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GETTING READY. A worker of a sound and lights provider company installs the LED lights on the stage assembled in San Pedro Square that will be used in the upcoming 79th Araw ng Davao opening which will be graced by presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte on March 12.

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DAVAO EDGE Sports Duterte camp hits Grace for defending Danding It’s Futsal season in Davao

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE camp of presidential aspirant Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte hit Senator Grace Poe for defending businessman Danding Cojuangco Jr., uncle of President Beningno S. Aquino III, over the controversial coco levy fund.

In a statement, Partidong

Demokratikong Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) spokesperson lawyer Paola Alvarez said Poe’s remarks were spoken by someone “deeply indebted and wants to payback the businessman accused of amassing wealth by forcing coconut farmers to pay tax 40 years ago.”

It said, the coconut farmers’ funds were allegedly used by Cojuangco to acquire United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB), San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and other businesses.

“The statement could only be coming from one who is not only a lapdog but

at most a puppet, someone who clearly is only in the running for the highest position because of being beholden to her benefactor,” said Alvarez.

She said Poe and her vice presidential running mate Chiz Escudero were recently

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DRAGON RIDE TRY. A worker gets the dragon ride ready in preparation for the carnival’s opening inside Magsaysay Park which is part of the 79th Araw ng Davao attraction. Lean Daval Jr.

councilor’s 100 families displaced by fire Late wife sworn in

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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FIRE incident in Barangay 76-A, Bucana, Davao City left around 100 families homeless yesterday, the second major fire incident that the city during the Fire Prevention month.

Reports said the fire took place at Purok 12, St. John Pasel in Brgy. 76-A at around 1:40 p.m., which razed the shanties near the coastal area.

In a radio interview, Barangay 76-A captain Ronald T. Trajera said the fire started at the house of a certain

Umbay where children were left in the house playing with matchsticks.

Trajera said the SIR Fire Station immediately responded but the fire trucks had difficulties in entering the premises because of its narrow road network and the cars that blocked the entryways.

As of press time, there were no reports yet of missing people and casualties.

The fire firefighters declared fire out at around 2:30 p.m. and Trajera facilitated the

victims’ temporary refuge at the Busna Covered Court.

Central 911 reported 150 houses that were totally damaged.

On Tuesday, around 70 Families were rendered homeless after a fire burned down 60 houses in Purok Kasilak in the same area that killed an 80-year old woman.

The Bureua of Fire Preventin launched last March 1 the citywide celebration of Fire Prevention Month.

SIR Fire Station commander Senior Fire Officer

(SFO) 4 Dioscorro Baja Jr. said the Tuesday’s fire started from the house of Petronilo Tellen.

Baja said the estimated damage of Tuesday’s fire cost around P4.5 million.

The victims of the previous fire are temporary housed at Kasilak, Manggahan covered court and San Isidro Labrador Chapel.

The City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) reported that there were around 70 families were affected with 234 dependents as of 10:45 p.m. of March 8.

Not one due for Araw yet

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O national candidate has yet to express intention to join the 79th Araw ng Davao civic parade next week.

Parada Davaoeño chair James Zimmerman during

yesterday’s I-Speak Media Forum said his office has not yet received any request from politicians to join the civic parade on March 16, the culmination activity of Araw ng Davao.

PARADA. Parada Davaoeño chair James Zimmerman says at least 300 groups and organizations are expected to join this year’s Parada, a culminating event of the Araw ng Davao celebration. Zimmerman graced yesterday’s I-Speak media forum at City Hall. Lean Daval Jr.

He said if there are national candidates who want to join the parade they should first seek the permission of the event’s executive committee.

So far, it is only a local party-list that is given permission to join the parade.

National candidates who intend to join the parade are reminded to refrain from distributing campaign paraphernalia because the event is not political rallybut a foundation anniversary celebration.

“Dapat dili na nila buhaton kay mao na ang ginatwag sa mga kabatan-onan na Epal(They should not do it because that will be the definition of the term people today call as Epal),” he said.

“Naa bitaw to’y kandidato nga nag ana sa Cebu gi-boo, kahibalo namo kung kinsa to.

Kay celebration na siya sa foundation day kung asa ang bida kay ang siyudad og mga lumo-

lupyo (Just recently, a national candidate was heckled in Cebu because of that. You know who he is. It was founding anniversary celebration of the city and the people should the center of the celebration),” he added.

Earlier, Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson Chief Inspector Milgrace C. Driz said candidates are prohibited from campaigning during the civic parade on March 16.

Driz, however, said that the DCPO will immediately provide security to any candidate who will come to the city because it’s their duty to ensure their safety.

However, she clarified that their office has not received any request for security.

Araw ng Davao festival director city councilor Al Ryan Alejandre also said that the city will not stop any national candidate from joining in the celebration of its 79th anniversary.

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AVAO City Councilor Lorelyn Avila took oath as new member of the Davao City Council on Wednesday, or 13 days after President Benigno S. Aquino III signed her appointment on February 26.

Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Davao City chapter president lawyer Dinah Tolentino-Fuentes, administered the oath taking of Mrs. Avila at her office located along San Pedro St., this city.

She was accompanied by sons Lester and Lew Avila, grandson Leonardo Avila IX, sister Jocelyn Matutino, and entrepreneur Albert Dalisay who pledged support to Mrs.

Avila.

The neophyte councilor is set to fulfill her duties in the remaining four months of the 16th Council before it adjourns by June 30.

In an interview, Avila said she would continue the advocacies left by her husband, late City Councilor Leonardo Avila III, who passed away last December 20 after suffering from stroke in September.

“It was a family decision that I take over. This is a big challenge and a big responsibility, but this is not about me, this is about the people of Davao and the environment,” she said.

Mrs. Avila has vowed

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Pimentel urges Comelec: Comply with SC decision

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ENATOR Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel III urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday to immediately comply with the Supreme Court (SC) ruling to print ballot receipts during the automated elections on May 9. ”I’m sad that was the Comelec’s immediate reaction (possible postponement of election). They should have immediately study first the serious compliance on the SC ruling,” Pimentel, chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Reform, said in a radio DZMM interview.

Pimentel clarified that he is not against the Comelec’s move to motion for reconsideration but while waiting for the next SC decision, the commission

should refrain from making pronouncements about possible postponement of elections. ”The Comelec should abandon that kind of attitude that just because they did not get favorable decision, they will say there will be election.

They have constitutional duty to hold the election,” Pimentel, a lawyer, said.

Pimentel believes that the Comelec has available time to change the configuration of the election machine to allow it to print the election ballots as ordered by the SC. The senator has also allayed fears that the SC decision would require additional 10 hours to finish

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TOWING CARS. City Transportation and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) chief Rhodel Poliquit says towing cars for his office will arrive next month which will help lessen the illegal parking problem in the city and will eventually decongest the main thoroughfares. Poliquit was among the guests of I-Speak media forum at City Hall yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

Marcos brings‘Unity Caravan’ to Mindanao, cites its potentials

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ICE presidential candidate Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. courted Mindanao voters this week bringing his “Unity Caravan” in Southern and Central Mindanao after solidifying support from the so called “Solid North” and other parts of Luzon and Metro Manila.

Marcos kicked off his Mindanao sorties last Wednesday and anchored on his advocacy for national unity, with a motorcade around General Santos. Marcos also brought his “Unity Caravan” to cities and municipalities in South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur. Throughout his sorties, Marcos emphasized that the country and its people should start unifying.

“We will do everything to achieve unity. In the last few years, we were separated by

political leaders. We need to change that because I think we have strayed from the true character of the Filipinos.

We should unite, we have to work together, we have to be consistent with the objectives to improve our country and improve the lives of our countrymen,” he said.

“We Filipinos are composed of Ilokanos, Tagalogs, Bisayans, there are Muslims and Christians,

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Compliance to climate change plans needs improvement: De Guzman

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TOTAL of 160 local government units nationwide have complied so far with their respective local climate change action plans.

This was revealed by Emmanuel De Guzman, secretary of the Climate Change Commission during a press briefing at the Ateneo De Davao University.

The country is composed of 81 provinces, 145 cities and 1,489 municipalities.

He said despite this small number, there are already local government units that have shown best practices in resilience following a calamity.

“The communities in Camotes Island had a warning system that was functional during typhoon

Yolanda and they were able to plant Mangroves along their shorelines, consequently indicating zero casualty during typhoon Yolanda,” De Guzman said.

He said it is the thrust of the CCC for local government units to harmonize disaster risk reduction and management program with the climate change adaptation to assure the sustainability is attained especially in the effort to be resilient and eventually in saving more lives.

De Guzman said in line with this effort, the government has set up a school where local government units can acquire knowhow in coming up with climate change adaptation program that suits

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DILG to BJMP: Enforce jail rules, procedures strictly T HE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) directed the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to strictly enforce rules and regulations to all city, district, provincial and municipal jails in the country.

DILG Undersecretary for

Public Safety Atty. Peter Irving C. Corvera said Secretary Mel Senen S. Sarmiento wants the jail bureau to conduct frequent and regular ‘Oplan Greyhound’ in all jails nationwide.

Under Oplan Greyhound, BJMP personnel search jail cells for contraband such as illegal drugs and weapons.

Corvera added that the jail bureau must crackdown specifically on all kinds of illegal drugs inside the jail premises.

He further said the DILG will conduct investigation on the jail personnel involved on the possible use of excessive

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Taxi drivers not happy with flag-down rollback

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AXI drivers in the city are not happy with the implementation of the permanent rollback in the flagdown rate by the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

Three-year taxi cab driver Dante A. Gomba of Xanna Issa Taxi said drivers here were not consulted prior to the issuance of the order mandating a P10 roll back in taxi flagdown rate.

“I never heard of any public consultation conducted before it was announced,” Gomba told EDGE Davao in an interview.

He complained that the there was no petition coming from the city to roll down the flagdown rate. The petition came from the Cordillera Administrative Region.

“Since it’s a national order, we have no choice but to be compliant,” he said.

Gomba said as much as the roll back will benefit commuters, it will lessen their income especially now that the price of fuel is very volatile.

“It would be better not to roll down the flagdown rate because the price of fuel is starting to increase and we are expecting that it will increase further after the election. It’s a trend that we have already observed in the past years,” he said.

“It would be better if the taxi rental will be also lowered down,” he said adding that he’s been paying at least P1,000 rental daily to the operator for using the cab.

Gomba also said operators will handle another burden.

“Operators need to pay P250 for the calibration of taxi meters.”

For Jun-jun, who has been driving taxis for over 12 years, the new order will further

affect their livelihood, which has already been affected by the worsening traffic and the imposed speed limit ordinance.

“Dili na pwede. Naglisud na gani mi ug pagpamasada unya gibabaan pa nila hinuon,” he said.

Jun-jun also said cab drivers were not consulted and that operators should lower their daily rental fee.

Rodrigo B. Umaya of Vilnets Taxi appealed that taxi rentals be lowered down to P200 to P250.

“Lisud na mamasehero sa ngayong panahuna,” Umaya said, while having his late lunch yesterday.

Umaya hopes that the decrease in the flagdown rate will entice passengers to ride taxis again.

The LTFRB in Davao Region announced that the P30 flagdown rate for taxis will be implemented starting March 19.

LTFRB 11 assistant regional director Edgar Violan earlier said taxicabs will charge a P30 flagdown rate and another P3.50 for every succeeding 500 meters and P3.50 for every 90 seconds of waiting time.

Violan also said that drivers will be charging P7 for every kilometer instead of P11.60 after units are calibrated starting next month.

Failure to reseal and calibrate taxi units will lead to the revocation of the operators’ franchise and a fine of P5,000, he added.

The new rate was based on the recommendation submitted by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). CHENEEN R. CAPON

LMOST 2,000 micro entrepreneurs from Tagum City and municipalities of Compostela Valley province graduated from the Sari-Sari Store Training and Access to Resources (STAR) program.

Alma Uy, president of the Tagum City Council of Women Inc. (TCCWI), reported recently that around 2,000 sari-sari store owners underwent basic entrepreneurial training through the STAR program.

“They were trained on managing their business including budgeting, sales recording, inventory, merchandising and business plan,” she said.

She stressed that during the program’s orientation, it was revealed that most of the sari-sari store owners do not records their sales and had no idea how much is their monthly income.

Uy disclosed that the trainees got a kit, which

comprised of handbook on entrepreneurship, calculator and workbook.

“This is like a masteral course, in which your sari-sari store is your laboratory.”

Uy elaborated that the STAR is a United Nations project funded by Coca Cola on empowering women economically through educating the on managing their business.

Uy also revealed that the STAR aims to empower 5 million women in the world and the allocation for the Philippines is only 200,000.

She said that on the first batch, the funding was coursed through the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

“But because of our good implementation of the project, Coca-Cola decided to directly give the budget to us worth P1 – P1.2-million a year,” she said.

(PIA11, Michael Uy)

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Davao sees improvement of worldwide BPO rating

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AVAO City improved its rating as one of the top 100 business process and IT outsourcing destinations worldwide jumping from its 69th spot to the 66th, the Tholons 2016 survey revealed.

Tholons “is a services globalization and investment advisory firm which publishes an annual survey of the top 100 business process and IT outsourcing destinations worldwide.”

Davao City’s recent rise in the survey has “edged out bigger, more metropolitan cities like San Antonio in Texas, Halifax in Canada, and Perth in Australia as a leading outsourcing destination for 2016,” Councilor Joanne M. Bonguyan-Quilos, committee on information and communication technology chair, said during this week’s session at the Sangguniang Panglunsod.

“This is quite a feat

when you consider that this peaceful, progressive city is in the middle of the conflicttorn island of Mindanao,” Bonguyan-Quilos added.

The lady councilor attributed the leap to the “open atmosphere” which made the city “a viable destination for outsourcing projects.”

“Unlike other IT hubs in the country such as Manila and Cebu, Davao does not have a saturation issue. The city is still in the expansion and development stage when it comes to outsourcing,” she said.

There is also a rise of highly skilled, industry ready college graduates coming out of the city.

“IT companies all over the world are now looking at Davao to fill their talent gap, some of them eventually choosing to set up facilities in the city to be closer to the talent pool,” she said.

Being out of the typhoon path has also made the city as an “ideal delivery location” for expansion of IT companies.

“Most of the year, the weather is always conducive for business,” BonguyanQuilos said.

“Unlike Manila, Davao is hardly affected by year round typhoons. Earthquakes and other natural calamities that plague Manila and NCR are almost non-existent in the city,” she said.

“The traffic in Davao is more manageable unlike Cebu and Manila,” she added.

Davao City’s 2015 high literacy rate of 98.7 percent, which is higher than the country’s 92.3 percent rate, has made it a “strong educational hub.”

“Computer literacy is prioritized and encouraged with the help of projects from numerous organizations and the local government units and the number of IT graduates

from Mindanao is rising steadily, driven partly by the growing start-up community in the city,” Bonguyan-Quilos said.

The presence and support of established IT-BPO companies in the city is one of the major reasons why the city took a leap in the Tholons list.

“IT-BPO giants such as Convergence and Teleperformance are already settled in. And more companies are expected to set-up offices in the city. With the influx of people coming to work or study in the city filling in the demand for more IT workers is not a problem,” she said.

Bonguyan-Quilos said there is strong collaboration between the public and private sector to maintain the conducive environment for business in the city.

At present, approximately 35,000 workers are employed by the ICT-BPO sector.

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NEW RESORT. Lapanday Properties Philippines Inc. president Tomas P. Lorenzo walks members of the local media through the amenities and facilities of the 87-hectare island resort located in Kopiat Island, Mabini, Compostela Valley Province during a media tour on Wednesday. Lean Daval Jr.

GenSan, South Cotabato get P90M in congressional dev’t projects in 2015 A ROUND P90 million worth of development projects were implemented last year in this city and parts of South Cotabato through the efforts of the province’s second congressional district office.

Paulo Jay Acharon, chief of staff of South Cotabato second district Rep. Pedro Acharon Jr., said Thursday the funds were mainly utilized for the delivery of various basic services and construction of vital infrastructure facilities.

He specifically cited projects for social, educational

medical and employment Services, and infrastructure initiative like road concreting, installation of water systems and the construction of multipurpose buildings.

“These are projects that were identified as top priorities. and endorsed for funding and implementation by the recipient-communities,” he said at the Provincial Development Council (PDC) meeting in Koronadal City.

South Cotabato’s second congressional district covers this city and the municipalities of Polomolok, Tupi and

Tampakan.

Acharon said the projects were implemented by various national government agencies, specifically the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Health, Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of Public Works and Highways’ South CotabatoII District Engineering Office.

He said the DSWD released

around P10 million worth of medical, food, educational, burial and transportation assistance for the area.

CHED and TESDA delivered P7 million and P5 million, respectively, for college and technicalvocational scholarships for “poor but deserving students,” he said.

Acharon said the DOH released a total of P4 million in assistance for the indigent patients at the city hospital and the South Cotabato Provincial Hospital.

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Surge in investments, spike in power demand Wow, a pleasant problem!

Milan bares power situation to Rotarians

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Expansion of cacao plantation eyed in Davao del Sur, Compostela Valley

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AVAO-BASED businessman and farmer Philip “Sonny” Dizon eyes a 400-hectare expansion in his cacao plantations in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur and Compostela Valley in May, which is the start of the rainy season.

“We’re targeting to plant cacao in our 120 hectare and 300 hectare farms in Compostela Valley and Sta. Cruz,” Dizon told reporters in this week’s edition of Wednesdays sa Habi at Kape at Abreeza Mall.

Dizon, the president for American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines in Mindanao, said he’s targeting to plant 1,600

seedlings per hectare to maximize the area, higher than the recommended 600 seedlings per hectare by the Department of Agriculture.

“Of the 1,600 seedlings, only 1,100 will be productive.

The rest will be cut down,” he said.

Once mature, each hectare of cacao trees will be able to yield 800 tons of cacao beans.

However, only half for each of two target areas will be planted this year because of the scarcity of planting materials.

“We’re having a hard time sourcing cacao seedlings because of the long dry season,” Dizon added.

Dizon, owner of the Dizon

farms and Crocodile Park, said he’s planning to put-up a cacao seedling nursery apart from expansion in the next few years.

Mindanao, according to him, has a huge potential of becoming a major cacao producer in the country as shortage of cacao beans looms starting 2020.

However, the government should strive in creating “quality farmers rather than subsistent farmers.”

At present, ninety percent of the Philippine’s cacao production of comes from the Davao Region.

The province of Davao del Norte and Davao City are

extend technical assistance to local government units and national government institutions to come up with their own gender programs.

“They have a gender budget but they don’t have gender programs,” Pereyras said referring to NGAs and LGUs. Some of the gender equality advocacy aspects that that the Cooperative can extend is its technical expertise on economic empowerment of women, family relationship, girl-child protection from abuse, family financial literacy and wealth management.

The Cooperative rolls

out projects for marginalized women, teaching them to build and manage their enterprise. “We give them livelihood skills to make tocino, chorizo and even on simple bookkeeping. We empower them to earn so that their families will be happy,” she said.

On top of educating families on gender roles at home and in the community, the Cooperative also puts emphasis on the importance of paying loans and of using loans for priority needs of the family.

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HE AboitizPowerowned Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. is experiencing a high demand for electricity because of the sudden surge in investments in Davao City and neighboring DLPC franchise areas in Panabo City and some towns in Davao del Norte.

This was bared by Arturo M. Milan, DLPC senior executive vice president and chief operating officer, during a presentation before three dozens of business executives, captains of industry, top professionals and expats who are members of the Rotary Club of East Davao at Marco Polo Davao Tuesday noon.

To illustrate his point, Milan said kilowatthour growth in his firm’s franchise area was 8 percent in 2014, 8 percent in 2015 and in 2016, this is projected to grow by 12 percent.

“Supply from the (national) grid will continue to be tight,” Milan said as he reported that this is is due to low water levels now “nearing zero.”

“Bombing of towers further contributes to the tightness of supply,” the DLPC head said.

Tagum coop envisions to be gender resource center

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N institution developing gender equality and development programs will soon rise in town as Tagum Cooperative (TC) envisions to soon become the Gender Equality Resource Center in Mindanao.

In the Kapihan sa Kapitolyo held Wednesday morning at Tagum Cooperative, TC chairperson of the Board of Directors Norma R. Pereyras expressed optimism that the Cooperative can become such institution having been a Gender Equality advocate for 25 years.

Once a resource center on Gender Equality advocacy, Tagum Cooperative will

sa Tagum Cooperative (The loan is for the family. If the family is wrapped in problem, Tagum Cooperative has a problem),” she said of how the Gender Equality and Family Enrichment Program of the Cooperative has brought down delinquency rate from as high as 68 percent in 1990s to 7.02 percent as of December 2015.

Tagum Cooperative for the third time hosted the Kapihan sa Kapitolyo produced by the Provincial Information Office of Davao del Norte with the assistance of the Philippine Information Agency DavComval Information Center. (PIA 11/Jeanevive Duron Abangan)

He said rotating brownouts of 30 minutes to 1.5 hours will continue until end of April.

However, the lengths of the brownouts will extend if any of the operating units will go on shutdown, he said.

Milan said that additional contracted supply of DLPC will come starting May of 50 megawatts and August of 80MW. “Supply is expected to normalize in the second half of the year when the rain will come and the new capacities from San Miguel and Filinvest will start commercial operation,” he said.

Members of RC East Davao headed by Dr. Oscar Escudero said they were satisfied with the enlightening talk of Milan on the real power situation in Davao City and also Mindanao.

“Talk was informative and timely,” texted past president Oscar Paras, who delivered the response to Milan’s presentation which was followed by an open forum. He said “:nobody left or complained even if the meeting went beyond 2pm.”

“I think he properly explained the current situation,” insurance executive Jim Sabino said of Milan’s speech.

“It’s quite clear that the cause of the brownouts is from the generation and

transmission phases, not from the distribution phase,” Sabino said, adding that “he (Milan) gave us hope that in the coming months the situation will improve.”

“He also gave possible long term solutions to address the current power crisis, “ Sabino said.

Rotarian Apollo Alquiza, a retired vice president of Banco de Oro, said “his presentation was very good and very detailed. He had explained clearly why the supply was short and the reasons behind the increasing demand of power due to the vast improvement of the economy of Davao.”

Rotarian Alvin Pinpin who heads the SGV accounting firm in Davao and General Santos said that Milan’s presentation was convincing.

He said the condition can even get worse if the threat of tower bombings is not managed.

“Generation is already a problem; no short term solution on the effect of drought. At the least, let’s ensure transmission is secured so that it will not contribute to the problem in generation,” Pinpin said.

“We need to address the issue of planning for the future of our power requirements. This is very vital in the growth of our economy,” past president Ronald Go said. ANTONIO M. AJERO

Toyota sets special service campaign for Lexus airbag sensor assembly

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OYOTA Motor Philippines Corporation (TMPC) has issued a special service campaign for Lexus LX470 vehicles due to a defect in the Airbag Sensor Assembly.

In a letter to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Director of Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau (CPAB) Anselmo B. Adriano, dated February 2, Lawyer Rommel Gutierrez, TMPC’s First Vice President for Government and Industry Affairs of its Corporate Affairs Group, said that the Lexus LX470 vehicles were produced from January 7,

2003 until September 2, 2004.

He added that the special service campaign covers only four units of Lexus LX470 which were officially sold in the Philippines.

It was noted that with an improper airbag system program, the vehicle experiences a body roll motion since the roll rate sensor may not have been properly calibrated.

In this condition, the Airbag Sensor Assembly may erroneously detect a rollover after the vehicle experiences another body roll motion, which may

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Edge Davao 8th anniversary special

Top 8

coffee shops of the city identified

By Antonio M. Ajero

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ROG KAFFE and Roastery established just a few months ago along Florentino Torres St. on a spot facing a branch of Yellow Fin Restaurant was voted No. 1 coffee shop by habitues in Davao City.

I also go for good wifi connection, good coffee and nice ambience...

FROG which means Fresh Roast Of Great is owned by Markus Ableitinger and fiancée Gina Ellorango.

The limited opinion survey was joined by some 30 coffee drinkers among business executives and media practitioners who are mostly local editors.

The café habitues who picked Frog said they were impressed because the coffee shop attendants roast their own coffee, while the baristas are well-trained and consistently make good coffee. One editor said that the interiors of Frog are relaxing.

The second choice is world-class Starbucks, followed by Blooming Days, another newbie like Frog along Loyola St. in Barrio Obrero.

No. 4 is The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at Abreeza Mall and Gaisano Mall. Bo’s Coffee Club with outlets along F. Torres Street, and Abreeza Mall, is voted No. 5.

Figarro, with outlets in Gaisano Mall, Abreeza Mall, SM City, Chimes, and Felcris Centrale, placed No. 6, followed by Café France found in Gaisano Mall,

I always prefer their cappuccino.

It suits my taste...

SM Lanang Premiere, The Manila Bulletin Bldg., and Davao Doctors Hospital, is No. 7.

No. 8 is Chicco di Caffé along Roxas Avenue and Gaisano Mall.

Comments One respondent explained that she picked her top 8 “because of the wifi connectivity, matagal mag close, at masarap and kape.”

“I always prefer their cappuccino. It suits my taste unlike the others whose coffee is bitter, like you are taking expresso with little cream,” another lady editor said.

An insurance firm executive and Rotarian said he goes

for good ambiance, good coffee, variety and affordability.

“I also go for good wifi connection, good coffee and nice ambience,” said a lady social media manager.

Next Top 8 The next top 8 choices of those polled are Caffe Firenzo (No. 9), J.CO Donut and Coffee and Kangaroo (10), Blugre (11), Krispy Kreme (12), Basti’s Brew and Kopi Roti (13), Café Demitasse (14), and Green Coffee (15).

Others picked by the survey respondents but didn’t make it to the Top 16 were Zabadani, Java Jive, Miko’s, Karl’s, Mister Donut, Annie

Pie, Go Nut Donut, Fagioli, Yellow Haus, McDonald’s, Euro Baker, Coffee for Peace, Jollibee, Habi at Kape and the hotel coffee shops — Macro’s Polo’s Lobby Lounge, Grand

Menseng, Royal Mandaya, Apo View, Waterfront Insular, The Pinnacle, and Park Inn by Radisson.

Earlier, it was reported that Davao City is host to about one hundred coffee shops, either standing alone or “embedded” in malls and hotels. █

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Reducing methane emissions from rice production Text and photos by Henrylito D. Tacio

After harvesting the palay, what’s left are rice straws.

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MONG the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, most reports emphasize more on carbon dioxide. But methane is equally important. In fact, about 12 percent of global warming is attributed to increases of methane in the atmosphere.

The journal Science reported that atmospheric concentration of methane has more than doubled during the last 300 years and is increasing at annual rate of about one percent each year.

“Methane absorbs heat 21 times more than carbon dioxide and it has 9-15 year life time in the atmosphere over a 100-year period,” says Dr. Constancio Asis Jr., a recipient of the 2011 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Award.

Methane gas is created naturally as a waste product of anaerobic bacteria (living with little or no oxygen).

These bacteria produce methane gas in waterlogged soils and wetlands, but also in human-produced environments such as rice paddies and landfills.

The Philippines, being an agricultural country, as contributed much of the methane in the atmosphere. Most of the methane gasses are released from farming.

H. Steven Dashefsky, in his book Environmental Literacy: Everything You Need to Know about Saving Our Planet,

Rice straws are left after harvesting

ranked rice fields as the second among the top ten sources of methane as it contributes 19.4%.

With 20.2%, wetlands topped the list. These eight other sources of methane are ruminants or cud-chewing animals like cattle (14%), biomass fires, such as burning forests (9.7%), oil and natural gas pipeline leaks (7.9%), termites (7%), coal mining (6.2%), landfill (6.2%), animal wastes (5%) and sewage (4.4%).

The Philippines is one of the world’s top producers of rice. “Rice is a plant that grows best in wet soil, with its roots flooded,” explains L. Hartwell Allen, an American soil scientist at the Crops Genetics and Environmental Research Unit in Gainesville, Florida. “But flooded rice crops emit substantial amounts of methane to the atmosphere.”

Scientists explain that long-term flooding of the fields cuts the soil off from atmospheric oxygen and causes anaerobic fermentation of organic matter in the soil. During the wet season, rice cannot hold the carbon in anaerobic conditions. The microbes in the soil convert the carbon into methane which is then released through the respiration of the rice plant or through diffusion of water.

There are three products that come from growing rice: grain, husk and straw. Among these three products, the straw and husks are considered wastes. “In 2008, about 620 million tons of rice straw and about 125 million tons of husks were produced in Asia alone, and this quantity is increasing every year,” reports the Laguna-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

In most places, these wastes have no commercial value and are disposed of in various ways. “Around 60% of Asia’s rice straw is just burnt in the field,” says Dr. Craig Jamieson, who works with the IRRI and the World Agroforestry Center.

In the Philippines, a total of 10,680 gigatons (Gg) of rice straw are produced per year. “Much of this is burnt in open fields or incorporated in the soil in wet condition during ploughing,” says a policy brief paper published by the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA).

In addition, burning rice straw is unhealthy -- not only to the environment but to people as well. “Rice straw burning is also known to emit particulate matters and other chemicals such as dioxins and furans that have negative

impact on human health,” the paper said.

A recent study headed by Cheryll C. Launio of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) found out that early incorporation of both stubble and straw into the soil is “the most cost-effective way of disposing rice straw.” More importantly, it can help reduce GHG emissions.

Dr. Asis was also involved in the study along with Rowena G. Manalili, and Evelyn F. Javier. The result of the study was published by the EEPSEA under the report, “Economic Analysis of Rice Straw Management Alternatives and Understanding Farmers’ Choices.”

The study was done in the rice growing areas of Central Luzon, Western Visayas, Cagayan Valley, and Ilocos regions, where around 30% of farmers burnt their rice straw.

The rest of farmers adopted any of the following practices: scattered it in their fields, incorporated it into the soil during land preparation, or just left it in their threshing areas for incorporation in the next cropping season.

Based from the five-year study (from 2006 to 2010), it was found that incorporating stubble less than 30 days before crop establishment is responsible for the largest contribution of GHG emissions. But incorporation rice stubble more than 30 days before crop establishment and incorporating composted rice

straw into the field “yielded the lowest cumulative levels of methane and nitrous oxide.”

However, “simply shifting from the baseline approach of late stubble incorporation and straw burning to early incorporation of both stubble and straw also gave good results and led to reduction in GHG emissions of around 80%.

This was mainly due to reductions in methane emissions.”

The researchers’ conclusion: “Shifting from rice straw burning to rice straw incorporation will not necessarily reduce global warming potential if straw is incorporated less than 30 days before cultivation, especially in flooded conditions.”

In terms of monetary benefits, early incorporation of both stubble and rice straw into the soil more than 30 days before cultivation is more profitable. “This option gave a net benefit of P21 or around $0.50 per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent reduction,” the paper said.

The study also found that incorporating rice stubble more than one month before cultivation, and rapidly composting rice straw and applying it back to the field, was also a cost-effective option.

“Because this option significantly mitigates greenhouse gas emissions while improving the soil condition, it is cost-effective despite the additional labor cost of piling and composting the rice straw,” the researchers said.

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EDITORIAL Of Constitutional interpretation not of men

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HE decision by the Supreme Court to allow Sen. Grace Poe to run for president has invited debates from ordinary observers to legal minds.

Afterall, the decision is all about a Constitutional provision that’s as clear as daylight.

However, the decision should not be attacked on the basis of how personalities voted on the question of law. Decisions of the Supreme Court should be read before it is criticized, otherwise we fall into the simple trap of personal bias and interpretation.

Lawyer Vincent Paul Montejo, Constitutional Law professor at the Ateneo de Davao University and pre-Bar reviewer in Constitutional Law, said that for students of the law, the beauty of a constitution and the study of constitutional law is that everyone understands that it is a dynamic rather than an archaic document. That its provisions, especially the bill of rights, are interpreted based on the circumstances and realities of the present. rather than of the past.

The jurists, human and humane as they are or could be, decide its interpretation. the conservatives always clash with the libertarians. but at times they do agree unanimously.

Montejo cited a case when the United States Supreme Court by a very narrow 5-4 vote ruled in Obergefell v Hodges (June 26, 2015) that the term “liberty” in the US Constitution (due process clause under the 14th amendment) includes the freedom to marry whomever regardless of gender. Five individuals

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decided a socially charged issue and imposed their will on the entire country The decision was met with celebration from the gay community, but for those few who didn’t agree with it, their comments were directed on the merits.

The Ateneo professor noted that arguing along the lines of the historical definition of marriage, some on religious consideration, others on societal traditions. But they never directed their comments on petitioner James Obergefell, co-petitioners April Deboer and Jane Rowse or on army reserve sergeant first class Ijpe Dekoe.

“It is not about them,” stressed Montejo.

Has the American society accepted such imposition by only five individuals? Montejo said he is not sure whether they have, although he said he anticipates that there are still debates going on.

But Montejo said the Supreme Court has decided. The constitutional provision has been interpreted, the country and its people cannot do otherwise but to accept it.

“That is the legal reality of things in an issue involving a constitutional interpretation.”

Well said. Now, this nation, whatever people’s personal leanings are politically, have to move on with the Constitution interpreted by men in whose minds lie the responsibility to interpret it.

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ASHION and wants change. People change.

Times change. Nothing is permanent in this world. The beautiful red rose you are holding today will go flaccid the following day.

The cute little boy you are holding in your arms will soon become a grown-up man.

In a Peanuts cartoon, Charlie Brown asked Linus: “Perhaps you can give me an answer.

What would you do if you felt that no one liked you?” Linus replied, “I’d try to look at myself objectively, and see what I could do to improve.

That’s my answer, Charlie Brown.” Hearing the answer, Charlie answered, “I hate that answer!”

There are a number of reasons why many of us, like Charlie Brown, resist change. After all, resistance to change is universal. Remember the story of Galileo? With his telescope, he proved the theory of Copernicus that the earth was not the center of the universe. The earth and the planets revolve around the sun. Yet, when he tried to change people’s beliefs, he was thrown into prison and spent the rest of his life under house arrest.

“The people who usually get the most out of life are those who are prepared to roll with the punches… those who recognize the fact that they can’t afford to become static and stagnant. The ability to adapt to new conditions is particularly important today. We have never lived in times when change has been more swift in almost area of our lives,” says Leon Kulikowski.

In his book, High Wind At Noon, Allan Knight Chalmers gives us the story of Peer Holm, who was a world-famous engineer. He built great bridges, railroads and tunnels in many parts

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NE of my initial assignments as a legal researcher of a distinguished senator from Mindanao eons ago was to scour the 1987 Constitution for provisions bearing the phrase, “as may be provided by law.”

Obviously, the very starting point of a proper legislative agenda should be the Constitution itself. Needless to say, many of the directives planted by the drafters for Congress to fulfil have already become law.

For example, the Sangguinang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015 authored primarily by Senator Bam Aquino implements the mandate in Section 13 of Article II of the Constitution that the state must recognize the vital role of the youth in nation-building.

However, the Constitution is still filled with legislative challenges for Congressional aspirants. Take Section 17 of Article II which provides: “The State shall give priority to education, science and technology, arts, culture, and sports to foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human liberation and development.”

First question here is which Congress will finally ensure that education is the top priority in the budget? Correspondingly, how will legislators make certain that the Philippines keep pace with the world in terms of science and technology? More importantly, how can lawmakers create a social framework that allows art and all of its derivatives to foster patriotism as well as facilitate total human

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Who’s afraid of change? of the world; he gained wealth THINK ON THESE! and fame. But everything was not permanent.

Later on, he struggled through life as failure, poverty, and sickness subdued him.

He returned Henrylito D. Tacio to the place where henrytacio@gmail.com he was born and, together with his wife and little girl, eked out a meager living. Unfortunately, he had a neighbor who owned a fierce dog. He warned him that the dog was dangerous but the old man contemptuously replied, “Hold your tongue, you cursed pauper.”

One day, Peer came home to find the dog at the throat of his little girl. He tore the dog away, but the dog’s teeth had gone too deeply and the little girl was dead. The sheriff shot the dog, and the neighbors were bitter against the old man.

When sowing time came, they refused to sell him any grain. His fields were plowed but bare; he could neither beg, nor borrow, nor buy seed. Whenever he walked down the road, the people sneered at him. But not Peer. He could not sleep at night for thinking of his neighbor.

Very early one morning, he rose, went to his shed, and got his last half bushel of barley.

He climbed the fence and sowed his neighbor’s field. The fields themselves told the story.

When the seeds came up, it was revealed what Peer had done, because part of his own field remained bare while the field of his neighbor was green.

If you were Peer, would you do what he had done? He may have lost his daughter, but he found a friend. And that changes everything. “We can benefit from change,” Warren Wiersbe had said. “Anyone who has ever really lived knows that there is no life without growth. When we stop growing, we stop living and start existing. But there is no growth without challenge, and there is no challenge without change. Life is a series of changes that create challenges, and if we are going to make it, we have to grow.”

Change terrifies most of us. But one person who thrives on change is Tom Cruise. Want proof? His dad abandoned his family, and he grew up poor. But he stuck close to his mother and sisters, and transformed himself into one of the biggest movie stars in the world. He couldn’t read, and teachers said he was dyslexic.

But he wouldn’t accept that and finally found the answer he needed – in an applied religious philosophy.

“I don’t agree with people who say, ‘Don’t change,’” said the actor who was catapulted to fame in Top Gun and received an Oscar nomination for his performance in Born On The Fourth of July (which was partly filmed in the Philippines). “When I was a kid, I said, ‘Man, I hope life gets better. Ihope I change.’”

“The world hates change; yet it is the only thing that has brought progress,” says Charles

Kettering. That is why we have to have a new president each six years. Old chief executive officers have to be retired so that new fresh ideas can be introduced in a struggling company.

“If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it,” suggests Mary Engelbreit. After all, no one can defy changes. “All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another,” Anatole France reminded.

“Welcome change as a friend: try to visualize new possibilities and the blessings it is bound to bring you,” says Alexander de Seversky. Don’t be afraid of change. “When you’re through changing, you’re through,” said Bruce Barton.

Or as American author Gail Sheeh puts it, “If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we are not really living.”

You may the most popular person in your company today. You may be the toast of the town in your university. You may be the most brilliant individual among your peers. But don’t let that fool you. Everything will come to pass.

But don’t worry. You have done something wonderful to other people. You have contributed something worthwhile to the world.

When those people you have known before have changed, take a comfort from the words of Washington Irving. “There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse. I have found in traveling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one’s position and be bruised in a new place,” he said.

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their ability to out-think their opponents.

Unfortunately, the ill-advised foray of our Pambansang Kamao into the field of biblical scholarship has proven that some pugilists, such as Pacman himself, fall squarely within the exception rather than the rule.

But this truism goes for all professions.

Even lawyers can be weak and terrible problem-solvers. Indeed, this is precisely the reason why voters cannot take Congressional elections for granted.

In the news recently was the suicide of a 45-year old construction worker from Echague, Isabela. He took his own life because he could not pay his hospital bill of Php180K. The fate of this man is not exactly unique.

Indeed, it is a sad story we have heard before and will continue to hear because the horrible reality is delivery of health services by government is utterly substandard.

It is absolutely tragic that patient care in public health institutions is highly contingent on the good graces of mayors, governors, congressmen and senators. So every time you see the emblazoned names and faces of politicos in ambulances, spare a thought for our kabayan from Isabela and those like him.

The Philippine population now stands at a little over 100 million. Therefore, it is only natural for the electorate to expect candidates in the coming election to put a premium on health care reform. And I suppose it is also logical to count on the five Presidentiables to carry this advocacy with passion and urgency.

However, while we can implore the Chief Executive to champion the cause for massive health reform in the Philippines, the task of creating the comprehensive health care framework itself ultimately belongs to the legislature. Meaning, this is a job for our senators and congressmen.

Hence, it is good to bear in mind at this stage in the campaign period that we should also be seeking a clear and viable legislative agenda from senatorial and congressional aspirants.

Indeed, we also need to hear from these particular candidates a firm and unequivocal commitment to pursue the necessary reforms once elected to Congress.

I am thus constrained to ask again, will the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Isko Moreno, Mark Lapid, Alma Moreno, and Tito Sotto be able to fulfill this mandate? Will congressional candidates of their caliber have the wherewithal to devise game-changing solutions to our ever burgeoning list of national problems?

As responsible voters, I believe we have to recognize the grave fact that for many of our compatriots the answers to these questions have become literally a matter of life or death. Hence, we owe it to them to be more discerning and discriminating when filling out our ballot. (MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. Micael Henry Ll. Yusingco is a practicing lawyer and a legislative consultant. He conducts research on current issues in state-building, decentralization and constitutionalism.)

Wanted: Problem solvers

BY MICHAEL HENRY LL. YUSINGCO liberation for every Filipino?

Voters should realize that the primordial duty of the legislative branch of government is to enact laws which address contingencies compromising the overall health and wellbeing of the Philippine population. Indeed, we must set aside the image of senators and congressmen grilling witnesses during congressional hearings because they are not mere investigators nor prosecutors.

Their job is to identify a national need and thereafter pass legislation specifically designed to meet this need. Their task is to focus on a national flaw and thereafter enact the appropriate law to remedy this flaw.

Accordingly, legislators must be, first and foremost, reliable problem solvers.

Therefore, we should be asking ourselves, will a candidate like Manny Pacquiao be able to meet this requirement? Will congressional candidates who have absolutely no background in law or policy-making have the capacity to succeed in legislative work?

I am not suggesting here that we only vote for lawyers and those from the ranks of professionals. I have been around practitioners of the Sweet Science to know that even boxers possess the acumen for problem-solving. After all, their very survival in the ring depends on

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chosen as the candidates of Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), the party founded and headed by Cojuangco.

The tandem is also using the private aircraft of San Miguel.

Alvarez said it was immoral for Poe to exculpate Cojuangco — and blame the government — given the injustice committed against the coconut farmers across

the country.

“Absolving Danding, who is your backer, is protecting his interests. It also means that the injustice committed against Filipino coconut farmers continues. It means you allow that,” Alvarez said.

In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that coco levy assets should benefit coconut farmers.

but the end of it all is that we are Filipinos and we should never forget that Filipinos should restore our values not only of the people but our love for Philippines. No one will help Filipinos but fellow Filipinos.”

He said the effort to unify should be in all sectors in the Philippines. There is no one person, a party, even a government agency can fix the problems of Filipinos.

All sectors should unite and come together and for those problems faced by the Filipinos.

“So we must restore unity and say that Filipinos are united, that’s my goal, that’s what I’m campaigning for.”

Marcos also cited the potentials of Mindanao, which is very ripe for development.

Mindanao, he said, has been neglected by the national government.

However for Mindanao to develop, there is a need for peace and order. “If there is peace, more investors will come in and definitely there will be development.

BLBAR Marcos’ most prominent work as senator is the framing of the Basic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BLBAR). This is the Senate alternative to the constitutionally flawed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that was largely drafted without public consultations by the government peace panel.

Senator Marcos put much work into crafting the BLBAR. He conducted extensive consultations with affected groups and communities in Mindanao.

He consulted intensively with legal experts. The result is an impressive piece of legislative craftsmanship that far outshines the administration’s version.

Although the BBL (and hence the BLBAR) did not make it through this Congress, the issue will surely resurface later. When that happens, the BLBAR will surely be the more feasible framework to resume discussion on furthering Moro

autonomy.

The hard work and dedication Bongbong put into crafting the BLBAR as a more acceptable version of autonomy no doubt impressed the people of Mindanao. He has shown keen statesmanship and a profound grasp of the nation’s future.

Beyond this burning legislative issue, Bongbong also outshines his rivals in grasp of the policy issues at hand. He is comfortable expounding on a wide range of policy concerns, from renewable energy to trade policy to diplomacy.

He is gifted with his father’s eloquence and charisma.

This brings in the last piece of the puzzle that is the Bongbong phenomenon.

In electoral politics as much as in retail of goods, de Guzman continues, the value of “branding” is always important. Bongbong carries the Marcos brand of decisive and effective leadership.

This is likely his most valued inheritance.

By carrying the Marcos brand forward, and into the future, Bongbong highlights a sterling legacy of commitment to national development.

He inherits the promise but not the failings of his father’s larger-than-life role in the evolution of the Philippines.

An intense commitment to helping shape the nation’s future can be the only explanation why Bongbong chose to continue in public service rather than retreat to a private sector role. His father’s patriotism should have been infectious as to cross generations.

Since 1986, the real place of the Marcos years in our political history has been severely distorted by partisan interpretation. That partisan interpretation magnifies the failings and erases the gains. It should be possible for a more evenhanded reading of our past that sees achievement as much as failings.

It is now the duty (and possibly the destiny) of the loyal son to redeem the father’s legacy and restore things to their righteous place.

areas with the most hectares planted with cacao trees.

Records from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) revealed that the cacao bean production of the country reached 4,831 metric tons in 2013.

However, the country’s share in the global market is just less than 1 percent.

Both the public and private sector in the region are upping their drive to convince farmers to plant cacao trees as part of their contribution in attaining 100,000 metric tons of cacao production in Mindanao in four years.

This will be used to supply at least 10 percent of the 1 million MT global deficiency.

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DATU BAGO AWARDS. Datu Bago Awards committee member Pilar Braga (right) explains the process of choosing the awardees of the annual Datu Bago Awardees Organization, Inc. during yesterday’s I-Speak media forum at City Hall. Braga was joined by fellow committee member Marina Ruivivar. Lean Daval Jr.

Pimentel... FROM 2 the voting process. ”May advice to the Comelec is bring back the voting period from 10 to 12 hours or from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to accommodate all the voters,” Trillanes said.

Pimentel said 12 hours voting period is enough since Comelec has reduced the number of voters per precinct from 1,000 to 800 by increasing the cluster precincts to accommodate more voters.

He also advised the Comelec to indicate in its motion for reconsideration to the SC that it is impossible for them to comply with the high court decision requiring Comelec to print election ballot. ”But they should not assume that the motion for reconsideration will be granted. So they should be serious in preparation to comply with the (previous) SC ruling,” Pimentel said.

To save time, Pimentel suggested to the Comelec to assign other persons who will address the concerns on the printed ballots.

“If a voter has complaint about the printed ballot, he should step aside and go to another person to address the complaint so that the next voter can use the voting machine,” Pimentel explained.

Meanwhile, Senate President Franklin M. Drilon said that he will block any attempt to postpone the May 2016 elections.

“The Comelec cannot postpone on this ground based on existing laws. There should not even be talks about postponement. I will block any attempt to postpone the elections,” Drilon stressed.

The four-time Senate President said there is no legal basis for the Comelec to do so.

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their respective environment.

He said the national government has also allocated a P2 billion fund to finance proposals that address risk problems.

“This is the tax payers’ contribution to cope with climate change,” De Guzman said.

He said that thirty local government units have already submitted proposals, where nine are being studied and two are due for approval.

De Guzman urged other LGUs to avail of the funding, which is a convergence initiative so that they can avail of the financing of

projects to address risks in the community.

De Guzman received formally the Greenhouse Gas Inventory Guide for LGUs from Divinia Chingcuanco, chief of party of the Building Low Emission Alternatives to Develop Economic Resilience and Sustainability Project, a USAid project.

The manual serves as a step-by-step guide for LGUs in gathering, managing and quantifying data and information about the level of greenhouse gas emissions in their respective areas of jurisdiction. (PIA 11-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)

prematurely activate both the Curtain Shield Airbags and Seatbelt Pre-tensioners that could increase the risk of minor injury to the driver/ passengers.

“As a preventive measure, we will replace the Airbag Sensor Assembly with a new one, at NO COST to our customers,” Gutierrez said.

TMPC has committed to contact the affected customers through notification letters and invite them to bring their

vehicles to authorized Toyota dealers for vehicle servicing.

Meanwhile, DTI-Davao Regional Director Maria Belenda Q. Ambi encouraged Dabawenyos who bought such model produced during the cited period may contact the nearest DTI office. In Davao City, they may contact the agency via telephone number (082) 224-0511 local 417 should they have clarifications or some other concerns relative to this advisory.

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to push for sustainable environmental programs, including the passage of the proposed People Empowerment, a measure that seeks to give different sectors of the society such as women, youth, farmers, to name a few, a say in the planning of government projects, that her late husband had drafted.

Mr. Avila was councilor for seven terms, from 1988 to 1998, 2001 to 2010, and 2013 until his death.

Among Mr. Avila’s legislated ordinances include the Anti-Smoke Belching Ordinance (2006), Ban Aerial Spray Ordinance (2009), Watershed Code (2007),

Establishment of Marine Protected Areas (2007), Fisheries Code (2008), Rainwater Ordinance (2009), Ecological Solid Waste Management Ordinance (2010), Septage and Sewerage Management Ordinance (2010), Organic Agriculture Ordinance (2010) and the Bicycle Ordinance (2010).

Mr. Avila ran under Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod (Hugpong) from 2004 until 2015, an affiliate local party of Partido Demokratiko PilipinoLakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), until last year’s filing where he ran under PDP-Laban for the upcoming 2016 local and national elections. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews )

force on the inmates who staged a noise barrage at the Makati City jail.

The inmates destroyed the bunk beds during the noise barrage where twentynine inmates were hurt when BJMP personnel attempted to thwart the noise barrage last Wednesday.

Meanwhile, an inmate with tuberculosis died at the height of the noise barrage according to a BJMP official.

Jail Senior Inspector, Xavier Solda, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) spokesperson, identified the fatality as Arnold Dante Maribe, 40, died of cardiac arrest at the Ospital ng Makati on Wednesday night.

After the tension brought by the noise barrage, a nurse checked on Maribe whose blood pressure went down, said Solda.

Solda said the noise barrage was triggered by the confiscation of one of the cell leader’s cell phone as a result of their persistent efforts to flush out contrabands inside the jail.

However, the victim’s family has called for an investigation after Maribe was found with bruises and contusion.

In response, Solda said they are to conduct an investigation on the matter.

Personnel who will be found responsible for abuse of authority shall face administrative and disciplinary sanctions, Solda said.

At present, the 11 jail leaders were transferred to Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig for instigating the noise barrage held in several times.

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In terms of infrastructure, he said a total of 32 multipurpose buildings, five road concreting, and five water system projects were implemented in the area.

South Cotabato Governor Daisy Avance-Fuentes, who heads the PDC, lauded the office of Rep. Acharon for lobbying with various national government agencies for the implementation of the said projects.

She also recognized the efforts of the second congressional district office for properly reporting its accomplishments to the council.

“These reports are vital to ensure transparency in governance and at the same time for the people to know about the different projects and services of the government that were delivered,” she added. (PNA)

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EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late PELAGIO C. BURLAS has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS executed among his heirs per Doc. No. 255; Page No. 51; Book No. 113; Series of 2016, of the NOTARY PUBLIC FATIMA IRENE T. ADIN 3/4.11.18

INDUCTION. DPWH District Engineer Fernando S. Ongkingco Jr., president of the Young Men’s Christian Association-Davao, swears in a new group of YMCA Davao life corporate members who have committed their share in the molding of the youth of Davao into Christian-centered community leaders. See story.

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HE number of life corporate members of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Davao continues to increase boosting the association’s capability to achieve its vision and mission of molding the youths to become Christ-centered leaders of communities and nations.

This was reported by YMCA-Davao president Fernando

S. Ongkingco Jr., who also heads the first engineering district of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Davao City.

The increase in membership may be attributed to the aggressive recruitment of new life corporate members by existing YMCA officers, members and volunteers.

Ongkingco recently induct-

ed the following new corporate members during the association’s 45th annual installation of officers and directors: Dr. Joselyn Catampo, Claudion A. Adlawan, Rey C. Urbiztondo, Dwight Vincent Fernandez, Edison B. Braceros, Joselito M. Lamito, Kirk Anthon M. Limbo, Lourdes M. Mission, Jeremaine Cua. Dr. Catampo is a dentist and

thriving entrepreneur, while Adlawan, Fernandez and Jamito are civil engineers. Urbiztondo is the regional head of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, while Braceros is a retired accountant of Kobota USA. Limbo is a contractor, while Mission is the executive director of EMAR Human and Environment College. Cua, on the other hand, is a businessman.

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After the mass, a citizen’s parade along the national highway and major streets enjoined by city officials, department heads and employees of local and national line agencies, schools, business and various sectors, signaled the start of the Araw ng Panabo celebration.

The parade proceeded to the ARF Gym, Panabo Parks and Plaza for the opening program.

“We should work hand-inhand together in order to excel and to develop our city,” Mayor James Gamao said in his speech, which was anchored on this year’s theme, “Panaghiusa sa

mga Panaboan: Dalan sa Kalaboan”.

Mayor Gamao urged the Panaboans to work together as a team and encouraged more active participation of the private sector for the growth of the city. Erick Etis – CIO / LGU-Panabo

Panabo opens 15th year of Cityhood Celebration ANABOANS gathered at the Sto. Niño Parish for the 15th Araw ng Panabo Thanksgiving Mass led by Bishop Wilfredo Manlapaz of the Diocese of Tagum and co-celebrated by priests from various parishes in the city.

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Republic of the Philippines City of Davao

Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod

17th City Council 26th Regular Session Series of 2015 Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor

Karlo S. Bello Nilo M. Abellera Jr. Ma. Belen S. Acosta Victorio U. Advincula Jr. Bernard E. Al-ag Al Ryan S. Alejandre Leonardo R. Avila III Joanne M. Bonguyan-Quilos Louie John J. Bonguyan Danilo C. Dayanghirang April Marie C. Dayap Jimmy G. Dureza January N. Duterte Leah A. Librado-Yap Rene Elias C. Lopez Diosdado Angelo A. Mahipus Sr. Bonifacio E. Militar Myrna G. L’Dalodo-Ortiz Antoinette G. Principe-Castrodes Marissa P. Salvador-Abella Halila Y. Sudagar Mary Joselle D. Villafuerte Rachel P. Zozobrado

- Temporary Presiding Officer

Tomas J. Monteverde IV

- On Sick Leave

ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS: Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte Councilor Edgar R. Ibuyan Sr. ABSENT: Councilor

- Acting City Mayor

ORDINANCE NO. 0368–15 Series of 2015 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CREATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE (CDRRMO) Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Davao City in session assembled that: ARTICLE I TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE – This Ordinance shall be known as the “CITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE (CDRRMO) ORDINANCE”; ARTICLE II DECLARATION OF POLICY to:

SECTION 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY - It is hereby declared the policy of Davao City

(a) Uphold the people’s constitutional rights to life and property by addressing the root causes of vulnerabilities to disasters, strengthening the city’s institutional capacity for disaster risk reduction and management and building the resilience of local communities to disasters including climate change impacts;

(b) Strengthen the capacity of the City, together with partner stakeholders, to build disaster resilient communities, and to institutionalize arrangements and measures for reducing disaster risks, including projected climate change risks, and enhancing disaster preparedness and response capabilities at all levels; (c) Institutionalize the policies, structures, coordination mechanisms and programs with continuing budget appropriation on disaster risk reduction, towards building disasterresilient communities; (d) Recognize and strengthen the capabilities of the City in mitigating and preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the impact of disasters;

(e) Engage the participation of other government institutions, civil society organizations (CSOs), the private sector and volunteer in the City’s disaster risk reduction programs towards complementation of resources and effective delivery of services to the citizenry; (f) Provide maximum care, assistance and services to individuals and families affected by disaster, implement emergency rehabilitation projects to lessen the impact of disaster, and facilitate resumption of normal social and economic activities.

ARTICLE III CITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (CDRRMC) Section 3. Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (LDRRMC) – The existing City Disaster Coordinating Council shall henceforth be known as the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (LDRRMC).

Section 4. Composition – The LDRRMC shall be composed of, but not limited to, the following: Chairperson: City Mayor or his duly authorized representative Vice Chairperson: Vice Mayor or his duly authorized representative Members:  City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office  City Planning and Development Office  City Social Services and Development Office  City Health Office  City Agriculturist’s Office  Integrated Gender and Development Office  City Engineer’s Office

                            

City Veterinarian’s Office City Budget Office City Schools Division Superintendent, Department of Education Director, Davao City Police Office City Fire Office, Bureau of Fire Protection President, Association of Barangay Captains Chapter Administrator, Philippine National Red Cross (Davao City Chapter) Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry City Administrator’s Office City Environment and Natural Resources Office City Information Office Barangay Cultural and Community Affairs Division City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) Public Safety and Security Command Center Central 911 Regional Community Defense Group XI Task Force Davao, 10th Infantry Division Philippine Coast Guard City Accountant’s Office City Local Government Operations Office, Department of Interior and Local Government City Legal Office Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers – Davao City Chapter Mindanao Land Foundation Davao Association of Catholic Schools Davao Association of Guidance Counselors, Inc. United Architects of the Philippines Davao Light and Power Company Philippine Long Distance and Telephone Company Davao City Water District

Section 5. Functions of LDRRMC – The LDRRMC shall have the following functions:

(1) Approve, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the LDRRMPs and regularly review and test the plan consistent with other national and local planning programs; (2) Ensure the integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into local development plans, programs and budgets as a strategy in sustainable development and poverty reduction;

(3) Recommend the implementation of forced or pre-emptive evacuation of local residents, if necessary; (4) Convene the local council once every three (3) months or as necessary;

(5) Perform such other functions that are incidental to and necessary for the performance of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM).

ARTICLE IV CITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MANAGEMENT OFFICE (CDRRMO) Section 6. Organization and Compositon.

6.1. The CDRRMO shall be under the Office of the City Mayor.

6.2. The CDRRMO shall be initially composed of a Local DRRM Officer to be assisted by three (3) staff responsible for: • Administration and training; • Research and planning; and • Operations and warning; and such other staff as may be deemed necessary in the performance of the mandated functions.

6.3. The Local DRRM Officer, who shall lead the CDRRMO for highly urbanized city shall have the following standards on position titles and salary grades: POSITION (SG) Local DRRM Officer IV (SG 22)

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

TRAINING

ELIGIBILITY

Bachelor’s Degree

3 years of relevant experience on DRRM

16 hours of relevant training on DRRM

Career Service Professional / 2nd Level Eligibility

Section 7. Position Titles, Qualification Standards, and Salary Grades for Technical Staff of CDRRMO. 7.1. The Local DRRM Officer series of position titles with their corresponding minimum qualification standards and salary grades shall be used in the classification of the technical staff positions for the CDRRMO, as follows: POSITION (SG)

Local DRRM Officer III (SG 18) Local DRRM Officer II (SG 15) Local DRRM Officer I (SG 11) Local DRRM Assistant (SG 8)

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

TRAINING

ELIGIBILITY

Bachelor’s Degree

2 years of relevant experience on DRRM

8 hours of relevant training on DRRM

Career Service Professional / 2nd Level Eligibility

Bachelor’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree

Completion of 2 years in College

1 year of relevant experience on DRRM

4 hours of relevant training on DRRM

None required None required 1 year of relevant experience on DRRM

4 hours of relevant training

Career Service Professional / 2nd Level Eligibility

Career Service Professional / 2nd Level Eligibility

Career Service Professional / 1ST +Level Eligibility

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Seeing and tasting the light:

Green whizzes and Sunahama

Photos by Mima Tan

OUR PARENTS HAVE BEEN TELLING US FOR YEARS TO EAT OUR VEGETABLES. Now that we are taking charge of our own kitchens and trying to make more mature dining choices, this is still a food group that continues to confound and intimidate us. Yes, juicing has in a way reduced our problems where this is concerned as we can now happily chug away a basket of produce in one go. However, it cannot really make you fully appreciate how good greens can be.

Sometimes, all it takes is a good, creative cook to make us see the light.

And here, I mean the fresh, crisp and nourishing qualities of green produce when properly seasoned and dressed or cooked. Insert here pairings with other wholesome things such as nuts, lean proteins and fresh or cupboard spices and you will be having eating epiphanies that will make you want to live more by the mantra of farm to table. These people are serious eaters and cooking greens or preparing them doesn’t cramp their style. In fact, they arrived at where they are unabashedly promoting healthier dishes - because they themselves eat that way and thrive experiencing great results. Beyond the wholesome gurus who make cooking and eating cleaner seem like

an exercise exclusive to those who have more to spend, there are the more straight-up folk who are more stripped down and real in approach.

It can’t be a coincidence that more and more cooks like these are showing up in cookbook shelves and in the local dining scene.

Among them earning healthy doses of accolades are wellness pinup girls Jasmine & Melissa Hemsley of Hemsley + Hemsley who are known for their flavorful and satisfying recipes free from gluten, Young chef and proprietor Mia Pineda of Sunahama Noodle Bar.

grains and refined sugar.

Adding more color to the way we prepare and view healthy dishes is Thug Kitchen, who employ heaping doses of equally colorful language that spur you into action. Locally, among the new crop of restaurateurs who are artfully presenting their culinary personalities by way of their eateries, I find it is Mia Pineda of Sunahama who can really start the process of quashing our inner vegetable Earthy and with a hint of sweetness in the chicken broth brought about rebel.

You are probably Sunahama’s shrimp and squid salad with ginger lime dressing, the very by the vegetables, the newly launched mushroom ramen is Mia’s same salad whose recipe Mia shares. thinking, vegetables are answer to a filling and guiltless meal after yoga practice.

the highlight in a ramen bar? It doesn’t run as contrary as what you might think. The idea of freshness is essential to Japanese cooking and it is this philosophy that Mia as chef and proprietor runs with and believes in. Instead of focusing more on the protein-heavy side of things, she tilts her menu to the lighter side as she shares that she herself likes to eat light, fresh and clean. She and her family are all pretty healthy eaters at home so she de-

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UP AND ABOUT

Araw ng Davao at SM Lanang Premier

Great finds, women’s fashion, good eats, and more FROM MARCH 11 TO 20, get ready as the metro’s premier shopping and lifestyle destination bring shoppers a fun-tastic Araw ng Davao feast.

With enticing sale promos and a series of exciting activities, SM Lanang Premier marks the city’s 79th Araw ng Davao with a 10-day celebration like no other.

Starting March 11, enjoy up to 70% off on great finds mall-wide. Sale runs until March 20. For shopping convenience, mall hours are extended from 10am to 10pm on March 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16.

On March 12, 6pm, get your fashion fix at the ‘Young Davao Designers’ runway show at the

mall Atrium. Catch the city’s 15 emerging designers with 30 fresh fashion pieces as they pay homage to today’s women. Featured designers include Andi Amora (Mûre), Bianca Sabellano (Be.young. ca), Wilson Limon (NiñoFranco), Jozel Ignes (Zel), Frances Tendencia (Haberdashery), Jun Artajo (Artajó), Ian Manglicmot (The Skip), Mandy Velasco (Amanda), Denise Guirgen and Kethley Uy (Artickles), Joey Hambala (Inpart), Grand Ravacio (Ravacio), Shiriel Magalong, Jude Suarez, and Mo. Indulge in Davao City’s best eats with the Davao Gourmet Collective ‘Food and the City’ at The Fountain Court grounds on March 11 to 13. Partici-

pating food concepts are: Bistro Selera by Googie Sanga, Cucina Ilocana by Philip Pimentel and Jose Tabbada, JR Pastry by Jonathan Ramirez, Café

El Gato by Kath Marfori, Kai Artisan Chocolates

by Karla Mae Royo Caguiat, Backyard Burgers by Juan and Rica Gadi, The Crazy Cook by Carmina

Mapa-del Rosario, Stellina’s Lemonade by Oliver Lee, Sugarcane Bar by Vera Murcha, Aling Foping’s Halo (Fe Ayala), The Grillery (also by Juan and

Rica Gadi), The Griddle Burgers and Sandwitches (Juan Carlos Angeles), Kakimkris Lechon Haus (Katrina Ano-os), The Fatboy’s Kitchen (Mervin and Rosanna Loseo) and Manila-based B. Wings Resto (Marc Castro).

Finally, on March 11-13, 6pm-9pm, catch ‘Urban Sounds’ at The Fountain Court grounds. Enjoy a good musical weekend from Freestyle and Re-versed on March 11, Yolanda Moon and Muses on March 12 and Next Option on March 13. Urban Sounds is co-presented by Air Asia and Park Inn by Radisson Davao.

For sale alerts and event updates, follow SM Lanang Premier on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Celebrate National Flip-Flops Day with Havaianas today

IT’S HOT IN THE PHILIPPINES MOST OF THE TIME but there’s still something about summer that makes it a season to look forward to. The backdrop is more vibrant and the skies appear to be more blue.

Summer also has another meaning for every Havaianatico - National FlipFlops Day is coming! Every year, Havaianas is front and center in officially welcoming the most beautiful season.

On March 11, 2016, everyone is invited to join in the fun of wearing Havaianas wherever you’re headed to!

As we say hello to brighter and more laid back days, Havaianas is treating you to a full day of festivities and special offers:

juice will be distributed in All Flip-Flops Abreeza and All Flip-Flops SM City Davao.

20% OFF!!!

Life is truly better in flipflops and Havaianas is giving you a sweet deal so you can grab a new pair for the summer season. All flip-flop styles are on a 20% discount just for one day at All FlipFlops Abreeza and All FlipFlops SM City Davao, along with select participating retailers nationwide.

In-store treats Sweet treats are also up for grabs through-out the day at

selected All Flip-Flops stores and Havaianas retailers. To

get the celebration going, complimentary fresh fruit

Summer Getaway Bag This summer, it’s time to chase your adventures with Havaianas! For 2 regular-priced pairs or Php 1,500.00 worth of Havaianas merchandise, customers can avail of the bag for only Php 395.00.

For the full mechanics and updates regarding National Flip-Flops Day and Summer Getaway Bag promos, check out HavaianasPhilippines on facebook, and @ havaianasphils on Twitter and Instagram with the # n a t i o n a l f l i p f l o p s d ay p h hashtag.

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‘The Millionaire’s Wife’ begins March 14 on GMA B EG IN N IN G MARCH 14, the story of The Millionaire’s Wife unfolds on GMA Afternoon Prime.

It is a story about one woman’s crucial decision to settle in a marriage of convenience with an older man, and its subsequent consequences involving her step-daughter, her step-daughter’s children, her lovechild and her lovechild’s father.

Andrea Torres is The Millionaire’s Wife. She will breathe life to the character of Louisa Ignacio, a hardworking single mother who lives for her son. Louisa will do everything for her son; even marry a rich old man. She vows to take care, to serve and to be a loyal and dutiful wife to him in exchange of all the help he is giving her son who has juvenile diabetes.

Portraying the character of Louisa is Andrea’s most mature role to date and she is very excited to take on the role. “It’s the most mature role that I’ve done pati ‘yun story, it’s very different. Kaya nga sobrang laking bagay sa akin na nakuha ko ito kasi nung nabasa ko ang script, ang story parang hindi ko pa siya napapanood sa TV tapos ako yung napili para gawin siya, nakakaexcite talaga.”

Mike Tan is Ivan Meneses. He is willing to do everything for his loved ones especially Louisa. They both have loved each other until an illegal job caused Ivan to go to jail not knowing he got Louisa pregnant. All the while, Louisa thought

that Ivan had abandoned her. Eventually, he finds out that he has a son with Louisa and will do anything to win her and their son back.

For Mike, playing the role of Ivan is far from the characters he portrayed in the past and this is one of the things viewers should watch out for. “Ang kailangan nilang abangan kung papaano tatatak si Ivan sa mga manunood.

Kung papaano niya ipaglalaban ang pagmamahal niya kay Louisa at doon sa anak nila.”

Louisa, a devoted mother that she is, started raising her child

alone and worked as a nurse at a hospital until she was hired to be a private nurse of Alfredo ‘Fred’ Vergara played by Robert Arevalo, after he went into a stroke. Fred is a widower and one of the richest businessmen in the country who owns the biggest food manufacturing company, Nourish Food Corp.

Fred, being the longing individual that he was, found compassion in Louisa and offered her marriage for companionship against his family’s approval.

Jaclyn Jose is Stella Ve r g a r a - M o n t e c i l l o ,

Alfredo’s spoiled unica hija. Stella knows how to spend her money but she doesn’t know how to earn it.

Sid Lucero is Jared Montecillo, Stella’s son.

He is an underachiever and his life is all about gambling, alcohol and women.

Ina Raymundo is Allison Montecillo, Stella’s only daughter who runs her grandfather’s company.

She is business savvy and her goal is always to be on top.

The one who is Louisa’s constant support is Rio Samson played by Rich Asuncion. She is Louisa’s best friend and confidante.

Find out how Louisa will live her life as the millionaire’s wife. Will she be able to fulfill her vows to Fred? Will the plans of Stella, Jared and Allison in ruining Louisa’s life be successful? How far will Ivan go to win back Louisa?

The Millionaire’s Wife is under the direction of Albert Langitan and behind this enthralling drama is the creative team composed of Creative Director Roy Iglesias; Creative Block

Head Jake Tordesillas; Creative Consultant Agnes Uligan; Creative Unit Head Denoy Punio; Concept Creator Marlon Miguel; Headwriter Glaiza Ramirez; Writers Gilbeys Sardea and Jesse Villabrille; Brainstormers Marlon Miguel, Liberty Trinidad and Michelle Amog.

Created by GMA Drama group, The Millionaire’s Wife is supervised by the Executive-in-Charge of Production Lilybeth G. Rasonable; VP for Drama Redgie A. Magno; AVP for Drama Cheryl ChingSy; Program Manager Anthony Pastorpide; and Executive Producer Michele Borja.

The intriguing and controversial story of The Millionaire’s Wife premieres March 14 and will air Monday to Friday after Hanggang Makita Kang Muli on GMA Afternoon Prime.

Get the latest updates about The Millionaire’s Wife from the official Facebook page of GMA Drama www.facebook. com/GMADrama, twitter account @GMADrama and the GMA Network website www.

GMANetwork.com.

KathNiel top bills Kapamilya Karavan event at SM City Davao on March 12 TEEN QUEEN KATHRYN BERNARDO AND TEEN KING DANIEL PADILLA top bill ABS-CBN’s Araw ng Davao Kapamilya Karavan on March 12 at SM City Davao Open Parking.

The rumored real life couple is fresh from the successful TV series remake of Pangako Sayo, which was concluded in February.

Joining KathNiel are stars from the afternoon drama And I Love You So—Miles Ocampo, Julia Barretto and Iñigo Pascual.

Apart from the Kapamilya show on Saturday, SM City Davao is celebrating Araw ng Davao with a mall-wide sale of up to 70% off on great selections beginning Friday, March 11. The sale runs until March 20 with extended mall hours until 11PM on March 12, and until 10PM on March 11, 15, 18 and

March 9 – 15, 2016

ALLEGIANT Shailene Woodley, Theo James

PG

12:00 | 2:30 | 5:00 | 7:30 | 10:00 LFS

LONDON HAS FALLEN Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman R13

19. Also, the region’s biggest agroindustrial trade fair, the Farm and Garden Trade Fair is also running until end of April at the mall’s open parking.

Celebrate the 79th Araw ng Davao at SM City with your favorite

stars! Catch the Kapamilya Karavan on Saturday. Admission is free.

For inquiries, call 297.6998.

Like SM City Davao on Facebook or follow them on Twitter or Instagram for event and promo updates.

12:40 | 3:00 | 5:20 | 7:40 | 10:00 LFS

KUNG FU PANDA 3 Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman G

12:00 | 2:00 | 4:00 | 6:00 | 8:00 | 10:00 LFS

THE FINEST HOURS/ *GODS OF EGYPT Chris Pine, Casey Affleck/ *Gerard Butler, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton PG/*PG

12:20 | 2:40 LFS / *5:00 | 7:30 | 10:00 LFS

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FOOD STYLE SCRIBE A1 cided to design her menu that way, too - half meat, half seafood and greens.

Her hand-pulled noodles and savory broths have earned its rightful raves, but anyone who has tasted the things in her menu know that the thread of dishes she has assembled tell a solid tale of balance in taste and portion.

If you have dined in Sunahama, chances are slim that you don’t find a serving of their generous salads in front of their patrons. It is all really part of the drill as far as most of us are concerned.

Mia has found a way to make them exciting even if she is playing around with the age-old formula of greens, toppings and dressing. The soy-cured tuna with orange sesame soy dressing, shrimp and squid salad with ginger lime dressing and the most recent addition, the roast beef salad with ginger miso lime dressing all taste like a party in your mouth. Finding a table without one of their lighter starters such as their chilled Japanese cucumber bites or their Popiah or fresh spring roll is also almost unheard of. If you want to find out how effective a case for greens

Mia makes, whip up the salad recipe she has shared and find out why it is foolproof delicious.

Mia, who studied in Global Academy Ortigas and trained under Margarita Fores, opened Sunahama in January 2015 after a year of gruelling thought and planning.

“Sunahama” is Japanese for sandy beach and getting into the subtext of her food and the successful food venture she has opened will reveal a lightness that buoys her and what she has built. She is practical and straightforward, with a knack for not taking herself too seriously. Remaining true to her tastes, she is driving Sunahama to avenues that no one else explores locally and by that I mean

marrying healthier ingredients with a good taste that invites instead of alienates. Creating within this niche suits her, as her bestselling mushroom tempura and newly offered mushroom ramen will likewise show you.

With places like Mia’s and the practical inspirations that a lot of green whizzes show us, it is not hard to make eating healthier an open discussion with lots of greens and healthy crumbs to bite into in between.

Sunahama Noodle Bar is located at Mabini Commercial Complex, Mabini Street, Davao City. Operating hours: 10:30AM2:00PM, 4:00PM-9:00PM. For questions and reservations, please call (082) 324-3582.

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Salary Grade

Annual Salary

22/2

Php 517,452.00

Salary Grade

Annual Salary

One (1) Local DRRM Officer III (Development Management Officer III)

18/6

Php 397,356.00

One (1) Local DRRM Officer I (Development Management Officer I)

11/6

One (1) Local DRRM Officer IV (Development Management Officer IV) Administration and Training Unit

One (1) Local DRRM Officer II (Development Management Officer II)

15/6

One (1) Local DRRM Assistant

233,940.00

8/1

One (1) Administrative Aide IV (Driver)

179,172.00

4/2

One (1) Administrative Aide III (Utility Worker) 3/6 Research and Planning Unit

315,432.00

135,504.00 131,172.00

Salary Grade

Annual Salary

One (1) Local DRRM Officer III (Development Management Officer III)

18/1

Php 376,212.00

One (1) Local DRRM Officer I (Development Management Officer I)

11/6

233,940.00

One (1) Local DRRM Officer II (Development Management Officer II) One (1) Local DRRM Assistant

Operations and Warning Unit

15/1

8/1

298,644.00

179,172.00

Salary Grade

Annual Salary

One (1) Local DRRM Officer III

18/1

Php 376,212.00

One (1) Local DRRM Officer I

11/1

222,588.00

One (1) Local DRRM Officer II

One (1) Local DRRM Assistant

15/1 8/1

298,644.00 179,172.00

7.2. The staff of the CDRRMO may be augmented through any or a combination of the following options:

7.2.1. Designation or assignment of personnel of the City Government of Davao to the CDRRMO in concurrent capacities with their existing positions; 7.2.2. Reassignment of personnel of the City Government of Davao to the CDRRMO;

7.2.3. Full-time or part-time detail of existing personnel of the City Government of Davao to the CDRRMO.

Section 8. Functions and Responsibilities of the CDRRMO. – The CDRRMO, within its territorial jurisdiction, shall be responsible for setting the direction, development, implementation, and coordination of disaster risk reduction and management programs, and shall perform the following functions and those that may be authorized by the LDRRMC: 8.1. DRRM Administration and Training.

8.1.1. Organize and conduct training, orientation, and knowledge management activities on DRRM; 8.1.2. Identify, assess and manage the hazards, vulnerabilities and risks that may occur; 8.1.3. Identify and implement cost-effective risk reduction measures and strategies;

8.1.4. Disseminate information and raise public awareness about the nature, hazards, vulnerabilities, risks, effects, early warning signs and counter measures; 8.1.5. Take all necessary steps on a continuing basis to maintain, provide, or arrange the provision of, or to otherwise make available, suitably-trained and competent personnel for effective civil defense and DRRM; 8.1.6. Organize, train, equip and supervise the local emergency response teams and the Accredited Community Disaster Volunteers (ACDVs), ensuring that humanitarian aid workers are equipped with basic skills to assist mothers to breastfeed;

8.1.7. Train the most vulnerable sectors (women, children, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities or PWDs) in DRRM, especially in disaster preparedness.

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8.2.8. Recommend through the LDRRMC the enactment of local ordinances consistent with Republic Act No. 10121;

8.2.9. Prepare and submit, the report on the utilization of the LDRRMF and other dedicated disaster risk reduction and management resources to the local Commission on Audit (COA), copy furnished the regional director of the OCD and the Local Government Operations Officer of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG);

8.2.10. Maintain a database of human resource and their capacities, equipment, directories, and location of critical infrastructures and their capacities; and 8.2.11. Involve the most vulnerable sectors (women, children, senior citizens, and PWDs) in risk assessment and planning.

8.3. DRRM Operations and Warning.

8.3.1. Operate a multi-hazard early warning system, linked to disaster risk reduction, to provide accurate and timely advice to national or local emergency response organizations through diverse mass media, particularly radio, landline communications, and technologies for communication within rural communities;

8.3.2. Conduct continuous disaster monitoring and mobilize instrumentalities and entities of the City Government of Davao, CSOs, private groups and organized volunteers, to utilize their facilities and resources for the protection and preservation of life and properties during emergencies in accordance with existing policies and procedures; 8.3.3. Develop, strengthen, and operationalize mechanisms for partnership or networking with the private sector, CSOs, and volunteer groups;

8.3.4. Respond to and manage the adverse effects of emergencies, and carry out emergency and recovery activities in the affected area, ensuring that there is an efficient mechanism for immediate delivery of food, shelter and medical supplies for women and children, endeavour to create a special place where internally-displaced mothers can find help with breastfeeding, feed and care for their babies and give support to each other; 8.3.5. Coordinate other DRRM activities;

8.3.6. Establish linkage and/or network with other Local Government Units for disaster risk reduction and emergency response purposes; 8.3.7. Establish the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operation Center;

8.3.8. Give early warning to the most vulnerable sectors (women, children, senior citizens, and PWDs) to respond to their needs; and 8.3.9. Respond to and manage the adverse effects of emergency and carry out recovery activities to the most vulnerable areas especially to the vulnerable sectors (women, children, senior citizens, and PWDs).

ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations – The LDRRMC through its Chairperson shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Ordinance within ninety (90) days after approval of this Ordinance.

The Technical Management Group in consultation with the key stakeholders shall take lead in the preparation of the implementation rules and regulations.

SECTION 10. Honoraria – The LDRRMC members and consultants shall receive honoraria for services rendered and meetings attended, subject to availability of funds and the Government Accounting and Auditing Rules and Regulations.

SECTION 11. Budget – The Local Calamity Fund or the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund shall be used to support disaster risk reduction and management activities in accordance with the prescribed guidelines on the utilization of said fund. Likewise, the funding for the newly created additional plantilla positions shall be subject to the limitation in Sec. 325 (a) of Republic Act No. 7160 as well as honoraria for LDRRMC members and consultants shall also be sourced from the Office of the City Mayor—Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council appropriation.

SECTION 12. Repealing Clause – All previous Ordinances, Executive Orders and other rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed or modified accordingly; SECTION 13. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE - If for any reason, any section or provision of this Ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in full force and effect; SECTION 14. EFFECTIVITY – This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its complete publication in a local newspaper of general circulation in Davao City.

ENACTED, July 14, 2015, by a majority vote of all the Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod present, there being a quorum.

CERTIFIED CORRECT:

8.2. DRRM Research and Planning.

8.2.1. Design, program, and coordinate DRRM activities, consistent with the National Council standards and guidelines; 8.2.2. Facilitate and support risk assessments and contingency planning activities;

8.2.3. Consolidate local disaster risk information which includes natural hazards, vulnerabilities, and climate change risks, and maintain a local risk map; 8.2.4. Conduct research and development initiatives on DRRM;

8.2.5. Formulate and implement a comprehensive and integrated Local DRRM Plan (LDRRMP) in accordance with the national, regional framework, and policies on disaster risk reduction in close coordination with the Local Development Council (LDC);

8.2.6. Prepare and submit to the Sangguniang Panlungsod through the Local DRRM Council and the LDC the annual LDRRMPO Plan and budget, proposed programming of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF), other disaster risk reduction and management resources, and other regular funding sources and budgetary support; and 8.2.7. Serve as the Secretariat and executive arm of the Local DRRM Council (LDRRMC);

ATTESTED:

KARLO S. BELLO Acting Vice Mayor Temporary Presiding Officer cns/clad

ATTESTED:

ATTY. JESUS MELCHOR V. QUITAIN City Administrator

CHARITO N. SANTOS Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Government Department Head II)

APPROVED:____________, 2015 RODRIGO R. DUTERTE City Mayor

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By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO

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njb@edgedavao.net

HE first ever TMS Inter-Color Futsal Festival mounted by the Davao Futsal Community gets going on March 13 at the Monteritz Subdivision court in Ma-a.

DFC president Buboy Arrieta announced the tournament yesterday which will have each team composed of 8 to 10 players made thru drafting.

Arrieta said the games will start at 8:30 a.m. and the awarding of prizes will be at 5 p.m.

The one-day event is sponsored by TMS Shipping Agency Inc. owned by Carlos Veloso, a varsity standout from La Salle Greenhills in the 90s’.

Tournament director Albert Ryan “Abing” Lim explained that the tournament

will be a double round robin format with the top team to be declared the champion.

In case of tie or goal difference, a rematch will be played to break the tie, according to Lim. Aside from the trophies for the champion and first runner-up, special awards will also be given to the Most Valuable Player, Golden Boot (top scorer), Best Midfield, Best Defender and Golden Glove.

Lim said that the First division or active /college players are not allowed to play.

Arrieta said that the Davao Futsal Community is now growing and plays twice a week - Tuesdays at Monteritz and Thursdays at Garden Oases.

Draft-bound Ravena wants to follow Dad’s footsteps

DAVAO FOOTBALL COMMUNITY. Davao Football Community president Buboy Arrieta and coach Weng Sasuman talk to young football players under the developmental program of the group during its weekly scrimmages. The DFC will be staging the first ever TMS Inter-Color Futsal event set to start March 13.

Tabugon wins PBF super fly title

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AYMOND “Tornado” Tabugon landed powerful bodyshots and head blows to force Renante Suacasa to quit in the 5th round of their championship fight for the vacant Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) super flyweight crown on Wednesday night at the open field in T’boli, South Cotabato.

The 28-year old Suacasa turned his back after Tabugon continued to hurt him with left-right combinations with still 1:36 left in the 5th round.

Referee Alberto Hamili asked Suacasa if he is quitting the fight. The stubborn boxer from Koronadal City answered him: “Sa inyoha na lang nang korona!”

Suacasa, who immediately went down the ring and left the venue together with his team, suffered his 16th defeat against seven wins.

The 24-year old Tabugon improved his record to 18 wins with 8 knockouts, 4 losses and 1 draw.

“Mas beterano siya sa akua pero mas naunahan nako siya permi ug igo,” (He’s more veteran than me but I was able to hit him first) said Tabugon, a former International Boxing Organization (IBO) Inter-Continental and IBO Inter-continental light flyweight champion, Suacasa suffered a cut on his right eyebrow due to an accidental headbutt in the second round. In the 3rd round, Tabugon landed solid body shots and a left cross on the head.

In the next round, Tabugon continued to hurt Suacasa, who was also downed after an accidental low blow.

After he was given a 5-minute rest period, Suacasa was hit on the midsection by Tabugon’s jab. Suacasa tried

T’boli Vice Mayor Grace Silva (2nd from left) awards the belt to the newlycrowned PBF super flyweight champion Raymond “Tornado” Tabugon. Also in photo are Sanman Promotions CEO Jim Claude Manangquil (3rd from right) and manager Vic dela Cruz (4th from left). (Photo by LITO DELOS REYES) to clinch on Tabugon and was saved by the bell.

In the 5th round, Tabugon continued to attack against Suacasa, who later quit.

Earlier in the main supporting bout, Michael Angelo “Magic Mike” Plania also of Sanman Boxing Stable remained undefeated by scoring a convincing unanimous decision against veteran Rogen Flores of Dipolog City.

Plania knocked down Flores in the opening round of their 8-rounder bout with a left-right combination. But Flores was saved by the bell.

Flores tried to distract Plania with his “dirty antics” like hitting his young opponent at the back of his head during a clinch.

Flores was finally deducted on the scores for continuing to hit Plania at the back of his head. Both fighters turned more heat in the next two rounds as they also exchange trash words.

Plania continued to chase Flores, who was now backpedaling to avoid the attack.

Flores was floored early in the 8thu round due to an accidental low blow.

“Pero dili man to low blow. Nag inarte lang dyud siya,” (But it was not a low

blow. He was just acting) said Plania, who kept his unblemished record at 9 wins with 4 KOs and no loss or draw.

Flores dropped to 14 wins, 29 defeats and 6 draws.

Meanwhile, promising Adam Diu “Big Daddy” Abdulhamid continued his winning form by stopping former Philippine champion Eusebio “Raging Bull” Baluarte of Valencia City by a knockout in the last 43 seconds of the 6th round.

Abdulhamid also showed his patience and was not distracted by Baluarte’s ring antics on the ring. Abdulhamid started attacking on Baluarte with his left-right jabs since the first round.

Abdulhamid finally caught Baluarte with a solid left on the midsection at the corner in the 6th round.

“Grabe ka kusog ang sumbag ni Abdul sa akoa,” (The punch by Abdul on me was very solid) said Baluarte.

The 20-year old Abdulhamid now has 9 wins with 4 knockouts against only 2 losses while Baluarte suffered his 16th loss against 19 wins.

Two other fighters from Sanman - Markquil “Gunz” Salvana and Rimar Metuda

both scored second round knockouts in the undercard.

Super bantamweight Salvana knocked out Dondon Navarez of Zamboanga in the second round while reigning World Boxing Federation (WBF) Asia Pacific featherweight champion Rimar Metuda stopped Joel Hecotibo.

The curtain raiser between Japan’s Shota Misukami and Gensan’s Simboy Vejano ended up in a majority draw.

The boxing show was co-presented by the Sanman Promotions headed by CEO Jim Claude “JC” Manangquil and T’boli Mayor Dibu Tuan as part of the annual T’boli fiesta celebration. PR

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IEFER Ravena should be one of the most sought-after players coming out for the 2016 PBA Rookie Draft, the reason his most likely destination is the subject of animated speculation this early.

It is quite obvious the college star has deep ties with the Manny V. Pangilinan group, not only because of his fiveyear career with the MVPbacked Ateneo Blue Eagles but also his past stints with the national team formed by the group headed by the businessman-sportsman.

Aside from that, Ravena’s dad, Bong, is now one of the assistants of head coach Jong Uichico at Tropang TNT, the flagship ballclub of the MVP group.

Still, the two-time UAAP MVP is not a lock to make it to Tropang TNT or any MVP-controlled team. That’s just the nature of the rookie draft. The selections will still largely depend on the performances of the teams this season and the quality of the aspiring rookies coming out of the next pool.

And before we forget, the

elder Ravena also suited up for Purefoods (now Star) from 1994-97 and, in fact, played some of the best basketball of his career with the now San Miguel-owned franchise.

So we begged to ask Kiefer the question?

Is he open to the idea of following in dad’s footsteps and playing for Star? Or perhaps be the next face of the franchise after ‘Cap’ Alvin Patrimonio and current star James Yap? Kiefer quickly distanced himself from the ‘face of the franchise’ tag but made it clear he will be happy to play for a franchise like Star which has a long, proud tradition.

“Shucks, Alvin Patriominio agad and a James Yap - very, very big shoes to fill,” said the King Eagle when approached by sports online SPIN.ph during Mighty’s debut in the PCBL. “But I’ll do my best, if ever I get picked by the Star Hotshots, my father played for them. It’s a franchise with tradition talaga.

“Hopefully, siguro kung mapunta ko run, tignan na lang natin,” Ravena added.

TOUGH DEFENSE. JC Intal of Phoenix Fuelmasters is guarded by Davao boy John Pinto of Mahindra Enforcers in their PBA Commissioner’s Cup duel last Wednesday night. The Fuelmasters regained its form by winning 114-99 to improve to 2-3 in the standings. PBA IMAGES

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