P 15.00 • 12 PAGES@EdgeDavao edgedavao@gmail.comwww.edgedavao.netf EDGE Serving a seamless society DAVAO SPORTS P 12 VOL.15 ISSUE 120 • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 HONORED CYBER PATROL Anti-Cybercrime unit to go after fake news peddlers online A pastry chef uses a rolling pin to flatten the dough for small sized “buko” pie at an establishment inside a shopping mall along J.P. Laurel Avenue in Davao City on Wednesday. Edge Davao STORY ON PAGE 2
Anti-Cybercrime unit to go after fake news peddlers online This developed following the unverified information of kidnapping and rob bery incidents in some areas in Davao City posted on social media. By MAYA M. PADILLO PATROL
VOL.15 ISSUE 120 • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 Mall goers look at one of the photographs on display during the last day of a photo exhibit dedicated to former President Rodrigo Duterte entitled Digong: A photographic journey at the Abreeza mall in Davao City on Wednes day. Edge Davao 2 EDGEDAVAO NEWS on Wednesday at The Royal Mandaya Hotel (TRMH). In cyber patrolling, the anti-cybercrime unit will identify dummy accounts posting unverified informa tion about kidnapping and robberyGultianoincidents.said it would be a big help if someone could testify if a certain ac count and its user are actu ally the same people who are using the account. “As to the identity still it is the challenge yung identi fying dummy accounts but meron ginagamit na sys tem pero hindi ako maka explain. Pero malaki ang tu long kung may magte-testi fy na itong accout na ito at yung gumagamit talaga is the same person na gum agamit sa account nay an.
DSWD distributes P27-M educ aid in Davao Region
teaching, are expenses for supplies and materials that public school teachers fre quently buy using their own money, Duterte and Yap pointedDuterteout. and Yap said their proposed P2,000 cash allowance takes into account the rising prices of commod ities, including teaching aids and other related materials.
Major Eudisan Gultia no, spokesperson of PRO 11, reiterated there are no kidnapping incidents in Davao“AngRegion.ating anti-cyber crime unit ay nagsagawa na ng cyber patrolling kay nag evolve na ang means sa pagcommit ng crime. Ang iba ginagamit na ang cyber space,” Gultiano told media during the AFP PNP Press Corps media briefing
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Some PHP27 million have been disbursed for the educational payout in Davao Region as of Aug. 27, the region’s De partment of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD11) said Tuesday. In a statement, DSWD11 said the amount was given to around 11,023 students in various grade levels.The aid is under the DSWD’s Assistance to Indi viduals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program, which has been extended to cover stu dents in crisis or emergen cies.Marigen Anislag, 46, a resident in this city, re ceived PHP3,000 aid for her Grade 12 child.
“The tragedy consumed the entire house, including clothes and all our equip ment. We only save our selves,” she said in the dia lect.Wearing clothes do nated by a friend, Anislag immediately went to the DSWD-11 office after re ceiving a text message notifying her that she can process her educational as sistance application.
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Cops survive NPA ambush in Surigao del Sur town
With the gradual re sumption of faceto-face classes, Davao City 1st District Rep resentative Paolo Duterte has proposed the grant of a tax-exempt P2,000 allow ance per month within the school year for every public school teacher to cover ex penses for teaching supplies andAlongmaterials.with Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, Duterte filed House Bill No. 3543 to insti tutionalize the grant of this P2,000 “Teaching Supplies Allowance” which will cover public school teachers in the basic education sector. Duterte and Yap said that while “teaching is a profession that serves as a foundation of all other pro fessions,” the salaries that educators receive, particu larly public school teachers, are not commensurate to the sacrifices they make in helping shape the future of the country’s “Teachersyouth.serve as the nation’s modern-day he roes—tirelessly providing at par education to the youth and honing them to become valuable members of the so ciety,” they Addingsaid.tothe rigors of
Personnel of Tago mu nicipal police station (TMPS) in Surigao del Sur survived an ambush by the communist New People’s Army (NPA), the provincial police office said Wednesday.Inareport, the Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (SDSPPO) said the ambush took place Tues day as Tago police officers were out to serve an arrest warrant against Luwino Mendiola, a suspected NPA rebel in Barangay Libas Gua, San Miguel town. “The subject person was not around when the TMPS operatives arrived in the area, and they decided to go back to their station,” the SDSPPO said, adding that the mission formed part of the daylong the Simultaneous Anti-Crim inality Law Enforcement Operations.Whiletraveling back to their station, around 10 NPA rebels fired at the commuter van of the TMPS personnel in Sitio Panunungan, Barangay Li bas TheGua. rebels, the report
Anislag thanked the government for the much-needed assistance because they recently lost their home after a fire razed their community.
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Stroke rehab center in Davao
Dozens of parents and students gather outside the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) field office 11 to try to avail of the one-time educational assistance for students-in-crisis last Saturday. DSWD 11 bared that around 11,023 students in various grade levels.over P27 million have been disbursed for the educational payout in Davao Region as of Aug. 27, the region’s Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-11) said Tuesday.
Preventing stroke is among the reasons why Councilor Lorenzo Ben jamin “Enzo” Villafuerte, chair of the Civil Political and Human Rights Com mittee and member of the Committee on Health, proposed an ordinance es tablishing a Stroke Rehab Center in Davao City, which was approved by the City Council on first reading. “Meron na tayo (ordi nance) na nag first read ing na ug napasa na kay FSTROKE, P10
The scuba divers in Davao Region is ask ing for the interven tion of the Department of Tourism (DOT) to lower the Environmental Users Fee (EUF) in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS). Alfred P. Medina, an of ficial of the Philippine Com mission on Sports Scuba Diving (PCSSD), told Edge Davao the current P500 EUF is too much for the scu ba divers and are appealing it to be lowered to P200. “The scuba divers are really asking to the Samal LGU to consider about the EUF. The EUF for scuba div ers is killing the diving in dustry. The P500 EUF is too much. We’re negotiating to lower it to about P200,” Me dinaMedinasaid. said Samal be longs to Category 2 as a dive site wherein the highest charge is P100. He added that to be labeled as Catego ry 2 it requires assessment of the corals and environ ment and at the same time assessment of what are the amenities available in the localities.“Saamin mga scuba divers kung puwede sana babaan nila (LGU) and we are trying to negotiate that with the Department of Tourism. I’ve been talking with DOT to help us with the tourism officer in Sa mal to consider that. Ang hirap i-promote ng diving sa Samal. Hindi siya ganon kaganda para ganon kata as na EUF tulad ng Bohol. Hindi ko sinasabing pangit but it’s not that world-class para ganon kataas ang EUF,” he said.He said through div ing scuba divers can help monitor and promote for environment protection as well as promote Samal as a scuba diving destination.
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Councilor Cheche Justol, chair of the Committee on Health. Naka first commit tee hearing na and it was very fruitful ang dicussison kay daghan ta naimbita na mga stakeholders nato para ma-open na soon (stroke rehab center) or hopeful ly this year kay dako ni ug matabang,” Villafuerte said during the AFP PNP Press Corps media briefing on Wednesday.Villafuerte is hopeful that the ordinance will be approved so it can be repli cated in the First and Third Districts in Davao City. The city has an existing Stroke Center in Tibungco under the Second District. “Sa karon the only cen ter na nag offer ug free physical therapy is my center located in Barangay Calinan Poblacion named Kap Louie Physical Ther apy Center in honor of my By MAYA M. PADILLO
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City passed on first reading Davao City needs WTE facility, says councilor Diving community to ask help from DOT lowering EUF in Samal Davao City’s 1st District Councilor Temujin “Tek” Ocampo said that “time is of the essence” in the implementation of the waste-to-energy (WTE) project he is proposing in light of the city’s rapid growth.During an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) on Tuesday, Ocampo said that the local government needs to push through with the construc tion of the WTE facility be cause the local government noted an increasing volume of garbage generated daily that comes with the expo nential growth of the city. He assured the locals that the operation of the planned WTE facility would be safe not only to the en vironment but also to the health of the public. He said the city could not just open another landfill once the existing dumpsite in Barangay New Carmen reaches its maximum limit. He said the construction of a WTE does not mean ex cluding other ways of man aging the solid wastes such as segregation but it would form part of the strategies the local government would employ to address the prob lem. On the concerns of en vironmental groups, Oca mpo added that the “First World countries” like Japan and Singapore have utilized a similar facility to address solid waste, claiming that WTE does not pose environ mental and health hazards to theirHepeople.saidthe city gen erates 600 to 800 tons of wastes daily, which would be more than enough to fill up to the brim the new sanitary landfill located just beside the existing dumpsite in five years’“Theytime.were saying that it’s better if we compost the biodegradable wastes. The city is doing that. Baran gays are encouraged to do composting. However, the volume of our wastes is so huge. Where are we going to do that? It’s not that if we compost now, we can use it tomorrow immediately. It will take days or weeks,” he said.
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The “ber” months have started and be fore everyone knows it, it’s December and its holiday season again so peo ple are warned not to pig out on lechon to avoid stroke.
The Land Transporta tion Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is expecting to re lease its resolution on the requested fare hike on pub lic utility vehicles (PUV) soon.In a statement on Tues day, LTFRB Chair Cheloy Garafil said the agency is awaiting the position pa per of public utility jeepney (PUJ) operator groups. The deadline for the position paper is on “HinihintaySaturday.ng ahen sya ang position paper ng PUJ groups upang ma simulan nang mapagde sisyunan ang kanilang pe tisyon (The agency is just waiting for the position paper of the PUJ groups so we can begin making a de cision on their petition),” Garafil said. The groups are seeking a PHP5 to a PHP6 fare hike. To date, Garafil said the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has submitted a position paper on the mat ter to the LTFRB. She acknowledged the need for a fare hike but not ed that LTFRB Memoran dum Circular 2019-035, which outlines the formula for a fare adjustment, could not be used due to the chal lenges brought by the pan demic. eyes immediate release of PUV fare increase resolution
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The plan to import around 150,000 met ric tons (MT) of sug ar will still be subject to review by President Fer dinand “Bongbong” Mar cos Jr., Malacañang said on Tuesday.Ina press conference, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Marcos has yet to receive a copy of the sugar import plan. “He (Marcos) will re view the [proposed sug ar] order prior to signing,” Cruz-Angeles said. Marcos, in his recent vlog, announced that the government is eyeing to import 150,000 MT of sug ar, if the country’s supply dwindles by October: The Sugar Regulato ry Administration (SRA) is eyeing the issuance of an order allowing the im portation of 150,000 MT of sugar by middle of Sep tember, the sugar body’s acting administrator John David Alba said on Aug. 25. The importation order, Alba said, would help sta bilize the prices of sugar in the Quizzedmarket. if the proposed quantity might be altered, Cruz-Angeles said: “Parati naman po itong nire-re view. Kung ano ang naang kop na amount, ‘yun ang gagawing quota ng impor tation (It is always under review. The proper amount for the import quota will be determined).”
Davao City-based businessman Dennis Uy’s conglomerate Udenna Corp. is looking for potential strategic investors to invest in Chelsea Logistics & Infrastructure Holdings Corp. and Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. as part of its move to expand its businesses.
DA-BFAR pushes for P100-M fund to boost salt industry, increase jobs
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Udenna seeks ‘strategic partners’ for its units
In a statement, Uden na Corp. said potential strategic investors are being invited to invest in Chelsea Logistics & Infra structure Holdings Corp. and Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. “We are looking for partners who can help us further expand our busi nesses and promote our brands. We have clearly spelled out our growth strategy, which does not simply include selling as sets. Like all visionary en trepreneurs, we want to go beyond the buy and sell mentality and move to wards a more sustainable business that protects and supports the thousands of families that depend on us,” saidTheUy.Uy-led conglomer ate said its units are up for strategic partnerships to remain profitable. In particular, the con glomerate said Chelsea booked a 37% growth in revenues in the first half of 2022 at P2.91 billion from P2.13 billion yearon-year.Itsaid that revenues from Chelsea’s freight business rose by 57% to P1.59 billion while its passenger segment saw its topline figures surge by 297% to P516.53 mil lion for the period amid the easing of mobility re strictions.Udenna’s fuel retailing arm, Phoenix, returned to Davao-based tycoon Dennis Uy’s con glomerate Udenna Corp. is looking for strategic partners for its units as part of its move to expand its businesses. profitability in the second quarter of 2022 with a net income of P201 million. The conglomerate also expressed optimism about its telecommunica tions foray. It said DITO Telecom munity Corp. might attain a positive bottom line by 2026 or Udenna’s2027.
DITO CME Holdings Corp. has a 53% stake in DITO Telecom. DITO Telecom already hit its year-end target of 12 million subscribers, following the launch of its commercial operations in MarchUdenna2021. said DITO Telecom would soon finish negotiations with a consor tium of lenders headed by the Bank of China for a $4.1 billion long-term loan to fi nance the expansion of its network, which must cover 84% of the population by 2024.
PBBM to review import plan for 150,000 MT of sugar
The Department of Agriculture - Bu reau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) said Tues day it is pushing for a PHP100-million fund al location to further boost the country’s salt indus try. At the Laging Han da public briefing, BFAR Chief Information Offi cer Nazzer Briguera said this target would help in crease job opportunities in the“Ilalaancountry.po ang pon dong ito para sa pagpa palakas ng kapasidad ng ating mga salt makers dito sa bansa. Nandiyan po ang pagbibigay sa kanila ng makabagong te knolohiya, makabagong kagamitan at kaalaman po para masiguro din iy ong aspeto ng food safety dito sa ating asin dahil ito po ay bahagi ng ating pag kain (This fund will be al located for the strength ening of salt makers in the country. This includes providing them with in novative technologies, modern equipment, and training to ensure food safety because salt is part of our diet),” he said. Briguera noted that this is part of the agricul tural agenda of President and Agriculture Secre tary Ferdinand Marcos Jr., hence, the assurance that programs under the tar geted allocated fund shall be sustained.“Itopo’y lilikha ng mas maraming trabaho. Ibig sabihin po nito mas aangat ang kabuhayan ng mga sektor na nasa in dustriya po ng pag-aasin. Ito po sa pangkalahatan ang nakikita natin na ma giging resulta sa tuluy-tu loy na pagbibigay-pansin ng pamahalaan sa indus triyang ito (This will cre ate more jobs, meaning the businesses of those in the salt industry will defi nitely improve. This will be the overall result of the continuous attention giv en by the government to this industry),” he added.
At least 20 million working Filipinos who are members of the Social Security Sys tem are in danger of retir ing with inadequate pen sions due to inconsistent payment of contributions, an official of the state-run pension fund said Tues day.Out of the near 47 million Filipinos in the labor force, only about 41 million are SSS mem bers while 4 million or more are non-members of either SSS or its govern ment counterpart Govern ment Service Insurance System (GSIS), an official said during a Senate Com mittee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises.“Yung41 million mem bers of SSS not all of them are actively paying. Meron diyan nagbayad isa, dala Over 20M SSS members may retire with inadequate pension: official FOVER, P10
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BPO sector sees up to 10% revenue growth in 2022
Full time employees are expected to grow by up to 8 percent while revenues are likely to increase by up to 10 percent by the end of the year, the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines said in a state ment.The industry has been “indispensable pillar” of the economy in the last 6 years
The country’s IT-Business Process Management (IT-BPM) sector, which includes the business process out sourcing (BPO), is projected to grow in both revenue and number of full time em ployees in 2022, an industry group said Wednesday.
Aside from creating its project support team, the DSWD XI for its part will provide the logistical requirements necessary for the implementation of the project, including “en sur(ing) the availability and participation of the maxi mum number of staff/par ticipants concerned during the conduct of seminars, dis cussions/meetings, and oth er activities of the project.”
SEC-DEO, DSWD 11 sign deal for implementation of the SEC-CANFDOLE, P10 FSEC-DEO, P10 FBPO, P10
The Securities and Exchange Commission-Davao Extension Office (SEC-DEO) and the Department of Social Wel fare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 11 sign a memorandum of agreement for the implementation of the SEC Communication, Advocacy and Network (SEC-CAN!) Project. Signing on behalf of SEC-DEO is Director Atty. Katrina Jamilla Ponco-Estares (3rd from right) while her counterpart is DSWD XI Regional Director Atty. Vanessa Goc-ong (3rd from left) with DSWD Undersecretary Denise Florence B. Bernos-Bragas, M.D. (left) and Rey Banal, Securities Specialist II as among the witnesses. SEC The Securities and Exchange Commis sion-Davao Extension Office (SEC-DEO) and the Department of Social Wel fare and Development Field Office XI (DSWD XI) sign a memorandum of agreement as part of the implementa tion of the SEC Communica tion, Advocacy and Network (SEC-CAN!).Signedon August 26 at the Pinnacle Hotel in Davao City, the two national gov ernment agencies have agreed to cooperate through information dissemination and knowledge sharing on topics on the fundamentals of investing, financial lit eracy, investor protection, and investment scams, and updates on procedures on registration, reportorial re quirements, and submission of reports.Signing for SEC-DEO was its director, Atty. Katrina Ponco-Estares, while rep resenting the DSWD XI was Atty. Vanessa B. Goc-ong, its regional director. Witness ing the ceremonial signing was DSWD Undersecretary Denise Florence B. Ber nos-Bragas, M.D. Under the agreement, the SEC-DEO will “prepare modules and course design, provide resource persons, and inform all organizations applying for registration and planning to function as Social Welfare and Devel opment Agencies (SWDA) and Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) Associations to register with, obtain a li cense from, or be accredited by the DSWD.”
DOLE, DOT team up for tourism and hospitality employment boost and it is likely to continue in the next 6 years, IBPAP said. “The Philippine IT-BPM sector will take a big leap and continue to trailblaze with digital talent, new ecosystems, and enlight ened legislation through an ESG-driven agenda,” said IB PAP president and CEO Jack Madrid.“We’re entering a new chapter at IIS 2022 and there is no doubt that the in dustry will demonstrate grit as it drives to contribute to economic growth, achieve a resurgence across the differ ent subsectors, create more impact in the lives of more Filipinos, and become an en gine of transformation that promises an even brighter future for the country,” he added.Under its Roadmap 2028, the sector is project ing to generate 1.1 million new jobs in the next 6 years provided that enabling conditions are met and in
The Department of Tourism and Depart ment of Labor and Employment on Tuesday forged a partnership in providing employment in the tourism sector. The two agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the launch of a tourism job fair titled, “Trabaho, Turismo, Asenso.”Theactivity will be held on Sept. 22-24 at the SMX Convention Center Manila, Mall of Asia Complex in Pa say City. Job fair locations will also be set up in SM City Cebu and Abreeza Mall in DavaoAccordingCity. to DOT Sec. Christina Garcia-Frasco, the manpower in the tour ism industry needs aug mentation since number of international tourists has started to “(Thereclimb.have been) 1.32 million arrivals re corded since February 10, 2022 since our borders reopened to international lei sure traveller,” Frasco said.
VOL.15 ISSUE 120 • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 20226 EDGEDAVAO VANTAGE In passing a measure creating a stroke rehab center in Davao City: Meron na (ordinance)tayona nag first reading na ug napasa na kay dakohopefully(strokeparamgadaghanangandcommitteeonofChecheCouncilorJustol,chairtheCommitteeHealth.Nakafirsthearingnaitwasveryfruitfuldicussisonkaytanaimbitanastakeholdersnatoma-opennasoonrehabcenter)orthisyearkayniugmatabang.CouncilorLorenzoBenjamin“Enzo”Villafuerte 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
“To err is human, to forgive, divine.” – Alexander Pope in An Essay on Criticism If***you have committed a crime, the law will eventually catch up with you. It happened to 82-year-old Michael Hatcher who was seized by Criminal In vestigation and Detection Group (CIDG) operatives when he re ported that a man duped him of buying gold bars. During a background investi gation, it was found that the Aus tralian was accused of attempt ing to run over Paolo “Pulong” Duterte and a police companion along Davao’s McArthur High way in Upon2013.learning of the situa tion, Representative Duterte is sued a statement. “It has come to my attention that a certain Michael Hatcher was apprehended by CIDG sup posedly under a warrant issue for a pending case in Davao City involving me and a local police officer,” the statement reads. “I remember very well what happened between me and Mr. Hatcher and it pains me every time I am reminded of it.” Despite this, Duterte decided to forgive the foreigner as “it is the most noble thing to do.” He also wanted to “move on” from this incident in his life. “I also pray that Mr. Hatcher will finally find peace in his heart and live the rest of his life happily with his loved ones,” he pointed out. Duterte, it seems, followed what South African president Nelson Mandela once said. “Forgiveness liberates the soul, that’s why it is such a powerful weapon,” the Nobel Peace laure ate Thestated.Mayo Clinic has this ex planation: “Forgiveness can lead to feelings of understanding, empathy and compassion for the one who hurt you. Forgive ness doesn’t mean forgetting or excusing the harm done to you or making up with the person who caused the harm. Forgive ness brings a kind of peace that helps you go on with life.” Forgiveness is defined as “letting go of past grudges or lin gering anger against a person or persons.” So, when you are mad at someone but you then accept his apology and are no longer mad, this is an example of for giveness. Psychologists define forgive ness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance to ward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve yourIt’sforgiveness.noteasyto forgive some one who has done wrong to you. One wise man reflected, “Our internal sense of justice goes against the idea of forgiveness; instead, our instinctive reaction is exactly the opposite – we feel the need to make things even. That is what makes forgiveness so hard – it’s contrary to our automatic reaction that comes from our deep belief of what’s fair.”This is perhaps the reason why Mahatma Gandhi wrote this piece of advice in All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections: “The weak can nev er forgive. Forgiveness is the at tribute of the strong.” Steve Maraboli has the same conviction. In Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience, he reiterat ed: “The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situ ation is over, you cannot move forward.”Forgiveness should be a part of a person’s personality. “People have to forgive,” said C. JoyBell C. “We don’t have to like them, we don’t have to be friends with them, we don’t have to send them hearts in text messages, but we have to forgive them, to overlook, to forget. Because if we don’t, we are tying rocks to our feet, too much for our wings to carry!”Whatshould happen if some one you have forgiven is a friend or loved ones? Should it be “for give and forget” on your part? What about the person who has wrongedWilliamyou?P. Young, author of The Shack, gives this lengthy ex planation about this situation. “(It) is not about forgetting,” he said. “It is about letting go of another person’s throat… For giveness does not create a rela tionship. Unless people speak the truth about what they have done and change their mind and behavior, a relationship of trust is not“Whenpossible.you forgive some one, you certainly release them from judgment, but without true change, no real relationship can be established,” he continued. “Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you for give. But should they finally con fess and repent, you will discov er a miracle in your own heart that allows you to reach out and begin to build between you and a bridge of givenessmaydoesForgiveness,reconciliation.”Youngbelieved,notexcuseanything.“Youhavetodeclareyourforahundredtimesthe first day and the second day, but the third day will be less and each day after, until one day you will realize that you have for given completely. And then one day, you will pray for his whole ness…”Forgiveness is good for your health. “Studies have found that the act of forgiveness can reap huge rewards for your health, lowering the risk of heart at tack; improving cholesterol levels and sleep; and reducing pain, blood pressure, and lev els of anxiety, depression, and stress,” said Johns Hopkins Medicine.“There is an enormous phys ical burden to being hurt and disappointed,” explains Dr. Kar en Swartz, director of the Mood Disorders Adults Consultation Clinic at The Johns Hopkins Hos pital.Chronic anger puts a per son into a flight-or-fight mode, which results in numerous changes in heart rate, blood pressure and immune response. These changes, then, increase the risk of depression, heart dis ease and diabetes, among other conditions.C.S.Lewis reminds: “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in your.”
‘Despite the fact the plane’s observer and pilot were seri ously injured by enemy bullets, the plane accomplished its mis sion of frustrating the enemy attempt. In recognition of its distinguished action, [the] cita tion is herewith granted.’
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After being ignominiously surprised, outfought, and hu miliated by the Japanese on December 20, 1941, the Amer icans, in retaliation, wanted the enemy’s control of Davao to end. To do this, however, they had to use all the available air assets from the nearest Allied base.On January 18, 1942, just three weeks after the fall of Davao City in Japanese hands, six American bombers showed up above Davao Gulf on their way to attack the Japanese ves sels moored at the mouth of Davao Gulf. At the time, Chief Flight Warrant Officer Hideo Yamada of the Japanese navy was on aboard a reconnais sance hydroplane (i.e., sea plane) with a mission to watch for enemy submarines. He was joined in the mission by a pilot and a Anradioman.account (‘Lone Plane Frustrates Enemy Raid’) in the Syonan Shimbun dated January 18, 1943, exactly a year to the day the encounter happened, described that upon sight of the seaplane, the American bomb ers dispersed into two groups and furiously fired at the Japa nese‘Outnumberedplane: by one to six and hampered by heavy floats, the Nippon plane unflinchingly engaged the enemy. Officer Ya mada, an excellent marksman, sent one enemy twin-engined bomber hurtling down with accurate machine-gun fire and the rest gave up the raid at tempt.’Though the seaplane fought back, the heavy fire from the American assets resulted in the death of Yamada and fatal in juring of pilot Third Class Flight Petty Officer Yoyei Nihei who, before he expired, had ordered the wounded radioman to con tact the Withheadquarters.twoofhis compan ions helpless, the radioman tried steering the hydroplane but could not prevent it from capsizing after it was struck by waves in the heavy seas. To survive, he had to crawl on the float until a Japanese ship sight ed the drifting seaplane at 7:33 a.m. that day. On the part of the American bombers, a large-type bomb er was destroyed while the five others were repulsed and forced to return to the base camp.Yamada’s and his pilot’s sac rifice, which reached Emperor Hirohito’s attention, earned the former an unprecedent ed posthumous citation from the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet of the Japa nese Imperial Army for distin guished action, which goes: ‘Encountered by six twin-engined enemy bomb ers which were on their way to attack Nippon naval vessels, moored in the mouth of Davao Bay, the hydroplane, under the command of Warrant Office Yamada which was engaged in aerial reconnaissance against enemy submarines on Jan. 18, 1942, penetrated into the for mation of enemy bombers and destroyed one of them.
The feat, though not nec essarily huge, was deemed re markable given the seaplane’s bulky undercarriage that ham pers quick maneuvering. In addition, Yamada and Nihei, for meritorious services, were also posthumously promoted to second lieutenant and sec ond-class flight petty officers, respectively.’Whatmakes this incident historic is due to several factors: (i) this was the first aerial-naval fight in the gulf was cited with the emperor’s knowledge; (ii) it is one of the first recorded incidents where an American bomber was destroyed in the first month since the Japanese takeover of the city; and (iii) the first time a hydroplane fig ured in combat with American aeroplanes.Thewhole episode, how ever, still lacks a few valuable details only the Japanese war reports can fill in. As it is, the exact place in the gulf where the firefight took place remains unidentified, and the circum stances behind the Japanese re connaissance mission are still undisclosed.
ALL ABOUT FORGIVENESS HENRYLITO D. TACIO THINK ON THESE!
NAVAL ENCOUNTER AT THE GULF ANTONIO V. FIGUEROA FAST BACKWARD
DiskarTech launched its newest service called Moto Banking last Aug.19 at the Davao City Hall with no less than Davao Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte gracing the event.
RCBC ROLLS OUT MOBILE PHYGITAL BANKING SERVICE
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DiskarTech has re cently celebrated Davao City’s Kaday awan Festival through a unique financial in clusion and education roadshow, “Diskarte han Natin Yan.” The first and only finan cial inclusion app in Taglish and Cebuano, DiskarTech is the mobile financial app of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp.DiskarTech(RCBC). launched its newest service called Moto Banking last Aug.19 at the Davao City Hall with no less than Davao Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte gracing the event. DiskarTech’s Moto Bank ing: Ang serbisyong lumalapit sa’yo, is the Philippines’ first mobile human-assisted bank ing service piloted in Davao City. This will then be replicat ed in geographically isolated and disadvantaged barangays nationwide. The pioneering initiative is aligned with the government’s digitalization agenda and the National Strategy for Financial Inclu sion spearheaded by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. RCBC DiskarTech agents will be going around various communities nationwide to help unbanked and under served Filipinos to open DiskarTech digital savings by downloading the app. The customers will also be oriented on the various app features including availing of the services such as eload, bills payments, fund transfers, microloans, and microinsurance and telemedicine purchase. ATM Go, the Philippines’ first community-based mobile point-of-sale terminal, will also be part of this service. During the launch, Dute rte encouraged Davaoeños to adapt the digital banking platform.“This RCBC project is aligned with my plans of modernizing the city. Davao will benefit from this as it promotes cashless transac tions and at the same time readily available in your own barangays,” Duterte added. For his part, RCBC Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation and Inclu sion Officer Lito Villanueva said that RCBC still values the human connection in financial services and that this human-digital hybrid approach to banking is an es sential combination in scaling financial inclusion.
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The environment de partment has tapped the Green Solutions Agricultur al Farming Training Center (GSAFTC) to bring beekeep ing expertise in the industry teeming with international market tionaltraining,tomentProtectedsignedAgreementinandgaystheforimproved(MHRWS)RangeThepotential.Mt.HamiguitanWildlifeSanctuarylooksforwardtocropproductionitshoneyenterpriseinfarmsofthosebaranlocatedinSanIsidroGeneralGeneroso,bothDavaoOriental.AMemorandumof(MOA)wasbetweenMHRWSAreaManageBoardandGSAFTCexpandcollaborationonmarketing-promowork,experimental, and technology-demonstra tion on Thebeekeeping.beekeeping liveli hood program is a special project called “Beekeeping as tions,habitatsesplantcriticalaboveevationservation.DENRpriseCommunity-BasedBiodiversity-FriendlyEnterinMHRWS”oftheaspartofforestconTheMHRWShasanelof75-1,637meterssealevelandprovideshabitatforarangeofandanimalspecies.“Thepropertyshowcasterrestrialandaquaticatdifferentelevaandincludesthreat ened and endemic flora and fauna species, eight of which are found only at Mount Hamiguitan. These include critically endangered trees, plants and the iconic Phil
In order for the communities near the surroundings of Mount Hamiguitan to discourage the cutting of trees and doing other illegal forest activities, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has introduced a bee keeping project. P10 Photo credits by DOST
Fresh wild honey can be sold in areas where they are harvested. Raising honey bees is one of the in.tanMountsurroundingsaroundpeopleactivitieseconomicthoselivingtheofHamiguicanengage(DOST) ippine eagle and Philippine cockatoo,” said the United Nations Educational, Scien tific and Cultural Organiza tionAll(UNESCO).inall,the sanctuary is home to a total of 1,380 species with 341 endemics. “Its high level of endemicity is well exemplified by the proportion of its amphibian (75% endemic) and reptile (84% endemic) species. In 2014, the MHRWS was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, becom ing the first in Mindanao and the sixth in the Philippines. Aside from livelihood activities, beekeeping has several other advantages. It is also known to have the very important “pollinating” function in the ecosystem, enhancing environmental balance. It contributes to rapid generation of forest reserves.The Philippines even imports honey. In 2020, the country imported $5.05-mil lion worth of honey, becom ing the 45th largest import er of honey in the world, according to the Observa tory of Economic Complex ity (OEC). In the same year, honey was the 778th most imported product in the country.The Philippines imports honey mainly from the Unit ed States ($1.86 million), Germany ($1.33 million), Australia ($816 thousand), Austria ($222 thousand), and the United Kingdom ($157 thousand), OEC re ported.The DENR believes that if Filipino farmers can pro duce honey, then they may be able to fill the import vol ume.The Bureau of Agricul tural Research said the an nual honey production in the country ranges from 50 to 110 metric tons amount ing to P21.8 million. The average annual yield per colony is about 0.022 metric tons.With a more dependable livelihood and income, res idents of the buffer zone of MHRWS can become strong forest guards who will help conserve forests and biodi versity of the protected site. The people’s organiza tions that can benefit from the project are the Progres sive Organic Farmers and Fisherfolks Towards Ecolo gy Conservation of Talisay (PROFTECT) of San Isidro Oriental and the Sergio Os mena Rattan Association of Serbio Osmena, Governor Generoso.Thebeekeeping project,
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Funding for the grant of the allowance shall be charged against the annual budget of the DepEd under the General Appropriations Act (GAA), the bill states. Currently, the grant of the cash allowance to aug ment the teaching expens es of public school teach ers, formerly known as the “chalk allowance,” is given based on the provisions in dicated in the national bud get. Under the 2020 GAA, the cash allowance was P3,500 per school year. This was later increased to P5,000 per school year un der the GAAs for fiscal year 2021 and 2022. On August 22, most students in public schools returned to full face-toface classes. Almost half of the country’s schools will continue to implement five days of face-to-face classes while the rest have opted for blended learning until Oc tober this year. The DepEd has required all public and private schools to transition to full in-person classes by November 2. “Public school teachers will have to cope with even more expenses to carry out their responsibilities once full face-to-face classes are implemented. Our proposal will help ease these financial woes,” Duterte said.
STROKE... FROM 3 father, the late Councilor Louie Villafuerte who un fortunately died of stroke,” he said.Hesaid he will work to gether with the City Health Office (CHO) and the Depart ment of Health 11 (DOH 11) and other stakeholders for the establishment of a stroke rehab that will offer free therapy services. Physical therapy costs P500 to P1,500 per session and the cheapest is P150 per session at the Southern Philippines Med ical Center (SPMC) at P150 per Meanwhile,session. Davao City will be celebrating the first city-wide World Physical Therapy Day on September 8. 2022. Villafuerte said the celebration aims to raise awareness about physical therapy. The activity will also focus on the preven tion and treatment of os teoarthritis and the role of physical therapists. “Ang goal aning World Physical Therapy Day cel ebration is raising aware ness as well as showcase the different hospital-based na mga rehabs in Davao City. I am hoping tanan na gi invite na stakeholders and physi cal therapists muadto para i-raise nato ang awareness about aning physical thera py para daghan ta ug mata bangan,” Villafuerte said. By Maya M. Padillo
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Davao City Water District advises the public of a water service interruption on September 2, 2022 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM affecting some areas served by Riverside Water Supply System (WSS). Specifically, no water will be experienced in Biao Guianga: Puroks 2 to 5 and 7 to 10; Biao Escuela: Sitio Pungot, Egay, Acacia, Cugon, and Solid; Matina Biao: Puroks 3, 4, and 5; New Valencia: Puroks 1, 2, 3, and 4, and Docus Compound; and Talandang: Purok Mangga, Rambu tan, and Meanwhile,Tisa. low water pressure to no water will be experienced in St. Benedict Heights HOA in Tug bok; some Ula areas: IKP Village, Martyrville Subd., Marigold Street, Crestview Homes, Centennial Vil lage and Stonetown Village; entire Tacunan: Deca Homes Mintal Subd., Small Tacunan, Tierra Nueva, Puroks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 in Tacunan, Sitio Biatilisan, Sta. Cecilia Homes, and Bagong Pag-asa HOA; and some Catalunan Grande areas: Low Cost Housing Project- Ateneo Property, Altezza Grande, Sitio San Pedro, South Pointe Homes, Apo Highlands Subd., Alejandra National HOA, San Miguel HOA, Sitio Biao Tienda, Sitio Sto. Niño Ilihan, Santiago Villas Subd., St. Alexeus Village, Luwalhati Subd., and Greenwoods Subd. Water supply has to be temporarily shut off in the affected areas to give way to the tapping of a newly installed pipeline to DCWD’s existing pipeline for the mainline improvement at Balentong Street, Upper Riv erside, Brgy. Riverside in Calinan.
For the latest water service updates or any DCWD-related concerns, the general public may con tact DCWD’s 24-hour call center hotlines at 235-3293, 244-6767, 0927-798-8966, 0925-511-3293, or 0908441-0653 and chat support in the DCWD’s website (www.davao-water.gov.ph) or Facebook page (www. facebook.com/officialDCWD). (Camille Margarette U. Solon) 9 OF WATER SERVICE INTERRUPTION
May magte-testify na tama ang Facebook account na yan ay ginagamit ng taong ito,” she explained. She added that the an ti-cybercrime unit go over the post and preserved it as evidence. She also said that there are other means used by the unit to preserve evi dence.Recently, PRO 11 Re gional Director Benjamin Silo led the investigation as well as the filing of a case for violating Article 154 or the “unlawful use of means of publication and unlawful utterances” against Charles Japheth Lagradante, an 18-year-old student from Toril in Davao City for post ing unverified reports of kidnapping and robbery incidents prevalent in some areas in Davao City. Gultiano explained that the fake kidnapping post did not start in Davao Region but was an old post circulat ing online involving a van. “May mga posts that was an old post about kid napping but it was rebuffed by the PNP that particular incident of kidnapping in volving a van gawa gawa lang ng isang individual. Because nag viral naki- join sila sa trend and that is why daghan nagpost ng kidnap ping kahit naglayas, i-attirib ute sa kidnapping,” she said. She also said that the circulation of these fake posts is putting the image of Davao City, which is orderly and peaceful, in a bad light. “Hindi lang Davao Region ang biktima but also other regions. Kaya lang ang image ng Davao City na very peace ful and orderly medyo naa pektuhan dahil sa circulation of unverified posts. Imagine in areas of Davao City may robbery daw. Even yung mall na nabanggit sa post issued a statement denying the inci dent,” Gultiano said. worked hard to get it and explained to the assessor the real crisis we are going through,” she Meanwhile,said.the DSWD11 has warned the public against “fixers” offering help to applicants to process their AICS educational cash aid.
DIVING... FROM 3 Medina also mentioned that the protocols imple mented by the Samal LGU to the tourists and guests are not tourist-friendly because of a lot of requirements. It can be recalled that in May this year, diving oper ators and allied businesses in Samal have asked the city government of Samal to reassess various local fees imposed on visitors to attract more tourists in this specialized tourism sector. In January this year, former Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said she wants to enhance the promotion of Davao Region’s dive sites as the travel industry strengthens outdoor destinations for its recovery program.
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COPS... FROM 2 said, were led by Joel Ma hinay of the NPA Guerrilla Front 30A, North Eastern Mindanao Regional Com mittee.“The van was hit on the rear tire and the back por tion. No TMPS personnel was hit during the ambush,” the SDSPPO said. It said the van contin ued to speed away from the ambush site, but the TMPS personnel onboard noticed some heavily armed men along the highway in Baran gay Cabangahan, prompt ing them to disembark and abandon their vehicle. The police officers head ed on foot to Barangay Alba, where they were fetched by the responding TMPS col leagues.The abandoned police vehicle was retrieved by the personnel of the San Miguel police on the same day. (PNA)
OVER... FROM 5 wang beses tapos na wala na. (Some are paying just once or twice) Effectively member but will not get significant benefits. Ang es timate ng staff namin may be close to 20M will not have significant social in surance later on,” SSS Chief Actuary Edgar Cruz said. SSS benefits received by its members are deter mined by the amount con tributed by the member to the pension fund. So a 20-year member who has paid diligently all the way up to the retire ment age of 65 will likely receive a better pension than an individual with sporadic contributions. the agency will also as sist eligible and qualified Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) Associa tions to register with the SEC and link communi ty-based organizations to the project for technical assistance and accredita tion. FROM 5
“Everyone is warned that this method is illegal, and it is never good to deal with such individuals who are monetizing our needs,” the agency said. The DSWD-11 payouts will continue every Satur day until Sept. 24. (PNA)
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September 2, 2022 which is financed under DENR’s special project fund supervised by the Foreign Assisted and Special Proj ects Service (FASPS), has already identified two po tential expansion sites in barangay Santo Rosario in San Isidro and barangay Ma cambol in the City of Mati. “The project was com pelled to transfer the bee keeping activity to the GSAFTC site which serves as the recovery area for the propagation of the bee col onies,” said a report. “This is because an infestation of the small beehive beetles occurred due to the erratic weather. This caused the decline of colonies from 241 to 89.”Another objective of the project is to come up with local policies on biodiversity friendly enterprise and sus tainable honey production. In fact, an ordinance for the preservation, habitat pro tection, and collection of bee products from the wild has been drafted together with the legislative members from municipal and baran gay levels, Davao Oriental State University, Depart ment of Agriculture, Depart ment of Trade and Industry, and municipal tourism offic es. The trade department, together with the Depart ment of Science and Tech nology, has facilitated a training of beneficiaries on handling and packaging of beeHoneyproducts.–sweet, thick, su persaturated sugar solution – is a good alternative for caneProducedsugar. by honeybees from the nectar of flowers, honey is highly nutritive. It is also very good for sweeten ing cakes, confections, and beverages such as coffee, tea, and lemonade. Honey is highlyAsidedigestible.fromhoney, bee keepers can also collect pol len from honeybees. Pollen is the vegetable equivalent of the semen of animals. As such, it contains a wealth of nutrients of every kind which are needed in order to provide the “building blocks of life” to the ovum that it will fertilize. Bee pollen is special because instinctively and carefully select only the best, purest, and freshest flowers from which to gath er it.Other products from honeybees are propolis, royal jelly, beeswax, and bee venom. Propolis, a sticky material which plugs the holes of the beehive, con tains a chemical that can be used as anesthetic. Royal jelly is a creamy liquid pro duced by the glands of the honeybees.Beeswax, a product of young honeybee workers, can be used as a waterproof ing agent in leather and cotton strings, in making candles, and in hair and skin ointments.Beevenom has some therapeutic values. It con tains elements that have been proven effective in relieving inflammation, re sisting rheumatism, treating radiation illness, and in re ducingBeekeepingcholesterol.in the Phil ippines started in the 1930s. However, honeybees did not catch the attention of many people then as beekeeping was considered unprofit able; the few people that went into it did it as a hob by. Sometimes in the 1970s, beekeeping became a fad and more people became interested.Today, honeybees are raised for profit in back yards in Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Quezon, and in the Visayas, and as far as Davao in Mindanao.“Atpresent, the supply of honey and other bee-based products is far below the de mand,” experts claim. “Bee keepers could only provide 25 percent of the demand.”
DOLE... FROM 5 The DOT projects that by the end of the year, inter national tourists will reach 1.7 million.Asidefrom local oppor tunities, overseas hospital ity career jobs will also be made available to Filipinos in a different job fair in coordination with the De partment of Migrant Work ers and DOLE.
The bill states that the allowance ‘shall be exempt from income tax.” Under their measure, the cash allowance covers the purchase of both “tan glble and intangible” teach ing supplies and materials for the implementation or conduct of various learning delivery modalities (LDMs) “within the schoolyear.” The Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd) is mandated under the bill to “conduct a peri odic review of the Teaching Supplies Allowance, taking into account the current prices of teaching supplies and materials, and, if war ranted, recommend the necessary increase in the amount of the allowance.”
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BPO... FROM 5 terventions are carried out such as favorable govern ment policies, incentives and remote work as well as accelerated upskilling of tal ents, among others, IBPAP said.Madrid said more goals which are part of the road map will be unveiled during the 14th International Inno vation Summit in Septem ber with the theme “The Big PH IT-BPM Leap: Growth. Resurgence. Impact. Trans formation.”IBPAPis pushing to in stitutionalize the hybrid work set-up to keep the country’s competitiveness. The government earlier or dered the return to work for employees of businesses within ecozones.
The DCWD management asks for the understand ing and cooperation of would-be-affected custom ers and advises them to store enough water prior to the schedule. Water supply may be restored earlier if DCWD’s work goes smoothly or later if unforeseen problems arise. DCWD conducts flushing after service works are completed. However, once water is restored, custom ers are advised to open all faucets and allow water to run for at least two minutes. While doing this, do not drink tap water immediately. Water may be boiled as an additional safety precaution.
GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES! FRED C. LUMBA SPORTSNEWKENPSC BOSS HAS BIG SHOES TO FILL
Dapudong to fight in Japan
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Edrin Dapudong (second from left) in file photo.
Former IBO World super flyweight champion Edrin “The Sting” Dapudong of M’lang will fight for the first time in Japan on September 3 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.
Let us welcome the appoint ment - and arrival - of Jose Em manuel Eala as the new Philippine Sports Commission chairman. Noli, as he is better and fa miliarly known, was a former PBA commissioner from 2003 to 2007. He has big shoes to fill as he replaces Wiiliam Ramirez, the guy who was responsible for the country’s overall triumph in the 2002 and 2019 SEA Games. With ideas galore in between his ears, his well publicized re sume speaks volumes of his cre ativity and capability. Like others before him, Eala is expected to produce impres sive and laudable results and thus fulfill the mandate embod ied in RA 6847, the law that cre ated the Philippine Sports Com mission.Anamiable fellow, Noli will however find the journey rather bumpy because he has to deal (and contend) with many NSAs that have ballooned to quite an unmanageableUnmanageablenumber.because to a certain degree, the NSAs - as they want to portray themselves - are autonomous and want to enjoy their autonomy to the fullest. Autonomy - and its definition - was a contentious issue in many previous years between the PSC and the POC. And I am not yet mention ing relations with the Philippine Olympic Committee that have gone sweet and sour through the seasons (depending on who sits as POC president).
As someone who knows the PSC terrain through the years, I would advise - even if unsolicited - the good chairman may find the need to have coffee with the man he has just replaced for a one-onone tete’ a tete’. With the century-old quest for the elusive first Olympic gold already in the bag, I am not sure how Eala will run the country’s sports development agenda. For one thing, RA 6847 man dates an inclusive grassroots development program in col laboration with Dep-Ed and the LGUs because this is the proven formula that is universally ac cepted.Incontrast, the harsh reality is that not everything is ideally well because there are turfs and territories to scale and protect. Above all, the funding that NSAs seek annually from the PSC to finance their respective pro grams and projects (like national open championships) is already a big headache.Ealacannot afford to give each NSA what it wants because the PSC budget is not large enough to spread it equally among them. Aside from this, the athletes’ well being is most paramount which includes monthly allow ances plus medical and den tal needs that have increased through the years. There are many more ath letes’ concerns that have to be addressed (including improved billeting and dorm facilities, nu trition, education etc.) that the new PSC chair must look into. With still three more commis sioners to be named to complete a five-man PSC board, Eala is lucky to have renowned multi-award ed bowler Bong Coo make good company at the moment. Have a good day, Chairman Noli! (Email your feedback to fredlumba@yahoo.com.)
The 36-year-old Dapudong will leave on September 1 togeth er with trainer Rolando “Smooth Operator” Mag banua, a former WBO Oriental Bantam interim champion.“Right now I’m 124 pounds but I will be fighting at junior feath erweight (122 lbs.),” said Dapudong.Heis still training at the MP Davao Gym in Toril for almost two months. His sparring partners are Ariel Anti maro (3-1-0, 1KO) and Kim Bryan Cabrillos (63-0, 1KO). “It’s my first time to fight in Japan. I wish for a good fight,” said Dapud ong.Dapudong, who is now with 35 wins, 7 loses, 1 draw with 21 knockouts, made a suc cessful comeback this year. He won by a unan imous decision against Mark Glen Antaran of Sarangani last February 6 in Digos City. Akaho, on the other hand, is a former WBO International bantam weight and Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation super flyweight champi on. He recently won by a UD against Mugicha Nakagawa last April 2 in Korakuen Hall. The 36-year-old Akaho is now 38 wins, 2 loses, 2 draws with 25 knock outs.
finish ahead of Rutger Kop pelaar of the Netherlands and Kurtis Marschall of Australia. In July, he clinched a bronze at the World Athletics Cham pionships in Oregon, USA, also yielding to Duplantis and Nilsen, and climbed to No. 3 in the world rankings. (PNA)
EJ Obiena has been honored by Congress for bringing honor to the country as he claimed three successive podium finishes in just a week.
During the plenary session, the chamber adopted House Resolution No. 317 congratulat ing Obiena for bagging the gold medals in the 26th Internatio nales Stabhochsprung-Meeting in Jockgrim and True Athletes Classic 2022 in Leverkusen, both in Germany. He also took home the bronze medal in the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzer land.Speaker Martin Romualdez, House Majority Leader Man uel Jose Dalipe, Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander Mar cos, House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, and Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre are among the authors of the said resolution.Theylauded Obiena, a Fili pino Olympian and the world’s No. 3 pole vaulter, for his re markable contributions in bringing honor to the country. “With his string of accom plishments, EJ’s feat is one of the greatest in Philippine ath letics’ history, and underscored the kind of dizzying heights the country has achieved in pole vaulting,” they said in the reso lution.“He is set to compete again in various events, and with his hard work and determination to be the best male pole vault er, success is within his reach,” theyInadded.the26th ingthroughClassicssecondwhooftime)ThursdayinmtheninWorldifyinglowed5.81UnitedmedalistincludingenaStabhochsprung-Meeting,InternationalesObibeat10othercompetitors,TokyoOlympicsilverChrisNilsenoftheStates,afterclearingmeters.ThegoldenperformancealObienatoreachthequalstandardforthe2023AthleticsChampionshipsBudapest,Hungary.The26-year-oldObienaplacedthirdwitha5.80-leapattheAthletissimaLaussane,Switzerlandon(Friday,PhilippinebehindArmandDuplantisSweden(6.10m)andNilsen,alsohada5.80butplacedafteracountback.DuringtheTrueAthletes2022,Obienawoncountbackafterclearthebarat5.81metersto
The House of Representatives on Wednes day adopted a resolution commending Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John Obi ena for bringing honor to the country as he claimed three successive podium finishes in just a week.
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House commends EJ Obiena for trio of podium finishes
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