P 15.00 • 12 PAGES@EdgeDavao edgedavao@gmail.comwww.edgedavao.netf EDGE Serving a seamless society DAVAO SPORTS P 12 VOL.15 ISSUE 119 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022 MONTHLYWINNERS PERSISTENT STAND Ecoteneo pursues presenting ill effects of incineration project Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte and Consul General Li Lin of the Con sulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Davao look at the photograph of former President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the opening of China-Philippines Friendship and Cooperation Photo Exhibit at the Annex of SM City Davao on Monday afternoon. Edge Davao STORY ON PAGE 2
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“Natingala na lang mi na last week me nagawa na na resolution. It was a big surprise for us kay he seemed open and willing to learn more about the issue at Hindi kami nag present at that time kasi lahi man ang agenda what we are re questing is continuing the presentation,” Santos said during Kapehan sa Dabaw on Monday.Santossaid the group would like to request for an opportunity to present, inviting other partners (in cluding partner commu nities) experts and other practitioners on this mat ter. In an open letter ad dressed to Ocampo, the group stated that they “were utterly surprised and verily disheartened to learn about the resolution.”
Ecoteneo pursues presenting ill effects of incineration project Ecoteneo, the Ecology advocacy of Ate neo de Davao University (AdDU), is requesting neophyte Councilor Tek Ocampo to allow full presentation on Waste-to-Energy (WTE) incineration and zero waste initiatives.
Army unearths largest NPA firearms caches in Caraga Government troops unearthed the larg est arms cache of the communist New Peo ple’s Army (NPA) rebels in the hinterlands of the Caraga Region, the East ern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) said Tues day.In a statement, the Eastmincom said for mer members of Guerilla Front 16 under the NPA’s North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee led government troops to 31 high-powered firearms and other war matériel in different areas of the region.Lt.Gen.
Greg Almerol, Eastmincom commander, said they uncovered the arms caches following the mass surrender of the NPA members earlier thisThemonth.high-powered firearms consisted of M4 rifles with nine units, M16 rifles (8), AK-47 rifles (6), M79 grenade launchers (3), M14 rifle (1), Galil rifle (1), Car
FARMY, P10 Armed men killed in an ambush a town police chief in Ma guindanao and a patrol car driver Tuesday morn ing as they were about to serve an arrest warrant on a wanted man. Brig. Gen. John Gano Guyguyon, police director for the Bangsamoro Au tonomous Region in Mus lim Mindanao (BARMM), identified the slain police officer as Lt. Reynaldo Samson, police chief of Ampatuan, Maguindanao.
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Among the POs that received the livelihood grants cheque under the Executive Order 70 Conflict Vulnerable Area (CVA) Sustainable Live lihood Program (SLP) of Agusan del Sur were Binucayan Farmer’s As sociation, Johnson Trib al Farmer’s Association, Magaud Maitom Farmer’s Association, Sitio Moto Farmer’s Association, Vi olanta Farmer’s Associ ation, Kauswagan Sabud Farmer’s Association, and Mansungad Farmers As sociation.Meanwhile, 10th In fantry “Agila” Division Commander MGen No lasco A Mempin said that the whole Agila Division continues to champion the welfare of the more than 600 people’s organization in its area of responsibility in collaboration with dif ferent government agen cies through the Wholeof-Nation Approach. “As we move towards the sustainment of our counterinsurgency cam paign, Agila Division con tinues to assist numerous people’s organizations to become more sustain able,” MGen Mempin add ed. Also present during the activity were Mr. Re nante Abendanio, SLP Re
Gunmen kill town police chief, driver in Maguindanao ambush
Seven people’s organi zations (PO) in Agu san Del Sur received a total of P2.1 million worth of livelihood assistance under the Sustainable Livelihood Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) during a turnover ceremony held at La Mar ciana Function Hall, Pobla cion, Loreto, Agusan del Sur together with 60th In fantry Battalion and other government agencies on August 24, 2022.
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Angel, who went missing on August 27, joined by Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director Col. Alberto Lupaz, denies during a presser at DCPO she was kidnapped in Binugao Gym. She said she fled from their house because of the admonition of her parents for excessive use of smartphone. Armando Fenequito Jr.
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The group issued the request following following the approval of the resolu tion requesting President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, to fund the pro posed WTE project to ad dress the waste problem in Davao City filed by Ocampo lastMyLaiweek. Santos, Ecoteneo Director, said Ocampo’s proposal caught the group by surprise.
7 people’s orgs in Agusan Sur receive P2.1M livelihood aid
The identity of the police car driver remains unknown as of posting. The police officer and several of his men went to Barangay Kapinpilan, Ampatuan to serve a war rant of arrest against a wanted person at about 10 a.m. when they were waylaid along a dirt road. It was not immediate ly clear what happened to the rest of the police team.Witnesses said the gunmen also took the slain victims’ rifles and ammunition.Guyguyon said a man hunt was immediately
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The group said in its July meeting with the coun cilor, Ocampo had said that he has no position on the
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PCA 11 launches masterplan for utilization of coco levy funds
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“I just like to commend the Commission for this breakthrough development
“The region is now ready to implement the plan for five years. The plan is for the utilization of the coco levy funds which was withheld at the Bureau of Treasury for decades al ready,” Alayon told media during this week’s Kapehan sa Dabaw. The RA 11524 directs the Bureau of Treasury to transfer from the accumu lated coconut levy at least P75 billion in the next five years to the CFITF: P10B each this year and in 2022; P15B each on 2023 and 2024; and P25B in 2025 plus any amount accruing, including interest of the coconut levy, in the special account in the general fund. Alayon said the fiveyear plan includes the social protection for the coconut farmers, coconut farmers organization and development, hybridiza tion, farm rehabilitation and improvement, inte
Unvaxxed students, teachers can now attend F2F classes: CHED
Alfred P. Medina of the Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving (PCSSD) bares that the current P500 EUF is too much for the scuba divers and are appealing it to be lowered to P200. He also added that the EUF for scuba divers is killing the diving industry. Edge Davao
‘Missing girls’ deny kidnapping yarn
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The regional office of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA 11) has launched the Regional Coconut Farm ers and Industry Development Plan.
Juvy T. Alayon, regional manager III of PCA 11, said the plan will be the imple menting guide for the im plementation of Republic Act No. 11524, or the Coco nut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act (CFITF), that was signed into law by former President Rodrigo Duterte last February 26, 2021.The law will pave way for the efficient use of the multi-billion-peso coconut levy to uplift the livelihood of millions of farmers and sustain the development of the country’s coconut in dustry. FPCA 11, P10
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Two young girls from Davao City who were reported missing per sonally appeared before the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) and clarified that they were not kidnapped. This is in light of the viral posts on social media which netizens shared al leging they were kidnapped in Matina Aplaya and Binu gao, Toril this month. In a press briefing on Monday, Kristine, 17, told the reporters that she was not kidnapped after she went missing since August 23. “Walay nahitabo nga kidnapping or bisan unsa. Ako mismo ang nihawa sa among balay tungod sa personal issues (There was no kidnapping or anything happened. I was the one who left our house due to personal problems),” she said.“Gina-clarify nako ni
karon tungod ang ubang post kay exaggerated lang kaparehas anang gi-kid nap ko pero, wala jud na nahitabo (I am just clari fying this since there ex aggerated posts that I was kidanpped but the truth, it was not)”Kristine added. Kristine said she just rode a bus going to Bukid non that day because of her anxiety over a health con dition particularly due to a cyst found on her breast. She said there were many things came to her mind such as the incident that their house was gutted by fire last year. Kristine said she wants to help her parents by al lowing her to work but to no avail which became the reason she fled. She said on that day, her aunt posted on social me dia and stated that she wen missing. But, there were netizens who shared it and some posted that she might be kidnapped in line with the Jovelyn Galleno incident in Puerto Princesa City, Pal awan.
Vaccination status against Covid-19 will no longer be made as a basis for students, teach ers and non-teaching per sonnel attending in-person classes in Higher Educa tion Institutions (HEIs), the Commission on Higher Edu cation announced Monday. In a virtual press con ference, CHED chairperson J. Prospero de Vera III said this significant change of policy was based on several considerations.“We’reallowing vac cinated and unvaccinated students and faculty mem bers, and employees to now go face-to-face classes, or to report back to work. That is the revised policy as of to day,” he Considerationssaid. include high vaccination coverage in HEIs, lowered risk classi fication in the country, and other parameters, which he said must be clearly “ex plained” by all HEIs. “We are changing it be cause vaccination levels are already high in the high er education institutions, the percentage of at-risk individuals is significantly lower now, and therefore easier to control on the part of our HEIs, and just like in other countries… we have already learned about how other countries have been doing it and applying it, and of course the views of our health experts that those who are at risk do not tend to be the higher education age group,” he said. Last week, the Public Attorney’s Office called on CHED to review its policy and issue a similar policy with the Department of Education, emphasizing a non-discriminatory setup for all learners, regardless of vaccination status, for faceto-faceThelearning.CHED also said they are giving discretion to HEIs, particularly in decid ing on the health protocols such as securing tempera ture checks and declaration forms.Special Adviser to CHED chairman Dr. Joselito Villaruz commended the commission’s decision that, he said, opened “exciting times” for students.
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Atty. Cheloy Garafil made the remark a day before fuel companies were expected to increase the prices per liter of diesel by over P6. “They’re due talaga naman na for increase. Kasi the last time we had this fare rate increase was ang level pa lang ng diesel nun was I think 44 pesos per liter,” Ga rafil said told reporters in a Zoom“It’scall.just a question of that, kung magkano ‘yung mabibigay namin na hindi siya magkakaroon ng mal aking impact sa inflation at siyempre du’n sa ating commuters who will bear the brunt of this fare hike na aing i-implement,” she added. Garafil said the LTFRB Jeepney fares nationwide are due for an increase, the chairperson of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regula tory Board said on Monday. might release its decision as regards the amount of in crease by September. “Dito sa fare hike pe titions ng mga jeepneys, actually, nandiyan na ang NEDA (National Economic and Development Author ity) position. They already submitted their position on it and we’re waiting for their memorandum on Septem ber 3 and then we can act accordingly,” Garafil said. “So, we can expect, sig uro ang rate hike resolution nila will happen at the earli est in the first week of Sep tember or the latest by the second of week of Septem ber,” she (Regardingadded.the fare hike petitions of jeepneys, actu ally, there was the position of NEDA. They already sub mitted their position on it and we’re waiting for their memorandum on Septem ber 3 and then we can act accordingly. So, we can ex pect, maybe their rate hike resolution will happen at the earliest in the first week of September or the latest by the second week of Sep tember.)
The economic risk of climate change in APEC is significant. Even in the best-case scenario, when average temperatures are kept at or are below 2 de grees Celsius, or relative to pre-industrial levels, APEC can expect gross domestic product (GDP) losses of 0.6 to 11.3 percent by 2050 relative to a no-climate
ers have tripled in the last three
“Weyears.hope that sugar farmers and all the others in (the) agriculture indus try will benefit from this earmarked program,” he added.Moreover, Alba said he is hopeful that the SRA can also get back the entire PHP2-billion allocation under the Sugar Industry Development Act (SIDA).
Acting Administrator David John Thadde us Alba has lauded the 41-percent increase in the annual budget of the Sugar Regulatory Ad ministration (SRA) for the year“We2023.welcome the bud get increase for SRA for next year’s utilization as the industry is in dire need of programs to be imple mented so we can increase productivity,” Alba said in a statement on Monday. From a budget of PHP712.2 million this year, SRA will receive PHP1 billion next year. He said with higher allocation, there will be more funds for research and development pro grams and support ser vices for small farmers, particularly those in block farming, that will boost the national government’s thrust on food security. Alba said they also welcome the PHP19.5-bil lion fund for fertilizer sup port after prices of fertiliz
“This has been cut down to a fourth for this year. For the sugar indus try to be sustainable and attain self-sufficiency for the country, we need to double time in our efforts and any budget increase will help ensure we can meet this,” he said. This year, the SIDA fund was further reduced to only PHP500 million as the sugar industry has been accused of underuti lizing the allocation, Alba had earlier said.
Customers browse around the display of items inside a ready-to-wear stall at a mall along J.P. Laurel Avenue in Davao City on Tuesday. Edge Davao
The stakes are high for APEC to push for concrete actions to achieve more sustainable economic growth, Thailand’s Perma nent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Thani Thongphakdi said, in a dialogue exploring ways to enhance partner ships towards sustainable economic growth, held in Chiang Mai on August 27.
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LTFRB chair: Jeepney fares ‘due for increase’
The SIDA or Repub lic Act 10659, which was
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) officials, private sector exploringmembersnationalrepresentativesenvironmentalrepresentatives,experts,frominterorganizationsandoftheyoutharebusinesspractic es and financing as path ways to sustainable eco nomic growth in the region.
Acting SRA head lauds 41% hike in next year’s budget
The APEC region suf fers from more than 70 percent of global natural disasters, and disaster-re lated losses amount to US$100 billion annually, as noted in a release issued by the SOM Steering Com mittee on Economic and Technical Cooperation and received here on Sunday.
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Tuna industry players in General San tos City have pushed for the creation of a separate Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR) to unlock the full potential of the country’s fisheries sector.
Signed in 1995, the ASIN Law mandates all salt producers to fortify their product with iodine, along with the govern ment’s promise to edu cate salt farmers with the new technology, and pro vide them the equipment that could produce iodize salt.Twenty-seven years later, however, the com mitment remains an emp ty promise, according to the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Incorporated (PCAFI). Group president Dani lo Fausto said: “Ang ating malaking problema ay yung sa export products. Yung ibang bansa ayaw tanggapin, ayaw bilhin ang ating export prod ucts dahil ang gusto nila ay natural salt, ayaw nila ng enhanced. So malaking opportunity ang nawawa la sa ating mga exporters.”
Asked how many large-scale manufactur ers remain in the salt in dustry, Fausto replied: “Wala“Walana.” nang natira dito (na large-scale man ufacturers). Pati yung malaking kumpanya sa Pangasinan nagsara na,” Fausto said. Salt is an important ingredient that can serve the people in many ways. Aside from being a condiment, salt is also a fertilizer for coconut and other plants. It is also used for animal feeds, medicine, cleaning aids, chemicals, and other ma terials.Industries like dried fish, fish sauce and shrimp paste producers also rely heavily on salt. With no aid coming, what used to be active salt farms stretching across 36,000 kilometers of shorelines like those in Ilocos region, Pangasinan, Bulacan and Cavite, either
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Large tuna that came from General Santos City are sold at the “bagsakan” area for fish and other sea produce of Bankerohan Public Market in Davao City. General Santos City’s tuna industry players are pushing for the creation of a separate Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR) to unlock the full potential of the country’s fisheries sector. Edge Davao Oil prices rose on Monday over on going fears that the Organization of the Petro leum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will squeeze out put to stabilize the market while data shows demand rising in Asia, Europe, and the United InternationalStates. bench mark Brent crude trad ed at $99.67 per barrel at 10:08 a.m. local time (0708 GMT), up 0.66 per cent from the closing price of $99.01 a barrel in the previous trading session. American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was at $93.75 per barrel at the same time for a 0.74 percent gain af ter the previous session closed at $93.06 a barrel. After Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman pointed to pro duction cuts to stabilize the market, another OPEC member, Oman, support ed his“Omanwarnings. supports OPEC+ efforts to maintain market stability in the face of distortions and volatil ity,” Oman’s Oil Ministry said in a Friday tweet. The OPEC group will also introduce a new pro duction scheme, with a possible reduction in out put as the current produc tion cut pact will expire at the end of
Fuel up over persistent supply woes vs. rebounding demand
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At present, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Re sources (BFAR), an agency responsible for the develop ment, improvement, man agement and conservation of the Philippine fisheries and aquatic resources, is under the Department of Agriculture.Inapress conference Monday for the 22nd Na tional Tuna Congress on September 1-2, Rosanna Contreras, executive direc tor of the Soccsksargen Fed
eration of Fishing and Allied Industries Inc., said their proposal for a separate de partment of fisheries has not prospered. Various bills had been filed in previous Congresses for such purpose but none of them passed second reading, Contreras said. The need to sustain and improve the supply of the Filipino’s protein require ments is enough basis to create a DFAR, she said. “Right now, there are 19 bills that are being pushed in the House of Representa tives in relation to this pro posal, while there are three proposed bills in the Senate. Every Congress we always reiterate this call,” she said. But Contreras added they are optimistic that President Ferdinand Mar cos Jr. will support the pro posal.The tuna congress here on Thursday will tackle various challenges affecting
production and exports. At least 32 people were killed and dozens in jured in clashes between rival militias in the capital Tripoli.Reports that Kazakh stan’s crude exports may be also impacted for months exacerbated mounting supply fears. Supply-side concerns came amid signs of stron ger demand and soaring natural gas prices, which, experts say, are pushing Stakeholders of the country’s salt indus try are seeking help amid the government’s inability to help salt mak ers cope with the effects of Republic Act 8172 or an Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide known as ASIN Law.
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VOL.15 ISSUE 119 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 20226 EDGEDAVAO VANTAGE In requesting neophyte Councilor Tek Ocampo to allow full presentation on Waste-to-Energy (WTE) incineration and zero waste initiatives: Natingala na lang mi na last week me nagawa na na resolution. It was a big surprise for us kay he seemed open and willing to learn more about the issue at Hindi kami nag present at that time kasi lahi man ang agenda what we are requesting is continuing presentation.theMyLaiSantos Ecoteneo Director Columnists: MA. TERESA L. UNGSON • EDCER C. ESCUDERO • AURELIO A. PEÑA • ZHAUN ORTEGA • BERNADETTE “ADDIE” B. BORBON • MARY ANN “ADI” C. QUISIDO • LEANDRO B. DAVAL SR., • NIKKI GOTIANSE-TAN • NICASIO ANGELO AGUSTIN • EMILY ZEN CHUA • CARLOS MUNDA Economic Analyst: ENRICO “GICO” G. DAYANGIRANG • JONALLIER M. PEREZ OLIVIA D. VELASCO General Manager Printed by Zion Accuprint Publishing Inc. Door 14 ALCREJ Building, Quirino Avenue, 8000, Davao City, Philippines Tel: (082) 301-6235 Telefax: (082) 221-3601 www.edgedavao.net editorial@edgedavao.net marketing@edgedavao.net CAGAYAN DE ORO MARKETING OFFICE LEIZEL A. DELOSO | Marketing Manager Unit 6, Southbank Plaza Velez-Yacapin Sts. Cagayan de Oro City Tel: (088) 852-4894 RICHARD C. EBONA Advertising Specialist SOLANI D. MARATAS Finance EDGEDAVAO Providing solutions to a seamless global village. NEILWIN L. BRAVO Editor in Chief Columnists: ANTONIO V. FIGUEROA • HENRYLITO D. TACIO • JOHN CARLO TRIA • MUJAHID NAVARRA • FRED C. LUMBA DENNIS R. GORECHO • VIDA MIA S. VALVERDE • HAROLD CAVITE • MOSES BILLACURA ANA MARIE G. SILPAO Layout ATHENA JILLIAN BRAVO NIKKI MEGHANNGOTIANSE-TANSTA.INESFERINASANTOS Lifestyle edgedavao@gmail.com MANILA MARKETING OFFICE RICHARD C. EBONA Product Development officer Address: No. 18 Purok 4B, Madelo Street, Lower Bicutan, Taguig City Mobile number: +63 947 265 2969(smart); +63 916 955 8559(globe) LEANDRO S. DAVAL JR. Desk Editor ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR. Correspondent OLIVIA D. VELASCO President SOLANI D. MARATAS Finance JASPER V. BACSAL General Manager / VP Operations JOCELYN S. PANES Director of Sales PHILIPPINE PRESS INSTITUTE the national association of newspapers GREGORIO G. DELIGERO Consultant MAYA M. PADILLO Senior Reporter
“Today, people are returning to natural diets in order to live healthier and happier lives – the hallmarks of ‘wellness’ – and science has been validating the benefits,” Dayrit wrote in the prologue of Coconut Oil: From Diet to Therapy which he co-au thored with his son, Fabian M. Dayrit.“One of the natural foods being rediscovered is coconut,” Dayrit continued. “Although vil ified as a cause of heart disease, coconut oil has always shown it self to be a healthy and curative oil. Numerous studies using the tools of modern science are fi nally revealing – and validating – the beneficial effects of coco nutWithoil.” the advancement of modern technology and break throughs in science, there will be more health benefits that can be unearthed from coconut oil. The Philippines, however, should lead such studies. “In the Philippines, if we are to produce more understanding by the world that coconut oil is really quite safe internally and with food, we need to convince the doctors, the academics be cause they are after all the opin ion leaders. They are the ones who told the rest of the world that coconut oil back in the 50s, 60s and onwards was not good for the diet,” said Dr. Vermen M. Verallo-Rowell, entrepreneurial founder of VMV Hypoallergenics who has published more than 150 articles in dermatology sci entific journals. In the United States, VCO has increasingly become pop ular in natural food circles and with vegans. It was described in a New York Times article as having a “haunting, nutty, vanil la flavor” that also has a touch of sweetness that works well in baked goods, pastries, and sau tés.The Philippines introduced VCO to the world in 2000-2001 and remains to be world’s num ber one VCO exporter. In 2015, VCO was exported to 46 coun tries, the United Coconut Associ ation of the Philippines said. The top importers were the United States, the Netherlands, Canada, Germany, and Japan. Other destinations were Bel gium, United Kingdom, South Korea, and Australia. Smaller volumes went to Malaysia, Bra zil, Taiwan, South Africa, France, China, Singapore and Czechoslo vakia.
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late National Scientist Dr. Conrado S. Dayrit was tout ed to be the Father of VCO. His book, The Truth About Coconut Oil, published in 2005, became a bestseller and elevated coconut oil from folk medicine to a scien tific therapy. He was a cardiol ogist and professor of pharma cology at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine.
HIGHER CBA BENEFITS EVEN WITHOUT ACCIDENT REPORT
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It is incumbent upon the employers, not the seafarer, to present the accident report in disability benefits claims since they are in possession of said documentary evidence. This was the ruling of the Supreme Court in the case of CF Sharp Crew Mgt. vs Da ganato (G.R. No. 243399. July 6, 2022) involving an injured sea farer who was hired as Chief Cook.While carrying a heavy pro vision of food, the seafarer sud denly slipped and fell causing mild to moderate pain on his lower back area. The pain per sisted and his condition wors ened until he was medically repatriated.Aftersurgery and therapy, he was assessed by the compa ny-designated physician with partial disability of Grade 11 (slight rigidity or 1/3 loss of lifting power of the trunk). He then consulted a person al doctor who issued a medical certificate stating that he is permanently unfit in any capac ity to resume his sea duties as a seafarer. He claimed disabili ty benefits under the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The company argued that the CBA provisions are inappli cable as there was no accident, and that the seafarer is only entitled to US$7,465 for Grade 11 under the POEA-standard employment contract. The Supreme Court ruled that the seafarer is entitled to higher amount as he has suf fered from an accident. The Court stressed that that it was incumbent upon the em ployer to prove that there was no accident given they are in possession of accident reports. They, however, failed to do so. The Court stressed that sea farers are generally at the mer cy of harsh and unpredictable conditions of the sea and the weather, and are continually exposed to risks and hazards of their chosen line of work. Be ing constantly away from their homes, they are reasonably ex pected to rely on the care and protection which their employ ers provide while on board.
Employers, through their ship captains or officers, are thus expected to be on the look out for accidents or mishaps, and prepare a report of the same. It is thus incumbent for the employers to proffer evi dence that will negate the sea farer’s claims, considering that they are in possession of acci dentWhilereports.the employers were able to submit the Master’s Sworn Certification, attesting to the fact that there was no accident involving the seafarer , the same was submitted only in their Motion for Reconsid eration to the decision of the Panel of Voluntary Arbitrators (PVA). The Court considered the employer’s evidence and other factual circumstances in deter mining the possibility that the seafarer suffered an accident while on board the vessel. Prior to his deployment, the seafarer was not suffering from any physical anomalies that would render him unfit for seafaring activities He was declared fit to work prior to his deployment. It is safe to as sume that the seafarer would not have been allowed to com mence his work, specifically for the Chief Cook position, which is a physically demanding job, if he was unfit for employment. This is also bolstered by the employers’ own admission that the seafarer “sought consult in Los Angeles, U.S.A. where x-ray was done showing normal re sults.”The claimant, a fully abled seafarer prior to boarding the vessel, suddenly complained of “low back pain, colds, na sal congestion, and headache” while on board the vessel a fact that was recognized by em ployers themselves and shown by their ’ Medical Examination Report.The employers likewise recognized that the seafarer was seen by the company phy sician and was subjected to several surgeries to relieve his back pain and headache. The seafarer , on his part, presented the medical results showing his back injuries, and the medical opinion prepared by his own doctor who declared him Permanently Unfit in any capacity to resume his sea du ties as a seafarer. All of these circumstances and substantial evidence taken together strongly indicate that the seafarer indeed met an acci dent while on board the vessel. In the earlier case of Sun ga vs Virjen Shipping (G.R. No. 198640, April 23, 2014), the Court defined an “accident” is “an unintended and unforeseen injurious occurrence; some thing that does not occur in the usual course of events or that could not be reasonably antici pated” in which no fault of neg ligence attaches to the seafarer. The seafarer will always have the minimum rights as per the POEA contract, but to the extent a CBA gives better ben efits, these terms will override the POEA contract terms. In some CBAs, the higher benefits are applicable only in cases where the injury or ill ness is due to an accident. The Daganato ruling in es sence overturned Buenaven tura vs Career Phil. (G.R. No. 224127, August 15, 2018) wherein the Court ruled that the CBA is not applicable since there was neither a report on the ship’s logbook nor on the Master’s report regarding said incident.
Coconut oil, however, is most potent when it’s virgin. “VCO is a natural oil from the fresh, ma ture kernel of the coconut,” ex plains the book, Compendium of Commercially-Viable Coconut Technologies, published by Phil ippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resourc es Research and Development (PCAARRD). The PCA has this to say: “VCO is the purest form of coconut oil, water white in color and has not undergone oxidation. It is the oil obtained from the fresh and mature kernel of coconut by mechanical or natural means with or without the use of heat, without undergoing chemical refining, bleaching or deodoriz ing, and which does not lead to the alteration of the nature of the Theoil.”
One of the news I read from the state-run Philippine New Agency (PNA) recently was that of the handing over of the vir gin coconut oil (VCO) facility, amounting P17-million, in the CaragaBuiltregion.inbarangay Libas of Jabonga, Agusan del Norte, the VCO plant was turned over by Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Benjamin Madrigal Jr., to the Libas Farm ers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (LFMPC), which will manage and operate the VCO plant.
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“We are so happy that finally the plant is handed over to us. Now we can start its full opera tions,” LFMPC chairperson Re becca Felix told PNA According to the PNA report, the VCO plant has a capacity of processing some 10,000 coco nuts per day and can produce around 867 liters of VCO daily. It will also produce coco juice, soy sauce, and vinegar made from coconuts. The said VCO plant was con structed amidst the pandemic in May 2021. To think, VCO was identified by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as one of the supplements used against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
“The results are very promis ing, as not only does it show that VCO, by itself, can destroy the virus, but it also has a key mech anism in regulating the immune response against COVID-19,” said Dr. Jaime Montoya, the ex ecutive director of the Philip pine Council for Health Research and Development, the DOST line agency in-charge of the study. After six months of exper iments, the VCO is found to be “helpful during the early stages of infection.” The study found that compounds from VCO de creased coronavirus count by 60%-90% at low viral load. In fact, the compounds were ob served to improve cell survival. Coconut oil has grown in popularity in recent years. Re sults of the survey conducted in 2016 in the United States showed that 72% of people believed that coconut oil was healthful.It’sno wonder why many manufacturers have com menced incorporating coconut oil in packaged products like sweets, shampoos, coffee, and smoothies. These days, sever al people around the world are now using it for cooking.
EVENT VOL.15 ISSUE 119 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022 Kadayawan’s re set just got wet and wild 340 feet above sea level. Aeon Towers part nered with Reset Bar to create a notinghigh-levelhigh-octane,(literally)partyfortwonights.Ifthat’sinsane,whatelsecan be after the more than two years of pandemic madness. Touted as the Marina Bay Sands of the South, Aeon Towers’ Skydeck transformed into the ultimate party place with strobes and neons reflect ing on the infinity pool with the city’s skyline as backdrop.Headlining the spin masters were DJ Ace Ramos with MC Pao Avila and Inna Gita who pro vided the beats. Backing them up are Davao’s topnotch DJs -- DJ James Lagang Jr., DJ Supreme, DJ Nikki Baricuatro, DJ Astrid Pring, DJ Ryota, DJ Jack Ripper and MC Enzo. With these battery of DJs alternating on the console, the Skydeck was rocking to the brim. Food was impeccable and the drinks just flowed. Heineken and Bacardi were the bartender’s picks for the twin parties. Backing up the event were Solrac Setph Builders Corp., M.R.D Gempesaw Construction and Aeon Luxe Properties Inc. WET AND WILD AT THE AEON SKYDECK By NEIL BRAVO
By MAYA M. PADILLO China and the Philip pines are two countries as close as brothers. Like broth ers, the two nations will always have a special bond that ties them together. Over the past years, un der the strategic guidance of leaders of the two countries, China and the Philippines have established a compre hensive strategic coopera tive relationship, bringing tangible benefits to the citi zens of both nations. In recent time, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Special Representative, Vice Presi dent Wang Qishan attended the inauguration ceremony of Philippine President Fer dinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. , State Councilor and For eign Minister Wang Yi paid an official visit to the Philip pines.The close high-level con tacts between the two coun tries have injected strong im petus into the development of bilateral relations. Look ing ahead, China is willing to work with the new adminis tration of the Philippines, to adhere to the good-neigh borly friendship, and deepen
practical cooperation, so as to usher in a new era of the “Golden Age” in bilateral ties. This is what the photo exhibition on the Achieve ments of preciousSMcase.Goldenship,scendCooperation,China-Philippinesentitled“TrantheMillenniaFriendGreetaNewEraofAge”wantstoshowTheactivitycenterofCityAnnexdisplayspictureshigh lighting the most signifi cant moments of high-level exchanges, economic and trade cooperation, an ti-pandemic cooperation and military exchanges between the two countries, vividly showing the millen nium friendship of China and the Philippines as good neighbors, good relatives and good partners, looking forward to a brighter future of the China-Philippines re lationship.“ThisPhoto Exhibition
will show to the viewers the achievements of China-Phil ippine cooperation, especial ly in the past 6 years. The pic tures chosen are just a small part of the immense number of our cooperation, which highlight the most signifi cant moments of high-level exchanges, major economic and trade cooperation, and key joint anti-pandemic en deavors,” said Consul Gener al Li Lin of the of the Chinese Consulate General in Davao in his message during the opening of the photo exhibit on Monday to Tuesday. Because China is also close to the heart of the city government of Davao, the opening was also graced by Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte as support to the exhibit.“The Philippines has al ways greatly valued its thriv ing relationship with the People’s Republic of China. Over the years, we continue to strengthen the good rela tions between our countries through the full support of our people,” Duterte said in his message.Thephoto exhibition aims to educate and recol lect the many achievements and contributions the two countries have made for each other as well as inspire them to create more cooper ation.“It is my sincere hope that this photo exhibition can remind us how import ant it is, how conducive it is for our two countries and our two peoples to maintain and further enhance our relation as good neighbors, good partners and good family relatives. So let us enjoy the photos of our past cooperation and work to gether for more win-win ex changes and cooperation for a brighter future,” Lin said.
The exhibit will run until September 4, 2022.
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A celebration of millennium friendship
“Naa may mitawag sa iyaha, nakadungog ko babae ang tingog. Niana siya sa akoa ng hilom kay naay nanawag sa akoa. Mao to, didto nako nahadlok (Some one called him, I heard it was a voice of a woman. He told me to be quiet because he has a phone call. That time, I am already scared him), ” she Whensaid. they reached Gen eral Santos City, the man parked in a certain place and told her go down because they need change vehicle and would use his motro cyleAngelinstead.said, she waited for the man to walk to get his motorcyle until he got her chance and ran away then asked for help. She said the people who helped her called the police and she was endorsed to one of the police stations of General Santos City Police Office (GSCPO). The GSCPO coordinated with the Women’s and Chil dren’s Protection Desk of Toril Police Station and she was turned-over on Sunday. DCPO director Col. Al berto Lupaz said that the ap pearance of the two missing persons proved that there was no kidnapping incident in the city and information spread in the social media are fake and not true.
issue yet since he will be studying it more. It said that Ocampo also asked the group on it’s po sition on the matter which the group summarized as follows: the WTE Incin eration is inconsistent to and counteracts the goals of e-waste management in RA 9003 which is to re duce-at-source (and not at the endpipe, which will only transform the physi cal volume to a health haz ard: cancer-causing dioxin emissions, heavy metals such as lead and mercury, particulate matter which cause lung and heart dis ease).It also stated that the government has no capac ity to monitor dioxin emis sions as verified by the En vironmental Management Bureau (EMB) personnel at the recent updating of the Comprehensive Devel opment Plan (2023-2028) held in July 2022. “The energy output is enough to run just the facil ity and will NOT CONTRIB UTE to the energy grid. Calling this WTE/incinera tion as an energy project is misleading,” it said. The group emphasized that zero waste works if only materials recovery (not just segregation but composting and recycling/ upcycling) is given support by government and the pri vateThesector.group mentioned that this will require a min imal amount of P1 Million per barangay (or less than O200 million for all) to jumpstart an ESWM pro gram and materials recov ery facility (MRF). “Then we (group and Ocampo) agreed to arrange at another time for a learn ing visit to the Tacunan composting facility and to the project in Mintal so that you and the Environment Committee team can meet our partners and see how they have managed to be part of waste diversion ac tivities during the pandem ic. Barangay Mintal alone through its PHINLA project has achieved a diversion of 1 ton per month (covering: 3000 HH) with an income reaching nearly P140,000 in a quarter, or a potential P560,000 a year,” it said. Meanwhile, the chair of the Committee for Environ ment in the City Council be lieves there is nothing else that could dramatically re duce the worrisome waste problem in Davao City but the WTE growing.sideringthatOcampoproject.emphasizedWTEisnecessaryconthatDavaoCityis
located 70 km. south of this city, is known as one of the areas of operation of the outlawed Bang samoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. (PNA)
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UNVAXXED... FROM 3 in terms of policy, and I would just like to remind the schools to probably observe vigilance on the gradual return of students to faceto-face whether vaccinated or unvaccinated as this will provide us with a better way in delivering instruction to our students,” he said. Special Adviser to CHED chairman Dr. Anna OngLim, however, said students and other personnel must carefully observe isolation if several symptoms are ex perienced to avoid further transmission.“Siguro‘yung ating old paradigm na pursigido tal aga tayong pumasok kahit ano pang nararamdaman natin, hindi na po yan pwede ngayon, dahil pinag-iingatan natin ang sarili natin, pati na rin ang mga kasama sa ating mga paaralan (Maybe the old paradigm of being dedi cated to go to school despite feeling unwell can no longer be insisted nowadays, be cause we are taking care of ourselves and others, even our fellows in school),” she said.Ong-Lim also under scored the need to be vacci nated, even though the new policy poses no requisition on vaccination status. “The risk is actually higher for the unvaccinated than those who are vacci nated. So we want to remind everybody that vaccines provide the best protection or provide a good layer of protection together with ev erything else that we prac tice,” she said. De Vera said vaccination in HEIs remains high both for teaching personnel and students.“Inhigher ed, we have a very high vaccination rate, as high as 90 percent for HEI personnel, and close to 80 percent or about 77 percent for our students. This is a re sult of a school-based vacci nation program that started around September of 2020,” De Vera said. Among students, around 3,145,883 were inoculated and 946,345 remain unvac cinated. (PNA)
launched against the per petrators after the inci dent.Ampatuan town, the site of the infamous 2009 Maguindanao massacre
Kristine said her foster family in Bukidnon advised her to go home because her parents might be worried because of the wrong infor mation circulated in social media about kidnapping. She said personnel of DCPO and Ecoland Police Station made an effort to reach her and she returned last ForSunday.her part, Angel,12 who reportedly went miss ing on August 27, also de nied she was kidnapped in Binugao Gym. The young girl said she fled from their house be cause of the admonition of her parents for excessive screen time on her smart phone.She said that because of this, her parents decided to drop her out of school for too much loitering outside home, aside from excessive use of Angelphone.also denied that she fled due to pregnancy as circulated by some netizens in Facebook. Around 7p.m. of the said date, she went to the gym near the highway, a pick-up stoped and the driver who he desribed that around 50-years-old kept calling her.“Tapos ni-parking siya, unya giistoryahan ko niya kung pwede ba daw ko? Ni ana ko nga pwede kay gikan pa man gud ko nilayas tapos wala pakoy katulugan (He parked and told me if he could give a ride? I told him, he could since I just fled from our house and I am finding a place to sleep),” she said. Then, she said the man took him inside the vehicle and while driving he asked her why she fled out of their house.Angel said after she told the man her reason, few mo ments after he asked her to have sex but she rejected it. She asked the man where would he go and the latter responded General Santos City because he lived their. The young girl said the man told her to bring her in General Santos City and returned her the next day and she agreeed since that time she was not in the right mind.Along the way, Angel said the man kept on touch ing her legs and other parts of her body but I resisted.
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FUEL... FROM 5 Comprehensive Salt In dustry Development Pro gram.Salo said they will also launch the National Salt Congress in November, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as their guest speaker.They will also ask the President to certify House Bill 1976 as an urgent measure.Senate Majority Lead er Joel Villanueva also wants to review the ASIN Law.Still, the senator wants an investigation as to why the country is now importing 93 percent of its salt supply, and is only producing 7 percent of its own needs.
FROM 3 APEC... FROM 4 change scenario, according to the APEC Policy Support Unit.In the dialogue ex ploring ways to enhance partnerships towards sus tainable economic growth, Thani Thongphakdi high lighted the bio-circu lar-green (BCG) economy model as a post-pandemic growth strategy. It combines science, in novation and technology to promote the efficient use of resources, maintain and restore ecosystems and re duce waste in a bid to build a system where economy and business can thrive. At the heart of this BCG approach is an understand ing of the complex inter actions between the envi ronment, society and the economy.Economic policies, traditionally, have often ignored the impacts of economic activities on the environment and failed to take into account the costs of these activities on the economy and society. In response, Thailand as the host of APEC 2022 introduced the BCG econ omy model, which aims to comprehensively address environmental challenges, including climate change, extreme weather and natu ral disasters.“Inour journey to wards recovery, it is crucial to prioritize investment in building sustainability and resiliency against future disruptions,” said Thani, who is also the chair of the 2022 APEC Senior Of ficials. “We need to foster pub lic-private-people partner ships in this area to ensure that our policy encourages sustainable business prac tices and promote(s) in vestment and financing,” he added.
gional Coordinator; Alvin Bajao, DSWD Provincial Coordinator; Mary Ann Lumantas, SWO III; Mary knoll Aban, DILG-MLGOO; Paris Oquias, Municipal Agriculturist; and 60IB Acting Civil-Military Offi cer First Lieutenant Sandy Atienza. ARMY... FROM 2 bine rifle (1), R4 rifle (1), Pistol Grand Master (1), an improvised explosive device, several assorted magazines, 2,010 rounds of various ammunition, four bandoliers, and other war matériel. Of the 31 firearms, 16 were divulged by nine members of the Sen tro Degrabidad (SDG) and Sandatahang Yunit Pampropaganda 16B (SYP16B) in Barangay Ma hanub, Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte, on August 12. The other 15 firearms were revealed by four other comrades from the same unit on August 22 andAlmerol25. lauded the troops for their “relent less efforts that further weakened the capability of the NPA in Eastern Min danao.”He is also optimistic that with the series of surrenders, Caraga will be declared “Insurgen cy-free” before the end of the year. “With our intensified military operations and aid from former rebels, it is only a matter of time before we declare them dismantled and the rest of Caraga Region free from insurgency this year,” Al merol said. He called on remaining members of the NPA to sur render and avail of govern ment programs through the Enhanced Compre hensive Local Integration Program to start a new life with their families. The Communist Party of the Philippines (CP P)-NPA is listed as a ter rorist organization by the United States, the Euro pean Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Cana da, New Zealand, and the part”integral23,istocraticignatedCouncilPhilippines.TheAnti-TerrorismalsoformallydestheNationalDemFrontasaterrororganizationonJune2021,citingitas“anandinseparableoftheCPP-NPAthat was created in April 1973. (PNA)
ACTING... FROM 4 enacted in 2015, aims to promote the competitive ness of the sugarcane in dustry and maximize the utilization of sugarcane re sources, and improve the incomes of farmers and farm workers, through im proved productivity, prod uct diversification, job generation, and increased efficiency of sugar mills. Of the PHP2 billion annual fund, PHP1 billion is allocated for infrastruc ture, mainly for farm-tomill roads; PHP300 mil lion for credit; PHP100 million for scholarships: PHP300 million for block farm of the land reform beneficiaries; and PHP300 million for shared facili ties program. (PNA)
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GENSAN... FROM 4 the industry and set fresh strategies to sustain their competitiveness in the glob al markets.Thetwo-day congress, which will be held at the trade halls of the SM Mall here, carries the theme “Philippine Tuna Industy: Braving Rough Seas To wards a Better Tomor row.”It will end with the pre sentation of 29 resolutions on various concerns of the industry. The tuna congress is among the highlights of the city’s 2022 Tuna Festival. Dubbed the country’s “tuna capital,” this city has hosted the National Tuna Congress since it was first staged 22 yearsTheago.city hosts six of the country’s seven tuna can neries and other related ventures that generate an average of over US$ 300 million in annual export re ceipts. (Richelyn Gubalani/ MindaNews)
STAKEHOLDERS... FROM 5 power generators and in dustrial users to consume more diesel and fuel oil. “The most recent Con gestion Index data from TomTom shows Asia Pacific, European and North Amer ican traffic levels all posting strong weekly growth in the week to August 24,” Austra lia and New Zealand Bank ing Group (ANZ) commod ity strategist Daniel Hynes said in an emailed note. In China, congestion levels have also improved, Hynes said, citing data from Baidu. became idle or are con verted into siganatingagementbigyannatinmagandarevokedationFausto’ssubdivisions.recommentoCongressistotheASINLaw.“Betterpa,siguromasnaalisinnalangangbatasnayanatnatinngencouratincentiveangmganasadalampatostartproducing
salt,” Fausto said. At the Lower House, Pangasinan Rep. Christo pher de Venecia has filed House Bill No 1282 that seeks to revoke the ASIN Law.KABAYAN partylist Rep. Ron Salo has also filed House Bill No 1976, which seeks to amend the ASIN Law, and create the
PCA 11... FROM 3 grated coconut processing and downstream products, shared service facilities, in novative research project, practical application on co conut processing, produc tion and distribution, and support services. “Ito ang kabuuan ng ating industry develop ment plan which will be implemented by 15 im plementing agencies,” Alayon said.
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GOD BLESS THE PHIL IPPINES!
Jordan Clarkson has one plea for Fili pino basketball fans. Stop all the negativity towards Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes. The NBA star said the beleaguered mentor is still part of the team and what ever criticism he takes is also felt by the whole squad.“He’s part of us and he’s one of us,” he said on the heels of the Philip pines’ 84-46 win over Sau di Arabia in the 2023 Fiba World Cup Asian qualifiers on Monday.“Booing him in the crowd, whatever is go ing on, I’m not here a lot throughout the years so I don’t really know what’s going on. But seeing these last days, he kinda received some boos here and skip my language, I don’t know if I’m getting fined by Fiba for cussing but yeah, he’s our coach. He’s one of us. He works hard. He put us all together. From when I’ve been here, he poured it all out in the game.” Clarkson stuck by Reyes amid the chorus of jeers directed at the un der-fire coach all game long as fans were unre lenting in heckling the mentor whenever his face was shown on the giant screens.The Utah Jazz shooter backed Reyes through all of the negativity, saying, “He ain’t gone none of that shit. He ain’t got to deal with none of those boos. He’s coming back to this game cause he love it. He loves the country. He loves this team and each and ev eryone of Clarksonus.” even shared that it was Reyes who ac tually reached out to him and first floated the idea of being part of the Gilas pro gram even when he was still at University of Tulsa. “To be honest with you, coach Chot was the first person to talk to me about 10 years go just go ing into college,” he said. “So just being here, sitting next to him, it’s all we’ve envisioned.”That’swhy he feels its unfair for Reyes to get this kind of “Honestly,vitriol. this is all been a blessing and for somebody who’s putting this together, bringing me and Kai [Sotto], his dream, his vision coming into the game, like I said, it’s bull shit so I think we all just support him and support what he got going home,” he said.“This next World Cup, whatever he got, we have each other’s backs. We’ll support each other going through this. That’s all I got to say about that.” He ended: “I’m here with my coach. I know everybody in the locker room is, from the top, MVP and everybody. People didn’t appreciate that at all so moving forward, I think we need to change our ac tions and show some love and peace here.”
organized competitions. In due time, I believe SBP won’t have to recruit foreign play ers from the NBA or elsewhere to be naturalized.However,this is easier said thanForeigndone. basketball leagues like the Japan B. League, Korea and Taipei are poaching our local basketball offering very attractive recruitment packages. PBA stars and even some col legiate talents are already moving overseas because the money is just too tempting not to take. The cream of the crop like Dwight Ramos, brothers Kiefer and Thirdy Ravena, Kobe Paras, Ray Parks, Renz Abando, Justine Baltazar, SJ Belangel have already taken the bait. But I am However,digressing.thiscannot be ig nored because Gilas is dependent on the recruitment of available NBA talents to beef up the nation al team.Inthis day and age, native grown talents who seek to im prove their family’s economic sta tus may opt to play professionally elsewhere where the compensa tion is often twice or even thrice as much as the PBA can offer. Clarkson and his ilk only come by once in a blue moon. (Email your feedback to fredlumba@ya hoo.com.)
Clarkson to fans: Stop negativity
Gilas star forward Jordan Clarkson asked Filipino basketball fans to stop all the negativity towards Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes.
Whoa, the 38-point win by Gi las over KSA Monday night in the FIBA WC qualifiers did not tell us anything.Sure, Jordan Clarkson dis played his NBA stuff as touted and the applause of His Excellen cy PBBM who watched him from courtside was definitely a well-de served approbation. Kai Sotto’s presence in the middle intimidated the Saudi big men like a giant scaring the wits out of children screaming for help. Impressively, every Gilas play er fielded by coach Chot contrib uted in both offense and defense. But running roughshod over a hapless KSA squad before a jam packed MOA crowd was starkly a different situation like when Gi las encountered Lebanon and got ambushed in Beirut three days beforeThethat.visitors, though heftier and taller, were not as athletic and agile as the Lebanese. The Sau dis were clumsy and mechanical. Their point guards could not effi ciently distribute the ball as Gilas put on the pressure from court to court.To my mind, even without Clarkson and Kai Sotto, the Pinoy dribblers - as they have done be fore - could have taken the mea sure of their KSA opponents and could have won convincingly any way.What I’m saying is that coach Chot’s TNT platoon would have in truth played better than the Gilas team that “killed” the Saudis 8446 that night. Or Barangay Ginebra. Or San Miguel Beer, for that matter. Cohesion and chemistry are the two elements that make a champion team. Ask any basket ballJCfanatic.himself admitted this, add ing that what Gilas really need is adequate training and prepara tion to produce the winning form andManyattitude.young talents today are emerging out of the shadows who have shown great potential from where the SBP could choose from to banner flag and country in FIBA
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The 4-handicapper De Castro shot a gross 74 to win the over-all gross champion while Cinco, a 19 handicap, made a 59 to get the over-all net champion. Simeon Gonzales took the Class A gross champion with an 85 followed by runner-up Anton Nitorreda with a 99.
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Trophies were awarded to the winners by AGCC manager Toto Mabaquiao with Jay Molde as the emcee.
“Denden” De Castro and Lorenzo Cinco emerged as the over-all gross and net champions in the Monthly Medal tournament last August 26 to 28 at the Apo Golf and Country Club in Davao City.
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Over-all gross champion Albernito “Denden” De Castro (center) receives his trophy with AGCC manager Toto Mabaquiao (left) and emcee Jay Molde.
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Cinco’s brother Lance settled for the Class B gross runner-up with an 81 behind France Nino Pasquil, who carded a 78 for the gross champion.LitoCinco made it a complete family af fair by bagging the Senior division with a 61. Class B net champion was Jeremiah Co with a 67 followed by Larry Baluso with a 70. Rowena Capili was the Ladies’ net cham pion with a 76 followed by runner-up Mari za Tionko with an 81.
The other results: Class C – gross champion - Jerome Cami na, 85; runner-up - Rico Trajamo, 87; Net champion – Jerome Leonor, 62; run ner-up – Carlo Lago, 64. Guest – gross champion – Jonathan Cabreros, 76; Karlo Mercado, 78; net cham pion – Pedro Lorenzana, 62; runner-up – Ja cob Bosquit, 64. (PR)
De Castro, Cinco top Apo’s Monthly Medal tourney
