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FULL ALERT DCPO raises full alert status for Holy Week

METRO DAVAO SITE RESPONSE ATLAS. Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr. (right), Undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction – Climate Change Adaptation, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and OfficerIn-Charge, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOLCS), leads the unveiling of model maps of Metro Davao and the launching of Metro Davao Site Response Atlas held at The Royal Mandaya Hotel on Wednesday.

The Metro Davao Site Response Atlas provides information to understand the ground motion and site response during strong earthquake, which can be used to increase seismic resiliency of residential and medium-to-high rise building in Davao City. Lean Daval Jr

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he Davao City Police Of�ice (DCPO) will be in a full alert status during the duration of the Holy Week on April 14 to 21.

DCPO spokesperson captain Ma. Teresita Gaspa, in Wednesday's AFP-PNP Press Corps Media Brie�ing held at the Royal Mandaya Hotel, said they are currently in heightened alert but all units will be in full alert status starting April 14 to assure the safety and security of devotees during the Lenten week.

"All systems are set in terms of security plans and

preparations," Gaspan said.

Gaspan said they will deploy seven-man teams in each churches of Davao City and conduct random and regular checkpoints in the tri-boundaries of the city.

"We will provide personnel outside and inside the churches as well," she added.

During the Lenten period, Gaspan said, police personnel will be deployed

in land terminals, seaports and at the airport as well as subdivisions.

"We will provide internal security sa mga areas na identi�ied na naay sightings."

Gaspan also reminded the public with the "No backpack policy" to avoid hassle during the Lenten week activities.

"We will not allow big bags but instead we recommend to bring small purses enough to carry cellphones and money," she said.

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Traffic chief asks motorists’ patience on Talomo rerouting

T TRIBUTE. President Rodrigo Duterte takes a bow before the Camp Teodulfo Bautista Memorial Shrine in Jolo, Sulu after leading the wreath-laying ceremony as part of the Araw ng Kagitingan commemoration on Tuesday. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

he Davao City Transport and Traf�ic Management Of�ice (CTTMO) has asked drivers and commuters to be more patient when the city implements a traf�ic rerouting system to give way for the repair of Talomo Bridge 2 starting on Sunday, April 14.

City Traf�ic Chief Dionisio Abude said, “We ask for the public’s understanding because the rerouting is necessary for the rehabilitation of the bridge to better serve the public.”

He said the Talomo Bridge 2 will be closed for an inde�inite period until repair works will be completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Starting on Sunday, the vehicles from Calinan will detour to Magtuod-Tugbok Road and exit to Carlos P. Garcia Highway or Diversion Road.

Vehicles coming from Mintal may pass the road to

Elenita Heights, Catalunan Grande and exit Carlos P. Garcia Highway.

Those coming from Toril or Puan will take Talomo Road to Ortiz St., Mitra Compound, Taal St., and exit to Central Park or Matina Aplaya.

Vehicles coming from Matina or Bangkal areas may take Central Park, Cordillera St., Taal St., to the Bailey Bridge and exit to Talomo/Puan area.

Meanwhile, the vehicles coming from Buhangin-C.P. Garcia Highway may pass the Magtuod-Tugbok Road via Biao Escuela, exiting to Tugbok or may take via Biao Joaquin exiting to Calinan Area, while those from Quimpo Boulevard may take Matina Aplaya Relief Bridge to Cordillera St., Taal St., Bailey Bridge and exit to the Talomo/Puan area.

resident Rodrigo R. Duterte may sign the PHP3.7-trillion national budget for 2019 before the Holy Week, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said.

Nograles said the Of�ice of the President (OP) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) are currently “vetting” the budget after receiving a copy of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) on March 26.

“We are hopeful that the President will sign the budget maybe this week or next week, hopefully before the Holy Week,” Nograles told reporters in an interview in Malacañang on

Monday.

Nograles also assured that the President would include his veto message since it is already “part of the prerogative of the President.”

“Ideally, by practice, by historically, there is always a veto message ng Pangulo pagdating sa budget (of the President when it comes to the budget),” Nograles said.

He said signing the budget would allow the President to veto it rather than allow it to lapse into a law which will be approved without changes.

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Enrile gives Duterte a ‘9’ P

Abude said the re-opening of the Talomo Bridge 2 will depend on the notice from DPWH. CIO

Duterte may sign 2019 budget before Holy Week

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ormer senator Juan “Johnny” Ponce Enrile on Wednesday, April 10, gave President Rodrigo Duterte a rating of 9 out of a possible 10 in terms of performance.

“No perfect is perfect but I will rate him 9.”

The veteran senator, who is running for his 7th term in a political career that began in 1971, believes that Duterte is doing the right thing domestically and internationally.

“His foreign policies are correct and in a correct direction. His domestic policy to arrest criminality especially address drug problems is correct,” the 95-year old Enrile said.

Apart from that, Enrile

HNP assembly eclipses PDP proclamation crowd

By ANTONIO FIGUEROA

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ugpong ng Pagbabago, a political party founded with Davao City mayor Sara Dutert-Carpio, drew a huge crowd last Monday, April 8, when it held its proclamation rally in the Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos).

The attendance, despite reports of supposed partisan rift and double-cross, was larger and the crowd well behaved compared to those who showed up in the same event hosted by the PDP-Laban few days earlier in the same city.

Observers rated the Hugpong rally a success, saying the swell of people was an indication that voters in the second congressional district still have strong af�inity with the Floirendo and Del Rosario

families who have made big contributions to the growth of Davao del Norte.

The three-part proclamation rally was led by Rep. Antonio ‘Tonyboy’ Floirendo Jr. whose present position is being contested by incumbent vice governor Allan Dujali.

He was accompanied in the entourage by HNP gubernatorial candidate Rodney del Rosario, Samal mayoral bet Orlando Amit, Board member Roy Catalan, and the candidates of Hugpong in the second district.

Ramon Serrano, a longtime resident of the island, said the gathering was impressive given the vicious attacks hurled by politicians seeking public of�ice and the unsettling reports of partisan betrayal.

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said the Duterte administration has exceptionally performed its role as the government gave emphasis on eliminating criminality.

“What is a government by the way is for? It’s responsibility is to maintain order, to maintain peace in the society. And criminality is a distraction of peace,” he said.

Although Enrile is ob-

viously siding with the president, he said he is not for nor against Federalism.

“I am not against neither I embrace it immediately but we just have to study if carefully,” he said.

Before pushing for this kind of mode of government, Enrile said it must undergo thorough analysis if it is bearable nor feasible in all aspects.

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Mangudadatu hopes Lanao del Sur incident won’t affect Mindanao peace

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aguindanao second district Representative and senatorial candidate Dong Mangudadatu is hopeful peace still reigns in Mindanao amid the Lanao Sur incident that claimed the lives of four members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and wounding of eight police personnel.

Mangudadatu also wished the incident would not affect the election campaign or the implementation of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

“Sa aking pananaw meron tayong due process, may investigation, depende sa kalalabasan ng investigation ng PNP and AFP kung ano ang punot dulo ng nangyari sa Lanao (In my view, we have due process, there is an investigation, it depends on the outcome of the investigation by the PNP and AFP on what triggered the inci-

dent),” Mangudadatu said.

Mangudadatu begged off from further commenting on the incident, saying, “I am still assessing the issues and concerns, depending on the result of the investigation.”

Both the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are set to conduct an inquiry into the encounter in Barangay Ilian, Madamba, Lanao del Sur where four members of the MILF were killed and eight policemen were injured in running gun battles on April 4.

Madamba is said to be part of the MILF zone, although the Lanao del Sur provincial police claimed there was no known MILF zone in the town.

Mangudadatu said all sectors should allow the normal administration of justice and avoid making speculations that would derail the investigation.

Meantime, Mangudadatu said the election campaign will continue as it is

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Comelec tells bets: Avoid rallies on narrow streets

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he Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday appealed to national and local candidates in the May 13 midterm polls to avoid holding their campaign motorcades on narrow and congested streets of Metro Manila.

Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez urged those running in the forthcoming elections to be more considerate by not blocking small roads while campaigning.

“We appeal to candidates not to bring their caravans in narrow streets.

If they must, please consider not making any stops or else you’ll become a big blockade,” he said in an interview.

“Keep in mind that Metro Manila streets are nar-

row and all you have is really one and a half lane while the other half is occupied by parked vehicles,” he said.

Jimenez noted that appealing to the candidates and their supporters is the least they can do since it is under the jurisdiction of the local government.

“Utilization of city streets is actually a very technical �ield. And we are not competent on that aspect. That should be a local government function. Their own traf�ic bureau understand it better,” he said.

The campaign period for national and local candidates in the May 13 polls is ongoing and will end on May 11.

Meanwhile, the Comelec is holding a con-

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COMBAT OPERATIONS VS NPA. Captain Jerry Lamosao, spokesperson of Philippine Army’s (PA) 10th Infantry Division, provides updates on the ongoing Bukidnon clashes and combat operations against the New Peoples Army (NPA)

during AFP-PNP Press Corps media forum at The Royal Mandaya Hotel in Davao City on Wednesday. Lean Daval Jr

Isolated community formally introduced to ‘real’ government

By ADAM B. MORRELL

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n isolated community with practically no access to government services and known to be a New People’s Army (NPA) lair was discovered by the 60th Infantry Battalion of the Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP).

It is called Sitio Tapayanon, a far-away highland found within the tri-boundaries of Bukidnon, Agusan del Sur and Davao del Norte and a home of Ata Manuvu who were ‘introduced’ to a government run by the NPAs. 60th IB Civil Military Operation (CMO) of�icer Leuitenant Amadeuz Vincent John Celestia, during the AFP-PNP Press Corps Media Brie�ing held at the Royal Mandaya Hotel on

Wednesday, April 10, said they discovered the place when they pursued members of the Communist Party of the Philippines -New People’s Army (CPPNPA) during an encounter some time in March.

The AFP has never entered the area, said Celestial, as it is the boundary of their Area of Responsibility (AOR) and obviously used as a safe haven by the CPP-NPA. Celestial said the com-

munity has existed over a hundred years but it never had a chance to relish a government service ever since as it is a week of walk away from Bukidnon proper.

“We only used choppers (hellicopter) to go there back and forth. A native of Sitio Tapayanon took more than 10 hours of walk to reach the land,” he said.

Rebels introduced themselves as the government and had control of the people of Sitio Tapayanon until the forces of government of�icially ‘reclaimed’ the isolated land.

Celestial said they

Duterte assures war veterans of benefits

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CASES VS ERRING COPS. Police Lieutenant Colonel Julius Bargio of the Regional Internal Affairs Service 11 (RIAS) bares that from January to present the agency already filed 159 administrative cases against erring police personnel. Bargio made

the disclosure during AFP-PNP Press Corps media forum at The Royal Mandaya Hotel on Wednesday. Lean Daval Jr

stayed in the area for a month and provided services for the community like food, medication among others.

After the invasion, the government is now looking on how to deliver basic government services including education, medication among others in the marginalized community.

Sitio Tapayanon is also being assessed on whether it belongs to Bukidnon, Agusan del Sur and Davao del Norte.

Celestial, however, said they are most likely to belong to Davao del Norte since Ata Manuvu originated in that province.

resident Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday assured World War II veterans of getting full support from the government and that they would receive all bene�its thwy deserve.

“Government will not be able to repay the sacri�ices of our veterans but we assure you, we will ensure to give all the entitlements to veterans based on existing laws,” the President said in a written speech read by Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año during the celebration of the 77th Araw ng Kagitingan in Mount Samat here.

The Chief Executive said a law has already been passed, which increases the monthly pension of surviving veterans from PHP5,000 to PHP20,000.

Republic Act 11164, “An Act Increasing the Monthly

Old-Age Pension of Senior Veterans”, was signed by the President on Dec. 20, 2018.

“I also directed the release of PHP50 million to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center to support the medical requirements, including medicines, of veterans,” Duterte said in the statement, to the delight of veterans and guests present in the ceremony.

He also reminded the Philippine Veterans Affairs Of�ice to keep track of all applications submitted for the Veterans Equity Compensation Act. “I want all requests be processed,” the President said.

In the same statement, the Chief Executive said the government will forever remember the veterans, who

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“NO PERMIT, NO SAILING.” The city government of Davao City says it will start implementing the “No Permit, No Sailing” policy for all chartered boats plying to the Island Garden City of Samal beginning April 12 after learning that they are operating without the city permit. Lean Daval Jr

PH banana growers want protocol issues resolved T B

Bankers group supports BSP in preserving currency integrity

anana industry players in Mindanao wants the Philippine government and Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to meet and resolve protocol issues surrounding the banana export industry.

In an interview on Tuesday, Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) executive director Stephen Antig underscored the importance of the protocol issue, adding that this can only be done through government-to-government action.

Antig said the protocol issue was raised in August 2018 on Fipronil exceedance of the Maximum Res-

idue Limit (MRL) after Japan required 100 percent mandatory testing of Philippine bananas entering the country.

“The 100 percent mandatory testing delays the release of the bananas to the market,” he said.

He said the issue remains unresolved despite the corresponding actions by concerned exporting companies when MHLW of Japan required the Depart-

ADB, WB urged: Coordinate dev't efforts in Asia-Pacific

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inance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has underscored the need for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank to closely coordinate efforts and explore their complementarities to more effectively accelerate sustainable development in the Asia-Paci�ic region, the Department of Finance (DOF) said in a statement on Tuesday.

On behalf of the Philippines, Dominguez said during the recently concluded Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 23rd Finance Ministers Meeting that close coordination between the two multilateral institutions will help

weed out duplications in their functions and help them respond more effectively to the region's �inancing needs.

Aside from the Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam also called on the ADB and World Bank to work in synergy and complement their efforts in alleviating poverty in the region.

“From the point of view of the governor of both institutions, I don’t see the necessity for spending so much overhead in duplicating the of�ices of both ADB and the World Bank around the region. From the point of view of the client, why do we have to deal with two

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ment of Agriculture (DA), thru the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) and Plant Quarantine Services (PQS), to submit the protocol for the export of fresh banana to Japan.

Antig said PBGEA wrote a letter to DA Secretary Emmanuel Pinol on March 20 about Japan’s feedback that the interventions implemented by the BPI are not enough or not the ones required by Japan’s MHLW. He said that while they offered to facilitate a study tour, including meeting with the MHLW, the latter “will not entertain any meetings with PBGEA until

the Philippine government, particularly the DA, shows concrete steps to address the MRL problem”.

Antig said the inaction of concerned government agency kept them in limbo, “as this problem has been there for the past eight months”.

“Given this, the economic impact of the Philippine banana export industry will be a �inancial nightmare if the processing of imports will not be attended to and the fruits are left at the wharf or the warehouses for the duration of the Golden Week celebration,” he added. (PNA)

IMF lowers 2019 GDP forecast to 6.5%

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he International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed its 2019 growth projection for the Philippines from 6.6 percent to 6.5 percent after considering the impact of softer global economic output due to increased trade tensions and tariff increases.

Based on its World Economic Outlook (WEO) released April 9, the Washington, DC-based agency said that after nearly two years of broad-based expansion, global growth slowed in the second half of 2018.

“Activity softened amid an increase in trade tensions and tariff hikes between the United States

and China, a decline in business con�idence, a tightening of �inancial conditions, and higher policy uncertainty across many economies,” it said.

These and country- and sector-speci�ic factors “further reduced momentum,” it said.

For the ASEAN-5, which comprises Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, the IMF forecast growth this year to be at 5.1 percent while it is seen at 5.2 percent next year, both of which were unchanged compared to the WEO issued last January.

For the Philippines alone, the IMF forecast the

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he Bankers Institute of the Philippines Inc., (BAIPHIL) is now a partner of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for a focused, sustainable, wide-reaching and holistic approach in the implementation of the Clean Note and Coin Policy (CNCP), the BSP announced in a statement on Monday.

Coinciding with the celebration of BSP’s 70th year of central banking in the Philippines and BAIPHIL’s 30th National Convention, the partnership was formally launched last March 13, 2019 at Hotel Veniz Burnham, Baguio City.

Over 200 representatives from various sectors -- banks, businesses, market vendor associations, transport groups, cooperatives, and government agencies convened for the launch event.

A Know Your Money (KYM) brie�ing was also conducted by the Currency Communications Staff, BSP, and an on-site un�it currency exchange was provided

by BAIPHIL-member banks, such as the Bank of the Philippine Islands-Abanao Branch, and UnionBank of the Philippines-Baguio Branch.

In her opening remarks, Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation Vice President Irene DL. Arroyo, former president of BAIPHIL, highlighted the three objectives of the partnership -- to protect the integrity of the Philippine currency, to inform the public of the features of genuine notes and coins, and to develop the habit of using only clean notes and coins.

BAIPHIL president Dom B. Gavino Jr., pledged support to the BSP in the imple-

mentation of the CNCP. “We see this collaboration efforts to continue on a regular basis as the BSP and BAIPHIL will jointly provide public information campaigns and currency exchange in areas found to have the most soiled and un�it notes and coins,” he added.

Gavino is con�ident that through BSP and BAIPHIL’s commitment and willingness to contribute, cleaner notes and coins will be in circulation.

In her key message, BSP Managing Director Josefa Elvira E. Ditching-Lorico shared that the BSP is exploring strategic partnerships with key organizations to widen the reach of information on currency-related matters.

“The BSP also enjoins the banks and the general public to ensure that the life of notes and coins is extended, by deterring unacceptable practices such as stapling and excessive folding of banknotes. Banks should also deposit or exchange on a regular basis un�it banknotes and coins with the BSP,” she added.

Lorico is optimistic that the partnership will succeed in its mission of reinforcing positive change in Filipinos in handing Philippine banknotes and coins.

The BSP continued its information campaign in Baguio City on March 14 to 16, 2019 as CNCP-related collaterals were featured in a booth and distributed to bankers during the 30th BAIPHIL National Convention at Baguio Country Club.

The BSP-BAIPHIL partnership is part of a broader campaign to preserve the integrity of the Philippine currency. (BSP PR)

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COMPETITIVE EDGE

SMEs in accommodation, food sectors face new competition

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mall and medium enterprises engaged in hotel, bed and breakfast, restaurant and food service sectors have bene�ited largely from the continuous growth of Philippine tourism with rising number of visitors that hit 7.1 million in 2018, up by 7.65 percent from the previous year.

However the sector is facing new challenges from disruptive and technology-based players such as on-demand lodging, short-term rentals and online booking agencies that put local players at risk of competing for tourist dollars.

In a survey conducted

by SGS Philippines, it was revealed that there were three main issues that posed a threat to the continued growth of the tourism sector namely: the entry of new players in the market; retention of skilled employees; and, the lack of up-todate marketing competency.

Cognizant of these problems that hounded the tourism stakeholders, Globe myBusiness is empowering the industry, particularly SMEs, through digitalization. This is to help them sharpen their competitive edge against the new entrants, help them understand the causes of attrition so that they can improve their retention rate, and enhance their marketing capabilities to be able to expand their market share and boost their businesses.

As a major provider of basic telecommunications services to the business community, Globe myBusiness positions itself as a partner in the success of SMEs in the tourism industry by providing them with the right technology and digital solutions.

“We are committed to empower small and medium businesses to thrive despite the challenges they encounter day-to-day by helping them use innovative technologies as a business advantage,” said Michelle Tapia, Head of Strategy, Innovation and Transformation at Globe myBusiness.

“For the tourism industry, we’re not only helping them understand digital disruption but enabling them to take advantage of it in creating the future of travel and tourism through talks on the changes

and trends in their business environment and a visioning workshop to create the future of the tourism industry,” she added.

Earlier, Globe myBusiness conducted the Breakthroughs: Tourism conference which was attended by various tourism stakeholders led by Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat.

In her presentation, Puyat said that in 2018, tourism receipts amounted to US$7.8 billion, which was 14.7-percent higher than the previous year, with the industry contributing 12.2 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). For the same period, employment in tourism was estimated at 5.3 million, or 13.06 percent of the country’s total employment picture.

Puyat pointed out that all these developments happened despite losing about 500,000 tourists when Boracay, one of the country’s top tourist island destinations, was closed for several months due to rehabilitation.

Aside from Puyat, the conference featured a stellar panel of speakers who discussed various trends in the tourism industry. These include “Regional and Local Trends” by Raoul Villegas, Executive Director, Pricewaterhouse Coopers; “Customer Insights” by Gino Borromeo, Chief Strategy Of�icer, McCann Worldwide Philippines; “Emerging Tech and Tourism” by Alexander de Leon, Head of Product Marketing, Instagram APAC; “Destination Marketing” by Gary Cheng, Destination Marketing Manager, TripAdvisor; “Business Trends” by Desiree Bandal, Head of Government Policy and Government Affairs, AirAsia; and “Sustainability” by Hanniel Almasco, MPM, Environmental Of�icer, El Nido Resorts and AA Yaptinchay, DVM, Executive Director and Founder, Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines.

The event also included vision-setting exercises to help stakeholders further understand the future of the tourism industry, the challenges they have to face and cope with amid the fast evolution of technology, and the ongoing revolution in the digital world.

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NGCP inks deal with Rajo Laurel for sustainable livelihood project

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GCP’s Project Baro, one of the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects, gets a boost as renowned fashion designer Rajo Laurel recently signed an Agreement to use the project’s products for NGCP’s corporate uniform in 2020.

Project Baro is a sustainable livelihood project that aims to promote and sustain the indigenous art of weaving in the country.

It hopes to improve the economic conditions of its partner communities by building their capacities.

Aside from the provision of trainings on various weaving techniques, raw materials and equipment to weavers, the project will also help increase their income through market linkage and access.

“It is important for the project to go full circle as the equipment and trainings will �ind no use if there is no market for them to

BPI Foundation, the social innovation arm of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), recently sealed a partnership with Library Renewal Partnership, a social enterprise that builds free libraries around the Philippines, to bring financial literacy and supplemental books to the winners of “FinLit and Entrep Challenge” among the BPI Manny and Me partner-schools. The BPI Manny and Me is a financial literacy program that integrates financial management concepts into elementary-level subjects.

sell their goods,” said NGCP. The collaboration between NGCP and Laurel will see the use of Iloilo’s Hablon fabric, produced by member-weavers of the Miagao Weavers’ Association (MWA), in NGCP’s corporate uniforms. Laurel’s company, Laurel et Ross, which has been in the business of masterfully crafting uniform designs since 2001, will oversee the design and production of said uniforms.

“We believe that we should not stop our efforts by just giving them tools and trainings, but also keep them relevant by linking the communities with

local and international entrepreneurs who are able to see the quality and design of Filipinos,” explained NGCP. Laurel, for his part, expressed his excitement over the project. “Weaving is a very strong, signi�icant symbol of our country.

Miagao is one of the most popular weaving communities and it is very important to not allow this identity to disappear. I’m very happy that NGCP got me for this project as this will help a lot of weavers,” Laurel said.

Around 75 weavers are expected to bene�it from the project.

Aside from the MWA, NGCP also supports member-weavers of Kalinga Indigenous Weavers’ Association (KINWA) Etnika in Kalinga and Buhi OTOP Key Players Association (BOKPA) in Camarines Sur.

Both associations supply NGCP with their products and are linked to socio-ethical enterprises through the project. “Through the support we give to our communities and local industries, we not only enable their craft to mature, but also give them better opportunities to showcase what Filipinos are capable of,” stated NGCP. In addition to sustainable livelihood projects, NGCP’s CSR Program puts prime concern on environmental conservation and the continuous development of its host communities through various initiatives.

NGCP is a Filipino-led, privately owned company in charge of operating, maintaining, and developing the country’s power grid, led by majority shareholders Henry Sy, Jr. and Robert Coyiuto, Jr.

It launched its first-ever Nationwide FinLit and Entrep Challenge to equip Grade 3 and 4 pupils to become financially literate.

From left: YGoal President JR Demecais, BPI Foundation Executive Director Maricris San Diego, and Library Renewal Partnership Founder Quintin Pastrana.

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EDITORIAL Busted Bikoy Senate aspirant Bong Go, the President’s former close aide, just got accusers in the “Ang Totoong Narco List” (The True Narcolist) exposed of their lies.

On Wednesday before members of the media, Go took off his shirt obligingly and showed his tattoo-free back.

Now what, Bikoy or whoever is behind him?

That should shut the accusers up who linked Go along with their earlier episode linking presidential son Paolo Duterte to the illegal drugs trade.

A video titled “Ang Totoong Narco List (The True Narcolist) – Episode 3” claimed that Go, a longtime aide of President Rodrigo Duterte, has four local bank accounts where drug money is allegedly funneled.

The video also alleged that Go uses the codename “TESOROGOLFTSG-002” and has a dragon tattoo on his back. An earlier video, “Ang Totoong Narcolist (The True Narcolist)-Episode 1” earlier circulated

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on social media shows a man in a hoodie named “Bikoy”, claiming that presidential son and former Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo “Pulong” Duterte received payoffs from a drug syndicate.

With Go proving the accusations in the video wrong, it also logically puts the earlier claims of Paolo Duterte’s dragon tattoo as just another piece of black propaganda. The accusers balked in implicating Go whose back-bearing revelation just brought down its integrity. The blocks are now starting to crumble.

While Paolo Duterte will never, as he has strongly refused to give in, show his back, is of no moment now as it must be incumbent upon the accusers to prove by their own evidence their claims of links to the illegal drugs trade by the former and Go. They cannot just �ish for evidence in the manner they are doing with the orchestrated videos.

If these claims are well-founded and those behind them have the evidence to back it up, the proper forum is the courts, not Paolo’s back.

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THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS “I had a brother once, and I betrayed him.”

That sentence seemed to sum up the profound human drama, The Seed and the Sower, written by African writer Laurens Van der Post.

Unfortunately, this book is no longer available but author David Augsburger retold the story in his book, The Freedom of Forgiveness: “Once there were two brothers from a small South African village.

The elder brother was talk, handsome, intelligent, an excellent athlete, a good student, and a natural leader. Sent away to a private school, he quickly made a name for himself. As an admired campus leader and outstanding athlete, he was in his �inal year when his younger brother arrived to begin studies.

“The brother was not good-looking or athletic. He was a hunchback.

Since his childhood his mother had sewed padded jackets that concealed his spinal deformity. His sensitivity to his short, curved stature had grown through the years. None of the family spoke of it in respect for his shamed feelings. Yet the boy had one great gift.

He had a magni�icent voice and could sing gloriously, like a nightingale on the veld.

“Soon after his arrival at the private school, the students held initiation ceremonials, which consisted of some public humiliation to extract proof of courage. Often one student would be singled out to be especially hounded as a kind of scapegoat. On the eve of the initiation, the student body in a cruel mob action ganged up on the younger brother, carried him off to the water tank, and demanded that he sing. When he sang so frighteningly beautifully in his fear, they became all the more abusive, and tore off his shirt to reveal his never-before-seen hunchback to public ridicule.

“The older brother was aware of what was happening; he could have gone out and faced the sadistic mob.

A word from him would have put a stop to the whole tragic scene. As a leader, he could have acknowledged the strange boy as his brother, but instead he busied himself in his work in the laboratory while the mob raged outside. He betrayed his brother by refusing to go out to him in love when he was being abused.

“The brother survived physically, but his spirit was crushed. He withdrew into himself. He never sang again. At the end of the term, he returned to the family farm. Keeping to himself, he lived a lonely, reclusive life.

“The older brother rose to successful prominence in the capital, and when World War II came was an of�icer stationed in Palestine. One night, recovering from an injury, he lay under the stars and in a dream saw himself as Judas in the circle of disciples around the Christ. ‘I am Judas; I had a brother once, and I betrayed him,’ he said. “‘Go to your brother,’ Christ replied.

“The journey from Palestine was incredibly dif�icult. He arrived unannounced and found his brother watering plants in the parched garden. It was a time of long drought.

“He looked into his brother’s dark eyes, still imprisoned in the painful past. The moment of time arrested was visible in his face as well as his twisted form. “‘I’ve come all this distance to spend a few hours with you,’ he said, then went straight to the heart of the matter of his great wrong. When he had �inished, both were in tears. The �irst rainstorm of the year was breaking as the older brother walked back to the house and the younger brother turned off the irrigation water.

“Then in the distance, he heard the song of his brother in the garden, as he had not heard him sing since childhood. A song of his own writing in boyhood, but now with a new verse: ‘I rode all through the night / to the �ire in the distance burning / And beside the �ire found / He who had waited for so long.’”

The story seems to echo of what had happened to American poet Edwin Markham when he was approaching his retirement years. He discovered that the man to whom he had entrusted his wealth had squandered all the money. His dream of a comfortable retirement vanished. He started to brood over the injustice and the loss. His anger deepened. Over time, his bitterness grew more intensely.

One day, while sitting at his table, Markham found himself drawing circles as he tried to soothe the turmoil he felt within. Finally, he concluded: “I must forgive him, and I will forgive him.”

Looking again at the circles he had drawn on the paper before, Markham wrote these famous lines: “He drew a circle to shut me out – heretic, rebel, a thing to �lout. / But Love and I had the wit to win: we drew a circle that took him in!”

The word “forgive,” as de�ine by the Webster’s New World Dictionary, is “to give up resentment against or the desire to punish; pardon; to overlook an offense; to cancel a debt.”

Thus, the goal of forgiveness is to let go of a hurt and move ahead with life.

The Holy Bible has taught us why we should forgive and how we should do it. The Lord’s Prayer told us: “Forgive s our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors” (Matthew 6:12).

“Forgiveness is our command,” C. Neil Strait said. “Judgment is not.” Remember the story of the woman who

was caught in adultery, as chronicled in the book of John (8:1-11)? She was brought by the teachers of the law and the Pharisees before Jesus and asked what they need to do for the Law of Moses commanded them to stone adulteress.

Although indirectly, he told the group: “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the �irst to throw a stone at her.” No one dared; in fact, they went away one at a time until only Jesus was left and the woman. “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” Jesus asked.

“No one, sir,” the woman replied.

“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

To lesser mortals, to forgive someone is dif�icult and revenge seems easier. “Yes, you can require tooth for tooth in retaliation,” wrote Augusburger in his book. “But what repayment can you demand from the man who has broken your home or betrayed your daughter? What can you ask from the woman who has ruined your reputation? So few sins can be paid for, and so seldom does the victim possess the power or the advantage to demand payment. In most cases, making things right is beyond possibility.”

Repayment of what has been done to you is indeed impossible!

“What of revenge?” asked Augusburger. “If you cannot get equal payment or restitution from the offender, at least you can get vengeance. Pay back in kind, tit for tat. Serve the same sauce.”

Is that what you really want -- to bring yourself to the same level with your enemies? But remember one saying which goes this way: “Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging an injury makes you but even; forgiving it sets you above.”

Revenge is not the solution, in-

deed. “Revenge is the most worthless weapon in the world,” Augusburger wrote. “It ruins the avenger while con�irming the enemy in the wrongdoing.

It initiates an endless �light down the bottomless stairway of rancor, reprisals, and ruthless retaliation.”

Revenge is a never ending story.

But forgiveness is another story. In Matthew 6:14-15, Jesus said: “If you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”

“I’ll never forgive you,” General James Oglethorpe told John Wesley.

“Then I hope, sir,” Wesley replied, “you never sin.”

“One that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which all must pass if they would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven,” George Herbert once pointed out.

Forgiving and being forgiven are all of one piece. “It is not a matter of which comes �irst,” Augusburger explained. “There is no sequence of time or priority. The two are one. Anyone who loves God must also love his neighbor. Anyone who hates another does not and cannot love God.” But how many times should you forgive a person? The Bible told us of Peter asking Jesus Christ how many times a he should forgive a person who sinned against him. Was seven time enough? Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.”

“Withholding forgiveness and nursing resentment simply allow another person to have control over your well-being,” wrote Victor M. Parachin in an article, The Big F. “It is always a mistake to allow such negative emotions to in�luence your living. Forgive, and you will be able to direct your life in positive thoughts and actions.”

ANTONIO V. FIGUEROA FAST BACKWARD

CHICKEN FEAST IN DAVAO If there’s one food that has caught the fancy and taste of Davaoeños, Muslim or otherwise, it’s chicken. In fact, poultry meat has found its way in a cornucopia of dishes, from salads to sandwiches, and even in spring rolls and street foods.

Roasted, chargrilled, deboned, smoked, broiled, fried, buttered, stewed, or hot-plated, you name it, that’s some of the ways chicken meat is prepared. Long before franchised establishments stormed our taste with their fanciful menus, cooking poultry meat was already done in a variety of inspired epicurean preparations, mostly home-cooked legacies.

Among Davao tribes, freerange fowl, bisayang-manok, has been traditionally stewed with chunks of papaya (tula), red-eye pepper or moringa leaves, grilled over charcoal (sugba), cooked in bamboo (lutlut), or wrapped in layers of banana leaves (pais) sprinkled with native spices.

The Ilonggos also have their own nilagpang, which is grilled chicken stewed and cooked spicy with red pepper, lemon grass, green leaves, and other condi-

ments. In the seventies, chicken menu started to migrate from the poor man’s carenderia to new dining setups.

Davaoeños’ fascination with lechon manok (strictly speaking, the skewered chicken, whether whole or half) erupted in the decades leading to the millennium.

The �irst grilled chicken house in town, which opened along San Pedro street, was Tambuli (conch), so named after a seashell traditionally used as a horn.

Two of the oldest fried chicken diners in the city are Goldie Chicken House, along Ilustre, and Harana, formerly in Matina. The �irst roasted chicken business, Golden Brown, did not surface until the �irst half of the eighties.

Although it closed brie�ly in the nineties, Goldie Chicken House continues to offer reasonably priced and tastier chicken than other food houses.

Foodies are also reminded of the equally popular Chickies & Patties along Claveria; it is now operating in the Uyanguren area.

And, who would have forgotten Sunburst along Anda?

The rise of ihaw-ihaw (char-

coal grilled), a Tagalog-inspired food, revolutionized the concept of eating chicken meat by cooking it on the street and selling it cheap to the common tao. Using bamboo as skewers, the idea caught up immediately. The most popular drop-by in the eighties was the barbecue hub at Magallanes-Bolton. Stalls like Delumbar and Delongtes started here. And there was Malativas, a beehive of stalls, along Bonifacio Street.

Today, the most popular chicken barbecue address is at Roxas Night Market. Fowl meat sold here come in different categories (i.e., giblets, legs, tail, thigh, skin and wing) and offered chie�ly as grilled or deep-fried food. The lechon manok explosion eventually gave rise to names like Molave, Mekeni’s Sawali, Banok’s, Colasa’s, Pedro’s First, Abe’s Place, Kini si Roger, Sarung Banggi, Marilou’s, and Tsunami Chicken.

In 2011, Toryano’s Chicken House, originally from Tagum City, opened its �irst branch at Torres Street, then the city’s food belly; it was cited as ‘No. 1 Native Chicken House’ in the city in the 2009 National Shoppers’ Choice Annual

Award.

When the era of franchising started to gain national acceptance, chicken cooking took on a different twist. Western infusions and spices resulted in the making of new poultry meat preparations. As chicken sales rose, foreign-sounding food chains started altering the commercial landscape with their brightly-lit neon lights, with deep-friend chicken as principal offering.

Later, names like Kentucky Fried Chicken, MacDonald’s, Texas Friend Chicken, and Kenny Roasters drew more droves. Their monopoly, however, was challenged by homegrown enteerprises, among them the giant Jollibee, Max’s, Mang Inasal, Sr. Pedro, and Patok sa Manok. Belatedly, the Japanese-owned 7-Eleven has also joined the party. In the city, the emergence of chicken hubs was also palpable. Fried chicken houses like Wings & Co., Ombu, Nadies, Honey Bear, Ram, BC, Jenny’s Friend Chicken and Fowlplay, have become bywords in the local food world.

Chicken meat has also found its new niche in other tantalizing

new creations. You �ind poultry meat, mainly in thin strips, in carbonara, buns, paella, noodles, roast, soup, and veggies, to name a few. And who can forget the chicken siopao the Chinese resto offers?

Even in the food lingo, western appellations have invaded chicken houses, with Buffalo wings as among the most popular. This dish originated from Buffalo, New York, where it �irst appeared in Anchor Bar, a family-owned business, in 1964. The original serving, the brainchild of Teressa Bellissimo, had a special sauce with a side of blue cheese and celery.

The lechon manok, a native fare, is practically the same in preparations across chicken houses. Freshly dressed fowl, without the innards, giblets, and legs, is stuffed with onion, garlic, lemon grass, salt, and other spices. Among Tagalog migrants, they cook the favorite pinaupo na manok (literally, sitting fowl), an Asian dish, with the meat cooked inside a can that is set on �ire. Oven-cooked roast chicken, on the other hand, has been popularized

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runner of POC) chairman Jorge Vargas, said he’s also looking at himself and try to work with the current norms within the Olympic body.

He added understanding the reason behind the advice of board member Butch Pichay that getting the POC leadership is a ‘political job’ in itself.

“I am trying to change as well if I can. If I can change, if I can live in that kind of en environment.

I’m also looking at myself,” added Vargas, who has been rumored of being ousted several times as head of the POC. The good thing, Vargas said, he has Tolentino by his side, who he referred to as his ‘angel.’

“He is a politician and he knows how to handle the board. That’s why I don’t want to have a board meeting without ‘Tol’,” he said.

If there are two things he’s been proud of in his short stint as POC chief, Vargas said it has to do with the athletes and the proper governance of the organization.

“For the athletes and the proper governance of the association which is now fully recognized as saw by the IOC, by the Olympics Solidarity and by the many other associations internationally that has already congratulated us and started working with the Philippines again,” he said. (PR)

but unfortunately I just didn't do it.

"Hopefully this year, I put myself there again, and hopefully I'll get it done."

PROMISING SIGNS As Thursday's �irst round approaches Tiger-mania is picking up steam.

After successful back fusion surgery and a long tedious recovery Woods returned to the winner's circle last year, picking up his 80th career title with a stunning victory at the Tour Championship.

Perhaps an even more promising sign of a major breakthrough came at last year's British Open and PGA Championship where he contended in both events.

"It proved to me that I could win again," Woods said of his Tour Championship victory. "You know, I was close a couple of times.

"I just need to clean

up my rounds and maybe need to get a break here or there."

Nowhere does the Tiger mystique hang over an event more than at the Masters.

Augusta National has long been a happy place for Woods who along with his four wins has been runner-up twice with a third and three fourth-place �inishes.

"I know that I can play this golf course," he said.

"I've had some success here. This is unlike any other golf tournament. The golf course is special.

"The tournament does an incredible job of creating a special atmosphere but it's also the patrons and how you can tell birdie roars and eagle roars. It's neat to hear.

"I've felt it and it's exciting to be part of and hopefully I can be part of it come Sunday night."

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fought foreign invaders to achieve freedom for the country.

Likewise, he pointed out that it is the duty of every Filipino to defend the country from any form of oppression and widespread poverty.

“We ask the youth to emulate our veterans and �ight corruption and illegal drugs,” he added.

Meanwhile, Vice President Robredo, in an interview on the sideline of the event, said the country is celebrating the 77th Araw ng Kagitingan as a reminder of the bravery and love of country of the war veterans.

“Sila ang dahilan kung bakit tinatamasa natin ang kalayaan natin ngayon at nararapat lamang na kahit isang beses isang taon magbigay pugay tayo sa kanila (they are the reason why we are enjoying the freedom now and it is only appropriate even once a year to give tribute to them),” she said.

Robredo, together with Japanese Ambassador Koji

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Haneda and United States Embassy Chief of Mission John Law, offered �lowers at the colonnade of the War Memorial Shrine below the giant War Memorial Cross in Mt. Samat.

“I wish to express my deepest respect and condolences to everyone who endured sufferings during those fateful days. Please allow me to vow my head for the repose of those departed souls and bereaved families,” Haneda said.

He said that Japan will never again cause devastation of war.

Law also paid tribute to Filipino and American soldiers who fought and died in Mt. Samat and surrounding areas during World War II. “In the name of the United States, let me offer our most sincere appreciation for the sacri�ices and valor of veterans and our undying admiration to their devotion to duty and our gratitude for their legacy,” the American of�icial said. (PNA)

mahan ni Pangulo yan just to be on the safe side na hindi sya mag lapse into law (I’m saying the President can sign this before the Holy Week just to be on the safe side that it doesn’t lapse into a law),” Nograles said.

“Kasi kung lapse into law yan at kumbaga magla-lapse, it will be approved as is yung kung ano ang sinubmit ng both houses of Congress (Because if it lapses into a law, because if it does, what both houses of the Congress submitted will be approved as is),” he added.

The disagreement between the Senate and the House of Representatives stemmed from the alleged post-rati�ication realignments made by the House in the spending measure which the Senate deemed unconstitutional.

Nograles, however, said he does not have any knowledge on what provisions the President’s veto message would contain.

He also emphasized the need for “closer coordina-

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tion” between two houses of Congress to avoid another delay in the budget’s passage.

“Siguro (Perhaps) closer coordination. It really depends on sa (the) Congress,” Nograles said.

On the part of the executive, Nograles said that since President submitted the proposed budget as early as July 23, 2018, or 30 days before the deadline imposed by law, the Congress approval of the budget should have been quicker.

Nograles said the signing of the budget bill will also pave the way for the completion of infrastructure projects under the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program.

“Ang gusto nating mangyari pag napirmahan na siya, habulin natin kung ano yung mga infra projects na nasa 2019 (What we want to happen is that once it is signed, we can catch up with infra projects for 2019),” Nograles said. (PNA)

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Consumer prices is seen to average at 3.8 percent this smaller countries, that ADB During the recent �iand World Bank consid- nance ministers’ meeting year and 3.3 percent next year, both of which are within er becoming more closely held in Chiang Rai, Thai- the government’s 2 percent to 4 percent target band until coordinated, and perhaps land, World Bank acting 2022.

Current account (CA) is seen to be at -2.2 percent and look for areas where they Chief Economist for East can cut their own internal Asia and Paci�ic Andrew -1.8 percent of GDP for this and next year from the actual costs in servicing the other Mason discussed the insti- -2.6 percent of GDP in 2018.

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THETHE MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT THE MANAGEMENT Rodrigo THE MANAGEMENT THE MANAGEMENT President Duterte has endorsed the candidacy of Mangudada-

tu, describing him as “one of the good leaders of the Moro people, who will promote peace in Mindanao.”

“Tulungan ninyo ako, maski ito lang. Kasi hirap ako sa Mindanao na magayos ng mga tribu-tribu.

So, hingin ko ay isa lang.

Masabi ko lang na may isang senador na aalagaan mo, kasi he will promote peace in Mindanao,” Duterte said during one of the sorties of PDP-Laban.

Mayor Sara Duterte, the founding chairperson of the HNP, also has full trust in Mangudadatu as the key to Mindanao’s peace and progress.

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Whirlpool products.

lfredo Iporac, Jr., Customer Solutions and Product Development Manager, Meralco.

WHIRLPOOL LAUNCHES NEW PRODUCTS FOR THE PHL MARKET

WHIRLPOOL and Excellence Appliance Technologies, Inc. (Exatech) recently introduced three new products in the Philippines.

For twenty-seven years, Whirlpool and Exatech have joined together to bring quality US appliances to Filipino consumers. Coming from a humble beginning as a local appliance retailer, Exatech has grown into an international distributor after its partnership with Whirlpool in 1992.

Now, three new products were launched at the Marco Polo Ortigas Manila Hotel ballroom. Special guests included Mr. Blanco Wong, Managing Director of Whirlpool Southeast Asia, and Mr. Rodrigo Salamoni, Marketing Director of Whirlpool Southeast Asia.

Hosted by Ms. Donita Rose, the program consisted of demonstrating the unique product features to the audience.

The first product to be revealed was the MWP 305 ES Vancouver microwave oven.

Built with an integrated handle and touch-screen design, this model is perfect even for firsttime users. The 30-liter capacity including the grill and steam function also makes it flexible for all kinds of cooking needs.

The next product was the new and improved Bloomwash Inverter Plus washing machine.

The Zen Direct Drive Inverter Technology allows a quiet yet high wash performance and ensures high energy savings. Its

Left to right: Raymond Wee, Whirlpool SEA Head of Business Development, Blanco Wong, Whirlpool SEA Managing Director, Nixon Sioco, Exatech President & CEO, Rodrigo Salamoni, Whirlpool SEA Marketing Director, and Chris Sioco, Exatech Sales Director.

Blanco Wong, Managing Director, Whirlpool SEA.

Kevin Rago, Trade Marketing Officer, Whirlpool.

Ryan Philip Mistades, Asst. Brand Manager, Whirlpool.

Hot Wash feature heats up the water up to 45°C to remove different types of stubborn stains and allergens. This was further supported by the lab test done

by FAST Lab that showed the low bacterial count after just one wash cycle.

The final product to be launched was the revolutionary Quattro French Door Refrigerator. Equipped with Whirlpool’s patented 6th Sense Technology, it is able to maintain the Rodrigo Salamoni, Marketing Director, optimal environment of your Nixon Y. Sioco, President & CEO, Exatech. food. The Fresh Lock automati- Whirlpool SEA. cally adjusts the temperature to choose three different tempera- here in the Philippines. The maintain the freshness of fruits ture levels depending on what products we present today are and vegetables while the Freeze food you are storing. meant to increase the comfort Lock reduces freezer burns.

Mr. Blanco Wong said, “We and security of every Filipino.

Meanwhile, its FlexiFreeze are happy to see that Whirlpool It’s our goal to provide encompartment allows you to is always warmly welcomed ergy efficiency along with the

high quality performance that Whirlpool has been known for for over 100 years. Our future plans will definitely include innovative features and better quality suited for the different needs in the Filipino market.

With the support of Exatech, Whirlpool will surely continue to bring delight to our consumers in the years to come.”

The latest Whirlpool Vancouver Microwave Oven, BloomWash Inverter Plus Washing Machine, and Quattro French Door Refrigerator is now available to the public through all leading appliance stores nationwide. You may check their website at www. whirlpool.com.ph for more information.

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Globe Telecom supports Spark Fest 2019 to create a spark for social good

Globe Telecom partners with The Spark Project, a local crowdfunding website, in presenting “Spark Fest 2019,” an annual community conference that gathers people from the world of startups, social good, and creative capital together under one roof.

Now on its third year, Spark Fest 2019 provides appropriate space where people with a socially focused mindset can be inspired to learn and can have the opportunity to interact meaningfully with creative founders, thought leaders and EXPLOSIVE. Nothing beats a plate of Cold Japanese Clam “Asari” Pasta with SMOOTH. Japanese Flounder Salad with Aroma of Spring has that fellow aspiring and emerging entrepreneurs.

Aromatic Vegetable and Basil Sauce after exploring the steps of Sentosa. lovely lasting smooth finish on the palate.

“Just like the previous Spark Fest runs, our goal is to bring together like-minded entrepreneurs and give them a space to connect with each other, create a positive social impact and make awesome things happen for the benefit of Filipinos and society as a whole,” said Patch Dulay, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Spark Project.

To this, Michelle Tapia, Head of Globe myBusiness Strategy, Innovation, and Transformation who delivered the opening remarks, said Globe is always open to providing small and medium enterprises with solutions and guidance for them to grow and succeed. “We are supporting Spark Fest because we believe in what the Filipino can do and we are here to help ensure that we can empower you through the use of technology,” she told the participants.

Through strategic partnerships, Globe also hopes to A bowl of their Ja leverage on the social innovators’ networks in order to reach instant trip to the more startups and be always present in the social innovation community in the country.

MOST OFTEN, we find ourselves reminiscing mo“Globe Telecom’s goal has always been about democratizments that once made us ing connectivity and making technology more inclusive. genuinely happy. Mine just With a platform such as Spark Fest 2019, we get to interact happens to involve food. with a community of startup innovators who utilize techAnd when you find me smilnology in order to create social good in the Philippines,” ing and all giddy while holdsaid Yoly Crisanto, Globe Chief Sustainability Officer and ing my phone, 99% of the Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications. time, it’s a photo of a fantasDuring Spark Fest 2019, Globe also introduced its Globe tic dish I’m looking at.

Future Makers (GFM) program which has The Spark Project Recently, while I was on a workas implementing partner. Incidentally, The Spark Project was chosen as one of the five finalists during the first year pleasure trip at Resorts World of GFM for its local crowdfunding website and community Sentosa in Singapore, I found myself that helps entrepreneurs and change-makers launch their seated at one of my favourites – Tepcreatively conscious ventures to market. A pioneer in the lopan by Chef Yonemura. Located cal crowdfunding scene, it is dedicated to enabling Filipino at The Forum (somewhat near the creativity and innovation through its website and various entrance of USS), Teppan specialises community events. in the Japanese style of cooking – GFM is open to startups/social innovators in the Philipthe use of iron griddle. Oh and yes, Wagyu Hamburg Steak may look bland but as you take a bite, you’d flame is but a staple. pines who are committed to achieving widespread positive surely end up with more than just a social impact and help change the world through the power Teppan is considerably ‘young’ happy tummy. of technology. It aims to help build the ecosystem of support for social innovators who use technology to solve the Philippines’ most challenging social problems.

To join, the solution should have been working for at least two years and must have a functional product or service with actual users. They must also address any of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The entries must be submitted in English and should clearly arPERFECT END. melt in your mouth cheesecake with fresh raspberry an ticulate how technology is used to create social impact. The in my heart – technology can be either a device, platform, or hardware/ in the dining realm. Opening in system. software.

December 2017, the restaurant is Teppan ha Filing of applications will be until April 22, 2019 where a by acclaimed kitchen master and total of 10 finalists will be selected. From the 10 finalists, the lectable flavou Singapore’s new ‘flaming’ chef, top five GFM winners will be chosen. Each will receive up dishes. The te Masayasu Yonemura. Chef Yoneto Php 200,000 worth of technology support from Globe. all come toge mura is recognised for his FrenchThe winners will, likewise, be provided with dedicated your palate. W Japanese flavour pairings. Much mentorship that includes one-on-one mentoring and worklauded for his Yonemura restaurant the smoky an shops led by industry leaders from technology, business and in Kyoto, a highly coveted Michelin flare of burnt social development. They will also have access to a solid starred dining destination in Japan, yearn whilst On the me ecosystem of peers, partners and potential investors both in Teppan by Chef Yonemura is his the Philippines and abroad, plus increased brand awareness nese Flounde first venture outside Japan. with access to nationwide communications channels and Spring, Cold At Teppan, you will always, potential for regional visibility.

Pasta with Ar always feel pampered. Basically, it’s Judges for this year’s Globe Future Makers competition and Basil Sau the holistic experience that excites are Patch Dulay, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Steak (teppan me every time. From the minute Spark Project; Ma. Yolanda Crisanto, Senior Vice President, Baby Sardine details to the food preparations Corporate Communications of Globe Telecom; Minette NaKyoto Pickles to the dishes served, nothing is as varrete, President of Kickstart Ventures; and Glenn Estrella, your mouth c exciting as spending some quality Senior Vice President, Globe Digital Ventures. time at Teppan. Be it alone or with a raspberry and sauce.

To sign up, visit: https://www1.globe.com.ph/futurebunch of friends (oh hey, Jonathan Of them, I makers and Neal), Teppan now has a space

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Arnold Clavio inks exclusive contract with GMA Network anew

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GMA News Pillar Arnold Clavio has reaffirmed his loyalty as a Kapuso, renewing his exclusive contract with GMA Network last March 21.

Present during the signing were GMA Network Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Felipe L. Gozon; President and Chief Operating Officer, Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr.; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Felipe S. Yalong; and Senior Vice President for News and Public Affairs Marissa L. Flores.

An award-winning broadcast journalist for more than 30 years already, Clavio considers the Kapuso Network as his home which has allowed him to be of ‘Serbsyong Totoo’ to Filipinos throughout the years.

“Nakakataba ng puso,” Clavio says of the contract signing. “Actually, di ko na kailangan ng contract.

Dito ako nagsimula, dito na ako lumago. Napakapalad ko na maging bahagi ng Kapuso Network.”

He adds that he is really proud to be a Kapuso. “Wala ako talagang masabi. Lagi akong nagmamalaki

kapag may kausap akong estudyante: dito, ‘di mo nararamdaman yung boss. Ito na ang tinuring ko na [tahanan]…dito ako nakatira.

Tinuturing ko na silang kasama sa buhay. Hindi ako mapupunta rito talaga kung wala sa pamunuan, sa tiwalang pinagkaloob [nila]. Kaya talagang malaking malaki ang pasasalamat [ko sa kanila].”

Atty. Gozon, in turn, expressed his appreciation of Igan’s dedication to work and to the Network.

“Siguro naman kitang-kita na nagagalak tayong lahat sapagkat si Arnold ay isa sa mga pillar ng News

and Public Affairs. ‘Yung kanyang mga program na Unang Hirit at saka Saksi ay always number one, so I don’t need to say anything more na kailangan natin si Arnold at siya naman ay natutuwa sa ating pagsasama,” he said.

Clavio is one of the pioneering hosts of the country’s longestrunning morning show Unang Hirit. He also co-anchors GMA’s late night newscast Saksi and hosts the public affairs program Alisto.

On GMA News TV, Clavio hosts the talk show Tonight with Arnold Clavio.

FCPC BALIKTANAW IS FIRST-EVER ‘WORLD OF DANCE PHILIPPINES’ CHAMPION

Teppan’s atame is one drink I’d happily have any time of any day. cold clam pasta served with Japanese octopus, pesto, quail egg and Japanese ginger. The contrast of pairings and texture will make your palate alert with every bite.

This dish, for me, is very interesting because for one, it’s not your typical pasta and second, it is composed of numerous ingredients that come together to create a dish that’s familiarly unorthodox.

Another is their Wagyu steak cooked with alcohol. Yup, the alcohol fuses with the meat thus creating an almost fluid texture that’s easy on the palate but heavy on the taste. It’s not a heavy meal but one that’s laden with flavours. In truth, it’s a delicate meal worthy of savouring every bite.

But if there’s one thing at Teppan that makes my heart skip a million beat, it’s their atame or their flaming welcome drink. It’s very refreshing, lemony and yes, with just a hint of alcohol from the rum-soaked lemon slices. The flare (fire) is also a perfect aesthetic pleaser.

Teppan by Chef Yonemura is located at Level 1, The Forum, Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore

HIP-HOP powerhouse FCPC Baliktanaw from the team division sealed their supremacy on dancing as they were hailed the first-ever “World of Dance Philippines” champion last Sunday.

The team bested its two co-finalists after garnering a total combined judges’ score and text votes of 99.05%. They took home P2 million and an all-expense paid trip to Los Angeles, USA as prizes.

As the competition’s winner, the dance crew will also represent the country in the qualifiers round of “World of Dance USA.” The group became known for its hiphop dance routines with uniquely Filipino flavor.

Meanwhile, the judges also shared their praises

for the team, who were all left in awe with their intense and powerful performances on both rounds of the competition.

“That’s what I call swag. You possess that swag of the Pinoy. Wherever fate takes you, I’ll be so proud. I am proud to be a Pinoy,” said Maja Salavador.

“Us judges do not see the routines of the acts we don’t mentor beforehand.

I am impressed with FCPC. I know they’ll do something (impressive). I know they’ll amp it up,” Gary Valenciano added.

“I only have one thing to say: you are exceptional,” said Billy Crawford who was on his feet and even screamed out of excitement.

Upper division’s Luka

and Jenalyn secured the 1st runner up spot as they impressed everyone with their emotional dance routines, which earned them a total combined judges’ score and text

votes of 96.38%. On the other hand, junior division’s Ken San Jose, who scored 94.93%, was hailed the 2nd runner up with his powerful dance performances.

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According to Gaspan, Davao City mayor Sara Duterte suggested to install CCTVs in all worship places in Davao City to upgrade its security service.

Meantime, with less than three weeks to go before the staging of the

2019 Palarong Pambansa in Davao City, the DCPO is already set for the big event.

"We cannot say the exact number of personnel to deploy but it will be the maximum," she said.

City Administratior

Zuleika Lopez, during the memorandum of agreement (MOA) signing held on Monday, April 8, the Local Government of Davao (LGU) has allocated P70 million for the hosting with P10 million of which is for the peace and order.

The Philippines, which is led by head coach Marnelli Dinzon, �inished Group C in second place with two wins and one loss. The Olympic quali�iers is the �irst of at least three tournaments the team will participate this year with the AFF

Women’s Championship 2019 set this August and the 30th Southeast Asian Games this November.

“We thank the Philippine Women’s National Team for their formidable display in the 2020 Olympic Quali�iers,” said PFF

general secretary Atty. Edwin Gastanes. “The team may not have advanced to the next round, but their performance on the �ield is a testament on how far Women’s football has improved in the country in recent years.”

“Bisag unsaon nila’g daot ang mga Floirendo ug Del Rosario, dili ikalimod nga ang hinungdan sa pagkahimong syudad sa Samal tungod sa ilang paninguha. Naay mga lider sa among lungsod nga puro lang pangwarta ang giatiman,” he said.

(However bad the claims are against the Floirendos and Del Rosarios, it cannot be denied that the making of Samal into a city is a tribute to their efforts. We have leaders in the island whose interest is only to amass wealth.)

“Hinaut unta,” he add-

ed, “dili magmalampuson ang dunay dautang tinguha ay makaluluoy lang ang mahitabo sa isla. Kanang sige’g pangdaot dili pa gyud taga-Samal, puro sila tagalaing lugar.”

(I am hoping that those with evil design will not succeed because the island will the island will be in pitiful condition. Those who are mudslinging do not come from Samal, they come from other places.)

Rolly Teves, a student on vacation in the island, was more rational in saying the huge HNP proclamation is a measure of the

continuing popularity of the Floriendo-Del Rosario clan.

In a related development, Rep. Floirendo has publicly announced his bid to seek the House leadership, a development that has caught even the Hugpong by surprised.

This makes the �ight for the next House leadership more diverse and interesting.

If Rep. Floirendo makes it to the number four position in the country, he becomes the third speaker from Mindanao and Davao.

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BEAT COLON CANCER FIRST

BEFORE IT BEATS YOU

BY HENRYLITO D. TACIO

He was an intelligent student, so it was not surprising that he was given a scholarship to study in one of the best universities in Davao. He took accounting as his course. Since he was already far from his family, he started eating canned goods.

Going out with his newfound friends, Wilfredo also

served that Wilfredo often went home feeling so tired. So, she decided to bring him to a hospital. “Let’s just have a physical check-up,” she suggested. At �irst, her husband turned down the idea. But she persisted and so he relented �inally.

After a thorough check-up, the doctor found out something.

enough for increasing awareness about colon cancer,” admitted Dr. Ira I. Yu, a member of the Philippine Society of Gastroenterology.

“We can that we remain a bit passive until someone close to us suffers and dies from that disease,” added Dr. Yu, who works at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI).

“Among cancers, colon cancer stands out as a disease that can be largely prevented, but few people believe it will happen to them,” said Dr. Atenodoro Ruiz, Jr., a consultant at The Medical City and the head of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Task Force.

started smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages. There were times that he would go home at his boarding house drank. His landlady complained because he smoked even at his room.

He did graduate and was able to be employed in a bank, where he met his future wife.

They had already two children when he learned that his �irst-degree cousin was diagnosed of having a colon cancer.

He had forgotten about his cousin when one night he observed dark stools after relieving himself. There were moments also that he had this feeling of having a bowel movement but is not relieved. He was also losing weight.

His wife, Mary Ann, ob-

He never told them what he discovered but instead gave an address of another physician. “Go and see him,” he said. “He may be able to help you.”

They did go. To make the long story short, Wilfredo was diagnosed of having a colon cancer. “That cannot be,” he cried out loud.

Colorectal cancer (involving either the colon or rectum) is among the most common forms of cancer in the world. Based on the 2012 data, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer among Filipinos – after breast and lung.

Despite this fact, most Filipinos don’t know much about colon cancer. “For many years, no one has really pushed hard

The earlier it is discovered, the better. “If only people could be made aware that they could nip colorectal cancer in the bud, �iguratively and literally, many lives could be spared from this dreaded disease,” wrote Dr. Rafael D. Castillo, editor-in-chief of Health and Lifestyle.

According to Dr. Ruiz, colon cancer, if discovered early, is preventable and treatable. “If it is early stage and localized within the colon, the cure is 100 percent,” he said. “If it had spread to lymph nodes or distant organs, the 5-year survival rate is much lower.”

Dr. Aaron I. Velasco, an internist and gastroenterologist who works in various hospitals in Davao City, said the 5-year

Wilfredo grew up in a small town in Bansalan, Davao del Sur. He used to eat vegetables, which his parents brought from their farm in Balutakay. Being the eldest son of �ive siblings, he was groomed as the one who will bring them out from poverty.

survival rate of those diagnosed with stage 1 colon cancer is 92%. It goes down to 63-80% for those with stage 2 and 50% with stage 3. The chance of survival of those diagnosed with stage 4 is very minimal: 11%.

Some basic facts In the past, colon cancer has been referred to as “a disease of the rich.” But such is not the case anymore. “Colorectal cancer is more common in richer countries, but its incidence is rising in some developing countries,” says the World Health Organization (WHO).

Both colon and rectal cancers begin in the digestive system, which processes food for energy, and the last part of it absorbs �luid to form solid waste (stool) that then passes from the body.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) shares this information on how the digestive system works: “After food is chewed and swallowed, it travels to the stomach. There it is partly broken down and sent to the small intestine.” The small intestine is the longest part of the digestive system – about 20 feet.

“The small intestine also breaks down the food and absorbs most of the nutrients. It leads to the large intestine (also called the large bowel or co-

lon),” explains the ACS. “The colon absorbs water and nutrients from the food and also serves as a storage place for waste matter.

The waste matter moves from the colon into the rectum, the last 6 inches of the digestive system. From there, the waste passes out of the body.”

Until now, no one knows what causes colorectal cancer.

“Epidemiologic, human case-control, and animal studies support a strong association between colon cancer and a diet that has high-fat (usually saturated fat), low �iber, and high red meat consumption,” Dr. Ruiz said.

Risk factors that predispose a person to develop colon and rectal cancer include age, personal history of adenoma or carcinoma, family history of colorectal cancer, and pre-existing diseases, like in�lammatory bowel disease. “Age 50 is the most common risk factor for CRC as 90% of cancers occur after the age of 50,” said Dr. Ruiz.

Social and lifestyle habits also contribute; these include smoking, excessive alcohol intake and physical inactivity.

Symptoms “Colon cancer usually begins as an area of abnormal cells (lesion),” informs the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. “Most of these abnormal lesions begin as tiny polyps — raised clumps of non-cancerous (benign) cells growing on the inner lining of the large intestine. Another type of precancerous lesion (non-polypoid lesion) forms as a �lat or recessed area on the wall of the colon. Non-polypoid lesions are less common than polyps.”

It takes about 10 years for some of these polyps to develop into cancer. “Given the long process of this transformations, screening for and removal of colorectal polyps before these potentially turn into cancer in patients that are at risk can reduce the probability of developing colorectal cancer,” Dr. Ruiz pointed out.

Like most cancers, many cases of colon cancer have no symptoms. However, the following symptoms may indicate colon cancer: diarrhea, constipation, or other change in bowel habits; blood (either bright red or very dark) in the stool; unexplained anemia; abdominal pain and tenderness in the lower abdomen; intestinal obstruction; weight loss with no known reason; feeling very tired; and vomiting.

“The most common �irst symptom of rectal cancer is bleeding during a bowel movement,” The Merck Manual of Medical Information says.

“Whenever the rectum bleeds, even if the person is known to have hemorrhoids or diverticular disease, doctors must consider cancer as part of their differential diagnosis.

“Painful bowel movement and a feeling that the rectum has not been completely emptied are other symptoms of rectal cancer,” the Merck manual continues. “Sitting may be painful, but otherwise the person usually feels no pain from the cancer itself unless it spreads to tissue outside the

rectum.”

Since colorectal cancer doesn’t have early warning signs, it’s very important to get screened, according to Dr. Velasco. Most experts believe that symptoms appear only after the cancer has grown or spread.

When this happens, treating it becomes harder.

Screening “Colorectal cancer is an ideal target for early detection and prevention through screening,” Dr. Ruiz said. “Screening has been shown to reduce cancer risk by as high as 70%.”

In almost all countries, colorectal cancer screening is recommended for people starting the age of 50 years. “Screening at an earlier age, usually at 40, is advocated in �irst-degree relatives of patients with colon and rectal cancer, and in those with other additional risk factors,” Dr. Ruiz suggested.

The gold standard for colon and rectal cancer screening, according to Dr. Ruiz, is a colonoscopy as it can detect and remove early lesions like polyps. “The procedure involves a �lexible �iberoptic scope with a camera that is inserted through the rectum and is carefully advanced to visualize the colon under mild anesthesia,” he explained.

“However, it is, however, an invasive test and has low potential to cause complications.”

There are some patients may not want to have an invasive test or may �ind the cost of a colonoscopy expensive. “A stool test called the Fecal Immunochemical test (FIT) is a good screening alternative,” Dr. Ruiz said. “FIT detects only human blood and is speci�ic for bleeding in the colon. The test is repeated every year if the initial test is negative. If the test is positive, a colonoscopy is needed to rule out the presence of cancer.”

As a gastroenterologist who advocates colorectal cancer screening, Dr. Ruiz recommended a screening colonoscopy in persons between 50 to 75 years of age who are healthy and in whom the complications are low. “If the patient does not want to start with a colonoscopy, I suggest starting with FIT,” he said. “After a discussion with his physician, the patient can choose his preferred screening test.”

As stated earlier, colon cancer is treatable when discovered early. “Colon cancer when caught in the early stages is approximately 90% curable,” assured Dr. Yu. Singer Roel Cortez, who rose to fame with hit songs like “Nakapasakit Kuya, Eddie” and “Baleleng” in the 1980s, died on April 1 last year after suffering from colon cancer. Six years earlier, President Corazon “Cory” Aquino likewise died of the same cancer.

Other famous people who died of colon cancer include Audrey Hepburn, Farrah Fawcett, Claude Debussy, Rio Diaz and Robin Gibb.

Emmy-winning American comedian and actor Milton Berle was told he had a cancerous colon tumor in 2001 but he refused surgery; he died in Los Angeles, California the following year.

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Vargas wants less politics in POC

J Virginia Cavaliers freshman point guard Kihei Clark became the second Filipino-American to win an NCAA championship in nearly half a century equalling the feat of Raymond Townsend, whose UCLA Bruins won the US collegiate basketball crown in 1975.

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niversity of Virginia's Filipino-American pointguard Kihei Clark cut down the nets after the Cavaliers’ 85-77 overtime victory against Texas Tech in the NCAA championship game Monday night and basketball fans in the San Fernando Valley celebrated with him.

Within one year, Clark’s audience went from a couple hundred in Woodland Hills, where he attended Taft High School, to millions watching all over the world, including the 75,000 on hand at U.S Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Clark’s journey, especially through the NCAA Tournament, was cheered throughout the San Fernando Valley.

“Everyone knew Kihei,” Taft coach Derrick Taylor said. “He was a little-bitty kid always in the gym with his dad. (The Clarks) are the nicest people, their kindness never wavered.

When you’re nice and you play hard, people are going to root for you.”

Clark was an All-City and All-Area selection in high school, but a 5-foot-9

guard getting recruited to a national power like Virginia still came as a head scratcher to some, especially since Clark’s original commitment was to UC Irvine.

Yet, Virginia coach Tony Bennett had a plan.

“Last year, they needed someone that could defend smaller guards,” Taylor said. “Help to stop penetration. That was Kihei’s role this year. He didn’t just accept, he mastered it.”

Clark played in all 38 games this season. He started 20 games, including every NCAA Tournament game. He played 33 minutes in the national championship and tallied three points, four assists and two rebounds.

Before his days in Woodland Hills, Clark

agic Johnson announced his resignation as Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Tuesday night at an impromptu news conference before the team's regular-season �inale.

Johnson, a Hall of Famer from his playing days with the Lakers, said he is resigning because he doesn't enjoy the job.

"I was happier when I wasn't the president (of the Lakers)," the 59-year-old said.

His announcement came on the heels of an

ESPN report that he and coach Luke Walton have not spoken for weeks.

Johnson said team owner Jeanie Buss had not been told of his decision in advance. He expressed his affection for Buss, saying, "I knew I couldn't be face-toface and tell her. I couldn't stand to tell her."

He was annoyed by being sanctioned by the NBA for tampering when talking to or about players on other teams.

Johnson added about the day-to-day NBA business, "What I didn't like is

played his youth travel basketball with Kings Academy, based out of the Conejo Valley. He played for Adam Mazarei, now an NBA assistant with the Memphis Grizzlies, almost 10 years ago.

“I never coached anyone harder than Kihei, and that’s a credit to him and his parents for letting me coach,” Mazarei said. “A lot of parents are delusional and interfere with coaches.

Kihei’s parents get it.”

Mazarei, a small standout point guard at the University of Redlands from 2002-06, related to Kihei because of their size.

“Kihei is 20 times better than I’ll ever be,” Mazarei said laughing. “When I �irst got him, he over-dribbled and played �lashy. I shut that down right away. But he’s always been about the team. I can’t wait until next year when he has a larger role with more ball-handling responsibility, he’ll be great at that, too.”

Clark joins a special group of Taft High alumni

by becoming the third former Toreador – all coached

by Taylor – to win a national title. Larry Drew II did it in 2009 with North Carolina and DeAndre Daniels with UConn in 2014. He is the fourth to compete in the game – Jordan Farmar lost in the national title game with UCLA in 2006.

Taylor said those players all had something in common.

“All four were �ierce competitors,” he said.

“They all invested in the program on and off the court, they were leaders.

Not one caused any problems, either. They would lead team fundraisers, too.”

Clark’s journey is much like Virginia’s the past year. His rise from the southwestern part of the San Fernando Valley �its perfectly with Virginia’s rise from an embarrassing loss in the �irst round of the NCCA Tournament in 2018 – becoming the �irst No. 1 seed in history to lose to a No. 16 seed. Both are now national champs.

UGUSTA, Ga. - It has been 11 years since Tiger Woods last won a major and 14 since he claimed a Green Jacket yet like Augusta National itself some things never seem to change as the 43 year-old again took his place in the Masters spotlight on Tuesday.

"If Tiger wins my goodness what's that story going to be, it might make the morning papers -- for the next three months," sixtime major winner Nick Faldo replied when asked what might be the Masters' biggest storylines when

play begins.

Since Woods made his Masters debut in 1995 until a rainy practice round on Tuesday, the American has been the main attraction at the year's �irst major.

Even when Woods was not at Augusta National, missing the 2014, 2016 and 2017 tournaments due to injury, he was never out of the Masters conversation.

Without a major win since notching number 14 at the 2008 U.S. Open, Woods's Masters drought stretches back even further to

ust a year and two months into the job as Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president, Ricky Vargas learned the hard way it’s a lonely thing being on top.

In as much as he wants to cultivate changes right away within the country’s Olympic governing body, Vargas admitted it will take some more time before transformation can be effected within the POC. And for the moment, he said he’s trying to �it in to the system currently ingrained within the organization while at the same time, also attempting to nurture the changes he want to establish.

“Where I am not comfortable in the PCO is the culture, and how my own personality or leadership is being forced to a situation that I don’t like in terms of running the organization,” disclosed Vargas, gracing the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum on Tuesday at the Amelie Hotel-Manila for the very �irst time since being elected as POC president February of last year.

“I’m not too happy about that and we’d like to move forward to seeing to it that the culture changes into a more transparent, more honest, and less political organization.”

Vargas and Abraham Tolentino were voted president and chairman respectively in 2018 after

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Tiger Woods of the U.S. chips onto the practice green during the second day of practice for the 2019 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, U.S., April 9, 2019. Reuters

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defeating Jose ‘Peping’ Cojuangco and Ting Ledesma in a court-ordered poll held at the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club.

But getting the post of president is just one half of the job done as Vargas had to work and deal next with a POC board that is a holdover from the previous administration.

And it’s not that easy.

“So we had to live to the culture of the board that we are trying to work with,” said Vargas, who was also with POC communications director Ed Picson in the session presented by San Miguel Corporation, Tapa King, Amelie Hotel-Manila, and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation.

“So they have many rights, procedures, tradition, and all that we’re trying to work with,” added Vargas, who’s �irst year in the of�ice was met by the continued unsettled leadership disputes within various National Sports Associations (NSAs), POC membership issues, changes within the POC By-Laws and Constitution, among others.

He's also among the lead persons currently working on the country's hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games later this year.

But Vargas, grandson of former Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (fore-

2005 before either of his children, 11 yearold Sam and 10 year-old Charlie, were born.

For golf fans it is a dry spell that is hard to comprehend a n d for

Woods one he admits he never saw

coming. "I wo u l d say that I wouldn't h a v e foreseen that, for sure," said Wo o d s .

"After I won my 14th, I felt like I still had plenty more major championships that I could win,

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BARELY MISSED Philippines blasts Palestine 7-0 but misses Olympics slot

T The Philippines lost out the Olympic berth to Chinese-Taipei despite hammering out a 7-0 win over Palestine

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he Philippine Women’s National Team hammered Palestine, 7-0, last Tuesday, 9 April 2019 at the Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar but came up short in their quest for a spot to the 2020 Olympiad.

However, with Chinese Taipei defeating IR Iran, 4-1, in the other match, the Philippines missed out on a spot to the �inal round of the 2020 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Asian Quali�iers.

The Philippines raced to a 3-0 lead in the

�irst half. Joyce Semacio converted from the penalty spot in the 17th minute followed by Alisha del Camp and Eva Madarang in the 29th and 31st minutes.

In the second half, the Philippines padded their score in a 10 minute span. Madarang added a second in the 60th minute. Captain Patrice Impelido also made her mark in 62nd minute.

Sara Castañeda added further gloss with two more goals in the 66th and 70th minutes to complete the result.

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