P 15.00 • 12 PAGES@EdgeDavao edgedavao@gmail.comwww.edgedavao.netf EDGE Serving a seamless society DAVAO SPORTS P 12 VOL.15 ISSUE 124 • TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 TURNOVER TRANSMISSIONCOMMUNITY Medical interns on contractimmersioncommunityCovid-19 STORY ON PAGE 2 Geotechnical workers from the People’s Republic of China conduct a geotechnical inves tigation (soil sampling) for the Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project along Lanang in Davao City on Mon day. Edge Davao
CHO head Dr. Ashley Lopez said that based on their latest monitoring, several medical students were reportedly infected with Covid-19, most of whom are fourth-year stu dents who are required to take RT-PCR tests before being allowed to attend classes two weeks after the resumption of face-to-face classes on all academic lev els. “It started katong start sa face-to-face classes on F P10
Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has ordered the reconstitution of the Human Resource Merit Promotion and Selection Boards (HRMPSB), under the 2017 Omnibus Rules on Appointments and Other Human Resource Actions (ORAOHRA) as amended, through the issuance of Ex ecutive Order (EO) No. 38, Series of 2022, on Septem ber 1, 2022. EO 38 cited Republic Act No. 7160, also known as the Local Government Code of 1991, providing for the creation of a Personnel Se lection Board (PSB) to pri marily assist the local chief executive in the judicious and objective selection for appointment or promotion in the local government and in the formulation of poli cies which would contrib ute to the welfare of the lo cal government employees. The Code mandates the creation, reorganization, and reconstitution of the Personnel Selection Board (PSB) in every province, city, or municipality, also prescribing its composition, organization, functions, and other related matters in the implementation of its pro visions.Sangguniang Panlung sod Resolution No. 0158-01 of September 2001, in con sonance with Civil Service Commission Memoran dum Circular No. 3, Series of 2001, defined the PSB’s composition.CivilService Commis sion (CSC) Resolution No. 1701003, which took effect on August 2017 promul gated the 2017 Omnibus Rules on Appointments and Other Human Resource Ac tions (ORAOHRA, revised July 2018), applying to em ployees appointed to first and second-level positions, including executive/man agerial positions who are not presidential appointees in the career service, and to those appointed to the non-career service. The CSC resolution mandates the constitution of the HRMPSB that shall serve as the recommending body for the appointment. For the first and sec ond-level positions, the Davao City HRMPSB shall be composed of the city mayor or his duly autho rized representative, or the vice mayor or his duly au thorized representative as the chairperson in case the vacancy is in the Sangguni angThePanlungsod.members include
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Wearing of face masks here is still mandatory until the national government says it is safe to discontin ue wearing them in public, Mayor Sebastian Duterte said.The mayor explained during the “Special Hour with Mayor Sebastian Dute rte” over DCDR 87.5)on Friday that the local gov ernment will defer to the national government, par ticularly the Department of Health (DOH) since it has the data to determine the COVID-19 situation in the country, and can give the proper advice. Dr. Maria Rosario Ver geire, Officer in Charge of the Department of Health, told a press briefing in Manila last Wednesday that before the mask mandate is lifted, the country should increase its booster shot coverage to in crease the wall of immunity. She said 72.5 million are fully vaccinated but only 18 million out of the targeted 38 million have received their first booster dose. Duterte urged the pub lic to continue following the minimum public health standards as the threat
Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Duterte hosts a sit-down meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), chiefs and official representatives of the Philippine Nation al Police, the Bureau of Fire Management, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and officials from the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education (DepEd). The meeting is the first order of the day of Duterte as OIC while President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. undertakes his state visit to Indonesia and Singapore on September 4 to 7, 2022. Official FB page of Inday Sara Duterte
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August 22, 2022. We have students undergoing F2F labi na sa mga internship ug community immersion among graduating stu dents kay as a pre-requisite kinahanglan nila ug RT-PCR test or antigen test from an accredited laboratory. It turned out naay pipila ka mga students who came out positive but it is not surprising because we still have low transmission of Covid lalo na sa Omicron,” Lopez told Edge Davao. Lopez reported that these are asymptomatic to mild cases and do not re quire hospitalization. He added that most of them will only need to undergo seven days of isolation in their homes or quarantin ing, then after that, they can go back to class. He also said that he’s been receiving reports of positive cases for Covid-19,
Medical interns on community immersion contract Covid-19
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The City Health Office (CHO) reported that most of the medical students, par ticularly those who undergo intern ship and community immersion, recently got infected with Covid-19.
The meeting is the first order of the day of Duter te as OIC while President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. undertakes his state visit to Indonesia and Singa pore on September 4 to 7, 2022.The meeting also aims to strengthen existing co ordination and enhance interagency cooperation on issues concerning our national security and the country’s development.
“We want to bury them beside his father’s grave in Surigao City,” Rito said. It was also Rito who went to Impasug-ong town last year to get the cremat ed remains of the elder Madlos. The remains of the elder Madlos were cremat ed after testing positive for COVID-19.Theelder Madlos was the longtime spokesperson of the National Democratic Front (NDF) in Mindanao and spokesperson of the
Ageotechnical team from China is in town to conduct a geotechnical in vestigation (soil sampling) for the Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project along Daang Maharlika Highway (Lanang), Davao City on Monday.
Army troops gunned down on Saturday in Impasug-ong, Bukidnon the son of Jorge “Ka Oris” Madlos, the top leader of the New People’s Army in Mindanao who was killed in an alleged en counter in the same town in October last year. Maj. Francisco Garello Jr., spokesperson of the Ar my’s 4th Infantry Division said Vincent Isagani Mad los and his wife Angie Po landres Salinas, were killed allegedly in an encounter with the Army 8thInfantry Battalion in Barangay Kap itan Bayong, Impasug-ong town in Bukidnon at around 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 3. Rito, the younger broth er of Jorge Madlos, con firmed his nephew’s death. “We recognized him through the photos pub lished by the military,” he told MindaNews. Garello said the body of the young Madlos was found along with his wife, after a 15-minute gun bat tle. Lt. Col. Anthony Ba cus, commander of the 8th Infantry Battalion said a small army unit engaged the armed group of the young Madlos in a “short but intense firefight.”
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“It was a focused mil itary operation targeting the young Madlos,” Bacus said, adding Madlos head ed the National Communi cations Bureau of the NPA’s National Operational Coun cil. Two AK-47 rifles, am munition and documents were allegedly found around their bodies, he said.He said the bodies of Madlos and Salinas were brought to a funeral parlor in Malaybalay City. The Surigao-based Rito said he would go to Bukid non to claim the bodies of Vincent and Salinas.
‘Ka Oris’ Madlos’ son killed in Bukidnon clash
Chinese geotechnical experts conduct soil sampling for SIDC bridge project
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Based on the City May or’s permit/clearance for road excavation, drainage, restoration, and widening signed by Davao City Trans port and Traffic Manage ment Office (CTTMO) chief Dionisio Abude and ap proved by Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, the permit was issued “in favor of Yuan Xiaocong, project manager of China and Bridge Cor poration in contract with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DP WH)-Central Office for the excavation works for the forthcoming geotechnical investigation for the Samal FCHINESE, P10
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Vice President and concurrent Edu cation Secretary Sara Duterte called for a sit-down meeting on Monday with the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the commanders of the AFP’s major services — the Philippine Army, Philippine Air Force, and the Philippine Navy; to gether with the chiefs and official representatives of the Philippine National Police, the Bureau of Fire Management, Bureau of Jail Management and Pe nology, and officials from the Office of the Vice Pres ident and the Department of Education (DepEd).
Island-Davao City Connec tor (SIDC) Project.” The activity strength ened the public’s optimism that this is the implemen tation of the long-planned bridge will soon commence. It can be recalled that Consul General Li Lin of the Chinese Consulate Gen eral in Davao said that the groundbreaking for the P19 billion bridge is dependent on DPWH.Linalso expressed op timism that the project will be implemented.“Thereissubstantial progress and we are opti mistic to see the carry out of the project through the joint efforts from the Chi nese side and the Philippine side,” he Meanwhile,said. the permit is in accordance with the CTTMO’s mandate that before actual work will be gin, the CTTMO should be notified in advance and if there is a road closure, the project is subject to deliber ation/discussion by the City Transport and Traffic Man agement Board (CTTMB)
Davao City Third District Councilor Enzo Villafuerte, Committee on Civil, Political & Human Rights chair, promotes the upcoming World Physical Therapy Day 2022 celebration on September 8 and the Anti-Bullying Ordi nance of Davao City during this week’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao. Edge Davao
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In a statement, Duter te stated that as the care taker, she reiterated the Marcos administration’s direction towards aggres sively pursuing programs and projects that will ad dress social inequities and further propel the coun try’s progress post-pan demic.“But the realization of our national aspirations could be slowed down, held up, or hostage alto gether by forces motivat ed to derail our progress off the track. Our policy against criminals and ter rorists and those that sup port and espouse their ide F’KA ORIS’, P10
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SEC okays
Gasoline down P2.60/liter, diesel P1.55/liter
This comes days after the privacy watchdog met with telco officials and the National Telecommunica tions Commission over the issue.
The corporate regu lator said its Commission En Banc approved Upson International’s registra tion statement covering 3,289,473,000 common shares in a meeting on Sep tember 1, subject to regula toryUpsonrequirements.International will offer up to 789.473 million common shares at P5.50 apiece, with an additional 98.684 million common shares as an overallotment option at P5.50 apiece. Net proceeds are esti mated to reach up to P4.153 billion, which will primarily be used for the company’s network expansion, and general corporate purposes. The latest timetable sub mitted to the SEC indicates that the offer will run from Monday, September 5, until Friday, September 9, with the listing on the Main Board of the PSE scheduled on Sep tember 16. Upson tapped First Met ro Investment Corp. as the issue manager and bookrun ner for the transaction, with RCBC Capital Corp. as the joint lead underwriter. The company’s portfo lio includes brands Octagon Computer Superstore, Micro Valley, and Gadget King. It ended the first quarter with 188 branches across the country, along with six warehouses in Manila, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao
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Upson International IPO Motorists will get a slight reprieve from the succes sive major pump price hikes this week, as oil firms announced a roll back.In separate adviso ries, Pilipinas Shell Pe troleum Corp. and Seaoil Philippines Inc. said they will cut down prices per liter of gasoline by P2.60, diesel by P1.55, and ker osene by P1.60. Cleanfuel will imple ment the same chang es, excluding kerosene which it does not carry. The changes will take effect at 6 a.m. on Tues day, September 6, for all the firms except for Cleanfuel which will im plement the adjustments at 12:01 a.m. the same day. Other firms have yet to make similar an nouncements for the week.The latest rollback comes after two straight weeks of increases, as firms hiked prices per li ter of gasoline by P1.40, diesel by P6.10, and ker osene by P6.10 last Tues
Davao City Water District (DCWD) deputy spokesperson Jovana Duhaylungsod urges contractors during this week’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao to inform her office if they hit and damaged water pipes during there road excavation works to prevent water supply problem in the city. Edge Davao
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Chin explains the pro cess involves a feature commonly found in e-wal let and messenger apps, which allows any app user to check the name regis tered to a number they want to transact with. One e-wallet app for instance will disclose the name registered to a mo bile number as part of the confirmation process for sending money. Last week Engineer Pierre Galla of internet and civil rights group democ racy.net.ph warned about this form of data scraping and harvesting in a so cial media post last week, where he detailed how us ers of one messenger ap plication could easily find the name of any registered mobile number by simply inputting the number into the Chinapp. says while getting a user’s name and phone number is not enough to gain access to bank or so cial media accounts, scam mers may ask these users for their OTP or one-time passwords to gain access. “Yun po ang nakaka bahala. Pwede ma-change yung password ng mga tao, o doon sa mga nagma mayari ng account kung bangko man po yon, o mga online or social media ac count.” (That’s what’s alarm ing. They can change the user’s bank or social media account password.)
NPC Public Information and Assistance Division Chief Roren Marie Chin said they will also be meet ing with messaging apps, banks, e-wallet, and e-mon ey issuer companies as part of theChinprobe.noted that while they have not ruled out the possibility of a data breach, they are looking into the possibility that scammers are using an automated scraping and harvesting process to gather names The National Privacy Commission will meet with the Philippine National Po lice and the National Bureau of Inves tigation this week as part of its probe into “personalized text scams.”
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“Nagkaroon na ng pa guusap between sa mga messaging app and online payment app sa aming investigation division. So magkakaroon pa rin ulit ngayong linggo na ito.” (There was already a meeting between our in vestigation division and the messaging and online payment apps. There will be another meeting this week.)
Tech retailer Upson In ternational Corp. has secured the approval of the Securities and Ex change Commission (SEC) to proceed with its initial public offering (IPO) which will raise up to P4.34 billion.
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Chin said they have also asked telcos to quickly block the numbers sending the smishing attacks once these have been reported by the NPC and NTC. To better inform the public regarding the issue,
Of this number, 84,000 are domestic workers, while the rest are profes sionals and skilled workers in various industries.
“Hindi pa kasi sarado iyong talks and iyong pip irmahan namin na docu ment, but possibly through a said.workers200,000said.mentgovernment-to-governarrangement,”OpleThereareaboutoverseasFilipinoinSingapore,she
UnionBank ‘Paleng-QR’supportsinitiative
Gov’t debt swells to almost P13-T mark as of end-July
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The goal is to encourage vendors as well as public utility drivers to transact with customers using QR codes on a daily basis. In a statement, the bank said it is using its digital capabilities to simplify pay ments between individuals.
“The Paleng-QRPH pro gram of the BSP and DILG is a perfect example of multi ple stakeholders working
The bank participated during the launch to pro vide assistance and sup port individuals who are willing to learn more about digital payments and those who wanted to open online bank accounts, it said.
“For the first time, Face book has requested for ac creditation as an employer which speaks a lot about the excellence of our Fili pino IT professionals,” she said.The Ministry of Health of Singapore has also reached out to the Depart ment of Migrant Workers (DMW) and “expressed their desire to explore ways of recruiting or hiring more of our health workers for employment in Singapore.”
UnionBank of the Phil ippines is enabling QR payment transac tions to support the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s drive to promote cashless payments in public mar kets.The “Paleng-QR” ini tiative, which aims to pro mote digital payments to public markets and local transportation, was recent ly launched at the Malcolm Square in Baguio City.
The debt stock as of the end of the seventh month of the year grew 0.8% or by P96.09 billion from the end-June 2022 level of P12.79 trillion. The Treasury attribut ed the increase to “the net issuances of domestic and external loans as well as currency adjustments.” The end-July 2022 debt level also rose by 11% or by P1.277 tril lion from the end-July 2021 outstanding debt of P11.61 trillion. Since end-December 2021, the government debt widened by 9.9% or The Philippine government’s running debt swelled to a new record-high at P12.89 trillion, nearing the P13-tril lion mark as of end-July 2022, data re leased by the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) on Saturday shows.
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Go Hotels VisMin operations manager Remilyn Salazar shares the company’s upcoming projects during a presser held at Go Hotels Lanang in Davao City on Monday. She also said a self-check in kiosk will be available at Go Hotels Lanang first quarter of next year. Edge Davao
P1.16 trillion. The total debt stock as of end-July 2022 was composed mostly of do mestic borrowings at 68.5% while the remain ing 31.5% were foreign borrowings. Nonetheless, the debtto-gross domestic prod uct (GDP) ratio — the amount of the state’s debt relative to the size of the economy — improved to 62.1% of the second quarter of the year from 63.5% of the first quar ter, albeit still above the internationally accepted “manageable” threshold. Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno earlier said the Marcos adminis tration is expected to bor row more than P1 trillion to plug the projected fis cal shortfall next year. However, he had said that the debt levels seen during the Duterte ad ministration will no lon ger be seen in the current regime.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. also vowed that the government would bring down the country’s debt to less than 60% debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio by 2025. The previous admin istration embarked on a borrowing spree to boost state coffers to respond to the COVID-19 pan demic —providing cash aids to vulnerable sec tors, procuring vaccines to immunize the popu lation, among others — as it implemented hard lockdowns to control the spread of the disease, causing economic activity to contract which affected state revenue collection. The Finance chief said earlier that the debt-toGDP ratio would grad ually decline to 61.8% this year, 61.3% by 2023, 60.6% by 2024, and 59.3% by 2025. By the end of the Mar cos administration in 2028, the debt level will be down to 52.5%. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio hit a re FUNIONBANK, P10 FGOV’T, P10 Tech giants Facebook and Grab are looking to hire more Filipino workers in their Singapore offices, Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople said on Sunday.Opledid not say what jobs the two tech compa nies were looking for, but noted that the firms are “keen on hiring from us.” “The good news is that Facebook Singapore is ac tually hiring Filipino work ers,” she said.
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On reiterating that the Marcos administration’s direction is towards aggressively pursuing programs and projects that will address social inequities and further propel the country’s progress: But the realization of our national aspirations could be slowed down, held up, or hostage altogether by forces motivated to derail our progress off the track. Our policy against criminals and terrorists and those that support and espouse their ideologies of violence should be hardline. We should show no mercy to criminals and terrorists.
Lola Rosa Henson heeded Sancho’s call and was the first Filipina to come out on Septem ber 18, 1992 . She narrated what happened to her, hoping that her ordeal will never happen again to any woman. The Lila Filipina was thenSanchoformed.also played an active part in an international solidarity conference that called for the res olution of Japan’s wartime past. The Women’s Tribunal that sat in Tokyo, Japan from Decem ber 8 to 12, 2000 deliberated on the criminal liability of high-rank ing Japanese military and political officials, as well as the Japanese state’s responsibility for military rape and sexual slavery.
The last time I saw Sancho was on January 2020 when I visit ed the lifesize statue of two wom en standing on their property located along Caticlan Jetty Port Road near where Boracay-bound tourists board passenger boats. One is Lola Rosa Henson while the other was her sister raped during martial law. It was Sancho who enlisted a radio station in 1992 to encour age Filipina women who had been abused by wartime Japa nese troops to come forward— the catalyst for the comfort wom en movement in the Philippines. As a reporter in the late 1990s while finishing my legal studies at UP Diliman, i personally first met her as i covered the Asian sex slaves who were euphemistically called “comfort women” who are brave enough to tell the world about this inhuman practice of the Japanese during the war. About 200,000 women from Korea, China, Burma, New Guin ea, and the Philippines were held in captivity and many thousands more were raped as part of one of the largest operations of sexual violence in modern history.
But when does bullying hap pen? “Bullying occurs when the target has no opportunity or way to balance the equation,” Regi na Sevilla-Sibal, an experienced school administrator and educator, told Philippines Graphic. Sibal cited an example: “There’s a group of kids teasing one child because they think he’s too smart for his own good. But when they’re in class, these kids ask for the smart one’s notes. However, the smart child refused to deal with these kids. Is this bul lying? No, because that child has a way to balance the equation.” While bullying gets a lot of at tention from parents and teachers in industrialized countries (like those being depicted in Hollywood movies), such is not the case in our country. Dr. Honey Carandang, a noted Filipino psychologist and author, has often expressed her disappointment over the seeming lack of concern that school author ities have shown towards bullying incidents that take place right un der their noses.
“A school is a student’s second home, and assumed to be one of the safest places for children. Unfortunately, for some this is where they experi ence abuse,” says a statement from the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF). Schools these days have be come settings that expose chil dren to violence not just from their classmates and peers but also from their teachers and even school personnel. So much so that in 2012, the Department of Educa tion (DepEd) issued its Child Pro tectionFourteenPolicy.years ago, a baseline survey involving 2,442 children from 58 public schools in the coun try was conducted by the Plan Phil ippines, an organization whose mission is to promote and protect the rights of children. “Results of the survey show that peers perpetrate most forms of violence experienced by chil dren,” commented Plan Philip pines country director Michael Diamond. “Ridicule and teasing by peers are the most common experiences. Across three age ranges surveyed, the incidence of ridicule and teasing was reported to have been experienced by 50 percent among children in Grades 1 to 3; 67 percent among children in Grades 4 to 6; and 65 percent among children in high school.”
Bullying is bullying and school should be a place where children should learn about life and liv ing and not violence.
There is no data the Philippines can speak of. But in the United States, but researchers led by Kris Bosworth of the University of Ar izona collected information from 558 students in grades 6 to 8, then divided the students into three groups: 228 students were rare ly or never bullied anyone; 243 reported a moderate level of bul lying; and 87 reported excessive amounts of bullying. “Those who reported the most bullying behavior had received more forceful, physical discipline from their parents, had viewed more TV violence and showed more misconduct at home,” wrote Dr. Richard B. Goldbloom in an ar ticle which appeared in Reader’s Digest.“Thirty-two percent lived with a stepparent, and 36 percent lived in a single-parent household. Bullies generally had fewer adult role mod els, more exposure to gang activity and easier access to guns. This part ly explains why bullies need help as much as victims: Many learn their behavior by example.” In 2013, then President Be nigno S. Aquino III signed the an ti-bullying bill into law, Republic Act 10627. Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, one of the princi pal authors of the bill, called it “a huge step in protecting our chil dren from the earliest forms of vi olence.” The Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 requires elementary and second ary schools to adopt policies to prevent and address bullying. In the measure proposed by Villafuerte in Davao City, he want ed to include “colleges, vocational schools, graduate schools, work places, and other workplaces and cyberbullying.”“Thespirit of this ordinance,” Villafuerte stressed, “is to punish the sin not the sinner.”
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Unlike most beauty title hold ers who usually pursued mod elling or showbiz careers, Nelia Sancho was popularly described as “beauty queen turned wom en’s rights activist.” I greeted her virtually during her 71st birthday last August 30 just to be surprised of the news that she passed away two days later, September 1, 2022. Sancho was Gloria Diaz’s run ner-up during the Bb. Pilipinas search in 1969. Two years later, she was ap pointed to represent the country at the Queen of the Pacific Contest in Melbourne, Australia where she won the title and bagged the Most Photogenic award. But Sancho became an active face during demonstrations. She left the comforts of privileged life and became an activist at the onset of the First Quarter Storm and eventually joined the under ground movement during Mar tial Law and became a political prisoner for two and a half years (1976-1978). Time Magazine tagged her as the Guerilla Queen. After her release, she co-founded the women’s group Gabriela with fellow beauty queen turned activist Maita Go mez in the early 1980s and con tinued her involvement to several progressive organizations that advocate women empowerment.
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The girls who were abducted, trafficked or brought to the Jap anese military camps had their own dreams and visions for the future. All these were shattered. The victims spent their lives in misery, having endured physical injuries, pain and disability, and mental and emotional suffering.
The tribunal greatly advanced the compilation and record of his torical data and evidence to sup port accounts on human rights abuses.The commission or avoid ance of sexual violence, the tribu nal concluded, is dependent on whether the armed organization choose to authorize its systematic commission in pursuit of military objectives, or effectively prohibit it. Sancho also organized the Lola Kampaneras, which is a local support group composed of com fort women based in the Panay Island (Capiz, Aklan, Antique, Iloilo) . During our last conversation beside the Lola Statue, I asked her how will she described the Lola campaign. I recorded via video her answer: “It is my hope that by speak ing up and provid ing support systems to them, the ‘Lolas’ will be recognized and honored and not put into shame as rape victims, as victims of sexual slavery always find themselves in a situation of being shamed. It is not they who should be shamed but perpetrators –Japanese military, rapists, per petrators of all other situations who take advantage of women and children. “ Sancho lamented that the Lo las are dying and “we didn’t want the issue to die with them”. From the more than 200 sur vivors in the late 1990s, less than 50 Filipina sexual slavery victims are still alive. It has been almost eight de cades since the war ended on August 15, 1945, and yet the Jap anese government refuses to rec ognize its official accountability to the victims of sex slavery. Sancho’s death, along with those other Lolas, highlights a sense of urgency for the Lolas to receive a formal unequivocal public apology and just compen sation from Japan as well as ac curate historical inclusion while their voices can still be heard. Justice has not yet been given to these women. Sancho’s fight continues up to this day. (Peyups is the moniker of University of the Philippines. Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho heads the seafarers’ division of the Sapalo Velez Bundang Bulilan law offic es. For comments, e-mail info@ sapalovelez.com, or call 09175025808 or 0908-8665786.)
While some schools in provinc es have already started face-to-face (F2F) classes, it will still resume in November in Davao City. By the time five-day F2F classes start again, the anti-bullying ordinance will hopefully also be out, accord ing to Councilor Lorenzo Benjamin “Enzo”Villafuerte,Villafuerte.chair of the Com mittee on Civil, Political and Hu man Rights for the 20th City Coun cil, proposed the anti-bullying ordinance last July. It has already passed on first reading. “With the collaboration of the Philippine National Police and oth er agencies, we can make this or dinance the best it can be and ad dress the specific needs of Davao City as a whole,” the councilor said in a privileged speech quoted by Edge Davao’s Maya Padillo. Even though it is common, bullying has received little atten tion, possibly due to the belief that fighting among children is part of school culture. “Away bata” is the common excuse for it – it’s “nor mal” or “a rite of passage” for chil dren.But that should not be the case.
“It’s really sad how, instead of being helped, the bullied child is sometimes even blamed for the bullying that has taken place,” Dr. Carandang deplored, adding that there should be more programs put in place to further educate teachers and administrators about the dangers of bullying and to teach them to be more sensitive. “There are three persons who need to be helped and empowered here – the bully, the bullied, and the bystander,” Dr. Carandang. She further said that everyone needs to be part of the solution and that if a teacher or student is in a class or is a witness to a bullying inci dent elsewhere on campus and does nothing, then that person is as much a part of the problem as the bully.Youmay be wondering what turns these children into bullies?
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How a 39-year-old sari-sari store is leveling up through technology
Ditching the old-fash ioned pen and paper way of doing business In 2019, she discov ered The Pack: Super Store App, an all-in-one store management app designed by Packworks specifically for sari-sari store entrepreneurs. The app allows easy process ing of customer orders, keeping track of trans actions, managing store inventory, and even facil itating customer deliver ies. She was open about her difficulties under standing how the applica tion worked in the early months after download ing it. But after practicing vigorously, she now uses the SuperStore app in her everyday business — from managing invento ries, to scanning her sup plies and products, and even tracking her custom ers’ spending. She appre ciates that the app is free of use, but has just about everything she needs for her business.
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Big dreams start small. The truth in this saying can be seen in the jour ney of the Dubduban family and their sari-sari store that serves as a testa ment of resilience and inspiration for 39 yearsTakingnow.a leap from farming in the mountains to building a sari-sari store in the city The journey of being a sari-sari store entre preneur or “sari-preneur” started with Florencio Ju maran Dubduban, when he decided to leave the farming life in the moun tain province of Zambo anga to keep his family safe from possible harm. In November 1983, he took the risk of starting a new life in the city with his family due to the in crease in terrorist activity at thatUnsuretime.of what was waiting for them, Floren cio started a small sari-sa ri store where he only sold sugar and soap. When the business bloomed in the following years, he used his savings as capital to expand the variety of the commodities he sold. With a steady income, his children were able to graduate from school by only depending on the store’s sales. The Dub duban family was also able to buy some land and build their own home in the province. Next generation sa ri-preneurIn2017, Florencio handed the baton to his daughter Ana Liza Dub duban — someone he knew would uphold the values and vision that made their sari-sari store stand the test of time. After 34 years, Ana Liza became her parents’ successor and brought the sari-sari store busi ness forward. Upon in heriting the store, she be came the breadwinner in her family. It is a role that keeps her committed to providing for her family, all while maintaining the business, keeping it up and running until today. Ana Liza has also shared her fair share of difficulties in manning the sari-sari store. “Nang nanalanta ang bagyong Vinta noong 2017, nakakalungkot dahil ‘yung mga pansit, harina, at iba pa naming paninda ay nabasa. Hin di na rin naman namin maaring ibalik sa suppli er kaya ang laki ng aming nalugi.”Ana Liza had to shell out capital to buy new supplies for her store. Out of her former army hus band’s retirement fee, she purchased new stocks in order for her store to con tinueWithoperating.everyday ex penses becoming a chal lenge for her, the higher prices and limited sup plies have also introduced new obstacles for her smallHowever,business.she shared that suppliers and buying wholesale help her save and increase her reve nue, primarily when the agents of huge compa nies like Unilever direct ly transact with them for supplies.“Hindi na kami nalu lugi ngayon dahil naka kabawi na kami sa mga volume offer ng mga sup plier. Katulad ng Unilever, may binibigay silang priz es kapag sa kanila kami kumukuha ng supply. Minsan may P1,500 na ibibigay sa amin. Dagdag na po ‘yun sa kita namin o pandagdag na rin sa am ing kapital. Minsan may mga freebies pa po,” she added.During the pandem ic, she also allowed her trusted and loyal custom ers to avail of “pautang” or a andfortheirliveryofferedscheme.get-now-pay-laterThestorealsodoor-to-doordeofgroceries,whichcustomerscouldpaythroughGCash,Maya,CebuanaLhuiller.
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But with diabetes, something goes awry. “The pancreas becomes irresponsible,” states The Doctors Book of Home Remedies. “It either stops producing the hormone com pletely (Type 1 diabetes) or else produces too much, which leads to insulin resistance (Type 2 diabe tes).” Either way, concentration of sugar in the blood shoots sky-high. “We have been saying that dia betes is not a disease to be toyed with,” said Dr. Antonio Litonjua, founding president of the Philip pine Society of Endocrinology. “It should be viewed with concern because if left untreated then there may be serious consequences.”
“This figure expands to 17.8% after adding those who have pre-diabetes (impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose toler ance or both) which has a prevalence of 10.6%,” it said. “Therefore, one out of every 5 Filipinos could potentially have diabetes or pre-diabetes.”Unfortunately, dia betes awareness among Filipinos is very low, ac cording to Dr. Roy Ferrer, an assistant secretary of the Department of Health and diabetologist. Normal people have several misconceptions about the disease, he said. “Most think that when a child is fat, he is healthy,” Dr. Ferrer explained. “That’s a myth. Children who are fat have a higher possibility of acquiring the disease because they eat a lot of food that has large amounts of sugar, which increases the sugar level in their blood.” Actually, diabetes has something to do with insulin, the hormone released from the pan creas. “Insulin controls the amount of sugar in the blood,” explains The Merck Manual of Medi cal Information. “When a person eats or drinks, food is broken down into materials, including sug ar, that the body needs to function.“Sugar is absorbed into the bloodstream and stimulates the pan creas to produce insulin. Insulin allows sugar to move from the blood into the cells. Once inside the cells, sugar is converted to energy, which is ei ther used immediately or stored until it is needed.”
Considered one of the infamous silent killers, diabetes ranks fourth among the chronic diseases in the country. It has no cure and symptoms in most in stances are undetectable at its early stag es.
In addition, CHO offers both oral medicines and insulin shots to diabetic patients.
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The levels of sugar in the blood vary normally throughout the day. “They rise after a meal and re turn to normal within about two hours after eating,” says the Merck
During the National Diabetes Week last July, the city government of Davao – through the City Health Office (CHO) – has offered to all residents of the city – 20 years old and above – to avail themselves of free diabetes assessment and screening conducted every Friday in all barangay and district health centers.“Our health centers are always open,” said Chona Dazon, the CHO Non-Communicable Diseases Pro gram Coordinator, adding that those diagnosed with the disease are encouraged to register under the CHO’s Diabetes and Heart pro gram, in order for the diabetic pa tients to receive free medication. It is this program that made Pepito recuperate from his illness.
If you want to know whether you are diabetic or not, see a doc tor. There are several tests and screenings available to help doc tors diagnose a person and track the progress of a person’s diabe tes. Among the common tests are blood glucose monitoring, urine testing, and insulin sensitivity test ing. Screening of diabetes also in cludes blood pressure, cholesterol, and thyroid measurements. Most Filipino endocrinologists or diabetologists are having clin ics in major cities in the country. In Davao City, you can visit any of the following: Davao Doctors Hospital, Metro Davao Medical and Research Center, and Southern Philippine Medical Center.
Photo: forourhealthy.com If symptoms mani fest, the most common are increased hunger, increased thirst, weight loss, frequent urination, blurry vision, extreme fatigue, and sores or wounds that don’t heal. In addition, men with diabe tes may have a decreased sex drive, erectile dys function, and poor mus cle strength. Women, on the other hand, can have these additional symp toms: vaginal dryness, urinary tract infections, yeast infections, and dry, itchy“Diabetesskin. kills one person every 8 seconds,” lamented Dr. Joy Arabelle C. Fontanilla, chair of the National Assembly of Dia betes Educators. “Togeth er with cardiovascular disease, cancer and lung disease, diabetes is re sponsible for over 80% of deaths due to non-com municable diseases.” In the Philippines, the prevalence of diabetes is approximately 4.6% to 7.2%, according to a study literaturewhichnursinganswers.net,reviewedrelatedonthesubject.
The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) states: “Diabetes is a major cause of blind ness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke, and lower limb amputa tion.”“Every diabetic’s goal is to maintain his blood sugar and blood fat as close to normal levels as pos sible,” the home remedies book says. “A diabetic regimen has three cornerstones: nutrition, weight control, and exercise. “The good news is that you can virtually eliminate all symptoms of diabetes – in other words, ‘con trol’ it – by carefully following the regimen you and your doctor work out.” Just remember this: what is good for one diabetic person may be bad for another diabetic.
“The researchers found that people who ate the most rice –three to four servings a day – were 1.5 times more likely to have dia betes than people who ate the least amount of rice,” said the study which was published in the British Medical Journal.
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It must be recalled that in 2018, the Davao City Rice Conservation Ordinance was approved by the city council. It is also known as the Half Rice Ordinance as it requires all business establishments serv ing food to include a half-cup of rice in their menu.
By HENRYLITO D. TACIO manual. “Once the levels of sugar in the blood return to normal, insulin production decreases.”
Data from the Internation al Diabetes Foundation showed the average cost of treatment and maintenance for a Filipino diabetic patient grew from US$61 in 2010 to US$234 in 2017. The figure must have gone further these days. Rice, the staple food of Filipi nos, is not good if you eat too much of it. A study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health showed that eating white rice on a regular basis may increase the risk for type 2 diabetes.
If you have diabetes, self-testing your blood sugar (blood glucose) can be an important tool in managing your diabetes and prevent ing (forourhealthy.com)complications.
cord low of 39.6%. Domestic debt, on the other hand, totaled P8.83 trillion, up 0.7% or higher by P65.07 than the endJune 2022 level of P8.8 trillion.“For July, the increase in domestic debt result ed from the net issuance of government securities amounting to P64.33 bil lion and the P740 million impact of local currency depreciation against the US dollar,” the Treasury said, noting that the Phil ippine peso depreciated against the US dollar from P54.970:$1 as of end-June 2022 to P55.322:$1 as of end-July 2022. Since the beginning of the year, domestic debt has grown by P661.77 bil lion or 8.1%.
ALCANTARA... FROM 11 Thailand, 7-6 (1), 6-2, in the round-of-16 before hacking out a 3-6, 6-1, 10-2 win over Toshihide Matsui and Kaito Uesugi of Japan in the quarterfi nal “Iround.amhappy to be back in the winners circle. Hopefully, we can keep it up and do better this week,” said the 30-yearold Filipino. The third leg begins on Monday. Both Alcantara and Rungkat are medal win ners at the 2021 Vietnam Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). Alcantara won the men’s doubles silver with Jeson Pa trombon while Rungkat bagged the mixed dou bles gold with Aldila Sut jiadi.Last June, Alcantara teamed up with SEA Games singles gold med alist Nam Hoang Ly of Vietnam to win the Hai Dang Cup Week 2 title in Tay Ninh City, Vietnam. The unseeded Filipi no-Vietnamese duo con quered Ji Hoon Son and Ulsung Park of South Ko rea, 6-3, 6-1. In May, Alcantara bagged the doubles plum with Colin Sinclair of Northern Mariana Island in an ITF World Tennis Tour event in Cairo, Egypt. Born and raised in Cagayan de Oro City, Alca ntara won the SEA Games doubles title with Pa trombon in Alcantara2019.iscurrently the world’s No. 445 play er in the men’s doubles category. He reached a ca reer-high ranking of 257 in December 2018. (PNA) specially on activities that required the RT-PCR test. He also said the transmis sion is ongoing, although, can be considered low which is why it is still un avoidable that some people will get infected.
FROM 3 day.Latest data available from the Department of Energy (DOE) indicate that year-to-date total ad justments stood at a net increase of P19.55 per liter for gasoline, P37.80 per liter for diesel, and P33.20 per liter for ker osene as of August 30, 2022.
The term of office of HRMPSB members, except for the rank-and-file rep resentatives and technical staff/secretariat, shall be co-terminus with the ap pointing authority unless revoked or amended.
National Operational Com mand of the New People’s Army until his death in a noontime encounter, ac cording to the military, in Barangay Dumalaguing of the same town, on October 30, 2021, also a Saturday. The NDF’s Northeast ern Mindanao Region con firmed Jorge Madlos was, indeed, killed by the military but claimed he and his med ic were ambushed while on board a motorcycle evening of October 29 s they headed towards the national high way from the poblacion of Impasug-ong. (Froilan Gal lardo / MindaNews)
“Kapag umaalis ako, pwede kong ma-track ang benta ko sa tindahan gamit ang application. Mamo- monitor ko rin kung ano na ‘yung mga products na need kong i-restock through the in ventory,” she added. The application can also be used like a POS machine, a device that adds up purchases and facilitates payment. Ana Liza said she was able to save since a POS machine costs roughly P20,000 — with the SuperStore app, she needed only to buy a scanner and printer and connect it to her tablet. She also shared that the app provides signifi cant help in tracking her customers’ orders. She can accommodate them for a refund of damaged goods by checking the transactions through the app, even if the receipts are misplaced.
The HRMPSB’s budget shall be included in the City Government of Davao’s an nual budget. CIO of COVID-19 remains. He said health authorities are expecting an increase in COVID-19 cases because of the huge crowd that attend ed the face-to-face activities of the Kadayawan Festival. Under City Ordinance No. 0307-20 passed on July 23, 2020, any person caught not wearing a face mask in pub lic places shall be penalized with a fine of P500 for the first offense; P2,000 for the second offense; and P5,000 or one-month imprisonment for the third offense. Dr. Michelle Schlosser has yet to release the latest data on COVID-19 cases in the city.According to DOHDavao, the Davao region reported 804 cases from Au gust 22 to 24. The mayor said resi dents should not lower their guard against COVID-19 in fection and maintain proper hygiene to lessen the spread of theHedisease.saidhe is not expect ing the threat of pandemic to be over soon as people are going out after more than two years of strict quaran tineLocalmeasures.health authorities urged the locals to get vacci nated and get booster shots to get an extra layer of pro tection from COVID-19. In the region, a total of 3,271,708 million have been fully vaccinated against the disease as of August 29: 1,332,412 in Davao City; 411,842 in Davao de Oro; 625,253 in Davao del Norte; 360,914 in Davao del Sur; 172,549 in Davao Occiden tal; and 368,738 in Davao Oriental. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindNews)
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As the SuperStore app made her life easy, Ana Liza is grateful to Pack works for developing an all-in-one app that is in clusive and accessible to sari-preneurs, who are in danger of being left be hind by rapid digitaliza tion.According to Ana Liza, to succeed in a sari-sari store business, sari-pre neurs should have the pa tience to save and invest in the store’s capital. She also advises that sari-preneurs like her should not be afraid of trying new things to im prove their businesses, like using The Pack: Su perStore app powered by Packworks, whose goal is to shift the millions of sa ri-sari stores in the Philip pines from using pen and paper to using technology for them to monitor their business transactions easily.
CARETAKER... FROM 3 ologies of violence should be hardline. We should show no mercy to criminals and terrorists,” she said. T andundyingintegrity,sector’sgratituderity.”addressasstanddemiccoverwillstatedhevicepresidentalsothat“thePhilippinesonlybeabletotrulyreandrebuildpost-panandmeaningfullywithhonorandprideanationifwesuccessfullythreatstooursecuShealsoexpressedherforthesecurityprofessionalism,commitment,andloveforthecountrytheFilipinopeople.
Meanwhile,inaSpecial OrderNo.75releasedon to-dayOICorderedSeptember4,2022,MarcosDuterteto“actastotakecareoftheday-operationsinthe OfficeofthePresidentand totheisthetionismattersofessary,DepartmentistrationoverseethegeneraladminoftheExecutiveandshallifnecactforandonbehalfthePresident,exceptonthatthePresidentrequiredbytheConstitutoactinperson,duringtimethatthePresidentoutsidetheRepublicofPhilippinesfromSept.47,2022.”
Foreign debt stood at P4.06 trillion, up 0.8% or higher by P31.02 billion than the end-June 2022 level of P4.024 trillion. “The increment in the level of external debt was attributed to the impact of local currency depreci ation against the US dol lar amounting to P25.77 billion and net availment of external financing amounting to P6.00 bil lion,” the BTr said. “These were tempered by the P750 million effect of third-currency depreci ation against the US dol lar,” it Thesaid.government’s ex ternal debt has increased by P497.60 billion or 14.0% from the end- De cember 2021 level of P3.6 trillion.
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CHINESE... FROM 3 to mitigate street jams and congestions.Italsostated that day work may be done provided that it shall not encroach or include any part of the exist ing road and shall be limited only within the work area utilized for road widening and beyond the outer lane of the road and shall not im pede the flow of traffic. “For a 4-lane road (2lane in one direction), al ways open one (1) lane passable for motorists and provide a minimum of 1.20 meters width of foot path for the pedestrians. All safety measures should be properly observed (e.g. placing of railings in the construction area, etc.). For unfinished work within a day, all excavated portions should be covered for safety purposes and ready to open for public use. Standard ad vance safety/warning signs should be installed conspic uously in appropriate plac es and adequate lighting must also be installed for the safety of motorists and pedestrians,” it said. CTTMO also ordered that all dug or excavated areas must be properly re stored to their original form under the standard speci fication for road construc tion.CTTMO issued this or der after reporting that among the culprits why some traffic lights in Davao City are not functioning is the ongoing excavations and road widening activi ties in the city.
UNIONBANK... FROM 5 together to promote fi nancial inclusion in the country,” said UnionBank SME and Micropreneurs Segment Head Jaypee So liman.“For us at UnionBank, we know how essential col laboration and co-creation are in achieving a common goal, thus, we will continue to back up measures like this,” Soliman UnionBankadded.said it has always been supportive of innovation and the digital economy with its Tech-Up Pilipinas advocacy. The bank has its own mobile app where users can open bank accounts. It has also recently began rolling out its digital bank UnionDigital.
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“Naa gihapon mag-pos itive kay wala man gyud ta na zero pa gyud. Ang atong average, we have 76 cases a day,” he added. He also reported that the number of cases makes up less than 10 percent of the entire student popula tion of Davao City. “As to how many, gi na-tally pa namo,” he said. Lopez urges all Dabawenyos, especially students, to get vaccinated, although, it is not manda tory.Vaccination hubs in the city is now operation al even on Sundays for the whole month of Septem ber.
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FROM 4 the NPC is holding a webi nar on September 7 togeth er with telcos and the NTC. Chin added they will be setting up more commu nications channels so the public may quickly forward their complaints regarding this specific issue to the NPC. Fintech giants Maya and GCash have yet to re spond to requests for com ment.
FROM 2 the department head or assistant department head of the office where there is a vacancy, the highest Human Resource Manage ment officer, or in his or her absence, the assistant Human Resource Man agement officer. But in the absence of both, the career service employee is direct ly responsible for recruit ment, selection, and place ment. It will also consist of two representatives from the rank-and-file career employees; one each from the first and second-level positions chosen by the duly accredited employ ees’ association of the agency.Meanwhile, for the second-level executive/ managerial position, the city mayor or his duly au thorized representative or the vice mayor or his duly authorized representative will be the chairperson in case the vacancy is in the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The highest Human Re source Management offi cer or his/her assistant and one department head from any office or department designated by the city may or are the members. The HRMPSB is man dated to serve as the recommending body for appointment; primarily responsible for the judi cious and objective selec tion of candidates for ap pointment in the agency under the approved Merit Selection Plan (MSP) and shall recommend to the City Mayor the top five (5) ranking candidates deemed most qualified for appointment to the vacant positionformulate formal screening procedures in cluding but not limited to examination, interviews, and criteria for evaluating the competence and qual ifications of candidates for the position in the first and second levels of career service, involving original appointments, reemploy ment, transfer, or promo tions.The agency head and the members of the HRM PSB shall ensure that all qualified men and women, including persons with dis ability and indigenous peo ple shall be provided equal opportunity for employ ment in all position levels, The special body is also tasked to apply fair consis tently reasonable, and valid standards and methods of evaluating the competence and qualifications of all personnel competing for a particular position; set the criteria for the evaluation of qualifications of candi dates for original appoint ments, reinstatements, re employment, transfer, and promotion to suit the job requirements of the po sition; make a systematic assessment of the compe tence and qualifications of the candidates, taking into consideration the quali fication standards of the position and such other re quirements which may be deemed necessary; inform all applicants/employees who are candidates of the criteria and procedures of the selection, and evaluate and deliberate en banc the qualifications of those list ed in the selection/promo tionAtlineup.least a majority of its members shall be present during the deliberation of candidates for appoint ment.A designated technical staff/secretariat from the HRMO will be directly re sponsible for recruitment, selection, and placement, comparative report as sessment, and final eval uation of candidates. Its members will also evaluate and analyze the results of structured background investigation for the sec ond-level, supervisory, and executive/managerial po sitions. However, the HRM officer, being an HRMPSB member, shall not act as secretariat.
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Well, not to take away the credit from San Miguel Beer, but it cannot be helped sounding like this considering that sorry cir cumstances incidental to the Beer men’s title-clinching victory were present in Game 7 last Sunday. The score, 119-97, told the en tire game story. Foremost, was that TNT was saddled with key players in the in jury list. Tropang Giga was under manned.Jayson Castro, expected to car ry the brunt, was just recovering from a sprained ankle sustained in Game 5 and definitely was not 100% fit for a yeoman’s job. Reliable defender Glenn Khobuntin was also out due to an MCL. A product of NU, this 6’4” bruiser from Cagayan de Oro aver ages 6.4 pts.,4.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist.Secondly, head coach Chot Reyes was prominently absent due to health protocols. No basketball fanatic expected the TNT assistant mentor to strategize as intelligent ly and as crafty as Reyes to thwart the marauding Beermen from ac complishing their mission. Thirdly, the F2 flagrant foul committed by center Poy Erram and consequent ouster from the game in the second quarter al ready foretold the sad ending. Erram’s eviction signaled the pealing of church bells like when a dead man is about to be interred.Butof course, SMB displayed a dazzling display of workmanship, hitting treys like they were a dime a dozen in the market. Marcio Lassiter, CJ Perez, Chris Ross, Simon Enciso and even Jun Mar Fajardo took turns sniping from the outside like in a threepoint shooting contest. Netizens dissatisfied with the 4-3 result decried in various social media platforms a “scripted’ best of seven final series like it was ar ranged to earn more revenues for the oldest play for pay league in Asia.Can’t blame them. A matter of perception, perhaps?
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RUNNER-UP FINISH. Francis Casey Alcantara from the Philippines (right) and Christopher Rungkat of Indonesia pose with their trophies during the awarding ceremony of the men’s doubles at ATP Bangkok Open 2 in Nonthaburi, Thailand on Sunday (Sept. 4, 2022). Benjamin Lock of Zimbabwe and Yuta Shimizu of Japan won the title, 6-1, 6-3. (Contributed photo)
But I would congratulate both squads for dishing out what to me was an intense rivalry that may continue to fuel sustained and greater interest that may some how approximate the old Cris pa-Toyota battles in the past. Like I wrote previously, due to numerous injuries sustained by key men and the physical style of play in the local pros, the PBA should perhaps study the feasibil ity of cutting down the series to a best of five. Can you imagine a coach losing his grip on the championship just when his team is already at the threshold of clinching the trophy because his key player gets hurt in the penultimate game as what happened to Castro? Besides, unlike the NBA that has a singular playing calendar, the PBA season is composed of 3 con ferences. Just a matter of (bad) luck, you mightWell,say.endless arguments can arise but I maintain that the PBA should adopt a policy that will pro tect the health and well-being of its players, don’t you think so? Sometimes, career-ending in juries just Anyway,happen.theimport-laden Gov ernors Cup is next in two weeks. See ya all! (Email your feedback to fredlumba@yahoo.com.)
They lost to third seeds Benjamin Lock of Zimbabwe and Yuta Shi mizu of Japan, 1-6, 3-6, in the final of the ATP Tour ChallengerAlcantaraevent.and Rung kat defeated Anirudh Chandrasekar and Vishnu Vardhan of India, 2-6, 6-4, 11-9, to reach the cham pionship round, while the 6-foot-6 Lock and Shimizu advanced after beating Yunseong Chung of South Korea and Beibit Zhukayev of Kazakhstan, 7-6 (4), 6-3. The Filipino-Indone sian pair’s other victories were over Sergey Fomin and Denis Istomin of Uz bekistan, 7-6 (8), 6-2, and second seeds Ray Ho of Chinese Taipei and Grig oriy Lomakin of Kazakh stan, 7-5, 4-6, 10-5. Lock and Shimizu, on the other hand, out played Pruchya Isaro and Thantub Suksumrarn of
Alcantara settles for runner-up finish in Bangkok Open 2
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Filipino Francis Casey Alcantara and Indonesian Christopher Rungkat settled for a runner-up finish in the men’s doubles of the Bang kok Open 2 in Nonthaburi, Thailand on Sunday.
TURNOVER
Former PSC chairman William “Butch” Ramirez (right) formally turned over the PSC flag to chair man Eala to symbolize the passing on of leadership,
The Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC’s) leadership was officially turned over to newly-appointed PSC Chairman Jose Emmanuel “Noli” Eala today, September 5, 2022 at the PSC Main Grounds in Rizal Me morial Sports Complex, Malate, Manila.
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Former PSC chairman Wil liam “Butch” Ramirez formal ly turned over the PSC flag to chairman Eala to symbolize the passing on of leadership in simple rites that was conducted right after the agency’s flag-rais ing ceremony which was also attended by Commissioner Ol ivia “Bong” Coo, members of the Management Committee, PSC heads, employees, and staff. Eala will serve as the 11th chairman of the government sports agency since its inception in 1990.“Iwish to thank Chairman Butch [Ramirez] for coming over today. He is someone I always be lieved to display the leadership of a true public servant. Quiet yet firm and dedicated. He just told me that he was there to help us. And what he has done for this commission will forever be re membered. Maraming Salamat po Chairman Butch,” Eala said during the turnover of office. Eala graces the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum for the very first time in a face-to-face session at the ground floor of the Rizal Memo rial Sports Complex on Tuesday, Sept.Eala6. will be joined by officials of the NCAA Management Com mittee led by chairman Estefanio Boquiron in the weekly sports program that starts at 10 a.m. Eala is expected to bare his plans and programs for the government sports agency af ter succeeding William ‘Butch’ Ramirez at the helm. The NCAA officials mean while, will discuss the league’s coming Season 98 which offi cially kicks off this Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Forum starts at 10:30 a.m.The weekly sports program is presented by San Miguel Cor poration (SMC), MILO® Philip pines, PSC, Philippine Olympic Committee, Amelie Hotel Ma nila, and the Philippine Amuse ment and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR).
New PSC chief Eala thanks long-time leader Ramirez
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