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Davao tourism DAVAO Oriental -- Determined to make Davao Oriental a premier eco-tourism destination, Gov. Corazon N. Malanyaon cited one of the province’s best diving sites as another potential area for development of infrastructures that would open doors to a multitude of opportunities in tourism and investments.

She was referring to develop the Tagabebe Diving Spot, locally known as ‘The Wall’ in the sleepy and quaint town of Governor Generoso, which seasoned divers, who have visited the area, consider one of the greatest diving sites in the world.

With gently sloping reefs and vertical wall peaking at 20 to 200 feet deep, this diving site has a vast stretch of sea grass fields and corals that provides protected niche for a variety of marine life.

While Davao Oriental is touted to have the region’s longest coastline at 513 kilometers, divers say it is no surprise that Davao Oriental has a wide selection of impressive and dramatic dive locations that includes the ‘The Wall’ in Governor Generoso.

More hydro power AN OFFICIAL from Hedcor, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aboitiz Power, is planning to put up three more hydro power projects in Mindanao.

Rene Ronquillo, president and chief-operating-officer (COO) of Hedcor, said they are looking for the potential sites in Kitao-tao in Bukidnon and Davao City.

“We look for sites that have good hydro potentials, meaning a lot of water in the elevation. Then, check for sites where you don’t have other developers who have already got their contracts.

The way contracts work, it’s first come, first serve basis,” he said, adding that the company has yet to determine how much investment the company will pour in for these projects.

The power firm will push through with the construction only if the Manolo Fortich Hydropower Project will be successful.

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Palace remains hopeful Congress will enact BBL M

A L AC A NA N G i s hopeful that both the Senate and the House of Representatives will consider passing Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) into law.

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The Senate will resume its discussion on the BBL this week.

“Umaasa po ang ating pamahalaan sa pangunguna ng Pangulo na bibigyang daan o aaprubahan ng magkabilang sangay ng lehislatura—ang Camara de Representantes at ang Senado—ang inihain na draft Bangsamoro Basic Law,” said Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., said.

“Dahil ito po ay magsisilbing susi sa pagpapatuloy at buong kaganapan ng itinataguyod po nating prosesong pangkapayapaan na magdudulot ng maraming benepisyo at pangmatagalang pag-unlad at pagbuti ng kabuhayan ng ating mga kababayan sa Kamindanawan,” he added.

Coloma said that the Palace has high expectations that Congress will listen to the emerging public sentiment that favors the enactment of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. When asked what if the lawmakers amend some provisions in the BBL, Coloma said they will respect it as it is part the legislative process. bbl/PAGE 11

By IRENE DOMINGO, Staff Writer

MORE than 160 megawatts of hydropower is set to add up to the coal and diesel dominated power sources in Mindanao which is currently experiencing lack of supply amid growing demand.

The Alcantara-led Alsons Consolidated Resources, Inc. (ACR) said the company still has 160-MW of hydropower to its portfolio of generating assets.

Joseph C. Nocos, ACR vice-president for business d e ve l opm e nt , s ai d t h e company currently has service contracts for renewable energy (RE) projects totaling 94 MW. “We have applied for

around 70 MW more in other locations in Mindanao,” Mr. Nocos said last week.

He said the company’s RE focus will be on hydropower de velopment, g iven its affordability, sustainability, availability of resource, and proven technology.

“Unlike solar, hydro is less challenging especially in determining its longterm sustainability,” said Mr. Nocos.

“Solar is not as simple as putting up a solar panel wherever you want to put, you have to select the most viable location for solar,” he explained. renewable/PAGE 11

WILD, WILD WEST. Rarely seen during ordinary days, these horsemen were able to take advantage of scarce public transportation in urban Cagayan de Oro City on Sunday in time of Pacquiao-Mayweather fight. photo by gerry lee gorit

‘Cagayanons’ believe Pacquiao won

By CRIS DIAZ of Mindanao News Daily

LIKE most of the Filipinos, the “Cagayanons” believed Manny Pacquiao won the fight against Mayweather during live broadcast on Sunday.

Rep. Rufus Rodriguez of

Cagayan De Oro City said he believed Manny Pacquiao won the fight after landing many punches compared to Mayweather.

“Manny Pacaquiao was the aggressive fighter right

from the start to the end as Floyd Mayweather kept on running away all time,” Rodriguez said.

R o dr igue z s aid t hat Pacquiao carried the fight with determination and dignity as the Philippine Pacquiao/PAGE 11

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CDO Labor Day Mega Job Fair opens over 10,000 job vacancies THE Department of Labor and Employment - region 10 (DOLE-10X) held its 113th Labor Day Mega Job Fair with approximately 10,000 to 15,000 job vacancies on May 1, 2015.

DOLE-10 Regional Statistician and Focal Person for Employment Bernie Boy Salinas said among the 100 participating companies solicited, Salinas said that 84 private companies and

six government agencies have around 4,110 local job vacancies such as customer s er vice repres ent at ives (300 positions); candidate soldiers (150); security g u ard s ( 1 0 0 ) ; pro du c t support representatives (100); officer candidate course (80); officer preparatory course (80); revenue officers (56); business transcribers (50); proofreaders (50); administrative assistants

(27); and retail sales team or business developers (25).

Meanwhile, approximately 5,000 jobs were open for overs e as opp or tunit ies which include service crew (500); delivery drivers (500); security guards (265); janitors (250); food servers (200); carpenters (200); and nurses (100) needed for the 10 recruitment agencies that the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration

(POEA) handled.

The Mega Job Fair was DOLE’s response to the call of Filipino job seekers who needed avenues and opportunities for quality employment.

“Its target was to hire at least 80% of qualified applicants and hopefully plenty will be hired on the spot because what we look for and aim for in the Job Fair,” Salinas added.

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Participating job seekers must have first filled-out the registration form with basic information and the attendance sheet which served as a record of DOLE-10, then they must have claimed their referral forms from the 12 referral people assigned to handle the companies, and finally they should have undergone the interview.

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

- region 10 (TESDA-10) also facilitated a Skills Demo for the participants during the event.

Furthermore, there were various Government OneStop Shop services available, such as issuance of birth certificates, clearances, and PhilHealth cards from DOLE’s partner agencies – Philippine Statistics Authority ( P S A ) , S o c i a l S e c u r it y job fair/PAGE 11

MisOr participates in competitiveness survey validation THREE cities and 23 municipalities of Misamis Oriental participated in the validation of the comp etitiveness sur vey conducted by the Capitol University School of Business and Management on April 1 and 21, 2015 respectively.

Participating local

government units (LGUs) will be ranked according to economic dynamism, government efficiency and infrastructure.

Validated data will be submitted to the Regional Competitiveness Council (RCC) then to the National survey/PAGE 11

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M’danao business planning writeshop THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) region 10 in coordination with the Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns (BWSC) held a two-day Business Planning Writeshop to some 39 DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (DILEEP) focal persons from five regions in Mindanao in Suncity Suites Hotel, General Santos City on 22-24 April 2015.

Sp e arhe ad e d by t he BWSC, DILEEP is DOLE’s contribution to the government’s agenda of

inclusive growth through massive job generation and substantial poverty reduction and reduce the vulnerability to risks of the poor, vulnerable and marginalized workers.

The writeshop is desig ne d to e quip t he DILEEP implementers with the necessary knowledge and skills in preparing business/project plans; identify the characteristics of small enterprise; as well as understand the key elements of business planning and identify critical areas in small business management.

Part of its proceeding was the orientation of guidelines; critiquing of project proposals and actual writeshop.

DOLE-10 attendees include Archie A. Batica (Bukidnon); Jovelyn V. Perez (Camiguin); Danilo G. Labares (Lanao del Norte); Rolando M. Mahusay (Misamis Occidental); Alice P. Tinhay (Eastern Misamis Oriental); Roy S. Casiño (Western Misamis Oriental); Marry Gil. Damasing (NRCO) and Glenford C. Labial (TSSD). (Glenford Labial/ DOLE-10)

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Vista Land forays into housing, education businesses THE VILLAR group has forayed into hospital and education businesses as part of its bid to complete the offerings within the township communities of Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc. Vista Land Chairman Manuel B. Villar, Jr. told reporters on April 23 that a Villar-led holding company has formed a partnership with a group of doctors for the rollout of a hospital chain under the brand “VitaMed.” The first VitaMed will be a 150-bed hospital -- that has room to add 300 more beds -- within its Vista City township in Daang Hari. “ We h o p e t o g o nationwide als o in our hospitals,” Mr. Villar said.

L i ke w is e, t he Vi l l ar group has ventured into the

education business through Georgia School, which offers primary education in four sites.

SEPARATE COMPANY The hospital and education businesses are under a separate holding company and are not part of listed firm Vista Land, Mr. Villar said.

The two new businesses are a “logical extension” of its real estate business.

“Buye rs are l o ok i ng for these facilities, which undoubtedly complete a township community,” Mr. Villar said in Filipino.

The Villar group adds t o t h e g row i ng l i s t of companies entering the health care industry as well as education. forays/PAGE 10

FURTHER bolstering its modernized broadband wireless network, Globe Telecom said that it is progressively rolling out the adoption of the new Sing leSON s olut ion in the entire country, which will provide for a highlyintelligent infrastructure, l e a d i n g t o a n ov e r a l l enhanced user experience for the telco’s 46 million mobile customers.

The telco will start to

deploy SingleSON on its LTE cells as base software and will be the critical solution to integrate 2G, 3G and LTE together and have them work seamlessly across the technologies.

According to the network’s technical executives, the nationwide commercial rollout is earmarked to be completed before the third quarter of 2015, with new features being developed to further improve SingleSON

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PAL swings to profit in Q1 on higher passenger traffic PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) turned in a profit in the first three months of the year as it flew more passengers.

In a statement, PAL said it earned $85 million in the first quarter, a turnaround from the $20.7-million loss in the same three months of last year.

Revenue climb ed 30 percent to $627 million from $482.4 million in 2014, as passenger traffic rose on the back of new international routes and an expansion of existing domestic routes.

PAL mounted 10,948 rou nd - t r ip f l i g ht s and pal/PAGE 10

Globe widens rollout of SingleSON solution Network now ‘future-ready’ with nationwide deployment solution, leading to an overall enhanced Globe customer experience.

“The adoption of the SingleSON in the entire Globe network nationwide will empower us to effectively manage a more complex network and deliver on our promise of superior customer experience. SingleSON allows automatic near-real time diagnostics of our mobile broadband network and optimizing it intelligently.

From the point of view of Globe, it means less resources needed to manage complex networks and delivering a g re at e x p e r i e n c e t o our customers. With it, network key performance indicators will see significant improvement,” Globe Senior Vice President for Network Technical Group-Technical Services Division Emmanuel Estrada said.

He added that, “we are impressed with the capabilities

of the SingleSON, in so far as improving operation and maintenance (O&M) efficiency and performance are concerned. It will allow us to continuously deliver a great user experience to manage an increasingly more complex network and will enable us to manage the explosive growth and expansion of mobile data services traffic which is foreseen to continue in the coming years.”

According to Estrada, the

SingleSON solution effectively covers the entire lifecycle of networks as it is designed for automation to provide efficienc y and improve network performance. Its main characteristics in terms of O&M consist of self-configuration, selfoptimization and self-healing.

Likewise, it is also capable of supporting equipment from other vendors. It is powered by a SONMaster as the core globe/PAGE 10

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Mayweather-Pacquiao nothing more than an epic scam

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e’ve been told this is one of the greatest sporting events of all time.

Maybe five to 10 years ago, but not now.

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao is a matchup of two fighters past their prime looking to make one last massive score, assuming 3 million or so takers come along for the ride at a hundred bucks a pop on pay-per-view.

Epic?

Only in the sense that it might be the last hurrah for a once-great sport.

Promoter Bob Arum and his minions will try to tell you otherwise.

“It’s a credit to the sport of boxing that we’ve been able to put on such an event,” Arum said with a straight face.

Spoken like someone who’ll be pulling off his own version of “Ocean’s E le ven” Saturd ay nig ht in Las Vegas, though this heist is completely legal and comes with an even bigger payoff — though not for boxing itself.

If the fight had happened when it should have, then we’d have seen two of the g re ate st b oxe rs of t h is generation in the prime of their careers. That sort of bout could’ve pushed the sport forward, helped to lift it back up from the abyss it has languished in

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Jhan Tiafau Hurst If you put your life in Jesus’ hands, He will work everything together for good in your life. Jesus will show you what to do about your boss who is unfair to you.

He’ll teach you how to pay back your debts and manage your money problems. Jesus will show you what you can do so your child won’t feel so angry and rebel against you. He’ll show you how to change and improve your marriage relationship. And Jesus will help you do your best in school.

Jesus can even use your mistakes to teach you lessons on how to live well and right.

But you must first join His class. So won’t you ask Jesus to forgive you for living your wrong way, and ask Him to become your life’s teacher in charge of your life. Then, He can start showing you how your life was made to really work the way you want it to.

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By Paul Newberry

since the self-destruction of Mike Tyson.

Not this watered-down version, no matter how much they try to persuade us otherwise.

“It’s been a long road. But we’re here now,” Mayweather said. “Everything is about timing. We couldn’t choose a better time.”

No better time for the fighters, because it’s not a good time for me and you.

Wi t h b o t h f i g h t e r s winding down their careers — Mayweather is 38, Pacquiao 36 — the two acrimonious sides finally came together to milk their cash cows totally dry.

With that, we pause for a brief infomercial. “ This is a fight that t h e w o r l d c a n’t m i s s ,” Mayweather said. “This is an unbelievable matchup.

An action-packed fight.”

Now, back to reality, w h i ch prov i d e s nar y a clue of this fight coming anywhere close to living up to the hype.

O v e r t h e l a s t e i g ht years, Mayweather (470) has been thoroughly unimpressive while winning just two of his 10 fights via knockouts. One of his victories during that span was by split-decision, two others by majority decision.

He’s a defensive specialist

whose game plan will be to slickly dodge most of Pacquiao’s once-fearsome punches, while delivering just enough blows himself to claim another decision.

Not that he should be overly concerned about Pa c qu i a o’s p ow e r. T h e Filipino fighter (57-5-2) has looked rather ordinary while losing two of his last five fights.

Granted, one of those defeats was a joke of a decision in favor of Timothy Bradley. But the other was a brutal KO at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez, who delivered a right that left Pac Man sprawled facefirst on the canvas, out cold. In fact, Pacquiao has gone more than five years without knocking anyone out, taking his last seven wins by decision.

The Vegas odds makers fully expect this bout to go to the scorecards.

R.J. Bell, a betting analyst who runs the Pregame.com website, set the over-under in the 12-round bout at 11.5 — in other words, will it last beyond the midway point of the final round. Bell reported Friday that bets were running nearly 3-to1 in favor of the fighters making it to the final 90 seconds, with the odds of Mayweather scoring a

knockout at a staggering 8-1. Pacquiao was the clear underdog in the fight but was given a slightly better chance of ending it early, his odds of scoring a knockout set at 5-1.

Chances are, these guys will dance around the ring for 36 minutes, Mayweather piling up the points while an increasingly desperate Pacquiao goes for a Hail Mar y of a punch. There figures to be more action on the “Food Network” — and it won’t cost you $99.95.

Still not convinced?

Well, if you decide to play along with this charade, here’s what you can expect when it’s over: The fighters will come together for a hug, finally say some nice things about each other, then try to persuade us that it really was a great fight, maybe even one worthy of a rematch.

One last PR push before e v e r y on e h e a d s t o t h e bank to cash their obscene paychecks.

Then we can finish off the burial of a sport that gave us Johnson and Louis, Ali and Frazier, Leonard and Hagler.

Not epic at all.

Just a sad ending. (Paul Newberry is a national writer for The Associated Press.

Write to him at pnewberry@ ap.org or at www.twitter. com/pnewberry1963)

Is Usman really dead?

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hink a m i n u t e …

Remember when you were in school? You know who’s best at doing tests, but you don’t know who will succeed at the tests of life.

By the time we’ve finished 10-12 years of school, we’ve learned some accounting with debits and credits, but we’ve still not learned how to truly forgive our debtors and people who have wronged and hurt us. We know what direction Japan is, but we’re not sure which way we should go in life. In school, we learn how to do everything except how to live!

It’s after we finish school that we must start learning how to live in the classroom of real life. So who is the right teacher for us? Who can best teach us how to live well? Isn’t it logical that whoever invented life is the One Who knows how life best works?

This is on of the reasons Jesus Christ became a human being—as the Teacher of real living. He explains and shows us the way God designed life to be lived. That’s why Jesus is the only person in history who could ever come back to life after dying and being buried for 3 days. He’s still teaching today! So we would be smart to listen and do everything He tells us are the principles for living a successful and satisfying life.

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IFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…

Plans are e s t a b l i s h e d by s e e k i n g a d v i c e ; s o i f y ou w a g e war, obtain guidance…”

(Proverbs 20:18, the Holy Bible).

-ooo P RO B OX I NG J U ST FOR THE MONEY: The feeling is universal. The May weather-Pacquiao fight, billed as the “Battle for Greatness” and “Fight of the Century”, is a dud.

And both fighters are b e i n g b l a m e d f or t h i s .

Many are s ay i ng F l oyd May weather Jr. did not fight, but ran and hugged his opponent during critical moments.

Then, some are saying Manny Pacquiao d i d n’ t g i v e h i s u s u a l f e r o c i o u s s t y l e e i t h e r.

The perception was that, the two of them simply c o a s t e d a l ong , c ont e nt as they were with the big money that was already assured for each of them.

B u t , i s n’ t t h a t w h a t professional boxing is all about? Money, money, and nothing else but money?

I am glad I didn’t place any bet, nor paid to watch the fight.

One week into the fight, I wrote about my misgivings about its outcome. I felt that people were being taken for a ride, and that, notwithstanding

announcements that there wouldn’t be a second or more fights between the t w o, I w a s s u r e t h e r e would be succeeding f i g ht s , an d a l l b e c au s e of the money. When will we ever learn?

-ooo I S U SM A N R E A L LY DEAD? There is something bothersome about claims that Filipino bombmaker Ab d u l B a s i t Us m a n i s already dead. Is he dead, or is he really dead? The s t o r y o f a m aj o r d a i l y about Usman’s supposed death is fueling this doubt to great heights. Imagine, in the first paragraph of t h e d ai ly ’s s t or y ab out Us m an , it w as cl ai me d that he was killed through a militar y operation.

Yet, in its ver y second paragraph, the same story of the major daily claimed t h at Us m a n w a s k i l l e d in a chance e ncou nte r.

S u r e l y, t h e r e i s a b i g difference between a “military operation” and a “chance encounter”, right?

Surely, when a “militar y operation” is referred to, it could only mean planning, countless meetings, and serious deliberations, so nothing is left to chance, right?

On the other hand, when “chance encounter” i s m e nt i on e d , it c o u l d only mean accidental

occurrence, not planned on, without any deliberate intention that the encounter would happen, right? That is why it is called “chance encounter”, r i g h t ? S o, w h a t i s t h e real score on the Usman stor y? Is he dead, really?

Where is his body? Was any part thereof chopped off to prove his identity?

-ooo T H A N K F U L T H AT PNOY HELPED VELOSO: From lawyer Perfecto Yasay Jr., former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission: “We should all be proud and thankful that President Benigno C Aquino III played a key role towards the grant of a last minute reprieve to Mar y Jan e Ve l o s o w h o would have been executed together with eight other drug smugglers on April 29, 2015.

“But the President should also be the first to humbly accept that his actions, albeit significant, we re p ar t of c ol l e c t ive efforts involving the global c om mu n it y. He s h ou l d not be bothered or feel offended by unfounded cl ai ms t hat he i g nore d helping the beleaguered Filipina death convict.”

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Vic Sotto loves basketball and remembers fondly his film involving the sport when he did the latest television commercial for San Miguel Pale Pilsen.

Sotto, also known as Bossing, says he once did a film “Shoot That Ball” in 1987 as part of the popular comedy trio of Tito, Vic and Joey.

“I love basketball and started playing the sport when I was young. I remember the ‘Shoot That Ball’ movie I did many years ago. I was with Tito and Joey plus Martin Nievera, Jimmy Santos and former PBA import Michael Hackett.

We had a lot fun doing that film and had a lot of body pains doing it,”Sotto said.

“That’s why when I heard the TVC will be about basketball, I think I needed to stretch a lot since it’s been a long while since I played basketball. But I used to play in the PBA and that is the Philippine Bulagaan Association (PBA),” adds Sotto, referring to the then-basketball segment of popular noontime show “Eat Bulaga.”

In the newest TVC, Sotto shares the limelight with Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) cagers June Mar Fajardo, Marc Pingris, Arwind Santos and Marcio Lassiter. They were up against a group of ‘imports’ for a cooler filled with ice-cold San Miguel Pale Pilsen. He wore his retro basketball outfit and even made the key basket

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Boys of summer. Vic Sotto, son-in-law Marc Pingris and June Mar Fajardo engage in a banter while doing the newest San Miguel Beer Pale Pilsen commercial. in the TVC’s zany ending.

“These players are fun to work with. I already worked with June Mar and Marc in the first San Miguel television commercial so it was an easy shoot,” Sotto says.

Sotto could not hide his admiration for the four players, who all played for teams under San Miguel Corporation. “June Mar is an MVP and led San Miguel to a championship. Marc is my son-in-law and I know he is a good provider and even won a grandslam. Marcio is a

great shooter. Arwind’s threepoint shot was a big factor in the championship and I heard he also has a music career with his song ‘Bagyo’.”

Sotto also paid tribute to San Miguel Pale Pilsen, which will celebrate its 125th anniversary this year.” It’s like the movie industry.

If you are not a good actor, then you won’t last that long with the heavy competition. Just imagine that San Miguel Pale Pilsen has been here for 125 years and it’s still going strong.”

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If it were a movie or a TV show, summer would definitely be one of the most loved characters. Whether we’re on vacation or staycation, summer wouldn’t be complete without watching our favorite movies or TV shows over and over again.

And because of this, Globe Telecom, your ultimate summer companion on all things entertainment, brings you HOOQ— Asia’s first online entertainment video service, which gives you access to a library of thousands of international and local movies and TV series.

A start-up joint venture between Singtel, Sony Pictures Television, and Warner Bros. Entertainment, HOOQ is set to change the way people consume and enjoy entertainment by allowing customers to watch movies and TV across their devices: be it smartphones, computers, or tablets.

With HOOQ’s complete portfolio of content spanning different genres perfect for summer’s movie and TV series binging, customers can enjoy drama flicks from favorite series like Gossip Girl or enjoy intense action films like the Dark Knight Rises and Unknown.

Local film and TV content will also be available through partnerships with the country’s top studios, such as GMA, Viva Communications, Regal Entertainment, and ABS-CBN. Relive local high-grossing films such as Metro Manila, A Secret Affair, Shake Rattle and Roll and Ang Tanging Ina, as well as classics including Dyesebel, Bagets and Bituing Walang Ningning. Top local series like My Husband’s Lover, Mulawin, Tayong

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Dalawa and Mara Clara are also up for viewing grabs for those who miss their fix of Pinoy TV. If you’re a Globe user and you’ve been contemplating to see reruns of these favorite flicks or series whether you’re at home or moving around the metro, then you’re in for a treat!

Simply register to GoSURF299 or above and get HOOQ for free! Mobile and Tattoo postpaid customers get free HOOQ for three months while prepaid customers get free HOOQ upon registration. Meanwhile, movie and TV fanatics who want exclusive HOOQ access can avail of standalone offers starting at P199 for a full 30day access.

On the other hand, customers who want movie and TV series access on bigger screens such as laptops, desktops, and tablets can subscribe to Tattoo Home’s new broadband plans which come with free access to HOOQ starting at Plan 1299.

“This summer, we are giving our customers the chance to catch up on their favorite movies and TV shows whether they’re at home taking a break from school or at the beach enjoying the powdery sands chilling with their friends with our exclusive partnership with HOOQ. With our GoSURF and Tattoo home broadband plans, customers can enjoy all-youwant access to the movies and TV series they love or have not seen with HOOQ. Together, let’s take over summer with all the entertainment content at the comfort of your fingertips with Globe,” says Dan Horan, Senior Advisor for Consumer Business at Globe.

Indulge on your favorite summer hits with Globe and HOOQ. With all these options to avail of HOOQ on your Globe-powered device, what more can you ask for? Oh, choosing what movie or TV series to watch.

Now, that’s a tough one. Visit www. globe.com.ph/hooq for more details.

AirAsia Philippines, the Filipino Low Cost Carrier that flies hand in hand with AirAsia, voted the World’s Best Low Cost Carrier for six consecutive years, today announced it will start flights between Manila and Hong Kong on 8 May 2015 with 4x flights weekly or every Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.

Introductory seat sale of P1.00 one way (base fare only*) from Manila are available now at www.airasia. com for guests traveling from 8 May to 23 October 2015.

AirAsia Philippines’ Chief Executive Officer, Joy Cañeba said, “We are opening Manila – Hong Kong route as part of our commitment to give passengers especially our Filipino overseas workers and leisure travellers more choices, better value and only the best, quality service at super low fares.”

Guests can also book their promo flights via AirAsia’s mobile app on iPhone and Android devices, as well as its mobile site mobile.airasia.com.

“Take advantage of the summer break and AirAsia’s low fares by traveling to Hong Kong where food and shopping are not only major attractions but wonderful experiences,” Cañeba added.

Discover more of Hong Kong and the Philippines by downloading AirAsia’s travel guides at http://www. airasia.com/travelguides. The travel guides are free and include essential travel information at each domestic destination such as accommodation, transport and the must-see’s and must-do’s.

For more updates on AirAsia’s latest news, as well as promotions, activities and contests, connect with them via Facebook (facebook.com/AirAsiaPhilippines) and Twitter (twitter.com/AirAsiaPh).

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NS-6015 also boasts of the world’s first 2-in-1 battery compartment in a wireless mouse. It has an ingeniously designed battery compartment that fits either an AA or AAA battery for versatility. To extend the battery life, a power switch is also added. With one AA battery, you can use the mouse for up to 10

TechTalks.ph partners with Microsoft for “Startup Camps” TechTalks.ph, a non-profit organization of technology, business, and startup enthusiasts, partners with Microsoft Philippines to offer “Startup Camps” in various cities in the Philippines.

“Startup Camps” is a free and open to the public one-day workshop. It is designed for aspiring entrepreneurs, startup founders, academe (professors, students) and those interested in starting their own technology-based businesses or “startups”.

Entrepreneurs who want to use technology to enhance their business are also invited to join.

The first event was held last April 11 in Batangas and was co-organized with Brainsparks.ph. The event was sold out with some attendees from Manila.

The next TechTalks.ph Startup Camp will be held this coming May 7 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol and May 9 in Cebu City.

"At this Startup Camp, the participants will learn about tech startups or Innovation-Driven enterprises (IDE) as well as ways to start their own businesses.

Entrepreneurs and members of the business sector will gain more knowledge on the ways to enhance their businesses with technological tools," said Tina Amper, TechTalks.ph Founder.

Amper added that participants will also learn about building websites, mobile applications, and enterprise-class applications using Microsoft products.

An information overview of Microsoft BizSpark program will also grace the camp. This provides technology, support, visibility, and community to qualified, promising startups and entrepreneurs—at no charge.

Software developers and tech startup founders will witness the unveiling of the new Microsoft Azure features and services. Azure is Microsoft’s cloud platform: a growing collection of integrated services: compute, storage, data, networking, and app—that helps companies move faster, do more, and save money.

These basic concepts will be explained during the workshop. We welcome all to join this learning event. For more details, visit www.TechTalks.ph, our official Facebook page at TechTalks.ph, or our Twitter @techtalks_ph. For those interested, join the mailing list at www.TechTalks.ph to get more updates about the event.

TechTalks.ph is a non-profit, independent community of business, technology, and startup enthusiasts. Members meet to share ideas, learn new skills, and discover growing opportunities in the field of technology.

TechTalks.ph also organizes various tech and entrepreneurship events such as Startup Weekend and Geeks on a Beach (GOAB).

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Tesda invests in quality management system Gets ‘ISO 9001:2008 Certification’

By JOE PALABAO, Editor at large

TRUE to its mandate of providing quality middlel e v e l m a n p o w e r, t h e Technical Education and Skills Development Authority ( T E SDA ) i n Nor t h e r n Mindanao under Regional Director Edgar A. Sales was among the 17 regional and 81 provincial offices that received the coveted ISO 9001:2008 Certification.

TESDA obtained the coveted ISO 9001:2008 C er t if icat ion f rom t he German-affiliated company, TUV-SUD PSB Philippines, Inc., as the certifying body.

ISO 9001:2008 is founded on the eight quality management principles such as customer focus, leadership, involvement of people, process approach, system approach to management, continual improvement, factual approach to decision making, and mutually beneficial supplier relationships.

Established in 1947, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certifies a government or private enterprise’s adherence to worldwide industrial and commercial standards of excellence.

T E S DA- 1 0 M i s a m i s Oriental Provincial Director L e o V. Ve l e z t o l d t h e Mindanao Daily News that TESDA under Secretary Joel Villanueva has put premium in quality management to provide better services for its customers. “ The certification bestowed on TESDA proves that after a very rigorous audit, our systems for Program Registration, Assessment and Certification, Standards Development and Support Services have demonstrated compliance with ISO 9001:2008 requirements,” said Villanueva in a news release posted on its website, http:// www.tesda.gov.ph.

“We exist because of our customers,” said Velez, “and

we measure our worth by the satisfaction of the customers we serve through strategic decisions, effectiveness, responsiveness, value adding, integrity, citizen focus, and efficiency.”

Dylin Marie S. Omaña, Internal Quality Audit Focal, admitted that ISO 9001:2008 has virtually changed TESDAMisamis Oriental as the office has improved the physical facilities making the office more comfortable for the employees and the customers as well.

The ISO Journey has been tedious and it has truly improved not only the facilities but also the major processes of TESDA ; namely Program Registration and Competency Assessment and Certification. “Today, if we say that certificates are issued in five days, it should be released in five days,” said Velez in an inclusive interview conducted b y t h e B u s i n e s s We e k Mindanao. He further said that the challenges at stake lies in sustaining the quality journey even surpassing the current status of recognition for the satisfaction and delight of the customers.

“This feat is another milestone and we are proud to be given such prestigious recognition as TESDA is the only ISO certified among the tripartite education sectors and the second agency under the executive branch. The Department of Health (DOH) was the first government agency to have received such status on December 18, 2013 The certification was received by Villanue va together with Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz and other Tuesday, officials in the presence of President Benigno Aquino III in Malacanang on April 13, 2015 and witnessed by officials of TESDA at the Central Office including the Regional and Provincial Directors.

TESDA Sec. Joel Villanueva receiving the ISO 9001:2008 Certification from TUD SUD Philippines Representative Femelyn Lati with President Benigno Aquino III and Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz last April 13, 2015 at Malacañang Palace. (photo supplied)

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38) “Keep going!”

41) Have ____ at (try) 43) “If it _____ broke...”

44) After dusk, poetically 45) Daily Planet reporter 47) Be rude to 49) Cage for chicks 53) Napoleon’s tongue 55) Palm Sunday shout

58) Loyalty 61) Worshiper at Stonehenge 63) Radii neighbors 64) Mental agility 65) Edible desert plant 66) Cliff projection 67) Did some consuming 68) Obsolete anesthetic 69) Piece of cake?

70) Word of concurrence ----DOWN 1) Wreath for the head 2) Scad variety 3) Dies down 4) Three-player card game 5) Eases one’s anxiety 6) Doctrine of individual self-interest 7) Any day now, to the Bard 8) Auto parts giants 9) Kind of situation 10) Down’s opposite, in puzzles 11) Velvety fabric 12) “For _____ a jolly ...”

13) Food scrap 21) Tickle pink 22) Color fabric, ‘60s-style 25) “_____ many cooks ...”

26) Type of truck 29) Topples from power 30) Crime-lab specimen 33) One of Frank’s wives 34) Professional obi wearer 36) Wordsworth work 38) One without equal 39) Biochemistry abbr.

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41) Visitor from the planet Melmac 42) Long-jawed fish 46) Bait the hook 48) Sterne’s Tristam 50) Kind of street 51) Like some inspections 52) Kindergarten stickums 54) _____ Rapidsm Iowa 56) Tributary of the Missouri River 57) Animal in a roundup 59) Like watching paint dry 60) Dog hounder 61) Salon supply 62) Same old, same old

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Smart leads contenders in Telecom Asia Awards Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has emerged as the top contender at the 18th Telecom Asia Awards, where 37 telecommunications companies from 12 Asia Pacific countries are vying for 15 citations.

Smar t is t ie d w it h Australia’s Telstra for the most nominations, with seven each.

The Telecom Asia Awards is the region’s longestrunning telecom industry awards, organized annually

by Telecom Asia, the region’s largest telecom publishing group.

Smart is a finalist for B est Emerging Market Operator, for launching the Free Internet promo last year to provide 30 MB of free mobile data per day to 70 million Smart, Sun Cellular, and Talk ‘N Text subscribers.

This move empowered Filipinos to use a suite of relevant digital services, like the homegrown music application SPINNR; GameX, the online store for prepaid game codes and gift cards which is nominated

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Ayala Corp. is building a chain of hospitals and satellite clinics through property arm Ayala Land, Inc. under the brand “QualiMed” in partnership with the Mercado medical group.

The hospital health care industry is expected to continue reeling in property developers as part of their long-term investment strategy, Claro dG. Cordero, Jr., head of research and valuation at property consultancy firm Jones Lang LaSalle, said in a mobile phone message.

“Investment in health care facilities, in particular, enhances the sustainability of the income of the company/developer as hospital/ health care is a constant need,” Mr. Cordero said.

“Further, the hospital facility serves as a natural draw to attract buyers of residential condominium developments, retail/mall patrons as well as hotel guests and may well be an anchor for mixed-use developments,” Mr. Cordero added.

The Ayala group recently made its foray into the education business through a chain of private high schools under the brand Affordable Private Education Center in partnership with UKbased Pearson.

“It is another avenue that the

for Best Mobile Payment Ser vice; and the video streaming app Viewstream, which is shortlisted for Most Innovative Video Service Project.

Wh at m a k e s t h e s e services doubly relevant and convenient is that they can be availed of without a credit card. Service costs can be charged against the users’ prepaid load or postpaid bill.

Meanwhile, Smar t’s president and chief executive officer Napoleon L. Nazareno is in the running for Telecom CEO of the Year, a distinction he already received in 2012.

The partnership between Smart e-Money, Inc. (SMI) and Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) is nominated for the Most Innovative Partnership award. The two successfully rolled out the mobile cash t r a n s f e r pro g r a m f or survivors of Supertyphoon Yolanda. This was a payment fulfillment facility for the cash-for-work disaster relief intervention of the United Nat i ons D e ve l opm e nt Programme.

SMI and LANDBANK also launched the Mobile Loan Saver program which enables government employees to secure a bank loan using their mobile phone.

Vying for Most Advanced Approach to Customer Experience is Smart Life, the transformation of Smart Stores from retail hubs into spaces that encourage a more personal interaction between customers and lifestyle solutions consultants. New Smart Stores now have lifestyle nooks featuring digital services that enable people to fully enjoy their passions – be it music, reading, shopping, or online games.

Shortlisted for Best Community Telecom Project is 700Daloy, a text hotline that enables concerned citizens and law enforcers to report maritime violations quickly and easily.

The Telecom Asia Awards winners will be selected by a panel of industry experts and will be announced on May 20 in a ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia.

group can look at because it brings steady revenue from tuition. There’s a lot of opportunity since a few groups such as SM and Phinma Corp. are in the industry,” Luis A. Limlingan, business development head at Regina Capital Development Corp., said in a phone interview.

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PAL... from page 3

flew nearly three million passengers in the first three months of the year. The flag carrier revived its New York flights last March, as well as increased flights to Tablas, Romblon and reopened its Cebu hub.

Alongside the growth in revenue, operating expenses, while higher on account of an increase in flights, were dampened by cheaper jet fuel, which averaged $83.28 a barrel this year, down from $130.92 last year.

“Our encouraging performance in 2014 signals that PAL has now turned the corner. We need to consolidate and build on these gains to strengthen the foundation for future growth, aware that we operate in a very volatile environment,” Jaime J. Bautista, PAL president and chief operating officer, said.

“As always, we remain focused on our goal of transforming PAL into the airline of choice in all markets it serves,” he added.

PAL turned in its first full-year profit in 2014 after four years in the red.

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product and engine which detects coverage problems and adjusts radio frequency parameters automatically.

The telco recently announced that as the first in the world to employ Huawei Technologies’ SingleSON in its modernized mobile broadband infrastructure. The SingleSON, or the self-organizing network solution, provides Globe with an intelligent, future-proof wireless broadband network which ultimately translates to a wonderful customer experience.

The solution was recently tested live on the Globe mobile broadband network and is the largest commercial deployment thus far for SingleSON. According to Globe, the performance of the solution achieved remarkable results and exceeded expectations with immediate improvement on both drop call rates as well as users’ throughput. It also showed better mobile broadband traffic management & sharing of radio resources between layers and technologies.

To ensure calls are handed over properly, the Globe network is currently managing a total of 1.2 million neighbor relationships to date, which in three years’ time will grow to 2.1 million. Next steps for the SingleSON rollout, according to Estrada, are to incorporate for commercially use the energy saving and intelligent interference management features of its modernized mobile broadband network.

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“Ang panawagan lang po ng Pangulo ay panatilihin ang buod at sustansya ng draft BBL at huwag naman po magpasa ng isang watered down version. Pero kinikilala po natin ang karapatan ng ating mga mambabatas na mag su l ong ng mg a kinakailangang amyenda, kung sa inaakala nila na ito ay makakapagpabuti pa sa batas na kanilang ipapasa, at tungkulin naman po nila iyon,” said Coloma.

On September 10, 2014, the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, now House Bill No. 4994, was submitted to Congress during ceremonies held in Malacañang Palace.

The Senate and the House of Representatives are both conducting their respective consultations and inquiries regarding the Bangsamoro Basic Law. (PNA)

Renewable... from page 1

He added that ACR does not have access to expertise on solar power development.

“In contrast, we have access to enough hydro expertise here in the country that is actually helping us identify projects,” Mr. Nocos said.

Hydropower projects will take around two years to determine commerciality before starting construction.

“We will spend those

two years revalidating the feasibility of these resources,” Mr. Nocos said.

“Once these are validated as feasible then we proceed to ma ke t he ne cess ar y investment decisions that would hopefully lead to construction of project,” he added.

The company’s maiden project will involve a 15- to 16-MW hydropower facility in Maasim, Sarangani.

“We are getting ready for the Siguil hydropower project.

The feasibility study came back with very encouraging results and it’s very feasible for a 15 to 16 MW plant,” said Mr. Nocos.

“This is quite encouraging for us because we have a pipeline of hydro projects that we are currently working on. It shows that we are on the right track,” he added.

The official said the output of the project will likely be sold to the power distributor in South Cotabato.

Asked about the project cost, Mr. Nocos said: “We are looking at roughly $40 to $45 million but this could still change because we are still optimizing the costs.”

Should the first project be successful, ACR will continue growing its renewable energy portfolio.

“We do all these things of course to create value for ACR,” said Mr. Nocos. “ We h o p e t h a t t h e renewable energy initiative will be received well by investors. I believe that it’s

the way to go,” he added.

ACR , through its sub s i d i ar i e s , pr i mar i ly engages in power generation, prop e r t y d e vel opme nt , mining and product distribution.

Subsidiaries Southern Philippines Power Corp. and Western Mindanao Power Corp. own and operate diesel facilities: a 55-MW plant in Alabel, Sarangani and a 100MW plant in Zamboanga City.

It also owns a 103-MW diesel-fueled plant in Iligan City through Mapalad Power Corp.

The company is building a 210-MW coal-fired project in Sarangani and will soon start construction of a 105MW coal-fired plant in Zamboanga City.

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flag flew high during the fight, upholding the Filipino pride and honor.

“Undoubtedly, Pacquiao’s colleagues in C ongress are proud of the Filipino fighter who demonstrated the epitome of the Filipino’s determination and courage,” Rodriguez said.

Likewise, the more than 4,000 people who watched the pay-per-view of the PacquiaoMaweather fight here also believed that Pacquiao should have won the fight.

About a dozen restaurants an d h ot e l s on Su n d ay broadcast live the pay-per-

view Pacquiao-Mayweather fight here, selling entrance tickets from PhP250 to PhP350 per person.

Mo s t w a g e r s b e t a minimum of PhP20,000 and up in favor of Pacquiao even before the fight started, but only a few took the bet since most Cagayanons favored Pacquiao to win. (PNA)

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System (SSS), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Civil Service Commission, PhilHealth, Pag-ibig and POEA. Other partner agencies of D OLE were members of the Regional C oordinating C ouncil ( R C C ) t h at c ompr i s e d DOLE’s attached agencies - - R e g i o n a l Tr i p a r t i t e Wages and Productivity Board (RWTPB), National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC), Nat iona l R e inte g rat ion Center for OFWs (NRCO), Na t i o n a l C o n c i l i a t i o n Mediation Board (NCMB), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Employees Compensation Commission (ECC), Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC), among others. (Erika Carmela B. Inovero/PIA 10)

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BULLYING

By DONABEL C. FABRE - TEACHER III PALACAPAO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF QUEZON II QUEZON BUKIDNON

Bullying is an intentional tormenting in physical,verbal or in psychological ways.It range from hitting, shoving, namecalling treats and mocking.

Nowadays it is happening in the classroom, school, playground and even in our home.

Being bullied can seriously affect a person physical,emotional academic and social well-being.Many victims of bu l ly ing l ack s elfconfidence,feel bad about themselves,have few friends and spend a lot of time alone.If bullying is not stop or prevent it will eventually result to depression.

Bullying creates an atmosphere of fear.Children who are being bullied in school elude themselves in

Survey... from page 2

Competitiveness Council (NCC). Results will determine the most competitive city, municipality or province in country. Announcement of top ra nk ing LGUs is expected at the 2nd half of this year.

T he re a re on ly t wo categories for municipalities n a m e l y : 1s t-2 n d c l a s s

going to school.They make varied reason such as (he adache,toothache,stomach ache) just to prevent them from going to school.If they are forced to attend school they show anxiety and fear.

They have the difficulty in concentrating their lesson and engage in school and classroom activities.Worst is they may end up dropping out from school.

Bullying can erode selfconfidence and ruin a child's life.To help restore it.There should be Parental care and support.Encourage to spend time with friends who have positive influence to them.

Join clubs,organization and actively participate in different sports and other enjoyable activities.

These build strength,selfconfidence and friendship. municipality and 3rd-6th class municipality. For cities the following categories are: highly urbanized cities and component cities.

The activity was done in two batches. First batch was conducted on April 1, 2015 at the DTI Negosyo Center Training Room while the 2nd batch happened on April 21, 2015 at Padayon Pilipino Hall, Provincial Training Center Capitol Grounds.

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