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DAVAOVOL. 6 ISSUE 171 • SUNDAY-MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10-11, 2013

By Cheneen R. [email protected]

DCWD:LIFE FLOWS AT 40

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On its 40th year of public service, Davao Water Dis-

trict will once again ex-plore the possibilities to ensure that Dabawen-yos will get a round the clock water supply and reach waterless areas in the city.

noted to have the second most potable wa-ter in the world, Davao City is really blessed to have a rich flowing river to quench the thirst of Dabawenyos. This will not happened without the intrusion of a entity which will bring water to every homes.

DCWD for the past forty years continued to be triumphant be-cause “it has served its concessionaires with utmost degree of effi-ciency at par with the leading water utilities in the country, yet keeping the rate affordable to the marginalized sector at the rate of Php100 for 10 cubic meters and below”. Indeed it has the lowest rate in the country or in the whole world.

Despite of this, it continues to explore ar-eas where it can tap and eventually make it a wa-ter system.

It can be recalled that in 1973, Davao City Wa-ter District (DCWD) was created and started pro-viding Dabawenyos. It is known as the first water districts to operate in the country by virtue of

Presidential Decree 198 or the Provincial Water Utilities Act of 1973.

As a quasi-public cor-poration or a semi-gov-ernment status, the wa-ter district operated and implemented a series of projects which truly bring more water to the households.

During 1975 to 1979, it is said that the Phase I Project began. Facilities such as pro-duction wells, sump and reservoir, which form part of DCWD’s biggest water supply system to-day – Dumoy were con-structed.

It was by 1986-1988 that the Phase II Proj-ect (Stages I and II) was undertaken. After it was completed more pro-duction wells, booster pumps, and transmis-sion and distribution lines were installed, in-cluding one additional sump and the Ma-a tun-nel.

By 1992, DCWD became govern-ment-owned and con-trolled corporations (GOCCs) under the dec-laration of the Supreme Court making all wa-ter districts in country ruled by GOCCs. This did not hinder them from growing, more produc-tion wells, reservoirs, and transmission and distribution line were formed to have a water system. This multiplied and started to provide water service to over

100,000 service connec-tion.

This gave the DCWD the prized “Most Out-standing Water Dis-trict” award for the Very Large Category for two consecutive years, 1995 and 1996. This same feat was repeated in 2001 and 2002 after the partial completion of the Phase III Project which started in 2000.

At present, DCWD still continuous its com-mitment of upgrading and finding resources, whether underground or surface water to en-sure that Dabawenyos will drink abundant and quality water which will continually flow in the homes for next years.

As part of their mis-sion and vision DCWD will pursue the Tamugan Surface Water Develop-ment Project to solve all predicaments and at the same time, address the increasing demand of water supply in the city.

pursuing TamuganIt has been a long

debate after DCWD de-cided to pursue the Ta-mugan Surface Water Development Project.

This was after J.V. An-geles Construction Cor-poration, a long partner of DCWD in making its mission and vission possible in consortium with the Aboitiz Equity Ventures teamed up on a prospective bulk wa-ter supply project for

Davao City.On an earlier report,

it is said that the pro-posed venture includes the construction of a hydro electric-powered bulk water treatment facility and the con-veyance system which will be used to deliver treated bulk water to various DCWD delivery points.

JVACC’s unsolicited proposal includes the supply of 300 million liters per day of potable bulk water.

This implies that there will be a con-struction of surface wa-ter facility in Tamugan. This will increase the supply of bulk water in the pipes of Davao City.

Based on a research done by the national Water Resources Board that it is said that in 2011, the demand and supply of potable water in the city was equal. However, there is a forecasted increase in demand of potable wa-ter in the city. This is because of the growing economy and popula-tion in the metropoli-tan.

Meanwhile, the esti-mated 10 billion proj-ect proposal is now evaluated by the selec-tion team of DSWD. The public bidding is ex-pected to happen next year while its expected star t of operation is on 2017.

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ON THE COVER

TAMUGAN River

DAVAO CITY WATER DISTRICT’s Matina extension office.

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THE Commission on Elections yesterday revealed the names

of 182 newly-elected and reelected barangay cap-tains of Davao City.

The lists were hand-ed to Edge Davao by law-yers Aimee Ampoloquio, Danilo Cullo and Monalisa Mamukid, election offi-cers of the first, second and third districts, respec-tively.

The lists included the

winning candidates for barangay kagawad and are based on the Certificate of Canvassing and Proclama-tion (COCP) of the winning candidates in each of the 182 barangays.

The lists of winning bets in the three districts were supposed to have been finalized on novem-ber 5 or one week after election day, but it was slightly delayed mostly due to the failure of some

Board of Elections Tellers assigned to far-flung ar-eas where transportation is problematic to submit COCTs.

The first district a total of 54 barangays , including the Poblacion area with 40 barangays and the Talo-mo area with 14 baran-gays.

The second congres-sional district has 46 ba-rangays, while the third

OnE of the stron-gest typhoons on record killed more

than 100 people as savage winds and giant waves flat-tened communities across the Philippines, authorities said Saturday while corps-es lay amid the devasta-tion.

Super Typhoon Haiyan tore into the eastern is-lands of Leyte and Samar on Friday with sustained winds of around 315 ki-lometres (195 miles) an hour, then tormented mil-lions of people as it ripped across the Southeast Asian archipelago.

More than four mil-lion people were affected across 36 provinces, the government said.

Many of the worst-hit areas remained cut off from communications on Saturday, with power and telephone networks destroyed, but initial ac-

counts from some areas reached by the military and the media painted a deeply ominous picture.

In Tacloban, the capital of Leyte, the city’s airport manager reported more than 100 bodies were lit-tered in and around the

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development named

five young students as this year’s winners of the Pan-tawid Exemplary Children Award during the annual award-giving ceremonies at the Apo View Hotel yes-terday.

The five are from Davao del norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Com-postella Valley and Davao City who were selected by each LGU among the ben-

eficiaries of the Pantawid sa Pamilya Program of the government.

Artero Escropolo, 13 years old, from Dauman, Montevista, Compostella Valley emerged as one of the regional awardees of the search while the other four were Florefe Malakas of Apokon, Tagum City for Davao del norte; Quennie Pearl Dumasig of Kiblawan, Davao del Sur; Kenneth Bonalos of Banaybanay,

An official of the He-mophilia Associa-tion of Davao (HAD(

says they are seeking as-sistance from the govern-ment, such as programs for hemophilic patients in Davao City.

HAD president Dulce Roa in last Friday’s Kape-han sa PIA, said, “Kelangan makilala ang hemophilic, at naniniwala akong mara-

mi pang maitutulong ang gobyerno,” noting that it is not yet included in Phil-health and other govern-ment assisting bodies.

Roa, mother to a hemo-philic, said that the govern-ment hasn’t created a for-mal program which would cater to patients with he-mophilia in hospitals in the city.

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THE BIG NEWS

CHRISTMAS IS FOR THE CHILDREN. SM City Davao officially launched its Forest-themed Christmas display with the unveiling of its Enchanted Christmas Forest at The Annex Friday night. The event was highlighted with gift-giving to around 150 children-beneficiaries from the Davao City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO). Lean Daval Jr.

RODY MEETS AFP AND PNP TOP BRASS. Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte shares a light moment with the region’s military and police top brass after duscussing the security measures to be implemented for the city’s incoming Christmas activities at The Marco Polo Davao’s Café Marco Friday night. Lean Daval Jr.

TOPTEEnzS, the leading multivitamins and min-erals for teenagers and

young adults, in partnership with “Radyo ni Juan” (One Ra-dio 783) launched the “Green Brigade” in Davao City, a clean-up drive to drumbeat its cam-paign on health and sanitation.

The chosen area was Ba-rangay 22-A chaired by Baran-gay Captain Eduardo B. Mil-londaga and one of the city’s most populated and crowded places.

During the launching on October 12, 2013 that was

started at 1 p.m., residents were gathered in the barangay gymnasium for a lecture facili-tated by the City Health Office and the Barangay and later a short entertainment from the lively performers.

The very highlight of the event was the joint clean-up drive among volunteers and residents themselves in clean-ing the clogged canals, dirty streets and abandoned areas.

The activity was covered live on air by One Radio as a form of reminder to listeners especially young ones to pre-

vent the prevalence of dengue cases.

Some young teens were also treated with TopTeenz products, one of the health supplements distributed by the KBA Ad Pro Media and Management based here in Davao City.

Other products include TopKidz, a multivitamins and minerals for children; Ener-plus Capsule, an adult food supplement; and Ariben Pre-mium Liniment Oil, which is good to relieve head and body pain

Hemophilia group seeks government assistance

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By Cheneen R. Capon

Five youths receive DSWD Exemplary Award’2013

Yolanda leaves hundreds dead

Davao City’s 182 electedbarangay captains baredBy emiloRd p. CasTRomayoR

TopTeenz launches ‘Green Brigade’

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BIGGER PICTUREIntegrating ORGANICfarming in basic education

An official of the Philippine Rice Research Insti-

tute (PhilRice) said that farmers can gain up to P1 million profit per hectare a year by optimizing their use of time and energy. Dr. Eufemio T. Rasco Jr., PhilRice executive di-rector, said that out of 365 days in a year, Fil-ipino farmers work for about 110-220 days in growing rice, leaving a “free time” of 145 days.

“Likewise, if the farmer uses the by-products of rice production such as rice hull and rice straw for producing mushrooms, fertilizer, feeds, and energy, among others, then a P1-million in-come is not impossible.

Compare that with the estimated P50,000 per year net profit that a typical farmer typically earns, much below the poverty level,” Rasco said.

He also said that rice researchers and development work-ers must provide the farmers the technology and support to gain the million profit.

“Let us inspire our farmers to dream big, teach (them) well, and continue learning our-selves so that we can be better teachers. The first lesson that we can give to the farmer is simple: P1 million is possible,” the plant breeder and academi-cian said.

To help farmers

cut cost on energy, the PhilRice has recent-ly launched the farm-ing without fossil fuel program, which aims to develop alternative and renewable ener-gy sources and inputs for rice and rice-based farming applications.

He also said that a knowledge-based technology and policy interventions will pre-pare farmers for the free trade in 2015.

Under a free trade system, flow of goods including rice, ser-vices, investment, cap-ital, and skilled labor among the countries that form the Associa-tion of Southeast Asian nations will be mar-keted to the country. [PNA]

Optimum use of time, energy increases profit

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for organic

farming classes for ele-mentary and high school students.

Agriculture secretary Proceso Alcala stated that the DA is encourag-ing the Department of Education (DepEd) to in-tegrate organic farming in the school curriculum in an interview with re-porters during the Third International Symposium on Vermitechnologies recently held at the Kah-

ariam Farm in Lipa City, Batangas.

“DA has signed a Memorandum of Agree-ment with Education Secretary Bro. Armin Lu-istro regarding teaching gardening to elementary and high school students. We are advocating for organic farming which is more advanced than ordi-nary farming. I hope that schools will be able to adapt organic farming in their curriculum,” Secre-tary Alcala said.

The secretary dis-

closed that Sec-retary Luistro is open to the proposal and that they are working on formulating modules for these classes.

“Secretary Luistro suggested to us that mod-ules must focus on the propagation, processing and production of spe-cialty crops for each prov-ince or city. For example, Lipa City is known for its kapeng barako or Liberi-ca coffee. Students will be

a b l e to learn

the process of cultivation and

selecting crops for plant-ing, among others, once they graduate from high school.”

Alcala also stressed that policies must be har-monized to further boost its development in the market for organic prod-ucts in the country.

Organic products are beneficial to health because these were cul-tivated and harvested

through natural farming techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control and does not use harmful pesticides and fertilizers, plant hor-mones, livestock antibi-otics, food additives and genetically modified or-ganisms, according to the Agriculture Secretary.

Alcala is a known or-ganic farming advocate and was instrumental in the passage of RA 10068 known as the Organic Agriculture Act of 2012

when he was still a con-gressman of the 2nd dis-trict of Quezon province.

The Third Interna-tional Symposium on Vermiculture was orga-nized by the VermEcol-ogy Society, Philippines (VERMESOC) Inc. to dis-cuss experiences, updates and innovations in ver-mitechnologies and the role of earthworms in soil fertility building, waste management and climate change mitigation with resource persons and stakeholders. [PNA]


ENVIRONMENT

FOR promoting sound environmental prac-tices that significantly

contributed to its business sustainability, leading ce-ment maker Holcim Phil-ippines was awarded the Excellence in Economy and Ecology (E3) Award for large enterprises by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).

The PCCI cited Holcim Philippines for implementing pioneering and innovative programs and systems that help the company achieve its business goals and manage the impact of its operations on the environment. The company received the award during the 39th Philippine Business Conference and Expo at the Manila Hotel on Oct. 24.

Holcim Philippines Chief Executive Officer Ed Sahagun thanked the PCCI for the cita-tion

“We are very honored for getting this recognition. This shows that businesses are not just helping in grow-ing the economy, but are also striving to become better

stewards of the environment. This will further motivate us to pursue our vision to help build the foundation for soci-ety’s future through sustain-able mining and manufactur-ing practices,” he said.

In its entry, Holcim Phil-ippines highlighted its ac-complishments in quarry rehabilitation, air quality preservation, energy efficien-cy, water conservation, sol-id waste minimization, and green house gas accounting.

Holcim Philippines shared that it had partnered with its communities for quarry rehabilitation, and has planted more than a mil-lion trees over 1,400 hectares as of December 2012. The ce-ment manufacturer further explained that it has lowered dust emissions in its plants well below the limit set by the Clean Air Act through investments in filtering equipment and monitor-ing systems. The company also noted its reduced use of traditional fuels that has led to an 11.6% drop in car-bon dioxide emissions per ton of cement from 1990

levels. Its energy efficien-cy drive has also helped in waste management, as the company has taken in hun-dreds of tons of municipal

solid wastes and industrial wastes in 2012 alone for co-processing in its kilns.

The company said that aside from helping fulfill

its commitment to manage the environmental impact of operations and give back to the community, it pushed through with the initia-

tives due to clear business benefits such as reduced production costs and good relationships with stake-holders.

EXCELLENCE. Holcim Philippines CEO Ed Sahagun (second from right) receives the Excellence in Economy and Ecology Award from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry during the 39th Philippine Business Conference and Expo on Oct. 25. With him are PCCI Chairman Alfredo Yao (leftmost), PCCI vice president for environment Edgardo Lacson, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., Holcim Vice President for Manu-facturing Andre Caluori and Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio Aguinaldo Abaya.

Holcim Philippines cited anew for ecological performance


Why on Christmas time?

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EDItORIAL

TO many Filipinos, the question that will linger on their mind is: “Why on Christmas time?”

Exactly 21 days before Christmas day last year, ty-phoon Pablo hit us leaving on its wake hundreds of people dead and thousands homeless in the provinces of Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley. Almost a year after, we have not fully recovered from the wrath of Pablo when an-other disaster hit us.

Super typhoon Yolanda will leave another trauma of great waste and ruins to the lives of many of our fellow Fil-ipinos. As of Saturday, hundreds have been reported dead, and we can be sure there are more out there unaccounted for. The damage to crops, property, and utilities should also pose a lot of inconvenience in the days to come.

Yolanda caught us just as when we thought she was done. not knowing there are still some effects of typhoons we have not even known before—phenomenon like a storm surge.

It was that phenomenon that flattened communities and drowned more than a hundred in a devastation that will linger like a holocaust. But more than the physical destruc-tion is the emotional devastation that will leave thousands

reeling from the nightmare.We thought we prepared enough for Yolanda, didn’t we?

In the end, even at our best, we are not tough enough to withstand a super storm.

Government has expressed confidence on Friday that there were but a few casualties this time, citing two-days of intense preparation efforts. Almost a million people in danger zones had been moved to evacuation centers, boats across the archipelago were ordered to remain moored at ports and hundreds of flights were cancelled.

Despite the much-hyped preparations, our efforts were not as effective as initially thought.

And so another Christmas dawns and we can only hope for our brothers and sisters in Tacloban and Palo, as well as other Yolanda-hit areas, to cling on to the Filipino spirit of resiliency, faith, and courage.

Knowing the indomitable Filipino spirit and innate com-passion for the needy, expect Pinoys all over the world to come to the rescue of our countrymen in the next few days.

In despair and devastation, we answer that question “Why on Christmas time?”

It’s been told. Christmas time is the time to share.


In a western democracy like the United States, we assume that the best time for a leader to accomplish

something is in the first year of his first term. The election has just ended, the opposition is still scattered, and the legislative mandate is intact. Every-body still talks about Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first 100 Days for a reason.

In authoritarian governments, like China’s, it’s supposed to be different. Steering such a large bureaucracy takes time, as all the moving pieces catch up with one another. What mat-ters is minimizing risk surrounding the transfer of power, and then en-gaging in a slow buildup of consensus. And yet, Xi Jinping is proving the con-ventional wisdom wrong. After just six months at the helm, Xi is already clear-ly on track to accomplish far more than his predecessor Hu Jintao.

The constellation of China’s lead-ership left Xi Jinping with more room to maneuver upon taking office: the Politburo Standing Committee, the top brass in China’s government, was con-solidated from nine members to seven. Over the next few months, Xi built up a track record of successful reforms. He has worked at overhauling the banking system and shaking out its bad loans. Through his anti-corruption efforts, he has increased the accountability for the leaders of state-owned enterprises and provincial leaders. He improved product safety and the environment by changing the reward structure for the people in charge and implementing air pollution regulations. We’ve also seen the establishment of a free trade zone in Shanghai.

Despite all this progress, there is vastly more to do. But Xi seems up to the task — and he is eager to get start-ed. Over the weekend, one of Xi’s allies, Yu zhengsheng, a member of the Polit-buro Standing Committee, promised even further reforms at the upcoming Third Plenum meeting of party leader-ship from november 9-12th, declaring it will usher in “unprecedented” policy changes and reform.

What might those unprecedented reforms be? I would expect some tan-gible, public commitments to rectify financial issues — some combination of things like the deregulation of in-terest rates, currency convertibility, or the liberalization of capital accounts. On top of that, I anticipate that the par-ty will announce changes to the house registration policy (called “hukou” in China), which facilitates the historic rural to urban transition that’s moving 250 million Chinese from the country-side and into cities. Elsewhere, a move toward tax reform, particularly at the local level, would be very significant. We’ve seen local Chinese governments running up huge debt burdens: tax re-forms that improved their revenues could help rectify the situation and off-set potential financial disaster. And fi-nally, although air pollution regulation has already been announced, expect even more focus on the environment.

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AQUILES Z. ZONIOCorrespondent

VANTAGE POINTS 9EDGEDAVAOConfusion and contradiction Chinese reform is

coming, but not the political kind

By Ian BremmerOPINION

GOVERnMEnT’S MORE PRESSInG COn-CERnS – Public dissatisfaction has ris-en with the perception that the Senate

Blue Ribbon Committee has been unable to extract, in particular, relevant evidence sur-rounding the multi-billion Priority Develop-ment Assistance Fund (PDAF) scandal from its supposed mastermind Janet Lim-napoles when she testified during the much-awaited hearing.

Lawmakers who composed the professed powerful committee need to face up to reali-ties, observed some renowned political ana-lysts and legal experts. The reluctance of Mrs. napoles to answer leading questions raised by committee members sends a clear mes-sage: that rights and freedom are important concerns to any citizens regardless of reputa-tion. Invoking one’s right against self-incrim-ination is a focal part of our legal processes provided under the Bill of Rights. Committee members need to think seriously that the at-tribute will remain and integral part of the life of every citizen.

The unproductive results of the commit-tee hearing prodded experts to make com-ments that a similar future inquiry will only lead to nowhere. The outcomes had been expected anyway and the efforts of the com-mittee members by forcibly trying the alleged brain of the pork barrel scam to “open the can of worms” may prove an impossible task. Fer-reting out the truth looks distant the way the trial was conducted. Facing with mounting criticism over the pathetic inquiry, commit-tee members may be able to do more than just put pressures on Mrs. napoles. In fact, the responsibilities of digging deeper into the high-level financial fraud embroiling leading members of Congress may persuade the gov-ernment to elevate the case before appropri-ate courts.

Even so, doubts remain high over wheth-er another committee hearing is on the way. numerous experts are pessimistic still and critics of all colors and stripes including peo-

ple of different political incli-nations say that another trial is no guarantee to provide tangi-ble results. That is, especially if again the ques-tions were to be laced with the same annoying and nauseat-ing answers of napoles of “di ko alam at ewan ko lang,” and as her wont, invoking her right against self-incrimination. A similar inquiry would entail a lot of money, time and effort, and involved many security personnel. All of these would only go to waste with the same disgusting result and a waste of taxpayers’ money.

As it is, no breakthroughs are likely un-til after Mrs. napoles tells it all. What has the enduring averseness of the accused got to do with the Aquino administration? The only way the government can avert possibly a looming political crisis caused by the brew-ing financial scandals is to institute extensive safety nets by streaming the serious concern to the courts for definite legal remedies. This has already been done several times before by past administrations, and one way is to do yet again. What is needed only is a right sense of timing.

Disgusted by the failure of the Blue Rib-bon Committee to influence the suspect to tell the truth – the opposition, different mil-itant groups, student activists, workers and peasants’ organizations, church leaders and self-proclaimed advocates of good gover-nance are again contemplating to launch mas-sive nationwide protests action. Most disturb-ing is the damage that may be done by the na-poles’ case to the prevailing socio-economic and political situation – just when improving

in that sphere is becoming increasingly im-portant to the country and the plight of the masses of our people.

It would be to the credit to the Blue Rib-bon Committee if it will used its influence to grapple with many relevant but unsettled facts surrounding the incomparable pork barrel fund scam. Actually, during the inquiry both side are trying to make a score, however, confusion and contradiction marred the occa-sion. Well, the wary and aghast public should leave it that way while waiting for another disgusting and boring scenario. Meanwhile, President Benigno Aquino III and his trusted people who see sinister motives behind ev-ery move detractors and political adversaries make by trying to frame all alleged possible links that would implicate the President to another fund controversy – the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), would better confine the issue on the sidelines.

The government has more pressing con-cerns at the moment. Urgent help is needed by several thousands of our countrymen bad-ly affected by calamities. Just recently “Super Typhoon Yolanda,” considered the world’s strongest weather disturbance this year hit the country and left a wide path of destruc-tion. Unfortunately, it also hit the areas mostly devastated by a 7.2 killer earthquake only a month ago – a double whammy of sort. A gov-ernment will be judged how will it manages and respond to emergency situations. The present dispensation must show earnestly that this is not the time for political calisthen-ics.

The leadership must be resolute and vig-ilant in time of distress and become more re-sponsible in maintaining the country’s social, political and economic growth. A moribund leadership, as we all know, will only lead to widespread unrest. Of course, the criticism and hypocrisy are really astonishing. Harsh-est critics and political opportunists are lead-ing us nowhere. nonetheless, the majority is optimistic that reforms are within reach.

SOME economic activity makes the world better, some is a cost of making the world better, and some actually makes

the world worse. Where does the business of finance – lending, borrowing and securities trading – fit in? Mark Carney, the new gov-ernor of the Bank of England, recently said: “a vibrant financial sector brings substantial benefits.” The implication is that more finance is a good thing, as long as it is safe. That is sim-ply wrong.

True, empirical studies show that finan-cial activity increases along with incomes in poor countries. But this correlation has little bearing on developed economies with mature financial systems. In these countries, additional financial activity unquestionably adds to GDP, but the same can be said for the substitution of expensive medical care for cheap preventative action. The question is whether additional finance promotes overall economic good.

It can do so, but not directly. Finance is a cost. It is a means not an end, an input not an output. People and companies should engage in financial activity only to help them do other things – most notably to preserve or increase wealth, to coordinate expenditure with in-comes and to help organise real investments, production and distribution.

Unnecessary financial activity is a wasted expense. Even if the excess does not directly cause problems – such as housing bubbles or fiscal crises – it makes the world worse be-cause it wastes economic resources. The right goal for the financial system is to be as small as possible without doing economic harm.

By that standard, the current system is extremely wasteful. The waste can be seen in both the quantity of financial assets and pace

of the financial activity. One measure of quan-tity is the ratio of debt to GDP. For the United States, which probably leads the world in fi-nancial excess, the calculation is aided by the U.S. Federal Reserve, which every quarter tots up all the outstanding debts, from govern-ment borrowing to bank loans. Total debts were 144 percent of GDP in 1975. In the most recent quarter, they were 263 percent.

Little, if any, of the increased borrowing has gone to fund additional income-generat-ing investments, in factories, inventories or the expenses of growing businesses. Instead, the bulk of the debts are unproductive.

Some of the new borrowing provided funds which bid up the prices of assets that do not produce incomes – houses that are lived in, commodities that are stored or art that is collected. Governments are responsible for much of the additional debt. The ratio of gov-ernment debts to GDP has at least doubled in most developed countries over the last four decades. There are reasonable excuses for some fiscal deficits, but the cumulative effect of years of deficit finance is disruptive. Tax revenues need to be higher to keep up inter-est payments, while the vast supply of bonds clutters financial markets, distracting inves-tors and distorting monetary policies.

Also, claims between financial institu-tions – mostly loans and derivatives – have in-creased sharply, from 16 to 83 percent of U.S. GDP since 1975. A small portion of the new securities may provide helpful hedges, but

most of them are only used for speculation. Worse, the huge new mass of purely financial debt has been balanced on relatively thin eq-uity foundations. This leverage has made the whole financial system more precarious, as the 2008 crisis made clear.

The bigger financial balances explain some of the increase in the share of financial activity in GDP, which has expanded from 2 to 8 percent of U.S. GDP since the Second World War. During that period the cost of process-ing financial transactions has declined pre-cipitously, so the actual increase in activity is much larger than that statistic suggests.

Additional financial market activity gen-erally reduces the markets’ economic effi-ciency. Investors and speculators who trade more have less reason to care about the long term, since they will sell long before it arrives. When the annual volume of foreign exchange trading is roughly 40 times larger than the volume of trade between countries, the finan-cial market has basically lost touch with the economy. The trade of already issued shares and bonds, the vast majority of ac-tivity in these markets, does no more for the economy than moving sacks of sand back and forth across a room.

Rather than promising to promote a larger and safer financial sector, Carney should be calling for more efficient finance. For one thing, more finance brings more debts and more speculation – and more opportunities for panics and chains of de-faults. A larger sector is likely to be less safe than a smaller one. But even if Carney could find a safe way for the City of London to grow, he would be only expanding a part of the economy – pointless finance – which can do harm and cannot do good.

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She added that hospi-tals in the city are not com-plete with facilities which will specifically assist pa-tients with this hereditary disease, adding, :”there’s a need for medical practi-tioners such as nurses and doctors to be more careful in handling hemophilic pa-tients.”

“My son was confined at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) and he had to stay in a room with cancer patients in the oncology unit. His bed was not even suited for his height,” Roa said.

“napakasakit sakin bil-ang nanay na kung ilang beses magkamali sa pagtu-

sok ng karayom ay ganun rin kalaki ang chance ng bleeding,”she continued.

Dr. Jennie Ong, a hema-tologist and specialist with hemophilia cases in Davao City said that hemophilia is a congenital disease mostly in men. She said that in ev-ery 5,000 males there will be one case of hemophilia.

Based on their reports as of January to May this year, they had identified 142 cases, but they expect that there should be 700 cases in Davao City alone. Unfortunately, there are cases that are not traced as early as birth.

“We have a case na pu-lis na sya, dun pa lang nya

nalaman na may hemo-philia sya,”she added.

She said that their youngest case was in Kidapawan City who was less than a year old while the oldest was a 53 year old male in Davao City while HAD has 61 mem-bers with hemophilia.

She added that it is a disease where there’s a deficiency in the clotting factor in the blood. It can be classified as Hemophilia A and Hemophilia B. He-mophilia A lacks the blood clotting factor 8 while He-mophilia B lacks the blood clotting factor 9.The two both cause spontaneous bleeding in any part of the

body. She said that the sign

of hemophilia are unusual bleeding, inflammation of the joints and vomiting of blood. It can be classified as mild, moderate and se-vere.

Most deaths are caused by too much loss of blood, but currently, patients re-ceive medication such as cryoprecipitate and plas-ma injection. She noted that these drugs are not available in pharmacies.

She said that both are expensive, but they are able to decrease the price to make it available to the less fortunate hemophilia patients.

Dr. John Rowell, a he-matologist from Brisbane, Australia said that current-ly, their research on he-mophilia continues to ad-vance. They have been de-veloping drugs that would lessen the occurrence of unusual bleeding among patients. At present, Ong said that most severe cases in Davao City have two to three times occurrence of unusual bleeding.

But he said that it would take ten years be-fore it becomes available to the public since it is under experimentation.

Rowell will help in in-creasing the knowledge of doctors and nurses in

Mindanao on how to prop-erly handle patients with hemophilia. This is part of their endeavor to make third-world countries like the Philippines well-in-formed and knowledge-able on it.

“We need to help, es-pecially the children, so that they can live normally, “Rowell continued

He said that if hemo-philia is not treated it may affect the life of the pa-tient-physically, emotion-ally and even in the field of learning.

He said that it is im-portant that patients after receiving medication un-dergo therapy.

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“The search for exem-plenary Childrem of Pan-tawid Pamilya aims to rec-ognize children who have shown excellence in both academic and non-aca-demic activities,”DSWD 11 Regional director Priscilla n. Razon said in an inter-view with Edge.Davao.

“nalipay ko’g maayo ug akong ginaexpect na unta ang mga bata himuon nila akong ehemplo para mueskwela silag tarong,” Escropolo, a Grade 7 stu-dent from Montevista, said.

The family of the top awardee Escropolo re-ceived cash assistance from the government for three years. He is third in the family. Jennifer Escrop-olo, mother of the regional

awardee shared that her son has been consistent in the honor roll and is a member of the student government.

“Achiever sya, gikan pa kinder hantod karon. Daghan man gud syang leadership awards sa esk-welahan ug naga emcee na pud ni siya since grad-eschool pa siya,” Jennifer Escropolo added.

The young awardee said that his faith in God and in education helped him a lot excelling in both academic and non-aca-demic subjects.

Florefe Malakas, a twelve year old first year high school student from Apokon, Tagum City, a vale-dictorian from her elemen-tary school is a consistent achiever in both areas. She is also a leader in school.

Her family has been a ben-eficiary for two years.

Provincial awardee Caroline Indangan, a Grade 8 student from Paquiba-to Proper shared, “Swerte kaayo ko kay ako ang napili na murepresent sa Davao City, sa kadaghang bata ako ang winner. Isa pud ni na dakong experience sa akoa,”.

“Tungod sa 4peace ng DSWD, natulungan nila ako na madevelop nako akong talent,” the Davao City awardee continued.

The awardees are all below 14 years old and en-rolled in school; have nev-er dropped out or skipped a school year; compliant to the school attendance requirement of the pro-gram- must have at least 85 percent school atten-dance; good scholastic

standing and no grades be-low the passing mark and is a non-repeater and fully immunized and dewormed twice a year.

The awardees also ex-cel both academics and non-academics and have active involvement in com-munity activities.

Razon, meanwhile, said that the awardees received cash prizes and plaques of recognition. They were able to attend the national Children’s Congress in Ma-nila last October 22-26.

“They had the chance to engage with the other 175 exemplenary children from all over the country.”

next year’s search will be bigger as cash prizes are expected to be increased. [CRC]

facility, with at least 100 more people injured.

“The terminal, the tow-er, including communica-tion equipment, were de-stroyed,” Civil Aviation Au-thority of the Philippines deputy chief John Andrews told AFP, as he recounted the airport manager’s as-sessment.

Large areas of Taclo-ban, with a population of about 220,000 people, were flattened, according to an AFP photographer who reached the coastal city aboard a military plane carrying relief supplies.

Storm surges more than three metres (10 feet) had pounded the area, the Philippine Red Cross said.

In scenes reminiscent of tsunami damage, some houses in Tacloban were completely destroyed, with piles of splintered wood ly-ing on concrete slabs, while others had just the stone frames remaining.

Almost all the trees and electric posts were torn down, while cars were overturned.

Some dazed and in-jured survivors wandered around the carnage asking journalists for water, while

others sorted through what was left of their de-stroyed homes.

Eight bodies had been laid to rest inside the air-port’s chapel, which had also been badly damaged.

A journalist for local television network GMA also reported seeing about 20 bodies piled up in a church in Palo, a coastal town about 10 kilometres south of Tacloban.

The initial reports from Tacloban and Palo raised fears of mass casualties, with Haiyan having devas-tated many other commu-nities across the central Philippines that remained cut off from communica-tions.

“We have reports of collapsed buildings, hous-es flattened to the ground, storm surges and land-slides,” Philippine Red Cross chief Gwendolyn Pang told AFP, giving an as-sessment across the whole region.

“But we don’t know re-ally, we can’t say how bad the damage is... hopefully today we can get a better picture as to the effects of the super typhoon.”

Another area of con-

cern was Guiuan, a fishing town of about 40,000 peo-ple on Samar that was the first to be hit after Haiyan swept in from the Pacific Ocean. Pang said contact had not yet been made with Guiuan.

She also said relief workers were trying reach Capiz province, about 200 kilometres west of Taclo-ban, on Panay island where she said most of the re-gion’s infrastructure had been destroyed and many houses “flattened to the ground”.

Fifteen thousand sol-diers had been deployed to the disaster zones, mil-itary spokesman Lieu-tenant-Colonel Ramon za-gala told AFP.

“We are flying sorties to bring relief goods, ma-terials and communication equipment,” zagala said.

He said helicopters were also flying rescuers into priority areas, while infantry units deployed across the affected areas were also proceeding on foot or in military trucks.

Haiyan’s wind strength, which remained close to 300 kilometres an hour throughout Friday, made

it the strongest typhoon in the world this year and one of the most intense ever re-corded.

It exited into the South China Sea on Saturday and tracked towards Vietnam, where more than 100,000 people had begun evacuat-ing from vulnerable areas, Vietnamese state media reported.

Philippine authorities expressed confidence on Friday that only a few peo-ple had been killed, citing two-days of intense prepa-ration efforts led by Presi-dent Benigno Aquino.

nearly 800,000 people in danger zones had been moved to evacuation cen-tres, while thousands of boats across the archipela-go were ordered to remain secured at ports. Hundreds of flights were also can-celled.

The government ex-pressed alarm on Satur-day that the much-hyped preparations may not have been effective as initially thought.

“The president is ask-ing why there were still fatalities,” Cabinet Secre-tary Rene Almendras told reporters.

is composed of 82 baran-gays.

First DistrictElected barangay

captains in the first dis-trict are:

Oliva B. CAL (Ma-a), George Y. CULASTE (Dumoy), Esmeraldo S. PAMAT (Langub), Jaime T. GORRE (Magtuod), Carmelo A. ARAnA (Ma-tina Pangi),Cristito B. LAzARO (Bago Aplaya), January n. Duterte (Cata-lunan Grande), Rolando T. TRAJERA (Bucana76-A), Leo T. CAnDOnES (Bago Gallera), Antonio A. TI-nASAS (Baliok), Albert D. BAGUILOD (Catalunan Pequeño), Artemio Sr S. JIMEnEz (Talomo Pub.), Elpidio J. ALICAWAY (1-a), Marius S. GARCIA (2-a), Teofilo Y. GUInO-O (3-a), Rogelio Sr A. nO-COM (4-a), Edgar Jr P. IBUYAn (5-a), Franklin V. LIBRADO (6-a), Joseph H. ORILLO (7-a), Ariel L. LAGMAY (8-a), Roderico A. LLUBIT (9-a), Mark Anthony C. CAYETA-nO (10-a), Martina Fe ARABIAnA (11-b), ne-lia TUMABAnG (12-b), Roland EBDALIn (13-b), Agnes LIRA (14-b), Francisco Jr. LABRO (15-b), Charles War-ren CHAnG (16-b), Jose GAMOLO (17-b), Julius LIMBO (18-b), Loreto nICOLAS (19-b), Gna Murillo (20-b). Edmun-do O. ALTIzO (21-c), Eduardo B. MILLOnDA-GA (22-c), Alimodin A. USMAn (23-c), Jupiter D. JORGIO (24-c), Lito D. MAQUILInG (25-c), Ramil C MABUL (26-c), Robert L. MEnDOzA (27-c), nelliegar C. Un-CIAnO (28-c), Maria Es-tella S. OnG (29-c), Ter-esita M. ALMIRAnTE (30-c), Joel Sr L. LAnD-ERO (31-d), Rolando P BAnTAYAn (32-d), Ed-gar E. EDADES (33-d), Erlan T. GUEVARA (34-d), Marlon U. BALITE (35-d), Arturo E. BOn-JOC Sr. (36-d), Rebecca A. DIOnG (37-d), Rita D. ESCAnDOR (38-d), Editha T. ERnO (39-d), Felizardo D. VILLACA-

MPA (40-d), For second district Aisan John F. TA-

MAYO (Agdao), Godfrey Jr. I. GAnORIA (Acacia), James C. SALVADOR (Buhangin), Paulino B. TInOY (Bunawan), nilo C. CABILES (Caban-tian), Maridol M. GU-MAHIn (Callawa), Rin CELESTE (Agdao Cen-tro), Antonio B. BELLE-RA (Colosas), Mark Q. GALVEz (Communal), Rommel R. COzO (Fati-ma), Herky C. ABAD (Gatungan), Jovito G. SALAzAR (Gov. Paciano Bangoy), Ernie I. AL-TERADO (Gov. Duterte), Arnolfo Ricardo B. CA-BLInG (Ilang), Arman-do C. CASAS (Indangan), Robert M. DIAz (Kap. Tomas Monteverde) , Julieto D. ICOY (Lapu-Lapu), Allan P. SIMO-AG (Lasang), Rolando L. CAGAY (Leon Garcia), Celso C. BUGHAO (Lu-miad), Ronilo M. GUER-RA (Mabuhay), Eufemia V. BAQUIREL (Mahay-ag), Jessielito C. AREJA (Malabog), Edwin A. CABUGUAS (Mandug), Jaime A. MAnYAWROn (Mapula), Ricardo P. CADOTDOT (Mudiang), Ralph O. ABELLA (Vi-cente Hizon Sr.), Con-stancio S. TIOnGCO (Pampanga), JJ Caesar C. BOnGCAWIL (Angli-ongto), Dante L. APOS-TOL (Panacan), Lorenzo T. VERzAnO (Pandai-tan), Rodolfo B. QUILLA (Pañalum), Meljoseph P. ESCOBIDAL (Paquibato), Alfredo S. BALAnSAG (Paradise Embak), Ma-rio I. MASAnGUID (Ra-fael Castillo), Tatang M. CAMPUAn(Salapawan), Roger T. GALIDO (San Antonio), Erwin A. PIA-TOS (San Isidro), Juani-to Jr E. FLORES (Sasa), Bebot T. nIÑO (Sumi-mao), Rolly G. LATAWAn (Tapak), Joseph B. CAL-VO (Tibungco), Raul C. BICOnG (Tigatto), Glece-rio A. LEOnOR (Ubalde), Jaynor n. MACADAWAn (Waan), Leonardo Mi-guel T. AQUInO (Wilfre-do Aquino),

(To be continued)

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPInESREGIOnAL TRIAL COURT11TH JUDICIAL REGIOn

oFFiCe oF The CleRK oF CoURT-sheRiFFDAVAO CITY

home deVelopmenT mUTUal FUndoR paG-iBiG FUnd, Mortgagee -versus- EJF-REM CASE nO. 14,403-13

EMMA B. ESCAMIS married to Jose P. Escamis, Mortgagor/s.

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Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-ibig Fund against the mortgagor/s emma B. escamis married to Jose Escamis with postal address at LOT 13 & 14 , BLK. 42, DECA HOMES RESORT RESIDEnCE TUGBOK MInTAL , Davao City to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of July 29, 2013 amounts to ( p 584,682.21) Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest, penalty charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to TEn ( 10%) of the total indebtedness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on november 15 , 2013 at 10:00 a.m. or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland,Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MAnAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit: Transfer Certificate of Title No. T- 146-2011009205 “ A parcel of land (Lot 13, Blk. 42, xxx) situated in Barangay of Tugbok, Davao City, Island of Mindanao.xxx Containing an area of OnE HUnDRED TWEnTY (120) SQUARE METERS, more or less” Transfer Certificate of Title No. 146-2011009206 “ A parcel of land xxx (Lot 14, Blk.42,xxx) situated in Barangay Tugbok, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao xxx containing an area of one hUndRed TWenTy (120) sQUaRe meTeRs, more or less”.All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date,it shall be held on December 13, 2013 without further notice.Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for them-selves the titles herein described real property/ies and the encum-brances thereon, if any there be.Davao City, Philippines, October 8, 2013 FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: (sGd.) deXTeR p. salCedo Sheriff IV (edge 11/11,18/25)

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIOnAL TRIAL COURT

11th Judicial RegionBranch 15, Davao City

RE:PETITIOn FOR CORRECTIOn OF SP. PROC. nO. 12-784-13EnTRY In THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE FOR CORRECTIOn OF EnTRYBIRTH OF RYU HEI VILLAS In THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTHLEOnORA R. VILLAS,PetitionerRep.by: DIOSDADA R. VILLAS Atty.-in-fact, -versus-

nATIOnAL STATISTICS OFFICEAnD ALL PERSOnS WHOSEInTEREST MAYBE AFFECTED,Respondents

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oRdeR This is a verified petition for correction of entires in the Report of Birth of child born abroad of Philippine parent Ryu Hei Villas par-ticularly this follows: 1) Mother’s Date of Birth: from July 26, 1969 to JULY 26, 1971 and 2) mother’s birthplace from Pob. Agno Pangasinan to TandaG, sURiGao del sUR.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance let the petition be heard on november 27, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. at the session hall at this Court on which date, hour and place, all interested persons are hereby cited to appear and show cause if they have any, why this petition should not be granted.

Let copy of this Order and Petition be published before the hear-ing date at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Davao once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. Give the Davao City Civil Registrar and the Solicitor General copies of this Order.

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Davao City, Philippines, October 11, 2013.

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nEW ORLEAnS — not far from where new Orleans Saints

tight end Jimmy Graham is shredding the nFL with his rare combination of size and speed, another of the city’s budding pro stars is wreaking the same kind of havoc against nBA defens-es.

new Orleans Pelicans second-year forward An-thony Davis put on the

kind of multi-faceted per-formance Friday night in a 96-85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers that would have nFL scouts drooling.

In scoring a career-high 32 points — 11 in the fourth quarter — grabbing 12 rebounds and blocking six shots, the 6-foot-10 Da-vis, the first overall pick in the 2012 draft, repeated-ly beat the slower-footed Lakers’ defense down the

court, stopping only at the rim to slam home an array of nuclear dunks.

“It’s an easy play,” said Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday, who had sea-son-high 13 assists, includ-ing an alley-oop feed to Davis down the stretch in an 11-0 Pelicans’ run to ice the game. “It’s an automat-ic two points, maybe even three. With A.D., you’ve just got to throw it somewhere

in the vicinity of the basket-ball court.”

One of Davis’ most amazing plays came with new Orleans clinging to a 76-74 lead with 6:26 left. That came right after guard Steve Blake, whose 3-point-er in the final 2 seconds on Thursday night was the difference in the Lakers’ 99-98 victory over Houston, nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the key.

AUBURn HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- The De-troit Pistons are a

much-improved team af-ter Joe Dumars rebuilt the roster once again over the summer.

That doesn’t mean they are ready to knock off teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Detroit played the Thunder tough into the third quarter Friday night, but Oklahoma City’s supe-rior depth took over down the stretch, especially once Andre Drummond and

Josh Smith got into foul trouble. Rookie Steven Adams finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while fellow post reserve nick Collison had nine points and four rebounds in a 119-110 victory.

‘’We were just trying to keep it simple and try not to make mistakes,’’ Colli-son said of his partnership with the new zealander. ‘’I thought we were real-ly locked in defensively. It was a different situation than most nights, but our bench played really well.’’

Pelicans drop Lakers Thunder zap PistonsONE ON ONE. Los Angeles Lakers Center Paul Gasol (16) goes one on one againts New Orleans’ Anthony Davis.

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Holiday of opulenceWith parties, events and dinner invitations fast filling up everyone’s calendars, the holidays are definitely about finding the right dresses and accessories that make you stand out in any occasion. it is with that in mind that Dorothy Perkin’s latest holiday collection for 2013 features rich textures as well as bold classic pieces that are are sure to turn heads.

By Kenneth Irving Ong

take away the chilly winds of the season with some hot animal print coats. Go the elegant route with art de-co-inspired metallic dresses paired with geometric-pat-terned clutch bags and purses. Of course when in doubt, the little black dress is always a safe yet classy choice. Dorothy Perkins is located at the ground floor of the Abreeza Mall.

WiTh Christmas being just around the corner, the vibrant colors of the havaianas hot Air Balloon radiate the joy that the holiday season brings. Watch out for the havaianas hot Air Balloon as it flies to SM Lanang Premier to bring us early Christmas gifts! Martish Marketing Co., the exclusive sub-distributor of havaianas in Southeast Mindanao, will launch its havaianas hot Air Balloon Pre-Christmas Pop-up Shop on November 14 up to 24th 2013 at SM Lanang. Aside from offering the latest havaianas Styles of the season, the pop-up shop has an exciting promo for everyone! Come and visit the havaianas Pre-Christ-mas Pop-up Shop and take a guess at the number of flip-flops used to make the havaianas hot Air Balloon for a chance to win exciting prizes. Each guess will merit you a complimen-tary gift item from havaianas. The first 3 correct answers will be picked daily. Promo runs from November 14-21. A total of 24 winners will be chosen and will each receive a Limited Edition havaianas Gift Pack! All winners will be notified via text message and phone call on November 22. Winners may claim their prizes from November 23 up to 24th at the havaianas hot Air Balloon Pre-Christmas Pop-up Shop in SM Lanang. See you there!

FoLLoW the water, discover the truth. The sinking of the Titanic is the most famous maritime disaster in history and continues to fascinate even after a century. This Sunday, GMA News TV presents inside the Titanic – a big budget docudrama which weaves together both scientific and very personal accounts of the tragedy. it shows how a handful of decisions in the moments after the Titanic sideswiped an iceberg, pushed the great ship’s situ-ation from grave to doomed… resulting in the massacre of more than 1500 passengers and crew. Everybody on board was fooled by the water, a devious and unstoppable killer. Sometimes it crept unseen, at other times it roared. one minute it was hidden, the next it was everywhere. inside the Titanic’s stories are told through action-led re-construction of eyewitness reports – a nanny charged with delivering a six year old girl to her family in New York, a boiler room worker, a rich American family and two brothers who fled the ship moments apart but never saw each other again. The docudrama also features the highest quality effects, in-cluding the sounds those on board would have heard as the sea surged through the ship. Dubbed in Filipino, the documentary inside the Titanic airs this Sunday, November 10 at 10:15PM on GMA News TV Channel 11.

PALex launches its long-haul operations on Nov.6 with an inaugural flight to Dubai, one of the world’s most dynamic cities and the PAL Group’s second gateway in the United Arab Emirates. The service will operate five times weekly, with flight 2P 658 departing NAiA Terminal 2 in Manila every Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-day, Friday and Sunday at 1:00 p.m, arriving at the Dubai international Airport is at 6:15 p.m. (local time). Flight time is approximately eight hours, with a four - hour time difference be-tween both cities. The return service, flight 2P 659, departs Dubai on the same days at 7:45 p.m. and arrives at Manila’s NAiA Terminal 2 at 8:15 a.m. the following day.

The brand-new Airbus A330-300, the latest model of the wide-body type, will be deployed on the route. PAL President Ramon S. Ang said, “our flights to and from Dubai will give our countrymen a direct, conve-nient link to their homeland, and allow them to experi-ence the trademark Filipino service PAL is known for. “We guarantee that our kababayans, as well as tour-ists and business people from Dubai traveling to the Philippines, will truly feel special on our flights. Aside from experiencing the brand new Airbus A330-300, they will also get to enjoy our specially-prepared in-

flight cuisine, including halal meals, which will be made available upon request,” he added. Dubai is the latest addi-tion to the PAL Group’s rapid-ly expanding route network. it comes just two days after the airline’s maiden flight to London on November 4, marking PAL’s historic return to Europe after 15 years, and a month after its inaugural flight to Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital, on october 1. Together with PAL’s five times weekly service to Abu Dhabi, PALex’s new service to Dubai brings the PAL Group’s combined weekly frequencies in the UAE’s two main hubs, to 10 – the most

among Philippine carriers. Even as PALex will make history for operating its first long-range service, PAL it-self is no stranger to Dubai. The flag carrier first flew to the emirate 31 years ago, on August 7, 1982. Back then, Dubai was a transit stop on PAL’s Manila-to-Europe and, later, Manila-to-Saudi Arabia services. Today, PALex will be flying to a Dubai that has become a major destination in its own right. The booming emirate – home to the world’s tallest skyscraper, largest shopping mall and largest man-made island – is the undisputed fi-nancial and retail hub of the Arabian Gulf. it also hosts 450,000 Filipino expatriates, mostly professionals, who make up the natural base market for PALex.

PhiliPPine mobile leader Smart Commu-nications, inc. (Smart) announced it will offer iPhone 5s, the most for ward-thinking smartphone in the world, and iPhone 5c, the most colorful iPhone yet, to custom-ers beginning novem-ber 15, 2013. launching its online reservation and service application page (www.smart.com.ph/iPhone), Smart revealed today that it is offering its widest range of postpaid plans for the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c – giving sub-scribers flexible options to easily own the latest iPhones with the country’s most advanced mobile service network and wid-est lte coverage. “Our subscribers have been keenly anticipat-ing our iPhone plans. The good news is we’re offer-ing a wide range of choices so they can select the plan that will best suit their life-style and let them experi-ence the full capabilities of their phone – whether they need fast web brows-ing, extensive multimedia streaming or frequent use of data-driven applica-tions.” said Kathy Carag, head of Smart’s postpaid business group. The iPhone 5s (16GB, 32GB, 64GB) and iPhone 5c (16GB, 32GB) will be offered under Smart Post-paid’s Freedom Plan, All-in Plans 500, 800, 1200, 1800 and 2500; iPhone

Plans 999 and 2499; and UnliData Plans 1500, 2000 and 3000. Subscribers can enjoy premium perks and services when they avail of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c with Smart infinity Plans 3500, 5000 and 8000. Subscribers can get any color of the iPhone 5c (16 GB) for only P1,499 a month with the iPhone Plan 999 (P999 monthly service fee plus P500 de-vice amortization via cred-it card). iPhone Plan 999 already comes with 40 free call minutes, 100 free SMS and unlimited data con-nection. For those who need more free voice and text credits, the iPhone 5c (16 GB) can be availed with an UnliData Plan 1500 with a P2,500 cash-out. The Un-liData Plan 1500 comes with unlimited data con-nection plus 60 free all-net minutes and 120 free all-net SMS. Meanwhile, those inter-ested in the iPhone 5s can

get the 16GB model for only P1,799 a month with the iPhone Plan 999 (P999 monthly service fee plus P800 device amortization via credit card). The iPhone 5s (16GB) is also available at UnliData Plan 2000 with a P2,500 cash-out. UnliData Plan 2000 comes with unlim-ited data connection plus 150 free all-net minutes and 200 free all-net SMS. For Smart infinity sub-scribers, the iPhone 5s (16GB) at Plan 5000 comes with 2 ViP tickets to Wick-ed or PhP14,000 worth of gift certificates. Plan 8000 subscribers meanwhile get both the iPhone 5s (32GB) and iPhone 5C (16GB). “We are very excited to offer the most forward-thinking and the most-colorful iPhones to our subscribers. With Smart’s flexible postpaid plan se-lections and unbeatable lte-powered network, we’re committed to bring-ing the best iPhone experi-

ence to Filipinos who want superior network service in order to get the most from their devices,” added Carag. Carag said that exclu-sive offers await those who will subscribe to Smart’s iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c packages on novem-ber 15th. She added that existing Smart Postpaid subscribers who wish to subscribe to an iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c package but are still under contract may opt for Smart’s Wipe-Out program where they can upgrade to an iPhone without waiting for their active contract to expire. Customers can sign-up starting today at www.smart.com.ph/iPhone. For more information please visit www.smart.com.ph. For information on iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c packages for Smart infinity, please visit smart.com.ph/infin-ity. For more information on iPhone, please visit: www.apple.com/iphone.

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The Havaianas hot air balloon takes you to a pre-Christmas treat!

GMA News TV reairs ‘Inside the Titanic’

PAL Express goes long-haul with Dubai service

Smart announces postpaid plans for iphone 5s and iphone 5c

SALE ALERT LADIES! Check out The SM Store Beauty Section’s Nationwide 3- Day Sale from November 15 to 17 and avail of exclusive Value Offers. Buy 1 Take 1, fun freebies, big discounts & expert beauty services. Plus, get additional 10% discount for a minimum P1,500 single receipt purchase. Hurry, offer is for this weekend only!

The partnership of cousins Marga Nograles and Tisha Dominguez brought Havaianas in Southeast Mindanao eight years ago.

WoRLD-CLASS Filipina beauty queens Miss Universe runner-ups Venus Raj and Shamcey Supsup and 2013 Miss Supranational Mutya Johanna Datul will shine on “ASAP 18” this Sunday (November 10). Also feel the love and happiness this Yuletide sea-son with “ASAP 18’s” spe-cial birthday bash for Vina Morales, Angeline Quinto, and Enchong Dee; the star-studded Christmas gift from Jamie Rivera and Arnel Pine-da; and newest sneak peek of Jed Madela’s upcoming concert ‘X: Jed Madela’s 10th Year Concert.’ Romance will fill “ASAP 18” center stage with the special production number of hardcourt heartthrobs Arnold Van opstal and brothers Jeric and Jeron Teng; the sweet serenade of some of the most sought af-ter Kapamilya leading men Piolo Pascual, Sam Milby, Xian Lim, Enrique Gil, JC de Vera, Joseph Marco, and Jake Cuenca; and the grand thanksgiving and farewell

of “Bukas Na Lang Kita Ma-mahalin” lead actors Gerald Anderson and Rayver Cruz. Meanwhile, prepare to be amazed with the jaw-dropping concert experi-ence from “The Voice of the Philippines” finalists Janice Javier, Radha, Klarisse de Guzman, Morissette Amon, and the grand winner Mi-toy Yonting; and the show-stopping performance of the ultimate multimedia star Toni Gonzaga in her ASAP segment ‘T-Zone.’ Groove to the beat in the breathtaking dance show-case of Kim Chiu, Kathryn Bernardo, iya Villania, Erich Gonzales, John Prats, Em-press, Rayver Cruz, Meg imperial, and iza Calzado in ‘Supahdance.’ Also, watch out for the hair-raising musical specta-cle of Martin Nievera, ZsaZsa Padilla, Erik Santos, Yeng Constantino, Jovit Baldivino, Marcelito Pomoy, Bugoy Drilon, Liezel Garcia, and Gary Valenciano. Don’t miss the country’s longest-running, award-winning variety show, “ASAP

18,” this Sunday, 1:30pm, on ABS-CBN. Fans and TV viewers may vote for the ‘2013 ASAP Pop Viewers’ Choice Awards’ through text and online vot-ing at ASAP.abs-cbn.com. Kapamilyas may also vote by filling out the ‘PoP Balo-ta’ included in Star Studio and Chalk magazines, and submitting it through the available drop boxes in ABS-CBN regional offices and Na-tional Bookstore branches nationwide. For viewers who want to purchase ASAP official merchandise, simply visit the ABS-CBN Store located at the ground floor of ELJ building in Quezon City, or visit ABSCBNstore.shopinas.com and MyRegalo.com. Visit ASAP.abs-cbn.com to hang-out live with stars at ASAP Chill-out. Also join the fun at “ASAP 18′s” official so-cial networking accounts at Facebook.com/asapofficial and Twitter.com/ASAPoF-FiCiAL, and know the latest happenings in “ASAP 18” by tweeting the hashtag #ASA-PUniverse.

ThE sibling rivalry between Annaliza (Andrea Brillantes) and Arlene (Kyline Alcan-tara) intensifies this week in the top-rating primetime family drama “Annaliza.” As Arlene gets meaner to her, Annaliza also gets tougher and finds the cour-age to defend herself. The tension between isabel (Denise Laurel) and Stella (Kaye Abad) also heats up that resulting to a catfight. With this, Stella is more de-termined now to reclaim what should’ve been hers and steps up her game in seducing Lazaro (Patrick Garcia) back in her arms. Meanwhile, Guido (Zan-joe Marudo) continues to struggle in finding his place in Annaliza’s life, while Ma-koy (Carlo Aquino) still si-

lently looks over both fami-lies and meticulously plans his next move. “Annaliza” continues to dominate its time slot on primetime. Based on data from Kantar Media, “Annaliza” scored an average national TV rating of 24.9% vs rival “Prinsesa ng Buhay Ko” with 13.1% for the month of october.

Don’t miss “Annaliza” week-nights before “TV Patrol” in ABS-CBN’s Primetime Bida. For updates, like the show’s official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Annaliza2013 or fol-low @Annaliza2013 on Twit-ter. Share your thoughts on “Annaliza” online using the hashtag #Annaliza.

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packed with hundreds of children as well invited guests, ViPs and media partners who were there to witness the launch and lighting of SM City Davao’s Christmas cen-trepiece display. taking inspiration from Davao City’s lush forests, tropical gardens and beautiful scenery, the centrepiece, aptly titled the enchanted Christmas Forest, is a lush, magical world filled with nymphs, fairies, butterflies, deer as well as stars and an assort-ment of lights. the centre of the display is a stunning 22-foot tall Christmas tree. SM City Davao’s early Christmas celebration

also highlighted the giv-ing of gifts to around 150 children, who are ben-eficiaries from the Davao City Social Services and Development Office. Mu-sical numbers and other activities were also held to entertain the crowd. in her welcome ad-dress, SM’s Assistant Vice President for Operations

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christmas comes to SM davaoChriStMAS is the season for giving and sharing as SM City Davao kicked off the holiday season last november 8 with an exciting program that celebrates the warmth and spirit of Christmas among kids and the young at heart. the mall’s event centre located at the Annex was

SM’s management team together with Davao City Administrator Atty. Melchor Quitain (center) strike a pose in front of the Enchanted Christmas Forest.

Chiors sang Christmas carols during the unveiling.

Santa Claus was also present to give gifts to the children from the CSSDO. SM’s Debby Go.

Elves, sprites and nymphs during the centerpiece lighting ceremony.

- Mindanao, Ms. Debby Go also revealed that the SM Foundation also con-ducted a farmers train-ing program, Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan, to help in the rehabilitation of typhoon Pablo-hit communities. “We are pleased to tell you that over 150 farm-ers at Monkayo, Com-postela Valley learned various methods and new techniques in yielding crops through the said program, which is orga-nized in partnership with lGUs and the private sec-tor.” beams Debby. “these people have been given a second chance in life and have started their road to recovery through this ini-tiative.” She adds “This early Christmas celebration here in SM City Davao aims to foster a spirit of sharing and togetherness among us. We hope that SM be-comes a place for you and your families and friends to come together and share happy memories. let us not forget to share our blessings, no matter how little or how much, we can still make a difference, a contribution to better oth-er people’s lives.” SM City Davao’s en-chanted Christmas Forest is on display everyday until January 6, 2014.Follow me on instagram or on twitter @kenneth-kingong for more foodie and travel finds as well as happenings in, around and beyond Durianburg.

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A technical consultant from Germany has arrived to oversee

the grassroots football de-velopment in the Philip-pines.

Thomas Roy, a foot-ball coach who has been involved in many develop-ment projects worldwide, will be in the Philippines for the next two years through the partnership of the Phil-ippine Sports Commission and the German Olympic

Sports Confederation. His main task is to help prog-ress of the country’s youth program for the sport.

“My mission is to make these kids and the parents of these kids know that they can play football,” he said.

In the three months that he has been in the Phil-ippines, Roy learned that apart from lack of pitches, the unpredictable weather in the country is also a hin-drance in the development

of the football.“That’s the condition

here. Very difficult to sched-ule (matches) and be always on time,” he said. “We try to find the right program for Philippine football. That’s the challenge.”

Promoting football in a country crazy in basketball and lacking in facilities isn’t an easy task, Roy said. But he wants children to learn that they can play football even by improvising.

THE GlobalPort Batang Pier have embarked on a

youth movement in the offseason, and that has extended to the team’s coaching staff.

The squad on Sat-urday confirmed its ap-pointment of Richie Tic-zon to call the shots for the team, replacing Junel Baculi.

“Management of GlobalPort has decid-ed today to name Richie Ticzon as interim head coach,” team owner Mikee Romero said at the Hoops Center in Mandaluyong after the team’s practice game against the Alaska Aces. GlobalPort won the game 102-92.

“We explored a lot of coaches. We finally de-cided somebody new, somebody that doesn’t have a PBA head coaching experience. I will take the gamble. Kung saan kami dalhin ni Richie, I will take it. Manalo o matalo, I will take it.”

The charismatic team owner said he was look-ing at his alma mater La Salle’s coaching change as a model, after rook-ie coach Juno Sauler led the Green Archers to the UAAP title.

“I was looking at Coach Juno and what it did for La Salle. Why not us taking the gamble,” said Romero, who noted that he was impressed by Ticzon’s demeanor.

“I think he is a cere-bral coach in such a way that he understands the game of basketball. I will take the big risk on him.”

Ticzon, who played in the PBA for Purefoods, Shell, and Alaska, was a star point guard for the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the early 1990s, earning the nickname “Velvet Touch” for his shooting skills.

GlobalPort rolls the dice with Ticzon de-spite him not having any high-level head coaching experience, in the PBA or otherwise.

InDIAnAPOLIS (AP) -- For a half, Rudy Gay dominated Paul

George. The way George had started the season, Gay knew better than to think it would last.

George scored 17 of his 23 points in the third quarter and the Indiana Pacers beat the Toron-to Raptors 91-84 Fri-day night to improve to 6-0 and match the best start in franchise history. George, who entered the day fourth in the league in scoring at 25.8 points per game, is a big reason.

‘’He’s Paul,’’ Gay said. ‘’Paul George is a great de-fender. He’s not just going to sit down and let people score on him. Everybody on our team expected him to warm up.’’

Gay scored a sea-son-high 30 points on 12-of-26 shooting for the Raptors, but was held to 3-of-13 shooting after halftime. George bounced back from a five-point, 2-of-10 first half to com-pletely change the ten-or of the small forward

matchup on both ends of the floor. Gay’s 22 points had carried Toronto to a 46-44 lead at intermis-sion.

‘’Thank God he just stopped making those contested shots,’’ George said. ‘’It was frustrating because he was hitting some tough ones, but in this league, jump shots don’t always last. So I was just trying to pressure up and contest all his shots.’’

Toronto lost its third straight to fall to 2-4. Amir Johnson added 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Raptors shot 39.5 percent from the field, becoming the sixth consecutive op-ponent Indiana has held to 40 percent shooting or worse.

Roy Hibbert added a season-high 20 points and seven rebounds as the Pacers remained the nBA’s lone undefeated team.

‘’Everybody has to sac-rifice something,’’ Hibbert said. ‘’It’s somebody dif-ferent every night. I don’t expect to have 20-point

nights all the time.’’The Pacers improved

to 6-0 for the first time since the 1970-71, when the club played in the ABA. They rallied from a halftime deficit for the fifth time this season and overcame 16 turnovers to shoot 46.2 percent.

George made an arcing 3 over a leap-ing Landry Fields at the third-quarter buzzer and clinched his fists in cel-ebration before sprint-ing to Indiana’s bench and slapping hands with teammates. George out-scored the Raptors 17-13 in the period while shooting 5 of 9 from the field and making all five free throws. The Pacers led 72-59 entering the fourth quarter.

While George had Hibbert’s scoring and 14 points from George Hill, Gay never received much support. His usual wing-man, DeMar DeRozan, entered averaging 19.2 points per game but scored just six and missed 13 of 15 shots.

DAVRAA 2013 CHESS WINNERS. Front Row L-R: Ela Mae Laniba, Irish Yngayo, Kurt John Placencia and Eric Yngayo, Jr. Back Row L-R: Ella Grace Moulic, Joerlz Gimony, Daniel Rome Borinaga and Gino Angelo Asuncion.

German expert tapped for PHL grassroots football program

Pacers remain perfect at 6-0

Ticzon takes over coaching of GlobaPort

Paul George (24) of the Indiana Pacers handles the ball against the Chicago Bulls at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Pacers have gone 6-0 since the start of the NBA season.


Last year, we humbly received the national award as MOST OUTSTANDING SECURITY AGENCY OF THE PHILIPPINES from the Civil Security Group (CSG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP).

And now, for the second straight year, DAVAO SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION AGENCY, INC. (DASIA) has been awarded as 2013 MOST OUTSTANDING PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCY OF THE PHILIPPINES during the 33rd CSG Founding Anniversary on November 4, 2013 at the

PNP Multi-Purpose Center in Camp Crame, Quezon City, Philippines, proving once and for all that DASIA’s brand of service in private security agency business is synonymous to relentless pursuit for excellence, unparalleled dedication and high standards.

This new milestone will continue to challenge us to serve with the ideals and reputation of being the country’s best security agency.

Another year, another milestone.

ANOTHER MILESTONEDASIA President Glenn Y. Escandor receives the 2013 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE-CIVIL SECURITY GROUP (CSG) MOST OUTSTANDING SECURITY AGENCY AWARD from (L-R) CSG Director PDir Gil C. Meneses, Police Deputy Director General Ager Ontog, and Rep. Samuel D. Pagdilao Jr. of the ACT-CIS Party List,

during the awarding ceremony at the PNP Camp Crame on November 4, 2013.

DAVAO SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION AGENCY, INC.DASIA

Greetings from:

MOST OUTSTANDING SECURITY AGENCY OF THE PHILIPPINES

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