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THE JOURNEY OF JHUNAXTHE Palarong-

P a m b a n s a 20015 is more

than two weeks over, but for Jhunax L. Su-perlativo, the quest for the gold medal still continues.

This seven-year-old gymnast from Sinaw-ilan Elementary School in Matanao, Davao del Sur, may be the youngest among the athletes of the Davao Regional Athletic Association (DavRAA), but he showed that get-ting a gold medal is not only about pride and glory, it is also for family.

This young athlete is not the typical child who just wants to have new clothes and toys. Jhunax wanted to win the gold to buy rice, kitchen uten-sils, a new television set, and steel sheet roof for their house.

His coach, Primitiva Lumen, narrated the ex-perience of Jhunax be-fore he qualified for the biggest national sport-ing event in the country. She said last year her husband Venancio dis-covered the gymnastic skills of Jhunax in Si-nawilan where this kid imitated the athletes of her husband.

Her husband was the first coach of Jhu-nax since they are in the same school, but this changed when the DavRAA assigned her as the official coach in the PalarongPambansa.

“ N a k i t a n i y a n a -hilig man ni mag tum-bling-tumbling ning-bataa. Mao to while nag-rest angiyang athletes gipapuliniya... mao to ni tumbling siya (Jhunax), mao to nakitaniyanaflx-ible man ningbataa(My husband saw that Jhu-nax used to tumble every time they had training. While his athletes were resting, he gave this kid a try... Jhunax did some tumbling and my hus-band saw how flexible he was),” she said.

Lumen said her hus-band asked Jhunaxto be part of the gymnas-tics team of the school, which the boy readily accepted. Jhunax trained for only six months but because of his skill and talent, he already qual-ified for PalarongPam-bansa.

Jhunax’s father has no permanent job and sometimes drives a sin-gle motorcycle for pas-sengers. He also helps in a mango farm their area during harvest sea-son. His mother has no job and is now pregnant with their sixth child.

Lumen said Jhu-naxsometimes skipped classes in the afternoon because he had no lunch in their house. To ad-dress this, she prepared lunch for two persons for her husband to bring so that he could share with Jhunax.

She also said there were times Jhunax would skip practice be-cause he had no shorts and briefs to wear be-cause he and his broth-ers took turns wearing the same set.

Jhunax was deter-mined, however, and did not let his poverty pre-vent him from training. He religiously attended training after classes.

“Sometimes, I doubt-ed that at his age he could memorize the gymnastics routines. Bu-tif you show him a rou-tine even only twice, he can immediately memo-rize it,” she said.

Jhunax first com-peted in the cluster one (7-9 years old) Men Ar-tistic Gymnastics (MAG) in its division meet in Davao del Sur where he won and qualified for the regional meet.

Last March, Jhunax won five gold medals, enough for him for a slot in the PalarongPamban-sa which was hosted by Davao del Norte. It also earned him an incen-

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO [email protected]

tive of almost P50,000 from the Davao del Sur government.

Lumen said that upon learn-ing it, Jhunax asked if he could buy rice, television, utensils,and steel sheets. The boy explained that their TV was broken and that they had no utensils – us-ing only used cup noodles for meals.

If Jhunax continues his train-ing, he could well become one of the country’s top athletes and be able to take care of his family’s needs.

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NEWS

THE US government has renewed its warning to US citizens against

traveling to some areas in Mindanao and Sulu due to “terrorist and insurgent” threats.

This despite its own ad-mission that there have been “no reports of US citizens in Mindanao targeted specifical-ly for their nationality.”

In its latest update on May 20, 2015, the US Department of State warned US citizens of the “risks of travel to the Phil-ippines,” in particular to the Sulu Archipelago, certain re-gions and cities of the island of Mindanao, and the south-ern Sulu Sea area.

The latest travel warning replaces an earlier one issued on November 20, 2014 “and reflects continuing threats in those areas due to terrorist and insurgent activities.”

“US citizens should con-tinue to defer non-essential travel to the Sulu Archipela-go, due to the high threat of kidnapping of international travelers and violence linked to insurgency and terrorism there,” the warning said.

“Based on a history of kidnappings and attempted

kidnappings of foreigners in the Eastern Sabah province of Malaysia and in the southern Sulu Sea area by terrorist or insurgent groups based in the Sulu Archipelago, US citizens should continue to exercise extreme caution if consider-ing travel in the southern Sulu Sea region from the southern tip of Palawan, along the coast of Sabah, Malaysia and the is-lands of the Sulu Archipelago, up to Zamboanga City, Mind-anao,” it added.

As for other areas in Min-danao, the State Department advised US citizens to exer-cise “extreme caution” if trav-eling to certain regions and cities of the island.

“Separatist and terrorist groups continue to conduct bombings, kidnappings, and attacks against civilians, po-litical leaders, and Philippine security forces. In particular, the Bangsamoro Islamic Free-dom Fighters (BIFF) remain active in the Cotabato City area, and in the Maguindanao, North Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat provinces, where the government maintains a state of emergency and a greater police presence,” it said.

The State Department,

US renews travel warning on Mindanaohowever, said there have been “no recent reported terrorist threats or incidents within the Davao City or Surigao city limits.”

There have also been no reports of US citizens in Min-

danao targeted specifically for their nationality. “However, general threats to US citizens and other foreigners through-out Mindanao remain a con-cern,” it added.

The State Department

said officials and staff mem-bers of the US Embassy itself travel to Mindanao for official business without incident, but the embassy has imposed a strict restriction on all but the most essential travel to

the area.“Embassy employees

must receive special authori-zation from Embassy security officials to travel to any loca-tion in Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago,” it added.

INCONVENIENCE. The ongoing drainage system and road construction along Lanang creates monstrous traffic jams and inconvenience to motorists and the riding public plying the Sasa-downtown route during peak hours. Lean Daval Jr.

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MORE than 5,000 indi-viduals hit the road Saturday morning to

join the “Run Duterte Run,” a physical fitness activity aimed at convincing Davao City May-or Rodrigo R. Duterte to seek the presidency in the 2016 elections.

People from all walks of life—most of whom coming from Davao City, the neigh-boring Mindanao places and even localities in Luzon and Visayas—gathered in an ear-ly morning fun run, chanting and displaying tarpaulins bearing messages that have become a common sight all over the land.

The activity started in Magsaysay Park and ended at Rizal Park, but this was not actually the kind of route peo-ple want Duterte to negotiate, but rather the long road from City Hall to Malacañang come 2016.

“Although it was only a fun run and to foster physical fit-ness, the message of the peo-ple was loud and clear,” said Peter T. Laviña, an ally and supporter of the mayor. “They

want Duterte to run in 2016.”“RUN DUTERTE RUN FOR

PRESIDENT 2016,” read the banner displayed by residents of Barangay Indangan, Bu-hangin District.

“PEOPLE’S FOR PRESI-DENT RODY DUTERTE,” was the message in the streamer of the city’s Kagan tribe, which also took part in the activity.

Laviña said similar fun run activities and even a mo-torcade were simultaneously staged yesterday morning in Butuan, Pasay, Paranaque and Cebu.

The activity in Davao City was organized by barangay of-ficials led by Isla Verde baran-gay captain Wating Usman, a staunch Duterte supporter.

Duterte had time and again denied he is seeking the country’s highest position in next year’s elections despite mounting calls for him to run.

Recent surveys also list-ed Duterte as a presidential contender, the only local of-ficial in the list of preferred presidential bets that include Vice President Jejomar Binay, Senator Grace Poe, Interior

PORT operator San Vi-cente Terminal and Brokerage Services,

Inc., which is managed by Davao-based Anflocor Group, is investing P4 billion to in-crease the capacity of the Davao International Contain-er Terminal (DICT) in Panabo

City to 850,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEU) by next year.

“We’re doubling or capac-ity by next year. We’re plan-ning to rehabilitate one of our old berths,” ANFLOCOR presi-dent and chief executive office Alexander N. Valoria told re-

porters in an interview.He said the eight-hectare

terminal has an existing ca-pacity of 300,000 to 400,000 TEU but will be increased before the year ends by an ad-ditional of 250,000 TEU. Last year’s port operation generat-

AS RUNNINGMATE

Binay VP ̀ cheap gimmick’

EVERYBODY knows May-or Rodrigo Duterte as the undisputed leader

of Davao City. He is on his 23rd year as the head of the coun-try’s biggest city and now the longest-serving city mayor in the post-1986 Edsa Revolution era.

But it was only recently that people became aware of Duterte’s Leyte connection. The eldest son of former Gov. Vicente Duterte and Soledad Roa-Duterte was born in Maa-sin, Southern Leyte.

“My father was a soldier who was with the Jago (Judge Advocate General’s Office),” the

mayor told his audience at the Maasin City Hall when he was given a royal welcome.

Duterte was guest of hon-or during the 4th Roa Clan Reunion in Barangay Laboon, Maasin City. However, the lo-cal governments of Southern Leyte and Maasin City rolled out the red carpet for the may-or when they learned about his arrival.

Southern Leyte Gov. Rog-er Mercado explained why the province and the city are throwing out a lavish welcome for Duterte.

“We welcome him for two reasons: first, because Mayor

Duterte openly admits that he is from Maasin, unlike others who disown it when they are already popular,” the governor noted.

The second reason is sur-prising. “(Mayor Duterte) was with us when we were devas-tated by Yolanda. He personally came to express his sympathy and handed out a check for P3-million,” Gov. Mercado re-vealed.

Duterte’s silent but con-crete manifestation of help to Southern Leyte and the whole island has not been lost to the governor. “He was with us in

By CHARLES RAYMOND A. MAXEY

MEDIA ATTENTION. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte chats with GMA Manila reporter Tricia Zafra outside the Davao City Recreation Center on Friday evening. Duterte continues to attract attention from national media outfits after he was considered one of the leading presidentiables for the 2016 elections. Lean Daval Jr.

and Local Government Sec. Mar Roxas and Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada.

Meanwhile, Laviña de-scribed Binay’s offer for Dute-rte to become his running mate in the 2016 elections as

“cheap gimmick.”Binay made the offer

while he was in Davao, Dute-rte’s bailiwick. This means he was playing for the gallery where Duterte is so popular he was polling as much as

80 percent support to run as President,” Laviña said.

“It is obvious Binay wants Duterte out of the way as a ri-val for the presidency. Binay also made the gesture after Senator Grace Poe rejected

the same offer,” added Laviña, a former city councilor.

Duterte is a formidable teammate in the 2016 elec-tions, but not as vice presi-dential candidate, according

Duterte could be Leyte’s first president

Anflocor to invest P4 billionto hike Panabo port capacity

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ECONOMYOld airport eyed for cultural villageTHE Mindanao Develop-

ment Authority (Min-DA) has proposed to

the Department of Transpor-tation and Communication (DOTC) for the rehabilitation of the old Sasa airport and making this into a cultural village and museum that will showcase Mindanao distinct culture.

“We’re still looking at the request. We are supporting MinDA’s project for the old airport. Anyway, we don’t use it anymore,” DOTC Undersec-retary Rene Limcaoco said at the MinDA office Thursday last week.

MinDA executive director Janet Lopoz said the project will be a promotions center

for Mindanao and will be funded by the Tourism In-frastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), Civil Authority and Aviation of the Philippines (CAAP) and Min-DA.

The rehabilitation and development of the old air-port has is projected to cost P179.34 million.

The first phase of the project alone which involves the structural retrofitting to the old structure and reha-bilitation costs P93.5 million.

“The construction will commence this year,” Lopoz said, adding that the Tieza has already bidded out the project.

Three bidders from Ma-

nila took part in the bidding.Lopoz said the second

phase of the project will soon follow.

“We projected that the whole project will be com-pleted in six months’ time,” she said.

Known as the Francisco Bangoy International Airport or Sasa Airport, the facility

began operation in the 1940s catering to domestic and in-ternational flights. Airport operations, however, were stopped after the opening of the new terminal in 2003.

In 2008, there were pro-posals to convert the old airport area into a business process outsourcing (BPO) hub.

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By CHENEEN R. CAPON

INDUCTION. Leaders of the Asian Confederaton of Credit Union and officers of the Tagum Cooperative Sister Society during the induction rites last May 22. They are (from left) Rosalina S. Argent, Fe J. Adlawan, Norma R. Pereyras,

Ranjith Hettiarachchi, Monica L. Salido, Miriam R. Baloyo, Evelia R. Sator, Elenita San Roque and Andrew So.

Asian credit union executives induct local members of global women netLEADERS of the Asian

Confederation of Credit Union (ACCU) on Firday

inducted into office the offi-cers and members of Tagum Cooperative Sister Society organized as one of the local chapters of the Global Wom-en’s Leadership Network (GWLN).

ACCU founding presi-dent Andrew So, ACCU chief technical advisor Ranjith Het-tiarachchi and ACCU Chief Executive Officer Elenita San Roque came to grace the occa-sion, which gathered about 50 Tagum Cooperative women members of various profes-sions.

Tagum Cooperative Sister Society officials sworn into of-fice were Norma R. Pereyras, president; Monica Salido, vice president; Fe Adlawan, secre-tary; Angelina Collis, treasur-er; Gertrudes Yap, auditor.

Also inducted as officers were Arlene Adlawan-king, Leslie Canuto and Kate An-toinette Umayam as public information officers; Venus Tabanao, Kathryn Ann Salazar, Clygene Dairo, Joan Almen-dras and Ann Nieves Malingin as members of the secretariat.

In his message, So shared his views on leadership saying to “lead is to serve.”

Citing such definition of leadership, So challenged

members of Tagum Coopera-tive Sister Society to “lead for others,” and to make a differ-ence as “women for and with others.”

So also expressed confi-dence that Tagum Coopera-tive Sister Society members can live up to expectations for them to do their best for oth-ers given the enthusiasm that they’ve shown.”

Meanwhile, Hettiarach-chi, during the same event, pitched similar challenge for the local Sister Society mem-bers pointing out the impor-tance of “making a difference in the lives of cooperative members,” which he viewed as more important than just raking in income.

On the other hand, San Roque revealed that the Tagum Cooperative Sister So-ciety is the fourth organized in Asia and the second in the Philippines next to Paglaum Multi Purpose Cooperative based in Plaridel, Misamis Oc-cidental.

Paglaum MPC Sister Soci-ety was the first organized in Asia; second was in Nepal and third in Thailand, she said .

San Roque explained that Sister Societies represent the local chapters of the Global Women’s Leadership Net-work, organized to “create local impact.”

“It’s purpose is for person-al and professional develop-ment as well as for coopera-tive development,” she said.

Created by the World Council of Credit Union (WOC-CU) in 2009, the Global Wom-en’s Leadership Network links 820 women in 53 countries, she said.

On the other hand, Tagum Cooperative Chairperson Nor-ma Pereyras was optimistic that women in Tagum Coop-erative would become more empowered “now that we are linked with the global network of women.”

“This works to our advan-tage because we will be able to expand our network of good opportunities in the world,” she said.

Davao del Norte Vice Governor Victorio Suaybagu-io, who was present during the event, viewed the Tagum Cooperative Sister Society as “catalyst of empowering more our women in Tagum City and in Davao del Norte.”

Also gracing the occasion, City of Tagum Mayor Allan Rel-lon congratulated Tagum Co-operative for pushing through the organization of Sister So-ciety and that he banked on the home-grown billionaire cooperative to continue bring-ing successes for Tagum City. (Tagum Cooperative)

CTO rejects plantation claims envi tax is ‘’unconstitutional’’THE City Treasurer’s Of-

fice (CTO) is determined to push through with

implementing the Watershed Code’s environmental tax de-spite protests from plantations that the tax is “unconstitution-al.”

During the monthly Wa-tershed Management Council (WMC) meeting last April, the CTO’s Adhoc Paralegal Officer Catalino Bolo, Jr said CTO re-jected claims that the environ-mental tax is tantamount to double taxation, saying that its collection is valid as it is man-dated in the city’s Watershed Ordinance.

The Davao Agricultural Ventures Corporation (DAV-CO), which has previously paid its environmental tax of P2,630,235 under protest, had submitted a motion to the

Court of Tax Appeals, question-ing the legal basis of CTO’s re-jection of their protest.

According to DAVCO, the tax imposition is premature because the city has yet to fin-ish the delineation of the wa-tersheds.

But civil society represen-tative to the WMC Chinkie Pe-lino said the watershed delin-eation will not impact on the issue of envi tax implementa-tion.

“The delineation project aims to address the buffer zones and protection of critical areas in the watershed. The environment tax imposition is a different matter since it is based on the size of the planta-tions,” Peino said.

“All plantations with an area of 50 hectares or more,

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World Milk Day (WMD) is celebrated annually every 1st of June in many coun-tries worldwide, providing an opportunity to focus at-tention on milk as a global food central to health and well-being across cultures and nations, and to high-light the contributions con-nected with milk and the overall dairy industry.

In the Philippines, Alaska spear-heads the celebration of World Milk Day for the third time this May 31, 2015 and second year in a row in Davao City. This year, the celebra-tion of WMD is going to be big-ger by having simultaneous Family Run and Zumba events in Manila,

Baguio, Cebu, and Davao. For ev-ery participant, Alaska will be do-nating an equivalent number 1.8 kg can to Children’s Hour. Here are the event details:

ACTIVITY: Press BriefingDATE: May 29, 2015VENUE: to follow but probably

Marco Polo, DavaoACTIVITY: Alaska celebrates

World Milk Day eventDATE: May 31, 2015VENUE: Open Parking B, SM

City Davao (Ecoland)

For more details on the event, like the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/WorldMilk-DayPH.

Alaska brings World Milk Day to Davao

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Julie Anne San Jose spends birthday with fans

Indie dramas ‘Barber’s Tales’ and ‘Dagitab’ lead this year’s Gawad Urian nomineesNora Aunor is Natatanging Gawad Urian awardee

GMA Artist Cen-ter star Julie Anne San Jose wore her smile from ear to ear as she held a mini-birthday con-cert for her fans last Saturday, May 16, at the Studio 1 of GMA Network Center. Glowing in her blue off-shoulder top and showing off her slim physique, Julie Anne was unstoppable from giv-ing her all in the intimate get-together that she prepared for her fans. She showed her grati-tude by performing their most requested songs and a series of medleys from foreign artists such as Beyonce and Nicki Minaj. The stage was starting to heat up when she bal-anced the mood by sing-ing her mellow songs such as Tulad Mo, Right Where You Belong, and

the latest single from her Deeper album, Kung Maibabalik Ko Lang. Later in the program, a surprise visit from her co-GMA Artist Center

talent Ken Alfonso left the fans swooning. Ken dedicated a sweet rendi-tion of Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin to Julie Anne and garnished his harana

act with a rose that he gave to the birthday cel-ebrant. Julie Anne felt the warm support that she gets from her fans, but on top of the list she wanted to thank was her Mommy Marivic. Teary-eyed, the Kapuso singer sat down with her guitar, expressed her love for her mother, and gave a smooth interpretation of the song Coming Home. After the perfor-mance, she left the stage to hug her mother and shared to the audience that it was her mother’s support that motivated Julie Anne through the years. “I want to thank all of you. Sobrang nagpapas-alamat ako sa inyo. Hindi kayo nagsasawang su-portahan ako, kaya hind-ing-hindi rin ako magsa-sawa to be here for you,” said Julie Anne.

INDIE drama films dominate this year’s 38th Gawad Urian with Dagitab by Giancarlo Abra-han and Barber’s Tales by Juna Lana leading the nomi-nees with 11 nomi-nations including Best Picture and Best Direction. Dagitab, which stars Noni Buencamino and Eula Valdez are in a cut throat competi-tion with the Eugene Domingo-helmed film, Barber’s Tales. Both are also nominated for Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Actor, and Best Ac-tress categories, among others. Dagitab and Barber’s Tales are followed close-ly by Bwaya (Francis Xavier Pasion) and Mula Sa Kung Ano Ang Noon (Lav Diaz) with 10 nomi-nations each. The four films are also in the race for Best Picture.Aside from awarding the best in Philippine cinema, the 38th Gawad Urian also recognizes Fil-ipino icons who contrib-uted in shaping the film industry. This year, Nora Aunor is the recipient of the Natatanging Gawad Urian. Her performance

in Dementia also led her to bag a nomination for Best Actress along with Angeli Bayani (Bwaya), Ai Ai De las Alas (Ronda), Eugene Domingo (Bar-ber’s Tales), Eula Valdez (Dagitab), Nova Villa (1st ko si 3rd), Angelica Panganiban (That Thing Called Tadhana), and

Hazel Orencio (Mula Sa Kung Ano Ang Noon). On the awards night, there will also be a trib-ute to National Arist Lamberto Avellana and to Nora Aunor, the Na-tatanging Gawad Urian awardee for their con-tributions in the film industry. The 2014 films

cited by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP) will also be given special recognition. The 38th Gawad Urian will be hosted by Angelica Panganiban, Robi Do-mingo, and Butch Fran-cisco. The Gawad Urian Awards is the most es-teemed film awards in the Philiippines. The nominees and the win-ners are chosen by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP) who are composed of reputable pillars in Philippine cin-ema. The MPP members are Rolando Tolentino, Grace Javier Alfonso, Butch Francisco, Mario Hernando, Bienvenido Lumbera, Miguel Rapa-tan, Benilda Santos, Dr. Nicanor Tiongson, Tito Genova Valiente and Lito Zulueta. The 38th Gawad Urian will be held on June 16, 2015 and will be aired live in Cinema One. For more informa-tion, visit Cinema One’s official Facebook page (w w w.faceb o ok .com/Cinema1channel) and the official website of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (www.manunuri.com).

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By HENRYLITO D. TACIO and ARMANDO A. MORTEJO

MARCELA R. Madaje, who now resides in Kidap-awan City in North Co-

tabato, was only 12 when she started smoking tobacco. This was when her family still lived in Antequera, Bohol before World War II.

“My grandparents and par-ents had a piece of land where they cultivated tobacco to earn a living,” she recalled. “They were selling it to traders in the public market. The income sustained the family.”

Three years ago, she went back to Bohol and visited some relatives. There, she asked for some tobacco seeds when she planted in one of her empty flower pots when she returned home. She took care of the plants and before long it was already producing tobacco leaves.

She dried the leaves outside -- in an area where they were hung and won’t get wet when there is rain. “I don’t sell them,” she said. “They are for my own consumption only.

As for the seeds she collect-ed, she scattered them in her backyard. Some of the growing plants are transferred to areas where they could grow nicely. “These plants helped us when I was still growing up in Bohol,” she said.

Today, there are 30 tobacco plants that are growing in her backyard. “This has become my hobby now,” said the 85-year-old grandmother. “I also use the leaves to treat some wounds.”

In some ways, tobacco can help fight some diseases. “To-bacco, divine, rare superexcel-lent tobacco, which goes far be-yond all panaceas, potable gold and philosopher’s stones, a sov-ereign remedy to all diseases,” Robert Burton, an author and physician, once said.

There were some records of missionaries, soldiers, travelers, and scholars who had written about the use of tobacco by in-digenous peoples of the Amer-icas since it was first encoun-tered by Christopher Colum-bus’s expedition of 1492.

From those records, it was found that tobacco had multi-purpose uses: socially, in friend-ship and war; and spiritually, to incur trance spirit, consultation,

attending two-day training on organic agriculture at the Min-danao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC) in barangay Kinusku-san, Bansalan, Davao del Sur, he found out that there’s a better way of getting rid of the insects.

“One of the best ways to eradicate the insects is by using tobacco spray,” Serapion said. Here’s what he did. He boiled 250 grams of dried tobacco leaves and stems in four liters of water for 20 minutes. After that, he allowed the water to cool and then filtered it through lay-ered cotton cloth. He added four more liters of water to the solu-tion and 50 grams of bar soap. He then poured the solution into corn funnels to kill stalk borer.

According to MBRLC tech-nicians, the tobacco solution can also be applied as a soil drench around plants to kill cutworms. It can be used to spray beans to prevent rust disease and also to control aphids, beetles, cabbage worms, caterpillars, grain wee-vils, leaf miners, mites, stem bor-ers and thrips.

The tobacco solution, MBRLC technicians claimed, is especially effective against bit-ing or sucking insects. When applied weekly with a brush, it is effective against ticks and fleas in cattle.

“For centuries, gardeners have used home-made mixtures of tobacco and water as a natural pesticide to kill insect pests,” the Science Daily reported.

The Florida-based Edu-cational Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) has devel-oped another kind of tobacco spray. One kilogram of crushed or bruised tobacco stalks and leaves are soaked in 15 liters of water for 24 hours. The solution is then filtered; and three to five tablespoon of liquid soap is add-ed. It is sprayed immediately to plants.

“Use tobacco sprays in the evening to allow them to work in the night,” the ECHO reminds. “And in general, do not spray po-tatoes, peppers, tomatoes, egg-plant or any plant in the Solana-ceae family in order to prevent the spread of viruses.”

Another warning: “Do not let people or animals drink the solution, and when spraying, wear protective clothing – espe-cially a mask, or apply solutions with a watering can only. Do not eat vegetables within four days of application and wash them carefully when you do.”

The National Tobacco Ad-ministration (NTA), an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), said tobacco is grown in 23 provinces, covering approximately 30,352 hectares.

“Different tobacco types are grown in the different tobacco producing province,” the NTA re-ports. Virginia tobacco, the most dominant tobacco type and con-

stitutes 58% of the tobacco area in the country, is grown in Re-gion I, particularly, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra and La Union.

Burley tobacco, which con-stitutes 18% of the total tobacco area, is also grown in Region I in Pangasinan, La Union and Abra. It is also planted in three other regions; Isabela and Cagayan in Region II; Tarlac in Region III; and Occidental Mindoro in Re-gion IV.

The Native/Dark tobacco accounts for 24% of the to-tal area planted to tobacco. It is commercially grown in the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Iloilo, Leyte, Negros Oriental, Capiz, Cebu, Misamis Oriental, Zamboanga del Sur, North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Maguindanao, Saran-gani, Bukidnon and Davao del Sur.

A report from NTA showed

for the 2013-14, the average net income across all types of tobacco increased by 14%: from P55,672 per hectare in 2012-13 to P63,281 per hect-are in 2013-14. The increase reportedly came from the farm-ers who planted Native tobacco whose net income increased by 106%.Last year, a total of 65,167,178.49 kilos of locally grown leaf tobacco were pro-duced. It has a farm-gate value of PhP4,630,680,330.22, the NTA reports.

According to NTA, the to-

bacco industry provides direct and primary source of liveli-hood to 43,960 farmers and about 300,000 other members of their families. In addition, it provides about 1.56-million other industry workers and de-pendents.

There are always two sides of everything -- and that includes tobacco. “Good food, good sex, good digestion, and good sleep,” Mignon McLaugh-lin once said. “To these basic an-imal pleasures, man has added nothing but the good cigarette.”

magical curing, and medicine. When taken in small doses, to-bacco can stimulate as well as depress hunger and thirst, but in large doses, it can produce vi-sions and trances.

Experts claim tobacco leaves and the smoke generated when they are burned contain over four thousand chemicals. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, those who suffer from mental disorders such attention deficit disorder, schizophrenia and the like may experience positive ef-fects from smoking. Apparently, doses of nicotine have a short term normalization effect on the EEG (electrical activity in the brain).

“Nicotine has long been a useful tool for researchers in-terested in probing the nervous system,” said Dr. Ovid Pomer-leau, director of the Behavioral Medicine Program of the Uni-versity of Michigan.

Nicotine, found in tobacco, is one of the most studied of all drugs. At the beginning of the century, the earliest research into neurotransmitters involved the effects of nicotine. The first neurotransmitter receptor iden-tified was the nicotine receptor. Nicotine, it is said, mimics the actions of acetylcholine and has been shown to modulate many neurotransmitters.

Some considerable re-searches have been made as to the role of nicotine receptors in the central nervous system in human cognitive functioning. Initial investigations of the ef-fect of nicotinic agents in both normal and diseased individuals have confirmed the importance of the integrity of these systems for normal cognitive function-ing, Dr. Pomerleau said.

In agriculture, tobacco can also help fight crop diseases. Thirty-five-year-old Serapion of Makilala, North Cotabato has been growing corn for almost a decade now. Like other crops he used to plant before, corn is sus-ceptible to attacks of insects and diseases.

One of the problems he en-countered lately is the common stalk borer. Corn plants from 2 to 24 inches tall may be attacked. Damage to corn caused by the pest is characterized by wilting and/or dying of the upper leaves or by ragged irregular holes chewed in the newly unrolled leaves.

The characteristic “dead heart,” experts say, is caused by the insect boring into the stalk at the soil level and tunneling up-ward. The insect may also climb up the plant and tunnel down-ward into the whorl, creating the ragged holes. A considerable amount of sawdust-like borer feces can be seen in the whorl or coming out of the borer’s entry hole in the stalk.

In the past, he used chemical pesticides to destroy the insects that attacked his crops. But after

Marcela R. Madaje collecting some matured tobacco leaves (Photo by Armando Mortejo)

Preparing tobacco for distribution (Photo by Mauricio Victa)

Yes, she’s 85 years old now, but she still smokes (Photo by Armando Mortejo)

Marcela R. Madaje taking care of her tobacco plants. (Photo by Armando Mortejo)


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WHILE no one was looking, the House of Representatives passed on third and final reading the Filipino Identification System Act, a law that

would, among others, require every Filipino citizen to possess a standard and unified identification card that integrates all other government-issued IDs into one. House Bill 5060 (Filipino Identification System Act) aims to “streamline government transactions and help promote a progressive society through an efficient delivery of basic services.”

The goal is fine and even admirable. After all, anything that will help simplify the labyrinthine processes that Philippine government and bureaucracy are known for are welcome. If the same ID can be used to transact with, say, the Social Security System, City Hall, the National Statistics Office, and the Department of Foreign Affairs, then things can conceivably be speeded up since one’s records would be contained in one

card that is tied to one account.There is, however, no assurance that this can be achieved

in the foreseeable future. Indeed, a number of agencies that have undertaken “modernization” and “digitization” are still at it years after they started. And it actually sounds funny that government would want to issue an ID to all 100 million Filipinos when the Land Transportation Office (LTO) can’t even keep up with the demand for driver’s licenses.

And then there is the issue of privacy; as Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares has said, the bill is a violation of the rights of citizens to privacy and “might be used for a martial law type of surveillance.” A country that suffered through two decades of dictatorship does not take such threats easily, and the people do not particularly cherish having their privacy so easily violated by the authorities. Government must think twice about this law.

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MY TWO CENTS’WI T H t h e Chi-

nese Navy telling the US military Po-seidon plane to GO AWAY, the tensions surrounding the West Phil-ippine Sea have reached a new depth. With those two words, it seems that China now regards the US military in the same way it looks at the different smaller ASEAN countries – essentially, telling all of us to back off from what it is trying to do in those waters. This is no empty boast, given that all of the Southeast Asian countries involved in the border issues have significant trade relations with China, and the United States by itself has incurred significant debt to China. These in-stallations being reclaimed and built do more than affect coral beds but also extend the Chi-nese military’s reach into the heart of South-east Asia. Indonesia’s Natuna Archipelago, the Riau chain, the island nation of Singapore, and the coasts of Borneo covering Malaysia’s Sabah and Sarawak, even Brunei all stand to be within easy surveillance of Chinese radar and the reach of the 3,200 aircraft of the Peo-ple’s Liberation Army Air force, its formidable air assets comprising what is reputed to be the world’s largest air force. The South China Morning Post also reported last May 21 that the Chinese air force has conducted “training Missions” with bomber aircraft in the Miyako strait near the Senkaku islands it is disputing with Japan. All these point to a larger “muscle flex” by the Chinese forces to project its power over the waters it claims.

Disruptions for almost half of world trade

What this means for all of us moving for-ward is that these international concerns have the capability of disrupting what is basically 40 percent of all global maritime trade, since ships carrying these goods pass through the West Philippine Sea en route to the Straits of Malacca and onwards to Europe and the rest of Asia from the large trading nations of Japan, South Korea, and China.

Luzon ports stand to be affected mostThe Luzon ports led by the Port of Manila

currently holds more than half of our Twenty foot Equivalent Units (TEU) capacity at 3.64 million units (2014) and therefore is the key to trade and distribution of goods throughout the archipelago. Everything goes through this port, and the congestion it experienced late last year is the call to decongest this artery by developing other ports in the country to receive and export goods. Much of our raw materials for our growing manufacturing sec-tor come from these three countries. Without these, the growth of our important manufac-turing capability is threatened, with much of it also located in the greater Manila and CAL-ABARZON areas, making everything from electronic parts to our own laundry and bath soap. The threat to us in Mindanao is that even these essential commodities made in Luzon may cost us more.

Davao Gulf as an alternative port and man-ufacturing hub

It is more than worthy at this point to ex-amine the possibilities inherent in the Davao Gulf. Essentially outside the radar of these tensions, it is a safe harbor facing the pacific ocean, putting it within easy reach of Australia and New Zealand, the United States and even Japan and South Korea. There are three major international ports open for use by the public, the Hijo port with a capacity of 2 million TEUs, the Davao International Container Terminal in Panabo at about almost 300,000 TEUs, and even the Sasa Port, currently at 550,000 TEUs, which can expand to 1.2 million TEUs with the proposed 17 billion peso Public-Private Partnership upgrade. Already the combined existing TEU capacity of these three major Gulf ports at almost 3 million TEUs can very well take in three fourths of the Luzon ports’ capacity. Of course, the Hijo and DICT ports are privately owned, which may cost a little more to use than the governments Sasa port. The ad-vantage, however, is the speed of transactions due to the modern handling facilities, and the capacity to roll over income to easily expand capacities when necessary. (To be continued)

“AWARDS and recognition,” Shannon L. Alder once said, “are not the purpose of life and not the goal of an activist. The heart of an activist

usually redonates the money, or uses the acco-lades as a foot in the door for more activism and awareness. A plaque on the wall won’t change the world; it only shows your devotion.”

Edge Davao, one of the newest daily papers in the city, is no stranger to awards. Just recently, it won three (out of the four nominations it re-ceived) awards of the six categories given during the 2014 Civic Journalism Awards managed by the Philippine Press Institute.

Aside from winning the Best Edited Paper (which it also won the previous year), Edge Davao was also recognized Best in Environ-mental Reporting (“for actively dedicating reg-ular coverage of environmental reports through news, features, columns and editorials that help promote high degree of environmental consciousness among the public”) and Best in Culture, Arts and History Reporting (“precisely exercised its excellence in a community-ori-ented culture, arts and history articles. It really focused on the preservation, protection and pro-motion of the cultural practices, local artists and presented to the readers the impact of arts and culture on community life”).

Just recently, I got a news that Hedcor also re-ceived three citations during the 20th Kapatiran sa Industriya (KAPATID) Awards. The awards are given every two years by the Employers Con-federation of the Philippines (ECOP).

Just like Edge Davao, Hedcor also clinched three out of the four citations. These were for Social Accountability, Industrial Peace and Har-mony, and Strategic Visioning and Partnering for Business Growth and Job Generation.

“We are happy to be recognized by these awards. We operate with the balance of three P’s -- People, Planet and Profit, always keeping the mindset that we can do well by doing good,” said Rene Ronquillo, Hedcor president and chief op-erations officer.

Hedcor, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation. It is the largest de-veloper of run-of-river hydropower plants in the

Philippines.Today, Hedcor

has 21 run-of-riv-er hydropower plants in Benguet, Davao, Ilocos Sur, and Mountain Province with a total capacity of 185 megawatts (MW) of Cleane-nergy, the com-pany’s brand for clean and renew-able energy.

“These hydropower plants provide the country with reliable and reasonable power supply with the least possible adverse effects on the environment and communities,” said Hedcor in a statement.

During the inauguration of the Sabangan Hydropower in Sabangan, Mountain Province, Antonio R. Moraza, Aboitiz Power president and COO, said: “Electricity is more than just a com-modity. It is the lifeblood of our country. It fuels both the economy and individual opportunity.”

Hedcor, by the way, is also an International Standard Organization (ISO) certified for quality. As such, it operates with international standards while promoting harmony to its employees.

In addition, Hedcor reportedly has a Labor Management Council called the ‘Kabisig Council’ that tackles issues between the company and its employees.

“We are proud to be part of a world-class company that has heart for its people,” said members of the Hedcor Employees Union.

Among the finalists of the recent Kapatid Awards were Avon Philippines, Bank of the Phil-ippine Island, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Franklin Baker-Davao, Globe Telecom, Maynilad Water Services, Inc., Nestle Philippines, The Medical City and Toshiba.

In 2011, Hedcor was a finalist and in 2013 Hedcor emerged as a winner for Industrial Peace and Harmony of the Kapatid Awards. Hedcor was also conferred with the Gawad Ka-

ligtasan and Kalusugan Awards for both Institu-tional and Individual categories in 2010.

Launched in 1995, the Kapatid Awards is a biennial awards conceived by ECOP Chair-man Miguel B. Varela and bestowed by ECOP in recognition of companies that exemplify good business practices in the areas of industrial re-lations, quality and productivity, social account-ability, and strategic visioning. The awards are open to small, medium, and large companies.

Speaking of awards, the Bright Leaf Agricul-ture Journalism Awards is now accepting sub-mission for the annual competition.

“The Bright Leaf Awards honors the most outstanding and relevant agriculture stories that were published or aired on radio and tele-vision,” said the press statement. “It will also celebrate the work of photojournalists who suc-cessfully capture, in one snapshot, the essence and the heart of the agriculture industry in the country.”

All in all, there are nine categories. Howev-er, only there are four major awards (in which winners will receive cash prize, Ipad Mini, and trophy): Agriculture Story of the Year, Tobacco Story of the Year, Agriculture Photo of the Year, and Tobacco Photo of the Year.

The minor awards (winners receive cash prize and trophy) are Best Agriculture TV Pro-gram/Segment, Best Agriculture Radio Pro-gram/Segment, Best Agriculture News Story (National and Regional levels), and Best Feature Story (National and Regional levels).

In this year’s competition, only those ar-ticles and features in print category and pro-grams and segments in television and radio that are published and broadcast between Sep-tember 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015 are allowed for competition. The deadline for submission is September 4.

It’s high time to be recognized for your work. “A trophy isn’t about the hardware, the gold-painted statue mounted on marble, it’s about the recognition of excellence,” wrote Jarod Kintz in This Book is Not FOR SALE. “A trophy is a physical representation of the abstract concepts of hard work and dedication.”

Of awards and recognition

Doctor who?

The port of the matter (Part 1)

ELECTIONS are fast approaching and the talk of who to pick for the various positions is starting to heat up. Debates on the rela-

tive merits of experience, integrity, honesty and a host of other virtues (not to mention vices) now fill the news cycles and drive the chatter in social media.

In all of this, one thing that might be useful to remember is that candidates are just like special-ist doctors, you pick the one that fits your specific disease. If you have cancer, you go to an oncolo-gist. If you’re pregnant, a gynecologist. And if you break your leg, you see someone trained in or-thopedics. A bad choice can easily lead to misdi-agnosis, improper treatment, maybe even death.

So following the same logic, choosing a can-didate should be a two step process. First, a voter needs to identify what the biggest problem the country is facing. Is there a breakdown of law and order, are we being threatened by an external en-emy, do we need to get more investments coming into the economy? In other words, what is the country “sick” of. And second, basing on the an-swer to the first question, who is the most quali-fied to solve the problem and “cure the sickness.”

In the book “The Marketing of the President,” which offers many excellent insights into the emergence and growth of the use of marketing principles in political campaigns, author Bruce Newman argues that a candidate is not just a bar of soap to be sold to unwitting voters. Rather he is a “service provider and offers a service to his con-sumers, the voters... By taking note that the can-

didate is really a service provid-er, the distinc-tion between campaigning and governing becomes clear-er. The actual delivery of a service that a candidate of-fers to the voter does not occur until he begins to govern.”

This clarification of what a candidate truly represents is especially important in the Philip-pine setting where politicians routinely get elect-ed based on promises that they have absolutely no intention of fulfilling. It has become so bad that it’s really only a matter of time (and an am-bitious lawyer) before Filipino voters file a class action lawsuit for false advertising against these elected officials.

Going back to the analogy of candidates as doctors, at the rate they are going, all of our po-litical leaders would be liable for malpractice. Imagine going to a dentist’s clinic expecting to have your tooth pulled and coming out with a new pair of eyeglasses. It is simply unimaginable how such a large and prominent group of people, so-called leaders no less, can routinely lie to so many people and not only get away with it, but get rich while they doing so.

But then again there are always at least two sides to every issue. In this case, not all the blame can be placed with the candidate. After all, one cannot fault the crocodile for biting your hand off if you were stupid enough to put it in its mouth. People who blindly accept everything that oozes out of the mouth of crooked candidates have to bear their fair share of the blame for making our political system the mess that it is today.

Looking towards the 2016 elections, we can see that choosing the right candidate really re-quires an understanding of the many complex problems that needs to be solved. Corruption, despite the best efforts of this administration, continues to exist. China is literally camping at our doorsteps. Millions of poor Filipinos still face the direst choices every day.

And for us in Mindanao, there is the added complication of searching for the right lead-er who would be able to rightly place us in our proper context within the larger national picture. A candidate who would fix the country while at the same time reminding the war-mongers and carpet-baggers in the capital that Mindanawons are just as good, if not better, than they are.

This is not going to be easy. Nothing worth doing is. Sadly not everyone with the desire to vote wisely is equipped with the intellect to do so. Those who do therefore have the bigger task of educating the rest that the Philippines is like a patient afflicted with many ailments and most the doctors claiming they can cure it are quacks. The trick is to know which one isn’t.

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which are operating in the watershed shall pay the tax, regardless of whether the de-lineation is finished or not.”, she added.

The Local Government Code, Pelino said, gives local government units the author-ity to enact local tax mea-sures.

“This environment tax is no less different from the environment user fees be-ing implemented by other cities like Palawan and the Island Garden City of Samal. The money goes to funding the WMC’s watershed reha-bilitation and management programs.,” she added.

Section 129 of the Local Government Code of 1991 states that “each local gov-ernment unit shall exercise its power to create its own sources of revenue and to levy taxes, fees, and charges sub-

ject to the provisions herein, consistent with basic policy of local autonomy. Such taxes and fees, and charges shall accrue exclusively to the local government units.”

The Watershed Code of Davao mandates that any plantation with an area of 50 hectares or more is sub-ject to an environmental tax amounting to P2,500 per hectare per year.

As of May 2015, no other plantation has complied with the envi tax payment. Earli-er, SUMIFRU committed its intention to pay but request-ed an extension, which was granted by the CTO.

Confident that the Court of Tax Appeals will issue a resolution favoring the Envi Tax implementation, the CTO has also begun resending no-tices to the plantations urg-ing them to comply.

GROUND CONCRETING. The ground level concrete is being poured on the 33-level Aeon Towers as workers work round the clock for the signature project of local developer FTC Group of Companies. The Aeon Towers is reputed to be the tallest in Mindanao when completed in 2016.

ed P1.3 billion in revenue.“The construction is

expected to start by June this year,” Valoria said. “We already ordered two Pana-max-size quay cranes and five additional rubber-tyred gan-try crane (RTG cranes).”

“Panamax” refers to for the size limit for ships trav-eling through the Panama Canal.

The DICT, which started its operation in 2013, is de-signed to be Mindanao’s most modern container terminal with state-of-the-art equip-ment.

Valoria said aside from a container terminal, the com-pany is planning to build the

Anflocor industrial estate just beside the port.

“Many local and foreign companies are planning to put up their export operation on our industrial area be-cause it will be closer to the DICT,” he said.

Valoria, who has been op-posing the P17-billion mod-ernization of Sasa Davao port, said DICT will have the same capacity as Sasa port’s in the next 30 years for only two years’ development.

“Our project will only cost an estimated of P4 billion will almost the same capacity of Sasa port in the next 30 years under the public-private part-nership project,” he added.

Valoria said the Sasa modernization project was not justifiable. He also said the government should not compete with existing private sector interests.

“The role of government is to open new fields of in-vestment opportunity for the private sector that leads to further economic devel-opment and upliftment,” he said.

He said the PPP project for Sasa port “is not only a redundant waste of valuable resources but also seriously discourages further invest-ments in the Philippines and thus is counterproductive to economic development.”

Ginsaugon (a village in the town of St. Bernard). I know he also helped in Ormoc (the 1991 flash flood left 4,922 deaths and more than 3,000 missing),” Gov. Mercado further said.

Aside from Gov. Mercado, Rep. Damian Mercado and Maasin Mayor Maloney Sama-co all committed to support Duterte “whatever his political plans will be”.

It is easy to understand why Maasin, Southern Leyte and even the whole region will be intrigued by a Duterte pres-idency.

First of all, he is one of their own.

Aside from being born in Maasin, Duterte actually went to school for a year at the La-boon Elementary School. Four of his former classmates: Constancia Magaran-Ortega, Magdalena Antoc-Francisco, Leonila Faelnar and Paterno Jacobe welcomed Duterte with leis when he stopped briefly at the school grounds.

Along with Filipinas Leonor-Tagra who is now bed-ridden, Roberto Espere who is Manila-based, and Dute-rte, they are the only surviving members of the second batch of pupils who went to school at Laboon Elementary School.

Like what the governor said, Duterte has never denied his Maasin roots and contin-ues to do so until now. This is the reason why, in spite of his hectic schedule, Duterte made sure he attended the Roa clan in Laboon. There was no way he will miss the reunion of his mother’s kin on Mother’s Day.

The welcome streamers for Duterte said it best: “Wel-

come Home” and “Garbo sa Leyte (Leyte’s pride).”

Secondly, Duterte has shown his special concern for Leyte. The Davao mayor was the first local executive outside Visayas to arrive at ground zero in Tacloban after “Yolanda” ex-ited.

As always, Duterte arrived unannounced. But his response could not be kept secret for long. The presence of Davao’s 911 emergency response team which took the long route to Tacloban on Duterte’s explicit instruction was too comforting to deny.

That Duterte is one of their own and had been with them in their times of sorrow are enough reasons for Leyte and Eastern Visayas to sup-port him. Western Visayas produced Pres. Manuel Roxas while Central Visayas contrib-uted Presidents Sergio Osmena Sr. and Carlos P. Garcia.

This leaves only Eastern Visayas without a contribution to the roll of presidents in the country. The closest that the re-gion got was former First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos. She did her share to draw at-tention to the region during the incumbency of her husband but it ended there.

In fact, it became a “disad-vantage” at the height of Yolan-da because Secretary Mar Rox-as brought it up in his now infa-mous exchange with Tacloban Mayor Ferdinand Romualdez, Imelda’s nephew.

Duterte, of course, offers more than just being a son of Maasin and Leyte island. He has been credited for turning Davao City around from a vir-

COLOR MANILA. Justine Cordero (left) and Jay Em explain the participation of quality printer maker Brother in the much-anticipated debut of Color Manila Run in Davao City during Fast Fridays media forum at Barrio Fiesta in SM Lanang Premier. Lean Daval Jr.

to him.“It is very clear Binay is

the only presidentiable who has been offering every Pedro,

Maria and Juan to be his VP. And every Pedro, Maria and Juan has rejected his over-tures,” Laviña said.

tual basket case in the early 80s to the top 5 economies among cities in the country.

Davao has become syn-onymous with “no smoking”, firecracker ban and speed limit among others. It is considered drug-free and crime-free which attracts investors and migrants.

Only recently, Davao was given recognition as the most child-friendly city in the coun-try and the 9th safest city in the world.

“If he can duplicate what he did in Davao in the entire country, we will be up there – instead of down here,” said Gov. Mercado. He was not the first to say that and – no doubt – won’t be the last.

Will Duterte become Leyte’s first president? We will know when the time comes.

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2016 Chevrolet Camaro revives muscle car wars

Ford PH reveals the new 2015 EverestFORD Philippines has fi-

nally unveiled the Phil-ippine specifications,

model variants, and pricing of the all-new 2015 Everest at its dynamic launch. After its glob-al reveal in Beijing, its regional launch at the Bangkok Interna-tional Motor Show and MIAS, you think you have everything you need to know about the Ford Everest. Except for the price. So, allow us to enlighten you. Read on.

Cutting to the chase, it comes with six variants (of-ficially, five with the final one being an optional Premium package):

Ambiente 2.2 4x2 M/T: P 1,339,000

Ambiente 2.2 4x2 A/T: P 1,399,000

Trend 2.2 4x2 A/T: P

1,539,000Titanium 2.2 4x2 A/T: P

1,639,000Titanium 3.2 4x4 A/T: P

1,899,000Titanium Premium 3.2 4x4

A/T: P 1,999,000The optional Premium pack-

age contains the following additional equipment:

HID projector-type head-lamps with auto-leveling and headlamp washer

LED daytime running lights8-way power adjustable

passenger seatPower Fold third-row seatPower Liftgate240-volt inverterPanoramic MoonroofHeads-up DisplayAdaptive Cruise ControlLane Keeping AidCollision Mitigation

Active Park Assist

From this alone, it’s clear that Ford Philippines is under-cutting the recently revealed Thailand market pricing, a great strategy given we have a more robust lineup of SUVs from the EcoSport, Escape, Explorer, and Expedition. With this pricing, the Everest com-fortably sits in-between the North American-sourced Es-cape and Explorer.

With a design led by Ford’s Asia-Pacific region design and product development teams, the Everest rides on the name-plate’s reputation for being a tough and rugged go-any-where SUV. Now, it adds re-finement, smart features, and unparalleled safety to make it

the new bench-mark in mid-sized SUVs.

It fea-tures 225-mm ground clear-ance and 800-mm water wading depth allowing it to tackle even the most challeng-ing terrain. In addition, it comes with an intelligent four-wheel drive system

with an integrated Terrain Management System (TMS) and Torque on Demand (via an Active Transfer Case). It also has traction control and hill descent control as well. Fur-thermore, it has an Electronic Locking Rear Differential.

Inside, SYNC comes as standard equipment (SYNC 2 on the higher-end models and SYNC 1 on the base Ambiente) with USB and Bluetooth con-nectivity. Models with SYNC 2 come with an 8-inch touch-screen and a first-in-its-class 10-speaker sound system. It also comes with Active Noise Cancellation.

Under the hood, the Ev-erest comes with either the 2.2-liter Duratorq 4-cylinder engine with 160 horsepower and 385 Nm of torque or the 3.2-liter Duratorq 5-cylinder engine with 200 horsepow-er and 470 Nm of torque. All gearboxes, whether manual or automatic, feature six forward gears.

Ford dealerships nation-wide are ready to take your orders (hurry up, as waiting lists are growing as high as 100 units per dealership). De-liveries start in September. It’s available in seven colors: Cool White, Black Mica, Sunset Red, True Red, Metropolitan Gray, Blue Reflex, and Aluminum Metallic.

Isuzu PH posts 54% growthISUZU Philippines Cor-

poration (IPC) continues its growth with a 54 per-

cent increase in the first four months as it reached 6,369 units compared to the 4,154 units in the same period last year – in spite of a 25 percent decline in April.

In a joint report released by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers’ of the Philip-pines Inc. (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers’ Associa-tion Inc. (TMA), it showed that in April IPC sold 1,439 units or 32.5% higher than the 1,086 units in April 2014. However, on a monthly basis April failed to maintain the 1,917 units in March posting a 24.9 percent decrease with only 1,439 units.

Despite that, the company still manages to achieve a year to date growth of 54 percent which is due to the outstand-ing sales of its SUV model. With a total of 2,971 units at the end of April, the Isuzu mu-X now claims to be the bestselling model in IPC’s LCV line-up.

Another major contributor to this remarkable increase is the robust sales of its Catego-ry V trucks and buses which from 7 units in January-April last year to 28 units this year. This improvement can be at-tributed to the left and right infrastructure projects com-ing both from the public and private sector, increasing the purchase of heavy trucks used as payload by contractors.

Likewise, the light and me-dium-duty trucks enjoins this trend recording a 36 percent increase or 908 units for the Category III and 53 percent

increase or 334 units for the Category IV trucks and buses; coming from 668 (Catego-ry III) and 219 (Category IV) units last year.

“Our SUV and truck sales are what give us the advantage in the first four months of the year. We are continuously put-ting effort to make sure that our supply will be able to meet the demand specially for these two segments.” said IPC Presi-dent Hajime Koso.

However, the same cannot be said for the Crosswind AUV as it only managed to sell 1,230 units from January - April fall-ing short of the 1,810 units in the same period in 2014. No-ticeably, Crosswind’s first two months was sluggish but the model was able to recover in March with the introduction of its 2015 edition.

The D-MAX also can’t keep up with the phase specially when the competitors started introducing the latest models of their pick-up. The D-MAX only sold a total of 925 units compared to the 1,292 units last year or a negative 28.4 percent growth. With the in-troduction of its 2015 model, IPC is hopeful that it will be able to gain in sales in the fol-lowing months.

“Generally April is a slow month not just IPC but for the industry. Looking at the bigger picture our sales are more than 50-percent com-pared to 2014 – which is a great achievement.” says Koso “With the rate we are going, it is not far that we will reach the 18,000-unit target even earlier than scheduled.” added Koso.

is a 2.0-liter turbocharged in-line-4 with 275 horsepower and 400 Nm of torque. For power on demand, it offers a wide power band with 90 percent of peak torque avail-able from 2,100 to 3,000 rpm. An all-new 3.6-liter V6 engine serves as the mid-range en-

gine with 335 horsepower and 385 Nm of torque. This engine incorporates di-rect-injection, variable-valve timing, and for the first time, cylinder deactivation. The most powerful Camaro (the SS) runs on the 6.2-liter LT1 V8 engine also found in the

Corvette Stingray. It has 455 horsepower and 617 Nm of torque. This makes it the most powerful Camaro SS ever. All engines come with either a 6-speed manual or 8-speed automatic transmission.

The sleeker, tauter Cama-ro features a more driver-fo-

cused interior that continues the tradition of the dual cock-pit design. However, the park-ing brake has been notably changed to an electric-type allowing for repositioned cup holders. The interior also fea-tures an LED ambient lighting system.

THE muscle car battle is now hitting a renaissance as Chevrolet dropped the

bomb on the all-new, sixth-gen-eration Camaro. It promises to have higher levels of per-formance, technology, and re-finement thanks to a top-down change.

It starts with a leaner, stiffer platform that’s actually dimen-sionally smaller than the model it replaces. It’s also significant-ly lighter: 90 kilograms lighter in terms of curb weight while having higher structural rigidity (up 28 percent) than before. The weight reduction is thanks to an aluminum instrument panel frame, aluminum front suspen-sion links, and steel rear suspen-sion links with lightening holes.

The front suspension uses a MacPherson Strut with a dou-

ble-pivot design for more pre-cise control and a more linear, communicative steering. At the back, a new five-link rear inde-pendent suspension reduces squat during acceleration while providing outstanding wheel control. GM’s Magnetic Ride Control (active suspension) is available for the Camaro SS model.

All Camaros offer Brembo brakes as available equipment while Goodyear tires are stan-dard across the line (Eagle Sport all-seasons or Eagle F1 Asym-metric all-season run-flat tires). The Camaro SS moves up to Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 run-flat tires. Rim sizes are either 18 or 20 inches.

Under the hood, the Cama-ro has a choice between three powertrains. The base engine

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ASSOCIATION for the Advancement of Ka-ratedo (AAK Davao)

finished 8th overall out of 61 teams in the 16th Milo Malaysian Open Karatedo Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently.

AAK Davao head coach Rommel Tan told journalists covering the FAST Fridays media forum at the Archi-pelago 7107 by Barrio Fies-ta at SM Lanang Premier of

the impressive stint by the Dabawenyo karatekas who represented the Philippines in the annual event.

“We are proud to finih 8th overall in Malaysia and that is a good showing con-sidering the level of competi-tion has really gone up. It’s a lot tougher now compared to the previous years,” Tan said.

AAK Davao won two golds through Atsuko Kaiyel Tan in the 5 years and un-

der girls kata and the mixed team kata of JP Ponce, Jam Ramirez and Darlene Mar-amara. The Davao bets also won three silvers and two bronzes.

The mixed kata trophy was retained by AAK Davao despite the absence of top karatekas Gabriel Quiñonez and Ella Estarija. The two could not join the team due to their studies.

Guesting at FAST Fridays

were PJ Bacayo who lost the gold medal by the skin of his teeth in the finals, Sofia Agul-lo, Ponce, Maramara and Tan.

“This is not our A Team but still we were able to de-liver. The kids fought really hard,” said Tan.

The team was support-ed by the Philippine Sports Commission through Atty. Guillermo Iroy Jr., executive director, and the AAK Davao parents. (Neil Bravo)

HEARTSTRONG. Ateneo de Davao University athletic director Noli Ayo an-nounces the Heartstrong Charity Game featuring the Ateneo Lady Eagles led by Alyssa Valdez (right) during the FAST Fridays media forum at the Archipel-ago 7107 by Barrio Fiesta at SM Lanang Premier. Lean Daval Jr.

AAK DAVAO. Members of the AAK Davao karatedo team led by coach Rom-mel Tan (extreme right) present the trophies and medals won during the 16th Milo Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur during the FAST Fridays media

forum at the Archipelago 7107 by Barrio Fiesta at SM Lanang Premier. The other team members are (l-r) PJ Bacayo, Sofia Agullo, JP Ponce, Darlene Mar-amara and Atsuko Kaiyel Tan. Lean Daval Jr.

THE hottest news in sports this side of the country is that volleyball

star Alyssa Valdez will see ac-tion in Davao City on May 29. The not so cool news is that only 300 tickets of the 7,000 printed remain on sale.

Yes, Alyssa Valdez will lead the two-time UAAP champion Lady Eagles in an exhibition match at the USEP Gym against Davao Lady Agilas dubbed as “Heartstrong: A Charity Game.”

“The entire Lady Eagles team except for those who have graduated will be here for the charity game and that includes Alyssa Valdez. That is confirmed,” said Noli Ayo, athletic director of Ateneo de Davao University, during the FAST Fridays media forum at the Archipelago 7107 by Bar-rio Fiesta at SM Lanang Pre-mier.

Other than Valdez, two Dabawenyas in the roster of the Eagles are coming--Mae Tajima of Ateneo de Davao Uni-versity and Maggy Madayag of Davao Christian High School.

Gametime is set at 5:00 pm and tickets are available at the Athletics Office of ADDU Matina Campus and at Roxas Entrance Gate of ADDU Jacinto Campus. A preliminary game is set at 3:00 pm as curtain raiser.

Ayo said half of the tickets have been sold out as of three daus after the tickets went on sale. However, a report on Sat-urday bared that only 300 tick-ets are left for the much-await-ed charity game.

Ayo said proceeds of the event will go to the Gawad Kalinga project and to the Coaches for Peace in Mindan-ao project.

There will be meet and greet on May 28 at the Davao Crocodile Park and on May 29 at the Abreeza Mall. Fans who bring in used sneakers can get photos with the Lady Eagles. The used sports shoes will be distributed to indigent athletes in Davao City under the Generous Soles program which was authored by Ate-neo stars Valdez and Kiefer Ravena.

UAAP champs see action in Davao May 29

NOT any ordinary five-year old kid would face a bat-tery of journalists in a

grilling press conference. Not for Atsuko Kaiyel Tan.

The five-year old karatedo wonder sat at the panel, posed for photographers, showed off her medals, and even walked up to the floor to reenact her kata routine. When the press confer-ence was over, Tan was not done.

She called up this writer and surprisingly said: “Why didn’t you ask me questions?”

Her remark elicited a loud laughter from the group of re-porters attending the weekly FAST Fridays media forum at SM Lanang Premier’s Archipelago 7107 by Barrio Fiesta.

“You want more questions?” asked Prix Banzon of Philippine News Agency.

“Yes,” was Kaiyel’s quick re-sponse.

What happened next was an exclusive interview with this young karatedo sensation who won a gold medal in the girls 5

years and under kata and a sil-ver medal in the girls 6 years and under kata in the 16th Milo-Ma-laysian Open Karatedo Champi-onships in Kuala Lumpur, Malay-sia last week.

Executing to near perfection the difficult Jion Kata routine, Kaiyel bested entries from Thai-land, Malaysia, India and Singa-pore to win the gold medal.

“Mas mahirap na kata ang ginawa ni Kaiyel kaya naimpress ang mga judges sa kaniya,” said father-coach Rommel Tan who admitted he was the one who got nervous when the compe-tition started. He asked one of his senior players PJ Bacayo to assist him in coaching Kaiyel.

“Hindi po ako natakot. Sabi ko mananalo ako ng medal,” Kai-yel said.

Kaiyel’s gold in Malaysia is her first in two international stints. She won a silver in the 2015 Adidas Cup last January in SM Mall of Asia. She is up next to compete in Thailand late this year. (Neil Bravo)

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Davao karatekas finish 8th overall in Malaysia

The Davao Agilas will be bannered by a selection of Davao City collegiate volley-ball players.

The Lady Eagles are the

reigning women’s volleyball champions after beating De La Salle University for the title in the 76th and 77th seasons of the UAAP.

Wonder Kid Kaiyeleyes Thailand stint

ATSUKO KAIYEL TAN

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Editor’s Note:When EDGE Davao

first went off the press as a weekly business paper, one of the regular features of its pages is GOLFER OF THE WEEK which appears on the Sports Page. Then sports editor Moses Bill-acura delivered a weekly feature of the finest gen-tlemen and women on the local golf scene. Beginning this issue, we are bringing back this regular feature to devote a space for our sports personalities from the greens.

A TRUE mark of a serious golfer is one who makes the

sport not just a pastime but a lifestyle. Eusebio Obeso Serado, Jr. or Jun to

his peers is one who you may rightfully call a seri-ous golfer.

He owns two propri-etory memberships with Apo Golf and Country Club and with Rancho Palos Verdes--proof enough that he is well enmeshed and ‘owned’ by the sport. He began swinging clubs in 2005 and now totes a re-spectable 27 handicap. He captained the Apo Golf and Country Club team in the annual Philippine Airlines Interclub Golf Tournament in 2013 and 2014 in Cebu City and Bacolod City.

Despite his busy schedule, Jun finds time to be in the golf course four times a week. He is a faith-ful of Japanese-made Hon-

ma Beres clubs, the same brand used by top Asian golfers Liang Wen Chong and our very own Juvic Pagunsan. Off the tee, Jun hits a IS03 Beres driver and his two other woods are of Honma Beres series. Same goes with his irons. In bunkers, he relies on an IS02 and on the green, he pulls out a Titleist putter. His choice of golf ball is Titleist PROVIX. He drives around the course on a Yamaha electric-powerd cart.

Jun is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Mati-na, elected member of the Board of Directors of Apo Golf and Country Club in 2009, and Eagle Masters member since 2009.

JUN SERADOGolf History:

Started: May 2005Current Handicap: 27

Golf Club affiliations:- Apo Golf and Country Club 2005 – 2007

Proprietary Member- Rancho Palos Verdes 2007 – Present

Proprietary MemberPast President Rotary Club of Matina

Elected Member, Board of DirectorsApo Golf and Country Club 2009Eagle Masters Member – 2009Regular Playing Days: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sun-days Afternoon Player

What’s in his bag?Driver: Honma Beres IS03

3 wood: Honma Beres 5 wood: Honma Beres19 Loft Rescue - Honma Beres Irons: #- 6,7,8,9,10,11 Honma Beres Brand IS02

Sandwedge: IS02Putter : TitleistGolf Ball: Titleist PROVIX red/blackGolf Cart: Yamaha ElectricClub Tournament Experience- PAL Interclub, Team Apo Golf and Country Club

-Team Captain – Apo Golf Club team 2013 – 2014

GOLFER OF THE WEEK

FILIPINO boxing icon Manny Pacquiao’s comeback fight, fol-

lowing a shoulder injury he suffered in his fight against American Floyd Mayweather, could be held in the Philippines early next year.

Filipino religious lead-er Pastor Apollo C. Qui-boloy, who has thrown his support to Filipino boxers by establishing the Sonshine Sports Manage-

ment, has earlier indicat-ed that he would like to see his friend, Pacquiao, stage one of his last few fights in his home coun-try.

“My dream really is to have Manny fight in his home country before he retires,” said Quiboloy whose congregation, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, is building the King Dome, a 65-seat capacity reli-gious worship and sports

centre in Davao City.Former North Cota-

bato Governor Manny Piñol, who has partnered with Pastor Quiboloy in the boxing undertaking and has been designated Chief Executive Officer of Sonshine Sports Man-agement, said that there were already direct talks with Manny Pacquiao regarding a Philippine fight but these were su-perseded by the sudden

announcement of the Pac-quiao-Mayweather fight.

“I was already given the go-signal by Pastor Quiboloy to talk with Manny regarding the fight. In fact, we held two meetings shortly after the Chris Algieri fight,” the former Governor said.

He said the talks were suspended when May-weather suddenly an-nounced that he was will-ing to face Pacquiao and

scheduled the fight for May 2 this year.

The names of Amir Khan and American fight-er Pauli Malinaggi were mentioned during the ne-gotiations, Piñol said.

“Since the King Dome may not yet be ready for an early 2016 fight, the proposed Pacquiao-Khan or Pacquiao-Malinaggi bout could be held in a bigger venue in Metro Manila,” he said.

Pastor Quiboloy, who is a die-hard boxing fan, is very excited about the prospect of allowing Fil-ipinos to see Manny Pac-quiao in action live in the Philippines, the former Governor said.

“We will restart the talks soon so that we might be able to come up with something right af-ter the doctors would al-low Manny to fight again,” Piñol said.

JUN SERADO: Taking golf seriously

Pacquiao vs Amir Khan in Davao?

By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVOPhotos by BOY LIM


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