P 15.00 • 12 PAGES@EdgeDavao edgedavao@gmail.comwww.edgedavao.netf EDGE Serving a seamless society DAVAO SPORTS P 12 VOL.15 ISSUE 107 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2022 SECONDWIN QUAKE AFTERMATH CDRRMO urges Dabawenyos to report cracks in structures following a strong quake STORY ON PAGE 2 A pump attendant refills a public utility jeep with diesel at a gasoline station in downtown Davao City on Tuesday. Oil firms have implemented another round of fuel price rollback on Tuesday. Edge Davao
quake occurred on August 15, 2022, with the Mu nicipality of Magsaysay in Davao del Sur as the epi center. The earthquake also rocked some parts of the Davao Region including Davao City, and its neigh boring areas like Koronad al City, Kidapawan City, and General Santos City. The city government of Davao through the CDRR MO and the City Engineer’s Office (CEO), is currently assessing buildings and other structures for cracks and hairlines to ensure the safety of the public. Baloran reported that an overpass in Matina Crossing was temporar ily closed as cracks were found during their inspec tions.Baloran said the over pass will be assessed by the CEO to ensure its structural integrity.“Nacoordinate na pud nato na sa City Engineer’s CDRRMO urges Dabawenyos to report cracks in structures following a strong quake
The main residen tial care center for Children-in-Conflict with the Law (CICL) and Children at Risk (CAR) , under the Davao City So cial Welfare and Devel opment Office (CSWDO), marked its14th founding anniversary last August 12, 2022 with dancing, merriment, and apprecia tion for the office.
On Monday, Torreña met with members of the Maguindanao provincial council to appeal for their support for the ratification of theRepresentativelaw. Bai Dimple Mastura of Magu indanao’s first district said the addition of a new prov ince would be beneficial to FLOCAL, P10 FBAHAY, P10 FQUAKE, P10
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The Children’s VillageBahay Pag-asa, located in Barangay Bago Oshiro in Tugbok District, is a 24/7 facility that provides res idential care and services to CICL and CAR awaiting courtBeforedisposition.becoming the Children’s Village, it was originally known as Lam dag sa Kabataan Boy’s Home. It was established on August 14, 2008 at SDC Building, Claveria St. Davao City in response to Republic Act 9344, or the Juvenile Justice and Wel fare Act of 2006. During that time, only CICL awaiting court disposi tion are accepted. As the city’s main thrust is protecting chil dren from further harm amid the increased num ber of children at risk, City Ordinance No. 026412 Series of 2012 or the Ordinance Providing a Juvenile Intervention Pro gram for CICL and CAR of the Local Government of Davao City was passed and a temporary shelter for children was started to cater to, not only CICL but also CAR. The city government built the now two-story building, which was inau gurated on June 27, 2013. On November 7, 2013, RA 9344 amended Repub lic Act 10630, which man Bahay Pag-asa turns
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Local officials call for ratification of law dividing Maguindanao “Kung aduna silay makita na hairlines, mas ki hairline lang na cracks, magpahibalo gyud sila para ma-coordinate dayon nato sa City Engineer’s ang ila hang mga buildings,” said CDRRMO chief Alfredo Ba loran Baloran over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Tuesday.Amagnitude 5.6 earth Officials of Maguind anao have appealed to all registered vot ers to come out and vote on the Sept. 17 plebiscite that would divide the prov ince into Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte.Police said it has al ready established security plans to ensure that the political exercises would be peaceful and orderly. “It is best for the future of the province if you come out and vote, whether yes or no, it is your right to de cide,” Cyrus Torreña, Ma guindanao provincial ad ministrator, said in a radio interviewRepublicTuesday.Act11550, the law that seeks to split the province in two, was signed into law by then President Rodrigo Duterte on May 27, 2021.The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Res olution No. 10797 set the election period to com mence Tuesday (Aug. 16) ahead of the referendum, including the start of the election gun ban.
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CSWDO head Marlisa Gallo said that over the years, the Bahay Pag-asa has provided an opportu nity for children to reform themselves and become contributing members of the “Sacommunity.atong programa kaganiha duna kita’y usa ka batan-on nga na kahuman na sa iyahang pagtuon lipay kaayo ta maminaw kay naay isa ka person na nahimo na si yang architect karon nga graduate, gikan na siya sa atong bahay pag-asa cen ter (During our program, there’s a child who was able to finish schooling. We are very happy to hear that we have one client who was able to become an Architect and that per son came from the Bahay Pag-asa Center),” she said.
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte ordere the Department of Education (DepEd) to request a fraud audit from the Commission on Audit (COA) to look into the alleged overpriced and outdated laptops pur chased for teachers. Official FB page of Inday Sara Duterte
The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) is urg ing Dabawenyos to report any cracks found in office buildings, schools, bridges, houses, and other structures to the author ities following a strong 5.6 magnitude earth quake that rocked Davao City on Monday.
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Excavations, road widening causing traffic lights malfunction Alsons Dev’s Poblacion Market Central opens
The Davao photojournalists behind the Digong Photo Exhibit and Abreeza mall officials pose for a photograph with Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II at the exhibit area on Tuesday. The photojournalists received plaque of appreciation from 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte represented by his son, Rigo. Edge Davao
Dionisio Abude, chief of the Davao City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) reported before members of the City Council on Tuesday that among the culprits why some traffic lights in Davao City are not functioning is due to the ongoing excavations and road widening by the Department of Public Works and Highways 11 (DPWH 11). said.Abude presented this after Councilor Pilar Braga inquired about the current traffic signalization status in the city last week. He said there is a pol icy that before agencies like DPWH, telcos, and the Davao City Water District (DCWD) they could begin their excavations and road widening, there should be coordination with the CTT MO.“So that there is a pres ence of our traffic planning in that area at para mala man namin kung may na sira before also they will restore the area excavated kailangan din namin meron din kaming presence. In vi olation of that seguro mag karoon tayo ng ipi-penalize natin para meron disiplina especially yung mga con tractors kasi nakikita natin yung mga contractors sila ang walang concern na hin tayin pa yung. Even from the City Engineers Office,” Abude explained.
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Sara wants COA ‘fraud audit’ to probe P2.4-B laptop deal FALSONS, P10
The Department of Ed ucation (DepEd) on Monday requested a fraud audit from the Com mission on Audit (COA), as ordered by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, to look into the alleged overpriced and outdated laptops purchased for teachers. In a press briefing, DepEd Undersecretary and Chief-of-staff Epimaco Densing III said they have already transmitted their letter to COA Chairperson Jose“InCalida.themeantime, while we are not yet declaring that there is a fraudulent transaction that happened at that time, we’re also not saying that there is none… Kaya nga po ang direktiba po sa’min ni Secretary, niVP Sara, paimbestigahan niyo na ‘yan, para makita kung mayroon bang kalokohan o wala (That’s why the direc tive to us by VP Secretary Sara, let it be investigated, to see whether or not there’s an irregularity),” he said. Densing said Duterte gave the go signal last Fri day to request a fraud audit from COA on the procure ment of the PHP2.4 billion laptops through the Pro curement Services of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM). “Ang tinitingnan po namin ngayon (What we are looking at) is not an of ficial investigation yet, and this is the reason why we are asking COA to do a fraud audit, the reason why it was downgraded from 1.9 giga hertz to 1.8 gigahertz. At the same time tumaas din ang presyo (the price also in creased), and why is it [an] Intel Celeron,” he added. He said all the docu ments “immediately given” by the PS-DBM upon the DepEd’s request have al ready been submitted to the COA.Densing said the DepEd prefers to conduct future purchases under its own team to avoid similar con troversies after the COA flagged the 2021 report on the procurement of the PHP2.4 billion laptops for online classes amid the Covid-19-pandemic.“Kamisaexecom ng DepEd (We in the DepEd executive committee), we are already one that for fu ture procurement, we will Alsons Development and Investment Cor poration (Alsons Dev) renewed its commit ment of support to local entrepreneurs with the opening of the Poblacion Market Central on Mon day.Touted as Davao City’s newest lifestyle destina tion, PMC will host and showcase the work of Davao’s best creative in food, sculptures, weaves, textiles, and handicrafts. Cecile Dominguez-Yu juico, president of Conra do and Ladislawa Foun dation Inc., the social development arm of the Alcantara Group, said that Poblacion’s merchants are third-generation entre preneurs, whose grand parents started their jour ney with the company at Aldevinco.“Weare grateful that we can continue as their partners in showcasing the best of Davao and Min danao here in Poblacion. Alsons Dev, through Pobla cion, will continue to sup port local entrepreneurs who want to build their businesses alongside a partner that is committed to building a destination that supports the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of the next generation of “Yung mga nasira ngay on na traffic lights with regards to the DPWH wid ening meron na kaming coordination, in fact, this week nagsubmit na ako ng report sa mga nasira dahil sa road widening,” Abude FEXCAVATIONS, P10 F P10
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Go Negosyo found er Joey Concepcion supports the plan of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to import up to 150,000 met ric tons (MT) of sugar only if the supply is depleted by October.Concepcion also backed the President’s decision to block the 300,000 MT sugar impor tation but instead limiting the volume and timing of importing the commodity. “The President’s ap proach will protect both the consumer and the farmer,” he Concepcionsaid. said cal ibrated importation will allow the market “to see if the price levels start to go down” as harvest and milling season is ap proaching.“There is never a per fect solution, but what you accomplish here is avoid ing excessive swings in prices,” he added. Earlier, Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) president Danilo Fausto said Marcos, who is also the Agriculture Secretary, has made the right deci sion to stop the importa tion of 300,000 MT of sug ar as the milling season nears.Fausto said allowing sugar imports to enter the market will put those in the local sugar industry at disadvantage.Concepcion said “the importation plan that the President has directed is correct and can help us achieve a more inclusive economy. It will allow our small farmers to make a living.” (PNA)
EJAP, SMC host forum for Marcos econ managers
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) warns the shortage in sugar supply may force manufacturers to increase the prices of beverage and processed food products. The group also suggested that there’s an “urgent need” for the government to address the issue. Edge Davao Marcos tackles sugar supply shortage woes with PCFM
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In a Facebook post by the Office of the President, Marcos discussed with the members of the Philippine Chamber of Food Manu facturers ways to solve the looming supply of sugar. “The President vows President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Mar cos Jr. on Monday sat down with the country’s top food manufacturers to discuss the sugar supply in the country and prices of food. FEJAP, P10 to have systems in place to manage the price increase so that businesses are kept running and job security is ensured,” Marcos’ office added.Marcos, who concur rently sits as Department of Agriculture Secretary, ear lier rejected an order of the Sugar Regulatory Board to import 300,000 metric tons of sugar, resulting in the res ignation of several officials. Over the weekend, he said the country may need to import in October this year, but not the same vol ume earlier pitched by the regulatory board. The Economic Jour nalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) and the San Mi guel Corp. (SMC) are host ing the first hybrid forum during the pandemic for the Marcos administra tion’s economic manag ers.The 2022 EJAP-SMC economic forum, carry ing the theme “The Road Ahead: Priorities for the Next 6 Years”, aims to dis cuss the administration’s near and medium-term economic recovery plans. The event will be held on Aug. 17 from 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. at Ayuntamiento de Manila and via Zoom. It will also be streamlined on EJAP Pilipinas Face bookJoiningpage. the economic forum are Bangko Sen tral ng Pilipinas Governor Felipe Medalla, who will discuss the central bank’s inflation and monetary policy as well as the ini tiatives for the financial sector; Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno on the fiscal side and taxation measures of the new ad ministration; Socioeco nomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan who will tackle the country’s growth prospect; and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman to discuss the government’s spend ing priorities during the term of President Marcos. Executives from the private sector will also be speaking in the forum to give their reactions on the administration’s recovery strategies and offer their insights to the economic managers.Joining the panel dis cussion are SMC chief finance officer and trea surer Ferdinand Constan tino, BPI lead economist Emilio Neri Jr., and Se
PBBM sugar import plan to protect consumers, farmers: Concepcion
Global business travel won’t see full recovery until 2026: report FSMART, P10
Dr. Anthony Sales, di rector of the Department of Science and Technology in Davao Region (DOST-11), said Monday the project aims to develop the group’s “technopreneurial” capa bility and produce more styles in the craft. The training, coursed through the Grassroots Innovation for Inclusive Development (GRIND) Project and the Provincial Science and Technology Center in Davao Occiden tal, focused on wrought iron welding to assist the grassroots innovation of the Tagakaolo weavers. Wrought iron is a type of iron that can be bent into various attractive shapes used to make fur niture such as bed frames, tables, garden benches and“Thesegates. products for commercialization will generate additional in At least 10 members of the Tagakaolo weavers from Malita, Davao Occiden tal received training to incorporate their specialty woven nito fern products with wrought iron.
Davao tribal weavers learn to fuse wrought iron, nito fern products
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A wide collection native bags are on display in the ongoing Mindanao Trade Expo 2022 at the activity center of Abreeza mall in Davao City. Edge Davao Inflation, supply chain problems and ongoing Covid-19 lockdowns in China are among the fac tors conspiring to delay a full recovery in business travel to its pre-pandemic level, according to an in dustry forecast released Monday.The Global Business Travel Association now projects business travel will regain its 2019 level of $1.43 trillion in mid2026, 18 months later than predicted in the group’s last forecast in November.“Recovery has hit some headwinds,” GBTA said in a statement that outlined a gradual im provement from a 2020 low of $661 billion until reaching $1.47 trillion in 2026.“The factors impact ing many industries around the world are also anticipated to impact global business travel recovery into 2025,” said Suzanne Neufang, the association’s chief exec utive.The group said re covery was “short-cir cuited” in late 2021 and early 2022 by the Omi cron variant of Covid-19, but that trips surged af ter that once Covid cases fell.Major obstacles to a full recovery include high energy prices, labor shortages, Covid lock downs, regional impacts due to the war in Ukraine and sustainability con cerns.
come for the families in the community,” Sales said.With the training, Sales said the Tagakaolo weavers, who bonded under the Talogoy Wom en’s Association, can now produce unique and high-quality products for fashion, home decor, and housewares by integrat ing the nito (Lygodium cir cinatum) to the wrought iron.Nito is a fern species whose stems are used for making hats, baskets and other“Byproducts.providing science and technology inter ventions to the identified grassroots innovations, the DOST-11’s GRIND program shall strengthen the inclusive innovation ecosystem of the country and provide more flexi ble solutions for men and women of the11communities,”disadvantagedtheDOST-said.OnMay31thisyear,DOST-11alsoprovid ed an abaca fiber stripping machine to the Golden Valley Abaca Farmers SLP Association (GOLVAFA) of Barangay Golden Valley, Mabini in Davao de Oro. With the machine de ployed in Davao de Oro, the abaca farmers have a more efficient and conve nient process of stripping abaca fiber. (PNA)
Smart is fastest PH mobile network operator: Ookla Smart Communica tions is the fastest mobile operator in the Philippines in the first half of the year, the company said on Monday citing industry tracker Ookla.The company said Ookla’s Speedtest mea sured Smart as having an average download speed of 24.26 Mbps and a me dian upload speed of 6.59 Mbps in the Q1-Q2 peri od. “Smart also dominat ed the ‘Best Mobile Cov erage’ category with a Coverage 794, surpassing its closest competitor’s Coverage Score of 732,” the company said. Ookla’s Coverage Score captures both the number of locations in which an operator offers service (its footprint) and the quality of service in FGLOBE, P10 Globe Telecom on Tuesday said the price for the planned sale and lease back deal for its portfolio of 5,709 towers and relat ed passive infrastructure was estimated at P71 bil lion.Globe signed agree ments with MIESCOR In frastructure Development Corp and Frontier Tower Associates Philippines Inc for the tower assets for approximately P71 bil lion, it said in a disclosure to the stock exchange. Meralco subsidiary MIESCOR will purchase 2,180 towers for P26 bil lion while Frontier Tower Associates Philippines Inc will buy 3,529 towers for P45 billion, Globe said. The 2 asset portfolio is part of Globe’s 7,059 tow ers towers for sale. Globe said it is still in discussion for the buyer of the third Globe to sell 5,709 tower assets for about P71-B
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PRECURSOR OF KADAYAWAN SA DABAW HENRYLITO D. TACIO THINK ON THESE! In the course of his admin istration, President Diosda do Pangan Macapagal visited Davao at least four times. His second visit as president was on September 9, 1962, was quite hectic. Billeted at the Davao In sular Hotel, his first agenda that day was to meet local leaders as part of his plan to regionalize Malacañang and bring the gov ernment closer to the people. The first callers were Davao governor Vicente Duterte and Davao City mayor Carmelo Porras, who discussed matters affecting their respective con stituents. This was followed by a ‘meet and greet’ dialogue with vice governor Manuel Sotto, provincial board member Pro culo Fuentes, the local judges of the courts of first instance (CFI), and schools and health officials. The Davao Mayors League led by Nabunturan mayor Anto nio Tulio, meanwhile, brought up matters touching on munic ipal-level concerns, followed by provincial officials. Macapagal also received ranking Liber al Party (LP) city leaders and Davao fiber producers led by Francisco Dizon, Herminio Su arez, Federico Puyod, and Ro dolfo Tacasan. The producers were accompanied by Vivencio Antonio, assistant general man ager of National Development Company (NDC) and its direc tors, Jose Pue and Agustin Case nas.Also welcomed by the Pres ident were the officers and members of the Philippine Veterans Legion (PVL), Davao chapter, headed by Maj. Por firio Jain, president; Macario Bermudes, vice-president; and Evaristo Austria and Timoteo MagdadaIo, and the Federa tion of Farmers of Davao who sought for government support for better irrigation systems in northern Mindanao. The following day, he met a throng of Nacionalista leaders and followers who had joined the LP. Along with the First Lady, Sen. Gaudencio Antoni no, and public works secre tary Brigido Valencia, he had breakfast at the Mati farm of Hans Menzi, Manila Daily Bulle tin publisher.Afterafarm tour, the First Couple returned to the resi dence of Mati mayor Alberto Ravelo where he inducted NP leaders into the LP led by Rav elo. Also sworn in were mayor Oswaldo Barol of Lupon, Mati vice-mayor Senador Zamora, and the councilors of vDavao towns; namely, Rafael Yap, Amado Viray, Ricarte Deyta, Serafin Visconde Aniceto Tua zon, Panlilio Cambing, and Lu isito Rober, including eight bar rio lieutenants and provincial Nacionalistas of note. The Macapagals stayed at the Ravelo’s residence for the night. The following day, the presidential entourage, upon reaching Davao City, sailed to Aguinaldo Pearl Farm (now Davao Pearl Farm Beach Re sort), where the President con tinued to look into notable in dustries in Mindanao. On March 12, 1964, the President, in Davao City again, met the Malacañan newsmen, escorted by acting press secre tary Virgilio Reyes, for a break fast conference at Daliao, in the compound of Davao Ramie Tex tile Mills, Inc. (Daratex), which he inspected a year and a half earlier.Right after this, Macapagal inducted the officers of Davao LP Mayors League led by Ra mon M. Anima of Babak, as president. Also sworn in were Cesar de la Victoria, Gregorio Dujali of Panabo, and Juan Faba sano, as first, second, and third vice-presidents, respectively; Jose T. Amancio of Monkayo, as secretary-treasurer; Isidro Urdaneta, as PRO-auditor; and Antonio Go Pace, John Joyce, Pe dro Castro, Catalino Sajulia, Os waldo Barol, and Aniceto Solis, as directors.Thisevent was followed by another induction by Eva Maca pagal, the President’s wife. She administered the oath to Elisa Panuncialman as president of Sta. Ana Women’s Club at Bar rio Sta. Ana, before proceeding to attend a luncheon of the 21st Rotary Club District Conference at Insular Hotel where the Pres ident was the guest speaker. After the event, the First Couple motored straight to the Bangoy Airport and took off for Manila at 2:40 PM on board the Presidential Friendship Fokker plane for Manila.
The very colorful Kaday awan sa Dabaw is one of the most anticipated festivals in Mindanao. After all, it is touted as the “Mother of All Festivals” in this second largest island of the ButPhilippines.whatmost Dabawenyos and visitors don’t know is that this festivity started more than three decades ago “as a cultural rite by Mindanao tribes to thank the Supreme Being for a bounti ful harvest.” When Elias B. Lopez be came the mayor of Davao City (from 1981 to 1986), the only full-blooded Bagobo mayor of the city encouraged all of the ethnic tribes in the city to showcase their annual thanks giving rituals (called “pahinun god”) to the gods, particularly to the “Manama” (the Supreme Being). When Ferdinand E. Marcos was ousted from power, the city government tried to unite the people of Davao who were di vided during the time of Martial law. And so, Apo Duwaling – the precursor of Kadayawan – came intoTheexistence.festivity was named af ter the three icons of Davao City: Mount Apo, durian and wal ing-waling. Let’s take a closer look at each: Apo Sandawa. That’s what the ethnic tribes residing at the foot of Mount Apo would call the country’s highest peak (as it has an altitude of 2,954 meters or 9,692 feet). Mount Apo is the ancestral domain of six indig enous groups: Manobos, Bago bos, Ubos, Atas, K’lagans and Tagacaolos.Thesesix tribes consider the mountain as a revered ground – their place of adoration and burial ground of their great forefather. Apo means “great grandfather.”Durianis noted for his con troversial odor. One foreign scribe describes it as a fruit “that smells like hell but tastes like heaven.” Old traveler Lin chott wrote of the fruit’s excel lent taste in these words: “flavor surpasses all the other fruits in the Readworld.”this other observation by another foreigner: “Love it or hate it – there’s no emotion in between. People either swarm to it like bees to honey, or bolt from the room. They faint with lusty joy, or they faint, period, with a handkerchief pressed to theirOfnostril.”course, you know Mark Twain, that American humorist and novelist. In his book, “Fol lowing the Equator,” he penned of his durian experience in Southeast Asia: “It was a most strange fruit, and incomparably delicious to taste, but not to the smell.”What’s in a durian fruit? The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology gives us this bit of information, Durian is rich in vitamin C, phosphorus, calcium, and iron. It also con tains fair amounts of thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin. It is also a good source of carbohydrates, proteins and Kadayawanfats.is not a festival without durian. Visitors and guests – whether locals or for eigners – to the city expect a treat like no other when they eat Unfortunately,durian. this year, the harvest of durian fruits this time of the year is not as abun dant as in the previous years. The culprit, according to the City Agriculture Office (CAO), is the unusual weather which the city has been experiencing in re cent“Duemonths.toclimate change, we don’t have enough harvest, es pecially for durian,” Edgardo Haspe, CAO officer-in-charge, was quoted as saying during the recent I-Speak Media Forum. The waling-waling, named in “allusion to a moth in flight,” was discovered on Mindan ao in 1882. It used to grow on tree trunks in the rainforests of Davao (particularly in Mount Apo), Sultan Kudarat and other parts of the island. The native Bagobos wor ship waling-waling as “diwata” (fairy). “It is one of the finest orchid species endemic to the Philippines, desired by orchid growers and breeders alike for its showy and floral character istics to its progeny,” wrote Dr. Helen Valmayor in her book, “OrchidianaWaling-walingPhilippiniana.”isconsidered the “queen of Philippine flow ers” due to its spectacular form, color and size. It plays an im portant role in orchid hybrid ization, which makes it a recog nized and acclaimed orchid. In the science world, it is called Vanda sanderiana, named after Henry Frederick Conrad Sander, a noted orchidologist who discovered it. It is some times known as Sander’s Vanda. Unfortunately, waling-wal ing is listed by the Convention on International Trade in En dangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) as “critically endangered.” CITES is an inter national treaty among govern ments to ensure that the surviv al of wild plants and animals are not threatened by their trade. In 1988, when Rodrigo R. Duterte became the mayor of Davao City, he renamed Apo Duwaling to its present name: Kadayawan sa Dabaw. But it was not until in 1995 that the festival was institutionalized; it happened when Duterte signed Executive Order No. 10. The word Kadayawan is de rived from the word “madayaw,” which means “valuable, good and superior.” It is celebrated every third week of August. The celebration is also Davao’s firm drive of preserv ing its heritage. Focus of the festivity is the 11 tribes of the city: Ata, Bagobo Klata, Bagobo Tagabawa, Kagan, Maguindana on, Manuvu, Matigsalug, Maran ao, Obu, Sama, and Taosug. To showcase the rich culture and heritage of these 11 tribes, the Kadayawan Tribal Village has been set up in Magsaysay Park.Among the highlights of Kadayawan sa Dabaw are the street dancing (called Indak-in dak sa Kadalanan) and floral float parade (known as Pamulak sa Kadayawan). This year, they are done on August 20 and 21, respectively.Madayaw Dabaw!
THE FARM, and a swimming pool. It is also offering a traditional Thai spa for a more relaxing experience. For educational and recreational experience, you can also try your hand at vegetable farming or go fishing.The resort highlights the best of what the region has to offer and will create an authentic experience for its guests.The resort not only promotes tourism in Davao Region and boosts the im age of Kiblawan as a safe and prosperous municipal ity but also generates em ployment and adds income to the farmers in the area, which is an excellent exam ple of inclusive growth for the community and munic ipality.The Farm is a 15-minute drive from Padada, Davao del Sur.
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People’s fascina tion with healthy food and the curiosity to know how crops are produced and live stock is raised has become a craze. That is the reason why farm tourism sites are now thriving in Davao Region. Take this farm called The Farm Resort as a refreshing new addition to the list of farm tourism destinations in theLocatedregion. in Barangay New Sibunga, Kiblawan, Davao del Sur, The Farm is a destination that promis es a relaxing and peaceful retreat away from all the stresses of city life. Spread in a 1.2-hectare property surrounded by co conut and mango trees, The Farm is ideal for intimate vacation, bonding with fam ily and friends, retreat or soul searching, and corpo rate team building. Its sce nic tropical garden is also perfect for saying “I Do.” The Farm has seven rooms for overnight stay. It offers a suite, family, and de luxe rooms of good siz es, comfortable, clean, and contemporary designs. There’s also a restaurant
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That was what Rufino Bomasang, then energy undersecretary, told com munity journalists who attended a media briefing on business and econom ics reporting at Los Baños, Laguna years back. Almost four decades later, the same scenario is happening. As the coun try continues to pursue a path of global compet itiveness, it is becoming evident that securing an adequate energy supply will be ever more critical to its growing industries. Some experts are thinking of nuclear energy as one possible option. In fact, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has expressed his interest to adopt nu clear energy as part of the country’s power mix. Make nuclear pow er a part of the solution to meet energy demand. This call came from Dr. Art Romero, a geoscientist at Lawrence Berkeley Na tional Laboratory Berke ley, “WeCalifornia.need to keep an open mind, make it a part of the solution to meet an increasing energy de mand while meeting a low carbon diet,” said Dr. Romero, who was one of the panelists in a recent webinar on “Integrated Energy Solutions Ad dressing Security and Sus tainability.”Thewebinar was host ed by the Department of Science and Technolo gy- Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI), in partner ship with the Philippine Association for the Ad vancement of Science and Technology (PhilAAST). According to Dr. Romero, the country’s transition to cleaner ener gy based on the roadmap prepared by the Depart ment of Energy (DOE) “is doable in a gradual fash ion” and without putting a heavy burden on the economy.TheDOE’s Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) is a comprehensive roadmap of programs and proj ects in the energy sector to ensure sustainable, stable, secure, sufficient, accessible, and reason ably-priced energy. During his talk, Dr. Romero recommended some measures to secure energy sources. First and foremost, he said the country needs to facilitate the indigenous energy exploration and develop ment for both convention al and clean energy sourc es to avoid the cost of importing oil. “This would drive the cost down and help ordinary consum ers,” heTheresaid. is also the need to continue to di versify power generation, and distribution, while encouraging grid inter connectivity possible; increased competition drives prices down, and interconnected grids im prove reliability and min imize power outages. The last proposed measure is the need to keep nuclear options open. Nuclear power is the use of sustained nu clear fission to generate heat and electricity.
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“Our shortage of electricity is a real, serious problem that we cannot downplay. But if we focus exclusively on it, we run the risk of seeing just the trees and not the forest.”
Photo credit: Jay Director, AFP/Getty Images
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The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNNP) is the country’s first and only nuclear power. The West inghouse Electric built it during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos at a cost of US$2.2 billion. It was mothballed in 1986 due to safety concerns, even before it could begin operations.During the adminis tration of Gloria Macapa gal-Arroyo, proponents wanted the BNPP rehabil itated. But it would cost a whooping US$1 billion to rehabilitate.“From an econom ic standpoint, it may be cheaper to revive a moth balled facility than to build a new one,” Dr. Romero said. “Note that nuclear power is considered clean since it doesn’t contribute to carbonNuclearemission.”poweris the second largest source of low-carbon electricity to day. With almost 500 op erating reactors globally, providing 10% of global electricity supply, nuclear power is safe as wind and solar, but its image has suffered from low prob ability, high consequence events like Chernobyl and Fukushima.Because of this, Dr. Romero emphasized there is the need to con duct due diligence, tech nical hazard studies, and engineering and safety re views. In addition, there is the need for government action support, especially on the need to raise public awareness of the conse quences of global warm ing and the need for clean energy.“We need public sup port to influence public officials to act. This is a global issue with a direct impact on the Philip pines,” Dr. Romero point
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SIMMONS... FROM 11 EJAP... FROM 4 dates that “each province and highly urbanized city (LGU) shall be responsi ble for building, funding and operating a “Bahay Pag-asa within their ju risdiction following the standards set by the De partment of Social Wel fare and Development (DSWD) and adopted by the ConsistentJJWC.” with this amendment the Lamdag sa Kabataan- Boy’s Home was renamed into Chil dren’s Village of Davao City Bahay-Pag-asa and was transferred to its al most one-hectare perma nent location in Purok 10, Barangay Bago Oshiro in Tugbok District. The Children’s Village primarily provides CICL and CAR residential care, and programs and ser vices that are designed to enhance the children’s social functioning. These programs and services include psychosocial care, self-help activities, health and nutrition ser vices, group supervised interaction, socio-cultural and recreational activi ties, spiritual and moral welfare, value education, family preservation and unification, case man agement, psychological evaluation, occupational therapy, and educational vicesteampriorityarecoaching,buildingthearepropriatecaseteamassistance.Themulti-disciplinaryensuresthatpropermanagementandapinterventionsbeingaffordedtoresidents.Capabilityandtrainings,andmentoringalsoincludedintheprogram.Theensuresthatserareeffectiveandef
ficiently delivered to the clientele they serve. The celebration of the 14th Anniversary was participated by around 81 residents, 44 staff, friends, visitors, donors and partners of the cen ter. Among the highlights of the activity are the thanksgiving service, showcase of the boys’ tal ents, and distribution of the Certificate of Appre ciation to the individuals and groups that extended support and services for the clients and the center in general.Gallosaid that they are hopeful the children, after their time at the fa cility, can go back to their communities and live their lives, especially with the offers for education al assistance extended to the students. She said that in the previous weeks, they were able to conduct moving-up ceremonies for the children. She also added that the CSWDO will remain on standby to help the children.“Ang CSWDO paday on gyud nga nagapaluyo sa ilaha. Naa man gyud panahon nga makasala ang tao pero para kana mo, that is not the end of everything. Mao gyud na among panlantaw diri sa CSWDO tabangan gyud nato ang mga bata (The CSWDO continues to sup port the children. There are times that as humans we commit transgres sions but for us, that is not the end of everything. That is our main view in CSWDO, we really should help the children),” Gallo said. CIO
FROM 3 do our procurement via our own procurement ser vice here at the DepEd, and hopefully wala nang mga ganung klase ng budget na ibibigay out of the blue, para hindi na rin tayo dumaan sa PS-DBM (there will be no longer a budget given out of the blue, so we don’t have to go through PS-DBM),” he said.Last Friday, the PS-DBM, headed by Executive Direc tor Dennis Santiago, turned over to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) doc uments related to the pro curement of the DepEd’s laptops.Santiago earlier directed his office to conduct a thor ough examination of COA’s findings, emphasizing that the mandate of the PS-DBM is to ensure a transparent and competitive procure ment“Theprocess.NBI is a highly competent investigation au thority to take over the mat ter to ensure that the probe would be fair, impartial, and independent. We do not want any room for suspi cion,” Santiago said. Santiago added that the move to request the NBI to step in was made after the examination showed al leged discrepancies in the initial findings, which are similar to COA’s observa tions. (PNA)
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FROM 9 kay naa man sa ilaha ang mga technical people para maka-determine kung safe pa ba gamiton ang maong structure,” he said. He also said that land slide-prone areas will also be thoroughly inspected by the HeCDRRMO. reminded Dabawenyos to be on guard in times of natural calamities like the recent earthquake.
“Nuclear is more of a baseload energy meaning it is more reliable due to its continuous production of energy,” Dir. Arcilla said. “It could provide backup for wind and solar.”
On the issue of safety, Dir. Arcilla admitted there were some accidents but have minimal casualties and incidents are isolated. “If you look at the num ber of hours operated by coal and gas versus nucle ar; nuclear has one of the lowest incidents,” he ex plained. “Though if there is an accident, it could be spectacular. That is the is sue. However, in terms of lives lost, it is minimal. If you are running nuclear, you are not burning coal; meaning, it is not releasing carbon dioxide.” He stressed that nucle ar, in general, will be help ful for all especially if risks are managed properly. He added that if people have concerns with nuclear, he cited the case of the Unit ed States, where 94 nucle ar power plants are being operated. With an average lifespan of 60 years, nucle ar supplies 20% of its en ergyButrequirements.nuclearpower is expensive, some skeptics claim. “Definitely, it is ex pensive due to its huge capital cost,” Dir. Arcil la said. “However, if you amortize it for over 60 to 80 years; it would become cheaper. And most impor tantly, it does not release carbon dioxide; it is the cleanest source of base load power on earth right now.”Photo caption: The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant is the first and only nuclear power plant of the Philippines. (Jay Director, AFP/Getty Images)
Simmons had signed a five-year, $170 million max extension with Phil adelphia in 2019, and he was supposed to make about $33 million last season. He reportedly re ceived a $16.5 million ad vance on his salary before the season began. The 76ers started fining Simmons for ev ery game he missed, and ended up fining him more than $19 million by Feb. 1. The team withheld nearly $1.3 million of his salary in each paycheck.
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The country’s current energy mix is composed of 60% coal which are mostly imported from In donesia and 20% from the Malampaya gas field. Director Carlo A. Ar cilla of the DOST’s Phil ippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) suggested that nuclear power can help in supplying the 20% presently supplied by the Malampaya gas field which is fast depleting. “Actually, renewables and nuclear can comple ment each other,” said Dir. Arcilla during an inter view with DOSTv’s Expert Talk Online. “Wind and so lar depend on the status of the weather. To add to that, it has only a 30% capacity factor unless you have an expensive battery.” Solar power has be come popular in recent years. But Dir. Arcilla has one concern about it. Solar energy requires one hect are of land to produce one megawatt, and this will become more challenging since the Philippines is an archipelagic country.
curity Bank senior vice president and treasurer Orencio Andre Ibarra III. “We expect this forum to answer many of our questions on what’s in store for the next six years. We hope to discuss the challenges and opportu nities as we recover from the pandemic,” EJAP presi dent Cai Ordinario said. EJAP is the country’s premier group of busi ness journalists and is composed of more than 90 members. Business re porters of the Philippine News Agency are part of the organization. (PNA)
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FROM 5 each location, Smart said. An earlier report by Ookla on Q1 performance said Smart topped down load speeds, while DITO Telecommunity came in second with 16.96 Mbps and Globe third with 15.25Ookla’sMbps.Q1 report also said Smart had the fast est 5G network, and the lowest latency. In terms of consistency, however, its main competitor Globe took the top spot for al ways having at least a 5 Mbps minimum down load speed and 1 Mbps minimum upload speed in 8 out of 10 times that a subscriber uploadhaditytheinspeedsSmartearliertelcoOpenSignal,connects.anotherindustrytracker,alsoreportedthatrulesdownloadand5Gavailabilitythecountry,GlobehadmostconsistentqualofservicewhileDITOthefastestaveragespeeds.
FROM 3 Davaoenos,” Yujuico said in her message. Alsons Dev first opened the doors of Poblacion late last year. It hosted over 300 seasoned and up-andcoming artists during the Mindanao Art Fair in Oc tober 2021; gathered ad venturous foodpreneurs, artists and artisans during the month-long Christmas Bazaar; and moved Al devinco Shopping Center’s long-standing tenants to a new space with upgrad ed facilities in January of 2022.“Through Poblacion, we want everyone to know that “shopping” isn’t limited to just brows ing and buying items; we have enhanced and ele vated this through other experiences like dining, art appreciation, monthly themed events, and hav ing essential banks–withinservices–likeanarm’s reach,” Yujuico said. With almost a hectare of gross floor space, Po blacion has now had over 70 merchants, with more opening in the fourth quarter of this year. “From food to sculp tures, batiks and textiles, and handicrafts, Poblacion has something for every one of our guests - wheth er you are a Davaoeno or a visitor to the city - who have varying shopping preferences, while also celebrating Mindanaoan culture and traditions,” she said. Alsons Dev also openedPoblacion’sfood hall,Kukun,whichisshort forKusinaatKulturangDabaw. Thecompanyalsoun veiledamassivemuralby Mindanaoancontempo raryartistKublaiMillanstandstowelcomecus tomerstotheatriumarea. AlsonsDevelopment andInvestmentCorpora tionfirstmadeitsmark uponthecreationofthe AldevincoShoppingCen terin1965,thenDavao’s firstcommercialshopping center,followedbymul tipleresidentialprojects thatarenowhometogen erationsofDavaoeños.For morethanfivedecades, AldevincohousedMind anaoantextiles,antiques, andpearlshops;itwelcomed both locals and tourists,anditenabled entrepreneurstostartand flourish. Earlyin2022,Alsons Devclosedtheoldshop pingcenterandrelocated itstenantstoPoblacion, providingbetterfacilities, marketingsupport,and thefoottrafficnecessary forcommercialsuccess. By Maya M. Padillo
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FROM 5 asset“Theportfolio.transaction will result in availability of funds from Globe to sup port future capital expen ditures, debt repayments and debt avoidance with the expectation to im prove the balance sheet health of the company,” it said.There will be multiple closing dates which will happen when conditions are met, the company said. First close is expect ed in the third quarter of 2022, it added. The telco earlier said it would sell over 7,000 ground based and roof top towers to 3 common towerOncecompanies.completed and if the total selling price ex ceeds PLDT Inc’s sale and leaseback deal worth P77 billion, Globe’s tower as set sale consisting of a to tal of 7,059 towers could be the biggest deal of its kind in the country.
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FROM 2 all constituents since they will no longer travel the long road to reach the cur rent provincial capitol in Buluan town. If ratified, Maguindan ao del Norte will be com posed of the towns of Datu Odin, Sultan Kudarat, Sul tan Mastura, Talitay, North Upi, Northern Kabuntalan, Mother Kabuntalan, Pa rang, Buldon, Barira, Mata nog and Datu Blah Sinsuat. Maguindanao del Sur shall be composed of the towns of Buluan, Ampat uan, Datu Paglas, Datu Piang, Shariff Aguak, Pa galungan, Sultan sa Bar ongis, South Upi, Talayan, Salipada Pendatun, Ma masapano, Datu Montaw al, Paglat, Guindulungan, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Datu Unsay, Datu Abdul lah Sangki, Rajah Buayan, Anggal Midtimbang, Man gudadatu, Pandag, Datu Hofer, Datu Salibo, and SaydonaDuringMustapha.thereferendum, the Maguindanao police, as Comelec deputies, will pro vide security detail for the transport of ballot boxes and other election para phernalia.Ajoint security assis tance desk will also be established for area con trol points and perimeter security in polling centers. (PNA) ed out.Non-renewable ener gy depends primarily on fossil fuels which include coal, oil, and natural gas. On the other hand, re newable energy sources, which are considered to be inexhaustible, include solar power, hydroelectric, geothermal energy, and biomass energy. In the July 7-21, 2011 issue of Rolling Stone, for mer American vice pres ident Al Gore wrote: “Re newable energy sources are coming into their own. Both solar and wind will soon produce power at costs that are competitive with fossil fuels.”
FROM 3 The challenges being faced by CTTMO with re gards to the traffic status include most of the traffic controllers are due for re placement; a number of busted lights and defective traffic cabinet components; other hardware are also due for replacement such as traffic light heads/lanterns; cut sensors and obstructing poles; need for re-cabling and retrenching; need to re design most intersections; need traffic signal poles; need to redesign the net work infrastructure; and no active traffic operations center.There are a total of 62 intersections with traffic lights in Davao City where in there are 29 traffic lights operational, five just flash ing, 27 shut down, and one traffic light removed. Abude said CTTMO is proposing a yearly annu al budget of P10 million for the maintenance of the traffic lights. He also said a budget of almost P800,000 was needed for the replacement of the busted bulbs.
5 PBA players called up to Gilas pool Five Philippine Basketball Asso ciation (PBA) stars have been called up for Gilas Pilipinas in the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.
Three of them, namely NLEX’s Calvin Oftana and Kevin Alas and North Port’s Jamie Malonzo, even attended Gilas’ first practice session on Mon day night at the Meralco Gym in Pasig.
NLEX’s Calvin Oftana and Kevin Alas and North Port’s Jamie Malonzo, even attended Gilas’ first practice session on Monday night at the Meralco Gym in Pasig. Ben Simmons is getting at least some of his money back from the PhiladelphiaSimmons,76ers.aftera lengthy feud with the 76ers that resulted in him sitting out during the 2021-22 season, reached a settlement with the team on Monday after he filed a grievance against them, according to ESPN’s AdrianAccordingWojnarowski.to Wojn arowski, the two sides reached a confidentiality agreement regarding the settlement amount. The 76ers still “maintained Sim mons reached his con tract” with Simmons,them.now with the Brooklyn Nets, did not play at all last season due to both his holdout and a lingering back injury. He didn’t show up to training camp with the 76ers last fall, and he missed a preseason game, which prompted the team to fine him heavily and start with holding his salary. The 76ers eventually stopped punishing him after he said he wasn’t “mentally ready” to play. He was then traded to Brooklyn in Feb ruary for James Harden and Paul Millsap.
Simmons getting money from Sixers settlement
Alas, Oftana and Malonzo joined Kiefer and Thirdy Ravena, Dwight Ramos, Ray-Ray Parks, Kevin Quiambao, Carl Ta mayo and LeBron Lopez, the first locals chosen for the pool, in training. On the other hand, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) confirmed that Magnolia’s Ian San galang and Jio Jalalon have been also been called up. Sangalang and Jalalon are expected to join the Gilas practice session on TuesdayGinebranight.head coach Tim Cone finally joined the Gilas training as part of Reyes’ coaching staff along with Gilas Youth mentor Josh Reyes and, according to the SBP, pro vided some inputs as well during the Monday ses sion.SBP executive director Sonny Barrios was also present in the closeddoor practice and told the Gilas pool members who were present that the bas ketball community’s sup port is with them. The headliners for the Gilas pool, Adelaide 36ers’ Kai Sotto and Utah Jazz star Jordan Clarkson, will arrive later this week and are expected to quick ly jump into Gilas practice. The rest of the Gilas pool might be announced as soon as Wednesday night following the knock out PBA Philippine Cup semifinal game between Meralco and San Miguel. Chot Reyes earlier said that the PBA players that will backstop Gilas will be chosen among the 10 teams that have been knocked out of contention before the finals. The Hotshots were eliminated from the semi finals on Sunday night by the TNT Tropang Giga, co incidentally also coached by Reyes.Country over club Gilas will first travel to Beirut to battle Lebanon on Aug. 26 (Philippine time) before hosting Sau di Arabia in Pasay on Aug. 29. However, the fact that the WCQ window falls within the period of the PBA Philippine Cup Fi nals poses an interest ing dilemma for Reyes as he might have to choose whether he stays with TNT for the PBA finals or join Gilas against Lebanon in Beirut.When asked about it, Reyes simply answered, “Gilas is my priority.” If he indeed chooses to coach Gilas, he could miss at least two games in the championship series, those that will fall at the time he is in Beirut, and possibly three if he sits out the game before Gilas’ home stand against Saudi Arabia. (PNA)
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PHILADELPHIA 76ERS’ BEN SIMMONS The 76ers fined Simmons more than $19 million during his holdout at the beginning of last season. (AP/Darron Cummings)
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Magno sparkles in the 1st Madayaw Tee golf tournament
The youthful Magno, son of Rizal Memorial Col leges president Leo Mag no, fired a net 50 to win the overall net champion ship. He lifted the hard ware, his second in two months, during the award ingRekceremonies.Misecarded a 32 to crown himself as overall gross champion.
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Karloz Alba had a 35 to win the Class A gross title with Jun Saban (34) and Rommel Lee (33) as run ners up. Richard Bad-Ang won the Class A net title via countback with a 42 over Ninot Galicia. In Class B, the gross ti tle went to Jerry Campan er with a 34 while Cocoy Santos won the net title with a Edgar47. Ibuyan III won the Class C gross crown with a 28 while Alejan dro Geronimo topped the Class net with a 42. In the Seniors division play, Fred Albarillo took the gross crown with a 24 while Fred Bandong was the Class net champion with a 44. Rounding up the win ners’ circle are Liana Pon dias who won the ladies gross plum with a 29 and Maribel Lee who bagged the net title with a 43 via countback.
Enzo Magno receives his overall net trophy. Contrib uted by Roland Jumawan
nzo Magno took his second tournament title in the first ever Madayaw Tee golf tournament held over the weekend at the Apo Golf and Country Club.
