flights okayed T

By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA HE tourism industry of Davao City is expected to receive further boost next year with more investments coming in and more direct international flights scheduled, according to Councilor Al Ryan Alejandre.

Alejandre, the committee chair of the city council’s Tourism and Beautification said that after Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte’s visit to Shanghai, China last month, City Hall is now eyeing more China to Davao direct flights.

Last week, a plane from Xiamen landed in the city to signify the new Xiamen- Davao City direct flight.

“The Xiamen to Davao flight was has already been established, we are now looking on the Guangzhou- Davao direct flight next year,” he said.

Alejandre said that the new international flights in the city are significant since they are expecting over P1 million tourists from China next year.

He said that several investors have also recently visited the city to look into the possi-

ble investments that they can pour here; Alejandre though did not disclose the names of the Chinese investors.

“The Chinese government already gave the green lights to their investors to invest here in the country, particularly Davao City,” he said.

Alejandre said that the Chinese government asked them to give the 10 priority projects of the city government and they will be one to look for its investors.

He said that they will look to develop more tourist spots in the city to showcase the city’s rich culture and variety of foods.

He added that they are looking to develop the ancestral domain in Paquibato district to showcase the culture of the indigenous people living there.

“We would like to promote the Paquibato District to showcase the cultures of the lumads living there it is also a good opportunity for our lumads to earn through this,” Alejandre said.

POPULAR CHRISTMAS DÉCOR. Shoppers cannot resist having their photos taken at SM City Davao’s Royal Christmas Holiday-themed decoration at the mall’s the Annex yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

NEDA study shows Filipinos want simple & poverty-free life by 2040

By JERMAINE L. DELA CRUZ

World Bank poised to review T Minda development projects

BY RIA VALDEZ

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HE World Bank was poised to conduct a third review mission of the Philippine Rural Development Project in Mindanao to ensure that substantial programs have been implemented, according to Fraukhe Jungblutt, WB team leader at a press conference yesterday at the Insular Waterfront Hotel.

Funded in partnership with the World Bank, the PRDP is a six-year special program of the Department of Agriculture focused on establishing a modern, value chain oriented, and climate-resilient agriculture and fisheries sector.

The WB team was set to conduct the review mission

for the PRDP in Mindanao on Nov. 22-23 with visits to farm to market roads and other enterprise sub-projects in Compostela province.

Jungblutt explained that the review will also look into the planned, proposed and on-going implementation of various projects especially infrastructures.

“PRDP is not just about roads but improving agriculture as a whole,” said Aracelli Morano, PRDP Deputy Project Director. She added that one of the aims of PRDP is to strengthen their collaborations with their sister agency the Department of Environment and Natural Resources

ANY fear the implementation of a crackdown against illegal immigrants in the United States as President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January 2017.

It can be recalled that during the campaign, Trump planned on deporting about 3 million illegal immigrants with criminal records.

This was followed by the Philippine government’s call on undocumented Filipinos to return to the country.

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) however assured that there will be jobs waiting for Filipinos who will

decide to return home.

“Sobra-sobra ang naghihintay na trabaho sa kanila kasi kausap ko yung BPO, yung mga call centers (Job opportunities abound. I have talked to BPO companies, call centers).

They need more than 300 to 1 million workers. No cause for alarm,” said Labor Secretary, Silvestre Bello III. According to Sec. Bello, a small percentage of the 4 million Filipinos living in the United States will be affected by the crackdown because most of them are legal residents.

Meanwhile, President Rodrigo Duterte has earlier said

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HE National Economic Development Authority yesterday revealed that a study it conducted nationwide showed that at least 79% of Filipinos are aspiring for a simple and comfortable life by year 2040, with only 16% aspiring for an affluent life.

The reminder of 3.9% showed preference to be rich.

“In addition, most Filipnos considered as the most important economic goal the eradication of poverty, hunger and adequate jobs,” explained Asst. Secretary Carlos Bernardo O. Abad Santos in presenting the results of the study at the Davao Region Ambisyon Nation 2040 Multistakeholders Summit at the Grand Regal Hotel.

The study was conducted to develop a long-term vision for the Philippines anchored

study stated that three-fourths of Filipinos (72.1%) believed that by 2040, the Philippine standard of living is having a simple and comfortable life while one fourth (25%) indicated that all Filipinos should have a prosperous and affluent life.

However, the report states that out of those who want comfortable life, 48.5% are not fully confident that they can reach their goals.

The Asec. pointed out that the most important economic goal is the eradication of poverty, hunger, and adequate jobs.

He further identified housing, education and health as second important goals.

In terms of job opportunities, 88% agree that in year 2040, it will be good for the country if citizens will stay in

the Philippines instead of going abroad to work with 69% who prefer to stay at home if given a choice.

Furthermore, Abad Santos said that good governance, peace and security are considered imperative for the development of the country as a whole.

During the succeeding press conference, the Asec said that the results of the study conducted from August to December 2015 will be the baseline for the current and succeeding administrations for the next 25 years in crafting plans for long-term development.

Following the nationwide launch of Ambisyon 2040 on November 15, 2016, NEDA is targeting to cover all regions in the country by the end of this week which aims to educate all sectors of the society.

on weekends at the Office of the Secretary to review and validate the import permit applications,” he noted.

Meanwhile, the Samahang Industriya sa Agrikultura (SINAG) has welcomed with caution Pinol’s statement revoking all agri import permits to curb smuggling of agricultural commodities in the country.

SINAG, in a statement, said smuggling continues to flourish “because those who have benefitted have never been punished and those who allow smuggling to prosper are not punished either, despite the enactment of new laws to combat smuggling of agricultural products.”

“Ilang alert na ang nailabas, ilang mga smuggled agri commodities na rin ang nakumpiska in the past weeks and months, pero wala pa ring

nakakasuhan (Several alerts were already issued, volumes of agricultural products were also confiscated in the past weeks and months, but no case was ever filed against the smugglers). Up to now, hindi pa rin naibibigay sa atin ang mga owners and incorporators of those smuggled commodities (Up to now, identities of the owners of these smuggled commodities are still unknown),” said SINAG chair Rosendo So. “We are just hoping that the re-issuance of new import permits would not be a new source of corruption for some people,” he added.

Since last year, SINAG have been pushing to let the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) review importers applying for accreditation, since the BIR will have the updated data on sales and equity of an

importer -- that is operating at least two years.

“Only those with legitimate financial standing in the last two years, at the least, should be accredited as importer. Smugglers are not legitimate importers, it said.

There is also a need for the DA to publicly list all accredited importers and their Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) papers, annual financial/income report for the past three years so we can weed out spurious imports,” the group said.

The Inward Foreign Manifest (IFM) and Import entry declaration should be given to DA, the BIR, and concerned stakeholders at least two days before shipment arrives, so there is an ample time to alert the Bureau of Customs (BOC) of suspicious shipments, it

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on a vision owned by its citizens, their aspirations and values as Filipinos.

Abad Santos has said the results of the four-part study covered the topics: what Filipinos want to achieve for themselves in 2040, what the country should have achieved by 2040, good governance in achieving better future, and peace and security in achieving personal and national prosperity.

The Asec explained that for Filipinos, a simple and comfortable life is described as having a medium-sized home, having enough earnings to support everyday needs, owning at least one car or vehicle, having the capacity to provide their children college education, and going on local trips for vacation.

The second part of the

GRICULTURE Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol on Tuesday ordered the immediate cancellation of import permits for all agriculture products, except rice, for the protection of local farmers.

Piñol explained the move was meant to stop alleged “recycling” of import permits and “misdeclaration” of agriculture products by unscrupulous individuals.

He said importers will have to apply permit to import directly at the DA Secretary’s office.

Piñol assured there will be no disruption in the supply especially on meat and chicken products during the Christmas season as approval of import permit application will be done within the day.

“I will assign a technical working group (TWG) even

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Growing tomato health and profit Text and Photos by HENRYLITO D. TACIO

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S tomato really a vegetable or is it a fruit? In 1840s, botanist Montague Alwood astonished his daughter by the “introduction of this wonderful fruit – or is it vegetable?”

Tomato is both, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. Yes, botanically speaking the tomato is a fruit, but horticulturally and legally, it is considered a vegetable.

According to Andrew F. Smith’s The Tomato in America, the tomato probably originated in the highlands of the west coast of South America, where they grow wild in what is now Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Ecuador. They were first cultivated by the Aztecs and

Incas as early as 700 AD. Thanks to tomato, pizza came to existence. Pizza was invented around Naples in the late 1880’s. The story goes that it was created by one restaurateur in Naples to celebrate the visit of Queen Margarite, the first Italian monarch since Napoleon conquered Italy. The restaurateur made the pizza from three ingredients that represented the colors of the new Italian flag: red, white, and green. The red is the tomato sauce, the white was the mozzarella cheese, and the green was the basil topping. Hence, Pizza Margarite was born, and is still the standard for pizza.

In the Philippines, the great variety of its uses leads to the

popularity of tomatoes. They are common ingredients in salads. Tomatoes are also made into soup, pickle, catsup, sauce, and juice. They are served raw, baked, stewed and as a sauce with various other foods.

The English word “tomato” comes from the Aztec word, tomatl. Botanist Tournefort provided the Latin botanical name, Lycopersicon esculentum.

The French referred to the tomato as pommes d’amour, or love apples, as they thought them to have stimulating aphrodisiacal properties. Among Filipinos, tomato is called kamatis.

One good reason why you should eat tomatoes: It can dramatically reduce the risk of having a stroke. That’s according to the Finnish study published in the Neurology journal.

The recent study – based on data from more than 1,000 middle-aged men, followed for an average of 12 years – has provided more support for diets rich in fruits and vegetables. In tomatoes, the key factor appears to be the powerful antioxidant lycopene.

“This study adds to the evidence that a diet high in fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of stroke,” pointed out study author Jouni Karppi, of the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio.

That’s not the only reason why tomatoes should be eaten regularly. “A large body of evidence already links the consumption of tomatoes and tomato products with lower rates of cancer, especially prostate, but a recent review published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine highlights potential new selling points for this luscious red fruit: better skin, stronger bones and healthier brain,” wrote nutritionist Sue Radd, an award-winning author of The Breakfast Book.

Tomato is considered one of the richest of all foods in vitamins.

It is very rich in all three important vitamins like A, B and C while most vegetables are deficient in one or more. Vitamin A plays an important role in vision, fighting infection and bacteria, maintaining skin and body linings, bone and body growth, reproduction, and normal cell development.

The B vitamins are very important to maintain good health.

A deficiency of Vitamin B6 can raise a person’s risk of heart disease. Evidence also indicates that

about 40 percent of heart attacks and strokes may be caused by a deficiency of folic acid, another important B vitamin.

Vitamin C is needed by the body to form collagen and fiber for teeth, bone, cartilage, connective tissue, skin and capillary walls. It helps in fighting bacterial infections. It may also protect against declining mental ability and stroke. Vitamin C of tomatoes is not destroyed by heat and therefore they are practically

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RESIDENT Duterte has denied he had any knowledge of the secret burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos last Friday at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

His close cabinet man, Secretary Silvestre Bello III of the Department of Labor and Employment, likewise said the President was not aware.

Are we going to push President Duterte for “ordering” the burial based on a campaign promise?

Looking back, it was the Marcos family who wanted their dead buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani and President Duterte, during the election campaign, said “yes” to a question thrown during one of the debates.

Technically, President Duterte acceded to the burial request. He said he would allow it.

The issue went to the Supreme Court after petitions were filed by anti-Marcos groups to bar a Marcos burial in LNMB.

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Technically, the SC also denied the petitions. Through which, the burial got the legal green light.

Now, as to the question who ordered the burial. Technically, it was the Marcos family. They wanted it, they did everything to make it happen.

Did President Duterte order it? No. Did he allow it? Yes. But then let us remember that he also qualified his answer when he added the condition “if the courts will allow it.”

Order and allow are two words closely related but at the same time having different meanings.

Again, the President clearly said he will allow it on the basis of the court declaring its regularity. Otherwise, he also told the Marcos family to follow the court.

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ARLOS was a healthy baby when he was growing up in a small barangay in Davao City. When his father was promoted as a manager in a company where he is working, the family moved to Manila. Two years after their arrival in the metropolis, Carlos developed asthma – much to the surprise of his parents.

Carlos is not alone in bearing the brunt of air pollution in the metropolis. Studies conducted by the College of Public Health of the University of the Philippines a couple of years back showed that jeepney drivers are exposed eight to 10 hours daily to pollution. High levels of carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and other lung irritants are slowly but unknowingly being inhaled by these transport workers.

Jeepney drivers are not alone. Traffic policemen and metro aides are also susceptible to lung infections due to their exposure to smog and fumes. Aside from catching tuberculosis, inhaling the harmful substances from polluted air can cause blood poisoning, headaches, nausea, and blurred vision.

Children are not spared. The UP study showed that children who were exposed to high levels of fumes experienced hallucination, headache, dullness, restlessness, irritability, less of memory and ability to concentrate. Some of them also developed asthma like Carlos.

Studies have shown that in terms of lost wages, medical treatment, and premature loss of life, the costs of air pollution to urban residents are staggering – about US$1.5 billion a year!

Davao City is perhaps one of the cities in the Philippines that is spared – as of now – from the fumes of air pollution. The recent headline of EDGE Davao reads: “DAVAO

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OMEWHERE in the vast Pangasinan plains, inside a two-room guard house overlooking a bangus (milkfish) fishpond, Ronnie Dayan, was staring hard at the position in the chessboard.

It was midway into the middle game and to the credit of his opponent, the play was tight all the way. For every move that Dayan played, his opponent seemed to always find the correct reply.

But now the position has reached what can be described as the critical phase or what tacticians called the strategic stalemate. One wrong move and Dayan’s position would be compromised. But his queen has been active and the ensuing combination suggested itself: his queen for two of his opponent’s rooks.

It is the ultimate sacrifice. But it has been done before.

Without a second thought, he snapped the open rook on a bishop file for his queen

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The news report, written by Tiziana Celine S. Piatos, said: “Davao City remains pretty much a safe Henrylito D. Tacio zone in terms henrytacio@gmail.com of air quality of air that its population is exposed to.” The source of information was Engr. Melvin M. Dapitanon, an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

The observation was based from the data collected through the emission inventories. “We can determine through emission inventories which sources from the city has the biggest chunk on creating air pollution in the city,” Dapitanon was quoted as saying.

According to Dapitanon, the trend of the air quality index is based from suspended particulate matter (spm) or microgram per normal cubic meter (ncm). Based on their study, Davao City’s condition is “good and fair.”

Many air pollutants – a mix of gases, droplets, and particles – are able to pass through the lungs into the bloodstream and are eventually transported to the heart and the entire body through blood vessels.

“Because the cardiovascular system is dependent on the functioning of the respiratory system, it is also indirectly affected by the deleterious effects of the pollution on the lungs,” explains the Geneva-based

World Health Organization (WHO).

A study published in “Lancet” showed that those living near a major road have a higher risk of dying than the rest of the population. It concluded that long-term exposure to traffic-released air pollution may shorten life expectancy.

Other studies also revealed that heart attacks, life-threatening heart rhythms, and thickening of the blood can also be traced to exposure to air pollution. “To make it clear: all these bodily changes spell doom for the Filipinos living in highly-urbanized centers,” warned Dr. Willie T. Ong, a cardiologist who writes a regular column for a national daily.

Perhaps not too many know that air pollution is tied to high blood pressure in pregnancy. Statistics showed that women develop high blood pressure during about one in ten pregnancies. Having so-called gestational hypertension makes it more likely that a woman will need a cesarean section, that she will give birth early and that her baby will be born small.

“Our results suggest air pollution does have some impact on the risk of gestational hypertension,” said epidemiologist Dr. Xiaohui Xu, who led the study at the University of Florida in Gainesville. “This could have some subsequent effects on both maternal and fetal health.”

Smoking has been cited as the primary culprit of lung cancer. But it’s not only smoking that can cause lung cancer -- even polluted air. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said that outdoor air pollution increases the risk of developing lung cancer.

In a report released a couple of years back, IARC classified diesel engine exhaust

as well as some specific substances found in air pollution as carcinogenic.

“Although the risk of developing lung cancer due to air pollution is relatively much lower compared to smoking, it is a risk factor that needs to be addressed,” pointed out Dr. Enrique T. Ona when he was still the head of the Department of Health.

“No matter how small it may be, considering that practically everyone living in Metro Manila and other big cities are exposed to it, it may be considered a significant risk factor of lung cancer across the whole population affecting a big number of our countrymen,” Dr. Ona added.

Unknowingly, air pollution kills. A global study listed air pollution as one of the top 10 killers in the world, according to a report by the “Asian Scientist.” In the Philippines, over four percent of all deaths are attributed to air pollution, according to a report released by the World Bank.

In the fight against air pollution, every little bit counts. A study in Europe has found that even very small cuts in pollution can benefit health. One recent study from Harvard University found that people living in cities where air pollution decreased in recent years saw their life expectancy increase an average of five months as a result of cleaner air.

Fresh air, after all, is invigorating. In his monthly column in “Health and Lifestyle,” Richard G. Mendoza wrote: “Good quality clean air may usually be found in abundance in natural outdoor environments, especially around evergreen trees, green plants in mountains and forests, near moving waters such as lakes, oceans, rivers, waterfalls, and after rain.”

only to be ‘eaten’ up REVERSED PUNCH (GYAKU ZUKI) itself by the other rook.

This rook was itself snapped up by a knight after checking the opponent’s king in a fork Jimmy K.Laking move one move after.

Like magic, Dayan’s major pieces---comprising of two rooks, one bishop and knight---sprung into life in between a phalanx of pawns as if in one synchronized dance. One hour and 20 moves later, Dayan’s opponent who is actually his bodyguard, gave up the ghost.

In the stillness of the night, only the croaking of the toad and the chirping of the cicadas can be heard. The past weeks have seen sleepless nights and a slight noise is enough to alarm Dayan.

The heat is on and several times, Dayan thought he been spotted. Several times, he had to sleep in several places in one night.

One day one friend suggested this island in the middle of nowhere.

His decision to go on the lam was not easy. But at least it gave him freedom for the moment as he considered the options confronting him. One DOJ feeler has been for him to retain his freedom and that he will not be harmed in exchange for spilling the beans that will nail down ‘Maam-honey’ once and for all. He rejected that option.

But the position at the chessboard kept on coming back on his mind: sacrificing the queen to ensure his eventual victory.

Will she sacrifice “Maam-honey?” She

who has been virtually his common-law wife for the past seven years, she who has helped him build an expensive house and probably gave him enough fortune to last a lifetime.

Can he do it? After all, did he not dump his real wife (his first queen) in favor of another? What is preventing him from looking for another queen once he cooperates with the DOJ? His mind was in a whirl.

Last time we heard, he was holding on to the queen on the chessboard this time not with fascination but with a new sense of enlightenment. A smile was slowly forming on his face.

Anak na lasi!

(Well, what do you know, just two hours after we wrote this piece, comes the information that Dayan was arrested by CIDG operatives not in Pangasinan but in La Union) JKL

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or programs to address the needs of our children,” she explained.

She also appeals to the barangay officials to consider the welfare of the children as primary concern by fully implementing the mandate of the BCPC for child abuse to be avoided, reiterating that the anti-child abuse hotline must reach out to the far-flung communities in Davao City and must be made known to all.

The anti-child abuse hotline is (0908) 818 4444.

Ortiz is also inviting all concerned individuals, particularly in the barangays, to create a system of monitoring people and inform the existing government policies relating to our children.

“The best interest of the child is paramount important and the welfare of the child is everybody’s concern,” Ortiz concluded.

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“We didn’t have a decent road for our carabaos which carry our produce,” narrated Peter Jumigop, one of the farmers in Compostella. He shared that it would take them three days to have their rice threshed. He also added that they did not pay a hauling fee anymore because of the good road.

“We used to pay P15 per sack to the motor drivers to transport our produce,” he said.

The DA-PRDP has been meeting the Basak village

chief and other barangay captains in Compostella to ensure the good quality of the road through the establishment of a grievance committee.

“We are thankful of the support of these communities with the construction of this FMR,” Morano said.

Aside from the Nabunturan FMR, Morano announced that PRDP has also been reviewing the concreting project that will connect the barangays in the town of Mawab and Maco by the provincial LGU. The 11.74km road is set to be finished by next year.

to extend their respective unilateral ceasefire declarations.

“For the sake of our public, the people, I told him (Agcaoili) that it would be better if we announce that we are extend-

ing (unilateral declarations) so that our countrymen would have peace of mind, especially during the Christmas season.

So that’s very possible,” Bello said. (PNA)

tained, Dominguez said that by “the end of this administration, the Philippines should be well on its way to eradicating poverty completely by 2040 or a generation hence.”

“By that time, we should have moved into the ranks of the world’s advanced nations with a per-capita income of $12,000. This is where South Korea and Malaysia are at today,” the finance chief said.

To achieve these goals, Dominguez said the Philippines must sustain a growth rate of at least 7 percent annually for a generation, which can be done only if the economy shifts from consumptionto investment-led growth.

He noted that the Philippines currently invests only 20 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) while its high-growth neighboring economies invest between 30 percent and 40 percent of GDP. “Studies show that in order to sustain high and inclusive growth, we need P1 trillion more in investment on top of the current P1.3 trillion.

Expanded direct investments from our neighbors, a more aggressive public-private partnership program, and deepened social protection and human capital investments will ensure that,” Dominguez said.

These investments, he said, require a series of revenue-enhancing packages, the first of which was submitted to the Congress last September under the Department of Finance ( (DOF)-proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act that aims to generate a net gain of P174 billion, equivalent to 1 percent of the GDP in 2018.

“It seeks to lower personal income tax rates to be at par with the region, expand the VAT base by limiting exemptions to necessities such as raw food, education and health care, as well as other items with good economic rationale while increasing excise taxes on oil and automobiles.

Taken together, all these will make our tax system more progressive,” Dominguez said.

(DOF)

and Dr. Santiago Dakudao National High, other schools seeing action in the tournament are Bernardo Carpio National High, Cabantian National High, Dona Carmen National High, F. Bustamante National High, Maa National High, Pablo Lorenzo National High and Sta. Ana National High.

DRANHS’s Maricon Louise Bumagat won the Best Muse award which also sparked the opening ceremonies sidelights

along with a special dance number by the 2016 Grand Champion of the Regional Festival of Talents HipHop winner Bernardo Carpio National High.

The games, which follow the single round-robin elimination round, are played every Saturdays and Sundays at the UM Matina gym. The top four teams will move on the semifinal round with the semis winners earning a slot in the finals.

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NEVER A DULL MOMENT. An enforcer from the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) directs the flow of traffic in Lanang to suppress the congestion caused by the water pipes-laying project of the Davao City Water District yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

Former... FROM 2 Alex Roldan emphasized the sincerity and commitment of the government to the full realization of the peace process.

After the cash assistance were given to the former rebels, the regular Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting was also opened by Governor del Rosario.

The PPOC meeting was

also joined by representatives from various line agencies of the government and LGUs. Primary discussions and updates during the meeting were the progress attained by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in their continued support to the on-going peace process.

will be the third time we will be serving beauty queens,” Puentespina said. Malagos Garden Resort has previously served its famous wine, cheese and chocolate platter to Miss Earth contestants.

She said that it felt particularly great seeing beauty queens “devour” cheese and chocolate despite usually sticking to a strict diet.

The bestseller among the cheeses has always been its Flavored Chevre, which is a Frenchstyle fresh goat cheese, however with a Filipino twist—it has bits of mango or pineapple in it.

Other cheeses available are fresh goat’s cheese, feta tricolor, goat’s milk ricotta, aglio olio, kesong puti, La Maria, blush, Blue Peppato among others.

(PNA)

added.

In the last five years, SINAG research revealed that close to PHP200 billion worth of agricultural goods were smuggled into the country.

It also showed that rice, with a market value of Php94 billion, is the single biggest agricultural commodity being smuggled into the country.

This was followed by pork at PHP40 billion, then sugar at close to Php25 billion.

Other commodities monitored by SINAG include chicken, garlic, onion and carrots.

According to the group, a market value of Php200 billion translates to around Php60 billion to Php80 billion in lost revenues for the government since these agricultural commodities are supposed to be protected and levied a higher tariff of 30-40 percent.

“Smuggling exposes the country to unsafe and high risk agriculture and food products as smuggled goods do not pass quarantine and food safety inspection,” the group said.

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Zeelandia... FROM 2 tute who was a regular partner of BJMP in its sports rehab program, has provided baking equipment such as oven and rollers amounting to P40,000 to P80,000.

Zeelandia Sales Account Executive Imelda Justiniani explained that based on the agreement, Zeelandia will supply the raw materials through its Davao-based distributor Kitchen Pantry Pastry and Cooking Supplies for one year, as well as provide training and assistance to the inmates in baking breads, cakes and pastries.

On the part of BJMP, Supt.

Taculin said that they will provide the inmates medical certificates and comply with the requirements for the business to operate.

The female warden further explained that Zeelandia has already sent a technical team on October to conduct a oneweek bread, cake and pastry baking lessons and workshop

to the first batch of interested inmates which was followed by another batch of trainees.

The outcomes of their training were served during the MOA signing which was also a taste-test if their products will be saleable to the public.

“We will cater outside orders as soon as we receive a permit to operate outside,” said the warden.

The Royal Zeelandia Group, or Zeelandia, is a professional bread and confectionery trade worldwide with high-quality baking ingredients. Founded in 1900 the company’s core business was to produce rusk jelly for local bakers in the Dutch coastal province of Zeeland. Over the following decades, the company steadily expanded its portfolio and international scope, earning the designations ‘Purveyor to the Royal household’ (1925) and ‘Royal’ (1950) along the way.

(DENR) along with LGUs especially with the expediency and security of documents for implementation.

Morano revealed that as of November 2016, Mindanao has a total indicative portfolio of 252 subprojects with a P12.93 billion budget. Of these, 173 subprojects worth P7.65 billion have approved.

The rest of the projects, according to her, are still under various stages of preparation or on-going implementation.

“Most of the projects are farm-market roads,” Morano remarked.

Other projects for Mindanao include small scale irrigation projects for farmers and siltation of watersheds.

Morano said it is important for the PRDP to be constantly reviewed so that they may identify the best commodity for certain issues in agricultural development.

“We need to search for the gaps and limitations of these projects,” she added.

The PRDP is jointly funded by World Bank, the national government, and the local governing units throughout Mindanao.

that he believes in the new policies and fair judgement of incoming U.S. president, Donald Trump.

“I trust in his judgment that he would be fair in the matter of the treatment of illegal immigrants. I cannot

talk for the illegals because, whether President Trump or anybody else for that matter, an illegal is always an illegal. So he is subject to any, at any time a deportation,” said Duterte.

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Brows on with microblading

MICROBLADING (or eyebrow embroidery) is the latest technique in doing eyebrow tattoos. It is done manually using a very fine blade to deposit pigments into the epidermis. This method makes the strokes appear crisp and very fine to achieve a hyperreal brows. The results are natural looking, hair-like strokes, regardless of the amount of hair present.

The results can last anywhere from 11 to 24 months, depending on several factors.

However, a touch up once a year is recommended to retain the shape and color of pigment.

This method is best for anyone wanting to enhance the look of their eyebrows without worrying that it might look too strong or too dark.

People suffering from alopecia, trigonometrical or any other condition that causes hair loss (example: Cancer Patients undergoing chemo therapy) benefit greatly from Microblading, as well as people who simply aren’t happy with their eyebrows. The pigments used in this method have been formulated to match your original eyebrow color, and if the eyebrows are still present, blend perfectly into them. The results are a natural, flawless, fuller looking brow.

Having this procedure done can also save so much time getting ready everyday especially for women who are busy and always on the go. Imagine having to wake up everyday with perfectly shaped brows and not worrying about it anymore.

Microblading or Eyebrow E m br o i d e r y is done by Jj Irineo, a Certified Brow Artist, trained

by PhiBrows.

Philbrows is an internationally known Brand/ Company when it comes to Eyebrow Microblading.

When she’s not in Gensan, she’s travelling to destination weddings to do makeup, and her holiday, she also travels to CDO and Davao to do rescue sad eyebrows.

I asked Ms. JJ things one should consider before getting the procedure done, and she replied...

“First, your health is of primary importance especially if there are medical conditions to consider. Prior to the procedure inform your brow artist about your current medical condition such as fever, allergies, Diabetes,skin conditions (Keloid former), etc. Consultation is a must to determine if you safely qualify to undergo procedure or if you still need to secure a medical clearance to attest that you can undergo the procedure without any complications. Second, take the time to check for your artist’s certification proving that he/she underwent pro-

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The pigments used in this method have been formulated to match your original eyebrow color, and if the eyebrows are still present, blend perfectly into them.

fessional training. Remember that Microblading is a form of cosmetic tattoo. Blades and pigmentation are involved and these requires proper training and handling. You don’t want a self proclaimed artist messing up your brows.

Better be safe than sorry.”

JJ is not only Gensan’s go to gal for makeup and microblading she also does, Hair Follicale Sumulation under NPM Philippines. NPM (New Permanent Makeup) is an internationally known company based in Israel.

They also specialize in different permanent makeup procedure. Eyes and Lips Permanent Makeup Training under NPM Philippines For bookings and inquiries please feel free to reach JJ through Facebook at Jj Irineo, email her at jag.irineo@yahoo.com and on Instagram at @jjirineo. You can also contact her on her mobile at Cell: 0922 868 8844.

Follow me on Twitter or Instagram, @mskyriemoon for more adventures in and around my wonderland that is Gensan, Tuna Capital of the Philippines

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Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao lights up THE SEASON OF LOVE HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN AT WATERFRONT INSULAR HOTEL DAVAO. The annual unveiling of the Christmas tree was held Wednesday, November 16, at the Hotel Lobby. This time-honored tradition with the Davao Children’s Cancer Fund Inc.’s House of Hope Foundation was attended by loyal patrons and media partners. Also present to grace the event were the HoH founder and program director Dr. Mae Dolendo, Tourism Assistant Secretary Eden David and Hon. January Duterte and children who all led the ceremonial lighting.

This year’s theme dubbed ‘Seasons of Love’ is a contemplation of the eternal gifts that make a truly merry Christmas. “Probably the reason we are all so busy at Christmas time with the endless making of list and buying of gifts is that we don’t quite know how to put our love into words. At Waterfront, Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most”, said Hotel Manager Bryan Lasala in his welcome speech.

The 15-foot Christmas has been decked with classic red and gold and illuminated with warm lights to bring the best of tradition and the warmth of home during the season. Miniature stuffed teddy bears are all over the pines while a man-size bear lies at the bottom of the tree with boxes of gifts. With this, the hotel has formally launched one of their holiday promotions titled ‘Have a Beary Merry Christmas’ where part of the proceeds for every purchase of their signature bears at Php250.00 each will be given to the House of Hope Foundation for their treatment fund. You may either bring a bear home or

hang one on the Christmas tree which will later be donated to the children.

For the second time in nine years of partnership with the Foundation, the kids from the House of Hope have all been invited to join in the customary activities. While they were treated to a Christmas film viewing prior to the lighting ceremony, a cocktail reception for all the invited guests followed at the Grand Agila Ballroom. The show featured performances by the Jaz Up Danz Crew and KDA acrobats as well as harmonious renditions by both the University of Mindanao Chorale and the hotel’s very own Insulares.

The Waterfront management and team aims to give these children what they give the world – wonder, excitement, hope and compassion.

And there is no better time to do it than during the season of gift giving and merry making, Christmas.

For more updates on Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao’s holiday events and promotions, like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/waterfront.davao and follow them on Instagram at waterfrontdvo.

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Jodi Sta. Maria gets Int’l Emmy nod “THIS MOMENT IS A PROOF THAT DREAMS DO COME TRUE.”

This is how actress Jodi Sta. Maria described her nomination in the Best Performance by an Actress category at this year’s International Emmy Awards.

In her short speech during the iEmmys Nominee Medal Ceremony, Jodi also thanked the iEmmys for the recognition, as well as ABSCBN, Star Creatives, Star Magic, and her family for their understanding and support.

Jodi, along with Star Creatives business unit head Des Tanwangco and creative manager Henry Quitain who are representing the program “Bridges of Love” for its Best Telenovela nomination, are currently in New York to attend various iEmmy’s event before the gala night slated today (Nov 21) at the Hilton New York Hotel.

Aside from the Nominee Medal Ceremony, Jodi also sat down at the Nominee Panel Ceremony recently where she talked about her role as Amor Powers in “Pangako Sa ’Yo” alongside other Best Actor and Best Actress nominees.

Des and Henry also attended the Telenovela Panel Ceremony and discussed the story of “Bridges of Love.”

Aside from Jodi, Des, and Henry, the country is also represented

by ABS-CBN chief content officer Charo Santos-Concio, who graced last year’s iEmmys as gala chair, and ABS-CBN Integrated Program Acquisitions and International Sales and Distribution head Leng Ray-

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In the past years, ABS-CBN has been bringing the country’s name to the international scene through the International Emmy Awards.

Among the ABS-CBN shows that have been nominated as Best Telenovela at the iEmmy’s are “Precious Hearts Romances Presents Impostor” (2011), “Dahil May Isang Ikaw”

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(2010), and “Kahit Isang Saglit” (2009). Actor Sid Lucero, meanwhile, was nominated for Best Actor in “Dahil May Isang Ikaw” (2010) and Angel Locsin for Best Actress in “Lobo” (2009).

Both “Pangako Sa’Yo” and “Bridges of Love” are produced

by Star Creatives and distributed worldwide via ABS-CBN International Distribution.

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The whimsical world of Wynn Wynn Ong METRO AND METRO SOCIETY celebrated the talent of jewelry designer Wynn Wynn Ong by naming her this year’s Metrowear Icon.

Born in Burma, but raised in the Philippines and in Vienna, Ong has seen much of the world. Her affinity with gemstones started at a very young age as Burmese women, her grandmother and mother included, are known to collect such precious minerals. Her experiences are reflected in the ornate designs of her pieces. Her artworks strike a balance between the elegance and grace of beautiful gemstones with the heavy, hardiness of her chosen metals. An example is an ornate dragon back piece. It is metal crafted into a dragon, plated in gold weaving into fabric, made more majestic by the inlay of precious stones. It is an armor worthy of a warrior princess.

Ong joins the ranks of notable designers like Francis Libiran, Rajo Laurel, Cary Santiago, and Randy Ortiz but is the first jewelry designer to be honored as a Metrowear Icon.

Her journey as a designer and an icon was told in a four-part gala attended by Manila’s luminaries at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel.

The show started with a display of garments created by students from SoFA Design Institute (Abi Mercado and Al-

exine Castillo), DLS-College of Saint Benilde (Aminah Adriano and Paulo Arucan), and the UP College of Home Economics (Kyra Buenviaje and Alyssa Tan). Ong has taken these young designers under her wing and they in turn made pieces inspired her own accessories.

The second portion told the story of

Ong as a friend of celebrated fashion designers Ivarluski Aseron, Mark Higgins, Jojie Lloren, Joey Samson, Chito Vijandre, and fellow Icon, Cary Santiago. All of them showcased their clothes which took inspiration from the designer being honored.

The main show presented where Ong is now in her life and in her designs. In her very first foray into fashion design, Ong’s treatment of texture and imagination align in a mixed play of feminism and fiction. She collaborated with Savile Row-trained Milka Quin to bring to the runway a collection of clothes and jewelry, each piece as unique as the other. The collection’s overall aesthetic features rich tones and a wide array of fabric texture; painstakingly applied beading, tailoring, and pattern play to support the strong overtones of the matriarchal-inspired fantasy narrative.

Wynn Wynn Ong is a woman who knows how to bring her imagination alive and has expanded her craft to include furniture. She is a woman engaged in the needs of society as she employs and teaches workers from a social welfare institution.

Watch out for the TV special on Lifestyle and ANC in December to know more about Wynn Wynn Ong and to see her talent on the runway.

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93-M PhilHealth members benefit from strengthened frontline services

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HE state-run health insurer -- Philippine Health Insurance (PhilHealth) -- is continuously improving its frontline services for the benefit of its 93 million members and their dependents.

In a statement, PhilHealth said that the move is in line with President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s call for transparency, faster transactions and customer satisfaction in the government service.

As proof of that efforts, 17 regional offices, five branches and 101 local health insurance offices (LHIOs) strategically located nationwide are enabling the PhilHealth to immediately respond to the needs of its members, whether these are membership or benefit availment concerns.

As part of said efforts, they further extended service availability by placing service desks inside the malls, making PhilHealth one of the few government agencies that have done so.

From 11 PhilHealth Express outlets in 2012, the number has grown to 63.

Today, these Expresses are now located not only inside malls but in municipal or city halls, hospitals, city

public libraries and in other areas with high volume of foot traffic.

Interestingly, some of the LHIOs provide additional facilities for members.

These include breastfeeding corners, diaper changing rooms, prayer rooms and kiddie nooks for children.

They are provided for the convenience of the members who need to attend to their children while transacting business with PhilHealth.

These are truly an innovative way of demonstrating understanding of its members’ needs.

As an affirmation of the quality of service being rendered by PhilHealth’s frontline personnel, no less than the Civil Service Commission has repeatedly recognized PhilHealth’s efforts to serve its clientele.

There is a 17 percent increase in the offices conferred with Excellent Ratings.

From 66 PhilHealth offices in 2014, 88 offices nationwide were conferred with Excellent Ratings in the 2015 Anti-Red Tape Survey.

Fifteen offices were also awarded with the CSC’s Seal of Excellence award in 2014.

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HE Philippine Information Agency (PIA) launched on Monday a photo exhibit supporting the call for a community free from violence against women.

The photo exhibit at the PIA lobby in Quezon City showcases noteworthy accomplishments of Filipino women nationwide.

In his speech, PIA Dir. Gen. Harold Clavite said the protection of women is everyone’s commitment, and urged women to be proactive in knowing their rights.

“We all have women in our

lives. The protection of women should be a personal cause... I want it to become personal and the only way to do it is to own it,” Clavite said.

Latest data from the Philippine Commission on Women show that from January to September 2016, a total of 27,403 incidents of violations of Republic Act 9262 (Anti-Violence against Women and Children Act) were reported to the Philippine National Police.

Of this number, 18,413 were cases of physical abuse; 127 cases of sexual abuse; 6,884 cases of psychological

abuse; and 1,979 cases of economic abuse.

As of September 2016, 37,044 out of the 42,029 barangays have already established their Barangay VAW Desks.

Data from PCW, citing a 2013 NDH Survey among women, show that 1 in 5 women experienced physical violence since age 15.

Six in 100 women reported having experienced sexual violence, four percent of women experienced physical violence during pregnancy; and only three of 10 women

sought help to stop the violence.

Meanwhile, a total of 30,872 cases of violations of RA 9262 were filed before the police from January to December 2015.

The exhibit is a prelude to the opening of the annual 18day campaign to end violence against women which begins on Nov. 25 to Dec. 12 this year.

The campaign aims to raise awareness that VAW is a public issue of national concern. It supports the government’s goal to protect the human rights of women. (PNA)

Mango producers in Region 12 seek supply, trade deals with processors

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ANGO producers in Region 12 are working on forging marketing and supply agreements with a fruit processor and a beverage company based in South Cotabato province.

Emmanuel Bartocillo, president of the Region 12 Mango Industry Development Council Inc. (RMIDC-12), said Tuesday negotiations are underway for the delivery of mango supplies by local mango growers to processing plants in the area of the SeaBest Food and Beverage Corporation (SFBC) and the Truly Natural Food Corporation (TNFC).

He said the move is an offshoot of a recent market-matching activity facilitated by the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 12.

“We initially presented proposals for market deals and they showed interest to venture with us,” Bartocillo said.

SFBC, which is based in Barangay Silway 7 in Polomolok town in South Cotabato, produces processed dried fruits, juice drinks.

Its main activity is the production of bottled water that are marketed under the brand name “Pearl.” Its main plant is located in Barangay Pagalungan, Polomolok The company, which is a is a wholly owned subsidiary of

the RD Corporation here, exports bottled water to Papua New Guinea, Cambodia and other countries in Asia.

TNFC also produces processed fruits and juice drinks for domestic and export markets through its plant based in Barangay Glamang, Polomolok.

The company’s products carry the “Sweet Valley” brand.

Aside from the two companies, Bartocillo said they are also eyeing to seal supply and marketing deals with several companies.

He said DA-12 signified to facilitate more market-matching activities and include more local mango growers in its trial export program.

Last year, DA-12 facilitated the shipment to Dubai of around two tons of carabao mangoes produced by RMIDC-12 members based in Tulunan, North Cotabato.

Region 12 is currently the country’s fifth biggest producer and exporter of mangoes, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.

In 2015, the region’s mango production reached 58,595 metric tons as the area’s mango plantations expanded to 17,000 hectares.

With the continuing production expansions in the region, Bartocillo added that they are hoping become the country’s top producer and exporter of mangoes by 2019.

(PNA)

HUMMING IT UP. Hundreds of children from Davao City and some parts of Mindanao gather for the 3rd Mindanao Children’s Festival at the Grand Men Seng Hotel, Davao City. This year’s theme is “Makiisa, Makilahok sa Pagtaguyod ng Karapatan ng mga Bata Tungo sa Pagbabago”.

Teleperformance opens 18th site in the Philippines

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ELEPERFORMANCE, the world’s leading provider of outsourced omnichannel customer experience management services, opens its newest business site in Cagayan de Oro City (CDO), its 18th in the Philippines and its second site in Mindanao after its Davao City site opened in 2013.

Teleperformance CDO is strategically located at the heart of the city, occupying four floors of the upscale Centrio Mall, an Ayala Land development situated along Claro M. Recto Avenue.

Gearing up for its aggressive business operations, Teleperformance CDO now welcomes jobseekers to its modern and spacious Recruitment Center located at the 2nd floor of the Centrio Garden. Competitive salary package, exciting performance bonuses, comprehensive healthcare benefits and career advancement opportunities await those who will be successfully hired.

Like other Teleperformance sites in the country,

the CDO site features stateof-the-art facilities such a fitness gym, spacious cafeterias, full-service clinic, sleeping quarters, game and recreation rooms, and individual lockers for employees.

Travis Coates, Teleperformance Philippines Managing Director, expressed his optimism on the launch of the new site. “Our arrival to the City of Cagayan de Oro signifies our strong commitment to the Philippine BPO industry and our confidence in this part of the country.

Teleperformance is excited to expand into Cagayan de Oro City, with its strategic location, superb infrastructure, strong local government support and excellent talent pool that we surely want to tap. I am confident that with the opening of this new site, we will be able to continue to effectively serve our clients and customers and provide excellent career opportunities,” Coates said.

The launch of Teleperformance CDO is also one of the highlights of the 20th Anniversary of Teleperformance

in the country this 2016.

Earlier this year, the anniversary campaign was launched across various media channels and marketing activities.

With the tagline, “20 years of Filipino Pride,” Teleperformance Philippines pays tribute to its employees and their inspiring stories of growth with the company over the past 20 years.

From only around 100 employees when it began its

operations in 1996, Teleperformance Philippines continues to grow with around 40,000 employees across 18 business sites in Metro Manila, Antipolo, Baguio, Bacolod, Cebu, Davao and now Cagayan de Oro. For more details on the career opportunities and application requirements, interested applicants may visit the Teleperformance Philippines Facebook page. (PR)

ect in Lasang and Los Amigos in Tugbok.

“We are hoping that our assistance will help you in your pursuit of change for yourselves and your families,” she said.

The mayor also encouraged the returnees to become good examples for their former comrades.

“I am also hoping that you will continue supporting the government and its programs,” she said. “I am also encouraging you to become good examples to your former

comrades. Encourage them to join us in the pursuit of peace, understanding, and development -- not only for you but most also for your families.”

Lopez said the returnees were also trained on how to manage their livelihood.

“Aside from the housing, the city also gave lectures on how to ensure that their businesses will prosper,” Lopez said. “The government will also make sure that it will happen through constant monitoring by our social workers.”

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AGRITRENDS... FROM 7 valuable for all sorts of stomach and liver troubles.

Although green tomatoes are wonderful when cooked or pickled, they should be avoided in large amounts when raw, nutritionists warn. Green tomatoes contain large amounts of tomatin, a toxin which is often extracted from seeds for its antibiotic prowess.

However, it was not until the discovery of the carotenoid lycopene that modern science began to truly recognize the healing power of the tomato. In 1998, a press release from the Heinz Institute of Nutritional Sciences touted the benefits of lycopene, an antioxidant which purportedly fights the free radicals that can interfere with normal cell growth and activity. Lycopene is present in tomatoes and, especially when tomatoes are cooked, has been found beneficial in preventing prostate cancer.

Lycopene is now recognized as a powerful substance in the fight against cardiovascular disease. A health expert wrote: “The lycopene-rich tomato, with its synergistic nutrients, is a powerful protector of heart disease.

When the sauce is made in the traditional Italian fashion, with garlic, oregano, parsley and all the other spices, a tremendous amount of antioxidant, antithrombotic, and anti-inflammatory action is added.”

There is even some mounting evidence that lycopene in tomatoes may help to prevent cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, and sunburns.

More and more research appears to show that lycopene assists the immune system in protecting the body from illness.

Growing tomato In the Philippines, tomato is one of the most popular vegetable fruits grown. According to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), the production of tomato

increased from 188.8 thousand metric tons in 2006 to 204.3 thousand metric tons in 2010 and registered an average annual growth rate of 3.87%. Likewise, area harvested increased from 17.1 thousand hectares in 2006 to 17.7 thousand hectares in 2010.

“Growing tomato is a good opportunity for Filipino farmers to augment their income,” wrote Patrick Raymund A. Lesaca in an article published by the Bureau of Agricultural Research. “But the biggest challenge or threat is how to provide the desired volume and quality of tomatoes that the market demands on a daily basis the whole year round.”

Although production of tomato is now becoming a profitable enterprise, still Filipinos do not produce the kind of tomato that is required in the market “fearing that its production is seasonal.” As a result, most fastfood outlets in the country resort to importation to have tomatoes needed for their daily operations.

Here are some tips on production and management of tomato from the Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture: Site Selection: Choose a part of the farm that is slightly elevated and has good drainage to avoid water logging in case a flash flood occurs during the wet season. For dry season planting, make a catchment with a canal directed into it to drain excess water after each irrigation schedule.

Choose a sandy loam or clay loam soil with a pH of 5.5-8.0.

Growing Season: Tomato can be grown anytime of the year.

In hilly areas, plant tomato from September to January while for lowlands, plant from November to February. Grow off-season type and grafted tomatoes (kamlong) from May to September for bigger profit.

Land Preparation: With a carabao-drawn implement, plow and harrow the area once and

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twice if the soil is not in good tilt.

Then set furrows at a distance of 100 cm before transplanting the indeterminate type or semi-viny.

For determinate type with bushy growth habit set at 75 centimeters distance between furrows.

Crop Establishment: There are two methods of seedling production: the use of seedbed and seedling trays.

Seedbed method 1) For 1000-square meter tomato production, use one seedbed measuring 1 x 10 meters so that seedlings will not be overcrowded, thereby producing seedlings with bigger stems. Cover the seedbed with 3-5 centimeters thick rice hull and then burn completely to minimize the incidence of pre-emergence damping-off on the seedlings.

2) Mix 10 kilograms of compost and 100 grams of complete fertilizer and incorporate these evenly into the seedbed. Sow the seeds in small shallow furrows at 20-30 grams per 10 square meters. Cover the seeds lightly with fine soil. Dust the surroundings of the seedbed with Sevin SP to control ants, and spray 1 tablespoon of Vitigran Blue per gallon of water to avoid infection of damping-off. To ensure uniform germination of the seeds, saturate the seedbed with water for the first three days using sprinkler until the seeds emerge.

3) To avoid succulent stem, regulate watering as soon as the seedlings have emerged. For the seedlings to have a good start, apply urea at a rate of 1 tablespoon per gallon of water at 7-14 days after emergence (DAE). Sprinkle water on the seedlings using a sprinkler (regador) immediately after applying the fertilizer to avoid burning effect on the leaves. Drench the seedbeds with Vitigran Blue at the rate of 1 tablespoon per gallon of water once damping-off is observed.

4) To produce hard seed-

lings, water the seedbed only when plants show temporary wilting (this can be observed in the morning) and repeat regularly starting at 14 DAE until the seedlings are ready for transplanting, which is at 25-30 DAE. Water the seedbeds thoroughly before pulling the seedlings for transplanting to minimize root damage.

Seedling tray method Seedling tray method needs only 100-gram seeds per hectare or 10 grams for 1000 square meters. Plant the seeds singly in each hole of the tray intended for seedlings with potting medium available at seed stores, or bake garden soil for 2 hours. When cooled, mix the garden soil, fine sand and compost at the ratio of 3:1:1. Drop 2-3 grains of 14-1414 in each hole before filling with the soil mixture. Care and maintenance of seedlings is the same as in seedbed, but transplanting shock is minimized in tray method.

Transplanting: For wet season planting, use one month old seedlings because these are harder, taller, and can withstand the impact of rain. Transplant seedlings at a spacing of 0.50-meter between hills and 1.0-meter or 0.75-meter on rows or furrow right after irrigation water run in the furrows. For dry season, transplant 25-day-old seedlings.

To avoid breaking the stem of seedlings during transplanting on irrigated furrows, hold the roots with the thumb and forefinger then push towards the soil at 3-5 centimeters deep depending on the length of the stem. For an area of 1000 square meters, transplant the seedlings on the right side of the furrows for the first half of the area. For the next half, transplant on the left side of the furrows. For easier off-barring, use a carabao-drawn plow.

For seedlings in trays, transplant each seedling together with

the soil medium from the tray using the same planting distance and method of transplanting as in seedbed method.

If grafted tomato will be used, transplant the seedlings 3 centimeters deep to the hole and cover firmly with light soil. Do not cover the grafted part to avoid infection. Support the transplanted seedlings with trellis.

Nutrient Management: Broadcast chicken manure or organic fertilizer before land preparation or at final harrowing to fully incorporate the fertilizer into the soil. Apply 14-14-14 at transplanting so that seedlings will be healthy and vigorous before flowering. Delayed application will result in weaker plants and smaller fruits. Side dress using urea mixed with muriate of potash (0-0-60) for higher fruit setting, and to prolong the fruiting period of the crop.

Water Management: Four to five irrigations are needed from transplanting to 14 days before the last harvest depending on the type of soil. Tomato is very sensitive to flooding; hence, irrigation must be done just to moisten the root zone especially during the onset of flowering up to the last harvest.

The following irrigation schedule must be followed for a 1000 square meter area: first, during transplanting (flooding) or hand watering; second, 14 DAT (flooding) or hand watering; third, at vegetative stage (21 DAT), water at 1 liter per hill; fourth, at flowering and early fruiting (30 DAT) water at 1 liter per hill; and fifth, optional, depending on the appearance of the

plants at harvesting stage (hand water if nec-

essary).

Irrigate by furrow (quick passing) to minimize soil erosion and to favor high fruit setting.

Waterlogging for 24 hours will favor the occurrence of wilt diseases and reduce fruit setting. In the absence of surface irrigation, water the plants weekly at the rate of 1 liter per hill until two weeks before the last harvest.

For tomato with plastic mulch, water twice a week for the whole crop duration.

Weeding: By using a carabao-drawn plow or hand hoe, cultivate in between rows of plants by off barring at 14-21 DAT. Hill-up at 28-35 DAT. Spotweed at the surrounding of the seedlings after each off-barring and hilling-up if there are standing weeds. If plastic mulch is available, mulch the area before transplanting.

Harvest Management: Harvest fruits intended for future use at matured green stage at 1-2 months during rainy season.

Matured green fruits gradually ripen in one month at room temperature. Frequent harvesting sustains the production of more fruits. For immediate use, harvest the fruits at breaker pink stage. These will fully ripen within three days at ambient temperature but can be slowed when stored in a refrigerated condition.

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Heat to retire’s Shaq’s 32

LAST NO. 32.

No other Miami Heat player will ever wear No. 32.

Unless Michael Jordan wants it.

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EARLY nine years after dealing him to Phoenix in a trade you’ve already forgotten, the Miami Heat will honor former center Shaquille O’Neal with the fourth retired jersey in the franchise’s history in December.

The ceremony, in a

Mahipus, 2 others lead 7th UMAGA Golf winners C

OUNCILOR Diosdado Mahipus, Albert Cainghog, Juben Villarosa and emerged class gross champions in the 7th University of Mindanao Alumni Golf Association (UMAGA) Open golf tournament on Sunday at the Davao City Golf Club.

Cainghog carded 33 points under the Modified Stableford scoring to bring home the Class A division gross title while Villarosa had a 36, good enough for the Class B category gross crown.

Mahipus had a sim-

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ilar 33 for the Class C gross crown while Joel Jorolan (32) took the Class D gross.

Jimmie Testado (29) won the Seniors gross title.

The other winners are: Class A – Benhur Villarosa 31 (gross runner-up), Reinz Yamyamin 40 (net champion), Rolly Lobo 36 (net runner-up); Class B – Ting Castillo 35 (gross runner-up), Wendel Adlao 46 (net champion), Niel Tingson 44 (net runner-up); Class C – Al Batao 28 (gross runner-up), Jerrie Boy Faminial 48 (net champion),

Fumio Machida 45 (net runner-up); Class D – Paolo Escalona 26 (gross runner-up), John Barraquias 53 (net champion), Eman Asupan 49 (net runner-up); Seniors – Frank Buno 28 (gross runner-up), Fred Abundo 44 (net champion) and Julius Bajo 39 (net runner-up).

Specially-designed trophies were given to the winners during the awarding ceremonies which was headed by UMAGA president Boy Arriba along with University of Mindanao President Dr. Guillermo P. Torres Jr. (NJB)

game pitched against O’Neal’s former Los Angeles Lakers team, will take place on Dec. 22.

A member of the Heat from 2004 through Feb. 2008, O’Neal helped lead the squad to its 2000-06 NBA title, and seemed well on his way toward pushing Miami to its first Finals appearance in 2004-05 prior to

a ill-timed toe injury suffered during the 2005 Eastern Conference finals.

Acquired in a package including Lamar Odom to help give Dwyane Wade the superstar support he needed, O’Neal averaged 19.6 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.9 blocks per contest in 31.1 minutes a game in his career with the Heat.

‘Greek Freak’scores triple double G IANNIS Antetokounmpo had his first triple-double of the season to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Orlando Magic 93-89 on Monday night.

Milwaukee snapped a three-game

losing streak as Antetokounmpo finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

He made all nine free-throw attempts, was 6 of 13 from the floor and also added five steals and three blocks.

Jabari Parker also had 22 points and made five 3-pointers - he began the night with a total of 10 - for the Bucks,

who beat Orlando at home for the eighth time in nine tries.

The Magic was led by Serge Ibaka’s 21 points, and Elfrid Payton added 18 points but had five of Orlando’s 24 turnovers.

Orlando began the night 29th in the NBA in scoring with 92.5 points per game.

UMAGA GOLF. Winners of the recent 7th University of Mindanao Golf Association (UMAGA) Golf Tournament includes councilor Diosdado Mahipus Jr. (left photo) and Ting Castillo (right). Boy Lim

Paras’Creighton team wins Pacific Jam title DRANHS gets first T win in GET hoops D HE Creighton Bluejays continued their unbeaten run to the US NCAA basketball season, beating Ole Miss, 86-77, to win the Paradise Jam Championship on Monday night (Tuesday morning in the Philippines) in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.

Creighton, which is now 5-0 this season, swept all of its three games in the mini-tournament that featured eight NCAA Division One teams.

Filipino player Kobe Paras played in the teams first two games of the competition. He scored his first field goal in Creighton’s 103-77 win over Washington State and finished with three points, four rebounds and one steal in 17 minutes of play.

He also briefly saw action in the Bluejays’ 11294 victory over North Carolina State, appearing in only two minutes.

Paras didn’t suit up in the championship game.

The Bluejays will return to action on Saturday against Loyola Maryland.

BLUEJAY. Kobe Paras played two games in the tournament.

ANIEL R. Aguinaldo National High School booked its first win at the expense of Dr. Santiago Dakudao National High, 87-32 at the start of the 2016 Guillermo E. Torres (GET) Inter-National High Invitational basketball tournament over the weekend at the University of Mindanao Matina Gymnasium.

DRANHS, mentored by Ronnie Berato, got off with a 15-8 start before unloading a 23-4 blast in the second period for a 38-12 margin and never looked back.

Forward Kane Montero led DRANHS with 14 points while Ranillo Sendong added 11 to lead all scorers.

UM President Dr. Guillermo P. Torres Jr and SBP Board of Trustee and President Rody Duterte’s Adviser on Sports Glenn Y. Escandor welcomed the participants in grand rites prior to the games. They were joined by DepEd Division Sports Coordinator Jonash Piore highlighting the traditional ceremonial tip off.

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SPIKES AND SANDS Beach Volley Republic tourney goes to Samal

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SWINGING SECRETARY. Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol, a former broadcaster of University of Mindanao Broadcasting Network, hits off the tee during the 7th UMAGA (UM Alumni Golf Association) Golf tournament at the Davao City Golf Club. Boy Lim

HE exciting sport of beach volleyball goes to the enchanting Island Garden City of Samal for the Beach Volleyball Republic Mindanao Circuit on November 25-26.

Cavanico Il Ma Re Beach Resort in Barangay Camudmud will be the host of the two-day beach volleyfest aimed at promoting the sport in this part of the country and boost the sports tourism program of the Department of Tourism and the local government.

A total of 20 teams are entered in the competition according to Maria “Charo” Soriano, president of Bach Volleyball Republic.

Foreign squads as well as Manila-based teams are installed as the early favorites with local entries providing tough challenge.

Big cash prizes await winners in the tournament of this fast-growing Olympic sport.

Soriano said the event will give Dabawenyos and Igacos residents the thrill and excitement that only beach volleyball can bring.

Department of Tourism (DOT) Region X1 Regional Director “Robby” Alabado said that the staging of the event is timely as the agency is now promoting Sports Tourism.

DOT XI and the IGACOS LGU led by Mayor Al David UY are supporting the event. (NJB)

BEACH VOLLEY. Beach Volleyball Republic Mindanao Circuit will be held in Samal on November 25-26 with 20 teams taking part.