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NEWLEADER. Two young boys , one of whom flashing a funny face, walk past a huge tarpaulin printed with an image of President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte and the presidential seal along J.P. Laurel Avenue in Davao City yesterday. Duterte was proclaimed on Monday the 16th President of the Republic of the Philippines and will take his oath of office in Malacañang on June 30. Lean Daval Jr.

PULONG SLAMS KMU Vice Mayor Duterte denies meddling with labor negotiations

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ICE Mayor Pulong Duterte yesterday hit militant labor organization Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) for accusing him of meddling into the botched labor negotiations between Nakashin and its striking employees.

In a statement posted on his official Faceboo page, Duterte said that KMU Southern Mindanao has issued a statement maliciously accusing him that he had a hand in the failed negotiations between Nakashin and the strik-

ers.

“Mr. Dodong Basilio, kargo nimo ni,” Duterte said referring to the Secretary General of KMU Southern Mindanao.

“What do I gain if the negotiations fail? What does it make me if I influenced the agreement to crash? NONE (emphasis supplied),” the younger Duterte added.

Duterte said he simply tried to help in the bilateral talks in the hope of leading the parties to a win-win solution.

He added he could not have

put the fate of the employees and their families in jeopardy.

“We are talking about the fate of almost 300 employees and their families on the table.

I was helping the parties to come up with a solution which would sustain both sides but KMU has breached an obligation incumbent upon them,” Duterte said. “I just cannot sit and watch the situation go down.”

Duterte clarified that he stepped into the labor problem in the Nakashin firm be-

cause it involved so many lives it has becomme a matter of public interest.

“I do not meddle with a private enterprise but the sheer number of workers compelled me to mediate as this has become a matter of public interest,” he explained.

Duterte said that it was the labor organization KMU which had pressed the company hard thereby putting it in peril.

“Then just today (Monday), Nakashin informed me

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ONE FINE DAY. A mother watches her young son play at the beachfront in Sta. Ana wharf, Davao City yesterday. Many Dabawenyos take advantage of the nice weather to spend several hours at the beach with their families. Lean Daval Jr.

500K expected to attend June 4 thanksgiving event

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P to 500,000 people from all over the Philippines are expected to flock in droves to the Davao Crocodile Park on Saturday, June 4, for the 12-hour thanksgiving event of President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte.

Lead organizer Kat Dalisay told reporters Monday night that they are 70-percent ready, except for the minimal adjustments they have to do for the media who will cover the big event which will start from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m.

She said Duterte has confirmed attendance in the thanksgiving event.

A total of 4,500 security personnel will be dispatched in the park’s concert area proper and the immediate en-

virons while additional 1,500 personnel will secure the entrance of the park and the Diversion Road, she said.

“Sobrang dami naming security personnel. Those who have suspicious behaviors will be questioned. Yung mga naka-shades, anyone who will be caught will be questioned,” Dalisay said.

Some 586 artists from Mindanao will perform from 1 to 8 p.m., Manila artists from 8 to 10 p.m., and disc jockeys for the rave party from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Event-goers are now allowed to bring alcoholic drinks inside but there will be booths for booze provided in the park which will be “mod-

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24 agencies to secure Rody thanksgiving party

By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

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ECURITY forces from at least 24 government agencies will converge to secure the thanksgiving party for President Rodrigo Duterte this coming Saturday, June 4 at Crocodile Park, Davao City.

These forces will include the Philippine Navy, National Bureau of Investigation, Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, among others.

According to the organizer of the said event,

Kat Dalisay, the 24 security agencies will secure the area for the safety and security of the president elect.

Dalisay said that among the security forces, the Philippine Security Group will secure the inner core for the security of Duterte.

Dalisay said that 4,500 security personnel will secure Crocodile Park, while another 1,000 security men will be securing the perimeter of the venue.

“There will be restricted

areas only for the VIPs and the President, which will be closely guarded by the PSG,” Dalisay said.

Four layers of frisking will also be observed to insure that there will be no firearms, deadly weapons and illegal drugs that will enter the area.

All party attendees will be asked to remove their shoes and socks for security purposes.

Backpacks are also not allowed inside the area.

City ordinances such as the liquor ban and no-smoking policy will also be strictly observed, people buying alcoholic beverages will be asked for an identification card to insure that liquids will not be sold to minors.

“There will be no smoking area in accordance to our city ordinance,” Dalisay said.

There will be only one entrance point to the venue for security purposes, while three exit points are allotted.

fluidized bed (CFB); a scale model of the boiler; scale model of the power plant; the Mindanao power structure; history of AP; and power generating technologies where AP is investing in, among others.

In the same statement, Teresita Del Valle, chief education program supervisor of the Department of Education (DepED) in Davao City said the EEC will help students understand certain specific principles on the energy sector.

“What they learn from the books may be very different if they see how certain principles are being applied through the aid of the education center, Del Valle added.

Another DepED official, Josephine A. Aragon, the principal of Inawayan National High School in Toril said that the EEC “is a welcome addition in the area as it makes energy and science education more accessible to the students who are not near the city center.”

TSI also announced that the EEC is open to the public every Tuesdays and Thursdays, except on holidays, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Prior reservation is required prior to visits and that interested groups or individuals may arrange their visit through the contact numbers (082) 224-6516 for further inquiries.

Customs modernization Power firm establishes accessible energy education center bill signed into law

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RESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has signed into law the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) which will also increase the tax-exempt value of items sent by overseas Filipino workers to their families back home.

Aquino signed last May 30 the CMTA or Republic Act No. 10863 which generally aims to simplify, modernize and align with global best practices the country’s customs procedures including import clearances and valuations, making the release of goods much faster, regardless of whether you are an individual entrepreneur or a large multinational.

The new law also man-

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dates the use of information and communications technology and other appropriate applications that speed up not only the inner-workings of Customs, but also make it more transparent.

The CMTA reinforces Bureau of Customs’ functions as trade facilitator rather than just being a revenue-generating agency, and imposes higher penalties against smuggling.

Under CMTA which as Senate Bill No. 2968 was sponsored by Senator Sonny Angara, the tax exemption ceiling that the OFWs will be enjoy on their balikbayan boxes will be increased from the present PHP10,000 to PHP150,000 in

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N an effort to make energy education become more accessible to the public, the Therma South Inc. (TSI) recently established and Energy Education Center (EEC) inside its 75-hectare property at the 300-megawatt Davao Baseload Power Plant in Bunigao, Toril, Davao City.

The EEC that features interactive and informative displays on the energy sector and the Abotiz Power Incorporated (AP) was officially opened last may 20 and was established with the support of the Aboitiz Foundation.

“Through this center, we hope to impart better understanding and appreciation on the energy sector, the

AboitizPower group, and the technology that the TSI plant is utilizing,” said Sebastian Arsenio R. Lacson, TSI President and Chief Operating Officer in a statement sent to the media.

Lacson pointed out that the EEC is part of the education component of TSI’s corporate social responsibility.

He added that the energy sector is not easy to understand due to its complexities and that it is hoped that the EEC will provide students, teachers and the general public enough knowledge and learning on how the power sector works.

The EEC will display an explanation of the process and nature of the circulating

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Indonesia repatriates Dureza vows to continue gains 93 jailed fishermen on Bangsamoro peace process T R HE Indonesian government has repatriated 93 more fishermen from this city and other parts of Mindanao who were earlier jailed due to illegal fishing and immigration violations.

Petty Officer 2 Aldwin Aguila, acting operations officer of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) station here, said Tuesday the fishermen were released from detention and sent home after getting reprieve from their prison terms.

He said the repatriates arrived at the Makar port here around midnight on Sunday from Bitung, Indonesia aboard the Philippine Navy’s BRP Pangasinan or PS-31.

“Most of them were crew members of fishing boats that were caught fishing illegally within Indonesia’s territorial waters,” he told PNA. According to Aguila, some

of the repatriates were arrested and jailed by Indonesian naval personnel after their fishing boats broke down and eventually drifted into its waters.

A number of these fishermen, who spent one to three months in detention, did not carry passports and related documents, he said.

He said the repatriation of the fishermen came after interventions made by the Philippine Consulate in Manado in North Sulawesi and the office of City Mayor Ronnel Rivera.

A report released by PCG here said 45 of the repatriates were from this city, 43 from Sarangani Province, three from Davao Oriental and two from Surigao del Sur. Upon their arrival here, Aguila said the repatriates immediately underwent stan-

ETURNING Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza vowed in a statement sent to the government (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panels that the Duterte administration will “continue with the gains” of the Bangsamoro peace process and “build on those al-

ready done and achieved.”

Dureza’s statement was read during the May 29 to 30 Special Meeting of the GPH and MILF peace panels in Kuala Lumpur where they signed on Monday a “Declaration of Continuity” to “ensure the full implementation” of the March 27, 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on the Bang-

samoro (CAB).

The peace panels also congratulated President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and expressed optimism that roadmap provided for in the CAB “will be fully accomplished under his term.”

Duterte, Davao City mayor for 20 years who will serve as President from June 30, 2016 to

June 30, 2022 is the 16th Philippine President and the first Mindanawon elected to the highest post of the land.

In his campaign sorties, he vowed to “correct the historical injustices” committed against the Bangsamoro and promised to push for the passage of the Bang-

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Palace respects Duterte’s decision not to give Robredo cabinet post

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ALACAÑANG on Tuesday said the decision of newly-proclaimed President Rodrigo Duterte not to give Vice President-elect Leni Robredo a Cabinet position should be respected. ”We should respect his decision, even that pertaining to VP-elect Robredo,” Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said in

a text message to the Malacanang Press Corps.

Duterte reportedly said his priority is to give the Cabinet posts to the people whom he can trust and can help his administration.

The incumbent Davao City mayor said it never crossed to his mind that he will give Robredo “any position in the Cabinet.”

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SCAVENGER. A lady scavenger transports cardboard boxes and other scrap items using a customized bicycle with her dog along Roxas Avenue in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

PAL bullish on attaining 5-star status in airline industry

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HE country’s flag carrier, the Philippine Airlines is confident it will achieve the 5-star status as an airline company as it undertakes significant and extensive measures to become more competitive in the industry.

Speaking before the members of the Rotary Club East of Davao City at the Marco Polo Hotel on Tuesday, May 31, Victor Derecho Sanchez, PAL’s area manager in Mindanao for Sales and Services said the company is up for acquisition of more modern aircrafts to boost its domestic and international services.

PAL is currently rated as 3-star in the airline industry, he reported.

“On aircraft acquisition, the

PAL management has decided to purchase A-350-900s and additional Boeing 777s to support our local flights. Later this year there will be deliveries of additional two units of Boeing 777,” Sanchez said.

He added that PAL management’s plan of modernization will be boosted as the management recently decided to order six more units of Airbus 350900 aircrafts.

“Once delivered in the early part of 2018 passengers in the Philippines will experience the amazing features and amenities of A-350-900 planes,” Sanchez added.

Recently, PAL announced it will bring back its big jets on its Davao operations beginning June 1 in response to the in-

BULLISH. Philippine Airlines Manager for Sales and Services in Mindanao Victor Derecho Sanchez expressed optimism the company will be able to attain 5-star status as they are now undertaking huge measures to improve their domestic and international services. Sanchez was the guest of honor during the regular meeting of Rotary Club East of Davao City on Tuesday, May 31 at the Marco Polo Hotel. (Photo by Alexander D. Lopez)

creased demand for passenger seats and cargo spaces.

The company, which operates eight Davao-Manila flights a day said it will be utilizing its Airbus 330 aircrafts with a capacity of 414 seats to replace the 199-seater Airbus 321 on PR 1814 that leaves Davao daily at 11:40 am.

“The upgrade in aircraft will allow us to carry more passengers and cargo, while offering quality inflight service,” Suarez pointed out.

Another factor that will boost its bid to become a fivestar rank is the quality of PAL’s pilots that ran their aircrafts in domestic and international flights.

Sanchez said demand for better trained pilots is projected to increase in the next 10 years not only in the domestic but also in international scene.

“For PAL we have better incentives and compensations and for trainings we have our own PAL aviation school,” he stressed.

He also assured the public that PAL fares both in the domestic and international are reasonable despite the fact that other airline companies especially the foreign ones have access to cheaper fuel and are subsidized.

“For us our fares are not that high as these are on reasonable levels and based on supply and demand,” he stressed.

The company is also mulling of transforming Davao into a hub as increase in the number of passengers will be expected with the recent developments – among them is the election of

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Evidence-based reforms pushed in education sector

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Tagum City Mayor Allan L. Rellon leads in making the 2017 income estimate of the City Government of Tagum with the heads of revenue-generating centers of the local government last May 27 in Davao City. The estimated

income of the LGU for 2017 is at P1,151,277,444.00, which is considerably higher to this year’s 2016 income target of P1,087,719,420.00. Louie Lapat/ CIO Tagum

P1.1-B budget to accelerate Tagum’s programs - Rellon T

HE City Government of Tagum is keen on sustaining and accelerating its programs and projects that bank on the improvement of the lives of its constituents and the development of the city, with an estimated 1.1 billion pesos budget within its arsenal for the year 2017.

With this, Mayor Allan Rellon is bullish on the continuation of positive developments of Tagum ushered in by his administration that will have a direct impact to the Tagumenyos.

During the Income Esti-

mates Forum held May 27, 2016 in Davao City, Mayor Rellon led heads of the city’s revenue generating centers in plotting the local government’s 2017 budget, which commenced the rigorous budgeting process of the LGU. Eyeing to retain its membership in the so-called “Billionaire Cities Club,” the local government eyes to target its income by next year to P1,151,277,444.00 which is considerably higher to this year’s 2016 income target of P1,087,719,420.00.

The budget will enable

the local government to spend more on programs and projects, according to Rellon.

The local chief executive also underscored the importance of pumping-up the local government’s tax collection efforts so as to achieve its estimated income which includes a heightened approach to collect real property taxes from delinquent taxpayers.

Areas that were forecasted during the said forum centered on tax revenues, general income regulatory fees, service income, income from

business asphalt operations and the LGU’s share in the Internal Revenue Allotment from the national government. The city’s revenue from its economic enterprises was also discussed.

The final budget of the local government, however, will be finalized by the upcoming 7th City Council headed by Vice Mayor Geterito Gementiza, who will scrutinize every detail of the proposed budget of the Executive Department and approves it through an Appropriation Ordinance.

Louie Lapat/CIO Tagum

70% of their income.

“It is only fitting that LGUs back federalism since they are the primary beneficiaries,” he said.

The lawmaker recently passed House Joint resolution No. 39, urging his fellow legislators to let the electorate decide on the issue of revising the 1987 Constitution to establish a federal system of government by calling for a constitutional convention.

Del Rosario, who was one of the top performing congressmen in the 16th Congress, further asked the representatives to immediately study and debate on the subject matter.

He said the con-con would be the most expedient, least divisive and the most transparent way of achieving the much-needed constitutional reform.

The incoming governor

stressed that power sharing between the national government and regional governments is the solution to the great inequality across the regions, in attaining inclusive growth and development and in ending the long-running rebellions that feed on social inequities.

He is also upbeat about the greater role of local officials in achieving better collective responsibility and accountability for governance towards attaining genuine local autonomy in a federal state.

He said Federalism will encourage LCEs to work harder towards improving their localities and their constituents.

“The local chief executives can fully harness their creativity, courage and resourcefulness in instituting reforms to ad-

vance the common good and empower the poor and marginalized segments of society,” he said.

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Duterte ally urges LCEs to back federalism

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AVAO del Norte 1st District Congressman Anthony del Rosario is urging incoming local chief executives to rally behind President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal to shift the system of government to federal form.

Del Rosario, who won a landslide victory in the gubernatorial race in the recent elections, said he will prod the League of Provinces in the Philippines (LPP) and the Union of Local Authorities in the Philippines (ULAP) to fully support the next president’s push for federalism.

According to him, the LGUs will be the primary beneficiaries of the plans to change the current unitary system of government, since Duterte proposes a federal system in which the regions keep

ESPITE the significant gains in primary education participation rates, learning gaps remain high among primary and secondary level students. Increased government spending in education, as well as the implementation of the K to 12 program are important education sector reforms that set the stage for improved access and better education outcomes for the Filipino youth.

However, while these reforms are significant, much is still needed to be done in improving learning outcomes for primary and secondary learners in the Philippines.

On May 24, 2016, the Department of Education (DepEd), Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) Philippines hosted a policy forum on “Evidence in the Education Sector” at the PIDS Conference Room in Centris, Quezon City, to disseminate among key decision makers how impact evaluation and evidence can be useful in achieving improved learning outcomes.

Around 60 participants attended the forum from various government agencies, international organizations, academe, and nongovernment organizations.

In his keynote speech, DepEd Assistant Secretary Elvin Ivan Uy stressed that education should enable each person to maximize their potential. He highlighted the need to actively promote the use of evidence within DepEd and that the agency itself should be an active producer of evidence. Meanwhile, NEDA Deputy Director-General Rosemarie Edillon mentioned the pivotal role of evidence in policymaking at the national level. She maintained that each evaluation should address present and future needs in the education sector.

Roundtable discussions as well as panel presentations on topics such as stakeholders in evaluation, enabling learning, and secondary and technical-vocational education comprised the policy forum.

Davao del Norte top honchos. (L-R) In this file photo, Governor-elect Anthony del Rosario, 2nd District Congressman-elect Antonio Floirendo, Jr, outgoing Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario and 1st District Congressman-elect

Dr. Gilberto Llanto, in identifying champions in impact evaluations, with panel members Dr. Vicente Paqueo, visiting research fellow at PIDS, and Mr. Roger Masapol, director of the DepEd Planning Service, highlighted important issues such as the usefulness of impact evaluations in preserving effective programs, the need for greater appreciation of evaluations among all levels in government, and the value of having data publicly available.

IPA Philippines Country Director Nassreena Sampaco-Baddiri moderated the panel discussion on enabling learning where Dr. Aniceto Orbeta, Jr., PIDS senior research fellow, and Assistant Secretary Uy of DepEd presented some critical issues in achieving improved education quality. Discussions were centered on the importance of context of the education system, the possibility of having complementary programs for better outcomes, the role of programs (and evaluation of these programs) in learning, and the need to consider noncognitive competencies.

A panel discussion on technical-vocational education was moderated by NEDA Deputy Director-General Rolando Tungpalan and included presentations from Dr. Emily Beam of the National University of Singapore and Director Catherine Galapon from Technical Education and Skills Development Authority.

Key topics include the role of education in building skills, employment, and better quality of life, as well as the value of testing different interventions in order to understand what works and what doesn’t work.

PIDS President Gilberto Llanto emphasized that the use of evidence generated by rigorous evaluations will definitely play a significant role in moving the country forward, especially in vital sectors such as education. His closing statement, “The unexamined policy intervention is not worth implementing,” captures the importance of evaluations in a nutshell.

Pantaleon Alvarez, who is the candidate of Presidentelect Rodrigo Duterte for Speaker of the House, exchange banters while waiting for their proclamation as winners in the 2016 elections.

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Mass transit needed in Phl Cortez believes Rody will give transport sector priority

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ITY investment promotions officer Ivan C. Cortez on Tuesday said the Duterte administration should look into the possibility of establishing a mass transit system in emerging cities in the country to ensure that the transportation sector will grow side by side with the regional economies.

Cortez, an urban planner, said the transportation sector tend to suffer from a setback when an economy grows.

Current studies conducted in Metro Manila revealed that the economy is losing billions from the traffic congestion in area resulting in poor logistics in transporting goods and products. This happens especially when the number of vehicles increases without road expansions.

With the increasing disposable income of the population in the urban areas, financial institutions had designed products which allow an easier access to car loans.

Cortez said that unlike some years back when owning a car is exclusive to those who are privilege, individuals now earning only more than P10,000 per month can own a car.

“It is now easier for people to acquire a car,” Cortez said yesterday’s edition of Davao Business Forum at the Dermpath, SM City Davao.

In Davao City, Cortez said traffic congestion started to build up two years ago along with the boom in the economy as reflected by the left and right construction of build-

ings and other infrastructures.

Based on transportation vehicle registration of Davao City, registered private vehicles in the city had already reached 33,458 and continuous to grow each day.

Traffic build-up in the city worsens during rush hours starting at 5 p.m. to 7.p.m. and exacerbated by the ongoing road and drainage improvement projects of the government.

Alsom, travel, which are supposed to only take minutes, become hours-long.

Cortez expected that the traffic problem in the city will become worse two years from now with the rate of the economic growth of the city causing enhancement in the quality of lives of Dabawenyos.

Davao City, he added, will be no different from Manila in terms of traffic congestion five years from now if the government will not implement any strategies to improve the transportations sector here.

The official, however, believes that the incoming administration under Davao City’s own President Rodrigo R. Duterte will prioritize improving the transportation sector of the country.

“President Duterte is very aware of the poor transportation system we have, that’s why he had asked Chinese financers to invest in the development of a railway system,” Cortez said.

Duterte had earlier assured to push the railway system during his six-year term.

DA official fears budget for El Niño not enough

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N official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 11 feared that the budget allocated for interventions for farmers affected by the El Niño will be not enough to cover the damage the phenomenon had caused.

Joedil Leliza, disaster and risk reduction management officer of DA 11, said during this week’s edition of Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Annex that the damage to agricultural crops by the long drought had exceeded even the two-year total budget allocated of P111 million for the region for El Niño intervention.

Even though the region will receive P6.5 million from the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDDRMC), Leliza said this won’t be enough to recover all the loss due to the drought.

Based on the recovery plan submitted by 10 of the

16 municipalities in Davao region which are under State of Calamity, the local government units of these areas would need P300 million to cover the loss from the long drought.

Leliza said the local government units of the municipalities of Hagonoy, Magsaysay, Sta Maria, Kiblawan, Sulop and Digos City in Davao del Sur and Mati City, Tarragona, San Isidro, Lupon for Davao Oriental had submitted their recovery plan.

He said the remaining six heavily affected areas will submit their plan anytime this week.

Once completed, the plan will be assessed by the DA regional office before it will be endorsed to the national agencies for funding.

Leliza said the region’s agriculture sector is expected to fully recover next year after the

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NEW CONDO. Inspiria project manager Bernardo Teo Jr. (center), together with Arch. Michael P. Torres (leftmost), RBL president and chief executive officer Corazon Ballard (2nd from left), Leuterio Realty Designation vice president for international sales Arnold Nolasco (2nd from right) and Brgy.

Captain Gina Murillo, leads the groundbreaking ceremony of Davao City’s newest condominium project along J.P. Laurel Avenue in Davao City over the weekend. Lean Daval Jr.

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NVESTMENTS in the country’s telecommunication sector is seen to increase after the 700 megahertz radio frequencies are now distributed to Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), Globe Telecom Inc., and the government, a credit rating agency said.

Fitch Ratings stated on Tuesday that the purchase of PLDT and Globe to San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) telecommunication business echoes required investments to utilize the acquired 700MHz band.

“We believe that both PLDT and Globe will invest aggressively to expand their data services, now that they will have access to the coveted 700MHz spectrum, which is able to penetrate walls and is useful to provide in-building

coverage,” Fitch Ratings said.

On Monday, PLDT and Globe announced that their Board of Directors approved the acquisition of SMC’s telecommunication business, including its 700MHz spectrum asset, of which 85MHz will be returned to government to encourage new player in the industry.

The remaining band will be evenly distributed to the two players.

“SMC’s exit reflects the significant investment required to roll out network infrastructure to compete with the incumbents, especially given that PLDT and Globe would be reluctant to share their tower and associated infrastructure with the new entrant,” the credit rating agency added.

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SCHOOL PROMO. A sales attendant arranges a display of notebooks for a shopping mall’s back to school sale along J.P. Laurel Avenue in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

3 foreign firms to invest in Davao

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HREE foreign firms have expressed interest in expanding their operations in Davao City, an official of the Davao City Investment Promotion Center (DCIPC) said.

DCIPC chief Ivan C. Cortez, speaking at the regular Davao Business Forum yesterday, said companies from Japan and The Netherlands

are eyeing ventures on the city’s power generation sector and financial intermediary.

Cortez said the financial intermediary firm, whose name was not disclosed, has headquarters in New York City, London, and Singapore.

The third company, he said, will be coming from China. The firm is engaged in

manufacturing of car parts.

Cortez said positive remarks on Davao City have generated interest among investors.

He also said the constant discussions of President Rodrigo R. Duterte about Davao City have generated curiosity among international investors.

“Overseas inquiries have

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increased few weeks even the formal proclamation of President Duterte’s victory,” Cortez said.

Entry of more investors in the city would result in generation of more and better jobs for Dabawenyos and lowering of the city’s unemployment rate, according to him.

Davao City’s robust economy has been consistently thriving since 2011.

Cortez said amount of capitalization of businesses had grown from P187.98 million in 2011 to P217.14 million in 2015, while the num-

ber of establishments went up from 34,566 to 36,950 last year.

The positive data for first quarter of this year shows a promising economic outlook for Davao City, he said.

Data from the Business Bureau revealed that the amount of capitalization for the first three months of 2016 registered a total of P220.87 million, higher than the P209.90 million last year.

Despite the positive outlook for the city’s economy, Cortez said the city has not achieved inclusive growth

which the current administration is pursuing to attain.

Inclusive growth can be achieved with the operation of more manufacturing companies here, he added.

Not only will the city and the living here will benefit from the employment but also the farmers and growers in the rural areas who will be producing necessary raw materials.

Cortez said the next administration should make effort in making the city an ideal investment area for manufacturing.

mark’ of Davao Park District along the township’s main avenue.

“This is just the start of our expansion of office offerings. Being one of the top BPO destinations in the country, we see an upward tick in the demand for office spaces in Davao City in the next three years. Megaworld is committed to respond to this demand so companies will not think twice of locating here,” said Jericho P. Go, senior vice president of Megaworld.

Megaworld is the country’s biggest lessor of office spaces today, with an inventory of around 800,000 square meters all over the country.

The company also has the most number of companies in its roster of existing clients for office spaces at 130, most of which are information technology and business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) companies.

“We will certainly bring first-time, new locators to Davao City. That’s the same thing that we are doing to other cities like Iloilo and LapuLapu City in Cebu. There are

so many skilled talents for the BPO sector here, and we are sure about Davao City being a ‘hot’ pick for location,” Go adds.

By 2020, total direct and indirect jobs that will be generated in the township alone will reach 100,000.

Aside from the expansion of its office portfolio, Megaworld is also building a retail row and shop houses around the township. A plan to put up a hospital and a school is also underway.

At present, three towers of the residential condominium cluster, One Lakeshore Drive, are almost sold out. Another two towers are scheduled for launch by Megaworld’s subsidiary brand, Suntrust Properties, Inc., within the year.

“Megaworld’s commitment to nation building and spreading the economic prosperity to the provinces remains. In the next five years, we hope to see more and more people coming home to the provinces because they find more opportunities here. This way, we also help decongest Metro Manila,” said Go. (PNA)

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EGAWORLD, the country’s largest office developer, is ramping up its office developments in the 11-hectare Davao Park District in Lanang, Davao City.

The company announced that it will build two more office towers, in addition to the PHP1.2-billion, 15-storey Davao Finance Center, which is currently being built near the township’s main entrance with 20,000 square meters of leasable spaces.

The two office towers, which will be named ‘One Republic Plaza’ and ‘Emperador House’, will provide an additional 30,000 square meters of office spaces. This will bring the total office inventory in Davao Park District to around 50,000 square meters, to date.

One Republic Plaza will be a 10-storey office tower while the Emperador House will be a themed six-storey tower featuring a European-inspired architecture. Named after the ‘world’s largest brandy company’ and Megaworld’s sister company, The Emperador House will be an ‘iconic land-

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Arming up or walking the road to peace?

HE attack by the alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) last Sunday in Governor Generoso in Davao Oriental should be something to consider about if the government is ready to open its doors to the peace talks.

President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has made it clear that his administration will be giving at least four cabinet positions to left-leaning groups and personalities and is also open to have CPP-NDF leaders Joma Sison and Luis Jalandoni come home. All these talks are indications that the Duterte government is pushing for peace with the rebels.

With Sunday’s attack by the NPA rebels of the Governor

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NOWLEDGE,” so they say, “is power.” Thomas Alva Edison, that famous American inventor, has pointed it out when he said, “We do not know one-millionth of one-percent about anything.”

In other words, we are ignorant!

A wise man (we called him so because knows something which most of us don’t know), replied when asked by a not-so-brilliant guy on how he had learned so much about everything: “By never being ashamed or afraid to ask questions about anything of which I was ignorant.”

And that, my friend, is a fact!

O.A. Battista contends, “Knowledge is the best eraser in the world for disharmony, distrust, despair, and the endless physical deficiencies of man.” To which Peter Drucker has this to add: “Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes.”

Now, those words remind me of what American novelist and humorist once said. “The trouble with the world,” he wrote, “is not that people know too little, but that they know so many things that ain’t so.”

If you are confused, allow me to share this “parable” (now do you know where that word comes from) from a man about what he heard from the Bible: “Once upon a time, a man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves and the thorns grew up and choked him. And he went on and met the Queen of Sheba and she gave that man, sir, 1,000 talents of gold and silver. And he got in his chariot and drove furiously. And when he was driving under a tree, his hair got caught in a limb and left him hanging there. And he hung there many days and many nights, and ravens brought him food to eat and water to drink.

“One night while he was hanging there asleep, his wife, Delilah, came and cut off his hair and he dropped and fell on strong ground

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and it began THINK ON THESE! to rain. And it rained 40 days and 40 nights. And he hid himself in a cave. He went on and met a man that said, ‘Come and take supper with Henrylito D. Tacio me,’ but he said, henrytacio@gmail.com ‘I can’t come, for I have married a wife.’

“And that man went out into the highways and byways and compelled him to come. He went on and came to Jerusalem and saw Queen Jezebel sitting up in a window and when she saw him she laughed and he said, ‘Throw her down’ and they threw her down 70 times 7 and of the fragments they picked up 12 baskets full. Now, whose wife will he be in the day of judgment?”

Still confused? You better be -- if you haven’t read your Bible diligently.

“Real intelligence,” says D. Kenneth Winebrenner, “is a creative use of knowledge, not merely an accumulation of facts. The slow thinker who can finally come up with an idea of his own is more important to the world than a walking encyclopedia who hasn’t learned how to use the information productively.”

Now, here are some facts you need to know. (No, I did not research these; a friend sent them to me via e-mail.) A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

A snail can sleep for three years. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. Babies are

born without kneecaps. They don’t appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age. Butterflies taste with their feet. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.

“Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”. February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.

Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. “Stewardesses” is the longest word typed with only the left hand and “lollipop” with your right.

The average person’s left hand does 56% of the typing. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. The sentence: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter of the alphabet.

The words “racecar,” “kayak,” and “level” are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (called palindromes). There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous:” tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: “abstemious” and “facetious.”

What do these two words mean, you better look them up at your dictionary.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of

the keyboard. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies’ room during a dance. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise it will digest itself.

Let’s face it, English is a crazy language. If you don’t agree with me, read on.

There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat. We take English for granted.

But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

And why is it that writers write but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn’t the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese; so one moose, 2 meese? One index, 2 indices? Doesn’t it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend?

If teachers taught, why didn’t preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? (I leave that to your imagination!) Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which, an alarm goes off by going on.

English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.

Okay, fine, whatever!

ments to beMY TWO CENTS’ come beacons of good governance in contrast to the often chaotic or otherwise slow national government, that at best, pushed growth and political matuJohn Tria rity in fits and starts, only to ecisouth@gmail.com fail in the end, bringing down with them whatever political capital and good will they have created. It is this that drew many to hear their unique, compelling stories bared on the campaign trail, and give them their vote versus the then frontrunning manila politicians.

Contrary to expectations, these two

hometown heroes with their exhibits in Naga and Davao beat the foundling, the Vice President and the Wharton graduate. Time was when the only local politician worth the national stage was the Manila Mayor. Remember Antonio Lacson?

That they were both elected rather than their manila based counterparts makes both of them the last card in a thirty year post-EDSA political cycle where, tired of the same old promises and failures, voters of all classes demand performance, conditioned by the high expectations and verifiability of social media tools, their capacity to show action and drive consistency in governance makes them ideal to handle the new governed public desperate for change. The message: manila’s political leaders, even actors, despite their impressive credentials can no longer deliver hope. It is these two from the far away and forgotten that can.

Their rise undoubtedly gives the Feder-

alism proposal its two champions, and best examples. It is time for governance from the grassroots to inspire those in the capital.

This is what makes the governance project work.

Federal, empowered local governance enables people to more easily critique and express, allows them to join and participate, since the locus of decision making and the process that create and distribute power are closer to their hearts, easier to digest and push.

The hope therefore held and presented by both these two “provincianos” is that the home town folksiness, simple lives, sincerity and ability, resolve and courage to connect with various types of people can rebuild the trust and confidence in government as an institution, and governance as a process where empowerment and fulfilling of aspirations can be obtained. When this happens, the force of change rests not with the leader, but with those they lead.

Duterte and Robredo: Two of a kind (part 2)

OTH Duterte and Robredo mirror each other in that they both came of age at a time of chaos and sought the political will to bring order. Both were also province bred and manila educated, giving them a special perspective that requires substance and action tempered by knowledge and quick feedback and a network of support beyond their bounds. They built their political careers around people they can trust, equally earning the same from their constituents through small town folksiness, eventually cemented by proven performance, nurturing a faith in the systems they built. Both lead a simple lifestyle that puts them beyond reproach and suspicion, with any residue of such reduced to mere legend, whereas others like them flaunt wealth amid squalor like local royalty.

Both of them delivered on their promises, pushing the envelope with avant garde implementation enabling their local govern-

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By ANTONIO V. FIGUEROA

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INCE its creation in 1901 under Act No. 136, which was enacted during the early American colonial rule, the solicitor general, erstwhile known as the attorney general, has played crucial roles in protecting the interest of the country in legal forums. Unlike the Presidential Legal Officer who defends the President, his authority is far broader and more extensive.

The Solicitor General, primarily, represents the government in all criminal proceedings in the Supreme Court and the Court Appeals, and in both courts and all other tribunals in all civil actions and special proceedings that involve any official government.

Significantly, as lawyer of the government at large, it is mandated to appear ‘any court in any action involving the validity of any treaty, law, executive order or proclamation, rule or regulation when in his judgment his intervention is necessary’ and ‘all proceedings involving the acquisition or loss of Philippine citizenship, similar to the contested Grace Poe case.

Related to this, he is imbued with the duty to represent the country ‘in international litigations, negotiations or conferences where the legal position of the Republic must be defended or presented’ and ‘before any court, tribunal, body or commission in any matter, action or proceeding which… affects the welfare of the people as the ends of justice may require.’

Since its establishment, three Davaoeños have already been appointed to the position.

Davao’s first Not too many knew that Guillermo E. Torres Sr., the founder of Mindanao Colleges (now University of Mindanao), the largest educational institution in the South in terms of student population, was Davao’s first solicitor general.

He served the post for a year (1957-58).

Torres, after whom the old Sandawa Street in Matina, Davao City, was renamed, was born in Ermita, Manila, to couple Nicasio Torres (after whom another city street is named) and Feliza Echevarria of Batangas. At the time of their union, both were American Field Service nurses.

While in school, Torres was recognized as a brilliant student. After finishing Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) from the University of the Philippines (UP) in 1932, he went to land No. 8 in the Certified Public Account (CPA) exams that year.

After finishing Law at the Far Eastern University (FEU) six years later, he took the Bar and again landed No. 8.

To broaden his career, he sailed for the United States and took up special studies in Accounting and Management at Columbia University in New York. A year later he returned home to help his brothers run the family enterprise, an electric power plant, in his mother’s province. By this time, his parents and some of the siblings had already moved to Davao City.

The opportunity to rejoin his parents took place when he was offered by Gen. Paulino Santos (after whom the old Dadiangas town was renamed) as finance officer of a land settlement project the latter was opening. He later became branch manager of Pacific Commercial Company, opened a law and accounting firm, bought the Japanese-owned Davao Times (and renamed it Mindanao Times), co-founded Mindanao Colleges, and pioneered broadcasting by opening radio station dxMC, which is named after the school he established.

Second solgen Born in Gattaran, Cagayan on June 23, 1944, Silvestre H. Bello III is the son of Silvestro Bello Sr., and Remedios Hernando. He completed elementary at St. Ferdinand College in Ilagan, Isabela; high school at San Jacinto Seminary in Tuguegarao, Cagayan; tertiary education at Manuel L. Quezon University, Manila; and Law degree at the Ateneo de Manila University.

As a lawyer, he worked with some of the most prestigious law offices in the country since 1973, while on the side becoming an active member of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), founded by Sen. Jose W. Diokno. In 1986, he became undersecretary of Justice under the first Aquino administration and was elevated to justice secretary four years later. Under the Ramos leadership, he served briefly as justice secretary (January-June 1998).

He later served twice as solicitor-general (September 23, 1996-February 3, 1998; June 9-30, 1998), the second from Davao region; headed the state panel in the peace talks with NPA-CPPNDF; and was president and CEO of PNOC-Development & Management Corporation, presidential adviser on New Government Centers, and later Cabinet secretary. In May 2016, incoming President Rodrigo R. Duterte, a long-time

Guillermo E. Torres friend, asked him to rejoin the government as peace negotiator with the NPA-CPP-NDF. Bello is married to Regina Gerona Bello with whom he has a daughter. Previously, he was married to Teresa Garcia Santos, daughter of the late Davao City mayor and DILG secretary Luis T. Santos, with whom he had four children.

Two of his sons are into politics. Karlo Bello is a three-time

Silvestre Bello III Davao City councilor while Yoyen Bello is Kawayan City vice-mayor.

Incoming solgen The brother of former general and now Hagonoy, Davao del Sur mayor Franco Calica, also known as ‘the father of the Alsa Masa’, lawyer Jose Calida first hogged importance when he was appointed undersecretary of justice

Jose Calida (2001-04) and briefly as executive director of the Dangerous Drugs Board (January-October 2004) during the Arroyo leadership. In December 2003, when the justice secretary was on official mission abroad, he served briefly as acting justice secretary.

A graduate in AB English at Ateneo de Davao University, cum laude, in 1969, he obtained his Bachelor of Laws

degree from Ateneo de Manila Law School in 1973. He is a practicing lawyer at J. Calida & Associates Law Firm and is the chairman and president of Vigilant Investigative and Security Agency. On May 20, 2016, he was tapped to become solicitor general while incoming President Duterte was preparing his Cabinet lineup. Earlier, he was also nominated by Duter-

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ARCADIA BREAKS GROUND Matina Enclaves’ to start building sports and recreation facility

By NEILWIN JOSEPH BRAVO SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS SHAPING UP SO FAST FOR THE MATINA ENCLAVES. The initial real estate venture of homegrown developer Escandor Development Corporation (Esdevco) broke ground last Saturday its sports and recreation facility complementing the sprawling Matina Enclaves.

To be known as Arcadia, the mid-rise building boasts of the state-of-the-art sports, physical fitness and recreation facilities. It will house a 50-meter lap pool, bowling alley, a billiard hall, basketball

court, extreme sports equipment, and fitness gym.

The Arcadia will also have restaurants and shops.

The Arcadia is located right across the gated Matina Enclaves complex which recently rose to national prominence after President-elect Rodrigo Duterte converted its Clubhouse into his temporary office.

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Text and Photos by Henrylito D. Tacio ARE YOU JUST NEWLY MARRIED AND LOOKING FOR SOME APPLIANCES AND BEDS FOR YOUR ROOMS? Or, a wedding planner looking for some small gifts to be given away? Or, a restaurant owner looking for some glasses for the bar you are opening? Or, a musician wanting to have some figurines that can be used to decorate your studio? Or, a collector who loves to gather collectible vintage cars, ships, and even paintings?

More often than not, you have to visit one mall to another just to find what you really want. In most instances, there are few choices -- and oftentimes those are not what you really like.

Now, imagine a place where you don’t have to go from one mall to another, where you can get what you really want -- in various colors, sizes and even materials. Believe it or not, there is such place in Davao City. And it’s in Victoria Plaza, the city’s oldest mall.

“Most people think that Victoria Plaza belongs to the past since it is already old,” explained Andrea Isabelle Mejos, advertising and promotion staff of Southwood Mindanao Corporation, which manages the Victoria Department Store.

“As a retail business, Victoria Department Store built its name on where it is the strongest -- products,” said in its prepared press statement.

“Further, its service is honed based on the quality and quantity of merchandise that they offer to consumers.”

One fine Saturday afternoon, I had the pleasure of roaming around the third floor which left me in awed and was completely blown out.

Walking from one place to another reminded me

of my trip in the United States, where I often visited WalMart, Target, and Sam’s Club.

A friend who saw some of the photos I posted in my Facebook account even commented that she doesn’t have to buy her gifts for her grandchildren since they could now be bought in Victoria Department Store.

For the uninformed, Victoria Department Store is niched in Victoria Plaza, which was built in 1993.

Unknowingly, one-third of the mall’s interior is occupied by Victoria Department Store.

“Our department store offers a wide variety of branded and unique selections that shoppers won’t find anywhere else,” Mejos said, adding that most of these selec-

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tions are sourced not only locally but there others which come directly from other countries.

Take the case of those found on the third floor.

Name it, you can find it.

There is an area where all the figurines of various professions and vintages (cameras, cars and ships) can be found. A little further, you can find exclusive paintings which can be displayed in offices, hotels and living rooms.

There is a collection of various kitchen households and utensils -- from plates, glasses, spoons and forks, frying pans, etc. They come in various forms, sizes, colors, weights and prices. There are also washing machines and electric fans.

There’s a wide variety of bakeware, bar accessories, catering needs and Japanese ware.

Not to be outdone are the choices of its home and office furniture, linen and domestics, and curtains and accessories.

But the most interesting section is where the toys are. And there are toys that are not only for children but adults, too.

What attracted me was the section of airplanes. I tried to name those that I have ridden.

Ladies will definitely find the dolls of Walt Disney princesses. Some male teenagers may be interested to own those superheroes -- ranging from Superman to Iron Man, from Batman to Spiderman.

So, if you’re looking for a gift or two to give your special someone, friends or relatives, then you better go to the third floor and look for possible gifts.

Indeed, Victoria Department Store truly lives up to its slogan: “More products, more choices.”

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‘MMK’ celebrates 25 years of chronicling stories SINCE 1991, “MAALALA MO KAYA” HAS BEEN A PART OF EVERY FILIPINO HOME. Each episode features real-life story that brings laughter and tears that strengthen the ties that bind all of Kapamilyas wherever they are in the world.

Week after week, the program never fails to deliver unique stories that give inspiration, hope, and life lessons. Each letter read by its host Charo Santos has been a chronicle of the struggles and different experiences of Filipinos of different generations and all walks of life. No other television program has made this much impact on the life and culture of Filipinos as a people.

Year 2016 is a special milestone as “MMK” celebrates 25 years of being the Filipino people’s diary.

To mark its silver anniversary, the program launched a year-long celebration to thank viewers for their continued support, and to pay tribute to all the people who have been part of its success.

The celebration kicked off in “ASAP” last Sunday, which brought together some of the letter senders who shared their life journeys with “MMK,” accompanied by some of the artists who gave life to their stories, including Dawn Zulueta, Gina Pareño, Bea Alonzo, Kathryn Bernardo, and Nora Aunor.

The “ASAP” special also teased “MMK’s” commemorative album – a collection of songs that have touched viewers, and soon to be made available in all record

Cannes Best Actress Jaclyn Jose on Tunay na Buhay THIS WEDNESDAY, Tunay na Buhay features the life of Kapuso actress Jaclyn Jose.

A seasoned actress on television and film, Jaclyn has recently earned the nod of the rest of the world when she was awarded Best Actress in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France. The mother of young actress Andi Eigenmann won for her portrayal in “Ma’ Rosa”, a film by award-winning director Brillante Mendoza.

Join Rhea Santos as she discovers the story of Jaclyn’s life and current success this Wednesday night on Tunay na Buhay, after Saksi on GMA 7. stores nationwide.

Viewers can also review the program’s colorful history by visiting the website mmk. abs-cbn.com to reminisce the narratives, teachings, and personalities featured in “MMK.” A timeline called “MMK Through the Years” and a section called “MMK 25 Memories” showcase the most memorable episodes that made a mark on the hearts and minds of its viewers. In another section called “iKwento,” fans will be able to send their life stories to Charo by writing a letter or uploading a video for a chance to be featured in the program.

Netizens can also join in the celebration by posting “Life Lines” on their social media accounts, shareable artcards and video clips containing the most unforgettable lines from different episodes. Check out @MMKOfficial on Twitter and

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To show its heartfelt gratitude to all its letter senders, “MMK” will bring them together in “MMK Kamustahan,” where they will get a chance to interact with Charo and catch up with one another.

The first get-together will be held in Davao on July 9, with another leg in Luzon in August.

Charo will also reach out to other parts of the globe, delivering inspirational talks to overseas Filipinos in the “Kwentuhang Kapamilya” series.

Global Kapamilyas will be given the opportunity to share their experiences living and working abroad. “Kwentuhang Kapamilya” will kick off in Madrid, Spain on June 26, and proceed to Hong Kong on July 24. Other legs include New Jersey, USA on September 9, Alberta, Canada on September 11, and Japan on October 16.

Vilma-Angel starrer ‘Everything About Her’ to air on Sky Pay-Per-View in June STAR CINEMA’S FIRST FILM OFFERING FOR THE YEAR “EVERYTHING ABOUT HER” top billed by Vilma Santos, Angel Locsin, and Xian Lim is set to hit cable TV homes in high definition this June via SKY Pay-per-View.

“Everything About Her” follows the story of Vivian (Vilma Santos), a career woman diagnosed with cancer who hires Jaica (Angel Locsin), a private nurse to take care of her. As Jaica becomes Vivian’s nurse, she unexpectedly takes on a much bigger role in her life -- a bridge that would bring Vivian closer to her son Albert (Xian Lim).

The film captured the hearts of many filmgoers worldwide and catapulted to box

office success, earning more than P200 million.

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candor presided over the groundbreaking rites along with son Francis Garbriel Escandor. Officiating Priest Fr. Elvie Burdios blessed the project site.

Esdevco project head Gerald Kent Garces and Architect James Magdadaro led the Esdevco employees and sales agents in the groundbreaking event with Premia Packing Corporation manager Angel Derla as one of the guests.

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PULONG... FROM 1 that they are shutting down the company. This shocked me,” he said.

However, Duterte said he was even more shocked to find that KMU, instead of salvaging the serious problem, “came out pointing an accusing fin-

ger on me to justify their mishandling and imprudence.”

Duterte said KMU has a lot of explaining to do, not only to the employees and their families but to the City who has worked relentlessly to entice companies to invest.

a year.

On top of the tax and duty-free balikbayan boxes, Filipinos, who have stayed in a foreign country for at least 10 years and are returning to the Philippines, will also be granted tax exemption for the personal and household effects, not exceeding PHP350,000, they will be bringing with them when they return to the country.

As for Filipinos who have lived overseas for at least five

years, they will be entitled to tax and duty free personal and household effects amounting to PHP250,000, while those who have stayed abroad for less than five years can enjoy PHP150,000 tax-free ceiling.

The CMTA also raises the de minimis value, which refers to the value of tax and duty free goods and the minimum cost of goods required to undergo formal Customs entry, from the present PHP10 to PHP10,000.

(PNA)

dard documentation processes and given food assistance.

He said the office of Mayor

Rivera sent vehicles to ferry the fishermen to their homes and preferred destinations. (PNA)

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Indonesia... FROM 3 Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communication LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. XI Davao City

Petition for Renewal of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ DUAL OrdinaryRegular Service

Case No. 2002-XI-00458 PATRICIA B. ALCORAN, Petitioner

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NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUJ-DUAL Ordinary Regular service on the route.. MULIG and for cargoes as dual service from said route to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE (01) unit. which certificate will expire on February 16, 2017.

In the petition filed on May 18, 2016, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized.

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on JUNE 21, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at this office at the above address.

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

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

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

WITNESS the Honorable TERESITA A. DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ, officer-in-charge, this 19th May 2016 at Davao City.

EDGAR CRISANTO R. VIOLAN Administrative Officer V

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

Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate an AIRCONDITIONED UV EXPRESS SERVICE

Case No. 2016-XI00710 DANILO R. AMORIN, Applicant

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NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant requests authority for a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate an AIRCONDITIONED UV EXPRESS service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route. DAVAO CITY-LAAK (COMPOSTELA VALLEY) AND VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (01) unit.

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on JUNE 20, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at this office at the above address.

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

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

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

WITNESS the Honorable TERESITA A. DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ, officer-in-charge, this 19th May 2016 at Davao City.

EDGAR CRISANTO R. VIOLAN Administrative Officer V

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erately served.”

“Lahat ng booths doon will be closely monitored ng security and in-house bouncers dun. Bawal magdala ng alcohols, may mga sponsors ng water,” Dalisay said.

Event-goers should also expect a tighter security as there will be four layers of frisking before entering the concert area.

She said males will be asked to remove their shoes and socks while women will be subject to thorough frisking to ensure that no lethal drugs and pointed materials can be sneaked inside the venue.

Dalisay reminded event-goers that backpacks, cigarettes, and lighters are not allowed inside.

Based on the security planning with the Presidential Security Group (PSG), small vehicles will be allowed to park at the designated parking space at the nearby Ciudad Verde.

Parking along Diversion Road will not be allowed to Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communication LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. XI Davao City

Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate an AIRCONDITIONED UV EXPRESS SERVICE

Case No. 2016-XI00711 BEJUN P. MONROID, Applicant

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NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant requests authority for a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate an AIRCONDITIONED UV EXPRESS service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route. DAVAO CITY-BANSALAN (DAVAO DEL SUR) AND VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (01) unit.

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on JUNE 20, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at this office at the above address.

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

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

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

WITNESS the Honorable TERESITA A. DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ, officer-in-charge, this 19th May 2016 at Davao City.

EDGAR CRISANTO R. VIOLAN Administrative Officer V

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Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as the next president of the republic.

“We are enhancing our services in Cebu hub and the services in Visayas and Mindanao.

We are also looking on transforming Davao into another hub.”

Sanchez said PAL is upbeat with what they call the “Duterte effect” into the airline industry in Mindanao with the hope that the next administration will bring political and economic

stability in the island-region.

By transforming the city into a hub Sanchez noted that the company will then make a study on which region in Asia it will open for direct flight from and to Davao City.

“If they could be able to bring in more events and conventions in Davao City then there would be great opportunity to open more destinations from Davao City” to other parts of the country and in Asia.

nine-month La Niña this year.

Damage to Davao Region’s agriculture sector due to El Niño reached P312.73 million as of May 10.

The rice sector was the most affected by the drought, followed by corn and high value crops (HVC) like cacao, coffee and banana.

Leliza said an initial of 4,724 rice farmers tilling a total of 6,460. 12 hectares were affected by the long drought.

“We recorded a loss of a total of 14,951.89 metric tons

(MT) with the value of P219.98 million,” he said.

For corn, he said 3,705 farmers were affected while 3,561 hectares were destroyed causing a loss in the corn production amounting to P 77.21 million or equivalent to 9, 249.14 MT. Damage to the HVC already reached to a total of P15.54 million or 2,375.07 MT loss in production. More than 2,000 farmers growing crops in 1,544 hectares were also affected. CHENEEN R. CAPON

samoro Basic Law (BBL) while working on the country’s shift from Presidential to Federal system of government.

The panels also expressed their appreciation to Dureza, who issued a statement read during the meeting, welcoming the forging of a “Declaration of Continuity.”

The “Declaration of Continuity of the Partnership of the GPH and MILF in the Bangsamoro Peace Process” was signed by GPH peace panel chair Miriam Coronel-Ferrer and MILF peace panel chair Mohagher Iqbal Also signed were the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the establishment of the Bangsamoro Normalization Trust Fund (BNTF), a multi-donor trust fund envisioned in the GPH-MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) signed in October 2012 and the Annex on Normalization signed in January 2014, and the TOR for the Project Board of the Mindanao Trust Fund for the Six Previously Acknowledged MILF Camps (MTF-RDP Camps Project).

Deles-Dureza meeting Dureza told MindaNews on Monday evening that outgoing Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos-Deles had invited him to a dinner meeting on May 25 where she also invited him to attend the Special Meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

But Dureza said he could not go to KL because of prior commitments scheduled on those dates so he sent a two-paragraph state-

ment to the panels through Deles.

The statement was read during the meeting facilitated by Malaysia.

“In my capacity as Presidential Peace Adviser-Nominee to President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte, allow me to welcome with positive note the forging of the declaration on the continuity of the search for sustainable peace between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. We also take positive note of the formation of the Bangsamoro Normalization Trust Fund,” read Dureza’s statement, a copy of which he sent MindaNews early Tuesday morning.

“We intend to continue with the gains and build on those already done and achieved,” Dureza said, adding that the peace “roadmap that we will traverse hereon will take policy guidance and direction from the new President when he assumes office on June 30, 2016.”

In the interview Monday night, Dureza reiterated he will conduct consultations with various sectors on the Bangsamoro peace roadmap. “It will have to be inclusive of all Moro fronts,” Dureza said, referring to the MILF and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) which signed with the government the Tripoli Agreement of 1976 and the Final Peace Agreement (FPA) in 1996.

He said he is optimistic of the outcome of the unity talks brokered by the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Then OIC Secretary General Prof.

Ekemelddin Ihsanoglu initiated on May 18, 2010 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan a meeting between MNLF founding chair Nur Misuari and MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim that eventually led to the creation of the Bangsamoro Coordination Forum (BCF).

In April last year, OIC Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani met separately with leaders MNLF and MILF at the Abreeza Hotel here and later, jointly, to discuss, through the BCF, on how best to move forward in harmonizing the tracks of the peace agreements they signed separately with the Philippine government Dureza said that the peace processes with the two Moro fronts are both on their implementation phases – the MNLF on its 20th year since the signing of the FPA and with three still unresolved major issues and the MILF on its third year since the CAB signing.

He said the unresolved issues of the FPA and the provisions of the CAB may be merged and consolidated so they can be “harmonized and only one law will come out of it.”

The 16th Congress under the Aquino administration failed to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that would have paved the way for the establishment of the Bangsamoro, the new autonomous political entity that would have replaced the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

”It is President-elect Duterte’s right to choose who will compose his Cabinet,” Coloma said.

Last Monday, the Congress, sitting as the national board of canvassers, proclaimed Duterte and Robredo as winners of the presidential and vice presidential elections last May 9.

After her proclamation, Robredo promised to work harder even without a Cabinet post. ”I understand him because a Cabinet secretary is the President’s alter ego. He has no obligation to appoint me to any Cabinet position. Although that is always an option,” the

Camarines Sur congresswoman told the media.

Robredo, a widow of former Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo who died in a plane crash in August 2012, was the candidate of the ruling Liberal Party but her running mate president Mar Roxas lost in the presidential race. (PNA)

te for the position of Ombudsman in 2011.

As undersecretary, he figured in a ‘white paper’ addressed to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, assailing

him of using many bodyguards and accusing him of acting like a high-profile personality. He was also accused of arrogance and was criticized for reversing a decision made by a panel

of prosecutors dismissing the triple murder charges against an Iriga City mayor. He justified the hiring of bodyguards due to threats to his life and the kidnapping of his wife.

prevent traffic congestion.

The main entry and exit point will be at the main gate of the Crocodile Park but organizers will open two exit points at the Ciudad Verde.

The organizers assured that there will be no signal jammer and that Globe Telecom will install signal boosters to address internet connection problems during the event.

Dalisay said they will also request the City Council to allow a truck ban during certain hours to ease up traffic congestion.

Organizers, she said, will provide 40 buses to offer free rides to supporters in designated pickup points downtown. The same buses will transport the supporters back.

“Sa security planning, cars are allowed. We have designated parking areas at the Ciudad Verde. We will post the traffic scheme. Beverage will be offered but not to minors.

We will follow the liquor ban.

No smoking. No lighters,” Dalisay stressed. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

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CDD-123: Form KALAHI-CIDSS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Office of the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee Barangay: Tapia Municipality: Montevista Province: Compostela Valley

CBPM Form D 1-2

CDD-123: Form KALAHI-CIDSS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Office of the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee Barangay: PROSPERIDAD Municipality: MONTEVISTA Province: COMPOSTELA VALLEY

INVITATION TO BID FOR WORKS CONTRACT

INVITATION TO BID FOR WORKS CONTRACT (For Advertisement, Posting and Personal Delivery)

Date: May 31, 2016

Date: May 31, 2016

The community of Barangay Tapia, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) invites interested contractors to apply for eligibility and to bid for the following project that received assistance from the DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS National Community Driven Development Project (KC-NCDDP).

The community of Barangay Prosperidad, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) invites interested contractors to apply for eligibility and to bid for the following project that received assistance from the DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS National Community Driven Development Project (KC-NCDDP).

Name of Community Project: Construction of Potable Water System Level II Location: Purok 6, Barangay Tapia, Montevista, Compostela Valley Province Project Description: Improvement Of 1 Unit Intake Box , Construction Of 1 Unit Ground Reservoir , Submersible Pump , Electrical Installation , Pump House , 3,177 Li. M Pipelines And 21 Units Faucet Stand

Name of Community Project: CONSTRUCTION OF POTABLE WATER SYSTEM LEVEL II Location: SITIO LINOBAGAN, PUROK 4, BARANGAY PROSPERIDAD MONTEVISTA COMPOSTELA VALLEY Project Description: CONSTRUCTION OF 1 UNIT INTAKE BOX, 1 UNIT CISTERN TANK , 1 UNIT GROUND RESERVOIR , SUBMERSIBLE PUMP , ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION , PUMP HOUSE , 7,010 LI. M PIPELINES AND 15 UNITS FAUCET STAND

Interested bidders are requested to submit their offered price for the contract indicated below: Items No. Items of Work/Description of Work Qty CONSTRUCTION OF POTABLE WATER SYSTEM LEVEL II I. INTAKE BOX (Improvement) 1.00 II. CISTERN TANK 21 cu.m 1.00 III. GROUND RESERVOIR 27 cu.m 1.00 IV. SUBMERSIBLE PUMP & AMMENTIES 1.00 V. ELECTRICPOWER INST’N 1.00 VI. PUMP HOUSE 1.00 VII. PIPELINES AND FITTING INSTALLATION 3,177.00 VIII CONSTRUCTION OF FAUCET STAND 1.00 SPL ITEM I MATERIAL TESTING 1.00 -------------Nothing Follows-------------TOTAL Amount in Words:

Interested bidders are requested to submit their offered price for the contract indicated below: Items No. Items of Work/Description of Work Qty CONSTRUCTION OF POTABLE WATER SYSTEM LEVEL II I INTAKE BOX 1.00 II CISTERN TANK 21 cu.m 1.00 III GROUND RESERVOIR 27 cu.m 1.00 IV SUBMERSIBLE PUMP & AMMENITIES 1.00 V ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLATION 1.00 VI PUMP HOSE 1.00 VII PIPELINES AND FITTINGS INSTALLATION 7,010.00 VIII CONSTRUCTION OF FAUCET STAND 15.00 SPL ITEM MATERIAL TESTING 1.00 -------------Nothing Follows-------------TOTAL Amount in Words:

Unit

Unit Cost

Total

UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT LOT UNIT LN.M UNITS LOT P

Unit

Unit Cost

Total

UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT LOT UNIT LN.M UNITS LOT P

Prospective bidders should have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last 5 years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding.

The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary “pass/fail” criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted.

Prospective bidders should have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last 5 years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding.

The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary “pass/fail” criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted.

We will only accept an offered price that is fixed and is not subject to any adjustment. Bid shall be valid for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of submission.

We will only accept an offered price that is fixed and is not subject to any adjustment. Bid shall be valid for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of submission.

Bidding documents may be obtained from the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee (C/BSPMC) Office starting June 1, 2016.

Bidding documents may be obtained from the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee (C/BSPMC) Office starting June 1, 2016.

A pre-bid conference will be held at the Barangay Hall on June 7, 2016 at 8:00am.

A pre-bid conference will be held at the Barangay Hall on June 7, 2016 at 8:00am.

The bid shall include the following documents:

The bid shall include the following documents:

• • • • • • • • • • • •

Valid license issue by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) Statement of all on-going and completed government and private contracts Statement on the availability of key personnel and equipment Bid security in the form of Cash, cashier’s check, manager’s check, bank draft, or bank guarantee equivalent to two percent (2%) of the bid price or a Bid Securing declaration; Authority of the signatory Construction Schedule and S Curve Manpower Schedule and organizational chart Construction Methods List of key personnel for the project List of key equipment for the project Bill of Quantities in the Bid Form Other document required in the instruction to bidders (if any)

All bids must be received on June 14, 2016 and will be opened in public in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the following address:

• • • • • • • • • • • •

Valid license issue by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) Statement of all on-going and completed government and private contracts Statement on the availability of key personnel and equipment Bid security in the form of Cash, cashier’s check, manager’s check, bank draft, or bank guarantee equivalent to two percent (2%) of the bid price or a Bid Securing declaration; Authority of the signatory Construction Schedule and S Curve Manpower Schedule and organizational chart Construction Methods List of key personnel for the project List of key equipment for the project Bill of Quantities in the Bid Form Other document required in the instruction to bidders (if any)

All bids must be received on June 14, 2016 and will be opened in public in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the following address:

KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP Barangay Community Project Management Committee Barangay Hall Barangay Tapia, Municipality of Montevista Province of Compostela Valley

KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP Barangay Community Project Management Committee Barangay Hall Barangay Prosperidad, Municipality of Montevista Province of Compostela Valley

The community reserves the right to reject any bid or waive any defect or formality. The lowest calculated and responsive bid shall be used as the criterion in the selection of the contractor. The community will not reimburse any expenses related to the preparation of bids.

The community reserves the right to reject any bid or waive any defect or formality. The lowest calculated and responsive bid shall be used as the criterion in the selection of the contractor. The community will not reimburse any expenses related to the preparation of bids.

(Sgd.) MONESSA M. MANABIT Chairperson, Barangay Community Project Management Committee

(Sgd) NEIL J. AUSTRIA Chairperson, Barangay Community Project Management Committee

Date of Publication/Posting:JUNE 1-3, 2016

Date of Publication/Posting: June 1-3, 2016

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TEAM BAGS 2ND PRIZE AT SMART-ORGANIZED HEALTH HACK. Team Chunky Monkeys won the silver award for their Omni Health System, a system that allows access of electronic medical records across various platforms. The team’s effort was recognized at the recent Hackathon for Health organized

by Smart Communications, Department of Health, and the Department of

Science and Technology.

Apart from the cash prize, the team also won various gadgets from Smart. In photo are, from left, Jill Lava, manager for community partnerships at Smart Public Affairs, members of Team Chunkey Monkeys, and Jem Mojica, project staff at Smart Public Affairs.

Smart backs efforts to digitize healthcare

App allows access to patient records K

NOWLEDGE of a patient’s medical history and information is critical in administering the proper treatment, especially so during emergency situations.

This criteria paved the way for Omni Health, a system that allows access to electronic medical records (EMRs) to CBPM Form D 1-2

garner the silver award at the recently concluded thinkOPEN: Hackathon for Health organized by PLDT wireless unit, Smart Communications (Smart), the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Research and Development

(DOST-PCHRD) in coordination with SmartDevNet, Smart’s developer community.

The hackathon was organized for developers to create plug-ins for the SHINE OS+, an open-sourced EMR system developed by the Ateneo Java Wireless Competency Center CDD-123:

Form

KALAHI-CIDSS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Office of the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee Barangay: LEBANON Municipality: MONTEVISTA Province: COMPOSTELA VALLEY

INVITATION TO BID FOR WORKS CONTRACT Date: MAY 31, 2016 The community of Barangay Lebanon, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) invites interested contractors to apply for eligibility and to bid for the following project that received assistance from the DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS National Community Driven Development Project (KC-NCDDP).

Name of Community Project: CONCRETING OF 160 LINEAR METER COMMUNITY ACCESS ROAD Location: PUROK 4, LEBANON MONTEVISTA COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE Project Description: CONCRETING OF 160 LINEAR METER (0.2 m x 3.5m x 160m PCCP) WITH 0.20m THICK AGGREGATE BASE COURSE AND 0.20m THICK AGGREGATE SUB-BASE COURSE, 1.5 m SHOULDER WIDTH AND 5 in.m. RCPC Interested bidders are requested to submit their offered price for the contract indicated below: Items No. Items of Work/Description of Work Qty ITEM 101 CLEARING AND GRUBBNG 800.00

Unit Sq.m

ITEM 102

EXCAVATION

164.80

Cu.m

ITEM 104

EMBANKMENT

156.00

Cu.m

ITEM 105

SUBGRADE PREPARATION

800.00

Sq.m

ITEM 200

AGGREGATE SUB-BASE COURSE

160.00

Cu.m

ITEM 201

AGGREGATE BASE COURSE

160.00

Cu.m

ITEM 311 ITEM 500

PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE CULVERT 910 mm, CLASS A

112.00 5.00

Cu.m li.m

Unit Cost

Total

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P

Amount in Words: Prospective bidders should have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last 5 years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary “pass/fail” criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted.

We will only accept an offered price that is fixed and is not subject to any adjustment. Bid shall be valid for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of submission.

Bidding documents may be obtained from the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee (C/BSPMC) Office starting June 1, 2016.

A pre-bid conference will be held at the Barangay Hall on JUNE 7, 2016 at 1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. The bid shall include the following documents: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Valid license issue by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) Statement of all on-going and completed government and private contracts Statement on the availability of key personnel and equipment Bid security in the form of Cash, cashier’s check, manager’s check, bank draft, or bank guarantee equivalent to two percent (2%) of the bid price or a Bid Securing declaration; Authority of the signatory Construction Schedule and S Curve Manpower Schedule and organizational chart Construction Methods List of key personnel for the project List of key equipment for the project Bill of Quantities in the Bid Form Other document required in the instruction to bidders (if any)

All bids must be received on JUNE 14, 2016 and will be opened in public in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the following address: KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP Barangay Community Project Management Committee Barangay Hall Barangay LEBANON, Municipality of MONTEVISTA Province of COMPOSTELA VALLEY The community reserves the right to reject any bid or waive any defect or formality. The lowest calculated and responsive bid shall be used as the criterion in the selection of the contractor. The community will not reimburse any expenses related to the preparation of bids.

(Sgd.)CESAR V. DEGAMO Chairperson, Barangay Community Project Management Committee Date of Publication/Posting: JUNE 1-3, 2016

in partnership with Smart to help improve the delivery of healthcare services to more Filipinos.

SHINE OS+ has since opened its API, enabling data sharing or exchange for interoperability. The SHINE mobile app is now available for download for both Android and iOS devices.

Universal access to patient records The Omni Health System was created by Lloyd Ocampo, Elizabeth Milo, Bernadette Milo, and Ariel Vaughn Milo of Team Chunky Monkeys.

“We have different EMR platforms – Shine OS+, E-hatid, Lunas, Wireless Access for Health, and others.

Since these systems are different from each other, we built a system that was interoperable across these platforms,” explains Elizabeth, a staff of the Office of the President.

“If you’re a patient going to a rural health unit (RHU) and they only use the SHINE EMR, and your records are in E-hatid, the RHU cannot access your medical records. An EMR is crucial in emergency cases,” she says.

According to the team, public and private hospitals that subscribe to the Omni Health System stand to also benefit financially.

“If an RHU or private health facility will host files, each patient’s file can generate earnings as an incentive. Since the system will use bitcoin and similar digital currencies, the health facility will earn for each patient record stored in its system,” says Vaughn.

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Ilocos Sur student receives scholarship from Carmudi PH

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RITISH Novelist and well-known author C.S. Lewis once said, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” This is what Kristine Ian De Guzman, a single mother and graduating student at Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College, believes in life as she pursues her dreams despite of financial difficulties.

De Guzman, a senior student taking up a degree in Information System Major in Interactive Technology, shares her encouraging story on how she is currently fulfilling her dreams. “We lost our father 25 years ago. From that moment, we already knew that we can’t finish our studies anymore. Money at home was very tight and we don’t have an option but to embrace the reality.”

“After taking BS Nursing in 2005, I stopped my studies abruptly and focused instead on getting a job. When I gave birth to my son, I knew there will be no chance for me to finish my studies,” explained De Guzman.

But her son who serves as her biggest inspiration gave her hope to fulfill her dreams. Despite her personal and financial struggles, De Guzman took and applied for Career Service Examination Professional Level, which is prerequisite qualification for anyone who wants to get a job in the government.

“When I passed the CSE, I realized there’s still hope for me,” adds De Guzman, as she continued to narrate how she slowly strove to hunt for her elusive dream.

Without any money in hand, De Guzman mustered the courage to enroll, even as an irregular student. “After one semester, I decided

to apply for a scholarship program granted by CHED. For two and a half years, I was able to work hard to get high grades and maintain my scholarship. I thank God for getting consistent grades and being a replacement scholar for 5 semesters,” shares De Guzman.

“I am so blessed this year.

After finishing my scholarship with CHED, Carmudi Philippines granted me a new scholarship program that will enable me to fulfil my dreams,” said De Guzman.

The 27-year-old De Guzman was chosen by online car platform Carmudi as its recipient scholar for her outstanding grades and attitude towards her circumstances.

The scholarship program aims to help senior students who are academically excellent but financially challenged.

“In line with our commitment towards being a responsible corporate citizen, it is our honor to support excellence in academe and provide the economic means for gifted students to move ahead on their educational path. We wish our scholars all the best in their future endeavors,” said Abhi Mohan, Managing Director of Carmudi Philippines.

Carmudi Philippines— through its website www. carmudi.com.ph—has been generating positive leads for potential car buyers and sellers in the country since it started January 2014. The website currently has close to 32,000 vehicles in its inventory spanning cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles; brand new or used.

The online car platform was originally founded in Berlin, Germany in 2013 under the Rocket Internet Group.

swipe of the unified health ID system will automatically prompt ones medical records.

Everything from birth until death, will be recorded in the unified health system ID’s database.

The patients’ records that are stored through the Omni Health System may also be accessed even without Internet connection.

“Using peer to peer seeding, your EMR is tamper proof. It cannot be falsified or altered. Each transaction

has a unique hash, much like a tweet has one. As a patient you have control over the information you want your health professional to access,” assures Vaughn.

Team Chunky Monkeys received P50,000 in cash prize from the DOH and DOST, as well as various gadgets from Smart. It also has a chance to be incubated by the DOH, the DOST-PCHRD and SMARTIdeaSpace, the incubator arm of the First Pacific Group of Companies in the Philippines.

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RISING FROM THE DEAD

Warriors come back to win Game 7, 96-88

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TEPHEN Curry and Klay Thompson carried the 73-win Warriors right back to the NBA finals, as Golden State rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 96-88 on Monday night in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals.

Curry scored 36 points

ROAR OF RELIEF. Steph Curry beats his chest after thumping the stubborn Oakland City Thunder in Game 7.

with seven 3-pointers to finish with an NBA-record 32 in a seven-game series, while Thompson added 21 points and six 3s, two days after his record 11 3-pointers led a Game 6 comeback that sent the series home to raucous Oracle Arena for one more.

The Warriors became the 10th team to rally

from a 3-1 deficit and win a postseason series. They return to the NBA Finals for a rematch with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost the 2015 title in six games as Golden State captured its first championship in 40 years.

Game 1 is Thursday night in Oakland.

1,217 attend LSP PBA not in PHL’s future cage plans T M HE Laro’t Saya sa Parke (LSP) attracted some 1,217 at the People’s Park.

According to Lilian Nieva, local coordinator of the LSP from the Davao City Sports Development Office, reported that 1,217 attendees took part in the May 28 session.

Of this number, 52 are senior citizens, 800 for zumba, 58 for arnis, 50 for badminton, 48 for futsal, 47

for rugby football, 45 for sepak takraw, 51 for taekwondo and 66 for volleyball.

Nieva said the number has been constant for the participants of the weekend sports and wellness program which is a joint project of the Davao City government and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).

The program has been ongoing since October last year.

Go scores 74 as CMO bows to Team Pacman

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HRISTOPHER “Bong” Go was on fire hitting a barrage of three pointers in the exhibition game against Senator-elect and boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and his Team Pacman.

Go’s amazing performance, however, wasn’t good enough to give his team the win bowing to Team Pacman, 127-126, on Sunday at the Davao City Recreation Center Almendras Gym. The sweet-shooting chief aide of pres-

ident-elect Rodrigo Duterte drilled in 18 treys to all the way to his game-best 74 points performance that drew a huge impression from his teammates and foes alike.

Pacquiao took charge with 36 points for his team with his remarkable showing.

Yusop and Mahaling added 25 and 20 points for Team Pacman.

Senate Majority floor leader Alan Peter Cayetano had 12 points for the CMO which got inadequate support from rest.

ANNY V. Pangilinan’s surprise announcement that a plan is in place for a return to the original Gilas Pilipinas program has wide-ranging repercussions, not only on the national team but on the PBA as well.

Specifically, the participation of the PBA stars in the Gilas program and the pro league’s rookie draft.

In essence, Pangilinan’s announcement on Monday amounted to the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) returning to the original concept drawn up for Smart Gilas back in 2010 when a number of non-PBA players, led by Chris Tiu, Marcio Lassiter, and Chris Lutz, formed the national pool.

These players gave long-term commitments to the national team and represented the Philippines in international tournaments, coached by Rajko Toroman and often backstopped by a naturalized player and bolstered by a sprinkling of reinforcements from the PBA. That changed in 2013, when the SBP and the PBA teamed up to form an all-pro team under Chot Reyes that finished runner-up to Iran in the Fiba Asia Championship which Manila hosted.

Despite an increasingly fragile relationship with the PBA, the SBP has stayed with that program through the 2014 Wold Cup in Spain, the 2015 Fiba Asia Championship in Changsha, China, and now the Olympic Qualifying Tournament which Manila will host from July 5-10.

However, Pangilinan’s announcement all but signals the end of the PBA players’ participation in the Gilas program as the SBP draws up a new pool of former and current college stars, led by Kiefer Ravena and Kevin Ferrer, with the revamped qualifying program of world governing body Fiba in mind.

Asked if such is the case, SBP executive director Sonny Barrios said Pangilinan’s decision to revert to the original Gilas program was a ‘natural reaction’ to Fiba’s new qualification system for the 2019 World Cup in China.

Unlike in previous years when the Fiba Asia Championship served as the lone qualifier for the region, Fiba has merged the Asia Oceania zones (made up of Australia and New Zealand) under the new format that will see nations playing four homeand-away qualifiers during the course of the year in-

stead of a single event.

That format, Barrios said, makes it improbable for the PBA to continue lending players to the Gilas national team program without disrupting its season calendar.

“The formation of the Gilas cadet pool is a natural, logical direction to undertake and consider undertaking for SBP in light of the new Fiba calendar,” the former PBA commissioner told SPIN.ph on Monday.

“Beginning in 2017, Gilas will have to play in four home-and-away tournaments where we know it will be difficult for SBP to rely on PBA players four times a year, simply because if will destroy its calendar.”

Barrios explained the qualifiers will be held for 8-10 days for four times in a year and will demand more time from PBA stars if you put in the preparation time.

For the Olympic qualifiers alone, the PBA is taking almost a two-month break to allow Gilas to prepare under Tab Baldwin.

“Pinanganak yang (Gilas cadet) idea na ‘yan because of the new Fiba format. Hindi na kadali para sa PBA na mag-supply ng players for these four home-and-away games,”

Barrios said.

“Speaking as a former PBA man, I cannot see how the PBA can disrupt the schedule four times in a year,” he added. “Do you see the PBA giving up that much time?”

Even Team USA will have difficulty tapping NBA players for its teams under the new qualifying process, although Barrios conceded it’s a lesser problem for the Americans since they have a deeper pool of players and are perennially world champions - and therefore seeded to the World Cup proper.

Although plans are still broad at this point, Barrios sees the new pool led

by Ravena competing in all four home-and-away tournaments and PBA stars only being tapped - depending on arrangements and availability - in the event Gilas makes it to the World Cup or Olympics again.

“Kung may paglalaanan ang PBA, baka dun sa huli na lang ‘yon.”

Gilas team manager Butch Antonio said PBA stars may still be tapped to reinforce the soon-to-beformed Gilas cadets pool, if available.

“Kung may mahiram ka, de okay,” he said. “Kung wala, at least may team ka na.”

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