STORY ON PAGE 2 P 15.00 • 8 PAGES@EdgeDavao edgedavao@gmail.comwww.edgedavao.netf EDGE Serving a seamless society DAVAO SPORTS P 8 VOL.15 ISSUE 106 • TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022 FAREWELL TO THE QUEEN IT’S ON! Return to face-toface Kadayawan sa Davao opens Students wearing colorful costume while performing during Indak-Indak sa Kadayawan, one of the main events of the 37th Ka dayawan sa Davao festival, along San Pedro Street in Davao City. The city gov ernment of Davao officially opened the festival on Mon day afternoon. Edge Davao
The Land Transporta tion Franchising and Regulatory BoardNorthern Mindanao (LT FRB-10 Northern Mind anao) has summoned the officials of a bus company after one of its units fell off a ravine amid heavy rains along the Mangima zigzag road in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon on Saturday night.All 10 passengers of the Rural Tours bus of Ru ral Transit Mindanao, Inc (RTMI), with body number 2821, were taken to Manolo Fortich Provincial Hospital, Malaybalay Polymedic Hos pital, and Pahilan Hospital for treatment of minor in juries.The bus came from Cagayan de Oro City and was enroute to Davao City when the accident hap pened at a blind curve at about 6:40 p.m., according to a report by LTFRB-10 on Sunday. “This office has already sent inspectors to RTMI, Yacapin Branch to talk to its branch manager. This office is currently conducting its investigation regarding the incident to see if there are violations of the terms and conditions of their fran chise,” the LTFRB-10 state mentTheread.passengers were assisted by the 52nd Engi neer Brigade and Manolo Fortich Rescue team. Only one among the 10 passengers hurt as bus falls off ravine in Bukidnon
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Mayor Sebastian Duterte (2nd from right), together with Corado and Ladislawa Alcantara Foundation president Cecile Dominguez-Yujuico (3rd from right), Vice Mayor Jay Melchor Quitain Jr.(2nd from left), Councilor Al Ryan Alejandre (rightmost), Alsons Development assistant general manager for Business Units Group Jolla Soriaga (3rd from left) and Kublai Millan, leads the cutting of the ribbon to mark the grand opening of the Poblacion Market Central in Davao City on Monday. Edge Davao
Dabawenyos rocked the resumption of the face-to-face opening rites — PagAbli sa Kadayawan — of the 37th Ka dayawan sa Davao at the Bantawan Amphi theater in Magsaysay Park, Davao City on Monday.
PH considers partnership with Japan after China-backed rail deals stalled
The Philippines is con sidering working with Japan in con structing the country’s railway projects after sev eral China-backed deals were stalled due to lack of funding, the Department of Transportation said Mon day.According to Trans portation Secretary Jaime Bautista, the DOTr had dis cussed with the Japan Inter national Cooperation Agen cy about a possible funding support for these projects. “Actually, we are not lim iting our options to China. We can also consider work ing with Japan and JICA,” he said. “In fact, we had a meet ing with JICA a week ago and we also mentioned to them about the possibility of them providing the sup port for these projects.” Bautista said the Philip pine government is explor ing “different options” for its infrastructure projects. “We want to see to it that these options are available and it will really fast-track the construction and im plementation of these proj ects because you know the order of the President for DOTr is full speed ahead,” he said.Last week, Manila has renewed talks on 3 railway FBONG, P10 FIT’S, P10 Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, a member of the Commission on Appointments (CA), sees no problem so far with the appointed Cabinet mem bers of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Go has yet to receive an official list of appointees yet but based on what his ob servations, the Marcos Cabi net is working just fine. “Hindi pa dumating sa amin ‘yung listahan (We have not received the list) formally pero (but) so far, nakikita ko na nagtatrabaho naman sila (I can see that they are working),” Go said in an interview during his visit to fire victims in Baran gay Maliksi 2, Bacoor City, Cavite on PointingSunday.out that the CA is a part of the checks and balances system of the government, he vowed to scrutinize the qualifications of the appointees. “Kung qualified naman po ay susuportahan natin at ipaalala sa kanila na una hin ang pagseserbisyo. ‘Pag pumasok tayo sa gobyerno ay unahin natin ang interes ng mga kababayan natin, interes ng bayan, interes ng bawat Pilipino (If they are qualified, we will support them and remind them to prioritize service. When we enter the government, let us
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Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, the chair man of the Kadayawan Executive Committee, offi cially opened the festival by banging the “agong” three times.“I hope that you sup port the various events prepared for you. Salamat sa mga naa diri, thank you sa sponsors, salamat for contributing for the festi val. Sa mga pulis ug sundalo salamat sa pag-atiman,” he
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A boy with a bike struggles to cross the fallen Merila Bridge while a man tries to fish in the shallow portion of Tubod River in Iligan City on Sunday (14 August 2022). The bridge fell during a series of strong rains and floods in March but has remained unrepaired to this day. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Senior citizens need to organize to avail of annual subsidy: OSCA
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Senior citizens, 60 years old and above, are advised to organize or be a mem ber of senior citizen organizations duly recognized by the Office of the Senior Citi zen Affairs (OSCA) and the City Social Wel Monday.OnMay 17, 2022, the 19th City Council passed and approved Ordinance No. 0954-22, Series of 2022, entitled “An Ordi nance Amending Ord. No. 0105-19, Granting Annual Financial Assistance to all Qualified Senior Citizens of Davao City”, which man dates the annual granting of P1,500 financial incentive to senior citizens aged 65 years and older. The amendment or Or dinance No. 0954-22, to be known as ‘The Amended Annual Financial Assis tance to All Qualified Se nior Citizens Ordinance of Davao City’, expands the pool of senior citizen bene ficiaries to include citizens aged 60 years “Mahinumdumanold. na ang atoang annual subsi dy nag-ingon ta nga ang makadawat katong 65 years old and above lang. Pero atoang bag-ong ordi nance pasalamat ta kay ang edad 60 anyos mu-qualify na pud sila,” Gallo said. “Base sa ordinance
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Atty. Marlisa Gallo, de partment head of CSWDO, said this is among the re quirements for the senior citizens to avail of the sub sidy.“Also kinahanglan member sa duly senior cit izen organizations recog nized by OSCA and CSWDO. Naa daghan mga seniors wala nagpa member ug or ganizations, gi-allow nato past two years kay pan demic but this point in time nakapa-vaccine naman ang tanan, dapat ang senior cit izens magpa member na sila. At least 15 members para ma-organize na sila,” Gallo said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on FSENIOR, P10 FFORMER, P10
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday led the oath-taking of the new members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), the in terim government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindan ao (BARMM).Whatwas not given prominence by the me dia was that with the new BTA, former warring members of the Moro Na tional Liberation Front (MNLF) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been finally united under one Bangsamoro autonomous government. “The fact that the uni ty between the MNLF and MILF happened under the present administra tion is an indication that President Marcos’ call for unity is being heeded by the former Moro rebel groups,” Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Sunday.Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Sec retary Carlito G. Galvez Jr. has lauded the President for making the Bangsam oro a top priority of his administration.“Ithasbeen a long time since the MNLF and the MILF have split but under the Marcos admin istration, they are one in pushing for sustainable peace and development in the Bangsamoro,” said Galvez as he emphasized the inclusion of both MNLF and MILF members in theAppointedBTA. by the President, the BTA is an 80-member governing body tasked to pass cru cial legislations to opera tionalize the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) and exercise legislative and executive powers during the region’s transition pe riod. The BOL specifies that the MILF shall lead the BTA, without prejudice to the participation of the MNLF. The BTA’s 41 mem bers shall be nominated The regional office of the Department of Health (DOH) dis closed that there are still other areas in Davao Re gion that need to improve their booster dose cover age to catch up with other cities and provinces. Dr. Gerna Manatad, as sistant regional director of DOH 11, reported that Davao City is already at 42 percent coverage followed by Davao del Norte at 22.5 percent followed by Davao Oriental at 21.6 percent while the rest of the areas are still below 20 percent coverage.“Therest of the areas kailangan pa nilang mag catch up para makahabol for they are still below 20 percent,” Manatad said during Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao on Mon day.She said for the whole region, given this kind of data coming from different provinces and cities, is at 27 percent coverage. It can be recalled that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. re newed his call to the pub lic to get vaccine shots and booster doses to strength en their immunity against severe Covid infection and also preparation for the resumption of face-to-face classes.For the senior citizens’ vaccination, who are the most vulnerable and have
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Today, Davao City is the trade and commerce center of Mind anao. It is just one hour and thir ty minutes by plane from Manila (45 minutes if from Cebu City). Davao is also the gateway to East Asian countries, particularly Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
It also hosts bust photos of some key figures who helped shape the Japanese migration story, namely Ryusuke Suda, who brought the first Japanese labor to Davao in 1903; Kyos aburo Ohta and Yoshizo Furu kawa, the most influential Jap anese hemp investors to grace the local abaca industry; and Migeru Shibazaki, who was Jap anese consul of Davao in 1922. Ohta is recognized as the first Japanese capitalist to own a plantation in Davao, followed by Furukawa who is Ecuador’s ‘father of abaca industry’ for in troducing to that country the ab aca varieties from Davao region. Meanwhile, the Japanese consul ate in Davao, the first diplomatic post in the city, was established in 1920, three years after Ohta’s untimelyOveralldeath.though, the histori cal institution hardly explores the complex account that goes with the conversion of Davao into ‘little Tokyo.’ There are also titillating displays needing more explanations for the benefit of the uninformed, and there are very few artifacts that present a thorough picture of the con tributions the prewar Japanese community made to the devel opment (and eventual destruc tion) of Davao City. As an aside, the museum also offers visitors a small pantry of souvenirs and extends an au thentic Japanese experience to guests by renting a kimono for a pictorial souvenir. The museum got a facelift in 2019 from the Japanese Grass roots Cultural Funding Coop eration of the Japanese govern ment, plus added funding from the Philippine Nikkei Jin Kai and Philippine Nikkei Jin Kai Inter national School.
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The museum is a collage of stimulating pictorial narratives and artifacts, inclusive of au dio-visual productions describ ing the Japanese plight, from mi gration to invasion, that helped transform the city into the larg est concentration of Japanese outside their motherland. Num bering close to 20,000 when the war broke out, their struggles and successes are briefly encap sulated.Among the museum’s no table relics are the hag-utan, the antique abaca-stripping machine; the dental chair of Hashimoto clinic; the ofuro, a large traditional Japanese bath tub; and the Asahi beer bot tles from prewar period. It also houses Bagobo objects, primar ily indigenous outfits woven from indigenous materials like hemp and decorated with Poly nesian beads.
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As a highly urbanized city, Davao hosts a few museums recognized, albeit passively, as noteworthy historical places. Described as repositories of ar tifacts, they mirror the rise and fall of villages and define the progress that has influenced communities in the past. Among the notables are Mu seo Dabawenyo, Davao Museum of History and Ethnography, D’ Bone Collector Museum, Upside Down House Museum, and Tri bu K Mindanawon. But only the Philippine Japan Historical Mu seum stands out as the chroni cler of Japanese halcyon years in DavaoFoundedRegion.in 1994 under the auspices of Philippines Nik kei-Jin Kai, the museum, which is in Calinan, the Philippine Ja pan Historical Museum, also known as IMIN (short for imin sha, or Japanese migrants), rec ollects the 43-year journey to a promised land, namely Davao, by Japanese who found them selves trapped in a violent mil itary campaign that ended in 1945. The flat-styled gallery, de spite its nearly three decades of history, is a museum in prog ress. It was erected through the kindness of Tokyo Musashino Lions Club and the late Davaoborn Tatsuo Uchida, a 2002 Datu Bago awardee, who financed the construction. It was built as a gift to the Filipino Nikkei communi ty during the thirtieth founding anniversary of the club. As the museum’s dedicatory narrative states, Imin also serves ‘as the depository of the Filipi no-Japanese history and shall help preserve the legacy and memoirs of the Japanese migration in the Philippines that gave birth to the Filipino Nikkei society.’
During the 1950s and the mid-1960s, Davao was peaceful and increasingly progressive, according to Wikipedia. “Ethnic tensions were minimal and there was essentially no presence of secessionist groups in Mindan ao,” it Everythingsaid. changed, howev er, when the economic crisis hit the country in late 1969. “Vio lent crackdowns on protests led to the radicalization of many students throughout the coun try,” Wikipedia stated. “With no way to express their grievances about government abuses after the declaration of Martial law in 1972, many of them joined the New People’s Army (NPA), bringing the communist rebel lion in the Philippines to Davao and the rest of Mindanao for the first time.” When Mindanao became one of the hotbeds of the NPA insur gency, violence in Davao City also became severe. “The NPA, too, had become responsible for numerous abuses,” Wikipedia noted. “In 1985, locals formed the vigilante group, ‘Alsa Masa’ (People’s Rise) to counter them.” It was at this time that Davao City became the country’s “kill ing fields” (a sobriquet bestowed by Western press to Cambodia once upon a time). According to some reports, some two to three people were killed and thrown in the ditch daily. In 1985, William Brani gin wrote this vignette for the Washington Post: “Jose Velasco reached into a drawer of his desk and pulled out a stack of color photographs. Better than any statistics, they illustrate why this southern city, the country’s third largest, has acquired a reputa tion as the Philippines’ ‘murder capital.’“Asmanager of Davao’s DXMF radio station, Velasco has tak en it upon himself to document the mounting murder rate here that has accompanied intensi fied warfare between guerrillas of the Communist New People’s Army and the armed forces of the President Ferdinand Marcos. So far this year, he has counted more than 530 killings in Davao City…”Davao City was also known as the Nicaragua of the Philippines. Agdao – a main business district which hosted a large slum area – was the stronghold of killings that earned the nickname “Nica ragdao” (a combination of Nica ragua and Agdao). But the killings and hostil ities were not confined only in Agdao but also in other parts of the city. One veteran scribe wrote: “Criminalities were com monplace in most parts of the suburbs, summary killings were widespread. The communist movement had established its ranks and penetrated most of the major districts of Davao and those who did not cooperate in their cause were punished and tortured to death. Fear and ter ror prevailed amongst its people and the city never dared to crawl to little progress.” In the foreign press, Davao City made it to the headlines around the world because of the several bombings that happened in theSancity.Pedro Cathedral, situated at the very heart of the city right which is now across the city council building, is the oldest church in Davao City. The city’s premier historical landmark, it is now recognized as a National Cultural Treasure. On Easter Sunday of April 1981, two grenades were thrown into the congregation as the traditional Easter service was concluding in the cathedral. (Twelve years later, during a mass in December in 1993, another bombing incident hap pened in the same place. A few days later after the second bombing, two motorcycle-rid ing men threw a grenade at a mosque, a few blocks away from the San Pedro Cathedral.) In the meantime, some prominent city figures did their own ways to speak out against what was happening to the me tropolis. One of them was Sole dad Duterte who organized a protest group called the “Yellow Friday Movement,” which gained support from the people. A snap election was held. Corazon C. Aquino, the widow of Benigno Aquino, was declared winner but Marcos wouldn’t step down. A series of demon strations and a sustained cam paign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraudThen,followed.what happened next was the People Power Revolu tion – also known as EDSA Revo lution – which led to the hurried departure of Marcos and his fam ily (and some cohorts) to Hawaii. Aquino was installed as the new president. Those who were closely associated with the Mar cos were removed from their posts. Aquino appointed Rodri go R. Duterte as temporary vice mayor of Davao City. Later on, he ran and took the top office from 1988 to 1998, from 2001 to 2010, and yet again from 2013 to 2016.Itwas at the time of the may orship of Duterte that Davao City was stripped off the moniker “murder city,” which was be stowed by the defunct Asiaweek. Now, Davao is considered one of the world’s safest cities. Out of the 349 cities ranked by the website Numbeo.com, Davao City was the only metropolis in the Philippines that made it to the top 10. In fact, it was consid ered the fourth safest place. If the city has a high safety in dex, the website said, it is consid ered “very safe.” The safety index of walking alone during daylight in Davao City is 93.75% while it was 76.69% at night. “With its unique emergency response system, you can call 911 in whatever situation you are in,” said one visitor. “The city is known for its tight security and strict implementation of the law.”
VOL.15 ISSUE 106 • TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022 Mall goers avail of the free massage being offered by one of the exhibitors of the ongoing Mindanao Trade Expo 2022 at Abreeza mall in Davao City on Monday. Edge Davao
“The two officials dis cussed the resumption of talks for the major Chi na-funded railway proj ects such as the PNR South Long Haul Project (NorthSouth Commuter Rail way), Subic-Clark Railway and Mindanao ousingtodeemedportDOTr(Tagum-Davao-Digos),”Railwaythesaid.Torecall,thesetransprojectswereearlier“withdrawn”dueChina’sinactiononfundrequestsbythepreviadministration.TheDOTrsaidtheChi nese government’s funding support for these projects will “strengthen bilateral relations and enhance the partnership between the Philippines and China.” In a separate state ment, Huang described his meeting with Bautista as “constructive” and ex pressed hope that the two countries would accom plish more infrastructure projects in the railway sec tor. “[I] hope that Chi na-Philippines coopera tion in infrastructure and railway would achieve more tangible fruits and bring about more benefits to the Filipino at an early date,” he said. He also said China is committed to helping Southeast Asian countries in railway development. “China is also devot ed to promoting the con nectivity of the Southeast Asian countries by shar ing its experience and in troducing the cut-edging technology of railway con struction and rolling stock manufacturing,” he added.
PH, China resume talks on transport projects
Pump prices of petro leum products will be rolled back anew this week, as oil firms an nounced another round of rollbacks effective Tuesday. In separate advisories, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and Seaoil Philippines Inc. said they will reduce prices per liter of gasoline by P0.10, diesel by P1.05, and kerosene by P0.45. Cleanfuel and Petro Gazz will implement the same adjustments, excluding ker osene which they do not carry. The changes will take effect at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, August 16, for all the firms except for Cleanfuel which will adjust prices at 8:01 a.m. of the same day. Other firms have yet to make similar announce ments for the week. Latest data available from the Department of Energy (DOE) show that the year-todate total adjustments stand at a net increase of P17.55 per liter for gasoline, P30.15 per liter for diesel, and P24.75 per liter for kerosene as of August 9, 2022.
Being poor means the number of Filipinos whose per capita income is insufficient to meet the basic food and non-food needs.The total is higher than the 16.7 percent poverty incidence in the last sur vey held in 2018, which was equivalent to 17.7 million poor Filipinos, the Philippine Statistics Bu reau said in the briefing. In 2021, the National Capital Region posted the lowest poverty incidence while the BARMM regis tered the highest poverty incident, data tytoertyofousfailedmeansBalisacanningSocioeconomicshowed.PlanSecretaryArseniosaid2021’sdatathegovernmenttoachievethepreviadministration’sgoalbringingdownthepovrateto15.5percent17.5percentfor2021.Theincreaseinpoverincidencelastyearre flect the impact of mobil ity restrictions on wages and jobs, he said. “The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, in At least 19.99 million Filipinos were considered poor in 2021 as the pov erty incidence rose to 18.1 percent, the state statistics bureau said Monday. cluding income and em ployment losses caused the poverty incidence to rise,” Balisacan said. In terms of family pov erty incidence, the rate increased to 13.2 percent in 2021 or equivalent to 3.5 million families, com pared to 12.1 percent in 2018 or 3 million families, dataMeanwhile,showed. the poverty threshold, or the amount needed for a family of 5 to afford basic needs rose to P12,030 in 2021 from P10,756 in thedenceducingnomicBongbongPresident2018.FerdinandMarcos’ecogoalsincluderethepovertyincitosingledigitbyendofhisterm.His 8-point economic agenda includes job generation and poverty Balisacanreduction.saidthegoal is to reduce the poverty rate to 9 percent by 2028. This can be achieved by reopening the economy, generating jobs and the investment in human cap ital, social development and social protection, he added.Transforming the pro duction sector and the re opening of classes could also help spur economic growth and reduce pov erty.“We do know that we have a tough road ahead, but we are already pre pared to face these chal lenges head-on,” he said.
The Philippines has resumed talks with China to renegotiate China-funded transport projects in the country, the Department of Transpor tation (DOTr) announced Sunday.Ina press statement, the DOTr said Transpor tation Secretary Jaime Bautista and Chinese Am bassador Huang Xilian met in a formal meeting at the Chinese Embassy in Maka ti City on Thursday to “re start negotiations for ma jor transport projects”.
Cash remittances coursed through banks rose 4.4 percent to $2.8 billion in June, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas released Monday showed.From January to June, cash remittances increased by 2.9 percent to $15.3 bil lion compared to $14.9 bil lion in the same period last year, the BSP said. “The expansion in cash remittances in June 2022 was due to the growth in re ceipts from land-based and sea-based workers,” the cen tral bank said in a statement. The United States, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Qatar and Sin gapore were the major con tributors to the increase in remittances in the first half, dataPersonalshowed. remittances, meanwhile, also rose 4.4 percent to $3.1 billion in June from $2.9 billion in the same month last year. The cumulative growth for the first half is at $17.1 billion, higher by 2.8 per cent compared to the $16.6 billion in the same period in 2021, the BSP said.
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In an interview on over the weekend, Abel James Monteagudo, DA-11 region al director, said new duri an varieties have recently evolved and discovered to be meatier and creamier. “To all our durian grow ers there is this so-called bright future in durian pro duction. I encourage you to expand or plant more du rian trees and plant those improved varieties, venture into post-production, and rest assured that DA along with other partner agen cies are here to help you establish market linkages,” he said.Monteagudo noted that from 2014 to 2021, the Philippines has always been in the Top 10 list of exporters of fresh durian in the global market. Davao Region ranked seventh and is contributing 78 percent of the total duri an production in the coun try, half of it is from this city. “As more and more peo ple become interested in this unique-tasting delica cy, This is why we need to take advantage of this ris ing global demand for fresh durian fruits,” Monteagudo
The Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-11) has urged du rian growers to expand or plant more trees with focus on improved varieties as the market demand has skyrocketed, mak ing the durian industry highly attractive for exporting countries.
A durian vendor waits for customers at Magsaysay Fruit Stalls in Davao City on Monday. The Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-11) has urged durian growers to expand or plant more trees with focus on improved varieties as the market demand has skyrocketed. Edge Davao
Latest data from the Department of Agriculture (DA) show that prices of re fined sugar were recorded at P100.00 per kilogram, washed sugar at P75.00 per kilogram, and brown sugar at P70.00 per kilogram in Metro Manila as of August 12, 2022.Marcos also on Sunday explained that he earlier re jected proposals for the im portation of 300,000 metric tons of sugar as he said the country still has enough sup plies to meet the demand. “Tinignan ko ng mabuti kung ano ba ang available na sugar dito sa Pilipinas kung bakit kailangan mag-import. Nakita ko naman may sapat na supply dito, na nandito sa Pilipinas,” he said. “So sabi ko bakit hindi natin unahin ‘yan dahil ‘yan ay galing dito sa Pilipinas at meron na rin tayong na-im port noon na naka-imben taryo ngayon, so bago tayo mag-import ng panibagong asukal dapat sabi ko ubusin na muna natin ang supply dito,” he added. [I looked closely on the available sugar in the Phil ippines and why there is a need to import. I saw that there we have sufficient sup plies so I said why don’t we use this first because this is from the Philippines, and we also have earlier imports in the inventory. Before we im port new supplies I said let us first finish the supplies we have.]
12. Monteagudo said the event that is being held as part of the Kadayawan Fes tival does not only show case the city’s bountiful fruits but also serves as a good venue for market linkages with local, nation al, and even international buyers.“In the next few days, fresh durian fruits will surely flood our city. Har vest time is fast approach ing. That is why we need to attract more buyers,” he added.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Belviz, president of the DI ADC, said after being halt ed for two years due to the pandemic, the Kadayawan Festival is back. “I am very happy and excited for this year’s faceto-face celebration. Finally, it is a month-long activi ty that will promote and showcase the star of this season -- durian and other Davao fruits in season,” he said.Belviz noted that the people from Luzon and Visayas have learned to eat the unique durian fruit which has become popular not only popular in the Phil ippines but even abroad. “That’s why people from other parts of the country and the world are looking forward to this an nual feast to be able to taste our bountiful fruits,” he said. (PNA) PH may import smaller amount of sugar in Oct., says Marcos
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) said sugar prices in the domestic mar ket should start to go down by September as milling op erations begin next week. In a radio interview over the weekend, PCAFI presi dent Danilo Fausto said sug ar millers have a combined capacity of 8,000 metric tons (MT) per day. He said the importation of 200,000 MT through Sug ar Order (SO) No. 3 issued in February has entered the lo cal market and should help in improving local supplies and taming sugar prices. “(N)ag-import na tayo ng 200,000 metric tons sim ula Mayo hanggang July. Du mating na ‘yung mga 86 to 90 percent n’yan. So palagay ko, maitatawid na natin ito dahil ang alam ko ‘yung mga sugar mill, mag-start na ng milling by next week, so lo cal supply will now be aug mented (We have imported 200,000 metric tons from May to July. About 86 to 90 percent of those already ar rived. So I think these can cover it [demand] because I know that sugar mills will start milling by next week, so local supply will now be augmented),” he said.
added.DA-11, in partnership with the Department of Tourism, the Davao City Ag riculturist’s Office, the Du rian Industry Association of Davao City (DIADC), and SM Lanang Premier opened on Friday the Kadayawan Durian Festival which will run from Aug. 12 to Sept.
President and concurrent Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. over the weekend said there may be a need to import sugar come October, but that it would not be as much as the earlier reported 300,000 metric tons needed. In a vlog post on the Office of the President’s Facebook page on Sunday evening, Marcos said the government is now in coor dination with various stake holders regarding the issue of sugar“Maariimportation.bandang Ok tubre, baka ‘yung supply na nandito sa Pilipinas ay pau bos na, baka sakali ay kailan gan nating mag-import, pero kakaunti lang,” he said. “Hindi kasing dami ng kanilang sinasabi dati na 300,000 metric tons. Siguro malaki na ‘yung 150,000 metric tons, para sa buong taon na ito, kaya sa aking pal agay nabawasan natin nang mabuti ang importation ng sugar,” he [Possibleadded.byOctober, the supply in the Philippines will be almost gone, so we may need to import, but not a lot. Not as much as the 300,000 metric tons they were say ing; maybe 150,000 would already be a lot for the full year, so in my opinion, we cut down significantly on the im portation of sugar.]
Lower prices of sugar seen in Sept as milling season begins
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capture“Whenit. photographing the former president, you need to react fast to capture moments like that because he pulls actions like that any time so anticipate and react really fast,” Daval said. Gonzales picked his photo where Digong gath ered the street children at the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) as among his favor ites.“Iya lang gina pakita iyang compassion diha sa mga tao regardless kung unsa man status, tanan tag don niya. Like kana na pho to, mura ug post Christmas treat na niya sa mga bata early January. Mga bata na na-deprive mag enjoy labi na sa pasko. After the talk naghatag sya ug food pack and P100 cash each of them,” he shared.“Congrats to our photo journalists who made the project possible. Thank you for doing the project with us,” said Ruby Ochoa, marketing manager of Abreeza Mall. Ochoa said the exhibit was one of the mall’s ways of welcoming Digong back to DavaoDabawenyosCity. be informed as well as entertained this Kadayawan month with the photo exhibit, which will run from August 1 to 31, 2022 at the ground level (in front of Mr. DIY).
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The job of a photo journalist is not easy as there is the neces sity to be always close to the action. But what makes it more interesting and chal lenging is if your sub ject is former Presi dent Rodrigo ofLumawag.niza,AceBacongco,nalistsforwasstillmerPhotographingDuterte.theforPresidentwhenhewasmayorofDavaoCityexcitingandeventfulDavao-basedphotojourLeanDavalJr,KeithBingGonzales,Morandante,ArjoyCeandthelateTatayReneTheycouldtakeasnapDigongintheconference,
meeting with officials (for eign and local), in the middle of a flooded street, fire, free ing a hostage, having a tetea-tete with rebel leaders, eat ing in his favorite carinderia and more. without difficulty because ‘Digong’ is really approachable and always accessible to media. He even clowns around with them. It went a 350-degree turn when he became Pres ident of the Republic of the Philippines, it was a bit dif ficult for these photojour nalists to take a photo of him. They can no longer get any closer to him and they have to bump heads with the Presidential Security Group (PSG) just to get a good angle of Digong.They move high, move low, and keep on clicking until they likely have taken strong images. To display their memo rable images of the colorful character that is Digong, Davao’s ‘pitik boys’ put on a photo exhibit , dubbed “DI GONG- a photographic jour ney of the 16th President of the Philippines” held at the Abreeza Mall. The recent exhibit show cased the former president’s journey from being a mayor of Davao City to being the 16th President of the Phil ippines through the lens of theseThephotojournalists.photoswere sifted through all the images sub mitted and selected to be showcased.Behind each photo on display in the exhibit are different hardships that each photojournalist went through such as long-dis tance hiking, working late at night, getting physical and verbal altercations with the PSG,Butetc. they ignored all of that just to tell news stories through images and to bring those stories to the people. These photojournalists have to capture reality. Daval, who is the pho tojournalist for Edge Davao, chose one of his photos of Di gong showing his shoe with out socks as he cracked a joke before the crowd in one of his public appearances in Davao City in 2018. “The photo shows the real character/persona of FPRRD. Simple, honest, and transparent,” he said. What makes the photo special is among the photo journalists present during that moment, he was the only one who was able to
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POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino made the promise to De Vega’s daughter, Stephanie Mer cado-Koenigswarter, and mother Mary when he vis ited De Vega’s wake at the Heritage Park in Taguig City on Saturday.“Lydia’slegacy will for ever be remembered. So we, the POC, are planning to put all her achievements on a wall inside the Olympic museum,” A grateful nation shed tears over the untimely death of former Asia’s track queen Lydia de Vega who crossed the Great Beyond Wednesday last week. Diay, her nickname, passed away quietly after enduring breast cancer since 2018, a terminal dis ease unraveled only a couple of weeks when daughter Stephanie Mercado asked for public assis tance.For those who were too young and did not witness what De Vega achieved for the country during her prime, perhaps a first person biographical sketch is necessary, in cluding the most important honors she achieved for the country. De Vega ran for the flag and country, not for fame, fortune or personal glory. This pony-tailed lass was born on Dec. 26, 1964 to a poor family in Meycauayan, Bulacan. Her father, Francisco “Tatang” de Vega, became her personal coach as she rose to fame. Long limbed and tall for her age, Diay took up sports and picked long jumping - a field event - during her elementary days. Because of her dedication, Diay was always selected to represent her province in every regional meet and earned a berth in the regional delegation to the annual Palarong Pambansa.Noticing her long legged frame, her coach urged her to try the tracks and when she did, Diay discovered she could run like an ostrich so she gave up long jumping and focused on running.Shewas easily the standout in her class doing the 400 and the re lays and her Palaro stints earned her a spot in the national track and field team. In 1979, Michel Keon (nephew of the late Pres. Marcos Sr. and cur rently the newly elected mayor of Laoag City) put up the Gintong Alay program in a bid to shore up Phil ippine sports which was then on a decline.With adequate funding support from the government, the GA rolled on to fulfill its objectives. The prepa ration and training of national ath letes was intense as Keon enlisted foreign coaches to inject new ideas and concepts. Diay was chosen to focus on three events: 100, 200 and 400Themeters.SEA Games were in its ear ly formative years and in 1981, the Philippines known for its organiza tional skills, was chosen to host the biennial meet which earned for the country widespread acclamation, including plaudits for its tourism attractions and hospitality. Diay dominated the 1981 SEAG track contests and became the toast of Philippine sports. Expectedly and with great anticipation, Filipino sports fans celebrated one victory after another as De Vega captured
the most coveted prize in the en suing 1982 and 1986 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India and Seoul, South Korea, respectively. In the Asian championships, Lydia captured the 100 and 200 ti tles in the 1983 Singapore edition and further cemented her crown as Asia’s fastest woman in these twin events in the 1987 Kuwait compe tition.Diay was a two-time Olympian, taking part in the 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Olympics. Despite her prominence and stature, Diay maintained a low key persona. She finished a masteral course at the Pamantasan ng Lung sod ng Maynila but I don’t know if she pursued a PH.D. Many of us in the sportswriting fraternity en dorsed her to be appointed a com missioner of the PSC but the gov ernment did not take notice. It was also unfortunate that she was not named a track coach in the national coaching staff. Lydia took this all kindhearted ly. Coaching offers from Malaysia, Singapore and other neighboring countries poured in subsequently and she chose Singapore where she became a permanent resident. In memory of her huge achieve ments, the Philippine Olympic Com mittee has decided to name a muse um in her honor at the New Clark City, site of the 2019 SEA Games. Answering a clamor, De Vega also once forayed into politics and was elected councilor in her home town.More than the icon that she was, Lydia de Vega will be remembered as Asia’s Sprint Queen, loved and adored by all and sundry, an inspi ration to everyone - sports fan, ath lete or whatever. (Email your feed back to fredlumba@yahoo.com.)
The Philippine Olympic Commit tee (POC) will immortalize the late Asian sprint queen Lydia de Vega at the soon-to-rise POC Museum at the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac. Tolentino told Koenigswarter and Mary de Vega. “Her achievements in the Southeast Asian Games, Asian Championships and Asian Games, among others, will be immortalized there in the museum,” Tolentino said. “She’ll be an inspiration to all aspiring athletes.” Work on the POC head quarters at the New Clark City will soon start, accord ing to Tolentino. “This is the first time that the POC will have a home of its own,” said Tolen tino, who was accompanied in the wake by POC secre tary general for internation al affairs Bones Floro. “And a museum will be built to apt ly highlight this home.” De Vega dominated track and field in the re gion in her prime, winning back-to-back Asian Games 100 meters gold medals in New Delhi 1982 and Seoul 1986, two 100 and two 200 meters titles in the Asian championships in Singapore 1983 and Kuwait 1987 and nine SEA Games gold med als from 1983 to 1987. De Vega’s wake will be transferred on Monday to her hometown in Meycauy an, Bulacan, where she also once served as councilor. The Department of Edu cation (DepEd) said De Vega was a testament that dreams can be achieved through hard work and sacrifices. “We hope that her legacy will live on in the minds and hearts of young Filipinos,” DepEd said in a statement on Sunday.Tolentino, meanwhile, will fly to Bangkok on Mon day for a SEA Games Federa tion Council meeting on the Cambodia 32nd SEA Games in May 2023. (PR)
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GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES! FRED C. LUMBA SPORTSDIAY,KENTHANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES
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SECTION 11. IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS- The Implementing unit shall formu late and adopt the Implementing Rules and Regulations within 90 days after the approval of this Ordinance.
SECTION 13. REPEALING CLAUSE -All other city ordinances, Executive Orders and rules and regulations, which are inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby deemed amended, repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 14. EFFECTIVITY - This Ordinance shall take effect upon its approval and after publica tion in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Davao.
19th City Council 17th Regular Session Series of PRESENT:2022
Councilor Edgar P. Ibuyan Jr. - Temporary Presiding Officer Councilor Ralph O. Abella Councilor Nilo D. Abellera Councilor Luna Maria Dominique S. Acosta Councilor Wilberto E. Al-ag Councilor Dante L. Apostol Sr. Councilor Conrado C. Baluran Councilor Jessica M. Bonguyan Councilor Louie John J. Bonguyan Councilor Pilar C. Braga Councilor Augusto Javier G. Campos III Councilor Danilo C. Dayanghirang Councilor Jonard C. Dayap Councilor Edgar R. Ibuyan Sr. Councilor Richlyn N. Justol-Baguilod Councilor Pamela A. Librado-Morata Councilor Diosdado Angelo Junior R. Mahipus Councilor Rodolfo M. Mande Councilor Jaffar U. Marohomsalic Councilor Myrna G. L’Dalodo-Ortiz Councilor Antoinette G. Principe-Castrodes Councilor J. Melchor B. Quitain Jr. Councilor Mary Joselle D. Villafuerte Councilor Jesus Joseph P. Zozobrado III
SECTION 3. DECLARATION OF POLICY - Republic Act No. 7900 (High Value Crops Development Act of 1995) promotes agricultural productivity of high value crops for export to increase foreign exchange earnings of the country; while income generated from the cultivation of high value crops could conceivably ease the hunger situation among farmers, diverting agricultural lands from the production of food staples like rice and corn into high value crop production may compromise the availability of food. It is the policy of the State to ensure food security and to make the country’s agricultural sector viable, efficient and globally competitive. Also, the State adopts the use of tariff in lieu of nontariff import restrictions to protect local producers of agricultural products. Rice remains the agricultural commodity with foremost political and economic significance in the country.
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c. The City Agriculturist’s Office in coordination with the City Cooperative Development Office shall organize palay farmers into associations or cooperatives; d. A rice mill and other facilities will be established which will be managed and operated by personnel assigned by the City Economic Enterprise (CEE); e. Farmers’ palay produce will be picked up by either the City Agriculturist’s Office or the City Economic Enterprise and shall be paid based on the agreed farm-gate contract price be tween the City Government of Davao and the farmers; f. Milled rice will be sold to barangays and for the city’s requirement for any calamity or disas
ENACTED, on the 4th day of May 2022, by a unanimous vote of all the Members of the Sang gunian, there being a quorum.
SECTION 5. PURPOSE: This Ordinance shall: a. Reduce importation of rice from local and foreign producers; b. Provide incentives and support to rice farmers; c. Establish a rice mill and post-harvest facilities; d. Ensure a fair buying price for farmers on their palay; e. Contribute to food sustainability and security for the City; f. Reduce the price of rice.
a. The City Agriculturist’s Office in coordination with the City Planning and Development Office shall identify new areas in the lowlands and uplands for palay production;
4. Assist and provide access to credit or grants to farmers who engage in palay production in national and lending institutions.
SECTION 4. DEFINITION OF TERMS
13. Representative - Palay Farmers’ Cooperative - Member (to be appointed by the Mayor)
SECTION 7. INCENTIVES AND SUPPORT - The following incentives and support will be provided to palay farmers: 1. Provide assistance for expansion of existing areas planted to palay and new areas for palay production by providing the necessary tools and equipment in the cultivation of the land; 2. Provide good seedlings of rice varieties; 3. Farmers or entities who are into palay production will be given incentives such as, but not limited to, farm inputs (chemical and fertilizers) and reduction on Real Property Tax;
SECTION 10. FUNDING - Funds shall be allocated by the City Government of Davao which shall be utilized for the establishment of the Rice Processing Center to include, equipment and machin ery, post-harvest facilities and for subsidies, subject to availability of funds.
SECTION 12. - SEPARABILITY CLAUSE -If for any reason or reasons, any section or provision of this Ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid by competent authority, such judgment or action shall not affect or impair the other sections or provisions thereof.
a. Area Planted This refers to an area planted to palay both in the lowland and upland areas b. CAO City Agriculturist’s Office c. Cavendish Banana Plantation A banana plantation producing Cavendish Bananas which are grown for the export market d. CEE City Economic Enterprise e. DA XI Department of Agriculture - Region XI f. Milled Rice Final output after palay has undergone a milling process g. NFA National Food Authority h. Palay Raw material that will undergo a milling process or rice that has not been husked i. Percentage Recovery The recovery of milled rice from palay
CERTIFIED CORRECT: AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DAVAO CITY RICE PROCESSING CENTER THAT INCLUDES POST-HARVEST FACILITIES, PROVIDING SUBSIDIES, INCENTIVES AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR PALAY FARMERS IN THE CITY OF DAVAO
ABSENT: Vice Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte - On Official Business Councilor Bai Hundra Cassandra Dominique N. Advincula Councilor Bonifacio E. Militar - On Sick Leave Councilor Alberto T. Ungab ORDINANCE NO. 0950-22 Series of 2022 AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DAVAO CITY RICE PROCESSING CENTER THAT INCLUDES POST-HARVEST FACILITIES, PROVIDING SUBSIDIES, IN CENTIVES AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR PALAY FARMERS IN THE CITY OF DAVAO Be it ordained by the Honorable Sangguniang Panlungsod of Davao City, in session assembled, that: ARTICLE I - Title, Scope, Principles and Policies
SECTION 6. GUIDELINES - The following are the guidelines for the Production of Palay and Es tablishment of a Rice Mill:
4. City Economic Enterprise Head - Member 5. City Cooperative Dev. Office Head - Member 6. SP Chairperson, Committee on Agriculture and Food - Member 7. City Social Welfare & Dev. Office - Member 8. City Planning & Dev. Office - Member 9. City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council - Member 10. Dept. of Agriculture XI - Regional Executive Director - Member 11. National Food Authority - Member 12. Representative - Palay Farmers’ Association - Member (to be appointed by the Mayor)
Republic of the Philippines City of Davao Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod ter that may happen; g. The Department of Agriculture whenever possible, shall provide technical assistance to the farmers; h. Revenues from the rice mill operations shall form part of the general fund and an annual budget shall be included in the CEE budget for its operation; i. Areas planted to rice will form part of the Agricultural Protected Area and cannot be con verted to a Production Agricultural Area or any non-agricultural area.
SECTION 9. POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES - The Executive Board shall have the following powers, functions and responsibilities: a. Adopt requisite policy guidelines and standards, in the management and administration of the said Rice Milling Center; b. Promulgate rules and regulations governing the operation, administration and maintenance of the Rice Milling Center; c. Cause the detail, delegation, appropriation, assignment or transfer of personnel from vari ous city offices who shall initially compose the management staff until such time that the Food Terminal is proficient in managing its own affairs; d. Ensure that the operation of the Rice Milling Center remains consistent to its intended purpose; e. Regularly monitor and oversee the administration and maintenance of the Rice Milling Cen ter; f. Such other acts as may be necessary in the effective and efficient administration, operation and maintenance of the Rice Milling Center and to ensure compliance of this Ordinance; Unless otherwise called by a written notice by the City Mayor, the Board shall meet every 2nd Thursday of every month at such place and time as may be determined and agreed upon by the Board.ATechnical Working Group (TWG) will be created which will be covered by an Executive Order, issued by the City Mayor. The TWG will be responsible for the preparation of the business plan and any other work that the Executive Board requires them to do.
b. For Cavendish Banana Plantation, 10% of the area shall be devoted for palay production which will be bought by the Rice Processing Center;
SECTION 8. Management and Structure - There is hereby constituted the Executive Board, to be composed of twelve (12) members, to wit: 1. City Mayor or in her absence, the City Administrator - Chairperson 2. Asst. City Administrator for Operations - Vice-Chairperson 3. City Agriculturist - Member
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE - This Ordinance shall be known and referred to as “The Rice Process ing Center Ordinance of Davao City”.
SECTION 2. SCOPE - This Ordinance shall cover the production of palay, milling and selling of milled rice. This Ordinance also covers post-harvest facilities, provision for incentives and subsidies and other support for rice farmers.
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FROM 3 starting 2022 pag mu-qual ifiy na atoang 60 years old and above pero dili pako kaseguro kung maapil sila sa payout sa 2022. Basta ang klaro is 60 years old apil na siya. Pero bag o lang man ni basin dili ni ma badgetan ug next year na makadawat pero segurado ta nga maapil na gyud sila sa annual subsidy,” she said. Former Second District Councilor Ralph Abella, the principal proponent of the amendment, was report ed saying that the grant is meant to assist all elderly in their medical expenses and other health essentials, while the inclusion of the 60 to 64 years old Dabawen yos is a move to further strengthen the city’s com mitment to delivering care and putting importance on the plight of Davao City’s se niorHecitizens.alsosaid that upon implementation, the num ber of grantees will in crease from 125,344 se nior citizens to 162,245. Other than the expansion of the ordinance’s cover age, the amendment also introduced exemptions to the qualification process of beneficiaries. To avail, senior citizens had to show proof that they are registered voters in one of the city districts before, this is not a requirement anymore as long as they can provide a certificate of res idency from the barangay that states they are Davao City residents for at least five years. Gallo said that among the requirements also for a senior to qualify is that he/she should be a hold er of an OSCA ID issued in Davao City. She said OSCA ID outside Davao City will not be accepted as well as People With Disability (PWD) ID.
FROM 2 10 passengers had to be confined, according to LT FRB-10 Director Ameno denInGuro.aseparate statement, RTMI media relations offi cer Celer Estologa issued an apology.“Allthepassengers, driv er and conductor are being taken care of,” he assured. Estologa said the com pany is conducting its own investigation to avoid a re peat of the incident. “We assure our beloved riding public that we are doing our utmost best in making sure that our bus es are road worthy. Rest assured that the safety and comfort of our passengers are our topmost priority,” he said. (PNA)
MGB XI CONDUCTS LECTURE ON GEOHAZARD AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
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FROM 2 deals struck with Beijing. These are the PNR South Long Haul Project (NorthSouth Commuter Railway), Subic-Clark Railway and Mindanao Railway (TagumDavao-Digos).Bautistanoted the proj ects were stalled because China wants to charge an interest rate of 3 percent for the loans, which the previ ous administration believed is tooJapan’scostly.loan interest rate is 0.01Followingpercent.ameeting with Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, Bautista said they were assured the Philippines would get a “good deal.” “They said that they will see to it that the contractors will give us very competitive rates so that the overall cost of constructing the projects will be cheaper even the in terest rates will be a little bit higher,” he said. Should the projects push through, Bautista promised it would be “substantially com plete” under the term of Pres ident Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
BONG... FROM 2 prioritize the interest of our countrymen, the interest of our country, and the inter est of every Filipino),” Go added.Senators Francis Tolen tino, Cynthia Villar and Go obtained CA seats during the sixth plenary session on AugustUnder3. the Constitution, the CA will decide on the appointees of the President. Among the positions covered are department chiefs; ambassadors and consuls; Armed Forces offi cials; commissioners of the Civil Service Commission, Commission on Elections, and Commission on Audit; and regular member of the Judicial and Bar Council. (PNA)
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OTHER... FROM 3 a higher probability to develop a severe form of Covid-19, Davao Region is currently at 64.9 percent coverage.Manatad reported that Davao City’s senior citizens’ vaccination is currently at 71.8 percent, Davao Oriental at 73.3 percent and Davao del Norte at 60.8 percent. “Other areas like Davao de Oro, Davao del Sur, and Davao Occidental try to do catch up to increase the coverage for the senior citi zens,” she said. By Maya M. Padillo Asian Athletics Cham pionships; and got her personal best record of 11.28 seconds during the 100-meter dash event at the 1987 SEA Games that “remained undisputed for over three decades.” It said De Vega-Merca do, a two-time Olympian, represented the Philip pines in the 100-meter and 200-meter events at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and 100-meter event at 1988 Seoul Olym pics.In 1994, De Vega-Mer cado successfully ended her track and field career by winning the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the Manila- Fujian Games. “In 2019, she served as one of the country’s flag bearers during the open ing ceremony of the 2019 SEA Games. As one of the most recognizable female athletes in the country, Lydia De Vega-Mercado’s passion, strength, bril liance and discipline made her a great role model for the younger generations of Filipino athletes in reaching their full poten tial and achieving their goals,” the resolution read. (PNA)
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As part of the Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Campaign of MGB on Geohazards and Climate Change Adaptation, MGB XI Geologist Allen Mark Abanilla conducts lecture on rain-induced landslides, flood, and karst subsidence to personnel of the 10th Infantry Agila Division of the Philippine Army in Camp Gen. Manuel T. Yan Sr., Barangay Tuburan, Mawab, Davao de Oro. said.Duterte explained that he allowed the face-to-face Kadayawan 2022 as re strictions against Covid-19 were all lifted, however, he reminded Dabawenyos to continue observing the Minimum Health Protocols Standards (MHPS) partic ularly the wearing of face mask and hand “Napangutan-anhygiene. ko paglingkod nako kung mag abri ang Kadayawan faceto-face. Tutal wala naman tay Covid restrictions, gi tugtan nako na ablihan nato pero inyuha lang ti man-an nga naa ta’y pande mya pero its not as bad as it used to be and followed health protocols. Ampingi lang ninyo ang inyong kau galingon. Pagkahuman sa duha ka tuig makagawas na gyud ta sa atoang mga balay,” he said. He also emphasized that Dabawenyos are peace-loving people, who do not discriminate and co-exist with each other. “Wala ta’y diskrimi nasyon maong buhi ang atonag mga tribu, pag-abot sa balaod patas tanan ma datu o mapobre, tomboy, bayot, laki ug baye, pa tas tang tanan, mao ning Davao. Mao na sa kadaghan nato diri we learned to co-exist and treat each oth er equal,” he added. Dr. Malou Monteverde, co-chair of the Kadayawan Execom Committee and president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc, (DCCCII), put into the spotlight the 11 tribes of Davao City: the Ata, Klata, Tagabawa, Ovu Manuvu, Matigsalog com prising the indigenous peo ple, then the Moro groups consisting of the Tausug, Sama, Iranun, Maguind anaoan, Maranao and the Kagan peoples, as the main attraction of the festival. “The Kadayawan sa Davao kahibalo ta features the different aspects of the age-old tradition of in digenous knowledge and dances. Named the King of Festivals in the Philippines, we celebrate the rich cul ture, thanksgiving for the gift of nature, the bounties of harvest, and the serenity of living. With this year’s theme, which means to make noise and to have fun, the Kadayawan Festival is a means to relax and enjoy, way thanksgiving, not just the bountiful harvest but to celebrate life after the pan demic,” said Monteverde in her opening message. She also emphasized that the tourism sector of the city, which has been af fected due to restrictions, will come back with a big bang with the opening of this year’s festivity. The opening was graced the city government of Davao officials, diplomatic corps, Indigenous People’s (IP) leaders, guests, and the Dabawenyos.The37th Kadayawan sa Davao opens with a Misa Pasasalamat (thanksgiving mass) officiated by Arch bishop Romulo G. Valles held at the Bantawan Am phitheater.Carrying the theme “Kasikas sa Kadayawan” aims to bring back the rev elry and the vibrant return of the Kadayawan Festival in the streets of Davao City that was put on hold for two years due to the pandemic.
Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XI Regional Director Atty. Jasper Al berto Lascano orients the newly elected Honorable Mayor Leonel ‘Jhong’ Ceniza of Pantukan, Davao de Oro on the Status of the Mineral Industry within the local chief executive’s area of responsibility.Pantukan is one of the municipalities rich in mineral resources in the Province of Davao de Oro. With this, MGB XI aims to collaborate with the LGU in promoting responsible mining, especially through the formalization of small-scale mining practices within the municipality RD Lascano also conducts a short briefing on the MGB Geohazard Map of Pantukan to aid the honorable mayor in preparing for the threat of rain-induced landslides and floods.
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FROM 3 by the MILF, while the re maining 39 members shall be endorsed by the Gov ernment of the Philippines (GPH).“With the joining of the MNLF and the MILF, and with the ‘balanced’ and eq uitable composition of the 39 GPH nominees... this is now no longer just the BTA of the old BARMM but the BTA of a ‘United BARMM,’” GalvezThesaid.participation of the MNLF particularly under the leadership of Chair Nur Misuari is a product of the convergence effort of the OPAPRU to harmonize the Bangsamoro peace agree ments that include the 1976 Tripoli, the 1996 Final Peace Agreements and the 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on theAmongBangsamoro.thenew mem bers of the BTA are Ab dulkarim Misuari and Nurrheda Misuari, son and daughter of Chair Misuari of the“TheMNLF.joining of the MNLF of Chair Nur Misu ari with the MILF-led BTA is auspicious and heralds a significant step towards unity in the BARMM,” Gal vez pointed out. The ratification of the Republic Act No. 11054 or the BOL through a plebi scite held in 2019 paved the way for the creation of the BARMM, as well as the establishment of the BTA. In 2021, former Pres ident Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11593 which postponed elections in BARMM that was scheduled to be held this year, and consequent ly, extending the transition period of the BTA to 2025 In his speech in Mala cañang Friday, Marcos said the extension of the BTA’s term of office from 2022 to 2025 was meant to give the body more time to complete its tasks under the “WeBOL. are given anoth er chance…but we have three years and it is not a long time for this rather basic, fundamental, and highly important pieces of legislation that have to be produced now by the Tran sition Authority. I’m spe cifically referring to fiscal policy. You have to define taxation and fiscal policy, and how they are going to be defined and what are the rules to be followed,” Marcos said. The Chief Executive stressed that the BTA has to pass the Electoral Code within the extended tran sition period. “We have to finish the Electoral Code by 2025 because after 2025, we will no longer have any extensions ... and we will conduct elections. We must have very clear rules on the conduct of those elections,” he said.The BTA has yet to come up with and pass priority measures which include the Bangsamoro Local Government Code, Electoral Code, Revenue Code and Indigenous Peo ples’ Code. (PR)
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During the plenary session, the chamber adopted House Resolution 231, which also paid homage to De Vega-Mercado’s contributions to the country as a world-class athlete. The resolution is principal ly authored by Speaker Martin Romualdez, Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe, Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, Tin gog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez, senior Deputy Ma jority Leader Ferdinand Alexan der Marcos and Deputy Majori ty Leader and Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude RomualdezAcidre. said De Ve ga-Mercado’s legacy will live on in the hearts of millions of Fil ipinos as “one of the best and brightest shining stars” of Phil ippine“Ms.sports.Lydia De Vega-Mercado not only brought honor, pride and unparalleled distinction to our beloved country, but in spired so many more athletes to follow suit and follow their dreams. Ms. de Vega has virtu ally put our country on the map by being, at one time, the ‘fast est woman in Asia,” Romualdez said. The resolution will be pre sented to the family of De Ve ga-Mercado, who passed away at the age of 57 last Aug. 10. “It is indeed with great sor row that the country lost a wordclass athlete with the untimely passing of Lydia de Vega-Mer cado, but her legacy lives on and she will always be remembered as one of the greatest Filipino sports icons who brought great honor and pride to the country,” the resolution reads. The resolution cited that De Vega-Mercado found her way to the national team and won the gold medal in the 200-me ter dash and 400-meter run in the 1981 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games held at the Rizal Memo rial Stadium in Manila at the age of 16.The resolution further not ed that she then went on to win several medals, including nine gold medals, nine silver medals and two bronze medals in the SEA Games; back-to-back gold medals in the 1982 and 1986 Asian Games; gold medals in the 100-meter and 200-meter events in the 1983 and 1987
House pays homage to sprint queen Lydia de Vega-Mercado
Enzo Magno blasts out of the bunker during the 1st Madayaw Tee golf tournament. The youthful Magno, son of Rizal Memorial Colleges president Leo Abellera Magno, won the overall net title. Contributed by Roland Ju mawan
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The House of Representatives on Monday adopted a resolution expressing its con dolences to the family of Asia’s sprint Queen Lydia de Vega-Mercado.
