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Pulong calls for investigation of DoTr’s ROW acquisition for Mindanao train project Indigenous People (IP) from the hinter land of Talaingod, Davao del Norte are here in Davao City in time for the 37th Kadayawan sa Davao, a festival for the tribes of the city and for an abundant harvest, not to celebrate with the Dabawenyos but to ask for alms around the downtown area of the city. Davao
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tigation after he received several complaints and ac cusations of anomalies by some Davao City residents who will be affected by the proposed railway line, which would pass through densely populated areas in Davao City “without the appropriate geological sur veys or proper public con sultations with the affected communities”.Duterteadded that the complaints must also be given weight especially on the report that “there are variations in the offers for the acquisition of right-ofway or expropriation of the private properties by the DOTr and/or its contrac tors, sub-contractors, or other service providers.” Duterte also cited re ports that some politicians bought a vast parcel of land where the rail line will be constructed at a cheap price and are now selling it to the government 10 times or more than the original price.
FRAILROADED, P10 FDEPED, P10 FDIARRHEA, P10 Another arms cache of the Weakened Gueril la Front 18 was recov ered by the combined forces of the 10th Infantry “Agila” Division and the Philippine National Police following the tip of former leaders of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) on August 17, 2022 in DavaoTheOriental.701st Infantry “Kagitingan” Brigade togeth er with 66th Infantry Bat talion (IB), 48IB, Philippine National Police, and other intelligence units recovered two (2) M16A1 rifles, one (1) attached M203 grenade launcher, and one (1) M14 rifle in the hinterlands of Purok Mancludo, Brgy San Isidro, Lupon, Davao Orien tal. The two former leaders of the CTG who tipped the location of the cache are “Ka Baytol”, a former Executive Committee member of the Sub-Regional Committee 2, and “Ka Radz”, a former Team Leader Abe of the Weakened Guerilla Front 18.
Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte calls for an investigation with regards to the Department of Transportation’s (DoTr) property identification as well as the acquisition of right-of-way (ROW) and expropriation of properties that will be affected by the proposed Mindanao Railway Project (MRP).
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At least 143 people were downed by a diarrhea outbreak at Barangay Napungas in Asuncion, Davao del Norte province, an official said Thursday.“Nocasualty was record ed and most of the victims are adults,” said Barangay Napungas village chair Mari olito Maneja in an interview. As 3 p.m. Thursday, he said two villagers are admit ted at the barangay health center, five at the Kapalong town district hospital, 53 stayed at home, and 83 have already recovered. Maneja said the diarrhea cases started on Aug. 10. Until Thursday, patients experiencing abdominal pains were still being treat ed. Seven of the 10 areas in the village were affected by the disease, at least 30 per cent of them children. Based on the confirma tory test from the Provincial Health Office on Thursday, Maneja said the village’s drinking water is infected by bacteria.“Bacteria were pres ent in the water they used.
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Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte is calling for an investigation to the Department of Transportation’s (DoTr) property identification as well as ac quisition of right-of-way (ROW) and expro priation of properties that will be affected by the proposed Mindanao Railway Project (MRP).
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DepEd studying blended learning as permanent mode of instruction: Sara
The project is one of the major footprints of the “Build, Build, Build” pro gram of his father, former President Rodrigo Duterte. In House Resolution No. 286 he introduced together with Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Yap, Duterte stat ed that he sought an inves Vice President and concurrent Educa tion Secretary Sara Duterte on Friday said the Department of Education is studying the implemen tation of blended learning as a permanent mode of instruction.Duringthe Senate com mittee on basic education organizational meeting, Duterte reiterated that DepEd is ready for the opening of classes consis tent with Department Or der 24 which provides for the calendar and activities for School Year 2022-2023 despite the challenges they are Shefacing.said they put to task an executive committee to ensure a smooth opening of the in-person classes. Although they trust that the teachers, school division superintendents, and regional directors are making their utmost efforts to allow the safe return of learners in schools, Duterte said the Education Depart ment is still conducting a study on the implementa tion of blended “Consequently,learning.aspart of the transition to in-per son classes, blended learn ing shall still be implement ed and we are continuing to study the implementa tion of blended learning as a permanent mode of instruction for basic educa tion,” she Dutertesaid.said they ex pect the full implementa tion of five-day in-person classes in all public and private schools on Novem
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DCPO told to accept criticisms, act on reported holdups, other crimes
The Army’s 10th Infan try Division (ID) has formally declared the Davao Occidental province as “insurgency-free” during a ceremony held in Malita town on MajorThursday.Gen.
A series of holdup and robbery incidents in Davao City are circulating online and the latest is the one that happened at the Ateneo de DavaoDavaoUniversity.CityPublic Safe ty and Security Command Center (PSSCC) head Angel Sumagaysay said it is also necessary to check the ve racity of the information postedSomeonline.posts are even criticizing the authorities for not acting on the shared FDCPO, P10
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Nolasco Mempin, the Army’s 10ID commander, said the decla ration was the result of ag gressive military and police operations, leading into the collapse of the New Peo ple’s Army (NPA) operating in the province. In particular, Mempin lauded the anti-insurgen cy campaign of the Army’s 1002nd Infantry Brigade, the Army’s 73rd Infantry Battalion, and the Philip pine National Police (PNP) field units in the province. He said NPA Guerilla Front (GF) Tala, which was once active in the periph eries of the province, is considered “cleared,” based on the parameters set forth by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the PNP. Mempin said insur gency issues and concerns were resolved in iden tified conflict-affected areas and geographical ly- isolated and disadvan taged areas, resulting in the “demolition” of the Communist Party of
Former President Rodrigo Duterte is mobbed by Dabawenyos wanting to have their pictures with him after getting out a restaurant at the SM Lanang In Davao City Thursday afternoon (18 August 2022). He was with partner Honeylet Avanceña, Sen. Bong Go and former Presidential Security Group commander Randolph Cabangbang (right). MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
cleareder,ingusnottryinguntilregiontheanaoprovince.operatingtheclaredDavaounitbeforegionticsaidNPA-NDF)DemocraticPhilippines-NPA-NationaltheFront(CPP-intheprovince.Meanwhile,MempintheyarealsooptimistodeclaretheDavaoReinsurgency-freeonorSept.30.HesaidonlyoneNPAremainsactivebeforeRegioncanbede“insurgency-free”,weakenedNPAGF-18inDavaoOriental“TheEasternMindCommandgaveustimelinetodeclaretheasinsurgency-freeSeptember30.WeareourbestthatitwillreachthatdeadlinefortodismantletheremainNPAunit,”Mempinsaid.Themilitary,howevsaidtheyhavealreadythebarangaysthat were formerly influenced by the NPA GF-18, enabling it to be declared a “weak ened unit.”
Davao City Public Safe ty and Security Com mand Center (PSSCC) head Angel Sumagaysay announced that the schools identified as the billeting quarters of the “Indak In dak sa Kadayawan” contin gents are already prepared. These schools are the following: Magallanes El ementary School (MES), Daniel R. Aguinaldo Nation al High School (DRANHS), Manuel Roxas Elementary School, Maa Central Ele mentary School, Matina Aplaya Elementary School, Sta. Ana National High School, Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Elementa ry School, Manuel Quezon Elementary School, Bolton ElementarySumagaysaySchool.also said the city is conducting inven tory for security forces to be deployed in the schools/ quarters. He said he in structed the Civil Security Unit (CSU) and the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) to intensify security in the schools.“Preparado na ang 13 schools na maoy puy-an temporaray sa atoang mga conitngents. Kabalo na ka sa participants apil pud ang mga ginikanan ug partidos ana kay panahon nila na makalaag diri sa Davao,” he said.Sumagaysay reminded the contingents to follow the guidelines of Davao City particularly the wearing of faceTheremasks.are a total of 10 contingents that will vie for the Indak-Indak that will happen on Saturday. The list of participants for the Davao-Based Cate gory is Santa Ana National High School (the defending champion), Mabini Nation al High School, Bernardo D. Carpio National High
The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) was reminded to accept criticisms from the public and act on the report ed holdup incidents and other crimes hap pening in Davao City as being circulated on social media. information.“Peroagain gina check nato ang veracity basi tumo tumo lang pud ni pero wa lay nawala kung i check nato mao na akong sulti sa atong DCPO. Dawaton nila ang criticisms and reactions regarding this information. Gi- call ko ang attention ng police two weeks ago kung ano ang atoang reactions ani. Ang problema sa social media na. Mas maayo man mag-istorya mi ug prang kahay, ‘sir wala man gud report ana diri’ so murag wala na blotter, kung wala na blotter wala nahibaw-an sa kapulisan,” he said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Friday. He said police must check on their performance because maybe the peo ple’s trust and confidence in the police has deterio rated the reason why some Dabawenyos resorted to sharing the information on line.“Ingnan nko na i-check ninyo ang performance nin By MAYA M. PADILLO
Digital fraud in PH decreases
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Digital fraud originating from the Phil ippines has decreased by 11 percent in April to June 2022 compared to the same period last year, a study from global information and insights firm TransUnion showed.
TransUnion reported Thursday that the de cline in digital fraud in the country in the second quarter of the year fol lows the global trend. It was observed that digital fraud across gam ing, financial services, communities, retail, and travel and leisure has gone down in the previ ous“Despitequarter. the overall decrease in suspected digital fraud coming from the Philippines across different industries, sus pected fraudsters have honed in on specific sec tors,” TransUnion said in a statement.Digitalfraud in the lo gistics sector jumped by 236 percent in the sec ond quarter of 2022 from a year ago; telecommu nications, up by 45 per cent; and gambling, up by 32 percent.
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The TransUnion sur vey from May 26 to June 7 also showed that 45 percent of its respon dents said they were “being targeted by online fraud schemes but did not become a victim” in the past three months. On the other hand, 11 percent of the survey respondents said they became victims of phish ing, money scams, or third-party seller scams on legitimate online re tail sites in the past three months.“With more Filipinos choosing to transact on line, fraudsters will con tinue to capitalize on any opportunities to exploit both consumers and businesses,” TransUnion Philippines president and chief executive offi cer Pia Arellano said. Arellano has warned organizations to be pro active in averting threats and risks caused by pres ent and emerging fraudu lent“Byactivities.instituting strong fraud and authentication practices, and stream lining processes to re duce manual reviews and customer interro gations, organizations can reduce costs and increase revenue while building greater trust with the Filipino public,” she added. (PNA) Further hikes in BSP rates to back PH peso: economist An economist has fore cast further hikes in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) key policy rates even with the 50 basis point increase on Thursday, citing the need to address interest rate differentials with the Federal Reserve. Rizal Commercial Bank ing Corp. (RCBC) chief econ omist Michael Ricafort, in a report dated August 18, said the latest increase in the BSP’s key rates is a pre-emptive move as the Federal Open Market Com mittee is projected to hike the Fed’s key rates by 50 ba sis points to 75 basis points during its meeting on Sep tember“Any21.additional local policy rate hike/s in the coming months would still be largely a function of any further Fed rate hikes, more than anything else, given the impact on the global currency market,” he said. Ricafort said further jumps in the Fed rates, which would be between 2.25 percent and 2.50 per cent, “would make the in terest rate differential in favor of the US dollar and would still make the cur rent 3.75 percent local pol icy rates unusually close to the Fed funds rates by then.” He said the off-cycle 75 basis points increase in the BSP rates in July was made partly to help stabilize the local currency, which at that time had slid to the 56-level against the US betterdate,bank’sratevolatilityAddressingdollar.theextremeoftheexchangeispartofthecentralpricestabilitymanRicafortsaid.“Thiswouldalsohelpmanage/anchorboth actual inflation and inflation expectations,” he added. The rate of price in creases remains on the up trend, with the July 2022 figure rising to 6.4 percent, the highest since October 2018.Ricafort said the “weak er peso exchange rate is in flationary” and adds to the high cost of imported fuel and other commodities. He said aside from ad dressing the elevated infla tion rate and interest rate differential with the US, further hikes in the BSP’s key rates are seen to ad dress second-round effects, or the resulting events of elevated inflation, such as an increase in minimum transporat fare and wages, T he governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said a solution to the sugar supply problem may be close at Speakinghand. at a press briefing following Thurs day’s Monterey Board policy meeting, Felipe Medalla said the gov ernment must pursue non-monetary measures to address food sup ply problems and bring down inflation. He believes Socioeco nomic Planning Secre tary Arsenio Balisacan is doing just that. “I have heard from Sec. Baliscan, they are now close to arriving at an agreement that food processing companies will be allowed to import at least half of their sug ar needs. As you reduce demand from food pro cessors, because they are allowed to import, this will increase supply to all other users, and hopeful ly reduce sugar prices,” MedallaBalisacansaid. joined Pres ident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. this week in a meet ing with food manufac turers to discuss how to address a domestic sugar shortage.Lastweek Marcos re jected a proposal to import 300,000 metric tons of sug ar in an attempt to balance the needs of sugar consum ers and sugar farmers.
An exhibitor displays handcrafted native bags at the Kadayawan Garden at the Annex of SM City Davao. Edge Davao
Marcos bared his intent to strengthen Manila’s coop eration with Washington af ter his meeting with the US Congressional Delegation headed by Senator Edward Markey at Malacañan Palace in Manila.InaFacebook post, Mar cos said it was a “pleasure” meeting the US lawmakers. Marcos said he and the US Congressional Delega tion also sought improved cooperation between the two countries to combat il legal“Wedrugs.look forward to continuing our partnership with the US in the areas of renewable energy use, agricultural development, economic reform, and miti gation of drug problem,” he said.Photos of Marcos’ meet ing with Markey and the US Congressional Delegation
“Actually sir, kung tutu usin hindi talaga dapat eh. Dapat free-flowing eh,” Ab alos(Actuallysaid. sir, goods should be free-flowing.)
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Mar cos Jr. on Thursday expressed hope for an improved cooperation between the Philippines and the United States (US) in the fields of economics, energy and agri culture.
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The use of technolo gy to address the logistical problem was also taken up as agricultural products can be tracked to identify bot tlenecks and raise possible issues with the concerned LGUs.Aside from food se curity, affordable energy and housing were also dis cussed during the meeting, said Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles. “Kaninang umaga nag karoon ng Cabinet meeting at ang mga agenda ay tat lo: ang mga inisyatiba ng Department of Agriculture on food security, tapos su munod sa kanya ang De partment of Energy, ‘yung part two ng presentation ni Secretary (Raphael) Lotilla towards adequate, accessi
Damosa Land, Inc. president Ricardo “Cary” Lagdameo and Vice Mayor Jay Melchor Quitain propose a toast to mark the opening of Damosa Food Fest at Damosa complex in Lanang, Davao City on Thursday afternoon. Edge Davao President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thurs day pushed for the im proved flow of goods in the agriculture sector in a bid to lower food Accordingprices.to a Palace news release, Marcos made the remark in a Cabinet meeting in which the com plaints of cargo handlers as regards local government policies and law enforce ment checkpoints were raised.“We cannot afford to do that anymore. The logistical challenge is clear, and we are not handling it,” Marcos said. Interior Secretary Ben jamin Abalos Jr. will discuss the issue with the chiefs of the Philippine National Po lice (PNP) and the Depart ment of Trade and Industry (DTI).Having express lanes for food trucks, which was implemented during COVID-19 community quarantines, was also men tioned.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) con tinued to tighten rates on Thursday, as consumer prices are still seen to climb higher than the govern ment’s target range for the year.BSP Governor Felipe Medalla said the Monetary Board decided to hike rates by 50 basis points effective Friday, August 19 — the overnight reverse repur chase facility to 3.75%, the overnight deposit facility to 3.25%, and and the over night lending facility to 4.25%. “The inflation target re mains at risk over the policy horizon owing to broaden ing price pressures. Elevat ed inflation expectations likewise highlight the risk of further second-round effects,” Medalla said at a virtual briefing. The central bank hiked its 2022 inflation outlook to 5.4% from the previous ly forecasted 5.0% while it downgraded its 2023 out look to 4.0% from 4.2% and for 2024 to 3.2% from 3.3%.“Upside risks also con tinue to dominate the infla tion outlook up to 2023 due to the potential impact of higher global non-oil pric es, the continued shortage in domestic fish supply, the sharp increase in the price of sugar, as well as pending petitions for transport fare increases,” Medalla said. “Meanwhile, the impact of a tionsdomesticlook,”downsidecontinuelocalasglobalweaker-than-expectedeconomicrecoverywellastheresurgenceofCOVID-19infectionstobethemainriskstotheoutheadded.Healsosaidthatoveralldemandcondihave“generallyheld firm” despite moderation in economic activity, given the employment outturns and “ample” liquidity and credit.The Philippine unem ployment rate was main tained at 6% in June, but there were more unem ployed Filipinos during the month at 2.99 million ver sus 2.93 million in May. Medalla earlier this week maintained a hawk ish stance, hinting at the possibility of more rate hikes moving forward. The BSP governor ear lier this month also said that July’s inflation print — a fresh three-year high of 6.4% — raises the prob ability of a 50-basis point hike.Medalla said the eco nomic growth recorded in the first half of the year gives the central bank flexi bility to act against inflation pressures, while allowing domestic demand to sus tain momentum.
BSP raises key rates anew were shared on the Pres ident’s official Facebook page.The US government has been among the Philippine government’s strong part ners in terms of aid and sup port.The Philippines’ bid to increase the share of re newable energy among its sources got a boost follow ing the Aug. 6 awarding of the US government’s grant to a local firm to develop up to three-gigawatt wind pow er capacity.Thegrant, which was extended through the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), was given to Aboitiz Renewable Inc. to allow the latter to conduct a feasibility study to develop up to three gigawatts of the offshore wind project. The USTDA has provid ed funding for several proj ects involving smart grids, renewable power genera tion, distributed energy, and energy storage systems, ac cording to the data from the US Department of State. Also on Aug. 6, the US and the Philippines agreed to continue talks on ensur ing food security for the Southeast Asian nations amid global supply disrup tions driven by climate cri sis, the prevailing coronavi rus disease 2019 (Covid-19) wants improved flow of goods amid LGU policies, checkpoints FPBBM, P10 F P10
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To increase the quality of urban settings, enhance local resilience and promote sustain able lifestyles, improving both the health and the well-being of urban residents, health experts agreed that urban spaces and other nature-based solutions may offer some innovative ap proaches.Urban green space is a com ponent of so-called “green infra structure.” It is defined as “all ur ban land covered by vegetation of any kind.” This covers vegetation on private and public grounds, irrespective of size and function, and can also include small water bodies such as ponds, lakes or streams.“(Urban green space) is an important part of public open spaces and common services pro vided by a city and can serve as a health-promoting setting for all members of the urban communi ty,” the WHO says. In land-use planning, urban green space is open-space ar eas reserved for parks and other “green spaces,” including plant life, water features, and other kinds of natural environment, states the WHO publication, Ur ban green spaces: A brief for ac tion.Most urban open spaces are green spaces, but occasionally in clude other kinds of open areas. The landscape of urban open ar eas can range from playing fields to highly maintained environ ments to relatively natural land scapes.InDavao City, the local govern ment maintains 25 parks, 6 land marks and 148 center islands. All of these are being monitored and assessed by the City Environment and Natural Resources Office. Some of the parks, which are open to the public, are People’s Park, Rizal Park, Osmeña Park, Magsaysay Park, Roxas Freedom Park, Centennial Park, Millenni um Park, Clifford Park, Quezon Park, and Bucana Pocket Park. Among these parks, the four-hectare People’s Park is the largest. Dubbed as the “best park in the Philippines,” it features a mini-forest, man-made falls, a dancing fountain at night, fish ponds, children’s playground and a giant durian dome. A report from the Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) stated the city has allotted 1,035 hectares as public parks and open spaces. That’s only 3% of the estimated 36,000 hectares of the total ur banized area. “(It) means that (Davao City) has only 500 square meters for every 1,000 population or 0.5 square meters per person,” IDIS said. “This is way below the ex isting green spaces allocated by cities in neighboring Southeast Asian countries such as Singa pore, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and Bangkok in Thailand, with at least 5 square meters allocation per Theperson.”United Nations and WHO recommend that every city shall provide a minimum of 9 square meters of accessible, safe and functional urban green space per person.Three years ago, IDIS con ducted a study which identified and mapped-out other available and possible green zones or spaces in Davao City. Findings showed an existing 264.83 hect ares of green spaces, majority of which are privately owned and idle, have a potential to be pri vately-owned, and publicly ac cessible open spaces. “Davao City’s urban district still has the green space it needs to provide citizens with the 9-square meters per person stan dard set by WHO,” IDIS said. “But in terms of accessibility, less than half of Davao City’s current urban green spaces are accessible to the public.”There are several reasons why urban green spaces are a necessity. The benefits can be di vided into four basic forms: rec reation, ecology, aesthetic value, and positive health impacts. “Psychological benefits gained by visitors to urban green spaces increased with their bio diversity, indicating that ‘green’ alone is not sufficient; the qual ity of that green is important as well,” Wikipedia says. These urban green spaces are also habitat and refuge of birds. Recently, a study on the di versity of bird species in urban green spaces of Davao City has been done. The findings were published in Philippine Journal of Science. The people behind the study were John Paul M. Banzon, Benito Anthony Pingoy, Virgilio de la Rosa, Maria Catherine Ote ro, Teaseur Susulan, Marian Dara Tagoon, Elsa May Delima-Baron, and Jayson Ibanez. The research team surveyed 15 different sites of urban green spaces that were not previously covered by other surveys before. Bird species were identified fol lowing the books authored by Kennedy and colleagues (2000) and Hutchinson and colleagues (2015).Atotal of 49 bird species (from 31 families) were docu mented with two species as the most represented. All species are currently included under the least concern category of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. About 16% of the species were en demic.“Species richness across the sites varies significantly, with Cleanenergy Park having the most number of species. Species diversity values were noted to be high in green spaces situated out side the city center as opposed to sites near the city center,” the re searchers wrote. Urban green spaces, anyone?
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“Urbanization results in an increasing proportion of the population living in the cities,” deplores the World Health Orga nization (WHO). “Many urban ar eas face increasing pressure from expanding populations, limited resources and growing impacts of climate change.”
UNDERSTANDING URBAN GREEN SPACES
Even the Japanese borrowed it by using ‘bazar,’ an American loanword.Calling the Syrians and Lebanese as Turcos is logical. Geographically, Syria shares a common border with Turkey while Lebanon, created after World War I under the Treaty of Sèvres of 1920, was once part of the Greater Lebanon state and also claimed as part of the Arab Kingdom of Syria. Following the Arabs’ de feat in the Franco-Syrian War, France restored Greater Leb anon on September 1, 1920. Upon its creation, Lebanon was largely a Maronite Christian and Greek Orthodox country, exclusive of some areas occu pied by Muslims and Druze. In 1926, it became a democratic republic with a parliamentary system of government. The original Turcos, the Middle East migrants in the city, first showed up on the de mographic radar in 1892 (or 1893) when Juan Awad, a Ma ronite Christian, opened the region’s first abaca estate after he was granted a grant by the Spanish colonial administra tion to cultivate an agricultural plantation. It was only in the early 1920s that the Lebanese started to arrive, likely through American-Lebanese contacts working with the US leader ship in the islands. One of the famous Leba nese-Americans who part nered with Awad in his abaca plantation was Dr. Najeeb Mi try Saleeby, a physician-author in the US administration in Manila who backed the Mus lims in Mindanao. He was as sistant chief of the Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes, superin tendent of schools, and captain and assistant surgeon of the US Volunteers.TheTurco appellation, however, has slowly given way to ‘bombay,’ a generic term for all Indian-looking (but with fairer skin) traders that decently control many of the commercial outfits and struc tures for lease along the city’s central business district. Much like Turco, the mean ing of ‘bombay’ has expanded and is now associated with spices (i.e., red onion and gar lic), usurious lending practic es, and bearded goats.
The first class highly-urban ized Davao City has a total land area of 2,443,61 square kilome ters. As of the 2020 census, it is home to 1,776,949 people, ac cording to the Philippine Statis tics Authority (PSA). More and more people are flocking to the city.
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Turco, in Davao City, has always been associated with Hindu-attired people and res idents who look like guests from the subcontinent of In dia. Merchants that speckle the historic San Pedro Street whose skin is brown or darker are mistaken as migrants from Turkey or the Turks. The loanword Turco refers chiefly to people in many coun tries who trace their tradition, either ethnic or religious, to the country of Turkey. You have a Los Turcos community in Sax, Spain, as well in Argentina, Al geria, and other nations where migrant inhabitants, clustered into small neighborhoods, had historical links to Turkey. In Davao, the term Turko was popularized in the 1950s after Indian migrants, mostly traders, showed up in the city. Though darker in complexion, their enterprises, notably silk and carpet, parallel to that of prewar Syrians and Lebanese who, incidentally, have physi cal resemblance with them but without the red bindi (dot) on the forehead and the flowing sari (robe) of women. Other than a good number of food establishments that carry Turks as business IDs, the number of Turks living in the city as permanent resi dents due to marriage is negli gible. According to estimates, the total population of Turks in the islands does not even reach 700!Just who started calling the Indian and Middle Eastern people in Davao collectively as Turkos remains an unsolved puzzle. To Indians known by business names (i.e., Indian Palace), they are also called Bombay, in reference to the old name of Mumbay, the de facto financial center of India and that country’s most populated city.Turko could have been used early on in the pre-Common wealth when trades owned by Syrian-Lebanese migrants had ‘bazaar’ as commercial names in memory of a Middle East market comprised of rows of shops or stalls selling various goods, equal of a US flea mar ket and the Filipino ‘taboan.’
Food is synonymousalwaysto Ka dayawan sa Davao, the official celebra tion of abundance of food and fruits. Let’s put it this way, food can unite and strengthen community bonds and helps to maintain a common iden tity among a group of peo ple. Simply put, food is an important part of any cele bration regardless of culture or religion. Let me take you to a particular Kadayawan gas tronomic feast. Acacia Hotel Davao is celebrating Kaday awan festival by offering eatall-you-can buffet as well as platters that once they hit your palate, let you know life is a celebration.Eatlikeroyalty with Acacia Hotel Davao’s eat-allyou-can Cantonese at the Luk Foo Palace restaurant throughout August. Savor the oriental flavors
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SPLURGE ON KADAYAWAN FOOD FEAST of traditional Cantonese cui sine like royalty. The hotel ensures that any dish com ing out of the kitchen car ries the taste and aroma of a true Chinese cuisine from mouth-watering appetiz ers to savory tender meats, down to its high seafood roster, delectable dim sum choices, and desserts. This Kadayawan season, the hotel also features the abundance of Davao City by serving up a Kadayawan Platter of regional favor ites. It is a feast of freshly cooked meats and native flavors that carries the taste of Davao.Another way to enjoy Kadayawan is by munch ing on the sausages. Have a meaty feast with the hotel’s Sausage Platter of assorted sausages freshly grilled that are sure to delight your taste buds and satisfy your appe tite. These assorted sausag es are carefully grilled for a smoking dining experience. This is available every day at Waling Waling Café. There’s more. Indulge in delectable flavors with Aca cia Hotel Davao’s Weekend Fusion that features the spe cialties from Waling Waling Cafe, Luk Foo Palace, The Lobby Lounge, and Venado Pool Bar. It got everything you’ve been craving from Asian cuisine, international dishes, and local favorites. Never end your weekend without experiencing this grandest fusion spread.
He also sells rabbits through social media. “I created a Facebook page so I can advertise my rabbits,” he said. “I also posted in my own account. I likewise joined Facebook groups re lated to rabbit farming.” Sumala urged people to eat rabbit meat. “To be hon est, both pork and rabbit meat are delicious. But in terms of nutritional status, I would say that rabbit meat is better than pork,” he said. “Rabbit meat has the high est percentage of protein and almost zero cholester ol. It can easily be digested, too.”More importantly, rab bit meat remains free from being infected with viruses. “Unlike pork, which was highly discouraged because of the threat of ASF. Chick ens also have issues with bird flus,” he said. Raising rabbits is one of the most simple, low-cost food production projects that a farmer can get in volved in. Rabbits are easy to care for and can supply meat for the family as well as additional sources of in come. P10
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Marco Lawani, a government official, raises rabbits at his home. organization based in Ban salan, Davao del Sur, Lawani knows the ways and means of raising rabbits. He asked his son, Mark Timothy, if he was alright with the idea. When the son agreed, they started raising rabbits in April 2020 with two does and one buck. His son took care of the man agement and feeding of rab bits. Before and after office work, he also tries to help his son.When the rabbits pro liferated already, he started butchering some of them as pork was unavailable or if it was being sold, the price was too Somehigh.of his neighbors noticed it. There were those who thought rabbits are pets and should not be eat en. But others believe rab bits are an excellent source of protein. “I offered them a free taste of rabbit lechon and sisig; those who like it said they will buy a pair for raising,” Lawani said. When asked if he thinks raising rabbits is a good venture, he replied: “Yes, of course, considering it only requires a little of your time and low capital investment.”
The Department of Agriculture (DA) fully sup ported the idea. In fact, then Agriculture Secretary Wil liam Dar told the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) to support the production and distribution of rabbit for meat consumption and livelihood.“Rabbit meat can be a healthy alternative to pork,” said Dar. Some people heeded the call. One of them is Mark Anthony L. Lawani, the mu nicipal environment and natural resources officer of Tarragona, Davao Oriental. “Rabbit meat is not compa rable to pork,” he pointed out. “It’s better than pork.” A former agricultural extension worker of the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center, a non-government
John Harvey M. Sumala, of Malaybalay City, Bukid non, also thinks so too. But his idea of raising rabbits was not for meat but rather as a stress reliever. “Raising rabbits was my way of deal ing with stress,” he said. But this inkling changed when he learned more about rabbits from reading publications and books on rabbitry. “I found out there are two types of rabbits: the meat type and the pet type. Based on this knowledge, I now raise rabbits for two major reasons: for meat production and for pet pur poses.”Sumala started raising rabbits at the height of the pandemic with only a pair. “It took me several months to multiply my stock as I didn’t know how to raise them properly,” he recalled. Now, he has 10 breed ers which can produce at least 80-100 kittens every month. As he works as a teacher at the Kibalabag Integrated School, he asked his parents and sister to take care of his rabbits when he is not around. “But I personally raise my rabbits when I get back home from work,” he said. “And during weekends and holidays.”
WHY FILIPINOS SHOULD RAISE MORE RABBITS
When African swine fever (ASF) hit the country at the time when the country was also experienc ing the havoc brought about by the coro navirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many people suggested raising rabbits in their backyards.
Teacher Harvey Sumala inspecting his rabbits during his spare times.
Raisers, who live near the highways, can sell their rabbits outside their homes.
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Sumala believed that in order for people to eat rab bit, they need to try it first. “I let them taste for free,” he said. “During birthday celebration, we tried to serve rabbit meat as adobo, lechon and fried. Fortunate ly, almost all those who tried it had positive feedback. According to them, rabbit meat is almost the same as chicken.”Inthe beginning, some neighbors started to raise rabbits. But most of them stopped due to the contin uous increase of pellet pric es and other necessities in raising rabbits,” he said. “No support from the local gov ernment was another possi ble reason.”ButSumala doesn’t quit. “As of now, I’m not consider ing it as purely business but rather just a hobby,” he said. “I raise rabbits for our own consumption.”
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However, the most number of bacteria were found on our supply, which is from a spring,” he Manejasaid.said the Depart ment of Health has sent medicines for the victims. He urged his constitu ents to boil the water before drinking. (PNA)
It was also learned that the Barangay Catalunan Grande in Davao City has already passed a resolu tion opposing the MRP as it would affect several res idences in their barangay and would “result to undue safety and health hazard, as well as noise pollution, to name a “Therefew.”is a need to properly determine the correct and appropriate manner of identifying the areas where the MRP will traverse to ensure public safety and welfare while still being able to pursue the MRP for sustained growth and development in the region,” the resolu tion said. Duterte clarified that he is not opposing the continu ance of the MRP but wants it to be done in the right way to “ensure transparency and accountability on the use of public funds while always keeping in mind the safety and welfare of the general populace in the delivery of public services”. It can be recalled that Duterte and Yap filed a res olution calling for a com mittee investigation on alleged “variations in the offers for the acquisition of road right-of-way or ex propriation of the private properties by the DoTr and/or its builtAToril,Mudiang,Tagum,willhourstotimeisment)(Tagum-Davao-DigosandCity,Iliganlikeseveralrailcircumferentialcoversernmentpropertiesexpropriationonvisitberservicesub-contractors,contractors,orotherproviders”inOctolastyear.TheinquiryaimstoreexistinglawsandrulesROWacquisitionandofprivateaffectedbygovprojects.Thethree-phaseMRP1,530kilometersofandspurslinesthatwillconnectareasinMindanaotheDavaoprovinces,City,CagayandeOroGeneralSantosCity,Zamboanga.Phase1oftheMRPsegisa105-kmlinethatexpectedtoreducetravelfromDavaodelNorteDavaodelSurfrom3.5tojust1.3hours.Ithaveeightstations:Carmen,Panabo,DavaoTerminal,Sta.Cruz,andDigos.10-hectaredepotwillbeinTagumCity.
CITY... FROM 3 FURTHER... FROM 4 and narrow the negative in terest rate returns. He added that while non-monetary measures are seen to address sup ply constraints that push inflation higher, it “could be complemented by out right policy rate hike/s.” (PNA)
PBBM... FROM 5 pandemic, and Russia’s in vasion of Ukraine, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said. The two countries also acknowledged the im portance of human rights and democracy under the watch of Marcos, Manalo said.Malacañang on Aug. 11 vowed that the Marcos ad ministration will adhere to the rule of law while sustain ing the fight against illegal drugs. (PNA) ble and affordable energy,” Cruz-Angeles said at a press er. (This morning, a Cabinet meeting was held and those included in the agenda were the initiatives of the Depart ment of Agriculture on food security, then the presenta tion of the Department of Energy on adequate, acces sible and affordable energy.)
ber The2. Vice President also said DepEd is doing everything to address the “long-standing issues,” including the shortage of classrooms and teachers and the effects of calami ties such as typhoons and recent earthquakes in the schools. “We assure our parents that as we participate in the Transforming Education Summit 2022 in the United Nations, hopefully, with the presence of President Mar cos and the leaders’ day, we will be doubling our efforts to provide your children the kind of education they deserve,” she said.
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According to Amit Jagga, SVP and Country Leader for Concentrix Phil ippines, “Our journey in the Philippines has always been about growth. In 16 years, we have grown from a handful of people to a 100,000-strong team to day. Launching 3 new sites altogether is a big growth milestone representing close to 5,700 combined staff in these locations and the opportunity to grow further. It’s visible proof of our continued growth, and a tangible message of our continued commitment to the Philippines: we’ll continue to invest in pro PH largest private employer Concentrix sustains remarkable growth with 3 new sites launched
WANTS... FROM 5 Present during the ribbon-cutting ceremony in Davao were Concentrix DFC Site Director RJ Yonson, Davao City Councilor Bernie Al-Ag, Concentrix VP of Delivery Tonichi Parekh, Asia CEO Forum Chairman Richard Mills, Con centrix Davao Site Director Ellen Garcia viding meaningful career opportunities to as many talented Filipinos as possi ble. Further, the multi-site launch being nationwide also demonstrated that when we expand our pres ence to more people and places, it translates to em ployment and other eco nomic opportunities also spreading to those com munities..”All3sites: Giga, One Montage Cebu, and Davao Finance Center operate 24/7, and have close to 30,000 sq.m of space in combined total. Staff sup port clients in industries such as FightingcialofItBrandsAsia’sAwardsGartnerExperienceforCommended”isCityofHubsbothation.care,Technology,FinancialCommunications,Services,Retail,Travel,HealthandContentModerGigaandMontagehaveRecruitmentforthehighvolumejobseekersinQuezonandCebuCity.ConcentrixPhilippinesarecipientof“HighlyrecognitionExcellenceinEmployeeintheglobalCommunication2022andisamongBestEmployerfor2yearsinarow.isalsothesolerecipientICTAwards2021speawardfor“OutstandUseofICTServicesToCOVID-19.”
FROM 2 In an interview, 10th Infantry “Agila” Division Commander MGen Nolasco A Mempin is optimistic that the two (2) remaining weak ened guerilla fronts - WGF 18 and WGF 57- in the 10ID area of responsibility will soon be dismantled. “Itong WGF 18 na nasa area ng Davao Oriental, it’s a matter of time (referring to its dismantling), and we know how supportive ang governor ng Davao Oriental sa campaign natin against NPA terrorists,” MGen Mem pin added.
The returns from rabbit raising are quick as the life cycle of the animal is short. In just two months, a farm er will have fryers weighing about two kilograms each; in six months, he will have roasters. These can be used for the table or sold in the market.“Although raising rab bits is a profitable venture, not too many Filipino farm ers are raising them,” says Jethro P. Adang, the MBRLC director.Most people consider it as an enjoyable hobby not knowing that it can help pay for itself. “Raising rabbits gets in your blood,” Adang says. “Once you’ve had some good rabbits, you want to keep them around. In fact, children would cry if their father would butcher a rabbit.”In most parts of the country, rabbit raising is concentrated only on those people bent on utilizing abandoned chicken houses and converting them into rabbit hutches. But more than that, farmers should raise rabbits in their farms. It’s also great for urban ag riculture.Unknowingly, rabbit meat was commonly con sumed during the mid-20th century as a wartime food. “Rabbit meat is eaten in var ious other countries as well, including Malta, France, Ita ly, and China,” wrote Siddhi Camila Lama for livestrong. com.The website, riseand shinerabbitry.com, enumer ates ten reasons why a per son should eat rabbit meat: best white meats available on the market; high per centage of easily digestible protein; least amount of fat among all the other avail able meats; contains less calorie value than other meats; almost cholester ol-free; sodium content is comparatively less than oth er meats; calcium and phos phorus contents is more than any other meats; there is more edible meat on the carcass than chicken; many health benefits that does not have a strong flavor; and one of the most productive domestic livestock there is. Lama said that for ev ery 100 grams of domestic rabbit, you get: 20.1 grams of protein, 40% of the daily value (DV); 9% of the DV for iron; 7% of the DV for potas sium; 5% of the DV for mag nesium; 17% of the DV for phosphorus; 14% of the DV for zinc; 43% of the DV for selenium; 29% of the DV for vitamin B12; 8% of the DV for thiamin; 12% of the DV for riboflavin; 45% of the DV for niacin; 16% of the DV for vitamin B5; and 29% of the DV for vitamin B6. “The fat content of rab bit meat is fairly low in com parison to other proteins, making lean meat,” Lama
FROM 3 yo kay basin nawala na ang trust and confidence sa mga kapulisan kay basin mag re port pero kutob lang blot ter lang so tan-awa ninyo basin nag deteriorate ang trust and confidence ng tao. Mangita ta ug pamaagi paa no nato maresolba kay ang sumbong naa na sa social media. Kung naa sa social media ang sumbong unsa man pud matabang sa scoial media? Of course awareness pero gusto nato ang con crete actions katong magpa blotter didto sa police sta tion nagadahum gyud ta naa’y concrete actions ang mga pulis ato,” he said. Sumagaysay said he is planning to conduct an anti-criminality forum to gether with all the police stations and in support of the national police in Davao City and the barangay cap tains as well as stakehold ers to discuss and find solu tions to this problem. He also reminded the public to report to the po lice stations any crimes happening in the city and not just share them on so cial “Masmedia.maayo mag co operate ta sa pulis ug mag call sa ilang hotlines and Central 911 call center para maiabot nato sa mga police kaning issue. Ato pud gina pakusgan kung tinuod man ni o may nakita mo mag sumbong gyud mo dapat, magparticipate ta ani. Shared responsibility man ang peace and order pero dako ang responsibility sa law enforcers. Ato supor tahan ang atong mga pulis,” he said. School, Doña Carmen Denia National High School, and Technical Education and Skills Development Region 11. For the open category, the participants are from the Samal Island City CollegeLocal Government Unit of the Island Garden City of Sa mal (IGACOS), Palabuniyan Cultural Dance Ensemble - LGU of the Municipality of Pikit in North Cotabato, and Sidlakan Performing En semble of the Municipality of Malita in Davao Occiden tal, Youth OLMAG Perform ing Arts Guild of Kidapawan City, and defending champi on Sindac Anib Performing Ensemble from Bislig City, Surigao del Sur who will defend their title as Indak Indak sa Kadayawan 2019 winner.For the Open catego ry and Davao City SchoolBased, each grand cham pion will get P1 million, P500,000 for the second place winners, P400,000 for the third place, P300,000 for the fourth place, and P200,000.00 for the fifth place.The Best Music will bag P20,000, Best Choreogra phy P50,000, and the Best Mask,TheP20,000.BestMask catego ry in the competition is for those who can wear it prop erly and incorporate it well in theirThecostume.Indak-Indak will start at 7 a.m. from Roxas Avenue to Corner C.M Rec to Avenue, then to Rotunda Ponciano-Roxas Avenue, then right turn to C.M Rec to Avenue, then right turn to Bonifacio Street, then left turn to Pelayo St., then left turn to San Pedro St. The showdown/ judg ing areas will be Rotunda Ponciano, Bonifacio St. Cor ner Pelayo St., and San Pedro Square. By Maya M. Padillo
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FROM 11 Manila, Philippines –In a historic first, on Au gust 18 Concentrix Phil ippines simultaneously launched its 3 newest sites nationwide: Giga Tower in Bridgetowne, Quezon City, One Montage in Cebu Business Park, and Davao Finance Center in Davao Park District. Concentrix staff, leaders, partners from government and pri vate sector also attended the launch and tour of facil ities in their respective cit ies. Concentrix President and CEO Chris Caldwell was also present. The launch event called “One Concentrix Nation” highlights the remarkable growth of Concentrix and the company’s invest ments to bring career op portunities throughout the country. The 3 sites’ loca tions correspond to the 3 major island groups of Lu zon, Visayas and Mindanao respectively.Theexpansions also reinforce Concentrix’s po sition as the nation’s un disputed largest private employer with approxi mately 100,000 staff, and brings the company’s to tal sites in the Philippines to 50, located in 20 cities for its operations.brick-and-mortar
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fell to their sixth straight defeat.Meanwhile, the Uni versity of the Philippines (UP) got its groove back after fighting off Arellano University, 88-82, in a sur prisingly tight game that had 11 lead changes and 5 deadlocks.CarlTamayo pumped in 26 points and 10 rebounds to show the way back into the win column for the Fighting Maroons. The Chiefs were actu ally ahead by 11, 49-38, early in the third period until Tamayo joined forces with Malick Diouf in a 22-6 surge.Arellano again threat ened at 72-78 with under 4 minutes to go before two straight defensive stops and fastbreak layups from Aldous Tor culas and Gerry Abadiano re-established an 82-72 edge for UP. In the end, Torcu las turned in a 13-point, 7-rebound, 3-steal per formance, while Diouf powered through for 21 markers and 11 rebounds. UP finished its eliminations assignments at 6-2, and is locked into the Group A second-seed.Onthe other hand, Arellano fell to 1-6 The LAThirdscores:Game:SALLE74 -- Win ston 27, Nwankwo 11, Quiambao 10, M. Phillips 7, Manuel 5, Austria 4, Nelle 4, Escandor 2, B. Phillips 2, Robinson 1, Cortez 1, Esta cio 0, Buensalida 0, Monte cillo 0, Galman 0. JRU 62 -- Dela Rosa 14, Miranda 14, Sy 9, De Je sus 6, Medina 6, Guiab 4, Amores 3, De Leon 2, Di onisio 2, Celis 2, Bongay 0, Gonzales 0, Villarin 0, Beni tez 0.Quarters: 19-20, 35-35, 59-50,UPFourth74-62.Game:88--Tamayo 26, Di ouf 21, Torculas 13, Fortea 7, Cagulangan 6, Alarcon 4, Abadiano 4, Calimag 3, Catapusan 2, Eusebio 2, Ra mosARELLANO0. 82 -- Doro mal 27, Menina 19, Flores 13, Oftana 6, Sunga 6, Va lencia 4, Talampas 3, Oliva 2, Mantua 2, Mallari 0, To lentino 0, Punzalan 0. Quarters: 22-23, 38-42, 62-58, 88-82. Jeremy Arthur of Team Davao drives through two FEU defenders in this bit of action during the clash of both teams in the opening night of the 37th Kadayawan sa Davao Invitational Basketball Tournament. SBP handout photo
Bayani burial for sport heroes
LaSalle nears elims sweep De La Salle University beat Jose Rizal University (JRU), 74- 62, to get closer to a sweep of the 2022 FilOil EcoOil Preseason Cup on points,pressiveagainSchonnyThursday.Winstoncameupwithanimgame,scoring27including5triples. Karl Quiambao added double-double stats with 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 Theassists.Green Archers jacked their record to 6-0 in Group B. La Salle was leading by 52-39 in the third quarter, but JRU managed to cut the deficit to 7 points following Ry Dela Rosa’s triple with 4:51Theremaining.Archers retaliated and brought their lead back up to 14 points, 72-58 with 1:28Theremaining.Heavy Bombers Ameasure allowing the burial of the country’s “sports heroes” at the Libingan ng mga Bayani has been filed at the House of Representatives.Surigaodel Norte Rep resentative Robert Ace Barbers on Thursday filed House Bill 3716, which seeks to allow the interment of sports heroes at the Lib ingan ng mga Bayani in rec ognition of their “enormous work, dedication and sacri fices they have endured to bring pride and honor to our country”. The bill defines “sports heroes” as those distin guished Filipino athletes who possess character and integrity and who have rep resented and brought honor and glory to the country by winning at least a gold med al in any Southeast Asian Games, at least a silver med al in any Asian Games or Asian Cup, at least a bronze medal in any Olympic or World Games, or a world champion in any profession al sportsBarbers,competition.quoting Jo seph Hastings in an arti cle written recently, said “sports stars become heroes when they are ad mired for their athletic accomplishments. As a society, we yearn to feel a connection to them, bask in their success, and pat tern our lives after them.” “Filipino sports icons have this amazing, unique way of making a positive impact in our society. They are our source of inspira tion and strength in direst situations and serve as good role models, especially to the youth. With their incredible achievements that brought honor to our country, they deserve a spot at the Libin gan ng mga Bayani,” Barbers said.He said the measure is a “token of gratitude” to sports heroes like Filipino sprint legend Lydia de Ve ga-Mercado and other “un sung” sports heroes. “I hope that it is not too late to honor our sports he roes like Lydia de Vega,” he said.The House of Represen tatives on Monday adopt ed a resolution expressing its condolences to de Ve ga-Mercado’s family. House Resolution 231 also paid homage to de Ve ga-Mercado’s contributions to the country as a worldclassSpeakerathlete.Martin Romual dez, author of the resolution, said de Vega-Mercado’s lega cy will live on in the hearts of millions of Filipinos as “one of the best and brightest shining stars” of Philippine sports. (PNA)
Francis Escandor, son of The Royal Mandaya dor,rectorDavaopresidentHotelandSBPregionaldiGlennEscandrivesagainst a JRU defender in the 2022 FilOil EcoOil Preseason Cup.
Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas (SBP) regional director Glenn Escandor (right) with Councilor Jaffar Marohomsalic, preside over the ceremonial jumpball ushering in the 37th Kadayawan sa Davao Invitational Basketball Tournament at the RMC Petro Gazz Arena on Thursday night. SBP handout photo DAY 2 (Friday, USEP Gym) DAY 3 (Saturday, USEP Gym) 3:00-5:00pm – Zamboanga vs Adamson 5:00-7:00pm – Team Davao vs GenSan 7:00-9:00 – FEU vs OccidentalDavao DAY 4 (Sunday, USEP Gym) 3:00-5:00pm -- For 5th Place 5:00-7:00pm -- For 3rd Place 7:00-9:00 -- Championship
Davao Occi, Team Davao, Adamson take openers
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The three teams touted to figure prominent ly for a championship spot all gained head starts on Thursday night as the first ever major basketball tournament after the pandem ic got underway.
The fans came in droves at the RMC Petro Gazz Arena celebrat ing the return of big-time basket ball with all six teams seeing ac tion on opening night of the 37th Kadayawan sa Davao Invitational Tournament.HostTeam Davao, bannered by Fil-Am Jeremy Arthur and University of San Carlos import Darlyse Olago, turned back UAAP team Far Eastern University 7872 to gain wind in their bid for a finals berth on Sunday. Top favorite Davao Occidental Tigers, reigning Pilipinas Super League (PSL) champion, also manifested their intent to win the coveted title with a masterful 5228 thrashing of an undermanned Zamboanga Valientes, who were picked pre-tournament dark horse but couldn’t fill their bench. Adamson Falcons breezed past Gen. Santos Warriors 80-67 in the opening tiff to complete the troika of first day winners in the six-team cast of the tournament organized by the Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas (SBP) supported by the Davao City government. SBP regional director Glenn Escandor and City Counciloy Jof far Marohomsalic presided over the ceremonial jumpball. Friday night’s three-game bill is a crucial one for the Tigers, Davao and Adamson. The Tamaraws will gun for the inroads to the finals against GenSan in the first game at 3:00, Davao Occidental will have a stiff challenge against the Falcons in the 5pm match with the winner gaining ground for a finals berth while Davao will have a rather easier time against Zamboanga in the nightcap at 7pm.
