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Mediaman in drugs?

IGNORING THE BAN. Employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways in Region 11 take a “smoking break” while resting after hours of declogging a canal along E. Quirino Avenue in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

DANCING ASEC. Department of Health Assistant Secretary Eric A. Tayag, in this sequence of photos, dances to the tune of “Gentleman” during yesterday’s Red Orchid Awards 2013 at SM Lanang Premier’s SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.

A MEMBER of Davao City’s media com-munity is suspected to be pushing il-licit drugs, specifically methamphet-

amine hydrochloride otherwise known as shabu.

This was confirmed by Davao City Police Office (DCPO) chief Ronald dela Rosa who said that the po-lice have not questioned the media practitioner, a male, whom he did not identify.

Dela Rosa told Edge Davao Thursday that he will sub-ject the newsman to TokHang (TokTok Hangyo) where-in local police drug operatives led no less than by dela Rosa go around knocking on doors (toktok) of homes where suspected drug pushers or users live and ask them (hangyo) to turn a new leaf in life and stop their involvement in the illegal drug trade.

Dela Rosa merely answered “secret” in a text message to this reporter when asked to identify the mediaman and the media company he works for, his position in the company (whether reporter, editor, columnist, cor-

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Suspect to be Tok-Hanged by Sr. Supt. Dela RosaTHE WHO?

Male ReporterFrom print mediaNot just drug user but shabu pusher

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WITH POPE FRANCIS. Retired Davao Archbishop Fernando “Nanding” Ca-palla visited Pope Francis in the Vatican last month. Archbishop Capalla (be-side the Pope) was with Dabawenyo priest Fr. Junar dela Victoria, son of the late city employee Napoleon dela Victoria, who just finished his doctorate

in Rome summa cum laude, and will be back in Davao City in October. The two elderly ladies are Archbishop Nanding’s sisters, while the three young ones are his nieces. Bishop Capalla marked the 37th anniversary of his Epis-copal Ordination this week.

RED ORCHID AWARD. Southern Philippines Medical Center officials led by Director Leopoldo Vega (3rd from left) receive the Red Orchid award from the Department of Health’s Assistant Secretary Eric A. Tayag (right) and

DOH 11 assistant regional director Ma. Socorro D. De Gracias in yesterday’s Red Orchid Awards 2013 at SM Lanang Premier’s SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.

THE 33 adult passen-gers of the ill-fated Cebu Pacific Flight

5J971 that figured in a mishap last June 2 at the Davao International Air-port have demanded P1 million each from the air-line headed by business-

man Lance Gokongwei.Lawyer Robert de

Leon, legal counsel of the Flight 5J971 Victims group, told Edge Davao it may take three days be-fore their demand letter reaches Gokongwei, and that the group is giving

Cebu Pacific at least a week to reply to their de-mand.

“Personally, I hope the amount will be given, or even a lower amount, since we have basis for demanding the amount,” de Leon said.

He said that the P1 million is for the emotion-al distress suffered by the passengers.

They came up with the amount by compar-ing other similar events in America and Canada

NEW People’s Army 1st Pulang Bagani Battalion com-

mander Leoncio Pitao also known as ‘Ka Parago’ said that NPA operations were meant to punish Armed Forces of the Philippines units, especially the Civil Military Operations Bat-talion (CMOB) headed by Maj. Jacob Thaddaeus Ob-ligado.

Parago said that the CMOB continues to en-croach, and conduct psy-chological warfare and intelligence operations in the villages of Paquibato.

Parago operates in Paquibato and adjacent hinterland villages.

Parago warned the military to stop its hot pursuit and rescue opera-tions to retrieve abducted soldiers for it will only en-danger their lives.

He confirmed that the abducted soldiers from the Philippine Army’s 60th Infantry Battalion are their prisoners of war (POW) now, adding that the POWs were not harmed during the abduc-tion.

10th Infantry Division chief Maj. Gen. Ariel Ber-nardo, said the “NPA is a non-international state actor classified as a terror-ist organization. How can they say that they have POWs? They are kidnap-pers, terrorists and tortur-ers who could and would rightfully be charged in court under the anti-ter-rorism and anti-torture act,” Bernardo said.

Meanwhile, Maj. Ob-ligado told Edge Davao that the rebel groups are really frustrated and that the masses are beginning to be awakened and en-lightened about their real intents to deprive the communities of the true meaning of peace and de-velopment.

“These rebels worsen poverty when they pre-vent government to de-liver basic services much needed by the masses,” he explained.

“I am more inspired and motivated as ever to continue my duty in serv-ing the Filipino people, perhaps I’m the NPA’s nightmare,” he said.Flight 5J971 victims

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DAVAO City assistant treasurer Anasta-cio Jardin yesterday

corrected a local daily’s re-port on collections being allegedly used as rolling funds (capital?) by certain employees (collectors?) of the city treasurer’s office (CTO). The news item re-ferred to the employees as “cashiers” instead of the correct term “collectors”.

Jardin said the CTO employees being probed are collectors not cashiers and that it is not true that those involved in the al-leged anomaly number five, nor was the reported amount of P8 million cor-rect. Only after the investi-gation shall have been ter-minated will the true story be bared.

Meanwhile, those un-der investigation have been assigned elsewhere pending results of the probe, Jardin told Edge Davao.

Jardin said, when re-ports surfaced that there were remittances issued past the deadline that were not penalized, his office re-shuffled five em-ployees last June 5 as pre-ventive measure.

He said, only three employees are being in-vestigated, but refused to divulge more information on the matter.

Jardin said he was per-plexed by the reporter’s coming out with the fig-ure P8, million and ques-tioned her source of infor-mation. EJF

CTO official correctsnews item on probe

THE newly signed Republic Act 10536 also called

“Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines” stip-ulates different fines and penalties on the sale and transport of “hot meats” which could reach up to P1 million.

Signed by President Benigno Aquino III last May 15, the law states that violators shall be punished by imprison-ment of not less than six years and one day, but

not more than 12 years or a fine not less than P100,000 to P1 million or both, such fine and im-prisonment upon the dis-cretion of the court.

Hot meats are the carcasses or parts of car-casses of food animals which are slaughtered in unregistered/unaccred-ited meat establishments and have not undergone the required inspection.

Doctor Clarita Tel-lano, veterinarian IV of

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GENERAL SANTOS CITY CATEEL, DAVAO ORIENTAL

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THE United States Agency for Inter-national Devel-

opment (USAID) is now starting to implement the construction of their eight (8) Growth with Eq-uity in Mindanao (GEM) Program Infrastructure Projects for the province.

GEM Infra Projects Provincial Coordinator Florentino G. Go, Jr. of the Provincial Planning & De-velopment Office (PPDO) said that the USAID aims to finish the 8 infra proj-ects by August of this year.

Monkayo shall bene-fit 3 of these projects, in-tended for Sitio Mahaya-hay Brgy. Bridge Repair in Brgy. Baylo; Purok Duranta Brgy. Bridge Repair in Brgy. Union and; Sitio Santol Brgy. Bridge Repair in Brgy. Salvacion.

They have 2 projects also for Compostela, the Overflow (Spillway) Structure Rehabilita-tion at Brgy. Ngan and

the Trading Center at Brgy. Poblacion in which Governor Arturo T. Uy and USAID-Philippines Mission Director Gloria Steele led its ceremonial ground breaking on June 14, 2013.

The other 3 shall be a Trading Center at Brgy. Aguinaldo, Laak, Brgy. Bridge construction at Brgy. Panag, New Bata-an, and the construction of Lebanon-San Jose Bridge in Montevista.

Aside from these projects, USAID togeth-er with DepEd Central office’s Chief of Staff Asst. Secretary Rey-naldo Antonio Laguda also turned-over arm-chairs, teacher’s tables and chairs, and pupils’ school bags with school supplies to Cabinuangan Elementary School in New Bataan through Mr. Marcelino Delos Reyes, the School Principal on June 14. [GRACE ALME-DILLA/ GILBERT M. CA-BAHUG, IDS-COMVAL]

USAID implements 8 GEM infra-Projects

INVESTING IN EDUCATION. U.S. Embassy Manila’s United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Gloria D. Steele hands over a bag containing education supplies to a student of Cabinuangan Cen-tral Elementary School during the turnover of a Php1.2 million education package consisting of student and teacher kits, reference materials and fur-niture. Thirty elementary and high schools, with a combined population of 25,000 students and 680 teachers, will benefit from similar USAID assistance under the U.S. Government’s on-going Php201 million disaster recovery

program, implemented in partnership with the Philippine Government, in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental, the two provinces most severely af-fected by Typhoon Pablo. Also at the event were Compostela Valley Governor Arturo Uy, Department of Education (DepEd) Assistant Secretary Reynaldo Laguda, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Development Officer Jojo Reynaldo, and USAID/Philippines Office of Education Chief Robert Burch.  [USAID-GEM/Sonny Mendoza]

IN a bid to sustain Re-gion 12’s surplus rice production, agricul-

ture experts are pushing for the adoption by local farmers of eight rice vari-eties that were found high-ly-suitable for planting within the region. Loreto Pagarigan, Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 12’s research and devel-opment for rice focal per-son, said Wednesday they are currently promoting the utilization of rice vari-eties that had been tested as tolerant to the changing weather patterns and ex-treme climatic conditions. “These are varieties that are tolerant to wet and dry field conditions and also resistant to some pests that usually come out in a certain period,” he said in a statement.

For irrigated areas, Pagarigan said they are mainly recommending the NSIC RC 283, which can post an average yield of 6.4 metric tons (MT) per hectare, grow up to 104 centimeters (cm) and mature in 110 days. NSIC stands for the National Seed Industry Council, which replaced the Philip-pine Seed Board based on the provisions of Republic Act 7308 or the Seed In-dustry Development Act.

Aside from NSIC RC 283, he said local farm-ers may use NSIC RC 240, which can grow up to 107 cm and post an average yield of 6.4 MT per hect-are.

For lowland rice areas, Pagarigan said the suit-able varieties are NSIC RC 222, NSIC RC 226, NSIC RC

158 and NSIC RC 224.Farmers in rainfed

areas may utilize NSIC RC 192 and NSIC RC 222, which are both highly-rec-ommended as they are considered as drought-re-sistant and could post a production record of 3.4 MT per hectare, he said.

For those in upland areas, Pagarigan recom-mended the planting of the dinorado and azucena rice varieties. With the ongo-ing rainy season expected to intensify in the coming weeks, he advised farmers to adopt appropriate rice varieties that could with-stand the impact of heavy rains.

“Before selecting the rice variety to plant, a farmer must ensure that they are resistant to pests and only grows short

enough to avoid being eas-ily blown away by rains,” he said. He said they should also consider vari-eties that mature early or in a shorter period.

Gilbert Romares, re-search specialist of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Southwestern Mindan-ao, reminded farmers to select the rice varieties which are already “tested and proven” in

their respective ar-eas. He said PhilRice had conducted various field research studies for the eight rice varieties in vari-ous parts of the region.

Romares said the rec-ommended seeds are now available at the PhilRice center in Midsayap, North Cotabato. [Allen V. Estabil-lo / MindaNews]

DAR-12 pushes climate-proof rice varieties

DTI recommends funding of trade-related projectsTHE Department of

Trade and Industry (DTI) in South Co-

tabato has recommended the funding and implemen-tation of six trade-related projects under the agen-cy’s Shared Service Facility (SSF) program. Flora Gabu-nales, DTI-South Cotabato provincial director, said the six projects were the initial ventures that they identi-fied and recommended for

approval by DTI Region 12 as recipients of the SSF ini-tiative in the area.

“These projects require a funding of P3.28 million,” the official said. The proj-ects are the production center for processed herb-al products of the Danlag Women Association in Tampakan town; San Felipe pottery industry develop-ment project of the Purok O. Belo Pottery Makers’

Association in Tantangan; meat processing center of the Concepcion Women’s Association in Koronadal City; production center on bag making of the Libas Bag Making Association in Tan-tangan; production center for T’nalak-based indige-nous crafts of the Klowil Agricultural Enterprise Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Lake Sebu; and the Cross-ing Palkan bamboo indus-

try development project of the Crossing Palkan CARE Group in Polomolok town.

Gabunales said the SSF is a priority program of Trade and Industry Secre-tary Gregory Domingo that was launched last year by the DTI. She said the DTI central office has set aside around P700 million for the program’s implementation this year. [Allen V. Estabillo / MindaNews]

SHE made it! Felisa Oros Veroy marked her 100th birthday

last April 13, 2013, de-fying the offensive of Ty-phoon Pablo.

Born April 13, 1913, Nanay Feling, as she is fondly called, is second child and the only daugh-ter to her farmer parents Vicente Sayod Oros and Tmotea Edurece Odales.

Her mother was 28 while her father was 27 when Felisa was born in Sitio Tagada-o, Barangay San Rafael. She was deliv-ered by traditional mid-wife Memay Andipa of the same village. She had two brothers, Martiniano and Demetrio.

Her family relocated in Barangay Taytayan in 1926 where she attend-ed elementary education. One teacher she remem-bers was a Mr. Pedro Dacuycuy. Felisa complet-ed Grade 4 level and wit-nessed the 2nd World War.

She married Leonar-do Sillada Veroy and was blessed with her first child Raul, in 1944. During the Liberation in 1946, she gave birth to twins fol-lowed by Amador in 1948, then by Urlita in 1950 and finally, her youngest Fe-

lizueta in 1952.When Nanay Feling

got older, she decided to stay with daughter Urlita. Then her daughter Felizu-eta took care of her when Urlita died. Only three of her children got married who eventually produced 20 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren for her.

At her simple centen-nial birthday celebration, her youngest daughter Felizueta said the opening prayer while Taytayan Ba-rangay Captain Deonici-to P. Manangkis gave the opening message. Some Taytayan senior citizens, her children and grand-children provided the entertainment. Felisa’s brief autobiography was read at the middle of the program. Cateel Mayor Camilo T. Nunez along with her son Amador also shared their message for the celebrant while Cateel municipal officials, Feli-sa’s relatives and friends offered tokens and pres-ents. Throughout the short program, Nanay Fel-ing was very attentive and extremely overwhelmed with the tribute grant-ed her. [DSWD/Carmela Cadigal-Duron]

Centenarian survives ‘Pablo’

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HAS the pageant stage become just another

fashion runway filled with scary-skinny physiques? Accord-ing to several former Miss USA and Miss America competitors, the answer is a re-sounding “Yes!” -- at least when it comes to the bikini bodies on display during Sunday night’s Miss USA 2013 competi-tion. (Miss Connecti-cut Erin Brady was crowned the winner.)

Speaking to Huff-Post Live, Miss Amer-ica 2008 Kirsten Ha-glund said, “The girls, I thought, were much too thin. I agree that if you would have tested their BMIs that they probably would

have been much too thin. And that’s the standard in the mod-eling industry and the fashion industry as well.”

Miss USA 2003 Susie Castillo was also disturbed by the shrinking figures. “I was a little shocked, too, sitting in the audience and see-ing ribcages show-ing, protruding from these girls’ skins. I was like, ‘Wow, these girls…’ “

“I realize that 10 years ago, when I was Miss USA, I was a lot thinner too…. I was an athlete. I wasn’t that thin. And I agree that it’s going in a way where girls are just super thin,” Cas-tillo continued.

Miss USA 2013 bets are too skinny, former winners say

JBC starts screening nomineesfor next Sandiganbayan

presiding justicesMANILA-- The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC)on

Thursday started screening the applicants for the next Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan. There are 10 nominees vying for the position vacated by retired Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Francisco Villarus, Jr.

For Thursday, to be interviewed are Court of Ap-peals Associate Justice Apolinario Bruselas, Sandi-ganbayan Associate Justice Amparo Tang, Atty. Jas-per Lucero, Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Efren dela Cruz, Interior and Local Government Undersec-retary Rafael Santos and Abra Provincial Prosecutor Nestor Tolentino. On Friday, Sandiganbayan Associ-ate Justices Teresita Diaz-Baldos, Gregory Ong, and Alex Quiros and Justice Undersecretary Leah Au-mentado will be interviewed.

Bruselas said to the members of the JBC that if he will be appointed as the next Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice, he will prioritize the moderniza-tion of the anti-graft court and the fast-tracking of trial period. Next to be interviewed by the JBC is Tang. (PNA)

Debate begins in craftingIRR of RA 10586

MANILA-- A debate has started in crafting Imple-menting Rules and Regulation of the controversial Republic Act 10586, known as the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013. This was the assess-ment of some stakeholders after they expressed contradicting statements on the new law which will eradicate some existing requirements in securing a driver’s license.

Land Transportation Office Chief Assistant Sec. Virginia Torres said her office will press for the reten-tion of drug testing, claiming this is a deterrent in fighting illegal drugs. “Drug testing is consistent and not inconsistent,” Torres said in a text message to the Philippines News Agency.

She said it has been proven effective in the past although not 100 percent that drug testing before securing new driver’s licenses is a deterrent to drug use. When asked if she will insist in retaining this provision under the new law, Torres did not directly say yes but she wants to read the final version of the IRR.

B R I E F S

THE Bureau of Cus-toms on Thursday filed before the

Department of Justice smuggling charges worth P36,156,740 against five rice traders.

Charged were Ramil L. Olita, owner of JM ARS Trading based in Carri-ta, Cebu City; Marlon R. Sampang, owner of JJM Global Trading in Carri-ta, Cebu City; Marcos A. Custan, owner of Custans Enterprises in Tejero, Cebu City; Noel F. Wison, own-er of NMW Enterprises in Lapu-Lapu City; and Ben-

jamin A. Garcia, owner of Neon Gateway Trading in Alegria, Cebu.

In a press conference, Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino “Ruffy” Bi-azon said the five respon-dents were charged for violation of Section 3601 in relation to Section 101 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines.

Biazon said the five cases were all committed on March 22, 2013 such that the 10 20-footer vans owned by JM ARS Trading were declared as “ceiling insulator slab” but found

to contain 5,205 bags of white rice from Vietnam with a market value of P6,662,400.

The 10 20-footer con-tainer vans owned by JJM Global Trading were de-clared as “granite slab” but found to contain 5,206 bags of white rice from Vietnam valued at P7,132,220.

The 10 20-footer container vans owned by Custans Enterprises were declared as “granite stone” but found to contain 5,196 bags of white rice from Vietnam valued at P7,586,160.

The 10 20-footer con-tainer vans owned by NMW Enterprises were declared as “cellulose fi-bers” but found to contain 5,196 bags of white rice from Vietnam valued at P7,586,160.

The 10 20-footer con-tainer vans owned by Neon Gateway Trading were de-clared as “granite slab” but found to contain 5,210 bags of white rice from Vietnam valued at P7,189,800.

The total value of the illegal rice shipment was pegged at P36,156,740. (PNA)

TROPICAL storm “Emong” contin-ues to move away

from the country towards southern Japan, the state weather forecaster said on Thursday.

In a interview, weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said that tropical storm Emong has maintained its strength but is now out of the Philippine Area of Re-sponsibility around 2:00 a.m. Thursday.

Aurelio said that as

of 4:00 a.m., the center of tropical storm Emong was located at 570 km northeast of Basco, Ba-tanes (25.5°N, 124.8°E) with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph. It is forecast to move north at 22 kph.

He added that Emong will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon which will bring moder-ate to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms

over the western sections of Luzon including Metro Manila and Visayas and light to moderate rain-showers and thunder-storms over the rest of the country.

Meanwhile, a low pres-sure area (LPA) spotted 450 km west of Ambu-long, Tanauan, Batangas (14.5°N, 116.5°E) has a high chance to become a tropical cyclone, Aurelio said.

“Nakikita namin na

malaki ang posibilidad nito na maging isang bagyo since nasa dagat itong LPA ,” he noted.

In case, Aurelio said this possible cyclone is not expected to make landfall in any part of the country.

“Ipinapakita sa ngayon ng mga numerical mod-els na pataas ang galaw nito, papuntang South-ern China o Hong Kong… Kaya hindi ito inaasahan na magla-landfall sa ating bansa,” he noted. (PNA)

5 Cebu rice traders face P36-M smuggling raps

‘Emong’ exits PHL, new LPA has high chance to become tropical cyclone

Some of the Ms. USA 2013 candidates walk the ramp.

KILLING poverty may be among the gov-ernment’s top agen-

da but most public funds actually went to prisoners than on poor families last

year, data show.The cost of maintain-

ing each Filipino inmate a year stood at P19,345 in 2012, the National Statis-tical Coordination Board

said in a recent analysis.This means that one

inmate received more than the P15,000 maxi-mum a poor family can be given under the condition-

al cash transfer program.

Moreover, the amount spent for every prisoner received in one semester (P9,672.50) was slightly

higher than the pover-ty threshold, pegged at P9,485.4 in the first six months of 2012.

This made prisoners “even non-poor by defi-nition,” NSCB Secretary General Jose Ramon Al-bert said in his latest “Be-yond the Numbers” post.

The high cost of main-taining prisoners is also coupled with rising occu-pancy rates in jails, which as per 2011 data already had four times their ca-pacity.

These data, the Statis-tics chief said, highlight the need to examine the criminal justice system to reduce backlogs and speed up the resolution of cases.

“Statistics show that the judiciary faces serious difficulties in addressing case backlogs, and that additional investments will be required to im-prove the adjudication process,” Albert said.

This, as he noted, that the number of cases filed before lower courts has been on the downtrend since 2005, the number of cases resolved has posted a steeper decline.

Inflow of cases dipped by 2.4 percent annually to 385,067 in 2012 from 457,146 in 2005 while outflow slowed by 3.4 percent a year to 382,957 cases from 485,605 cases.

New cases and back-logs meant that lower courts face more than a million cases in a year, Albert said, noting that each judge has to resolve an average of 664 cases annually or three cases a day.

Bottlenecks in the justice system also suffer due to high vacancy rates continuously posted by lower courts, he said. In 2006 to 2009, some 24 percent of judicial posi-tions had been vacant.

“Part of the ineffi-ciencies suggested by trends in the statistics may be issues of budget, but of course, it is also important that budgets are properly used” Albert said.

Last year, only 0.7 percent of the P1.8-tril-lion national budget was allotted to the judiciary. This was lower than its 0.9-percent share of the budget in 2009. [Yahoo!]

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SAMPLING. Curious onlookers crowd a bakery equipment booth in the ongoing World Food Expo Mindanao 2013 exhibit at the SMX Convention Center of SM Lanang Premier yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

Gov’t spends more on prisoners than the poor, NSCB study says

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MONTHLY AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE (January 2012-April 2013)

Month 2013 2012 2011

Average 42.23 43.31December 41.01 43.64November 41.12 43.27October 41.45 43.45

September 41.75 43.02August 42.04 42.42

July 41.91 42.81June 42.78 43.37May 42.85 43.13April 42.70 43.24

March 42.86 43.52February 40.67 42.66 43.70January 40.73 43.62 44.17

Stat Watch7.1

1st Qtr 2013

7.8 1st Qtr 2013

USD 3,741 million

Feb 2013USD 4,708

million Feb 2013USD -967

million Feb 2013USD -640

millionDec 2012

P 4,964,560  million

Feb 2013

2.4 % Mar 2013P113,609

million Mar 2013

P 5,281 billion 

Mar 2013

P 41.14 Apr 2013

6,847.5 Mar 2013

132.8 Apr 2013

2.6 Apr 2013

3.1 Apr 2013

418,108 Feb 2013

20.9% Jan 2013

7.1% Jan 2013

1. Gross National IncomeGrowth Rate(At Constant 2000 Prices)

2. Gross Domestic ProductGrowth Rate(At Constant 2000 Prices)

3. Exports 1/

4. Imports 1/

5. Trade Balance

6. Balance of Payments 2/

7. Broad Money Liabilities

8. Interest Rates 4/

9. National Government Revenues

10. National government outstanding debt

11. Peso per US $ 5/

12. Stocks Composite Index 6/

13. Consumer Price Index 2006=100

14. Headline Inflation Rate 2006=100

15. Core Inflation Rate 2006=100

16. Visitor Arrivals

17. Underemployment Rate 7/

18. Unemployment Rate 7/

It figures

52 percent 21 billion 8 billion

According to Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya, Naia Terminal 3 is op-erating at 52 percent of its total ca-pacity of 13 million passengers a year since it opened in 2008.

Property giant Ayala Land Inc. plans to of-fer as much as P21 billion in long-term do-mestic retail bonds, raising fresh funds for “general corporate purposes,” the compa-ny said.

The illicit trade of cigarettes has become a key concern of the Philippines, with the gov-ernment seen to lose a potential revenue of P8 billion this year, LTG Group president Mi-chael Tan said.

BY THE NUMBERSThere are approximately

1.8 million self-employed

professionals in PHL but only

22 percent are filing and paying their

taxes.SOURCE: BIR

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THE first-ever Phil-ippine Investment Conference (Phil

iCon) is expected to gather at least 600 industry clus-ter stakeholders from all over of the country.

Dubbed as “Investing in Priority Industry Clusters for SMEs: A Conference”, the two-day event is slat-ed on June 25 to 26 at SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang Premier here.

The Phil iCon is spear-headed by the Department of Trade and Industry-Re-gional Operations and De-velopment Group (DTI-RODG) in partnership with the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).

The event which ban-ners the theme “Industry Clustering Towards In-clusive Growth” is aimed at creating awareness on the cluster-based indus-trial development strat-egy through the National Industry Cluster Capacity Project (NICCEP), a techni-cal cooperation project of DTI and JICA.

Furthermore, the event is likewise aimed at

promoting various prom-ising industries in the Philippines as investment opportunities for existing and would-be investors, particularly for Japanese businessmen.

The focus industry clusters are: milkfish, dairy, coffee, bamboo, tourism, information and communications tech-nology (ICT), health and wellness, and wearables and homestyles for Lu-zon; gifts, decors, and housewares (GDH), tour-ism, ICT, and health and wellness for Visayas; and, banana, mango, coconut, seaweeds, wood, min-ing, tourism, ICT, rubber, poultry, tuna, and palm oil for Mindanao.

“The overarching goal is to spur development and growth in the coun-tryside with infusion of fresh investments and creation of employment opportunities,” said DTI-Davao Regional Director Marizon S. Loreto, who also chairs the Confer-ence Regional Coopera-tors’ Committee.

Loreto added that be-ing a convergence of in-dustry leaders, DTI is very optimistic about generating the most nec-essary inputs and strat-egies on how to corner more investments for the country’s three islands.

“We all know that more investments means more job opportunities

that’s why we really are working double time to make the conference tru-ly successful,” she said.

For more inquiries about the Phil iCon, in-terested participants may contact Romeo N. Vasquez at (082) 224-0511 local 304 or the nearest DTI office. [DTI 11/JenMendoza]

AN official of the Philippine Associa-tion of Meat Proces-

sors Inc. (PAMPI) wants its members to update standards and get ready to compete globally, with the ASEAN integration in 2015.

”We need to upgrade and elevate our systems for us to penetrate other Asean markets, otherwise we will be contented with the domestic market only,” PAMPI president Felix Tu-ikinhoy said.

“We will see to it that companies gear towards ISO (International Orga-nization for Standardiza-tion) certification,” said Tuikinhoy, who is also the president and chief execu-tive officer of Cebu-based Virginia Foods Inc. (VFI).

The Asian Econom-ic Community’s goal for 2015 is to transform the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) into a region with free movement of goods, ser-vices, investment, skilled labor and capital.

Pampi is seeking the government’s support to help them prepare for that economic integration.

”As far as the industry is concerned, the govern-ment is not supporting us. The Department of Agri-culture (DA) is leaning to-ward supporting the hog raisers’ industry. The pro-grams should be fair to all stakeholders,” Tuikinhoy said.

He noted that meat pro-cessors should be given the chance to share their

inputs in whatever pro-grams will be implement-ed, especially concerning the whole meat industry.

”There should be in-dustry dialogue,” said Tu-ikinhoy, referring to the recent DA guidelines on meat importation.

The group warned that Administrative Order No.09, issued on March 18, could lead to high prices of meat products because it restricts trade and distribution of im-ported meat.

Tuikinhoy said that the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), an at-tached agency of DA, had started implementing the order without consulting the meat industry play-ers.

”There is a definite

shortage of pork but the NMIS continues to stran-gle our only other alter-native for raw materials, imported pork, by making the importation of pork more difficult, and in fact, impossible for new indus-try entrants,” the Pampi statement said.

It added that the AO had stopped the opera-tions of some meat pro-cessors, causing a pro-duction slowdown for companies that depend on accredited importers for their raw materials.

The country’s local consumption of pro-cessed meat per year is pegged at P200 billion, of which 80 to 90 percent is supplied by the local meat processing industry, Tuikinhoy said. [PNA]

1st Phil iCon to gather 600 stakeholders

PHL meat processors see need to prepare for Asean integration

THE British colonial themed condo devel-opment, Northpoint,

will provide free interior design and furnishing for studio units of its third tower, Nottingham.

An up and coming inte-rior designer from Davao has been commissioned to develop three unique de-sign concepts from which homebuyers can choose to cater to their needs and preference.

“This is exciting for our buyers because when they get a Nottingham studio unit, the interior will be furnished and designed by a professional--for free,” said Anna Mae dela Pena, Camella Davao Marketing Head.

That means home-owners only need to bring their personal things when moving in, as the studio unit will already be livable once the unit is turned over to them.

The three designs to choose from are Quirky Achiever, Structured Bliss, and Free Spirit. The first design concept is especial-ly developed for students, revolving around their comfort to inspire them to focus on their studies.

The studio unit for the Quirky Achiever will be designed to allow stu-dents to do their studying in comfort. The dining, kitchen, toilet and bath will

be designed to allow them to relax well after burning the midnight oil.

Structured bliss is a design concept intended for young professionals or yuppies who want an organized look for their studio, with appropriate places for clothes, docu-ments and their other dai-ly essentials for work and home. Their studio will be designed with a seamless flow for their ease and con-venience.

The Free Spirit design is created for the outgoing individual who is not con-strained by convention and wants to be able to come and go and still expect to come home to a well-ap-pointed and welcoming condo home.

The design considers smart cabinet spaces and storage for luggage to help unit owners organize all their stuff. Customized bed and furniture will be set up to add to their sense of comfort and convenience.

The free interior design complements Northpoint’s irresistible promo for stu-dio homebuyers such as reduced reservation fee of P10,000 and flexible fi-nancing.

Down payment can get as low as 7% and outright discounts can start from P60,000 for a studio unit upon loan release, and as much as P200,000 for

bigger units in Nottingham.

Liverpool buyers will also get discount privi-leges such as 15% down payment payable in 28 months and discounts as high as P100,000.

Completion of these two condo buildings is already slated within the 3rd quarter of this year for Nottingham and to-wards the 4th quarter of 2015 for Liverpool.

L o -cated at the junction of Buhangin Road and JP Laurel Avenue in Bajada, Northpoint’s deluxe facili-ties and amenities include a majestic clubhouse, Wakefield Manor, that houses a multi-purpose hall, soccer table game, a fitness gym, cabanas and grill pits, a salinated well-ness pool, and provides free WiFi access.

Northpoint’s grounds

a re verdant with a green car-pet of grass, preserved Acacia trees, and over P4 million worth of import-ed Caribbean pine trees. There are playgrounds, nature park, jogging track, pocket gardens, and 24/7 security system bolstered with CCTV.

On top of all these world-class features, Northpoint’s status has been recently upgraded by becoming one of the

u p s c a l e residential condos of Vis-ta Residences of the Vis-ta Land & Lifescapes, the country’s largest home-builder.

Inquiries are welcome at Camella offices in Del-gar Bldg., JP Laurel Ave., Bajada, telephone 295-3973. For more on Camel-la, check out www.camel-la.com.ph, like “Camella Official” on Facebook and follow “@CamellaOfficial” on Twitter.

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EDITORIALReckless driving cabbies

HOW do you solve a problem like reckless taxi drivers?

If you are a motorist, you most likely will have a long list of taxi license plate numbers or taxi company names and body numbers on the folder of your mobile phone. It’s almost everyday that you get to encounter a speeding taxi cab cutting you on the corner or overtaking on the wrong side.

At stop lights, they will honk their horns on you no end once you miss a beat when the green light goes like it’s a drag race and reaction time matters.

We’re not saying all taxi drivers are bad drivers here. We are saying at this age of closed circuit tele-vision cameras, green-clad traffic officers to go with their boot-fitted blue traffic cop counterparts, how on earth can reckless cabs like these roam on our streets and get away with it?

The blue cops are bunched in gangs at select spots like Dakudao Avenue and Lanang hailing cars and trucks fishing for violations like non-use and absence of seatbelts or non-visible plates. The non-tinted and

old cars are easy targets but the flashy ones, with superblack tint and unauthorized plates, zoom past their mobiles like they are invisible cars.

So instead of going after errant taxicab drivers, nary do we see them on congested streets to enforce the law on those speed monsters.

The Rescue 911 headquarters has 17 CCTV cams in most parts of Davao City to monitor traffic and crimes. Some stubborn taxicab drivers do not seem to care. The situation is expected to get worse in the coming weeks when traffic jams escalate as the school season goes full blast and the rainy season begins.

Now, if you can help it and you care about your safety and that of your hard-earned car, steer clear of these speed freaks while praying our traffic enforc-ers clamp down on these Schumacher-wannabes.

At the rear side of every public utility vehicles are words that read: “How’s my driving?”

A heckler’s taunt that must be. For sure, it only adds insult to injury.

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VANTAGE VOL. 6 ISSUE 70 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY, JUNE 21-22, 2013

VOL. 6 ISSUE 70 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY, JUNE 21-22, 2013

THE effects of climate change, driven by carbon pollution, hit Americans harder each year.

Extreme weather events like hur-ricanes, wildfires and droughts are growing ever more frequent and se-vere.

Beyond our borders, these chang-es are hitting developing nations.

Since our nation’s founding, America has stood as an example for the world. Now, we owe it to ourselves and to other nations, who look to Washington, to lead the way on climate change by putting a price on carbon pollution and taking oth-er steps to minimize the harm being done to developing nations — and our own.

In many of the world’s poor-est regions, the sun scorches drought-stricken farmland and parches freshwater sources. Fierce storms bring ravaging floods. Warm-ing, rapidly acidifying oceans and shifting seasons drive off econom-ically valuable species and foster pests and disease.

This year, the worst flood in a decade killed at least 38 people in Mozambique and left 150,000 home-less. Warmer weather allows malar-ia-bearing mosquitoes to move into previously unaffected altitudes, in-fecting cities like Nairobi, which had purposely been built above the “ma-laria line.” Ten of the 15 largest cities in the developing world, including Shanghai, Mumbai and Cairo, are at risk of flooding from rising sea lev-els or coastal storm surges. Rising seas are swallowing low-lying land in countries such as Bangladesh and India.

Climate change endangers much of the world economy as well. Econ-omists calculate that a 3.5°F rise in global temperature would reduce global gross domestic product by 1

percent. But loss will be 4 percent in Africa, and 5 percent in India. The United Nations estimates that en-vironmental disasters could drive as many as 3 billion people into ex-treme poverty by the year 2050.

These regions face a crisis not of their making. Developed countries have churned out two-thirds of all the carbon dioxide pollution since the In-dustrial Revolution — one-quarter of that from the United States alone.

We have much to gain here at home from efforts to mitigate the ef-fects of climate change: safer coastal communities, healthier farming and fishing industries, and cleaner air to breathe. But the American experi-ment has always been about more than that.

Indeed, as one of the largest emit-ters of carbon pollution, the United States has a responsibility to help emerging nations adapt to the stark reality of a changing climate, lest, as Daniel Webster warned, our own ex-ample “become an argument against the experiment.”

INITIAL EFFECT OF CURRENCY FALL IS FOREIGN INVESTMENT SLOW-DOWN AND TRADE DIVERSION –

The gradual fall of many Asian curren-cies has led to speculation about the fate of the Philippine peso. While the local currency started to weaken against the US dollar, government economists and financial wizards still believe there is no need for the peso to devalue. Experts noted that the first effect of currency depreciation is trade diversion. They pointed out the Philippines competes with countries such as Thailand, Indone-sia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and, of course, China in labor-intensive goods. A decline of the peso by 20% or more will definitely cause shifts in the sourcing by importers away from the Philippines to the competing countries. Thus, the coun-try will face a slowdown in its export growth in the coming months or maybe even a year or two if its exchange rate re-mains unchanged, or worse, plunge.

Like the economists, some investors are likewise wary of the present situ-ation by saying that “you don’t have to look farther to see what happens when a peg goes wrong.” The second effect is foreign investment diversion. With the currency melting down, foreign invest-ment that flows to the country likewise will go-slow. Another would-be effect is a rise in the cost of funds to the country on international capital markets. Philippine enterprises, like others in East Asia and the ASEAN region will have to pay higher interest rates for their loans. An increase in rates could be devastating. The more curious private economists noted other basic causes for the currency problem and can be identified as a large spend-ing-investment gap, an excessive reli-ance on foreign portfolio investment and

appreciating real exchange rate.

The eu-phoric senti-ment of the past weeks and months is directly relat-ed to the coun-try’s sound e c o n o m i c fundamentals and strong currency control. Evidence of the frenzy: stable peso, stock mar-kets setting new records and Gross Do-mestic Product (GDP) achieving a his-torically high percentage ratio. While government economic think-tanks and financial planners believe the party is far from over – predictions of a more robust and vibrant economy is too com-mon – others see an achievement hang-over on the way. But it can’t last forever. The key is the country’s position in its economic cycle – which is precarious. Consider this: the US economy’s rally is rebounding and on top of that its capital spending is fast recovering while foreign investment packages slowed down.

Actually any currency problem emerged slowly at first presenting a challenge to our highly-paid econom-ic advisers and financial consultants. If they were unable to maintain the ex-change rate despite favorable economic fundamentals, they will have no credi-bility at all when it comes to the defense of the Philippine peso. Nonetheless, a devaluation of the peso will severely undermine the efforts of the country’s monetary authorities to defend the fixed peg with the US dollar. After all, a suc-cessful defense of the exchange rate is

really based on maintaining the confi-dence of the domestic population.

But for the idealists a currency crisis presents a challenge as well as oppor-tunity to the country. With a slowing export growth and decline of foreign portfolio investments, the Philippines will have to stimulate domestic demand. This it can do in at least two directions, simultaneously. First, it can undertake more infrastructure projects especially those dealing in property development, tourism and other income-generating and job-producing ventures. Second, it can promote the expansion of agricul-tural programs by developing appro-priate methods that would facilitate long-term plans - formulation, farm-to-market roads, water supply, fertilizer, herbicide and insecticide, pre-harvest to post-harvest stages, storage facilities, and eventually marketing of farm pro-duce. The impending currency crisis can thus provide precisely the stimulus for the Philippines to realize its potential as self-reliant and demand-driven econo-my.

WHILE ECONOMISTS AND POLIT-ICAL EXPERTS may argue about who can deliver what the country needs, they generally agree what it is: in time of crisis, a tough leadership to revive the slumping economy, reform the country’s institutions and energize the people with new national goals. Political authorities, private sector economists and financial geniuses say everyone is fed up with the seeming rudderless drift the Philippine government has been into especially during the previous administration. Is the country now heading to the right path (tamang daan) or straight path (matuwid na daan) or maybe the same old crooked path (liku-likong daan)?

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AQUILES Z. ZONIOCorrespondent

Is the party over?

The price of ignoring climate change

(1st of two parts)

(1st of two parts)

Who’s the real national hero of

this country?

BY SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE

COMMENTARY

I’M NOT a histo-ry buff,

that’s why I can’t an-swer my son’s ques-tion why he can’t see any monument of Gen. Emi-lo Aguinal-do here in Davao. My son is grade six and always nag me that he sees only the monu-ments of Andres Bonifacio and Jose Rizal everytime he goes home from school.

From his school at Kapitan Tomas Monteverde elementary school, the Sasa-bound jeepney passes by Ma-gallanes street behind City Hall where a blackened bronze of Rizal is still pon-dering to this day, why he didn’t escape from his exile in Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte and hid in the mountains of Bukidnon and maybe, rode a horse all the way to Davao. Who knows?

Maybe he’s still wondering to this day why he was stupid enough to be-lieve the bluff of the Spanish gover-nor-general who promised to send him off to Mexico, only to end up at Fort Santiago and face the firing squad at Luneta at early dawn.

Maybe he’s wondering why Pinoys are still looking up to him as a “nation-al hero”--- when it should have been the guys who fought the Spaniards to liberate us from oppression and tyran-ny. Guys like Andres Bonifacio or even Emilio Aguinaldo.

That’s why it was so confusing for Pinoys like me to watch two indie films at Cinematique Davao (where admis-sion is free at Palma Gil street) titled “El Presidente”, a two-hour movie on the memoirs of Aguinaldo (written by himself) and another indie film titled “Supremo” a movie focusing on the life and exploits of Andres Bonifacio.

Although “El Presidente” was a bet-ter-made movie compared to “Supre-mo”, my son could see the bias of the first movie on Aguinaldo because he knows it was written by Emilio him-self when he got nothing else to do after driving off the Spaniards from Cavite and waved the first Philippine flag from the balcony of his huge house at Kawit town.

What really confused me and my son was the two different versions how Andres Bonifacio was killed by the executioners of Aguinaldo after the Tondo rebel was found guilty of “rebellion” by the new Philippine gov-ernment---which Andres, ironically helped set up.

Bonifacio was earlier asked by Aguinaldo to help settle the dispute between the two warring groups in Cavite—the Magdalo and the Mag-diwang group. To settle the dispute, the Tondo boy who didn’t finish high school, told the rowdy group of Pinoy insurgents to settle the dispute by a vote to find out who’s the real leader of the Philippine revolution. Someone in the group suggested why don’t they just set up a revolutionary govern-ment instead?

VOL. 6 ISSUE 70 • FRIDAY - SATURDAY, JUNE 21-22, 2013

WILL Davao City be able to complete-

ly rid itself of tobacco

products by accepting Department of Health Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag’s challenge

to take on the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Endgame for Tobacco program?

Davao City An-ti-Smoking Task Force chair Domilyn Villareiz accepted the dare yes-

terday’s Red Orchid Awards 2013 event of the DOH at the SMX Convention Center in SM Lanang. Tayag chal-lenged Davao to be dare

to completely free the city of tobacco products in line with the ban on their retail since the city pioneered laws against smoking.

Mayor Sara Duter-te-Carpio affirmed Vil-lareiz’s acceptance, say-ing that a hundred per-cent smoke free Davao City is attainable if the total ban on retail of to-bacco products could be legislated and strictly enforced.

City Councilor Ber-nard Al-ag said that he is for (taking on WHO’s Endgame to Tobacco program) challenge if the matter reaches the council.

WHO’s Endgame for Tobacco program is part of its 2003 Frame-work Convention on Tobacco Control in re-sponse to globalization of the tobacco epidemic. It focuses on creating multi-sectoral partner-ships and taking to-bacco control beyond the health sector to in-tegrate it with global development goals and appropriate treatment under trade agreements

and treaties.WHO’s framework

inspired the creation of DOH’s Red Orchid Awards, which follows the Administrative Or-der No. 10 re Compre-hensive 100 percent Smoke-Free Environ-ment Policy that calls on absolute smoking ban in DOH offices, hospitals, and attached agencies.

It also encourages local government units to do the same in their health facilities and oth-er public places.

In line with the ban on tobacco, the Civil Ser-vice Commission issued memorandum circular no. 17 in 2010 to have a hundred percent smoke free environment policy in all government agen-cies.

In this year’s Red Orchid Award, only the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center was given the Hall of Fame Award, while in 2012 the cities that were cit-ed for this award were Davao, Legaspi, Maas-in, Caluag, Quezon, and Talisayan, Misamis Ori-ental.

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‘Hot Meat’..

Flight 5J971..

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respondent of a Manila or foreign-based media establishment).

“Oplan TokHang” is a unique program initiated by Dela Rosa last February 3 after Vice Mayor Rody Dute-rte warned barangay 23-C chair Amilbangsa Manding to rid his area of drugs.

From February to May 2013, dela Rosa said DCPO “tokhanged” and “taphanged “(Ta-pok Hangyo, gathering suspects in a particular venue) a total of 1,214 suspected illegal drug pushers and users from 45 different barangays in the city.

It’s been quite a

time when rumors flew thick and fast that some media practitioners are marijuana and sha-bu users. Years ago, no less than a defunct broadcast network owner was rumored to be a user. However, this is the first time that a mediaman is suspected to be into drug pushing.

the City Veterinarians Office (CVO) told Edge Davao that also included for fines and penalties are ‘hot meats’ that are undocumented, illegal-ly shipped, and unreg-istered carcasses and those that are classified as hot meat by the Na-tional Meat Inspection

Service (NMIS),” she ex-plained.

Tellano added that violators of the law will be obliged to pay to con-cerned consumers for damage they have suf-fered as a consequence of the unlawful act.

“Yung previous R.A. 9296 walang nakastipu-

late kung ano yung mga fines and penalties when it comes to money value, ang nakasulat lang dun ay yung mga applicable laws ng Philippines,” she explained, adding that “applicable laws of the Philippines” are: Con-sumers Act and City Or-dinance. CMP

where passengers had not suffered injuries but were emotionally distressed.

In a similar instance, victims received the equivalent of P650,000 each while in another case, the victims received P2.5 million each.

Businessman John Gaisano and Vice Gov-ernor Joel Almario who were aboard the flight have not been included in the Flight 5J971 Victims group that registered themselves as one associ-ation with SEC, according

to de Leon.“We can still admit

those who want to be in-cluded,” he said, inviting the other victims of the flight who want to receive compensation for being among the victims.

JAPAN International Cooperation Agen-cy (JICA) and the

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) conducted the “1st On the Job Train-ing on Routine Main-tenance” at the DPWH 11 on L.M. Guerrero St., Davao City last June 13-14.

Dennis Flores, infor-mation officer of DPWH 11, said that 38 DPWH employees from differ-ent regions joined the training.

Of the 38, 28 came from region 11, two from Caraga region, two from region 7, two from DPWH central of-

fice and two from DP-WH-Bureau of mainte-nance.

The theme of the OJT was “Improvement of Quality Management for Highway and Bridge Construction and Main-tenance, Phase II” un-der the JICA-assisted Technical Cooperation Project (JICA-TCP).

The training was conducted by Japanese experts led by Hideo Nagao, team leader/bridge expert, Hiroyu-ki Matsuyama, pave-ment expert, Kensuke Matsushita, project coordinator, and Seita-ro Tsukuda, JICA road planning and manage-

ment advisor.Most of the partic-

ipants came from dis-trict engineering offic-es of region 11 led by Engr. Rowena P. Jami-to, DPWH 11 regional project manager, JICA–TCP.

An actual field demonstration was conducted on the bridge and pavement along the national highway in Davao del Sur. Engineers Elsa G. Grumo, Ruth Duyo, and Alex R. Tamundong facilitated the on-the-spot demonstration as DPWH-JICA counter-part resource speak-ers.

Philippine Press Institute president Jesus Dureza (left) assures new director general of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)Usec. Jose Mari Oquine-na that he will get all the support that he needs from the media communi-

ty of Davao City during yesterday’s Hermes media forum at the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

Davao accepts DOH’s dare on Endgame for Tobacco

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By EJ DOMINIC FERNANDEZ

JICA, DPWH conduct maintenance training

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By CHE PALICTE

TO give learning a whole new appeal to the

students of academic year 2013 to 2014, the Aboitiz group of com-panies have participat-ed in full force during this year’s Brigada Esk-wela, servicing some 155 schools through-out the country.

The Aboitiz Group recorded a 9% in-crease in the number of employee volun-teers, which totaled 1,511 this year from 2012’s 1,372 volun-teers. “This is a testa-ment that the employ-ees are embracing and imbibing the Aboitiz’s way of helping people

help themselves,” said AboitizFoundation, Inc. President Jon Ramon Aboitiz.

The business units participated in batches, with some implement-ing the Department of Education’s annual program, also known as National School Maintenance Week program, as early as the first week of May, while others chose to hold the activity early June.

The Aboitiz com-panies, through the Aboit izFoundat ion , have been participating in the annual Brigada Eskwela since 2008. “The foundation con-tinues to prioritize edu-

cation-related projects as our way of helping improve the country’s public education sys-tem,” AboitizFounda-tion Managing Trustee Sonny Carpio said.

Holding company Aboitiz Equity Ven-tures, SN Aboitiz Pow-er, AboitizFoundation, and AboitizPower joined forces to revamp newly-adopted school Napindan Elementa-ry School in Barangay Napindan in its new corporate headquar-ter’s host municipality, Taguig City, and Banilad Elementary School in Cebu.

Around 150 team members, together

with local government representatives, teach-ers and students of the beneficiary school worked on the repaint-ing of the school’s exte-rior walls, boards, and gates, and some minor repairs, disclosed Mr. Carpio.

”With this initiative comes our confidence that providing a condu-cive learning environ-ment will inspire these students to study bet-ter,” he said.

Meanwhile, AP Re-newables, Inc., Hed-cor, Inc., Luzon Hydro Corporation, Subic En-erzone Corporation, and Therma Mobile, Inc. engaged its team

members in improving the condition of var-ious school facilities across Albay, Batan-gas, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Navotas, Subic, and Tarlac.

Food subsidiary, Pilmico was able to rally 50 and 20 team members from its feeds and flour groups, re-spectively.

City Savings Bank gathered the most number of employee volunteers, which to-taled 420 to reach out to the bulk of school beneficiaries from April to June. Some 126 schools nationwide un-derwent minor repairs and repainting work

during the activity. Adopted school

beneficiaries in Visayas and Mindanao had a fair share of beautifi-cation and preparation as 650 employee vol-unteers from Mactan Enerzone Corporation, Metaphil, Visayan Elec-tric Co., Cotabato Light & Power Co., Hedcor Sibulan and Tamugan, Davao Light and Pow-er Co., and Therma Marine, Inc. worked on major repairs, con-struction of new class-rooms, total refurbish-ment of facilities, and concreting of canal within the school vi-cinity to prevent flood-ing in the area.

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BEAUTIFICATION. Keeping the spirit of volunteerism alive.AEV, SNAP, AboitizFoundation, and AboitizPower joined forces to beautify Napindan Elementary School in Taguig City, the new host community of its new head office in Bonifacio Global City.

Aboitiz Group full forcefor schools ‘make-over’

For more than 80 years, leader in au-tomotive technolo-

gy Robert Bosch, Inc. has pioneered innovation to foster unparalleled product quality and per-formance. As a global provider of overall sup-port for independent car service workshops, Bosch endeavors to push the industry forward with new partnerships and see an expanded network in the growing Davao business sector.

Aimed at reinforcing its commitment to the local automotive market, Bosch is set to extend automotive efficiency and reliability in Davao with key regional part-ner Pitstop Car Service

Workshop on June 22 at Victoria Plaza, Bajada, Davao City. Pitstop is set to deliver Bosch’s exten-sive product portfolio of premier car parts, work-shop equipment and top-of-the-line repair services closer to Davao vehicle owners and mo-torists.

The one-day fete will offer the public a chance to experience first-class automotive services and to learn about Bosch parts and Bosch diag-nostic test equipment.

Bosch will continue to strengthen and forge partnerships with key stakeholders in Visayas and Mindanao to drive superior automotive ser-vice in the country.

RO B I N S O N S Retail Group, which operates

supermarkets, hard-ware and department stores in the Philip-pines, plans to raise up to $924 million in an initial public of-fering in Manila, IFR reported on Wednes-day, citing a filing for the deal.

The company plans to sell 461.9 million shares at a maximum price of P86.64 each, put-ting the total deal at P40 billion, said IFR,

a Thomson Reuters publication.

It will be one of the biggest IPOs in the Southeast Asian country, although the filing for the deal comes after Manila’s benchmark stock in-dex has shed more than 12% since mid-May amid fears that foreign investors will continue to sell out of emerging markets.

Share sales from two IPOs and sever-al follow-on deals by Philippine compa-

nies early this year -- when foreign buying of local stocks had pushed the key index to all-time highs -- exceeded the record $2.53 billion of sales for all of 2012.

Robinsons Re-tail is a unit of the Gokongwei group’s property develop-ment arm, Robin-sons Land Corp. It competes with SM Retail of SM Prime Holdings, Inc. and Puregold Price Club, Inc.

Philippine com-

panies posted high-er profits in the first quarter as domes-tic demand fuelled better-than-expect-ed 7.8% economic growth year-on-year, the fastest in Asia.

The listing is slat-ed for the third quar-ter, IFR said.

Robinsons Land is part of the JG Sum-mit conglomerate, which controls food group Universal Ro-bina Corp. and bud-get airline operator Cebu Air, Inc. [Reu-ters ]

Robinsons Retail group plans IPO Bosch aims to deliver high-level automotive service to Davaoeños

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

11TH JUDICIAL REGIONOFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF

DAVAO CITY

NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGEFINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC) Mortgagee, -versus- EJF-REM CASE NO. 14, 235-13

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Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-239758

“ A parcel of land xxx (Lot 37, Blk. 23xxx) situated in Barangay Cabantian; City of Davao, Island of Mind-anao xxx. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN (167) SQUARE METERS, more or less xxx.”

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

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on July 26, 2013 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the titles herein described real property/ies and the encumbrances thereon , if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, May 14, 2013.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: (SGD.) NICOLAS L. SUMAPIG Sheriff IVNoted by:

(SGD) ATTY. EDIPOLO P. SARABIA, JR.Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Provincial Sheriff

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SHE looks meek as a kitten but a fighting tiger roars inside 20-

year old Mary Israel Pale-ro who earned the rare distinction of carrying the Philippine colors in the 27th World Universiade in Kazan, Russian Federa-tion.

The Holy Cross of Davao College senior busi-ness management stu-dent was handpicked by the Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines (FESSAP) in a letter addressed to her school on June 6, 2013 by FESSAP president David

Ong.“I was surprised to re-

ceive the letter informing me that I will be playing in the Universade in Rus-sia. This is a great honor for me and I take this op-portunity as a blessing,” Palero told members of the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) at Calle Cinco Rest-Bar yesterday.

With an ELO rating of 1894, the former Philip-pine Youth Team member will be competing in the biennial event known pop-ularly as World University Summer Games slated on July 6-17. The Universi-

ade is a multi-nation event open to college-based ath-letes aged 18-24.

Palero is currently training under the watch-ful eyes of coach Cecilo Acas although she admit-ted she had to shuffle her time from school to her in-ternship at appliance firm Emcor and her training.

“I sleep less than eight hours now, I need to man-age my time,” said Palero who will be joining Super Grandmaster Wesley So in the Russian joust. The na-tional chess team will be coached by Ed Andaya.

Palero was actually a

second choice after the original pick Jodelyn Fron-da of Dela Salle University begged off due to conflicts in schedule.

Despite being a late substitution, Palero hopes she will make a good showing in the Universi-ade. She was close to win-ning the national women’s title in 2010 and won a tournament in Indonesia which are among the as-terisks on her portfolio.

James Infiesto, the re-gional director of the Na-tional Chess Federation of the Philippines, said Pale-ro will surely gain experi-

Davao’s Palero to play in 27th World Universiade

ence and knowledge in the tournament.

“That stint is already an achievement, plus there’s a bonus of playing in Russia were chess is a national pastime,” Infiesto said.

China, Mongolia, Ukraine and Georgia have dominated the chess com-petitions in the 2011 Uni-versiade with the Chinese winning 6 medals.

Kazan was announced

as the host city for the 2013 Summer Universi-ade in Brussels on May 31, 2008. 20 out of 27 members of the FISU Ex-ecutive Committee gave their votes to the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. The 27th World University Summer Games in Kazan will be the first Universi-ade, and even more, the first high-profile multi-sport event in the history of modern Russia. (NJB)

RUSSIA-BOUND. Mary Israel Palero of Holy Cross of Davao College will be seeing action in the 27th World Universiade in Kaza, Russian Federation.

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EDGEDAVAOSTYLE

“THEIR fashion scene is definitely a few years ahead of Philippine fashion,” says a friend of mine whom I’ve had lunch with on the day before I flew to Hong Kong.

By Aidx Paredes

Here’s a couple of ways on how to mix casual with street wear:

For girls: Take your Sunday dress out on a Saturday! Borrow your boyfriend’s snapback, bring your little purse, and wear your favorite sneaks. Don’t forget to add some cuffs for a little more atti-tude. Who says you can’t be sporty and girly at the same time?

For boys:It’s time to dress up a little more than the usual, you think? Take your simple jeans and shirt up a notch. Grab your casual polo and button it all up, wear your colored pants and match it with your trainers! In case you can’t leave the house without your backpack, match it with a snapback. Don’t worry, you won’t look like a One Direction-er with this.

Casual meets street:Inspired by Hong Kong’s eclectic street fashion

When I arrived, I de-cided to walk along the roads of Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, and Granville Road to look for fashion inspirations on the streets of a foreign coun-try. It wasn’t long enough when I found myself amazed with how people dress up there. My friend’s statement was echoing inside my head as I was secretly taking pictures of fashionable strangers.  Mixing high end fash-ion pieces with casual sports wear, they cross the street in casual piec-es mixed with sneakers. Wearing snapbacks over long dresses or New Bal-ance sneakers topped with peplum skirts and sheer blouses, and they even mix turbans with canvas bags! Seeing worlds of high fashion and street wear being mixed was a bit as-tonishing. Though it is a reflection of how fashion can easily evolve over time, it is also a representation of how they are willing to take fashion risks. Let me end this with a challenge for us fashion enthusiasts here in the Philippines. It may seem awkward at first, but why don’t we try to be risk tak-ers? Let’s try to take our casual wear with a street wear spin. Stand out from a crowd without being too intimi-dating.

FROM June 21 to 23, coffee lovers are expected to get an enticing treat as SM Lanang Premier cel-ebrates its first ever Coffee Festival at the Atrium. Mall shoppers are invited to savor the different flavors and aromas of coffee and to witness various activities lined up for the Coffee Festival. Catch various baristas contend for the 7th Philippine Grand Barista Cup 2013 on June 21, at 5pm. Listen to a dis-cussion on your favorite brew on “Java Talks: Loving Coffee” on June 22, at 5 pm. Then enjoy a musical special, “Coffee Brews on Blues,” on June 22 and 23 at 4 pm. Celebrate the brew that everybody loves! Don’t miss the Coffee Festival at the Atrium, SM Lanang Premier this com-ing Friday to Sunday. For inquiries, call 285-0943 loc. 135-138. Like SM Lanang Pre-mier on Facebook and follow @SMLanangPremier on Twitter for event and promo updates.

MAKE every Monday to Thurs-day a Friday with T.G.I.Friday’s Weekday Specials. For only P295 from Monday to Thurs-day, diners can take a pick from any of our new and discounted dishes. Try our all new Chop House Chick-en, Parmesan Crusted Chicken, and Buffalo Pasta. Also available for only P295 is our Shanghai Chicken Salad, Fish Veracruz, and our famous Jack Daniel’s Pork Chop. Even better, get a refillable glass of iced tea by adding P50 to your meal. Visit Friday’s Abreeza now where ev-eryday is a Friday.

GOT appetite for trav-el? Then “Quickfire” is your instant ticket to the world! Park Inn by Radisson Davao takes you on a gas-tronomical tour to some of the globe’s most exciting destinations. Go around the world in 5 days with RBG’s new themed lunch buffet, perfect for busy profession-als and urbanites on the go. The lunch spread features the flavors of the orient on Mondays and shifts to all-American on Tuesdays. Trek through Italy on Wednes-days, and then the rest of the Mediterranean stretch

on Thursdays. Revisit the flavors of home as we pay tribute to Pinoy Pride on Fridays with only the best of modern Filipino cuisine.

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RBG is located at the ground level of Park Inn by Radisson Davao. For res-ervations, please call 272 7608.

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DISCOVER GREAT FINDS AT THE SM STORE MEN’S SHOES SALE! Enjoy up to 50% Off on great selections from June 14-30. You also get a chance to win one of 3 Barkada Trips for 2 to Singapore F1 Grand Prix Race in September! Visit your closest SM Store today!

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Tough Jeansmith SS’13 highlights ‘heroic chic’INSPIRED by the concept of hero film, SS13 image photo is like the poster of the movie, TOUGH Jeansmith also launches a comic-like catalogue to present the SS13 col-lection. Accentuating TOUGH Ladies is top-notch mili-tary style with a sweet girlish touch, the SS13 collection goes with the theme of “Sweet Army” by juxtaposing Rock Chic, Punk Style and Folklore Touch. Cropped tees, col-orful jeans, loose cutting, studs and foil print merge together to demonstrate a stylish Rock style. Light

purple, peach and reddish orange color with the fun-ny print pattern, includ-ing cartoon print, portrait and skull, add a romantic touch. Hippie elements such as ethnic print, tassel, chif-fon, and feather prints are used to create the Folklore Forever style with yellow and orange color, creat-ing a funny touch. In the element of Sweet Army, rouge, pink and yellow color combine with the military green color. The highlight part is adding feminine feel by using sheering and soft fabric with a laser cut collar for the military shirt.

Skinny jeans with patch-work embellishments and wrinkle effects are the highlights of TOUGH Ladies SS13 collection. In this season, TOUGH La-dies use sharp colors like orange, shocking pink and fuchsia for the but-tons which brighten up the jeans. Embellishment is the keyword of jeans de-sign, a fake waistband cre-ates a visual illusion that one is wearing two jeans and is exceptionally eye-catching. Tough Jeansmith is ex-clusively available at Bau-haus located at the second level of the Abreeza Mall besides Columbia.

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JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES James Franco has kind-ly provided us with an-other movie review. His latest victim? Man of Steel. But instead of critiquing the new Superman flick, the Spring Breakers star, in a new piece for Vice, slams the The Amazing Spider-Man not for its cinematography or acting quality, but because he be-lieves the reboot was made too quickly “even before there was time to bury the corpse of the old one.” And here we thought he was focusing on his Indiego-go campaign. Franco begins by remind-ing us that he, too, acted in a comic-book film, the Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi, and says young chil-dren still approach him as “fans of the original.” “I don’t really feel much distress over its being re-made, for many reasons,” Franco writes. “But what is in-

teresting to me is that it has been remade so quickly—and the reasons why. The answer is, of course, money.” He continues, “We are in the film business, and the studios are owned by large corporations who want to make money. And in this art form, where so much is spent and so much profit can be made, one criterion for success is inevitably the financial. And when mov-ies become so big that they can make $200 million in one weekend like The Avengers did, everyone

from studios to filmmak-ers are going to want to get in on making comic-book movies.” After slamming the Spi-der-Man remake, Franco praises Man of Steel which he calls “a great film.” “One of the main reasons I liked it was because in this film, Superman’s S symbol stands for ‘hope’ on the plan-et Krypton,” he writes. He also comments on star Henry Cavill’s obsession with Superman after the pair worked together on Tristan and Isolde. “What Henry took seri-ously back then was Super-man. He wanted to be Su-perman more than anything in the world...The night of the premiere I saw Henry from afar on the red carpet and knew this was the mo-ment his whole life had been building toward. His dream had come true, and I was happy for him,” he recalls. Whatever you say, James.

JUSTIN Bieber’s reign-ing era of YouTube has come to an end. Early Tuesday morning, Rihanna edged out the Biebs as the most viewed artist on YouTube, per Bill-board. Rihanna’s 77 videos on her VEVO channel now have a combined total of 3.784 billion views, roughly 2 mil-lion more combined views than the 79 clips on Justin’s VEVO channel. To be fair, Rihanna does have 8.73 million subscrib-ers, while Justin has 3.7 million. Unsurprisingly, Be-liebers are highly engaged, on average, where Rihanna’s Navy seem to be less active but more abundant and widespread.

Rihanna also outranks the Biebs on Facebook by around 18 million fans. Not to worry, though: The “Be-lieve” singer is the king of Twitter. In January, he finally surpassed Lady Gaga to become the most followed person on the social net-

working site. As of Wednes-day morning, J.B. has over 40.6 Twitter followers, Gaga checks in with 38.3 million and Rihanna has around 30 million. Let’s not get too competi-tive though. They’re all so-cial media superstars!

A healthy-looking Par-is Jackson spoke out at Michael Jackson’s wrongful-death trial Tuesday in Los Ange-les—via a video tes-timony shot months before the 15-year-old would be hospitalized for an alleged suicide attempt.

In a deposition recorded on March 21, the late King of Pop’s daughter—who is currently recovering at a Los Angeles hospital—tes-tified about former nanny Grace Rwaramba as legal eagles sought to shed light on her relationship with the singer’s children and the cir-cumstances behind her sub-

sequent firing. Per CNN, the deposition was an attempt by AEG’s lawyers to counter testimo-ny by former Jackson per-sonal chef Kai Chase, who depicted Rwaramba as a nurturing figure to the chil-dren and claimed she “was the mother they knew.”

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ADMIT it! We are addicted to Brit-ish pop culture. Their dry humour, their quirky eccentricities, their boy bands, their fashion sense, the Roy-

als and Beckham, these are essentially the stuff from the British Isles that we love and go gaga about.

Going gaga over M&S

Anavi Ramos, Golda Divinagracia, Debbie Hao & Otoy Mercado.

Itang Laxa, Sylvia Garcia & Baby Garcia.

Rustans Marketing Specialists, Inc.’s Exec. Sec. to the GM, Met Sassak; Human Resources Manager, Eve Caluag; Operations Manager, Lisa Yao-Yap.

Malouchi Gahol, Chiqui Recto, Afe Garcia & me.

Marijac Pamintuan & DOT XI Dir. Art Boncato.

Dino Pineda, Dir.-Rustan Commercial Corp; Lucille Tolentino-Merchandising Div. Man., M&S; Catherine Huang-Asst. GM, Specialty Office Concepts, Inc.; Anton Huang- EVP, Rustans Marketing Specialists, Inc.

Bing Taojo, Vivian Galang, Joy Gallenero, Brenda Cabang & Jeannie-Pie Garcia.

M&S’ Lucille Tolentino with M&S’ Guests of Honor, Cong. Karlo Nograles with wife Marga & DOT XI Dir. Arturo Boncato.

Jinggoy Salvador & Anton Huang.

Karen Alabado & Rochelle del Rosario.

Joji Ilagan-Bian.

M&S Merchandising, Marketing & Creative Team- Martha Flores, Maita Mendoza, Johndale Tenorio, Christina Asperilla & Patty del Rosario.

And just last July 14, the British invasion was in full swing as Marks & Spencer opened their biggest store in Davao to date. Trading across 1,515 square me-ters, at the ground floor of SM Lanang Premier, the new M&S store features a completely new in-store format (the first in the Philippines I might add) that provides shoppers with a new shopping expe-rience. Present for the party of course were Anthony Tan-toco Huang, the Executive Vice President of Stores Specialists Inc. along with Dino Pineda, Dir.-Rustan Commercial Corp; Lucille Tolentino-Merchandis-ing Div. Man., M&S; and Catherine Huang-Asst.

GM, Specialty Office Con-cepts, Inc. Dabawenyos also came in full force with cash and cards in tow, eager to expe-rience M&S Lanang’s ex-citing new take on fashion and food displays which they did after a quick store unveiling graced by M&S’ Guests of Honor, Cong. Karlo Nograles and DOT

XI Dir. Arturo Boncato. And as the crowds raid-ed the racks and the store’s much bigger food section, the lines leading towards the cashier show how we love to go gaga over M&S. Follow me on Twitter or on Instagram @kenneth-kingong for more happen-ings in, around and about Durianburg

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ROF A CHAMPION

GAME 7 FINALS PREVIEW

MIAMI (AP) -- Game 7s do more than settle champion-

ships. They define legacies.No matter what hap-

pens Thursday night, LeB-ron James and the Miami Heat, and Tim Duncan’s San Antonio Spurs have already won NBA titles and secured a place in history.

Now is their opportuni-ty to elevate it.

The truly memorable teams won the hard way, and that will be the case for the one celebrating at cen-ter court this time. It’s ei-ther a Heat repeat, possible only after James led them back from what seemed certain elimination in the closing seconds of Game 6, or the Spurs shaking off as gut-wrenching a loss as a team can have to become just the fourth club to win a Game 7 of the NBA Finals on the road.

‘’As a competitor you love it, because you know you have an opportunity and it’s up to you,’’ Heat guard Ray Allen said. ‘’We have a chance in our build-

ing to make something great. All of our legacies are tied to this moment, this game. It’s something our kids will be able to talk about that they were a part of. Forever will remem-ber these moments, so we want to not live and have any regrets.’’

Allen played in the game the last time the NBA’s season went down to the very last day, the Boston Celtics fading at the finish and falling 83-79 to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010. That made home teams 14-3 in finals Game 7s, with no road team win-ning since Washington beat Seattle in 1978.

Overcoming those odds, not to mention the NBA’s winningest team, would make this more memorable than the Spurs’ previous four titles, though this is a franchise that never dwells too much on the past or looks too far into the future.

All that matters is now.‘’You know what, it’s

all about just winning the title. It’s not about situ-

ation or what has led up to it,’’ Duncan said. ‘’It’s a great story for everybody else, but we’re here for one reason, one reason only: It’s to try to win this game (Thursday). We have had a very good season thus far, and I think we just want to get to the game more than anything. We just want to see what happens and be able to leave everything out there.’’

The teams trudged back to the arena Wednesday, some 12 hours after the Heat pulled out a 103-100 overtime victory in Game 6 to even the series. The Spurs, five points ahead with 28 seconds left in regulation, had to fight off fatigue and heartbreak, in-sisting neither would linger into Thursday.

By far the best game of this series, Game 6 im-mediately took its place among the best finishes in finals history, with ev-erything from James’ tri-ple-double to Allen’s tying 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in regulation.

Home teams are 14-3 in finals Game 7s,

with no road team winning since Washington

beat Seattle in 1978

The last five finals that went the distance

all went to the home team.

The Spurs have never lost in the finals. They

won a Game 7 for the 2005 championship, but

that victory over Detroit was at home.

The Heat could become the NBA’s first

repeat champions since the Lakers in 2010

FAST FACTS:

BONG GO, executive as-sistant of Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte: Heat in Game 7. Ac-tually Miami got the cham-pionship as early as Game 6, ast 5.2 seconds on Allen’s heroics. Momentum shifted to Miami.

CHO LEONOR, business-man-golfer: SPURS!!! More balanced team…but I be-lieve it won’t matter in Game 7 since both teams know each other’s move and count-er attacks. It all boils down to who makes the extra push, who gets the breaks and of course, who wants the cham-pionship more.

ASTRID VISLENIO, PR Suzuki Philippines: SPURS

JASON MAGNAYE, City Tourism Officer: Spurs all the way! Tomorrow will be the day when Tim and his team trample the Heat in their own home.

CHARITO GEVERA, Pharmacist: Spurs. Great players.

RAQUEL K. MARTINEZ, Nurse, Florida resident: HEAT...even greater players..Plus I live here in Lakeland,-Florida..!!

ATTY. JULIUS ESPINA, Clerk of Court: Heat. The mo-mentum is there, likewise the intensity. It’s gonna be the Heat!

AL MENDOZA, sports columnist: Heat in Game 7!

Momentum is with them af-ter their improbable escape act in Game 6. Spurs need tons of fightback to pull off a stunner.

CHITO U MALABANAN, engineer, OFW: Spurs...the team is rock solid, on court and off court, each one have their own roles and they know their boundaries unlike the other team. This year’s version of Spurs is the best compared to the previ-ous champion teams.

JEK MELENDRES, exec-utive assistant, DASIA: Coach Spo’s Miami will be heavily fa-vored to win. Miami will win in a blowout but I will pick the Spurs in a tight game.

WHO DO YOU PICK IN GAME 7?

RAY OF HOPE. Ray Allen celebrates after his historic three. Will he come up big again in Game 7?

EVERYONE knows when James In-fiesto weaves his magic, he mes-merizes the crowd. But will the

deputy sports development office head weave the same magical effect if picked to head the sports office under the ad-ministration of mayor-in-waiting Rodri-go Duterte?

The 43-year old Infiesto said” “I am ready if called to the duty.”

That bold and straightforward dec-laration was Infiesto’s answer to the

reports his name is being floated as among the candidates to head the sports development office of the city. Acting CSDO chief Pocholo Elegino, a nominee of former Philippine Sports Commis-sion chairman William “Butch” Ramirez, is the city’s sports manager during the term of Mayor Sara Duterte who will bow out of office on June 30.

“Despite our personal differences, I know he did a good job,” said Infiesto whose misunderstanding with Elegino is known among sports circles.

“I rate him 7 or 8,” he added when asked to give his rating to Elegino.

Incoming mayor Rodrigo Duterte is reportedly shopping around for per-sonalities to form part of his executive office team, including the sports office. Last January, he asked members of the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) on their opinion of the performance of Elegino.

Some members of the DSA openly gave the thumbs down on Elegino who is not expected to return to office.

Duterte is also soliciting from the DSA to nominate the next sports chief. No formal stand has been given by the 18-year old sportswriting organization. Another local sports media organization is reportedly pushing a member of their association to the office.

NEXT SPORTS CHIEF?

Infiesto: I’m ready

INFIESTO. Showing off his Asian officiating ID.

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MIAMI – They brought out a big yellow rope and a small army of

security guards to ring the court. There was a NBA title to be won. Perhaps. The San An-tonio Spurs held a three-point lead with just 19.4 seconds re-maining. Thousands of Miami Heat fans already fled into the night.

It was right there for the Spurs, who’d come here to eliminate the Heat, and that’s when Gregg Popovich made a substitution.

In went Boris Diaw, 6-foot-8 and somewhat athletic. Out came Tim Duncan, 6-11 and 37 years old, but perhaps the greatest power forward of them all and certainly the greatest Spur. He owned 30 points and 16 rebounds at that moment. He was shown the bench anyway.

The Spurs like to switch off picks in those moments, like to be fluid and versatile, and Gregg Popovich is not a man prone to variation or sentimentality. So for the final two Miami possessions of the fourth quarter, Duncan was out.

Seconds later, a LeBron James shot bounced off the rim and high in the air. There were gasps from the crowd.

Everything was floating in the balance when Chris Bosh, who Duncan had owned all night, leaped, grabbed the ball and kicked it to Ray Allen.

San Antonio could’ve tried to foul in an instant, giving Allen two free throws rather than the 3-pointer that forced overtime and will go down in Finals lore. But Popovich has an answer to that foul rather than defend strategy.

“We don’t,” the coach said.Later in overtime, the

Spurs trailed by one with 8.8 seconds left. Kawhi Leonard grabbed a rebound. San An-tonio had a timeout in the bag and now the ball with a shot at everything. One bas-ket and they’re champions.

Popovich decided to let them play, rather than get Tony Parker, by far his most dynamic playmaker, into the game.

No set play was called, leaving a struggling Manu Ginobili, who had seven turn-overs at that point, to drive hard into traffic, essentially hoping to hit a circus shot or get bailed out by a foul. Nei-ther happened. Miami got the ball. Allen iced it on the line. A desperation shot by Danny Green was blocked.

Final score: Heat 103-100. Game 7 is Thursday.

“Obviously,” Duncan said, “disappointing.”

“So, it’s terrible,” Ginobili said.

This was basketball at its finest, back and forth, ups and downs, heroes and goats, a thriller for the ages. Miami came up off the canvas to erase a 13-point second-half deficit and claw its way to an-other day to fight.

The game is won and the game is lost in a million small battles, but in the end the decisions by Popovich remained glaring and open to question. No Duncan when a rebound could clinch it? No Parker when a basket was needed? These are Hall of Famers.

And this is the essence of Gregg Popovich. This is what won the Spurs those four NBA titles, what’s made him the NBA’s finest active coach. Everything is considered be-forehand and nothing shifts with the emotion of the min-ute, even the final minute of the Finals.

The Spurs don’t foul, they defend. The Spurs switch on final possessions. The Spurs believe in playing on in tran-sition.

STAND BY MEWITH YOU ALL THE WAY. Coach Greg Popovich tucks Tim Duncan during a break in practice on Thursday ahead of Game 7 of the NBA Finals in Miami.

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