P 15.00 • 12 PAGES@EdgeDavao edgedavao@gmail.comwww.edgedavao.netf EDGE Serving a seamless society DAVAO SPORTS P 12 VOL.15 ISSUE 128 • SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 DABAWENYOPRIDE NOT HAPPY WITH NO MASKS Davao City Covid TF displeased with IATF’s voluntary face mask recommendation STORY ON PAGE 2 A sales agent answers queries from a Chinese visitor about the company’s products presented through miniature replicas at the exhibit area of PhilCon struct Mindanao 2022 at SMX Conven tion Center in Davao City on Friday. Edge Davao
face mask),” Marcos said in a statement posted on his offi cial Facebook page.
He said he was “happy” that the government’s inten sified vaccination campaign against the coronavirus has helped lower Covid-19 cas
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as ofRosalesposting. said Siddeek just got off from his white minivan on Don Rufino Alonzo Avenue in Barangay Poblacion Mother when a man approached him and opened fire.
GenSan City, SoCot run out of dental anesthesia
of Covid-19,” she said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Friday.
Dr. Lydia “Ging” Lim jap, president of the Phil ippine Dental Association General Santos chapter, on Thursday said many den tists have stopped tooth ex traction services and have limited themselves to pro viding dental hygiene and other preventive services.
Dental clinics with no available anesthesia mere ly issue prescriptions to patients so they can buy it
Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force, is a bit worried about the said recommendation.
Davao City Covid TF displeased with IATF’s voluntary face mask recommendation
The health sector in Davao City is not particularly happy with the recom mendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to make the wearing of face masks voluntary outdoors, which was re portedly approved “verbally” by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
be on us specially sa mga hospitals and community health practitioners naa sa amo ang burden to keep the community healthy. It’s also very hard to see a lot of sick people basin maabot sa point na mapuno na pud ang atong mga hospi tals. There are worries like that ug specially na dili in gon ana ang output for our booster doses. Significant ang number of individu als na mamatay because
“Divided ang atong health sector ana, ang uban pro but mostly are not in favor. Naay kabalaka be cause the burden would
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Scarce supply of dental anesthesia here and in South Cotabato has prompted dental clinics, including the city govern ment-run hospital, to sus pend tooth extracting ser vices.A main dental supplier in the area confirmed on Thursday, Sept 7, that for nearly a month now they have not received delivery of the vital dental prescrip tion for tooth extraction.
Sri Lankan trader shot dead in Cotabato City
es. “Nagagalak tayong mala man na dahil sa ating pinaig ting na pagbabakuna ay pat uloy ang pagbaba ng bilang ng mga nagpopositibo (We are happy to know that be cause of our intensified vac cination drive, the number of people getting infected with the coronavirus contin ues to decline),” he said.
Marcos said he met with DOH and DILG officials to get updates on the country’s fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Online selling pages in social media are filled with posts by dentists and den
The recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Manage ment of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on the voluntary use of face masks outdoors is now under President Ferdinand “Bong bong” Marcos Jr.’s thorough scrutiny.This developed after Marcos met with the offi cials of the Department of
By MAYA M. PADILLO
Acting Davao City Health Officer Dr. Ashley Lopez said that the wearing of face masks in Davao City will remain to be strictly enforced.“We are still impos ing the mandatory wear ing of face mask because it is what is stated under our city ordinance, unlike
Mayor Sebastian Duterte reminds Dabawenyo motorists and pedestrians alike to be disciplined and respect traffic rules and regulations to prevent road mishaps. Edge Davao
NOT HAPPY WITH NO MASKS
Col. Querubin Manalang Jr., Cotabato City police chief, said a man hunt operation is ongoing
Health (DOH) and the De partment of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Thursday.“Kaugnay nito, atin ngay ong pinag-aaralan ang re komendasyon ng IATF ukol sa opsyonal na pagsusuot ng face mask (With regard to this, we are now studying the IATF’s recommendation on the optional wearing of
tal clinics looking for Lido caine epinephrine, a kind of dental anesthesia.
The gunman quickly fled on board a motorcy cle driven by an accom plice.Police found empty shells for cal.45 pistol at the Thescene.victim is believed to be engaged in money lending business. (PNA)
An unidentified gun man shot dead a Sri Lankan businessman along a busy street here Thursday afternoon, police said.Capt. Kenneth Rosales, Cotabato City police station 1 commander, identified the victim Mohamed Ri fard Mohamed Siddeek, 46, of Barangay Semba, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindan ao.
PBBM studying proposed optional use of face masks
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In demonstration of his commitment to protect the welfare of indige nous peoples and boost the education sector amid the ongoing COVID-19 pan demic, the team of Senator Christopher “Bong” Go pro vided assistance to indige nous students in Talaingod, Davao del Norte on Tues day, September 6.
Held at the Sitio Sam bulugan, Brgy. Palma Gil, Go’s team provided grocery packs, snacks, and shirts to 136 students. Meanwhile, as part of the senator’s ad vocacy to encourage the Filipino youth to get into sports and avoid illegal drugs, his team likewise gave balls for volleyball and basketball to each student.
Dubbed PAL Express Recruitment Day to be held at JIB IMS campus in De Jesus St, Davao City, the Davao leg of the three-stage recruitment tour is open to all aspirants in Davao City.
al Schools for the Davao leg of the tour. The company conducted hiring activity in General Santos City last month.Peña said the airline is eyeing hiring 50 applicants from the Mindanao recruit ment events and hiring a total of 250 applicants na tionwide.“Weare doubling our number because of the pandemic we have to let go some of our crew because their operations during the pandemic are only up to 30 percent from the pre-pan demic operations. We have
Not for some drivers.
PAL Express, previous ly named Airphil Ex press, is ramping up its operations by embarking on recruitment activity in Davao City today (Sept. 10).
Students duck inside their classroom at the Vicente Hizon Jr. Elementary School in Davao City as they participate in the nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill on Thursday, September 8, 2022. Mindanews Photo
Abude said this is the reason why CTTMO is de ploying personnel specif ically in the city’s Central Business District (CBD) and pedestrian lanes on the highways.“Maona kanunay nato ipahibalo kanang atong pedestrian lane gihimo na
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from drugs,” he stressed.
What do you when you approach a pedestrian lane and people are crossing? Easy, you stop and give way. That’s a no brainer question.
Continuing his re marks, Go acknowledged the challenges of financial ly incapacitated Filipinos in accessing medical care. In this regard, as Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, he offered assistance to those in need of hospital care through the Malasakit Center available in Davao Regional Medical Center in TagumRepublicCity. Act No. 11463 or the Malasakit Centers Act of 2019 was primarily authored and sponsored by Go. The law mandates the establishment of the cen ters in every Department of Health-run hospital nation wide and in the Philippine General Hospital in Manila City.Other public hospitals can also establish their own Malasakit Centers provided they meet a standard set of criteria and guarantee the availability of funds for the center’s“Noongoperation.mayor pa lang noon si dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, maram ing lumalapit sa Davao City para sa tulong medi kal. Pero may mga polisiya
“PAL Express is ramp ing up its operations thus we need more cabin crew to man our flights. Aside from recruiting in Manila, we would like to reach
Davao City Transpor tation and Traffic Manage ment Office (CTTMO) head Dionisio Abude said some drivers in Davao City do not do the right thing when it comes to the use of pedes trian“Naaylanes.mga drivers na kulang sa pagpakabana
Go sends aid to lumad students in Talaingod
PAL Express eyes to hire 50 cabin crew from Mindanao
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“Bilang inyong head ng Senate Committee on Sports, nagpadala po ako diyan ng mga bola. Sa mga estudyante, maging aktibo na lang kayo sa sports. Na kikiusap po ako sa inyo na get into sports at stay away
para tabukanan sa mga tao kay kasagaran dili ang tan an maka-afford magsakay,” he said.Abude urged motorists to consider the safety of everyone while driving and always be careful as acci dents
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The Department of Social Welfare and Devel opment also provided the students with financial aid.
to let go and now that we have to ramp up our opera tions then we have to recall first those who would like to come back and hire fresh applicants,” he said.
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Those multiple white lines doesn’t seem to exist.
Aside from having a pleasant personality as a qualification, there is also a height requirement: la dies 5’2, gentlemen 5’6. When it comes to educa tional attainment before applicants have to have a college degree but this time the airline flexed it to a second-year college lev el. Applicants must also be
ug paghatag ug respeto sa atoang pedestrian lanes apil na atong sidewalks nga giagian sa mga motor. Kabalo man ta ang side walk para na sa mga tao. Naay mga motor na did to gyud muagi nga kaba lo man na sila na para na sa ilang mga parente nga agianan. Ang uban pud drivers kabalo man sila na approaching na sila sa pe
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“Kunghappen.paratoy-ratoy ka kusog imong dagan kay abi nimo wala’y tao, unya kung duna’y mutabok nga wala pud sya kabantay nimo, diha na ang disgrasya,” he said.This was also the re minder of Mayor Sebastian
“Para sa mga kabata an, alam ko pong mahirap ang panahon ngayon. Pero ipagpatuloy niyo lang ang inyong pag-aaral dahil nag papakahirap po ang inyong mga magulang upang ma bigyan kayo ng edukasyon. Ang edukasyon po ang tulay natin sa magandang kinabukasan,” encouraged Go in his video message.
out to qualified aspirants in North Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao and give them an equal opportuni ty to get employed. We are bringing the fulfillment of their dream closer to them. As the saying goes ‘if the Mountain won’t go to Mo hammed, then Mohammed must come to the Moun tain’,” said Leonides V. Peña, assistant vice president/ director for inflight services and training department of PAL Express in an inter view.PAL Express is collabo rating with JIB Internation
‘Pasaway’ drivers ignoring pedestrian lanes: CTTMO
destrian naay uban dili mumenor unya businahan pa ang mga nanabok, medyo naa’y kakulangon sa di siplina ning mga drivers sa atong pedetrian policy ug pedetrian lane,” Abude said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Friday.
cants and related ma terials grew the fastest followed by cereals and cereal preparation, and transport equipment, it added.Meanwhile, out of the 10 major commodity groups, 4 recorded an an nual decrease in value of exports, data showed.
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“We are here, of course, to ask the help of our part ners to invest in the Philip pines through public-pri vate partnerships. The Philippines is open and we need your help,” she said.
Tvironment.hePhilippines’
The pledges include a USD5 billion investment in electric tricycles, USD1.2 bil lion in the new technology of floating solar, and USD200 million in the establishment
Budget Secretary Amen ah Pangandaman made the commitment before the Sin gaporean business commu nity during the Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) held at Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore on Wednesday.
July, declining by 4.2 per cent while total imports reached $12.14 billion with an annual rate in crease of 21.5 percent, the PSA“Thesaid. annual growth in the value of imported goods in July 2022 was mainly due to the increas es in the values of nine of the top 10 major commod ity groups,” the PSA said.
Several letters of intent to invest in the Philippines were signed during the Sin gapore business roundtable meeting on Wednesday.
The commitments are expected to generate jobs for 15,000 Filipinos.
nual increase of 11.4 per cent.Socioeconomic Plan ning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan earlier allayed fears of the widening trade deficit, which in cludes imports to boost the country’s infrastruc tureHeprogram.saidthe country would benefit from the infrastructure drive in the long term.
Singaporean business men also expressed intent to invest around USD10 mil lion to USD100 million for the so-called “Blue Econo my,” and USD20 million each for “Innovation Platform for Start-ups” and “Women in Technology.”SMInvestments Corp. vice chairperson Teresita SyCoson, who represented the private sector in the panel, told Singaporean investors that the Philippines is a good place to invest in.
DHSUD pleads P36-B interest subsidy for housing production
PH ensures conducive regulatory environment for Singapore bizmen
On Thursday’s deliber ation at the House of Rep resentatives, the DHSUD said the amount will help address issues in the cur rent housing situation such as home security, environ mental damage, sanitation, health and safety of the family, social and family dy namics, low family income, and socialized housing projects that are in isolated locations.TheDHSUD said it has set its focus on finishing the backlog of six million units by constructing one million houses every year for six years.Acuzar said that in their program, the housing recip ients will only have to pay the principal and one per cent of the interest, while the interest subsidy the DH SUD is requesting from the government will pay for the rest of the interest.
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The DOF, BSP, the De partment of Budget and Management, and the Na tional Economic and De velopment Authority, the
agencies that are part of the country’s economic team, also discussed the growth outlook, and legislative and policy reforms, among oth ers.
The
para ma-produce yung one million houses, ginamit po namin yung local govern ment. Kasi po ang local gov ernment siya po ang maka ka-alam ng beneficiaries, siya rin po ang makakaalam
Trade deficit widens to $5.9B in July: PSA
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Singapore yielded USD6.54 billion (PHP374.57 billion) in investment pledg es.
Philippine government has pledged to provide investors from Singapore a conducive regulatory en
In June, the trade defi cit was at $5.84 billion. This, after export sales reached $6.21 billion in
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The PEB was hosted by the Department of Finance (DOF) and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to pres ent the Philippines’ robust economic development and highlight key areas and op portunities for investments.
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senta natin sa Malacañang with the Cabinet, ‘yan po ay in-approve ni President Bongbong Marcos Jr. Siya po ay minamadali niya po ako na yung one million houses in a year eh magawa po para hindi kami kapusin sa panahon,” DHSUD Sec retary Jose Acuzar told the lawmakers.(Thatwas what we presented at Malacañang with the Cabinet. It was ap proved by President Bong bong Marcos. He is urging me to proceed with the one million houses a year so that we won’t run out of time.)LocalAcuzarjobssaid the pro gram will benefit informal settler families to be iden tified by local government units.He said that this pro gram will also generate more jobs for local develop ers and “Angcontractors.ginawapo namin
Nestle Philippines, Inc. senior vice president and Corporate Affairs head Jose Uy III discusses about the company’s net zero roadmao and its transition to clean energy during the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philip pines (ECCP) REPH100 forum entitled “Promoting Renewable Energy Access in Mindanao” held at Acacia Hotel Davao in Davao City on Thursday afternoon. Edge Davao
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“There are a lot of things that one can do in the Philip pines and in our group, with the private sector, we are in viting a lot of people to come to the Philippines because there are a lot of things that we can do together,” Sy-
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Develop ment (DHSUD) has asked Congress for a P36-billion interest subsidy every year to go towards solving the six million units of backlog in housing production.
of an in-country Data Center.
bal ance of trade, which is is the difference between the value of ex port and import, widened to $5.93 billion in July or a jump of 69.1 percent, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority released Friday.
‘“Yan po yung pinre
“From our end, the ad ministration will provide the necessary regulatory en vironment to everyone who wishes to invest in the coun try,” she said during the pan el discussion on Economic Performance and mentsattractPhilippinesPangandamanOutlook.saidtheisoptimistictomoreforeigninvestinthebusinesssector.
The country’s total external trade totaled P$18.35 billion or an an
Leonides V. Peña, assistant vice president/director for inflight services and training department of PAL Express and Nicole Hao Bian-Ledesma, chief operating officer of Joji Ilagan International Schools, interact with members of local media regarding the holding of PAL Express Recruitment Day, which will be held at JIB IMS campus on today (September 10). Edge Davao
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“Those lands are theirs, do not disturb them. We want to pre serve the lands of the IPs (indigenous peoples),”
to 5.2 percent in July 2022 from 7.2 percent same pe riod last year, which is also the “lowest unemployment rate for all July rounds of the Labor Force Survey sinceDuring2005.”the same peri od, underemployment de clined from 21 percent in July 2021 to 13.8 percent, a drop of around 2.2 million underemployed Filipinos.
She said the local government has lined up agricultural programs for the Lumads to improve and expand agriculture in the district, to empower and keep them away from the influence of the New People’s Army.
MSMEs dev’t suffers slash in 2023 budget
government also brought basic services to the in surgency-affected area through Peace 911.
ECONOMY
The continued reopen ing of the economy and the resumption of face-to-face classes have been attributed to the drop of the country’s unemploy ment rate to its lowest since the pandemic hit.
“We have been working closely with the National Privacy Commission (NPC) on the issue of text scams with names. We wish to as sure our customers that our systems and infrastructure
Citing data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Socioeco nomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said un employment rate slipped
and income opportunities available for Filipinos in the coming months as we move toward the full reopening of the economy. These oppor tunities will help temper the impact of global infla tionary pressures on the purchasing power of Filipi nos,” Balisacan, also the Na tional Economic and Devel opment Authority (NEDA) chief, said in a statement Thursday.
Lawyer Jonah Presto, focal person for Peace 911, told Davao City Di saster Radio (DCDR 87.5) there is a growing num ber of investors who have expressed interest to in vest in Paquibato
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Baste wants ‘careful assessment’ of possible investments in Paquibato
She said Peace 911, initiated by former mayor and now Vice President Sara Duterte, includes peace, economy, good governance, identity and healing, strengthening people’s organizations, and ancestral domain.
But she added that what Duterte wants is to empower Lumad com munities to become sus tainable instead of relying on possible investors for their livelihood.
sheShesaid.said that through Peace 911, the local gov ernment has organized skills training for the Lumads and Peace Car avan participated in by various national govern ment agencies to render basic services to them.
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Sebastian Duterte has ordered a “careful assessment” of every in vestment proposal for the city’s Paquibato District to avoid displacing and exploiting its Lumad inhabitants, an official said Thursday.
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She said bringing ba sic services and support to residents would make them feel the presence of the government. (Anto nio L. Colina IV/MindaN ews)
Mobile wallet service provider GCash has upgraded privacy protection for its users by censoring their personal in formation in its send money service.Ina statement on Thurs day, GCash chief informa tion security officer Mark Frogoso said the update is an added layer of customer protection as the recipient’s name in the send money service was previously vis ible for “convenience” and
the programs under the DTI proper was allocated P2.25Thisbillion.islower by around P1.22 billion compared to the P3.48 billion budget of the sector in 2022.
“We expect more jobs
Resumption of in-person classes partly boosts employment rate
Development pro grams for the coun try’s micro small me dium enterprises (MSMEs) will get a lower funding under the proposed 2023 appropriations despite gov ernment pronouncements of the need to generate jobs for the people.
to help verify the intended recipient.Frogoso said there has been no data breach or leak in GCash’s systems and that the “data integrity” of the company’s roughly 66 mil lion users remains intact.
GCash hides users’ names to ramp up protection against text scams
Lagman said the budget reduction does not match the current administra tion’s pronouncements of fully supporting the MS MEs.“The new administra tion has repeatedly herald ed and highlighted that it would fully support the de
The PSA reported that labor force participation during the latest Labor Force survey rose to 65.2 percent after more than 5.1 million workers got em ployed.Total employed Filipi nos increased to 47.4 mil lion, resulting in an employ ment rate of 94.8 percent, which the NEDA said is the highest since the onset of
Through Peace 911, she said the local govern ment realized the mili tary approach was not enough to address the conflict.
On Thursday’s deliber ation at the House of Rep resentatives of the budget of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Albay Representative Edcel Lag man pointed out that MS MEs Development, one of
She said the govern ment is helping them link with the market for their produce and in forming cooperatives.Prestosaid the local
Mayor
She emphasized that areas in Paquibato are not for sale as these belong to the Lumads as part of their ancestral domain.
In the works at the Senate is a measure that seeks to insti tutionalize the expansion of the application of the Special Edu cation Fund (SEF) to other education-related items, such as the payment of salaries, allowances and other benefits of teaching and non-teaching personnel.
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Davao City Transportation and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) head
is much to be desired.
By empowering the youth sector through quality education and other programs that would benefit their personal growth and lead them to be effective drivers of change and development, we ensure that old hackneyed line will find realization.
Naay mga drivers na kulang sa pagpakabana ug paghatag ug respeto sa atoang pedestrian lanes apil na atong sidewalks nga giagian sa mga motor. Kabalo man ta ang sidewalk para na sa mga tao. Naay mga motor na didto gyud muagi nga kabalo man na sila na para na sa ilang mga parente nga agianan. Ang uban pud drivers kabalo man sila na approaching na sila sa pedestrian naay uban dili mu-menor unya businahan pa ang mga nanabok, medyo naa’y kakulangon sa disiplina ning mga drivers sa atong pedestrian policy ug pedestrian lane.
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On drivers not respecting pedestrians:
There is still a lot that needs to be done in order to translate that motherhood statement into concrete programs for the youth. Not that we don’t do anything, it’s just not enough.
EDITORIAL Walk the talk
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go is pushing for this measure by reintroducing Senate Bill No. 1190 which provides for the expan sion of the application of the additional one percent (1%) Special Education Fund (SEF) tax to the other needs of the public educa tion system, such as the construction and repair of libraries, and
payment of salaries, allowances and other benefits of teaching and non-teaching personnel, among others.
However,Rizal.there
SBN 1190 amends Section 272 of the Local Government Code. Go pointed out that it will make the use of the fund less restrictive and will allow local government units to maximize their resources to adopt new education policies and learning techniques that are necessary at this time.
The youth is the future of this nation. That hackneyed line we always hear repeating that of the famous words of national hero Dr. Jose
Recognizing that the youth are the main agents of change, the Dabawenyo lawmaker underscored the importance of priori tizing the youth sector as he continues to push for measures that are focused at protecting their rights and welfare.
Yes, the youth is our future but we need to prepare them now.
The Japanese corporation was not limited to the acqui sition of Capt. Burchfield’s assets. It was looking to con trol hemp and the other ag ricultural produce of the dis trict, including the outright purchase of other agricultur al assets and properties.
It sounds like the name of a popular cake house, i.e., Merco (Mercantile Corpo ration of Davao) but it has nothing to do with it or the ice cream specials the food house used to sell.
ilation of Japanese invest ments under an umbrella firm, which happened just over a decade after the U.S. takeover, was another step towards the gradual control of the rich region that was by now the home of a few thou sand Japanese and host to several huge Japanese-held plantations erstwhile owned by American planters.
I can use “my telescope of life” (from the Greek word “skopos”) and play close attention. I can start with sympathy but not with great solutions right away.
DO SO MANY RELATIONSHIPS BREAK DOWN? GERMAN-PINOY EXPAT KLAUS DORING
Paul said in Romans 12:18: “Do everything pos sible on your part to live in peace with everybody!” In resolving conflicts, a word not to be spoken may be the
muscle that projected Jap anese money in the district to another level. Curious ly, there is not much detail about the holding firm, who its members were, and what happened to it. Expected ly, even in U.S. accounts, we stumbled only of one news paper article that mentioned theDMC’scorporation.rolein the spread of Japanese ventures and its likely economic clout in the district was foreseeable. With the investors expect ed to set aside more money to acquire other prosperous American farms, it also got land leases from the gov ernment. With its ability to expand business influence, the holding company, it is presumed, also invested in dummy corporations that handled the operations of other diverse Japanese inter ests in Davao region.
Sometimes it’s a wonder, what a small dose of deter mined silence can do. Rela tionships are ALWAYS worth restoring, because life is all about learning how to love and how to value relation ships and make the effort to maintain them instead of discarding them whenev er there is a rift, a hurt, or a conflict. The bible told us that all of us have been giv en the ministry of restoring
WHY
funds came at a time when hemp prices took a leap and farming estates, given their prosperity, became benefi cial to both planters and la borers. This positive growth was clearly illustrated in the P75,000 weekly money orders sent by Japanese na tionals in the district to their homeland through the Davao post office.
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FAST BACKWARD
son. Later, I can find the right moment and take the initiative to restore broken relationships or face the problem. I can even look out for others’ interests first.
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The entry of Japanese
Davao Mercantile Compa ny (DMC) is the equivalent of a holding firm, ‘a parent business entity that holds the controlling stock or member ship interests in its subsidi ary companies.’ It was consti tuted in the mid-1910s with the partial transfer of retired U.S. serviceman Capt. James L. Burchfield’s assets to a Jap anese syndicate after he sold some of his assets.
To observers, the assim
Moreover, as part of its expanded investment agen da, the Japanese started con structing first-class struc tures in Davao, transforming it in just a few years into a booming business center rivaled by no other place in Mindanao. As a result, ho tels, photoshops, and din ers, to name a few, started to sprout in the town’s popula tionUnlikehubs. the Davao Japa nese Association, a social group, the DMC provided the
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swer - sure! But some of my readers posed the question, if also broken relationships can be only restored by si lence or waiting. My answer is YES and/or NO!
choicest word of all, or IF WE TALK, HOW we say it, is important.TheUS-author Rick War ren confessed in one of his books; “We can establish a relationship even when we are unable to resolve our differences. Christians of ten have legitimate, honest disagreements and differ ing opinions. But, we can disagree without being dis agreeable. The same dia mond looks different from different angles. God ex pects unity, not uniformity, and we can walk arm-inarm without seeing eye-toeye on every issue!”
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incorporated their assets un der the newly-formed DMC.
In confirming the sale of most of his holdings, Capt. Burchfield, in a story (‘Japa nese Buying Up Properties in Philippines ‘) published by Honolulu Star-Bulletin in its December 15, 1917, edition, confirmed that the syndicate
I can confess my part of a possible conflict.
brokenBrokenrelationships.orcooled down relationships can be no ticed at any corner. Restor ing them is equal to peace making or peacekeeping but also not avoiding fac ing conflicts. Running away from a problem (and then keeping the mouth shut!), pretending that the prob lem doesn’t exist or being too afraid to talk about it, that’s how the hypocritical coward acts. Some people love to downplay every thing: Things aren’t too bad - they could be worse!
I always love to talk to God before I talk to a per
Since the pandemic hit us, many people have changed. From depression until aggression and indif ference. Actually “Rela tionship” comes from the Latin “referre” or “relatum”, which means “to bring back”. Some might say: That’s of no importance to me. That doesn’t worry me at all. There is even no need to worry about it. Yes, sometimes, we wish peo ple around us weren’t so thoughtless.Inoneofmy penultimate columns I tried to explain, “when to keep our mouth shut”! Silence is also an an
DMC also included in its plans the outlay of P1,000,000 (US$500,000) for the development of ac quired assets and the ag gressive pursuit to recruit Japanese labor to protect its interests. Its main office in Tokyo, then operating a special emigration office, was also interested in global projects and to bring in more Japanese to supply the acute manpower shortfall affecting numerous hemp plantations.
Part of the deal was the takeover of Davao Ice and Cold Storage Compa ny, founded in 1914 as an ice-making and electric light plant. Also included in the contract was Capt. Burch field’s store, then the town’s biggest store, the best lodg ings he built, and the Piso Coconut and Cattle Ranch in Davao Oriental. Not includ ed in the purchase was the hemp property earlier sold to another Japanese syndi cate, the Itoh group.
Bian, who was impressed by the tourism potential of Surigao del Sur, said she will certainly return to the prov ince and see all the beautiful beaches there soon.
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The series of power in terruptions, which delayed the opening and the plenary session, didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the delegates.
“Sadly, a normal occur rence in the lives of the people of Surigao del Sur. The orga nizers, the Tandag Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, how ever handled this challenge well and candidly accepted the problem, and remained resolute in giving the best for the delegates,” said Milan.
If your boss is not in the office, there’s a good chance he must be there.
“The 31st Mindanao Busi ness Conference was a huge success, not without the usu al challenges,” Milan said.
Milan is also grateful of the warm welcome and gra cious hospitality of the Local government of Tandag City led by Mayor Roxanne Pimen tel and Governor Alexander Pimentel of the Province of Surigao del Sur that made the delegates’ experience truly fruitful and memorable.
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cently concluded 31st Min danao Business Conference which gathered almost 600 business leaders from all over Mindanao in Tandag City, Su rigao del Sur.
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Through the theme “One Mindanao: Bigger, better, and
bilder!” the delegates put Mindanao and it’s potential in the spotlight.Thebusiness leaders end ed the conference with the passing of 23 resolutions in tended for the continued de velopment of Mindanao. The said resolutions were turned over to PCCI-National for en dorsement to President Ferdi nand Marcos Jr. for his consid eration.
Tandag City offers great investment opportunities in medium-sized commercial complexes, hotels, resorts and amusement parks, food establishments, food process ing, fish canning and debon ing, clothing and fashion ac cessories, and demonstration farms.
officials from the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII).
The activity, hosted by the Tandag Chamber of Com merce and Industry (TCCI), was graced by business lead ers from Davao City led by Phil ippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)-Mindanao head Arturo Milan, former Mindanao Business Coun cil chair Joji Ilagan-Bian, and
Not all of the boss es’ out of town or out of the country trips are for leisure and vacations, most are for meet ings with associates.businessmenfellowandTakethecaseofthe
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After salutation, as this was the first time it was hold face-to-face after the pan demic, the leaders wasted no time and discussed immedi ately how to harness and de velop the immense potential and vast resources of Mind anao.The advocacy and visions of these leaders for Mindan ao are strengthened by the distinguished speakers led by Secretary Maria Belen Acos ta, chair of Mindanao Devel opment Authority (MINDA), which articulated the bigger aspirations, better landscape and bolder initiatives for Min danao that will help continue its growth trajectories.
Recently, the city gov ernment has included the area as one of its tourist destinations. It is called Mangrove Nature Reserve Park. The place, which is ac cessible by private or pub lic transportation, is about 25 minutes to half an hour from Mati’s city center.
But what most people don’t know is that Barangay Dahican is also known for its diversified mangroves located in sitio Guang-
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Among those that are prohibited while inside the park: cutting, picking or destroying plants; hunting and trapping of birds, mam mals, or non-venomous reptiles and other protected marine species; consump tion, sale, use or possession of alcoholic beverages and
But before you go, here are some guidelines you need to know first. Open from 8 am to 5 pm daily (except Monday), the park is primarily for education al and scientific purposes only. No overnight stay. Smokers are allowed only
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Dahican in Mati City, Davao Oriental is noted for its 7-kilometer fine white-sand seashore.
Most people visit the area to swim or to engage in water sports like skim boarding or surfing. Others just want to walk barefoot and enjoy the scenery.
If you don’t have a ve hicle, you can always hire a pedicab or a motorcycle.
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Guang and is known as Guang-Guang Mangrove Forest.When Mati City received P2-million from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for being the regional winner in the 2020 Malinis at Masaga nang Karagatan Search for Outstanding Coastal Com
munity, Mayor Michelle Rabat said she would use part of the cash prize “for the continuing mangrove protection in Guang-Guang Mangrove Park.”
The protected man grove forest encompasses 21,000 hectares where you can see 18 of the rarest, mostly endangered, man grove species in the coun try. People living in GuangGuang are managing it with support from the Depart
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in a designated area. Exces sive noise on park premises is notBringingallowed.in of food is allowed only in designat ed areas but not at the boardwalk. Parents and/ or guardians must keep an eye on their children at all times. All guests must be assisted by an accredit ed community tour guide when inside the park.
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ment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
remain secure and there is no incidence of any data leak or breach,” he said.
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On Wednesday, DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the IATF-EID’s proposal to
Last August 17, Go’s team mounted a relief activ ity for 30 victims of a land slide that was triggered by heavy rains last August 12.
She said they have no idea until when the situa tion will last, but pointed out it will not take very long and new stocks of dental anesthesia will arrive.
MSMEs with the reduced budget?” he asked.
“With difficulty but we will try our best. If we can not, if Congress would not be able to augment our
In July 2020, to strengthen further the existing health protocols of the local government against Covid-19, the City Council passed an ordi nance requiring the man datory wearing of face masks at all times in public places during the commu nity quarantine.
Pascual said that they are in partnership with Go Negosyo which he said is being supported by major companies in the country.
spect traffic rules and regulations to prevent road“Atongmishaps.kalsada para na sa general motorists. Tanang motorista equal rights diha sa kalsada in cluding mga pedestrian na gagamit sa pedestrian lanes ug sidewalks. Kinah anglan gyud ang disiplina ug respeto sa matag-usa,” he said.
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He assured that the cas es in the city are “very man ageable” because about 96 percent of the cases are classified as asymptomatic or mild.“That means that we do not have to worry about hospitalizations. The utili zation rate of our hospitals is quite low, around 30 per cent,” he said.
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles on Thursday said Filipinos are still re quired to wear face masks, unless the optional use be comes a Marcos,policy. Cruz-Ange les said, needs to issue an executive order (EO) to make the use of face masks voluntary.
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Globe Telecom Inc. (Globe), GCash’s parent company, has spent PHP1.1 billion to boost its capa bilities in detecting and blocking scams and spam messages following an un
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“This will only be tem porary. In the meantime, dental patients may just have to make do with pain relievers and anti-inflam
On Wednesday, the NPC revealed that data aggre gators -- companies that collect data for commercial purposes -- are unlikely the source of the recent wave of text scams containing the names of their receivers.
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good at communicating in English.“You don’t have to be pageant material, you have to be pleasant to the passengers. One thing that we require for the appli cants is for them to be able to communicate in English. Ultimately what we look for in candidates is humility as it is the only way you can give genuine buong pusong alaga to our
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The housing sector budget comes to P4.029 billion in the 2023 Nation al Expenditure Program, 48% lower than the 2022 housing sector budget and only 4.2% of the 2023 pub lic housing sector proposed budget.Ofthis total housing sector budget, P2 billion will be allocated to the National Housing Author ity (NHA), P1.098 billion to the DHSUD, P500 mil lion to the Social Housing Finance Corporation, and P431 million to the Hu man Settlements Adjudi cation Commission.
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Lopez reported that as of September 7, 2022, the city has recorded 114 new cases of Covid-19 and this is a high number compared to the surge in January
matory medicines,” she suggested.Eventhe city govern ment-operated Dr. Jorge P. Royeca Hospital’s dental unit has already suspended tooth extraction activities due to dental anesthesia shortage.Hospital chief Dr. Ryan Aplicador told local broad caster Brigada News FM they were having difficulty sourcing out a type of anes thesia which is a complete set of the vial and needle specified for dental use.
DTI Secretary Alfredo Pascual said that the de partment will strengthen public-private partnership to provide support for the MSMEs.
allow optional wearing of face masks only covers low-risk individuals and will apply to low risk set tings.The IATF-EID’s recom mendation also includes the pilot study on the wearing of face masks indoors in select areas.The proposed volun tary use of face mask will be done in phases to ensure the population’s protection against Covid-19. (PNA)
He thus called for fur ther strengthening of the vaccination program through giving out booster shots “to sustain low alert levels and reinvigorate do
“The total reduction for the MSMEs development program is P1.226 billion or 35.20%. How the depart ment would try to achieve the full development of the
ang contractors and devel opers sa lugar nila,” he said.
Jecker Buhawe of Davao City in the 1st round last June 10 at Barangay Man ga School covered court in Tagbilaran. He then stopped Ivor Lastrilla of Tacloban City in the 2nd round last July 23 at Baran gay Cogon gym in Tagbilar an City.Vitar, who is training at the PMI Boxing Stable at Taloto in Tagbilaran, is with Jason Tinampay (12-16-1, 10KOs), Arnel Tinampay (26-26-1, 12KOs) and An tonio Siesmundo (8-4-0, 7KOs) as his sparring part ners.“I’m excited because this is my first time against a foreigner for a title fight,” said Vitar.
work. And it will be housing for them that will be built. That’s our program.)
velopment of MSMEs. How ever, the budget for the de velopment of MSMEs does not appear to compliment this bold pronouncements,” Lagman said.
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ate Committee on Finance, Go has also supported the funding of the road rehabil itation along Sitio Bunsalag to Sitio Misulok-Sulok road in theOthertown.initiatives he sup ported are the construction of a concrete revetment along the Tagum-Libuganon River Basin and earth dike along the Sadpudon Creek in Carmen; construction of multipurpose buildings in Kapalong, New Corella and Samal; renovation of the public terminal, pub lic parks and plaza in New Corella; concreting of roads in Asuncion, Island Garden City of Samal, Panabo City and Tagum City; and con struction or improvement of the drainage systems and canals in Braulio E. Du jali.
precedented rise in such scams at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Yuh, director of Korea’s BuffaloFightsPromotions.wereoverseen by the KBA. Won Kim was the supervisor for WBA Asia.Meantime, Virgel “Va liente” Vitor of Tagbilar an City will fight Arnon Yupang of Thailand for the vacant World Boxing Organization Oriental su per featherweight title on September 9 in Dimiao, Bohol.“Right now I need to lose four pounds,” said 25-year-old Vitor.
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illegal drugs; fireworks, firearms, air guns; van dalism and destruction of structures on park premis es; and peddling, selling, so liciting, or offering for sale any food, goods, wares or merchandise.
Camping and hanging of hammocks are highly dis couraged within the park vicinity at all times. Vehicles are permitted to park in designated areas only.
customers,” he said.
He also reminded Dabawenyo motorists and pedestrians alike to be disciplined and re
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The privacy body con tinues to lead an investiga tion into such text scams and is currently looking into the name format of the vic tims and finding out wheth er these match with their names in payment applica tions, mobile wallets, and messaging apps. (PNA)
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PAL Express is a full-service and low-cost carrier based in the Phil ippines. It is a codeshare partner and fully owned subsidiary of Philippine Airlines (PAL). By Maya M. Padillo
“In other words, pag lo cal developers ang ginamit ko sa lugar nila, pati traba ho sa lugar nila mabibigyan ng trabaho yung mga con stituent po ng local govern ment, housing naman po nila ang gagawin. Ganyan po ang aming programa,” he added.(When we use develop ers that are in that area, the area’s constituents will get
2022. The city has a total of 610 active Covid-19 cases. The weekly recovery rate is high at 96.5 percent.
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other provinces and cities nga wala sila’y ordinance. They just follow the IATF but for Davao City, we are unique because we have this ordinance to follow and impose,” he said during I-Speak media forum on Thursday.Lopez encouraged Dabawenyos to follow the requirement of wearing face masks, and also main tain ventilation, especial ly in workplaces because these areas may become sources of transmission despite the city having low community transmission, but the campaign against Covid-19 is not yet over.
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mestic economic activity.”
Several dental patients at the hospital expressed disappointment about the situation, claiming they can only afford to seek the ser vices of government hospi tals.Danny Utrera, owner of the Vuda Dental Supplies, said there are no available supply of dental anesthesia “even from our suppliers in Manila.” He said the item is imported.Utrera said they were informed that several phar macies and dental clinics already ran out of dental anesthetics.Hebelieved the situa tion is not only isolated in General Santos and South Cotabato, “because it is already our source in Ma nila telling us they no lon ger have available supply.” (Rommel G. Rebollido/ MindaNews)
The new update, he said, would help strike a balance between customer experi ence and data security mea sures.GCash has also migrated transaction confirmations from text messages to its mobile app inbox for im proved security and easier access to transaction history.
budget particularly the amounts that have been cut out of our budget, our best [option] is work with the private sector to provide support,” he said.
somewhere else, she said.
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It’s time to discover a new adventure in Mati City.
Balisacan also under scored the need for the timely implementation of programs that are part of this year’s national budget, as well as the passage of next year’s proposed bud get to hasten the economy’s recovery and to address ex ternal“Keepingrisks. with our mot to in NEDA, ‘Sentro ang tao sa ating plano’ (people are the center of our plan), all Filipinos will benefit from the opportunities made available by our rapidly recovering economy. We are pushing for the full implementation of the eight-point socioeconomic agenda towards economic transformation and better ment of everyone’s lives,” he added. (PNA)
coverysteadythatresurgence,infromMarcosInhiskeynoteaddress,invitedinvestorsSingaporetotakepartthecountry’seconomicassuringthemthePhilippinesis“onapathtoastrongrefromthepandemic said.munity,”Singaporeanevenandcomespansion.”andarobusteconomicex“ThePhilippineswelyourinvestmentslooksforwardtoforgingstrongertieswiththebusinesscomtheChiefExecutive(PNA)
“Baste” Duterte to the mo torists to always give way to pedestrians.“Lastmonth pa ning pahimangno sa mayor sa pagmonitor sa atong mga pedestrians kay naay mga drivers na kulang sa pagpa kabana,” Abude said.
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She added that even the bigger pharmacy chains here already do not have stocks of dental anesthesia.Withthe situation, Lim jap said they are expecting that cheaper brands will surface just like what hap pened before when there was a similar shortage after a fire destroyed a supplier’s warehouse in Manila.
pong kailangan sundin na ang pondo ay para lamang sa mga taga-Davao City. Pero alam po natin na mahal na mahal ng dating pangulo ang bawat Pilipino kaya naman talagang itinulak namin ang pagsasabatas ng Malasakit Center para makatulong sa mga mahi hirap nating kababayan po,” shared“NagsimulaGo. po ito noong 2018 at ngayon po meron na pong 151 Malasakit Cen ters sa buong bansa. At na kakatuwa rin po na mahigit tatlong milyong Pilipino na po ang natulungan nito. Pat uloy po naming tutulungan ang mga poor and indigent patients sa kanilang isyung medikal,” he reassured.
Vitor, who has 18 wins, 2 loses with 11 knockouts, has already won two fights this year.
Limjap said the short age caught dentists by sur prise and surmised that it was an offshoot of a sudden rise of residents visiting dental clinics after the eas ing up of Covid-19 restric tions.For the last two years, only a few people visited their dentists due to the threat of Covid-19 and den tal clinics have not ordered new“Dentalsupplies.clinics still have available stocks in mid-Au gust and after a few days, the suppliers said there are no available stocks any more,” Limjap said.
PAL Express is planning to make this cabin crew recruitment tour of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao be come a yearly event.
(To produce the one million houses, we are working with the local gov ernments, because they are the ones who know the local beneficiaries and the contracters and developers in their area.)
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Ending his message, Senator Go thanked all of the local officials of Talaingod for their dedicated service to ensure that no constitu ent is left behind towards pandemic recovery.
As Vice Chair of the Sen
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Alexandra Eala of the Philippines scored a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Mirra Andreeva on Friday to reach the girls’ singles semifinal of the US Open Juniors Championships at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.
Three decisive results oc curredPlayingyesterday.black, Fil-Am three time US champion Wesley So employed the Petroff Defense to turn back Carlsen’s conquer or Hans Niemann to score 4 pts in sixTwomatches.other matches were equallyNineteenexciting.year old Irani
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the controversial Carlsen with drawal.“Iwill not delve into the ugly insinuations of the matter now, but must remark on what we do know. World chess champi on Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the world’s premier tour nament in St. Louis, an act with no precedent in the past 50 years and his explanation is re quired.”Inhis second message, GK said: “Carlsen’s withdrawal was a blow to chess fans, his col leagues at the tournament, the organizers, and as the rumors and negative publicity swirl in a vacuum, to the game. The world title has its responsibilities and a public statement is the least of
I agree. Short of saying Carlsen’s actions were childish, GK lectured the Norwegian fivetime world champion to level up and act like a mature adult.. So takes a bye today, mean ing he will gain the opportunity to rest his tired mind and pore on the chess engine for his last two assignments - against Fir ouzja and Leinier Dominguez, in thatTheorder.standings: So, 4pts after 6 rounds; Caruana, 3 of 6; Alire za, 3 of 5; Nepomniatctchi, 3 of 5; Aronian, 2.5 of 5; Niemann, 2.5 of 5; Dominguez (bye yes terday), 2.5 of 5; MVL, 2 of 5 and Mamedyarov, 1.5 of 5.
- GMs Yasser Seirawan, Peter Svidler and Alejandro Ramirezwere of the opinion that Wesley So is now at the pole position to grab the Sinquefield trophy and at the same time preserve his defense of the Grand Chess Tour championship which he won last Firouzjayear.is the only play er who has the best chances to overtake the Bacoor, Cavite born So who, observers say, has been playing solid chess since reaching the peak rating of 2822 in Good2017.luck, Wesley, Make ev ery Filipino proud! (Email your feedback to fredlumba@yahoo. com.)
Eala, seeded 10th, will be up against Victoria Mboko, the ninth-seeded Canadian who eliminated fourth pick Swiss Celine Naef, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5.
an-born Alireza Firouzja, who emerged victorious in the re cent St. Louis Rapid and Blitz contest, bested Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, pouncing on the latter’s weak defense in the middle game to earn the full point while Levon Aronian, now toting the American flag after transferring from Arme nia, outwitted France’ Maxime Vachier LaGrave in anoth er hard fought battle on the 64-squareFabianoboard.Caruana and Ian Nepomniathchi reached a truce in a Sicilian battle in the fourth match of the Meanwhile,day.Garry Kasparov, the 11th world chess kingpin, tweeted twice his reaction to
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Despite the abrupt and dra matic withdrawal of Magnus Carlsen from the Sinquefield classical chess tourney, the lights did not shut down and did not completely dim the glitter ing performances of each of the nine remaining super GMs who continue to display the highest level required of the game.
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vie Ngounoue, 6-4, 6-2, while Shnaider defeated unseeded Briton Ranah Akua Stoiber, 6-4, 6-3.
Eala is currently No. 297 (singles) and No. 713 (doubles) in the world ju niors rankings while the
right-handed Mboko is No. 513 (singles) and No. 1584The(doubles).othergirls’ singles semifinal match will fea ture second seed Czech Lucie Havlickova and sev enth seed Diana Shnaider. Havlickova downed unseeded American Cler
Alex Eala of the Philippines scored a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Mirra An dreeva on Friday to reach the girls’ singles semifinal of the US Open Juniors.
Meanwhile, the fourth-seeded pair of Eala and Andreeva withdrew in the doubles, sending Ger mans Carolina Kuhl and Ella Seidel to the quarterfi
them here.”
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nal round via Andreevawalkover.suffered a wrist injury during her singles match against Eala.The Filipino-Russian pair posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over wild card Americans Iva Jovic and Shannon Lam in the first round. (PNA)
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Sarcon improved to a spot less 10 wins with 6 KO’s. Kang dropped to 15 wins against 1 draw and 2 losses with 8 KO’s.
The winning Sarcon was guided in his fight in South Korea by experienced coach Nonoy Neri of Davao, a veteran caring man of boxing who helped boxing king Manny Pacquiao in his memora ble battles.Theintense “Kang vs Sarcon” battle was the main event of a 10bout card promoted by former 2-time WBA light flyweight world champion “Sonagi” Myung Woo
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With the important win, the 22-year-old Filipino southpaw from the Island Garden City of Sa mal claimed the vacant WBA Asia featherweight regular title, abso lutely the most important victory in his 5-year pro boxing career.
Filipino featherweight Lienard “The Matrix” Sarcon displayed his best fighting skills by dropping and decisioning world-ranked South Korean warrior Jong Seon Kang of Gwangju on Sunday, September 4, in an exciting 10-round er match between two young, unbeaten fighters at the Tech University of Korea in Siheung-si, Gyeo nggi-ro.
Sarcon performed exceeding ly well in his first journey outside of his beloved Philippines, behav ing relaxed and friendly during Saturday’s weigh-in; then battling with determination and power during Sunday’s fight time, rock ing the 20-year-old Jong Kang to the canvas during the thrilling ac tion of round 3.
Seoul referee Kwan Ho Jang; then, clinching his fists, the South Ko rean weathered the storm, show ing heart and skills of his own by battling back till the sound of the finalOfficialbell. scores were 96-93 (twice) and 96-95, all in favor of Sarcon, a promising young 126-pounder wanting to make his mark in pro boxing.
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The strong Kang – ranked at the moment as world’s #15 by the WBO – took the count from