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OATHTAKING. President-elect Rodrigo Roa Duterte takes his oath of office as the 16th President of the Republic of the Philippines before Supreme Court Justice Bienvenido L. Reyes at Malacañan Palace yesterday. Official Malacañan Photo

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By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO

LENI Robredo took his oath of office as the 14th Vice Pres-

ident of the Philippines on Thursday morning at the Quezon City Reception House.

Robredo’s inaugu-ration was witnessed by more or less 300 guests.

She was sworn into of-fice by Barangay Captain Ronaldo Coner Punta Tar-awal, Calabanga town, Ca-marines Sur.

Punta Tarawal is considered as one of the poorest villages Robredo’s home province.

In her inaugural mes-sage Robredo accepted her responsibilities as the second highest official of the land and the “chance to serve with humility, grati-tude and a commitment to excellence.”

Robredo said that the chosen direction of Presi-dent Rodrigo Duterte and her plans for the country have wide intersections and converge on the singu-larity of the vision of bring-ing real prosperity to the Filipino especially those that have been left behind.

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By ALEXANDER D. LOPEZ

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Roa Duterte was formally sworn in as the Phil-

ippines’ sixteenth President yesterday in simple rites wit-nessed by some 600 guests.

The first ever leader from Mindanao took his oath before Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes, a Lex Talionis fraternal brother, at exactly noontime inside the Ceremonial Hall of

Malacanang surrounded by his children Veronica, Paolo, Sara and Sebastian.

Immediately after the for-malities of the inaugural, Presi-dent Duterte delivered his first

speech as the country’s new head of state saying he is ready to start his work for the nation.

He issued two quick or-ders, albeit unwritten, to all F LENI, 10F I’M READY, 10

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VIEWING RODY’S OATH-TAKING. Dabawenyo supporters wearing Duterte shirts flash clenched fist while waiting for the free live streaming of the oath-taking ceremony of President Rodrigo R. Duterte at Mall-lengke in Bankerohan, Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

FOLLOWING the order of President Rodrigo Duterte to suppress il-

legal drugs and criminalities in 3-6 months, the number of illegal drug personalities who surrendered to the authori-ties in Davao Region has bal-looned to 625 for the month of June.

Police Regional Office 11 spokesperson Police Chief Inspector Andrea dela Cerna said that the significant num-ber of surrenders is a big help

to the authorities in welcom-ing the new administration and chief of the Philippine National Police.

“These voluntary surren-ders are a big help to the PNP. This means that the commu-nity is one with the PNP in following the standing orders and policies of the new ad-ministration and the leader of the PNP,” dela Cerna said.

She added that the volun-tary surrenders can also be associated with the efforts of

the authorities to strictly im-plement the law.

“It is very clear that the ef-forts of the PNP against illegal drugs are very effective be-cause of the numbers of those who voluntarily surrendered to us,” dela Cerna pointed out.

She added that they have also emphasized their clear message to communities that authorities are serious in im-plementing the law and order.

Meanwhile, thousands of illegal drug pushers and users

also surrendered in various regions in the country follow-ing the declaration of Presi-dent Duterte.

On May 28, one of Bohol’s most wanted drug lord, Row-en Secretaria alias Yawa was neutralized in an encounter by the authorities at Banacon Island off Gate town, Bohol.

A few weeks after Secre-taria’s death, another drug lord from Cebu, Jeffrey Diaz alias Jaguar was killed in a shootout in Las Piñas City.

625 drug personalitiesyield to PNP in Davao

CITY Mayor Ronnel Rive-ra sees bright prospects for the country with the

impending rollout of various reforms in the new adminis-tration of President Rodrigo R. Duterte.

The mayor gave such out-look in the wake of the for-mal assumption on Thursday noon of the former Davao City mayor as the country 16th President.

He said the changes prom-ised by the President, starting from the campaign to his in-auguration, are essential for the country as it moves for-ward to face new challenges.

Rivera reiterated his full support to the President’s plans and programs, especial-

ly in the fight against corrup-tion, criminality and illegal drugs.

He committed to imple-ment at the local level all ini-tiatives that will be set by the Duterte administration in its pursuit to “change the plight of the country.”

“We are here already. We got a president who is from among us, yung taga Mindan-ao talaga. This is our respon-sibility. We need to help him so that we can fully achieve the promise of change that we gave to the people,” Rivera said.

The mayor earlier said the local government will regu-late the conduct of study or lakbay aral of its officials and

employees as advocated by the President.

In terms of the campaign against illegal drugs, he said the city government has al-ready started cleaning up its ranks through the conduct of mandatory drug testing for all employees.

Rivera said he is sup-porting the President’s strict stance in terms of reforming government offices as a way of restoring the people’s faith on the system.

“There is no problem with being strict. In that way, we could shape up our govern-ment institutions. Marami na kasi ang nawalan ng trust and confidence sa mga public of-fices. And it’s time to restore

it,” he said.For his part, political sci-

ence Prof. Richard Pernia of the Mindanao State University here lauded the initial reforms or changes promised by the President.

“He’s already starting to make good with his vow to initiate real changes,” he said, noting that Filipinos had wait-ed for them for 30 years and under five Presidents.

Pernia said the popular feeling among the people, es-pecially the ordinary ones, of Duterte’s assumption to office as President is mainly of hope.

“Duterte has emerged as the source of inspiration of many people, especially the poor,” he said.

GenSan mayor optimistic with reforms set by President Duterte

SERVING her constituents on her third term, Gov-ernor Emmylou “Lala”

J. Taliño-Mendoza takes took her oath of office as re-elected governor before Hon Jose T. Tabosares, Presiding Judge of Regional Trial Court Branch 23, Kidapawan City on Tuesday, June 22, 2016.

She vowed to continue to implement the programs and projects under the advocacy of “Serbisyong Totoo”. These include priority development agenda for agriculture, infra-structure, health, education, livelihood, tourism, sports and others.

“Today, we begin a fresh start together, as we move for-ward progress and develop-ment despite the challenges and difficulties”, Taliño-Men-doza stressed in her message during the ceremony.

The governor added she is ready to start her third and final term as governor and in high spirits to serve her constit-uents.

She also pointed out that all

provincial officials of Cotabato province are excited to work with the incoming administra-tion of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte .

“We have to give empha-sis on finding common inter-ests and goals so that we can achieve victory for the people”, said the governor adding that elected officials need to be pro-ductive and not dysfunctional and must promote collabora-tion and communication from different sectors.

Re-elected Vice Governor Gregorio “Dodong” Ipong also took his oath of office at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on its 137th session along with the incoming Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Cotabato namely Shirlyn Ma-casarte, Rolly Sacdalan, Rose Cabaya and Kelli Antao (1st District of Cotabato); Cristobal Cadungon, Noel Baynosa and Atty. Dina Espina- Chua (2nd District); Ryan Taliño, Jonathan Tabara and Socrates Piñol (3rd District). (JIMMY STA. CRUZ/PGO Media Center)

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HUNDREDS of Dabawenyos gathered on Thursday noon-

time at a 50-seater venue in Bankerohan public market in Davao City to witness the inauguration of President Rodrigo Duterte through live streaming.

The live streaming is an initiative of the management of Mallengke establishment to give chance to their tenants to watch the much anticipated inauguration of Duterte, who served as mayor of Davao city for more than 25 years.

One of Mallengke’s ten-ants, Romedel Garing told the EDGE Davao that she was very pleased to witness the inau-guration of President Duterte that brought pride and honor to all Davaoeños.

“He brings pride to all of us. I feel famous because I am from Davao and the president is from our city,” Garing ut-tered joyfully.

She did not mind leaving behind her store open and

unattended when the live streaming started, Garing said, describing her fulfilment to witness the unfolding of an historic event – that a first Mindanaoan from Davao City is now holding the highest of-fice of the land.

Loud cheering and ap-plause from jam-packed ten-ants, bystanders and regular clients of Mallenke echoed in every time President Duterte would pause in between his speech.

One of Mallengke’s securi-ty guard named Alfie Ambaig also shared his excitement to EDGE Davao as he report-ed that as early as 8:00 in the morning people have already started to arrive in the estab-lishment to find comfortable seats and waited for the start of the inaugural.

“I can feel the excitement of everybody. People started arriving at 8AM,” he said.

On Wednesday, announce-ments were already made on the setting-up of live streaming

Dabawenyos saw Rody sworn-in as President by live-streamingBy FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

THE number of drug personalities that sur-faced and surrendered

voluntarily to authorities in Region 12 since last month has already reach more than 6,000.

Supt. Romeo Galgo Jr., public information officer of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 12, said a number of self-confessed drug pushers and users have been surfac-ing on a daily basis and they expect the figures to further increase in the coming days.

He said most of the drug personalities decided to yield through the efforts of local police units and barangay officials.

“The response from our stakeholders has been over-whelming and this is a posi-tive development in our fight against illegal drugs,” he said.

Also known as Soccsksar-gen, Region 12 is composed of the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and North Cotaba-to, and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato.

As of Thursday morning, some 3,587 individuals have surfaced in South Cotabato, 2,000 in Sultan Kudarat, 342 in this city, 169 in Sarangani and 12 in North Cotabato.

The concerned person-alities have all signed under-takings and pledged to lead transformed lives.

In South Cotabato, among the latest individuals who surrendered were 10

female professed drug push-ers.

Police officials here re-ported new personalities who surfaced on Wednesday through officials of Barangay Calumpang.

In Sarangani, those who surfaced were all residents of Malapatan town.

It included a drug suspect identified as Sonny Malik of Barangay Tuyan who was de-tained due to a standing war-rant of arrest.

On July 4, the PRO-12 will formally launch special Proj-ect DUTERTE, which stands for Drug Use and Trafficking Elimination through Rehabil-itation, Training and Enforce-ment.

The move is mainly in support of the anti-drug cam-paign of President Rodrigo R. Duterte.

In a briefer, the PRO-12 said Project DUTERTE “aims to bring to the fold of law those who are involved in the use and proliferation of ille-gal drugs.”

It will facilitate their re-habilitation through various programs in coordination with the Technical Educa-tion and Skills Development Authority, local government units and other concerned stakeholders.

The program will include skills enhancement and per-sonality development train-ings to help the beneficiaries secure jobs to support their families and divert them from illegal drug-related activities.

Drug suspects who gaveup in R 12 reach 6,000

FROM LAPTOP COMPUTER. Dabawenyo supporters watch free live streaming of the oath-taking ceremony of President Rodrigo R. Duterte from a laptop computer after the live streaming viewed from a huge tarpaulin

which was made as a customized wide screen lost its signal at Mall-lengke in Bankerohan, Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

for President Duterte’s inaugu-ration – aside from Mallengke the other streaming was as-sembled in Tibungco area.

Two 10x10 recycled tar-paulins were used as screens for the live streaming while free snacks were also given to the first 50 audience who ar-rived early at the venues.

The assistant marketing manager of Northbanks Hold-ings Corp., Chelo Loise Lahora said that the streaming was done through the initiative of private sectors without any expense.

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OUTGOING Provincial Governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario recently called

on the new set of provincial government officials to stay united and continue to work for a much better Davao del Norte.

In his address during this week’s Oath-taking Ceremony of newly-elected Provincial Offi-cials, the outgoing governor also asked the new officials to honor the long years of hard work of “our forebears” and past offi-cials who had gone out of their way to overcome the challenges and difficulties to build a Davao del Norte touted as forerunner of development in Davao Re-gion.

“I urge our incoming offi-cials to honor the sacrifices of our pioneers by taking good care of the welfare of our people

and by building a better future for the next generation of Daba-onons,” he said.

Earlier in his speech, he carried his audience to remem-ber key accomplishments that had transformed the province such as “building of vital in-frastructure, transforming the bureaucracy to better serve our constituents, and providing basic services and facilities that improved the quality of life of our people”.

Looking back the time he started serving as governor 18 years ago, he said that the mea-gre budget of more than P200 million in 1998 had grown over the years to substantially push Davao del Norte to become the first billionaire province in Mindanao in 2014, and that the

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THE provincial govern-ment under the lead-ership of outgoing Gov-

ernor Arturo T. Uy conducted the oath taking ceremony of the newly elected provincial officials on Tuesday, June 28 at the provincial capitol ground in Nabunturan town, Compostela Valley.

The event was witnessed by hundreds of supporters, leaders, barangay officials and representatives from the

national and local govern-ment offices in the province.

Governor-elect Jayvee Tyron L. Uy and re-elected Vice Governor Manuel E. Zamora and the newly-elect-ed members of Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) took their oath of office during the oc-casion.

SP members who took their oaths were District I SP members Joanna Aileen A. Gentugaya, Atty. Marie Jude

M. Fuentes-Lopoz, Nena G. Atamosa, Joseph T. Jaoud and Dr. Renato B. Basañes of District I; and District II SP members Arturo T. Uy, Raul B. Caballero, Kristine Mae T. Caballero-Rañon, Macario T. Humol and Vivencia L. Secuya.

The two members of the House of Representatives – re-elected Congresswoman Maricar S. Zamora of the first district and newly-elected

Congressman-elect Atty. Ru-well Peter S. Gonzaga of the second district also took their oaths on Tuesday.

The ceremony was ad-ministered by Executive Judge Cresenciana Cruz of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 3 in Nabunturan.

Re-elected and new-ly-elected mayors, vice may-ors and municipal councillors from various municipalities in the province also graced the oath taking ceremony.

Also present to witness the celebration are the new and re-elected Mayors, Vice Mayors and Sangguniang Bayan Members of the prov-ince as well as Barangay Cap-tains.

Governor-elect Tyron Uy, in his message said that his leadership will be anchored on the principles of One Com-val, One vision.

He added that he will also continue all the programs and projects that outgoing Gover-nor Arturo Uy had started.

He pointed out that he was inspired by the legacy of his father, Arturo, particularly on good governance and on his efforts to unite the leaders and constituents in Compos-tela Valley. (Rey M. Antibo, IDS Comval)

Newly-elected officialsin Comval take oath

INCUMBENT and new-ly-elected Mayor James Gamao together with the

other elected city officials were sworn into office on Wednesday (June29) at the New City Hall in Panabo City.

Gamao completed the un-finished term Mayor Jose L Sil-vosa, Sr. died due to a lingering illness last year.

The mayor and the rest of the officials of Panabo City were sworn in to their re-spective offices by Regional Trial Court Branch 4 Executive

Judge Dorothy Montejo – Gon-zaga.

In his inaugural message, Mayor Gamao stressed he will continue his services to Panaboans by fortifying the basic programs and services of the city government.

Among the measure he will put into action is the public feedback system in the development planning, invest-ment programming and im-plementation of programs and projects.

“Today starts the unfold-

ing of our new administration as we will continue of the best practices of the previous lead-ership and the innovation and promotion of new strategies, plans and programs of our re-cent administration.”

Gamao emphasized he will focus on health, infrastructure development, education, envi-ronmental management and economic development on the first 100 days in his office.

He also ensured residents that he will establish harmo-nious partnership with the

7th City Council headed by Vice Mayor Janrey Gavina in the delivery of the city govern-ment’s priority programs and projects down to the barangay levels.

The inauguration was also graced by Damosa Land Inc. Vice President Ricardo Lag-dameo,Davao del Norte Vice Governor Alan Dujali and Sec-ond District Board Members Rodolfo del Rosario, Jr., Roy Catalan, Ernesto Evengelista and Jannet Tanong – Maboloc. (Erick Etis – Panabo CIO)

MAYOR Allan Rellon urged Tagumenyos to unite in order to

“bring Tagum City to much greater heights” in his sec-ond inauguration as this city’s local chief executive held in Christ the King Cathedral, Dr. Juan Gonzales Avenue on Thursday June 30, 2016.

“This will usher in a new era that will see a new dawn in polishing the luster of Tagum City as an expanding urban hub,” the re-elected Tagum leader said during his 20-minute inaugural address.

Following the Eucharistic celebration led by Bishop Wil-fredo Manlapaz, a crowd of over 5,000 bore witness to the oath-taking ceremonies that was administered by Judge Arlene L. Palabrica of Regional Trial Court, Davao del Norte.

In his address, Mayor Rellon referred to the EAGLE WINGS Program as his ad-ministration’s guiding point in sustaining its pro-people pro-grams and projects.

“The flight of the eagle has been a fitting symbol in this noble task. Tungod sa in-yong suporta, magpadayon ang paglawig sa atong EAGLE WINGS Program, ang com-pass sa kalambuan sa atong syudad.”

Highlighting education, employment facilitation,

crime and drugs, tourism, and economy, Rellon also laid out his plans for future develop-ment in the city.

“We shall double, even triple, our efforts in ensuring that the best is offered to the Tagumenyos, simply because you deserve the best,” he add-ed.

“Daghan pa kitang dapat buhaton para sa pagpadayon sa positibong kausaban ug mapadayunong kalambuan sa dakbayan,” quipped Mayor Rellon, citing that next year’s budget of 1.1 billion pesos will be big enough to implement these plans.

The local chief executive underscored the importance of unity among Tagumeyos, saying that “importante kini kay walay Tagumpay kung walay pagtinabangay.”

Vice Mayor Geterito Ge-mentiza and members of the 7th city council also took their oath in the said event.

The 10 councilors who will compose the 7th City Council are Coun. Eva Lor-raine Estabillo, Coun. Agripi-no Coquilla, Jr., Coun. Macario Bermudez II, Coun. Ronald S. Eliot, Coun. Jan Dmitri Sator, Coun. Rey Cyril Alba, Coun. Tristan Royce Aala, Coun. Es-ter Angoy, Coun. Robert So and Coun. Jose Joedel Caasi. (MJ de Castro/CIO Tagum)

Mayor Rellon vows to bring Tagum to greater heights

Panabo City officials sworn in

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crc@edgedavao.netBy CHENEEN R. CAPON

Local hotels to get ‘green certification’

DRIED FISH FOR SALE. Dried fish in different sizes and varieties are piled neatly at a stall inside Bankerohan Public Market in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

GEARING toward a green-er tourism industry in the Philippines, the

Austria-based scientific associ-ation Gruppe AngepastteTech-nologie (GrAT - Center for Ap-propriate Technology and the Department of Tourism (DOT) eyes to launch the “green hotel certification” to entice more player to shift adopt green practices.

Dr. Robert Wimmer, GrAT managing director, told report-ers in a press briefing at the Pinnacle Hotel and Suites that the certification is an offshoot of the ongoing Zero Carbon Resorts (ZCR) for Sustainable Tourism, a project funded by the European Union (EU) and Austrian Development Coop-eration (ADC) that will be im-plemented in Thailand and the Philippines.

“The green hotel certifi-cation is a voluntary standard that is given to accommoda-tion establishments that go be-yond the minimum standard. It provides them with platform to be recognized,” said Wim-mer, who also serves as the ZCR project lead.

More than an initiative to propagate green practices in the growing tourism indus-try of the country, Wimmer explained that having the cer-tification gives micro, small and medium resorts and hotel establishments with a compet-itive edge in the international market.

Establishments which have certification are usually sought after by foreign tourists because of their compliance to international standard, he added.

He said certification also

gives establishment additional marketing effect.

Wimmer added that ho-tels awarded with the “Asean Green Hotel” in the past years have been enjoying high guest traffic because of the seamless marketing provided by award-ing agencies.

Most of the winners of the prestigious award were also members of the ZCR commu-nity.

Wimmer said the DOT and the GrAT are targeting to launch the certification either early next year or late this year as the terms of the certification is still yet to be finalized.

However, the GrAT had pi-loted the certification in Cebu for testing.

The group will make the certification free for the first round, with existing members as their priority, he said.

At present, the ZCR com-munity has close to 800 mem-bers comprised of resort own-ers and operators from key destinations in the country like Palawan, Cebu,Bohol, Boracay, Tagaytay, Sorsogon and Davao.

These members have started adopting the principle of 3Rs (Reduce-Replace-Re-design) to save water, energy, chemicals and waste since the project was started in 2009.

GrAT will initially use the funding sourced from interna-tional aid agencies for the first round of the third party certi-fication.

The group proposed to use the presence of “indicators”, in-stead of a checklist method in the certification/

“We are more after the re-sult rather than the presence of green initiatives,” he added.

THE new head of the country’s premier so-cioeconomic planning

body calls for behavioral change among Filipinos to-ward achieving the country’s economic growth. This was disclosed during a gathering of some four hundred busi-ness leaders in a gathering last week called “Sulong Pilipinas” Business Forum in Davao City.

“What’s Up with the Phil-ippine Economy?” was the topic of secretary Dr. Ernes-to M. Pernia of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) focused on where he emphasized that be-havioral change is essential to-ward conquering poverty and inequality.

Pernia said the country has been stuck in a low-level equilibrium because of Fili-pinos’ very high level of toler-ance towards their leaders.

“We need behavioral change. We, Filipinos, are known to be very patient, tolerant, with very high level of tolerance and, I think, this kind of patience can be vicious,

meaning it can result in a vi-cious circle that keeps us in a low-level equilibrium.”

To be able to get out of that low-level equilibrium, the peo-ple need virtuous impatience – as this could also be instru-mental in the fight to reduce poverty and inequality.

Dr. Pernia joined the other cabinet members of President Rodrigo R. Duterte during the two-day event that was orga-nized to generate suggestions from the business community on the administration’s pro-posed 10-point socio-econom-ic agenda.

Other proposals raised by the business leaders in-clude the possible adoption of a comprehensive tax reform package; the implementation of a national ID system for improved social services, au-tomation and streamlined pro-cessing of permits and licenses at the local and national levels; the improvements of internet and telecom services; and the effective delivery of support services to farmers and fish-

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‘KWEK-KWEK. RETURNS. Students from a university buy “kwek kwek” from a street food stall at the night market food section in Roxas Avenue, Davao City last night. Lean Daval Jr.

FOOD processors in Davao City will no longer need to fly to Cotabato City to

seek Halal certification as the Department of Science and Technology in Davao region (DOST-11) has already shelled out an allocation of P47.86 million for the procurement of testing equipment for Davao’s first Halal laboratory which will be operational later this year.

Mirasol G. Domingo, assis-tant regional director for tech-nical support services said the facility will be located on the second floor of the new build-ing of DOST 11 in Davao City.

Intended to boost the ca-pacity of halal producers in Davao Region, Domingo said the laboratory will be shelter-ing state-of-the-art equipment initially for food testing.

“We’re on the procure-ment process and we’re ex-pecting this to be completed by the end of the year,” Domin-go told business reporters at the Davao Business Forum last Tuesday.

Davao is one of the major producers of halal products in Mindanao.

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) seeking halal certification will have

access to the facility for food testing.

“We will have equipment that is intended for DNA test-ing for pork sign,” she said, al-lowing small food processors comply with the Halal safety standard.

Domingo said the DOST also intends to purchase other equipment like real time poly-merase chain reaction (PCR) , gas chromatography – mass spectrometry, liquid chroma-tography-mass spectrometry.

Part of the budget will also be used to procure water puri-fication system, oven, analyt-ical balance, laboratory fume

hood, hotplate with magnetic stirrer, automatic pipettor, UV VIS spectrophotometer, pH meter, and pH simulator.

At present, the country has only two existing Halal certifi-cation laboratories, both locat-ed in Cotabato

The DOST will also estab-lish halal laboratories in the Calabarzon, Zamboanga and Cebu City.

The Halal industry is one of the fastest growing sectors globally with revenues of more than US$ 3 trillion, not only limited to food-based products but also cosmetics, tourism, and pharmaceutical.

DOST-11 allocates P47.86Mfor Halal testing equipment

crc@edgedavao.netBy CHENEEN R. CAPON

FORMER Davao del Norte Governor and chairman of Region-

al Development Council in Davao region Rodolfo P. Del Rosario expressed his sup-port to the move of the Dute-rte administration of relax-ing certain provisions of the constitution to allow foreign ownership of corporations in the Philippines.

The move is stipulat-ed within the 10-point so-cio-economic agenda pre-sented by the economic team of President Rodrigo R. Dutere in a consultative workshop with business leaders in Davao City earlier this month.

“That is really what we need to do. I think other than considering federalism as a form of government, we must also look into our constitution, specifically the economic provisions that we must amend to encourage investment-foreign direct investments,” Del Rosario

emphasized on Wednesday in a press conference held at the Big 8 Hotel in Tagum City.

The former governor also believed that allowing foreign investors in the coun-try will expedite economic growth and job generation especially in the countryside.

The provisions on the foreign ownership of cor-porations should be relaxed while aliens are not allowed to buy and develop lands in the country, he emphasized.

“I don’t see any other country that prevents a for-eigner to buy real estate ex-cept here in the Philippines,” Del Rosario said.

Such stringent economic policies in the country drives investors away, he pointed out.

He recommended that foreign ownership of land should be legalized rather than allowing Filipinos to become “dummies” of aliens.

For a long time, foreign investors have used Filipi-

nos as their instrument to acquire hectares of lands for development on their behalf.

The situation has made some Filipino buyers of real estate as speculators rather than developers.

“Foreign investors will not acquire thousands of hectares if they don’t intend to develop it,” he said.

“That’s what we should do in this point of time. If we really want to be developed, then we should allow foreign investors to come in. After a while, they will get out any-way and sell it back to us,” Del Rosario added.

He cited the acquisition of pieces of lands in US by Japanese investors decades ago, but returned it back af-ter years of utilizing it.

For a while the area where the iconic Empire State Building in New York City was owned by a Japa-nese businessman, he added.

Earlier, European Union (EU) ambassador Franz Jes-

sen urged the next adminis-tration to relax certain pro-visions of the constitution in terms of foreign corporate ownership, a strategy which he said will entice more western investors.

Jessen said said the president and his legislators should look into the possibil-ity of eliminating the 60-40 percent on foreign owner-ship in favor of Filipino citi-zens.

He added that some for-eign companies refrain from establishing operation in the Philippines because of the restraining economic policy.

“There are some com-panies who would not want to share their technology to someone they barely know just for the sake of establish-ing of operation here.”

“The Philippines will benefit from the open mar-ket abroad they will also benefit from open market in-ternally,” he said. CHENEEN R. CAPON

Dolfo supports Rody’s plan to allowforeign ownership of companies in PH

THE Department of Agri-culture in Davao Region (DA-XI) has tapped ex-

perts to build-up content of its School-on-the-Air (SOA) pro-gram for cacao production.

Renowned cacao produc-tion expert Peter Cruz has joined DA farmcaster Antonio Arquio, Jr. in discussing the ca-cao production module during the SOA aired over DA-XI’s dai-ly radio program on DXRD AM 711 khz of Sonshine Network.

Cruz is the technical man-ager of Kennemer Foods Inter-national, the leading buyer of cacao beans for domestic and export markets. He handles the company’s production and crop protection division and trains technical group consist of Cacao Doctors, field techni-cians, and nursery supervisors.

“SOA bridges the knowl-edge gap between industry experts and farmers especial-ly those in the remote areas where they could hardly be reached by the technicians. It has also served as a channel for us in the private sector to share not only our technologies but also our advocacy of encour-aging our farmers to produce quality cacao beans,” Cruz said.

He added that even off the air he is receiving several text messages from various listen-ers inquiring on several topics such as fertilizer application, pruning, and disease control.

“What touches me is the opportunity to reconnect with farmers I used to work with when I was still a technician in Davao City and previous private engagements, “he em-phasized.

Meanwhile, Dr. Rodolfo Es-tigoy of the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) also shared postharvest tech-nologies in cacao produc-tion. He said PhilMech has developed several postharvest technologies that could reduce losses and ensure quality of ca-cao beans.

These technologies im-proved greenhouse-type solar dryer and the development of sensor devices for quality ca-cao measurement.

“Greenhouse-type solar dryer ensures production of quality cacao beans due to un-interrupted drying which also reduces drying time from six to four days. The sensor devic-es on the other hand will help avoid low-quality cacao beans and reduce defects during pro-cessing,” Estigoy said.

Improving technical con-tent of SOA module was in time with the pronouncement of newly appointed DA Secre-tary Emmanuel Piñol to con-duct SOA over the radio as a means for effective and faster dissemination of technologies to farmers.

The SOA on Cacao Pro-duction also complements the distribution of cacao seedlings to farmer beneficiaries under the Cacao Double-Up Program of DA-High Value Crops De-velopment Program (HVCDP). Topics covered include good agricultural practices from planting, pruning, pests and diseases management, and harvesting including posthar-vest technologies.

“We need to ensure that seedling beneficiaries will ob-serve appropriate technolo-gies. Thus, we require training on cacao production as one of our requirement. However, those in the remote areas have difficulty in attending train-ings. The SOA is the fastest, cheapest way of communicat-ing technologies with wider reach,” said HVCDP regional coordinator Melani Provido.

For years now, DA informa-tion section regularly conducts SOA with an average of 2,000 farmer-enrollees and lined-up with modules on Good Agricul-tural Practices (GAP) on cacao production, rice production and climate change, and corn and cassava production. (Noel T. Provido/DA-XI)

DA 11 taps experts for cacao school-on-air

THE provincial govern-ment of South Cotabato is pushing for the strict

implementation of a zoning program for the three lakes in Lake Sebu town in a bid to ad-dress the spate of fish kills in the area.

Justina Navarrete, chief of the South Cotabato Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAG), said Thursday they are currently working with the municipal government of Lake Sebu to properly set the zon-ing and regulation of activities within the lakes.

She said the move is main-ly focused on the identification and designation of specific fish cage belts or areas in lakes Sebu, Seloton and Lahit.

“The overcrowding of the fish cages had been one of the identified causes of the fish kills so we’re now addressing that,”

she said.Under the program, Na-

varrete said the fish cage belt will occupy the area 100 me-ters from the lake shore and inwards.

But she said the first 10 meters from the shore should be unobstructed as it will serve as the lake’s right-of-way.

The other areas outside of the right-of-way and not cov-ered by the fish cage belt is set as a free fishing zone, she said.

“We’re also implementing the existing regulation that only sets 10 percent of the lake as fish cage zone,” Navarrete said.

She was referring to the provisions of Republic Act 8550 or the Philippine Fishery Code of 1998 that only allows 10 percent of the total land area of inland waters for aquaculture development.

Strict zoning program for Lake Sebu pushed

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Globally, biotech crops can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.  Studies have shown that

adopting biotechnology reduces the use of 475 million gallons of fuel by

farm equipment -- not mentioning the additional “soil carbon sequestration”

due to reduced plowing or improved conservation tillage.

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FROM one major play-er (Department of Ag-riculture) before, four

more are added to make sure that field trials, propa-gation and use of genetical-ly modified (GM) crops are safely assessed.

“The list is long and it is an indication that the new regulatory mechanism is more rigorous. The ap-propriate street language to describe it is ‘pahirap pa more,’” says Vivencio Mamaril, the director of the DA Biotechnology Program Office.

Mamaril is referring to the Joint Department Cir-cular (JDC) Circular No. 1, Series of 2016, titled “Rules and Regulations for the Re-search and Development, Handling and Use, Trans-boundary Movement, Re-lease into the Environment, and Management of Genet-ically-Modified Plant and Plant Products Derive from the Use of Modern Biotech-nology.”

Aside from DA, other government agencies that are involved in the imple-mentation are the Depart-ment of Science and Tech-nology (DOST), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Depart-ment of Health (DOH) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

As per Republic Act 10611, the five aforemen-tioned agencies “shall be responsible in the enforce-ment of food safety and san-itary rules and regulations, including inspection and compliance.”

One of the priority re-search areas of DOST is modern biotechnology. As such, the department is giv-en the task for “evaluating applications for contained use and confined test of reg-ulated articles.”

The DENR, which is re-sponsible for the conserva-tion, management, devel-opment and proper use of the country’s environment and natural resources, will “lead in evaluating environ-mental risks and impacts of regulated articles for field trial, commercial propaga-tion and direct use of living modified organisms in ac-

cordance with the circular.”For its part, the DOH

shall “lead in the evalua-tion of health impacts of regulated articles for field trial, commercial propaga-tion, and direct use of liv-ing modified organisms” as stated in the circular.

The DA is given a bulk of work. It does not only “evaluate applications for field trial, commercial prop-agation and transboundary movement of regulated ar-ticles,” but also “evaluate the independent reports as well as socio-economic, ethical and cultural consid-erations.”

The DILG will conduct public consultation through public hearing.

“All the results of the risk assessment and public hearing and consultation will be used as decision tools before approving a transformation event,” Mamaril explained.

Actually, the JDC is the outcome of the Supreme Court’s nullification of DA Administrative Order No. 8 Series of 2002, which was the basis or instrument that regulates GM crops as food or feed. The High Court, in its decision on Decem-ber 8, 2015, says that AO is not fully compliant with Executive Order 514 that established the National Biosafety Framework of the Philippines.

“The new regulatory framework is more de-manding in terms of pro-viding and generating infor-mation on the safety of GM crops,” Mamaril said. “This widens the work of safety assessment that increases our confidence in deciding the safety of GM crops.”

During her term as president of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was asked about her policy statement on modern bio-technology. “We shall pro-mote the safe and responsi-ble use of modern biotech-nology and its products as one of the several means to achieve and sustain food security, equitable access to health services, sustainable and safe environment, and industry development,” she replied.

The Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organiza-

International Rice Re-search Institute (IRRI), Dr. Matthew Morell said that biotechnology definitely is a very important part of the food-security equa-tion. According to him, biotechnology, in tradition-al, non-genetic engineering crop breeding, is already bringing in a lot of benefits.

In the year of molecular marker technology, biotech-nology has allowed the IRRI researchers to follow new characteristics and com-bine them in a very effective way, find ways of identify-ing new genes and ways in which “we can breed crops faster with better use, bet-ter resistance to pes and better grain quality.”

Unknowingly, many Filipinos depend on bio-tech products for their livelihood. Consider the following: the “bagoong” producers in Pangasinan and Batangas, the “patis” makers in Malabon, the vin-egar manufacturers in the Ilocos, and the “lambanog” producers in Laguna and Quezon.

One crop that is making waves among Filipino farm-ers is biotech corn. In fact, it

has now dislodged the corn hybrid as the most pre-ferred corn. This was due to the fact that biotech corn is resistance to corn borer, the leading menace in corn fields planted to conven-tional corn.

For another, farmers harvest more when they plant biotech corn. Since 2003, when biotech corn was planted, yield of corn in the country increased from 1.85 metric tons per hectare to current 2.93 metric tons per hectare. As a result, “the farmers have benefitted immensely due to this in-creased yield,” said a report.

Biotechnology is also used in developing natural health products from indig-enous plants in the Philip-pines. It is also utilized in the development of biope-sticides for the control of insects that attack jackfruit and other crop commodi-ties.

Scientists claim that planting biotech crops with herbicide tolerance encour-ages the adoption of no-till farming, an important part of soil conservation. More importantly, GM crops can significantly improve crop yields, so that more food can be grown on less land area.

Globally, biotech crops can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agricul-ture. Studies have shown that adopting biotechnol-ogy reduces the use of 475 million gallons of fuel by farm equipment -- not men-tioning the additional “soil carbon sequestration” due to reduced plowing or im-proved conservation tillage.

“This is equivalent to removing five million cars from the road for one year,” commented Graham Brookes, director of PG Eco-nomics, a British research firm.

Meanwhile, Dr. William Dar is an advocate for sci-ence-based agriculture. “Today, the approval of ge-netically modified organism technology (in the Philip-pines) has become political,” the former director-general of International Crop Re-search Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics lament-ed. “They have politicized the whole process. They are not letting science do its own due diligence.”

Vivencio Mamaril, the director of the DA Biotechnology Program Office

Bt corn and traditional corn (Photo courtesy of BIOTECH)

Bt talong (Photo courtesy of SEARCA)

tion (FAO) has identified biotechnology as one pos-sible solution to the food crisis the world is facing. “Biotechnology has great

potential to influence and benefit agriculture, forestry and fisheries,” the UN food agency stated.

At the Laguna-based

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Beginning of the end?

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte’s administration formally begins today but already, the top drug dealer of Cen-tral Visayas has fallen.

Jaguar Diaz, Central Visayas’ alleged top drug lord was laid to rest in Cebu City on Monday with hundreds of supporters, friends, and relatives marching for him to San Nicolas Parish.

If at all, you can just imagine the hundreds who cried for him whether they are into drugs too or not. Either he has that many friends and relatives or it is a matter the authori-ties can use as a starting hint. That is, if you are to believe the adage “Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are.”

Those who attended the funeral wore shirts with Diaz’ face. They bore the print “We will miss you.”

Diaz was killed in a police operation in Las Piñas in Metro Manila on June 18. Rappler reported that before his death, Diaz said he was ready to stop selling drugs and cooperate with police in helping nab other drug suspects.

However, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña refuted Diaz’s claim in the same report. Osmena believes that Diaz was set-ting up a new base of operations in Luzon.

Diaz is the latest drug suspect to be killed after Duterte announced he will give a bounty to those who could kill or arrest a known drug pusher. Local governments have also started to support Duterte’s campaign by coming out with their local lists of illegal drugs personalities.

This is but the start of an end that has been long, long overdue.

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LOOKING back at the PNOY presi-dency: Did he understate the drug menace?

Two major trends have taken head-lines over the past week. One is the impending exit of current president Benigno Aquino, and the surrender of 2000, and the death of 50 or so drug dealers and users all over the country. As Aquino exits, it seems that the stones (pardon the pun) of drug abuse in this country have begun to turn and unrav-el. Bobi Tiglao in his June 28 column in the Manila Times, revealed that Presi-dent Aquino, in his previous State of the nation addresses never gave the drug problem its due importance, failing to mention it in spite of its apparent reach and threat to our country’s institutions. The present surrender of the dealers and pushers and the listing of officials involved in drugs reveals an overwhelm-ing, complex reality that seemed to have escaped the current governments atten-tion, or priority.

In last years report, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) it-

self admitted that 92% of all Barangays in Metro Ma-nila are drug soaked. At the same time, former DILG Secretary Mar Roxas indi-cated that 72 out of 180 of Davao City’s b a r a n g a y s are likewise drug infested. Comparing both cities, Davao clearly has less than half the drug influence of Metro Manila. But that is beside the point. The figures show that drug prevalence persists na-tionwide and is highest in the nations capital, where all the leaders of the law enforcement agencies supposedly hold court. This begs us to ask: how can drugs invade these with such impuni-ty given the supposedly visible police force, and strong media presence, and having the highest Human Development

Index in the country? Or did all these factors help the drugs proliferate? You tell me.

Moreover, despite its prevalence, it just comes as surprising that of all the presidentiables, only President Elect Duterte took drugs and criminality seri-ously as a platform. While many of his own critics say that this was the single issue that propelled him to victory, the same critics nonetheless acknowledge that these issues are not trivial nor are they peripheral to the mass of voters that elected him. While drug abuse is discussed among the elites in hushed tones, drugs are openly traded in the back alleys of slums, with wealth from shabu sales flaunted a la American gangsta. This 70% of voters see drugs daily and feel helpless against it. This got them angry, thinking, and voting. OFWs were even more concerned for their children back home. Unparented, lonely and moneyed, drug pushers prey on them like vultures. Cynically, I won-der therefore where the other presiden-tiables got their platforms.

The strongest image of the drug is-sue is the slaying of Cebu’s “Jaguar,” who may be one of many who built a cordon of supporters dependent on him not only for drugs, but livelihood, social services and Medical care, like the Es-cobars of Latin Americas drug empires. Little wonder why they all accompanied his funeral bier like a hero. Rappler’s quick picture of him is that of a pusher with a golden heart, supposedly ready to turn himself in and reform. The same reportage, however, reveals a recidivist who backslides into the same trade and moves around to continue his evil de-spite repeated assurances of change.

This leads us to two major ques-tions: had Aquino allowed this menace to grow? Had he been coddling these drug lords? Has he turned a blind eye to what is arguably a major issue confront-ing three fourths of our populace living in ghettos and shantytowns? Many have come forward to tell us exactly how per-vasive this problem is, compounded by a lack of parenting and police visibility, or is it complicity? Again, you tell me.

HALF of the year has passed and the next other half is a new be-ginning for the Filipinos in this

country and those making it hard and challenging to provide a better future for their families. The overseas Filipino workers and those working for years on board vessels around the world opted not to leave their families had they seen better opportunities in their own coun-try.

*** In this country there is a saying that

in order not to remain poor, one must join government and politics or religion. Retirees who remain to sustain their lives with their pension would someday dare to run for a barangay elective posi-tion for reasons they have nothing to do much or to have a better income. Many sit in the barangay for income sake, many admit. So look at the kind of gov-ernance there is in this country.

*** Many of those who sit in elec-

tive positions have turned themselves to be in better living conditions than when they were ordinary citizens. One will wonder why politicians spend a fortune

of millions just to grab a seat to be councilor or mayor or even g o v e r n o r . Family dynas-ties are now a regular menu in this coun-try. And many are seen to be involved in lu-crative income generating activities.

*** Too much corruption has been a pain

in the neck for the Filipino people. And so things must change now. Take the case of Davao City – why has it grown economically and politically that it has earned a remarkable credit to its name? It is the only city that has a 911 Center in the country and is the only one among the three in the world after USA and Can-ada. How about the rest of the so-called highly urbanized cities? It is because of its mayor and no other reason.

*** Why is the so-called corruption or il-

legal drugs trade happening in so many

towns and cities in the country? They say only the mayor has the answer why, no one else, they claim.

*** Now that we have a true national

leader in the name of Rodrigo Duter-te, why are people starting to change by themselves? It is because the nation knows that this leader walks his talk. He does not break promises. He does not fool the constituents. He jokes but is a no nonsense servant of his own city. Now he is President of the Republic of the Philippines.

*** The people start to fear him yes. Just

like in Davao City, he is feared because he has earned their respect that he is not the traditional politician around the cor-ner who is afraid of barangay officials, media and the electorate. He is here to help the nation and not to pocket the coffers of the taxpayers.

*** It is a big shame to the world that

most of the elective officials, many claim, are out there for their personal gains materially. Now who can say this is not

true? Please say so, the nation is asking.

*** Let the change begin with the con-

stituents so that change can be done fast by the national leader who means well. Let the change start with the dirty pol-iticians who are just out there to make gains and not to really serve the people.

*** Let the people make that change that

selling votes is not a worth at all. Here is Rodrigo Duterte chosen by sixteen mil-lion Filipinos here and abroad without being doled out a peso or more. Let the people realize that in the next election, candidates of good character and quality should fit in to help the change.

*** The sixteen million Filipinos cheer

the new leader President Rody Duter-te. Digong is our Future and our Hope. Digong is the man we have been waiting for. Digong is our Chance for Chang. How about you? Have you start changing for the better? God bless and guide Presi-dent Rody and the President’s Men. God bless this nation for change is our only chance.

Looking back at the PNoy presidency

Start to give change a chance

John Triaecisouth@gmail.com

MY TWO CENTS’

CELSO “TOOTS” B. JIMENEZ JR.

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ermen.The businessmen also talk-

ed about responsible mining with local value-added such as processing and limiting raw ore exports, develop regional industries and preparing the local workforce.

Improved transportation networks across the country

was also sought by the busi-ness leaders including the re-view of the Conditional Cash Transfer program and the reduction of the bottlenecks in the implementation of Pub-lic-Private Partnership and in-frastructure projects, including giving due respect to the sanc-tity of contracts. (NEDA-11)

“Much has been done, but we continue to face more chal-lenges. That is why we aim to resolutely face all obstacles, determined to eradicate them. We will not allow anything to derail us in our goals and we are willing to work with all to bring our plans to fruition.”

The new vice president also calls for unity, saying that the only way for the country to realize its vision is to work together.

“During these times when there seem to be significant divisions and conflict in the world, the challenge is to come together, celebrate our commonalities and differ-

ences, and turn them all into strengths.”

On collaboration Vice President Robredo said: “The doors of the Office of the Vice Presidency are always open. Ours will be a listening office. We seek to unite the govern-ment and the private sector in a partnership for change, for those at the fringes of society that we have vowed to serve.”

She also pointed out that in her first 100 days she plans to go to the farthest and the smallest barangays in the country “to pray with you, to laugh and cry with you, and most of all to listen to the things that you want changed.”

government agencies.Saying that there are cer-

tain policies and specifics of which cannot wait for to-morrow to be announced, he directed all department sec-retaries and the heads of agen-cies to reduce requirements and the processing time of all applications, from the submis-sion to the release.

“I order all department secretaries and heads of agen-cies to remove redundant re-quirements and compliance with one department or agen-cy, shall be accepted as suffi-cient for all,” he said.

He also ordered all depart-ment secretaries and heads of agencies to refrain from changing and bending the rules government contracts, transactions and projects al-ready approved and awaiting implementation.

“Changing the rules when the game is on-going is wrong,” he said.

President Duterte reiterat-ed his promise to end corrup-tion in government and urged everyone to be transparent.

“I abhor secrecy and in-stead advocate transparency in all government contracts, proj-ects and business transactions from submission of proposals to negotiation to perfection and finally, to consummation,” he stressed. “Do them and we will work together. Do not do them, we will part sooner than later.”

The 71-year old chief ex-ecutive came in dressed in traditional barong Tagalog created for him by a team of Dabawenyo designers with a small Philippine flag on the chest. He matched it with a champagne-colored trousers.

President Duterte was re-ceived by outgoing President Benigno Aquino upon arrival at the Palace and spent some time chatting with his prede-cessor before the two came down for the final military honors for Aquino. He then sent off Aquino from the Palace grounds.

Duterte began his 15-min-ute speech thanking former President Fidel Ramos for his help and the latter responded with a clenched right fist—Duterte’s signature gesture in the campaign.

He called on the country to unite in order for government to succeed.

“No leader, however strong, can succeed at any-thing of national importance or significance unless he has the support and cooperation of the people he is tasked to lead and sworn to serve,” he said. “It is the people from whom democratic governments draw strength and this administra-tion is no exception. That is why we have to listen to the murmurings of the people, feel their pulse, supply their needs and fortify their faith and trust in us whom they elected to public office.”

He cited the main prob-lems that he will face first-- corruption, both in the high and low echelons of govern-ment, criminality in the streets, and the rampant sale of illegal drugs in all strata of Philippine society and the breakdown of law and order.

Duterte said he sees these ills as “mere symptoms of a vir-ulent social disease that creeps and cuts into the moral fiber of Philippine society.”

“I sense a problem deeper and more serious than any of those mentioned or all of them put together. But of course, it is not to say that we will ig-nore them because they have to be stopped by all means that the law allows,” he said. REAL PROBLEMS

However, he stressed that the real problems of the coun-try is erosion of faith and trust in government.

“Erosion of faith and trust in government – that is the real problem that confronts us. Re-sulting therefrom, I see the ero-sion of the people’s trust in our country’s leaders; the erosion of faith in our judicial system; the erosion of confidence in the capacity of our public servants to make the people’s lives bet-ter, safer and healthier,” he said.

Duterte acknowledged that the country’s problem dampens the human spirit. However, he believes, all is not lost.

Knowing that his critics will always fron on his sugges-tions in fighting criminalities, the President said “as a law-yer and a former prosecutor, I

know the limits of the power and authority of the president. I know what is legal and what is not.”

Duterte said he has seen how corruption bled the gov-ernment of funds, which were allocated for the use in uplift-ing the poor from the mire that they are in, how illegal drugs destroyed individuals and ru-ined family relationships, and how criminality, by means all foul, snatched from the inno-cent and the unsuspecting, the years and years of accumulated savings.

“Look at this from that per-spective and tell me that I am wrong,” he said.

In the fight against crim-inalities, the President asked Congress and the Commission on Human Rights “to allow us a level of governance that is consistent to our mandate. The fight will be relentless and it will be sustained.”

He assured everyone that his adherence to due process and the rule of law is uncom-promising.

“You mind your work and I will mind mine,” he said.

Perhaps for the first time in a President’s inauguration, Ce-buano verses found their way into the speech.

“Tinud-anay nga Kaus-aban (real change)” – these are words which catapulted me to the presidency. These slogans were conceptualized not for the sole purpose of securing the votes of the electorate,” he said. “Tinud-anay nga ka-bag-uhan. Mao kana ang tu-mong sa atong pang-gobyerno (Real change. This is the direc-tion of our government).”

But while the slogans were admittedly battle cries articu-lated by Duterte in behalf of the people hungry for genuine and meaningful change, he said the change, if it is to be permanent and significant, “must start with us and in us.”

This elicited a loud ap-plause from the crowd.

He quoted F. Sionil Jose to paraphrase what the country has become.

“We have become our own worst enemies. And we must have the courage and the will to change ourselves.”

Then he rattled off quo-tations from revered figures

which he said “will serve as the foundation upon which this ad-ministration shall be built.”

“The test of government is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide for those who have little.” – Franklin Delano Roos-evelt.

And from (Abraham) Lincoln he drew this expres-sion: “You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong; You cannot help the poor by discouraging the rich; You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer; You cannot fur-ther the brotherhood by incit-ing class hatred among men.” COME WALK WITH ME

Duterte cited the values of “love of country, subordina-tion of personal interests to the common good, concern and care for the helpless and the impoverished” as among the lost and faded values that the nation will seek to recover and revitalize.

“The ride will be rough. But come and join me just the same. Together, shoulder to shoulder, let us take the first wobbly steps in this quest.”

He addressed the mem-bers of the diplomatic corps who were later introduced to him one by one, that he will re-iterate that the Republic of the Philippines will honor treaties and international obligations.

On the domestic front, he said his administration is com-mitted to implement all signed peace agreements in step with constitutional and legal re-forms.

“I am elated by the expres-sion of unity among our Moro brothers and leaders, and the response of everyone else to my call for peace,” he said.

Bishop Romulo Valles of the Archdiocese of Davao, led the ecumenical prayer with his counterparts from the lumad and Muslim congregations while Freddie Aguilar sang a reprised version of a composi-tion made solely for the inau-gurals.

Among those seen in the crowd were members of the Davao City Council and some heads of offices and local busi-nessmen from Davao City.

Records showed that the number of fish cages in Lake Sebu, which is the biggest of the three lakes at 354 hectares, had peaked two years ago at 4,586 or 13 times beyond its capacity.

The Provincial Environ-ment Management Office said that based on their assessment, the fish cages occupy around 19 percent or 70.99 hectares of Lake Sebu.

The municipal government earlier listed a total of 371 li-censed fish cage operators in Lake Sebu alone.

In the last three weeks, some 4,320 kilos of tilapia in lakes Seloton and Sebu were destroyed due to a series of fish kills that were blamed on “kamahong,” a phenomenon caused by the sudden rise in the water’s temperature.

In April and May, around

10,800 kilos of tilapia were de-stroyed in a series of fish kills blamed on “kamahong” in lakes Sebu and Seloton. The munic-ipal government reported the first fish kill in January.

“Kamahong,” which usually occurs during the rainy season, triggers the rise of sulfuric acid in the lake’s waters that eventu-ally caused the massive fish kill.

OPAG said the phenome-non occurs when cold rainwa-ter, which is heavier than warm water, settles at the abyssal zone of the lake.

“This causes the upturn or upwelling of warm water car-rying silts, sediments and gases such as hydrogen sulfide, am-monia, sulphur and methane gas produced by the decompos-ing organic matter such as fish feeds,” said fishery coordinator Rex Vargas.

province this year had set to roll out P1.37 billion budget.

Expecting the next set of officials to work even better, the outgoing governor urged them to “grab every opportuni-ty to serve the people” given the strong mandate in this year’s election.

“Dedicate your leadership to the task of uplifting and em-powering them,” he said while

also telling them to create a pos-itive impact on people’s lives.

He confessed “great satis-faction” that he left the gover-norship knowing that he had done his duty “to the best of my ability and judgement” while believing that the next provin-cial administration “can lead our province into greater sta-bility and progress”. (PIA 11/ Jeanevive Duron-Abangan)

big help), he added.Every year, DOST XI visits

Marilog District to monitor their projects. Aside from mon-

itoring, the department also conducts outreach programs for the Lumad community. DOST XI S & T Promotions

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation

and CommunicationLAND TRANSPORTATION

FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARDRegional Office No. XI

Davao City

Petition for Renewal of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ DUAL Ordinary Regular Service

Case No. 2002-XI-00111

GLORIA A. ACEJO,Petitioner

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NOTICE OF HEARING

Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUJ-DUAL Ordinary Regular service on the route: CIRCULATION ROUTE 10 and for cargoes as dual service from said route to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate will expire on January 23, 2017. In the petition filed on June 13, 2016 petitioner request 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 given that this petition will be heard by this Board on JULY 13, 2016 at 09:20 a.m. at this office at the above address.

At least, TEN (10) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation 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 appear on said date and time.

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 20th day of June 2016 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ

Chief Transportation Development Officer

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation

and CommunicationLAND TRANSPORTATION

FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARDRegional Office No. XI

Davao City

Petition for Approval of Sale and Transfer of Unit with Renewal of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ-DUAL Ordinary Regular Service.

Case No.2016-XI-00891(2011-XI-00625)

ZOSIMA B. REYES,Petitioner-Vendor

GLENDA V. LAMBAN,Petitioner-Vendee

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NOTICE OF HEARING

Petitioners request authority for the Approval of Sale and Transfer executed by ZOSIMA B. REYES in favor of GLENDA V. LAMBAN of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Equipment issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUJ –DUAL Ordinary Regular service on the route: TAGURANO and for cargoes as dual service from said route to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate will expire on May 15, 2017.In the same petition filed on June 13, 2016, petitioners likewise request 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 given that this petition will be heard by this Board on JULY 12, 2016 at 09:30 a.m. at this office at the above address.

At least, TEN (10) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation 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 appear on said date and time.

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 20th day of January 2016 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ

Chief Transportation Development Officer

RELAXATION GOES BEYOND the typi-cal notion of a comfortable bed coupled with a cabled tv, wi-fi and of course, a bathroom that you can sleep in. Most often, especially when staying in a hotel or a brothel, the idea is to replicate a comforting scenario staged by the mind. In Davao, all of this is possible. Even beyond what the mind has conceived.

Aside from the ameni-ties we look into before clicking that ‘booked’ but-ton, we also grow curious of the food and dishes they serve. Well, for a foodie like me, and you too, it’s one thing to look forward to – same footing as room service, that is. Star Hotel is one of Davao’s best kept secrets. It’s new, very new to say the least, but the reception from the people is already massive that they end up booked for functions on a daily basis. Inside, Star Hotel’s in-house cafe and restaurant, 7th Corner, is always making its pres-ence felt – in the hearts and tummies of locals and foreigners alike. 7th Corner Cafe and Restaurant is so cozy you’d

not want to leave. Though quite small, the cafe and restaurant’s design is mini-malist and very pleasing to the eyes. The dining area opens to their lounge area where, every Friday, an acoustic band serenades the clients to a medley of heartwarming songs. Begin your meal at 7th Corner with a hefty serv-ing of soup that will have

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you smiling in an instant. Their treasure soup is very fulfilling and satisfying. The rich soup is packed with meat and vegetable pieces that will surely have you slurping in an instant. Just take it slow with this one, you’d not want to end up busog from the soup alone. Indulge in a plate of colorful fresh salad with 3 dressings. Yes, that’s 3 different dressings – Apple Cider, Mango and Thousand Island. Recom-

mended? Try the Mango Dressing... you’d thank me later. Their camaron rebosado is packed like a mini-ball ready to ex-plode. Deep-fried and packed with marinated meat and shrimps, you’d love munching on these with or without dip. My friends loved that one ball is enough to satisfy you. Kare-Kare is a favorite amongst everyone who loves a medley of crunchy vegetables, thick rich pea-nut sauce and fork ten-der meat in one go. Not to mention the delectable taste of fermented shrimp on the side. At 7th Cor-ner, their version is packed with meat and oozing with peanut flavour. A little col-or could most definitely awaken the hungry tum-my even more. Oh and more peanut nibbles too. For the chicken lovers, this one’s for you. Really. Their greaseless chicken is something to celebrate about. The chicken is rich-ly marinated thus allowing you to savour every bite with bursting flavour. Plateful of carbon-ara from 7th corner will greatly satisfy your crav-ings. Al dente pasta with rich, creamy sauce, hefty serving of bacon pieces

and of course, cheese on top. Want some sandwich? They have a delicious yet healthy clubhouse sand-wich. Served with potato fries, you’d love that this sandwich has greens and meat at the same time. Something to drink? You’d love their selection of smoothies. From ba-sic caffeinated to blended fruits, you will surely have a new favorite after your first sip. Try their signa-ture Avocado Graham and Matcha Green Tea. 7th Corner’s coffee shop, I just have to say this, serves some of the best tasting cup of coffee in Davao. The taste is very re-laxing. You’d love that you can do away with sugar or cream and still love every sip. More so, their coffee art is way too cute to take a sip. 7th Corner Cafe and Restaurant of Star Hotel is located at Blk 16, Lot 14 Mabini Street corner Voyager, Brgy 9-A, Davao City. For orders and reser-vations, call them at (082) 222 5389. Make #TheRoyalChef your Thursday habit. Fol-low my messy food affair at theroyalchefeats.wordpress.com or on Instagram @iamleebai.

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At the same time, Globe reveals the line-up of its new international content partners and improved broadband plans for a complete and immersive entertainment lifestyle. Nowadays, dramas and movies are no longer con-fined to television and cin-ema as they can already be shared through social media via mobile phones. Globe Studios recognizes this and thus, brings the next generation of enter-tainment to mobile with original video productions from top film directors such as Erik Matti, Paul Soriano, Quark Henares, Dan Villegas, Sigrid Ber-nardo, Joyce Bernal, and Lav Diaz. Globe Studios is backed by local and Asian media houses such as Viva Films, Reality Entertain-ment, Quantum Films, Spring Films and Astro of Malaysia. “Consumption of mo-bile entertainment has grown exponentially over the past years. Today, customers no longer wait for their favorite shows on their TV screens. In-stead, they dictate what they want to watch when and where they want to. With Globe Studios, we will now produce our own clips, series and even mov-ies. Backed up with the biggest director partners and entertainment com-panies in the industry, we are set to show what customers want today,” said Albert de Larrazabal, Globe Chief Commercial Officer. On the other hand, due to the rising clamor towards personalization, another challenge is how to deliver the most engag-ing and creative events that will satisfy custom-ers. Globe Live responds to this demand by lever-aging on Globe Telecom’s wide experience in the live events industry to elevate production quality and at the same time, tap the wide distribution cover-age of Globe to promote and assemble events that are of international size

and quality. “The caliber of events will forever change with Globe Live. We can now produce shows and events that are world-class, unique to customers and more accessible. Our years of experience in the indus-try added with our edge as a telco company will bring perfect partnerships to bring wonderful events to our customers,” said Joe Caliro, head of Globe Live and Globe Retail and

Transformation Manage-ment. Globe Live’s first foray in the theatrical scene is the staging of Green Day’s American Idiot, a Philippine production of the hit Broadway musi-cal. Produced together with 9 Works Theatri-cal, American Idiot will be held at the new Globe Iconic Store in Bonifacio High Street Amphitheater in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig which features two massive Times Square-like LED walls in a unique out-door setup to accommo-date thousands of people. American Idiot is com-posed of a star-studded talent roster headlined by Basti Artadi of Wolfgang, Miggy Chavez of Chicosci, former Rivermaya vocal-ists Jason Fernandez and Norby David, and veteran thespian Nel Gomez. The show is set to run from June 24 until July 10, 2016.

New Content Partners On top of original pro-

Globe Telecom changes landscape of PH entertainment

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THE COUNTRY’S NUMBER ONE MO-BILE BRAND, GLOBE TELECOM, is changing the landscape of Philippine enter-tainment with the creation of Globe Studios and Globe Live which are designed to pro-duce original shows, live events, and engag-ing world-class content that are fit for today’s discerning customers.

ductions, Globe continues to tie up with international entertainment companies to add to its existing con-tent providers such as Spo-tify, HOOQ and NBA. Globe is proud to an-nounce that it is the first mobile and broadband Philippine partner of the foremost video stream-ing service Netflix which boasts of over 81 mil-lion members in over 190 countries who are enjoy-ing more than 125 million hours of TV shows and movies per day, including original series, documen-taries and feature films. Members can watch as much as they want, any-time, anywhere, on nearly any internet-connected screen. Netflix will be available to Globe cus-tomers via their mobile or broadband service. With the recent launch of Disney Mobile, Disney and Globe complete the entertainment experi-ence with the launch of the Disney Channel Apps

- Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Disney Junior. The number 1 TV net-work for kids and families in the Philippines is now available for as a video streaming service that of-fers more than 100 video-on-demand (VOD) full episodes and live stream-ing of Disney Channels. Designed specifically for kids to watch their favor-ite Disney entertainment anytime and anywhere, the Disney Channels Apps will provide hours of fun in a safe and kid-friendly digital environment that will immerse viewers in Disney’s magical world of storytelling and charac-ters. The world of sports is also enhanced with the Sports Illustrated App, featuring the latest in-depth exclusive news cov-erage, and live American sports programming of basketball, the NFL, NHL, ESports and much more. Additional content from SI sites FanSided and SI

Kids targets millennials and younger mobile de-mographics. As one of the most established and respected sports media brands in the world, Sports Illustrated TV channels reach an estimated 29 mil-lion homes across 12 Asian markets . Soon, Malaysian media powerhouse Astro will also give Filipino gaming fans access to eGG Network or Every Good Game, South-east Asia’s first dedicated 24/7 e-Sports network. E-Sports fans will be able to watch tournaments like League of Legends, Dota 2, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, and many more via Globe. Globe and As-tro are working on more exciting surprises to give gaming fans a wonderful experience. “Our new roster of con-tent partners will bring out the best of Philippine digi-tal lifestyle. We are provid-ing world-class entertain-ment apps right at their fingertips to enjoy anytime and anywhere. This will change once again how Filipinos will be enter-tained using their mobile and at-home broadband devices,” said Dan Horan, Globe Senior Advisor for Consumer Business. Globe Broadband now brings customizable plans where families can cre-ate their own packages to bring Wonderful into their homes. “Further to our commit-ment to provide ultra-fast internet in 2M households over 20,000 barangays in

2020, we are transform-ing the way Broadband is enjoyed in the Filipino home. More than just de-livering connectivity, we are giving customers more compelling reasons to en-joy their internet at home,” said Martha Sazon, Globe Senior Vice President for Broadband Business. “Today, we are launch-ing pre-bundled packages which we believe will be popular to many custom-ers, and they can mix and match from there. This makes the selection pro-cess not only easy, but enjoyable for the Filipino family. With our new plans, our customers will be in full control, much better than any offering in the market today.” Sazon adds, “In Globe, we don’t just sell plans, but deliver a complete expe-rience. We want to help families discover more wonders in their homes by being able to watch ex-clusive movies, TV shows and enjoy concert-like experiences; listen to mil-lions of songs and play games for endless hours, as they want. That’s why we only partner with the world’s best in content – Disney, Spotify, NBA and now, Netflix. I am excited that Globe Broadband is now poised to transform the market landscape with this great value proposi-tion. Change is definitely on its way.” With all these, Globe welcomes the Filipino family to come Home to Wonderful.

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GET READY FOR THE HOTTEST PARISIAN SHOES AND BAGS PROMO EVER as five lucky lady OTWOListas will get a chance of a lifetime to “Chill with James Reid.” Every singe receipt transaction of any regular-priced item from Parisian Shoes and/or Bags from July 1 to 24 can be exchanged at redemption booths at the Ladies Shoes and Bags department of The SM Store. Log on to www.SMParisian.com, sign in via Facebook and upload your OOTD featuring your purchased Parisian Shoe or Bag and input the unique promo code. Ask your friends to vote for your OOTD post on Facebook from July 25 to 31. For more detailed mechanics, see posters at any SM Store near you. If you’re ready, then run to shop for Parisian shoes and bags now!

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Catch ‘Hele’exclusively on Sky Pay-Per-ViewENTERTAINMENT

JANE OINEZA TAKES ON THE ROLE OF A HOMELESS GIRL who had to endure personal circumstances to achieve her dream of finishing college on “MMK” this Saturday (July 2). Naning (Jane) is a determined girl who lives in the streets of Quiapo under the guidance of Sallie (Amy Austria) and Bong (Simon Ibarra). Naning plans to have a better life for her family and know that it could only be possible if she finishes college. When Naning was young, she learned that she was actually abandoned by her biological mother, Christina (Jed Montero). She also had to bare witness to the marital problems of Sallie and Bong due to the latter’s infidelity. Sallie

succumbs to depression after she learned of Bong’s misgivings and thereafter neglected her responsibility to take care of Naning and her sister Soledad (Perla Bautista). Despite all of these, Naning decides to find work and support herself and her sister in order for them to go to school. Naning’s ability to be independent

early on in her life helps her reach highschool but she also accepts the fact that highschool may be as far as they can go. One fateful day, Rick (Juan Rodrigo), a photographer, finds Naning studying on the sidewalk. Rick finds inspiration in her determination and takes photos of her in hopes of sharing her story. Rick

shares the photos online which quickly become viral and messages of encouragement for Naning from the online community quickly pour in. Joining this “MMK” episode are Celine Lim, Rhed Bustamante and Althea Guanzon. The episode is directed by Raz De La Torre and written by Arah Jell Badayos. “MMK” is led by business unit head Malou Santos. Join “MMK” as it celebrates its 25th anniversary by visiting mmk.abs-cbn.com. Don’t miss the longest-running drama anthology in Asia, “MMK,” every Saturday ON ABS-CBN or ABS-CBN HD (SkyCable ch 167). Catch its latest episodes on iwantv.com.ph or skyondemand.com.ph for Sky subscribers.

WITH PREMIUM E N T E R T A I N M E N T SERVICES such as SKY Pay Per View now available, SKYcable and Destiny Cable digital subscribers are more empowered with the convenience and privilege of a front-row access to topnotch, fresh-off-the-cinema films in the comfort of their own homes and watch these masterpieces at their own pace. Fresh from its cinema run last March, Filipino families will have such privilege as the eight-hour Lav Diaz epic opus “Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis” starring Piolo Pascual and John Lloyd Cruz will be playing exclusively on SKY Critics’ Choice pay-per-view this July. “Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis” is the much-talked about film of esteemed director Lav Diaz that won the prestigious Silver Bear: Alfred Bauer Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year. It weaves together Philippine revolution, literature, and mythology presented in two stories. One story recalls Gregoria de Jesus’ search for the body of her slain husband, Andres Bonfacio, while the other follows the journey of Crisostomo Ibarra/Simoun (Piolo Pascual) and Isagani (John Lloyd Cruz), characters from Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. Moviegoers during the Berlin film fest sat through the eight-hour movie with just one break, but praised and cheered for Diaz’s ‘Hele,’ the longest film to compete in the festival. But unlike the Berlin

film fest moviegoers, SKY and Destiny Cable subscribers will have more flexibility in taking part in the ‘Hele’ experience as they get to catch it on pay-per-view at home for a commercial-free seven-day continuous viewing in high definition. Aside from watching ‘Hele’ on TV, subscribers can even catch the film on any device anytime, anywhere through SKY On Demand, SKY’s video-on-demand platform exclusive to all SKYcable postpaid subscribers using a SKYbroadband or a SKYmobi internet connection. In SKY On Demand, subscribers have the power to pause and rewind while watching ‘Hele,’ making the ‘Hele’ experience more convenient. In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Piolo said that ‘Hele’ didn’t feel like an eight-hour long film. “Maiisip mo talaga na eight hours is nothing. It’s a treat more than it being a sacrifice. You learn so much about history, about filmmaking. It brings you there. In all honesty, I’m not trying to patronize the film pero bitin pa siya. Ang dami pang puwedeng puntahan ang story,” he said. John Lloyd meanwhile, said

to ABS-CBN News that the film doesn’t just revolve on Andres Bonifacio. He remarked, “tinuturuan ka niya how to become a more responsible Filipino when it comes to your own history. The real magic and the real campaign of Lav why he did this film, he really wants change and real change only happens individually -- ikaw, ako, isa-isa tayo.” Don’t miss the rare cinematic event with the entire family. To be part of the ‘Hele’ experience, subscribe within July 1-24 by visiting mysky.com.ph/hele, or calling your local SKY office. ‘Hele’ is available to SKY and Destiny Cable subscribers in Metro Manila, CAMANAVA, Rizal Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, Cebu, Baguio, Iloilo, Bacolod, Davao, Dumaguete, and General Santos for only P199 for standard definition (SD) or high definition (HD) viewing. SKY aims to bring a wide array of premium content closer to Filipino families that they can conveniently watch using multiple devices. Sky Cable Corporation is a unit of ABS-CBN, the country’s leading media and entertainment organization.

Jane Oineza portrays struggles of homeless girl to graduate on ‘MMK’

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DA B AW E N YO S LOVE THEIR COMFORT FOOD and recognising this, Home Crest Ho-tel Davao’s Chef de Partie, Jordan Am-baic came up with a menu for Cena Mod-ern Bistro, the hotel’s restaurant, that is immediately recog-nisable and easy to digest. “At Cena Modern Bis-tro, we serve American-style comfort food which is familiar to Dabawenyo diners,” said Chef Jordan “We have pizzas, hearty soups, pasta, and entrees.” At the tasting event, we had Cena’s Creamy To-mato Soup, Pomelo and Grilled Shrimp Salad,

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Comforting meals at Cena

Home-cured slab-cut bacon served with chutney and mash.

Home Crest Hotel’s Chef de Partie Jordan Ambaic together with F&B and FO Manager Arvin Dizon.

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DAVAO PARTNER ESTABLISHMENTPasta Bolognese and Pesto Pasta. I loved their Pizza Margherita which has a crisp crust and is liberal when it came to spreading their basil and cheese top-pings. Entrees served during the event included Chick-en Chimichurri, BBQ Baby Back Ribs, and Home-cured Bacon served with chutney and mash. I would highly recommend order-ing the bacon, its smoky and meaty taste paired well with the bright spicy flavors of the chutney. For dessert, try to order their version of Smores which uses toasted marsh-mallows on top of a deca-dent chocolate cake served ala mode, a great way to end a delicious meal. Cena is located at the ground floor of Home Crest Hotel along Tulip Drive in Davao City. Aside from lunch and dinner service, Cena also serves buffet breakfast. Follow me on Instargam or on Twitter at @kenneth-kingong for more travel stories, foodie finds, and happenings in, around and beyond Durianburg.

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COMMUNITY SENSEDOST reaches out to Lumad kidsin Sitio Upian, Marilog DistrictDAYS before classes have

officially started, the Department of Science

and Technology Region XI went to Sitio Upian Elementa-ry School to distribute school supplies and hygiene kits to the Lumad students.

“Kulang ang isang araw para dito. Gusto man namin na lahat kami makasama pero walang sasakyan (One day is not enough for this. We want-ed that all of us could be here but there’s no vehicle),” said Eduardo P. Tesorero, Assistant Regional Director for Financial Administrative Services Divi-sion, who spoke on behalf of the DOST XI employees.

Sixteen (16) employees were able to participate in the outreach program. They orga-nized games and fun activities

for the children. They also taught them how to wash their hands properly. At the end of the program, lunch packs were distributed.

The students and parents are grateful with the outcome of the program.

“Nalipay kami sa inyong gihatag (We are happy with what you have given us),” said Jerry Sulutan, a Grade 5 stu-dent.

His 23-year old cous-in who accompanied him, Cheryl Langhi, added “Hinaot nga makabalik mo kay may nalang malipay ang mga bata (I am hoping that you could come back so that the children would be happy)”

Likewise, the teachers of the Sitio Upian Elementary School who were present in

the activity also expressed their gratitude.

“In my 3 years of teach-ing diri nga skwelahan, lisod nga magtudlo sa ilaha nga wala’y sulod ilang tiyan. 9 or 10 palang sa buntag, murag nadaot na ilang mga dagway, (In my three years of teach-ing in this school, it is difficult

to teach students with their empty stomachs. As early as 9 or 10 in the morning, they already have wry and dull fac-es)” said Elmer Garcia, a Grade 4 teacher.

“That’s why kanang gi-pangbuhat ninyo karon, dako ni siya nga tabang (What you have done today is already a

NOW that the country has turned its atten-tion to Davao City, it is

very timely to hold the Ureka Forum, an event aimed at help-ing Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises to be competitive and take their business online, in the city.

The third and the biggest to date Ureka Forum is set to be conducted at SMX Conven-tion Center, Davao City on July 23.

According to Genaro La-pez, Chief Convenor of the Ure-ka Forum and Union Bank’s Executive Vice President, they want to enable the biggest mass conversion of Philippine SME business to e-commerce. To achieve their commitment to boost the businesses of SMEs, Ureka has called on in-dustry leaders to partner with them and support this advoca-cy.

Recognizing that the fo-rum in general is a digital and technological revolution, DOST XI also joined in Ureka as its

partner. One of the depart-ment’s projects, the Small En-terprise Technlogy Upgrading Program (SETUP), is in line with the forum’s goals. SET-UP assists MSMEs to adopt technological innovations to increase their competitiveness and productivity.

“We want to make the Phil-ippines a leader player in tech-nology advancement, and one way of doing this is educating the people, specifically the entrepreneurs, on how inno-vations can seamlessly be in-tegrated in various industries,” said Ms. Elsie Mae A. Solidum, Assistant Regional Director for Technical Services Division of the Department of Science and Technology.

Ureka Forum was first held in Bagiuo on October 13, 2015, and was followed by a second one in Iloilo on February 26, 2016. On its third leg, Ureka aims to top what the previous fora have accomplished. DOST XI S & T PROMOTIONS SEC-TION

Supporting MSMEs to take on the road to E-Commerce

Ureka Forum partners with DOST 11

DOST XI employees together with the staff of Kinaiyahan Foundation and students teachers of Sitio Upian Elementary School

Students were eager to pose for the camera with their new school supplies.

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Claude Bautista is sworn in as the first Governor of Davao Occidental at the municipal hall of Malita town on Thursday, June 30. Davao Occidental is the 81st and the newest province in the Philippines. (Kenneth Irving Ong)

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WOUNDS WILL HEALNBA rivals unite for Team USA

TEAMMATES. NBA Finals rivals Klay Thompson and Kyrie Irving will be reunited with Team USA.

ONE week was not enough for the wounds to heal.

The Golden State Warriors were able to avoid much of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ champi-onship celebration. It’s doubt-ful that any of them watched the parade on Wednesday. But in New York on Monday, Harri-son Barnes, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson had no choice but to come face to face with the guy who hit the shot that beat them less than eight days prior.

Barnes, Green and Thomp-son, along with the Cavs’ Kyrie Irving, were officially intro-duced Monday as members of the U.S. Men’s Senior National Team that will compete at the Olympics in Rio this August. While several All-Stars de-clined to participate this year, this quartet didn’t let the grind of a season that went down to the final minute of Game 7 of The Finals get in the way of their commitment.

“I was on board whether we won or lost,” Thompson said.

“There was never a deci-sion to be made,” Green added. “If I was invited, I was playing.”

Sometimes an entire NBA season, 1,314 games in total, can come down to one shot. Irving made one of the big-gest baskets in NBA history, a step-back 3-pointer that gave the Cavs a 92-89 lead with 53 seconds to go in Game 7. It was the only shot from the field that either team made in the final 4:39 of the game and it was the difference between the Cavs ending Cleveland’s 52-year title drought and the Warriors capping off the great-est season in NBA history.

Because Irving made the shot, another kind of history was made. The Warriors be-came the first team to lose The Finals after holding a 3-1 lead. That’s a distinction that hurts more than a standard elimina-tion.

Thompson, in particular, was still feeling the pain on Monday, after the U.S. Team was introduced at the Dunlevy Milbank Center in Harlem.

“It’s very hard,” Thompson admitted to NBA.com. “We’re all very competitive and we thought that was our champi-onship to win. Give credit to the Cleveland Cavaliers. They played great. But we felt like

we let go of the rope. It’s tough, man. I’m not going to lie to you. It’s only a week old, so we continue to think about Game 7, little things we could have done to win it.”

And while the Warriors are still hurting, Irving is still flying high after his heroics and one of the most improba-ble title wins we’ve ever seen.

“He’s smiling ear to ear, he’s bouncing off the walls, and he’s got jokes for days,” Barnes said. “But at the end of the day, you kind of have to put that aside for a minute to com-pete for a gold.”

Of course, it helps that the Warriors already have a cham-pionship. Right now, they’re even with the Cavs, their 2015 title dulls the pain a little bit, and the Warriors won’t be falling out of title contention anytime soon.

“Oh, I’d be sick,” Barnes said. “I’d be sick right now if we didn’t have one.”

“Lucky for us,” Thompson added, “we’re a young team, we got a young core, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future to get back where we want to go.”

The three Warriors on the

USA roster have a few more weeks before they have to get in the gym with Irving in Las Vegas for the start of the U.S. Team’s training camp. But all four of the guys who went toe-to-toe for seven games earlier this month are ready to turn the page and try to win eight games together in Rio.

“We all come into this thing with one goal,” Green said. “It’s not about what Cleveland did or what the Warriors did or what OKC did. We all come to this with one goal, and that’s to win the gold medal. Everything else is be-neath that.”

Finals opponents team-ing up at the Olympics in the ensuing summer certainly isn’t unprecedented. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen teamed with Clyde Drexler in 1992. Pippen teamed with Gary Payton in 1996. And LeBron James teamed with three members of the Oklaho-ma City Thunder in 2012.

Thompson and Irving played together on the 2014 World Cup team in Spain. So before they faced off in The Finals, they had already cele-brated a gold medal together.

BASKETBALL stand-out Kobe Paras is no longer going to join

the UCLA Bruins in NCAA Division I basketball due to “academic conditions of his admission not being met,” according to a line from a press release that was tweeted by an ESPN college basketball reporter.

The reporter, Jeff Bor-zello, shared the news on his social media profile on Wednesday, June 29 (Thurs-day early morning, June 30, Manila time).

The news of Paras’ with-drawal from UCLA was also

tweeted by college basket-ball reporters Sam Vece-nie of CBS Sports and Rob Dauster of NBC Sports.

The 6-foot-5 Paras, a for-mer star for La Salle Green Hills in Philippine high school basketball, first con-firmed his commitment to the Bruins back in October 2014.

The son of former PBA MVP Benjie Paras was also recruited by other NCAA Di-vision I schools like Arizona State, California, Portland State, Texas-Arlington, UC Irvine, and UC Santa Barba-ra.

AS has been expected to happen since be-fore this season ever

started — long before he led the Cleveland Cavaliers to an NBA title — LeBron James has opted out of his contract with the Cleveland Cava-liers, LeBron’s agent told Chris Broussard at ESPN.

He’s dropping a $24 mil-lion contract to sign a $30 million one for next season — and you can bet it’s a one-year contract because he can make more the year after that.

Finals MVP James will not exercise his player op-tion with the Cleveland Cav-aliers for the 2016-17 sea-son, according to his agent, Rich Paul.

Though he has opted out, James can re-sign with

the Cavaliers and said last week he has no intentions of leaving Cleveland again.

He’s not leaving Cleve-land, at least not yet. He will sign another one-plus-one deal with the Cavaliers so he can make more money while doing a victory tour with the Cavs, who will be heavy favorites to make it back to the Finals out of the East.

What will he do in the summer of 2017, when the salary cap is expected to jump another $13 million at least? He’ll sign a larger deal, likely for the full five-year max, and may consider options outside of Cleve-land.

But for now he’s going to stay a Cavalier, this is all just a formality.

GOOD news for Canada, not so much for Gilas Pilipinas.

After helping the Cleve-land Cavaliers win the NBA crown this season, Tristan Thompson now wants to help the Canadian national team book a slot for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

According to Chris Haynes of cleveland.com, sources have confirmed that Thompson will suit up for Canada in the Fiba Olympic Qualifying Tourna-ment this coming July at the Mall of Asia Arena. It was also supported by Hoops Hype Canada via tweet.

Thompson declined to participate in the Fiba Amer-icas Championship last year, where Canada finished third

and earned entry into the OQT, to focus on his free agency in the NBA.

Armed with a big contract and an NBA title, Thompson seeks a successful follow up by playing for Canada, along with other NBA players Corey Joseph, Tyler Ennis, and Joel Anthony. Andrew Wiggins, the Minnesota Timberwolves standout who starred for Can-ada in the 2015 Fiba Americas, has already begged off from joining his countrymen in the Manila leg of the OQT.

Canada is slotted in Group A, along with Turkey and Sen-egal, where the top two teams will battle their counterparts from Group B, composed of France, New Zealand, and Gi-las for the lone berth in Rio.

Paras out of UCLA Bruins squad

NOT JOINING. Kobe Paras, son of forer PBA star Benjie, is not joining the UCLA Bruins according to a report.

FREE AGENT. Lebron James is opting out of his contract but wil be re-signing with the Cavaliers.

Cavs’ Thompson playing for Canada in Manila OQTLebron James opts out of contract, but will re-sign with Cavs

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HEARTNOT HEIGHT

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Former coach says Gilas will miss CalvinTHE first thing Calvin Abue-

va did after being informed that he was out of the fi-

nal Gilas Pilipinas lineup for the Olympic qualifiers was call his wife, Sam, to pour his heart out.

Abueva’s longtime mentor Al-lan Trinidad said he felt his ward’s pain.

“Grabe umiyak ‘yan nung nalaman niya na hindi siya na-kapasok sa Magic 12 (ng Gilas). Humagulgol talaga siya, hindi niya matanggap kasi gustong-gusto niyang lumaro sa national team,” said Trinidad, who was privy to the conversation of the couple.

“Ang pauli-ulit daw na sinasa-bi ni Calvin kay Sam eh, ‘Ano pa kaya ang kulang sa akin? Ibinigay mo naman lahat, parang balewa-la yung paghihirap ko.’ Nasak-tan talaga si Calvin,” he added. “Hanggang ngayon malungkot siya.”

The former San Sebastian Stags coach and now Pam-panga sports director couldn’t hide his disap-pointment over Gilas coach Tab Baldwin’s decision to cut Abue-va and LA Tenorio from the final 12-man lineup.

“Dapat ipali-wanag nila sa tao (yung decision of not including Abueva), dapat idepensa nila yung desisyon

nila sa publiko. Ilabas nila isa-isa yung criteria, kung bakit pinili si ganito, at kinuha si ganito,” he said.

“Dapat ipakita nila ‘yung wala ni Calvin na meron yung mga pinili nila. Pero alam ko hindi sila makakapagpapaliwanag dyan, mahihirapan sila dahil alam ng tao na maling inalis si Calvin,” he said.

Asked what Gilas will miss with Abueva now on the team’s reserve list, Trinidad rattled off some of the upsides of his long-time star player in the NCAA.

“Pinaka nawala dyan yung puso, si Calvin, lahatin mo ‘yan, ‘yan lang ang may pusong doble.

Si Calvin kahit

sabihin mong sino ka pa, anong bansa ka pa, kahit kumakain ka ng apoy, pag dinepensahan ka ni Calvin, magpapakamatay yan. Hindi mo siya made-dare at mate-threaten kahit anong kulay ka pa,” he said.

“Si Calvin nakikita nyo naman sa PBA ‘yan, kahit mga malalaking import hindi niya inuurungan. Nakalimutan nyo ba yung mga ginawa nya nung Fiba Asia? Hi-gante ng China at ibang bansa, binabangga at sinasalubong niya, sa kin nga naniniwala ako, hindi aabot sa finals ang Pilipinas last y e a r kung wala

si Calvin eh,” he

said.

MORE HEART THAN HEIGHT. Calvin Abueva is a no-nonsense player who has the biggest heart among all Gilas players, says his former coach. In photo, Abueva battles Chinese star Yi Jianlian for the rebound.