VOL. 9 ISSUE 240 • TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017
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BIKE FOR HOPE DAVAO. More than a hundred bikers led by House Deputy Speaker Pia Cayetano pedaled from Davao City to the Davao del Norte Sports and Tourism Complex in Tagum City on Sunday. The bike ride, called Bike for Hope, advocates road safety, a healthy lifestyle and environment. (Contributed photo)
P28-B MONORAIL EYED FOR DAVAO 1st phase involves 14-km loop in Davao City Dureza to verify ‘real’ By JIMMY K. LAKING
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DAVAO-BASED consortium unveiled yesterday an ambitious, 14-kilometer monorail system for Davao City’s central business district that is projected to cost investors P28Billion to build once feasibility study gives it the green light. “It will bring us at par with the cities world-wide that are currently using the monorail system,” said Jose “Dondon”
Guardo, a Filipino engineer and contractor who worked for 10 years in China. He said the monorail system, which will be named after the Philippine eagle, is capable of moving 1,000 passengers at any time and will run on rubber tires. It will be built with an average elevation of 5.5 meters from the ground. The system introduced by the Canadian company Bom-
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bardier is popular in China’s major cities, Brazil’s Sao Paulo, Bangkok and in Las Vegas. Jiang Zhiping, consultant of China Railway Engineering, batted for the monorail’s efficiency and capability to move people in cities. “It has many advantages if realized in Davao City,” he said. Guardo said that unlike the LRT system of Metro Manila that is available only after 15 minutes or more, the
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monorail train opens its doors every 90 seconds. And since it is elevated, it will be able to avoid traffic girds. “More floods, the trains can be used to evacuate people to safer areas,” he said. He added that the system is also relatively cheaper at P40Million per kilometer compared to an LRT that costs P150Million per kilometer.
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Makilala clash story
By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA
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FFICE of the Presidential Adviser in the Peace Process Secretary Jesus Dureza refrained from giving a statement regarding the January 21 clash between government troops and elements of the rebel New People’s Army in Makilala, North Cotabato. In a press statement, Dureza said that he will verify first the real story behind the encounter. “I have to verify first what actually happened, but from initial reports reaching me here in New York City, a bilateral ceasefire with guidelines and mechanisms in place are becoming all the more needed,” he said. The encounter resulted
in eight army soldiers and an unidentified NPA element killed. The encounter took place while the Government of the Philippines and representatives of the outlawed Communist Party of the Philippines were holding peace negotiations in Rome. The clash took place despite the unilateral ceasefire agreed by both parties. He said that if the bilateral ceasefire will not be in place, the armed Forces of the Philippines and the NPA will create different versions favorable in their side. Dureza said it would be more favorable for the both parties if there will be a bilat-
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