Duterte told reporters yes-terday at Camp Panacan that Cpl. Rogelio Rosales admitted to the NPA that he has been using ‘shabu’ even before he entered the military service.

“But, that time, gumamit siya dahil may konting prob-lema, it’s a personal problem which I don’t want to… ta-nungin mo siya,” Duterte said referring to Rosales.

Duterte said that Rosales also admitted his involve-ment in illegal logging in Sitio Tagpopoot, Barangay Sua-on, Kapalong, Davao del Norte.

“Sabi niya small time lang daw siya kasi naawa lang siya sa mga tao. Eh, sabi ko baw-al yan. But, I said that I have to inform your headquarters na nangyari it sa’yo because pinamanmanan ka dahil nga nag i-escort ng torso,” Duterte disclosed.

10th Infantry Division Pub-lic Affairs Office head Lt. Col Norman Zuniega said that Ro-sales will be investigated on his alleged confessions to the NPA.

Rosales has admitted the confessions he made to the NPA to Mayor Duterte. Zuniega said they will conduct investi-gation as part of due process.

“Sa AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) regulations bawal, yan. In fact, naging positive ka lang sa ‘shabu,’ sa Armed Forces dini-discharge ka na kaagad,” Zuniega said.

He said that after the de-briefing of Rosales, the latter will undergo a series of tests as part of their investigation.

As this developed, Major General Ariel Bernardo, com-mander of 10th ID said they will also conduct investigation on the involvement of Rosales and

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SOLDIER IS ‘SHABU’ USERMilitary to probe soldier’s confessions on illegal drugs, logging

RODY’S HUMOR. A very amused Archbishop Romulo G. Valles lets out a guffaw after hearing a funny statement from Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte during yester-day’s blessing of the Archdiocesan Nourishment Center in Pag-asa Street, Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.

ROAD TO FREEDOM. Cpl. Rogelio Rosales (right) is escorted upon arrival at Camp Panacan after he was freed by the NPA yesterday. Rosales earlier admit-ted to the NPA that he has been using “shabu” and is involved in illegal logging activities. CIO

ThE soldier who was abducted by the New People’s Army (NPA) last May 3 in Kapalong, Davao del Norte, confessed to his captors that

he is using illegal drugs and is into “small-time” il-legal logging activities, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte revealed yesterday.

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A P20-million fund from the national government will be

channeled to the Depart-ment of Public Works and Highways (DPWH 11) for the rehabilitation of drain-age system in Davao City barangays 22 and 23.

Ret. Col. Yusof Jimlani, head of Task Force Drain-age, yesterday said during Kapehan sa Dabaw said the rehabilitation project will involve 500 meters-long drainage stretching from Quezon Boulevard until its outlet in the Davao Gulf.

Jimlani said that the funding was requested by Davao City Mayor Ro-drigo R. Duterte through third district congressman Isidro Ungab.

However, he said that before the rehabilitation could take off, the city gov-

ernment has to demolish house structures obstruct-ing the area above the drainage system.

“We need to go through a legal process. We already made our request for dem-olition and hopefully by

DAvAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte pressed the alert

button on informal settlers living under Gov. Generoso Bridge (Bankerohan) or-dering them to leave the area at once.

“Ako pag nag-init ang ulo ko talagang I relocate

ko sila sa malayo,” Duterte warned the informal set-tlers in the area. The mayor told reporters yesterday at Camp Panacan that he will provide transportation ex-penses to make sure they will leave the area.

He reiterated his ulti-matum to settlers which

has been agreed upon during the series of dia-logues few months ago.

“Bayad na sila, umalis na (dapat) sila. Yan ang us-apan,” Duterte blurted.

Duterte warned that they should not test the pa-tience of the local govern-ment or else he will send

the military and police to destroy their houses.

Last month, Duterte personally asked settlers to vacate the area to give way the construction of bridge crossing pipe Davao City Water District (DCWD). The construction has been

AMBULANT sidewalk vendors in Bank-erohan and Toril

public markets who failed to comply with the space allocation policy of the city government are warned to voluntarily leave the area or face forced eviction.

“I already sent notices to these vendor pero gahi silag ulo. Dili mutuo,” said Drainage Management Unit (CMO-DMU) head Ret. Col. Yusop Jimlani.

He pointed out that most of the erring vendors belong to Maranao tribe.

“They are already out-numbering our Christian and other Muslim brothers,” said Jimlani as he described

the group as “makulit”. He said that the ven-

dors continue to violate the one-third, two-third policy of the city. One-third por-tion of the sidewalk is allo-cated to sidewalk vendors while the remaining two thirds are allotted for the pedestrians.

Jimlani said that just three months ago they con-ducted demolition in the area where they confiscat-ed three truckloads of var-ious products. The vendors slowly resumed their activ-ities, mostly selling ukay-ukay.

He specifically cited vendors operating near

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CAMPUS BEAUTIFICATION ACTIVITY. PO1 Nash Roden Milog of San Pedro Police Station takes part in yesterday’s mural painting activity organized by Habi-tat for Humanity at Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Central Elementary School in Davao City. The event participated in by hundreds of volunteers from different sectors of the community aims to encourage people to help beautify school campuses in the country. Lean Daval Jr.

DUE to the much improved power supply situation,

implementation of the ro-tating power outages now back to a maximum of 1 hour during peak and none during off peak within the Davao Light and Power Co. franchise.

Since last week, the duration of the rotating brownouts has significantly reduced from a maximum of 2.5 hours and 1 hour during peak and off peak, respectively. The main rea-son of this improvement is the increased power supply allocation to Davao Light from the National Power Corporation through the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines.

However, power supply remains to be in a very crit-ical situation until STEAG’s second unit will be back in

operation on June 1. Thus, the company’s Bajada Pow-er Plant continues to run given the situation.

The other option Davao Light is taking is to call in its Interruptible Load Pro-gram participating com-panies to help mitigate the impact of the power supply situation during peak hours or whenever needed.

Davao Light will do its best efforts to implement the rotating power inter-ruptions at the barest min-imum.

To know the rotating power interruption sched-ule and other related up-dates, you may visit or call the following: website: www.davaolight.com; face-book page: Davao Light and Power Company (official); twitter account: davao_light; and call center service at 229-DLPC (3572).

THE Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said that

it has not yet declared an outbreak of cholera in Alamada, North Cotaba-to despite the numerous cases in the area.

In a press confer-ence, DOH spokesperson Dr. Lyndon Lee-Suy said that although cholera has been reported as an out-break in various media, it does not yet warrant a declaration of an out-break.

So far, the DOH con-firmed eight individuals who died from cholera. Of these were three adults and five children -- a four-month old, and four, five,

six and eight years of age. Five barangays in the

municipality of Alamada were affected including Barangays Dado, Lower Dado, Pigkawaran, Ran-gayen and Barangiran. Most of the cases came from Barangay Dado.

“From our end we have not declared an outbreak or epidemic in these areas,” Dr. Lee-Suy said. “Although there is an increasing number of cases but then we could not qualify it as a cholera outbreak.”

Dr. Lee-Suy said that at present, the DOH could not classify all affected in-dividuals as having chol-era but so far based their

report on about 1,083 patients complaining of acute watery diarrhea.

He noted that not all patients with diarrhea were admitted in hos-pitals, some were sent home and were treated on out-patient depart-ment (OPD) basis.

“Not all cases were diagnosed as cholera, but there were some cases that were confirmed (as) cholera,” Dr. Lee-Suy said, without mentioning spe-cific numbers as of post-ing time.

The DOH spokesper-son also said that aside from diarrhea and chol-era, other diagnosis iden-tified was amoebiasis.

“Actually there were more cases of amoea-biasis than cholera but why are we working at cholera? The outcome will be more severe with cholera,” Dr. Lee-Suy ex-plained.

“We are working on cholera because it will cover your amoebiasis also if you get to handle the cases and deal with them as cholera,” he add-ed.

The DOH has already sent a number of health workers from San Lazaro Hospital since last week to assist the community as well in the diagnosis and management of these

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There’s a new brand of lifestyle in Davao and it’s nothing but absolutely luxurious at Verdon Parc. Set to launch on May 21, 2014, Verdon Parc is DMC-UPDI’s latest offering of a sophisticated and fashionable lifestyle, right at the city’s premier residential district.

Verdon Parc takes its inspiration from the Gorges du Verdon in southeastern France. A canyon river that is defined by its remarkable turquoise color, Gorges du Verdon is one of the most beautiful in Europe. Gorges du Verdon is a source of life to its surroundings, holding true to its meaning of being fresh, vibrant and lively. Whether as a basin of nourishment or a haven for enjoyment, the Gorges du Verdon has set a lifestyle abloom with life and vitality for all who take pleasure in its purpose or splendor.

DMC-UPDI, the Company that first introduced condo-living to Davao, brings to Davao the same experience of Gorges du Verdon at Verdon Parc. Verdon Parc captures the same lushness and refreshing feeling into the design of the property to enhance cosmopolitan settings with a nature park where one can better relax and recharge. At Verdon Parc, communing with nature need not be a trip, but just a step away from your very own doorstep. “There is still so much for DMC-UPDI to share with the Davaoeños. Through Verdon Parc, we hope to give the people of this beautiful city an even more beautiful opportunity to expand and upgrade, especially because the city is bursting with so much potential,” says Jose L. Merin, president of DMC-UPDI.

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“We invite the Davaoeños to take advantage of this opportunity and experience the lifestyle right at the lap of luxury only at Verdon Parc,” adds Engineer Leonora P. Gutierrez, Davao Sales and Marketing Director, DMC-UPDI.

For inquiries on Verdon Parc, call 297-6669 or 297-0447, or email salesdavao@dmcupdi.com. Check us out also at www.dmcupdi.com.

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THOUSANDS of stake-holders in Davao del Norte joined the annu-

al school repair and cleaning program Brigada Eskwela in preparation for the opening of classes on June 2.

Davao del Norte Schools Division Superintendent Jo-sephine Fadul led the launch of the “11th National Schools Maintenance Week” of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the province on May 19, 2014 at the Sto. Tomas National High School in Sto. To-mas town.

Fadul acknowledged the volunteer school officials, teachers, parents and other stakeholders to include the government agencies, private sector, and volunteer organi-zations, who did minor repairs and repainting of tables, chairs, classrooms, polishing the school buildings and grounds, and maintenance of electrical system, hygiene and sanitation facilities, among other mainte-nance jobs.

“We thank all the stake-holders for joining this year’s Brigada Eskwela. After all, ed-ucation is not the sole respon-sibility of the DepEd,” she said.

She also lauded the initia-tive of the provincial govern-ment of Davao del Norte for elevating the spirit of “Bayani-han” in the conduct of the 2014 Brigada Eskwela.

In pursuit of this year’s theme, “Making our Schools

Safer,” the province launched more than a week ago the Oplan A.N.D.A.M. cum Brigade Eskwela bent on creating awareness in the school-com-munities about climate change and the hazards that it brings.

The Provincial Govern-ment has been implementing the Oplan A.N.D.A.M. (Advoca-cy on Natural Disaster Aware-ness and Management) to six-ty-four flood-prone barangays in the province since Decem-ber 2013.

Said advocacy is conduct-ed in the public schools of iden-tified barangays to encourage the participation of students, teachers and PTA officials and members.

For the months of May and June, the Capitol-led con-vergence for peace, climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR), will be conducted twice a week to accommodate 13 public schools bringing along various stakeholders to help in the ser-vices of Brigada Eskwela.

Necessary systems and protocols in cases of calamities and emergencies will also be installed, along with the Oplan A.N.D.A.M. services that in-clude lectures on basic life-sav-ing techniques, water sanita-tion and hygiene, river bank protection, bio-gas technolo-gy and botanical concoction, earthquake/fire drills, as well as Spiritual and Moral Recover Program. [Noel Baguio]

CLEAN UP. Police officers and students join hands in cleaning the school grounds during launch of the 2014 Brigada Eskwela in Sto. Tomas National High School, Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte. [Noel Baguio/DavNor PIO]

LGU revs up 2014 Brigada Eskwela drive

ON its series of nutrition in-formation and advocacy, the Provincial Nutrition

Council of Compostela valley and the Adopt a Child program focal persons continue its next leg in Cadunan, Mabini on May 16. Dubbed as “Dugang Kahiba-lo para sa pagkab-ot sa maay-ong panglawas ug nutrisyon para sa mga kabataan ug mga ginikanan” or simply “Dugang Kahibalo.” This is also in line with the Nutrition Month theme “Kalamidad Paghandaan: Gutom at Malnutrisyon Agapan.”

First in line is a cooking demonstration where Provincial Nutritionist Nena Mirafuentes lectures mothers on various cooking tips and practical ways on how commonly found veg-etables can best be maximized as well as lectures on preparing nutritious but affordable meals in their homes.

Okra (Lady fingers), for ex-ample, can be made attractive and hence will be eaten by their children if cooked omelet-style. So instead of the usual okra mixed in “paksiw” (stewed in vinegar) based-dishes, one can prepare it by slicing Okra length-wise, dip it in egg mixed with a little flour and then fry. Grated

vegetables made into “bola-bo-la” and even “pako” (ferns) can be fried as kids usually love fried foods. The food presentation is also crucial to make them eat more vegetables.

Meanwhile, simultaneous with the cooking demonstration, other activities were also held in Cadunan Elementary School. On the other room, the fathers with the barangay officials were taught on rabies awareness and have set a separate schedule for the dogs vaccination in their areas. While the children, on an-other area, were given free hair-cuts as well as taught on basic child hygiene and grooming.

After the activities, all the participants were given a chance to sample the nutritious food prepared for them while a feeding session composed of “champorado” were also shared by the group.

One housewife and a moth-er of 5 is very thankful with the activity saying it was a big help for her family. “Naa mi gulayan sa among likod pero dili na gana-han mangaun akong mga anak kay balik-balik akong luto. Sa akong nakat-unan karon, kabalo ko nga mangaun na gyud to sila.” [fe maestre/ids comval]

Adopt-a-child for nutrition program extends coverage

MORE than 500 sum-mer job employees from various schools

in the province recently took time out for a tree planting ac-tivity held at Central Elementa-ry School of Magsaysay, Davao del Sur.

The students planted about 500 mahogany seed-

lings provided by the Pro-vincial Environment Natural Resources Office, to a nearby riverbank in said area last May 12.

Magsaysay Mayor Art Davin expressed thanks to Governor Claude Bautista for spearheading the activity in the municipality through the

provincial scholarship pro-gram office headed by its coor-dinator Genaro Dumayas.

Davin said that the mu-nicipal local government has collaborated with the provin-cial government in the prepa-ration of the area for planting and providing lunch for the tree planters as part of their

contribution.“I am so happy that this ac-

tivity was conducted here. Tak-ing care of the environment is one of my priority concerns as this will be a good prepara-tion for the next generation,” the mayor said during a short program held in the munici-pal gym where students were

Some 135 poor families and workers in this city are set to receive various

livelihood packages through a continuing poverty reduction initiative of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

Ofelia Domingo, DOLE Re-gion 12 director, said Friday they have released an initial P1.2 million grant to the city govern-ment to facilitate the processing

and release of the livelihood assistance to the beneficiaries, which are mainly composed of ambulant vendors and informal workers.

She said the financial assis-tance comprised P847,300 for Negosyo sa Kariton or nego-kart projects and P447,120 for DOLE Kabuhayan or livelihood starter kits.

In coordination with the

local government, she said they have identified a total of 74 fam-ily-beneficiaries for the liveli-hood starter kits and 61 others for the nego-kart projects.

“This is part of our continu-ing efforts to help alleviate pov-erty and promote self-employ-ment among the marginalized sectors in the region,” Domingo said.

Since January, the agency al-

ready released some P8 million worth of livelihood packages as part of the program’s implemen-tation in the region.

Also known as Soccsk-sargen, Region 12 comprises the provinces of South Cotaba-to, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cota-bato. [MindaNews]

DavSur provincial summer job employees out on tree planting

Poor families to get DOLE livelihood aid

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THE Department of Trade and Industry General Santos City

Office distributed Two (2) Weighing Scales in the City. The “Timbanganng Bayan” a project of the agency provides consumers an ef-fective means of checking the accuracy of the weight and quantity of goods they bought.

The first weighing scale was distributed last May 8, 2014 in General Santos City Central Public Mar-ket which was attended by DTI-Gensan Caretaker Engr. Arnel v. Sayco, City Assistant Administrator Engr. TeodicoDumagan and the President of GSC Cen-tral Public market vendors Association Atty. Enrico Go.

CarlitoExlcamado of the Central Public Market expressed elation with the installation of the said weighing scale as this will provide protection for the consumers from ven-dors who manipulate their weighing scales for bigger profit.

Another ‘Timbanganng Bayan” was distributed at BarangayLagao Public Mar-ket last May 13, 2014. Said timbangan was awarded after Barangay Resolution No. 16 , Series of 2014 “ A resolution requesting the Department of Trade and Industry-Gensan to pro-vide “Timbanganng Bayan” was passed last February 14, 2014.A simple turnover were attended by Barangay

Lagao Chairman Rolito-Blando Sr., BarangayKaga-wad Rodolfo Llido Jr. and Market Administrator Jon-

athan Blando. Kgd.Llido who spon-

sored the resolution was jubilant with the positive

response of the Office.Chairman Blando believed that the “Timbanganng Bayan” will in a way deter

unfair trade practices of vendor and ensure con-sumer protection. [KPW,D-TI-GENSAN]

DTI Gensan distributes ‘Timbangan ng Bayan’

(At left) DTI-Gensan Caretaker Engr. Arnel V. Sayco withBrgyLagaoDTI-Gensan Caretaker Engr. Arnel V. Saycowith Asst. City Administrator Chairman RolitoBlando Sr. during the turn-over ceremonyEngr. TeodoricoDumagan

SALES of imported vehi-cles in the domestic mar-ket from January to April

of this year has increased by 14 percent to 11,712 units from last year’s same period of 10,283 units, Association of vehicle Importers and Dis-tributors, Inc. (AvID) said in a press statement Monday.

The increase was pushed by double-digit growth in both passenger car and light commercial vehicle (LCv) seg-ments.

Sales of passenger cars went up by 12 percent to 5,803 units in the first four months of the year, from same period in 2013 of 5,203

units.Likewise, LCv sales

jumped by 16 percent to 5,909 units in January-April 2014 period from 5,080 units in the same months last year.

Month of April sales also increased by 16 percent year-on-year basis, AvID men-tioned.

“The light commercial ve-hicle (LCv) segment contin-ued to perform remarkably well with 28 percent growth from 1,106 units in April last year to 1,412 units this year,” said AvID.

“Sales for the passen-ger car segment jumped by 5.0 percent in April to 1,245

units from the 1,187 units sold April of last year,” it add-ed.

Meanwhile, AvID remains optimistic with the econom-ic performance of the local economy with another in-vestment upgrade it received from Standard & Poor’s.

“With the Philippine economy’s rosy outlook, Fil-ipinos appetite for new cars is expected to surge ahead propelling sustained growth in the industry. By year-end, the automotive industry will continue to perform in full force and projected to reach double-digit growth in sales,” AvID noted. [PNA]

Imported vehicles sales grow 14%

THE Philippines will be a trillion-dollar economy by 2030,

according to the new anal-ysis of the IHS, a partner of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

IHS, a leading source of information, insight and an-alytics for the global busi-ness, said the country will bolster a robust economy for the next decade; mani-festing a remarkable tran-sition “from pussycat into a tiger economy”.

“The Philippines econ-omy has the capacity for robust long-term economic growth of around 4.5 per-cent to 5.0 percent per year over the 2016 to 2030 time horizon,” said Rajiv Biswas, Asia-Pacific Chief Econo-mist, IHS.

According to Biswas, the Philippines gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow to USD 680 billion in 2024 and up to USD 1.2 trillion in 2030 from its cur-rent USD 280-billion GDP.

He added that country’s GDP per capita will also grow from USD 2,800 this

year to USD 5,800 GDP per capita in 2024.

“This has considerable implications for the size of the Philippines consumer economy. These significant increases in per capita GDP will create one of ASEAN’s largest consumer markets of the future, as the middle class rapidly expands over time,” he mentioned noting that the country will be one of the three biggest econo-mies in the Southeast Asian region.

Biswas said this eco-nomic growth will be sup-ported by strong remittanc-es and information technol-ogy-business process man-agement (IT-BPM) sector.

IT-BPM revenue in 2008 to 2013 has more than dou-bled and reached around USD 13.3 billion.

Overseas Filipino work-ers remittances in 2013 hit USD 25 billion, supporting the country’s balance of payments.

“The rapid growth of the IT and BPO industry is also creating positive trans-mission effects for the rest

of the economy, including rapid growth in demand for commercial floor space, underpinning the develop-ment of existing and new office parks in urban cen-ters,” Biswas said.

Moreover, for long-term economic growth, the Phil-ippines should make the manufacturing sector more competitive and mobilize both foreign and domestic investment flows in the in-dustry.

“However, sustained rapid growth will require continued economic re-forms to improve the busi-ness climate of the Phil-ippines, making it more attractive for foreign direct investment into sectors such as manufacturing and tourism,” Biswas noted.

Meanwhile, IHS fore-casted the Philippine GDP growth rate at 6.2 percent in 2014 and at 6.0 percent in 2015.

The IHS chief economist for Asia-Pacific will also join the WEF East Asia summit to be held in Makati City this week. [PNA]

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STARTING June 1, 2014, the new minimum wage will be P312.00

per day for the workers employed in the non-agri-culture establishments and in retail/service enterpris-es employing more than 10 workers.

The agricultural work-ers will receive P302.00 per day and the retail/service workers in estab-lishments employing not more than 10 workers will receive P281.00 per day.

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board - Region XI (RTWPB-XI) issued Wage Order No. RB XI-18 which granted an increase in the basic wage of P11.00 per day and inte-grated into the basic wage the P15.00 Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) mandat-ed under Wage Order No. RB XI-17. An additional COLA of P5.00 per day will be granted effective De-cember 1, 2014.

Copies of Wage Order No. RB XI-18 are available at the RTWPB-XI Office at the 2 Floor, R & T Yap Building, Bangoy-Mon-teverde Streets, Davao City and at the www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph.

“The Regional Tripar-tite Wages and Produc-tivity Board - Region XI unanimously decided to grant the new wage ad-justments in line with the full implementation of the two-tiered wage system (TTWS) to raise the lowest statutory wage rate in the Region to a level above the poverty threshold”, said Di-rector Joffrey Suyao, Board Chairman of RTWPB-XI.

The TTWS consists of the first tier or a mandatory minimum wage to protect vulnerable worker work-ers and the second tier or a voluntary productivi-ty-based incentive scheme to encourage productivity improvement through bi-

partite negotiations.The new Wage Order

does not allow any ex-emption.

The new wage rates apply to all minimum wage earners in all areas of Davao Region, regard-less of position, designa-tion, or status of employ-ment and irrespective of the method by which their wages are paid.

However, it does not cover domestic workers (kasambahay) under Ba-tas Kasambahay (R. A. 10361), family driv-ers, persons employed in the personal service of another and workers of establishments regis-tered under the Baran-gay Micro Business En-terprises Law (R. A. 9178).

Wage Order No. RB XI-18 was issued on May 7, 2014 and published on May 17, 2014 at the Sunstar Davao.

New wage hike for Davao Region takes effect June 1

by the numbersRemittances from overseas

Filipinos rose by 6.9% in March 2014,

6% higher than in February.Source: Bangko Sentral ng PiliPinaS (BSP)

RECOvERY in the Euro-pean Union (EU) will boost the Philippine

economy given strong trade and investment relations be-tween the two.

In a recent forum or-ganized by state think tank Philippine Institute for De-velopment Studies (PIDS), Prof. Lino Briguglio of the Department of Economics, University of Malta, noted that “economic conditions in the EU are likely to have an effect on the Philippine econ-omy, given that the EU is an important trade partner and a major FDI (foreign direct investment) contributor.”

The Philippines enjoys a trade surplus with the EU, he said. Total EU FDI stock reached just under €8 billion in 2011, making the bloc the largest investment partner of the Philippines. EU FDI ac-counted for about 30percen-tof the Philippines’ FDI stock, Briguglio said.

Briguglio, who is also director of the Small States Network for Economic De-velopment of his univer-sity, noted how the Philip-pines was able to absorb the shocks that arose from the Eurozone crisis, as evi-denced by its solid economic growth rates and its relative-ly low debt ratio.

“The most important item of export from the Philippines to the EU are

electronics, but other man-ufacturers and agricultural products are increasing their share (including coconut oil, fruits, and fish),” the econo-mist said. “Services exports to the EU are dominated by transportation, travel ser-vices and IT services. The services trade between the Philippines and the EU fluc-tuates and shows no tenden-cy for surplus or deficit,” he added.

Other major EU- Phil-ippines economic growth factors can be attributed to tourism and remittances from overseas Filipinos in EU countries.

“It is not easy to exact-ly determine the effect of conditions in the EU on the Philippine economy, because there are many factors in-volved, including the Philip-pine banks’ balance sheets and their exposure to the Eu-rozone, which do not seem to have posed major problems,” Briguglio said.

He noted that debt-to-GDP ratios of countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were not too high, making these countries more resilient.

“The ASEAN as a whole is the EU’s third largest trading partner outside Europe (af-ter the US and China) with more than €206 billion of trade in goods and services in 2011,” Briguglio said.

PHL to benefit from EU recovery

BLAMING rice cartels for price manipulation can-not be considered a de-

finitive explanation oflast year’s rice price hike. Sharp drop in imports is a more logical and evidence-based explanation, according to a study by state think tank Philippine Insti-tute for Development Studies (PIDS).

Written by Dr. Roehlano Briones, PIDS Senior Research Fellow, and Ivory Myka Galang, PIDS Research Analyst, the pa-per cited the inadequacy of sup-ply starting in mid-2013 due to the reduction in imports as the main cause of the rice price spike.

The retail price of rice shot

up to PHP36.28 in December 2013 from PHP32.37 in June 2013 —a 12-percent increase in just six months.

The ability of rice traders to influence the market price of rice is negligible according to the study. Citing a 2014 rapid appraisal conducted by Beulah dela Peña, “strong competition prevails at all levels of the rice supply chain. Farmers can free-ly choose their buyer among a number of buying stations and agents present in their commu-nity.”

The study noted that rice imports dropped by 638,000 tons in 2013 due to the De-partment of Agriculture’s Food Staples Sufficiency Program

(FSSP). The program aims for 100-percent rice self-sufficien-cy in 2013 by raising domestic production and curbing im-ports.

But the increase in rice do-mestic production in 2013 has not been enough to reduce im-ports, the study noted. “While palay production did hit 18.44 million tons in 2013, up from 18.03 million tons, the incre-ment of 439,000 tons was not enough to counter the effects of the reduction in rice imports.”

The country failed to take advantage of cheap rice avail-able in the world market be-cause of import reduction, the study said. This led to a short-age of the rice supply, which

raised the market price of rice. For example, in November 2013, the domestic price of rice per kilogram was PHP33.55, 28 percent higher than the world price of PHP18.63 per kilo.

The NFA could have abat-ed the price spike had it offset the deficit from its buffer stock. This would have been possible if the stock was not limited, yet the total NFA stock in June 2013 was already low to begin with. The NFA is also facing in-tense pressures to reduce its liabilities and subsidy. “The buy high and sell low business mod-el of NFA has placed intense pressure on its finances which amounted to $4.39 billion in to-tal liabilities.”

Rice price spikes due to low imports

LAZADA, the Philippines’ online shopping mall ex-pands its product portfo-

lio with the country’s leading provider of advanced commu-nications and multimedia ser-vices, PLDT HOME, by forging a partnership to make PLDT 2-in-1 Prepaid available to its shoppers.

PLDT’s 2-in-1 Prepaid ser-vice is a wireless SIM-based service that allows users to make and receive calls wherev-er they are in their predefined Home Zone as well as have ac-cess to 3G Broadband Internet.

For as low as P150, sub-scribers get 250 minutes of

local calls for 15 days (or P300 with 600 minutes of local calls for 30 days) and P5 per 15 minutes of 3G Internet ac-cess for easier connection and communication to friends and loved ones Because it is pre-paid, there are no documenta-ry requirements to subscribe and no monthly bills to worry about. And with more than one million PLDT LOAD and SMART E-Load stations na-tionwide, reloading is easy and convenient.

Lazada shoppers can now purchase PLDT 2-in-1 Prepaid SIMs and Load cards online and enjoy the Lazada shopping

experience with nationwide cash-on-delivery transactions, free nationwide shipping, and a 30-day free return policy.

Patrick Tang, PLDT vice president and head of HOME voice solutions, noted Lazada’s strong following in both the urban and rural areas as a key factor in the development of the partnership.

“PLDT has always been an important part of the Filipino home,” he said. “With PLDT 2-in-1 Prepaid and the online partnership with Lazada, we are now able to reach more Filipino homes, including the rural areas, and offer a practi-

cal and convenient voice and Internet service.”

Inanc Balci, Lazada Phil-ippines co-founder and chief executive officer, added, “We want to break geographical boundaries and make our products more accessible to consumers wherever they are in the 7,107 islands of the Philippines.” PLDT 2-in1 Pre-paid SIM cards and load cards can be purchased by logging on to www.lazada.com.ph. For more updates on sales promo and new products, subscribe to www.facebook.com/laza-daphilippines and visit www.lazada.com.ph.

Best deals on PLDT 2-in-1 Prepaid now available in Lazada

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ENVIRONMENT

The Super Typhoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) has been touted as the mother of all typhoons to hit the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued public storm signal No. 4 for it.

Here’s what Associated Press wrote of the typhoon: “Yolanda slammed the island nation with a storm surge two stories high and some of the highest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone – 314 kilometers per hour as clocked by US satellites, or 237 kilometers per hour based on local reports.”

“(The deadliest super typhoon) flattened the visayas area, destroying hundreds of houses, trees, buildings and other prop-erties, leaving a thousand of dead people,” said the Davao regional office of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) of Davao region in a statement during the recent “Iba Na Panahon: Science for Safer Communities.”

“We learned a lot from the experience from Yolan-da, what a Signal No. 4 ty-phoon could do to a coastal community and even across regions situated along its path,” reminds DOST Sec-retary Mario G. Montejo in his keynote remarks. “The lessons and wounds from

this super storm are deep enough for our people to take warnings more seri-ously from now on.”

Dr. Flaviana D. Hilario, acting deputy administra-tor of PAGASA’s research and development, traced the alteration in the coun-try’s weather pattern to climate change. As a result, thePhilippines is now ex-periencing its effects with hotter temperatures, heavy rainfall even during sum-mer months and stronger typhoons, she explained during the recent work-shop.

A few months earlier, Environment Secretary Ra-mon Paje urged Filipinos to accept the increasing numbers of natural calam-ities lashing the country as a way of life. As he said in a television interview: “There is nothing we (can) do but adapt to climate change, and the only way we could be prepared for the impact of climate change is to ac-cept that these recent de-velopments in our country, like intense weather dis-turbances, heavy rainfall, as well as (the) long dry season, are now the ‘new normal.’”

The Washington-based World Bank knows it all along. “Changes in tem-peratures and weather patterns will affect the fre-quency and severity of rain-fall, droughts, floods, access to water, flood protection, health, and the use of land,”

said Katherine Sierra, the bank’s vice president for sustainable development. “These impacts will not be evenly distributed. The poorest countries and peo-ple, those least responsible for climate change and least able to cope with it, will suf-fer earliest and most due to their geographical location, low incomes, and low insti-tutional capacity.”

“The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone places on Earth,” said Kath-leen Tierney, director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado. “They’ve got it all. They’ve got earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, tropical cyclones, landslides.”

“When disaster strikes no one is indispensable,” said Wilhelm Suyco, the re-gional officer-in-charge of the Department of Interior and Local Government in Davao region.

“Every year, between

600 and 800 natural di-sasters occur, some small and localized, others affect-ing several countries and many thousands of people,” writes Bob Hansford, disas-ter risk management advi-sor at Tearfund, a Christian relief and development agency.

Disasters often recur in the same place – annually or with a gap of some years. In 1972, Central Luzon was in-undated due to four storms – in July to August – that hit the region. When Ty-phoons Pedring and Quiel visited Central Luzon, the region was again flooded.

In his article, “Manag-ing disaster and building safer communities,” Hans-ford talk about the four things that happen when a disaster strikes: emergen-cy response, rehabilitation, mitigation, and prepara-tion.

“In the first few days and weeks after a disaster,

there is a need for search and rescue, medical care, food, water, sanitation and shelter, as well as emotional support,” explains on what an emergency response is.

Rehabilitation comes next. “As the weeks pas, houses need to be repaired, water supplies restored, and livelihoods re-instated,” Hansford says. “Rehabili-tation is often called recov-ery.”

Mitigation is closely linked to rehabilitation. Ex-amples include: stronger or raised houses, water pumps on raised platforms, alter-native crops to cope better with flood or drought. “Mit-igation activities help to ‘build back better,’ making the community more resis-tant to future hazards,” he says.

Preparation is getting ready for the next disaster that comes. For a storm or flood, it means establishing a warning system, setting

aside food or water stocks, making ready an evacua-tion center or training vol-unteers.

Based on the lessons of Super Typhoon “Yolan-da,” the DOST has come up with a 4-point agenda to guide community disaster preparedness: (1) increase local risk knowledge, (2) capacitate hazards moni-toring, (3) test warning and communications protocol, and (4) build response ca-pability in communities.

When asked on how Filipinos can response to disasters, Dr. Teofredo T. Esguerra, a flight surgeon who is an expert on emer-gency medical services, replies: “Filipinos should make it like a part of their lives. They should be like Japanese who are always prepared; in fact, they have some survival kits which have already become a part of their day-to-day activi-ties.”

Natural disasters: are we ready?By GERRy T. EsTRERA

“ClIMATE change is no longer a long-term environmental issue. The first impacts are already with us, and bound to get

worse. In terms of natural hazards, this includes increases in heat waves, floods, droughts, and in the intensity of tropical cyclones, as well as higher sea levels. Developing countries, and particularly the poorest people, are most affected.” -- Maarten van Aalst, associate director and lead climate change specialist, Red Cross/Red Crescent Cli-mate Center.

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EDITOrIAL

DABAWENYOS are a happy people, say findings of a very recent social survey conducted in Davao City by the re-search center of the prestigious Ateneo de Davao Univer-

sity. The AdDU University Research Center which fielded survey takers in the three congressional districts last April said that 90 percent of the respondents, all interviewed face to face, rated themselves happy.

The study, which was done with the assistance of the Social Weather Stations-Philippines headed Dr. Mahar Mangahas, did not however ask the more than 600 respondents why exactly they were happy.

Nevertheless, in many parts of the report, the study indicat-ed the very high level of satisfaction and optimism Dabawenyos expressed on many aspects of their lives at the time of the sur-vey, from April 9 to April 16. The survey asked Dabawenyos to comment on a wide range of topics and issues such as economic trend indicators, wealth creation, self-rated poverty, job oppor-tunities, peace and order, financial situation, environment, gov-ernance and many others.

For instance, nine of every 10 Dabawenyos registered their approval on how Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte managed law and or-der in the city. Two -thirds to four-fifths of the city populace also approved of the several ordinances limiting their freedom such

as the bans on smoking, drink liquor after 1 a.m. , speed driving and firecrackers. They also registered high rates of satisfaction on the performance of Task Force Davao and the local police in the fight against crimes.

They also appreciated the high quality of the city’s resources such as water (78 percent), air (62 percent) and general cleanli-ness (71 percent).

“A resounding majority (89 percent) are satisfied with the performance of the city mayor,” the report stated, adding that the same percentage of satisfaction was received by the vice mayor. Also, both the city council and the city administration were given a satisfaction rating of 83 percent.

In sum, there is absolute need for the city officials and insti-tutions which got satisfactory ratings to know exactly why they were rated positively. Yes, in order for them to be able to repeat their good performance and once again get the strong approval of the public.

Corrigendum: In its editorial yesterday entitled “Goodbye, friends,” Edge Davao missed the name of the late Judge Jaime v. Quitain, among those who died recently. Our apologies to the readers and the Quitain family. -The editors

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SEA level rise has become irreversible, scien-tists said at the Weather and Climate Forum in Paris last month. And on May 12, a news

item in www.newsweek.com quoted scientists as having said that “vast glaciers in West Antarctica seem to be locked in an irreversible thaw linked to global warming that may push up sea levels for centuries.”

The Newsweek report simply affirmed what the experts said at the forum in Paris, as the col-lapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet is seen as a major contributor to sea level rise in the future, al-though most of us would not experience it in our lifetime. Eric Rignot of the University of California, lead author of the report published by Newsweek, said the ice melt in Antarctica has passed “a point of no return.”

In both instances, the scientists agreed on one thing: the main culprit is the accumulation of man-made greenhouse gases or GHGs (mainly carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere, which drive global temperatures up. As the Intergovernmen-tal Panel on Climate Change said in its latest as-sessment report, “Ocean thermal expansion and glacier melting have been the dominant contrib-utors to 20th century global mean sea level rise.”

“If emissions continue to grow without mit-igation,” it added, “we will reach a point at which no amount of adaptation would have an effect.”

Consider too the retreat of ice sheets from Greenland, which like Antarctica, also contributes significantly to sea level rise. Combine the impact of the ice loss in the two regions, and that leaves humanity with no option but to take drastic miti-gation and adaptation measures.

Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica serve as the largest reservoirs of freshwater on earth, thus their behavior as shaped by man-made ac-tivities as well as geological and other natural

factors have contributed to dips and rises in sea level across time, the IPCC said. What happens in these [no longer so frozen] regions is a deceptive-ly simple cause-effect equation: Increases in ice mass through snowfall mean a fall in global mean sea level while increases in ice melt and outflow cause its rise.

“Over the course of this century, however, sources of mass loss appear set to exceed sources of mass gain, so that a continuing positive con-tribution to global sea level can be expected,” the IPCC noted.

Normal cycle? Skeptics about the role of GHGs in global

warming and its attendant effects on climate and sea level would argue that the earth is just going through a repeat of a cycle that had occurred in the past.

Indeed, climatologists themselves have found out that the earth had undergone warm periods about three million years ago that caused sea level to rise. It is estimated that such increase must have exceeded five meters but not more than 10 meters above present when global mean temperature was up to 2°C warmer than pre-in-dustrial. The IPCC said this implies “substantial contributions from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets.”

However, the IPCC added that from the late 19th century to the early 20th century the rates of global mean sea level rise were higher than those during the previous two millennia. “Ocean thermal expansion and glacier melting have

been the dominant contributors to 20th century global mean sea level rise.”

“It is very likely that the rate of global mean sea level rise during the 21st century will exceed the rate observed during 1971– 2010…due to in-creases in ocean warming and loss of mass from glaciers and ice sheets,” it predicted.

But while ocean warming and melting of glaciers and ice sheets are globally the biggest contributors to sea level rise, changes in the lo-cal sea level may be due more to factors such as climatic shifts and tectonics. The IPCC said that “some processes can also lead to land motion that is rapid but highly localized.” It cited the case of Manila where “the greater rate of rise relative to the global mean is dominated by land subsid¬ence caused by intensive groundwater pumping,” adding this is common in many coast-al regions, particularly in large river deltas.

The IPCC clarified however that these fac-tors only prevail over a relatively short period of time, and that in the long run climate change is the main contributor to sea level change in most regions.

The Philippines’ eastern seaboard in partic-ular is at risk owing to the country’s location rel-ative to the center of the Earth or what scientists call the geocentric sea level. “In the western Pa-cific Ocean, rates were about three times great-er than the global mean value of about 3 mm per year from 1993 to 2012. In contrast, those in the eastern Pacific Ocean are lower than the global mean value, with much of the west coast of the Americas experiencing a fall in sea surface height over the same period,” the IPCC explained. [To be continued]

[MindaViews is the opinion section of Min-daNews. H. Marcos C. Mordeno can be reached at hmcmordeno@gmail.com.]

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Full-blown controversy

Melting Point: Grappling with Sea Level Rise

By LEILAnI S. JUnIo

SPECIAl FEATURE

By H. MArCoS C. MorDEno

SOMEONE ElSE’S WINDOWS

PLAYING A vIGOROUS BUT MURKY POLIT-ICAL GAME – The perceived weakness of the Aquino administration probably has

encouraged some shadowy characters and vest-ed interest groups to muddle and confuse the wary public about the disgraceful PDAF or pork barrel fund scandal. Thus, their roles in the fund scam – albeit indirect is bound to create distrust in the leadership and our representative institu-tion.

At the center of the new controversy are the lists, not one, but two which similarly named more lawmakers who are allegedly embroiled in the financial irregularities. What has that got to do with the Aquino leadership? Political analysts and experts say the newest disclosure happens to be one of the main tactics employed by some faceless schemers that would make it appear the government is continuously dogged by a wave of corruption scandals.

With the coming out of the additional but unreliable “Napo-list,” the verbal jousting be-gan afresh, this time with the participation of more lawmakers who have allegedly taken their shares from the fund scam pie. One thing sure is that crucial measures that need attention by Congress might be further spooked by the twist and turn of events because of the political un-certainty it causes at a time when the country’s socio-economic condition is shaky and is threat-ened by other pressing concerns.

The Aquino administration therefore should never be confident that the PDAF fund scam would not escalate into a full-blown controver-sy. Should the present dispensation failed to find appropriate solutions to the nagging corruption issue and regain some lost ground the soonest possible time, the knock-on effects could be more serious.

Nonetheless, such turn of events suggest that it must be a political ploy. Few people be-

lieve such non-sense therefore the majority should avoid being hoodwink by the myopic views and mis-chievous maneu-vering of some faceless political plotters. In this case, not only are the professional schemers playing a vigorous and murky political game, but the aghast and disgusted electorate likewise is watching intently from the sidelines.

It becomes clearer after months of confu-sion and contradiction surrounding the pork barrel fund mess that its part of a larger strat-egy – an enthralling political twirl, but in prac-tical terms is much ado about nothing. More of a political exercise and the practical aspects are completely immaterial - more posturing and grandstanding than clearly intended.

As I’ve already stated in my previous col-umn piece, the mystery behind the pork barrel fund scam deepens. This time, though, to say to a lawmaker ”you are included in the Napolist” comes close to saying “you should be charged.” And the investigation goes on and on with no end in sight. Worse, the snail-paced conduct of the inquiries and hollowness of government effort leads to potential instability in Philippine politics.

In this era, the traits of ranking officials supposedly should be tightly associated with transparency, honesty and correctness. But that seems to be improbable in a country where graft and corruption permeated all levels of public life. Perhaps no other Asian country is dishon-esty so widely recognized, accepted and talked

about as part of the political game.The PDAF controversy is just a segment

of the political rigmarole. Our lawmakers, in-volved or otherwise in the fund mess focused their attention on the political sideshow at the expense of the poor taxpaying public. Politics in a Philippine-setting has become elating for all the wrong reasons. The lawmakers’ behavior in dealing with the pork barrel fund scam has taken the spotlight away from the system of gov-erning – the business of government.

And the people did they care about the role of our lawmakers until claims of PDAF misuse made the headlines? Meanwhile the electorate need not make ridiculous and outlandish accu-sations, berating and cursing both elective and appointed officials. Isn’t it the voters’ fault to begin with and now they’re finally getting what they deserve? Whether we like it or not, Filipi-nos will have to learn to live with their far-from humble officials and power-obsessed opposi-tion of gravy train politics.

As far as political analysts and experts are concerned, whatever the leadership does must be fair. It’s when people feel something is not fair, not right that the public starts to make noise. It’s a question of perception. One also could not discount the possibility that there are groups who are trying to rubbish the Aqui-no administration to score political points be-cause, for the 2016 presidential elections the President is the key man in the ruling party coalition.

Well, politics is a murky undertaking. For sure, there are those who are trying to throw as many skeletons in the President’s cupboard. They want to diminish his status and his image in the eyes of the people, particularly the reluc-tant voters. They are employing dirty tricks. Government political strategists say such tac-tics are a sign of desperation.

SMILE or laughter is something that is not sold or both. It comes naturally from a per-son that indicates his/her happy feeling has

a part in developing one’s resilient attitude.According to Thelma Barrera, program of-

ficer of the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) for Mental Health Psychosocial Support, it is perhaps only in the Philippines where you can see people smiling even in the wake of disasters.

Speaking at a forum held at the Department of Social Welfare and Development Auditorium in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City recent-ly, psychologist Barrera recalled a global survey that shows Filipinos are the happiest people in the world and that this was proven when super typhoon “Yolanda” devastated a number of towns, cities and provinces in six regions of the country last November.

Barrera noted that such smile was not seen among the Americans when deadly Hurricane “Katrina” hit the United States in 2005.

“That is why staff members of humanitarian organizations that helped in the relief and recov-ery efforts of the government in ‘Yolanda’-affected areas were amazed by the resilient attitude of Fil-ipinos,” she said.

She explained that such ability of the Filipinos to smile and be resilient even amid difficulties was best reflected by the typhoon survivors who man-aged to smile and even dance while clearing the debris left by the strong cyclone.

”Aside from strong support system like family and reliable friends who have given them assur-ance that they could stand up and rise again from the failure they had, their ability to laugh and smile was one of the best coping styles,” Barrera said.

According to her, smile or laughter releases stress, worries and other negative feelings like an-ger and hopelessness and makes a person see the other bright side of life.

“When a person smiles or laughs, his/her brain releases a neuro-transmitter or an ‘endor-phin’ hormone. This is a ‘feel-good’ or happy hor-mone. The more you laugh and smile, the more endorphin is released which helps in the release of stress and sadness due to misfortunes suf-fered,” the NCMH psychologist explained.

She noted that in contrast, there is no endor-phin or happy hormone released if a person is not smiling or in a serious mood.

She also pointed out that out that because of happy attitude, individuals can begin thinking about everything they have in their life, or count the blessings they have received and not the ones they have lost.

“When a person is in a happy state of mind, he/she clearly thinks about the positive side of life, like for example, his family and friends and other caring people or volunteers and the govern-ment willing to help him/her to surpass a difficult stage of life,” she said.

“During psychosocial sessions with survivors (of the disaster), we let them realize everything they still have or possess, resources, ability and plans to help them cope, aside from the laughter yoga wherein they could release their fears and trauma,” she stressed.

She further said that strong faith in God, in whatever forms of religion, is one of the underly-ing factors that also make Filipinos “di natitinag” (resilient) amid tragedies.

Barrera noted how the survivors drew strength from the Divine Power that they believed to be guiding and protecting them in the face of strong challenges.

“As most of them said, at the height of the de-structive typhoon, they cried and prayed ‘we will not lose hope, God is with us, we entrust our life to Him’ and other sort of prayers was an indication that they derived their strength to face challenges from God’s mighty power, that faith in God is also a source of courage and resilient attitude among Filipinos,” she said.

Moreover, she noted that the resiliency of the Filipino people could also be traced through the mixture of, or diverse, cultures they have.

“Filipinos have passed through a lot of con-querors— Spaniards, Japanese, Americans that invaded us. The strength or resilient attitude of our people can be attributed also to the courage shown by our heroes in winning the freedom we now have, which perhaps shows how resilient we are as a nation,” Barrera said. [PNA Feature]

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Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transporta-tion and CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION

FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARDRegional Office No. XI

Davao city

Petition for Renewal of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate anAIRCONDITIONED TAXI service

JEANETTE R. TONGCOs, Petitioner Case No.2013-XI-00356

x- - - - - - - - -- - - -----x

NOTICE OF hEARING

Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Con-venience issued in this case authorizing the operation of an AIRCONDITIONED TAXI Service on the route: WITH-IN DAvAO CITY to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE(1) unit, which Certifi-cate will expire on December 31, 2014.. In the petition filed on May 8, 2014, petitioner re-quest authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized.

NOTICE, is hereby giv-

en that this petition will be heard by this Board on JUNE 2, 2014 at 9:50 a.m. at this of-fice at the above address.

At least, TEN (10) days prior to the above date peti-tioner shall publish this No-tice once in a one (1) daily newspaper of general circula-tion in Mindanao

Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire ap-pear on said date and time.

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the ba-sis of its records and the doc-umentary evidence submit-ted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documen-tary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO v, Re-gional Director, this 8th day of May 2014 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ

Chief Transportation Development Officer

A GIFT OF SMILE. Dr. Carlo “Bong” Capitan of Operation Smile announces in yesterday’s to Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao that international medical volunteers will give free surgery for children suffering from cleft lip and palate and other facial deformities in six provinces on June 7 to 14, including Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.

other soldiers in illegal logging.Bernardo said that they

already asked the anti-illegal logging task force to also look for the possible financier be-hind the illegal logging activ-ities.

Rosales was abducted while he riding his motor-cycle in Sitio Tagpopoot last

May 3. When he was frisked by the rebels, a sachet of ‘sha-bu’ was allegedly found in his possession. He is a member of Bravo Company of 601th Infantry Battalion detailed in Kapalong, Davao del Norte.

Rosales was turned over to the city mayor by the NPA yesterday.

acute watery diarrhea cas-es.

Lee-Suy said that the assigned health work-ers are also making sure that awareness is made and expressed hope that there will be a decline in the number of cases in the next few days.

Aside from sending people to assist in man-

agement of cases, the DOH has also sent experts on environmental sanitation.

“From what we’ve gathered, people still prac-tice open defecation which created some problem with the water available in the area,” Dr. Lee-Suy said.

“If we are going to look at transmission of chol-era, it is through fecal oral route and mostly from (contaminated) water,” he added.

Fecal oral route is when a virus enters the body from fecal matter taken into the mouth through contaminated food or fingers.

The DOH is also pro-viding residents with jer-rycans and advised them to boil water before drink-ing to ensure it is free from contamination. [PNA]

the public market in To-ril who act like officers of Traffic Management Center (TMC) by closing the roads by themselves and occupy large portion of sidewalks, causing heavy traffic con-gestion.

“We have conducted series of inspections in the area but soon right after they come back,” he said.

“I really hate demoli-tion but I have to do my duty,” Jimlani said, adding that they are now exhaust-ing all avenues for negotia-tions.

“We are utilizing the authority of church, espe-cially the bishop to deal with our brothers and sis-ters,” he said.

The city government’s campaign to strictly imple-ment space sharing policy helped clear 90 percent of sidewalks in Davao City from ambulant vendors.

Jimlani said that the streets of San Pedro, Ilus-tre, Ilustre, Uyanguren and Sta Ana are now free from sidewalk vendors.

Affected vendors were placed in the experimental night market along Roxas Avenue.

“Reports say that it is successful and vendors and starting to gain their profit again,” he said.

He said that an assess-ment report on the exper-imental market has yet to submitted by his office and other concerned agencies jointly implementing the project.

“If there’s a need to replicate it in Toril, we will do it in Toril just to help sidewalk vendors,” he said.

Monday ma aprove na ng Mayor through the city administrator ang request ko,” he said.

Jimlani said that the rehabilitation has been planned even before for-mer Mayor Sara Duter-te-Carpio assumed her po-sition in 2009 but was not eventually implemented.

“We need to have a new permit to make the dem-olition legal,” he said but failed to give estimates or exact figures on the num-

ber of present structures which will be affected.

In requesting for the previous demolition per-mit, Jimlani said they have identified 80 structures. “We still have to check the present situation in the area because the number of structures may have in-creased or decreased,” he added.

He however predict-ed that demolition could be done this time without much problem with the

residents as some of the original structures were razed during the recent fire incident.

Jimlani said that fam-ilies who will be demol-ished are being consid-ered for relocation to Isla verde where they can avail of lots ranging from 30 square meters to 60 meters.

“Demolition cannot be enforced unless the city government identified an area where they can be re-

located,” Jimlani said. “This is the best time

to do the rehabilitation because the city govern-ment is now focusing to improve the area,” he said.

Jimlani said that anoth-er P10 million has been allocated for the rehabili-tation of drainage system in baranggay 37- C but the city government has yet to prepare the details.

“The priority now is the drainage system in Isla verde,” he said. [CRC]

delayed for several months because it supposed to start last February.

The mayor gave his as-surance to residents that they can still return to the area as soon as the project is finished.

He even asked DCWD to augment the P10,000 cash assistance of the same

amount previously pro-vided to affected settlers. There are 126 informal settlers recorded but as of press time. Of the total number, only 56 of them availed of the original P10,000 cash assistance.

DCWD spokesperson Imelda Magsuci said that the proposed 1000-milli-

meter pipe bridge can de-liver water to more than 70,000 consumers.

Magsuci said the DCWD has received a lot of complaints from resi-dents in the northern part of the city because of poor water supply, owing to the limited capacity of the pipe now being attached to the

bridge.Magsuci emphasized

the need for the immedi-ate construction of bridge crossing pipe as the De-partment of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) allows the water district to lay the existing pipe for two years, ending on De-cember 2014.

PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III will appeal to fellow Association

of Southeast Asians (ASE-AN) leaders to make a unit-ed stand in resolving terri-torial disputes in the region during the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia slated in Manila this week.

President Aquino said his administration is push-ing for ASEAN centrality in addressing the issues of common interest of the re-gion.

”Inaabisuhan natin ‘yung ating mga brother nations sa ASEAN na itong nangyayari at nagtatanong tayo ano bang gagawin na-tin collectively dahil kailan-gan united ‘yung ASEAN at

kailangan sang-ayon lahat ng grupo. (We are notify-ing our brother nations in ASEAN on what is happen-ing and we are asking what actions we have to take collectively. ASEAN should be united and all members should be agreeable),” the President said in a media interview in Legazpi City.

The Chief Executive re-iterated the need for ASE-AN members to implement the Declaration of Conduct (DOC).

He cited the fifth decla-ration under the DOC that reads, “The Parties under-take to exercise self-re-straint in the conduct of activities that would com-plicate or escalate disputes

and affect peace and stabil-ity including, among others, refraining from action of inhabiting on the presently uninhabited islands, reefs, shoals, cays, and other fea-tures and to handle their differences in a construc-tive manner.”

Further, President Aqui-no said he will discuss par-ticularly with vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung this week the issues relating to territorial dis-putes with China.

”Pina-finalize lahat nung details. Nag-usap rin kami informally doon sa ASEAN sa Nay Pyi Taw sa Myanmar. (All details are being finalized. We have al-ready talked informally in

the 24th ASEAN Summit in Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar),” he said.

The Philippines has objected to China’s recla-mation activities on Mabini reef in the disputed West Philippine Sea.

vietnam, on the other hand, also protested against Chinese oil drilling near Ha-noi-claimed Paracel Islands.

President Aquino spoke at the United Na-tions World Tourism Orga-nization (UNTWO) ASEAN International Conference on Tourism and Climate Change, and led the inau-guration of the Bicol Uni-versity Health Services in Bicol Monday morning. [PNA]

President Aquino to call for ASEAN unity over disputes

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ICT HUB

I CAN still remember when I was in grade school, we used to have this paper

folding project called origa-mi. It is such an amazing way to create something out of a paper like a boat, a flower or a flamingo.

This activity helps us enhance our creativity and techniques on how to come up with something when you’re only given a sheet of paper to do it.

But this time you won’t need any papers at all be-cause it is already available

THE companies made it clear that the de-tente does not include

licensing their technology to each otherview Photo

The companies made it clear that the detente does not include licensing their technology …

The technology titans behind the top two smart-phone platforms in the world called a truce Friday in a long-running patent war.

“Apple and Google have agreed to dismiss all the current lawsuits that exist directly between the two companies,” the companies said in a joint statement.

“Apple and Google have also agreed to work togeth-er in some areas of patent reform.”

The companies made it clear that the detente does not include licensing their technology to each other.

Motorola filed a patent lawsuit against Apple in US federal court four years ago, prompting the iPhone mak-er to fire back with a patent suit of its own.

Litigation has spread to more than a dozen other courts.

Google took on the legal wrangling when it bought Motorola Mobility in 2012 in what was seen at the time as a move to use its pat-ents for defending Android operating software in the

increasingly litigious smart-phone and tablet markets.

Early this year, Google agreed to sell Motorola Mo-bility to China-based com-puter giant Lenovo. The sale has yet to be completed.

- Widespread patent fight -

California-based Apple has been battling smart-phone competitors in courts around the world, accusing rivals using Google’s An-droid software of copying features from its popular mobile devices.

The legal truce between Apple and Google does not take the pressure off South Korea-based Samsung, which has been a prime le-gal target for the maker of iPhones and iPads.

A Japanese court ruled earlier that Samsung could seek minimal damages from Apple for patent infringe-ment, with both sides claim-ing victory in the their latest legal skirmish over the de-sign of their smartphones.

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court ruled

that Samsung could claim 9.96 million yen ($98,000) from its US arch-rival for use of Samsung’s data transmission technology, found to have been used in Apple’s iPhone 4 and iPad 2.

Early this month in Sil-icon valley, jurors at a dif-ferent patent trial held the line on its $119.6 million damages award to Apple in a patent battle with Sam-sung.

While the amount of the award is huge, it is only a fraction of the more

than $2 billion Apple had sought at the outset of the trial against is South Ko-rean competitor in the hot smartphone and tablet computer market.

Jurors agreed that Sam-sung violated three of five Apple patents at issue in the two-month trial.

Jurors also found that Apple violated a Sam-sung patent and said Ap-ple should pay its rival $158,400 in damages.

- Holy war -Samsung lawyers main-

tained that the legal on-slaught emerged from a “holy war” Apple declared on Google-made Android software used to power smartphones.

The argument evi-dently struck a chord with members of the panel who remarked after the ver-dict that Apple and Google should deal with their mo-bile gadget patent issues face to face instead of the Cupertino-based company attacking Android device makers in courts.

The truce did not touch on Apple patent lawsuits aimed at Google partners who make Android-pow-ered smartphones or tab-lets.

The outcome in the recent Silicon valley trial pitting Apple against Sam-sung was sharply different from a 2012 patent trial in the same court. Unlike the previous case in which Ap-ple was a clear winner, this time Samsung prevailed in many areas.

In August 2012, a sepa-rate jury in the same court decided that Samsung should pay Apple $1.049 billion in damages for ille-gally copying iPhone and iPad features, in one of the biggest patent cases in de-cades.

The damage award was later trimmed to $929 mil-lion and is being appealed.

Digital origamiAthena Jillian Bravo

CHIll JIll in the Android market. You don’t have to worry wasting paper or anything because this time, it’s digital.

Paperama is an origami game where you’ll be given a pattern to form with hints but only limited folds. Say for example you are asked to create a boat. You’ll be given a limitation of four folds to do it. Cool huh?

One thing that’s fun in Paperama is that the origa-mi you completed becomes alive. You would be able to see your origami boat float in water or paper airplane fly in the air. How cool is that? I know this is just one of the things we wanted to do after creating our origami stuff when were still young.

Some people say this game is boring because you are just folding a paper but that’s not true. This game is very educational because it helps us enhance our cre-

ativeness and knowledge about these little things.

Origamis are very useful. You can make it as a decora-tion or something else worth

remembering for other peo-ple.

This game can never be a waste of time for us in fact we can use whatever we

learn from this game in real life.

Since this time it’s dig-ital, you won’t be wasting paper. In that case, you’re

saving the trees and mother nature.

Aterall, next thing we know, our world would be a paperless place to live in.

Apple, Google call truce in smartphone patent war

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SarBay Fest 2014Biggest beach festival ever

Hitting 100,000 attendees, up from from last year’s 75,000, and getting over 12,872 likes on Facebook, the Sarangani Bay Fest which lasted from May 16 to 17, 2014, celebration of Saran-gani Bay. the awesome Sar-Bay Fest weekend was full of happenings and parties such as a Swim  across the bay, the SarBay triathlon, SarBay Bancarera, Sand Sculpture com-petition, Beach Vol-ley, Beach Football, Skim boarding, Pad-dle board, Poi and Zip clinics, SarBay Zum-ba, Fire Dance Ex-hibition, then to end the first night with a bang, Bay Bodies 2014 and the Summer Party at the Bay Foam Party. i had an awesome time, dancing the night away along with my SoxBloggers fam-ily. Partied hard, and later on slept comfort-ably in the glamp-ing area provided by the SarBay organizers

composed of tents al-ready set up and ready to take home after-wards for only 1,200-1,600 for a quad and six person tent. Since all the resorts are ful-ly booked since last year’s festival each re-sort also set aside ar-eas for their own tent cities. Food stalls are stra-tegically located near the main event area,

which eventually get packed with people every night. Food and drink establishments from all over Mind-anao came and satis-fied the never ending demand of food and booze of the festival

goers. A charging sta-tion was set up for all sorts of gadgets to satisfy every selfie ad-dict. Day two start-ed with a yoga ses-

The winning sand sculpture.

First Lady Michelelle Solon reminding everyone to party responsibly.

DJ Badkiss.

Hon. Gov. Steve Chongbian-Solon.

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As pArT of ongoing efforts to enhance international travel security, AirAsia is to pilot INTErpOL’s I-Checkit system to screen the pass-ports of all its prospective passengers against the world police body’s stolen and Lost Travel Documents (sLTD) database. Once implemented later this month the pilot proj-ect will see AirAsia become the first airline to integrate I-Checkit with their own check in systems during the passenger check-in phase across its entire international network, allowing passen-ger passport numbers to be compared against INTEr-pOL’s sLTD database which contains more than 40 mil-lion records from 167 coun-tries. I-Checkit will allow the airline to query the sLTD database but not gain di-rect access to it. With the pilot project respecting national legislation linked to data protection, no per-sonal data will be trans-mitted to INTErpOL, with only the travel document number, form of document and country code screened against sLTD. should a pas-senger’s passport register a

positive match against the database, AirAsia has proce-dures in place that will refer the passenger to local au-thorities. INTErpOL’s proce-dures would simultaneously be engaged to notify all relevant INTErpOL National Central Bureaus worldwide. AirAsia Group CEO, Tony Fernandes, said: “AirAsia is extremely pleased to be the first airline globally to col-laborate with INTErpOL to implement I-Checkit. The partnership we have created will result in improved pas-senger security and will sup-port our desire to offer low fares, but with the added as-surance that this system and partnership provides.” The I-Checkit system will be deployed across all of AirAsia’s international opera-tions, covering a network of 100 airports across Asia and

600 international flights per day to more than 20 coun-tries worldwide. In the event of a posi-tive match registered via I-Checkit, alerts for further verification will also be sent to INTErpOL’s National Central Bureau (NCB) of the country that owns the travel document data, and to INTErpOL’s General secre-tariat headquarters in Lyon, France. “INTErpOL is very proud to be piloting I-Checkit with AirAsia. This will raise the bar across the industry for pas-senger safety and security by preventing individuals using stolen or lost pass-ports from boarding interna-tional flights,” said INTErpOL secretary General ronald K. Noble during his visit AirAsia operations at Kuala Lum-pur’s klia2 terminal.

“AirAsia has established the new standard for airline security by screening the passports of all interna-tional passengers against INTErpOL’s database. After today, airlines will no longer have to depend solely on countries screening pass-ports to keep passengers safe from terrorists and oth-er criminals who use stolen passports to board flights. Like AirAsia, they will be able to do it themselves as well,” added the Head of INTEr-pOL. Currently, less than 10 countries systematically screen passenger passports against INTErpOL’s stolen and Lost Travel Document database, with approxi-mately four out of every 10 passports on international flights not screened against INTErpOL’s database. I-Checkit was created to fill this glaring security gap by allowing airlines to instan-taneously check whether a person intending to board an international flight is us-ing a passport registered with INTErpOL as stolen or lost. It takes less than 0.5 seconds to query INTErpOL’s database once a passport is scanned.

DABAWENyOs can savor the flavors of Thailand anew at Café Asia, the metro’s only all-Asian cuisine restaurant. sample their mouthwatering Thai favorites, such as phad Thai and Tom yum soup along with their authentic take on Thai sweet and spicy spare ribs, Thai spare ribs with sesa-me seeds, sautéed prawn in Garlic, Crispy minced Fish with mango salad, Chicken or Beef in yellow Curry and Chicken Cashew Nuts. Likewise, enjoy their scrumptious Thai spring rolls, Fried prawn pat-ties, Fried Chicken pan-dan, Fried Chicken in Garlic, and Fried Beef in sesame seeds - all freshly prepared from Café Asia’s Thai Kitchen. Café Asia is located at the ground level of the MetroLife-style Corporate Center, F. Torres corner E. Jacinto Extension, Davao City. For reservations, call 295-6995 and 228-6181 or visit Café Asia at the MetroLifestyle Complex, F. Torres steet corner E. Jacinto Extension, Davao City. Check out their Face-book page at facebook.com/Bucketshrimps.

sILKAIr, the regional wing of singapore Airlines, has launched its new wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) sys-tem, silkAir studio.* Complementing the existing overhead system, this new wireless service will provide customers with diverse options for a more customised in-flight enter-tainment experience. passengers on silkAir flights will be able to stream blockbuster hits, short features, as well as chart-topping music to their personal laptops and hand-held devices throughout their flights. With silkAir studio, customers do not need to download a separate mobile app prior to boarding. Once the inflight entertainment system is switched on, customers can enjoy the new programmes on their personal mobile devices, such as laptops, smartphones, and tablets.** All these will be provided on a complimentary basis. For flights above two hours, tablets will be offered to Business Class custom-ers. T h e launch of this new s y s t e m comes af-ter a suc-cessful trial conducted by silkAir on one of its aircraft beginning last December. Feedback from customers was generally very positive, with stable technical performance and operating efficiency. This effort to improve the in-flight entertainment experi-ence for customers is the latest example of silkAir’s com-mitment to quality, full-service air travel. It comes alongside service mainstays such as in-flight meals, 30kg baggage al-lowance, through check-in service, seat selection, and the KrisFlyer frequent flyer programme. silkAir Chief Executive, Mr. Leslie Thng, said, “Following the introduction of our new Boeing fleet in February, we are excited to introduce this new wireless in-flight entertain-ment system, silkAir studio, to our customers. It is a service that will give passengers an innovative new way to enjoy entertainment content in the air, using personal devices of their choice to enjoy the latest and greatest programming from our silkAir library. We have always strived to provide enjoyable experiences, and we are confident that silkAir studio will help us to continue delivering on this promise.” A wide variety of entertainment options will be offered: up to 20 Hollywood and international movies, up to 26 short features, and up to 100 musical albums, all refreshed on a regular basis to ensure there is always something new for frequent flyers. Following the launch, passengers can look forward to titles such as The Wolverine, Blue Jasmine, percy Jackson, Ilo Ilo, and Glee.

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AirAsia becomes first airline to pilot INTERPOL I-Checkit system

SilkAir launches new inflight entertainment offer with SilkAir Studio

Thai cuisine now at Café Asia

nAMED after the cold-est, most unforgiving side of a mountain, The north Face has helped explorers reach the most unfathomable of heights. in 1966 two hiking enthusiasts resolved to follow their passions and founded a small moun-taineering retail store. Soon thereafter, that little shop became known as The north Face, a retail-er of high-performance climbing and backpack-ing equipment. Through the 1960s, tnF brand cherished a following amongst avid outdoor athletes and be-gan sponsoring expedi-tions to some of the most far-flung, still largely un-touched corners of the globe. This launched a proud tradition which continues in full force today and constantly re-inforces The north Face

mantra, never Stop Ex-ploring. now, more than 40 years after its humble grand opening, The north Face delivers an extensive

line of performance ap-parel, equipment, and footwear. it continues to push the boundaries of innovation so that travel-lers can push the bound-

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Water shoes for men The North Face Padda amphibious shoe.

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The Filipinos’ primetime viewing habits will never be the same as the Kapuso Network airs the first ever ro-mantic/comedy/horror Ko-reanovela, The Master’s sun, on GMA Telebabad. After giving a combina-tion of romance and drama via the hit Koreanovela, A 100-year Legacy, The Mas-ter’s sun is set to bring a unique mixture of romance, laughter, and terror to every Filipino household with its thrilling storyline, poignant scenes, and brilliant visual effects. Kapuso viewers will cer-tainly have something to look forward to every night as this Koreanovela show-cases an extraordinary love story that the Filipinos have never seen before. It also fea-

tures Kapuso singer/actress Julie Anne san Jose’s new-est single, “right Where you Belong,” which will make the viewers’ weeknight viewing more romantic. The story revolves around the life of sunny (Gong Hyo Jin), a young lady who used to be cheerful and optimistic

until she encounters an acci-dent that leads her to devel-op a supernatural ability to see ghosts. since then, she already lives in constant fear and anxiety until she meets Johann (so Ji sub), a young and influential president of a shopping mall who will eventually change her life.

With Johann’s presence, sunny will find out that the ghosts suddenly disappear simply by keeping herself in physical contact with him. Being a practical and realistic man, Johann only believes what he can see and hear so he will not take sunny’s stories about the existence of ghosts seriously. But be-cause they always spend time together, Johann’s perspective will eventually change and they will fall in love with each other. Catch the phenomenal romantic/comedy/horror Koreanovela, The Master’s sun that will make the view-ers laugh out loud, shout with fright, and fall in love starting Monday right af-ter rhodora X only on GMA Telebabad.

“MIrABELLA” lead star Julia Barretto encourages young TV viewers to keep a posi-tive outlook despite all ad-versities and cynicism. “We should always be positive even if other people are trying to bring us down. Because when we focus on the good things that are happening in our lives, our true beauty radiates from within, and that is our best revenge!” said Julia who is portraying the role of Mira and her mysterious alter ego Bella. Meanwhile, viewers will surely be more thrilled in the next episodes of “Mirabella” now that Mira is starting to defend herself and her fami-

ly through the personality of Bella. What will Mira do now that she has the opportunity to ruin the career of her own father Alfred (James Blanco) and sister Iris (Mika dela Cruz)? Will she be able to keep the truth about Bella’s personality from her best friend Jeremy (Enrique Gil)? Don’t miss the drama se-ries that will change the true meaning of beauty, “Mira-bella,” weeknights, after “TV patrol” on ABs-CBN prime-time Bida. For more infor-mation about “Mirabella,” visit the show’s official social media accounts at Face-book.com/MirabellaOnline and Twitter.com/Mirabella-Online.

GODzILLA is back! Opening this weekend, the reboot for The King of the Monsters has brought in $93 million at the box office. For the 60th anniversary of the Jap-anese original, Warner Bros. and Legendary pictures let loose an IMAX-size summer spectacle that’s worth the extra ticket price. Director Gareth Edwards (Monsters) wisely keeps to the school of spielberg; teasing the audience for nearly an hour before the big guy arrives. Like Jaws or Jurassic park, Godzilla is a tightly constructed ten-sioner that slowly builds to a literal roar of an entrance for the giant lizard. The won-der-filled “you are there” filmmaking, never lets you forget how massive the scale is. Unlike Michael Bay’s

Transformers movies, Ed-wards’ is only interested in his human actors insomuch as they serves the greater tale of giant monsters tear-

ing up Japan and later, the san Francisco bay. Non-monster perform-ers include: Bryan Crans-ton, Aaron Taylor-Johnson,

Ken Watanabe, David strathairn, Juliette Binoche and Elizabeth Olsen. This is a film were smaller moments lead to a Godzilla

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Godzilla goes No. 1 at U.S. box office

Julia Barretto: Beauty is the best revenge

that is bursting off the screen. Though Godzilla is tech-nically seen early on, it’s only in glimpses; a big foot stomp, a spiky backside that submerges from the ocean Jaws-like. so we’re not bored of the puny human stories, two other monsters make waste of Japan before heading to North America. The U.s. military dub them Massive Unidentified Tar-get Organism. They look like giant staple removers

with Cylon eyes. This is what awakens Godzilla. Time to go to work, big guy. This is a two-hour film that doesn’t really give the titular creature his screen time until the last act. It’s all good though. Fans will cheer when his blue beam of death lights up his tail and rains down on the M.U.T.O.s. Visually, this is the most muscular Godzilla ever. A brief cameo by a tiny, familiar beast hints at a pos-sible spin-off. yes, please

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sion then back to the beach sport events and even more games. the night before re-ally drained us so we picked a spot and lounged by the beach while having a few drinks. After some much needed rest we went on a banana boat ride which was totally random by the way, still, no regrets had so much fun, will be do-ing it again next year, and hopefully i won’t fall off then. By 7pm, lights took over the event area with fire dancing ex-hibition and local bands playing, which

is the opening before the Concert at the Beach & Splash in the Sky, an all-night beach part featuring a jaw dropping 20 minute fireworks display, Ka-mikazee, Manila DJ’s DJ Kish & DJ Kristina Badkiss. i wouldn’t have par-tied so hard on SarBay 2014 if it  weren’t  for the hardworking orga-nizers, who prepped up the beach to be a par-ty epicenter or should i say EPiC-center,  Hon. Vice-gov. Jinkee Pac-quiao, and Hon. Cong, Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao. A big thank you to Hon. gov. Steve

With my buddy Ichin BayBody Hunk of 2014.

Kamikazee’s frontman Jay.

Trying out the banana boat.

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Chongbian-Solon and Mam Michelle Lopez-Solon for the hospital-ity, marketing and so-cial media head Oliver Layco, my Soxbloggers family, and go Saran-gani travel & tours for an awesome awesome

time. next year, SarBay Fest will be on its 10th year so i expect that it is going to get even big-ger, better and wilder! More photos of my SarBay2014 experience, visit kyriekouture.com

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HERBALIFE, the leading global nutrition company, held its Asia Pacific Ex-

travaganza 2014 at the Singapore Expo from 16 to 18 May. The three-day event, with over 21,000 Herbalife members in attendance is an annual event held by the company to update and train its

Herbalife members in Asia Pacific on the latest nutrition products and business building initiatives by Herbalife leaders and nutrition experts.

In line with Herbalife’s pro-motion of healthy active lifestyle among its independent distribu-tors and consumers, it organized a

series fitness activities throughout the Extravaganza event.

In line with Herbalife’s pro-motion of healthy active lifestyle among its independent distribu-tors and consumers, it organized a series fitness activities throughout the Extravaganza event.

This year, some of the Herbal-ife senior executives who attend-ed the Asia Pacific Extravaganza include Herbalife Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael O. Johnson and President Des Walsh.

At the event, Herbalife launched its latest outer nutrition skin care line, Herbalife SKIN. Con-sisting of 10 products, the new range will be made available in se-lected markets across Asia Pacific starting from mid-June 2014, and will be rolled out progressively in

the additional Asia Pacific markets by 2015.

In addition, participants at the Extravaganza also had a preview of Herbalife’s new fitness-orient-ed brand, Herbalife24, which will extend the company’s line-up of nutritional products as part of its commitment to promote healthy active lifestyle among its consum-ers.

In line with Herbalife’s pro-motion of healthy active lifestyle among its independent distribu-tors and consumers, it organized a series of high energy moments and fitness activities throughout the three-day event led by Saman-tha Clayton, Herbalife’s Director of Worldwide Fitness Education.

William M. Rahn, senior vice president and managing director,

Herbalife Asia Pacific, said, “Herb-alife is a global nutrition company that has been operating for more than 30 years around the world. In addition to introducing new products, the Extravaganza is also a platform for us to train and remind our Herbalife members to uphold the highest ethics and quality standards, and ensure that they operate in full compliance with applicable laws and regula-tions.”

“This emphasis on ethical business practices is critical to our future success in Asia Pacific. With the growing affluence of Asian

consumers and greater emphasis on leading healthy active lifestyles, they are also more discerning with product quality and reputation of companies that they do business with. We believe that Herbalife -- with its comprehensive range of trusted products based on nu-trition science - is well-placed to meet the expectations of these consumers. With the upcoming additions of Herbalife SKIN and Herbalife24 to our current range of products, we are confident that we will be the nutrition company of choice for consumers in Asia Pacific.”

Over 21,000 Herbalife Independent Distributors witnessed the launch of new range of skin care products and Herbalife healthy active lifestyle branding and activities.

New nutrition product line-up at Herbalife’s Asia Pacific event

EDGEDAVAO

COMPETITIVE EDGE

VOL. 7 ISSUE 46 • TUESDAY, MAY 20, 201414

BEHIND all the furor about Manny Pacquiao moving in to profession-

al basketball to add up to his al-ready growing resume, a good friend and namesake has come to his defense.

Manny Pinol, former gov-ernor of North Cotabato and boxing expert, said Pacquiao’s decision to enter the PBA as a playing coach is only a testa-ment of the boxing champion’s desire.

“Nobody tells Manny what to do. What Manny wants, he gets,” said Pinol during the “Let’s Get It On!” sports radio talk show last Saturday over 105.9 Balita FM.

Pinol, also a boxing pro-moter like Pacquiao, said he understands the psychological aspect of the boxer’s decision.

“When Manny was young, he had practically nothing. Now that he has the money, he wants everything,” said Pinol.

However, Pinol said the de-cision of Pacquiao to be a part-time basketball coach slash player will boost the Kia brand and the PBA.

“If at all, it will be good for Kia as a brand. That’s added mileage in advertising and sales. It is also good for the PBA because Manny is a cer-tified crowd drawer,” Pinol ex-plained.

Pinol said Pacquiao can also bring in his expertise in physical conditioning and im-part among his players the im-portance of fitness and prepa-ration.

“Manny may not call the shots during timeouts but he can just stand there and look at his players in the eyes and that alone should motivate them,” said Pinol.

Kia has not divulged the details of Pacquiao’s employ-ment as player-coach of the new PBA franchise but the automobile dealership camp has admitted having talked to Pacquiao about the playing coaching arrangement.

The ordinary folks in Davao City though believed Pacquiao is not fit for the PBA.

“Manny should just stick to boxing,” said Engineer Aniceto Malabanan Jr.

Pacquiao’s last coach in the local basketball scene—Ronel Leuterio of the Royal Mandaya Hotel where Pacquiao played as a guest player early this year—said Manny may not have the skills to be in the PBA but he can be a motivational coach.

Leuterio said Pacquiao playing in the PBA is like hav-ing LA Tenorio fight Timothy Bradley or Miguel Cotto. [Neil Bravo]

Piñol: Manny boost to PBAINGLEWOOD, Calif. – After

yet another night of techni-cal brilliance, Juan Manuel

Marquez will return home to Mexico with an impressive victory over Mike Alvarado in his pocket and a multi-million dollar offer to fight Manny Pac-quiao to mull over.

Marquez was magnificent, as expected, using his counter punching, quick hands and exceptional accuracy to rout Alvarado in their welterweight battle before 12,090 roaring fans at The Forum.

Judges scored it 119-108, 117-109 and 117-109 for Mar-quez, who dropped Alvarado in the eighth and controlled the bout from start to finish.

Marquez was dumped by a terrific Alvarado counter right in the ninth, but it was one of his few mistakes on the night.

“That was a bad mistake,” Marquez said, smiling. “very bad. I held the right hand way too low and he took advan-tage.”

But it only served to add drama to the stretch run. Marquez cleanly won the first eight rounds and was making Alvarado look silly at times.

Alvarado’s corner was pleading with him to throw punches and let his hands go, but he did not do much early

in the bout. Marquez was pick-ing him apart and Alvarado was just eating shot after shot.

“You need to let it go with both hands,” trainer Shann vilhauer urged him after the seventh round. “You’re going to get hit, but you’ve got to let them go. He’s not going to knock you out, but you’re go-ing to get hit. You’ve got to let your hands go.”

He added a semblance of drama by dropping Marquez once and wobbling him an-other time over the final four rounds, but it was clear early in this one who the better man was and who would be the one to get the shot at Pacquiao.

Marquez beamed when it was suggested he might make eight figures to face Pacquiao, but he was non-commital about whether he’d take the fight.

It was probably his way of negotiating and increasing his paycheck.

Promoter Bob Arum said the Pacquiao fight will be in China in November and that Marquez will get the first crack as the opponent, which would be the fifth in a series that now covers more than 10 years. If Marquez doesn’t accept it, Arum said, he’d offer the bout to Ruslan Provodnikov, who fights Chris Algieri in June.

Marquez win sets up 5th fight with Pacquiao

SPORTS

LANDING A LEFT. Juan Manuel Marquez (L) lands a left hand to the chin of Mike Alvarado. (Getty)

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana is done talking about home-court advantage.

The top-seeded Pacers are ready to use it against the two-time defending champs.

They took the first step Sun-day, when Paul George finished with 24 points and seven assists, David West added 19 points and seven rebounds, and suddenly surging Indiana led wire-to-wire in a 107-96 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Con-ference finals.

‘’This is just a fun matchup,’’ George said. ‘’It’s one that we’ve been waiting for all year.’’

For the first time in this year’s playoffs, the Pacers won a series opener. And for the first time in their last three playoff battles against the Heat, the Pacers won Game 1.

Game 2 is Tuesday night. The home team has won all five games in this season’s fiercest and most competitive rivalry, though none was more impressive or import-ant than this one.

All five Indiana starters and backup C.J. Watson scored in dou-ble figures, helping Indiana pro-duce its highest point total of the playoffs.

The Pacers limited the Heat to just four offensive rebounds and 6-of-23 shooting from be-yond the arc. LeBron James went 1 of 5 on 3s and shot just two free throws, and Miami fell so far be-hind so fast, it never even had a chance to tie the score.

Sure, opening this best-of-seven series at Bankers Life Field-house helped. The hometown crowd that sometimes serenaded the Pacers with boos during the first two rounds spent most of the first half on its feet, chanted ‘’De-fense’’ every time it looked as if the Heat might come back and

finished the game with its cus-tomary chant of ‘’Beat The Heat!’’

But the biggest difference was on the court.

Indiana shared the ball, lim-ited its turnovers, maintained its poise and got contributions from everyone in a game it had to win. Roy Hibbert finished with 19 points and nine rebounds, Lance Stephenson had 17 points and eight assists, and George Hill add-ed 15 points as the Pacers looked more like the team that was so

dominant over the first half of the season, rather than the one struggled so mightily in the sec-ond half.

The challengers in this matchup insist they know it’s only a start.

‘’There’s nothing to cel-ebrate. It’s not like we won a championship. It’s one game,’’ Hill said. ‘’Yes, it was good, but if we come out and lay an egg on Tuesday, this game doesn’t mean anything.’’

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GMA Davao defeated ABS-CBN’s DXAB, 17-13 to rule the Media Division in the ex-

citing Adidas Davao 3-on-3 Chal-lenge held Sunday at The Peak of the Gaisano Mall of Davao.

GMA exploded with a 7-0 start and never looked back despite the exciting rally by its corporate rival in the last four minutes of play. It was a clean sweep by the Kapuso Network team played by Jaime Lulab, Arman villarmino, Gideon Labitad and Marlon Camana.

GMA earlier scored a hard-earned win against the Scribes, 9-5 in the opening game before routing the Fotogs, 11-5.

DXAB composed of Carl Eric “Idol Dagol” Alindao, Teovor “In-day Tanini” Quillano, Narciso Gal-endez Jr. and Chuck Lozano settled for second place with two wins and one loss.

DXAB opened up its cam-paign with a 16-4 victory over the Fotogs then survived against the never-say-die Scribes, 11-9.

The Scribes bannered by Ban-dera contributor Lito delos Reyes, Mindanao Times sports editor Jon Develos, Mindanao Bulletin’s correspondent Marlon Gayog and Edge Davao managing editor Neil Bravo, however, won against the Fotogs, 7-5 to cop third place.

The Fotogs represented by the troika of Mindanao Times’ Boy Lim, SunStar’s King Rodriguez and Edge Davao’s Tats Daval settled for

fourth place.All teams received a P500 gift

certificate from Gaisano Mall of Davao and a certificate awarded by tournament director Billy Cru-zada and Adidas Boutique Super-visor Selena Castillon.

Also present at the league supported also by virginia Hot-dog, Milo, SMART, Phoenix Petro-leum and Summit Drinking Water were project head Dinah Antojado and Activations Head Aurora Bon-cato.

Meanwhile, Team Tin 24, Holy Cross of Davao College and Philippine Women’s College all beat their separate rivals to also rule their respective divisions.

Team Tin 24 played by Greg-gy Delica, Joceh Supa, Christo-pher Jatico and Jayvee Rusiana won the Open division with vic-tories over BPI (8-7) and Jaguar (10-5).

Team Tin 24 forced an exten-sion with a 6-all deadlock after 10-minutes of running time. BPI even scored the first basket but Team Tin 24 answered back by making two straight points to seal the victory.

BPI composed of Francis Cu-tin, Dwight Tonel, Paulo Solis and Leo Bordas settled for second, followed in third by the Jaguars bannered by Ryan Josol, Michael Claveria, Andrew Nidea and Ben villano

HCDC played by Mark Joshua

Medel, Dexter John verdeprado, Jearul Bulaong and Adonis Ange-lo Canon topped the High School with back-to-back wins over Ba-nana Boys and JnB Condotel both via an 8-5 victories.

Banana Boys (1-1) com-posed of Alney Tarranza, Melvin Solon, Jose Aguanta and Darwin Tubilan copped second place fol-lowed by JnB Condotel.

PWC, on the other hand, dominated the Grade School di-vision by edging Davao Christian High School (8-7) and Dona Pilar Learning Center (6-4).

Jolance Desquitado, Jose Se-villa, Alex Senajon and Gian Israel played for PWC, while DCHS com-posed of Isaac Selgas, Carlos Un-lay, Mico Coloso and David Fami-lar settled for second place. Third placer DPLC was represented by Kirk Disquitado, Nestor Balagtas, Austin Lapenib and Jessienel Te-jada.

Jatico (Open), Canon (high school) and Desquitado (grade school) were voted as the Most valuable Players. Ralph San Mi-guel of O Team won the 3-point shootout.

Cash prizes amounting to P20,000 plus trophies, gift checks and items were awarded to the winners of the 3-day league sanc-tioned by the Samahang Basket-bol ng Pilipinas (SBP) Davao rep-resented by Commissioner Oscar Salvador.

Half-Pinoy golf pro-fessional David Heinen is taking his A game to

Davao City’s golf courses—a self-imposed mission that could lead to producing future Filipino pros to play in the PGA and LPGA Tours in the United States.

The 41-year old Heinen, who owns the Kaizen Golf Academy in the US, flew in si-lently in Davao City and began his golf academy for young kids in Apo Golf and Country Club, Davao City Golf Club and Rancho Palos verdes Golf and Country Club courses.

“I am excited to be here in the Philippines and I want to see these kids one day play in the Tour. You got very good potentials here and with prop-er training and preparations, these kids are going to get bet-ter,” said Heinen when inter-viewed by this writer during the “Let’s Get It On!” sports talk show on 105.9 Balita FM last Saturday.

Hainen was accompanied

to the radio program by for-mer North Cotabato governor Manny Pinol, himself an avid golfer and sports promoter.

“I fully support the noble intentions of David and I can only wish we can gather all the institutional support he needs from benefactors whether private or government,” Pinol said.

Heinen, who worked as a swing instructor at the re-nowned Leadbetter Academy, played against the likes of Ti-ger Woods in the US amateurs and some of the best golfers in the world as a professional. His brother also plays professional golf and is also a golf teaching pro now.

As an amateur, he also remembered playing against Carito villaroman and Ramon Brobio in the Callaway Junior World Championships in San Diego, California.

“Filipinos are very good players,” he said.

“I have spotted some good players already and I hope to

see more,” said Heinen. He named homegrown talents Zeus Sara and Billy Tapucar along with Korean expat Miko Shin as among the prized finds in the junior golf tournaments.

Heinen also hopes to find talents from among the sons of caddies and umbrella girls who cannot afford to buy equipment but are innately talented.

“I also come from an im-poverished family and we kind of grew up working for what we wanted to achieve,” said Heinen, who admitted he is in love with a Davao lass whom he is pursuing.

He said he has set up an academy in Cebu City and with Davao City in place, he said he can now focus on honing talents to possibly play in the 2020 Olympics.

“2016 may be fairly close so we are looking at 2020,” he said.

Golf is said to be included in the Olympic calendar begin-ning in 2016.

LET’S GET IT ON. Former North Cotabato governor Manny Pinol (left) with US- based teaching pro David Heinen during the live interview on “Let’s Get It On!” sports talk show with host Neil Bravo on 105.9 Balita FM Davao.

AIR JONDEVI. Mindanao Times sports editor Jon Develos of Team Scribes lays up against GMA Davao defenders during the Media Games of the Adidas 3-on-3 Basketball Challenge last Sunday at The Peak of Gaisano Mall of Davao. (Lean Daval Jr.)

NO RESPECT. Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson, right, shoots over Miami Heat forward LeBron James during the first half of Game 1 of the East-ern Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series on Monday (PHL Time) in Indianapolis.

GMA rules media division in Adidas 3-on-3 Challenge

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FIRST STEPPacers take Game 1 over Heat

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THAT’S MY NOSE. A player from GMA Davao (37) gets tagged in the nose as he drove to the lane against Team Scribes’ Neil Bravo (3) of Edge Davao and Marlon Gayog of Mindanao Bulletin during the Media Games of the Adidas 3-on-3 Basketball Challenge last Sunday at The Peak of Gaisano Mall of Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

IN basketball, height is not necessarily might.

Ateneo de Davao University overcame a huge disadvantage in ceiling and an 18-point deficit with a torrid pace and a suffocating defense to score a huge 101-92 win over Chiang Kai Shek College top open its cam-paign in the St. Stephen’s Cup basketball tourna-ment at the St. Stephen’s High School Gym in Bi-nondo, Manila.

The Blue Knights, the only provincial team in the 18-under division, got pounded inside by the marauding Blazing Dragons, who averaged six feet.

Realizing they have no chance to engage the 9-time Baden Powell champions from Tondo, the Blue Knights changed their strategy—shifting to a blistering run and gun mode that sucked the gas out of the Dragons to charge back with a 25-6

attack in the third period after falling behind by 18 in the first half.

“We cannot stay up front with them. They are too tall for us so we decided to force them to run,” said Ateneo coach Miggy Solitaria.

The Blazing Drag-ons were fagged out and lapsed into a spate of turnovers after that searing rally. The Drag-ons were never the same from then on.

Solitaria paid trib-ute to the big heart his bunch of Blue Knights showed right in their de-but match in a the tough tournament featuring the best high school squads in Manila including Uni-versity of the Philippines, St. Stephen’s High School and CKSC.

“Lahat nag-contrib-ute. The boys are very unselfish and it paid off in the end. We came here to play and hopefully take a few wins,” said Solitaria.

Ateneo scores huge triumph

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UPSET WIN OVER CHIANG KAI SHEK