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Massive crowd seen in Kadayawan sa Davao activities this weekend
While the entire Davao City is busy preparing for the 37th Kadayawan sa Davao celebration, this family of scavengers is devoting their time roaming around the downtown area look ing for scrap items to be collected to earn a living. Edge Davao
Completion of IP housing project in DdO on track “Puno ang atoang Ka dayawan activities and af ter two years face-to-face so ga-expect ta nga dumugon ta sa mga tao from near by provinces even visitors from all over the country and the world,” said Coun cilor Al Ryan Alejandre, spokesperson of the Kaday awan Execom, over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Wednesday.Amongthe highlights of the 37th edition of the Kadayawan happening on the weekends are the “Dula Kadayawan” to be held at People’s Park; Indak-Indak sa Kadayawan on Saturday; and Pamulak sa Kaday awan and Pitik Kadayawan on August Indak-Indak21. sa Kaday awan will feature 11 con tingents (five for the Davaobased category and six for the open category) while for the Pamulak, for the big category there are five par The Provincial Gov ernment of Davao de Oro headed by Governor Dorothy Monte jo-Gonzaga recently paid a courtesy visit in LGU Montevista on August 15, 2022 and LGU New Bata an on the following day to discuss matters on the on going Indigenous People’s Housing Projects in the province funded by the National Housing Author ity (NHA).TheGovernor was represented by Execu tive Assistant for Com munications and Public Relations Edward B. Ma capili, together with per sonnel from the Housing and Homesite Division (HHD) of the Provincial Administrator’s Office and met with Acting Municipal Administrator Grace Lily A. Gabato of Montevista and Mayor Geraldford Bal bin of New AccordingBataan.to HDD, three (3) IP housing proj ects in the municipalities of New Bataan, Monte vista and Monkayo nears completion later this year. The housing proj ects are named Balai Tu Mandiba in Prosperidad, Montevista, Balai Man daya-Mansaka in Pagsa bangan, New Bataan, and Balai Na Linagsanan Tu Tribu Dibabawon in Awao, Monkayo. Each housing project has one-hundred (100) housing units with an overall total of 319 IP housing units amounting to 60 million pesos from the OnNHA.HHD’s latest onsite report, the three (3) IP housing project in New Bataan, Montevista, and Monkayo are currently on its 70 to 90% physi cal completion. The NHA also granted the province with an additional 19 off site housing units named Balai Ma’al Lag in Andap, New Bataan amounting to 7 million pesos which will be soon granted to the resident-beneficiaries on September this year. PLGU-DdO through the PAO-HHD plans to strengthen and bring forth the establishments of the home-owners association for all the fifteen (15) hous ing projects established by the NHA in Davao de Oro with the aid of the De partment of Human Settle ments and Development (DSHUD). These housing provisions are expected to bring a decent, sustainable and resilient living among the IPs. (PR/ Davao de Oro Information Office) FCPOC, P10 The Davao City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) was recon stituted through a recently signed executive order (EO). Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte signed EO 33 Series of 2022, also known as “An Order Reconstituting The Membership of the Davao City Peace And Order Coun cil” on August 12, 2022. EO 33 cited Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG’s) memorandum circular No. 2019-143 dated August 27, 2Ol9 on the Omnibus Guide lines for POCs, amending the composition of the local POCs based on EO No. 773, Series of 2009, and“ReorganizingentitledthePeaceOrderCouncil.”“Intheexigencyofpub lic service and efficient gov ernment community col laboration. there is a need to reconstitute, reorganize, and amend the membership in the Davao City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) to ad here to Executive Order No. 773 for a more effective way to address the security con cerns of Davao City,” the new EO stated.EO33 stipulated that Davao’s CPOC will have the city mayor and the vice mayor as chairperson and vice chairperson, respec tively, with heads or duly authorized representatives of member offices includ ing the DILG city director; City Administrator’s Office; Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) representative, chair person on Committee On Peace and Order and Pub lic Safety; Davao City Police Office (DCPO) city director; Liga ng mga Barangay pres ident; Public Safety and Security Command Center; National Bureau of Investi gation (NBI) regional direc tor; Land Transportation Of fice (LTO) regional director; City Prosecutor’s Office; City Agriculturist’s Office; City Planning and Development Office (CPDO); City Engi neer’s Office; City Health Office; City Legal Office; City Social Welfare and Develop ment Office; City Treasurer’s Office; and Davao City In vestment Promotion Center. The rest of the mem CPOC formed anew
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Massive crowd seen in Kadayawan sa Davao activities this weekend After two years of virtual celebration, Kadayawan sa Davao is expected to be mobbed this weekend. By MAYA M. PADILLO MOOD
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Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte signs Executive Order (EO) 33 to reconstitute the Davao City Peace and Order Council (CPOC). The EO said there is a need to reconstitute, reorganize, and amend the membership in the Davao City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) to adhere to Executive Order No. 773 for a more effective way to address the security concerns of Davao City. Edge Davao ticipants and seven for the small category, and five for the alternative category. “Ugma maabot ang mga contingents sa Indak-Indak open category and they will be conducting sa ilahang familiarization sa gabii,” he said.On Wednesday is the coronation night of the Hi yas sa Kadayawan held at RMCTheGym.37th Kadayawan sa Davao was officially opened at the Bantawan Amphi theater in Magsaysay Park, Davao City on Monday with Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, the chairman of the Kadayawan Execu tive Committee, opening the festival by banging the “agong” three times. “I hope that you support the various events prepared for you. Salamat sa mga naa diri, thank you sa sponsors, salamat for contributing for the festival. Sa mga pulis ug sundalo salamat sa pag-ati man,” Duterte said. He reminded Dabawen yos to continue observing the Minimum Health Proto cols Standards (MHPS) par ticularly the wearing of face masks and hand hygiene.
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Guiani-Sayadi allies Japal Guiani III, Danda Juan day and Abdilla Lim joined their party mates in protest ing the poll results before the Comelec even if they have won seats in the City Council.Inthe same decision, the An official of the Phil ippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Mindanao (PC CI-Mindanao) disclosed that Singapore is now look ing at Mindanao as their po tential area to source their foodThissupplies.opportunity for Mindanaon products was among the positive outputs during the business mission to Singapore spearheaded by the Mindanao Develop ment Authority (MinDA) and PCCI-Mindanao from August 8 to 11, 2022. The Mindanao-wide delegation was composed of 18 companies, 25-men private delegations, six NGAs, and one LGU that went to Singapore intend ing to try to show the in vestment potential of Min danao and also to introduce Mindanaoan products to gain access to the Singapore market.Arturo Milan, area vice president for Mindanao of PCCI, said the delegation was able to sell one 40-foot er container of pineapple and one 40-footer contain er of papaya to Singapore. “There was a lot of inter est generated because for the first time we brought in samples. You know Singa pore is very strict on bring ing samples what we did was we coursed it through the Philippine embassy to Singapore and they were the ones who brought the samples to the venue,” Mi lan said during Wednes days Habi at Kape media forum.Milan said the Singapor eans have seen the prod ucts from Mindanao that come from the micro and small terestedalsoplantationreadycoffeeeansMilanentrepreneurs.saidSingaporexpressedinterestinoneSingaporeanalinvestedinacoffeeinBukidnon.Hesaidtheyarealsoinincacaoandother
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Dr. Michelle Schloss er, spokesperson of the Covid-19 Task Force, re minded the public to pre vent from getting infected. They should always be protected in going to these events and gatherings by observing the Minimum Public Health Standards (MPHS) such as wearing face masks, hand hygiene, and social distancing. “Labi na karon na we are celebrating Kadayawan meaning naay mga gather FKADAYAWAN, P10 COMELEC, P10
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Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) area vice president for Mindanao Art Milan discloses during this week’s Wednesdays at Habi at Kape at Abreeza mall that Singapore is now looking at Mindanao as their potential area to source their food supplies. Edge Davao
Kadayawan events could be high risk for Covid transmission: Covid TF Singapore looking at Mindanao as potential area for food supplies
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) rejected a petition by former Cotabato City mayor lawyer Cynthia Guiani-Saya di to nullify the results in some voting centers during the May 9 election in that city.Mohammad Ali Mataba lao won with 29,818 votes, unseating Guiani-Sayadi who garnered 22,939 votes. In throwing out Gui ani-Sayadi’s petition, the Comelec Second Division ruled on Monday, August 15, that it has no jurisdiction overItit.said the case falls un der the jurisdiction of the Comelec en banc. Guiani-Sayadi did file the case before the Comelec en banc but withdrew it and instead filed it with the Sec ond Division, which eventu ally dismissed her petition for lack of jurisdiction. In her protest, the for mer mayor asked the poll body to nullify the results in 36 clustered precincts of barangays Poblacion II, Poblacion VII, Bagua II, Ka langalan Mother and Kalan galanComelecI. gave due course to her petition for ju dicial revision and recount in 17 clustered precincts in barangays Rosary Heights I, XIII, and IX. A “preliminary conference hearing” was set on August 31. After receiving a copy of the Comelec decision, Mata balao said he had firmly be lieved that truth and justice will prevail on what really happened during the elec tions.Matabalao won the elec tions along with City Vice Mayor Butch Abu and sev en city councilors who ran under the United Bangsam oro Justice Party, the party formed by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The poll body also dis missed the election protests lodged against the winning candidates for the city coun cil for failure to pay nec essary filing fees and cash deposits. It also cited that some of the petitioners “are not real party-in-interest in an election protest case.”
ings and events in enclosed areas ug ang social distanc ing dili nato ma-mind. Naa’y uban mu-mask lang kung naay nagtan-aw o nagban tay ang uban dili kabalo mag hand hygiene, so there is high risk of transmission because of the events na we are looking forward because of the Kadayawan and to avoid this dapat magpabilin tang magbal antayon kita mismo kabalo man ta unsa ang high risk unsa ang mga activities, actions na ma-avoid nato ang risk of transmission,” Schlosser said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Wednesday.Schlosseradvised the public that before celebrat ing and having fun with this Kadayawan, they should always keep in mind to pro tect themselves not only by following the MPHS but also by availing and com pleting the vaccines against Covid-19.“Ang emphasis pud nato is for the people to By MAYA M. PADILLO
An official of the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force warned Dabawenyos that activities and events of Kaday awan sa Davao particularly those held in enclosed areas can also be at high risk for transmission of Covid-19.
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Philippine Coffee Guild executive director Ronald Yu discusses during this week’s Wednesdays at Habi at Kape at Abreeza mall the updates of the upcoming Philippine Coffee Expo 2022 at SM Lanang Premier’s SMX Convention Center slated on September 14 to 15. Also in the photo is Davao Region Coffee Council chair Joji Pantoja. Edge Davao
The Department of Budget and Man agement (DBM) will be submitting the Marcos administration’s first spending plan to Congress on Monday. and we are gearing up for its submission to the19th Congress on Monday, Au gust 22,” she said in her speech.Pangandaman admit ted that “it was not easy” to prepare the NEP due to var ious inflationary pressures and external conflicts. “But this only strength ens our resolve to ensure that the government’s programs, activities, and projects will reach every Filipino and improve their quality of life amid the pandemic, through our re covery and beyond,” she added.She said the 2023 NEP is anchored on the theme “Agenda for Prosperity: Economic Transformation Towards Inclusivity and Sustainability.”“Ouragenda for pros perity focuses on food safe ty and security and human Board member says SRA directed to plan sugar importation order
DBM to submit proposed P5.3-T nat’l budget to Congress Monday
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Tulfo asks BIR to spare online biz, go after big-time tax evaders
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“These are the people who survived the pandem ic. Dumiskarte lang sila para mabuhay (They are just resourceful in order to live),” Tulfo said. If the government is se rious about raising money through taxation, Tulfo said the BIR must focus on the “big fish”, not on small-time business enterprises, while the Bureau of Customs (BOC) should track down oil smugglers.“Thegovernment must know its priorities if the intention is to maximize state revenues through tax ation,” Tulfo said. Senator Nancy Binay likewise asked for the con viction rate of tax evaders and smugglers and asked the BOC and BIR to submit detailed reports, including the actual number of cases won.Tulfo also proposed legalizing imported sec ond hand garments (ukayukay) as it would mean an increase of government funds since their entry can not be controlled anyway. Republic Act No. 4653, or an Act to Safeguard the Health of the People and Maintain the Dignity of the Nation by Declaring it a Na tional Policy to Prohibit the Commercial Importation of Textile Articles, makes it unlawful for any person, association or corporation to introduce into any point in the Philippines textile ar
Aboard member of the Sugar retariessupervisionPresidentoftaryAgriculturegal,’”surprisededtowashavePresidentfrom.wheregustoftookasOrderBoard,theramaofportcontroversialdirectedTuesdayAdministrationRegulatoryonsaiditwasonlytopreparetheordertoim300,000metrictonssugar.AurelioGerardoValderJr.,representativeofplantersattheSugarsaidtheSRA’sSugarNo.4wasnotillegalitwasonlyaproposal.Valderrama,whoonlyhisoathasamembertheSugarBoardonAu6,declinedtospecifythedirectivecame“Thatwastheplan.The(Marcos)couldrejecteditifhefeelsittoomuch.Itwasgivenhim.Hecouldhaverejectit.Thatiswhy(wewere)thatitwas‘illehetoldABS-CBNNews.“TheDepartmentofundersecremayactasanalteregothePresident.Butthehascontrolandoverhissecsohecanapprove or disapprove. But it does not mean that it is illegal. It’s just that he does not agree. But to say that the acts were illegal is unfair,” said Atty. Rafael Ocampo, Valderrama’s legal counsel. Valderrama justified the importation order, say ing it was based on data, adding that the rising price of sugar was proof that there was a shortage of the commodity in the country. “The proposed sugar importation was based on SRA’s official data and supply/demand analysis, as well as prevailing high market prices, which es tablished a clear basis on additional imports,” he said.Last week, tionignationSebastianUndersecretaryAgricultureLeocadiotenderedhisresovertheimportaissue.SRAAdministra
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Instead of training its sights on online sellers and vloggers, Senator Raffy Tulfo asked the Bu reau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to instead go after big-time tax evaders. At an organizational meeting of the Senate Com mittee on Ways and Means, Tulfo said he has received complaints from online sellers and vloggers that some BIR agents are bad gering them about their tax payments.
tor Hermenegildo Serafica and Sugar Board millers representative Roland Bel tran also Valderrama,quit. mean while, still remains part of the Sugar Board.
In a video message during an economic forum hosted by Economic Jour nalists Association of the Philippines and the San Miguel Corp., Budget Sec retary Amenah Panganda man announced that the DBM would submit the proposed PHP5.268-tril lion national budget for 2023 to the Congress. “[We] have already pre sented the administration’s first National Expenditure Program or NEP amount ing to PHP5.268 to Presi dent Marcos Jr. on July 28
DITO CME posts P15.43B loss in first half of 2022 specializes in various pastry products, has been assisted by DOST11 through experts and consultants to help it increase market com petitiveness in terms of price and Accordingquality.toDOST-11, the bakery business is a recipient of innovation funding assistance under the DOST’s Small Enter prise Technology Upgrad ing TheProgram.program enabled the bakeshop to upgrade its production using cook ies and cake depositors, improving its efficiency and increasing product quality.
DOST-aided firm ‘Most Outstanding Small Enterprise’ in Davao Region
Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr has met with industry players and other key agencies to come up with a resolution to the supply woes. Amid the challeng es, several officials of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) resigned due to the con troversial resolution approving the import of 300,000 metric tons of sugar which the Mala canang Palace later said wasTheillegal.Philippine Cham ber of Commerce and In dustries, meanwhile, is backing the temporary import of sugar to miti gate rising costs.
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Several beverage bottling and manufacturing firms in the country bare that the industry is facing a shortage of premium refined sugar and they are now working closely with the government to address the situation. Edge Davao
DITO CME Holdings Corp, which holds a controlling stake in third telco DITO Tele community, said Tuesday revenues rose in the first half of this year but its losses widened to P15.43 billion.The P7.26 billion in unrealized foreign ex change losses as well as the 135 percent and 423 percent increases in costs and expenses, and interest expenses, respec tively, contributed to the firm’s losses in the first 6 months, DITO CME told the stock Revenuesexchange.increased to P3.03 billion or 10.6 times higher than the fig ure during the same peri od last year, it said. DITO CME said DITO Telecommunity contrib uted to its revenues with a 614 percent increase in gross subscribers to 9.64 million as of the end of June. In July, the telco said its subscribers reached 11 million.“Thestrong growth in DITO’s mobile subscrib ers in just a little over a year and a quarter from commercial launch is proof that there contin ues to be a segment of the market that prefers tel co services that no-non sense, fast and reliable,” DITO CME president Eric Alberto said. Out of the $1.30 billion in loan facilities, $1.18 bil lion have been drawn, the company said. DITO has also re newed bridge financing from several banks, DITO CME chief financial officer Joseph John Ong said. DITO Telecommunity had renewed its $500 mil lion loan facilities from China Minsheng Bank ing Corp to May 2023, while loans from several Bank of China branches amounting to $800 mil lion are in the process of finalization or will be re newed prior to maturity dates, the company said. “We are confident that the bridge loan facilities will be renewed until such time that these loan availments are converted into our arranged longterm loans with the same creditor banks,” Ong add ed. Due to unfavorable market conditions, DITO CME deferred in February
“Congratulations to Prangel’s Bakeshoppe for exemplifying how re search, development, and innovation can help mi cro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs),” Dr. Anthony Sales, DOST-11 director, said in a state ment awardIndustrypartmentwhichTheTuesday.recognition,camefromtheDeofTradeand(DTI),saidthehandedoutlate last month was based on the firm’s product com petitiveness, enterprise development, resiliency, pandemic alleviation ini tiatives, and community involvement.Froma small-scale business, Prangel’s Bake shoppe has grown to become a landmark des tination for locals and tourists passing through Davao del Sur. The store, which ADavao del Sur bakeshop assisted by the Department of Science and Tech nology in the Davao Region (DOST11) has been recognized as the most out standing small enterprise in the region.
The agency also pro vided various science and technology interventions, including the manufac turing productivity ex tension program, plant layout consultancy, and the vertical helophyte fil ter system installation, amongMeanwhile,others. the DTI in Davao Region said Tues day the number of MSMEs has been growing despite the challenges brought by the DTI-11pandemic. Regional Director Maria Belen da Ambi said a total of 16,232 MSMEs have been assisted during the first half of 2022. (PNA) FDITO, P10 Coca-Cola, Pepsi, RC Cola facing shortage of premium refined sugar
Several beverage bot tling and manufactur ing firms on Tuesday said the industry is facing a shortage of premium re finedPremiumsugar. refined sug ar is a key ingredient in sodas and other sweet ened beverages. “We confirm our in dustry is facing a shortage of premium refined sugar, a key ingredients in many of our products,” Coca-Co la Beverages Philippines Inc, Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc and RC Cola maker ARC Refresh ments Corp said in a joint statement.“We are working closely with other stake holders of the industry and the government to address the situation,” the statementShortageadded.in sugar supply may also cause price hikes of other products such as pande sal, milk tea, and other bakedPresidentgoods.
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YES, BUKO JUICE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH HENRYLITO D. TACIO THINK ON THESE!
The coconut industry is a dominant sector of Philippine ag riculture. The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) said out of the 12 million hectares of farmlands, 3.6 million hectares are devoted to coconut. In fact, 68 out of 81 provinces are coconut areas. The Philippines is the world’s second largest producer of coco nut products, after Indonesia. It is home to over 338 million bearing and non-bearing coconut trees, the Philippine Statistics Authori ty reports.“(Coconut) is the biggest ag ricultural export,” commented Dean Lao, Jr., the chairman of United Coconut Association of the Philippines, “yet there is way more we can do especially in higher value product exports.” Unknowingly, there is a coco nut product that is making waves abroad. The Los Angeles Times reports that coconut water has now become a health fad in the United States, acquiring a repu tation for being nature’s “sports drink.”Coconut water, also known as buko juice, is the clear liq uid found in young green coco nuts. American nutritionist Jon ny Bowden, author of The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth, calls it a “perfectly good option” for peo ple who want to stay hydrated. “Coconut water is considered a sports drink because it contains many nutrients lost in physical exertion and sweating,” Susan Ferrandino points out in an arti cle published in Livestrong.com. “It is marketed as an isotonic beverage, which means that con centration levels of nutrients are the same as in human blood. As a result, coconut water is absorbed readily into the body and can pre vent dehydration after a work out.”That’s going ahead of the sto ry, however. Let’s take a closer look at it. “One cup of coconut wa ter contains 46 calories,” writes Rebecca Slayton for Livestong. com. “Carbohydrates make up the majority of the calorie con tent, with 8.9 grams per one-cup serving, of which 6.26 grams are fromCoconutsugar.” water is a good source of the electrolyte potassi um, and provides 600 milligrams per one-cup serving. This is the reason why it’s good for those en gaged in sports to drink coconut water. “Normal potassium lev els are necessary for regular cell function,” Slayton writes. “When potassium levels drop too low, it affects your nervous system and can lead to an irregular heartbeat, which can be fatal.” But it’s not only because of potassium why it’s a good sports drink. “Coconut water also con tains 252 milligrams per serv ing of sodium, which is another electrolyte lost during exercise through sweat,” Slayton claims. “Sodium plays a role in your crit ical body functions by regulating the movement of water in and out of yourCoconutcells.” water is indeed a perfect sports drink. “The potas sium and sodium content found in coconut water make it a smart choice when you become dehy drated, whether from physical activity or sickness when you are experiencing diarrhea or vomit ing.”But that’s not all. “Coconut water offers a good source of vita mins making it a nutritious drink option,” Slayton writes. “One serving of coconut water pro vides 5.8 milligrams of vitamin C, along with folate, riboflavin, thia min, niacin and vitamin B6. Co conut water also provides other key minerals including calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus andDespitezinc.”
Relegated to a place sub sumed as a village under the political jurisdiction of Toril dis trict is an almost forgotten his torical epicenter. Even its pres ent inhabitants, mainly a mix of migrants, have overlooked its worth in the overall growth of Davao as a booming city. In decades past, chiefly in the first half of the 20th century, Daliao was host to the Furukawa Plantation, the second largest Japanese abaca farm; a planta tion wharf; a progressive ramie estate with a warehouse, pro cessing plant, pump station, and dyeing and drying platforms, and a seaside community of em ployed hands who also enjoyed the blessings of a bountiful fish ery nearby. In the postwar period, five hectares of the former Japanese plantation were acquired by the Davao Girl Scout Council from the Board of Liquidators and is now Camp Alano. It is named af ter Leni Alano Rivera, a Charter member of the Girl Scout move ment in Mindanao whose father, Zamboanga lawmaker Rep. Juan Alano, authored Commonwealth Act 542 that declared the Girl Scouts of the Philippines a na tionalMoreover,organization.strewn around and across the densely popu lated Daliao area are import ant historical artifacts, many of them already lost to destruction, development, and oblivion. Still surviving the ravage of time and the abuse of man is the obelisk at Daliao.Theobelisk, ‘a stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top, set up as a mon ument or landmark,’ is roughly 150 meters from the main road and is hidden from view by thickets. Accessing it is by laying aside and stepping on the tall bushes and treading on litter falls and roots-matted swamp. The postwar monument is inside a five-hectare property, then part of a 27-hectare estate owned by Furukawa Plantation and later acquired by Davao Ramie Textile Mills Company, Inc. (DARATEX) in 1960. In the postwar period, it was initially placed under the National De velopment Company (NDC), a firm organized on March 10, 1919, under Legislative Act 1248, before it was sold to a Davao senator. Originally, NDC was known as Compania de Fo mentoTheNacional.monument, a reminder of the period when ramie was a major cash crop in the city, bears signs of damage inflicted by treasure hunters that for de cades have ruined many a his torical landmark and structure. The chisel marks, peeled-off marker, and defaced walls show the collective wrecks the obelisk has undergone in the hands of the Theopportunists.2020cultural mapping contracted by the National Com mission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) labels the monument as a ‘sacred memorial obelisk’ and describes it as ‘found in the mid dle of a huge canopy of trees and tall grasses’ with ‘three major parts,’ namely ‘a four-sided col umn and pencil-like tip… made of granite and cement’ and ‘At the center, there are seemingly lost plates for inscription. One is rectangular, the other is square.’ The obelisk’s plinth and low er base--the upper and lower sections—both measure 61.5 inches.Elsewhere in Daliao, partic ularly in a hamlet called Pan talan (i.e., wharf in Cebuano), a small fisherman’s village, there survive two Japanese remind ers, namely (i) a remnant of a wharf chiefly used for transport of hemp, (ii) a concrete Japa nese bunker with turret em placement that once secured the coastline community against in vaders during the war, and (iii) a few Japanese-inspired wooden domiciles that visibly carry the wear and tear of years of expo sure to the Obelisks,elements.likecenotaphs, can be found scattered throughout the city’s suburbia, some of these are memorials to the dead, while others are reminders of events that happened in the past. De spite their historical value, the lack of awareness among us has contributed to their eventual disintegration and destruction. Partly to blame also is the govern ment’s disinterest in History. OBELISK AT DALIAO ANTONIO V. FIGUEROA
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the marketing hype, coconut water does have a few medical uses. For those with hypertension, it can be drunk to lower blood pressure. A study reported by The West Indian Medical Journal said coconut wa ter was able to lower the systolic pressure by 71% and diastolic pressure by 29%. While coconut water may support healthy blood pressure levels, it should not be used as a replacement for blood pressure medications or potassium pre scribed by your physicians, Fer randinoPeoplereminds.who want to lose weight may drink coconut water instead of soft drinks and other sweet beverages. Jessica Hen dricks, in another Livestrong. com feature, writes: “Drink ing coconut water in place of a high-calorie drink can help you lose weight over time because you’ll be consuming fewer calo ries in total.” It is suggested that you drink coconut water straight from new ly-harvested coconuts. Some commercially produced coconut water drinks may include added sugar, which can further raise the sugar level. The American Heart Association said that a diet high in sugar can increase your chance of weight gain and obesity. Another good thing about coconut water is its ability to combat cholesterol. There was an animal study on the benefits of coconut water and cholester ol levels which was published in Journal of Medicinal Food in 2006.“Scientists found that rats fed coconut water at a ratio of 4 milli meters per day per 100 grams of body weight showed lower over all ‘bad’ cholesterol levels, name ly low-density lipoproteins and triglycerides,” Hendricks report ed. “In turn, the rats’ healthy or ‘good’ cholesterol – high-density lipoprotein – increased on a coco nut water Amongdiet.”Filipinos, drinking coconut water is highly recom mended for those suffering from urinary tract infections. As a natural diuretic, coconut water – along with antibiotics – helps flush out bacteria from the uri naryIntract.his book, Coconut Cures: Preventing and Treating Com mon Health Problems with Coco nut, Dr. Bruce Fife claims coconut water makes kidney stones less likely to form and even helps flush existing ones out. A study con ducted at the Philippine General Hospital on patients with kidney and urethral stone problems, Fife reports, showed improvement when they started a regular in take of coconut water. Diabetics can also benefit from drinking coconut water. The PCA shares this bit of infor mation: “Potassium content of water is remarkably high at all nut ages. Together with sodium and phosphorus, potassium con tent also tends to increase with the ages of the coconut to peak at nine months. This characteristic of coconut water makes it a very good drinking water for diabetics. Diabetics waking from a coma re cover quickly after drinking coco nut water.”
Shaping sustainable skylines
These digital inno vations made by Daiichi Properties were recently recognized as it was among the companies nominated for the ‘Most Transforma tional’ and ‘Most Adapt able’ awards in the recent SAP Best Run Awards for SEA 2021.
Lenovo partners with organizations across Asia Pacific to upskill youth with future-ready tech skills
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In recent years, the adoption of sustain able practices in real estate has been increasing, especially with the growing demand to initiate change. the utmost quality of real estate solutions to its part ners and However,clients.ensuring a seamless and elevated cus tomer experience is not an easy feat. With the increase in properties managed by DPS concern from its ten ants likewise increased as well. Furthermore, record keeping concerning equip ment and service charges may have increased human errors as they were pre pared by different person nel from each building. To address this chal lenge, Daiichi Properties together with its prop erty management arm DPS integrated SAP C4C Service with SAP Plant Maintenance within SAP S/4HANA. Through these SAP intelligent technol ogies, Daiichi improved interactions with tenants and properly maintained the records of all the is sues, equipment, and cost charging to clients. With the data on hand, Daiichi made sound decisions that continuously elevated their service level to cus tomers.“SAP C4C has been helping us build on our customer relationships by offering a faster and more efficient feedback mecha nism. It also helped us ef fectively monitor and track customer concerns with its ticket-based documen tation system,” J. Joel Cruz, General Manager, Daiichi Property Solutions, said. “Nowadays, organi zations need to be highly agile and swift to navigate disruptions in the business landscape. As real-estate developers like Daiichi Properties embark on their digital transforma tion journey, they become a testament that techno logical tools like Cloud and AI can help forge a lasting customer experience. SAP aims to continue providing solutions to help compa nies like Daiichi Properties as they innovate to carve out new markets for per sistent problems, define new markers for them selves, and embrace tech nology to transform their businesses while helping speed up economic recov ery,” said Rudy Abrahams, Vice President, Head of SAP SuccessFactors, South East Asia and interim Man aging Director SAP Philip pines.With this integration, Daiichi was able to reduce customer complaints by 87.2 percent and achieved an average of 60 percent of closing of tickets per day. The company also gained 93 percent SLA compliance and a remarkable 98 per cent positive feedback on the customer satisfaction survey. On top of these out comes, the company had more time to focus on ma jor concerns and anticipate possible issues. As an implementation partner, Chesca Gallegos as Managing Director Del aware Managed Services and IT Consulting, Inc. said, “Like Delaware, Daii chi puts the customer at the front and center of its business initiatives. This demonstrates that they go beyond property manage ment — they enable their customers’ lifestyles. Every touchpoint with the cus tomer must be delightful, and Daiichi saw the need to do this at scale and with the help of SAP they are able to make this a reality.”
According to the Unit ed Nation’s 2021 Global Status Report for Building and Construction, build ing operations account for 27 percent of global ener gy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. With construction added, this number rises to 37 per cent.With this reality, real estate developers are now embracing sustainable practices in their projects to help tackle this challenge. In the Philippines, Daiichi Properties is among these companies. With a home grown legacy in acquiring, designing, and developing world-class projects, the Philippine-based real-es tate developer strives to build long-lasting struc tures that are both func tional and environmentally friendly. Daiichi Properties is behind the award-win ning and premium office buildings in Metro Manila’s central business districts, including World Plaza, The Finance Centre, One World Place and the upcoming 56 Central.With almost 30 years of shaping skylines, Daii chi Properties is known for sustainable architec ture, design, and engineer ing. Complementing its award-winning projects with world-class proper ty and customer-centric service, Daiichi Properties formed Daiichi Property Solutions (DPS), its own property management arm in 2017, to provide
MANILA – In line with the goals of International Youth Day 2022 observed on August 12, Lenovo is partnering with youth orga nizations across Asia Pacific to provide future-ready tech skills and access to technol ogy to underrepresented youth. Beneficiary partners include TNS India Founda tion (TNSIF), Code Like A Girl in Australia and New Zealand, Waffle in Japan, and Solve Education! in markets across ASEAN, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philip pines, Hong Kong and Sin gapore.The youth sector com prises one-third of the Philippine population and according to the United Nations Development Pro gram (UNDP), the country has one of the youngest populations in Southeast Asia. Solve Education! is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people worldwide receive a qual ity education. “While edu cation is fundamentally a human right, many Filipino children are deprived of the opportunity to learn and grow. Lenovo Foundation has partnered with Solve Education! in the hopes of opening up more opportu nities for the youth, espe cially the underprivileged,” said Michael Ngan, Presi dent and General Manager, LenovoSolvePhilippines.Education! de velops applications com bining curriculum with
gameplay. Its proprietary city-building game, Dawn of Civilization, includes a series of tasks participants must complete within each chapter to earn reward points. These platforms deliver English language, Numeracy, and essential life skill lessons, catered towards equipping stu dents with the requisite elementary skillsets. “The pandemic has further highlighted the in equalities when it comes to access to education, es pecially with the transition to virtual learning. Many of the available free courses and applications online are in English, which is why our efforts have a greater focus on English literacy. We are excited to contin ue our collaboration with Solve Education! and help change the lives of more Filipino youth through technology,” Ngan added. Lenovo is committed to impacting 15 million lives globally through phil anthropic programs and partnerships. With the new Lenovo TransforME grant program, Lenovo is also focusing on transform ing 1 million lives by 2025 through skilling. Through long-standing partner ships with organizations across Asia Pacific, Lenovo is increasing access and cultivating greater interest in STEM education among youth, especially in under served populations.
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Respected atmospher ic scientists claim that one way to curb the release of the greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is by sequestering them. Trees have been identified as the most capable of doing so. But what most people don’t know is that the low ly seagrasses can accom plishWorldwidemore. Fund for Nature (WWF) said sea grasses can capture 30 times faster than tropical rainforests. Even seagrass es cover only 0.2% of the seafloor, they can absorb 10% of the ocean’s carbon each year, “making it an incredible tool in the fight against climate change.”
So much has been written about plant ing trees as one possible solution to the problem of climate change, which is caused by the build-up of green house gases (carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, among others) in the atmosphere. algae nor seaweeds. Nei ther are they true grass es. They are monocotyle donous plants. Left alone and not disturbed in the quiet salty water of coast al zones, they form dense meadows resembling more familiar undulating grasslands in the uplands. The seagrasses are one of the most important components of the coastal ecosystem. They repro duce through rhizomes and seeds. They produce seeds annually which are dispersed by tidal cur rents.The Philippines has 16 species of seagrasses thriving along its coasts. This makes the country as having the second high est species of seagrasses around the world – after Western Australia which has more than 17 species of seagrasses. The Philip pines has more seagrass species than Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.
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Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim, when she was still the director of the Biodi versity Management Bu reau, said the Philippines has a total seagrass area of 27,282 square kilome ters, which are widely dis tributed throughout the country: from Bolinao Bay (Pangasinan) in the north, Palawan and the Cebu-Bo hol-Siquijor area to the center, and Zamboanga and Davao in the South. “Despite their high bio diversity and abundance, seagrass habitats are still poorly understood in our country,” said Dr. Miguel D. Fortes, the country’s fore most expert on seagrass es. “Hence, it appears only marginally useful when, in fact, the ecosystem plays significant economic and ecological roles.”
In an interview with Euronews Green, Alec Taylor said seagrasses capture carbon dioxide in the same way that the grass on land would. (Car bon-capture is the process by which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmo sphere. This can be done by innovative technology or anything that photo synthesises, like a tree.) Some studies show seagrasses can store twice as much carbon per square kilometer as tropi cal forests do on land. Taylor, WWF’s head of the land-use climate pro gram, said seagrasses are particularly good at rap idly harvesting carbon, working over 30 times faster than a rainforest on land would. “As seagrasses can stay undisturbed un derwater, they can also re move the carbon for thou sands of years,” he pointed out.Whereas trees might capture carbon, when they get cut down, the carbon is released back into the at mosphere. In comparison, seagrasses can hold on to it, and they bury the cap tured carbon dioxide into the roots, he Seagrassessaid.are neither
Dr. Fortes, retired pro fessor of the Marine Sci ence Institute of the Uni versity of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City considered seagrasses as among the most produc tive of coastal ecosystems, matching coral reefs and mangroves in terms of en vironmental and econom ic importance.“Asmeadows, sea grasses are an important link between land and ocean and support a high primary production,” he pointedSeagrassesout. have been utilized by humans for over 10,000 years, accord ing to the Smithsonian Ocean. They have been used to fertilize fields, in sulate houses, weave fur niture, thatch roofs, make bandages, and fill mat tresses and even car seats. But it’s what they do in their native habitat that has the biggest benefits for humans and the ocean. The high primary produc tion rates of seagrasses are closely linked to the high production rates of associated fisheries. Among the diversified species found in the sea grass beds are fishes, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, crabs, scallops, mussels and snails. Shrimps spend the early stages of their lives in seagrass areas. Large animals like sea cows (dugong) and green sea turtles graze exten sively in seagrass mead ows. Seahorses, a tourist attraction and of medic inal value, reside in sea grass beds. A study done in five seagrass sites in the country identified a total of 1,384 individuals and 55 species from 25 fish families.Despite their econom ic uses, seagrasses are on the brink of disappearing from the Philippine wa ters.“Seagrasses are at great risk of being lost and if the trend continues at current rates, a further 30-40% of seagrasses and nearly all unprotected mangroves could be lost in the next 100 years,” de plored Dr. MarineFortes.experts traced the rapid disappearance of seagrasses to various destructive disturbances caused by both natural and man-induced influ ences. Among the natural threats are typhoons, tidal waves and volcanic activi ty. Man-made causes in clude consequences,”economicpear,bedsdone(DENR).andpartmenttoofductivityeas,siltationingcoast,ationaldevelopmentindustrialization,ofrecreareasalongthedredging,andminwhichledtoheavyinestuarinearresultedinlowerproandevenburialseagrasses,accordingareportfromtheDeofEnvironmentNaturalResourcesSomethingmustbesoon.“Ifseagrasscontinuetodisaptherewillbeseriousandecologicalwarns the regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Davao City. In a paper presented during the first National Text and photos by HENRYLITO D. TACIO As meadows, seagrasses are an important link between land and ocean and support a high primary production.
TIGER... FROM 11 the PGA Tour, they chose to go join another tour knowing the consequenc es; and then try to come back and get, you know. It wouldn’t have, I would say, sit extremely well withPatrickme.” Cantlay meanwhile joked about Woods’s role in Tuesday’s talks. “Well, I’ve heard Tiger is the new commissioner, right?” Cantlay quipped before the meeting got under“That’sway. what every one has been saying. I’m going to go to the meet ing. I’m going to listen to what it’s all about, and I’ll probably have more for you after.”
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FROM 3 fruits from “SingaporeMindanao.buys96 per cent of their food require ment through imports. Karon there is a shortage of chicken worldwide because of bird flu scare so dako ug demand ang Singaporean market for food. That is an opening (opportunity) for us and then they are seri ously looking now at Min danao. When we talk of the Philippines, Mindanao ang ilang ginatan-aw as their po tential area to source their food supplies,” he added. Milan is hoping that as Mindanao entrepreneurs can start exporting pine apples and papaya to Sin gapore, crops, mango, Cav endish banana, coffee, and cacao will follow. The mission was also represented by delegations from the Bangsamoro Au tonomous Region in Mus lim Mindanao (BARMM) who were also able to con tact Halal product suppliers in Singapore.“Kaymao na ang isyu sa atoang mga turista na Muslims, dili muanhi sa Mindanao kay nagka prob lema sila ug asa mukaon nga Halal registered na restaurants.There was a lot of discussions about sa mga Halal products na masource sa Singapore. Happy ang atoang mga represen tatives coming from the BARMM areas na they can look at now sourcing Halal products from Singapore,” MilanMilansaid.said the delega tions from Mindanao were in Singapore in 2019 but they were not able to follow through because of the pan demic.He is also hoping this will become sustainable ex porting products from Min danao to Singapore and oth er crops as well may follow. “So ang katong amoang gipang bisitahan last 2019, hopefully, ma revive namo ang mga discussions we have with South Korea, Chi na, and Japan,” he said. By Maya M. Padillo poll body said it will contin ue to hear the case filed by city council candidate Rey naldo Ridao, as sole prot estant. Ridao ranks 15th in the May 9 polls final count. (Rommel G. Rebollido/Min daNews)
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FROM 11 included were Kai Sotto, Jordan Clarkson, Kevin Alas, Calvin Oftana, Ja mie Malonzo, Kiefer and Thirdy Ravena, Dwight Ra mos, Ray-Ray Parks, Kevin Quiambao, Carl Tamayo, Jio Jalalon, Ian Sangalang, and LeBron Lopez. Jalalon and Sangalang were expected to attend Gilas’ Tuesday night closed-door training at the Meralco Gym in Pasig City.Meanwhile, Sotto is expected to return home from Australia on August 18 and Clarkson will ar rive the next day. (PNA) bers are the City Transport and Traffic Management Office; Davao City Schools Division CityDepartmentSuperintendent,ofEducation;EnvironmentandNat ural Resources Office; City Information Office; City Anti-Drug Abuse Council; Armed Forces of the Philip pines (AFP)-Joint Task Force Haribon; AFP-1003rd Infan try Brigade; AFP-Task Force Davao; Bureau of Fire Pro tection District fire marshall, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Davao City jail warden, and three pri vate sectors representatives appointed by the chairper son upon consultation with Council members and upon acquiring appropriate secu rityTheclearance.CPOC shall con vene quarterly or as often as needed and invite other concerned agencies, exclud ed in EO 773 s. 2009, to join or participate in CPOC meet ings and/or activities when necessary.EO33 mandates the CPOC to formulate a threeyear Local Peace and Order and Public Safety Plan (POPS) to be incor porated consistently with the Comprehensive De velopment Plan; create a Special Action Committee (SAC) on Anti-Insurgen cy and Criminality, Crisis Management, and other SACs to prevent or ad dress the issues or inci dents on peace and order and public safety; create a Technical Working Group (TWG) for POPS Planning, following the guidelines prescribed by this Omnibus and other DILG issuances on the tools and processes of POPS Planning; provide a forum for interdisciplinary dialogue and deliberation of major issues and concerns affecting peace and order and public safety within their respective areas of ju risdiction; and recommend strategic actions or activ ities aimed at promoting, improving, and enhancing peace and order and public safety measures, including anti-insurgency measures within their respective ar eas of jurisdiction, among others.EO 33 also created Spe cial Action Committees (SACs) to address specific peace and order and public safety issues and concerns. These are the SAC on An ti-Insurgency, SAC on An ti-Criminality, SAC on Public Safety, and the Crisis Man agementMeanwhile,Committee.the POPS Plan Technical Working Group (TWG), with 24 members, shall be chaired by the City Planning and De velopment officer while the DILG city director will head the CPOC sod.thesubjectsecretariat,ministrativesultants,theoringquirementsBudgetsBudgetshallrulesalabilitytendedrendereddentalreceivepersonneltivetechnicalMembers,secretariat.consultants,andadministrastaff,secretariat,andoftheCPOCshallhonorariaorinciexpensesforservicesandmeeting/satsubjecttotheavailoffundsandtheusuaccountingandauditingandregulations.TheCityGovernmentincludeinitsAnnualorSupplementalthefundingrefortheoperatexpenseandhonorariaincidentalexpensesofCPOCmembers,contechnicalandadsupportstaff,andpersonnel,totheapprovalofSangguniangPanlungCIO
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This transforms biologi cally desolate and barren impacted subtidal areas into seagrass beds with appropriate tion,”climateareowstoration“Conservationtechniques.andresofseagrassmead(inthePhilippines)effectivestrategiesforchangemitigaDr.Fortesstressed.
LOWLY... FROM 9 DCWD’s SM Lanang Premier collection center is OPEN on August 19, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM to accept water bill payments despite that this day is declared as special non-working holiday for the Ka dayawan Festival celebration. Transacting customers are reminded to follow the mall’s entry and safety regulations and bring a copy of their water bill for fasterMeanwhile,transaction.DCWD’s Matina, Bajada, and Toril of fices are closed on said holiday and will resume regu lar operations on August 22, 2022. All DCWD offices and collection center are closed during weekends. No due date for water bill payment falls on August 19, 2022. The DCWD management assures the general public that the operations of its technical depart ments and 24/7 call center will not be disrupted to ensure continuous water service and offsite custom er support. Online water bill payment channels are also available via Landbank iAccess, Link.Biz Portal, andForGCash.any water service concern, customers may contact DCWD’s Water Patrol emergency hotlines 244-6767, 0927-798-8966, 0925-511-3293 and 0908-441-0653 or chat support in DCWD’s web site (www.davao-water.gov.ph) and Facebook page (facebook.com/officialDCWD). (Roanne Michelle M. Devibar)
FROM 3 really avail of the vaccine dili lang ang primary dose series but also booster and not only Covid vaccines but also other vaccines such as those that prevent measles, and polio. Daghan kaayo ta karon rason mulaag pero unta dili kalimtan sa mga tao nga ang pag protection dili lang sa ilahang sarili but also sa ilang loved ones and the entire community. Balik balik ta ani kay we are living in a community where we affect each other kung dili magpabakuna ang uban dako ug possibility na makatakod sila and ang matakdan nila wala pud ba kuna dakong tsansa na ika matay nila ang Covid-19 ug mao na ang dili nato gusto,” she Schlossersaid. reported that as of August 17, 2022, the city has recorded 101 con firmed cases of Covid-19 that put the city at a positiv ity rate of 14 percent. She added that active cases for the past 14 days have al ready reached 1,116. “Atong nilabay na week we have 608 active cases and then August 7 to 13, 2022 we have additional 508 new cases. When we say active cases it is for the past 14 days ug kung atong i-total na muabot nata ug more than 1,000,” she said. She said that based on the weekly consolidation of the positivity rate covering the period of August 7 to 13, 2022, Davao City has a pos itivity rate of 9. 4 percent compared to last week’s eight“Evenpercent.sapositivity rate makit-an nato nga naa gyud gamay na pagtaas, although, dili ingon ana ka taas compared tong times na nag surge ta sa Davao pero dili unta nato paabu ton na muabot to na pana hon labi na karon na we are celebrating Kadayawan,” she Basedsaid. on the guidelines, patients who are vaccinat ed can easily graduate from isolation in just seven days. Schlosser said most of the cases in Davao City are asymptomatic and mild.
FROM 5 this year its planned P8 billion stock rights offer which was supposed to support the third telco ex pansions.DITO is involved in a competition scuffle with Globe Telecom and Smart Communications over al leged interconnection dif ficulties as well as fraudu lent calls passing through its network.DITOchief adminis trative officer Adel Ta mano said they have the means to pay a P622 mil lion fine for alleged inter connection violation but he insisted that these ISR originated from global syndicates.Hesaid DITO had so far invested about P200 billion in its network, which was mounted to challenge the duopoly of the older telco giants. DITO CME also op erates Luna Academy, advertising arm Acuity Global as well as Unalyt ics or its analytics hub fo cused on big data.
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PHILRACOM... FROM 11 lodging and shuttles from their hotels to the race tracks.“We will invite tourists from all over the world,” said De Leon during the forum that was also graced by Phil racom executive director RonPhilracomCorpuz. also an nounced the staging of the country’s first 2,400-meter race on Sept. 18 at the MJCI in Carmona, Cavite, a threeday Horse Racing Festival and Expo from Oct. 14 to 16, and the Hall of Fame Awards on Dec. 4 where an initial batch of 10 awardees will be announced.Among those expected to lead the awardees are the late Ambassador Eduardo “Danding” Cojuangco and Don Antonio Floirendo Sr. The festival will feature clinics on horse racing and breeding and horse care, not just for race horses but those being used in eques trian and polo. De Leon said an ex pert from Australia will come over to share the expertise. The festival will also feature conferences on jockeys, trainers and horse owners.
DCWD office operations on August 19, 2022 Conference on Seagrass Management, Research and Development, Dr. Fortes suggested at least three environmental concepts for better man agement of the resource: preservation, conserva tion and production inten sification. Preservation or nonuse guarantees the con tinued survival of seagrass beds or meadows, which may be available for scien tific and educational pur posesConservationonly. or wiseuse means maximum yield in minimum time. In time, the seagrass area expands and becomes a renewable resource. Production intensifica tion can be done through large-scale plantings and so-called “afforestation.”
FROM 4 ticles commonly known as used clothing and rags. Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Pia Cayeta no proposed a review of the Thelaw. Ways and Means committee held the meet ing to look into the gov ernment’s actual revenues versus target revenues, tax leakages and how to stop them, performance of past tax reforms, and the prior ity measures of the Marcos administration. (With a re port from Leonel Abasola/ PR)
said Woods and around 20 of the top players on the PGA Tour were set to discuss strategies aimed at tackling LIV, which has been steadily luring play ers away from the tour with lucrative multi-mil FTIGER, P10
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NEW YORK -- Tiger Woods was re portedly huddling with the PGA Tour’s top professionals on Tues day to discuss the ongoing battle with the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV golf circuit.
The Philippine Racing Commission (Philra com), under chairman Reli de Leon, wants local horse racing to become a key part of the sports tour ism“It’sindustry.about time to open Philippine horse racing to tourists,” said De Leon during Tuesday’s online Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum. De Leon said Philracom will soon present the plan before the Department of Tourism, Department of Foreign Affairs, and the different embassies in the country.“This will boost our sales. It will be good for sports tourism. The tourists will not only come to the Philippines to go to Boracay but experience horse racing here,” said De Leon. “We see this is a good way of promoting sports tourism,” he added. De Leon cited the Ken tucky Derby in the United States as well as major rac es in Dubai, which attract as many as 100,000 tourists each year, as evidence of the potential of horse racing as a tourist“Thisattraction.alsomeans more money for our government and more employment for our countrymen,” he point ed out.He said unlike other countries that experience winter, which means a halt in horse racing, Philracom enjoys a yearlong calendar. Philracom, according to De Leon, can coordinate with the various travel agencies in the country in putting up horse racing packages for tourists, in cluding airfare, board and
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US golfer Tiger Woods speaks during a trophy ceremony for Chilean golfer Joaquin Niemann during round four of the Genesis Invitational at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California, USA, 20 February 2022. File photo. Caroline Brehman, EPA-EFE
The Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom) wants local horse racing to become a key part of the sports tourism industry.
Tiger Woods huddling with PGA players over LIV split
Woods and fellow pro fessional Rickie Fowler jetted into Philadelphia from Florida before meet ing players on the side lines of the BMW Champi onship in MultipleDelaware.USreports
“That, to me, I just don’t understand it,” he said.The BMW Champion ship is the second leg of the PGA Tour’s lucrative season-ending FedEx Cup Playoffs.Several players who would normally be ex pected to challenge in the playoffs -- such as Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau -- have joined LIV and been barred from playing. Tuesday’s player meet ing in Delaware comes after three LIV defectors lost a bid to force their way into the field for last week’s St Jude Champion ship in Memphis. “I think it could have made things a little bit awkward, yeah,” Spanish star Jon Rahm told report ers on “TheyTuesday.chose to leave lion-dollar contracts. Golf has been in tur moil since the launch of LIV this year, with Austra lia’s newly minted Brit ish Open champion Cam Smith reported to be the next big name to join the upstartWoods,circuit.who is report ed to have turned down between $700-800 mil lion to join LIV, has been one of the new circuit’s most trenchant critics. At St. Andrews last month, Woods said he “disagreed” with players who had signed with the series.“I think that what they’ve done is they’ve turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position,” Woods said, adding that younger players joining LIV may “never, ever get a chance to play in a major champi onship.”
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NBA star Jordan Clarkson will lead a 24-man Gilas Pilipinas pool for the 4th window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced.
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Ten Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) stars have been added to the Gilas Pilipi nasCompletingpool. the pool, accord ing to the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas on Tuesday night, are Meralco’s Chris Newsome, Allein Maliksi, and Raymond Almazan; San Miguel’s June Mar Fajardo and CJ Perez; Ginebra’s Scottie Thompson, Japeth Agui lar, and Arvin Tolentino; North Port’s Robert Bolick; and Terra firma’s Roosevelt Adams. The pool now has 24 mem bers.However, it is expected that the Gilas pool would be trimmed down immediately by Wednes day night as the Bolts and the Beermen will dispute the last seat in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals at the Smart Araneta Coli seum in Quezon CommissionerCity.Willie Marcial said the teams that will make the championship series would be excused from lending players to national team duties as the fourth window of the WCQ falls within the period of the finals. Gilas will travel to Beirut to battle Lebanon on August 26 (Philippine time) and will quick ly return home to host Saudi Arabia in Pasay City on August 29. Interestingly enough, Reyes’ PBA team, TNT, also made the finals, although he said on Sun day night after eliminating Mag nolia in the semifinals that Gilas would be his priority. Already announced to be
Clarkson, Sotto, Fajardo in Gilas Pilipinas pool
