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A father brings his son to school using a bicycle, brav ing the scorching heat of an afternoon sun, in Davao City on Tuesday. The Department of Education (DepEd) said several schools have already implemented full face-toface classes ahead of the November deadline set by the agency. Edge Davao
He said the problem of NTC 11 is that broadcast
Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee secretary.
The DILG chief added that he has also directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to help LGUs in mak ing sure that the indoor and public transport face mask rule is observed by the pub lic.
In a statement, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said this is among the pro visions of Executive Order (EO) No. 3 signed by Pres ident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. which made the use of face masks in outdoor spaces vol untary.
“The Department is 100 percent behind President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Mar cos Jr. in the implementa tion of EO 3 on voluntary face mask use outdoors. But while the face mask policy has been made optional in the outdoors, the use of face masks in indoor public and private establishments and in public conveyances shall continue to be enforced, es pecially now that cases are on the uptick,” he added.
Abalos also said LGUs should take the lead in en suring compliance from the public to the indoor and pub lic transport face mask rule in their respective areas.
Issue permits to DOT-ac credited facilities only Meanwhile, the DILG re minded LGUs to only issue permits to operate to pri mary tourism enterprises (PTEs), such as hotels and resorts that have secured the required accreditation from the Department of Tourism (DOT) pursuant to relevant laws and regulations.
Top leader’s arrest to further weaken NPA in Surigao City
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“Daghan nag operate illegal na radio stations in Davao Region. Nagpasira mi (radio station) sa Carmen (Davao del Norte), Mati City, Tagum City, Digos City nag pasira mi pero nagkadaghan sila gihapon specially ka
She is facing two at tempted criminal charges at the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 40 in Tandag
senior citizens, immunocom promised individuals, and those who are not fully vac cinated are still strongly en couraged to wear masks and that physical distancing must be observed at all times.
City, Surigao del Sur, and a frustrated murder case at the RTC Branch 7 in Bayu gan City, Agusan del Sur. Col. Rommel Almaria, Army’s 401st Infantry Bri gade (401Bde) head, also believes Guerrilla Front 19 “is now on the verge of col lapse following the arrest of their leader.”
Telecommunications Com mission 11 (NTC 11) Regional Direc tor Nelson Cañete reported that there are 50 broadcast stations illegally operating in Davao Region, some have already been shut down.
The CPP-NPA is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the Eu ropean Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Phil ippines.
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Dolera, 31, was arrested in Purok Bilang-Bilang, Ba rangay Taft, Surigao City.
“Mag sirado mi ug isa mag open ug lima. Murag cat and mouse ang mahita bo. Magpasirado mi sa isa ka area ug lima kay test broad cast ra kuno, unya kung maka hearing sila na padu long mi, mawala,” he said.
tong panahon sa election kay halos tanan kandida to nagtukod ug iyahang “community radio stations” para i-advance ang iyahang candidacy. Katong uban na wala nakadaug nanirado na karon ug katong gigrasyah an nga nakadaug nanirado gihapon,” he said.
“LGUs and the PNP should coordinate closely in ensuring that the public con tinues to wear face masks indoors and in public trans portation. We are still in the middle of the pandemic and we cannot let our guards down,” he Abalos,said.however, said high-risk individuals such as
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Abalos said Section 122 of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Re public Act 9593 or the Tour ism Act of 2009 states that prior accreditation by the DOT is required for the issu ance of a license or permit to operate to PTEs by LGUs.
PTEs refer to accom modation establishments such as hotels, resorts, and homestays; travel and tour services such as travel and tour agencies and tour oper ators; tourist transport op erators (e.g. land, water, and air); meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibi tions; adventure/sports and ecotourism facilities; and, tourism frontliners or tour guides, among others.
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operation is highly central ized and the only role of the NTC regional office is to inspect radio stations and recommend show-cause or issue cease and desist order (CDO) because at the end of the day its the NTC central office which will decide.
Brig. Gen. Romeo Cara mat Jr., Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO13) chief, made this assess ment Tuesday following the Sept. 10 arrest of Nenita Generalao Dolera, NPA Guer rilla Front 19 under its North
Cañete said the number of ‘colorum’ radio stations increased during the May 2022 elections.
The National Democrat ic Front was formally desig nated as a terrorist organi zation by the Anti-Terrorism Council on June 23, 2021, citing it as “an integral and inseparable part” of the CPPNPA created in April 1973. (PNA)
“The arrest of their sec retary will hastily weaken their doomed organization,” Caramat said, as he com mended the arresting team composed of police, Amy, and coast guard personnel.
“Despite the evident booming of our tourism sec tor following the lull due to the pandemic, PTEs must still abide by tourism laws and regulations. Mahalaga po ang sektor ng turismo sa ating ekonomiya ngunit mahalaga rin na tayo ay sumusunod sa polisiya ng pamahalaan (The tourism sector is an import ant component of our econ omy but it is also important that we comply with govern ment policies),” he said.
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again in December this year in time for Sangguniang Ka bataan (SK) and Barangay elections.“Angmahitabo kami sa regional office nga naa ra mi 26 kabuok tao in serving the whole region. Dili lalim. May mga areas na bukid na pero may radio stations. I-greet pa ka. Ngano ni? Tungod kay ang mga gamit sa broad cast mapalit ra nimo online,” CañeteNTCsaid.11 is asking for the help of the local government units (LGUs) by not issuing business permits to broad cast operations without cer tification from NTC 11.
It is expected that these radio stations that were shut down will operate
50 radio stations illegally operating in Davao Region
Mask rule in indoor areas, public transport stays: DILG to LGUs
The Department of the Interior and Local Gov ernment (DILG) on Tuesday called on local gov ernment units to strictly im plement the country’s mask mandate in indoor areas and public transportation.
The recent arrest of a top leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Surigao City will further weaken the rebel commu nist movement in the areas of Surigao del Norte and Su rigao del Sur.
“Now is the best time for the remaining NPAs to return to the folds of the law while there’s still time and opportunity,” Almaria said.
Parents and students gather outside the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 11 field office to try to be included in the one-time educational assistance of the agency on August 27. The distribution of the educational assistance of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) would go down to the district level after Sept. 24. Edge Davao
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public health standards (MPHS) amendment from the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the existing city ordinance related to this will be put on hold.
maintained by our ancestors. Present during the historic commemoration were Special Assistant to the President Secretary Anton Lagdameo Jr., Princess Jacel Kiram, Sultan Phugdalon Kiram, and Mr. William Lima, lawyer Jonah Presto representing Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, together with City Information Office head Harvey Lanticse. Chinese Consulate General in Davao. CIO
Aside from promoting the region’s tourist destinations, the re gional office of the Depart ment of Tourism (DOT 11) is also committed to pro mote Davao coffee brands to help local coffee farmers in Davao Region.
“The number of death is telling us naa gihapon si Covid-19. Kung dili man nato ma prevent any infec tion which is difficult kay dili nato makita any virus now pa na voluntary and face mask at least ma prevent nato any kamatayon and in
to the Covid-19 pandemic.” Schlosser said it’s more on the economic aspect why the city supported the EO of the President.“Whilereading the EO I think any pinata naay weight is the economic a spec and part of opening the economy is to go back to the usual activities pre-pan demic. Experts said wearing if face masks is puede siya i-do away for the freedom to move in an activity,” she said.
to project beneficiaries; and initiatives on coffee related farm tourism policy, rules and regulations.
The partnership will also advocate good agri cultural practices on coffee production, management, and postharvest handling and processing activities as features of the Coffee
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“There is a great rela tionship between coffee and tourism. Coffee can be more fun in the Philippines as well,” he said.
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provinces we will also bring out to them yung training for the appreciation of our coffee and it’s value as well. We are hoping they will learn more how to prepare the coffee it’s not enough that you have the beans coming from this place be cause it is also important how to prepare them as well,” Tan said.
Malacanang issued on Monday Executive Order No. 03 “allowing the volun tary wearing of face masks in outdoor settings and reit erating the continued imple mentation of the Minimum Public Health Standards during the State of Public Health Emergency relative
seal the partnership.
“Syempre doon as ating mga hotels and accommo dation facilities specially as
n official of Davao City Covid-19 Task Force told Dabawenyos to be ac countable of their own safety now that wearing of face mask outdoors is vol untary.
has potentials for domes tic and international tour ism specifically “from seed to cup experience” in the Mount Apo range and relat ed coffee producing areas in the region.
Tan said the partnership also aims to bring aware ness and appreciation for coffee to the market level.
Philippine Coffee Ad vancement and Farm Enter prise (PhilCAFE) represent ed by chief of party Terrence J. Ryan and DOT 11 repre sented by director Tanya Ra bat-Tan strengthened DOT 11’s commitment on Tues day signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to
Dabawenyos advised to be accountable of own safety
This is just fitting as DOT 11 is promoting agri-tourism or farm tour ism related programs and identified coffee as one of the flagship initiatives that
CRAWL or Farm Tourism seed to cup experience in Southern Mindanao Meanwhile, Ryan ex pressed excitement with the MOU signing.
order to prevent death avail our vaccines and booster doses,” she said.
tary ikaw gihapon any mag decide. If you think na safe ang usa ka lugar even if open space and if you think high risk ka then wear your face mask,” said Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokes person of Covid Task Force, over Davao City Disaster
DOT 11 commits to promote Davao coffee
Tan and Ryan inked the said partnership for the implementation of their respective projects relative to the development of the coffee industry and farm tourism promotion, which includes the identification and selection of project beneficiaries in areas where both projects operate; sup port the training on good agricultural practices; proj ect planning and assess ment; exchange and sharing of expertise, practices and technology; facilitate access to finance related support
“DOT 11 wants to pro mote and preserve tradi tion through food. We want to highlight Davao coffee as it is very much part of our daily lives,” Tan said during the PEP Talks at SM Lanang Premier’s SMX Convention Center on Tuesday.
As part of DOT 11’s ini tiatives, Tan said she will encourage hotels and re sorts in Davao Region to use Davao coffee in their menus.
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The Chinese Consulate General in Davao in collaboration with the International Center for Peace Recon ciliation and Development (ICPRD) organize a Historic Commemoration of Sulu Sultan’s Visit to China 605 years ago at the Chinese Consulate General’ office. In his welcome address, Consul General Li Lin warmly welcomed everyone and shared how the friendship between China and the Philippines was developed and
Radio on However,Tuesday.she report ed that active cases of Covid-19 this week is low er than a thousand and the positivity rate is at 10 per cent.
Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has ordered on Monday that the city will comply with the Executive Order (EO) allowing op tional wearing of facemasks outdoor indicated in the provisions of the Execu tive Order No. O3 issued by Malacañang.Dr.Ashley Lopez, head of the City Health Office (CHO) said pending the minimum
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This specially that Covid-related deaths in Davao City is still consid ered by health authorities as “high.”“Iwould like to remind everyone an taas gihapon atong number of deaths that is why it said volun
The signing of the part nership is also in relation to the Philippine Coffee Expo, which will start on Septem ber 14 until September 15, 2022 at the SMX Conven tion Center in Davao City.
Hence, coffee makes the world go round.
It’s the caffeine that kickstarts ideas.
gion under the leadership of regional director Tanya Rabat-Tan to promote Davao coffee brands to help local coffee farmers in Davao Region is a step in the right direction towards what we call coffee tourism.Aside from promoting the region’s tourist destinations, the re gional office of the Department of Tourism (DOT 11) said it is also committed to promote Davao coffee and encourage tourists to come and sample Davao’s best brews.
is not far behind when it comes to coffee. Davao’s coffee varieties can compete, to say the least. That is why it goes without saying the move by the Department of Tourism in the re
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Philippine Coffee Advancement and Farm Enterprise (PhilCAFE) represented by chief of party Terrence J. Ryan and DOT 11 repre sented by Rabat-Tan on Tuesday signed a memorandum of under standing (MOU) to seal the partnership.
Coffee lovers couldn’t agree much. The world’s top executives whether government or private, businessmen and decision makers, discuss matters over a cup of coffee. You can just imagine how many deals were signed over a cup of coffee.
It makes sense that good coffee comes from good soil and good farming practices. Coffee connoisseurs know their coffee be it Ro busta or Arabica. Imagine the best coffees in the world from Colum bia, Italy, Kenya, Brazil, and Peru, among others. How these coun tries cash in on their coffee products to pump their economy is worth a closeDavaolook.Region
Tanya Rabat-Tan Deprtment of Tourism 11 regional director
DOT 11 wants to promote and preserve tradition through food. We want to highlight Davao coffee as it is very much part of our daily lives.
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They say a cup of coffee makes the world spin.
The partnership could go a long way, much like the caffeine kick in your coffee, to boost Davao’s coffee products and highlight it as one of the region’s primary attractions.
In signing a partnership with Philippine Coffee Advancement and Farm Enterprise (PhilCAFE) for the implementation of their respective projects relative to the development of the coffee industry and farm tourism promotion:
The campaign “from seed to cup” could kickstart something big for the region and all it needs is a sip of a local brew.
EDITORIAL Davao coffee tourism
There is so much medi ocrity - it is all around us in governments and in the way governance is being exercised by those in power and in this society inhabited by so-called humanRegrettably,beings.
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Iran is stubbornly demand
We are luckier because geo graphically speaking, we are thousands of miles away from the regions where conflicts are happening with regularity.
Shouldn’t we have learned many lessons - in life and in governance - from the chaos transpiring around us?
one of the many motor cars for hire and spend all day riding up and down the five miles of DavaoTheroad.’narrative confirms the tradition that survives to this day saying the prewar Bago bos, with some of their lands leased to the Japanese, brought their hemp to town, sold the produce to Chinese merchants at the pier, and splurged mon ey for car rides that would take them several times along and around the town’s main thor oughfares.Soon,after the influx of Japanese migrants that altered the demographic landscape of the town, the transport indus try started to change. More Japanese chauffeurs were em ployed to drive the cars, and lesser Bagobo customers were observed spending on car rides because the Japanese drivers became choosy, a preference
“The errors of great men are venerable because they are more fruitful than the truths of little men.” - FRIEDRICH NI ETZSCHE*******
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Leaders with dictatorial powers like Putin unknowing ly justify their mediocre deci sion-making because they pos sess dogmatic minds that can handle all situations, regard less of their nature.
if millions will perish if that “button’ is pressed irrational ly.
WHEN BAGOBOS INDULGE IN CAR RIDES
fering.Everybody is complaining of inflation. High, soaring pric es of commodities and other food items are making house wives intolerably crazy about how to make both ends meet.
The fearful news reports say Iran continues its stock piling of uranium to produce its first nuclear bomb, this de spite legitimate protests from the UN and the IAEA (Interna tional Atomic Energy Agency) that they be allowed to inspect the 20 plus or so nuclear pow er plants operating in hidden underground areas in Iran.
The threats of a nuclear war are frantically staring us in the face. It is somewhat a button away.
Iran wants the economic sanctions lifted after ex-Pres. Donald Trump exited from the JCPOA in 2018.
The Americus Times-Re corder, in its June 25, 1924, is sue, came out with a troubling article (‘Protectionism’ prac tices Among Japanese There, Labor Director Cruz Finds’), stating:‘Race prejudice arising from competition between Japanese and Filipino laborers, artisans and chauffeurs in the province of Davao may result in serious trouble, according to a report made by H. Cruz, director of the bureau of labor, to the secre tary of commerce and commu nications.‘Thetrait of “protectionism” practiced by Japanese nation als… is largely responsible for the threatened trouble as in virtually every industrial activ ity in Davao, of which a great portion is in the hands of the Japanese, the Japanese labor
So, tolerance is exercised so as not to disturb the state of things because mediocrity - as idiots would rationalize - is al lowable..Andjustified.Justified?
that was eventually construed as ‘protectionism.’
Actually, it should have been much earlier than the Feb. 24 playdate. Putin postponed it until he acquiesced to Xi Jin Ping’s request so as not to un duly disrupt and disturb the Winter Games that were then on-going.Today
Mediocrity is putting the safety of all humanity in jeop ardy.
They don’t seem to mind
even as that “special military operation” turned into a full scale war, the Krem lin ruler continues to brush aside suggestions from the UN, the EU and other coun tries mediating for a peaceful solution.Thatwas seven months ago. The Russian-Ukraine conflict continues to drag on.
ing that the US should return to the original 2015 Joint Compre hensive Plan Of Action (JCPOA) accord.
And Putin has no remorse in justifying the invasion in a way that mentally-disturbed leaders do Mediocrity.it. It affects every non-rational thinking individ ual.So, the entire planet is suf
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It is actually getting worse.
Automobiles were deemed as an American luxury. It was Feliciano Iñigo, first manager of Compañia Maritima in Davao in the first decade of U.S. occu pation, who owned the town’s first car, a Ford model T. The automobile, as expected, be came a curiosity. As more units arrived in the district, Davao’s transportation industry was born.Unlike today, cars were re garded as symbols of affluence and progress. In matching the trend, the district governor had to open new roads that linked
The protectionist accusa tion, which the director la beled as a ‘racial feeling,’ later reached the attention of Amer ican governor-general Leonard Wood. However, nothing is held if a recommendation was ever made on the subject matter or the animosity between the Fil ipino and Japanese drivers in Davao was amicably resolved.
We are probably luckier here in the Philippines because God blessed us with bountiful natural resources.
The world is shouting for change but this is all falling on deaf ears.
If this is not strange to you, rational critical thinking is the correct attitude that should ap propriately replace mediocrity.
The nuclear talks between Iran and the US and EU held in Vienna last year have failed.
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ers are given preference over Filipinos.’
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Europe and other Western nations that need oil and gas to warm their homes during the winter and the cold months are bellyaching.
Nearly two decades after the Americans arrived, Davao, then a laidback town, could only boast of five miles (i.e., eight kilometers) of car road by 1917. That year, the streets only serviced over thirty auto mobiles, excluding two more that were coming in the first quarter of 1918.
People are not listening.
By 1917, the ‘automobiles for lease’ industry became the interest of the well-dressed na tives. The Honolulu Star-Bulle tin, in its December 15, 1917, edition, came out with an ar ticle (‘Japanese Buying Up Properties in Philippines ‘) highlighting this curious devel opment:
The world is sick and it is not getting any better.
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not only is me diocrity swarming all over us. Humanity seems to think it will go away like a pestering fly.
FAST BACKWARD
Look, the invasion by Russia of Ukraine was thought to be a quick military operation.
the town proper to the port and used these for private rides. Other car owners did not just want their automobiles parked; they also figured it out that by renting them out they could recoup their investments. Con sequently, some of the cars, by appointment, became for hire.
The largest nuclear power plant in Europe is located in Zaporizhia in Ukraine where there is now heavy fighting be tween Russian military and de fending Ukrainian soldiers.
‘The town boasts but five miles of road, yet it has 35 au tomobiles for hire and two more are going down on the next boat. It is no uncommon sight to see Bogobos (sic) come into town with hemp, sell their product and then climb into
The issue sooner or later became a national item. The chauffeurs’ union in Davao, including bus drivers, filed a complaint alleging that Japa nese were refusing to hire au tomobiles driven by Filipinos. To initially address the mat ter, Cruz recommended that the existing transport statute would be amended to restrict the issuance of driver licens es to Filipinos and Americans only.
But figure it out.
Mediocrity is in the mind. Sadly, it is a state of being - re flected by those who settle for the Franklinordinary. Delano Roosevelt said: “Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.” (Email feedback to fredlumba@yahoo.com.( GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES!
Department of Budget and Man agement (DBM) has given the De partment of Energy (DOE) a total of PHP2.2 billion for the implementation of energy projects in 2023.
“Kahit na mayroon tay ong batas maganda rin na iyong flexibility measures ay nirerespondehan iyong pangangailangan, actual immediate need noong ating mga investment for them to stay and for them also to expand their busi ness in the Philippines,” Guiapal said.
Among the factors at tributed to its decline is the decrease in the prices of oil, a commodity which the fisheries sector, especially capture fisheries, is gener ally dependent on. With the prices of oil gradually de creasing, more fishers were able to venture out to the sea to fish.
PEZA welcomes remote work extension for IT-BPM industry
The allocation of about PHP2.2 billion was in line with the Marcos adminis tration’s bid to ensure an affordable and clean energy supply in the country, the DBM said in a press state ment.
Regional Director Nelson Cañete of the National Telecommunications Commission 11 (NTC 11) bares that there are 50 broadcast stations illegally operating in Davao Region. Cañete is asking for the help of the local govern ment units (LGUs) by not issuing business permits to broadcast operations without certification from NTC 11. Edge Davao
“This is good news, es pecially for far-flung areas where electricity is scarce. The Total Electrification Project of the DOE shall help improve and modern ize industries in different provinces across the coun try, which will lead to the
The Department of Ag
The same report has indicated an ease in na tional food inflation to 6.5 percent in August from the previous month’s 7.1 per cent. Inflation in the bottom 30 percent income house holds has likewise slowed from 6.1 percent in July to 5.7 percent in the following month. In this demograph ic, the inflation for fish and other seafood commodities has also decreased from 8.4 percent to 5.5 percent during the said months.
The National Renew able Energy Program lays down the foundation for developing the country’s renewable energy (RE) re sources, stimulating invest ments in the RE sector, de veloping technologies, and providing the impetus for national and local RE plan ning that will help identify the most feasible and leastcost RE development.
PEZA’s information manager Aleem Siddiqui
The Bureau is upgrad ing its programs to sustain ably maximize the potential of the country’s fisheries resources, increase produc tion, and ensure a sufficient supply of fish commodities for Filipinos.
and keep the country competitive.
expansion of our economy,” she said.
“Part of the program which the Bureau is set to implement to boost pro duction without raising production cost is the im provement and expansion of the utilization of Fish Ag gregating Devices (FADs) in strategic fishing areas in the country. FADs, a technology that attracts high-value fish species, also provide fishers with a precise fishing area, effectively cutting down production costs including fuel consumption,” the DABFAR said in a news release on Monday.
In a statement, Budget Secretary Amehan Pangan daman said the proposed budget for DOE’s key pro grams would help the gov ernment achieve its goal to provide a reliable and affordable power supply in the “Thesecountry. initiatives are part of the administration’s commitment to providing reasonably priced, sustain able, and sufficient electric ity,” Pangandaman said.
It said the proposed funding would be used for energy programs, includ ing the Total Electrification Project (TEP), Renewable Energy Development Pro gram, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program, and Alternative Fuels and Tech nologies Program.
DOE receives P2.2-B in 2023 for various energy projects
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Guiapal said the move can help boost investment in the Lastsector.week, the Depart ment of Finance heeded PEZA’s call to retain the 70 percent on-site and 30 percent remote work set up pending the decision of the Finance Secretary and Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) on the matter. Earlier this year, FIRB
he recorded inflation for fish and other sea food commodities has decreased from 9.2 per cent in July to 7.2 percent in August 2022 based on the recent data released by the Philippine Statistics Au thority.
DA-BFAR promises stable price, ample supply of fish in markets
The Philippine Eco nomic Zone Author ity (PEZA) on Mon day said it welcomed the extension of remote work and work-from-home (WFH) arrangements for Information Technolo gy and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) enterprises.
The DBM also noted that about PHP476 mil lion would be allocated to fund DOE’s Renewable Energy Development Program, Energy Effi ciency and Conservation Program, and Alternative Fuels and Technologies Program.
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riculture-Bureau of Fisher ies and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) welcomed this positive development and commits to working better and harder to ensure an ample supply of fish in the markets and keep the pric es of fish commodities at a stable level in the months to come.
Under the proposed 2023 National Expenditure Program, about PHP500
million of the PHP2.2 billion would be earmarked for the TEPTheimplementation.TEPaimsto make electricity available to a minimum of 10,000 house holds nationwide. It is ex pected to address the need for reliable energy sources for remaining underserved and unserved Filipino households with no access to electricity.
said IT-BPM workers in economic zones should resume onsite work by April or their firms would be stripped of their tax perks.IT-BPM leaders have been calling on the gov ernment to allow hybrid work and remote work setups for workers in the sector saying this was needed to retain talents
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Pangandaman said the project is vital in revitalizing the country’s economy.
The public has raised concerns in the recent week after SMS spam messages have become more person alized, which now contain the names and in some cas es, surnames of users.
Registration of Subscriber Identity Module Cards” was approved by the House of Representatives Informa tion and Communication Technology Committee on Sept. 5.
Mobile wallet GCash ear lier launched its username anonymity feature by hid ing some letters of money transfer recipients in bid to expand security measures.
Telcos said they’re also ramping up detection and cybersecurity efforts to pro tect consumers.
ucts are Compostela, Nab unturan, Maragusan, Ma bini, Maco and Pantukan. Their stalls are located at the provincial capitol lob by.
lion. Moreover, the program funded package of technol ogy trainings worth PHP1.4 million and onion produc tion research activities amounting to PHP10.048 million.In2021, the DA-Agri business and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS), through the Enhanced Kad iwa Financial Grant, also awarded delivery trucks and hauling vans amounting to PHP6.1 million to FCAs in volved in onion production and marketing. The grant benefitted the FCAs and at least six thousand farm er-members with access to 60 new markets for their produce.
Dompor said more tourism-related activities will take place this month, including tourism train ing, the opening of the ice cream festival, the “Tur ismo” awards, and the
opment of the coffee industry and farm tourism promotion. The MOU signing was held at SMX Convention Center in Davao City on Tuesday. Edge Davao
The DA-AMAS also re ported that as of Aug. 28, 2022, it already matched different FCAs with big buy ers for the delivery of about 82,442 kilograms of onions (red, yellow/white) and shallots worth PHP3.228 million since February this year.
Investigations of the Philippine National Police and the National Bureau of Investigations are also on-going.Meanwhile, stakehold ers and several lawmakers have been pushing for the approval of the SIM card registration act, which is seen to help eradicate SMSlinked illegal activities.
House Bill 14 or the pro posed “Act Requiring The
Recently,said. the Depart ment of Tourism in the Davao Region (DOT-11)
were unlikely collected from a large-scale data breach or from contact tracing forms.
Based on the Philippine Onion Industry Roadmap 2021–2025 recently pub lished by the DA, the country needs to increase produc tion from 229,539 metric tons to 279,270 metric tons in five years by increasing planting areas and produc tivity to achieve self-suffi ciency.For 2022, the DA High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) allocated PHP47.48 million for pro duction support services such as the provision of seeds/seedlings and fertil izers for areas planted with onion.
lice and reports generated from machine learning or artificial intelligence, the NTC said in a memo released to the media on Tuesday.
Christine Dompor, pro vincial senior tourism of ficer, said they have show cased the “Tatak Davao de Oro” products and services dubbed as “TurisTiange“TurisTiange.”marks the official kick-off of the month-long celebration,” Dompor said in a state ment.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allotted more than PHP100 million worth of interventions to support the country’s onion indus try by improving productiv ity towards self-sufficiency and ensuring that onion farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) have ready markets for their pro duce.
Department of Tourism 11 (DOT 11) director Tanya Rabat-Tan and Philippine Coffee Advancement and Farm Enterprise (PhilCAFE) chief of party Terrence J. Ryan sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish the institutional partnership and collaboration in the implementation of their projects relative to the devel
Onion production and post-harvest facilities, irriga tion network services, and farm production machinery and equipment were also established and distributed through the HVCDP with a fund of PHP35.673 mil
To address the chal lenges and concerns in the local onion industry, the DA management holds regular consultations and dialogues with the stakeholders in cluding farmer-leaders, traders, and buyers, among others.
DA gives P100-M assistance for onion growers, links them to sure markets
The National Telecom munications Commis sion has ordered the 3 major telco players to deac tivate clickable URLs or links to malicious sites contained in text messages amid the rise in SMS-based scams.
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Telcos should block do mains, URLs, links or QR codes coming from fraudu lent sites based on existing database collected from gov ernment agencies such as the NTC, the National Privacy Commission, Department of Trade and Industry, the po
has certified Davao de Oro province as an important tourism destination area. With the recognition, the DOT-11 said the prov ince is now included in the National and Regional Tourism Development Plan dubbed “The Colors of Min danao” campaign, and the Tourism Promotion Board in its profile-raising activi ties.Davao de Oro is also recognized for its con tribution to the regional tourists’ receipts, stay, and arrivals as it bounces back from the effects of the pan demic. (PNA)
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The municipalities showcasing their prod
he Davao de Oro provincial govern ment showcased its locally-made products as it opened the tourism month celebration at the capitol grounds in Nabunturan town Monday.
Despite the use of per sonal information in spam ming messages, the Nation al Privacy Commission had said the data of Filipinos
launching of DdO circuits. During the opening cer emony, Governor Dorothy Gonzaga said the provincial government will continue to develop and enhance the tourism industry as an economic driver in the province.“Weare fortunate that we have three tourism circuits in this province that we can be proud of. We are doing our best to improve and develop the tourism industry here,” Gonzaga
DdO opens tourism month, showcases local products
NTC orders major telcos to deactivate clickable URLs, links in malicious texts
CitiHardware staff made sure that the first day of the opening of the three new branches are well-prepared. The local government units of each branch also extended their support in disseminating information about the CitiHard ware store openings in their area.
A new branch will soon rise in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay this October, and CitiHardware is now preparing for its open ing day as it is the first branch to open in the last quarter of 2022.CitiHardware is proud in achieving its goal of reaching more people and providing quality construction and home finishing supplies for the #HomeImprovement of Filipino familiesVisit our stores today!
People from Tago, Province of Surigao del Sur welcomed the opening day of the CitiHardware Tago branch, including Tago’s mayor, Mayor Betty Pimentel, together with Vice May or Henrich Pimentel. Mayor Betty expressed her gratitude to CitiHardware for building a new branch in their munici pality.Customers at Tago branch enjoyed the freebies and give aways that CitiHardware prepared on their opening day and got feedback that they were thankful that there’s finally a CitiHardware store near them.
Meanwhile, customers in CitiHardware Dao-Capiz branch were satisfied with the overall look of the store and were glad that a CitiHardware store is finally within their area of fering construction materials and home improvement items.
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Each branch had giveaways and freebies for guests and customers who attended and purchased on the first day of the newly opened store.
This is the first time in the history of Citihardware to si multaneously open its doors to the three new branches in different parts of the country. The newly opened branches are CitiHardware Dahican in the province of Davao Oriental, CitiHardware Dao-Capiz in the Island of Panay, and CitiHard ware Tago in the province of Surigao del Sur.
The simultaneous store openings is a milestone and a success for CitiHardware. Customer feedback has been highly positive, with many customers commenting they are pleased with the staff and the service provided at the new branches.
New branches rose as CitiHardware simultaneously opened its three new branches last September 8, 2022.
A collaboration between CitiHardware and the local gov ernment units from Dahican, Dao-Capiz, and Tago, respec tively, made the store openings successful through meticu lous preparations and dissemination of information, inviting many guests on the opening day.
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CitiHardware Dahican branch, on the other hand, is al ready the second store in Mati City.
Matinians gathered early to witness the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the second CitiHardware branch in their city.
These three simultaneous store openings are the 8th store opening of CitiHardware this year, with now a total of 89 branches nationwide.
Obiena added another gold med al to his collection this year as he ruled the Liechtenstein leg of the Golden Fly Series early Monday (Phil ippine Time).
agayan de Oro native Francis Casey Alcantara of the Philippines hopes to break into the world’s Top 300 by end of the year.
Rungkat, who is now based in the United States, captured the SEA Games men’s singles title twice (2011, 2017). He also bagged the mixed dou bles gold medal in the SEA Games (2021, 2019) and Asian Games (2018).
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The 30-year-old player from Cagayan de Oro City climbed to No. 329 in the Association of Tennis Pro fessionals (ATP) rankings following two runner-up fin ishes in the three-leg Bang kok“IOpen.was very happy with my performance despite los ing in the finals both weeks. I improved my ranking, so it’s always good,” the 5-foot-7 Al cantara said in an interview on Tuesday.Hearrived on Sunday af ter joining the ATP Challeng er Tour at the Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand in NonthaburiAlcantara,City.30, teamed up with Christopher Rungkat of Indonesia in the two events, both offering total cash priz
The 32-year-old Indone sian is currently world No. 219. He has joined 10 tour
Obiena caps season with Golden Fly gold
Cagayan de Oro native Francis Casey Alcantara hopes to break into the world’s Top 300 by end of the year.
lem, he still wins the meet with 5.71m. EJ’s beat years is ahead of Austrianhim.”pole vault er Riccardo Klotz won the countback against Ameri cans Austin Miller and Nate Richartz for the bronze as they all reached 5.51 meters each. (PNA)
Alcantara first played with Rungkat at the 2016 ITF Futures 2, a USD10,000 event in Hong Kong. They reached the semifinal round but bowed to Markus Kerner of Estonia and Mikelis Lible tis of Latvia, 3-6, 6-1, 7-10.
Alcantara eyes top 300 in ATP rankings by yearend
Alcantara is the first Filipino junior Grand Slam champion, achieving the feat when he won the Austra lian Open doubles title with Cheng-Peng Hsieh of Chinese Taipei in 2009, the same year he reached his highest rank ing of world No. 14. (PNA)
Obiena fouled on all his
“The losses made me real ize that I still have lots of things I need to improve on,” said Alcantara, a silver medalist in men’s doubles at the 2021 Vietnam SEA Games. He be came a member of the Philip pine Davis Cup team in 2005.
mate this season, the world No. 3 pole vaulter easily
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They lost to No. 3 seeds Benjamin Lock of Zimbabwe and Yuta Shimizu of Japan, 1-6, 3-6, in the second leg and were also unsuccess ful in the third leg, falling to Chung Yunseong of South Korea and Ajeet Rai of Aus tralia, 1-6, 6-7 (6) in the final.
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World No. 3 pole vaulter EJ Obi ena.
Last June, Alcantara and Vietnam’s No. 1 player and SEAG singles gold medalist Nam Hoang Ly clinched the Hai Dang Cup Week 2 title in Tay Ninh City, Vietnam. They beat Ji Hoon Son and Ulsung Park of South Korea, 6-3, 6-1, in the final.
naments this year, including the Australian Open where he and Fil-Am Treat Huey reached the round-of-32. He paired up with Fil-Am Ru ben Gonzales in Italy and the Czech
a career-best ranking of No. 257 in December 2018. He lifted the Manila SEA Games doubles title with Jeson Pa trombon the following year.
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In May, Alcantara se cured the doubles plum with Colin Sinclair of Northern Mariana Island at the ITF World Tennis Tour event in Cairo, Egypt.
three attempts, but Philip pine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino believes it will not take long before Obiena becomes the first Asian to breach the elite mark.“It was really that close,” Tolentino said, pertaining to Obiena’s third try. “No prob
Before heading to Thai land, Alcantara competed in two USD15,000 events in Jakarta with Yuki Mochizuka of Japan as his partner. They reached the semifinal in the first leg and the quarterfinal in the second leg.
earlier this month when he pulled off a giant slaying against world No. 1 Mondo Duplantis, tried to duplicate what the Swedish champ could do on a regular basis prior to his huge off-night that led to the Filipino’s win, leaping at six meters.
“The target is Top 300. I have 10 more tournaments lined up before the year ends and hopefully I can achieve my goal,” said Alcantara, who has
Hole in one winner Randy Ceniza poses after scoring a rare ace on hole 17 of the 2022 Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club Monthly Medal. ( RPVGCC photo)
Edwinpion Pilapil (100) – gross Limr-upYeon Guy (73) – net cham
Lito Dublan (70) – net champi Samon Satoh (72) – net r-up
Lo took the overall gross crown on a 72 while dela Cruz took home the overall net title with a 63.
The complete results are as follows:
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Lawyer Randy Ceniza scored a rare hole-in-one to provide the sparks in the tournament. He aced the par 3 hole 17 (151 yards) on the white tee mound
George Omelio (73) – net r-up Class C
Lito Bario (73) - net champion Ting Castillo (76) – net r-up Super Seniors Division
Koichi Shoji (81) – gross cham
Philip Hazelwood (74) – gross BoychampionTan(84) – gross r-up
Leonardpion Cartagena (74) – net r-up Jungolf 8 years-old and below Ethan Lago (57) – champion Joseph Tangtatco (58) – r-up 9-11 Solanayears-oldJayMolde (107) – cham
Maricel Kim (87) – gross cham JoypionEspino (108) – gross r-up Milou Babol (73) – net champi
Winners of the RPVGCC Monthly Medal in a group pose.
using his Taylormade 7-iron and a Titleist 2 Pro VIX ball. The feat was witnessed by flightmates Robert Lim, Ace Salazar, Elvie Naranjo and Wendell Adlao and certified by RPVGCC General Manager Tommy Inigo.
Lo, dela Cruz top RPVGCC Monthly Medal
Ed Gonzaga (96) – gross cham
Koon Dori (81) – net r-up Seniors Division
Janepion Kim (125) – r-up Guest Division 1 Rek Mise (75) – gross champi on Khalik Samanodi (80) – gross r-up
Hiropion Koso (85) – gross r-up
JohnchampionOberio (92) – gross r-up Marlon Rebaya (71) – net champion
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Manfred Lawas (69) – net ReggiechampionLee (75) – net r-up Guest Division II Carlo Lago (87) – gross cham Rommilpion Mitra (89) – gross r-up Quincy Quinones (71) – net JohnchampionPascual (74) – net r-up Ladies Division
Kim Tae Jung (83) – gross champion
Class B
In Class A, Sim Gonzales won the gross title when he carded a 75 leaving past pre-tournament favorite Ninot Galicia (76) for the runner-up honors while Robert
B. Canusa (84) – gross r-up Enzo Magno (68) – net champi on
oderick Lo and Jerry dela Cruz shared honors as co-champions in the Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club Monthly Medal tourna ment held over the weekend.
Ronnie Balcita (83) – gross
Roderick Lim (73) – net r-up Class D
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Lim’s 70 earned for him the net crown besting Paul Garcia who carded a 71 and settled for sec ond place.