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KITE FOR RODY AND ALAN. Kitemakers commissioned by Rody Duterte Solid Group (RDSG) led by businessman Boy Sarmiento make an adjustment to a massive kite printed with Philippine flag and names of presidential frontrunner Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte and his running mate Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano in an attempt to fly the biggest campaign kite in the country at Sta. Ana wharf over the weekend. After a few adjustments, the group will try to lift the kite on air today to show their support to the candidacy of Duterte and Cayetano. Lean Daval Jr.

PALACE PRESSURE

Report: Palace pressuring gov’t agencies to report all Duterte properties?

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By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO

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ome government agencies are reportedly being pressured by Malacanang to unearth all documents relative to any Duterte-owned property.

Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte intimated that he has received information from sources in government that there is allegedly pressure from the Palace to furnish

their central office of all documents showing properties owned by anybody with the surname Duterte.

The instruction was reportedly relayed to Davao offices of the Register of Deeds and in Cagayan de Oro City. The instruction reportedly came from the Land Registration Authority administrator who is re-

portedly identified as a close ally of the President being the latter’s shooting buddy.

“We received verbal memo today not to process anything from third persons who will touch Duterte properties and to report immediately to central office if may mga maginquire re: Duterte properties,” the source reportedly said.

“Additional info lang sad gikan Davao, maski cancelled na ang title, sa system ilaha daw gibutang active.

So kung makuhaan ug certified true copy, active and existing gihapon ang titles,” according to the unidentified source.

“Grabe ang request ng certified true copy from LRA central office dito sa Davao!

Lahat ng names na pangalan kay Duterte pati traceback ng titles. Urgent dapat malabas ng office before 11am today,” the source allegedly said.

The source of Vice Mayor Duterte also said that the title numbers were allegedly obtained because of the influence of the LRA admin-

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Beyond 4Ps: What ails the country’s education programs? P4

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CHANTING SUPPORTERS. The motorcade of presidential frontrunner Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte and his running mate Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano crawls to the main thoroughfares in Pasay City while their supporters shout and chant their names before heading to a campaign rally on Sunday. Rody Duterte: The Real Change photo

DUTERTE DEFENDED

Exodus for Justice and Peace comes to Rody’s rescue on nego with rebels

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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IVIL society organization Exodus for Peace and Justice defended presidential bet Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte over his effort to talk with the New People’s Army (NPA) for the release of the captured police officers and soldiers.

Exodus for Peace and Justice Convenor Rev. Jurie Jaime of United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) said in a press briefing yesterday that they are disappointed with the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III and standard bearer Mar Roxas for showing insincerity to peace

by maligning the efforts of Mayor Duterte in securing the safe release of the captives.

Jaime said the administration is using the issue to attack the candidacy of Duterte who always helps in facilitating the release of police and soldiers held captive by rebels.

Earlier, Presidential Communications Operations Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said freedom-loving citizens should be alarmed by a photo of Duterte with the rebels and their flags.

Coloma said the people should think seriously and be concerned if the country will

be dealing with the rebels that Duterte is offering to people.

The statement came after Duterte took the five police officers from the rebels in Paquibato district last week.

“Instead of appreciating the effort of Duterte in talking with the rebel group who fight for their revolutionary struggle, they are now demonizing him,” Jaime said.

He said it appears that the present government has no plan of talking peace with the rebels and they are not really addressing the root causes of the arm conflict in the country.

Jaime said among the five

presidential aspirants, only Duterte is very vocal on the resumption of peace talks with the rebel groups that might resolve the armed conflict in the Philippines.

“Sa karon pa lang daan na gigamit nila ni nga isyu against kay Mayor, walatayasahannganaaykausabanngaseryosonamo-address sa root cause arm conflict sa nasud (If they use this issue against the mayor, we cannot expect changes on the situation of the country that there will be a serious resolution to address the armed conflict),” he said.

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maligning the efforts of presidential bet Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte for the safe release of police officers and soldiers held captive by the New People’s Army (NPA). Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

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HE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be holding the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of the vote counting machines (VCMs) this week.

According to Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez, the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) that will man the 92,509 clustered precincts are going to conduct the oneday activity anytime within the week.

“The FTS will not be done simultaneously nationwide.

It’s just for one day, any day this week,” he said.

The FTS involves the endto-end test of the process, from the initialization of the machines, to the voting of 10 people, to the feeding of the

accomplished ballots to the VCMs, and until the printing of election returns (ERs).

“After the process, they will seal and lock the machines in the polling precincts and will not be opened again until 5 a.m. on Election Day,” Jimenez added.

Comelec Resolution No. 9981 provides that the testing and sealing of the VCMs will be done from May 2 to 6.

“The purpose of the FTS is to see to it that the machines installed in that place are working as they should be,” he explained.

During the FTS in the last elections, the poll body reported less than a hundred glitches among the 77,829

ernment programs to harass voters could be a ground for disqualification.

Soliman pointed out that only DSWD has the capacity to erase a CCT beneficiary’s name, but this could be done for as long as recipient comply to the program’s conditions.

CCT also known as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program provides conditional cash grants to the poorest of the poor in the bid to improve the health, nutrition, and the education of their children below 18 years old.

Conditions include availment of pre and post-natal care of pregnant women, childbirth attended by a trained professional, and attendance of parents or guardians in the family development sessions.

Children who are five years of age and below must receive regular preventive health check-ups and vaccines while children who are six to 14 years old must receive deworming pills twice a year.

School-age children are required to be at school 85 percent of class days every month.

“You will not be delisted because you disobeyed your village chief. You will remain on the list even if you don’t support your mayor, congressman or governor. Only the DSWD has the access to the list,” Soliman said.

The official also received reports that some candidates told voters that they will receive additional amount for Emergency Shelter Assistance

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Pols told not to use CCT to influence voters

D DEFENDING DUTERTE. Exodus for Justice and Peace convenor Rev. Jurie Jaime of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) slams President Benigno S. Aquino III and his standard bearer Mar Roxas for

Final testing, sealing of VCMS sked May 2-6

EPARTMENT of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Soliman has called on voters to report to the Commission on Election (Comelec) those candidates threatening to eliminate their names as beneficiaries of government’s anti-poverty programs.

The official confirmed that DSWD have been receiving reports that some supporters and candidates have warned conditional cash transfer (CCT) beneficiaries of possible exclusion from the program due to their voting preference.

Soliman added that some candidates promise non-recipients that they would be included in the CCT list if they would support their candidacy. She said that using gov-

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EDGEDAVAO

NEWS 3 AFP to aid in transport of voting paraphernalia

Dabawenyos believe T partylists are useless

By ANTONIO M. AJERO

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AJORITY of voters in Davao City don’t believe the partylist system that has been adopted in the country is beneficial to the people. This was the finding of a survey conducted by the Institute of Popular Opinions

(IPO) of the University of Mindanao among 1,204 respondents in the three political districts of the city last April 2 to 11.

Of the 1,204 Dabawenyos interviewed face-to-face by IPO survey takers, 634, or 53

percent, said the partylist system is not useful, while only 570 (47 percent) said the system is relevant and beneficial.

Surprisingly, according to Dr. Adrian Tamayo, IPO specialist on economy and governance, 32 percent of those

who said the partylist is useless admitted to have voted a partylist in the past elections.

“The younger generations see the brighter side of the partylist system,” Dr. Tamayo told reporters covering the

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HE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday said its land, sea and air assets are now helping the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) transport the vote-counting machines and other paraphernalia needed for the coming May 9 polls.

This is especially true in far-flung areas not served by commercial and logistics compannies, said AFP public affairs office chief Col. Noel Detoyato.

He added that COMELEC representatives are usually present in these missions which started late April.

“We will never do it on our own, (transport missions) are always done with the presence of COMELEC officials,” Detoyato stressed.

He said that the transport

role of the AFP is part of job description which comes from being a deputized agency of the COMELEC. “As long as it is election and security related movement, we are deputized, we take orders from the COMELEC,” Detoyato pointed out.

The AFP public affairs office chief said the military is always ready to support the poll body in its mandate.

As this develops, the COMELEC in Palawan has requested the AFP for three Lockheed C-130 “Hercules” missions to bring election paraphernalias to isolated areas in Palawan and Pagasa Island.

These flights will take place on May 3 and 8 with return flights scheduled on May 10 and 11. (PNA)

Gun ban violators now 3,834

W UM IPO SURVEY. UM Institute of Popular Opinions specialist on economics, government, and political issues Dr. Adrian Tamayo (left) gives the details of the organization’s latest survey which tackled the opinions of the public regarding the upcoming elections particularly the relevance of the partylist,

preparations of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the maturity of the voters. Tamayo was joined by university statistician John Vianne Murcia during yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at the Annex of SM City Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

ITH one week left before the elections, the Philippine National Police announced on Wednesday the arrest of more than 3,800 persons for violating the nationwide election gun ban.

Chief Superintendent Wilben Mayor, PNP spokesman, said as of 7:30 a.m. Monday, 3,834 persons, mostly civilians, have been apprehended for carrying firearms since the implementation of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban on January 10.

The figure includes 3,689

civilians, 43 security guards, 26 government officials, 29 police officers, 18 Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel, seven employees of a law enforcement agency, nine from threat groups, nine also from Private Armed Groups (PAGS), three members of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU), and one Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel, Mayor said.

He added that the PNP confiscated 3,101 firearms, 33,868 deadly weapons, 256

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The Vote 2016

Beyond 4Ps:

What ails the country’s education programs?

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

SPECIAL REPORT

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DUCATION is one of the basic rights of Filipino children which the government is duty-bound to provide.

This right is enshrined in Article 14 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution which states that “the state shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels, and shall take appropriate steps to make education accessible to all.”

However, there remain many children who could not go to school due to abject poverty.

The rude reality is that even if the government provided free education, parents are still unable to send their kids to school because of the mounting expenses such as school contributions, school supplies and allowances.

To alleviate the problems, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo implemented the National Sector Support for Social Welfare and Development Project in November 2006 through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with the technical assistance from the World Bank.

Under this project is the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) otherwise known as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P). One of the goals of this program is to help parents send their children to school.

After the term of

President Arroyo in 2010, her successor President Benigno S. Aquino III continued the program for the less fortunate children who want to finish their studies in basic education.

Every household has a maximum of three children which covers pre-school up to senior high school. Each child will be given a monthly education allowance of P300 each for 10 months every year.

DSWD 11 - Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P) information officer Sheryll Jane S. Fernandez, however, said the grant will be claimed if they comply the 85 percent attendance in their school every month.

The program stated that this condition aims to encourage the parents to invest in their children’s education.

The objective of the program is to arrest the high dropout rates, low rate of completion of primary education and low rate of progression to secondary school. The government also wants to minimize the high prevalence of child labor.

Fernandez said in Region 11 there are 416, 735 estimated number of children being monitored by the DSWD 11 which comes from the

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234, 622 household beneficiaries.

One of the beneficiaries is Maris (not her real name), 14, who just finished her grade school last March in an elementary school in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. Maris who is a 4P beneficiary for almost three years, said the program is helpful especially for her studies because her parents could provide their needs in schools such as the school supplies and other expenses.

“Makapadayon jud mi sa pag-eskwela kay naa naman mi magamit para sa among project (We were now able to continue our studies because we can now use the benefits for our projects),” she said.

She said she has five siblings and his two younger brothers are also beneficiaries of the program.

Maris said that her father only earned an average of P100 a day for making Calacat or woven split bamboo mats while her mother has no job.

She said because of their insufficient income, her elder brother worked as a car wash boy in Davao City just to help their family.

As a beneficiary, Matis religiously attended her class because her teachers always reminded all beneficiaries on the condition that need to be followed.

However, she cannot avoid some absences on her part but only when she got sick.

“Siguro sa isa ka bulan maka-absent mi og kaduha kanang kalinturahon ko (Maybe, in a month, I can have two absences only if I have fever),” she said.

EDGE Davao asked her if there are some of her classmates who are also beneficiaries of program, had a habitual absences in the class.

Maris confirmed that she had a girl classmate who

frequently left the class even if she is a beneficiary. This because her classmate’s house is situated somewhere in Alambre in Sta. Cruz which is far from the school which could be the reason she always arrived late in class.

She said her classmate need to walk for almost an hour going to school.

This truancy problem of some of the beneficiaries of the program bared by Maris is attested by some of their teachers.

An elementary school teacher in the area revealed to EDGE Davao that there are beneficiaries that despite being non-compliant of the conditions, these children can still receive the benefit from the government.

This teacher requested for anonymity of her name and school due to sensitive matter that might imperil her job as a public school teacher.

She said of her 22 4P beneficiary students, some of them have irregular attendance remark for the whole duration of school year 2015-2016. This means that the student has habitual absences that already breached the condition of the program.

This teacher said among the reasons for the absences of her students is family problems, laziness and child labor.

The teacher also narrated that one of her students named Jane (not her real name) had family problemas which were the reasons of the latter’s absences.

The teacher narrated that during the first grading of the school year, Jane was very active in the class and she is the top student among her classmates. But, November last year, this teacher noticed that Jane started to have frequent absences in the class.

“Sige na diay tog away iyang mama og papa so, off and on ang iyang attendance (During that time, her parents already had quarrels so, her attendance became off and on),” she said.

Last January, Jane decided not to stop going to school because she was affected by the conflict of her parents. This because she was not given attention anymore by her parents since no fare has been given going to school and sometimes

she went to school with an empty stomach.

The teachers said that because of their compassion for Jane, she always visited the student at home and convinced her to go back to school.

Jane returned to school last March and finished her grade school.

She said because Jane went back to school she is still a beneficiary of the program and still able to receive the benefit from the government.

Another student named Alen also had absences because she was tasked by his grandmother to get fallen branches in a grove somewhere in Sta. Cruz, to be processed as charcoal.

Although Alen’s attendance was not marked irregular, she still did not reach the 85 percent requirement.

This teacher also said that there were instances that even if she did not sign the compliance form, her student could still get the benefit.

She also noticed that the family of her pupils was now very dependent with the grant from the government.

Based from what she heard from community near the school, the cash card were already pawned to some loan sharks that is why they really need the grant every two months as debt payment.

EDGE Davao was able to obtain a record of the 4P beneficiaries in a school in Sta. Cruz out of 450 beneficiaries, 71 were not compliant with the 85 percent condition.

Another teacher asked not to mention her name and school due to lack of authority, confirmed to EDGE Davao that there were non-compliant beneficiaries who were able to receive the benefit.

She said these beneficiaries started to have an irregular attendance last August but she still marked their compliance verification as compliant because of her compassion to these students.

“Usahay man gud mo ingon man sila na mao ra daw ang ilang gisaligan, pamugas nila. Luoy pud kaayo ba, maong gitagaan pud namo og chance (Sometimes, the parents would tell us that they depend on the benefit for their food.

Due to compassion, we gave them chance),” she said.

She said she called all these students and reminded on the compliance of the 85 percent attendance but there are some who were disobedient with the rules.

“Kay mao man gihapon irregular man gihapon ang among attendance mao tong wala na jud ko nagahatag og pasaylo ako ng gi-shade na jud nako ang non-compliant ilang February and March na attendance maong dili nato sila kadawat (Since they still have an irregular attendance so, I shaded their February and March form as non-compliant and these beneficiaries could not receive the benefit for that period),” she said.

When asked for reaction on the problem of the schools in Sta. Cruz, Fernandez said the DSWD did not receive any reports regarding this matter.

Fernandez said that their office is strictly implementing the condition of the program because the grant is an incentive to families who able to send their children in school.

She said DSWD always sent their municipal links to schools to monitor the attendance of the beneficiaries.

“The grant for education is really compliance base,” she said.

Fernandez, however, said if the teachers are really compassionate that she would still sign the compliance form even the beneficiaries who did not comply on the required attendance every month, the office has no hold with their decision.

“It’s their discretion on what they think is good of their students,” she said.

But, she said this should not be tolerated because it will not help the children to learn how to work.

“Mas maayo kung ingon ana na walay gusto ang bata na mo skwela, up to three children man ang masulod kada pamilya , basin naa siya’y igsoon na pursigido mag skwela mas maayo pag ihatag na lang didto. Masayang lang kung ipugos jud sa walay interes (If the beneficiary has no interest to go to school, since up to three children will be covered every household, why not give it to the sibling who is interested to study. If the parent will force it to the child who has no interest the grant will be just wasted),” she said.

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1,010 are hired in May 1 job fair

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 11 has recorded a total of 1,010 HOTS (hired on the spot) during the May 1 Labor Day Job Fair in the region.

In a statement, DOLE 11 said of the total HOTS, 857 for local vacancies, while 153 are for overseas employment.

DOLE 11 Regional Director Joffrey M. Suyao said that his office is looking for an event that will be an avenue to provide more employment to the job seekers in the region.

“We are hoping to provide employment not only for the fresh graduates but also to the long-time unemployed,” Suyao said.

With more than 34,000 job vacancies from 121 participating employers for both local and overseas placements, the May 1 job fair has gathered a total of 2,844 applicants, 2,344 of whom were qualified for interview.

There were 169 applicants referred to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for training and 25

CITY LIFEBIT. Mobile application developer Eric Clark Su demonstrates through his mobile phone how the City Lifebit App, a mobile application which

referred for livelihood assistance.

During the job fair, applicants were given the choice to be interviewed for at least five positions from participating companies which resulted in a total of 3,850 applicants interviewed and 3,076 near hired applicants.

The job fairs were in line with the 114th Labor Day Celebration held simultaneously in four malls in the region: SM City, Gaisano Mall of Davao, Gaisano Mall of Tagum and Gaisano Mall of Digos.

showcases promos and discounts during Visit Davao Fun Sale (VDFS), works in yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at the Annex of SM City Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

8990 Holdings to develop overseas housing projects

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ISTED mass housing developer 8990 Holdings Inc. is currently in talks for projects in Malaysia and Sri Lanka, as it targets establishing a presence in ASEAN and other countries in line with its goal of at least tripling its revenues in five years.

8990 Holdings president and chief executive officer Januario Jesus Atencio said the company is in discussion with Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA), a state company of Malaysia, how they can cooperate.

“These things take time so you can’t expect them to be something that can be concluded in a year especially if you are talking to government… They actually

own the land used to plant palm oil. And so we’re trying to look at a way by which we can actually serve the palm oil plantation worker market.

It’s really very big; at least one million homes,” he said in an interview.

Atencio said 8990 Holdings has been also invited by some private sector companies in Sri Lanka to explore business opportunities.

“We’re looking at it but nothing is firm yet. I think it’s demanded of businessmen to actually explore whatever opportunities seem to come their way. Now to actually do the opportunity, that’s another story,” he added.

Atencio is optimistic about opportunities of the ASEAN integration offered to

Philippine businesses.

“As of now, that seems like the next chapter we need to prepare for. It may not happen immediately, but at least if we start now, we can have a deeper understanding of the housing needs not just of the Philippines and Asia, but of the world,” he added.

8990 Holdings earlier bared target to double its revenues to PHP28 billion in 2017 as it ramps housing projects in the National Capital Region (NCR).

The company aims revenues to reach PHP12 billion in 2016. By next year, its revenues are expected to increase to PHP14 billion each from projects in NCR and the provinces, thus totaling to PHP28 billion. (PNA)

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Security Bank posts Lifebit mobile app explains 22% rise in ROE in Q1

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ECURITY Bank Corporation (Security Bank) posted a 22 percent return on shareholders equity (ROE) in the first quarter of 2016, even before the tie-up with Japan’s largest bank, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU).

BTMU invested Php36.9 billion in Security Bank and the tie-up was formalized on April 1, 2016.

In a statement submitted to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Monday, the bank said loans played a major role in their first quarter performance after it rose by 20 percent to Php239 billion.

Consumer loans, namely home and auto, and credit card receivables went up 62 percent. Its share in total loans rose 11 percent from seven percent in the first quarter of 2015.

Net non-performing loan

(NPL) ratio stood at 0.29 percent and NPL reserve cover at 171 percent. Total assets went up 26 percent year-onyear to Php516 billion and return-on-assets (ROA) stood at 2.3 percent.

Also, deposits rose 14 percent to Php282 billion, with low-cost deposits up by 18 percent.

The bank focused more on core revenues, namely net interest income, fee-based income and trading trade, which rose 16 percent year-on-year to Php4.2 billion.

However, the drop in trading gains resulted to the same trend for the bank’s net income, which amounted to Php3 billion for the quarter, lower than year-ago’s Php3.36 billion.

Security Bank President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alfonso Salcedo Jr. said

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Drought-affected residents in Davao Or receive relief aid

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ROUND 134,580 families that were directly affected by the long dry spell in the province of Davao Oriental received relief assistance from the provincial government through an on-going rice distribution commenced on April 29 and will continue this week.

The entire Davao Oriental was declared under state of calamity last week as El Niño wrought havoc to farmlands in the area that affected thousands of farmers and their farm production.

After the declaration, Governor Corazon Malanyaon immediately ordered the distribution of rice assistance, saying that the affected residents badly needed the same.

Personnel both from the Philippine Red Cross and the provincial government were mobilized during the distri-

bution of rice assistance to the affected residents in all the villages in ten municipalities and one city of the province.

The distributions were also supported by local officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Davao Oriental.

Official records released by the provincial government last April 29 said a total of 3,294 families in the municipality of Boston received the rice assistance; 10,031 families in Cateel; 13,891 families in Baganga; 9,597 families in Caraga; 10,550 families in Manay; and 6,674 families in Taragona.

A total of 32,797 families from the provincial capital City of Mati also received the rice assistance; 8,430 families in San Isidro; 13,097 families in Governor Generoso; 16,048

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DOLE marks 26 % hired on the spot Labor Day mega jobs fair in Zambo

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HE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced that 420 individuals, representing 26 percent of the job seekers who joined the Labor Day’s Mega Jobs Fairs were hired on the spot.

This year’s rating of 26 percent hired on the spot on Labor Day Jobs Fair was higher by six percent than that of 20 percent record of last year.

Gay Iris Tangcalagan, DOLE regional information officer, on Monday told the Philippines News Agency that 318 of the 420 job seekers were hired for local employment while the remaining 102 for overseas employment.

Tangcalagan said that a total of 2,020 job seekers joined the Labor Day Mega Jobs Fair held at the Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority and Freeport

(Zamboecozone) in Barangay Talisayan, 26 kilometers west of City Hall.

Tangcalagan said that 271 of the job registrants were classified as “near hires” with 211 for local employment and 60 for overseas placement.

Tangcalagan said the possibility of near hire applicants to be employed was high, explaining they were subject for further interview and required to submit additional requirements as well as to undergo examination.

This year’s 420 job seekers hired on the spot are higher by 207 than that of last year of 213.

There were 30,372 job opportunities up for grabs in this year’s Labor Day Mega Jobs Fair wherein 26,683 are for overseas employment while the remaining 3,689 for local employment. (PNA)

how buyers can get prizes

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ITY Lifebit, the free mobile app developed by an inventive young Dabawenyo, is again involved in the current Visit Davao Fun Sale (VDFS 2016).

Eric Clark Su, CEO of Twidl, Inc., appeared in the Kapehan sa Dabaw media forum at SM City Davao annex yesterday to explain to reporters how participants can earn cash and big prizes by sharing photos of what the buyers buy from selected partner merchants.

“In Visit Davao Fun Sale 2016, all participating VDFS merchants will have cash rewards,” Su said.

This is how to install, according to him: “1. On your iOS or Android device open the App Store or

Play Store.

“2. Download the app by searching “city lifebit” on the iOS or Android app store.

“3. Download the app named City Lifebit with the red CL app icon.

“4. Download and let it install.

“5. Tap the icon.

“6. Sign up with your email or Facebook account.

“7. Choose your city.”

How it is done: Every time the user buys a dish, snack, drink, or any popular product, the user must open the City Lifebit app and use the camera to take of photo of it.

When the user reaches five photos of purchases from any shop, he earns a medal and 30 points.

JOB FAIR REPORT. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 11 regional director Joffrey Suyao says this year’s Labor Day job fair was a success but the total number of jobseekers who attended was lower than

At the end of every month, the user with the most medals gets cash prizes.

The points can be utilized by the user in participating in a virtual Word Bingo scratch card inside the app for prizes such as gadgets and air plane tickets. For VDFS 2016, Air Asia is raffling off two air plane tickets to any local destination.

If any of the items the user is posting is one of the City Lifebits’ partner establishments, it will fill up a virtual stamp card of their shop.

Reaching 5 stamps will make the user earn an extra P50, another 30 points and one medal.

Summary of cash earnings “Users earn cash if they

are among the top 3 people with the most medals at the end of every month,” Su said, adding that “a user earns P50 he shoots 5 photos of things he buys from a single store or brand.”

The Twidl CEO said that participating merchants benefit from the arrangement loyalty program (reward customers), increased sales and turn purchases into a visual marketing material to share on social media.

He said all VDFS participating merchants will be a premium partner and will have a P50 cash reward on every 5 purchases from their shops.

“An Air Asia roundtrip ticket for two to any local destination is up for grabs,” Su said. AMA

what the agency expected. He said only 3,000 job applicants showed up on Sunday. Suyao graced yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at the Annex of SM City Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

SEC seeks exemption from bank secrecy law

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HE Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) will propose to the next Congress to exempt the commission from Republic Act (RA) No. 1405 otherwise known as Law on the Secrecy of Bank Deposits as part of the amendment of RA 8799 otherwise known as the Securities Regulation Code.

In a press conference done in a downtown hotel, SEC General Counsel lawyer Camilo

S. Correa said the exemption aims to give more teeth to the enforcement against companies involved in investment scams.

“This will make our enforcement and investigatory powers more effective,” he said.

With the amendment, Correa said the SEC can view the bank accounts of a suspected scammer and immediately apply for freeze order from the

Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC).

“At some point in time, the victims will have a chance to retrieve the money they have invested if the bank account of the scammer is under freeze order,” he said.

He said that as of this time, it appears that there is a growing sentiment to exempt the SEC because many people have been victimized by investment scams.

“The country really needs to relax its bank secrecy laws,” he said.

Correa said the AMLC is already given the exemption on the Secrecy of Bank Deposits Law as stated in the latest amendment of Anti-Money Laundering Act or the RA 10365.

“This time, due to this latest development, especially with the Bangladeshi scam,

day’s 7,159.29 close.

It was the index’s lowest finish since ending at 7,048.08 in March 10, 2016.

“Uncertainties of elections outcomes may keep investors on the sidelines. We hope that the next president will support the undergoing Philippine structural transformation.

We’ve got a nice engine, we need someone who can see

that big picture and act accordingly,” said Nisha Alicer, chief equity strategist at DA Market Securities Inc. Alicer also attributed the market drop to declines in United States markets as well as slight strengthening of the dollar.

“It’s a combination of external headwinds (weak US and Euro Area growth), weak

first-quarter earnings and elections-related uncertainties,” said Banco de Oro Unibank chief market strategist Jonathan Ravelas.

Justino Calaycay, head of research and marketing of A&A Securities Inc., said “investors take cognizance of the heightened risks with the election becoming too close to call

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PHL stocks sink on uncertainty in election’s outcome

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OCAL share prices plunged to its lowest level in seven weeks on Monday, extending their losing streak to a seventh day, as investors kept risk-off amid the uncertainty in the election’s outcome.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) lost 105.41 points or 1.47 percent to 7,053.88 from previous

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SC steps up operations vs malaria

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ENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The provincial government of South Cotabato has stepped up its border surveillance and operations against malaria as it awaits the declaration of the entire area as free from the mosquito-borne disease.

Dr. Rogelio Aturdido Jr., chief of the South Cotabato Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), said Monday they have scheduled another round

of border operations later this month to ensure that the province will remain clear of endemic malaria cases.

He said the operations will cover communities within the province’s boundaries with Sarangani and Sultan Kudarat.

“We are regularly monitoring our border areas to prevent the possible emergence of new malaria cases,” Aturdido said.

The IPHO and the Department of Health (DOH) have not

recorded a single indigenous case of malaria in any part of the province since 2012.

According to the DOH, a province may be declared as malaria-free if it sustains zero incidence of indigenous case of the disease for five consecutive years.

Such declarations are made by the DOH and the World Health Organization (WHO), which has been supporting the national government’s malaria

eradication program.

Aturdido said a team from the DOH central office visited the province last month to assess the local government’s malaria program and validate its results.

He said another group from the WHO will visit the area later this month to evaluate the sustainability of the province’s malaria program.

“These are part of the processes for the province’s decla-

KIDS FOR DUTERTE. Young supporters of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte join the kite flying activity organized by the Rody Duterte Solid Group (RDSG) led by businessman Boy Sarmiento in Sta. Ana wharf over the weekend. The children used kites printed with an image of Duterte. Lean Daval Jr.

DepEd condemns school bombings in Maguindanao

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HE Department of Education (DepEd) has expressed strong condemnation over a series of bomb attacks on six public elementary schools in Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao.

“We at DepEd remain steadfast in our stand against all forms of violence. We reiterate our firm belief that all schools are zones of peace, free from strife, disharmony and violence, and serve as beacons of knowledge and excellence. Hence, such violent and condemnable activities should not be condoned,” the DepEd said in a statement issued on Sunday.

According to a PNA report, unidentified armed men fired rifled grenades last April 27 towards six elementary schools located southwest of Sultan Mastura. The school buildings were intended to be used by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as voting precincts for the national and local elections on May 9.

The bombed schools were identified as Tapayan Central School, the Dagurungan Elementary School, the Tuka Elementary School, the Darping Elementary School, the Tareken Primary School and the Simuay Seashore Elementary School.

Another school subjected to grenade attack on Friday evening was Tambo Elementary School in Barangay Tambo. No injuries or fatalities were reported in the aftermath.

The department assured that they are collaborating with local officials and law enforcement agencies to help address the bomb incidents.

The agency likewise urged the public to aid in upholding peace and security within the communities.

“At this crucial time, we enjoin everyone to help safeguard peace and order in our communities. As in other sim-

ilar incidents, we will work hand in hand with our local officials and law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety of our personnel and to maintain peaceful communities where Filipino children feel safe and cared for,” said DepEd. Colonel Earl Badiao, commander of the Army’s 603rd Infantry Brigade, said a company-size soldiers from the 37th Infantry Battalion backed by Provincial Public Safety Battalion have been deployed in Sultan Mastura’s 13 villages, to ensure the election day would be peaceful and orderly. (PNA)

thority.

The livelihood grants will be released under the DOLE’s flagship Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program.

“These are part of our continuing interventions to provide alternative livelihood and better employment opportunities to our workers,” he said.

The Labor Day Job and Career Fairs here were simultaneously held at the SM City General Santos Trade Halls 1 and 2 and at the KCC Mall Events and Convention Center.

A total of 13,831 job orders or vacancies composed of 10,685 slots for overseas deployment and 3,146 for local placements were offered by the participating 181 local and

24 overseas employers.

Some 3,173 applicants underwent interviews, with 378 of whom getting hired-on-thespot for local and overseas job placements.

DOLE-12 listed a total of 425 “near-hires,” which refers to job seekers whose applications were considered successful but needs to undergo further hiring processes or submit additional requirements.

During the activity, which focused on the theme: “Kinabukasan Sigurado sa Disenteng Trabaho,” DOLE-12 and its attached agencies staged a photo exhibit that showcased their best practices and success stories.

The agency also estab-

lished one-stop shops to assist the documentation and other pre-employment needs of the job seekers.

Meantime, DOLE-12 celebrated the Labor Day on Sunday through various activities held at the Notre Dame of Marbel University grounds in Koronadal City.

Gutib said they were participated in by their attached agencies, concerned government agencies, labor groups and members of the Regional Tripartite Industry and Peace Council.

He said among the highlights was the “zumba-fora-cause,” the proceeds of which would be given to a drought-stricken community in Koronadal City. (PNA)

732 unemployed workers get aid packages from DOLE 12

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t least 732 unemployed workers in this city and other parts of Region 12 are set to receive various assistance packages from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 12.

Albert Gutib, DOLE Region 12 director, said Monday the recipients are among the more than 3,000 job seekers who joined the Labor Day jobs fair here last Friday organized

by DOLE-12 and its attached agencies.

Citing their assessment, he said 583 of the applicants have qualified for the agency’s livelihood program and 149 others for skills trainings under the Technical Education Skills and Development Au-

ration as a malaria-free area,” the official said.

Jose Barroquillo, IPHO’s malaria focal person, said they are currently working on various strategies to ensure the long-term sustainability of their malaria program.

“Our convergence efforts are focused on the sustainability of the program in line with the total elimination of malaria,” he said.

The province was adopted

by the DOH as among the focal areas for the malaria eradication program following an outbreak in 2005 in Barangay Ned in Lake Sebu.

Another major outbreak in the area came in 2007 that downed 80 people, mostly T’boli tribal folks.

From 584 in 2004, the indigenous cases of malaria in the province went down to only two in 2011 or a reduction of 99.66 percent. (PNA)

HE Police Regional Office (PRO)-12 has raised the security alert in the entire region in connection with the May 9 general elections.

Supt. Romeo Galgo Jr., PRO-12 public information officer, said Monday all police units in the region are currently on full alert as they continue with the preparations to ensure the smooth, peaceful and orderly conduct of the polls in the area.

He said the deployment plans and operational arrangements for the elections of all local police stations and other support units are already in place.

“We will maximize the deployment and movement of our personnel in the polling centers and other strategic areas during the elections,” he said.

Also known as Soccsksargen, Region 12 covers the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and North Cotabato, and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato.

Under the PRO-12’s Secure and Fair Elections strategy or SAFE 2016, Galgo said two police personnel will be assigned in each polling precinct.

He said they are mainly tasked to assist and secure the board of election inspectors, poll clerks, poll watchers and voters.

The police official said they provided security escorts to vehicles transporting the vote counting machines (VCM) and election paraphernalia.

He said the delivery of the VCMs and election materials to local treasury offices started last Friday and will continue this week.

“En route security has been also provided to complement with the assigned escorts. We’ve been closely monitoring the situation on the ground and our lower units are required to submit reports every 30 minutes,” Galgo said.

The Commission on Elections in Region 12 has tapped the PRO-12 to handle the internal security aspects in line with the conduct of the May 9 local and national elections in the area.

The external aspects are being handled by troops under the Philippine Army s and their supporting units.

“As the election is drawing near, rest assured that we’ve been doubling our efforts to keep it fair and safe for everyone” Galgo added. (PNA)

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TOTAL of 45 skills training beneficiaries on Massage Therapy, Beauty Care and Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) received their certificates for successfully completing and acquiring knowledge, behavior and skills requirement on March 22 at 3rd Floor Function Hall New, New City Hall, Barangay JP Laurel.

The Technical Vocational Training Course was made possible by the City Government of Panabo through Community Skills Training-Livelihood and Entrepreneurship Program (CSTEP) with the joint project of Public Employment Services Office (PESO) and City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) in partnership with Technical Education and Skills Development Authority XI (TESDA), under the Millennium Development Goal-Family Based Actions on Children and their Environs in the Slum

(MDG-FACES) project that benefits the JOESIL Village Phase I and 2 with a total of 135 households.

PESO Manager Cherelle Espinosa said that the duration of eighty (80) hours was conducted on December 3 to December 16, 2015 at the Public Library and in Barangay New Visayas Gym. City Mayor Engr. James G. Gamao represented by Atty.

Jamail Lunar G. Macla lauded their hard works and achievements for having completed the training requirements.

“Congratulations to the graduates, this will provide a great opportunities to be a good citizen that will contribute to the success and development of the city.

Rosalina Gorre, one of the Beauty Care trainees expressed her gratitude to the Local Government and PESO Panabo for the opportunity in gaining more skills and

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Trillanes trap

O matter what Sen. Antonio Trillanes says about the Duterte bank accounts, his accusations have no probative value.

In short, it is an accusation that will not hold water in the court of law.

Sen. Trillanes admitted that his source was a certain Joseph de Mesa, who in turn got the information from another person (whom Trillanes does not know). It’s what you call double hearsay.

Simply put, the affidavit of Sen. Trillanes is pure hearsay. It has no probative value and is good for the waste basket. It’s garbage.

Under the rule on evidence, any evidence whether oral or documentary is hearsay if its probative value is not based on the personal knowledge of the witness, but on that of some other person. Hence, information that is relayed to the former

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by the latter before it reaches the court is considered hearsay.

Sen. Trillanes refuses to sign an affidavit and insists that Duterte is coward for not opening his account merely on the basis that it is in the interest of the electorate.

Sen. Trillanes’ wish is very dangerous to the banking industry and to the rule of law. He wanted to pursue this matter based only in the interest of choosing the right leader.

He also defended his information as one that passes the “military practice.” Then again, the military information sourcing does not have the same requisites as to the required probative value of an affidavit.

Sen. Trillanes should not be allowed to simply pass off a hearsay as legitimate information as to be on the same character as an affidavit with probative value.

Second hand information cannot take the place of personal knowledge in the rule of evidence.

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ILIPINOS are very fortunate to be living in a country that is considered a mega-biodiversity country. But development activities, land degradation, overgrazing and deforestation, pollution, overfishing, hunting, infrastructure development, land-use change, and the overuse of freshwater, have pushed ecosystems to the limit and our country has become one of the world’s top biodiversity hotspots, with a large number of species threatened with extinction.” -- Senator Loren Legarda in her keynote speech delivered during the Second National Protected Area Conference

*** One news item that was buried inside the pages of local dailies was that of an injured marine turtle that was brought to the Cleanergy Park of the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) in Punta Dumalag in Matina Aplaya.

According to the news report, the pawikan -- an Olive Ridley -- was found with injuries along the shore of barangay Bucana. It was said “to be trapped in the fishnet of the local fisher folks and its flipper was wounded in the process of setting it free.”

“This injured pawikan is the fourth marine turtle that is temporarily placed in the Cleanergy Park to give it proper care until it recovers enough to continue its journey to the sea,” Fermin Edillon, the DPLC relations manager, was quoted as saying.

While most Filipinos these days are talking about the election, no one seems to talk about the poor pawikan. The Philippines is home to five of the eight species of marine

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S this was being written, just several more days before the actual casting of the people’s votes on May 9, 2016, Rodrigo Roa Duterte – the tough talking Davao City mayor – is way ahead of the pack in the presidential race, comfortably enjoying an eleven percentage point edge over closest rival Grace Poe Llamanzares.

IN street jargon, “game over” is the term used to describe this situation where a competitor runs away wi th a convincing win over the rest of the field.

THE Manila-based main stream media have not been exactly very friendly with Duterte who is widely seen as the candidate who genuinely represents the will and the aspirations of the Filipino people.

THE Trillanes Smear - this last ditch attempt to bring down Duterte’s huge advantage - will boomerang against him and those behind the Machiavellian scheme.

Trillanes, pitifully running second to last in the five -man vice-presidential derby, is aggressively supporting Poe as his presidential tandem. As we now recall, it was Trillanes who did some backdoor diplomatic channelling with China sometime ago which Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile exposed as highly irregular as his (Trillanes) official actions did

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Going, going, gone? turtles known THINK ON THESE! to man. Most of these species are endangered or threatened.

Pawikan is part of the country’s biological diversity (biodiversity). For the information of the Henrylito D. Tacio uninformed, bio- henrytacio@gmail.com diversity is “the ecosystem, species, and genes that together make life on earth both pleasant and possible.”

According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), biodiversity is divided into genetic diversity, species diversity and ecosystem diversity. The physical and biochemical composition of all living things depends on genetic diversity, which are inherited from their parents. Some species, such as rice, contain thousands of distinct genetic varieties of rice.

Species diversity refers to the number and variety of species that occurs within a geographical region or ecosystem. On the other hand, ecosystem diversity descries the number of species and their relative abundance within a community.

“Human beings could not exist without the abundance and diversity of nature: all our food, and many of our industrial materials and medicines are provided by plants, animals and microorganisms,” the WWF points out.

The animals, for instance, supply meat,

leather and insulin. Plants give us rubber, timber, and cotton, and are used to manufacture such diverse items as glue, soaps, photographic film, and plastics. Antibiotics like penicillin and tetracycline are derived from microorganisms.

“We also rely heavily on there being a variety of ecosystems, many of which fulfill important environmental functions,” the WWF reminds.

Forests help prevent soil being washed away by rain and rivers, safeguard against flooding, absorb carbon dioxide, and produce oxygen. Wetlands, and the life they contain, help to clean water by trapping sediments, nutrients and harmful bacteria.

Genetic diversity, meanwhile, allows different animals and plants to flourish in different conditions. The Ifugao people, for example, are well aware of the advantages of genetic diversity. They use 200 varieties of sweet potato, recognizing that each has its own individual qualities.

“It is time we woke up to the fact that without biodiversity, the world and all the plants, animals and people it contains, will disappear,” the WWF deplores.

Senator Loren Legarda agrees. In her keynote speech delivered during the Second National Protected Area Conference, she said: “Humans have been given the vital role as stewards of the Earth. Most of you here are those who have been faithful to this responsibility, being the managers of our protected areas. But we all know that in order to keep our planet healthy, livable and sustainable, all

of us must work together, otherwise, our children will be left with nothing.”

Legarda shared these statistics, as collated by the United Nations: · Around 1.6 billion people, including 70 million indigenous people, depend on forests for their livelihood · 2.6 billion people depend directly on agriculture, but 52 percent of the land used for agriculture is moderately or severely affected by soil degradation · As of 2008, land degradation affected 1.5 billion people globally · Due to drought and desertification each year 12 million hectares are lost or 23 hectares per minute. Around 20 million tons of grain could have been grown on this land. · 74 percent of the poor are directly affected by land degradation globally · Fish provide 20 percent of animal protein to about 3 billion people · Over 80 percent of the human diet is provided by plants.

“These facts only show that we cannot afford to go business as usual because environmental degradation and biodiversity loss are threats to our own survival,” Legarda said.

In closing her speech, Legarda said: “I wish to encourage all of you to never get tired of doing what is good for our planet. We are confronted with the task of protecting our country’s unique, and at the same time endangered, biodiversity. Pursuing a kind of development that has genuine regard for the state of our natural wealth has never become more crucial than today.”

not get the SPECKS OF LIFE Senate green light.

Trillanes is Malacanang’s fairhaired boy.

Why? Because he and Pres. Noynoy Aquino share Fred C. Lumba something very common: they are both mad as hell at ex-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

GMA sent Trillanes to jail for seven years for his aborted coup follies while Aquino blames the former for approving and signing the agrarian reform deal on Hacienda Luisita in favour of the farmers and their families.

At this stage of the campaign, I can say that people have already made up their minds. Regardless of how the anti-Duterte media blow up the Trillanes Smear, regardless of the pharisaic CBCP pronouncements against the Mindanaoan pride, regardless of the combined ICBM-like attacks of his rivals, Duterte’s millions of supporters from a broad cross section of Philippine society

remain loyal.

Duterte, as it stands now, is steady as an oak tree and as impregnable as Fort Knox.

However, lately I am getting disturbing feedback from my Manila connection that there are serious sinister efforts to thwart the people’s will. At first, I shrugged this off as plain rumors. But then, they have become persistent, and to this day, I continue to get calls from my friends in the grapevine that some sly operators are moving heaven and earth to turn the tide around.

Because the info I’m getting has not been completely validated, you could say it is plain hearsay. I agree.

But if you have had extensive political experience and media liaison work like what I’ve gone through, you could not just shake this off like an pestering insect that lands on your shirt.

You know that under the present dispensation, anything is possible, right? Who would have thought that Chief Justice Renato Corona (he passed away last week) could be impeached in a matter of months?

Who would have thought that Malacanang would pick up Leni Robredo – a virtual nobody - to run as Roxas’ vice-presidential partner?

Who would have thought that ex-Pres.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and active senators Bong Revilla and Jinggoy Estrada are now behind bars?

The Binay family members are now in danger of going to jail if VP Jojo loses the presidential contest, do you see?

Mar Roxas, despite a poor third ranking in the surveys with just 20 percentage points, is strongly proclaiming to all and sundry that he is going to snatch victory in the polls.

Poe is now crazily employing all the glitz and glitter of showbiz she can muster as a number of screen and TV personalities are joining her on the campaign trail.

What is their basis? Is it pure self-confidence, bravado or braggadocio?

Hmm… something is fishy. Something is going on.

We in the media like to mix logic and math for fun and to provoke our intelligence, like one plus one equals eleven and so on.

Binay, Poe and Roxas are all exhibiting psycho- emotional tantrums and agitation that indicate each is indeed dying to win.

Look at their faces and their reactions on TV. (Email your feedback to fredlumba@yahoo. com.) God bless the Philippines!

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istrator.

“Makita jud nila dayun may orders kami to hold lahat ng cancelled titles kasi gagawan incident report,” said the source.

The Duterte properties were revealed to the media last week following the accusations made by Sen. Antonio Trillanes that presidential frontrunner Mayor Rodrigo Dutete has P211 million bank account with the BPI. The Land Registration Authority (Pangasiwaan sa Patalaan ng Lupain), is an agency

of the Philippine government under the Department of Justice responsible for issuing decrees of registration and certificates of title and register documents, patents and other land transaction for the benefit of landowners, agrarian reform-beneficiaries and the registering public in general; providing a secure, stable and trustworthy record of land ownership and recorded interests therein so as to promote social and economic well-being and contribute to the national development.

Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines, including manual counts not matching with the machine-generated results while some machines did not function.

It was also during the FTS when the compact flash (CF) cards of the voting machines were found to have been mis-

configured a week before the 2010 polls.

The Comelec and Smartmatic–Total Information Management (TIM) Corporation, the service provider in the polls, have decided to replace all the estimated 76,000 CF cards nationwide.

(PNA)

He said the group foresees that if one of the opponents of Duterte wins the presidency, human rights violations will rise because the cause of the conflict will not be solved.

However, Jaime said their group will not endorse the presidency of Duterte because they will just let the people vote for their desired candidate.

grenades, 311 other explosives, 147 firearm replicas, 1,117 bladed/pointed weapons and 32,037 pieces of ammunition.

The gun ban is being im-

plemented by the PNP and other law enforcement agencies in line with the country’s national and local elections on May 9. It started on Jan. 10 and will last until June 8. (PNA)

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perhaps incoming Congress members will be open to amend the Security Regulations Code,” he said.

Meanwhile, SEC enforcement and investment protection department director Jose P. Aquino advised all investors to ask all the permits of a firm they are dealing with to ensure safety of their money.

Aquino said it is not enough that the company will just show a certificate from SEC because the firm should have many other permits.

“The investor should read

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the certificate carefully because it is stated in the second paragraph that the firm cannot engage in any activities such acting as a broker or a dealer,” he said.

Aquino said if the company is soliciting investment, there should be a permit allowing them to sell securities to their investors.

He said aside from the permits from their office, the company should also get business permit from the local government units in the area where they operate.

their first quarter performance this year “was a good start to a milestone year” for the bank.

“We are poised to grow faster shoulder to shoulder with our new strategic partner,” he said referring to the partnership with BTMU. ”We are excited to work with BTMU as we share the same values of integrity, professionalism and teamwork.

Security Bank will be able to level up its BetterBanking

promise as it is now a stronger local bank with access to BTMU’s global network,” he said.

Also, Security Bank Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Joselito Mape, in the same statement, said the bank’s share-holders capital after the BTMU tie-up stood at Php92.9 billion, with the pro-forma book value per share at Php123.29, higher by 40 percent against the end2015’s Php88.17. (PNA)

and the survey leader unable to present a clear economic program.”

Volume of transactions reached 1.07 billion shares valued at Php5.1 billion.

Decliners swamped advancers, 157 to 47, while 35

issues unchanged.

The day’s most top active stocks declined, led by Universal Robina Corp., Ayala Land Inc., Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, SM Investments Corp. and Globe Telecom Inc. (PNA)

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(ESA) and those who did not receive, will get shelter aid.

Soliman said that ESA distribution is already done.

DSWD has released a total of PHP9 billion shelter aid for super typhoon Yolanda victims in Eastern Visayas. (PNA)

Kapehan saDabaw media forum at the SM City Davao annex yesterday. He said that 28 percent of the respondents aged 36-42 and another 26 percent aged 18-29 favor the partylist system.

“The skeptics are the older ones, 64 years old and above,” he said.

The majority who do not favor the partylist system listed the following reasons for their negative opinion: --58 percent partylists sytem just adds to their confusion while voting during election; --32 percent said partylists don’t have clear programs of government; --32 percent said the system is controlled by the rich and the powerful; --29 percent said that partylists have not delivered projects; and if they have, these are not felt or seen by the public (27 percent).

Those who think the system is good and beneficial generally believe that partylists espouse programs that redound to the welfare of the marginalized, Tamayo said.

The believers also think that the partylists genuinely

represent the marginalized sector (38 percent); that it has a mechanism in selecting a representative or nominee (37 percent); and it provides an opportunity for ordinary individuals to serve the people through the government (32 percent).

When asked what they suggest should be done to the system which had existed for several terms now, the respondents’ responses were varied.

• 8 percent said it should be changed; • 26 percent suggested that it be scrapped; • 29 percent thought it has to be supported; and • 39 percent have no opinion on the matter.

Dr. Tamayo said that the male respondents mostly see the good side of the partylist system.

Those who have earned college education and master’s degrees are more critical than those who have elementary and high school education.

“It is interesting to note that moneyed individuals see the usefulness and benefits of the partylists than those who belong to the low-income group,” Tamayo said.

families in Lupon; and 10,171 families in Banaybanay town.

“It is evident that even until to date, the province is experiencing tremendous dry spell brought about by the El Nino phenomenon, causing damages to our economy and ecology,” Malanyaon said in a statement.

She added that reports from the Provincial Agriculture Office confirm the substantial damages to the agricultural products in the whole province of Davao Oriental.

The severe weather phenomenon has already dam-

aged more than 3,000 hectares of agricultural lands. The provincial government has initially placed the amount of damage at PHP42.1 million.

The Local Government Code of 1991 states that the five percent calamity fund can be used by the local government units for relief, rehabilitation and other works or services in connection with calamities which may occur during the budget year, provided that there is a Sanggunian resolution declaring a state of calamity over the province, city or municipality. (PNA)

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Kapehan sa Dabaw where Laviña gives updates on the mayor’s campaign sorties and preparations for next week’s general elections. Lean Daval Jr.

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

Petition for Approval of Sale and Transfer of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ-DUAL Ordinary Regular Service.

Case No. 2016-XI-00512 (2000-XI-01112) LEA S. WADA, Petitioner-Vendor

LIZA T. VILLANUEVA, Petitioner-Vendee

x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - --x

NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioners request authority for the Approval of Sale and Transfer executed by LEA S. WADA in favor of LIZA T. VILLANUEVA of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Equipment issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUJ –DUAL Ordinary Regular service on the route: MARAHAN and for cargoes as dual service from said route to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to July 25, 2020.

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on MAY 23, 2016 at 09:30 a.m. at this office at the above address.

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

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

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

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 25th day of April 2016 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑAYÑIGUEZ Chief Transportation Development Officer

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

Petition for Approval of Sale and Transfer of Units with Renewal of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate an AIRCONDITIONED TAXI Service.

Case No. 2016-XI-00514 (2015-XI-00362) BONIFACIO C. GARCIA, Petitioner-Vendor

REMEDIOS M. MAINOPAZ, Petitioner-Vendee x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - --x

NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioners request authority for the Approval of Sale and Transfer executed by BONIFACIO C. GARCIA in favor of REMEDIOS M. MAINOPAZ of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Equipment issued in this case authorizing the operation of an AIRCONDITIONED TAXI service on the route: WITHIN DAVAO CITY to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate will expire on May 10, 2017. In the same petition filed on April 15, 2016, petitioners likewise request authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized.

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on MAY 23, 2016 at 09:30 a.m. at this office at the above address.

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

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

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

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 25th day of April 2016 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑAYÑIGUEZ Chief Transportation Development Officer

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Entering pre-diabetes stage

By HENRYLITO D. TACIO

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

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

Case No. 2003-XI-00926 MOISES H. TIMA, Petitioner

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NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUJ-DUAL Ordinary Regular service on the route: MATINA PANGI and for cargoes as dual service from said route to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate has expired last April 3, 2016. In the petition filed on April 3, 2016, petitioner request authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized.

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on MAY 23, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at this office at the above address.

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

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

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

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 25th day of April 2016 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑAYÑIGUEZ Chief Transportation Development Officer

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N AN article which appeared in Reader’s Digest, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) was one of the 10 diseases that most doctors miss to diagnose. “It is the same problem as diabetes but in a milder form,” explains Dr. Gauden Galea, a public health physician who has worked at the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1998.

IGT is considered as pre-diabetes stage. In fact, people with untreated IGT has a 50% of developing diabetes. Citing a commissioned study, Dr. Ruby Go of the Philippine Lipid Atherosclerosis Society said unlike the normal diabetes, pre-diabetes has no symptoms.

It could only be detected through a blood sugar test.

Currently, about 200 million people have IGT worldwide, more than half of them in Asia. “The total figure will blow out to about 400 million by 2025,” deplores Professor Paul Zimmet, director of the Melbourne-based International Diabetes Institute.

You eat in order to live.

“After you eat, various foods

are broken down in your gut into sugars,” explains Diabetes UK. “The main sugar is called glucose which passes through your gut wall into your bloodstream. However, to remain healthy, your blood glucose level should not go too high or too low.”

The blood glucose level literally refers to the amount of glucose in the blood. A normal blood glucose level ranges between about 4 and 8 millimoles per liter (mmol/L). Blood glucose levels may be at the higher end of the range after eating and at the lower end of the range first thing in the morning.

“When your blood glucose level begins to rise (after you eat), the level of a hormone called insulin should also rise,” Diabetes UK says. “Insulin works on the cells of your body and makes them take in glucose from the bloodstream. Some of the glucose is used by the cells for energy, and some is converted into glycogen or fat (which are stores of energy).”

In instances where the blood glucose level begins to fall (between meals), the

level of insulin also falls.

Some glycogen or fat is then converted back into glucose which is released from the cells into the bloodstream.

Insulin, according to the American Diabetes Association, is a hormone made by the pancreas that allows the body to use sugar (glucose) from carbohydrates in the food that a person eats for energy or to store glucose for future use. Insulin helps keeps the blood sugar level from getting too high (hyperglycemia) or too low (hypoglycemia).

Insulin is a hormone that is made by cells called beta cells. These are part of little islands of cells (islets) within the pancreas. Hormones are chemicals that are released into the bloodstream and work on various parts of the body.

IGT happens when the blood glucose is raised beyond normal levels, but not high enough to warrant a diabetes diagnosis. But IGT, a person faces a much greater risk of developing diabetes.

In fact, “one to three out of every 4 people with IGT will develop diabetes within a decade,” notes the Diabetes.

co.uk, the global diabetes community.

In the Philippines, one out of every five Filipino adults has either diabetes or at risk of IGT. Diabetes is the eight leading cause of death.

Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90 percent of all cases in the country.

Aside from diabetes, people with IGT also face a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure (hypertension), increased cholesterol levels, and being overweight or obese.

Among those who are most likely to develop IGT are those who are overweight or obese, have a family history of diabetes (this refers to a close family member with diabetes - a mother, father, brother or sister), do little physical activity, and have other risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels.

A woman who has polycystic ovary syndrome (a condition in which a woman’s high levels of testosterone prevented her ovaries from releasing eggs, which then became cysts), overweight or developed gestational diabetes during pregnancy is a candidate for IGT. Because IGT has no signs or symptoms, sufferers may not know they have it. If symptoms occur, they are similar to the mild early symptoms of diabetes, which include excessive thirst and appetite, increased urination, weight loss, and fatigue.

How will you know if you have IGT? Here how a person can discover it. Before coming to a clinic, he must fast himself first. At the clinic, the doctor conducts glucose tolerance test (GTT), where he measures the blood glucose of the patient.

A standard glucose drink is given (containing 75 grams glucose for adults). Blood glucose is again measured at two hours after the test.

“Someone with IGT will get higher levels of glucose over a longer period,” says Dr. Galea.

According to the Gene-

va-based United Nations health agency, a person is said to have IGT if he has a fasting blood glucose of less than 7 mmol/L, and a blood glucose of 7.8 mmol/L or more but less than 11.1mmol/L after a twohour oral GTT. “If your blood glucose is measured by a blood test when you have not been fasting, this is called a random blood glucose level,” explains Diabetes UK. “If your blood glucose is measured after you have been fasting, this is called a fasting blood glucose level. A normal fasting blood glucose level is less than 6 mmol/L.” “There is increasing evidence that if impaired glucose tolerance is treated, the progression to diabetes can be prevented,” says the website, patient.co.uk. “Also, it may be possible to prevent cardiovascular disease from developing. So, it is important to know if you have impaired glucose tolerance and to treat it in order to reduce your risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease.”

Treatments that have been suggested include lifestyle changes and treatments with medicines. “Losing weight, exercising more and eating a healthy, balanced diet all help to treat IGT,” notes Diabetes UK. “Stopping smoking, sticking to the recommended weekly alcohol limits and keeping blood pressure in a normal range all help to lower the risk of IGT developing into type 2 diabetes.”

There are also drugs prescribed by doctors to treat IGT. “Medicines that have been, or are being, trialed include metformin, acarbose, a group of medicines called ACE inhibitors and another group of medicines called angiotensin-II receptor antagonists,” Diabetes UK reports.

Meanwhile, an estimated 8 million Filipinos are not aware that they are already entering the stage of “pre-diabetes,” according to health experts. All photos were taken from the net.

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EDGEDAVAO TRAVEL A staycation at the Marco Polo Davao is not complete without a dip in the pool and a visit to the Lazuli Spa.

A staycation upgraded

THE SUMMER MAY BE HALF WAY DONE BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT STAYCATION BREAKS ARE OUT OF THE QUESTION. In fact, hardworking urbanites like us should find time to disconnect and de-stress even just for a few days in the relative comfort of a hotel, which was what I did a few weeks back, since travelling out of the city that time was out of the question.

The Marco Polo Davao’s Continental Club Lounge gives a comfortable panoramic view of the city while providing guests flowing drinks and snacks throughout the day.

Although there are many staycation options within

and around Durianburg, I decided to return to the Marco Polo Davao for my staycation as it was conveniently located at the center of the city yet had a relaxing urban resort feel. But unlike my previous visits, my stay at the Marco Polo Davao was different as this time as I was given a room upgrade to try the hotel’s Club room.

Located on the 17th

and 18th floors of the Marco Polo Davao, the

Snacking on cheeses for evening cocktail featuring Malagos cheese.

The Marco Polo Davao’s Club Room is modern with state-of-the-art amenities.

Club rooms, together with the Marco Polo Suite and Presidential Suite, are the highest hotel rooms in Durianburg giving guests a

Sunrise from my Club Room on the 18th floor of the Marco Polo Davao.

commanding view over the city. I was given a room facing Davao Gulf, and Samal and Talikud Islands and I can tell you without batting

an eyelash is that the landscape was breathtaking.

The room was well ap-

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UP AND ABOUT

Rocky’s Barbershop launches 20th anniversary promo ROCKY’S BARBERSHOP CELEBRATES ITS 20TH YEAR THIS MONTH. Its first branch opened in 1996 at the Victoria Plaza Mall as the first barbershop in a mall. Today, Rocky’s has one in five Davao malls and a new branch in Cagayan de Oro city.

For its anniversary offering, Rocky’s is offering 20% discount on all Hair Spa Therapies and Foot Spa therapy for the whole month of May. On the Hair Spa menu are the Hydrating, Purifying and Stimulating Therapies. All designed to target a specific need of men’s hair. These therapies, when performed on a regular basis, can rejuvenate, protect and preserve men’s crowning glory.

The Hydrating Therapy Hair Spa addresses dry scalp problems while restoring the natural beauty and health of hair; the Purifying Treatment Hair Spa restores the natural beauty and health of the hair while addressing the dandruff problems; and the Stimulating Treatment, an anti-hair fall therapy that restores the natural beauty and health of hair while addressing hair fall problems.

All the 20-minute hydrating therapies start

with a refreshing hair bath before the hair formula applied and soaked for five minutes. A relaxing 15-minute head massage follows to further work the formula into the hair and scalp before it’s rinsed off.

The Foot Spa is an of-

fering of Rocky’s enjoyed by women as well. The 30-minute therapy starts with a footbath in warm water to relieve tension from the body. A gentle exfoliation process follows and ends with a relaxing foot massage.

Enjoy the 20% discount on Hair Spa Therapies and Foot Spa at any of the Rocky’s barbershop located in Abreeza Mall, SM Lanang Premier, SM City, Victoria Plaza and GMall.

Promotions are offered until May 31, 2016.

Families win big in SKYcable and HBO funtastic family getaway SKY DELIGHTED THREE OF ITS LUCKY REGIONAL SUBSCRIBERS with an exciting Manila trip via the HBOsponsored FUNtastic Family Getaway promo.

Edwin Bitana of Luzon, Merafe Leyague of Visayas, and Jessielou Gelbolingo of Mindanao won the raffle that included enjoying the perks of getting VIP access to SKY Alive Fair, the industry’s first ever and biggest experiential assembly that showcased SKYcable’s featured shows and characters.

They were also treated to a trip to Kidzania Manila, a “play city” built for children in Bonifacio Global City.

Bitana expressed his deep gratitude saying the trip was “a birthday gift to my son and a graduation gift to my daughter.”

“It was a lot of fun, especially for the kids,” Gelbolingo, who

hails from Davao, said. On why they chose to subscribe to SKY, Leyague, who is from Cebu,

said, “Because of HBO, which my family loves.”

The trip was SKYcable’s way of

thanking its subscribers’ unending support in the 25 years it has delivered unmatched entertain-

ment, pioneered in digital cable TV, constantly innovated to provide the best entertainment experience to its subscribers.

SKY continues to offer viewers with diverse options to enjoy TV entertainment with its value and premium service offerings.

Only SKYcable provides quality home entertainment with the widest-range of standard and high definition channels and other top-of-the-line services such as flexible subscription options via SELECT; iRECORD that records, pauses, and rewinds live TV; as well as realtime coverage of live concerts and sporting events via FREE VIEW and PAY-PER-VIEW. To subscribe and to know more about SKYcable, log on to www.mysky.com.ph, or call the 24-hour customer service hotlines at 305-5456 for Davao; and 301-3134 for Gen. Santos City.

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GMA’s ‘Naku, Boss Ko!’ wins on primetime TV NAKU, BOSS KO! HAS TAKEN THE SPOTLIGHT ON PRIMETIME TELEVISION as the GMA News and Public Affairs’ political rom-com series dominated h o u s e h o l d ratings and online presence on its pilot week.

Topbilled by Kapuso love team Ruru Madrid and Gabbi Garcia or GabRu, Naku, Boss Ko! won against its rival show both in Mega Manila and NUTAM (National Urban Television Audience Measurement) ratings during its first airing last Monday, April 25.

Ratings provider Nielsen TV Audience Measurement reports that Naku, Boss Ko! registered an overnight household rating of 10.9 percent in Mega Manila and 8.5 percent in NUTAM. It beat ABSCBN’s Jane the Virgin which had 7.2 percent and 8.2 percent in Mega Manila and NUTAM, respectively. It continues to be the most-watched show on its timeslot.

The eight-part political satire has also won the hearts of netizens, becoming the top trending topic on social media sites on its first airing

night. During its pilot episode, the hashtags #NakuBossKoDay1 and #MeetCheAndJonG ruled Twitter.

One viewer, with Twitter handle @DON_ REALTALK remarked: “Script for Naku, Boss Ko!, as expected from Palanca Awardee

writers, are [sic] WITTY and SMART!” Carljun Canonoy (@ O FC _ C J C a n o n oy27 ), meanwhile, tweeted, “OMG Pilot ng #NakuBossKo, ANG GANDA na! Congrats GMA for [the] 1st POLITICAL ROM-COM SERIES! LOVE IT!”

Netizens also expressed on Facebook their take on Naku, Boss Ko. Isabella Bianca Santos España posted on her wall: “I know this is a bit late already but I really want to suggest everyone of watching “Naku, Boss Ko” of GMA 7. The story is a

bit satirical but indeed presents a reality of Philippine Politics…I would like to commend veteran actress Tessie Tomas for an effective and convincing delivery of her role. I have one world for this fresh idea of the Kapuso Network: MAHUSAY.” A certain Mickeey Gala said: “Nice cast. Nice story. I love it. So much kilig at comedy,” while JM E. Posadas remarked: “Ang kulit lang bawat eksena hehehe may pagkamakatotohanan e.”

Another, Jazeth Jazter Oremor, hopes candidates are watching the show, as well.“Ganda ng Naku, Boss Ko! Sana mapanuod ng mga pulitiko lalu n yung mga mahilig magpakitang tao picture dito picture dun post dito post dun.”

Some even shared how the OMG’s company cheer created a last song syndrome effect: “Happy are you, happy are we.

We are happy family!

Hahaha! LSS pa more!

Hahaha,” said Yoa Han. An original concept of GMA Public Affairs Program Manager Patty Gutierrez, Naku, Boss

Ko!, is a timely series that exposes the absurdity and hypocrisy of some of the campaign strategies used by most politicians today to win voters. And with only two weeks left before the presidential elections, Filipinos welcomed the fresh take of Naku, Boss Ko on the serious issue of politics in the country.

Televiewers have also lauded Tessie Tomas and Leo Martinez in their performances as Ms. F and OMG. Ms. F is the cunning but politically-savvy campaign manager and spin doctor of Jon G (Ruru) while OMG is Jon G’s “trapo” father. Even Kapuso young actress Arianne Bautista, has been getting positive feedback for her role as Jelai, Ms. F’s assistant.

Naku, Boss Ko! is directed by the highly acclaimed director of Ang Babae sa Septic Tank Marlon Rivera. It is written by Palanca hall of famer Rody Vera and multi-awarded indie writer-director Zig Dulay.

It will air until May 5, Monday to Thursday, 10:15 p.m. on GMA Telebabad.

UP Dance Ensemble to hold dance concert THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES M I N DA NAO DANCE ENSEMBLE WILL BE STAGING ITS ANNUAL CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER CONCERT on May 5 at 6 PM in the Abreeza Mall.

Pagsalop Sa Adlaw, a photography in motion memoir, will feature dance pieces inspired by the photographs of Gene Boyd Lumawag, a photojournalist who passed away while in duty in 2004.

“This concert is our dedication to the works of photojournalist Gene Boyd Lumawag who was shot while taking a photograph of a sunset in Jolo,” said Gloryrose Dy – Metilla, artistic director, of the UP Mindanao Dance

Ensemble.

She said that by giving life to photographs through dance, her group will be able to showcasing the life of a media peace worker in Mindanao and also make a call to stop media killings.

Five photographs of Lumawag will

be translated into contemporary and modern dance pieces.

An exhibit will also be mounted in the venue.

University of the Philippines Mindanao Dance Ensemble is the resident dance company of the University of the Philippines - Mindanao.

The group, through its tireless artistic endeavors, focuses on exploring social commentaries, advocacies and e xp erimental performances through neo-ethnic, contemporary and improvisation techniques.

Through dance, the group hopes to become an agent of conversation and spur discussion among the audience by storytelling through movement.

Pagsalop Sa Adlaw is supported

by UP Mindanao’s Chancellor’s Committee on Culture and the Arts, Human Kinetics Department of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; Mindanews, Switotwins Inc., AboitzPower, and Davies Paints.

April 27 – May 3, 2016

THE JUNGLE BOOK / *THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER'S WAR Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba, Bill Murray/ *Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt PG/*PG

11:00 | 1:10 | 3:20 LFS / *5:30 | 7:45 | 10:00 LFS

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR 3D Chris Evans , Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson PG

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A chat with Derek Ramsay

By Kenneth Irving Ong ACTOR, MODEL, AND TV HOST DEREK RAMSAY WAS RECENTLY IN TOWN to promote Tanduay Select, the newest product

by Tanduay Distillers Inc. during the Tanduay Dealers’ Night held at the Waterfront Insular Hotel last April 15, 2016 and I was fortunate enough to meet him.

A spokesperson for Tanduay for two years, Derek said that he, together with his Dad, have been fans of Tanduay ever since. “There is no better island drink for me than Tanduay,” beamed Derek. “I remember telling my Dad the news that I was chosen as Tanguay’s endorser and he was ecstatic. I am a fan of Tanduay together with my Dad.” “Whenever we visit our rest house in Palawan, we would sit back and relax while enjoying Tanduday straight up over ice.” added Derek. Admitting that he was very much a beach

URBANISSIMO A1 pointed with a 40-inch LED TV, coffee and teamaking facilities, a separate shower and bath, and toiletries from Penhaligons of London. Penhaligon’s are the holders of two Royal Warrants. Royal Warrants are a mark of recognition to individuals or companies who have supplied goods or services for at least five years to HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh or HRH The Prince of Wales. Warrants have always been regarded as demonstrating excellence and quality, and are highly prized.

Aside from better appointments for a relaxing staycation, the Marco Polo Davao’s Club rooms also give you access to the hotel’s Continental Club Lounge located at the 17th floor where you can skip the lines when you checkin, have a hearty breakfast, afternoon coffee and tea, and cocktails and wine in the evening. The Club room upgrade is really worth every its value when on a staycation as you can have as much drinks and food as you can at the lounge.

The Continental Club Lounge also has a library which contains hard-tofind books on Mindanao and Davao, as well as a TV

person, Derek also shared his love for the island province.

“Palawan, for me is number one, because it is untouched. “I go there when I need a break from my hectic schedule. The place is still untouched by too much construction, too many people and the noise which

lounge for those who want to watch TV while having a tipple or two paired with Malagos cheese. For those who want to disconnect yet still stay connected through the internet, the Marco Polo Davao has upgraded their free internet service, giving faster internet connectivity for guests to finally view or post videos on Snapchat or YouTube.

Of course any staycation at the Marco Polo

too many bars make along the beach.”

For his latest ad for Tanduay, Derek reveals that it was like a reflection of his life, his struggles and aspirations and how he worked hard to achieve success. This was also the slogan of the “Tanduay

Davao would not be complete without a relaxing dip in the hotel’s fabulous pool and a visit to the Lazuli Spa, both located at The Deck level. Although the Marco Polo Davao may be part of Davao’s urban jungle, it is an oasis where weary urbanites can recharge.

Follow me on Instagram or on Twitter at @kennethkingong for more travel stories, foodie finds, and happenings in, around, and beyond Durianburg.

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Derek Ramsay stars in a “Romcom” movie which will be shown in theaters come May 11. With him in the movie is Shaina Magdayao.

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Duterte camp condemns attacks involving followers

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HE camp of PDP-LABAN standard bearer Rodrigo Duterte has condemned the spate of violent attacks involving followers of the Davao City mayor.

“We condemn to the highest degree the rise of threats and attacks on followers of Presidential frontrunner Rodrigo Duterte as the May 9 election approaches,” Duterte’s spokesperson Peter Laviña said.

He made this statement after the Duterte camp received reports that the black

Isuzu Crosswind of Dr. X, a radio block timer and a Duterte supporter, was peppered with bullets just after he disembarked from it outside Charm Radio, Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte at around 8:00 a.m. Monday.

Reports said the perpetrators, hid their faces with block bonnets, were riding in tandem.

“We have also received reports that metal spikes were placed on some roads in Camiguin where the Byaheng Du30 caravan is conducting

campaign activities for Mayor Duterte,” he added.

The caravan, which came from Bohol, went directly to a PDP Laban rally where Inday Sara Duterte, daughter of Mayor Dutete, thanked the supporters of her father and urged those who are still undecided to vote for the Duterte-Cayetano tandem.

At the rally, Duterte supporters told the team to watch out for spikes as several were found on the road where they are going to pass.

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knowledge. “Salamat sa pag atiman sa amoa ug sa pag hatag sa mga starting kit kay maka dagdag jud ni sa daily income namo”, she said.

Also present during the program were; TESDA Provincial Director Dr. Remegias Timonio, representative of City Planning and Develop-

ment Head Aurora Lauron, Massage Therapy NC II Trainer Analyn Gumban, Beauty Care (Nail Care) NC II Trainer Alma Aguilar, Operation Manager of Endonela Institute of Technology Foundation, Inc. Jean Dumalag, among others.

The city government has created measures through the

city ordinance No. 07-14 also known as Community Skills, Livelihood and Entrepreneurship authored by Councilor Ronald Ang which helps sustain, enhance and widen skills trainings and to develop a competent workforce for employment after the training course. jaszparas

DCWD spokesperson Atty.

Bernard Delima had said that the contamination of Davao River by pesticides and sewage will result to higher costs for water treatment and processing, which will be passed on to the consumer.

In fact, the DCWD has filed a case against Helpmate at the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) which has yet to be resolved.

Pelino said that if Helpmate proceeds with its plan to operate the water service utility this year, even without a NWRB permit, it should conduct frequent water quality monitoring tests, in coordination with the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB).

“They need show proof to the public and the WMC that the water they are supplying to consumers is free from

contamination. And they also need to comply with the water permit“, she said.

She also recommended that Helpmate reforest the riverbanks on the site to help protect the area from eroding.

“The WMC has a riverbank rainforestation initiative that Helpmate can undertake , in order to preserve and protect the river ecology. “, she said.

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80 youths accepted DSWD summer job

A Intern ALsha Marie Joy Abad assists the Budget Unit of DSWD Regional Office.

5,782 Pantawid families get P20M for livelihood

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T LEAST 5782 family recipients of Pantawid Pamilya here will benefit from the livelihood assistance provided through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Municipal mayor Camilo T. Nuňez received the Php 20,506,191.00 cheque from DSWD project development officer Doreen T. Cañedo during a simple turnover ceremony at the municipal hall.

Also present at the turnover were Councilor Condrada R. Espiritouso, Executive Secretary to the Mayor Roy Mondares, and Pantawid Municipal Links Maefe Aileen G. Banudan, Paul A. Apiag, and Maybelle Sevilla.

Cañedo said the amount

will fund community projects, namely; Enhanced Training on Chili Production and Food Processing, Establishment of Garments Shop, Enhanced Training on Drift Wood and Candle Holder Production, Enhanced Training on Peanut Production, Mud Crab Fattening in Wooden Cage, Cacao Production with Starter Kit, Corn Production, Mongo Production, Organic Chicken Raising (Sasso, Native, Basilan/ Kabir), Hog Raising, Enhanced Training on Rice Production, Enhanced Training on Ginger Production, Establishment of Agro-Forestry, Enhanced Training on Upland Rice Production, and Goat Raising.

SLP is a capability building program that develops the entrepreneurial and socio-economic skills of poor house-

holds through income-generating opportunities and access to employment. It employs the Community Driven Enterprise Development principle that is market-driven, resource-based and culturally-sensitive.

Earlier, DSWD handed over Php 6,000,000.00 for chili and rice production, among others. Produce of which are now being enjoyed by recipient families, said Julius R. Duterte, DSWD Provincial Coordinator for SLP. According to Duterte, SLP Davao Oriental is targeting another 1639 Pantawid Pamilya participants to be involved in Micro Enterprise Development and 880 to be accessed to employment with a total budget of Php 48,588,149.50.

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multipartite monitoring team (MMT) sent by the Watershed Management Council (WMC) to inspect Helpmate Inc.’s proposed water production site in Barangay Tigatto, Buhangin District called on the Cebu-based corporation to submit additional requirements to ensure that their water service complies with the requirements provided by the city’s Zoning Ordinance and the Watershed Code.

Helpmate, Inc. is developing a water utility project to address the insufficient potable water supply in Buhangin District by processing and treating surface water sourced from Davao River.

Their pipeline network will cover most of the communities in Angliongto, Acasia, Cabantian, Callawa, Communal, Hizon, Indangan, Mandug, Pampanga, Sasa, Tigatto and

Wa-an.

During their watershed MMT meeting, the group reviewed the Helpmate documents and noted the lack of clearance from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) which they deemed important since the site is within the flood mitigation sub-zone, as identified in the MGB Terrain Analysis Study which was adopted and used as basis for the new Zoning Ordinance.

“Because the area is prone to flooding, there are legitimate concerns that this will affect the quality of the potable water that they will be producing.”, said WMC civil society representative Chinkie Pelino, who attended the WMMT meeting.

“In fact, they should have gotten a clearance from MGB before they begun constructing their production site near Davao River since that is

mandated by the Zoning Ordinance ”, she said.

However, the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) issued a locational clearance for Helpmate even without a MGB clearance. This action paved the way for the City Council to issue a resolution of no objection for the Helpmate project.

“It’s unfortunate that CPDO did this without checking the CLUP and Zoning Ordinance. In projects like this, the provisions mandated in the CLUP and Zoning Ordinances should be followed consistently.”, she said.

The Davao City Water District (DCWD), meanwhile, is against Helpmate’s entry into the water utility service market because it may result to higher water rates for District 2 users.

In several news reports,

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DSWD vigorously pursues its thrust and direction of uplifting the lives of Pantawid Pamilya participants through provision of quality and sustainable source of living. It intensified its engagement with private and public partners, tapping their technical expertise in micro-entrepreneurial ventures as well as for employment opportunities.

(DSWD)

T least 80 youth participants have been enlisted to be part of this summer’s Government Internship Program (GIP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Implemented through the 2000 Unlad Kabataan Program (UKP), GIP targets youth who are out- of- school, undergraduate, and graduates who are unemployed.

“It is an opportunity for them to learn life skills in the workplace, have a meaningful and productive activity during their summer vacation, and at the same time earn money to augment their family budget for school needs,“ DSWD Project Development Officer III Lorela M. Ramos said.

The implementation of GIP is from April to May for 22 days and participants will receive a stipend of 75% (238.00) of the regional minimum salary wage rate.

Ramos added that during the selection phase, DSWD prioritized interns who are 18-25 years old, member of Pag-asa Youth Association of the Philippines (PYAP), and belonging to a family-beneficiary of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.

The GIP is part of the gov-

ernment’s efforts to strengthen youth participation in nation-building by exposing them to government service, and to serve as a recruitment mechanism for potential public employee.

For intern ALsha Marie Joy Abad, 20, who is taking up Bachelor of Science in Mathematics at University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP), joining GIP helps her learn new things, get oriented on the processes in providing public service, and meet new friends.

GIP youth will perform not only actual office work but will also assist in the implementation of DSWD programs and projects. They may also provide frontline services in DSWD satellite offices in the provinces, DSWD residential facilities and in local government units (LGUs) with active and functional PYAP, Ramos said.

For 2016, DSWD has 1,440 interns all over the Philippines.

Ramos expressed optimism that through this internship program more youths will recognize the importance of public service while government can expect younger and more compelling workforce in the next generation. (DSWD)

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LARO’T SAYA SA PARKE. Part of the huge crowd of zumba enthusiasts attending the Laro’t Saya sa Parke in Davao City.

Laro’t Saya sa Parke resumes 2 share Zurich Classic

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HE Laro’t Saya sa Parke program resumed last Saturday at the People’s Park in Davao City with 1,237 taking part.

The weekly sports and wellness program, a joint undertaking of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Davao City Sports Development Office of the City Mayor’s Office (CMO), returned after two months of hiatus but with just about the same turnout.

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Saturday’s participants included 23 senior citizens. Of the eight dissciplines, zumba as usual had the most number of participants with 960, followed by arnis and badminton with 40 each, , rugby football with 37, sepak takraw with 36, futsal with 35, taekwondo with 34 and volleyball with 32.

The weekend program was inked last year between the PSC and the city government. Atty. Guillermo Iroy, Jr.

executive director of PSC and Atty. Melchor Quitain, city administrator, represented bothh agencies in the signing of the memorandum of agreement.

Last March, the program was shelved momentarily but was revived last week.

“We are happy to announce the return of Laro’t Saya sa Parke program in Davao City. It has always been the desire of PSC to continue this program in key cities like

Davao,” said Iroy Jr. in an interview. ______ The attendees: Senior Citizen 23 Zumba 960 Arnis 40 Badminton 40 Futsal 35 Rugby Football 37 Sepak Takraw 36 Taekwondo 34 Volleyball 32 ---------TOTAL 1,237

Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Tuesday night at Oracle Arena.

Golden State reserve Anderson Varejao and Portland’s Gerald Henderson were ejected late in the third quarter after receiving their second technical fouls. Both were hit with a technical at the 3:29 mark of the third when Varejao tripped Henderson after they collided and the Portland guard jumped up, pointing a finger at his opponent’s face. They kept jawing a few minutes later and were tossed with 15.1 seconds left in the period.

Thompson hit a Curry-esque 30-foot 3-pointer in the opening minutes followed by another jumper to put Golden State up 10-2, and the Warriors ran with it from there. Thompson scored 18 of his points in the first quarter on 7-for-10 shooting with four 3s as Golden State built a 37-17 lead.

Damian Lillard had another slow start back home in the Bay Area, missing 11 of his first 13 shots before finishing with 30 points – 10 on free throws.

Thompson had the tough chore of stopping him.

Shaun Livingston added 12 points and six assists after scoring 16 in each of his first-round starts in place of Curry.

The MVP injured his MCL when he slipped on a wet spot just before halftime of a Game 4 win at Houston in the first

round last Sunday. He said Friday he hoped to do some shooting within a day or two, and that happened Saturday. He still will have to test the knee by putting pressure on it and planting on it when he shoots, then in some 5-on-5 scrimmages.

The Warriors had 38 and 30 assists their previous two games – including six quarters without Curry – by generating the kind of snappy ball movement coach Steve Kerr called for without Curry’s playmaking.

Then 27 more assists Sunday.

“They are an elite team either way, and they showed that tonight,” said Lillard, his voice hoarse because of a chest cold.

“We’ve just got to understand they’re a good first-quarter team. We’ve got to be better from the start of the game.”

Curry, dressed in a dark blue blazer and black shirt, emerged on the bench midway through the second quarter and received big cheers during a timeout. He was far less animated this time after picking up teammate Ian Clark during Wednesday’s elimination of the Houston Rockets.

His knee told him that was a bad idea, but he did resume light shooting Saturday in hopes of playing Game 3.

“We just got into a good groove Games 4 and 5 against Houston and that carried over,” Kerr said. “Our guys have an understanding of what we are trying to accomplish, how we have

to play without Steph.”

The Blazers’ two latest visits to Oracle were forgettable.

Golden State routed them 128112 on March 11 to avenge an embarrassing 32-point defeat in Portland last month coming out of the All-Star break. As Lillard scored 51 points, Golden State lost 137-105 at Portland on Feb. 19 – its largest margin of defeat since a 39-point setback to Denver in 2012 – before an impressive seven-game winning streak.

And on April 3, Golden State beat the Blazers here again in lopsided fashion.

On Sunday, Portland looked tired at times after eliminating the injury-plagued Los Angeles Clippers in six games Friday night before traveling to the Bay Area on Saturday.

The Blazers began the game 1 of 9 and missed their initial five 3-point attempts.

With Mason Plumlee going up for a one-handed dunk late in the first quarter, Andrew Bogut blocked the shot, then got a hand up to bother Al-Farouq Aminu’s putback attempt. Bogut had another timely block in the second period.

Bogut had 10 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks.

These teams had reached the playoffs the same year eight times previously without matching up in the postseason – 1977, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2014 and 2015.

STEPH’S NOT MISSED Warriors take Game 1 as Thompson expodes again

ROM the opening tip, Klay Thompson shot lights-out and even heaved one in from way out in Stephen Curry territory. Draymond Green began yapping from the start while doing his thing to make plays every which way, calling on his teammates to bring an edge on defense.

With Curry sidelined because of a sprained right knee, Green and Thompson took charge again. Their supporting cast came through in the clutch, too.

Thompson scored 37 points in another brilliant performance as his fellow “Splash Brother” watched injured, and the Golden State Warriors dominated once more without their MVP to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-106 Sunday in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals.

“Everything has to be racheted up,” said Green, who posted his second career postseason triple-double with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for the defending champions. “I just told the guys that we’ve got to come out with a defensive mindset.”

The offense happened on its own, with all five starters scoring in double figures.

Thompson hit seven more 3-pointers to become the first player in NBA history to make at least seven 3s in three straight playoff games.

lead, Day still in hunt J HONATTAN Vegas birdied two of five holes he was able to play in the rain-delayed third round of the Zurich Classic on Sunday (Monday, Manila time), giving him a share of the lead with Brian Stuard.

Tournament officials cut the event to 54 holes in an attempt to finish play Monday.

Vegas made birdie putts from beyond seven feet on the first two holes to reach 13 under, then parred three straight before steady rain, accompanied by intermittent thunder, forced organizers to clear the water-logged TPC Louisiana after little more than two hours of play.

Stuard, who has not made a bogey in the tournament, had one birdie Sunday. Like Vegas, he’ll resume play on the sixth hole.

Top-ranked Jason Day was in a five-way tie for fifth at 10 under through 44 holes.

Rain, which also delayed play Thursday and Saturday, is again forecast Monday.

The Zurich Classic is the first PGA Tour event to be shortened to 54 holes since the 2013 Hyundai Tournament of Champions at Kapalua. The last Monday finish was the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in early February.

Play was suspended a just after 10 a.m. time and tournament officials waited hopefully through a delay of more than six hours before finally calling off play for the day and shortening the tournament.

“I’m just trying to stay awake right now. It’s been a really long day,” Vegas, a Venezuelan with one career PGA Tour triumph, said during the delay. “Just got to find a way to relax and keep the mind calm.”

He said he was focused on “doing things simple” in conditions that were sloppy but hardly unfamiliar to him.

“I grew up in a place that rained a lot,” Vegas said. “The big thing here (is) just being able to hit the ball clean, especially when it’s muddy and so wet.

“It should be a fun finish,” he added.

The 33-year-old Stuard is trying to win a PGA Tour event for the first time, and the delays have given him plenty of time to sit around and think about the high stakes he now faces in his final round, although he’s trying not to do that.

“Just try not to get ahead of yourself,” Stuard said. “We just got to keep that right mind frame and just worry about the next shot.”

FAREWELL. Graduating Lady Eagles Alyssa Valdez, Davao’s Mae Tajima and Amy Ahomiro thank the school’s supporters during a thanksgiving party on Sunday after the Ateneo Lady Eagles were frustrated by rival Dela Salle from winnning a third straight UAAP title. Volleyball PH photo

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IN SEARCH FOR A HEIRESS After Mika Reyes, who is the next DLSU leader?

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IKA Reyes, the swaggering middle blocker, won’t be back next season for the De La Salle Lady Spikers who just ended the two-year reign of rival Ateneo.

The question that’s on the drawing board right now is, who will be the next leader of this Lady Spiker squad?

There’s no question. The future looks bright for La Salle even with the departure of Reyes and other key players. One name rings loudly--Kim Kianna Dy. Dy finished her impressive finals series by leading the way for the Lady Spikers in the title decider and getting the finals MVP award in the women’s volleyball tournament of UAAP Season 78.

The third-year Lady Spiker scored 17 points as the Lady Spikers beat Ateneo in four, ending the Lady Eagles’ two-year reign.

For five years, the good-looking Reyes wore the greens of DLSU and rose to become the poster girl of the team.

Reyes has been one of the league’s best blockers for the past several seasons and on Saturday, she upped her title count to three.

After the past stars of La Salle like Aby Maraño and Michelle

Gumabao, Reyes inherited that the torch and now itt’s her turn to pass it on.

With Kim Dy winning the Finals MVP, it can be said the quiet outside hitter could be the heiress.

It was Dy who scored the championship point, ending two seasons of disappointment for the Taft-based squad.

La Salle coach Ramil de Jesus is confident that with Dy, La Salle will remain a formidable squad.

But Dy played down talk that she will be the next leader as she made it clear that the title victory was a team effort.

“Team effort.

Siguro we’ll work pa ‘yung mga kulang next year. See you all next season,” Dy said.

FINAL STINT. After five years, Mika Reyes is bowing out of La Salle