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DoTr reviewing concession agreement for improvement of Davao int’l airport

By MAYA M. PADILLO

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he Department of Transportation (DoTr) is currently reviewing the revised draft Concession Agreement (CA) for the rehabilitation of the Davao International Airport (DIA).

An of�icial of Udenna Infrastructure Corporation, which has submitted the proposal for the DIA’s rehabilitation, disclosed this to Edge Davao.

Udenna Infrastructure, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Udenna Corp., is providing technical support to Chelsea Logistics for the project, which has an estimated investment cost of P48.8 billion.

Chelsea Logistics was awarded Original Proponent Status for its proposal that includes the development, operation and management of DIA over a concession period of 30 years.

Udenna Infra AVP for Operations Engineer Manuel "Jam" Jamonir, in a text message, said the company submitted the CA last month following the instruction of DoTr to adopt provisions/language for the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the Clark International Airport.

"We submitted the CA to DoTr last month.

All the legal provisions are there. The CA is the contract," Jamonir said.

Udenna is also expecting DoTr to forward the draft CA to the National Economic and Development Authority-Investment Coordination Committee (NEDA-ICC) before the end of the month.

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EVERYDAY HERO. A young girl belonging to Matigsalug tribe waits for local and foreign tourists as she vends handcrafted native bracelets and angklets at the giant Philippine Eagle sculpture along the Davao City-Bukidnon border on Monday. Heroes come in different forms like this young girl who peddles native items instead of playing with her peers every time she has free time to earn money for her family and to have lunch money during classes. Lean Daval Jr

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NAT’L HEROES DAY. Davao City Acting Mayor Sebastian Duterte, together with the department heads of the city government of Davao, leads the commemoration of the National Heroes Day at Osmeña Park along Magallnes Street in Davao City on Monday. CIO

More cash incentives await Davao athletes for winning sporting events D avao City athletes who won in the various regional, national, and international sports competitions this year will get additional cash rewards from the city government for bringing honor and pride to the city.

Acting Mayor Sebastian Duterte recently bared that giving the cash rewards is the city

government’s way of thanking athletes for bringing honor to the city and the Dabawenyos

in general.

He said their feat would inspire other young Dabawenyos to channel their talents and capabilities in a good way, such as sports.

“Continue to commit to sportsmanship and aim high in your future endeavors and use

sports for social change and fairness and respect to each other,” Baste said, addressing the athletes.

“We are proud of you every time you represent the city. I am hoping that you will continue what you have started. Stay away from illegal drugs and just focus on your

sports,” he added.

Baste said each athlete who won a gold medal award in international events will receive P30,000; P20,000 for silver medalists; and, P10,000 for bronze medalists.

For the winners in national sporting events,

the gold medalists will receive P12, 000; P10, 000 for silver medalists; and P8, 000 for bronze medalists.

For local events, the athletes who won the gold will get P10, 000; P8, 000 for silver medalists; and P5, 000 for bronze medalists. CIO

search is ongoing for a missing passenger of a motorized boat that capsized along Rio Grande de Mindanao on Saturday night after getting hit by another motorboat.

Authorities are still searching for Sidik Esmael, a resident of Barangay Katidtuan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, said Ustadz Banjo Mampon, the municipal administrator.

Mampon identi�ied the individuals who perished in the freak accident that occurred on Saturday night as college students Jomar Akir and Jowaina Saling; Islamic preacher Ustadz Elmie Norodin; and Pudi

Giadel, one of the two passenger boat operators.

Mampon said on that ill-fated night, the Sultan Kudarat local government received a report about the motorboat collision along the Rio Grande de Mindanao, a river that separates Sultan Kudarat from Cotabato City.

Motorized banca is one of the common types of public transportation for residents living along riverbanks here and in Maguindanao.

According to Mampon, the bigger passenger boat with about 10 passengers was heading to Barangay Katidtuan, Sultan Kuda-

rat from the Cotabato City wharf when it was hit by a smaller motorized boat at about 8:45 p.m. on the Sultan Kudarat side of the river.

He said passengers and boat operators were thrown off the wooden vessel, and had to swim toward the riverbank while others were rescued by other motorboat operators.

Three men on board the smaller motorboat that hit a bigger passenger vessel are now in police custody for further investigation.

Mampon quoted some survivors that the speeding smaller boat hit the passenger vessel, causing both to

capsize after impact.

He said the operator of the smaller boat did not see the passenger vessel due to lack of lights or early warning devices.

“Both vessels were traversing the river without lights or even �lashlights.

Both watercraft have no lights or early warning devices while traveling the river at night,” Mampon told reporters Monday.

“We continue to pray that the missing passenger will come out alive,” he said, adding that the ongoing search has expanded up to the coast of Parang and Datu Odin Sinsuat, both in Maguindanao. (PNA)

on Sept. 1, 2019.

“Their application should not go beyond this year, they have to access it within a year,” Dar stressed.

He said each farmer affected by the Rice Tarif�ication Law (RTL) due to the in�lux of cheaper rice imports can avail of the PHP1.5 billion one-time loan assistance program.

Dar said rice farmers

who are tilling one-hectare land and below may avail of the PHP15,000 loan payable up to eight years through the Expanded Survival and Recovery Assistance Program for Rice Farmers (SURE Aid).

The DA chief clari�ied that other agricultural loan windows being offered by the department through the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) would still

be accessible for those who cannot avail of the one-time loan program.

He said individual farmer borrowers can get as high as PHP1 million loan while the cooperatives can borrow up to PHP5 million at a 2 percent interest rate.

Dar, also board of director of LBP, assured strategies are being pre-

Measles outbreak kills Four dead, man missing in Maguindanao boat collision two in Mati City village A

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measles outbreak reported in a barangay in Mati City, Davao Oriental left two one-year old kids dead, the city information of�ice said Saturday.

In a statement from the Mati City information Of�ice (CIO), Purok Gemelina in Barangay Don Salvador Lopez recorded 24 measles cases which infected individuals wherein two kids did not survive.

A report from the City Health Of�ice (CHO) showed that the measles infection reportedly started on the fourth week of July and of the 24 infected, only two were admitted at the hospital.

The CHO stated in their report that there are about 5,000 individuals living in the said barangay. About 483 are residing in Purok Gemelina where about 78 of the residents belong to a religious group which is said to be against seeking medical treatment of any kind.

Of the 24 cases, 22 are said to be members of the said group.

In an interview on Sun-

day, Ben Tesiorna, city information of�icer, said the local government unit conducted its immunization against measles to affected residents in that barangay on Friday.

However, majority of the members of the said religious group refused to get immunized, according to Tesiorna, because it is against their belief.

“There is a plan to declare a state of emergency in the barangay level if they continue to refuse to get immunized. This would prevent the infected person from going out of their village to prevent the spread of the disease,” Tesiorna told the Philippine News Agency (PNA).

Health authorities continue to monitor the affected area to prevent the infection from spreading.

Data from the Department of Health in Region 11 (DOH 11), Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, revealed that a total of 74 suspected measles (clinically-diagnosed) based on signs and symp-

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Rice farmers urged to avail early of 1-time loan program

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he Department of Agriculture (DA) encouraged the rice farmers to avail of the government’s one-time loan assistance as they have only until December this year to submit their applications.

Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the government will start receiving applications for onetime, zero-interest loans

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PRRD urges Pinoys to embody courage via deeds of heroism

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resident Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called on Filipinos to embody the courage of both past and present heroes by performing “small deeds of heroism” such as helping the poor and the marginalized.

In his National Heroes’ Day speech delivered by House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City, Duterte said the occasion honors heroes who dedicated their lives in the name of “justice, equality, and freedom.”

“Today, we pay tribute not just to those heroes whose statues adorn our edi�ices, or whose portraits appear on our currency, or whose exploits are immortalized in the annals of this nation’s history. We dedicate this day most especially to those unnamed heroes who have also shed blood, sweat, and tears in de-

fense of this nation and the values that it represents,” Duterte said.

“Their ultimate sacri�ice will never be in vain if we, in our daily lives, learn to embody their courage through small deeds of heroism that will touch the lives of our countrymen, especially the poor and marginalized,” he added.

Duterte called on Filipinos to emulate the patriotism of heroes by supporting the administration’s campaign against illegal drugs, criminality, corruption, terrorism, poverty and environmental degradation - among other nation-building programs.

He also reaf�irmed his administration’s commitment to create an environment, where all Filipinos are heroes in their own rights, regardless of ethnicity, political af�iliation, religious belief, educational

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Hundreds of dolphins, whales seen in SarBay

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arine experts have spotted around 270 dolphins and whales these past weeks in parts of Sarangani Bay and more species, including those considered critical and vulnerable, could reportedly be thriving in the area.

This was based on the result of the third quarter monitoring in the bay last Aug. 13 to 16 by marine biologists and divers from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region 12 and its partner agencies.

A report released on Sunday by DENR-12 said around 150 to 200 Fraser's or Sarawak dolphins (Lagenodelphis hosei) were monitored off this city and Glan town, Sarangani province; 40 to 60 Spinner dolphins (Stenel-

la longirostris) in Glan and Malapatan, Sarangani; six Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) in Glan; four pygmy killer whales (Feresa attenuata) in Malapatan; and two dwarf/pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) in Malapatan.

But the monitoring team also observed patches of garbage �loating within the bay such as polyethylene terephthalate or PET bottles, cellophanes, plastic wrappers and other non-biodegradable materials.

They monitored a number of �ishing vessels conducting various activities within the bay, which is a declared protected seascape.

"These may harm the cetaceans and other marine organisms (in the bay)," the report said.

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ASSISTANCE. A Lumad couple carries their children as they walk down the stairs of Davao City Hall along City Hall drive in Davao City after visiting the city mayor’s office to ask for assistance on Monday. Lean Daval Jr

3,000 mangroves to restore Davao Sur town coastline

By MAYA M. PADILLO

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,000 mangrove propagules were recently planted in the coastline of My Paradise Beach Resort in Barangay Tuban, Sta. Cruz Davao del Sur , which was devastated by huge monsoon waves.

The mangrove planting activity was led by San Miguel Brewery (SMB) Inc. in collaboration with Barangay Tuban and the local government of Sta. Cruz.

Management and employees of SMB, barangay of�icials, and residents of Sta. Cruz planted the 600 meters mangrove site in the coastline of the said resort with mangrove propagules.

“Dito sa Sta. Cruz, nakapagtanim kami ng 2,500 mangrove propagules last

year, in the same month.

Masaya kami dahil sa loob ng isang taon, nung binalik-balikan namin siya marami ang nabuhay rough estimate was around 85% to 90%. Kaso last week, narinig nyo rin ang nakakalungkot na sinapit ng ating mga kababayan sa coastal area nasira ang kanilang mga kabahayan dahil sa monsoon waves kaya ang aming survival rate of 85% to 90% weeks ago, naging 28% na lang as

of ngayon. But still we are grateful na may nabuhay,” said Jovic Bernardo, SMB Davao HR manager.

The monsoon waves that hit the barangay in the previous weeks not only destroyed the mangrove trees but the breakwaters and seawall as well.

“May we all continue to do that something that we are very much capable of doing paigtingin pa natin ang ating pag-aalaga sa ating Inang Kalikasan,” Mr. Bernardo said.

The mangrove planting was part of SMB’s planting and growing trees program called “Trees Brew Life-Buhayin ang Kalikasan Project”.

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DND calls on youth to serve country

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UNSUNG HEROES. A mother, who works as street sweeper, goes to work with her young daughter in tow along San Pedro Street in Davao City on Monday. Mothers are considered unsung heroes because they are the most selfless, protective and tireless people in the world. Lean Daval Jr

Now on its 10th year, the program conducts nine separate tree planting activities in different locations across the company’s areas of operations.

“But our contribution to the success of this program is miniscule compared to the threat of climate change and global warming now in our midst. Typhoons are much stronger now during rainy season while temperatures during the summer continue to reach new heights. It is therefore imperative for the private sector to devote its resources to programs seeking to mitigate the impact of climate change like tree growing

he Department of National Defense (DND) on Monday urged all Filipinos, particularly the youth, to heed calls to serve the country.

“I, therefore, enjoin every Filipino to heed the call to serve our country, especially the youth who are our tomorrow’s hope,” Defense Secretary Del�in Lorenzana said in his message in line with the observance of National Heroes Day. The DND chief said that it is the duty and responsibility of everyone to teach the youth love of country and service to the Filipino people.

“One good way to instill and nurture love of country is through the Reserve Of�icers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Program in our school system. I believe that ROTC can teach our youths leadership, discipline, respect for authority and service to coun-

try,” he pointed out.

Also, the DND chief reminded everyone that love of country is the foundation, upon which, the Philippines was created.

“The act of de�iance against foreign domination by our forefathers despite overwhelming odds planted the seed of Filipino nationhood that evolved to become what we are now,” Lorenzana stressed.

This is proven today by Filipino troops who valiantly put their lives in the line of �ire and addressing all threats 24 hours a day so that all Filipinos can live in peace, he added.

This is also in honor of all heroes who are instrumental in obtaining freedom for the country, he added.

“The highest tribute we can give our heroes is to perpetuate their legacy by en-

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REVISED CONCESSION AGREEMENT. The Davao International Airport will be developed, operated and managed by Chelsea Logistics. The Department of Transportation (DoTr) is currently reviewing the revised draft Concession Agreement (CA) in line with the company’s proposal to rehabilitate the Davao International Airport (DIA). Lean Daval Jr

Mati eyes more tourist arrivals

By MAYA M. PADILLO

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ati City Mayor Michelle Rabat is eyeing asts.

Summer Frolic every include water treatment accountability because Tourism Of�icer summer, skimfest every must in place. She also good governance is good to increase tourist arrivals by enhancing internation- said there is a certain politics and the services the services of various tourist attrac- Dashiel Indelible Jr said October,

"De�initely I want it increase but not just for the beach. We have nature, trekking, forest parks while enforcing conservation because we dont want it to be like Boracay," Rabat said in an interview.

Based on the data of the City Tourism, Trade and Industry Division of the Of�ice of the May-

or, Mati City recorded a tourist arrival of 146,000 for the period of January to July 2019.

Dahican Beach is considered as Mati City's top destination for foreign and domestic tourists.

It's long extensive sandy beach and strong waves made Dahican a sur�ing haven for sur�ing and skimboarding enthusi-

MinDA meets airline chiefs, fruit farmers associations

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aguio City, Aug. 25 - Following the dramatic response of Baguio City and Northern Luzon consumers to the �irst Fruit Festival here, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will meet with the heads of the Airline companies �lying the Davao City - Clark Airport on Wednesday morning in Davao City.

The MinDA will negotiate with the airline companies for a cargo allocation in their Davao-Manila, DavaoClark or even Davao-Cebu or Davao-Iloilo routes for the shipment of products from Mindanao.

The airlines will also be asked for a special cargo price as part of their support for the development of Mind-

anao.

In the afternoon of the same day, of�icers of the different fruit farmers associations will also be invited to a meeting with the Trade and Investments of�ice of MinDA to discuss the availability of supplies.

The fruits would include perishable items like Rambutan, Lanzones, Marang, Mangosteen, Pineapple and Papaya.

Other fruits like Pomelo, Durian and banana could be transported by trucks from Mindanao which takes three days.

MinDA is validating the volume of fruit production from Mindanao as it intends to forge trading arrangements with other local government units in Luzon and the Visayas.

he has no speci�ic number of surfers and skimboarders, but the number is increasing.

Indelible said visitors not only go to Dahican to surf or skimboard but also to enjoy various activities in the beach such as Summerfun in Dahican in the months of April and May with featured events like simboarding, sur�ing, beach volleyball, and frisbee;

al coastal clean-up of the scubasurero every September; and special events like duahtlon, bancarera, diving, swimfest, among others.

In line with Mayor Rabat’s goal of increasing tourist arrivals is enforcing the law to preserve Dahican. She advised businessmen that before they start constructing facilities they must ensure that amenities that

level for the buildings to follow.

Rabat added that she will also ensure peace and order will be strictly implemented in the city.

Tourism and security are among priorities of the city mayor. Other priorities include transparency and accountability, social services, health, agriculture and education.

"Transparency and

Minda Secretary Manny Piñol (second from left) with other government officials in Baguio City.

will be delivered to the people. We also focus on health. The biggest bulk of the budget next year will be for health. Then the social services kasi madami ang nangangailangan ng assistance.

Ipaabot natin yun. Agriculture is also that one sector na medyo sa palagay ko bibigyan natin ng focus dahil marami tayong mangingisda and farmers," she said.

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Two years after the war

By ADAM B. MORRELL

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wo years after the Marawi Siege, remnants of the tragic war that killed more than a thousand people including extrimists, government forces and civilians, is still visible.

The battle ground which is now called the Most Affected Area (MAA) remained devastated.

Traces of bullets that pierced through the walls of houses and establishments, yanked off ceilings, and demolished infrastructures caused by military aircrafts are among the remains of the war barely visible to the naked eye.

In the MAA, no one is around except from military forces guarding the area.

It came to a point that the majority tagged Marawi as "ghost city."

Marawi City Mayor Majul Gandamra, however, broke his silence to end the stigma.

“Marawi is not a ghost city."

"People should look around, the MAA is just 25 hectares of the whole city, look around we are there, people

are alive, people has returned to their normal routine, we are people-we are not ghost,” an emotional mayor said.

The Marawi mayor, however, said economic activity in the city is coming back as more sectors have been cleared by the military.

"This is a testament that we are slowly recovering from the scars of a �ierce battle," Gandamra said.

Gandamra said that the ongoing rehabilitation projects inside and outside the MAA or the "ground zero" are proof that the city "will rise again."

"24 months to move in from the rubble is not enough.

Losing loved ones, devastated loved and shattered dreams cannot be undone in two years. What is paramount is the love to live a new life with a hope of a strengthened community which is based on everyone's support and cooperation," Gandamra said.

He added that the ongoing recovery of "unexploded ordnance" (UXO) and the demolition of properties have contributed to the delay in the

rehabilitation time frame.

Gandamra stressed that safety and security is the utmost consideration in the clearing operations.

But even while rehabilitation is ongoing, some projects, which were just a dream before are now realities. These are the �lood control project right before the Mapandi bridge at the center of Marawi and the (dream road) diversion from from Saquiran town to the Poblacion of Marawi City, the mayor said.

The diversion road earned a monicker because no one would believe that the promised road by the late Lanao sel Sur Govenor Mamintal Alonto Adiong Sr. will be realized.

Saguiran town, which used to be a sleeping town is now gaining economic activity since the temporary shelter of the displaced families is located in Sagonsongan village, which is boundary of Marawi and Saguiran town.

The safety A report made by Project Rise dated August 8, 2019 showed that a total of 330 explosive remnants of war

(ERW) were recovered and were already neutralized and disposed.

Project Rise, is a government body tasked in the rehabilitation of Marawi City.

A total 70 UXOs were also recovered mostly by the

members of debris management in coordination with Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) . Six of which were exploded and detonated while 42 others are for detection and recovery.

Sectors 1, 2 and 3 are 99 percent cleared of UXOs while Sector 5 is already 80 percent cleared.

The consent The mayor said the refusal of some property owners to allow the demolition of their properties also contributed to the delays in the rehabilitation “getting their consent took so long, because most of them are not residing here while others has yet to decide what to do with the space.

Gandamra said residents were allowed to visit their properties to assess with the help of government agencies whether it can still be repaired or be demolished.

As of August 7, Project Rise reported that a total of 2,804 property owners have already issued consent and are due for demolition.

Government have already demolished a total of 1,875 structures and 1,720 of which already cleared with debris.

Project Rise recorded a total of 5,403 actual structures in the nine affected sectors in the city.

Project Rise reported a 52.48 percent accomplishment as of July 31, 2019 based on the timeline of Marawi's rehabilitation.

As scheduled the dates of reentry: Sec 1 - end of July; Sec 2/3-end of august; Sec 4/5end of Sept; Sec 6/7- end of Oct and Sec 8 and 9 - end of Nov. Eric Ybañez the Marawi rehab project engineer from the NHA said they are working as scheduled “We are doing as planned and with caution because we cannot compromise the security of the people.”

A stronger Marawi rising Gandamra said these developments will never happen without the help of government.

"We are hurt if people in Manila said Marawi is a ghost city. We are slowly building our lives back. We were never abandoned by government.

President Duterte made true his promise to rebuild Marawi," Gandamra said.

Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Counicl (HUDCC) chair Eduardo del Rosario said “the government is not sleeping, we are doing as planned with the support of the people.”

Hasmina Dipatuan, an of�icial of Mindanao State

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EDITORIAL

Rewards system in sports Sports, in amateur terms, used to be just about winning medals. For athletes, the medal is worth everything.

Things have changed.

Amateur athletes today receive incentives in cash or property for their winning performance.

A case in point is the incentives program for Davao City athletes which has just been amped by the city government. Athletes who bring pride and honor to Davao City by winning medals in competitions will be rewarded with higher cash incentives. The new incentives program was pushed by Vice Mayor Baste Duterte who is himself a sportsman.

Indeed, it takes one to know one.

Under VM Baste’s new incentives program, every athlete who wins a gold medal award in international competitions will receive P30,000 while the silver medalist receives P20,000 and bronze medalists get P10,000. For the winners in national sporting events, the gold medalists will receive P12,000, silver medalists P10,000 and bronze medalists P8,000. For local events,

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athletes who win the gold will get P10,000; P8,000 for silver medalists; and P5,000 for bronze medalists.

While the system of giving rewards for sporting achievements is a good motivation for athletes, it also opens up the spectre of do-everything-formoney mindset. Hence, the possibilities of cheating and doping cannot be ruled out.

The lure of money also results to internal squabbles in sports associations of a similar sports discipline. In our Olympic setup, this is the NSA-Olympic Committee representation issue. Sports associations have come at odds in some sports as a result of competing for the right or representation in a particular sport.

It is not wrong to give cash incentives. However, the city can also come up with innovations in the incentives scheme like sports equipment giving scholarships, school supplies and equipment other than just giving money.

Exposing very young athletes to the lure of money may end up to be promoting a wicked sporting culture.

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FRED C. LUMBA SPECKS OF LIFE

JUSTIFYING THE UNJUSTIFIED The Filipino nation arose as one in furious anger after reports were �loated in the grapevine that convicted rapist and murderer Antonio Sanchez was scheduled to be paroled and released any day.

Sanchez, the mop-haired erstwhile town mayor of Calauan, Laguna, was charged and convicted in 1995 for the 1993 rape-slaying of Eileen Sarmenta and friend Allan Gomez who were both students of UP Los Banos.

RA 10592 otherwise known as the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) edict was enacted in 2013 and signed into law by ex-president Noynoy Aquino is the basis for the reported grant of the parole to Sanchez.

The ex-mayor was convicted and sentenced for seven counts of reclusion perpetua (life sentence) for which he was to suffer the maximum of

forty years of jail detention.

The GCTA enables prisoners who have proven good behavior during their jail time to be considered for parole and release.

Anyway, let us not concern ourselves too much on the legal side.

I would rather that, as a layman, tackle the morality of the issue, speci�ically the case of Sanchez who, as his BUCOR records say, did n ot prove to be credibly deserving and worthy of the clemency.

He has been proven to be living a luxurious lifestyle, enjoying the comfortable amenities that his social status brings. He dressed differently in a collared polo shirt, had an “alalay” with umbrella in hand, serving as a bodyguard and valet.

Why was Sanchez allowed by prison authorities to circumvent the penal provisions

of his sentence right under their very noses? Were they not negligent in their duties?

Did they not do inspection rounds as required by their functions and responsibilities?

And yet, there seems to be so much quiet from within the walls of BUCOR even if the whole nation has already expressed an avalanche of an outrage, demanding that Sanchez suffer the total extent of his conviction.

This is the immorality that bewitches us, an immorality that is being swept under the rug so that a veneer of cleanliness, of immaculateness, may be seen, if not perceived.

The gruesome rape-slay, as news dispatches during the time described it, was like a scene in a crime movie where the hapless victim, pleading to be spared, was mercilessly preyed upon and assaulted sexually.

After his devilish lust was satiated, the rapist allowed his henchmen to “partake” of the “food” and then gave further instructions to get rid of the body, together with her male companion.

At the time Sanchez and his cohorts were being tried, my blood was boiling. As a parent, I grimaced at the thought of a young, helpless girl yelling, her hands tied and her body naked, begging for mercy.

You can picture the scene and it will, no doubt, make your blood boil too.

Sanchez is a moneyed person. His family is af�luent both in wealth and in power. I am not alluding that his money might be buying his way to freedom.

Under our present cultural and political set up, anything does happen.

It is well and good that

from the top of the leaderboard, Pres. Duterte himself has voiced his public opposition to Sanchez’ rumored release.

DOJ Sec. Meynard Guevarra has likewise seconded the presidential position.

Legal experts say the GCTA law does not apply to Sanchez because he committed a heinous crime and that he had not really exhibited a consistently good behavior which should be accredited to him. The Supreme Court has also ruled that the law be made retroactive.

Who and what will prevail?

Perhaps this quotation from Martin Luther King may serve to enlighten the issue.

He said: “Not only will we have to repent for the sins of bad people; but we also will have to repent for the appalling silence of good people.”

HENRYLITO D. TACIO THINK ON THESE!

CHRISTIANITY AND KARMA “Karma is nothing but the Law of Cause and Effect operating in the real of human life and bringing about adjustments between an individual and other individuals whom he has affected by his thoughts, emotions and actions.” – I.K. Taimni *** The permanent thing in this world, so goes a popular saying, is change.

In his social media account, a close friend posted this statement: “Change is necessary for a better life.

The same things will happen repeatedly until you learn this law. This is karma’s way of telling you that you have a lesson to learn before change will occur.”

What caught my attention was the word “karma.” From the statement above, you get a gist that the philosophy of karma is “closely associated with the idea of rebirth; it is commonly taught in many schools of Indian religions (speci�ically Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism), Shintoism and Taoism” (Wikipedia).

Karma, which comes from Sanskrit word, is the executed “deed,” “work,” “action,” or “act.” It is also the “object” or “intent.” In her German book, Wilhelm Halbfass explains karma by contrasting it with another Sanskrit word “kriya.”

Wikipedia explains: “The

word ‘kriya’ is the activity along with the steps and effort in action, while ‘karma’ is the executed action as a consequence of that activity, as well as the intention of the actor behind an executed action or a planned action. A good action creates good karma, as does good intent. A bad action creates bad karma, as does bad intent.”

Editor-in-chief Antonio M. Ajero says that as a Christian, he doesn’t believe in “gaba,” the Bisayan term for karma.

Cebu Dictionary de�ines gaba as “punishment which comes as a natural consequence of some transgressions, especially a moral transgression.”

Thus, we often hear someone saying: “Ang iyang sakit mauy gaba nga gihatag sa Ginoo.” (His sickness is the punishment which the Lord imposed on him).

Lillian C. Garcia, in a paper published by the University of San Carlos Publications, took a closer look at this gaba phenomenon among Filipinos. It is “a �irst, exploratory study of the content of gaba as it is understood among Cebuano speakers.”

When people talk about gaba, it centers on the concepts of “curse” or “divine retribution.” “Is gaba something brought on by a curse uttered by a person?” Garcia wondered. “And if we must

understand it as divine retribution, what brings it on?

That it does not mean ‘curse’ in the sense of an imprecation uttered by somebody is suggested by the fact that this is usually rendered by the Cebuano term ‘tunglo’ not ‘gaba.’ “‘Gaba,’ on the other hand, may strike people without anybody’s uttering a curse, as if by some law of nature, for any misdeed they may have committed,” wrote Garcia in her paper, “Some Observations on the Gaba Phenomenon.”

The Philippines is considered the only Christian country in Asia. So why does some Filipinos believe in karma?

Is it because they subscribe to the idea that “what goes around comes around”? ary Jo Meadow says karma is akin to “Christian notions of sin and its effects.”

She explains that the Christian teaching on a Last Judgement according to one’s charity is a teaching on karma.

Christianity also teaches morals such as one reaps what one sows (read Galatians 6:7) and live by the sword, die by the sword (Matthew 26:52).

However, most Christian scholars pointed out that the concept of Last Judgement is different from karma. “Karma is an ongoing process that occurs every day in one’s life while Last Judgement is a one-

time review at the end of life.”

Reincarnation is taught by true believers in karma. “Reincarnation is the rebirth of the soul in a new body,” explains Jeff Shirley, a Christian pastor and author of “Are Karma and Christianity Compatible?”

“Depending on the religion or particular philosophy, the soul can make an appearance as another person, animal or plant as it makes it way to an eventual escape from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.

“Since every action must be rewarded and most do not get fully compensated in this lifetime, it makes it a necessity for a person to return again and again to satisfy the karma that is coming to them,” Shirley continued.

The Bible does not teach about reincarnation but resurrection. “We don’t have multiple chances to get it right if we don’t do it in this life,” Shirley wrote. “And when we die, we don’t come back as an insect or a cow. Nor do we become a different person. The writer of Hebrews informs us: ‘And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement (Hebrews 9:27).’”

Shirley also talked about the law of harvest (the reaping and sowing), from which most people equate the Christian worldview of karma. “The Christian teaching is that God

created all things and that He placed within nature and the spiritual realm a law that cannot be broken without consequences. That law is the law of the harvest,” he explained.

However, there are things that need to be clari�ied with this law. “The �irst is that you reap what you sow. If you sow apples, you don’t get pears.

You will get apples. Negatively, if you plant thorns and thistles, that is what you will get as well.

“Secondly, you reap more than what you sow. You plant one apple seed and you will receive multiple apples.

“Thirdly, sowing and reaping are proportional. If you sow sparingly you reap sparingly. If you bountifully, you will reap bountifully.

“Finally, you reap later than you sow. A farmer cannot expect to get a crop a day after he plants the seed. It takes time and cultivation in order to reap an abundant harvest.”

Shirley’s conclusion: “When all is said and done, it is God who is the perfect and holy judge of all the earth. He will see that righteousness is rewarded and that sin is punished. When we cite karma as the force that will do these things, we are taking the glory away from the One who alone deserves our fear and our praise.” – ###

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AIRPORT... FROM1 "Once it is reviewed by NEDA -ICC and then once everything is okay, the next step is its approval," he said.

Under the proposal, Chelsea Logistics forecasts passenger traf�ic to hit 15.5 million by 2050. In 2018, DIA throughput was 4.4 million passengers.

The rehabilitation aims to increase international traf�ic thus the proponent plans to partner with an airport operator with an international network to

facilitate new-route development by working with the government to develop new routes within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

Covering an area of 209 hectares, proposed developments for DIA include a parallel taxiway, recon�iguration and expansion of the passenger terminal building, land-side and airside improvements, and introduction of new airport technology.

DND... FROM3 The development will be executed in three phases, with Phase 1 targeted to start next year covering the rehabilitation and expansion of the passenger terminal building and the construction of a new cargo terminal building, among others.

Meanwhile, the city's business sector has earlier urged government to fasttrack the rehabilitation of the airport here as more direct international �lights

are expected to be established.

Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) President Arturo M. Milan said the chamber is working on the establishment of direct �lights to and from Japan, Manado, and Kota Kinabalu.

Existing direct international �lights at the Davao airport are to and from Singapore, Hong Kong, and Jinjiang in China.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City

BDO UNIBANK, INC., Mortgagee, - versus EJF-REM CASE NO. 17,442-19 SPS. RAMIL AZARCON PRADO and JONALYN BAQUIANO PRADO, /Debtors/Mortgagors.

SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS), Mortgagee, - versus EJF-REM CASE NO. 17,437-19 HELEN C. NAD, married to VICENTE P. NAD, Mortgagor/s.

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

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Upon extra-judicial petition sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the above-mentioned mortgagee against SPOUSES RAMIL AZARCON PRADO AND JONALYN BAQUIANO PRADO with postal address at: 1.) UNIT 523 BUILDING 1, VERDON PARC, ECOLAND DRIVE COR. PEACOCK STREET, ECOLAND, BARANGAY MATINA, DAVAO CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR & 2.) LOT NOS. 3 & 28, BLOCK 4, BARANGAY CENTRAL, MATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTAL and 3.) DON LUIS VILLAGE, POBLACION MATI, DAVAO ORIENTAL, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness as of July 15, 2019, the Subject Obligation has amounted to PESOS: THREE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY SIX and 01/100 (Php3,879,456.01), Philippine Currency, including interests and penalties and plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder to CASH and/or Manager’s Check and in Philippine Currency, the following real property with all its improvements found thereon particularly described below, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 146-2018001498

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee Social Security System against HELEN C. NAD, married to VICENTE P. NAD, with postal address at LOT 21, BLK. 9, #5921 CASOY ST, STO. DOMINGO VILLAGE II, PAMPANGA, DAVAO CITY, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of May 31, 2019 amounts to Php=2,392,132.68, Philippine Currency, including interest thereon, penalties and other charges and plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale, the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder to CASH and/or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property/ies mentioned and described below together with all its improvements found thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-124478 “A parcel of land (Lot 21, Blk. 9, xxx, Psd-11-019040), situated in the Barrio of Pampanga, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) SQUARE METERS, more or less xxx.”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

UNIT DESCRIPTION UNIT NO. UNIT AREA BALCONY/GARDEN AREA/LEDGE SERVICE AREA TOTAL AREA OWNER ADDRESS

:UNIT B - 2BR INNER UNIT : 523 : 52.63 : 4.37 : 3.60 : 60.60 : SPS. RAMIL AZARCON PRADO AND JONALYN BAQUIANO PRADO : UNIT 523, MARTEL BUILDING, VERDON PARC, ECOLAND DRIVE CORNER PEACOCK ST., ECOLAND SUBD., DAVAO CITY

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on OCTOBER 24, 2019 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the herein above-described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, August 19, 2019.

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on October 24, 2019 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described real property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, August 19, 2019.

For ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER – the OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff

For ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER – the OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff

(sgd.) JULITO J. ANGGOT Sheriff IV

(sgd.) NICOLAS L. SUMAPIG Sheriff IV

suring that their good deeds are not forgotten but instead perpetuated and emulated,” the DND chief emphasized.

As this develops, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it is joining the entire country in commemorating National Heroes’ Day. “The activities that we’ve prepared for today, especially the wreath-laying at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, are simple but �itting tributes to our country’s countless

heroes, both named and unnamed,” AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Benjamin Madrigal, Jr., said.

And while the nation honors the men and women who have made the ultimate sacri�ice for the country’s freedom and independence, he said the annual commemoration also reminds every Filipinos that the challenge continues and that everyone must do their share to protect and defend the Philippines’ way of life.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11th Judicial Region Branch 54, Davao City IN RE: PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF MINOR CHILD DANIEL ROSARIAL a.k.a ANTONIO SEBASTIAN BASAN, ANTONIO FLORES BASAN, Petitioner,

R-DVO-19-02534-SP

FOR: PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF MINOR CHILD etc.

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ORDER Petitioner filed a verified petition praying that he be allowed to adopt as his own son, DANIEL ROSARIAL also known as ANTONIO SEBASTIAN BASAN, minor, who was born on April 17, 2008 in Digos, Davao del Sur, that the proposed adoptee was living with the Petitioner since the former was eleven (11) months old; In the Case and Home Study Report previously filed by Regional Director Mercedita P. Jabagat/Grace Marie R. Canoy – Social Welfare Assistant dated August 7, 2019, she favorably recommended the adoption of the said child by the petitioners.

WHEREFORE, let the petition be set for hearing on November 18, 2019 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at which date and time, all persons concerned may appear to show cause, if any, why the prayer in the petition shall not be granted.

The Preliminary Conference for the marking of exhibits is on October 23, 2019 at 2:30 in the afternoon before the Branch Clerk of Court.

Let this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the City and three (3) provinces of Davao, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.

The Petitioners are further directed to furnish the Solicitor General with a copy of the petition and the latter is directed to appear for the State.

Notify all parties concerned and the Solicitor General through this Order.

SO ORDERED. Davao City, Philippines, August 7, 2019. (sgd.) DANTE A. BAGUIO Presiding Judge

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City

EJF-REM CASE NO. 17,385-19

SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS), Mortgagee, - versus EJF-REM CASE NO. 17,386-19 ADELFA S. RIO, Mortgagor/s.

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SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS), Mortgagee, - versus EJF-REM CASE NO. 17,378-19 VIRGINIA ABIAN, married to Rizalde Abian, Sr., Mortgagor/s.

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City ALEX P. MONTAÑEZ, Mortgagee, - versus MIGUEL S. PAMINTUAN, Mortgagor/s.

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by ALEX P. MONTAÑEZ, against MIGUEL S. PAMINTUAN, with postal address at J. CAMUS EXTENSION, DAVAO CITY, to satisfy the indebtedness which the mortgagors failed and refused to pay as of June 24, 2015 in the sum of (Php192,000.00), Philippine Currency, including penalties, past due legal interest but excluding liquidated damages, attorney’s fee representing 25% of the total obligation due, other charges and expenses of foreclosure; the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder to CASH and/ or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property/ies mentioned and described below together with all its improvements found thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-420071 “A parcel of land (Lot 18 of the subdivision (LRC) Psd150935, being a portion of lot 6029-C-5-B (LRC) Psd-140341, xxx), situated in the Barrio of Tagurano, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. Containing an area of THREE HUNDRED (300) SQUARE METERS, more or less.”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on OCTOBER 3, 2019 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described real property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, July 31, 2019.

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee against the mortgagor/s ADELFA S. RIO, with postal address at Lot 6, Block 5, Catotal Subdivision, Bago Aplaya, 8000 Davao City, the indebtedness of the mortgagors as of June 1, 2019 amounts to Two Million One Hundred Seventy Four Thousand Sixty Five Pesos & 96/100 (Php2,174,065.96), Philippine Currency, including interest thereon, penalties and other charges and plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale, the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on September 5, 2019 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder to CASH and/ or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property/ies mentioned and described below together with all its improvements found thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-132884 “A parcel of land (Lot 6, Block 5, of the subdivision project Psd-11-018831, being a portion of Lot 8-B-1, (LRC) Psd116631), situated in the Barrio of Bago, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx Containing an area of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN (237) SQUARE METERS, more or less.”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on October 3, 2019 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described real property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, August 1, 2019.

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NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee Social Security System against VIRGINIA ABIAN, married to Rizalde Abian, Sr., Mortgagors, with postal address at #89 Ruby Street, Phase 2, Lot 10, Pampanga Executive Homes, Pampanga, Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness of the mortgagors as of May 1, 2019 amounts to ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY PESOS & 22/100 (Php1,161,980.22), Philippine Currency, including interest thereon, penalties and other charges and plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale, the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on September 5, 2019 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder to CASH and/or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property/ies mentioned and described below together with all its improvements found thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-116159 “A parcel of land (Lot 10, Psd-11-017374, being a portion of lot 1, Pcs-11-000711), situated in the Barrio of Pampanga, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THREE (153) SQUARE METERS, more or less xxx.”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on October 3, 2019 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described real property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, July 30, 2019.

For ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER – the OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff

For ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER – the OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff

For ATTY. FRANCISCO M. CAMPANER – the OIC Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Prov’l Sheriff

(sgd.) SANTI JULIAN G. SOLOMON Sheriff IV

(sgd.) JAY C. ESPERANZA Sheriff IV

(sgd.) SERGIO LEONARDO J. TUPAS Sheriff IV

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BEN&BEN BRINGS LIMASAWA STREET TOUR TO DAVAO

AYALA MALLS ABREEZA was packed to the rafters as it played host to the Davao leg of Ben&Ben’s Limasawa Street album tour.

The debut album of the hugely popular Filipino folkpop band, Limasawa Street was released on May 10 and made available for purchase in select Ayala Malls. Coinciding with the album release was a nationwide tour taking place in 12 Ayala Malls across the country from May 17 to August 17.

The Limasawa Street Tour ended on a high note with its final leg happening in Davao’s Abreeza on August 17—right at the height of the city’s most important celebration, the Kadayawan Festival.

Ben&Ben’s Abreeza visit began with a meet & greet session where about a hundred fans who bought copies of Limasawa Street got to get up close with the band. Following a mesmerizing opening set by up- and-coming R&B-soul singer-songwriter Bea Lorenzo, the members of Ben&Ben took the stage: twin brothers Paolo

Benjamin and Miguel Benjamin Guico on acoustic guitars and vocals, Agnes Reoma on bass, Poch Barretto on electric guitar, Keifer Cabugao on violin, Pat Lasaten on keyboard, Toni Muñoz and Andrew de Pano on percussion, and Jam Villanueva on drums. The ninepiece band swept the crowd into a frenzy as they launched into the beloved hits that have made them a mainstay on the charts, such as “Kathang Isip,” “Maybe the Night,” and “Ride Home.”

They also gave fans a taste of their musical evolution by going into the tracks off Limasawa Street, such as the recent chartbuster “Pagtingin.”

The finale performance at Abreeza caps off a tour that had previously electrified audiences in 11 other Ayala Malls nationwide; namely, Marquee Mall in Pampanga, Harbor Point in Subic, Centrio in Cagayan de Oro City, Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City, Ayala Malls Legazpi, The District Imus in Cavite, Ayala Center Cebu, Alabang Town Center in Muntinlupa City, Ayala Malls Circuit in Makati City, Solenad

in Laguna, and TriNoma in Quezon City.

The Davao leg of the Limasawa Street Tour marks Ben&Ben’s second outing at Abreeza. Their first visit to Abreeza—also their first-ever Davao show—took place in August 2018, also as part of Abreeza’s Kadayawan event lineup.

For updates and more information on Ayala Malls Abreeza events, like @AbreezaMall on Facebook and follow @abreezatweets on Twitter and @iloveabreezamall on Instagram.

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A TALE OF TWO PASSIONS

IT was an afternoon of culture and cuisine last August 23 as the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao opened an exhibit featuring works by artists from Agono and introduced their latest food offerings.

ON ART Known as the “Artists’ Haven of the East” in Angono, Rizal, Angkla Art Gallery opened its latest exhibit at the lobby of the Waterfront. Often hailed as the Arts Capital of the Philippines, Agono is home to two National Artists – Carlos “Botong” Francisco for Visual Arts and Maestro Lucio D. San Pedro for Music.

The exhibit titled, “Ang Arte ng Agono sa Davao” features works with a variety of subjects and styles by artists Dolpee Alcantara, Bong Anore, Aaron Bautista, Dino Blanco, Michael Blanco, Nogie Blanco, Totong Francisco, Jao Mapa, Nani Reyes

and Joy Vocalan-Cruz whose family founded the gallery in 2017. They are joined by Davao’s Madoline dela Rosa and Elenita Dumlao.

The exhibit is the last of three legs which brought the artists and their works to Metro Manila and Cebu. The three-day exhibition will run until August 25, 2019.

ON FOOD Together with the opening of the “Ang Arte ng Agono sa Davao” exhibit, the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao also

launched its “Crazy Rich Flavors of Asian Cuisine”, adding a Singaporean flair to the regular Café Uno spread.

The latest promotion highlights the signature recipes of Waterfront Hotels and Casinos’ very own Singaporean Chef, Alan Chan. Right off the heels of Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino’s “Singaporean

Pride” and Waterfront Airport Hotel and Casino’s “Shiok!”, the latest food event is a brand-wide initiative by Group Executive Chef Giovanni Sias to present the expertise of Waterfront’s culinary dream team.

The ceremonial launch was led by Ms. Susabel Reta, Former City Councilor and City Mayor’s Consultant on Tour-

ism; Ms. Nurainie Ampatuan, Hiyas sa Kadayawan 2019 and representative of the City Tourism Operations Office; Ms. Joy Vocalan-Cruz, Mr. Nogie Blanco and Mr. Nani Reyes of the Angkla Art Gallery; Ms. Elenita Dumlao, Davao artist; and Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao general manager Bryan Yves Lasala and director of sales and marketing Jennifer Romero.

Some dishes to look forward to include Laksa, Chili Crab and Prawn on Mantao, Hainanese Chicken, Beef Rendang and, my personal favourite) Braised Pork Belly on Deep Fried Tofu.

To contrast with the spice, try the Sago Pudding with Coconut Milk and Palm Sugar and other authentic Singaporean desserts.

The Singaporean-themed promotion is available for a nett rate of PHP950.00 beginning September 1 to 30, 2019. For inquiries, you may call Café Uno at +6382 233-2881 to 87 local 8700.

UP AND ABOUT

ARTISTS, DESIGNERS FROM ABROAD ARRIVING FOR TROPICAL ARTISTS and designers from all over the world will gather in Cebu City on September 13, 2019 to talk about how creativity and design can help make cities and communities better at the Tropical Futures Forum.

The forum that will happen in time for the celebration of the Cebu Design Week will feature 15 award-winning and worldclass guests. They will be visiting the Queen City of the South to share their work that has influ-

enced and impacted countries and neighborhoods.

“Most of it is about people’s work that has a lot of that do-it yourself spirit. You know, the kind that just says, I think this needs to be here so I would like to make it happen,” said Mark Deutsch from Happy Garaje, organizer and speaker for Tropical Futures Forum.

Aside from the talks, the Tropical Futures Forum will feature a film screening of the

movie Kusama: Infinity by Yayoi Kusama from this year’s Design Film Festival, a portfolio review

by Dan Matutina and Plus 63, and an all-women graphic design exhibit curated by graphic designer, Dang Sering.

“We got lucky we met these folks. We’re happy we became friends. Now they’re all going to be hanging out in Cebu City this September. It would be great for you to meet them too,” said Deutsch.

To be held at The Company, IT Park, Lahug, the Tropical Futures Forum is a project made possible by the partnership of DTI Philippines, Tropical Futures Institute, Happy Garaje, The Company Cebu, PRworks, Inc. and TechTalks.ph.

“Speakers from New York, Singapore, Manila, Tokyo Yamagata, and of course, Cebu will talk about their creative projects that address education, small and medium business challenges,

film, music, art, and personal creative growth. Don’t miss the chance to meet world-class creatives and learn from them by joining the Tropical Futures Forum,” said Nannette Arbon, provincial director for DTI Cebu.

Tickets are sold at 1900 pesos for professionals and 1000 pesos for students.

To register and to view the list of speakers, visit their website at https://tropicalfuturesforum. com/.

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annette Arbon (left), Chris Fussner (center), and Mark Deutsch (right) talk about how sign and creativity can help make cities and communities better during the Tropical tures Forum Press Conference last August 21, 2019 at The Company Cebu, IT Park.

ENTERTAINMENT

GMA NETWORK INTRODUCES XOXO, A NEW GENERATION OF DIVAS GET READY to meet a new roster of powerhouse performers as GMA Network introduces their newest all-female quartet composed of Riel, Dani, Lyra, and Mel collectively known as XOXO. Young, fresh and raring to show what they’ve got, the group can take you way up high with their chandelier breaking vocals but can get you dancing as well with the latest R&B hits.

Coming from the original singing competition ‘The Clash,’ these promising artists will combine talent and edgy personalities, with such irresistible harmony to its audience.

Riel, who hails from Cagayan de Oro, has come a long way after the competition. She will showcase her superb vocals and strong yet lovable personality as XOXO’s “The Diva.”

A proud Cebuana, Dani is “Fierce and Sexy.” Her sultry looks and grooves will surely take your

breath away.

Meanwhile, Lyra will make her presence known as the “Tough Girl.” This Davaoeña is set to bring her graceful attitude to the group with every sizzling performance.

Mel will be the soul of the group as the “Sweet Girl.” She will make her hometown Bulacan proud as she will pour her heart and soul out in each performance.

XOXO is set to release their own single soon under GMA Music.

Make sure to catch their grand launch this Saturday, August 24, 10:00 PM on GMA’s Studio 7.

Get ready for lots of love and kisses plus loads of talent!

Follow them on Instagram and Twitter (@xoxo_gma) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/XOXOGMA.) #XOXO

BORN TO BE WILD HOSTS RENEW CONTRACT WITH GMA BORN TO BE WILD hosts and expert veterinarians Doc Ferds Recio and Doc Nielsen Donato recently renewed their commitment to GMA Network and to the environment in a contract signing held last August 14.

Present during the signing were GMA Network Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Felipe L. Gozon, Senior Vice President for News and Public Affairs Marissa L. Flores, and Senior Assistant Vice President for Public Affairs Arlene Carnay.

Corporate Affairs and Communications Vice President Angela Javier Cruz, Corporate Communications Assistant Vice President Jojo Aquio, and Born to be Wild Senior Program Manager Angeli Atienza were also at the event.

Atty. Gozon lauded the program’s dedication to the environment, commending Doc Ferds and Doc Nielsen’s expertise as well. “Si Doc

Ferds at si Doc Nielsen [ay] hindi lamang beterinaryo, kundi beteranong TV personalities. Sila lang ang merong ganitong program sa television sa atin at ang makalabindalawang taon sila ay nagpapatunay na talagang top-rating ang kanilang program at maraming awards ang dalawang ‘yan,” he said.

The Born to be Wild hosts greatly appreciated having no less than Atty.

Gozon gracing their contract signing with the Network.

“Born to Be Wild is a specialized show and there’s a niche for this type of show. There’s a need also for a program like this and ‘yun ang advocacy [namin].

Nagpapasalamat kami na binigyan [kami] ng pagkakataon na gumawa ng ganitong palabas na nagfo-focus sa environment natin,” Doc Nielsen shared.

The country’s pioneer environmental program, Born to be Wild premiered on the Ka-

puso Network in 2007 to provide environmental awareness to viewers of all ages. It tackles various topics on nature, wildlife, and the critical issues facing the environment in line with the network’s “Kapuso ng Kalikasan” advocacy. The GMA Public Affairs-produced show is also contributing

to thousands of lifesaving animal treatments and wildlife rescues over the years.

Watch more stories on the environment and continued public service from the country’s leading nature and wildlife show Born to be Wild every Sunday, 9 am on GMA -7.

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LOSE YOURSELF IN THE ULTIMATE PARTY EXPERIENCE SONY introduces five new models to its high-power audio range with the MHC-V82D, MHC-V72D, MHC-V42D, MHC-V02.

Encapsulating audio The new line-up features high power audio systems capable of filling even large party spaces, thanks to 360-degree sound and a new Jet Bass Booster. The new Jet Bass Booster, available on the V82D, V72D, V42D and V02, creates clear and deep, space filling bass thanks to a carefully designed tapered speaker duct shape. This means that air velocity is faster, and the bass is projected further with even more impact.

With 360-degree sound on the V82D and V72D, you can enjoy a fully encapsulating sound experience. Each speaker is engineered with rear tweeters, angled speakers and a spread sound generator so everyone can enjoy the same sound expe-

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LIVE SOUND mode has also been introduced to the V82D, V72D and V42D so you can re-experience the memories of seeing your favorite artists live. This mode creates a wider sound stage thanks to Digital Signal Processing technology, producing three-dimensional

sound which puts you in the thick of the music.

Let there be light The V82D and V72D speakers boast a 360-degree party light to light up the night. This means that the whole space is lit with immersive lighting.

The V42D can brighten smaller party spaces with its new

sure to enjoy these fun music and voice effects.

Bring people together with the added features on the Fiestable app. You can challenge your friends and family to the Taiko game and put your rhythm to the test. With the new ranking function now available, compete and see who can win the highest score.

You can turn your smartphone into a party light via the Fiestable app to correspond with the lighting on your VOL.12 VOL.12 IS speaker. There is no limit to the number of smartphones that can connect, so you can recrewider-angle party lights. All ate an arena atmosphere at your three models’ lighting syncs to party. the beat, creating an incredible The addition of voice control ambience at your party. means you can engage your speaker via theJULY Fiestable app.

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University said: “You can see many housing units here inside the teachers Village here in Marawi, dumarami ang pumupunta dito, makita nya.. tingnan nyo ang paligid, iba na ang Marawi ngayon, natutuwa kami dahil may military na, sana huwag na silang kukunin dito sa Marawi.”

“Those saying that Marawi is a ghost city are people not from Marawi, it hurts us, we are here we are not ghosts, we do not understand why they speak in our behalf to tell lies, they should stay and live here, so they will know, we are here,” she added.

For Concepcion Semante, 62, who once enjoy the booming business inside the Marawi Commercial Complex, the Marawi siege is a lesson learned. “We lost our business, but we will rise again, magaan na sa loob namin na babalik na kami, I am happy at makaplano na kami ano ang dapat na gagawin sa aming lupain,naka-phobia dahil sa nangyari pero natoto na kami.

I am happy, magaan na sa loob, makita na namin ang bahay namin, puede na kaming magsimula, kabuhayan namin nawala, pero babangon kami.”

Rebuilding Marawi The government did not turn its back against Marawi people, in fact, NHA Manager Marcelino Escalada is always here, he makes sure that everything is properly coordinated and is done according to the plan which they presented during the public hearing last April, the mayor said.

“Hindi kami pinabayaan ni President (Rodrigo) Duterte, lahat ng gusto niya pinapaabot sa amin ni Mr. Escalada, at lahat nga stakeholders kinoconsulta,” he added.

The National Housing Authority (NHA) made through the President's promise of rebuilding the city.

The mayor said there are delays in the rehabilitation because certain protocols and processes have to be observed to keep everybody secure and safe.

Recently, NHA and Marawi City led the groundbreaking for the construction of the 2,000 permanent shelters that are set for completion in March 2020.

The 2,000 housing units will be built in the 39-hectare land that will cater to 2,000 families, the land was purchased by the NHA which will also undertake the land development while the construction will be �inanced by the San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Foundation.

National Housing Authority General Manager and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Secretary-General Marcelino Escalada assured that rehabilitation timeline remains on target.

“The instruction of the President is clear, the NHA works on the temporary shelter and permanent houses, for us also to supervise the debris management, we have the marching order and we are working as scheduled,” Esca-

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE STATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late AURELIA AGAD ACOSTA who died on July 24, 2003 at Sto.Tomas, Davao del Norte Philippines, has been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE executed among her heirs, per Doc. No.216; PageNo.44; Book No.CLII Series of 2014, of the NOTARY PUBLIC ANGELA A. LIBRADO

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lada emphasized.

According to Escalada funds were only released on 2018 into the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) to �inance the rehabilitation and restoration of Marawi after the assessments of the area.

NHA was to build temporary and permanent shelters in Marawi, aside from clearing the area of explosives and debris.

The process of rehabilitation of Marawi City "must be structurally sound and culturally sensitive” Escalada said.

Del Rosario has assured the people of Marawi that his agency will give �lesh to the government’s promise.

Establishing a new Marawi is a big challenge not only to the government but also to the Meranaws especially, as a new edi�ice will rise from the ruins of war which killed many.

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Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late DESIDERIO S. GENERALE who died on July 14, 2013 at Tagum City, Davao del Norte Philippines, has been the subject of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE executed among his heirs, per Doc. No.271; PageNo.56; Book No.6 Series of 2019, of the NOTARY PUBLIC ROLAND A. REYES

pared to simplify the loan and approval processes of the applications.

“Red tape and voluminous requirements will shy away the farmers in going to the banks. One request we made to the leadership of LBP is to bring to the board next week the ease of doing business by simplifying the loan process and approval process as soon as possible,” he stressed.

Apart from the onetime loan program, DA also allotted PHP7 billion to the National Food Authority (NFA) for the procurement of ‘palay’ from the local producers.

“One way for them to buy more is what we called accelerated roll-over scheme. They can buy lots of it over a period of time,” Dar explained.

Dar said DA is now

working with local of�icials to encourage them to provide a ‘bagsakan’ (whole sale market) for the farmers to send their farm produce.

“We are putting up this measure para maibsan ang kahirapan nila (to ease their burden),” Dar said.

Dar, meanwhile, promised to accelerate the rolling out of the RTL’s Rice Competitiveness Enhance-

ment Fund (RCEF).

“Tarif�ication is already there, the RCEF is the program to make it possible for the rice farmers to be more productive competitive and prosperous,” he said.

The PHP10-billion RCEF aims to also help the farmers and to �inance agricultural modernization programs which seen to address the negative impact of RTL. (PNA)

initiatives,” said Engineer Wilfredo R. Camaclang, Davao plant manager.

In support of the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources’ (DENR’s) Expanded National Greening Project that aims to reforest unproductive, denuded, and degraded forestlands and mangrove areas, SMB has breached the one million mark of planting trees un-

der Trees Brew Life Project.

“In coordination with DENR, LGUs, NGOs and people’s organizations we will focus on re-greening parks and communal areas and adopt forest parks so that we will have more green spaces where our families can commune with nature,” Mr. Camaclang said.

He assured that they will think of the ways to

sustain what they have started, while continue expand program by engaging in tree-growing activities, revisiting areas where they have already conducted greening initiatives and undertaking pocket environmental projects in new areas with program partners.

Trees Brew Life project also aims to protect, preserve, and rehabilitate forest covers in both urban

and rural settings and aid in regenerating mangrove areas in coastal communities.

The project also ensures the availability of water supply in the communities where the company operates. Aside from environmental concerns, SMB is also actively involved in programs that promote education, health, and basic services and livelihood.

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"We have the blueprint, the new one, this is drawn of the consultations and discussion with Marawi residents and stakeholders, it is craft from the culture of Meranaws and we agree on it," Escalada stressed.

Gandamra said the Teachers Village inside the MSU is a testament that Meranaw’s are one in rebuilding their city.

"So how are we a ghost city?" the mayor added.

The mayor also stressed

the big help of the soldiers presence and the martial law.

"Now we know everybody getting inside Marawi," the mayor said.

In September 2016, Duterte promised “A stronger Marawi will rise again.”

The country's Islamic capital was no besiege by the �ivemonth long armed con�lict between government forces and elements of the rebel Maute group and gunmen af�iliated with the Islamic State (IS).

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The quarterly monitoring was initiated by the DENR12 and the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) of the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape to track down developments and day-to-day undertaking of establishments within the bay.

The team is composed of personnel from the DENR-Of�ice of the Protected Area Superintendent, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Environmental Conservation and Protection Center-Sarangani and the City Environment and Natural Resources Of�ice here.

Dr. Sabdullah Abubacar, DENR-12 regional executive director, said the latest monitoring showed that Sarangani Bay remains a key marine biodiversity area and should be properly protected, especially in terms of the proliferation of potentially hazardous wastes.

He reiterated the need for local stakeholders to continue working together to improve its ecosystem.

"DENR alone cannot protect (it). We have to synergize our work and activities to help and preserve the bay," he said in a statement.

Abubacar, who chairs the PAMB, di-

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rected the Environmental Management Bureau-12 EMB to provide issuances, violations and actions taken on local establishments.

He said the move would determine how the board worked and already accomplished in terms of enforcement.

Joy Ologuin, protected area superintendent for Sarangani Bay, said local government units in the area should intensify efforts to prevent wastes from entering the bay.

"Regular patrolling is also necessary to regulate the activities within the bay," she said.

Sarangani Gov. Steve Chiongbian Solon, PAMB vice chairperson, expressed support to these moves, noting that the "sighted species will vanish if the in and out movements in bay will not be �ixed and monitored."

He committed to provide �inancial assistance to the agency for the conduct of monthly monitoring of marine mammals.

“The implementation of the rules should be strict so that everyone will follow. We can have the economic development and preservation of the protected seascape at the same time,” he said. (PNA)

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espite everything,” President Rodrigo Duterte “might be the President who will �ind the solution to the South China Sea dispute,” Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio of the Supreme Court told a forum on Democracy and Disinformation on Friday as he noted that the South China Sea dispute was entering its third phase with the possible signing during Duterte’s visit to China next week, of the third document in relation to the November 2018 Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation on Oil and Gas development.

Duterte will be in China from August 28 to September 1, his �ifth visit, and will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the 29th.

Carpio said he was asked in November if we were on the third phase already with the signing of the MOU but he replied, “one swallow doesn’t make a summer.”

“But we now have two documents, two swallows and if there is an exchange of things, three, so we are in the summer already. So I’m very hopeful that there will be another document” when the President visits China, he told an audience of students, teachers, leaders of non-governmental organizations, who laughed when Carpio said, “Well, the President of course does not like me,” but added, “despite everything, he might be the

President who will �ind the solution to the South China Sea dispute.”

Duterte has been at loggerheads with Carpio over the handling of the West Philippine Sea issue. In June, he called Carpio “so stupid,” for his comments in the aftermath of the ramming of an anchored Philippine �ishing boat by a Chinese �ishing vessel in Recto Reed, which is part of the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Carpio, who has done extensive research and has written a book on the issue — “The South China Sea Dispute: Philippine Sovereign Rights and Jurisdiction in the West Philippine Ea,” did not dignify Duterte’s comment with a reply Carpio was the keynote speaker during the ‘Civil Society Conversations on Democracy and Disinformation’ late Friday afternoon at the Ateneo de Davao University.

He noted that some people are saying the arbitral ruling won by the Philippines against China in 2016 was a Pyrrhic victory “but we have gone so far already and the greatest advance was just last November” when the Chinese President came to the Philippines and the Foreign Ministers of both countries signed a MOU on cooperation on resources in the West Philippine Sea. 60 – 40 sharing

Carpio said that in that MOU, “China agreed to invest in a Philippine service contractor or to be a sub-contractor of a Philippine service contractor and get 40% of the revenue, we get the 60 percent. In other words, China will become a sub-contractor of our contractor and the service contractor is for energy. In the contract, it says ‘Whereas Philippines has sovereign rights over resources.’ That’s in every service contract that we issue. The service contractor acknowledges that we own the resources.

China now will fall in line.

So that is an implied admission.”

“This is good for us,” he said.

The second document, according to Carpio was the Terms of Reference (TOR) signed three weeks ago between Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin and his counterpart, to implement the MOU. “So we have now two documents and I think the President will go to Beijing and there could be an exchange of list of names (on) who will be members of the Steering Committee and Working Committee,” Carpio said.

He described the dispute as having three phases: the �irst phase when China said ‘we own everything’; the second, after the arbitral ruling came out when China said ‘meet us halfway’ and

the third, “where China will say ‘we agree that you have sovereign rights but give us half of the resources,’ and the MOU and the TOR apply that,” he said.

He explained that Shell is getting at least 40% for the Malampaya project so “we are not giving away anything if somebody will develop that gas for us.”

Shell or Exxon “will also ask for at least 40% “so we don’t lose anything if we give it to China, but we have peace, and China will now recognize our sovereign rights. And I think that is the third phase where everybody will be happy.”

‘Disinformation of the millennium’ At the inauguration of a solar power project in Romblon on August 21, Duterte declared he would invoke in his meeting with the Chinese President, the arbitral ruling, referring to the July 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague in favor of the Philippines against China on the maritime dispute.

In his presentation titled “Disinformation on the South China Sea: Fake History, Fake Claims,” Carpio described China’s claim as “the grandest disinformation a country has launched,” the “fake news of the century,” “gigantic fraud on the human race” and “disinformation of the millennium” and showed the maps and documents to support his claims.

toms and �ive laboratory con�irmed cases were recorded in Mati City from July 21 to August 8.

Measles is a childhood infection caused by a virus. Also called rubeola, measles can be serious and even fatal for small chil-

dren.

While death rates have been falling worldwide as more children receive the measles vaccine, the disease still kills more than 100,000 people a year worldwide, most under the age of �ive. (PNA)

attainment, or �inancial capability.

“It is our obligation to build on the legacy of those brave men and women who offered their lives building the foundations of a better Filipino nation. We owe it to our heroes to be worthy heirs to this legacy,” Duterte said.

Duterte, meanwhile, asked Filipinos to set aside differences, to create a better society for the future generations of Filipino heroes.

In another National Heroes’ Day message released

by Malacañang, the President said Filipinos can also honor heroes by re�lecting on history, especially the sacri�ices they took to make possible the freedom enjoyed today.

“Their collective sacri�ice has made it possible for us to enjoy the blessings of liberty and to continue strengthening this great nation that they have left behind. We recognize their heroism not only by erecting statues in their honor but by uplifting the welfare of the poor and the marginalized for it is through our small deeds that their spirit of valor can live on,” Duter-

te said.

Duterte said Filipinos can make their forebears proud by being “everyday heroes” who will reach out to those in need.

“I truly believe that every Filipino is a hero who can build on our vibrant legacy of fortitude and resilience. As we face the future together, I encourage everyone to embody solidarity and sustain our momentum towards positive change not only for ourselves but for the succeeding generations as well,” he added.

Earlier, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo announced that Duterte would be unable to attend the National Heroes’ Day event in Taguig City.

“We wish to inform that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is unable to attend the National Heroes Day event today, 26 August, 2019 at the Libingan ng mga Bayani at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano will be representing him on his behalf,” Panelo said.

Panelo did not give any further explanation over Duterte’s decision to skip the event. (PNA)

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USA World Cup roster finalized

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The SBP has released the 12-man Gilas roster to the World Cup led by NBA veteran Andray Blatche.

Gilas 12 to FIBA World Cup bared

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he Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) released the �inal lineup for Gilas Pilipinas Men in the FIBA World Cup on Sunday night.

In a tweet moments after Gilas Men's tuneup game against the Adelaide 36ers at the Meralco Gym in Pasig City, the SBP named Japeth Aguilar, Raymond Almazan, Mark Barroca, Andray Blatche, Robert Bolick, June Mar

Fajardo, Paul Lee, Gabe Norwood, CJ Perez, RR Pogoy, Kiefer Ravena, and Troy Rosario to the "Final 12".

The development means Matt Wright and Poy Erram, who got injured during the practices, were the last cuts from the pool as Coach Yeng Guiao opted not to wait for their injuries to heal.

During the PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals,

Guiao said that TNT's Pogoy and Rosario and San Miguel's Fajardo, whose teams faced off in the championship series, are already shoo-ins.

Guiao hinted on Friday night, after Gilas Men's �irst tuneup against Adelaide, that team captain Norwood, Blatche, the team's naturalized player, and Aguilar are also cinches for the �inal roster.

He also hinted that the

FIBA World Cup could be Ravena's �irst tournament in his return from his FIBA suspension, essentially making him a shoo-in too.

That leaves Almazan, Barroca, Bolick, Lee, and Perez as the last guys in.

Gilas Men will return to practice on Tuesday night and will play Phoenix in a tuneup game on Wednesday night before leaving for Foshan on Thursday morning.

he 12-man USA Men's World Cup Team roster was �inalized Saturday after it was determined that Kyle Kuzma's (Los Angeles Lakers) left ankle injury would prevent him from participating in the upcoming competition.

The of�icial 2019 USA World Cup Team includes 2016 Olympic gold medalist Harrison Barnes (Sacramento Kings); Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics); Joe Harris (Brooklyn Nets); Brook Lopez (Milwaukee Bucks); Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks); Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz); 2014 World Cup gold medalist Mason Plumlee (Denver Nuggets), Marcus Smart (Boston Celtics); Jayson Tatum

(Boston Celtics); Myles Turner (Indiana Pacers); Kemba Walker (Boston Celtics); and Derrick White (San Antonio Spurs).

The USA Basketball World Cup Team coaching staff features USA and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, and USA assistant coaches and Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce and Villanova University head coach Jay Wright.

The American squad will continue World Cup preparations Aug. 25-28 in Sydney, Australia, including training Aug. 25, 27 and 28, and a �inal exhibition on Aug. 26 against Canada at Qudos Bank Arena.

The USA Basketball World Cup Team coaching staff features USA and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, and USA assistant coaches and Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce and Villanova University head coach Jay Wright.

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REMINISCING THE GINTONG ALAY YEARS Just slightly more than three months away from the 2019 SEA Games hosting, I can’t help but hark back to the memorable years of Gintong Alay.

In 1979, a young man by the name of Michael M. Keon stepped into the premises of the storied Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.

From that day on, nothing was the same again. For the young sports fans who are not in the know, let me introduce this man in a jiffy.

Michael is the junior of Michael James Keon, an Australian journalist who worked with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization and helped establish the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Banos, Laguna.

More than that, Keon Sr. joined Mao Zedong in the monumental 10,000 km-march during the Chinese Revolution, covering the event for the Chicago Daily Tribune.

Keon, born Sept. 22, 1954, changed the degenerating Philippine sports mindset at that time with his revolutionary ideas and approaches that produced scintillating results in the immediate seasons.

Yes, Michael (or plain Mike to his close buddies), is the nephew of the late President Ferdinand Marcos whose mom, Elizabeth, was the youngest sister of the erstwhile Chief Executive. His mom was also governor of Ilocos Norte from 1971 to 1983.

Mike, from the start, already had a vision. He realized that “too many cooks are spoiling the broth,” so to speak. A venerable long-distance runner himself, Mike immediately established what was to be the forerunner of the now-beleaguered Philippine Sports Commission: Gintong Alay (Golden Offering).

The problems besetting the

organization and hosting of the biennial regional conclave did not bewitch nor haunt Michael during his era.

Why? Because he was on top of the leadership board, had his hands �irmly on the goings-on and was solely handling and managing the funds meant for the national sports associations (NSA).

No one could complain during those days. Very much unlike today where every NSA would just holler and grumble.

Mike immediately went to task. He consulted knowledgeable sports leaders like ex-POC and athletics pres. Jose Sering, cycling’s Francisco Almeda, Nereo Andolong and feverishly worked to host the 1981 SEA Games where seven countries took part.

Wanting to unite the government sports agency (Gintong Alay) with the NSAs (NGOs subsidized by government funds), Keon was

elected President of the POC, succeeding Julian Malonso.

Because only one person was sitting as Gintong Alay chief and POC president at the same time, the organization, hosting and staging of the 1981 SEAG went smoothly and successfully. Not too many cooks were there to spoil the broth.

In the short time (two years) that Mike steered Gintong Alay, he was able to produce champions and gold medalists that served notice that Philippine sports renaissance was beginning to take form.

Lydia de Vega, Isidro del Prado, bowling World Cup queen Bong Coo, merman Billy Wilson and a host of other stars in basketball, cycling, tennis, gymnastics, shooting, judo baseball and softball arose to become the talk of the local sports world.

De Vega and Del Prado were

cited as best female and male performers for their record-breaking performances in the 200 and 400 meters Keon, the newly-elected mayor of Laoag City, was not a swivel chair executive who merely barked orders. He personally watched the training of Gintong Alay athletes. He also introduced the hiring of prominent foreign coaches.

In the 1981 edition, the Philippines harvested 187 medals (55 G, 55 S and 77 B).

During Keon’s time at GA, the sports media where I belong then, were always on their toes. We always knew what Keon was doing and what was going on. (Incidentally, yours truly was the of�icial radio broadcaster of the 1981 and the 1991 SEAG basketball games.)

Cheers! (Email your feedback to fredlumba@yahoo.com.)

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NEXT GEN STARS Batang Pinoy National Games underway

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UERTO PRINCESA, Palawan—Senator Bong Go led the colorful opening of the 2019 Batang Pinoy National Finals in this beautiful coastal city located in the Western part of the Philippines.

Go addressed the 10,000 athletes, mostly quali�iers from the three regional legs done in Ilagan, Isabela, Iloilo City and Tagum, Davao del Norte, coaches and of�icials.

Organizing Philippine Sports Commission chair William “Butch” Ramirez along and commissioners Charles Maxey and Arnold Agustin joined the Dabawenyo lawmaker on stage along with host Mayor Lucilo Bayron and Governor Jose Alvarez and Games and Amusement Board chair Abraham Mitra.

Hostilities formally got going on Monday with Baguio out to defend its overall title after winning last year’s edition in Baguio although Laguna, which topped the Luzon edition in Ilagan City, Isabela early in the year, and some big city teams mostly from traditional powerhouse National Capital Region are expected to give a serious challenge.

Spots in the national team that will be sent to the Children of Asia Games in Russia next year await the top performers in this weeklong, multi-sports meet for in and out-of-school youth children 14 years old and below.

“The worthiest performers here will get the chance to represent the national team to the Children of Asia Games,” said Batang Pinoy project director Atty. Guillermo Iroy, Jr. Up for grabs are medals in centerpiece athletics, swimming, archery, arnis, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, dancesports, chess, futsal, karatedo, lawn tennis, pencak silat, sepak takraw, softball, table tennis, taekwondo and indoor and beach volleyball.

Events that will conduct their own �inals straight in Puerto Princesa are cycling, gymnastics, judo, billiards, muaythai, rugby football, triathlon, soft tennis, weightlifting, wrestling and wushu.

Puerto Princesa will receive P16 million worth of sports equipment for hosting the games.

Senator Christpoher Lawrence “Bong” Go addresses the athletes at the RVM Sports Complex for the Opening Ceremonies of Batang Pinoy National Games on Saturday. PSC